THE  UNIVERSITY 

OF  ILLINOIS 

LIBRARY 


I 

X  II  i  oo  ws>    H  t-ertbr*  -Su*- 


HISTORY 


OF    THE 


EARLY  SETTLERS 


OF 


SANGAMON  COUNTY,  ILLINOIS. 


CENTENNIAL     RECORD. 


ASSISTED    BY    HIS    WIFE, 

MRS.  S.  A.  POWER. 


UNDER  THE  AUSPICES  OF  THE  OLD  SETTLERS'  SOCIETY. 


SPRINGFIELD,   ILL.: 

EDWIN    A.  WILSON  &  CO- 

1876. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1876,  by 

JOHN  CARROLL  POWER 
In  the  office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


SPRINGFIELD,   ILL.: 
E.  L.  MERRITT  &  BRO.,  PRINTERS, 

1876. 


LIBRARY 

OF  THE 

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OUR  OWN  PRELUDE. 


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OUR  OWN  PRELUDE. 


It  is  with  unfeigned  satisfaction  that  I  write  these  closing  words,  for  that  is  what" 
they  are,  although  placed  at  the  opening  of  the  volume. 

It.  will  be  found,  by  consulting  the  book,  that  in  settling  Sangamon  county  every 
one  of  the  original  thirteen  States  are  represented,  also  every  State  organized  before 
Illinois;  and  that  the  descendents  of  the  early  settlers  of  this  county  may  be  found  in 
every  State  organized  since  Illinois;  also  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  in  every 
Territory  belonging  to  the  United  States  government.  Remarkable  as  it  may  appear, 
there  is  not  a  State  or  Territory  in  our  whole  nation  but  has  some  chord  that  centers 
in  Sangamon  county.  Many  European  countries  might  be  included  also.  Thus  it 
will  be  seen  that  the  homogeneous  character  of  our  whole  people  could  not  be  more 
forcibly  illustrated  than  by  this  volume. 

It  is  my  hope  that  it  will  be  an  educator,  in  suggesting  the  idea  of  how  to  arrange 

o|  and  continue  a  family  history.     There   are  family  histories  presented  here  that  will  be 

'.'•  prized  for  many  generations,  and  yet  but  few  of  them  would  ever   have  been   written 

11    up  by  the  families  themselves. '  It  is  surprising  that  there  are  not  more  families  who  write 

up  their  own  histories.     Family  pride  is  commendable,   and,   viewed  properly,   should 

^  be  a  powerful  stimulant  to  right  living,  but  it  can  have  no  reliable  foundation  without 

written  history.     Let  a  man  rise   to  eminence  and  all'are  eager  to  learn  something  of 

>-  his  origin  and  history.     I   could   not  cite   a   more  remarkable  instance  of  this  than  has 

already  been  developed  in  this  county,  in  the  history  of  Abraham  Lincoln.     There  are 

I.P    hundreds  of  families  in  the   county  from  whom,  to  all  human  appearance,  a  great  man 

}    is  as  likely  to  spring  as  in  the  case   mentioned,  and  yet  they  have  no  family  records,  or 

;    if  they  do  keep  them,  they   only   give   dates   without   locating   events.     Look  at  your 

y    family  Bibles  and  see  if  you   can   learn   from   them   where  any    event    connected  with 

your  ancestors  took  place.     You  must  remember,  however,  that  this  all  requires  labor. 

If  you  wish  to  test   it,  go  to  work  and  prepare   a  sketch  of  a  numerous  family  such  as 

you  find  here. 

I  expected  to   complete  this   in    one   year,    but    when    the    magnitude   of  the    work 

dawned   on   me   I    thought   it   might  take   two    vt-ais.     Nearly  that  time  was  >>pent  in 

collecting  the  materials.  The  two  years  has  doubk-d,  and  with  four  months  added,  1 
0  find  myself  putting  on  the  finishing  touches.  Thus  you  have  the  result  of  more  than 
four  years  labor  on  my  part,  and  about  two  years  by  Mrs.  Power.  She  has,  during 
that  time,  written  nearly  two  thousand  letters  of  inquiry  to  the  descendents  of  early 
settlers,  and  has  incorporated  the  information  obtained  by  their  replies,  in  the  family 

86746 


OUR  O  WN  PREL  UDE. 


sketches  to  which   they   properly   belong,    besides   rendering  me  much  other  valuable 
assistance,  in  all  parts  of  the  book. 

To  Edwin  A,  Wilson,  not  only  thanks,  but  much  more  substantial  tokens  of  ap- 
proval are  due.  He  has  done  that  which  none  of  the  early  settlers  seemed  disposed  to 
do.  Without  his  co-operation,  in  furnishing  the  sinews  of  war,  I  should  not  have 
undertaken  the  work. 

To  Messrs.  Preston  Breckenridge,  N.  W.  Matheny  and  N.  M.  Broadwell,  the  com- 
mittee of  the  Old  Settlers'  Society,  who  have  so  heartily  entered  into  the  spirit  of  the 
work,  I  not  only  tender  my  thanks,  but  venture  to  express  the  hope  and  belief  that 
every  family  represented  in  the  book  will  feel  under  lasting  obligations  to  them  for  the 
impartial  manner  in  which  they  have  discharged  the  duties  devolving  upon  them. 

To  the  families  of  the  early  settlers,  who  so  kindly  and  courteously  responded  to 
my  inquiries,  and  extended  to  me  the  hospitalities  of  their  homes,  I  cannot  find  words 
to  express  the  thanks  I  feel;  but  ardently  hope  that  the  perusal  of  the  book  will 
return  to  you  some  of  the  pleasure  I  enjoyed  in  visiting  your  families.  In  the  book  we 
lay  before  you,  we  think  all  will  admit  that  every  pledge  has  been  more  than  redeemed. 
What  I  say  about  myself  and  rny  associates  will  be  seen  the  first  time  by  them,  as  it  is 
by  you — here  in  print. 

And  last,  though  not  least,  I  reverently  bow  with  thanksgiving  and  praise  to 
Almighty  God,  that  He  granted  to  me  uninterupted  health  from  the  beginning  to  the 
end  of  this  work.  J-  ^"  P- 

SPRINGFIELD,  ILL.,  December,  1876. 


SKETCH  OF  THE  AUTHOR. 


FROM  THE 

UNITED  STATES  BIOGRAPHICAL  DICTIONARY. 

ILLINOIS  VOLUME,  PAGE  86 — 1876. 


TOHN  C  ^RROLL  POWER  was  born  September  19,  1819,  in  Fleming  county,  Kentucky, 
between  Flemmgsburg  and  Mount  Carmel.  His  grandfather  Joseph  Power,  with 
six  brothers  older  than  himself,  were  all  living  near  Leesburg,  Loudon  county,  Vir- 
ginia at  the  beginning  of  the  American  Revolution,  and  all  became  soldiers  m  the  cause 
of  freedom  Some  of  the  elder  brothers  served  through  the  whole  seven  years  strug- 
<rle  for  Independence,  the  younger  ones  entering  the  army  as  soon  as  they  arrived  at  a 
suitable  age.  Joseph  was  but  sixteen  years  old  when  he  enlisted,  and  that  was  during 
last  year  of  the  war.  He  was  married  a  few  years  later,  and,  in  1793,  started  with 
his  wJfe,  children  and  household  goods,  on  pack-horses,  and  in  company  with  several 
other  families  crossed-  the  Allegheny  mountains  to  Pittsburgh  They  descended  he 
Ohio  river  in  boats,  landing  at  Limestone,  now  Maysville,  and  afterwards  settled 
what  became  Fleming  county,  Kentucky. 

John  Power,  the  second  son  of  Joseph,  born  November,  1787,,  in  London  county, 
Virginia,  was  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  He  was  a  farmer  in  comfortable 
circumstances  and  the  owner  of  a  few  slaves;  but  with  his  numerous  fam.lv  he  could 
not  send  his  children  from  home  to  acquire  that  education  wh.ch  ,s  now  to  be  obtained 
in  district  schools,  within  the  reach  of  all;  consequently  this  son  of  whom  we  wr 
grew  to  manhood  without  having  mastered  more  than  the  simplest  rudiment,  of  the 
English  language. 

Like  many  other  men  who  have  struggled  against  adverse  circumstances,  he  com- 
nftnced  his  education  a,  a  period  of  life  when  he  should  have  been  ,n  possess,. 
He  takes  pleasure  in  attributing  to  a  great  extent  the  measure  .of  success  he  1 as  attain- 
ed  both  morallv  and  mentally,  to  his  selection  ot  a  wife.  He  was  marned  May  ,4, 
SS  Miss  S-arah  A.  Harris.  The  marriage  was  solemnized  about  ,wenty.s,x  miles 
betw  Cincinnati,  in  Aurora,  Indiana.  Miss  Harris  was  born  there  Octobe,  ,, 
1824,  of  English  parentage. 

Her  ^ndfathcr,  on  the  maternal  side,  was  the  Rev.  John  Wadsworth,  who  was 
Rector  off  single  parish  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church  near  Manchester,  England, 
more  than  a  Ihiri  of  a  century.  His  daughter  Catalina  was  the  mother  ol  Mrs. 
Power. 

On  her   father's  side    the  history  reaches  back  to  her  great-grandfather,  William 
Fox,  who  was   a  wholesale  merchant  in    London.     He   was  also  deacon  of  a  Bapti 
church  in  that  city.     By  his  business  travels  he  became  conversant  with  the  i 


SKETCH  OF  THE  AUTHOR. 


and  destitute  condition  of  the  poor  people  of  the  kingdom,  and  made  an  effort  to  in- 
duce Parliament  to  establish  a  system  of  free  schools;  but  failing  in  that,  he  next  un- 
dertook to  persuade  his  friends  to  unite  with  him  in  organizing  and  supporting  a  sys- 
tem of  week-day  instruction  so  extensive  that  "every  person  in  the  kingdom  might  be 
taught  to  read  the  Bible."  When  he  had  gone  far  enough  to  realize  that  the  magni- 
tude of  the  work  was  almost  appalling,  his  attention  was  providentially  drawn  to  the 
consideration  of  Sunday  schools,  in  order  to  determine  whether  or  not  thev  would  an- 
swer the  same  pnrpose.  Becoming  convinced  that  they  would,  he  zealously  adopted 
the  latter  plan,  and  on  the  yth  ot  September,  1785,  he  organized  in  the  city  of  London 
the  first  society  in  the  world  for  the  dissemination  of  Sunday  schools.  That  society 
stood  for  eignteen  years  without  a  rival,  and  during  that  time  it  was  instrumental  in 
establishing  Sunday  schools  ..wherever  Christian,  missions  had  unfurled  the  banner  of 
the  cross. 

William  Fox  had  two  sons  and  three  daughters-  The  eldest  daughter,  Sarah,  be- 
came the  wife  of  Samuel  Harris,  a  druggist  of  London.  They  had  a  son  and  daughter. 
The  son,  William  Tell  Harris,  was  married  April  24,  1821,  in  England,  to  Catalina 
Wadsworth,  daughter  of  Rev.  John  Wadsworth,  as  already  stated.  They  came  to 
America  soon  after  their  marriage,  and  settled  in  Aurora,  Indiana.  They  have  both 
been  dead  many  years.  Their  only  living  child,  -Sarah  A.,  was  educated  at  private 
schools,  and  a  four  years'  course  in  Granville  Female  Seminary,  an  institution  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church,  at  Granville,  Ohio,  from  which  she 
graduated  in  1842.  After  her  marriage  to  Mr.  Power,  in  1845,  a*  his  request  she 
directed  his  studies,  and  when  he  began  to  write  for  publication  she  became  his  critic; 
in  that  way  rendering  the  best  possible  assistance,  which  she  continues  to  the  present 
time. 

Mr.  Power  was  brought  up  a  farmer,  but  engaged  in  other  pursuits  a  number  of 
years,  always  cultivating  habits  of  study  and  occasional  writing,  but  without  any 
thought  of  becoming  an  author  until  well  advanced  in  life.  He  met  with  serious 
reverses  about  the  beginning  of  the  great  rebellion;  and  at  its  close,  finding  himself  in 
possession  of  a  few  thousand  dollars,  determined  to  return  to  agricultural  pursuits.  He 
accordingly  removed  to  Kansas,  purchased  a  farm  and  prosecuted  the  tilling  of  it  for 
three  years.  The  grasshoppers  destroyed  the  crops  of  1866  and  1867,  and  the  drought 
of  1868  made  almost  a  total  loss  of  those  three  years,  with  all  the  expense  of  farming. 
In  April,  1869,  he  accepted  the  first  and  only  offer  he  ever  received  for  his  farm, 
returned  to  Illinois,  and  since  that  time  has  devoted  himself  almost  exclusively  to 
literary  pursuits. 

His  prize  essay  on  Self-Education,  for  which  the  Illinois  State  Agricultural  Society 
awarded  him  a  premium  in  1858,  was  revised  and  published  in  "Harkness'  Magazine;" 
the  editor  expressing  the  opinion  that  those  who  read  it  would  find  it  "one  of  the  most 

profitable,  instructive  and  mentally  and  morally  invigorating  essays  they  ever  read." 

• 

His  "History  of  the  Rise  and  Progress  of  Sunday  Schools,"  published  in  1864,  by 
Sheldon  &  Co.,  New  York,  was  his  first  publication  in  book  form.  It  is  the  only  con- 
nected history  of  that  noble  branch  of  Christian  work  ever  attempted,  and  appears  by 
common  consent  to  be  accepted  as  the  standard  authority  on  that  subject.  Mr.  Power 
has  written  several  books  and  pamphlets  on  various  local  subjects;  also  magazine 
articles  on  a  great  variety  of  topics. 


SKETCH  OP  THE  AUTHOR. 


An  open  letter  by  him  to  the  Postmaster-General,  on  the  subject  of  addressing  mail 
matter,  is  a  brief  and  interesting  magazine  article.  Some  of  his  ideas  are  quite  novel, 
and  will  bear  investigation.  The  main  point  he  aims  to  enforce  is,  that  all  mail  matter 
should  be  addressed  by  first  writing  the  name  of  the  state  in  full,  next  the  county,  then 
the  postoffice,  and  end  with  the  name  of  the  person  or  firm  expected  to  receive  it;  thus 
reversing  the  order  practiced  from  time  immemorial.  He  considers  that  essay  his  con- 
tribution to  the  great  American  Centennial. 

Perhaps  his  most  finished  work  is  the  latest — his  monumental  edition  of  the  "Life 
of  Lincoln."  It  is  a  fitting  tribute  to  the  nation's  martyred  dead.  His  style  is  pecu- 
liarly clear,  concise  and  original.  He  treats  every  subject  most  thoroughly  and  com- 
prehensively, yet  with  an  ease  and  grace  of  manner  that  charms  the  reader.  A  gen- 
tleman of  the  highest  literary  attainments,  connected  with  Madison  University, 
Hamilton,  New  York,  in  a  note  to  the  publishers,  says:  "I  have  read  your  'Life  of 
Lincoln'  by  Power.  It  has  the  charm  of  a  novel." 

Mr.  Power  is  now  engaged  on  a  history  of  the  early  settlers  of  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  which,  of  course,  includes  the  city  of  Springfield,  his  place  of  residence.  This 
work,  upon  which  he  has  spent  more  than  four  years'  constant  labor,  will  be  issued  in 
1876.  It  is  awaited  with  expectant  interest  by  his  numerous  friends.  He  has  other 
literary  work  laid  out,  sufficient  to  keep  him  employed  for  years  to  come,  and  will 
doubtless  continue  in  that  pursuit  the  remainder  of  his  days. 


EARL1   SETTLERS   OF 


CONTENTS. 


PAGE. 

Additions,  Omissions  and  Corrections  ................................    16 

Letter     A  ....................................................    73- 

B  ..........................................................    87 

C  ..........  ..."  .............................................  165 

D  ....................................  .....................  242 

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H  .......................................................  346 

..........................................................  397 


. 
K  .........................................................  42  1 

L  .........................................................  435 

M  ................  ...................................  ......  47i 

•J?  ...............................................  :  .......  '537 

°  .........................................................  54P 

p  .....  •  ............................  '  .......................  552 

*•••'.  ..................  .  ...................................  59< 

o  .......................  ..............................  .     ...  633 

T  ...........................................  •  .............  699 

u  ..............................  •  ..........................  733 

V-  ........................................................  735 

W  ........................................................  745 

Y  .......................................................  --789 

z  .........................................................  796 

Deep  Snow  ........  ...............................................    62 

Extract  from  111.  Vol.  United  States  Biographical  Dictionary  ...........      5 

Historical  Prelude  .................................................    25 

Long  Nine  ........................................................  494 

Miscellaneous  .....................................................    62 

Note  of  101  citizens  .......  .............................  ............    48 

Old  Settlers  Society  ................................................      9 

Ordinance  of  1787     ..............................  .  .................    27 

Our  own  Prelude  ......  .  ..........................  ...........  '  ......      3 

Railroads  .........................................................    43 

Sangamon  County  ................................  .................    31 

Springfield.  ....  .................  .  .................................    44 

State  Capitals  .....................................................    45 

Sudden   Change  ...................................................    6=5 

Trayler  Brothers  .........................................  .  ........  720 

Wars  —  Black  Hawk  ...............................................    54 

"         Winnebago  ................................................    53 


OLD  SETTLERS'*  SOCIETY. 


ORGANIZATION 


OF    THE 


OLD  SETTLERS'  SOCIETY  OF  SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


ITS  MEETINGS  AND  MOVEMENTS  TO  HAVE  A 

HISTORY  OF  THE  EARLY  SETTLERS 

WRITTEN  AND  PUBLISHED. 


A  call  for  a  meeting  of  the  early  settlers  of  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  was  drawn 
up  May  25,  1859,  by  Pascal  P.  Enos,  and  circulated  by  him  until  sixty-one  signatures 
were  obtained,  proposing  a  meeting  of  all  those  who  were  citizens  of  the  county  pre- 
vious to  the  winter  of  the  "deep  snow,"  1830-31;  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a 
society  to  preserve  the  history  of  Springfield  and  Sangamon  county.  The  call  was 
published  in  the  Jotirnal  and  Register  of  May  27th,  and  the  meeting  was  held  June 
1st,  and  adjourned  to  June  15,  1859. 

The  OLD  SETTLERS'  SOCIETY  OF  SANGAMON  COUNTY  was  then  organized  by 
adopting  a  constitution,  in  which  it  was  declared  that  all  persons  were  old  settlers  who 
came  to  the  co.untv  previous  to  the  "deep  snow."  Thomas  Moffitt  was  chairman,  and 
Pascal  P.  Enos  secretary  of  the  meeting.  It  was  declared  that  October  2oth  of  each 
year  should  he  celebrated  as  Old  Settlers'  Day,  in  honor  of  the  first  cabin  in  the  county 
having  been  raised  by  Robert  Pulliam,  October  20,  181  7.  It  was  also  declared  that 
until  the  first  Monday  in  June,  1860,  the  officers  of  the  society  should  be  Thomas 
Moffitt,  President,  and  Pascal  P.  Enos,  Secretary. 

The  old  settlers  and  their  descendents  assembled  on  the  morning  of  Oct.  20,  1859, 
in  the  vicinity,  formed  in  procession,  and,  headed  by  a  hand  of  music,  marched  to 
where  the  first  cabin  stood.  Two  wagons  had  been  drawn  together  on  the  spot  to 
serve  as  a  platform.  The  President,  Judge  Moffitt,  called  the  meeting  to  order,  and 
the  exercises  were  opened  with  prayer  by  Rev.  Wm.  S.  Prentice,  the  presiding  elder  of 
the  Springfield  district  of  the  M.  E.  church.  The  hand  then  played  the  red,  white  and 
blue,  after  which  the  Hon.  James  H.  Matheny  was  introduced  and  delivered  an  oration, 
suitable  to  the  occasion.  Several  other  brief  speeches  were  made  after  which  they 
held  a  festival  in  picnic  style,  and  thus  passed  the  day,  to  the  general  satisfaction 
of  all  who  assembled  there. 

It  was  fully  expected  that  those   meetings    would  he  held  annually,  but  nine  long  and 
eventful  years  passed  before  the  e  arly  settlers  of  the  county  held  another  reunion.     The 
— 2 


io  OLD  SETTLERS^  S 


next  year,  at  the  proper  time  for  holding  the  meeting,  the  whole  country  was  abla/e 
with  the  political  excitement  of  the  campaign  that  terminated  in  the  election  of 
Abraham  Lincoln — one  of  the  least  pretentious  of  the  early  settlers  of  Sangainon 
county — to  the  office  of  President  of  the  United  States.  .Then  followed  war,  that 
terminated  in  the  abolition  of  slavery  and  the  death  of  President  Lincoln. 


RE-ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  SOCIETY. 

July  28,  1868,  a  call  appeared  in  the  Jotirnal  and  the  Register,  proposing  to  hold 
a  meeting  at  Clear  Lake,  seven  miles  east  of  Springfield,  on  the  2oth  day  of  August. 
The  call  was  signed  by  thirty-two  of  the  early  settlers. 

CLEAR  LAKE,  August  20,  1868. 

The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  the  chairman  of  the  committee  of  arrange- 
ments, Strother  G.  Jones,  Esq.  Exercises  were  opened  with  prayer  by  Rev.  C.  B. 
Stafford.  Speeches  were  made  by  Munson  Carter,  Rev.  John  England,  Gen.  M.  K. 
Anderson,  and  Samuel  Williams,  when  they  adjourned  for  dinner,  which  was  taken  in 
pic-nic  style.  After  dinner  Preston  Breckenridge  gave  an  account  of  his  three  first  years 
in  the  county,  1834-5-6.  The  year  1835,  'ias  always  been  remembered  as  a  time  of  great 
suffering.  Other  speeches  were  made  and  the  meeting  adjourned. 


CLEAR  LAKE,  Aug.  20,  1869. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Early  Settlers'  of  Sangamon  County  was  called  to 
order  at  12  o'clock  by  S.  G.  Jones,  the  President.  After  prayer  by  Rev.  Mr.  Holton, 
of  Springfield,  speeches  were  made  by  Rev.  Dr.  Bergen,  Revs.  C.  B.  Stafford  and 
David  England,  and  adjourned  for  dinner.  After  that,  more  speeches  by  J.  Wickliffe 
Taylor,  P.  Breckenridge  and  J.  H.  Matheny.  The  meeting  was  then  closed  for  the 
purpose  of  effecting  a  more  permanent  organization,  which  was  done  by  enrolling 
eighty-six  names  of  early  settlers,  of  both  sexes.  They  provided  for  future  business  by 
the  election  of  P.  Breckenridge,  President;  Samuel  Preston  and  Strother  G.  Tones, 
Vice  Presidents;  John  F.  King,  Secretary. 


CLEAR  LAKE,  Aug.  31,  1870. 

Mr.  Breckenridge  not  being  present,  Vice  President  S.  G.Jones  called  the  meeting 
to  order.  Prayer  was  offered  by  Rev.  Francis  Springer,  who  followed  that  with  an 
address.  Brief  speeches  were  made  by  Elisha  Primm,  David  England  and  Samuel 
A.  Grubb,  and  after  dinner,  Samuel  Williams  read  a  paper  full  of  historical  reminis- 
cences. Speeches  were  made  by  Cg>\.  Thomas  Bond  of  Taylorville,  Joab  Wilkinson 
of  Macon  county,  and  John  Fletcher  of  Sangamon,  and  adjourned. 


IRWJNS  GROVE,  Sept.  23, 1871. 

Mr.  Breckenridge  called  the  meeting  to  order,  and  the  exercises  were  opened  with 
prayer  by  the  venerable  Daniel  Wadsworth  of  Auburn.  Thomas  S.  Parks,  the 
secretary,  read  the  minutes,  followed  by  a  brief  'speech  from  Samuel  Williams. 
Governor  Palmer  was  then  introduced  and  made  a  speech  depicting  many  scenes 


OLD  SETTLERS'*  SOCIETY.  ir 


and  incidents  in  the  lives  of  the  early  settlers,  not  forgetting  his  own  experience  in 
courting,  by  taking  his  girl  behind  him  on  horseback  to  camp  meetings,  picnics,  etc.  It 
was  regarded  as  the  most  mirth  'provoking  speech  ever  delivered  at  an  old  settlers' 
meeting.  After  that  came  dinner,  followed  by  a  letter  from  General  McClernand  and 
speeches  from  J.  H.  Matheny  and  Hon.  John  T.  Stuart.  Then  came  the  election  of 

officers,  as  follows: 

P.  BRECKENRIDGE,  President. 

NOAH  MASON,  Vice  President. 
THOMAS    S.  SPARKS,   Secretary, 


Oak  Ridge  Park,  adjoining  Springfield  on  the  north,  SEPTEMBER  29,  1872. 
The  meeting  of  the  Old  Settlers  was  called  to  order  at  eleven  o'clock.  As  a  change 
in  the  usual  programme,  the  Society  proceeded  at  once  to  the  election  of  officers  for 
the  ensuing  year.  Job  Fletcher  was  elected  President,  with  seventy  Vice  Presidents, 
and  Noah  W.  Matheny,  Secretary.  After  dinner,  General  John  A.  McClernand  was 
introduced  and  spoke  about  three-fourths  of  an  hour  in  a  chaste' and  eloquent  style. 
The  next  speech  was  by  Rev.  William  J.  Rutledge.  He  said  that  thirty-three  years 
betore  he  had  run  a  saw  mill  on  Spring  creek  and  sawed  stringers  used  in  laying  the 
track  of  the  first  railroad  ever  built  in  the  State  of  Illinois.  The  latter  part  of  his 
speech  was  exceedingly  humorous  and  closed  amid  a  roar  of  laughter.  Major  Elijah 
lies  then  took  the  stand  and  in  a  conversational  way  related  many  interesting  incidents 
of  his  experience  among  the  early  settlers.  He  was  followed  by  Revs.  J.  D.  Randall, 
of  Edwardsville,  and  William  S.  Prentice  and  F.  H.  Wines,  of  Springfield.  George 
R.  Weber  made  the  closing  speech,  and  the  meeting  adjourned. 


PLEASANT  PLAINS,  August  29,  1873. 

The  Old  Settlers  assembled  in  full  force.  A  long  train  of  cars  well  filled,  came  from 
Springfield,  bringing  the  old  settlers  from  all  other  parts  of  the  county.  The  Presi- 
dent, Captain  Job  Fletcher,  called  the  meeting  to  order,  and  an  address  of  welcome 
ws  delivered  by  Rev.  John  Slater,  of  Pleasant  Plains.  The  exercises  were  formally 
opened  with  prayer  by  Rev.  Mr.  Lyon  of  the  M.  E.  church.  Governor  Palmer  \v;is 
then  introd\  ced  and  made  an  excellent  old  settlers'  speech  in  his  usual  mirth  provoking 
style.  Next  came  dinner,  after  which  several  more  speeches,  and  then  the  following 
officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  Rev.  Samuel  M.  Wilson,  of  Pleasant 
Plains,  President;  James  Parkinson,  Vice  President;  and  N.  W.  Matheny,  Secretary. 


Crow's  Mill,  or  Cotton  Hill,  SEPTEMBER    10,  1874. 

The  Old  Settlers  assembled  in  large  numbers  to-day,  in  Stout's  Grove,  to  find  that 
the  most  ample  provision  had  been  made  for  their  comfort  by  the  local  committee, 
William  Burtle,  Philemon  Stout,  Davis  Meredith  and  Job  Fletcher.  The  President, 
Mr.  Wilson,  not  having  arrived,  the  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Captain  Fletcher. 
After  a  few  short  speeches,  dinner  was  announced  and  partaken  of  with  H  keen  relish 
by  all.  More  speeches  were  then  made,  and  a  vote  of  thanks  was  tendered  the  retiring 
President,  Rev.  S.  M.  Wilson.  The  following  officers  were  then  elected:  William 


12  OLD  SETTLERS*  SOCIETY. 


Burtle,   President;  Alexander  B.   Irwin    and    Dayis  Meredith,  Vice  Presidents;  Noah 
W.  Mathenv,  Secretary. 

CANTRALL,  ILL.,  Aug.  21,  1875. 

The  Old  Settlers'  of  Sangamon  and  Menard  counties  held  a  union  meeting  here  to- 
day. William  Burtle,  President  of  the  Old  Settlers'  Society  of  Sangamon  county  as- 
sumed the  chair,  and  the  meeting  was  opened  with  prayer  by  Elder  Vawter  of  Cant- 
rail.  Speeches  and  feasting  occupied  the  time  until  just  previous  to  adjournment, 
when  the  following  were  elected  as  officers  for  the  ensuing  year:  Alexander  B.  Irwin, 
President,  E.  C.  Matheny,  Secretary. 


Fair  grounds,  near  SPRINGFIELD,  ILLS.,  Aug.  31,'  1876. 

The  Old  Settlers'  of  Sangamon  county,  assembled  here  to-day  by  thousands.  They 
came  by  the  Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad,  in  wagons  and  carriages,  on  horseback  and  on 
foot.  Alexander  B.  Irwin,  the  President,  being  detained  by  sickness,  the  assembly  was 
called  to  order  by  Gen.  M.  K.  Anderson.  Brief  speeches  were  made,  but  the  princi- 
pal one  was  by  Hon.  William  H.  Herndon.  It  was  rich  in  incidents  and  anecdotes, 
and  flashed  with  brilliant  thoughts  throughout.  After  this  speech  one  hour  was  de- 
voted to  dinner  in  pic-nic  style.  A  few  more  short  speeches  were  made  and  then  the 
following  were  elected  as  officers' of  the  society  for  the  next  year:  Alexander  B.  Irwin, 
President;  Gen.  M.  K.  Anderson,  Vice  President;  E.  C.  Matheny,  Secretary. 

OLD  SETTLERS  HISTORY. 

In  June,  1872,  I  was  called  upon  by  Hon.  Preston  Breckenridge,  who  was  then 
serving  his  third  term  as  President  of  the  Old  Settlers'  Society  of  Sangamon  County. 
He  stated,  in  substance,  that  the  early  settlers  of  the  county  had  for  some  years  been 
talking  of  having  something  written  and  published  that  would  serve  as  a  history  of 
the  county  and  biographical  sketches  of  themselves;  that  thus  far  they  had  not  found 
any  person  qualified  for  the  work  who  was  willing  to  undertake  it.  He  further  stated 
that  a  copy  of  the  small  pamphlet  history  of  Springfield,  prepared  and  published  by 
myself,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Springfield  Board  of  Trade,  had  fallen  into  his  hands, 
and  that  after  perusing  it,  and  conversing  with  some  of  his  friends  who  knew  me,  he 
determined  to  form  my  acquaintance,  and  see  if  I  could  be  induced  to  engage  in  the 
enterprise.  He  very  frankly  told  me  there  was  no  fund  to  defray  the  expense,  that  the 
only  inducement  they  could  offer  would  be  their  co-operation  in  collecting  information 
and  giving  their  subscriptions  for  the  book.  The  following  communication  was  the 
result  of  that  interview  : 

Hon.    P.    Breckenridge,  President  of  the   Society  of    Old  Settlers   of  Sangamon 

Cozmty  : 

SIR: — You,  as  the  representative  of  your  society,  having  expressed  to  me  a  desire 
to  have  a  book  written  and  published,  to  preserve,  as  far  as  possible,  the  biographical, 
historical  and  other  reminiscences  of  the  early  settlers  of  Sangamon  county,  and  having 
requested  me  to  suggest  a  plan  upon  which  I  would  be  willing  to  undertake  such  a 
work,  I  offer  the  following  as  my  views  upon  the  subject:  The  materials  are  so 
abundant,  that  I  would  not  be  willing  to  engage  in  it  if  I  were  required  to  compress 
all  in  a  very  small,  cheap  volume.  I  propose  to  undertake  to  write  and  publish  a  book 


OLD  SB  /  TL  ERS^  S  O  CIE  7  T.  13 

upon  that  subject,  to  contain  not  less  than  five  hundred  octavo  pages,  with  a  small  map, 
showing  all  the  townships,  villages,  towns  and  cities,  with  other  objects  of  interest,  in 
the  county — all  to  he  printed  on  the  best  quality  of  book  paper,  and  bound  in  the  finest 
of  English  cloth,  provided  I  can  obtain  subscriptions  for  one  thousand  copies  at  five 
dollars  per  copy. 

If  this  plan  should  meet  the  views  of  your  society,  I  should  expect  old  settleas  to 
co-operate  with  me,  by  furnishing  all  the  information  they  may  respectively  possess. 
It  would  be  more  satisfactory  for  those  interested,  if  you  would  appoint  a  committee  of 
three — a  majority  of  whom  shall  reside  in  Springfield — to  whom  I  can  submit  all  copy 
for  their  approval,  before  publication. 

J.  C.  POWER. 
Springfield,  Aug.  14,  1872. 

At  a  meeting  of  a  committee  of  the  Society  of  Old  Settlers,  on  the  fifteenth  of 
August,  the  above  communication  was  laid  before  them,  whereupon  the  following  reso- 
lutions were  adopted: 

Resolved,  That  this  society  heartily  endorses  the  proposition  of  Mr.  Power,  and 
we  hereby  pledge  ourselves,  as  a  society  and  as  individuals,  to  co-operate  with  him  in 
obtaining  the  requisite  number  of  subscribers  and  in  collecting  information  and  com- 
piling the  book. 

Resolved,  That  the  President  of  this  society,  Hon.  P.  Breckenridge,  is  hereby  re- 
quested to  appoint  two  old  settlers  of  this  count)-,  who  reside' in  Springfield,  to  act 
with  himself,  the  three  to  form  the  committee  to  point  out  sources  of  information  to 
Mr.  Power,  and  examine  his  manuscript,  for  the  purpose  of  correcting  all  errors  before 
publication. 

Resolved,  That  for  the  purposes  of  this  book,  all  persons  are  considered  old 
settlers,  who  were  citizens  of  Sangamon  county  previous  to  December  31,  1840. 

Mr.  Breckenridge  appointed  Noah  W.  Matheny  and  Judge  N.  M.  Broadwell  as 
his  colleagues  so  that  the  committee  is  composed  of  Hon.  P.  Breckenridge,  Hon.  N. 
W.  Matheny,  and  Hon.  N.  W.  Broadwell. 

The  Old  Settlers'  Society  by  this  action  did  all  that  was  necessary  to  place  the  sub- 
ject in  its  true  light  before  the  public,  but  the  undertaking  was  one  involving  so  much 
time,  labor  and  money,  that  nearly  two  months  elapsed  before  I  decided  to  go  on  with 
the  work,  when  the  following  was  added,  and  the  canvassing  commenced: 

With  the  view  of  rendering'  the  book  of  general  interest  to  all  the  citizens,  I  shall 
make  the  history  of  the  county  as  full  as  possible,  to  the  date  given  in  the  third  resolu- 
tion. In  this  history  all  old  settlers  will  be  incidentally  mentioned,  but  for  those  who 
take  sufficient  interest  in  it  to  subscribe  for  one  or  more  copies  of  the  book,  a  concisely 
written  biographical  sketch  will  be  given  of  themselves  and  families.  The  order  of 
arrangement  will  be,  first,  the  history,  then  the  biographical  sketches. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Old  Settlers'  Society  in  Springfield,  August  22,  1874,  for  the 
purpose  of  agreeing  on  the  time  and  place  of  holding  the  next  annual  festival,  and  for 
the  transaction  of  any  other  business  that  might  come  before  it,  the  following  report  of 
special  committee  was  read,  and  on  motion  ordered  to  be  included  as  part  of  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  meeting: 


14  OLDISETTLERS^  SOCIETT. 


GENTLNMEN: — We,  the  undersigned,  committee  appointed  by  your  honorable  body 
two  years  ago  this  day,  to  co-operate  with  Mr.  J.  C.  Power,  and  so  far  as  necessary, 
direct  his  movements  in  preparing  a  history  of  the  old  settlers  of  Sangamon  county, 
beg  leave  to  report  that  we  have  examined  his  work,  and  find  that  he  has  canvassed 
the  whole  county  outside  of  Springfield,  and  that  we  are  highly  pleased  with  the  pro- 
gress made.  Mr.  Power  has  collected  a  much  greater  quantity  of  material  than  we 
had  expected;  and  the  work,  when  completed,  we  believe  will  be  a  source  of  much 
pleasure  to  the  surviving  Old  Settlers,  and  of  increasing  interest  to  their  descendents 
in  all  coming  time.  He  is  more  than  redeeming  every  promise  made  at  the  commence- 
ment, and  it  will  amply  repay  all  the  patrons  of  the  work  to  wait  with  patience  the 
few  months  longer  that  will"  be  necessary  to  complete  it. 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  there  is  such  a  vast  fund  of  interesting  information,  we 
have  advised  Mr.  Power  that  if  there  be  any  families  of  old  settlers  who  do  not  take 
sufficient  interest  in  the  subject  to  aid  by  their  subscription  in  carrying  forward  the 
work,  that  he  omit  any  extended  sketches  of  them,  in  order  to  devote  more  space  to 
historical  matters  of  general  interest. 

PRESTON  BRECKENRIDGE, 
N.  W.  MATHENY, 
N.  M.  BROADWELL. 

My  time  was  fully  occupied  for  nearly  two  years  in  writing  up  and  arrangino-  the 
materials  in  my  hands,  and  incorporating  additional  matter  constantlv  coming  in. 
This  brought  us  to  our  "Centennial"  year,  and  the  following  Joint  Resolution  was 
passed  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  United  States,  and  approved 
by  the  President,  U.  S.  Grant,  March  13,  1876: 

Be  it  resolved  by  the  Senate  "and  House  of  Reprvsentatives  of  the  United  States  of 
America,  in  Congress  assembled,  That  it  be,  and  is  hereby  recommended  by  the  Sen- 
ate and  House  of  Representatives  to  the  people  of  the  several  States  that  thev  assemble 
in  their  several  counties  or  towns  on  the  approaching  centennial  anniversary  of  our 
national  independence,  and  that  they  cans*  to  have  delivered  on  such  a  day  an  histori- 
cal sketch  of  said  county  or  town  from  its  formation,  and  that  a  copy  of  said  sketch 
may  be  filed,  in  print  or  manuscript,  in  the  Clerk's  office  of  said  county,  and  an  addi- 
tional copy,  in  print  or  manuscript,  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress, 
to  the  intent  that  a  complete  record  may  thus  be  obtained  of  the  progress  of  our  insti- 
tutions during  the  first  centennial  of  their  existence. 

Hon.J.  L.  Beveridge,  Governor  of  Illinois,  issued  a  proclamation  April  25,  1876, 
recommending  to  the  people  in  every  county  and  town  in  the  State,  that  they  take 
measures  to  carry  out  the  recommendations  of  the  Joint  Resolution  of  Congress.  The 
following  correspondence  was  in  compliance  with  the  recommendations: 

MR.  J.  C.  POWER: 

Sir: — As  Congress  has,  by  joint  resolution,  recommended  to  the  people  of  the 
several  States,  that  they  cause  to  be  prepared  and  preserved  in  a  certain  manner,  histo- 
ries of  the  different  places,  "to  the  intent  that  a  complete  record  may  thus  be  obtained 
of  the  progress  of  our  institutions  during  the  first  centennial  of  our  existence;"  and  as 
the  Governor  of  Illinois  has  by  proclamation,  called  upon  the  people  of  this  State  to 
prepare  such  record,  we,  as  Advisory  Committee  of  the  "Old  Settlers'  Society,"  of  San- 


OLD  SETTLERS'  SOC1ETT. 


gam  on  county,  in  the  absence  of  any  action  on  this  subject  by  the  city  or  county 
authorities,  suggest  that  your  "History  of  Sangamon  County"  be  supplied  by  you  in 
compliance  with  the  requirements  of  the  resolution  of  Congress,  as  the  Centennial 
record. 

Having  examined  two  hundred  and  fifty  pages  of  the  advance  sheets  of  your  work, 
it  appears  to  fill  the  requirements  both  as  to  Sangamon  county  and  the  city  of  Spring- 
field, and  is  more  complete  and  full  than  any  similar  work  could  be,  if  gotten  up  and 
prepared  in  the  brief  time  yet  remaining  for  such  business. 

NOAH  W.  MATHENY, 
N.  M.  BROADWELL, 
PRESTON  BRECKENRIDGE. 
Springfield,  111.,  May  8,  1876. 


On  behalf  of  the  officers  of  Sangamon   county  we  heartily  concur  in  the  foregoing 
suggestions,  believing  that  the  object  desired   will  be  completely  attained  thereby. 

JAMES  H.  MATHENY,  County  Judge. 
JOHN  J.  HARDIN,  County  Clerk. 


Messrs.  Matheny,  Broadvcell,  Breckenridge^  Matheny  and  Hardin  : 

Your  note  of  the  8th  instant  is  before  me.  In  reply,  I  would  say  that  my  work  of 
nearly  four  years'  incessant  toil  on  the  history  of  the  Early  Settlers  of  Sangamon 
County  is  drawing  to  a  close.  I  very  willingly  acquiesce  in  your  suggestion  that  it  be 
adopted  as  the  "Centennial  record."  It  is  passing  through  the  press  as  rapidly  as  pos- 
sible: two  hundred  and  fifty  of  the  six  or  seven  hundred  pages  are  already  printed.  It 
may  not  be  entirely  finished  by  the  arrival  of  the  Centennial  anniversary,  but  when  com- 
pleted I  will  have  copies  bound  in  the  most  durable  manner,  and  deposited  at  the  places 
designated  in  the  joint  resolution  of  Congress,  with  special  reference  to  the  pleasure  it 
may  afford  your  descendents  in  perusing  its  pages  at  our  second  Centennial  anniversarv. 

Respectfully  yours, 

J.  C.  POWER. 
Springfield,  Ills.,  May  9,  1876. 

SPRINGFIELD,  ILL.,  Dec.  21,  1876. 
1.   C.  POWER,  ESQ.: 

Sir : — Having  given  your  book  entitled,  "History  of  the  Early  Settlers  of  Sanga- 
mon County,  Illinois,"  a  somewhat  careful  examination,  we  are  free  to  say  that  it  more 
than  fulfills  the  promises  made  by  you  in  undertaking  the  execution  of  the  work. 

X.  M.  BROADWELL,  J 

X.   W.   MATHKNY,  /•  Committee. 

PRESTON    BRECKENRIDGK,  \ 


ADDITIONS,  OMISSIONS  AND  COEEECTIONS. 


ABEL,  ROSWELL,  Sen., 
His  wife,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Abel,  died  Aug. 
9,  1876,  in  Rochester,  111. 

ALEXANDER,    JOHN     S., 
See  his  name,  page  77.     His  son    WIL- 
LIAM, died  Aug.  21,  1876,  at  Williams- 
,  ville,  111.,  and  was   buried  at  Oak  Ridge 
vCemetery,  Springfield. 
N    AMOS,  Mrs.  SARAH      Seeker 
name,  page    Si.     The  name  of  her   son, 
Judge  Samuel  K.  Swingley,  is  there  erro- 
neous1'// spelled  Swinley. 

ANBERSON/Gen.  MOSES 
K..  See  iii.3  name,  page  82.  His  son, 
WILLIAM  WILKES,  was  married 
Aug.  14,  1876,  near  Hillsboro,  Fleming 
county,  Ky.,  to  Emma  L.  Jones,  a  native 
of  that  county.  He  continues  his  studies 
at  Transylvania  University,  Lexington, 
Kentucky. 

BEAM,  JACOB  H.  See  his  name, 
page  105.  He  died  Dec.  i,  1876. 

BENNETT,     Rev.     WIL- 
LIAM  T.     See  page  in.    His  daugh- 
.  ter,  REBIE   //.,    was    married  June  6, 
1876,  to   Geo.   W.   Freto,  and    resides  in 
Mechanicsburg,  Illinois. 

BRADLEY,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  in  1786,  in  Gieen  county,  Kv.,  and 
was  married  there  Sept.  20,  1810,  to  Eliz- 
abeth Crowder.  They  moved  to  Sanga- 
rnon  county,  arriving  September,  1831,  in 
what  is  now  Ball  township,  bringing 
eight  children,  and  had  three  born  there. 
Of  their  children,  the  eldest — 

MART,  born  Aug.  4,  1810,  in'  Green 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  there  to  Jacob 
Greenawalt.  See  his  name,  page  JJQ. 
He  died  and  she  was  married  Oct.  29,  1863, 
to  Michael  Fay,  as  his  third  wife.  He 
was  born  July  18,  1824,  i  n  Baden,  Ger- 
many, and  was  brought  by  his  parents  to 
Sangamon  county,  in  1831.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Fay  reside  in  Cotton  Hill  township,  south- 
west of  New  City,  Sangamon  county,  111. 
Mrs.  Fay  is  the  only  one  of  her  father's 
family  living  in  the  county. 

William  Bradley  died  Dec.   20,  1849,  in 


Sangamon  county.  His  widow  lives  with 
her  son,  Thomas,  near  Owaneco,  Chris- 
tian countv,  Illinois — 1874. 

BROWN,  ROBERT  T.,  See  his 
name,  page  150.  His  daughter,  MAR- 
GERY I.,  was  married  Sept.  6,  1876,  to 
Thomas  S.  Sawyer,  and  lives  near  Can- 
trail,  Illinois. 

BULLARD,  WESLEY.  See  his 
name,  page  158.  His  son,  JAMES  R., 
born  Oct.  10,  1846,  died  July"  16,  1876,  in 
Mechanicsburg,  Illinois.  His  son,  JOHN 
N.,  was  married  May  10,  1876,  in  Spring- 
field, to  Lillie  May  Pinckard,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Pinckard,  of  the  State  journal 
office.  . 

CALLERMAN,  E  VAN  H.,  page 
169.  He  died  September,  1876,  in  Wil- 
liamsville,  Illinois. 

CANTRALL,  JULIA,  was  married 
June  17,  1876,  in  Buffalo,  111.,  to  William 
Campbell. 

CANTRALL,  ZEBULON  P.,  died 
April  24,  1876,  at  Chesnut,  Illinois. 

CLAYTON,  JOHN  C.,  was 
born  March  10,  1810,  in  Caldwell  county, 
Ky.  He  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1829,  with  his  cousin  and  brother-in-law, 
John  S.  Clayton.  See  his  nume,  page 
205.  John  C.  Clayton  was  married  Jan. 
24,  1^30,  in  Beardstown,  Illinois,  to  Gin- 
sev  (jane)  Clack,  who  was  born  March  17, 
18*15,  in  Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  also.  They 
had  four  children  who  lived  to  maturity. 
Mr.  Clayton  was  a  soldier  in  a  company 
from  Saugamon  county,  in  the  Black 
Hawk  War  of  1832.  Early  in  1856,  he 
moved  his  family  to  the  vicinity  of  Urbana, 
Champaign  county,  Illinois.  Of  their 
four  children 

HUMBERT,  born  August  17,'  1839, 
in  Alton,  Madison  county,  111.,  brought 
up  in  Sangamon  county,  married  April 
14,  1867,  in  Decatur,  Illinois,  to  Marietta 
Fry.  They  reside  near  Chatham,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

ELI  AS  W.,  born  Oct.  6,  1843,  in  San- 
gamon county.  In  the  war  to  suppress 


SANGAMON    COUNTY. 


the  rebellion,  he  became  first  lieutenant  of 
Co.  13,  3d  Alo.  Cav.,  and  was  killed  in 
battle  at  Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  in  1864. 

JO1L\  HARD1N,  born  June  16, 
18-17,  in  Sangamon  county,  brought  up  in 
Champaign  county,  Illinois,  and  married 
at  Neosho,  Newton  county,  Missouri, 
May  7,  1875,  to  Justie  E.  W»  b'ster,  who 
was  born  Nov.  19,  1854,  at  Pleasant  .Hill, 
Cass  county,  Missouri.  She  is  a  graduate 
of  Central  Female  College,  Lexington, 
Missouri.  Since  1874,  J.  H.  Clayton  has 
been  a.  member  of  the  mercantile  firm  of 
Whitsitt  &  Clayton,  and  resides  at  Nevada, 
Missouri. 

ANNA  E.,  born  May  26,  1851,111  San- 
gamon  county,  brought  up  in  Cham- 
paign county,  Illinois,  arid  in  1868  went  to 
make  her  home  with  an  uncle  in  Missouri. 
She  was  married  Sept.  21,  1871,  to  C.  E. 
Whitsitt.  They  have  one  child,  LENA 
A.  He  is  a  member  of  the  mercantile 
firm  of  Whitsitt  &  Clayton,  and  resides  at 
Nevada,  Vernon  county,  Missouri. 

John  C.  Clayton  died  April  7,  1856, 
near  Urbana,  Illinois.  Mrs.  Clayton  was 
married  June  2,  1859,  to  William  Craig. 
She  died  Dec.  18,  1868. 

CONSTANT,  JONATHAN.  His 
son,  LEWIS  A.,  was  married  Dec.  17, 
1875,10  Augusta  J.  Elder,  and  lives  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

CONSTANT,  THOMAS,  was 
horn  August  14,  1776,  erroneously  printed 
i  796,  on  page  219. 

DARNEILLE,  JAMES  W.  See 
page  2-1.2.  He  moved  from  Chicago  to 
l>clvidere,  Illinois,  where  his  wife,  Mrs. 
Belle  Moulton  Darneille,  died  in  Novem- 
ber, .1876. 

CULLOM,  SHELBY  M.  Sec  his 
name,  page  298.  He  was  elected  Gov- 
ernor of  the  State  of  Illinois  Nov.  7,  1876, 
and  will  be  inaugurated  Jan.  3,  1877. 

D 1 XO  N ,  J  A  M.E  S  M .  See  page 
252.  His  daughter — 

HBS  TER  D.,  married  Thomas  Sto- 
ker. They  moved  from  Buffalo  to  the 
vicinity  of  Illiopolis,  Illinois.  His  son — 

RlCHAj.ll)  Dixon,  was  married  May 
6,  1874,  to  Elizabeth  E.  Logan.  They 
have  one  son,  and  reside  near  Mechanics- 
burg,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

'DODDS,  F.  EW1NG.  See  page 
22j.  His  daughter,  Virginia  E.,  was 
married  Nov.  15,  1876,  to  Ninian  E.  Ken- 
ney. 


DRENNAN,  WILLIAM. 
Sec  his  name,  page  264.  He  ditd  Sept. 
28,  1876.  He  had  been  for  several  years, 
and  was  at  the  time  of  his  death,  the  oldest  1 
citi/en  of  Sangamon  county.  His  funeral 
sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  J.  C.  Van 
Patten,  from  Psalms  23-4:  "Yea  though 
I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow 
ot  death,  I  will  fear  no  evil;  for  Thou  art 
with  me;  Thy  rod  and  Thy  staff  they 
comfort  me." 

ELK1N,  GARRETT.  See  page 
282.  His  son,  CHARLES  N.,  born 
April  12,  1846,  near  Springfield,  Illinois, 
enlisted  May,  1864,  for  one  hundred  days, 
in  Co.  K,  I33d  111.  inf.,  ai.<l  suved  full 
term.  In  June,  1865,  he  enlisted  for  one 
year  in  Co.  E,  I54th  111.  Inf.,  and  served  full 
ttrm.  He  was  married  May  16,  1867,  to 
Harriet  Regin,  who  died  Jan.  16,  1873. 
He  was  married  Sept.  i,  1874,  to  Ella 
Welsh.  He  is  conductor  on  the  Spring- 
field City  Railway,  and  lives  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois.  EDWARD  S.  was  with 
his  brother,  Charles  N.,  in  the  three 
months  service,  and  after  that  served  two 
years  in  Co.  A,  loth  111.  Cav.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  A.  Brown,  has  one  child,  LKK, 
and  lives  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

ELLIOTT,  TEMPLE,  was  elected 
Nov.  7,  1876,  sheriff  of  Sangamon  county 
for  two  years.  See  page  285. 

FERGUSON,  Mrs.  LUCY. 
See  her  name,  page  293.  Her  son, 
WILLIAM  //.,  left  four  children,  J.  H., 
ELLEN,  WILLIAM  and  MARTHA, 
now  living  near  Decatur,  Illinois.  Her 
daughter,  LUCY  C.,  born  in  1809,  in 
Culpepper  county,  Virginia,  married  there 
in  1831  to  Rev.  Isaac  Haines,  of  the  M. 
E.  Church,  who  was  born  in  1806,  in 
Rappahannock  county,  Virginia.  They 
lived  a  short  time  in  North  Carolina,  re- 
turned to  Virginia,  and  from  there  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1836.  They  had 
two  children,  WILLIAM  C.,  born  Sept. 
21,  1832,  in  Wilmington,  North  Carolina, 
brought  up  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
Dec.  14,  1859,  in  Christian  county,  Illinois, 
to  Lucy  E.  Young,  who  was  born  Jan.  12, 
1840.  She  died  Dec.  16,  1865,  leaving 
one  child,  DORA  E.  William  C.  Haines 
was  married  Jan.  i,  1866,  in  Missouri,  to 
Margaret  Hancock,  who  was  born  in 
1846,  in  Henderson  county,  Kentucky. 
They  have  two  children,  LUCY  i:.  and 
WILLIAM  c..  jun.,  and  reside  near  Taylor- 


i8 


EAR  LI   SETTLERS   OF 


ville,  Illinois.  LUCY  A.  Haines,  born  in 
1835,  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia, 
married  in  1854  in  Taylorville,  Illinois,  to 
J.  V.  Clark.  They  have  one  child,  MAKY 
.\.  In  1859  they  moved  to  Charleston, 
Missouri,  and  now  reside  in  Mississippi 
county,  opposite  Cairo,  Illinois.  Rev. 
Isaac  Haines  died  in  1838,  near  Rochester, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  and  Mrs.  Lucy 
C.  Haines  died  August,  1850,  near  Tay- 
lorville, Illinois.  PHILIP  C.  Ferguson's 
son,  EZEKIEL,  horn  August  5,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  January,  1869, 
to  Htster  Kelly.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, iVTLip  c.  and  HIRAM  K.,  and  live 
near  Tavlor\  ille,  Illinois,  Dr.  Philip  C. 
Ferguson  died  Feb.  28,  1864.  His  widow 
and  four  children,  the  eldest  of  whom  is 
THOMAS  J.,  reside  near  Wathena, 
Doniphan  countv,  Kansas. 

FORTU'N  E,  THOMAS  E. 
S-ee  his  name,  page  306.  His  daughter, 
ELIZABETH,  J.  B.,  married  Samuel 
Odor  Butts,  who  was  born  in  February, 
1809,  and  died  August  26,  1840*  leaving 
three  children.  JULIA  F.  was  married 
in  1852  to  Isaac  Allen,  have  four  children, 

JESSIE,     BEXJA.MIX,      CHARLES    and     HKR- 

MAN,  and  live  in  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 
ANNA  E.  married  Josiah  Burrows,  have 
three  living  children,  ALBERT  s.,  E.  LEE, 
and  HELEN  G.,  and  live  near  Jacksonville, 
Illinois.  THOMAS  S.  lives  in  Colorado,. 
Mrs.  E.  J.  B.  Butts  married  Barnabas  Bar- 
rows. They  had  one  child,  CHARLES, 
born  Jan.  3,  1854,  near  Jacksonville.  Bar- 
nabas Burrows  died  May  18,  1876,  and  his 
widow  and  son  reside  near  Jacksonville, 
Illinois. 

POSTER,     JOHN    S.     See    page 
His    wife's    maiden     name   is   erro- 
neously spelled.       It   should   be    Eliza  A. 
Corson. 

FOSTER,  THOS.  VEATCH, 
was  born  Sept.  25,  1788,  in  Harrison  coun- 
tv, Kentucky.  He  was  a  brother  to  Ivins 
Foster.  See  pzg'e  jog.  Thomas  V.  Fos^ 
ter  was  twice  married  and  had  four  chil- 
dren who  lived  to  maturity  bv  each 
marriage.  He  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  in  1826,  and  settled 
seven  miles  southvyest  of  Springfield, 
where  he  died  of  cholera  November  15, 
1832.  His  youngest  child  by  the  first 
marriage,  THOMAS  VEA  TCH  FOS- 
TER,  Jnn.,  was  born  July  29,  1821,  in 
Harrison  county,  Kentucky,  was  married 


June  24,  1847,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Polly  E.,  daughter  of  Augustine  E.  Fos- 
ter, a  younger  brother  of  Ivins  Foster. 
Two  years  later  Thomas  V.  Foster,  Jun., 
and  wife  moved  to  the  vicinity  of  Elkhart, 
Logan  county,  Illinois.  They  had  five 
children.  Their  second  child,  WILLIAM 
A.  Foster,  born  June  27, 1849,  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  five  miles  west  of 
Chatham,  and  brought  up  in  Logan  coun- 
ty. He  took  a  three  years  literary  course 
in  the  Illinois  Weslevan  University  at 
Bloomington,  and  graduated  Feb.  10,  1876, 
at  the,  Hahnemann  Medical  College, 
Chicago.  He  is  now — December,  1876 — 
a  druggist  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

FOUTCH,  JOHN,  was  elected  Nov. 
7,  1876,  to  represent  Sangamon  county 
for  two  years  in  the  Legislature  of  Illinois. 
He  resides  at  New  Berlin.  Page  JTO. 

GALT,  THOMAS,  was  born 
Sept.  12,  1805,  in  Lancaster  county,  Penn- 
sylvania. He  received  his  literary  educa- 
tion at  Jefferson  college,  Canonsburg, 
Penn.,  and  his  theological  education  at  the 
Presbyterian  Theological  Seminary  at 
Allegheny  City,  Penn.  He  was  licensed 
to  preach  June  18,  1834,  by  the  Presbytery 
of  Ohio.  He  was  married  Oct.  6,  1834,  in 
Washington  county,  Penn.,  to  Sarah 
Happer,  who  was  born  in  that  county 
Sept.  n,  1809.  They  moved  west  in  the 
spring  of  1835,  anf^  a'ter  spending  a  few 
months  in  Peoria,  came  to  Springfield  in 
the  autumn  of  that  year.  Rev.  Dr.  John 
G.  Bergen  introduced  Rev.  Mr.  Gait  to 
the  Farmington  Presbyterian  church,  of 
which  he  soon  after  became  pastor.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Gait  had  four  living  children, 
namely — 

JAMES  J.,  born  Sept.  28,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  October, 
1857,  to  Mary  A.  Brown.  They  have 
eight  children,  and  live  near  Palmyra, 
Nebraska. 

JOHN,  born  Nov.  30,  1838,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Feb.  i:,  1862,  to 
Margaret  A.  Epler,  who  was  born  July 
30,  1841,  in  Morgan  countv,  Illinois.  They 
had  six  children,  MARTIN  E.  died 
young,  WILLIAM  A.,  CHARLES  E., 
ANNABEL,  CARRIE  and  LILLIE 
live  with  their  parents.  John  Gait  and 
family  resides  at  the  family  homestead 
where  his  parents  settled  in  1835,  and 
where  he  wes  born.  It  is  one  mile  east  of 
Farmingdale,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


MARTIN  H.,  born  Sept.  9,  1841,111 
Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  19,  1865, 
to  Clara  Spillman.  They  have  three 
living  children,  and  live  near  Manti,  Fre- 
mont county,  Iowa. 

THOMAS,  Jun.,  born  July  10,  1844, 
in  Sangamon  county.  He  was  married 
August,  1869,  at  Otisville,  New  York,  to 
Jennie  McFarlane.  They  have  three 
children.  Rev.  Thomas  Gait,  Jun.,  is 
pastor  of  the  First  Prcsbvterian  church  of 
Aurora,  Illinois,  and  resides  there. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Gait  died  Jan.  25, 1849,  near 
Farmingdale,  and  Rev.  Thomas  Gait, 
Sen,,  married  Margaret  S.  Moore.  They 
had  one  living  child. 

ELIHU  L.,  born  Feb.  13,  1850,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  April  9,  1872, 
in  Petersburg,  Illinois,  to  Lou  Bergen. 
They  have  one  child,  and  reside  in  Peters- 
burg. 

Rev.  Thomas  Gait,  Sen.,  died  Sept.  12, 
1857,  near  Farmingdale,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois.  Mrs.  Margaret  S.  Gait  re- 
sides in  Petersburg,  Menard  county,  111. 

GARRETSON,  THOMAS  P. 
See  his  name,  page  324.  He  was  born 
Sept.  18,  1818,  in  Anne  Arundel  county, 
Maryland,  came  in  1839  to  Sangamon 
countv,  was  married  July  2,  1845,  'n 
Menard  county,  Illinois,  to  Martha  M. 
Harrison,  a  native  of  Kentucky.  They 
had  two  children,  both  of  whom  died  in 
infancy,  and  Mrs.  Garretson  died  April 
26,  1848,  in  Springfield.  He  was  married 
Feb.  22,  1854,  in  Menard  county  to  Phebe 
Campbell,  who  was  born  April  26,  1831, 
in  Butler  county,  Ohio.  They  had  ten 
children.  The  three  eldest,  VINCENT, 
AMANDA  and  ALBERT  died  of  scar- 
let fever  from  the  241)1  to  the  28th  of 
September,  1858.  The  other  seven, 
COR  Ni.  LI  US,  BEAUREGARD, 
L  O  U  R  E  N  A  M  A  Y,  J  A  M  E  S  T., 
SARAH  J.,  WILLIAM  L.  and  AN- 
N  ETTA,  live  with  their  parents. 
Thomas  P.  Garretson  is  a  carpenter  by 
trade,  and  was  working  within  six  feet  of 
Winchester  House,  on  the  steeple  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  in  Springfield, 
in  1842,  when  Mr.  House  was  thrown 
from  the  steeple  by  lightning  and  killed. 
Mr.  Garretson  and  family  reside  ten  miles 
west  of  Lincoln,  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

GREENING,  ZACHAR?  T. 
See  page  Jjp.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Marv 
Greening,  died  in  February,  1876. 


HAINES,  CHRISTOPHER. 
His  son,  FRANCIS  A.,  was  born  March 
22,  1832,  in  Sangamon  county.  In  1852 
he  went  overland  to  the  Pacific  coast,  and 
in  1856  and  '7  was  a  volunteer  soldier 
against  the  Indians  in  the  north  of  Oregon. 
In  November,  1858,  he  started  for  Illinois, 
arriving  in  Springfield  Januarv  ist,  and 
was  married  in  Ihireau  county  Jan.  17, 
18:59,  to  Zerelda'G.  Britt.  They  had  two 
children,  ELLA  BELLE  and  MINNIE, 
both  died  young.  Mr.  Haines  enlisted 
Jan.  13,  1864,  in  Co.  C,  2cl  111.  Artillery, 
served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and 
was  mustered  out  with  the  regiment  Aug. 
3,  1865.  He  and  his  wife  reside  at  New 
City,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

HAND,  ELI  AS,  was  born  about 
1770,111  Cape  May  county,  New  Jersey. 
He  was  married  there  to  Miss  Say  re. 
They  had  four  children  in  New  Jersey, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,,  arriving 
May  30,  1838,  in  what  is  now  Gardner 
township.  Of  their  children — 

DANIEL  died,  aged  thirty  years. 

MARIA  married  John  Robinson,  and 
lives  in  Minnesota. 

JESSE  married  Mary  Hagin,  and 
lives  in  New  Jersey. 

ELIZABETH,\>Q\n  in  New  Jersey, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Franklin 
Bradley.  They  had  one  son,  FRANK, 
who  is  a  minister  in  the  M.  E.  Church, 
and  in  1873  lived  in  Davisville,  Michigan. 
Franklin  Bradley  died  Sept.  14,  1845,  an<^ 
his  widow  married  John  G.  Ransom.  See 
his  name. 

Elias  Hand  died  November,  1856,  and 
his  widow  died  in  1869,  aged  eighty-seven 
years. 

HARBUR,  LEV  I.  See  page 
354.  He  died  Nov.  27,  1876. 

HARDIN,  JAMES  T.  Page 
J56.  His  son,  Benjamin,  was  married 
August  2,  1876. 

HARROWER,  WILLIAM. 
Page  j6o.  His  daughter,  A  GA'£S  //., 
widow  of  Dr.  James  B.  Smith,  died  Xov. 
5,  1876,  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

HEDRICK,  ALFRED,  was 
born  near  Greenville,  Tennessee,  came 
with  his  father,  Charles  Hedrick,  to  San- 
gamon county  among  the  early  settlers. 
Alfred  Hedrick  lives  in  Taylorville,  111., 
Of  his  two  sons — 

\\~1I.LIAM,  born  Jan.  25,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  April  8,  1865, 


20 


EARLY  SETTLERS 


o  Martha  M.  Kimball,  who  was  born  . 
Jan.  1 8,  1844,  in  Vermont.  They  now — 
^874 — have  four  children,  MARION  C., 
NATHAN  K.,  ALFRED  C.,  and 
ROBERT  A.,  and  live  four  miles  south 
of  Rochester,  Illinois. 

HENRT  R.,  born  Feb.  25,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  30,  1869, 
to  Laura  J.  Johnson,  has  two  children 
and  lives  four  miles  south  of  Rochester, 
Illinois. 

HEDRICK,  JONATHAN, 
born  in  Kentucky,  and  married  there  to 
Julian  Holland,  a  native  of  Maryland. 
They  had  two  children  in  Fleming 
county,  Ky.,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1830,  at  Buffalo  Hart  grove,  thence  to 
what  is  now  Clear  Lake  township,  where 
they  had  four  children.  Of  their  six  chil- 
dren— 

REBECCA,  born  Oct.  8,  1828  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  was  married  Oct. 
16,  1847,  to  Joshua  Cantrall.  See  his 
name. 

ROSETTA,  born  in  Fleming  county, 
Kv.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Ab- 
ner  Clark.  She  died,  leaving  a  son, 
WILLIAM  Clark. 

BARTON,  died,  aged  twenty-five 
years. 

NARCISSA,  married  McDonald  Can- 
trail.     See  his  name.  • 
FLEMING,  died  aged  fifteen  years. 
MUNSON,  iiorn  in  Sangamon  county, 
enlisted  in  1862,  for  three  years  in  Co.  C, 
••h   111.   Inf.,  and  died  at  Vicksburg,  a 
short  time  after  it  was  captured  in  1863. 

Jonathan  Hedrick  and  wife  reside  in 
Athens,  Illinois. 

HI  C  KM  AN,  GEORGE  T.  His 
son,  WILLIAM  H.,  enlisted  Aug.  5, 
1862,  in  Co.  B,  i3Oth  111.  Inf.,  and  died 
Jan.  19,  1863.  Another  son,  JAMES 
F.,  married  Sophia  C.  Burns,  and  lives 
near  Buffalo  Hart,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois— 1876. 

HOUGH.TON,  ALVIN,  born 
June  12,  1810,  in  Madison,  Somerset 
county,  Maine,  was  married  Sept.  6,  1835, 
at  Skowhegan  Falls,  Maine,  to  Betsy 
Hilton,  who  was  born  June  17,  1815,  at 
Anson,  Maine.  Alvin  Houghton  came 
to  S  ringfielcl,  Illinois.,  in  June,  1837,  and 
brought  his  wife  in  the  spring  of  1840. 
He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  and  worked 
at  that  business  for  about  twelve  years, 


after  which  he  kept  a  dairy  until  1851, 
when  he  moved  twenty  miles  east  of 
Springfield,  on  a  farm,  and  remained  there 
until  the  fall  of  1869,  and  then  moved  to 
Washington  county,  Kansas. 

Alvin  Houghton  and  wife  had  five  chil- 
dren— 

AMEL1  A,  died  in  her  second  year. 

ERVIN,  O.,  born  Dec.  14,  1841,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  was  married  Sept.  13, 
1866,  in  Sangamon  county  to  Sarah  Jane 
Wall,  who  was  born  Feb.  6,  1842,  in 
Allegany.  county,  Pennsylvania.  They 
have  two  children,  LAURA  E.  and 
LILLIAN,  and  live  four  and  a  half  miles 
northeast  of  Illiopolis,  Illinois. 

AUSTIN  E\,   born  May  29,  1844,  in 
Illinois.     Lives  with  his  parents. 
>  CLIMENA  B.,   died    in    her    second 
year. 

A  VILLIA  B.,  born  Jan.  i,  1853,  lives 
with  her  parents,  near  Butler,  Washing- 
ton county,  Kansas. 

HUDSON,  JOHN.  See  his 
name,  page  385.  His  son,  JOHN  M., 
died  Oct.  12,  1876.  His  son,  ANDRE  W 
J.,  having  been  married  fourteen  years, 
has  -an  only  child,  MARGARET  MA- 
RIA, born  Feb.  :i,  1876. 

ILES,  ELIJAH,  Sen.  His  wife, 
Mrs.  Melinda  lies,  died  in  May,  1866. 

INSLEE,  JOSEPH.    His  son— 

NEWTON  JASPER,  born  Dec. 
31,  1832,  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
May  16,  1852,  to  Eliza  A.  Keys.  They 
had  five  children.  ANN  E.,  died  in  her 
second  year.  EMMA  J.,  MARY  L., 
MELISSA  and  JOSEPH  W.;  the  four 
latter  live  with  their  parents  near  Cotton 
Hill  postoffice,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

JAYNE,  Dr.  GERSHOM, 
page  406.  His  daughter,  JULIA  M., 
married  Hon.  Lyman  Trumbull.  Their 
son,  Walter  Trumbull,  was  married  Sept. 
27,  1876,  in  Chicago,  to  Hannah  M.  Sla- 
ter. 

JOHNSTON,  ADAM,  was 
born  April  14,  1816,  in  Glasgow,  Scotland. 
Wh  'n  he  was  four  days  old  his  parents 
embarked  on  bo  »rd  a  vessel,  and  after  a 
short  stay  at  Belfast,  Ireland,  sail-,  d  for 
America.  Ian  ling  during  the  summ  r  of 
that  year  in  Philad  Iphia,  Prim.  I  e  was 
brought  up  in  that  city  and  learned  the 
busin  ss  of  a  marble  mason.  During  that 
time  he  assist'  d  in  building  Girard  Col- 
lege. He  went  in  1837,  to  Jefferson  city, 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNT*. 


21 


Missouri,  and  after  filling  a  contract  on 
the  State  House,  then  in  course  of  con- 
struction there,  he  came  to  Springfield,  in 
the  spring  of  1839,  and  worked  as  a  jour- 
neyman on  the  State  House  of  Illinois. 
Mr.  Johnson  was  married  July  3,  1846  to 
Barbara  A.  Wolgamot.  He  has  been 
continuously  and  successfully  in  business 
in  Springfield,  nearly  thirty-eight  years. 
Adam  Johnson  and  wife  now — Decem- 
ber, 1876 — reside  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

JOHNSON,  LUE.  See  ^  his 
name,  page  413.  His  son,  ORSON  D., 
born  April  23,  1827,  in  Vermont,  was 
married  in  Rochester,  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  to  Lydia  Eggleston.  They  have  four 
living  children,  ELLEN,  born  Sept.  16, 
1848,  in  Rochester,  was  married  in  Mount 
Pulaski,  April  16,  1865  to  Aaron  G. 
Given,  and  have  four  children,  FLORA, 
i.i  K,  GEORGE,  and  MIXDRED,  and  live  in 
Mt.  Pulaski,  Illinois.  OLLIE,  born 
Aug.  6,  1851,  in  Rochester,  111.,  was  mar- 
ried in  Mt.  Pulaski,  Jan.  6, 1868,  to  Walter 
McGraw,  and  died  April  30,  1874,  leaving 
one  child,  RALPH.  BET  TIE,  born  July 
6,  1858,.  and  WILLIAM,  born  Dec.  11, 
1861,  both  in  Mt.  Pulaski.  Orson,  D. 
Johnson  and  family,  live  in  Mt.  Pulaski, 
Logan  county,  Illinois. 

JONES,  HASK1NS,  was  born 
in  Maryland,  and  married  in  JtfFerson 
county,  Term.,  to  Lucy  Tolley,  and  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  in  1835,  settling  in 
Sand  Prairie,  five  miks  east  of  Roches- 
ter. Th<  y  had  thirteen  children — 

JOHN  F.,  married  Lucinda  Pike 
and  died,  leaving  one  child,  CHARLES 
T. 

ELIZABETH,  married  John  L. 
Firey.  See  his  name. 

DA  VI D  C  ,  married  Ann  Griffith  and 
liv»  s  mar  Breckenridge,  111. 

NANCY,  married  James  Campbell, 
and  lives  in  Edinburg,  111. 

MART  P.,  married  John  B.  Eaton. 
See  his  name. 

CARTER  T.,  born  Aug.  17,  1834,  in 
Jefferson  county,  Tenn.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  April  23,  1863,  to  Theiv- 
saTalb.rr,  has  four  childr  n,  FANNY, 
LUCY,  BETTY  and  CARTER  T., 
Jun.,  and  lives  four  milts  south  of  Roches- 
ter, Illinois. 

HASK1NS,  Jun.,  married  Lettie 
Swe<  t,  who  died,  and  he  married  Again, 
and  lives  near  Breckenridge,  Illinois! 


LUCY  J.,  married  John  H.  Martin, 
and  lives  near  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

PR  ISC  ILL  A,  married  Thomas 
Stokes.  See  his  name.  He  died  and  she 
married  James  Lay,  and  lives  in  Kansas. 

Haskins  Jones  died  in  1842,  and  his 
widow  died  April,  1873,  he  in  Sangamon, 
and  she  in  Christian  county,  Illinois. 

KENNET,  NINIAN  E.     See  page 

425.  He   was    married  Nov.    15,  1876,10 
Virginia  E.  Dodds,  daughter  of  F.  Evving 
Dodds.     See  his  name,  page  255. 

KEYS,   ISAAC,    Jim..     See  puge 

426.  His  son,  EDWARD  D.,   was  mar- 
ried   Oct.    10,    1876,    to    Lulie     Todd,    in 
Springfield,  Illinois.     His  daughter,   AN- 
NIE E.,  was    married    Dec.    7,    1876,   in 
Springfield,  to  Alvin  B.  Hoblet,  of  Pekin, 
111.    Mr.  Hoblet  is  cashier  of  the  Farmers' 
National  Bank  of  that  city. 

KEYES,  CHARLES  A.     See  page 

427.  His  infant  daughter,  ELIZABETH  M., 
died  July  18,   1876. 

LAMB,  SUSAN  M.  See  page  435: 
Her  daughter,  Hannah  M.  Slater,  was 
married  Sept.  27,  1876,  in  Chicago,  to 
Walter  Trumbull. 

LANTERMAN,  PEJ^ER.  Page 
443.  He  died  Oct.  9,  1876,  near  Elkhart, 
Illinois. 

LINCOLN,  ABRAHAM.  Page 
456.  An  attempt  was  made  on  the  night 
alter  the  Presidential  election,  Nov.  7, 
1876^0  steal  his  body  from  the  sarcophagus, 
in  the  National  Lincoln  Monument.  The 
thieves  were  detected  in  the  act  but 
escaped.  Two  nit  n  are  under  arrest. 
charged  with  the  crime,  and  are  now — 
December,  1876 — in  jail  at  Springfield, 
awaiting  trial.  Their  reputed  object  was 
to  secure  a  large  reward  in  money,  and  the 
release  of  an  engraver,  who  is  serving  a 
ten  y<ars  term  in.  the  Illinois  Penitentiary, 
.for  engraving  and  issuing  counterfeit 
money. 

LINDSAY,  JOHN,  was  born  in 
1773  at  Fort  Pitt,  now  Pittsburgh,  Penn. 
He  was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Fleming 
county,  Kentucky.  He  was  married  there 
in  the  year  1800  to  Mary  Glass.  She  died 
January,  1811,  leaving  five  children,  and 
Mr.  Lindsay  was  married  there  in  Sep- 
tember, 1811.  They  had  one  child  in 
Kentucky,  and  moved  in  181710  St.  Clair 
county,  Illinois,  where  they  had  one  child, 
and  moved  to  what  is  now  Sangamon 
county  in  1819,  settling  in  what  is  now  the 


EARL?  SE'lTLBRS  OF 


vvestern  part  of  Springfield.     Of  his  chil- 
li-en— 

REBECCA,  born  September,  1802, 
in  Kentucky,  marriecl  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  Andrew  Orr,  and  died  within  one 
year. 

POLLY,  born  September,  1804,  in 
Kentucky,  married  James  Smith,  and  died 
there,  leaving  one  child,  AMANDA. 

DA  VID  H.,  born  February,  1807,  in 
Fleming  county,  Kentucky,  married  in 
1832,  in  Sangamon  county  to  Mary  A. 
Dorrance.  They  had  four  children, 
MAR\  S.,  born  March,  1833,  died  Jan. 
6,  1869,  in  Shelby  county,  Illinois.  MAR- 
GARET A.,  born  March,  1836,  married 
B.  F.  Sinard.  She  died,  leaving  a  son, 
MILTON  siiVARD,  wholives  in  Mt.  Auburn, 
Illinois.  fMARQUIS  D.,  born  March 
23,  1839,  enlisted  August  9,  1861,  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  B,  3Oth  111.  Inf.,  served  full 
term,  and  was  honorably  discharged  Aug. 
27,  1864.  He  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  Oct.  31,  1866,  to  Margaret  Kinney, 
who  was  born  April  6, 1839,  in  Cazenovia, 
New  York.  They  had  two  children. 
LOGAN  L.  lives  with  his  parents.  IDA 
MAY  died  in  her  fourth  year.  M.  D, 
Lindsay  lives  near  Loami,  Illinois. 
MARTHA,  born  March,  1842,  married 
Daniel  Young.  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Lindsay 
died  in  1846,  while  her  husband  was  in 
Mexico.  David  H.  Lindsay  was  a  soldiei 
in  the  4th  111.  Inf.,  under  Colonel  E.  D. 
Baker.  He  served  one  year  from  June, 
1846,  returned  home  and  died  in  1847,  °* 

:  in  the  army. 

ORGE  G.,  born  November,  1808, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Margaret  Ward,  and  died  there,  leaving 
one  child,  JAMES. 

AMANDA  L.,  born  December,  1810, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  John  Morgan,  and  died,  leaving  four 
children,  ELIZABETH,  SALLY  ANN, 
JOHN  W.  and  SOPHIA  S. 

Bv  the  second  wife: 

JOHN  P.,  born  July,  1814,  in  Flem- 
ing county,  Kentucky,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  in  1839,10  Virginia  B.  Young. 
They  had  six  children  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. MARY  J.,  bom  July  22,  1840,  mar- 
ried Seth  Moore,  and  lives  in  Lawndale, 
Illinois.  MELISSA  G.,  born.  Dec.  23, 
1841,  married  Charlie  E.  Morton,  and 
lives  near  Centerville,  Iowa.  James  N., 
born  July  30,  1842,  is  unmarried,  and  lives 


in  Centerville,  Iowa.  ELIZABETH, 
born  Feb.  i  ^,  1846,  died  aged  seven  years. 
ELIZA  ANN,  born  Sept.  15,  1848,"  mar- 
ried William  A.  Smith,  and  lives  in  Col- 
fax  county,  Nebraska.  JOHN  W.,  born 
March  22,  1850,  is  unmarried,  and  lives  in 
Russell  county,  Kansas.  Mrs.  Virginia 
B.  Lindsay  died  May  2,  1850,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  J.  P.  Lindsay  married 
Eliza  A.  McCandless,  and  in  1853  moved 
to  Logan  county,  where  they  had  five 
living  children,  SOPHIA  BELLE,  FLO- 
RENCE P.,  ALMA  M.,  CHARLES 
E.  and  WINNIE  M.  John  P.Lindsay 
resides  near  Lincoln,  Logan  county,  111. 

ABRAHAM  L.,  born  April  to,  1819, 
in  St.  Clair  county,  Illinois,  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Ann  Wise.  They 
have  seven  living  children.  JOHN  D.  is 
married  and  lives  in  Ottawa,  Kansas. 
NANCY  J.  married  B.  H.  Lake  and 
and  lives  in  Mount  Pulaski,  Illinois. 
SOPHIA  MAY,  marrried  N.  Elkin,  and 
lives  near  Elkhart,  Illinois.  WILLIAM 
H.,  EVA  E.,  GEORGE  B.  and  HAR- 
RIET C.  live  near  Elkhart,  Logan  coun- 
ty, Illinois.  Mrs.  Ann  Lindsav  died  Jan- 
uary, 1865,  near  Elkhart,  Illinois,  and 
Abram  L.  Lindsay  now — 1876 — lives  in 
Russell  county,  Kansas. 

LORD,  JOSEPH  T.,  was  an 
earlv  settler  of  Sangamon  county.  His 
son,"  WILLIAM  N.  Lord,  lives  near 
Breckenridge,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MCCLELLAND,  JOHN.   His  son, 

Dr.  Robert  McClelland,  was  married 
Sept.  8,  1874,  to  Susan  Turley,  near  Wil- 
liamsville,  Illinois. 

McGINNIS,  JOHN  J,  See  his 
name,  page  499.  His  widow,  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth McGinnis,  was  married  in  December, 
1874,  to  Y.  B.  Clark,  and  lives  at  Clarks- 
dale,  Christian  county,  Illinois. 

McGRAW,  ABSOLOM  D., 
See  his  name,  page  501.  He  died  in  the 
autumn  of  1876  near  Springfield,  Illinois. 

MeKINNIE,  WILLIAM  A. 
'Page  504.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Emma  Mc- 
Kinnie,  died  Nov.  22,  1876. 

McMURltT,  ARTHUR  B.  His 
daughter,  MARTHA  J.,  marriecl  Robert 
Elder,  and  live  near  Girard,  Crawford 
county,  Kansas.  His  son,  LEWIS  S., 
lives  near  Girard,  Crawford  county,  Kan. 

McMURR  T,  L  O  GAN.  His  daughter, 
Mary  E.,  married  Hiram  F.  Robhins,  who 
was  born  in  Warren  county,  Pennsylvania, 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


came  to  Ogle  county,  Illinois,  enlisted 
M-irch,  1862,  in  Co.  A,  I2th  111.  Cav.,  for 
three  years,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
March.  186^,  went  to  Maple  Grove,  Kan- 
sas, in  May,  1866,  and  was  married  there 
[uly  26.  1868. 

NUCKOLLS,  JOHN.  See  his 
name,  page  548.  His  widow,  Mrs.  Ann 
Nuckolls,  died  Sept.  30,  1876,  aged  nearly 
ninety  years. 

ORR,  ROBERT,  was  born  in 
Wythe  county,  Virginia,  and  was  there 
married  to  Sarah  Messersmith.  They 
moved  to  Ohio  in  1817,  to  Connersville, 
Indiana,  in  1818,  and  to  Springfield,  Illi- 
nois, in  1826.  They  had  ten  children — 

AX  DREW,  M'E  LINDA;  ALEX- 
AX  HER  S.  married  Eliza  J.  Wallace, 
and  lives  near  Auburn,  Illinois.  ELIZ.A- 
BETH,  NANCY  J.;  HIRAM  mar- 
ried Savilla  Ranch,  and  both  died. 
ROBERT,  MARGARET;  SA)[- 
UEL  married  Jane  Laswell,  and  lives 
near  Auburn,  Illinois. 

Robert  Orr  and  his  wife  both  died  near 
Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

POWER,  GEORGE.  See  his 
name,  page  578.  He  was  awarded  the 
premium  of  a  gold  headed  cane  for  the 
most  skillful  feat  of  horseback  riding,  by 
an  elderly  gentleman,  at  thp  fair  of  the 
Sangamon  county  Agricultural  Society, 
in  September,  1876.  He  was  in  his' 
seventy-ninth  year,  and  the  eldest  of  five 
competitors.  The  cane  was  presented  in 
presence  of  the  largest  number  of  visitors 
during  the  fair,  by  the  president  of  the 
society,  ex-Governor  John  M.  Palmer. 

PRICKETT,  Mrs.  CHAR- 
LOTTE G.  See  page  581.  She  died 
Nov.  2,  1876,  in  Springfield. 

PURSELL,  WILLIAM.  See 
Jiis  name,  page  jpo.  His  daughter, 
ALICE  BELLE,  was  married  Nov.  2, 
1876,  to  William  T.  Kincaid,  near  Farm- 
ingdale,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

RIDGELY,  CHARLES,  was  born 
Jan.  17,  1836,  in  Springfield,  Illinois.  He 
is  the  eldest  son  of  N.  H.  Ridgely — page 
616 — by  his  second  witV,  who  was  the 
daughter  of  Jonathan  Huntington,  and 
was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.  Her  brother, 
Hon.  George  L.  Huntington,  deceased, 
was  mayor  of  Springfield  in  1 86 1-2. 
Charles  Ridgely  entered  the  preparatory 
department  of  Illinois  College  at  Jack- 
sonville, in  October, 


March,  1852,  withdrew  from  the  col- 
lege to  accept  a  position  in  Clark's  Ex- 
change Bank,  which  was  organized  at  that 
time  in  Springfield  by  his  father  in  con- 
nection with  some  eastern  capitalists. 
June  22,  1853,  he  became  cashier  of  the 
bank,  which  position  he  occupied  until  it 
was  wound  up,  March  29,  1855.  His 
father,  N.  H.  Ridgely,  succeeded  to  the 
business  of  Clark's  bank,  as  a  private 
banker.  Charles  took  the  place  of  cashier 
with  him,  where  he  continued  until  April 
i,  1859,  when  he  was  admitted  into  part- 
nership with  his  father  in  the  banking  bus- 
iness; the  new  firm  name  being  N.  II. 
Ridgelf  &  Co.  Charles'  brother,  William 
was  admitted  as  a  member  of  the  firm 
April  i,  1864,  and  its  business  continued 
until  Oct.  i,  1866,  when  it  was^  merged 
into  theRidgtly  National  Bank.  Chas. 
Ridgely  became  vice  president  at  the 
organization,  and  now — December,  1876 
— continues  to  hold  that  position.  In 
1871,  he  was  mainly  instrumental  in  or- 
ganizing the  Springfield  Iron  Company, 
and  building  the  Rolling  Mill  at  Spring- 
field. He  bee  'me,  and  continues  to  be  the 
President  of  that  company.  As  a  compli- 
ment to  the  President  of  the  company,  the 
new  postofrice  at  the  mills  bears  the  name 
of  Ridgely.  Charles  Ridgely  is  also  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Beard,  Hickox  & 
Co.,  proprietors  of  the  North  Coal  Shaft. 
In  1870  he  was  honored  with  the  nomina- 
tion of  the  Democratic  party  as  candidate 
for  the  office  t>f  state  treasurer  of  Illi- 
nois, but  the  party  being  in  the  minor- 
ity, he,  in  common  with  the  entire  ticket, 
was  defeated.  He  has  served  two  terms 
as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of 
the  city  of  Springfield.  He  was  married 
June  10,  1857,  to  Jane  M.,  youngest 
daughter  of  James  W.  Barret.  She 
was  born  in  Island  Grove,  Sangamon 
county.  They  have  four  children ;  WIL- 
LIAM BARRET,  E  DWARD, 
FRANKLIN  and  MARY  LEE.  Chas. 
Ridgely,  wife  and  children  reside  in 
Springfield,  111. 

SHORT,  CALEB.  His  grandson, 
JOHN*  K.,  died  Feb.  24,  1876,  in  Nodaway 
county,  Missouri. 

SMITH,  DEWITT  C.,  was  elected 
Nov.  7,  1876,  to  represent  Sangamon 
county  two  years  in  the  Legislature  of  Illi- 
nois. He  resides  at  Bates. 


SANGAMON  COUNT?. 


SMITH,,  GEROGE  M.  See 
his  name,  page  666.  His  son,  JACOB 
H.,  was  marrit  d,  not  in  Hennepin,  but  in 
Washington,  Tazewell  county,  Illinois,  to 
Joanna  Higgins,  who  was  born  Oct.  26, 
1819,  in  Cumberland  county,  Ken  ucky. 
They  have  eight  children,  namely, 
GEORGE  D.,  was  married  Sept.  3,  1874, 
in  Missouri,  to  Mattie  Force,  and  now 
lives  in  Hope,  Hempstead  county,  Ark. 
MARY  J.  was  married  June  21,  1866,  in 
Saline  county,  Missouri,  to  Dr.  Robert  S. 
McNutt.  They  have  four  children, 

SAMUEL,  JOANNA,  MARY  and  ROBERT,  and 

live  in  Rocheport,  Boone  county,  Missouri. 
WILLIAM  T.,  born  April  28,  ^850,  in 
Saline  county,  Missouri,  and  now — 1876 — 
lives  in  Berlin,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
MATILDA  J.  was  married  Dec.  2,  1871, 
to  John  H.  Herring,  have  one  child,  WIL- 
LIAM s.,  and  reside  near  Herndon,  Saline 
county,  Missouri.  ANNA  E.,  ALICE 
W.  and  MATTIE  F.  live  with  their 
father,  near  Marshal,  Saline  county,  Mo. 
FREDERICK  N.  lives  with  his  brother, 
George  D.,  in  Arkansas.  George  M. 
Smith's  son,  JOHN  W.,  left  five  chil- 
dren, namely,  AMANDA,  married 
George  W.  Parrish,  and  has  one  child, 
DAISEY  MAY.  MARY  M.  and  CARRIE 
live  with  their  sister,  Mrs.  Parrish,  in 
Oshkosh,  Wisconsin.  JOSEPH  B.  and 
WILL  A.  live  with  their  uncle,  Fox,  in 
Quincy,.  Illinois.  George  M.  Smith's 
daughter,  ELSIE  A.,  born  Dec.  20, 
1830,  in  Jennings  county,  Indiana,  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  July  4,1842, 
to  Stephen  Butler,  who  was  born  Nov. 
13,  1815,  in  Adair  county,  Kentucky. 
They  have  ten  children,  namely,  JOHN, 
born  May  5,  1843,  MARY  C.,  born  Oct. 
8,  1844,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married 
May  7,  1864,  to  D.  A.  Russell,  and  live  in 
Harrrison  county,  Iowa.  H.  G.,  born 
Sept.  20,  1846,  married  March  11,  1876,  to 
Ida  Willes..  MARTHA  M.,  born  Feb. 
19,  1848,  married  Dec.  2,  1868,  to  Alfred 
H.  Fairchilds,  and  lives  in  Jefferson  coun- 
ty, Iowa.  SOPHRONIA,  born  F^b.  23, 
1850;  ELIZABETH,  born  July  1,1852, 
in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  HAR- 
RIET, born  Sept.  7/1855;  OWEN,  born 
Sept.  16,  1857;  BASSETT,  bora  July 
16,  1859,  and  SAMANTHA,  born  July 
7,  1863,  the  four  latter  in  Jefferson  county, 


Iowa.  Stephen  Butler  and  family  now — 
November,  1876 — reside  near  Missouri 
Valley  postoffice,  Harrison  county,  Iowa. 
Smith,  Lawson  H.  See  his  name,  page 
108.  He  died  Dec.  12,  1876,  near  Roches- 
ter, Illinois. 

STEPH  E  N  SON,  JAMES. 
See  his  name,  page  684.  He  was  born 
July  3,  1872.  His  son,  WILLIAM  C., 
born  Oct.  10,  1812.  HANNAH  A.,  born 
Oct.  12,  1814,  married  Jacob  Zwingle. 
He  died  Feb.  8,  1876.  Their  son,  WIL- 
LIAM M.  Zwingle,  was  married  May 
25,  1876,  to  Eliza  Graham.  JAMES 
W.,  born  May  20,  1816,  moved  from 
Audrain  county,  Missouri,  to  Pike  county, 
Illinois.  FINIS  E.,  born  Sept.  29, 1818. 
He  moved  from  Chandlerville,  Illinois,  to 
Wichita,  Kansas.  HARRIET  married 
William  N.  Spears.  She  moved  from 
Lincoln,  in  1876,  to  Tallula,  Menard 
county,  Illinois. 

THAYER, WILLJAM  P.  See 
his  name,  page  710.  His  daugh'er, 
BERTIE,  was  married  Nov.  30,  1876, 
to  Lee  Hickox,  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

WALLACE,  WILLIAM.  See  his 
name,  page  747.  His  son,  BENJAMIN 
F.,  moved  from  Keokuk,  Iowa,  to  Macon, 
Macon  county,  Illinois.  His  daughter, 
JANE  ELIZABETH,  married  Dr.  John 
F.  Sanders.  See  his  name,  page  637. 

WEBSTER,  BE  LA  C.,  was 
one  of  the  early  merchants  of  Springfield. 
A  sketch  of  him  was  expected  but  had 
not  arrived  when  this  record  closed,  Dec. 
15,  1876. 

WHITESIDES,  NICHOLAS  B. 
Page  764.  His  daughter,  EMILY  C., 
was  married  Nov.  21,  1876,  to  James  F. 
Demmit,  of  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

W  ILK  I  SON,  GARY,  was  born 
in  Kentucky,  and  married  there  to  Nancy 
Moon.  They  came  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  among  the  early  settlers.  They 
had  four  children.  Their  son,jREUBEJV, 
resides  in  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

Cary  Wilkison  died  in  1834,  and  his 
widow  married  James  Snodgrass,  Jun. 
See  his  name,  page  671. 

TOCOM,  SAMUEL.  Page  792. 
His  daughter,  REBECCA,  married  John 
W.  Ham,  not  Horn.  See  his  name,  page 
352- 


LIST  OF  POST  OFFICES'*   SANGAMQH  COUNTY    ILLINOIS 


Cross  Plains 
Cyrran 
Daw  son 


Berlin 

Berry  at 

Bradforton(not  orfan/t.  edj 

Brekinridge 

Buffalo 

Buffalo  Heart 

CanLntt 

Chatham 

Cotton  Hill 


lies  Junction 
III  i  op  olis 
Loami 
Lowder 


Salisbury 

Sherman 

$f»""i$fielc/ 


New  Berlin 
New  City 
Pawnee 


SANGAMON  €OUNTY 


JOHN     CARROLL     POWER 
SPFVNGflELO  /LLINO/S 

Ji.  Wilson   &  Co. 


«> 


HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 


THE  first  white  men  who  explored  the  upper  Mississippi  valley  were  Jesuit  mission- 
aries from  New  France — now  Canada.     They  visited  the  southern  shores  of  the 
great  northern  lakes,  for  the  purpose  of  communicating  a  knowledge  of  Christianity 
to  the  ahoriginal  natives. 

Jacques  Marquette,  a  Roman  Catholic  priest,  and  Louis  Joliet,  a  merchant  from 
Quebec,  with  two  canoes  and  five  men,  left  Green  Bay  and  went  down  the  Wisconsin 
river  to  the  Mississippi,  entering  the  latter  stream  June  17,  1673.  They  floated  down 
the  "father  of  waters,"  making  frequent  stoppages  among  the  Indians,  and  passed  be- 
low the  mouth  of  the  Ohio  river.  Here  they  found  the  savages  disposed  to  be  hostile, 
which  caused  them  to  return.  On  approaching  the  mouth  of  the  Illinois  river,  on  their 
way  up,  they  were  told  by  the  aborigines,  that  if  they  would  follow  the  course  of  that 
stream  their  route  to  the  lakes  wrould  be  much  shorter.  Accepting  this  advice,  the 
party  reached  Lake  Michigan,  at  a  point  where  Chicago  now  stands.  Other  French- 
men came  by  the  way  of  Canada  and  the  lakes,  and  in  a  few  years  all  this  region  of 
country  was  considered  a  part  of  New  France.  The  French  being  entitled  to  it  by 
right  of  discovery,  their  possession  was  undisputed  for  about  ninety  years. 

Difficulties  arising  between  France  and  England,  at  home,  the  British  government  sent 
an  army  of  one  thousand  regular  soldiers  under  Gen.  Edward  Braddock,  to  make  war 
against  the  French  and  their  native  allies  in  the  new  world.  General  Braddock  landed 
at  Alexandria,  Virginia,  and  after  increasing  his  army  to  twenty-two  hundred  men,  by 
the  addition  of  provincials,  or  citizens  of  the  country,  he  marched  to  attack  Fort  Du- 
Quesne,  where  Pittsburgh  now  stands.  Colonel  George  Washington,  who  was  well 
acquainted  with  the  Indian  character,  accompanied  the  expedition  as  a  volunteer  aid. 
General  Braddock  refused  the  counsels  of  Colonel  Washington,  and  the  result  was  the 
surprise  and  defeat  of  his  whole  army  by  the  French  and  Indians.  The  commander 
was  slain  in  the  engagement,  which  took  place  July  9,  1755- 

In  1758  the  English  government  sent  another  army,  which  was  more  successful.  It 
took  Fort  Duquesne,  and  the  war  raged  until  1763,  when  the  fall  of  Quebec  left  the 
English  victorious;  and  by  the  treaty  which  followed,  the  whole  of  New  France  was 
ceded  to  Great  Britain. 

Previous  to  the  year  1673  the  upper  Mississippi  valley  was  known  only  to  the  abori- 
gines or  Indians.  From  the  year  of  its  discovery  by  the  explorations  of  Marquette 

—4 


26  HISTORICAL   PRELUDE. 


and  Joliet,  for  more  than  half  a  century  there  was  no  attempt  at  organized  government. 
The  first  effort  was  made  in  1718,  when  the  "Company  of  the  West"  was  formed  in 
Paris  for  the  government  of-  the  New  World.  In  that  year  the  building  of  Fort  De- 
Chartres  was  commenced,  and  when  completed  was  occupied  as  the  military  headquar- 
ters of  the  French.  It  was  about  sixteen  miles  above  Kaskaskia,  in  the  American  bot- 
tom, three  miles  from  the  bluft  and  three-fourths  of  a  mile  from  the  river.  At  the 
time  New  France  was  ceded  to  England,  in  1763,  Fort  DeChartres  was  occupied  by 
M.  St.  Ange  de  Bellerive,  as  commandant  and  Governor  of  the  Illinois  country.  He 
continued  in  possession  of  the  fort  until  1765,  when  Captain  Sterling,  of  the  forty- 
second  Royal  Highlanders,  was  sent  out  and  took  possession  of  the  fort  and  country,  in 
the  name  of  the  British  government.  He  died  about  three  months  after  his  arrival. 
Fort  Chartres  continued  to  be  the  headquarters  of  the  British  until  1772,  when  part  of 
the  fort  was  destroyed  by  a  great  rise  of  water  in  the  Mississippi  river.  The  English 
garrison  was  then  removed  to  Kaskaskia. 

In  1763  the  population  of  what  is  now  the  State  of  Illinois,  did  not  exceed  three 
thousand.  About  one-third  left  the  country  upon  its  change  of  masters ;  so  that  when 
the  English  took  possession,  the  entire  population,  including  French,  English  and 
negroes,  was  about  two  thousand.  Speaking  of  their  new  seat  of  government,  Rev. 
John  M.  Peck  says:  "In  olden  time,  Kaskaskia  was  to  Illinois  what  Paris  is  at  this 
day  to  France.  Both  were,  at  their  respective  days,  the  great  emporiums  of  fashion, 
gayety,  and  I  must  say,  happiness  also.  In  the  year  1721  the  Jesuits  erected  a  monas- 
tery and  college  in  the  village  of  Kaskaskia,  and  a  few  years  afterwards  it  was  char- 
tered by  the  French  government.  Kaskaskia  for  many  years  was  the  largest  town 
west  of  the  Alleghaney  mountains.  It  was  a  tolerable  place  before  the  existence  of  Pitts- 
burgh, Cincinnati  or  New  Orleans." 

The  English  government  became  fairly  settled  in  their  occupation  of  the  country 
wrested  from  France,  and  then  commenced  that  series  of  parliamentary  enactments  for 
the  taxation  of  the  American  colonies,  without  permitting  them  to  have  any  voice  in 
her  national  councils,  which  led  to  the  revolutionary  struggle.  Open  hostilities  com- 
menced at  Lexington,  Massachusetts,  April  19,  1775.  Couriers  were  despatched,  on 
the  most  fleet-footed  horses,  and  in  a  very  few  days  the  infant  colonies  were  ablaze  with 
excitement,  and  the  call  to  arms  was  responded  to  from  Maine  to  Georgia.  The  first 
Congress  met  in  Philadelphia,  Sept.  5,  1774,  and  continued  its  meetings  by  successive 
adjournments,  until  July  4,  1776,  when  the  American  colonies  were  declared  to  be  free 
and  independent  States.  The  familiar  events  of  the  war  for  independence,  followed 
each  other  in  quick  succession,  until  all  parties  were  engaged  in  the  conflict  along  the 
Atlantic  coast;  but  there  were  British  outposts  in  the  west  which  had  until  1778  r°- 
mained  undisturbed.  It  was  known  that  these  posts  were  depots  for  supplying  the 
Indians  with  arms  and  ammunition,  that  they  might  practice  deeds  of  cruelty  and  mur- 
der against  the  frontier  settlers.  The  general  government  had  not  power  to  command 
without  consent  of  the  States,  even  the  limited  resources  of  the  country ;  but  what  there 
was,  in  the  way  of  soldiers,  seemed  imperatively  demanded  on  the  seaboard.  Under 
these  circumstances,  Colonel  George  Rogers  Clarke,  of  Virginia,  volunteered  to  lead 
an  expedition  against  the  British  garrison  west  of  the  Alleghanies;  and  the  Governor 
and  Council  of  Virginia  took  the  responsibility  of  sending  him  out.  Two  sets  of 
instructions  were  given  him :  One,  which  was  public,  was  for  Col.  Clarke  to  raise 


HIS  TORI  CA  L  PRE  L  ( 'D  /: . 


27 


se\en  companies,  and  proceed  west.  The  secret  and  real  instructions  were  for  him  to 
raise  seven  companies,  of  fifty  men  each,  proceed  to  Kaskaskia,  and  take  and  destroy 
the  garrison  of  Fort  Gates  at  that  place;  and  that  the  object  of  the  expedition  must  be 
kept  a  profound  secret.  The  instructions  were  given  January  2, 1778,  by  the  Governor 
at  \Villiamsburg,  then  the  Capital  of  Virginia.  Col.  Clarke  left  Virginia  on  the  fourth 
of  February  for  Pittsburgh.  He  took  with  him  twelve  hundred  pounds  in  depreciated 
currency  to  defray  the  expenses  of  the  expedition,  and  raised  three  companies  in  Pitts- 
burgh. He  procured  boats,  and  with  his  supplies,  arms  and  ammunition,  descended  the 
Ohio  river  to  "Corn  Island,"  opposite  the  present  city  of  Louisville,  Kentucky,  where 
he  was  met  by  Captain  Bowman,  who  had  gone  down  through  Kentucky  to  raise  a 
companv  of  men.  When  all  were  assembled  on  the  island,  Col.  Clarke  first  declared 
to  them  that  his  point  of  destination  was  Kaskaskia,  in  the  Illinois  country.  From 
Corn  Island  he  descended  with  his  forces  to  Fort  Massac,  at  the  west  side  of  the  Ohio 
river,  about  forty  miles  above  its  junction  with  the  Mississippi.  The  party  left  their 
boats  at  this  point,  and  marched  across  the  country  to  Kaskaskia,  a  distance  of  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  miles,  through  an  unbroken  wilderness. 

Thev  arrived  within  sight  of  the  village  on  the  morning  of  July  4,  1778.  He  con- 
cealed the  main  body  of  his  men,  and  sent  out  spies  to  reconnoitre.  At  night  the  men 
were  divided  into  two  bodies,  one  to  take  the  village  and  the  other,  Fort  Gage.  After 
all  was  in  readiness,  with  the  soldiers  drawn  up  in  line  on  the  banks  of  the  Kaskaskia, 
Col.  Clarke  delivered  a  short  address  to  his  troops,  in  which  he  reminded  them  that  it 
was  the  anniversary  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  and  that  they  must  take  the 
fort  and  village  at  all  hazards.  Fort  Gage  was  a  work  of  considerable  strength, 
mounted  with  cannon  and  defended  by  regular  soldiers.  So  secret  had  been  the  move- 
ments of  the  attacking  party,  and  so  little  were  they  expected,  that  they  reached  the 
very  gates  of  the  fortifications  unperceived.  In  addition  to  this,  they  were  so  fortu- 
nate as  to  get  into  communication  with  an  American  belonging  to  the  fort,  who  led  a 
detachment  of  soldiers,  under  the  celebrated  Simon  Kenton,  inside,  through  a  back 
gate.  The  first  intimation  the  Governor  had  of  their  presence,  was  by  Kenton  giving 
him  a  shake  to  arouse  him  from  his  slumbers.  The  conquest  was  achieved  without  the 
shedding  of  a  drop  of  blood.  The  rhortification  of  Governor  Rocheblave  was  so  great 
when  he  found  himself  a  prisoner  in  the  hands  of  so  small  a  body  of  raw  malitia,  with- 
out having  an  opportunity  to  fire  a  gun,  that  he  refused  to  acknowledge  any  of  the 
courtesies  extended  to  him  on  account  of  his  official  position.  The  only  alternative  for 
Colonel  Clarke,  was  to  send  him  in  irons  to  the  Capital  of  Virginia. 

Soon  after  the  capture  of  Kaskaskia  Colonel  Clarke  communicated  the  result  of  his 
expedition  to  the  Governor,  and  expressed  a  desire  to  have  civil  government  extended 
over  the  conquered  territory.  An  act  was  passed  by  the  law-making  powers  of  Vir- 
ginia, in  October,  1778,  to  establish  the  county  of  Illinois.  "  It  embraced  all  that  part  of 
Virginia  west  of  the  Ohio  river,  and  was  probably  the  largest  county  in  the  world, 
exceeding  in  its  dimensions  the  whole  of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland."  To  speak  more 
definitely,  the  county  of  Virginia,  called  Illinois,  embraced  the  territory  now  included 
in  the  States  of  Ohio,  Indiana,  Illinois,  Wisconsin  and  Michigan. 

After  capturing  Fort  Gates,  the  next  point  to  be  reduced  was  Fort  St.  Vincent,  now 
Vincennes,  Indiana.  This  fortification,  with  Governor  Hamilton  and  seventy-nine  men, 
fell  into  his  hands  February  24,  1779. 


28  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 

Until  this  stage  of  its  history,  the  Illinois  country  had  been  successively  under  savage, 
military,  and  monarchial  rulers;  but  the  time  for  another  change  was  at  hand.  The 
first  republican  Governor  of  Illinois  was  no  less  a  personage  than  the  renowned  Patrick 
Henry,  the  great  orator  of  the  American  Revolution.  He  became  the  Governor  of 
Virginia  in  1776,  and  by  re-election  continued  to  hold  the  office  until  1799.  The  law 
of  Virginia  establishing  the  county  of  Illinois  having  been  enacted  in  October,  1788,  it 
was  in  this  way  that  he  became  the  first  republican  or  democratic  Governor  of  Illinois. 

On  the  twelfth  of  December,  1788,  Governor  Henry  appointed  John  Todd  civil  com- 
mandant and  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  new  county.  He  wrote  Commandant  Todd  a 
lengthy  letter  of  instructions,  in  which  he  says :  "  The  grand  objects  which  are  disclosed 
to  your  countrymen,  will  prove  beneficial  or  otherwise,  according  to  the  nature  and 
abilities  of  those  who  are  called  to  direct  the  affairs  of  that  remote  country.  *  *  * 
One  great  good  expected  from  holding  the  Illinois  is  to  overawe  the  Indians  from  war- 
ring against  the  settlers  on  this  side  of  the  Ohio."  Near  the  close  of  his  letter,  Gov- 
ernor Henry  says :  "  I  think  it  proper  for  you  to  send  me  an  express  once  in  the  month 
with  a  general  account  of  affairs  with  you,  and  any  particulars  you  may  wish  to  com- 
municate." 

The  headquarters  of  Commandant  Todd,  or  the  seat  of  government  for  the  county, 
was  at  Kaskaskia.  The  stay  of  Colonel  Todd  in  Illinois  was  not  of  long  duration. 
Being  under  orders  to  return  to  Virginia,  he  made  it  convenient  to  visit  his  family  at 
Lexington,  Kentucky,  on  the  way.  While  at  Lexington,  news  came  that  the  Indians 
west  of  the  Ohio  were  crossing  over  into  Kentucky.  He  returned  at  the  head  of  his 
command,  to  assist  in  repelling  the  savages,  and  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Blue  Licks. 
See  sketch  of  the  Todd  family  in  this  volume. 

In  1 780  Congress  recommended  to  the  several  States  having  waste  or  unappropriated 
lands,  in  the  western  country,  to  cede  it  to  the  United  States  government  for  the  com- 
mon benefit  of  the  Union.  In  January,  1781,  Virginia  responded  to  the  overture  of 
Congress,  by  yielding  her  claims  to  the  territory  northwest  of  the  Ohio  river,  with  cer- 
tain conditions  annexed.  By  an  act  of  Sept.  13,  1783,  Congress  proposed  to  comply  in 
the  main  with  the  wishes  of  Virginia,  but  suggested  some  modification  of  the  terms. 
On  the  2oth  of  Dec.  following,  the  General  Assembly  of  Virginia  passed  an  act  accept- 
ing the  modified  terms  proposed  by  the  United  States  Congress.  By  this  settlement 
the  United  States  was  to  refund  to  Virginia  all  the  money  that  had  been  expended  by 
that  State  in  her  military  operations  in  conquering  and  holding  the  territory.  It  was 
also  stipulated  that  a  quantity  of  land,  not  exceeding  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand 
acres,  promised  by  the  State  of  Virginia,  should  be  allowed  and  granted  by  the  United 
States  to  General  George  Rogers  Clarke,  and  to  the  officers  and  soldiers  of  his  regi- 
ment who  inarched  with  him  when  the  forts,  Gates,  at  Kaskaskia,  and  St.  Vincent, 
now  Vincennes,  were  reduced;  and  to  the  officers  and  soldiers  who  were  afterwards 
incorporated  into  that  regiment.  By  this  act  the  representatives  of  that  State,  in  Con- 
gress, were  instructed  and  empowered  to  transfer  the  territory,  by  deed,  to  the  United 
States.  The  deed  was  executed  March  i,  1784,  and  signed  by  Thomas  Jefferson, 
Samuel  Hardy,  Arthur  Lee,  and  James  Monroe.  By  Virginia  protecting  the  frontier 
settlers  from  the  cruelties  of  Indian  warfare,  she  very  justly  goes  down  to  posterity  with 
the  honor  of  having  donated  to  the  general  government,  territory  from  which  has  grown 
five  of  the  very  best  States  of  the  American  Union.  But  while  she  was  generous  to 


ORDINANCE  OF  1787.  39 


the  public,  she  failed  to  be  just  to  the  man  who  was  instrumental  in  bringing  so  much 
honor  upon  herself.  In  Butler's  history  of  Kentucky  it  is  said  of  George  Rogers 
Clarke:  "  The  government  of  Virginia  failed  to  settle  his  accounts.  Private  suits  were 
brought  against  him  for  public  supplies,  which  ultimately  swept  away  his  fortune,  and 
with  this  injustice  the  spirit  of  the  hero  fell,  and  the  General  never  recovered  his  ener- 
gies, which  had  stamped  him  as  one  of  nature's  noblemen.  At  the  same  time  it  is  feared 
that  a  too  extensive  conviviality  contributed  its  mischievous  effects."  The  latter  was, 
most  likely,  the  real  cause  of  his  misfortunes. 


THE  ORDINANCE  OF  1787. 


July  13, 1787,  an  ordinance  for  the  government  of  the  Northwestern  Territory,  ceded 
by  Virginia  to  the  United  States,  was  enacted  by  Congress,  and  General  Arthur  St. 
Clair  appeared  at  Marietta,  on  the  Ohio  river,  and  put  the  new  government  in  opera- 
tion. Washington  county  was  the  first  organized,  and  included  a  considerable  portion 
of  the  present  State  of  Ohio.  In  February,  1790,  Governor  St.  Clair  and  his  Secre- 
tary, Winthrop  Sargeant,  arrived  at  Kaskaskia  and  organized  the  county  of  St.  Clair, 
which  embraced  more  than  half  the  present  State  of  Illinois.  The  first  legislative  body 
for  the  Northwestern  Territory  assembled  at  what  is  now  Cincinnati,  September  16, 
1789.  On  the  third  of  October,  General  William  H.  Harrison  was  elected  the  first  del- 
egate to  represent  the  Northwestern  Territory  in  the  Congress  of  the  United  States, 
and  for  more  than  ten  years  its  government  continued  without  change. 

May  7,  1800,  an  act  of  Congress  provided  for  the  organization  of  a  territorial  gov- 
ernment to  be  called  Ohio.  November  29,  1802,  it  was  admitted  to  the  Union  as  a 
.State,  with  its  seat  of  government  at  Chillicothe. 

From  the  time  the  territorial  government  of  Ohio  was  organized,  the  remainder  con- 
tinued to  be  governed  as  the  Northwestern  Territory.  The  same  year  Ohio  was 
admitted  as  a  State — 1802 — the  Territory  of  Indiana  was  organized,  with  William 
Ilenrv  Harrison  as  Governor.  In  1803  the  first  legislature  of  Indiana  Territory  assem- 
bled at  Vincennes.  Illinois  being  then  a  part  of  Indiana  Territory,  St.  Clair  county 
sent  three  representatives.  Indiana  was  not  admitted  as  a  State  into  the  Union  until 
1816,  but  seven  years  previous  to  that  time  had  lost  more  than  half  its  area. 

By  an  act  of  Congress,  approved  February  3,  i  809,  Illinois  was  separated  from  In- 
diana, and  provision  made  for  organizing  a  Territorial  Government.  Hon.  Ninian 
Edwards,  Chief  Justice  of  Kentucky,  was  appointed  by  President  Madison,  to  be  the 
first  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Illinois.  The  government  was  organized,  in  the 
absence  of  Governor  Edwards,  by  Nathaniel  Pope,  Territorial  Secretary,  April  28,  1809. 
Governor  Edwards  arrived  at  Kaskaskia  early  in  June,  and  on  the  eleventh  of  that 
month  took  the  oath  of  office.  He  was  Governor  during  the  whole  territorial  existence 
of  Illinois.  His  first  commission  was  dated  March  7,  1809;  re-appointed  November 


3o  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 

12,  1812;  again  re-appointed  Jan.  16,  1816.  From  1809  to  1812  all  the  legislation  was 
done  "  By  authority  of  the  Governor  and  Judges."  They  did  not  enact  laws,  hut  selec- 
ted from  the  territorial  laws  of  Indiana,  and  from  the  State  of  Kentucky  such  as  were 
suitable  to  the  situation,  and  declared  them  to  be  the  laws  of  the  Territory  of  Illinois. 
During  those  three  years  the  Territory  was  without  a  voice  in  Congress. 

The  first  election  in  Illinois  was  held  by  order  of  Governor  Edwards,  March  14, 
1812,  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  if  the  people  generally  desired  to  take  part  in  the 
government  and  relieve  the  Governor  and  Judges  of  so  much  responsibility.  The  re- 
sult of  the  election  was  favorable  to  the  change.  That  involved  the  necessity  for 
another  election,  which  was  ordered  for  October  ninth,  tenth  and  eleventh,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  choosing  a  delegate  to  Congress  and  members  of  the  Territorial  Legislature. 
The  members  thus  elected  assembled  at  Kaskaskia  November  25,  1812,  being  the  first 
legislative  body  in  the  territory.  From  that  time  to  1818,  all  business  was  done  in  the 
name  of  the  "Legislative  Council  and  House  of  Representatives."  That  body  asseni- 
bled  annually  in  December. 

By  an  act  of  Congress,  approved  April  18,  1818,  the  people  of  Illinois  were  authori- 
zed to  advance  from  a  Territorial  to  a  State  Government.  In  August  an  election  was 
held  for  State  officers  and  a  representative  in  Congress.  The  State  was  admitted  into 
the  Union  Dec.  3,  1818.  Shaclrach  Bond,  who  had  been  a  delegate  in  Congress  from 
1812  to  1815,  and  receiver  in  the  land  office  from  that  time  until  the  State  was  admitted 
to  the  Union,  was  elected  the  first  Governor  under  the  State  organization.  Ex-Gov- 
ernor Edwards  and  Jesse  B.  Thomas  were  chosen  by  the  legislature  to  be  the  first 
United  States  Senators. 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


When  Illinois  was  admitted  to  the  Union  it  was  composed  of  thirty-three  counties, 
but  Sangamon  county  and  Springfield  were  unknown.  The  county  was  created,  by  a 
law  of  the  State,  entitled : 

"An  act  establishing  the  County  of  Sangamon" — Approved  January  30,  1821. 

SECTION  i.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  represented  in 
the  General  Assembly,  That  all  that  tract  of  country  within  the  following  boundaries, 
to-wit: — Beginning  at  the  northeast  corner  of  township  twelve  north,  on  the  third 
principal  meridian,  thence  north  with  said  meridian  to  the  Illinois  river,  thence  down 
the  middle  of  said  river  to  the  mouth  of  Balance  or  Negro  creek,  thence  up  said  creek 
to  its  head,  thence  through  the  middle  of  the  prairie  which  divides  the  waters  of  the 
Sangamon  and  Mauves  Terre,  to  the  northwest  corner  of  township  twelve  north,  range 
seven  west,  of  the  third  principal  meridian,  thence  east  along  the  north  boundary  of 
township  twelve  to  the  place  of  beginning,  shall  constitute  a  separate  county  to  be  called 
Sansramon. 


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SECTION  2.  Be  it  further  enacted,  That  so  soon  as  the  county  commissioners  of 
said  county  shall  be  elected  and  duly  qualified  into  office,  they  shall  meet  at  some  con- 
venient place  in  said  county,  and  determine  on  some  place  as  near  the  centre  of  the  pop- 
ulation of  said  county  as  circumstances  will  admit,  and  such  place,  when  selected  by 
said  county  commissioners,  shall  be  the  temporary  seat  of  justice  for  said  county,  until 
otherwise  provided  by  law:  Provided,  however,  that  if  any  settler  or  settlers,  owner  or 
owners,  of  the  place  so  selected  as  aforesaid,  shall  refuse  to  ,have  the  temporary  seat  of 
justice  fixed  on  his,  or  her  or  their  improvements,  then  the  said  commissioners  may  de- 
termine on  such  other  place  contiguous  thereto  as  they  may  deem  proper. 

SECTION  3.  Be  it  further  enacted,  That  said  county  commissioners  shall  be  allowed 
the  same  compensation  for  the  time  necessarily  employed  in  fixing  the  temporary  seat 
of  justice  as  in  other  cases. 

SECTION  4.  Be  it  further  enacted,  That  the  citizens  of  Sangamon  county  arc  here- 
by declared  in  all  respects  entitled  to  the  same  rights  and  privileges  as  are  allowed  in 
general  to  other  counties  in  thus  State;  Provided,  always,  that  in  all  cases  where  free 
holders  only  are  capable  of  performing  any  duty,  or  are  entitled  to  any  privilege;  house- 
keepers shall,  for  all  such  purposes,  be  considered  as  free  holders  in  the  said  Sangamon 
county,  and  shall  and  may  do  and  perform  all  duties  appertaining  to  the  different  offices 
in  the  county. 

SECTION  5.  Be  it  further  enacted,  That  the  county  of  Sangamon  shall  compose  a 
part  of  the  first  judicial  circuit  of  the  State. 

That  all  may  understand  the  difference  between  the  boundaries  of  the  county  when 
organized,  and  the  present  bouadaries,  it  is  only  necessary  to  spread  before  you  any  late 
township  map  of  the  State  and  trace  the  following  boundaries:  Commencing  at  the 
northeast  corner  of  Locust  township,  in  Christian  county,  thence  north  to  a  point  on  the 
Illinois  river,  about  two  miles  west  of  the  city  of  Peru,  thence  down  the  middle  of  said 
river  to  what  is  now  the  boundary  line  between  Cass  and  Morgan  counties,  thence  east 
to  the  northeast  corner  of  Morgan  county,  thence  south  on  the  line  between  Morgan 
and  Sangamon  counties,  to  the  northwest  corner  of  Otter  township,  in  Macoupin  county, 
thence  east  to  the  place  of  beginning.  It  will  be  seen  that  the  boundaries  between  this 
county  and  Morgan,  Macoupin  and  Montgomery,  are  unchanged.  The  original  metes 
and  bounds  of  Sangamon  county,  as  given,  embraced  the  following  counties  and  parts 
of  counties,  as  at  present  constituted :  Part  of  Christian,  a  small  part  of  Macon,  all  of 
Logan,  part  of  McLean,  all  of  Tazewell,  part  of  Woodford,  part  of  Marshall,  part  of 
Putnam,  all  of  Mason,  all  of  Menard,  and  all  of  Cass. 

The  territory  constituting  the  county  was  thus  set  apart  by  law,  but  it  was  without 
officers.  For  the  purpose  of  supplying  them  an  election  was  held  Monday,  April  2, 
1821,  at  the  house  of  John  Kelly.  At  this  election  William  Drennan,  Zachariah  Peter, 
and  Rivers  Cormack  were  elected  county  commissioners.  They  met  the  next  day, 
each  took  the  oath  of  office,  and  at  once  entered  upon  the  discharge  of  their  duties. 
The  following  is  a  transcript  from  the  original  records  of  their  first  term  of  court: 

APRIL  3,  1821 : 

At  a  Special  Term  of  the  County  Commissioners'  Court  for  the  County  of  Sanga- 
mon, begun  and  held  at  the  house  of  John  Kelly,  on  Spring  creek,  on  the  third  day  of 


32  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 


April,  1821:  Present,  Zachariah  Peter,  Rivers  Cormack,  and  William  Drennan,  com- 
missioners. Ordered  by  the  Court  that  Charles  R.  Matheney  be  appointed  Clerk  of 
the  County  Commissioners  Court  for  the  county  of  Sangamon;  who  thereupon  took 
the  oath  prescribed  by  law,  also  the  oath  of  office,  and  entered  into  bond,  as  the  law 
directs,  with  James  Latham  his  security.  Ordered  that  court  adjourn. 

ZACHARIAH  PETER, 
WM.  DRENNAN, 
RIVERS  CORMACK. 

The  Commissioners  met  again  in  Special  Session,  April  10,  1821,  at  the  same  place. 
Present:  Z.  Peter  and  Wm.  Drennan.  John  Spillers  was  allowed  ten  dollars  for  con- 
veying election  returns  to  Vandalia.  James  Sims  was  appointed  County  Treasurer. 
John  Lindsay,  Stephen  Stillman,  and  John  Robinson,  were  appointed  to  the  office  of 
Justice  of  the  Peace.  The  following  report  was  made  with  reference  to  the  location 
of  the  county  seat : 

WHEREAS,  the  Act  of  the  General  Assembly,  entitled  An  Act,  establishing  the 
county  of  Sangamo,  required  of  the  County  Commissioners  when  elected  and  qualified 
into  office,  to  fix  a  temporary  seat  of  justice  for  said  county:  Therefore,  we,  the  under- 
signed, County  Commissioners  for  said  county,  do  certify  that  we,  after  full  examina- 
tion of  the  situation  of  the  population  of  said  county,  have  fixed  and  designated  a  certain 
point  in  the  prairie  near  John  Kelley's  field,  on  the  waters  of  Spring  creek,  at  a  stake 
marked  Z.  &  D.,  as  the  temporary  seat  of  justice  for  said  county;  and  do  further  agree 
that  the  said  county  seat  be  called  and  known  by  the  name  of  Springfield. 

Given  under  our  hands  this  loth  day  of  April,  1821. 

•ZACHARIAH  PETER. 

WM.  DRENNAN. 

There  is  no  explanation  of  letters  used  in  marking  the  stake,  but  it  is  probable  that 
the  onlv  two  commissioners  present  agreed  to  use  one  initial  from  each  of  their  names. 

The  point  chosen  was  near  what  is  now  the  northwest  corner  of  Second  and  Jeffer- 
son streets.  The  first  court  house  in  the  county  was  built  on  the  same  spot. 

We  find  the  county  of  Sangamo  organized,  and  the  county  seat  temporarily  located 
and  named.  It  may  be  interesting  to  note  some  of  the  incidents  that  influenced  the 
selection  of  that  pai'ticular  spot.  Towns  and  cities  are  born,  live,  and  die,  subject  to  the 
contingencies  of  birth,  life,  and  death,  analagous  to  that  of  human  beings.  About  the 
year  1818,  an  old  bachelor  by  the  name  of  Elisha  Kelly  emigrated  from  North  Carolina 
to  this  State,  stopping  first  in  Macoupin  county.  Mr.  Kelly  was  exceedingly  fond  of  the 
chase,  and  in  prospecting  for  good  hunting  grounds,  wandered  in  between  two  ravines, 
a  couple  of  miles  apart,  running  in  a  northwesterly  direction,  and  emptying  into  Spring 
creek,  a  tributary  of  the  Sangamon  river.  The  deer  with  which  this  country  abounded 
before  the  advent  of  civilization,  made  their  homes  in  the  timber  along  the  larger  water 
courses.  In  the  morning  they  would  leave  the  heavy  timber,  follow  up  the  ravines, 
along  which  the  trees  became  smaller,  and  finally  ran  out  on  the  open  prairie,  They 
would  pass  the  day  amid  the  tall  and  luxuriant  grass,  roaming  about  and  grazing  at 
pleasure,  and  as  nightfall  approached,  return  down-  the  ravines,  to  the  places  they  had 
left  in  the  morning,  each  to  seek  its  lair  for  repose.  The  deer  in  passing  down  these 
ravines,  gave  Mr.  Kelly  an  opportunity  for  the  full  gratification  of  his  ambition  for 


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game.  It  seemed  to  him  so  much  like  a  hunter's  paradise,  that  he  returned  to  his  old  home 
and  induced  his  father,  Henry  Kelly,  and  his  four  brothers,  John,  older  than  himself, 
and  Elijah,  William  and  George,  younger,  to  emigrate  with  him,  those  who  had  fam- 
ilies bringing  them.  He  induced  other  families  among  his  acquaintances  to  emigrate 
also.  More  families  continued  to  move  into  the  country,  and  generally  settled  at  long 
distances  from  each  other,  but  the  principal  settlement  clustered  around  the  Kellvs. 
NVhen  the  commissioners  came  to  locate  the  county  seat,  it  was  discovered  that  the 
Kellev  settlement  was  the  only  place  in  all  the  county,  large  as  it  was,  where  enough 
families  could  be  found  in  the  vicinity  of  each  other  to  board  and  lodge  the  members 
of  the  court  and  those  who  would  be  likely  to  attend  its  sessions. 

The  records  do  not  show  that  anything  more  than  locating  the  countv  seat  was  done 
that  day,  but  in  another  part  of  the  book  we  find  a  copy  of  a  contract  that  was  evi- 
dently entered  into  after  adjournment,  and  before  they  separated.  There  is  no  evidence 
of  any  advertising  for  proposals  to  build  a  court  house,  but  here  is  the  contract: 

Article  of  agreement  entered  into  the  loth  day  of  April,  1821,  between  John  Kelly, 
of  the  county  of  Sangamo,  and  the  undersigned,  county  commissioners  of  said  countv. 
Tin  said  Kelly  agrees  with  said  commissioners  to  build, for  the  use  of  the  said  countv, 
a  court  house  of  the  following  description,  to-wit:  The  logs  to  be  twenty  feet  long, 
the  house  one  story  high,  plank  floor,  a  good  cabin  roof,  a  door  and  window  cut  out, 
the  work  to  be  completed  by  the  first  day  of  May,  next,  for  which  the  said  commis- 
sioners promise,  on  the  part  of  the  county,  to  pay  the  said  Kelly  forty-two  dollars  and 
fifty  cents.  Witness  our  hands  the  day  and  date  above. 

JOHN  KELLY, 
ZACHARIAH  PETER, 
WM.  DRENNAN. 

As  the  temple  of  justice  approached  completion  the  commissioners  found  that  it 
would  be  a  very  nice  summer  building,  but  they  evidently  had  some  doubts  about  it 
for  winter.  So  we  find  another  contract,  of  which  the  following  is  a  copy : 

Jesse  Brevard  agrees  with  the  county  commissioners  to  finish  the  court  house  in  the 
following  manner,  to-wit:  To  be  chinked  outside  and  daubed  inside.  Boards  sawed 
and  nailed  on  the  inside  cracks,  a  good,  sufficient  door  shutter,  to  be  made  with  good 
plank  and  hung  with  good  iron  hinges,  with  a  latch.  A  window  to  be  cut  out,  faced 
and  cased,  to  contain  nine  lights,  with  a  good,  suificient  shutter  hung  on  the  outside. 
A  fire  place  to  be  cut  out  seven  feet  wide,  and  a  good,  sufficient  wooden  chimney, 
built  with  a  good,  sufficient  back  and  hearth.  To  be  finished  by  the  first  of  September, 
next. 

JESSE  BREVARD. 

June  I,  1821. 

June  4,  1821,  the  court  assembled  in  the  court  house  for  which  they  had  signed  the 
contract  twenty-four  days  previous.  A  contract  was  entered  into  that  day  to  build  a 
jail,  first  drawing  up  the  specifications  and  then  writing  the  contract  on  the  back,  of 
which  the  following  is  a  copy: 

Robert  Hamilton  agrees  to   build  the  within  named  jail    for  the  county  of  Sangamo, 
and  to  have  the  same  completed  by  the  first   Monday  in  September,  next,  for  the  sum 
of   eighty  four   dollars   and   seventy-five  cents,  for  which   the    commissioners   agree,  on 
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34  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 

the  part  of  the  county,  that  the   said  Hamilton   shall  be  entitled  to  a  warrant  on   the 
county  treasury  for  the  sum  of  eighty-four  dollars  and   seventy-five  cents,  as  aforesaid. 

ROBERT  HAMILTON. 

•  June  4,  1821. 

The  following  is  a  "description  of  a  jail  for  Sangamo  county,"  to-wit:  The  timber 
to  be  cut  twelve  feet  long,  hewed  twelve  inches  square,  raised  seven  feet  between  the 
floors,  the  upper  and  also  the  under  floor  to  be  of  the  same  kinds  of  timber,  hewed 
and  fit  on  the  sill  with  a  shoulder  of  at  least  three  inches.  The  under  sill  to  be  let  in 
the  ground  so  as  to  let  the  floor  rest  on  the  surface  of  the  earth.  The  logs  to  be 
matched  with  a  half  dove-tail,  and  made  to  close.  The  building  to  be  covered  with  a 
good  cabin  roof,  a  window  cut  eight  inches  square,  half  cut  out  of  the  timber  above 
and  half  below.  A  bar  of  iron  let  into  the  log  above  and  one  below,  one-half  inch 
thick  and  two  inches  wide;  three  bars  of  iron  standing  upright  one  inch  square,  let  in 
through  the  top  and  bottom  bar  and  into  the  timber.  One  door  cut  three  feet  in  width 
and  five  feet  high,  to  be  faced,  or  cheeked,  with  good  timber,  three  inches  thick,  put  on 
with  good  spikes;  a  strong  door  shutter,  made  of  good  oak  plank,  put  together  cross- 
ing and  angling,  with  rivets,  at  least  four  in  each  cross  of  the  plank,  and  fourpenny 
nails,  drove  from  each  side  of  the  door,  not  more  than  one-half  inch  apart.  To  be 
hung  with  three  good,  strong,  iron  hinges,  so  turned  as  not  to  admit  of  the  door  com- 
ing off,  and  a  good,  strong  bolt  lock.  The  building  to  be  completed  by  the  first  Mon- 
day in  September,  next. 

June  4,  1821 : 

At  the  meeting  of  June  4th  John  Hamblin  and  David  Black  were  appointed  con- 
stables. To  this  time  the  records  show  that  the  name  of  the  county  had  been  written 
Sangamo,  but  without  any  apparent  reason,  we  find  a  letter  added,  making  it  Sanga- 
mon. 

June  5,  1821  : 

At  a  meeting  of  the  commissioners  under  this  date,  we  find  that  John  Kellv  was 
allowed  $42.50  due  him  on  contract  for  building  the  court  house,  and  he  was  allowed 
$5.00  for  extra  work.  At  a  meeting  September  I,  1821,  Jacob  Ellis  was  allowed  $4.50 
for  Judge's  seat  and  bar  in  the  court  house.  The  meeting  of  December  4,  1821,  shows 
that  Jesse  Brevard  was  allowed  $20.50  for  finishing  the  court  house,  making  a  total  of 
$72.50  as  the  total  cost  of  the  first  court  house  of  Sangamon  county,  but  even  here  we 
see  that  the  cost  nearly  doubled  the  original  contract  of  $42.50. 

Continuing  the  business  done  on  June  5th,  we  find  that  the  county  was  divided  into 
four  election  districts,  or  townships,  called,  respectively,  Sangamon,  Springfield,  Rich- 
land  and  Union.  Overseers  of  the  poor  were  appointed,  two  for  each  township. 
and  a  board  of  three  trustees  to  look  after  the  overseers  of  the  poor.  It  does  not 
appear  that  any  one  was  appointed  to  look  after  the  trustees.  At  that  meeting  James 
C.  Stephenson  was  appointed  county  surveyor,  and  George  Hay  worth  county  treasurer, 
in  place  of  James  Sims,  who  refused  to  qualify.  Provision  was  made  for  levying  a 
tax  on  houses,  neat  cattle,  wheel  carnages,  stock  in  trade  and  distilleries. 

July  1 6,  1821.  Ordered,  that  one-half  of  one  per  cent,  be  levied  on  all  property  for 
the  purpose  of  paying  for  the  public  buildings,  and  for  other  purposes. 


SANGAMON  COUNTT.  35 


December  4,  1821.  John  Taylor  came  into  court  and  entered  his  protest  against  the 
sufficiency  of  the  jail.  At  the  same  term  it  was  ordered  that  Robert  Pulliam  be  allowed 
to  keep  a  tavern,  or  public  house  of  entertainment,  upon  his  executing  a  bond  and  pay- 
ing to  the  county  the  sum  of  three  dollars,  and  that  he  be  allowed  to  charge  the  follow- 
ing ratc-s,  to-wit:  Meal  of  victuals,  25  cents;  bed  for  night,  121^  cents;  feed  for  horse, 
121^  cents;  keeping  horse  all  night,  37^  cents;  whisky,  for  half  pint,  12^. 

March  term,  1822.  Erastus  Wright  was  authorized  to  keep  a  ferry  across  the  Illinois 
river,  opposite  Fort  Clark,  now  Peoria.  Rates  of  charges  were  fixed  in  the  license. 
We  learn  that  he  never  kept  the  ferry. 

Elijah  Slater,  on  filing  his  bond,  with  Dr.  Gershom  Jayne  as  security,  was  granted 
license  to  keep  a  tavern,  or  public  house  of  entertainment,  in  the  town  of  Springfield, 
and  a  schedule  of  charges  fixed  similar  to  that  annexed  to  Mr.  Pulliam's  license. 

George  Havworth,  the  county  treasurer,  made  what  was  probably  intended  as  his 
annual  report,  although  the  county  had  been  organized  only  about  eleven  months.  The 
amount  of  taxes  collected  for  1821  was  $407.44;  fines  collected,  $40.00,  making  the 
total  receipts  $447.44.  The  amount  paid  out  was  $420.183^.  This  included  the  pay- 
ment of  all  the  officers,  and  of  all  bills  connected  with  the  building  of  the  court  house 
and  jail,  leaving  $27.261^  cents  in  the  treasury,  and  no  public  debt.  From  the  official 
papers  it  appears  that  the  entire  salary  of  the  county  treasurer  for  that  year  was 
$22.26^. 

July  29,  1823,  the  amount  of  taxable  property  returned  to  the  court  was  $129,112.50. 
After  reducing  the  territory  of  the  county  to  about  one-seventh  of  the  original  area, 
we  find  that  the  taxable  property  now — 1876 — amounts  to  about  thirty-five  millions  of 
dollars. 

Adam  Hamilton,  county  treasurer,  reported  at  the  May  term,  1824,  total  amount  of 
collections  was  $875. 87^,  and  the  disbursements  $753.90,  leaving  a  balance  of  $121.97 

in  the  treasury. 

• 

After  the  temporary  location  of  the  county  seat,  a  contest  sprang  up,  looking  to  the 
permanent  location  of  the  same.  At  an  election  of  members  of  the  legislature,  two 
opposing  candidates  went  before  the  people  on  the  merits  of  two  localities.  I.  S.  Pugh 
was  the  candidate  for  Springfield,  and  William  S.  Hamilton,  a  son  of  the  distinguished 
statesman,  Alexander  Hamilton,  represented  Sangamo,  a  beautiful  site  for  a  town  on 
the  banks  of  the  Sangamon  river,  about  seven  miles  west,  bearing  a  little  north  from 
Springfield.  Hamilton  was  elected,  but  Pugh  went  to  Vandalia,  the  capital,  as  a 
lobby  member,  and  succeeded  in  having  commissioners — named  in  the  next  paragraph — 
appointed,  who  proved  to  be  favorable  to  Springfield. 

An  act  of  the  General  Assembly,  approved  December  23,  1824,  provided  for  reduc- 
ing the  boundaries  of  the  county,  and  named  James  Mason,  Rowland  P.Allen,  Charles 
Gear  and  John  R.  Sloo,  as  a  board  of  commissioners  who  should  permanently  locate  the 
county  seat.  A  proviso  in  the  law  forbade  its  being  located  unless  thirty-five  acres  of 
land  was  donated  on  the  spot.  The  commissioners  assembled  March  18,  1825,  and 
confirmed  the  former  location.  More  than  the  requisite  donation  was  made,  forty-two 
acres  being  conveyed  for  that  purpose  by  Elijah  lies  and  Pascal  Enos.  The  land  con- 
veyed was  parts  of  sections  thirty-four  and  twenty-seven,  in  town  sixteen  north,  range 


M7S  TOR  1 CA  L   PREL  UDE. 


hve  west,  of  the  third  principal   meridian.     The  work  of  the  special  commission  wa 
consummated  when  the  county  commissioners  accepted  the  deeds.     They  soon  afte 
ordered  all  the  land  to  be  laid  out  into  town  lots,  and,  after  reserving  one  square  to 
county  buildings,  had  the  remainder  sold.     Wm.  S.  Hamilton  was  appointed  to  lay  oi 
and  map  the  town  lots.     At  the  same  meeting  it  was  ordered  that  the  sale  of  lots  shoulc 
begin  on    the  first   Monday  in    May,  1825,  and  that  it  should  be  so   advertised   in  th 
Edwardsville  Spectator,  and  in  the  Intelligencer,  at  Vandalia.     Mr.  Hamilton  failed  to 
lay  out  the   lots,  and   Tom    M.  Neale   did   the  work.      At  a   meeting  of  the  commis- 
sioners, May  2,  1825,  Mr.  Neale  was  appointed  crier  to  sell  the  lots,  and  Erastus  Wright 
to  clerk  at   the   sale.     The   following  report  of  two  days'  sales  will   show  the  contrast 
between  the  value  of  Springfield  real  estate  then  and  now : 


•FIRST  DAY. 

Lots. 

Block. 

Amount. 

Garret  Elkin.                                                  bought 

i 

22 

$25    75 

James  C.  McNabb                             " 

-} 

]  2    OO 

fames  Adams  .                        "       .... 

5 

22 

17  .  7; 

Robert  Hamilton          ".  "       .... 

7 

22 

lf>.  5p 

SECOND  DAY. 
Garrett  Elkin                                                        bought 

2 

22 

71    OO 

Elijah  lies.                                      ' 

A 

22 

20  oo 

4 

27 

40.00 

r 

27 

H.oo 

James  Adams   

6 

22 

17.25 

Garrett  Elkin                                                       

8 

17    5614 

T  M   Neale                                                      

21 

21    OO 

2 

'    23 

17.25 

Thomas  Cox.                     .              

I 

H.OO 

C.  R.  Matheny       .... 

8 

27 

IO.  25 

•    At  the  June  term,   182=5,  of  the   county; commissioners'  court,  John  Taylor,  sheriff, 
made  the  following  return  or  report : 

Taxes  collected  for  1824 $600.00 

Fines  collected  same  year 23.00 


Total $623.00 

Amount  paid  out 549.97 


Balance  in  favor  of  the  county $73.03 

July  term,  1825.  The  county  commissioners  began  to  think  the  time  had  arrived  for 
building  a  larger  and  better  court  house.  They  passed  an  order  that  the  county  pro- 
ceed to  build  a  court  house,  not  to  exceed  three  thousand  dollars,  provided  one-half  the 
expense  be  made  up  bv  subscription.  It  was  to  be  of  brick,  two  stories  high.  The 
failure  to  raise  the  money  bv  subscription  defeated  the  whole  project. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  the  court  house  built  in  1821  cost,  on  the  original  contract, 
$41.50;  for  extra  work,  $5.00;  for  a  seat  for  the  Judge,  $4.50;  and  for  finishing  the 
building,  so  as  to  make  it  habitable  for  winter,  $20.50,  making  a  total  of  $72.50. 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTY.  37 


Coming  down  from  their  project  to  build  a  $3,000  court  house,  we  next  find  a  con- 
tract in  the  office  of  the  county  clerk,  made  September,  1825.  Log  buildings  could  no 
longer  be  tolerated,  and  this  was  to  be  a  frame.  The  contract  price  was  $449.00, 
which  did  not  include  the  flues.  That  was  let  to  another  party  for  $70.00,  making  a 
total  of  $519.00.  The  old  log  court  house  was  sold  at  auction  to  John  Taylor  for 
$32.00,  nearly  half  the  original  cost.  The  new  frame  court  house  was  built  at  the 
north-east  corner  of  Adams  and  Sixth  streets.  It  must  have  been  a  magnificent  struc- 
ture, judging  from  the  fact  that  at  the  term  of  the  court  in  June,  1826,  Robert  Thomp- 
son was  allowed  two  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents  for  the  plan  of  the  court  house. 

It  may  be  a  matter  of  some  interest  to  say  a  few  words  here  about  the  method  of 

raising  revenue  to  keep  the  machinery  of  government  moving.     At  a  term  of  com- 

;  missioners'  court,  March  23,  1827,  a  schedule  was  made  of  the  kinds  of  property  to  be 

taxed,  beginning:  "On  slaves  and  indentured  or  registered  negro  or  mulatto  servants, 

on  pleasure  carriages,  on  distilleries,"  etc.,  etc. 

Only  a  few  years  elapsed  until  the  frame  court  house  was  thought  to  be  inadequate 
i  to  the  growing  wants  of  the  people.  It  is  recorded  in  the  county  archives  that  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1830,  the  county  court  appointed  three  agents  or  commissioners  to  superintend 
the  erection  of  a  brick  court  house.  On  the  third  of  March  the  commissioners  reported 
to  the  court  that  thev  had  entered  into  contracts  with  two  parties.  One  for  the  brick 
work,  at  $4,641,  the  other  for  the  wood  work,  at  $2,200,  making  a  total  of  $6,841. 
This  edifice  was  completed  early  in  1831,  and  stood  in  the  centre  of  the  public  square, 
bounded  by  Washington  and  Adams,  Fifth  and  Sixth  streets.  It  was  a  square  build- 
ing, two.  stories  high,  hip  roof,  with  a  cupola  rising  in  the  centre.  From  the  time  that 
court  house  was  erected,  all  the  business  of  the  town  collected  around  the  square. 

In  1837,  wr»en  Springfield  was  selected  as  the  future  capital  of  the  state,  with  a 
pledge  to  raise  fifty  thousand  dollars  to  assist  in  building  the  state  house;  also  to  furnish 
the  site  upon  which  it  should  stand,  it  was  not  an  easy  matter  to  agree  upon  a  location. 
If  land  was  selected  far  enough  from  the  existing  business  to  be  cheap,  the  fifty  thousand 
dollars  could  not  be  raised.  Those  already  in  business  around  the  square  refused  to 
contribute,  because  the  state  house,  being  so  much  larger  and  more  attractive,  would 
draw  the  business  after  it,  thus  depreciating  the  value  of  their  property.  After  dis- 
cussing the  question  in  all  its  bearings,  it  was  found  that  the  only  practicable  way  to  settle 
the  matter  was  to  demolish  the  court  house  and  use  the  site  for  the  state  house.  Under 
that  arrangement  the  business  men  around  the  square  pledged  themselves  to  contribute 
to  the  fifty  thousand  dollar  fund  to  the  extent  of  their  ability.  The  court  house  was 
accordingly  removed,  early  in  1837,  anc^  wol"k  on  tne  state  house  commenced.  This 
square,  with  the  court  house  and  other  buildings  on  it,  were  valued  at  sixteen  thousand 
dollars,  about  one-third  of  which  was  lost  in  the  destruction,  of  the  buildings. 

Having  thus  summarily  disposed  of  their  court  house,  and  having  engaged  to  do  so 
much  towards  building  the  state  house,  the  people  of  Sangamon  countv  were  unable 
to  undertake  the  building  of  another.  In  order  to  supply  the  deficiency,  the  county 
authorities  rented  a  building  that  had  been  erected  for  a  store  house  by  the  Hon.  Nin- 
ian  \V.  Edwards.  It  is  at  the  west  side  of  Fifth  street,  five  doors  north  of  Washington, 
and  was  used  as  a  court  house  for  about  ten  years.  Mr.  Edwards  still  owns  it,  and  it 
is  yet  used  as  a  business  house.  After  the  state  house  was  built,  the  fifty  thousand 


38  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 


dollars  paid,  and  the  county  emerged  from  the  general  wreck  caused  by  the  financu 
crash  of  1837-8,  Sangamon  county  hegan  to  take  measures  for  erecting  another  coin 
house.  In  the  month  of  February,  1845,  a  lot  of  ground  was  purchased  at  the  south 
east  corner  of  Washington  and  Sixth  streets,  as  the  site  for  the  building.  On  tht 
twenty-second  of  April  a  contract  was  made  by  the  county  commissioners  for  the  built 
ing,  according  to  plans  and  specifications  previously  adopted.  The  edifice  was  to  cc 
$9,680,  to  be  paid  in  county  orders.  It  was  completed  according  to  contract,  and  w; 
used  as  the  court  house  of  Sangamon  county  nearly  thirty-one  years,  until  Januan 
1876. 

When  the  movement  for  building  a  new  state  house  was  made,  early  in  1867,  it  w 
deemed  politic  on  the  part  of  the  friends  of  Springfield  that  Sangamon  county  shoul 
purchase  the  old  state  house,  erected  from  1837  to  1840,  and  make  it  the  court  house  c 
the  county.     The  law  providing  for  the  building  of  a  new  state  house,  which  was 
proved  by  Gov.  R.  J.  Oglesby,  February  25,  1867,  with  a  supplementary  act  two  da} 
later,  contained  a  clause  for  the  transfer  of  the  state  house  to  Sangamon  county  and  th 
city  of  Springfield,  which  was  afterwards  changed,  making  the  county  alone  the  pui 
chaser.     It  was"  stipulated    that  the   Governor   should   convey   the   public  square,  cor 
taining  two  and  a  halt  acres  of  land,  with  the  state  house  upon  it,  to  Sangamon  count} 
in  consideration  of  two  hundred  thousand  dollars,  to   be   paid   to  the   state  of  Illinoi 
and  for  the  further  consideration  that  the  city  of  Springfield  and   the  county  cause  t 
be  conveyed  to  the  State  a  certain  piece  of  land,  described  by  metes  and  bounds  in  th 
bill,  and  containing  between  eight  and  nine  acres,  upon  which  to  erect  the   new  stat 
house.     The  law  also  provided  that  the  state  should  have  the  use  of  the  old  state  hou 
until  the  new  one  was  completed.     The  land  was  secured  at  a  cost  to  the  city  of  sevent 
thousand  dollars,  and  conveyed   to  the  state;    the  two  hundred   thousand   dollars  was 
paid  by  the  county,  and  the  property  conveyed  by  the  state  to  the  county.     That  was 
done  in  1867,  but  the  countv  did   not  come  into  possession  of   the  property  for  seven 
years.  During  that  time  the  simple  interest,  at  ten  per  cent.,  on  the  two  hundred  thousand 
dollars  purchase  money,  would  have  amounted  to  one  hundred  and  forty  thousand  dol- 
lars, making  the  cost  of  the  old   state  house  to  Sangamon   county  three   hundred  and 
forty  thousand    dollars.     The    state    vacated    the    house  in    January,    1876,  and    the 
county  authorities  at  once  took  possession.     It  will  thus  be  seen  that  in  fifty-five  years 
the  county  has  had  five  court  houses,  and  been  ten  years  without  any.     The  first  one 
cost  forty-two   dollars  and   fifty  cents,  and  the  last  three  hundred  and   forty  thousand 
dollars. 

CIRCUIT   COURT. 

While  the  commissioners  were  busy  putting  the  machinery  of  the  county  in  working 
order,  we  find  that  the  Circuit  Court  for  the  county  was  organized  also.  The  follow- 
ing is  the  complete  record  for  the  first  term : 

Sangamon    Circuit,  May  Term,  1821: 

At  a   Circuit   Court  for  the   county  of  Sangamon,  and   State  of  Illinois,  begun   and 
held  at  the  house  of  John  Kelly,  on  the  first  Monday  of  May,  (7th  day),  in  the  year  c 
our  Lord,  one  thousand,  eight  hundred  and  twenty-one. 


SANGAMON    COUNTT.  39 

Present:    JOHN  REYNOLDS,  Judge. 

CHARLES  R.  MATHENY,  Clerk. 

JOHN  TAYLOR,  Sheriff. 

HENRY  STARR,  Prosecuting  Attorney,  pro  tern. 

The  following  list  of  Grand  Jurors  were  empanneled  and  sworn: 

Daniel  Parkinson,  foreman.  George  Hay  worth, 

Claybourn  James,  William  Eads, 

Henry  Brown,  Thomas  Knotts, 

John  Darneille,  James  McCoy, 

Archibald  Turner,  James  Tweddell, 

William  Davis,  Aaron  Hawley, 

Abraham  Richey,  Field  James, 

Abraham  Carlock,  Mason  Fowler, 

Levi  Harbour,  Isaac  Keys, 

Elias  Williams. 

Charles  R.  Matheny  presented  his  bond  and  security  as  clerk,  which  was  approved 
y  the  court. 

John  Taylor  presented  his  bond  as  sheriff,  with  security,  which  was  approved  by 
the  court. 

Suit  was  commenced  by  Samuel  L.  Irwin  against  Roland  Shepherd,  for  trespass, 
and  dismissed  at  plaintiff's  cost. 

The  Grand  Jury  came  into  court  and  returned  two  indictments  for  assault  and  bat- 
ten and  one  for  riot.  Trial  deferred  until  next  term,  and  court  adjourned. 

The  next  term  was  October  8,  1821;  held  but  one  day,  and  proceedings  covered 
two  pages  of  the  record. 

Next  term  commenced  May  6,  1822;  lasted  three  days,  and  proceedings  covered 
nine  pages  of  the  record.  Now,  in  1876,  with  the  county  reduced  to  about  one-seventh 
of  the  territory  it  then  occupied,  the  Circuit  Court  continues  about  eighteen  weeks, 
annually,  or  three  terms  of  about  six  weeks  each,  and  the  proceedings  of  each  term 
cover  from  three  to  five  hundred  pages  of  the  record. 

In  those  days,  when  the  electric  telegraph  was  unknown,  and  it  required  from 
twenty  days  to  one  month  for  a  letter  or  newspaper  to  be  brought  from  the  Atlantic 
coast,  the  early  settlers  were  under  the  necessity  of  giving  an  amusing  turn  to  passing 
events  when  it  was  at  all  practicable.  An  incident  illustrating  this  is  related  by  men 
who  witnessed  the  facts.  When  the  court  was  held  in  the  first  log  court  house,  an 
attorney  by  the  name  of  Mendel  violated  the  rules  of  decorum  as  understood  by  his 
Honor,  Judge  John  York  Sawyer,  who  ordered  Mendel  to  be  arrested  and  sent  to 
jail  for  a  few  hours.  On  repairing  to  the  court  house  next  morning,  the  Judge,  lawyers 
and  others  were  surprised  to  find  the  court  in  session  before  the  hour  to  which  it  had 
adjourned.  A  large  calf  was  on  the  platform  usually  occupied  by  the  Judge,  and  a 
flock  of  geese  cooped  up  in  the  jury  box.  Mendel,  having  been  released  from  jail,  was 
inside  the  bar;  bowing  first  to  the  calf  and  then  to  the  geese,  he  commenced  his  plead- 
ing: "May  it  please  the  Court,  and  you  gentlemen  of  the  jury." 


40  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 

The   first  three  or   four  years  of  the   records  of  the   Circuit   Court  reveals   nothing.  • 
more  than  the   ordinary  routine  in  such  tribunals.     The  most  startling  event   in   the 
community  occurred   August  27,  1826.     A   murder  was  committed   that  day  near  the 
Sangamon  river,  in  what  is  now  Menard  county,  ahout  five  miles  above  where  Peters- 
burg now  stands.     A  blacksmith    named   Nathaniel  VanNoy  had,  in  a   fit  of  drunken  ] 
frenzy,  killed  his  wife.     He  was  arrested  and  lodged  in  jail  the  same  day.     The  sheriff, 
Col.  John  Taylor,  notified  Judge   Sawyer,  who  at  once  called  a  special   session   of  the 
Circuit  Court.     A  grand  jury  was  empanneled  and  sworn,  consisting  of  the  following  \ 
citizens: 

Gershom  Jayne,  foreman,  Jesse  M.  Harrison, 

Stephen  Stillman,  Robert  Cownover, 

John  Morris,  James  Turley, 

John  Stephenson,  Jr.,  Aaron  Houton, 

James  White,  John  Young, 

Thomas  Morgan,  John  Lindsay, 

James  Stewart,  Charles  Boyd, 

Jacob  Boyer,  Win.  O.  Chilton, 

Robert  White,  Job  Burdan, 

John  N.  Moore,  Hugh  Sportsman, 

Wm.  Carpenter,  Abram  Lanterman. 

Upon   hearing  the  evidence  a  true   bill  was   found   against  the  accused,  and   a  petit 
jury  called,  consisting  of  the  following  persons : 

Boling  Green,  foreman,  Wm.  Vincent, 

Samuel  Lee,  Philip  I.  Fowler, 

Jesse  Armstrong,  John  L.  Stephenson, 

Levi  W.  Gordon,  Levi  Parish, 

Thomas  I.  Parish,  James  Collins, 

Erastus  Wright,  Geo.  Davenport, 

A  foreman  was  appointed,  the  jury  sworn,  and  the  trial  commenced  on  the  28th. 
Attorney-General  James  Turney  acted  for  the  people;  James  Adams  and  I.  H.  Pugh, 
for  the  defendant.  A  verdict  of  guilty  was  rendered  on  the  29th,  and  sentence  was 
pronounced  the  same  day,  that  the  condemned  man  be  hung  November  26,  1826.  Thus, 
in  less  than  three  days  was  the  murder  committed,  the  murderer  tried  and  condemned 
to  be  hung.  The  sentence  was  carried  out  at  the  time  appointed,  in  the  presence  of 
almost  the  entire  community.  Many  are  yet  living  who  witnessed  the  execution. 
Having  already  sold  his  body,  it  was  delivered  to  the  surgeons,  who  immediately  com- 
menced dissecting  it  in  an  old  open  house.  The  spectacle  was  so  revolting  that  they 
were  compelled  to  desist  and  remove  it  to  a  more  private  place.  In  a  country  so  new, 
the  settlers  so  widely  separated,  and  so  little  that  was  interesting  or  exciting  to  furnish 
topics  for  conversation,  the  excitement  caused  by  that  event  cannot  be  imagined  by  the 
people  at  the  present  time.  The  writer  has,  time  and  again,  had  the  dates  of  events, 
such  as  the  advent  of  families  in  the  community,  marriages,  births,  deaths,  and  incidents 
too  numerous  to  mention,  all  settled  beyond  a  doubt  by  its  having  occurred  "the  fall 
VanNov  was  hunfif!" 


SANGAMOX  COr.\ V)-.  41 


PROBATE     COURT. 

Having  given  an  account  of  the  organization  of  the  Commissioners'  Court  and  of 
the  Circuit  Court,  the  department  of  justice  would  not  be  complete  without  a  Probate 
Court.  The  following  from  its  records  will  show  when  and  by  whom  that  court  was 
organized : 

SPRINGFIELD,  SANGAMON  COUNTY, 

STATE  OF  ILLINOIS,  June  21,  1821. 

Agreeable  to  an  act  of  Assembly  establishing  Courts  of  Probate,  approved  February 
10,  1821,  the  court  was  opened  at  Springfield,  Sangamon  county,  an  the  4th  day  of 
June,  1821.  Present,  James  Latham,  Judge. 

The  court  proceeded  to  issue  letters  of  administration  to  Randolph  Wills  on  the 
estate  of  Daniel  Martin,  deceased.  After  which  the  court  adjourned  until  court  in 
course. 

JAS.  LATHAM,  Judge. 

After  which  court  met  and  adjourned  three  times  without  transacting  any  business, 
until  August  26,  1821,  when  the  filing  and  recording  the  will  of  Peter  Lanterman 
occupied  the  attention  of  the  court  one  entire  term. 

October,  1821,  we  find  the  following  will  recorded: 

Before  the  witnesses  now  present,  Louis  Bennett,  in  perfect  memory,  does  give  to 
the  daughters  of  Kakanoqui,  Josett  Kakanoqui  and  Lizett  Kakanoqui,  two  thousand 
livres  each,  and  six  hundred  livres  for  praies  for  his  father;  also,  six  hundred  livres  for 
him,  if  for  prayes,  and  thirty  dollars  for  prayes  promised,  and  one  hundred  dollars  for 
Kakanoqui,  the  rest  of  his  money  to  be  given  to  his  brothers  and  sisters  of  Louis 
Bennett.  After  duly  hearing  read  over  before  the  witnesses  now  present,  and  signing 
the  same  will,  he  does  voluntarily  appoint  Joseph  D.  Portecheron  and  Louis  Pencon- 

neau,  Senr.,  as  exacquators  of  his  will. 

His 

LOUIS  -f  BENNETT. 

mark. 

JOSEPH  D.  PORTECHERON,  1 

JOSEPH  DUTTLE,  I   ..... 

nlg  ^  Witnesses. 

FRANCOIS  -h  BARBONAIS, 

mark.  J 

NEWSPAPERS. 

During  the  winter  of  1826-7  tne  "Sangamo  Spectator'1''  was  established  in  Spring- 
field by  Hooper  Warren.  He  says,  in  a  letter  to  tne  old  settlers'  meeting,  October  20, 
1859:  "  It  was  but  a  small  affair,  a  medium  sheet,  worked  by  myself  alone  most  of  the 
time,  until  I  made  a  transfer  of  it,  in  the  fall  of  1828,  to  Mr.  S.  Meredith."  Mr.  War- 
ren is  yet  residing  at  Henry,  Illinois. 

The  Sangamo  Journal  was,  established  by  Simeon  and  Josiah  Francis.     See  their 
names.     The  first   number  of  the  paper  was  issued   November  10,  1831,  and  has  con- 
6— 


42  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 


tinned  to  the  present  time,  and  is  now  known  as  the  Illinois  State  Journal,  and  has 
been  published  weekly  and  daily  since  June  13,  1838.  Its  present  proprietors  are 
the  "Illinois  Journal  Company,"  composed  of  D.  L.  Phillips,  Prest.;  E.  L.  Baker, 
Sec.;  J.  D.  Roper,  Treasurer;  and  Charles  Edwards  and  A.  J.  Phillips. 

The  Illinois  State  Register,  first  established  at  Vandalia,  was  removed  to  Spring- 
field in  1836,  by  Walters  &  Weber.  It  has  been  published  as  a  weekly  and  daily  since 
January  2,  1849.  Its  present  proprietors  are  E.  L.  &  J.  D.  Merritt. 

SANGAMON     RIVER     NAVIGATION. 

The  transportation  question  will  always  be  a  leading  one  in  civilixed  communities, 
and  especially  so  in  their  early  settlement.  To  the  first  settlers  of  Illinois  it  was  of  un- 
usual importance,  on  account  of  the  vast  extent  of  undrained  soil,  so  rich  and  soft  as  to 
be  almost  impassible,  in  its  natural  state,  for  half  of  every  year.  For  the  transporta- 
tion of  heavy  articles  long  distances,  no  other  mode  was  thought  of  except  by  water. 
They  could  be  conveyed  three  or  four  times  the  distance  in  that  way,  much  cheaper 
than  on  a  straight  line  by  any  known  method.  Consequently,  efforts  were  made  to 
navigate  every  stream  to  the  highest  point  possible.  In  the  Sangamo  Journal  of 
January  26,  1832,  there  appears  a  letter  from  Vincent  A.  Bogue,  written  in  Cincinnati 
and  addressed  to  Edward  Mitchell,  Esq.,  of  Springfield.  Mr.  Bogue  says  he  will  at- 
tempt the  navigation  of  the  Sangamon  river  if  he  can  find  a  suitable  boat,  and  expresses 
the  opinion  that  if  he  succeeds  it  will  revolutionize  the  freight  business.  This  is  an 
editorial  paragraph  from  the  Springfield  Journal  of  February  16,  1832: 

"NAVIGATION  OF  THE  SANGAMO. — We  find  the  following  advertisement  in  the 
Cincinnati  Gazette  of  the  I9th  ult.  We  hope  such  notices  will  soon  cease  to  be  novel- 
ties. We  seriously  believe  that  the  Sangamon  river,  with  some  little  improvement, 
can  be  made  navigable  for  steamboats  for  several  months  in  the  year."  Here  is  the 
advertisement :  \ 

"  FOR  SANGAMO  RIVER,  ILLINOIS. — The  splendid  upper  cabin  steamer,  Talisman, 
J.  M.  Pollock,  Master,  will  leave  for  Portland,  Springfield,  on  the  Sangamon  river, 
and  all  the  intermediate  ports  and  landings,  say  Beardstown,  Naples,  St.  Louis,  Louis- 
ville, on  Thursday,  February  2.  For  freight  or  passage,  apply  to  Capt.  Vincent  A. 
Bogue,  at  the  Broadway  Hotel,  or  to  Allison  Owen."  The  same  boat  was  advertised 
in  the  St.  Louis  papers. 

After  the  above  notices  appeared  in  the  Journal,  the  citizens  of  Springfield  and 
surrounding  country  held  a  public  meeting,  February  14,  1832,  and  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  meet  Mr.  Bogue  with  a  suitable  number  of  hands  to  assist  in  clearing  the 
river  of  obstructions.  Another  committee  was  appointed  to  collect  subscriptions  to 
defray  the  expense.  The  Journal  of  March  8  announces  the  arrival  of  the  steamer  at 
Meredosia,  where  its  further  progress  was  obstructed  by  ice.  The  Sangamo  Journal 
of  March  29,  1832,  says:  "On  Saturday  last  the  citizens  of  this  place  (Springfield) 
were  gratified  by  the  arrival  of  the  steamboat  Talisman,  J.  W.  Pollock,  Master,  of 
i  50  tons  burthen,  at  the  Portland  landing,  opposite  this  town.  (Portland  was  at  the 
south  side  of  the  Sangamon  river,  between  where  the  bridges  of  the  Chicago  &  Alton 
and  the  Oilman,  Clinton  &  Springfield  railroads  now  stand.)  The  safe  arrival  of  a 
boat  of  the  size  of  the  Talisman,  on  a  river  never  before  navigated  by  steam,  had 


SANGAMON  COUNTT.  43 

created  much  solicitude,  and  the  shores  for  miles  were  crowded  by  our  citizens.  Her 
arrival  at  her  destined  port  was  hailed  with  loud  acclamations  and  full  demonstrations 
of  pleasure.  When  Capt.  Bogue  located  his  steam  mill  on  Sangamon  river,  twelve 
months  ago,  and  asserted  his  determination  to  land  a  steam  boat  there  within  a  year, 
the  idea  was  considered  chimerical  by  some,  and  utterly  impracticable  by  others.  The 
experiment  has  been  made,  and  the  result  has  been  as  successful  as  the  most  enthusiastic 
could  expect;  and  this  county  owes  a  deep  debt  of  gratitude  to  Captain  Bogue  for  getting 
up  the  expedition,  and  his  never  tiring  and  unceasing  efforts  until  the  end  was  accom- 
plished. Capt.  Pollock,  who  is  naturally  warm  and  enthusiastic,  entered  fully  into  the 
feeling  of  our  citizens,  who  visited  the  mouth  of  the  river  to  render  any  and  every 
assistance  in  their  power;  and  much  credit  is  due  him  for  his  perseverance  and  success. 
The  boat  experienced  some  difficulty  from  drifts,  and  leaning  timber  on  shore,  which  made 
her  trip  somewhat  tedious.  The  result  has  clearly  demonstrated  the  practicability  of  navi- 
gating the  river  by  steamboats  of  a  proper  size;  and  by  the  expenditure  of  $2,000  in  re- 
moving logs  and  drifts  and  standing  timber,  a  steamboat  of  80  tons  burthen  will  make 
the  trip  in  two  days  from  Beardstown  to  this  place.  The  citizens  of  Beardstown  man- 
ifested great  interest  for  the  success  of  the  enterprise,  and  some  of  them  accompanied 
the  boat  until  the  result  was  no  longer  doubtful.  They  proposed  the  cutting  of  a 
communication  or  canal  from  the  bluffs  to  their  landing — about  five  miles — whereby 
seventy-five  miles  of  navigation  may  be  saved,  and  offered  one  thousand  dollars  to 
assist  in  completing  it.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  next  Legislature  will  afford  some  aid 
in  making  the  river  safe  and  pleasant  in  its  navigation.  Springfield  can  no  longer  be 
considered  an  inland  town.  We  have  no  doubt  but  within  a  few  months  a  boat  will 
be  constructed  for  the  special  purpose  of  navigating  the  Sangamo  river.  The  result 
which  must  follow  the  successful  termination  of  this  enterprise  to  our  county,  and  to 
those  counties  lying  in  its  neighborhood,  it  would  be  impossible  to  calculate.  Here  is 
now  open  a  most  promising  field  for  the  exercise  of  every  branch  of  honest  industry. 
We  congratulate  our  farmers,  our  mechanics,  our  merchants  and  professional  men  for 
the  rich  harvest  in  prospect,  and  we  cordially  invite  emigrating  citizens  from  other 
states,  whether  rich  or  poor,  if  so  be  they  are  industrious  and  honest,  to  come  hither 
and  partake  of  the  good  things  of  Sangamo." 

A  ball  was  gotten  up  in  honor  of  the  arrival,  and  several  yards  of  machine  poetry 
appeared  in  the  next  number  of  the  Journal,  detailing  the  various  incidents  connected 
with  the  wondrous  event.  The  boat  was  unloaded,  and  immediately  started  on  its  re- 
turn, but  the  river  had  so  fallen  and  brought  the  water  within  so  narrow  a  channel, 
that  it  was  impossible  to  turn  it  around,  and  they  were  compelled  to  back  it  out  the 
entire  distance.  The  only  mention  ever  made  of  her  afterwards  was  a  newspaper  re- 
port that  the  Talisman  was  burned  at  the  wharf  in  St.  Louis  in  the  latter  part  of  the 
next  April.  No  attempt  was  ever  made  after  that  to  bring  a  boat  up  the  river.  Thus 
ended  the  dream  of  navigating  the  Sangamo,  across  which  a  man  may  walk  almost 
dry  shod  for  nearly  half  of  every  year. 

RAILROADS. 

The  navigation  of  the  Sangamon  river  being  a  failure,  left  the  problem  of  transporta- 
tion still  unsolved.  Brains  and  hands  were  at  work  in  another  land,  that  were  destined  to 


44  HISTORICAL   PRELUDE. 


revolutionize  all  former  ideas  on  the  subject  in  this,  but  their  labors  had  never  been 
heard  of  by  the  people,  with  the  exception,  probably,  of  an  occasional  extensive  reader 
of  the  news.  The  railroad  was  then  in  its  very  infancy  in  England.  The  steam  loco- 
motive, about  that  time,  found  its  way  to  this  side  of  the  Atlantic,  but  it  required  a 
few  yeai's  more  for  it  to  reach  Illinois.  The  first  rail  laid  in  the  state  was  at  Mcredosia, 
on  the  Illinois  river,  May  9,  1838,  on  what  was  called  the  Northern  Cross  Railroad. 
The  first  locomotive  arrived  at  the  same  place  September  6,  1838,  on  the  steamboat 
Chariton,  and  was  put  on  the  track  and  first  turned  its  wheels  on  the  8th  of  November 
following.  It  required  more  than  three  years  to  complete  the  road  to  Springfield.  The 
first  locomotive  was  run  into  Springfield,  February  15,  1842,  on  what  is  now  the 
Toledo,  Wabash  and  Western  Railroad.  George  Gregory — see  his  name — was  the 
engineer,  and  Thomas  M.  Averitt — see  his  name — was  the  fireman,  both  of  whom  are 
yet  living  in  this  county.  The  State  of  Illinois  has  now  over  six  thousand  miles  of 
railroad,  and  Springfield  has  railroads  by  which  travelers  may  enter  and  leave  the  city 
in  eight  different  directions. 

SPRINGFIELD. 

We  have  already  said  that  a  temporary  county  seat  was  chosen  for  Sangamon  count}-, 
April  10,  1821,  and  called  Springfield.  The  first  survey  of  public  land  in  the  county 
took  place  that  year.  The  Rev.  John  M.  Peck,  in  his  Pioneer  History  of  Illinois,  says 
that  Springfield  was  laid  out  in  February,  1822,  referring,  no  doubt,  to  Calhoun,  which 
was  the  name  given  to  the  first  plat  of  what  is  now  a  part  of  Springfield.  It  is  in  the 
northwestern  part  of  the  city.  The  first  sale  of  public  lands  in  Sangamon  county  took 
place  November  7,  1823.  At  that  sale  the  lands  were  purchased  upon  which  Calhoun 
had  been  laid  out.  Four  different  parties  entered  each  a  quarter  of  as  many  sections 
cornering  together.  The  town  plat  of  Calhoun  was  recorded  December  5,  1823.  It 
was  under  a  law  approved  December  23,  1824,  that  the  county  seat  was  permanently 
located  by  the  commissioners,  who  assembled  March  18,  1825,  and  confirmed  the 
former  location  at  Springfield.  The  land  donated  by  Elijah  lies  and  Pascal  Enos  was 
laid  out  into  lots,  making  the  streets  correspond  with  those  of  Calhoun.  There  was 
great  prejudice  against  the  name  of  Calhoun,  (afterwards  the  great  millifier  of  South 
Carolina,)  many  refusing  to  recognize  it,  and  it  soon  ceased  to  be  used  except  in  the 
conveyance  of  lots. 

The  first  legislation  on  the  part  of  the  state,  with  reference  to  Springfield,  was  ap- 
pi-oved  February  9,  1827.  By  this  act  the  court  of  county  commissioners  was  required 
to  appoint  street  commissioners  for  the  town,  and  levy  a  tax  for  improving  the  same. 
A  general  law  for  the  incorporation  of  towns  was  enacted  and  approved  February  12, 
1831.  April  2,  1832,  Springfield  was  incorporated  under  that  law.  October  18,  1832, 
the  county  court  ordered  a  re-survey  of  the  town,  in  order  to  adjust  the  discrepancies 
between  the  plats  of  Calhoun  and  Springfield.  The  survey  was  made  and  acknowl- 
edged June  1 8,  1833,  and  recorded  November  9,  1836. 

The  first  board  of  trustees  after  the  town  was  incorporated,  April  2,  1832: 
C.  R.  Matheny,  President,  Elisha  Tabor, 

Cyrus  Anderson,  Mordecai  Mobley, 

John  Taylor,  Wm.  Carpenter. 


SANGAMON  COUNTY.  45 

1833:  John  R-  Gray,  President. 

1834-5-6-7-8:     C.  R.  Matheny,  President. 

1839:     Peleg  C.  Canedy,  President,  and  Abraham  Lincoln  a  member  of  the 
town  board. 

By  an  act  of  the  General  Assembly,  approved  February  3,  1840,  a  city  charter  was 
granted  to  Springfield.  This  law  provided  for  an  election  to  be  held  the  first  Monday 
in  April,  being  the  sixth  day,  to  adopt  or  reject  the  proposed  charter.  It  was  adopted, 
and  the  first  election  for  city  officers  was  held  April  20,  1840. 

Benjamin  S.  Clements  was  elected  Mayor,  and  James  R.  Gray,  Washington  lies, 
Joseph  Klein  and  William  Prentiss,  Aldermen.  The  following  were  the  successive 
Mayors  from  that  to  the  present' time:  For  1841,  Wm.  L.  May;  1842,  David  B. 
Campbell;  1843,  Daniel  B.  Hill,  who  resigned  and  Andrew  McCormick  was  elected 
to  fill  the  vacancy;  1844,  Andrew  McCormick;  1845,  James  C.  Conkling;  1846-47 
and  '48,  Eli  Cook;  1849-50  and  '51,  John  Calhoun;  1852,  William  Lavely;  1853, 
Josiah  Francis.  In  1854  the  number  of  Aldermen  was  increased  from  four  to  twelve, 
and  William  H.  Herndon  was  elected  Mayor;  1855,  John  Cook;  1856-57  and  '58,  John 
W.  Priest;  1859,  William  Jayne;  1860,  Goyn  Sutton;  1861-62,  Geo.  L.  Huntington; 
1863,  John  W.  Smith;  1864,  John  S.  Vredenburgh;  1865,  Thomas  J.  Dennis;  1866, 
John  S.Bradford;  1867,  Norman  M.  Broadwell;  1868,  William  E.  Shutt;  1869,  N. 
M.  Broadwell;  1870,  John  W.  Priest;  1871  and  '72,  John  W.  Smith;  1873,  Charles 
E.  Hay;  1874,  the  wards  were  increased  from  four  to  six,  and  Obed  Lewis  elected 
Mayor;  1875,  Charles  E.  Hay;  1876, this  is  printed  in  February, and  the  election  takes 
place  in  April. 

SPRINGFIELD,  THE^STATE    CAPITAL. 

t 
From  the  discovery  of  the  country  by  the  French  in  1673,  there  was  no  attempt  at 

organized  government  in  the  territory  now  composing  the  State  of  Illinois,  until  1718, 
when  the  "  Company  of  the  West"  was  formed  in  Paris,  for  the  new  wrorld.  Kaskaskia 
had  been  settled  between  1680-90,  and  is  regarded  as  the  oldest  permanent  settlement 
in  the  Mississippi  Valley. 

Judge  Caton,  in  his  oration  at  the  laying  of  the  corner  stone  of  the  new  state  house, 
October  5,  1868,  described  the  building  which  was  used  as  the  capitol  when  the  terri- 
torial government  was  organized,  in  the  following  language:  "It  was  a  rough  build- 
ing in  the  centre  of  a  square  in  the  village  of  Kaskaskia,  the  ancient  seat  of  the  western 
empire  for  more  than  one  hundred  and  fifty  years.  The  body  of  this  building  was  of 
uncut  limestone,  the  gables  and  roof  of  the  gambrel  style  of  unpainted  boards  and 
shingles,  with  dormer  windows.  The  lower  floor,  a  long,  cheerless  room,  was  fitted 
up  for  the  House,  whilst  the  council  sat  in  the  small  chamber  above.  This  venerable 
building  was,  during  the  French  occupancy  of  the  country,  prior  to  1763?  the  head- 
quarters of  the  military  commandant.  Thirty  years  ago  the  house  was  a  mass  of  ruins, 
and  to-day,  probably,  there  is  not  a  stone  left  to  designate  the  spot  where  it  stood." 
That  building  was  the  capitol  during  the  territorial  existence  of  Illinois,  and  the  state 
government  was  organized  in  it  also. 

The  state  constitution  of  1818  required  the  General  Assembly  to  petition  Congress 
for  a  grant  of  land  upon  which  to  locate  the  seat  of  government  for  the  state.  In  the 


46  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 


event  of  the  prayer  of  the  petitioners  being  granted,  a  town  was  to  be  laid  out  on  said 
land,  which  town  should  be  the  seat  of  government  of  the  state  for  twenty  years.  The 
land  was  granted.  "At  the  session  of  1819,  m  Kaskaskia,  five  commissioners  were 
appointed  to  select  the  land  appropriated  by  Congress  for  the  state  capital."  The 
commissioners  made  their  selections  further  up  the  Kaskaskia  river.  Having  selected 
the  site,  the  commissioners  were  sorely  puzzled  in  their  efforts  to  select  a  name  that 
should  be  so  euphonious  as  to  attract  the  attention  of  the  whole  world.  Governor 
Ford,  in  his  history  of  Illinois,  gives  the  following  humorous  account  of  the  way  it 
was  done :  "  Tradition  says  that  a  wag,  who  was  present,  suggested  to  the  commis- 
sioners that  the  '  Vandals '  were  a  powerful  nation  of  Indians,  who  once  inhabited  the 
banks  of  the  Kaskaskia  river,  and  that  '  Vandalia,'  derived  from  the  name,  would  per- 
petuate the  memory  of  that  extinct  but  renowned  people.  The  suggestion  pleased  the 
commissioners,  the  name  was  adopted,  and  they  thus  proved  that  the  cognomen  of 
their  new  city — if  they  were  fit  representatives  of  their  constituents — would  better 
illustrate  the  character  of  the  modern,  than  the  ancient  inhabitants  of  the  country." 

Having  located  and  named  their  town,  it  was  at  once  laid  out,  and  the  dense  growth 
of  timber  cut  away  and  a  two  story  frame  building  erected  on  the  square  set  apart  for 
the  State  capitol.  The  building  was  placed  on  a  rough  stone  foundation  in  the  centre 
of  the  square,  and  was  of  very  rude  workmanship.  The  lower  floor  was  for  the  House 
of  Representatives,  and  the  upper  divided  into  two  rooms,  the  largest  one  for  the 
Senate  and  the  smaller  one  for  the  office  of  Secretary  of  State.  The  State  Auditor 
and  Treasurer  occupied  detached  buildings.  The  archives  of  the  State  were  removed 
from  Kaskaskia  to  Vandalia  in  December,  1820.  That  wooden  State  house  was  burned 
a  few  years  later,  and  a  much  larger  one  built  of  brick  on  the  same  ground.  The 
rapidity  with  which  emigration  filled  up  the  northern  portion  of  the  State  made  it  ap- 
parent, long  before  the  twenty  yeai's  it  was  to  remain  at  Vandalia  expired,,  that  it  would 
be  necessary  to  remove  the  capital  further  north,  and  as  early  as  1833  the  question  be- 
gan to  be  agitated  in  the  General  Assembly. 

In  the  Legislature  of  1836-7  Sangamon  county  had  two  Senators  and  seven  Repre- 
sentatives. They  were  the  most  remarkable  delegation  from  any  one  county  to  the 
General  Assembly,  being  much  taller  than  the  average  of  human  stature.  Some  of 
them  were  less  and  some  more  than  six  feet,  but  their  combined  height  was  exactly 
fifty-four  feet.  They  were  then  and  are  yet  spoken  of  as  the  "  Long  Nine."  The 
names  of  those  in  the  Senate  were  Archer  G.  Herndon  and  Job  Fletcher;  in  the 
House,  Abraham  Lincoln,  Ninian  W.  Edwards,  John  Dawson,  Andrew  McCormick, 
Dan  Stone,  Wm.  F.  Elkin  and  Robert  L.  Wilson.  One  or  two  were  as  tall,  but  none 
taller,  than  Abraham  Lincoln,  who,  quoting  his  own  language,  was  "  six  feet,  four 
inches,  nearly."  It  was  known  that  a  movement  would  be  made  to  re-locate  the  State 
capital.  The  "Long  Nine"  were  united  for  securing  it,  and  nothing  could 
turn  one  of  them  from  their  purpose.  They  were  ready  to  yield  anything  else, 
but  when  any  other  point  was  yielded,  it  secured  votes  for  Springfield  as  the  capital. 
Their  opportunities  were  great.  The  people  of  Illinois  were,  at  that  time,  almost  in- 
sane on  the  subject  of  internal  improvements.  Not  one  in  ten  thousand  of  them  had 
ever  seen  a  railroad,  but  they  had  heard  of  them,  and  thought  the  prairies  of  Illinois 
the  best  place  in  the  world  to  build  them.  The  first  movements  began  in  the  General 
Assembly  in  1833,  but  the  first  charter  was:  "An  act  to  incorporate  the  Chicago  and 


SANGAMOA    COUNTT. 


47 


Yincennes  railroad  company  with  an  authorized  capital  of  $3,000,003,"  and  was  approved 
January  17,  1835.  Within  one  year  and  four  days  from  that  time,  charters  were 
granted  for  building  railroads  in  the  State,  of  which  the  combined  capital  authorized  was 
$18,200,000.  In  this  legislation  the  State  did  not  propose  to  furnish  any  capital,  only 
authorized  capitalists  to  invest  their  money.  Not  a  mile  of  railroad  was  ever  built 
under  any  of  those  charters.  Before  the  next  session,  the  Legislature  realized  that 
there  were  no  capitalists  to  build  railroads,  and  a  new  system  was  inaugurated.  The 
most  remarkable  act  ever  passed  by  a  legislative  body  in  the  State  was  approved  Feb- 
ruarv  27,  1837,  and  was  entitled  "An  act  to  establish  and  maintain  a  general  svstem  of 
internal  improvements."  Two  supplementary  acts  were  approved  March  4,  1837. 
The  three  acts  fill  thirty-two  octavo  pages.  The  object  was  to  construct  public  works 
at  the  expense  of  the  State,  in  all  parts  of  the  same.  Under  this  law  appropriations 
were  made  for  canals,  and  the  improvement  of  rivers,  to  the  amount  of  $650,000;  also, 
for  the  building  of  railroads,  $9,550,000,  making  a  total  of  $10,200,000.  During  the 
month  of  February  and  March,  1837,  bills  were  passed  chartering  twenty-two  railroad 
companies  with  authorized  capital  stock  to  the  amount  of  nearly  $8,000,000,  making 
an  aggregate  of  about  $30,000,000  involved  in  the  vain  endeavor  to  legislate  railroads 
into  existence  in  the  State  of  Illinois  before  their  time. 

While  the  internal  improvement  bill  was  pending,  the  "Long  Nine"  were  busy. 
Thev  said  little  or  nothing  in  locating  proposed  railroads,  but  would  assist  other  localities, 
where  votes  could  be  secured  for  locating  the  capital  at  Springfield.  The  result  was 
the  passage  of  "An  act  permanently  to  locate  the  seat  of  government  for  the  State  of 
Illinois,"  which  was  approved  at  Vandalia,  February  25,  1837.  This  law  provided  for 
a  joint  session  of  the  two  houses,  on  the  twenty-eighth  of  the  same  month,  to  select  a 
situation.  An  appropriation  of  fifty  thousand  dollars  was  made,  to  commence  building 
the  State  house.  The  law  also  declared  that  no  place  should  be  chosen  unless  its  citi- 
zens contributed  at  least  $50,000  to  aid  in  the  work,  and  not  less  than  two  acres  of  land, 
as  a  site  for  the  capitol.  W'hen  the  two  houses  assembled  on  the  twenty-eighth,  the 
question  was  decided  by  the  following — 


BALLOTINGS. 


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That  settled  the  question,  and  Springfield  was  declared  to  be  the  future  capital  of  the 
State. 

A  supplemental  act  was  passed  on  the  third  of  March,  authorizing  the  commissioners 
of  Sangamon  county  to  convey  the  land,  as  a  site  for  the  new  edifice,  to  the  State.  It 
also  named  Dr.  A.  G.  Henry,  of  Sangamon;  Archibald  Job,  of  Cass,  Wm.  Herndon, 
of  Sangamon,  as  commissioners,  who  were  authorized  and  instructed  to  superintend  the 
work  of  erection.  It  was  expected  that  the  new  capital  would  be  completed  in  time  for 


48  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 

— * 

the  first  meeting  of  the  Legislature  in  Springfield,  which  was  fixed  for  the  special  ses- 
sion of  1839-40.  Finding  that  the  building  could  not  be  sufficiently  advanced,  the  Second 
Presbyterian  church,  on  Fourth  street,  was  secured  as  Representatives'  Hall.  The  build- 
ing was  then  quite  new,  and  was,  by  far,  the  largest  church  edifice  in  the  central  and 
whole  northern  part  of  the  State.  It  was  built  of  brick,  stood  a  few  feet  north  of  the 
site  of  the  present  magnificent  Second  Presbyterian  church,  until  the  latter  was  erected. 
The  old  building  was  torn  down  in  the  summer  of  1875.  The  Methodist  church  was 
used  for  the  Senate  chamber,  and  the  Episcopal  church  for  the  Supreme  Court,  both 
wooden  buildings.  The  Legislature  first  convened  in  special  session  December  9,  1839. 

It  was  thought  by  many  to  be  unreasonable  to  require  a  little  town  of  eleven 
hundred  inhabitants,  struggling  with  the  disadvantages  of  a  new  country,  to  pay  the 
$50,000  pledged.  During  that  special  session,  Hon.  Stephen  A.  Douglas,  then  a  mem- 
ber from  Morgan  county,  proposed  to  bring  in  a  bill,  releasing  Springfield  from  the 
payment  of  the  same.  The  sterling  honesty  of  Abraham  Lincoln  manifested  itself  on 
this,  as  on  all  other  proper  occasions.  He  interposed  his  objections,  although  he  fully 
appreciated  the  kindly  feelings  that  prompted  the  proposal,  but  he  insisted  that  the 
money  should  be  paid.  Arrangements  were  entered  into  for  paying  it  in  three  instal- 
ments. The  two  first  payments  were  made  without  any  great  difficulty ;  but  the  third 
pressed  more  heavily,  as  the  financial  crash  that  swept  over  the  whole  United  States, 
while  the  new  State  house  was  in  course  of  construction,  impoverished  many.  Under 
these  circumstances,  it  became  necessary  to  borrow  the  money  to  make  the  last  pay- 
ment, from  the  State  Bank  of  Illinois.  A  note  for  the  amount  was  signed  by  one 
hundred  and  one  citizens,  and  deposited  with  the  bank,  the  money  drawn,  with  which 
internal  improvement  scrip  or  stock  was  purchased  and  paid  into  the  State  treasury, 
thus  paying  the  last  instalment  in  the  State's  own  evidence  of  indebtedness.  From 
that  time  it  was  a  matter  between  the  State  Bank  and  the  citizens  who  signed  the  note. 
Soon  after  the  note  was  given,  the  State  Bank  failed,  and  some  of  the  payments  were 
made  in  the  depreciated  paper  of  the  bank,  for  which  it  had  received  par  value  when 
it  was  paid  out.  The  original  note  is  preserved  in  the  Ridgely  National  Bank,  but 
the  following  is  a  copy  of  the  same: 

$16,666.67.  SPRINGFIELD,  March  22,  1838. 

One  year  after  date,  we,  the  undersigned,  or  either  of  us,  promise  to  pay  to  the  Pres- 
ident, Directors  and  Company  of  the  State  Bank  of  Illinois,  sixteen  thousand,  six.  hun- 
dred and  sixty-six  dollars  and  sixty-seven  cents,  for  value  received,  negotiable  and  pay- 
able at  the  bank,  in  Springfield,  with  interest  until  paid,  at  the  rate  of  six  per  centum 
per  annum,  payable  semi-annually. 

John  Hay,  Thomas  Mather,  C.  R.  Matheny, 

L.  Higby,  Tho.  Houghan,  William  Butler, 

Joseph  Thayer,  D.  Prickett,  P.  C.  Canedy, 

William  Thornton,  J.  Calhoun,  Jos.  Klein. 

M.  O.  Reeves,  Josiah  Francis,  P.  C.  Latham, 

W.  P.  Grimsley,  Washington  lies,  A.  G.  Henry, 

William  Wallace,  Joel  Johnson,  Ninian  W.  Edwards, 

John  B.  Watson,  C.  B.  Francis,  Jonn  T.  Stuart, 

C.  H.  Ormsby,  Wm.  S.  Burch,  Jonas  Whitney, 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


49 


Mosrs  ColVman, 
Gco.  Pasfield, 

B.  C.  Wclister, 
S.   M.  Tinsley, 
Ephriam  Darling, 
Jon:i.   Merriam, 
Ira  Sanford, 
Charles  Arnold, 
John  L.  Turner, 

Joshua  F.  Amos, 
Sullivan  Conant, 
And.  McClellan, 
Alexander  Shields, 
A.  Trailor, 

C.  C.  P helps, 

R.  B.  Zimmennan, 
William  Hall,    . 
James  L.  Lamb, 
M.  L.  Knapp, 


J.  M.  Shacklcford, 
B.  Ferguson, 
Benjamin  Talhott, 
Jesse  Cormack, 
B.  C.  [ohnson, 
Thomas  Moffatt, 
John  F.  Rague, 
Simeon  Francis, 
Nathaniel  H«iv, 
Robert  Irwin, 
Virgil  Hickox, 
George  Trotter, 
Stephen  T.  Logan, 
Robert  Allen, 
James  R.  Gray, 
J.  Adams, 
J.  S.  Britton, 
W.  B.  Powell, 
F.  C.  Thompson, 
E.  M.  Henkle, 
James  W.  Keyes, 
Wm.  Porter, 
Wm.  H.  Marsh, 
W.  Ransdell, 
[oshua   S.  Hobbs, 
John  G.  Bergen, 
B.  S.  Clement, 


Erastus  \\' right, 
John  Todd, 
E.  D.  Baker, 
A.  Lincoln, 
Garrett  Elkin, 
John  Capps, 
Alexr.  Garrett, 
( lershom  Javne, 
T.  M.  Xeafe, 
\\'illiam  G.  Abrams, 
Devvey  Whitney, 
M.  Mobley, 
Foley  Vaughn, 
Abncr  Y.  Ellis, 
X.  A.  Rankin, 
S.  H.  Treat, 
Elijah  lies, 
Henry  F.  Luckett, 
James  P.  Langford, 
Henry  Cassequin, 
J.  M.  Cabaniss, 
James  Maxcy, 
Z.  P.  Cabaniss, 
E.  G.  Johns, 
Amos  Camp, 
Thos.  J.  Goforth, 
Benj.  F.  Jewett, 
W.  M.  CoweUl. 


From  a  tooting  up  of  the  principal  and  interest  on  one  side  of  the  note,  the  final 
settlement  appears  to  have  been  made  February  19,  1846.  The  principal  and  interest 
to  that  time  was  $17,918. 

Soon  after  the  Legislature  adjourned  at  Vandalia,  in  March,  1837,  and  the  members 
returned  to  their  homes,  a  public  festival  was  given  in  Springfield  in  honor  of  the  new 
legislation  for  the  removal  of  the  capital.  Among  the  toasts  and  speeches  that  followed 
the  dinner,  were  the  two  following: 

By  Abraham  Lincoln,  Esq:  "All  our  friends — they  are  too  numerous  to  mention 
now,  individually,  while  there  is  no  one  of  them  who  is  not  too  dear  to  be  forgotten  or 
neglected/'1 

By  S.  A.Douglas,  Esq.:  "The  last  winter's  legislation — May  its  results  prove  no 
less  beneficial  to  the  whole  State  than  they  have  to  our  town." 

A  tradition  still  lingers  here  that  something  stronger  than  water  was  used  in  drinking 
the  toasts  on  that  occasion,  as  there  was  not  a  man  to  be  found  after  the  festival  that 
could  tell  who  made  the  last  speech,  and  that  important  fact  is  lost  to  history. 

The  commissioners  appointed  to  superintend  the  building  at  once  entered  upon  the 
discharge  of  their  duties,  and  on  the  fourth  of  July,  1837,  the  corner  stone  of  the  State 

— 7 


50  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE, 


house  was  laid  with  grand  civic  and  military  demonstrations.  After  it  had  been  lowered 
to  its  place  in  the  wall,  it 'was  mounted  by  E.  D.  Baker,  afterwards  United  States  Sen- 
ator from  Oregon,  and  the  lamented  Colonel  of  Balls  Bluff  memory,  who  delivered 
one  of  those  thrilling  and  eloquent  speeches,  for  which  he  was  so  famous.  It  was 
estimated  that  the  building  would  cost  $130,000,  but  $240,000  was  expended  before  it 
was  completed  according  to  the  original  design.  When  the  State  house  was  completed 
it  was  looked  upon  with  wonder  and  admiration  by  the  people.  It  was  thought  to  be 
so  enormous  in  size  that  it  would  answer  all  the  purposes  of  the  State  for  all  time  to 
come;  but  from  the  time  it  was  built  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  great  rebellion  the 
growth  of  Illinois  was  beyond  anything  that  could  have  been  imagined  by  the  early 
settlers. 

When  the  rebellion  came  to  an  end,  and  what  was  left  of  the  tivo  hundred  and  fifty- 
six  thousand  men  from  Illinois,  who  assisted  in  carrying  the  stars  and  stripes  until 
there  was  no  armed  foe  to  conquer,  returned  to  their  homes,  furled  their  banners,  and 
assumed  their  accustomed  places  in  the  peaceful  avocations  of  life,  it  soon  became  ap- 
parent to  all  who  had  occasion  to  visit  Springfield,  that  the  building  of  another  State 
house  could  not  be  delayed  for  any  great  length  of  time.  The  State  had  so  far  out- 
grown the  edifice,  which  had  been  regarded  as  a  wonder  of  magnificence  and  archi- 
tectural beauty  only  a  brief  quarter  of  a  century  before,  that  its  records  were  unsafe, 
and  many  branches  of  its  official  business  had  to  be  transacted  in  rented  buildings, 
where  much  of  its  valuable  property  was  exposed  at  all  times  to  the  danger  of  being 
destroyed  by  fire.  The  question  had  been  very  generally  discussed  in  a  quiet  way, 
and  soon  after  the  Legislature  assembled  in  January,  1867,  Hon.  James  C.  Conkling 
presented  a  bill  providing  for  the  erection  of  a  new  State  Capitol  at  Springfield,  and 
laid  it  before  the  House  of  Representatives.  It  passed  both  houses,  and  was  approved 
by  Governor  Oglesby  February  25,  1867,  with  a  supplementary  act  two  days  later. 
That  law  provided  for  the  conveyance  by  the  Governor  of  the  square  containing  two 
and  a  half  acres  of  land,  with  the  State  house  upon  it,  to  Sangamon  county,  for  a 
court  house,  in  consideration  of  $200,000,  to  be  paid  to  the  State  of  Illinois,  and  for  the 
further  consideration  that  the  city  of  Springfield,  and  Sangamon  county,  cause  to  be 
conveyed  to  the  State  a  certain  piece  of  land,  described  by  metes  and  bounds  in  the 
bill,  and  containing  between  eight  and  nine  acres,  upon  which  to  erect  the  new  State 
house.  The  law  also  provided  that  the  State  should  have  the  use  of  the  old  State 
house  until  the  new  one  should  be  ready  for  occupancy.  The  land  was  secured  at  a  cost 
to  the  city  of  $70,000,  and  conveyed  to  the  state;  the  $200,000  was  paid  by  the  county, 
and  that  amount,  with  $2^0,000,  to  be  drawn  from  the  State  treasury,  making  $450,000, 
was  appropriated  to  commence  the  work.  The  total  cost  of  the  building  was  limited 
to  $3,000,000.  The  design  by  J.  C.  Cochrane  was  adopted  July  15,  1867,  and  Jan.  14, 
1868,  he  was  appointed  architect  and  superintendent.  Excavation  commenced  early  in 
the  spring,  and  the  first  stone  was  laid  June  n.  On  the  fifth  of  October  the  corner 
stone  was  laid  by  the  Grand  Master  of  Free  Masons  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  with  the 
imposing  ceremonies  of  the  order,  and  surrounded  by  members  of  the  craft  from  all 
parts  of  the  State. 

The  ground  plan  is  in  the  form  of  a  great  cross.  The  grand  outlines  are,  total 
length  from  north  to  south,  359  feet,  exclusive  of  porticos;  and  from  east  to  west,  266 
feet,  with  twentv  feet  additional  in  the  grand  portico  at  the  east  end,  which  is  the  prin- 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


cipal  front.     The  body  of  the  edifice  above  ground  consists  of  the, FIRST  STORY,  PRIN- 
cii'Ai.  STORY,  SECOND  PRINCIPAL  STORY  and  GALLERY  STORY. 

July  2,  1870,  the  people  of  Illinois  voted  on  the  question  of  adopting  or  rejecting 
a  new  constitution,  that  had  been  prepared  by  a  convention  legally  called  for  that  pur- 
pose. It  was  adopted  by  a  large  majority.  A  clause  in  the  new  constitution  prohibited 
the  legislature  making  appropriations  for  the  State  house,  then  in  course  of  construc- 
tion, beyond  a  total  amount  of  three  and  a  half  millions  of  dollars,  unless  the  question 
of  additional  appropriations  was  first  submitted  to  a  vote  of  the  people.  The  money 
within  the  constitutional  limit  has  all  been  appropriated.  The  dates  of  approval  by 
the  Governor,  and  amounts,  are  given  below.  The  fourth  appropriation  was  to  be  ex- 
pended equally  in  the  years  1873-4: 

February  25,  27,  1867 $450,000 

March  1 1,  27,  1869 650,000 

June  14,  1871 600,000 

March  19,  1873 ' 1,000,000 

March  24,  1 87  =5 800,000 

Total $3,500,000 

There  is  much  work  yet  to  be  done,  but  whether  an  additional  appropriation,  re- 
quiring a  vote  of  the  people,  w^ll  be  necessary  to  complete  the  grand  edifice,  is  a 
question  for  a  future  legislature  to  determine.  The  building  was  so  far  advanced  that 
the  State  archives  were  removed  thereto,  and  the  State  officers  took  possession  of  it  in 
January  1876,  and  in  that  way  the  State  of  Illinois  inaugurated  the  great  American 
Centennial. 

GOVERNORS    OF     ILLINOIS. 

TERRITORIAL. 

Ninian  Edwards from   1809  to  1818 

STATE. 

Shadrach  Bond 1818—1822 

Edward  Coles 1822—1826 

Ninian  Edwards 1826—1830 

John  Reynolds 1830—1834 

Lieutenant-Governor  Casey,  elected  with  Gov.  Reynolds  in  1830,  was  elected  to 
Congress  in  1832.  Wm.  L.  D.  Ewing,  a  member  of  the  Senate,  was  chosen  President 
of  the  Senate.  Gov.  Reynolds  was  elected  to  Congress  in  August,  1834,  and  left  the 
State  for  the  national  capital  about  the  middle  of  November.  Wm.  L.  D.  Ewing,  as 
President  of  the  Senate,  was  Governor  fifteen  days,  until  the  assembling  of  the  Legis- 
lature in  December,  and  the  inauguration  of  the  governor  elect. 

Joseph  Duncan from  1834  to   1838 

Thomas  Carlin  . .  / from  1838  to   1842 

Thomas  Ford from  1842  to   1846 

The  constitution  of  1848  changed  the  time  of  the  assembling  of  the  Legislature 
from  December  to  January,  and  ordered  a  new  election  in  November,  1848,  for  four 
years.  Consequently — 


52  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 

Augustus  C.  French  was  Governor from  1846  to   1853 

Joel  A.  Matteson from  1853  to   1857 

Wm.  H.  Bissell from  1857  to   1860 

He  died  March  18,  1860,  and — 

Lieutenant-Governor  John  Wood from  1860  to   1861 

Richard  Yates from  1861   to   1865 

Richard  J.  Oglesby from  1865  to   1869 

John  M.  Palmer from  1869  to   1873 

Richard  J.  Oglesby,  inaugurated  in  1873,  but  immediately  elected  to  the  U.  S.  Senate, 

when  the  Lieutenant-Governor — 

John  L.  Beveridge from  1873  to   1877 

TOWNSHIP    ORGANIZATION. 

A  law  was  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  Illinois,  and  approved  by  the  Gov- 
ernor, February  10,  1849,  providing  for  township  organization,  but  leaving  it  optional 
with  counties  to  adopt  it  or  not.  Sangamon  county  never  took  any  action  under  that 
law. 

Another  law  was  enacted  and  approved  February  17,  1851,  providing  for  township 
organization,  and  differing  from  the  law  of  1849  in  some  of  its  provisions.  Under  that 
law  a  petition  was  laid  before  the  commissioners'  court,  June  5,  1860,  praying  the  court 
to  cause  to  be  submitted  to  the  voters  of  the  county  the  question  of  township  organiza- 
tion. The  court,  having  heard  the  petition,  ordered  that  the  prayer  of  the  petitioners 
be  granted,  and  the  subject  be  submitted  at  the  next  general  election,  which  was  held 
Tuesday,  November  6,  1860.  The  vote  was  canvassed  by  the  court  on  the  tenth  of 
December  following,  when  it  was  ascertained  that  there  was  a  majority  of  859  votes  in 
favor  of  township  organization,  on  a  total  vote  of  7,241.  The  following  action  was 
then  taken :  "  Ordered  by  the  Court,  that  John  S.  Bradford,  John  Gardner,  Sen.,  and 
Joseph  Campbell  be  appointed  commissioners  to  divide  Sangamon  county  into  towns  or 
townships,  in  accordance  with  the  fifth  and  sixth  sections  of  the  General  Law  of  the 
State  of  Illinois,  in  relation  to  township  organization."  March  i,  1861,  the  commis- 
sioners submitted  their  report,  and  the  following  are  the  names  of  the  townships: 

Auburn,  Island  Grove, 

Ball,  Loami, 

Buffalo  Heart,  Mechanicsburg, 

Campbell,  now  Chatham,  Power,  now  Fancy  Creek, 

Cartwright,  Pawnee, 

Clear  Lake,  Rochester, 

Cooper,  Sackett,  now  Salisbury, 

Cotton  Hill,  Springfield, 

Curran,  Talkington, 

Gardner,  Williams, 

Illiopolis,  Woodside. 

New  Berlin  has  since  been  formed  from  part  of  Island  Grove,  and  Wheatfield  from 
part  of  Illiopolis,  making  a  total  of  24  townships. 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


An  election  was  held  for  choosyig  supervisors,  Tuesday,  April  2,  1861.  The  first  meet- 
ing of  the  Board  of  Supervisors  was  held  April  29,  1861,  on  a  call  of  eight  members, 
which  was  the  method  pointed  out  in  the  law.  From  that  to  the  present  time  the  bus- 
iness of  Sangamon  county  has  been  transacted  by  a  Board  of  Supervisors,  elected 
annually. 

POST    OFFICES    IN    SANGAMON    COUNTY. 

Auburn,  Illiopolis, 

Barclay,  Loami, 

Bates,'  Lowder, 

Berlin,  Mechanicsburg, 

Berry,  New  Berlin, 

*  Bradfordton,  f  New  Harmony, 
f  Breckenridge,  Pawnee, 

Buffalo,  Pleasant  Plains, 

Buffalo  Heart,  Richland, 

Cantrall,  Riverton, 

Chatham,  Rochester, 

Cotton  Hill,  Salisbury, 

Cross  Plains,  Sherman, 

Curran,  Springfield, 

Dawson,  Wheatfield, 

Farmingdale,  Williamsville, 

lies  Junction,  Woodside. 

*  This  is  a  new  office  authorized  by  the  post  office  department,  but  not  yet  organized.    Feb.,  1876. 

t  The  original  name  of  this  office  was  New  Harmony,  but  is  aboiu  being  changed  to  Breckenridge. 

SANGAMON     COUNTY     IN     THE     INDIAN     WARS. 

I  shall  have  occasion,  all  through  the  biographical  part  of  the  work,  to  make  frequent 
mention  of  the  part  taken  in  the  Winnebago  and  Black  Hawk  wars  by  the  early  set- 
tlers of  the  county;  for  that  reason  I  deem  it  best  to  give  a  brief  account  of  them  here-. 

THE  WINNEBAGO  WAR:  When  the  war  of  1812-14,  w'tn  England,  drew  to  a 
close,  there  were  many  Indians  in  the  territory  of  Illinois.  They  generally  gave  way 
as  civilization  advanced,  yielding  the  ground,  sometimes  reluctantly,  but  peaceably, 
until  the  summer  of  1827.  It  was  known  to  the  white  settlers  that  the  different  tribes 
of  Indians  along  the  northern  and  western  frontier  were  at  war  among  themselves. 
After  the  discovery  of  lead  around  what  is  now  Galena,  the  white  people  flocked  to 
that  region  in  great  numbers.  In  their  search  for  minerals  they  encroached  upon  the 
lands  of  the  Winnebago  tribe.  Being  thus  irritated,  a  small  party  of  their  tribe  sur- 
prised a  party  of  twenty-four  Chippeways  and  killed  eight  of  them.  The  United 
States  Commander,  at  Fort  Snelling,  on  the  upper  Mississippi,  caused  four  of  the  offend- 
ing Winnebagoes  to  be  arrested  and  delivered  to  the  Chippeways,  by  whom  they  were 
shot  for  murder.  Red  Bird,  the  chief  of  the  Sioux,  though  acting  with  the  Winneba- 
goes in  an  attempt  to  obtain  revenge  for  the  killing  of  the  four  members  of  their 
tribe,  was  defeated  by  the  Chippeways.  He  then  determined  to  wreak  his  vengeance 
on  the  white  people  who  had  assisted  his  enemies  and  invaded  his  country.  June  2yth 


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two  white  men  were  killed  near  Prairie  DuChien,  and  on  the  thirtieth  of  July  two 
keel  boats,  carrying  supplies  to  Fort  Snelling,  were  attacked  and  two  of  the  crew 
killed.  The  news  soon  spread  among  the  settlers,  and  upon  a  call  from  Gov.  Edwards, 
four  companies  of  infantry  and  one  of  cavalry  were  made  up  in  Sangamon  county. 
The  cavalry  company  was  commanded  by  Edward  Mitchell,  and  the  four  infantry 
companies  by  Captains  Thomas  Constant,  Reuben  Brown,  Achilles  Morris  and  Bowlin 
Green.  The  whole  under  command  of  Col.  Tom.  M.  Neale,  with  James  D.  Henry  as 
adjutant,  (the  latter  was  at  that  time  sheriff  of  Sangamon  county,)  marched  to  Peoria, 
where  the  regiment  was  more  fully  organized,  and  continued  to  Galena.  Before  their 
arrival  in  the  Indian  country,  Red  Bird  with  six  of  his  warriors,  voluntarily  gave  them- 
selves up  to  the  U.  S.  forces  under  Gen.  Atkinson,  to  save  their  tribe  from  the  miseries 
of  war.  Thus  ended  the  campaign,  and  the  Sangamon  county  soldiers  returned  to 
their  homes. 

Of  the  six  Indians  held  as  prisoners,  some  were  acquitted  and  others  convicted  and 
hung,  more  than  a  year  after  they  were  captured.  Red  Bird,  whose  proud  spirit  could 
not  endure  the  humiliation  and  confinement,  sickened  and  died  in  prison.  His  fate  was 
much  deplored  by  the  whites,  for  he  had  been  a  true  friend  to  them  until  the  United 
States  Government  compelled  his  Winnebago  friends  to  give  up  the  four  men  to  the 
Chippeways  to  be  shot. 

THE  BLACK  HAWK  WAR:  The  Sac  and  Fox  Indians  were  first  recognized  by  the 
United  States  Government  in  1787,  in  a  treaty  at  Fort  Harmer,  negotiated  by  Gov. 
St.  Clair,  in  which  the  Indians  were  guaranteed  protection.  In  1804,  in  a  treaty  con- 
ducted by  Wm.  H.  Harrison — afterwards  President  of  the  United  States — their  title  to 
a  large  scope  of  country  on  Rock  river  was  extinguished,  but  they  were  permitted  to 
occupy  the  country  as  a  hunting  ground,  their  principal  village  being  at  the  north  of 
Rock  river,  near  where  the  city  of  Rock  Island  now  stands.  A  third  treaty  was  en- 
tered into  in  1830,  by  the  terms  of  which  they  were  to  remove  from  the  lands  they 
had  sold,  east  of  the  Mississippi,  and  peaceably  retire  to  the  west  side  of  the  river. 

The  two  principal  chiefs  of  the  nation  were  Keokuk  and  Black  Hawk,  the  latter  of 
whom  was  born  in  1767,  at  the  largest  village  of  their  tribe,  at  the  mouth  of  Rock 
river.  He  had  fought  on  the  side  of  the  British  in  the  war  of  1812,  at  the  head  of  200 
savages,  for  which  he  annually  received  payment  to  the  time  of  their  removal  west  of 
the  Mississippi.  Consequently,  their  band  was  always  called  the  British  Band.  Black 
Hawk  moved  reluctantly,  claiming  that  his  tribe  had  been  injured  by  the  people  of  the 
United  States.  Keokuk  determined  to  abide  by  the  treaty,  and  drew  the  larger  part  of 
the  tribe  after  him,  but  Black  Hawk  declared  all  the  treaties  void,  and  in  the  spring  of 
1831,  at  the  head  of  300  warriors,  crossed  to  the  east  side  of  the  river  and  engaged  in  a 
series  of  acts  exceedingly  annoying  to  the  few  settlers  who  had  purchased  the  sites  of 
the  former  homes  of  the  Indians,  from  the  government.  The  Indians  would  throw 
down  fences,  destroy  grain,  throw  the  roofs  from  their  houses,  and  declared  that  if  the 
settlers  did  not  leave  they  would  kill  them.  Governor  John  Reynolds,  on  being  in- 
formed of  the  state  of  affairs  on  Rock  river,  determined  to  expel  the  Indians.  He 
issued  a  proclamation,  May  27,  1831,  calling  for  volunteers,  and  named  June  loth  as  the 
time,  and  Beardstown  as  the  place  of  rendezvous.  More  than  twice  the  700  men  called 
for  volunteered.  Finding  so  many  willing  to  go,  it  was  decided  to  accept  the  services 


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of  the  whole  1,600  men.  They  were  organized  into  two  regiments,  one  spy  and  one 
odd  battalion.  James  D.  Henry,  of  Springfield,  who  had  been  the  adjutant  in  the 
Winnebago  Avar,  was  appointed  to  command  the  first  regiment.  I  will  now  confine 
myself  to  the  part  Sangamon  county  took  in  the  campaign.  James  Campbell,  Adam 
Smith,  and  Jonathan  R.  Saunders  each  commanded  a  company.  When  the  Indian 
town  was  reached  at  the  mouth  of  Rock  river,  it  was  found  to  be  deserted.  The  In- 
dians had  taken  advantage  of  the  darkness  and  fled  to  the  west  side  of  the  Mississippi 
river,  near  where  the  cities  of  Davenport  and  Rock  Island  now  stand.  The  savages 
having  escaped,  the  soldiers  took  vengeance  by  burning  the  village.  Gen.  Gaines,  who 
commanded  the  United  States  soldiers,  sent  an  order  to  Black  Hawk,  requiring  him 
and  his  band  to  return  and  enter  into  a  treaty  of  peace.  He  failed  to  come,  when  a 
more  peremptory  order,  with  the  threat  of  following  them  with  all  the  troops  at  his 
command,  brought  in  about  thirty  chiefs,  including  Black  Hawk,  and  a  treaty- 
was  signed  on  the  3Oth  of  June,  1831.  By  that  treaty  the  Indians  agreed  to  remain 
west  of  the  river,  and  never  to  cross  it  without  permission  from  the  President  of  the 
I  nited  States.  After  distributing  the  food  intended  for  sustaining  the  soldiers,  among 
the  Indians,  the  volunteer  army  disbanded  and  returned  to  their  homes,  without  the 
loss  of  a  single  person  by  disease,  accident,  or  otherwise. 

Before  the  Indians  were  forced  to  leave  their  village  and  return  to  the  west  side  of 
the  river,  Xaopope,  a  chief  of  the  British  band,  and  next  to  Black  Hawk  in  authority, 
had  started  on  a  visit  to  Maiden,  Canada,  to  consult  his  English  father — some  com- 
mander there,  probably — concerning  the  right  of  the  Indians  to  retake  possession  of 
their  lands  on  Rock  river.  On  his  return  he  also  visited  White  Cloud,  the  prophet  of 
the  Winnebagoes,  at  Prophetstown,  3:5  miles  from  the  mouth  of  Rock  river.  White 
Cloud  assured  his  visitor  that  not  only  the  British  but  the  Ottawas,  Chippewas,  Pota- 
\\attomies  and  Winnebagoes  yvould  assist  his  tribe  in  regaining  their  village  and  the 
lands  around  it.  When  Xaopope  returned,  in  the  summer,  he  found  his  tribe  west  of 
the  river,  and  bound,  bv  a  new  treaty,  not  to  interfere  \vith  the  whites  in  possession  of 
their  former  homes.  Notwithstanding  this,  he  communicated  to  Black  Hawk  the  en- 
couragement he  had  received.  Black  Hawk  immediately  commenced  recruiting  to  in- 
crease the  number  of  his  braves,  and  sent  a  messenger  to  Keokuk,  requesting  his  co- 
operation. The  latter  refused,  and  counseled  Black  Hawk  to  abstain  from  any  hostile 
movement,  assuring  him  that  the  promises  of  support  could  not  be  relied  on.  Black 
Hawk  rejected  such  good  advice,  and  resolved  to  bid  defiance  to  the  .whites.  He  spent 
the  winter  of  1831-2  in  recruiting,  and  raised  about  ^oo  warriors.  His  headquarters 
were  at  what  is  now  the  city  of  Fort  Madison,  Iowa.  In  the  spring  he  started,  with 
his  warriors,  on  horseback,  while  the  squaws,  papooses  and  baggage  were  loaded  in 
canoes,  and  all  moved  up  the  river.  April  6,  1832,  the  whole  party  crossed  the  Missis- 
sippi, opposite  the  mouth  of  Rock  river,  and  commenced  ascending  that  stream,  osten- 
sibly for  the  purpose  of  entering  the  territory  of  the  Winnebagoes  and  raising  a  crop 
\vith  them,  but  the  real  object  was  to  secure  them  as  allies. 

Gen.  Atkinson,  in  command  of  Fort  Armstrong,  on  Rock  Island,  sent  messengers 
ordering  them  to  return  west  of  the  Mississippi  river.  Black  Hawk  positively  re- 
fused to  go.  When  this  became  known  in  the  settlement  the  greatest  consternation 
prevailed,  and  the  settlers  fled  from  their  homes  in  search  of  safety.  Messengers  were 
dispatched  to  Yandalia,  and  Gov.  Reynolds  issued  a  call,  on  the  i6th,  for  volunteers  to 


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assemble  at  Bearclstown  on  the  22(1  of  the  month.  Gen.  Atkinson  at  the  same  time 
called  for  volunteers  to  aid  the  regular  soldiers  at  Rock  Island.  Gov.  Reynolds,  at  the 
time  of  issuing  the  call  for  volunteer  soldiers,  addressed  an  open  letter  to  the  citizens 
in  the  northwestern  counties,  and  sent  influential  messengers  among  the  people,  and  in 
every  wav  endeavored  to  encourage  enlistments.  Eighteen  hundred  men  rallied  under 
this  call  at  Beardstown,  on  the  22d  of  April.  Among  them  were  three  regularly  or- 
ganized companies  from  Sangamon  county.  One  was  commanded  by  Thomas  Moffitt, 
one  by  Jesse  Clay  well,  of  which  Rezin  H.  Constant  afterwards  became  Captain,  and 
one  by  Abraham  Lincoln.  They  were  divided  into  four  regiments  and  a  spy  battalion. 
The  First  regiment  was  commanded  by  Col.  DeWitt,  the  Second  bv  Col.  Fry,  the 
Third  by  Col.  Thomas,  the  Fourth  by  Col.  Samuel  M.  Thompson.  In  the  latter 
Abraham  Lincoln  commanded  a  company.  Col.  James  D.  Henry  commanded  the  spy 
battalion.  The  whole  brigade  was  put  under  the  command  of  Brigadier-Gen.  Samuel 
Whitesidesr  of  the  State  militia,  who  had  commanded  the  spy  battalion  in  the  first 
campaign. 

On  the  2yth  of  April  Gen.  Whitesides  began  his  forward  movement,  accompanied 
by  Gov.  Reynolds.  The  army  proceeded  by  way  of  Oquawka  to  the  mouth  of  Rock 
river,  where  it  was  agreed  between  Generals  Whiteside  and  Atkinson,  in  command 
of  the  regulars,  that  the  volunteers  should  march  up  Rock  river  to  Prophetstown, 
and  there  feed  and  rest  their  horses.  On  arriving  there  the  volunteers  burned  the  town, 
and  Gen.  Whiteside  continued  the  march  in  the  direction  of  Dixon,  arriving  at  the  lat- 
ter place,  the  General  ordered  a  halt,  and  sent  out  parties  to  reconnoitre.  Here  he 
found  two  battalions,  consisting  of  275  mounted  men,  from  the  counties  of  McLean, 
Tazewell,  Peoria  and  Fulton,  under  the  command  of  Majors  Stillman  and  Bailey. 
Major  Stillman  was  from  Sangamon  county.  (See  his  name.}  The  officers  of  this 
force  had  previously  been  ordered  in  advance  of  the  main  body  to  protect  the  settlers, 
and  now  they  asked  to  be  put  forward  on  some  dangerous  service,  in  which  they  could 
have  an  opportunity  to  distinguish  themselves.  They  were  accordingly  ordered  further 
up  Rock  river,  to  spy  out  the  Indians.  The  forward  movement  began  on  the  I2th  of 
May,  Major  Stillman  being  chief  in  command.  He  moved  up  Rock  river,  on  the 
southeast  side  until  they  came  to  a  small  stream  that  rises  in  Ogle  county  and  empties 
into  Rock  river.  This  stream  was  then  called  Old  Man's  creek,  but  from  that  date  has 
borne  the  name  of  Stillman's  run.  There  he  encamped  for  the  night,  and  in  a  short 
time  a  party  of  Indians  were  seen  on  horseback  about  a  mile  from  the  camp.  A  party 
of  Major  Stillman's  men  mounted  their  horses,  without  orders  or  commander,  and  were 
soon  followed  by  others,  and  in  this  belter  skelter  manner  pursued  the  Indians,  who, 
after  displaying  a  red  flag,  endeavored  to  make  their  escape,  but  were  overtaken  and 
three  of  them  slain.  This  brought  on  an  attack  from  the  main  body  of  Black  Hawk's 
army,  numbering  about  700  warriors.  Those  who,  by  their  insubordination,  brought 
on  the  fight,  retreated,  and,  with  their  horses  on  a  full  run,  dashed  through  the  camp 
of  Major  Stillman,  who  did  all  that  was  possible  by  ordering  his  men  to  retreat  in 
order  and  form  on  higher  ground,  but  they  never  found  a  rallying  point  until  they 
reached  Dixon,  thirty  miles  distant.  Both  Ford,  and  Davidson  &  Stuve,  in  their  his- 
tories of  Illinois,  exonerate  Major  Stillman  and  his  men  from  all  blame,  and  rightly 
attribute  the  disaster  to  want  of  discipline  and  that  experience  which  is  necessary  to 
"five  soldiers  confidence  in  their  officers  and  in  each  other. 


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That  opened  the  war,  and  there  could  be  no  cessation  of  hostilities  until  one  side  or 
the  other  yielded  the  ground.  It  is  not  my  purpose  to  attempt  following  out  all  the 
details  of  the  war,  but  will  hasten  to  a  close.  For  a  time  the  Indians  scattered  them- 
selves over  the  country.  They  would  lay  in  ambush  and  shoot  down  detached  bodies 
of  armed  men,  or  murder  and  scalp  unprotected  women  and  children.  Men  were  gen- 
erally enlisted  for  short  terms,  and  sometimes,  when  the  main  body  of  the  Indians  were 
almost  in  their  grasp,  the  term  of  enlistment  would  expire,  and  they  would  insist  on 
being  discharged.  To  fill  their  places  with  new  recruits  required  time.  At  the  time  of  the 
repulse  of  Major  Still  man  and  his  men,  there  were  about  twenty-four  hundred  men  under 
arms,  including  the  volunteers  from  Illinois  and  the  regular  soldiers  from  Fort  Arm- 
strong, under  Gen.  Atkinson.  They  could  have  killed,  or  driven  every  Indian  across 
the  Mississippi  river  in  one  month,  but  the  term  for  which  they  had  enlisted  had  nearly 
expired,  and  they  were  anxious  to  be  discharged.  The  Governor  had  previously  issued 
orders  for  raising  two  thousand  men.  He  then  called  for  a  volunteer  regiment  from 
among  those  whose  time  had  expired,  to  hold  the  Indians  in  check  until  the  new  re- 
cruits could  be  brought  to  the  scene  of  conflict.  It  was  soon  raised  and  put  under 
command  of  Col.  Fry  and  Lieutenant-Col.  James  D.  Henry.  Gen.  Whiteside  volun- 
teered as  a  private.  This  body  of  men  had  a  number  of  encounters  with  the  savages 
before  the  new  recruits  were  brought  into  the  field.  The  new  levy  assembled  at 
Beardstown,  and  were  at  once  ordered  to  Fort  Wilburn,  on  the  south  bank  of  the  Illi- 
nois river,  about  one  mile  above  the  town  of  Peru.  There  the  volunteer  forces  were 
organized  into  three  brigades.  The  first  and  second  were  organized  June  16,  1832, 
with  1,000  men  each.  Alexander  Posey  was  elected  General  of  the  first  and  Milton 
K.  Alexander,  General  of  the  second  brigade.  The  third  brigade  was  organized  June 
1  8th,  with  1,200  men,  and  Col.  James  D.  Henry  was  elected  General.  This  made  the 
volunteer  force  consist  of  3,200  men,  exclusive  of  the  regular  soldiers  under  Gen.  At- 
kinson. Many  weeks  were  spent  in  trying  to  find  the  main  body  of  Black  Hawk's 
warriors.  They  were  all  the  time  working  their  way  further  north,  hoping  to  elude 
their  pursuers.  The  army  was  continually  undergoing  changes.  July  15,  1832, 
found  Gen.  Henry,  Gen.  Alexander  and  Major  Dodge  far  up  in  Wisconsin,  at  a  place 
called  Fort  Winnebago.  Some  Winnebago  chiefs  came  in  and  reported  that  Black 
Hawk  was  encamped  on  Rock  river.  The  three  officers  above  named  held  a  council 
and,  although  it  was  in  violation  of  orders,  they  decided  to  march  directly  for  the  Indian 
camp,  hoping  to  take  them  by  surprise.  General  Alexander  soon  announced  that  his 
men  refused  to  go,  and  Major  Dodge  that  his  horses  were  too  much  disabled  to  go,  but 
a  body  of  men  soon  after  arrived  from  Galena  to  join  Major  Dodge's  battalion,  which 
made  his  effective  force  120  men.  Gen.  Henry's  brigade  was  by  this  time  reduced  to 
between  five  and  six  hundred  men,  but  only  about  four  hundred  and  fifty  had  horses. 
While  making  arrangements  to  start,  Gen.  Henry  discovered  that  his  own  men,  in- 
fluenced by  association  with  those  of  Gen.  Alexander,  were  on  the  point  of  open 
mutiny.  Lieutenant-Col.  Jeremiah  Smith,  of  one  of  his  regiments,  presented  to  the 
General  a  written  protest,  signed  by  all  the  officers  of  his  regiment  except  Col.  Fry, 
against  the  expedition.  Gen.  Henry  quietly  but  firmly  ordered  the  men  under  arrest 
for  mutiny,  assigning  a  body  of  soldiers  to  escort  them  back  to  Gen.  Atkinson.  Col. 
Smith  begged  permission  to  consult  a  few  moments  with  the  officers  before  anything 
further  was  done.  In  less  than  ten  minutes  they  were  all  at  the  General's  quarters, 
pleading  for  pardon  and  pledging  themselves  to  return  to  duty.  Gen.  Henry  replied 
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58  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 

t 

in  a  few  dignified  and  kindly  remarks,  and  all  returned  to  their  duty.  Gen.  Alexanders 
men  marched  back,  and  the  others  started  in  pursuit  of  the  enemy,  under  the  direction 
of  competent  guides.  Three  days'  hard  marching  brought  them  to  Rock  river.  Here 
three  Winnebagoes  gave  intelligence  that  Black  Hawk  was  further  up  the  river.  Pre- 
parations were  made  for  a  forced  march  the  next  morning,  and  Dr.  Elms  Merriman, 
of  Springfield,  in  company  with  W.  \V.  Woodbridge,  of  Wisconsin,  and  a  chief  called 
Little  Thunder,  for  a  guide,  were  started  about  dark  that  evening  to  convey  dispatches 
down  the  river  to  Gen.  Atkinson.  They  had  gone  but  a  few  miles  to  the  southwest 
when  they  fell  into  a  fresh  broad  trail  of  the  enemy  endeavoring  to  escape.  Little 
Thunder  hastened  back  in  terror  to  the  camp  to  warn  the  Indians  that  their  efforts  to 
deceive  the  commanding  General  were  detected.  They  were  all  arrested  by  Major 
Murrey  McConnell,  of  Jacksonville,  and  taken  to  the  tent  of  Gen.  Henry,  and  confessed 
that  they  had  come  into  camp  and  given  false  information  to  aid  the  Indians  in  their 
retreat.  On  the  next  morning,  July  19,  a  forced  march  commenced  in  pursuit  of  the 
Indians.  On  the  third  day,  about  four  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  the  advance  guard  was 
fired  upon  by  the  savages  secreted  in  the  grass.  The  fight  continued  until  dark,  and 
the  men  lay  on  their  arms  until  morning,  when  it  was  discovered  that  the  Indians  had 
all  crossed  the  Wisconsin  river  during  the  night.  Sixty-eight  Indians  were  left  dead 
on  the  field,  and  twenty-five  more  were  found  dead  along  the  line  of  march.  Only  one 
white  man  was  killed  and  eight  wounded.  This  has  always  been  known  as  the  battle 
of  the  Wisconsin. 

The  next  dav  Gen.  Henry  found  his  men  too  much  worn  down  by  fatigue  and  want  of 
food  to  pursue  the  retreating  Indians.  After  two  days  march  he  joined  Gen.  Atkinson 
at  Blue  Mounds,  with  the  regulars,  and  Alexander's  and  Posey's  brigades.  It  was  soon 
apparent  to  General  Henry  and  his  officers  that  General  Atkinson  and  all  the  regular 
officers  were  deeply  mortified  at  the  success  of  the  militia,  who  they  did  not  intend 
should  have  any  credit  in  the  war.  After  two  days'  preparation,  the  whole  force,  under 
direction  of  General  Atkinson,  took  up  their  line  of  march,  July  25th,  in  pursuit  of  the 
Indians.  Crossing  the  Wisconsin  river,  and  striking  the  trail  of  the  Indians,  the  regu- 
lars were  put  in  front,  Dodge's  battalion  and  Posey's  and  Alexander's  brigades  came 
next,  and  Gen.  Henry,  with  his  command,  was  placed  in  the  rear,  in  charge  of  the 
baggage.  All  parties  clearly  understood  this  to  be  an  insult  to  Gen.  Henry  and  his 
brave  volunteers  for  having  found,  pursued  and  defeated  Black  Hawk  and  his  warriors, 
while  the  regulars,  and  Alexander's  brigade,  who  had  refused  to  accompany  Henry, 
were  taking  their  ease  at  a  long  distance  from  the  scene  of  danger.  Gen.  Henry's 
brigade  keenly  felt  the  insult,  and  claimed  the  right  to  be  placed  in  front,  but  the  Gen- 
eral never  uttered  a  word  of  complaint,  and  his  men,  following  his  noble  example, 
quietly  trudged  on  in  the  rear.  After  a  full  week  of  weary  marching,  at  ten  o'clock  on 
the  morning  of  August  2cl,  the  army  reached  the  bluffs  of  the  Mississippi  river,  which, 
at  that  point,  was  some  distance  from  the  margin  of  the  stream.  Black  Hawk  had  ar- 
rived at  the  stream  a  day  or  two  before,  and  the  Indians  were  crossing  as  fast  as  they 
could.  On  the  first  day  of  August  the  steamboat  Warrior,  which  had  been  employed 
to  convey  supplies  up  the  river  for  the  army,  was  coming  down,  and  notwithstanding 
the  Indians  displayed  a  white  flag,  the  captain  affected  to  believe  it  was  only  a  decoy,  gave 
them  fifteen  minutes  to  remove  their  women  and  children,  when  he  fired  a  six-pound  can- 
non, loaded  with  cannister,  into  their  midst,  followed  by  a  severe  fire  of  musketrv.  In  less 


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than  an  hour  twenty-three  Indians  were  murdered,  it  might  almost  be  said,  in  cold 
blood.  Black  Hawk  now  turned  all  his  energies  to  reach  the  opposite  bank  of  the 
river.  With  that  object  in  view  he  sent  twenty  warriors  to  the  high  bluff.  When 
Gen.  Atkinson  reached  the  bluffs  on  the  morning  of  August  2d,  his  men  were  greeted 
by  firing  from  behind  trees.  The  tall  grass  made  it  impossible  to  learn  anything  of 
the  force  they  had  to  contend  with.  According  to  instructions  from  Black  Hawk, 
when  all  became  engaged  they  were  to  retreat  to  a  point  three  miles  up  the  river. 
Dodge's  battalion  led  in  the  chase  after  the  twenty  Indians,  followed  by  the  regulars 
and  Alexander's  and  Posey's  brigades,  all  under  the  immediate  direction  of  Gen.  At- 
kinson. In  the  hurried  pursuit  Gen.  Henry  was  called  on  for  a  single  regiment  to 
cover  the  rear  of  the  pursuing  forces.  Otherwise  his  whole  brigade  was  left  without 
orders. 

Despite  the  intention  to  disgrace  Gen.  Henry  and  his  men,  fortune  now  seemed  to 
favor  them.  The  men  under  Major  Ewing,  of  the  latter  brigade,  discovered  that  the 
trail  by  which  the  main  body  of  Black  Hawk's  forces  had  reached  the  river  was  lower 
down,  and  that  they  were  much  nearer  than  the  point  to  which  the  twenty  decoy  In- 
dians were  leading  the  main  forces.  He  who  had  been  placed  in  the  rear  as  a  mark  of 
special  disfavor,  by  the  strategy  of  a  few  savages,  who  had  thus  far  triumphed  over  the 
veteran  General,  was  now  thrown  again  to  the  front,  and  well  did  he  make  use  of  this 
favorable  circumstance.  Gen.  Henry,  being  notified  of  the  discovery  of  the  main  trail, 
descending  to  the  foot  of  the  bluff,  and  there  leaving  his  horses,  prepared  for  an  attack. 
The  trail  from  there  to  the  river  was  through  drift  wood,  brush  and  weeds.  Eight  men 
were  ordered  forward  to  the  perilous  duty  of  drawing  the  fire  of  the  Indians,  to  ascer- 
tain where  they  were.  Fully  aware  of  their  dangerous  mission,  they  moved  boldly 
forward  until  they  were  in  sight  of  the  river,  when  they  were  fired  upon  by  about  fifty 
Indians.  Five  of  the  eight  fell,  either  killed  or  wounded.  Gen.  Henry  immediately 
ordered  the  bugle  sounded  for  a  charge.  The  fiftv  Indians  fell  back  to  the  main  body, 
amounting  in  all  to  about  three  hundred  warriors.  This  made  the  force  about  equal  on 
both  sides.  The  fight  became  general  along  the  whole  line;  the  inspiring  strains  of  the 
bugle  cheering  on  the  volunteers;  the  Indians  were  driven  from  tree  to  tree  until  they 
reached  the  bank  of  the  river,  fighting  with  the  most  sublime  Courage,  and  contesting 
every  inch  of  ground.  At  the  brink  the  struggle  was  desperate,  but  of  short  duration. 
The  bloody  bayonet  in  the  hands  of  the  excited  soldiers  drove  them  into  the  surging 
waters,  where  some  tried  to  swim  to  the  opposite  shore,  others  only  aimed  to  reach  a 
small  willow  island. 

All  this  was  done  before  the  commanding  General  was  aware  that  the  volunteer 
General  and  men,  whom  he  intended  to  punish  for  having  found  and  defeated  the  In- 
dians at  the  battle  of  the  Wisconsin  river,  had  again  found  and  almost  exterminated  the 
main  body  of  the  enemy,  while  he  was  leading  the  largest  portion  of  his  army  after 
twenty  straggling  Indians,  whom  he  had  not  been  shrewd  enough  to  detect  in  their 
false  movements.  After  the  Indians  had  been  driven  into  the  river,  Gen.  Henry  de- 
spatched Major  McConnell  to  give  intelligence  to  Gen.  Atkinson  of  his  movements; 
but  while  pursuing  the  twenty  Indians  he  had  heard  the  firing  of  Gen.  Henry's  brigade, 
and  hastening  to  share  in  the  engagement,  met  the  messenger  near  the  scene  of  action. 
Some  of  the  newly  arrived  forces  chai'ged  through  the  water  to  the  island  and  kept  up 
the  fight  until  all  were  killed,  drowned,  captured,  or  made  their  escape  to  the  opposite 


60  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 


shore  of  the  river.  It  was  estimated  that  the  Indian  loss  amounted  to  one  hundred  and 
fifty  killed,  and  as  many  more  drowned,  including  women  and  children.  But  fifty 
prisoners  were  taken,  mostly  squaws  and  papooses.  The  largest  portion  of  the  Indians  es- 
caped across  the  river  before  the  battle  commenced.  The  American  loss  was  seventeen 
killed  and  twelve  wounded.  This  was  called  the  battle  of  the  Bad  Axe,  because  it 
was  fought  in  Wisconsin,  a  short  distance  below  the  mouth  of  the  river  Bad  Axe.  It 
was  above  Prairie  DuChien. 

That  Black  Hawk  brought  that  great  calamity  on  his  people  there  can  be  no  question, 
but  that  he  was  devoted  to  their  interests  his  last  move  testifies  beyond  a  doubt.  Find- 
ing himself  and  followers  almost  in  a  starving  condition,  pursued  by  a  foe  well  fed,  and 
otherwise  stronger  than  his  own  forces,  he  approached  the  brink  of  the  river,  hoping 
to  reach  the  opposite  bank  before  his  pursuers  could  overtake  him,  His  means  of 
transportation  being  inadequate,  he  finds  it  impossible  to  escape.  Knowing  that  his 
fate  is  sealed,  he  doubtless  gives  hasty  orders  that  the  canoes  be  plied  as  fast  as  possible, 
and  looking  for  the  last  time  upon  many  who  had  trusted  their  all  to  his  guidance,  he 
places  himself  at  the  head  of  a  handful  of  faithful  followers,  and  boldly  sallies  out  to 
meet  the  foe  one  hundred  and  fifty  times  stronger  than  himself,  his  only  hope  being  to 
turn  them  aside  until  his  own  people  should  escape.  How  his  heart  must  have  sunk 
when  he  heard  the  firing  and  knew  there  was  but  one  way  for  it  to  terminate.  When 
Gen.  Atkinson,  discovering  the  ruse,  ceased  the  pursuit  of  the  few  and  marched  to 
where  the  battle  was  raging,  Black  Hawk,  with  his  twenty  followers,  made  their  es- 
cape up  the  Mississippi  and  passed  over  to  the  Wisconsin  river.  They  were  finally 
captured,  far  up  that  stream,  by  a  party  of  Sioux  and  Winnebago  Indians,  who  pro- 
fessed to  sympathize  with  Black  Hawk  and  his  followers,  but  were  ready,  like  blood 
hounds,  to  hunt  them  down  when  they  most  needed  friendship,  and  when  there  was  a 
seeming  opportunity  to  gain  favor  with  the  strong  and  victorious  party.  Black  Hawk 
and  his  friends  were  delivered  to  Gen.  Street,  the  United  States  Indian  agent  at  Prairie 

0 

DuChien,  and  sent  by  Col.  Zachary  Taylor  down  to  Rock  Island.  Upon  arriving 
there  the  cholera  was  raging,  and  they  were  sent  down  to  Jefferson  Barracks,  Mo., 
where  a  treaty  was  made.  Black  Hawk  and  his  party  were  held  as  hostages  for  the 
good  behavior  of  their  tribe.  They  were  taken  to  Washington  City,  and  from  there 
to  Fortress  Monroe,  where  they  remained  uutil  July  4,  1833.  They  were  then  released, 
by  order  of  President  Jackson,  and  escorted  to  Baltimore,  Philadelphia,  New  York, 
and  other  cities,  and  returned  by  way  of  the  New  York  canal  and  northern  lakes, 
thence  to  their  own  people,  west  of  the  Mississippi  river.  Black  Hawk  died,  October  3, 
1840,  on  the  Des  Moines  river,  in  Iowa. 

Many  of  the  men  engaged  in  that  campaign  acquired  state  and  some  of  them  national 
reputation.  Among  them  may  be  mentioned  Joseph  Duncan  and  Thomas  Ford,  who 
became  Governors  of  Illinois,  Henry  Dodge,  who  became  Governor  of  Wisconsin, 
and  Zachary  Taylor  and  Abraham  Lincoln,  who  became  Presidents  of  the  United 
States. 

The  most  remarkable  man  of  all  engaged  in  that  campaign  was  Gen.  James  D. 
Henry,  and  if  that  had  been  an  age  of  newspapers  and  reporters,  he  would  have  ac- 
quired a  national  reputation  at  once.  That  he  was  the  hero  of  the  two  principal  bat- 
tles fought  in  expelling  the  Indians  in  that  campaign,  was  known  beyond  a  doubt,  and 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTY.  61 


so  well  understood  by  the  Illinois  soldiers  from  all  parts  of  the  State,  that  the  opinion 
was  freely  expressed  that  if  he  had  lived  he  would  have  been  elected  Governor  by  an 
overwhelming  majority,  against  any  other  man.  Strange  as  it  may  seem,  he  was 
scarcely  heard  of  outside  of  the  State.  This  was  all  owing  to  the  fact  that  there  was 
but  one  paper  in  the  State  north  of  Springfield,  and  that  was  edited  and  published  by 
the  kind  of  man  that  brings  odium  on  the  press  whenever  he  touches  it. 

Dr.  Addison  Philleo  was  one  of  the  men  who  almost  publicly  commenced  dissecting 
the  body  of  VayNoy,  who  was  hung  in  Springfield  in  November,  1826.  He  was 
compelled  by  the  citizens  to  desist  from  the  disgusting  spectacle  tmtil  the  body,  was  re- 
moved to  a  more  private  place.  Dr.  Philleo  had  removed  to  Galena,  and  at  the  time 
of  the  Black  Hawk  war  was  publishing  a  paper  there,  called  the  Galenian.  He  at- 
tached himself  to  the  battalion  of  Major  Henry  Dodge,  of  Wisconsin.  Major  Dodge's 
battalion  was  a  part  of  Gen.  Henry's  brigade  when  Black  Hawk  and  his  forces  were 
discovered  by  Gen.  Henry.  Gov.  Ford,  in  his  history,  describing  the  chase  of  Gen. 
Henry  after  Black  Hawk,  says:  "On  the  third  day,  about  noon,  also,  the  scouts  ahead 
came  suddenly  upon  two  Indians,  and  as  they  were  attempting  to  escape,  one  of  them 
(  was  killed  and  left  dead  on  the  field.  Dr.  Addison  Philleo,  coming  along  shortly 
after,  scalped  this  Indian,  and  for  a  long  time  afterwards  exhibited  the  scalp  as  an 
evidence  of  his  valor." 

That  was  the  kind  of  man  the  world  was  dependent  upon  for  a  history  of  the  Black 
Hawk  campaign.  He  was  the  only  newspaper  man  with  the  army.  After  the  battle 
of  the  Wisconsin,  Dr.  Philleo  wrote  an  account  of  it  for  his  paper,  and  that  being  the 
first  paper  it  was  published  in,  was  copied  all  over  the  United  States.  He  chronicled 
the  doings  of  Major  Dodge  only,  and  always  spoke  of  him  as  General  Dodge.  Gen. 
Henry,  the  real  commander,  was  never  mentioned  except  as  a  subordinate.  By  this 
deception  many  histories  now  assert  that  Dodge  was  the  commander  in  that  war.  Gen- 
eral Henry  never  made  a  report  of  any  part  of  the  campaign,  and  those  errors  were 
never  officially  contradicted.  In  that  campaign  he  contracted  disease  of  the  lungs,  and 
afterwards  went  south,  hoping  that  the  climate  and  medical  treatment  would  restore 
his  health,  but  he  gradually  sank  until  March  4,  1834,  when  he  died  in  New  Orleans. 
See  his  name  in  the  biographical  department. 

I  have  been  thus  minute  in  this  sketch  of  the  Indian  wars,  because  almost  even* 
family  among  the  early  settlers  of  Sangamon  county  were  represented  in  the  army; 
and,  although  they  were  at  a  comparatively  safe  distance  from  the  scene  of  conflict, 
yet  their  sympathies  were  naturally  drawn  out  towards  those  who  were  in  danger. 
Another  reason  why  I  have  given  the  subject  such  prominence  is  that  there  is  no  recent 
history  of  those  wars  accessible  to  the  public. 

The  mention  I  shall  make  of  the  part  taken  by  the  descendents  of  the  early  settlers 
of  Sangamon  county  in  suppressing  the  great  rebellion  will  partake  of  a  much  wider 
range,  but  the  comparatively  recent  date  of  that  event,  and  the  publications  in  almost 
every  house  concerning  it,  precludes  the  necessity  of  my  attempting  any  extended  ac- 
count of  it  here. 


62  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 


MISCELLANEOUS. 

Under  this  head  I  shall   record   some  events  that  will  occasionally  he   referred  to   in  | 
the  biographical  part  of  the  work.     By  describing  them  fully  here,  a  bare  reference  to 
them  hereafter  will  be  understood.     The  two  most  important  were  the  "  deep  snow  " 
and  the  "  sudden  change." 

THE  DEEP  SNOW  : — What  is  here  spoken  of  as  the  "  deep  snow  "  must  be  taken 
relatively.  Snows  fall  almost  every  winter  much  deeper  in  New  York,  the  New 
England  States,  Canada  and  in  the  northern  latitudes  generally.  This,  however,  is 
distinguished  from  all  others  as  the  "deep  snow,"  because,  in  this  latitude,  the  like  of 
it  was  not  known  before,  and  has  not  been  known  since.  A  description  of  it  by  Rev. 
J.  M.  Sturtevant,  President  of  Illinois  College,  in  an  address  before  the  Old  Settler's 
Society  of  Morgan  county,  at  Jacksonville,  a  few  years  ago,  is  the  best  authority  I  can 
find.  Having  been  brought  up  where  such  snows  were  nothing  unusual,  he  would  be 
less  likely  to  be  deceived  in  his  judgment  than  one  who  had  never  witnessed  the  like 
before.  President  Sturtevant  says: 

"In  the  interval  between  Christmas,  1830,  and  January,  1831,  Snow  fell  all  over  cen- 
tral Illinois  to  a  depth  of  fully  three  feet  on  a  level.  Then  came  a  rain,  with  weather 
so  cold  that  it  froze  as  it  fell,  forming  a  crust  of  ice  over  this  three  feet  of  snow,  nearlv, 
if  not  quite,  strong  enough  to  bear  a  man,  and  finally,  over  this  crust  of  ice,  there  was 
a  few  inches  of  very  light  snow.  The  clouds  passed  away,  and  the  wind  came  down 
upon  us  from  the  northwest  with  extraordinary  ferocity.  For  weeks,  certainly  not  less 
than  two  weeks,  the  mercury  in  the  thermometer  tube  was  not,  on  any  one  morning, 
higher  than  twelve  degrees  below  zero.  This  snow  fall  produced  constant  sleighing 
for  nine  weeks." 

The  recollection  of  some  of  the  early  settlers  is  that  rain  fell  for  some  days,  until  the 
earth  was  saturated  with  water,  and  the  day  before  Christmas  the  rain  turned  to  snow, 
and  the  flakes  were  so  large  that  in  a  few  hours  it  attained  a  depth  of  six  inches.  I 
have,  time  and  again,  heard  this  snow  described  as  much  more  than  three  feet  deep, 
and  no  doubt  the  experience  of  those  making  the  statements  justified  them  in  it.  The 
situation  was  rather  alarming,  even  to  a  New  England  man.  There,  a  few  hours  of 
wind  blows  all  the  snow  from  exposed  places,  and  deposits  it  in  valleys  and  behind  hills, 
where  the  wind  cannot  reach  it.  It  is  only  where  the  roads  cross  these  receptacles  that 
it  is  necessary  to  break  a  track.  It  is  made  the  occasion  for  a  frolic  with  New  England 
people  to  turn  out  with  ox  teams  and  sleds  to  break  a  road,  and  then  thei'e  is  no  more 
trouble  until  the  next  snow  storm.  Such  work  here  would  have  been  useless.  In  this 
level  countrv  the  drifting  never  ceases  as  long  as  the  snow  lasts.  Any  number  of  teams 
might  break  a  track,  but  it  would  fill  behind  them  in  a  few  moments.  The  only  way 
they  finally  made  roads  here  was  by  wallowing  through  it,  and  going  as  near  the  same 
place  as  they  could,  until  the  snow  was  trodden  hard  and  rounded  up  like  a  turnpike 
road.  Many  instances  have  been  related  where  teams,  attempting  to  pass  each  other 
on  these  raised  roads,  found  it  too  narrow,  and  the  result  was  that  one  if  not  both  the 
vehicles  would  be  upset,  leaving  the  occupants  and  teams  floundering  in  the  snow.  To 


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regain  the  proper  position  on  the  road  was  not  always  an  easy  task.  Long  after  the 
great  body  of  the  snow  melted  off,  these  roads  remained.  One  man,  describing  them, 
said  they  looked  like  silver  threads,  stretching  over  the  prairies  as  far  as  the  eye  could 
reach. 

Railroads  were  not  then  dreamed  of,  but  they  would  have  been,  for  several  weeks,  as 
utterly  useless  as  though  they  were  sunk  out  of  sight  in  the  earth.  Snow  plows  would 
be  of  no  avail  in  such  a  storm  as  that,  for  the  track  would  fill,  in  less  than  an  hour, 
behind  any  train  that  might  force  its  way  though.  Quoting  again  from  President 
Sturtevant,  he  says:  "It  is  a  consolation  that  such  a  winter  has  never  occurred  but 
once  in  the  memory  of  man.  But  what  has  happened  once  may  happen  again.  If  it 
docs  we  shall  get  a  very  definite  idea  how  important  our  railroads  are  to  us,  and  we 
shall  be  very  glad  that  the  snow  is  not  over  the  telegraph  wires."  In  the  latter  clause 
he  no  doubt  had  reference  to  the  fact  that  in  those  days,  when  everything  was  right, 
they  did  not  have  or  expect  a  mail  more  than  once  a  week,  but  even  that  was  inter- 
rupted for  several  weeks  during  the  "  deep  snow." 

That  snow  come  so  early  in  the  season  that  it  caught  nearly  all  their  corn  in  the 
fields,  and  it  was  very  difficult  to  obtain  enough  of  it  to  keep  stock  from  perishing. 
Few  had  any  milling  done,  and  the  devices  were  numerous  to  reduce  the  grain  to  a 
condition  fine  enough  to  be  baked  into  something  resembling  bread.  Some  of  them 
will  be  described.  I  will  here  give  a  few  incidents  illustrating  some  of  the  straits  the 
people  were  put  to  in  order  to  preserve  life  and  property. 

Among  the  earliest  settlers  on  Sugar  creek  was  a  man  by  the  name  of  Stout — no  re- 
lation to  any  of  that  name  now  in  the  county.  He  had  raised  a  family,  but  his  wife 

had  died,  and  his  children  had  married  and  left  him  alone.     He  built  a  small  cabin  in 

i 

the  woods,  and  in  that  he  did  his  own  cooking,  slept,  and  worked  at  making  bread 
trays,  wooden  bowls,  rolling  pins,  wooden  ladles,  and  such  other  implements  as  every 
household  was  in  need  of.  He  traded  the  products  of  his  labor  for  something  to  eat  or 
wear,  seldom  receiving  or  expecting  any  money.  He  lived  very  comfortably  until  the 
"  deep  snow  "  come.  Then  his  open  cabin  and  scant  supply,  of  bedding  was  not  suffi- 
cient to  keep  him  warm.  He  went  around  among  his  neighbors  and  tried  to  obtain 
some  addition  to  his  bedding,  but  found  them  all  deficient  in  that  respect  themselves. 
He  finally  solved  the  difficulty  by  felling  a  large  tree  near  his  cabin,  took  a  cut  from  it 
of  suitable  length,  and  made  a  trough  inside,  the  full  length  of  his  body,  and  hewed  it 
oft"  on  the  outside  until  it  was  light  and  thin  enough  for  him  to  handle  easily.  He 
would  then  make  his  bed  on  some  chips  or  shavings,  as  he  had  done  before,  first  bring- 
ing his  trough  along  side,  and  when  snugly  covered  up,  he  would  take  the  trough  and 
turn  it  over  himself  for  covering.  As  soon  as  the  warmth  of  his  body  filled  the  space 
he  would  be  comfortable,  and  could  lay  snug  and  warm  until  morning.  There  was 
neither  floor  nor  chimney  to  his  cabin,  so  he  made  the  fire  on  the  ground.  When  the 
weather  was  extremely  cold  he  would  move  his  fire  just  before  retiring,  scraping  the 
coals  and  ashes  carefully  away,  and  then  make  his  bed  where  the  fire  had  been  during 
the  day.  This  is  a  new  proof  of  the  oft  repeated  adage,  that  "  Necessity  is  the  mother 
of  invention." 

DEATHS  ix  THK  SNOW: — Very  many  cases  occurred  of  persons  being  lost  in  the 
snow,  ending  in  death.  I  will  mention  a  few  here,  but  others  will  be  referred  to  in  the 
succeeding  parts  of  the  work. 


64  HISTORICAL   PRELUDE. 


A  man  named  William  Saxton  lived,  on  Lick  creek,  above  Loami.  He  went  hunt- 
ing, and  failing  to  return,  his  friends  and  neighbors  went  in  search  of  him,  and  found 
his  body  about  one  mile  from  his  home,  where  he  had  sunk  down,  and  appeared  as  if 
asleep. 

Samuel  Legg  started  from  Sugar  creek,  not  far  above  where  the  C.  and  A.  railroad 
now  crosses,  intending  to  go  to  Richland  timber,  near  where  Pleasant  Plains  now 
stands.  He  was  not  heard  of  until  the  next  April,  when  the  remains  of  himself  and 
horse  were  found,  nearly  consumed  by  wolves.  He  had  gone  but  a  few  miles,  as  the 
body  was  found  on  what  is  now  the  farm  of  John  B.  Fowler,  a  few  miles  west  of 
Chatham.  A  bottle  with  a  small  quantity  of  whiskey  was  found  near  his  remains. 

A  man  started  from  the  timber  on  Horse  creek  to  chase  a  wolf  while  the  snow  was 
falling.  He  was  not  seen  nor  heard  of  until  the  next  spring,  when  his  body  was  found 
at  a  place  called  Willow  grove,  in  Shelby  county.  His  horse  and  dog  were  found  with 
him,  and  all  had  perished  together.  The  distance  was  about  forty  miles  from  where 
he  started.  It  was  thought  that  he  became  bewildered  by  the  falling  snow,  and  con- 
tinued his  efforts  until  his  horse,  dog  and  himself  sank  down  to  die. 

William  Workman  w>ent  hunting  in  the  Lick  creek  timber,  south  of  Loami.  He 
walked  on  the  crust  of  the  snow,  and  was  approaching  a  deer  for  the  purpose  of  shoot- 
ing it.  Without  being  aware  of  it,  he  was  over  a  ravine  of  considerable  depth.  The 
crust  broke  and  he  went  down.  Raising  his  rifle  gun  he  could  barely  reach  the  crust 
with  it.  By  tramping  the  snow  under  his  feet  until  it  became  solid,  he  found  himself 
gradually  rising  with  the  slope  of  the  ground,  and  by  reaching  up  with  his  gun  and 
breaking  the  crust,  he  finally  escaped,  but  he  says  it  was  a  long  and  laborious  operation. 
Simeon  Vancil  relates  an  experience  very  similar. 

So  completely  did  the  snow  cover  everything  that  wild  game  was  accustomed  to 
feed  upon,  that  the  deer,  turkey,  and  some  other  kinds  of  game,  were  almost  extermi- 
nated. There  was  another  reason  why  it  was  destructive  to  the  deer.  That  animal 
runs  by  a  succession  of  leaps,  and,  as  a  natural  consequence,  the  faster  they  ran  the 
greater  would  be  the  force  with  which  they  struck  the  snow.  When  pursued  by  dogs, 
a  few  vigorous  leaps  would  stop  them  short,  their  small,  sharp  hoofs  breaking  through 
the  crust,  would  leave  them  helpless,  with  their  bodies  resting  on  the  snow.  At  the 
same  time  a  dog  or  wolf  of  equal  weight  would  pass  safely  over,  because,  by  their 
manner  of  running,  they  did  not  strike  the  snow  with  such  force,  and  even  if  they  had, 
their  soft,  pad-like  feet  would  be  less  likely  to  break  the  crust. 

It  required  but  a  short  time,  thus  shut  off  from  food,  for  the  deer  to  become  too  lean 
for  venison.  All  thoughtful  people  then  abstained  from  killing  them,  but  there  were 
others  who  thought  only  of  the  sport,  and  destroyed  them  where  and  when  they  could. 
Dogs  and  wolves,  learning  that  they  could  be  made  to  break  through  the  crust  and  be- 
come disabled,  chased  down  and  destroyed  great  numbers  of  them.  From  all  these 
causes  the  deer  were  almost  exterminated,  and  they  never  become  plentiful  afterwards. 

Mr.  Simeon  Vancil,  who  came  to  the  county  in  the  fall  of  1818,  says  that  it  was 
very  common  to  see  large  quantities  of  buffalo  bones  on  the  highest  points  of  land.  In 
explanation  of  that  there  was  a  tradition  among  the  Indians  who  remained  in  the 
country  to  hunt,  after  the  white  settlers  come  in,  that  there  had  been  a  "  deep  snow  " 
about  thirty  years  before,  say  about  1800,  and  that  the  buffalo,  herding  together  on  the 


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highest  ground,  because  the  snow  was  thinnest,  remained  there  and  perished  with  cold 
,  and  hunger.     Of  course  this  was  only  given  as   a  tradition,  coming  from  the   Indians. 
There  could  be  no  corroborative  testimony  from  civilized   men,  for  the  simple  reason 
that  there  were  none  in  the  country. 

THE  SUDDEN  CHANGE: — Soon  after  commencing  the  collection  of  materials  for 
this  work,  I  was  frequently  asked  the  question,  "  Has  any  person  told  you  about  the 
sudden  change?"  My  answers  at  first  would,  for  obvious  reasons,  be  in  the  negative. 
The  interrogator  would  then  undertake  to  give  me  an  account  of  it,  but  I  was  never 
able  to  learn  that  any  person  in  the  county  had  kept  a  record  of  the  indications  of  a 
thermometer  at  that  time,  or  that  there  was  a  thermometer  in  the  county;  and  fora 
long  time  I  could  not  ascertain  the  year  in  which  it  took  place. 

In  an  interview  with  Mr.  Washington  Crowder,  the  date  was  settled  in  his  own 
peculiar  method.  Mr.  Crowder  remembers  that  on  the  morning  of  December  20,  1836, 
he  started  from  a  point  on  Sugar  creek  about  eight  miles  south  of  Springfield,  to  the 
latter  place,  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  a  license  for  the  marriage  of  himself  and  Miss 
Isabel  Laughlin.  He  had  finished  his  courting  on  the  nineteenth,  with  the  understand- 
ing that  the  marriage  was  to  take  place  on  the  twenty-first,  leaving  the  twentieth  for 
obtaining  the  license.  There  were  several  inches  of  snow  on  the  ground,  but  rain  was 
then  falling  slowly,  and  had  been,  long  enough  to  turn  the  snow  to  slush.  Every  time 
the  horse  put  his  foot  down  it  went  through  the  slush,  splashing  it  out  on  all  sides. 
Mr.  Crowder  was  carrying  an  umbrella  to  protect  himself  from  the  rain,  and  wore  an 
overcoat  reaching  nearly  to  his  feet.  When  he  had  traveled  something  like  half  the 
distance,  and  had  reached  a  point  about  four  miles  south  of  Springfield,  he  had  a  fair 
view  of  the  landscape,  ten  or  twelve  miles  west  and  north.  He  saw  a  very  dark  cloud, 
a  little  north  of  west,  and  it  appeared  to  be  approaching  him  very  rapidly,  accompanied 
by  a  terrific,  deep,  bellowing  sound.  He  thought  it  prudent  to  close  his  umbrella,  lest 
the  wind  should  snatch  it  from  his  hands,  and  dropped  the  bridle  reins  on  the  neck  of 
his  horse  for  that  purpose.  Having  closed  the  umbrella  and  put  it  under  his  arm,  he 
was  in  the  act  of  taking  hold  of  the  bridle  rein,  when  the  cold  wave  struck  him.  At 
that  instant  water  was  dripping  from  every  thing  about  him,  but  \vhen  he  drew  the 
reins  taut,  ice  rattled  from  them.  The  water  and  slush  was  almost  instantly  turned  to 
ice,  and  running  water  on  sloping  ground  was  congealed  as  suddenly  as  molten  lead 
would  harden  and  form  in  ridges  if  poured  on  the  ground.  Mr.  Crowder  expressed 
himself  quite  sure  that  within  fifteen  minutes  from  the  time  the  cold  blast  reached  him 
his  horse  walked  on  top  of  the  snow  and  water,  so  suddenly  did  it  freeze. 

When  he  arrived  in  Springfield  he  rode  up  to  a  store  at  the  west  side  of  Fifth  street, 
between  Adams  and  Monroe,  a  few  doors  south  of  where  Bunn's  bank  now  stands. 
He  there  attempted  to  dismount,  but  was  unable  to  move,  his  overcoat  holding  him  as 
firmly  as  though  it  had  been  made  of  sheet  iron.  He  then  called  for  help,  and  two 
men  come  out,  who  tried  to  lift  him  off,  but  his  clothes  were  frozen  to  the  saddle,  which 
they  ungirthed,  and  then  carried  man  and  saddle  to  the  fire  and  thawed  them  asunder. 
After  becoming  sufficiently  warm  to  do  so,  Mr.  Crowder  went  to  the  county  clerk's 
office,  obtained  his  license,  and  by  driving  his  horse  before  him,  returned  to  where  he 
had  started  in  the  morning.  The  next  day  he  started  on  horseback,  but  found  the 
traveling  so  difficult  on  the  ice  that  he  dismounted,  tied  up  the  bridle,  left  his  horse  to 
—9 


66  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 


find  the  way  back  home,  and  went  on  foot  to  the  house  of  his  affianced,  where  he  was 
married  at  the  time  appointed.  Mr.  Crowder  admits  that  it  was  a  very  thorough  test 
of  his  devotion,  but  it  must  be  conceded  that  he  proved  himself  equal  to  the  emer- 
gency. 

Other  evidences  of  the  suddenness  and  intensity  of  the  cold  are  numerous.  Rev. 
Josiah  Porter,  of  Chatham — see  his  name — remembers  that  the  cold  wave  reached 
Chatham  about  half  past  twelve  o'clock, noon;  that  he  consulted  his  watch  at  the  time, 
and  knows  he  is  correct.  His  recollection  of  the  suddenness  and  intensity  of  the  cold 
corroborates  the  account  given  by  Mr.  Crowder.  Although  Mr.  Porter  was  in  Chat- 
ham at  the  time  of  the  sudden  change,  and  resides  there  now,  he  was  then  doing  the 
work  of  an  evangelist,  which  led  to  his  traveling  over  a  large  portion  of  Illinois  and 
Indiana.  In  the  discharge  of  his  duties  he  became  acquainted  with  a  remarkable  cir- 
cumstance that  occurred  in  what  is  now  the  west  part  of  Douglas  county,  near  the  cor- 
ner of  Piatt  and  Moultrie  counties.  Two  brothers  by  the  name  of  Deeds  had  gone 
out  to  cut  a  bee  tree,  and  were  overtaken  by  the  cold  and  frozen  to  death.  Their  bodies 
were  found  ten  days  later,  about  three  miles  from  home. 

The  extent  of  that  cold  wave  may  not  be  generally  known.  That  it  first  touched 
the  earth  west  or  north-west  of  here  is  highly  probable,  from  the  fact  that  it  reached 
here  at  half  past  twelve,  noon,  according  to  the  time  noted  by  Mr.  Porter.  He  also 
learned  that  it  was  nearly  sundown  when  the  cold  reached  the  point  in  Douglas  county 
where  the  two  brothers  perished.  I  also  learned  from  a  gentlemen  in  this  county  that 
at  the  fime,  his  father  kept  a  hotel  at  Labanon,  Ohio,  and  although  his  account  would 
indicate  that  the  cold  wave  had  spent  some  of  its  force,  yet  when  it  arrived  there  it  froze 
some  wagons  fast  in  the  mud  in  an  incredibly  short  time,  while  some  travelers  were 
discussing  the  terms  for  staying  all  night.  It  reached  there  at  nine  o'clock.  Putting 
the  statements  as  to  time  and  place  together,  it  would  appear  that  the  cold  wave  trav- 
eled something  near  three  hundred  miles  in  eight  and  a  half  hours,  or  about  thirtv-five 
miles  an  hour.  These  statements  have  been  given  to  me  altogether  from  memory, 
more  than  thirty-five  years  after  the  event,  and  no  doubt  vary  greatly  from  what  a 
scientific  report  at  the  time  would  have  presented. 

A  great  many  instances  have  been  related  to  me,  in  all  parts  of  the  county,  of  the 
suffering  by  men  and  animals.  It  has  been  told  me  time  and  again  that  chickens  and 
geese,  also  hogs  and  cows,  were  frozen  in  the  slush  as  they  stood,  and  unless  they  were 
extricated  by  cutting  the  ice  from  about  their  feet,  remained  there  to  perish. 

Andrew  Heredith  was  a  merchant  miller  and  pork  packer  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Through  misfortunes  incident  to  business  he  failed.  Among  other  misfortunes,  he  had 
a  pork  house  burn  there.  Preston  Breckenridge,  of  this  county,  happened  to  be  in 
Cincinnati,  and  remembers  being  an  eye  witness  to  the  burning.  After  his  failure, 
Mr.  Heredith  was  aided  by  friends  to  commence  business  in  Sangamon  county.  He 
built  a  flouring  mill  about  three  miles  west  of  Loami,  near  what  is  called  Lick  creek, 
and  called  the  place  Millville.  He  bought  wheat  and  made  flour;  also  bought  and 
drove  fat  hogs  to  St.  Louis.  In  the  fall  of  1836  he  bought  and  drove  two  lots  to  St. 
Louis,  and  made  some  money  each  time.  He  used  all  the  capital  at  his  command,  and 
all  the  credit  his  successes  gave  him,  and  collected  a  third  drove  of  between  1,000  and 
1,^00  hogs,  and  was  driving  them  to  St.  Louis.  The  country  was  so  sparsely  settled 


SANGAMON    COUNTY.  67 

that  he  found  it  expedient  to  start  with  three  or  four  wagons,  loaded  with  corn  to  feed 
the  hogs.  When  a  load  was  fed  out  there  were  generally  a  sufficient  number  of  hogs 
exhausted  by  traveling  to  load  the  wagon.  Mr.  Heredith  had  reached  a  point  on  the 
open  prairie  eight  miles  south  of  Scottville,  Macoupin  county,  when  the  cold  wave 
overtook  him.  Finding  that  men  and  animals  were  likely  to  perish,  he  called  the  men 
together,  upset  all  except  one  of  the  wagons,  in  order  to  leave  the  corn  and  hogs 
together,  righted  up  the  wagons,  and  with  all  the  men  in  them,  drove  to  the  nearest 
house,  and  before  they  could  reach  there  all  became  more  or  less  frozen,  but  none  lost 
their  lives. 

The  hogs,  thus  abandoned,  piled  on  each  other.  Those  on  the  inside  smothered,  and 
those  on  the  outside  froze.  A  pyramid  of  about  500  dead  hogs  was  thus  built.  The 
others  wandered  about  and  were  reduced  to  skeletons  by  their  sufferings  from  the  cold, 
the  whole  proving  a  total  loss.  Mr.  Heredith  was  a  man  of  good  business  qualifications, 
and  of  great  energy.  He  was  making  superhuman  efforts  to  retrieve  his  fortunes,  but 
that  blow  crushed  him;  he  never  rose  again,  but  sank  down  and  in  a  short  time  died. 
In  the  biographical  part,  see  his  name. 

JAMES  HARVEY  HILDRETH: — At  the  time  Rev.  Mr.  Porter  gave  me  his  recollec- 
tions connected  with  the  "  sudden  change,"  he  told  me  that  some  years  later  he  met  a 
man  in  DeWitt  county,  by  the  name  of  Hildreth,  who  was  crippled  in  his  hands  and 
feet.  He  said  Mr.  Hildreth  informed  him  that  it  had  been  caused  by  his  being  caught 
away  from  shelter  at  the  time  of  the  "  sudden  change."  Mr.  Hildreth  then  gave  him 
a  detailed  account  of  his  sufferings  and  experience,  which  Mr.  Porter  gave  to  me  from 
memory.  This  made  such  an  impression  on  my  mind  that  I  was  anxious  to  know 
more  of  the  incident.  In  the  course  of  my  travels  over  the  county,  I  was  at  the  house 
of  Mrs.  Thomas  J.  Turley.  See  the  Turley  and  Trotter  names.  How  the  subject 
came  up  I  do  not  remember,  but  I  learned  from  Mrs.  Turley  that  Mr.  Hildreth  was 
her  cousin.  She  gave  me  additional  information,  and  referred  me  to  another  cousin — 
of  herself  and  Mr.  Hildreth — Mr.  Moses  Kenny,  of  Kenny,  Logan  county.  I  deferred 
writing  to  that  gentleman  until  I  was  drawing  my  work  to  a  close,  and  when  I  did  so, 
was  answered  by  Mr.  John  Kenny,  of  the  same  place,  who  informed  me  that  his 
brother  Moses  was  dead.  Mr.  John  Kenny  answered  all  my  inquiries,  and  referred 
me  to  Mr.  A.  L.  Barnett,  of  Clinton,  DeWitt  county.  He,  also,  kindly  responded.  All 
the  parties  consulted  bear  the  very  highest  character  for  truthfulness.  It  is  from  this 
mass  of  information  that  I  give  the  following  account  of  the  case.  Although  the  par- 
ticular event  I  am  about  to  relate  did  not  occur  in  this  county,  it  illustrates  an  atmos- 
pheric phenomena  that  affected  this  entire  region  of  country  j  and  was  so  remakable 
that  the  like  of  it  is  not  on  record,  nor  known  by  any  person  now  living,  and  it  is  to  be 
hoped  that  it  may  never  be  known  again.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  there  is  no  scien- 
tific knowledge  on  record  of  the  event.  The  country  was  so  new,  and  the  settlers  of  a 
class  generally  of  limited  education,  so  much  so  that  I  have  been  unable  to  learn  of  a 
family  in  the  county  who  owned  a  thermometer  at  the  time.  But  now  to  the  subject. 

James  H.  Hildreth  was  born  about  1812,  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.  He  came  to  Illi- 
nois about  1833  or  '4,  and  settled  on  Vermilion  river,  near  Georgetown,  Vermilion 
county,  and  engaged  in  cattle  trading.  Mr.  Hildreth,  then  twenty-four  or  twenty-five 
years  of  age,  was  a  very  stout  and  rugged  young  man.  He  left  home  on  the  nineteenth 


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of  December,  1836,  in  company  with  another  young  man  by  the  name  of  Frame,  in- 
tending to  go  to  Chicago,  both  on  horseback.  On  the  second  day  out,  December  2oth, 
they  entered  the  border  of  a  large  prairie,  and  the  next  timber  was  many  miles  distant, 
on  Hickory  creek,  a  tributary  of  Iroquois  river,  and  now  in  Iroquois  county.  It 
rained  all  the  forenoon,  and  the  earth  was  covered  with  water.  They  encountered  a 
slough  containing  so  much  water  they  did  not  like  to  attempt  passing  through  it.  In 
order  to  head  the  slough  they  rode  some  miles  in  a  northeast  direction,  and  having 
crossed  it,  turned  northwest  to  regain  their  course.  That  was  about  the  middle  of  the 
afternoon.  It  suddenly  ceased  raining  and  the  cold  wave  came  in  all  its  fury  from  the 
northwest,  striking  them  square  in  the  face.  They  were  then  out  of  sight  of  any 
human  habitation,  and  their  horses  became  absolutely  unmanageable,  and  drifted  with 
the  wind,  or  across  it,  until  dark  closed  in  upon  them.  How  long  they  were  discussing 
what  to  do  is  not  stated,  but  they  finally  agi'eed  to  kill  each  the  others  horse.  They 
dismounted  and  Hildreth  killed  Frame's  horse.  They  took  out  the  entrails,  and  both 
crawled  into  the  carcass  as  far  as  they  could,  and  lay  there,  as  near  as  Hildreth  could 
judge,  until  about  midnight.  The  animal  heat  from  the  carcass  having  become  ex- 
hausted, they  crawled  out,  intending  that  Frame  should  kill  Hildreth's  horse,  and  both 
crawl  into  it.  Just  then  the  one  having  the  knife  dropped  it,  and  it  being  dark,  they 
were  unable  to  find  it.  Being  thus  foiled  in  their  purpose,  they  both  huddled  about 
the  living  horse  as  best  they  could,  until  about  four  o'clock  in  the  morning.  Frame 
by  that  time  was  so  benumbed  with  the  cold  that  he  became  sleepy,  and  notwithstand- 
ing Hildreth  used  every  exertion  to  keep  him  up,  he  sank  down  in  a  sleep  from  which 
he  never  awakened. 

The  feelings  of  Hildreth  at  this  juncture  can  only  be  left  to  the  imagination.  He 
managed,  by  jumping  about,  to  keep  from  freezing  until  daylight,  when  he  got  on  his 
horse  and  started  in  search  of  shelter.  In  mounting  he  dropped  his  hat,  and  was  afraid 
to  get  off,  fearing  he  would  never  be  able  to  mount  again.  Thus,  bare  headed,  he 
wandered  about  for  some  time,  until  he  reached  the  bank  of  a  stream,  supposed  to  be 
Vermilion  river.  Seeing  a  house  on  the  opposite  shore,  he  hallooed  as  best  he  could 
until  he  attracted  the  attention  of  the  man,  who,  after  learning  what  he  wanted,  said 
he  could  not  assist  him.  A  canoe  was  lying  at  the  opposite  shore,  but  he  affected  to  be 
afraid  of  the  running  ice.  Hildreth  then  offered  him  a  large  price  if  he  would  cut  a 
tree  and  let  it  fall  over  the  stream  so  that  he  could  cross.  The  man  still  refused,  and 
directed  Hildreth  to  a  grove  which  he  said  was  a  mile  distant,  where  he  would  find  a 
house.  He  went,  but  it  was  five  miles,  and  the  house  proved  to  be  a  deserted  cabin. 
He  returned  to  the  river  opposite  the  house,  called  again  for  help,  and  was  refused.  He 
then  dismounted,  crawled  to  the  bank,  and  found  that  the  ice  had  closed  and  was  suffi- 
ciently strong  to  bear  him,  and  he  crawled  over.  Arriving  at  the  fence,  the  brutal 
owner  of  the  place  refused  to  help  him,  and  he  tumbled  over  it,  and  crawling  in  the 
house,  laid  down  near  the  fire.  Hildreth  lay  and  begged  for  assistance,  and  when  the 
man  would  have  relented  and  done  something,  his  wife  restrained  him.  The 
frozen  man  lay  there  until  four  o'clock  that  afternoon,  when  some  hog  drovers  came 
along  and  moved  him  to  another  house,  where  he  was  properly  cared  for.  The  name 
of  the  inhuman  wretch  was  Benjamin  Russ.  After  learning  of  his  inhumanity,  a  move- 
ment was  made  to  punish  him,  but  he  fled.  Mr.  Hildreth  always  expressed  the  belief 
that  his  offering  to  pay  liberally  for  cutting  a  tree  across  the  river,  led  them  to  think 


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that  he  had  a  large  amount  of  money,  and  that  if,  by  their  neglect,  he  perished,  they 
could  obtain  it.  Such  a  being  was  very  rare  among  the  early  settlers  of  central  Illinois, 
who  were  remarkable  for  their  readiness  to  divide  their  comforts  with  all  new  comers, 
and  especially  those  who  were  in  affliction. 

Mr.  Hildreth  met  with  a  heavy  loss,  financially,  by  his  failure  to  go  to  Chicago.  He 
was  conveyed  back  to  the  house  of  his  brother  in  Vermilion  county,  where  all  the  toes 
were  taken  from  both  feet,  and  the  bones  of  all  his  fingers,  except  one  joint  of  the 
thumb  on  his  right  hand,  which  enabled  him  to  hold  a  pen  or  a  drover's  whip.  Soon 
after  recovering  sufficiently  to  enable  him  to  travel,  he  removed  to  DeWitt  county,  where 
he  continued  trading  in  cattle.  He  was  married,  April  7,  1847,  in  DeWitt  county,  to 
Adaline  Hall.  His  left  foot  never  healed  entirely,  and  nearly  twenty-two  years  after 
his  misfortune,  it  became  alarming,  and  he  had  the  leg  amputated  below  the  knee.  It 
soon  healed,  but  his  lungs,  already  diseased,  caused  his  death  about  the  middle  of  June, 
1858,  near  Mt.  Pulaski,  Illinois. 

He  has  three  children  now  living.  Henry  resides  near  Chesnut,  Logan  county. 
John  lives  in  Logan  county,  near  Kenny,  DeWitt  county.  His  daughter  Sarah  mar- 
ried William  Weedman,  and  resides  near  Farmer  City.  Mrs.  Adaline  Hijdreth  mar- 
ried Harrison  Meacham,  and  resides  near  Clinton,  DeWitt  county,  Illinois. 

Notwithstanding  his  great  calamity,  James  H.  Hildreth  was  a  useful  man  in  the 
community  where  he  lived.  Most  men  would  have  given  up  in  despair,  and  become  a 
charge  upon  their  friends;  but  he  was  active  and  energetic,  and  continued  in  the  busi- 
ness of  a  farmer  and  stock  dealer  until  he  was  physically  unable  to  do  more. 

Mr.  Preston  Breckenridge  expresses  the  opinion  that  the  velocity  of  the  cold  wave, 
given  in  another  part  of  this  sketch,  is  too  slow.  He  thinks  it  must  have  moved  at 
least  seventy  miles  an  hour,  judging  from  his  present  knowledge  on  the  subject.  He 
had  just  taken  his  dinner,  and  was  sitting  near  a  window,  between  one  and  two  o'clock 
in  the  afternoon,  in  view  of  a  pool  of  water,  ten  or  twelve  inches  deep.  He  heard  a 
terrific  roaring  sound.  Suddenly  the  rain  ceased,  and  it  became  quite  dark.  The  first 
touch  of  the  blast  scooped  all  the  water  out  of  the  pool.  Some  of  it  returned,  but  in 
a  moment  it  was  blown  out  again,  and  scattered  in  frost  and  ice,  leaving  the  pool  empty, 
and  the  bottom  frozen  dry.  He  says  it  had  been  raining  slowly  all  the  fore  part  of  the 
day,  and  so  warm  that  he  thinks  a  thermometer  would  have  stood  as  high  as  forty  de- 
grees above  zero,  possibly  higher,  and  that  the  first  touch  of  the  tempest  would  have 
brought  it  down  to  zero  in  a  second  of  time.  Mr.  Breckenridge  is  well  acquainted 
with  many  incidents  illustrating  the  unparalleled  suddenness  and  severity  of  the  cold. 
He  relates  a  case  of  two  young  men  who  lost  their  lives  near  Paris,  Edgar  county, 
Illinois,  after  efforts  to  save  themselves  similar  to  those  made  by  Hildreth  and  his  friend. 
I  might  cite  any  number  of  incidents  illustrating  the  intense  suffering  caused  by  the 
:cold  in  Sangamon  county,  but  the  number  of  those  who  perished  was  comparatively 
small,  for  the  reason  that  jt  was  more  thickly  settled  than  the  county  north  and  east. 
There  must  have  been  about  ten  thousand  inhabitants  in  the  county  at  the  time. 

A  REMARKABLE  INCIDENT: — The  following  incident  was  related  to  me  by  Benj. 
F.  Irwin,  who  received  the  statement  from  Rev.  John  M.  Berry,  a  Cumberland  Pres- 
byterian Minister,  who  resided  a  short  distance  northeast  of  Pleasant  Plains.  Families 
coming  into  the  new  settlements  were  many  times  put  to  great  inconvenience  to  pro 


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cure  food,  and  especially  breadstuff.  Stealing  was  seldom  resorted  to,  as  there  was  a 
general  desire  to  divide  with  new  comers.  A  man  who  owned  a  mill,  occasionally 
missed  meal  and  flour,  and  concluded  to  lay  in  wait  and  see  what  would  be  the  result. 
Soon  after  dark  one  evening,  he  placed  himself  under  the  bolting  chest,  and  had  not 
long  to  wait.  A  man  entered  the  mill,  and  the  first  thing  he  did  was  to  kneel  down 
and  pray  fervently  for  pardon  for  what  he  was  about  to  do.  He  laid  his  whole  case 
before  the  Lord;  told  him  of  his  willingness  to  work,  his  inability  to  obtain  employ- 
ment by  which  he  could  earn  bread,  and  asked  the  Lord  to  open  the  way  for  him,  and 
as  though  he  fully  expected  his  prayer  to  be  answered,  he  took  only  a  sufficient  quan- 
tity of  flour  to  supply  his  immediate  necessities,  and  was  about  to  depart.  The  owner 
of  the  mill  recognized  the  man  as  one  for  whom  he  had  formed  a  feeling  of  great  re- 
spect, and  would  have  been  willing  to  help  if  he  had  known  that  he  was  destitute.  He 
called  out  from  his  place  of  concealment  for  the  man  to  stop.  A  real  thief  would  have 
run,  but  the  man  with  the  flour  halted  without  hesitation,  when  he  was  told  to  fill  his 
sack,  and  when  that  was  gone  to  come  and  get  more.  They  were  friends  before,  but 
were  much  warmer  friends  after,  to  the  end  of  their  lives.  The  facts  were  kept  quiet, 
and  the  names  of  the  parties  were  never  known  except  to  a  small  number  of  persons; 
but  the  miller  ever  after  asserted  that  he  had  more  confidence  in  that  man  than  any 
other  he  ever  saw.  The  sequel  proved  that  the  miller  must  have  been  a  man  of  sterling 
principle,  for  if  he  had  been  like  ordinary  mortals,  the  other  would  have  been  ruined. 

PANTHERS: — -John  Harlan  was  among  the  earliest  settlers.  He  heard  a  coon  making 
a  piteous  noise,  went  out  with  his  gun  and  found  a  panther  trying  to  catch  it.  He  shot 
that  and  two  other  panthers  in  succession,  and  that  gave  the  name  to  Panther  creek,  or 
Painter  creek,  as  it  was  generally  spoken. 

A  boy  by  the  name  of  Jordan,  at  the  age  of  14  years,  shot  a  panther  in  the  Lick 
creek  timber,  in  what  is  now  Loami  township.  When  dead  it  was  found  to  measure 
eleven  feet  from  the  tip  of  its  nose  to  the  tip  of  its  tail. 

A  Mrs.  Brown,  wife  of  Henry  Brown,  who  was  an  early  settler  on  Lick  creek,  in 
what  is  now  Chatham  township,  had  been  to  one  of  her  neighbors,  and  was  returning, 
late  in  the  afternoon,  on  foot,  accompanied  by  two  large  dogs.  The  dogs  ran  to  her, 
one  on  each  side,  which  caused  her  to  look,  when  she  saw  a  huge  panther  on  each  side 
of  the  road.  She  walked  quietly  forward,  the  dogs  keeping  close  to  her  side,  and  so 
passed  the  danger.  She  regarded  her  escape  as  almost  miraculous,  and  never  could 
speak  of  it  without  a  shudder. 

MILLS  AND  MILLING: — Before  mills  were  built  here  the  settlers  had  to  go  to 
Eclvvardsville  for  grinding;  but  sixty  or  seventy  miles  was  too  far  to  take  a  grist  every 
day,  and  it  was  necessary  that  something  should  be  more  readily  obtained.  A  piece  of 
tin  that  can  now  be  had  anywhere  for  a  few  cents,  was  then  an  object  of  great  interest. 
Every  old  tin  vessel  was  saved,  torn  in  pieces,  cut  to  a  suitable  size,  punched  full  of 
holes,  and  nailed  to  a  board  for  a  grater.  While  the  corn  was.  soft,  meal  could  be  grated 
in  a  very  short  time,  sufficient  to  make  bread  for  a  whole  family,  by  rubbing  an  ear  of 
corn  back  and  forth  on  the  grater.  That  implement  is  always  pronounced  by  the  old 
settlers  "gritter" 

Mr.  William  Drennan  remembers  that  the  first  mill  in  Sangamon  county  was  built 
by  Daniel  Liles  on  the  farm  where  Daniel  G.  Jones  now  resides,  near  Horse  creek,  and 


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on  the  line  between  Ball  and  Cotton  Hill  townships.  It  was  erected  in  the  fall  of  1819, 
and  was  made  on  the  plan  known  as  a  band  mill.  That  was  a  horizontal  wheel,  with 
arms  fifteen  feet  or  more  in  length,  and  of  sufficient  height  for  the  horses  to  pass  under 
the  arms.  Several  holes  would  be  bored  near  the  outer  end  of  these  arms.  One  wooden 
pin  was  placed  in  each  one  of  the  arms.  A  band  of  rawhide  stretched  around  those 
pins  and  the  trunnel  head  would  communicate  the  power  to  the  burrs,  which  were 
usually  made  of  any  loose  stone  picked  up  on  the  prairies.  A  mill  of  that  kind  would 
grind  eight  or  ten  bushels  a  day.  Liles'  mill  never  had  any  roof,  and  when  it  rained 
the  track  became  very  muddy.  If  his  customers  complained,  he  would  assume  an  air 
of  injured  innocence  and  ask  if  they  expected  him  to  work  in  the  rain.  If  they  said 
no,  but  that  he  should  do  it  when  the  weather  was  fair,  his  invariable  reply  was,  that 
they  did  not  need  it  then.  The  people  came  to  this  mill  thirty  or  forty  miles,  and 
although  it  was  kept  running  day  and  night,  sometimes  they  would  have  to  wait  sev- 
eral days  for  a  turn  at  the  mill.  One  man  told  me  that  when  he  was  a  boy  his  parents 
started  him  to  mill,  supplied  with  an  extra  quantity  of  feed  for  his  horses  and  some 
meat  for  himself,  with  the  understanding  that  he  was  to  parch  corn  as  a  substitute  for 
bread.  He  had  to  wait  so  long  for  his  turn  that  when  it  came  he  had  nothing  to  grind, 
himself  and  horses  having  consumed  all  the  corn,  and  he  would  have  been  compelled 
to  lose  his  turn,  but  the  miller  kindly  loaned  him  a  grist,  which  he  repaid  the  next  time 
he  went  to  mill. 

The  earliest  mills  were  only  intended  for  grinding  corn,  and  at  first  no  effort  was 
made  for  bolting  flour,  but  those  who  raised  the  first  wheat  would  cut  it  with  the  old 
fashioned  reap  hooks,  called  sickles,  thresh  it  on  the  ground  with  a  flail,  separate  the 
chaff  and  wheat  by  a  man  taking  a  measure  of  wheat,  standing  on  an  elevated  place, 
and  pouring  it  out  slowly,  with  a  shaking  motion,  while  two  others  stood  below  with  a 
common  bed  sheet,  folded  double,  and  taking  hold  of  each  end  and  giving  it  a  quick 
motion  toward  the  failing  wheat,  would  thus  blow  the  chaff  away,  while  the  wheat, 
being  heavier,  would  fall  perpendicular.  The  wheat  thus  cleaned  would  be  taken  to 
the  corn  mill  and  ground,  of  course  very  imperfectly.  The  next  point  was  to  separate 
the  bran  from  the  flour.  At  first  this  was  done  by  making  a  light  frame,  three  or  four 
feet  long,  and  one  and  a  half  by  two  feet  wide,  and  stretching  a  piece  of  the  thinnest 
cloth  that  could  be  obtained,  over  it.  Some  of  the  wheat  meal  would  be  put  on  this 
cloth  and  the  frame  shaken  from  right  to  left,  after  the  manner  of  a  seive  or  meal  sifter, 
and  the  finest  part  of  the  wheat  meal  would  go  through.  That  was  made  into  bread, 
usually  biscuit.  That  implement  was  called  a  search,  usually  pronounced  sarch.  Some 
of  the  earliest  settlers  will  tell  you  that  the  sweetest  morsel  they  ever  tasted  in 
their  whole  lives  was  the  first  piece  of  wheat  bread  thus  made,  after  having  been  a 
whole  year,  and  sometimes  longer,  living  on  the  coarsest  of  corn  bread. 

HONESTY  OF  THE  EARLY  SETTLERS: — John  Sims  remembers  that  a  few  years  after 
they  came  to  the  settlement  their  corn  was  all  frost  bitten,  and  he  went  to  Madison 
county  to  obtain  corn  for  seed  and  bread.  He  had  to  pay  $1.00  per  bushel  for  it,  and 
wishing  to  haul  all  he  could,  he  filled  some  sacks  and  laid  them  across  the  corn  in  the 
wagon  bed.  He  stalled  in  the  mud,  in  Macoupin  county,  and  left  his  wagon  there, 
several  miles  from  any  house,  and  where  people  traveling  hundreds  of  miles  had  to 
pass  it.  When  he  went  home  for  more  teams,  some  unexpected  obstacles  presented 
themselves,  and  it  was  two  weeks  or  more  before  he  returned.  When  he  did  so,  some 


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of  his  corn  was  gone,  but  closer  examination  revealed  the  fact  that  money  was  tied  in 
the  sacks  from  which  the  corn  was  taken.  Some  was  tied  with  horse  hairs  and  some 
with  strings,  in  small  bunches,  in  all  between  eight  and  ten  dollars;  sufficient  to  fully 
compensate  for  the  corn  taken.  He  has  hauled  dry  goods  and  groceries,  in  large  and 
small  packages,  has  stalled  and  left  his  wagon  for  days  and  weeks,  and  never  knew 
anything  to  be  stolen. 

When  the  land  office  was  opened,  in  1823,  in  Springfield,  the  receiver  was  ordered  to 
send  the  coin  to  Louisville,  Ky.  The  route  was  so  difficult  to  travel  and  so  long,  that  he 
was  permitted,  after  one  effort,  to  send.it  to  St.  Louis  for  safe  keeping.  Mr.  Sims  had  a 
good  team,  and  was  called  on  to  do  the  hauling.  On  more  than  one  occasion  he  has 
loaded  his  wagon  with  boxes  of  gold  and  silver,  amounting  to  from  thirty  to  fifty  thousand 
dollars.  He  has  gone  without  any  guard,  been  two  or  three  nights  on  the  road,  would 
feed  his  horses  tied  to  the  wagon,  sleep  on  some  straw  thrown  over  the  boxes,  and  was 
never  molested,  and  never  thought  there  was  danger. 

A  SNAKE  STORY: — Gen.  James  Adams  was  bitten  by  a  rattlesnake  in  1821,  and 
wishing  to  obtain  some  rattlesnake  oil,  he  advertised  that  he  would  pay  fifty  cents  for 
the  first  one  brought  to  him,  and  in  order  to  make  sure  of  getting  one,  he  offered 
twenty-five  cents  for  each  additional  one.  A  man  by  the  name  of  Barnes  found  a  den 
near  the  mouth  of  Spring  creek,  killed  all  he  could,  loaded  them  in  a  wagon,  drove  to 
Springfield,  and  left  his  wagon  in  an  out-of-the-way  place.  He  first  took  one  snake 
and  received  fifty  cents,  then  two,  and  received  twenty-five  cents  each.  He  then  took 
Gen.  Adams  to  the  wagon  and  showed  him  the  whole  load.  Adams  refused  to  pay  for 
them.  Barnes  then  called  his  attention  to  the  advertisement,  but  he  still  refused. 
Barnes  then  called  on  two  men,  Reuben  Burden  and  John  White,  who  counted  the 
load,  and  there  were  122  snakes.  He  then  demanded  his  money,  $30.75.  This  brought 
the  General  'to  a  compromise,  and  the  matter  was  settled  by  his  paying  $5.00  extra. 
Joseph  E.  McCoy  is  my  authority. 

Albion  Knotts  says  that  when  they  come  to  the  country,  in  1819,  his  father  soon 
learned  that  the  next  supply  of  shoes  for  his  family  would  have  to  be  manufactured  by 
himself,  although  he- had  never  made  a  shoe.  This  discovery  was  barely  made  when 
he  found  that  he  must  produce  the  leather  also,  as  there  were  no  tanners  in  the  country. 
He  first  cut  down  a  large  oak  tree,  peeled  off  the  bark  and  laid  it  up  to  dry.  He 
dug  a  trough  in  the  log,  as  large  as  it  would  make,  for  a  tan  vat.  He  then  gathered 
up  all  the  hides  he  could  obtain.  The  next  question  was  how  to  remove  the  hair.  It 
was  known  that  it  could  not  be  done  by  regular  tanners'  process,  both  for  want  of  the 
proper  materials,  and  the  knowledge  in  using  them.  Some  person  suggested  that  it 
might  be  done  with  water  and  ashes,  but  great  caution  would  be  necessary,  lest  the 
solution  be  made  too  strong.  In  that  event  it  would  ruin  the  hides.  In  his  extreme 
caution  he  did  not  make  it  strong  enough,  and  so  removed  but  a  little  more  than  half 
the  hair.  In  place  of  grinding  the  bark  he  beat  it  up  on  a  stump  with  the  poll  of  an 
axe.  He  then  put  the  hides  in  the  trough,  covered  them  with  the  pulverized  bark,  put 
on  weights  to  keep  the  mass  down,  and  filled  the  trough  with  water,  changing  the 
bark  several  times  during  the  summer.  As  winter  approached  he  took  the  hides  out, 
though  not  more  than  half  tanned,  and  made  them  into  shoes.  He  made  them  on  what 
was  called  the  stick  dou<n  plan.  That  is,  in  place  of  turning  the  upper  leather  under 
the  last,  it  was  turned  outward  and  sewed  with  a  straight  awl  through  the  upper  and 


SAN  GAM  ON  C  O  UNTT. 


sole.  This  would  make  a  walk  all  around  the  shoe  that  a  mouse  might  travel  on.  It 
was  frequently  the  case  that  awls  could  not  be  obtained.  Then  they  would  take  a 
common  table  fork,  break  off  one  of  the  tines,  and  sharpen  the  other  for  the  awl. 
Shoes  made  as  I  have  described,  with  the  upper  leather  hair  side  out,  not  more  than 
half  of  it  removed,  and  without  any  blacking,  would  certainly  look  very  odd.  There 
can  be  little  doubt  that  the  above  is  a  fair  description  of  the  first  tanning  and  shoe 
making  ever  done  in  Sangamon  county. 

When  the  first  settlers  came  there  were  no  stores  filled  with  dry  goods,  as  there  are 
now,  and  if  the  goods  had  been  in  the  country  there  was  no  money  to  buy  them.  The 
onlv  way  families  could  supply  themselves  with  clothing  was  to  produce  the  materials 
and  manufacture  their  own  goods.  Those  who  first  came  from  the  Southern  States — 
as  most  of  them  did — brought  their  cotton,  flax  and  hemp  seed,  raised  the  fibre  and  did 
all  the  work.  They  at  first  picked  the  seed  by  hand,  carded  it  on  hand  cards,  spun  it 
on  wheels  designed  for 'spinning  wool  or  flax,  wove  it  into  cloth,  and  made  it  into  gar- 
ments for  men  and  women's  wear.  That  which  was  designed  for  underclothing  was 

o  O 

prepared  without  coloring,  as  a  matter  of  course,  but  for  outer  garments,  and  particu- 
larly ladies'  dresses,  something  better  was  required.  Some  among  the  earliest  brought 
a  little  indigo,  madder,  and  same  other  drugs,  but  for  greater  variety  and  economy,  a 
large  number  of  barks  were  used,  such  as  black  walnut,  butternut,  several  varieties  of 
oak,  hickory,  etc.  When  peach  trees  grew  the  leaves  were  used  for  making  one  of  the 
brightest  colors.  Some  of  the  cotton  yarn,  dyed  with  each  of  those  colors,  skilfully 
arranged  in  weaving,  and  made  into  dresses,  looked  remarkablv  well.  Some  of  the 
old  boys  now  living  say  that  the  young  ladies  of  their  time,  thus  attired,  looked  equally 
as  charming  in  their  eyes  as  those  of  the  present  era,  with  their  flounces  made  of  goods 
from  the  looms -of  Lyons  and  the  shops  of  Paris,  do  to  our  young  men.  Flax  and  tow 
was  never  colored,  and  was  mostly  used  for  men  and  boys'  wear  in  the  summer.  A 
tow  shirt,  with  a  draw  string  around  the  neck,  and  reaching  below  the  knees,  was  a  full 
dress  in  summer  for  boys  up  to  ten  or  twelve  years  of  age.  Some  of  our  most  sub- 
stantial farmers  were  thus  attired  in  their  boyhood  days. 

Elisha  Primm  says  that  his  father  built  a  cotton  gin  in  1822.  He  says  that  from  the 
time  the  first  settlers  came  into  the  county  until  .the  winter  of  the  "deep  snow,"  1830 
and  '31,  this  was  as  good  a  cotton  country  as  Georgia.  He  says  that  this  was  attested 
by  men  familiar  with  cotton  growing  in  the  Southern  States.  Elisha  attended  the  gin 
built  by  his  father,  which  was  run  by  horse  power.  The  people  brought  cotton  to  be 
ginned,  from  all  distances  up  to  twenty  miles.  Sometimes  it  would  accumulate  on  his 
hands  until  he  would  have  as  much  as  3,000  pounds.  The  price  for  ginning  was  a  toll 
of  one  pound  in  every  eight,  after  the  cotton  was  ginned.  It  sold  from  12  to  i6^i  cents 
per  pound,  and  occasionally  higher.  After  the  "deep  snow"  the  seasons  appeared  to 
shorten,  and  cotton  was  generally  bitten  by  the  frost  before  it  had  time  to  mature,  and 
cotton  raising  was  finally  abandoned.  It  seemed  as  though  the  seasons  were  overruled 
so  as  to  be  adapted  to  the  wants  of  the  pioneer  settlers,  when  there  was  no  other  wav 
for  them  to  be  supplied  with  clothing,  but  when  roads  were  opened  and  capital  came 
in,  bringing  merchandise,  the  seasons  gravitated  back  to  their  normal  condition. 

FIRST  PRODUCE  MARKETED: — Mr.  William  Drennen  believes  that  the  first  pro- 
duce  marketed   in   the  county  was  on  Sugar  creek,  in  the  Summer  of  1818.     George 
Cox  sold  half  a  dozen  small  green  pumpkins  to  an  Indian  for  twelve  and  a  half  cents. 
— 10 


74  HISTORICAL  PRELUDE. 

i 
This  note  was  written  while  1  was  standing  on  the  spot,  a  few  yards  north  of  the 

Sulphur  Springs,  south  of  Loami,  where  once  stood  a  sycamore  tree  in  which  A.  E. 
Meacham  took  a  ten  foot  rail,  held  it  in  a  horizontal  position  against  his  waist,  and 
turned  entirely  around  inside  the  tree.  It  was  about  eighteen  feet  in  diameter  outside, 
and  was  long  used  as  a  wigwam  by  the  Indians.  The  entrance  was  at  the  east  side. 
It  was  safe  when  there  were  only  Indians 'in  the  country,  but  some  vandal,  claiming  to 
be  civilized,  set  fire  to  it  and  burned  it  down. 

The  Sulphur  Spring  spoken  of  above,  bubbles  up  at  the  foot  of  a  hill  near  Lick  creek, 
and  in  its  natural  state,  when  animals  approached  it  to  drink  the  water,  was  a  quag- 
mire, but  the  early  settlers  made  an  excavation,  eight  or  nine  feet  deep,  and  walled  it 
up,  so  that  the  water  flows  out  over  the  top  of  the  wall,  clear  and  pure.  Soon  after  it 
was  thus  improved  two  old  topers,  on  a  very  hot  day,  visited  the  spring,  taking  with 
them  a  jug  of  whisky,  intending  to  have  a  good  time  laying  in  the  shade  near  by, 
drinking  their  whisky,  and  for  variety,  taking  an  occasional  sip  at  the  sulphur  water. 
One  of  them  undertook  to  cool  the  whisky  by  holding  the  jug  in  the  water,  and  while 
doing  so  let  it  slip  from  his  grasp.  To  cut  a  forked  limb  from  a  tree  and  make  a  hook 
of  it  would  be  too  much  work.  In  order  to  rescue  the  jug,  the  one  who  let  it  slip  con- 
sented that  the  other  should  take  him  by  the  heels  and  let  him  down  head  foremost. 
The  whiskv  was  secured  in  that  way,  at  the  imminent  risk  of  drowning  one  or  both  of 
the  men.  It  must  have  been  liberally  watered  or  it  would  not  have  sunk. 

There  are  at  least  one  hundred  and  fifty  grave  yards  and  burial  places  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  nine-tenths  of  them  are  so  much  neglected  that,  so  far  as  marking  any  par- 
ticular locality  or  grave,  the  following  lines,  taken  from  a  Scottish  grave  yard,  are 
peculiarly  applicable: 

"  In  this  church  yard  lies  Eppie  Coutts, 
Either  here  or  hereabouts; 
But  whaur  it  is  none  can  tell, 
Till   Eppie  rise  and  tell  hersel." 

The  first  death  of  a  white  man  in  Sangamon  county  was  that  of  an  Indian  ranger. 
The  Sulphur  Spring  near  Loami  was  known  to  the  Indians,  and  was  very  early  a  camp- 
ing ground  for  the  whites.  When  the  settlements  had  not  extended  farther  north  than 
the  vicinity  of  Alton,  Indians,  according  to  their  custom,  killed  some  of  the  frontier 
settlers,  and  were  pursued  by  some  Rangers.  While  camped  at  the  sulphur  spring 
one  of  them  died,  and  was  buried  by  his  comrades  on  a  beautiful  knoll  near  the  spring. 
It  was  known  to  the  very  earliest  settlers  as  the  grave  of  the  Indian  Ranger,  and  was 
the  nucleus  of  the  present  Sulphur  Springs  Cemetery.  The  land  was  entered  by 
Jonathan  Jarrett,  who  intended  a  small  part  of  it  for  a  cemetery  and  church  purposes, 
but  died  without  making  a  deed.  A  regular  company  has  been  organized,  according 
to  law,  and  it  is  now  handsomely  fitted  up  and  well  cared  for.  There  ought  to  be  a 
monument  over  the  grave  of  the  Indian  Ranger,  to  show  that  it  was  the  first  burial  of 
a  white  man  in  the  county. 


EXPLANATION. 

The  names  of  early  settlers,  or  heads  of  families,  in  LARGE  LETTER  ; 
Names  of  the  second  generation  in  ITALIC  CAPITALS;  third,  in  CAPITALS; 
fourth,  in  SMALL  CAPITALS;  fifth,  in  Italics. 


A., 

ABEL,  ROSWELL,  was  horn 
July  23,  1785,  on  Sharon  Mountain,  Litch- 
field  county,  Conn.  Three  brothers  by 
the  name  of  Abel  came  from  England 
about  1750.  One  of  them  settled  in  Con- 
necticut, one  in  Virginia,  and  what  became 
of  the  other  is  unknown.  Jonathan,  who 
settled  in  Conn.,  brought  up  a  family  of 
five  sons  and  two  daughters.  His  son 
David  was  the  father  of  the  subject  of 
this  sketch.  David  Abel,  and  two  of  his 
brothers,  William  and  Andrew,  were 
Revolutionary  soldiers.  William  settled 
in  Canada  after  the  Revolution,  and 
brought  up  a  family  there.  This  branch 
of  the  family  has  lost  sight  of  Andrew. 
David  was  born  on  Sharon  mountain, 
married  and  lived  on  the  same  farm  until 
four  children  were  born,  and  then  moved 
to  Washington  county,  N.  Y.,  where  six 
children  were  born.  Each  brought  up 
families.  David  Abel  presented  the  gun 
which  he  carried  through  the  Revolution, 
to  his  son  Roswell,  with  instructions  to 
present  it  to  his  son,  if  he  had  one,  but  if 
not,  to  a  brother's  son.  He  has  it  yet  in 
his  possession,  at  the  home  of  his  son 
Roswell  P.,  to  whom  he  bequeaths  it. 
The  brass  breech  bears  the  inscription 
"  Liberty  or  Death,"  every  letter  of  which 
is  yet  distinct. 

Roswell  Abel,  whose  name  heads  this 
sketch,  was  married  Oct.  22,  1807,  to  Betsy 
Mason.  She  was  born  Oct.  22,  1790,  at 
Fort  Ann,  Washington  county,  X.  Y. 


Her  father,  Coomer  Mason,  was  a  Revo- 
lutionary soldier,  also.  He  had  two 
brothers,  Shubal  and  Hail,  who  fought  at 
the  battle  of  Benington.  Roswell  and 
Betsy  Abel  had  three  children,  born  at 
Granville,  Washington  County,  N.  Y. 
They  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriving 
July  15,  1836.  Of  their  children — 

LIZETTE,  was  born  December  4, 
1809,  married  Oct.,  1829,  in  Essex  county, 
N.  Y.,  to  Calvin  Peabody.  They 'came 
to  Springfield  in  1838.  They  had  five 
living  children,  namely:  CHARLES 
P.,  born  Feb.  25,  1837,  married  April  5 
1866,  to  Jane  Cheeseman.  They  have 
three  children,  HARRY,  IDELLA  L.,  and 
MARY.  HELEN,  born  Jan.  28,  1835, 
married  Oct.  24,  1865,  to  Amos  Atwood. 
They  have  two  children,  HELEN  M.,  born 
Jan.  18,1867,  and  EMM  AC.,  born  August  14, 
1869,  and  reside  near  Farmington,  Daco- 
tah  county,  Minnesota.  JOHN  C.,  born 
March  13,  1843,  married  Feb.  4,  1868,  in 
Enterprise,  Mo.,  to  Emily  Kinsman. 
Thev  have  four  children,  BURTON,  FRANK- 
LIN, WILLIAM  and  HARRY,  and  reside  in 
Brookfield,  Mo.  SARAH  E.,  born  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  July  11,  1857, 
to  Dr.  Orlando  Lent.  They  had  one 
child,  CHARLES  j.  He  died  Nov.  4, 
1874,  in  his  1 7th  year,  and  Dr.  Lent  died 
while  on  duty  at  Paducah,  Ky.,  Military 
Hospital,  in  1863.  His  widow  married 
T.  M.  Elliott,  and  resides  near  Grantsville, 
Linn  county,  Mo.  EDWIN  R.,  born 
Dec.  12,  1844,  enlisted  Dec.  14,  1863,  in 
Vaughn's  Battery  3d  111.  Art.  He  was 
married  Jan.  24,  1867,  in  Missouri,  to 


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EARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


Clara  Sockman.  They  have  three  child- 
ren, ORLEY,  FRANCIS  and  TRUDELLA, 

and  reside  near  Browning,  Linn  county, 
Missouri.  Calvin  Peahody  moved  from 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  to  Linn  county, 
Missouri,  in  1865,  and  died  there,  Sept. 
7,  1870.  His  widow  resides  near  Brown- 
ing. 

CHLOE  E.,  born  April  19,  1812,  in 
New  York.  Married  Nov.,  1839,  in 
Springfield,  to  John  Armstrong.  See  his 
names. 

R OS  WELL  P.,  born  June  30,  1815, 
in  Washington  county,  New  York ;  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  with  his 
parents  in  1836.  Married  September  30, 
1846,  at  Greencastle,  Pa.,  to  Margaret  J. 
Loose.  She  was  born  there,  Jan.  22,  1820. 
They  reside  at  Rochester,  111. 

Roswell  Abell  and  wife  have  been 
married  more  than  69  years.  They  re- 
side with  their  son,  Roswell  P.,  at  Roches- 
ter, Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

ABELL,  JEREMIAH,  was 
born  in  1770,  in  Rockingham  county,  Va. 
He  was  there  married  to  Hannah  Aiken, 
who  was  born  in  1771.  They  emigrated 
to  Adair  county,  Ky.  Mr.  Abell  was  the 
owner  of  some  slaves,  but  he  liberated 
them  "in  Kentucky,  and  moved  with  his 
family  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
hi  1829,  in  what  is  now  Auburn  township. 
Their  daughter — 

PENELOPE,  married  in  Adair 
county,  Ky.,  to  Samuel  McElvain.  See 
his  name.  They  come  to  Sangamon 
county  with  her  parents. 

Their  son,  Dr.  J.  R.  Abell,  resides  at 
Taylorville. 

Rev.  Jeremiah  Abell  was  regularly  ed- 
ircated  for  the  ministry,  preached  many 
years  in  connection  with  the  Presbyterian 
church,  and  received  the  title  of  Doctor 
of  Divinity.  After  coming  to  Illinois  he 
severed  his  connection  with  the  Presbyte- 
rian church  and  united  with  the  Methodists. 
He  moved,  about  1846,  to  McDonough 
county,  and  died  there  in  1852. 

ADAMS,  JAMES,  was  born  Jan. 
24,  1783,  in  Hartford,  Conn.  Harriet 
Denton  was  born  Jan.  31,  1787,  in 
Hartford,  also.  They  were  there  mar- 
ried about  1809,  and  moved  to  Os- 
wego,  N.  Y.,  where  they  had  five  child- 
ren. They  moved  to  Springfield,  Illinois, 
arriving  in  the  spring  of  1821,  soon  after 
the  place  was  declared  to  be  the  county 


seat  of  Sangamon  county.     Of  their  four 
living  children, 

LOVENIA  E.,  born  May  3,  1813,  at 
Oswego,  N.  Y.,  married,  in  Springfield, 
to  Peter  Weber.  See  his  name.  They 
both  died  in  the  north  part  of  the  State. 
She  died  Sept.  5,  1 838. 

CHARLOTTE  B.,  born  May  2, 
1815,  in  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  and  died  Jan.  10, 
1832. 

LUC  I  AN  B.,  born  Dec.  10,  1816,  in 
Oswego,  N.  Y.;  married  in  Springfield, 
March  14,  1847,  to  Margery  A.  Reed, 
who  was  born  July  9,  1824,  in  Williams- 
port,  Penn.  They  have  four  children. 
JAMES  L.,  born  Jan.  22,  1848,  in  Spring- 
field, graduated  in  a  commercial  college  in 
Chicago,  and  is  employed  in  a  railroad 
office  in  Vallejo,  California.  ELDORA 
J.,  ENOLA  A.  and  HARRIET  L.,  re- 
side with  their  parents  in  Springfield. 
Lucian  B.  Adams  studied  law  arid  ob- 
tained license  to  practice  in  1840.  For 
twenty  years  he  discharged  the  duties  of  a 
justice  of  the  peace,  and  the  greater  part 
of  that  time  acted  as  police  magistrate, 
U.  S.  commissioner  and  notary  public. 
He  is  now  U.  S.  commissioner. 

VIENNA  M.,  born  July  10,  1818,  in 
Oswego,  N.  Y. ;  married  in  Springfield, 
to  Charles  G.  McGraw.  See  his  name. 

James  Adams  was  a  lawyer,  and  en- 
gaged in  practice  when  became  to  Spring- 
field, in  1821.  He  was  elected  justice  of 
the  peace  in  1823  or  '4  and  was  elected 
successively  for  many  years.  He  took 
part  in  the  Winnebago  and  Black  Hawk 
Indian  wars  of  1827,  and  1831  and  '2.  He 
was  elected  Probate  Judge  of  Sangamon 
county,  and  died  in  office,  August  n, 
1843.  His  widowr,  Mrs.  Harriet  Adams, 
died  August  21,  1844,  both  in  Springfield. 

ALEXANDER,  THOMAS, 
was  born  about  1768,  in  Ireland,  and  his 
parents  came  to  America  when  he  was 
about  four  years  old,  landing  at  Charles- 
ton, S.  C.  Lynna  Goodlett  was  born  Oct. 
11,  1780,  in  Greenville  District,  S.  C. 
They  were  there  married,  and  had  three 
children,  all  of  whom  died  under  eight 
years.  In  1806  they  moved  to  Christian 
county,  near  Hopkinsville,  Ky.,  where 
they  had  two  children,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  in  Oct.,  1828, 
three  miles  east  of  Auburn.  In  1829  they 
moved  to  what  is  now  Chatham  township, 
south  of  Lick  creek.  Of  their  two  children, 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTT. 


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MART  ANN,  born  in  1810,  in  Ken- 
tucky; married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
John  L.  Drcnnan.  (See  his  name.} 

n.\  VID,  born  Oct.  3,  1814,  in  Chris- 
tian county,  Ky. ;  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1828;  married  March  13,  1833, 
to  Catharine  Darnielle;  had  14  children, 
all  born  in  Sangamon  county,  six  of  whom 
died  in  infancy,  and  LYNNA  died  at  13 
years.  Of  the  other  seven,  JOHN  T.,born 
Dec.  25,  1835,  enlisted  on  the  first  call  for 
75,000  men,  April,  1861,  for  three  months, 
in  Co.  A.,  2nd  Kansas  Cavalry,  served 
full  term,  and  enlisted  Nov.,  1861,  in  Co. 
D.,  2nd  Mo.  Art.,  for  three  years.  Re- 
enlisted  as  a  veteran  Jan.,  1864.  He  lost 
his  right  hand  April  13,  1865,  at  St. 
Charles,  Ark.,  by  the  premature  discharge 
of  a  cannon,  while  firing  a  salute  on  hear- 
ing of  the  surrender  of  the  rebel  forces 
under  Gen.  Lee.  He  now  (1873)  resides 
with  his  parents.  DAVID  S.,born  Nov. 
20,  1842,  enlisted  August  13,  1861,  in  Co. 
B.,  3oth  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years;  served 
until  August  9,  1862,  when  he  was  dis- 
charged on  account  of  physical  disability, 
at  Memphis,  Tenn.  He  was  brought 
home,  and,  after  a  lingering  illness,  died, 
March  10,  1866.  CATHARINE,  born 
Dec.  20,  1844;  married  May  29,  1862,  to 
Lafayette  Beach.  (See  his  name.}  Had 
one  child,  CHARLES  D.  HIRAM,  born 
March  30,  1847;  enlisted  March  14,  1864, 
in  Co.  C.,  iith  Mo.  Inf.,  for  three  years. 
Served  until  July  14,  1865,  when  he  was 
discharged  on  account  of  physical  disabil- 
ity. He  was  married  March  9,  1873,  to 
Mary  M.  VanDoren.  They  reside  five 
miles  southwest  of  Chatham.  WILLIAM, 
born  Oct.  i,  1849;  married  March  14, 
1872,10  Emma  Price,  and  reside  in  Chat- 
ham township.  MARY  BELIZE  and 
CYRUS  reside  with  their  parents,  six 
miles  southwest  of  Chatham,  on  the  farm 
where  the  family  settled  in  1829. 

Thomas  Alexander  died  Dec.  18,  183=5, 
and  his  widow  died  August  12,  1844,  both 
in  Sangamon  county. 

ALEXANDER,  HENRY, 
was  born  June  10,  1802,  in  Fleming  coun- 
ty, Ky.  His  father  moved  to  the  adjoin- 
ing county  of  Bath  when  he  was  a  child. 
He  was  married  June  24,  1827,  to  Polly 
Gragg,  of  Nicholas  county,  and  lived  in 
Bath  county  until  1833,  wnen  ne  rnoved 
to  Montgomery  county.  They  had  four 
children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  San- 


gamon county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.  22,  1835, 
in  what  is  now  Rochester  township,  where 
four  children  were  born.  Of  their  child- 
ren, 

JESSE  F.,  bor.n  Dec.  10,  1828,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  March  4,  1852,  to  Nancy  A. 
Hendrix,  who  was  born  April  22,  1829,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.  They  had  five 
children;  one  died  young.  LUCRETIA, 
their  second  child,  born  June  26,  1855, 
married  March  12,  1874,  to  Jame^  A. 
Walker.  The  other  three,  LAURA, 
GEORGE  and  REBECCA  reside  with 
their  parents,  near  Appleton  City,  St. 
Clair  county,  Mo. 

HIRAM,  born  in  Kentucky;  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Eliza  Hendrix. 
They  have  seven  children,  and  reside  in 
Jefferson  county,  Iowa. 

LUC1NDA  A.,  born  in  Kentucky; 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Isaac 
Groves.  (See  his  name.}  Their  daugh- 
ter Susan  married  John  W.  McClelland. 
(See  his  name.} 

WILLIAM  G.,  born  in  Kentucky; 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Julia 
Mclntyre.  They  have  four  children,  and 
reside  near  Illiopolis. 

JAMES  O.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county;  married  Sarah  Ham.  They  have 
three  children,  and  reside  in  Champaign 
county. 

RE  BE  C  CA  and  HENR  T  H.,  (twins) 
born  in  Sangamon  county. 

REBECCA  married' John  W.  Smith, 
had  four  children,  and  she  died  in  1870. 
Two  of  the  children  died  also,  near  Wil- 
liamsville. 

HENRT  H.  married  Emily  Sargent, 
and  resides  in  Illiopolis. 

POLLY  S.,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty; married  Benjamin  Keck;  have  three 
children,  and  reside  in  Illiopolis. 

Mrs.  Polly  Alexander  died  August  2=;, 
1868,  and  her  husband,  Henry  Alexander, 
resides  with  his  children. 

ALEXANDER,  JOHN  S., 
was  born  Sept.  24,  1793,  near  Lexington, 
Ky.;  married  Mary  Simpson,  who  was 
born  April  16,  1799,  in  Fayette  county, 
Ky.  They  were  there  married,  and  had 
four  children.  The  family  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1826,  in  what  is  now  Fancy  creek  town- 
ship, where  six  children  were  born.  Of 
their  children, 


EARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


SARAH  S.,  born  Nov.  7,  1820,  in 
Kentucky;  married  March  6,  1837,  to 
Samuel  D.  Cantrall.  (See  his  name.} 

JAMES  H.,  born  March  19,  1822,  in 
Kentucky;  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Ann  E.  Hardin.  They  live  in  Wash- 
ington Territory. 

HANNAH  //.,  born  June  i,  1824,  in 
Kentucky;  married  James  Kilgour,  and 
died.  (See  his  name.}  ' 

WILLIAM,  born  June  12,  1826,  in 
Fayette  county,  Ky.;  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Eveline  Lacey;  had  three 
children,  and  she  and  all  the  children  died, 
He  married  Catharine  Hill.  They  have 
three  children,  FREDIE,  FRANKIE 
and  a  babe,  and  reside  at  Williamsville. 

ASA  C.  and  MARGARET  C., 
(twins),  born  March  15,  1829,  in  Sanga- 
mon county. 

ASA  C.  married  Mary  J.  Tabor,  and 
resides  in  Ford  county. 

MARGARET  C.  married  Harrison 
Blue ;  had  two  children,  and  he  died,  April, 
1852,  and  she  married  George  Martin,  and 
resides  in  Iroquois  county. 

GEORGE,  born  Feb.  13,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county;  enlisted  in  a  Kansas 
regiment  in  1861  or  '2,  and  died  in  mili- 
tary hospital  at  Springfield,  Mo. 

JOHN  S.,  Jun.,  married  Dorcus  A. 
Mills. 

SAMUEL  C.,  born  Jan.  31,  1838; 
married  Amanda  Hall,  and  lives  in  Ford 
county. 

MART  J.,  born  April  15,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county;  married  August  7, 
1856,  to  Andrew  J.  Hedrick,  who  was 
born  August  23,  1834.  They  had  three 
children,  HARRISON  H.,  RUTH  A. 
and  ALICE  V.  Mr.  Hedrick  enlisted 
August  15,  1862,  in  Co.  I.,  34  Iowa  Inf., 
for  three  years.  He  was  discharged  on 
account  of  physical  disability,  March  13, 
and  died  Mav  8,  1863,  in  Menard  county. 
Mrs.  Hedrick  married,  Oct.  12,  1864,  to 
William  Reesburg.  They  have  one  child, 
WILLIAM  H.,  and  reside  near  Illiopolis. 

Mrs.     Mary    Alexander    died   Nov.    i, 

1852,  and  John  S.  Alexander  died  July  15, 

1853,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 
ALKIRE,  HARM  ON  AS,  was 

born  in  1804,  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky. 
His  parents  moved,  when  he  was  quite 
young,  to  Pickaway  county,  O.  In  1826 
he  visited  Sangamon  county  on  business 
for  other  parties.  Returning  to  Ohio,  he 


went  to  -Lafayette,  Ind.  The  next  year 
he  came  to  Sangamon  county  again,  on 
business,  and  was  married  in  Springfield, 
Dec.  31,  1829,  to  Martha  McLemore.  She 
was  born  July  10,  1810,  in  Burke  county, 
N.  C.  Her  parents  moved,  in  1811,  to 
Knoxville,  Tenn.,  and  moved  from  there 
to  Sangamon  coimty,  111.,  arriving,  Dec. 
23,  1828,  at  Springfield.  Soon  after  mar- 
riage Mr.  Alkire  returned  to  Lafayette 
with  his  wife.  They  had  two  children 
born  there,  and  then  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  arriving,  August,  1832,  in  what  is 
now  Fancy  Creek  township,  where  they 
had  eight  living  children.  Of  the  other 
ten  children, 

MART  ANN,  bom  at  Lafayette,  Ind., 
is  unmarried,  and  resides  with  her  parents. 

JAMES  T.,  born  Feb.  3,  1832,  at 
Lafayette,  Ind.;  married,  Oct.  4,  1866,  to 
Addie  H.  Ross,  who  was  born  March  6, 
1838,  in  Miami  county,  O.  They  have 
two  living  children,  ANNIE '  M.  and 
MARGARET"  A.  J.  Y.  Alkire  is  farm- 
ing and  practicing  medicine.  Resides 
three  miles  west  of  Sherman. 

MARGARET  y.,born  Dec.  17,  1833, 
in  Sangamon  county ;  married  Isaac  Mull, 
who  was  born  March  2,  1820,  in  Mason 
county,  Ky.  They  have  five  children, 
IDA  M.,  HENRY  E.JENNIE,  MAT- 
TIE  E.  and  CHARLES  C.,  and  reside 
four  miles  north  of  Springfield. 

CAROLINE  M.,  born  Jan.  24,  1835, 
in  Sangamon  county;  married  April  6, 
1865,  to  Conrad  Shamel.  They  have 
three  children,  CHARLES  H.,  CLAR- 
ENCE A.  and  JOHN  Y.,  and  reside 
near  Springfield. 

WILLIAM  W.,  born  July  26,  1837, 
in  Sangamon  county;  married  Judith  S. 
Lightfoftt.  They  have  three  children, 
HERBERT,  EMMETT  and  AR- 
THUR, and  reside  four  miles  southwest 
of  Troy,  Doniphan  county,  Kan. 

DANIEL,  born  in  Sangamon  countv, 
is  a  traveling  preacher  in  the  M.  E.  church, 
at  present,  1873,  resides  with  his  parents, 
recruiting  his  health. 

ALBERT  II.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  is  a  traveling  preacher  in  Illinois 
Conference,  M.  E.  church,  1873. 

PRISCILLA  E.,  married  George 
W.  Neer,  and  resides  near  Taylorville. 

MATTIE  E.,  married  Edward  J. 
Myers.  They  have  two  children,  MARY 


SANGAMON    COUNTY, 


79 


A.  and  EDWARD  L.,  and  reside  in 
Fancy  Creek  township. 

LEANDER  died  June  5,  1871,  in  his 
i8th  year. 

Harmonas  Alkire  and  his  wife  are  liv- 
ing on  the  farm  where  they  settled  in 

1832.  It  is  three  miles  west  of  Sherman, 
lie  confirms  the  statement  of  Washington 
Crowder  that    the    sudden    change    took 
place  December  20,   1836,  because  he  en- 
tered  a    piece  of  land  that  day,  and   the 
papers  bear  the  above  date. 

ALLEN,  ROBERT,  was  born 
in  the  year  1800,  in  Greensburg,  Green 
county,  Ky.  He  was  married  there  to  a 
Miss  Anderson,  and  came  to  Springfield, 
111.,  in  1831.  Col.  Allen  engaged  in  the 
mercantile  business  as  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Allen  &  Blankenship,  soon  after 
coining  to  Springfield.  He  also  became  a 
mail  contractor  on  a  very  extensive  scale, 
and  brought  a  large  number  of  fine  stage 
coaches  from  Nashville,  Tenn.,  being  the 
first  ever  introduced  into  the  State.  He 
made  Springfield  his  headquarters,  and  on 
some  occasions  had  as  many  as  five  hun- 
dred horses  on  hand  at  one  time.  Col. 
Allen  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the  old 
State  Bank.  He  was  connected  with  the 
army  in  the  Mormon  war  in  1845,  an<^  U1 
the  Mexican  war  of  1846-7.  Not  long 
after  coming  to  Springfield,  Airs.  Allen 
died,  and  Mr.  Allen  was  married  in  April, 

1833,  to  Jane  Eliza   Bergen.     They  had 
two  children,  one  of  whom  died  young. 
Their  son, 

ROBERT,  Jun.,  born  Feb.  28,  1837, 
in  .Springfield,  and  brought  up  in  the  city. 
When  the  rebellion  broke  out  he  was 
commissioned,  August  28,  i86i,as  Captain 
of  Co.  — ,  30  111.  Inf.,  and  served  as  such  un- 
til May  25,  1863,  when  he  was  promoted, 
to  Major  of  the  regiment,  in  front  of 
Vicksburg.  He  served  part  of  the  time 
in  the  Quartermaster's  department;  also 
acted  as  Assistant  Inspector-General  of 
the  3d  Div.  1 7th  Army  Corps,  and  re- 
signed August  8,  1864.  Major  Robert 
Allen  was  married  Dec.  5,  1865,111  Spring- 
field, to  Anna  M.  Purely,  who  was  born 
May  12,  1838,  in  Trenton,  N.  ].  They 
had"  three  children.  GEORGE  B.,  the 
youngest,  died  August  12,  1872,  in  his 
second  year.  HENRY  T.  and  FAN- 
N 1 10  M.  reside  with  their  parents  in 
Springfield.  Major  Allen  is  a  practicing 
attorney. 


Col.  Robert  Allen  died  Dec.  i,  1854, 
and  his  widow,  Mrs.  Jane  Eliza  Allen, 
died  March  18,  1857,  both  one  mile  north 
of  the  old  State  house  in  Springfield. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM  S.,  was 
born  June  16,  1774,  in  Bourbon  county, 
Ky.  He  was  married  to  Abigail  Snede- 
gar.  They  had  five  children  in  Kentucky. 
Mr.  Allen  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1835,  purchased  land  and  prepared  a 
house.  He  returned  to  Kentucky  and 
brought  his  family,  arriving  Nov.  i,  1836, 
in  what  is  now  Ball  township.  Of  their 
children, 

MARIA  L,.,  born  in  Bourbon  county, 
Ky.,  was  married  there  to  Shelton  Watts. 
They  had  three  children  there,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1839.  Of  their 
children,  NANCY  J.  married  John  Dren- 
nan,  and  resides  near  Tolono,  Champaign 
county,  111.  WILLIAM  S.  married 
Sarah  Knotts,  and  resides  near  Tolono,  111. 
BENJ.  FRANKLIN  married  Isabel  F. 
Thompson.  See  R.  B.  Thompson  sketch. 
Shelton  Watts  died  July  16,  1843,  and  his 

widow   married    John    Brownwell.      See 

j  .  J 

tits  name. 

MART  E.,  born  Feb.  28,  1819,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  June  16,  1841,  to 
James  W.  Stephenson.  They  had  nine 
children.  MARGARET  A.,  born  July 
1 6,  1842,  was  married  Sept.  2,  1875,  to 
Andrew  Little.  They  reside  near  New 
Canton,  111.  JAMES  A.,  born  June  30, 
1843,  WILLIAM  E.,  born  July  24, 
1845,  FINIS  E.,  born  Oct.  18,  1849,  and 
PRESLEY  B.,  born  March  14,  1851, 
reside  with  their  parents.  MARY  E., 
born  Nov.  7,  1854,  was  married  June  6, 
1872,  and  resides  in  Mexico,  Mo.,  and 
ELLEN,  born  Sept.  9,  1856,  resides  with 
her  parents.  Two  children  died  in  in- 
fancy. James  W.  Stephenson  and  family 
reside  near  New  Canton,  111. 

NANCY  died  in  Kentucky,  aged  19 
years. 

WA  TERM  AN  P.,  born  Jan.  8,  1820, 
in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Feb.,  1849,  to  Louisa 
Watts.  Thev  have  four  children. 
MARIA  L.  and  WILLIAM  S.  reside 
with  their  father.  MARY  E.  was  mar- 
ried Oct.  29,  1873,  to  John  L.  Clay  ton,  and 
resides  in  Ball  township.  JULIA  A.  re- 
sides with  her  father.  Mrs.  Louisa  Allen 
died  Nov.  26,  1857,  and  W.  P.  Allen  was 


So 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


married  Oct.  18,  1858,  to  Catharine 
Vaughn.  They  have  six  children,  MAR- 
GARET E.,  HARRIET  R.,  LOUISA 
J.,  JOHN,  JOSEPH  F.  and  ALPH.  R., 
and  reside  in  Ball  township,  on  the  farm 
settled  by  Mr.  Allen's  father,  in  1836. 

JOHNW.,\)orn  in  Kentucky, brought 
up  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  in 
Menard  county,  Illinois,  to  Jane  Watkins. 
they  reside  near  Atlantic,  Cass  county, 
Iowa. 

Mrs.  Abigail  Allen  died  Sept.  10,  1843, 
and  William  S.  Allen  died  Dec.  n,  1848, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  111. 

ALLISON,  ISAAC  F.,  was 
born  July  2,  1801,  in  Virginia,  and  his 
parents  moved  to  Mason  county,  Ky.  He 
was  married  about  1827,10  Deborah  Caller- 
man.  They  lived  in  Fleming  county,  Ky., 
a  short  time,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, arriving  in  the  fall  of  1829,  on  Spring 
creek,  where  seven  children  were  born. 

JOHN,  born  in  1828,  in  Fleming 
county,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
enlisted  in  the  4th  111.  Inf.,  under  Col. 
E.  D.  Baker,  in  1846,  and  died  the  same 
year  at  Matamoras,  Texas. 

J  OSEPH,\)ov\\  in  Sangamon  county; 
married  Hannah  Knudson  and  died,  leav- 
ing a  widow  and  three  children. 

SUSANNAH,  died,  aged  twelve 
years. 

ELIZABETH  is  unmarried,  and  re- 
sides in  Kansas. 

JAMES  M.,  born  April  13,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county ;  enlisted  August  5, 
1861,  in  Co.  A.,  38th  111.  Inf.;  discharged 
on  account  of  physical  disability,  March 
29,  1862.  He  re-enlisted,  in  Sept.,  1862, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  K,  115  111.  Inf.; 
was  transferred,  in  1864,  to  Co.  A.,  First 
U.  S.  Engineers,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged with  the  regiment,  Sept.  19,  1865. 
He  was  married  Nov.  18,  1866,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  Julia  A.  Dunham.  They 
have  two  "children,  MARTHA  D.-  and 
ALICE  M.,  and  reside  five  miles  north- 
cast  of  Springfield. 

ELI  J  API  and  MINERVA  reside 
near  Jacksonville,  Neosho  county,  Kan. 

JOHN  Jf^born  in  Sangamon  county, 
died  June  29,  1868;  aged  21  years. 

Mrs.  Deborah  Allison  died  May  29, 
1860,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  Isaac  F. 
Allison  died  December  22,  1869,  in  Craw- 
ford county,  near  Jacksonville,  Neosho 
county,  Kan. 


ALLISON,  MARGARET, 
came  to  Sangamon  county  as  one  of  the 
family  of  Thomas  Black.  See  his  name. 
She  arrived  in  1819.  Her  parents  lived 
in  Philadelphia.  She  died  within  one 
year  after  arrival,  in  the  29th  year  of  her 

*ALSBURY,  REV.CHAS.  D., 
was  born  Oct.  25,  1817,  in  Indiana.  He 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  and  was 
married  March  14,  1839,  to  Ann  Cordelia 
Cloyd.  They  had  five  living  children, 
namely : 

THOMAS,  born  Feb.  12,  1840,  and 
died  Nov.  6,  1860. 

ANN,  born  in  1841  or  '2;  married 
April  4,  1 86 1,  to  John  W.  Anderson. 
They  have  four  children.  CHARLES 
W., "MINNIE  A.,  JOHN  C.  and  ME- 
LISSA J.,  and  reside  in  Woodside  town- 
ship. 

CAROLINE,  married,  Dec.,  1870,  to 
Leander  L.  Little;  have  one  child,  and  re- 
side in  Montgomery  county. 

MARTHA,  married,  j'an.  3,  1867,10 
John  D.  Smith.  -See  his  name. 

JOHN  C.  resides  with  his  mother. 

Rev.  Charles  D.  Alsbury  was  a  preach- 
er of  the  gospel  in  connection  with  the 
Baptist  church.  He  died,  and  his  widow 
resides  one  and  a  half  miles  northwest  of 
Woodside. 

AYLESBURY,  CHARLES, 
was  born  in  North  Carolina  and  married 
in  Virginia,  to  Mrs.  Jan,e  Huggins.  They 
moved  to  Kentucky,  and  from  there  to 
Springfield,  111.,  in  1823.  Mr.  Aylesbury 
entered  the  land  south  of  the  public  square. 
They  brought  some  children  with  them. 
Mrs.  Aylesbury's  daughter,  by  her  first 
marriage, 

JANE  HUG  GINS,  born  in  Virginia, 
married  William  B.  Jarrett.  Sec  his 
name. 

Of  the  Aylesbury  children, 

CHARLES,  born  in  Greenbrier  coun- 
•  ty,  Virginia,  and  married  there  to  Mary 
Reav.  They  had  two  children,  and  came 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1823,  and  settled 
on  Spring  creek,  where  they  had  nine 
children.  JOHN,  born  in  Virginia;  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Sarah  West, 
and  reside  in  Piatt  county.  ELIZA- 
BETH, born  Jan.  8,  1822,  in  Greenbrier 
county,  Va. ;  married  in  Sangamou  county, 
August  9,  1849,  to  George  W.  Buchanan, 
who  was  born  Nov.  27,  1823,  in  Morgan 


SA  NGA  MON  C  O  UNTT. 


Si 


county,  111.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Buchanan  had 
six  children.  MARY  j.  married  B.  F. 
Nurbonn,  and  resides  with  her  father. 
JAMES  F.  died  in  1871,  aged  19  years. 
SUSANNA,  ELIZABETH,  ALBERT  and 
ISAAC,  reside  with  their  father.  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  B.  died,  and  G.  W.  Buchanan 
resides  west  of  Loami.  BRICE  died  in 
Sangamon  county,  aged  20  years.  ED- 
WARD and  NANCY  are  married,  and 
live  in  Missouri.  Charles  Aylesbury,  wife 
and  three  children  reside  in  Piatt  county. 

ALEXANDER,  born  in  Virginia; 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Ginsey 
Jordan,  raised  a  family,  and  moved  to 
Decatur.  He  enlisted  in  an  Illinois  regi- 
ment, served  three  years,  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran,  was  furloughed  home,  and  died 
in  Springfield. 

LE  VI,  the  youngest  son,  is  married, 
and  resides  in  Macon  county. 

Charles  Aylesbury,  Sen.,  died  in  1861, 
in  Loami  township.  His  widow  resides 
with  her  son  Levi,  in  Macon  county.  She 
is  now — 1873 — more  than  96  vears  old. 

ALVEY.  WILLIAM,  was  born 
Sept.  1 6,  1799,  in  Washington  county, 
Ky.  He  came  to  the  southern  part  of 
Illinois  in  1824,  and  to  Springfield  in  May, 
1825.  He  was  married  Nov.  6,  1825, 
near  Springfield,  to  Madaline  Watson. 
They  had  six  children,  all  born  in  Spring- 
field. 

MEL  VINA,  born  July  22,  1826,  in 
Springfield;  married  there  to  Samuel  B. 
Fisher.  See  his  name. 

SIMON  B.,  born  Oct.  16,  1827,  in 
Springfield,  went  to  Oregon  in  1849,  was 
married  in  Yamhill  county,  Oregon, 
August  30,  -1853,  to  Dollie  V.  Elder, 
daughter  of  A.  R.  Elder,  formerly  of 
Springfield,  111.  They  have  five  children, 
vi/:  ALICE  M.,  born  Oct.  10,  1854,  in 
Yamhill  countv;  married,  August  30, 
1873,  to  James  H.  Downey,  of  Steilacoom 
City,  W.  T.  WILLIAM  A.,  born  June 
25,  1864,  in  Oregon.  EDITH  S.,  born 
Sept.  17,  1867.  EDWARD  B.,  born 
Feb.  28,  1873,  and  JUNIA  AFTON, 
born  June  24,  1874,  reside  with  their 
parents  in  Steilacoom  City,  Pierce  county, 
Washington  Territory. 

Ef.IZA  A.,  born  Oct.  17,  1829,  in 
Springfield;  married  at  Marengo,  Iowa, 
to  Dr.  George  W.  Wallace,  who  was  born 
in  Columbiana  county,  Ohio.  '  Studied 
medicine  with  Dr.  McCook,  one  of  the 
—  ir 


celebrated  McCook  family.  Moved  to 
Iowa  in  the  spring  of  1848.  They  had 
seven  children,  namely:  GEORG.E  W., 
MARY  E.,  FLORENCE,  WILLIAM 
A.,  CLARA,  ALFRED  F.  and  LIN- 
COLN. Dr.  W.  died  April  4,  1865,  at 
Salisbury,  Sangamon  county.  Airs. 
Wallace  and  family  reside  in  Springfield. 
^  MART  E.,  born  July  12,  1831,  in 
Springfield,  married,  about  1859,  to  J°" 
siah  Hickel.  Thev  reside  in  Kansas. 

J.  WILLJAM,\)orn  March  12,  1834, 
in  Springfield,  was  married  there,  May 
20,  1860,  to  Alzina  A.  Brown,  (daughter 
of  Ira  A.  Brown.)  They  have  six  child- 
ren, viz:  MEL  VINA;  HELEN  B., 
JAMES  W.,  HENRY  P.,  HOMER  W. 

and , —    — .     Mr.  J.  Wm.  Alvey  is  a 

merchant  in  Mechanicsburg,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

ALFRED  resides  in  Springfield. 

William  Alvey  moved  to  Marengo, 
Iowa,  in  1848,  and  Mrs.  Madeline  Alvey 
died  there,  May  12,  1849.  He  was  mar- 
ried April,  1850,  to  Eleanor  Penny.  He 
died  May,  1855,  at  Marengo,  Iowa. 

AMOS,  MRS.  SARAH,  was 
born  June  13, 1793,  in  Washington  countv, 
Md.  Her  maiden  name  was  Friend.  She 
first  married  Phillip  Swinley;  had  two 
children,  and  Mr.  Swinley  died.  Mrs. 
Swinley  was  married  the  second  time, 
August  2,  1810,  to  James  Amos.  They 
had  two  children,  and  James  Amos  died 
Feb.  6,  1823,  in  Maryland,  also.  Mrs. 
Amos  came  with  her  children  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  arriving  March  i,  1838,  in 
Springfield.  Of  her  children, 

BARBARA  E.  SWINLET  mar- 
ried in  Virginia  to  Thomas  Lemon,  who 
died,  and  Mrs.  Lemon  came  with  her 
child  to  Sangamon  county  in  1839,  an<^ 
died  in  Decatur,  April,  1865.  Her  daugh- 
ter VIRGINIA  married  Joseph  Strong, 
in  Decatur,  moved  to  Hannibal,  Mo.,  and 
died  there,  June,  1872,  leaving  three  child- 
ren. 

SAMUEL  K.  SWINLET,  born 
April  21,  1802,  in  Washington  county, 
Md.;  married  there  to  Maria  Rice,  and 
came  to  Springfield  with  his  half  brother, 
Joshua  F.  Amos.  Mr.  Swinley  settled 
near  where  Woodside  station  now  stands. 
While  there  he  served  as  one  of  the  coun- 
ty judges  with  J.  Wickliffe  Taylor  and 
Armstrong.  His  wife  died  there  in  the 
fall  of  1852.  Judge  Swinley  moved  to 


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Decatur  in  1857  or  '8,  was  there  married 
to  Ruth  P  rather,  of  Washington  county, 
Md.  He  died  early  in  1872,  and  his 
widow  resides  in  Decatur. 

JOSHUA  F.  AMOS,  was  horn  Jan. 

28,  1812,  in  Washington  county,  Md.,  and 
came   to   Springfield,  111.,  June    10,  1835. 
He  was  married  March  i,  1838,111  Spring- 
field, to  Julia  A.  Hay,  daughter  of  John 
Hay,  Esq.     They  had  three  children  born 
in   Springfield.      SARAH  E.,  born   Oct. 
30,  1839,  married  Oct.  30,  1861,  to  Levin 
W.  Shepherd,  who  was  born  in   London 
county,   Va.,   Sept.   3,  1836.      He  served 
one  year  each,  1860  and  1861,  as  clerk  and 
comptroller  of   the    city   of     Springfield; 
was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Supervisors 
of  Sangamon  county  in  1868  and  1869.    In 
1862  he  was  appointed  by  President  Lin- 
coln Assistant  Quartermaster  in  the  U.  S. 
Army,  and    stationed    at    Fort    Ridgely, 
Minn.      Transferred    to    Keokuk,    Iowa, 
where   he  commanded   that   Fort  for  six 
months.      Thence    to   Columbus,  Ky.,  as 
Depot  Quartermaster;  thence  to  Chicago, 
as  Disbursing    Quartermaster;    thence   to 
Tennessee,  thence  to  Fort  Kearney,  Ne- 
braska, at  which  place  he  resigned,  Oct., 
1865,  and  became  a  lumber  merchant  in 
Springfield,  111.     Afterwards  removed  to 
Kansas;   was  first    President  of   Peoples 
National  Bank  of  Ottawa.     Resides  now 
in    Denison,  Texas,  which  place   he  laid 
out  in  1872,  and   sold   the  first  lot  there. 
Col.   Shepherd  was  twice   brevetted    for 
faithful  services  during   the  war.     GEO. 
A.,    born    Sept.    4,    1841,    married,    Oct. 
30,     1866,     to     Josephine     A.     Andrews, 
eldest  daughter   of  Col.  George   W.  An- 
drews,   at    Wapakonetta,  Auglaixe  coun- 
ty,   Ohio.       She    was    born    there,    May 

29,  1844.        They     have     two     children, 
GEORGIA    and    ROBERTA,    and    reside    in 
Humboldt,     Kansas.      Mr.     George     A. 
Amos  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law. 
JOHN  M.,  born  August   18,   1844.     He 
enlisted   in    Col.    Phillips'    three     months 
regiment.     Stationed  at  Rock  Island,  111., 
in    1864.     He  was  married  Oct.  30,  1867, 
to  Caroline  J.,  youngest  daughter  of  Ora- 
mel   Clark,  Esq.     They  have  four   child- 
ren,  JOHN    J.,    GEORGE    O.,   JULIA      R.,   and 

CURTIS  H.,  and  reside  near  Springfield. 
Mr.  Joshua  F.  Amos  and  wife  reside 
adjoining  Springfield,  on  the  west.  Mr. 
Amos  spent  six  years,  from  1845  *° 
1851,  in  Lagrange,  Mo.  In  1852  he,  with 


Nathaniel  Hay,  established  the  well 
known  firm  of  Amos  &  Hay,  which  con- 
tinued until  the  decease  of  Mr.  Hay.  Mr. 
Amos  has  retired  from  active  business. 

ROBERT  J.  AMOS,  was  born 
March  2,  1815,  in  Washington  county, 
Md.  Came  to  Springfield  June,  183=5, 
and  settled  in  Woodside  township.  He- 
went  to  Decatur  in  1850,  and  was  there 
married,  in  1856,  to  Mrs.  Mary  Packard. 
They  have  two  children,  ANNIE  and 
ROBERT,  born  in  Decatur.  They 
moved,  in  1869,  to  Humboldt,  Kansas, 
where  they  now  reside. 

Mrs.  vSarah  Amos  died  Feb.  15,  1847. 
at  the  residence  of  her  son,  Robert  J. 
Amos,  in  Woodside  township,  Sangamon 
county. 

ANDERSON,  JAMES,  was 
born  in  1784  in  Botetourt  county,  Va. 
Nancy  Fletcher  was  born  in  1786,  in  Rock- 
bridge  county,  Va.  They  were  there 
married,  in  1802,  and  had  two  children  in 
Virginia.  They  moved,  in  1808,  to  Ken- 
tucky, where  they  had  three  children, 
and  in  1813  moved  to  Indiana,  where  one 
child  was  born.  They  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  in  1820,  and  settled  in 
what  is  now  Ball  township.  Of  their  six 
children — 

ROBERT  A7;,  born  in  Virginia,  mar- 
ried, in  Sangamon  county,  to  Rebecca 
Wilson,  who  died,  and  he  married  Clarissa 
Woods,  moved  to  Wisconsin,  and  both 
died  there. 

MARGARET  L.,  born  March  28, 
1806,  in  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  William  Drennan.  (See  his 
name.} 

JOB  F.,  born  in  Kentucky,  died  un- 
married, at  55  years  of  age. 

JOHN  N.,  born  in  Kentucky,  raised 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  in  Arkan- 
sas, and  died  there. 

NANCY,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  John  Caldwell, 
and  died  in  Texas. 

REBECCA,  born  in  Indiana,  raised 
in  Sangamon  county,  went  to  Arkansas, 
married  and  died  there. 

James  Anderson  died  in  1828  and  his 
widow  died  in  1845,  both  in  Sangamon 
countv. 

ANDERSON.  MOSES  K.. 
was  born  Nov.  u,  1803,  in  Butler  county, 
Ky.  His  parents  died  when  he  was  ten 
or  twelve  vears  of  age,  and  he  was  taken 


SANGAMON    COUNTT. 


by  a  relative  to  that  part  of  Davidson 
which  is  now  Cheatham  county,  on  Han- 
peth  river,  Tenn.  Cassariller  Stroude 
was  born  Nov.  2^,  1812,  in  Dickson  coun- 
ty, Tenn.  M.  K.  Anderson  and  Cassa- 
riller Stroude  were  married  in  her  native 
countv,  Sept.  13,  1827,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon countv.  111.,  arriving  March  2, 
1829,  in  what  is  now  Cartwright  town- 
ship, four  miles  east  of  Pleasant  Plains, 
and  south  of  Richland  creek,  where  they 
had  nine  children.  Of  their  children — 

THOMAS  p\,  born  Sept.  n,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  countv,  married  Dec.  25,  1852, 
to  Martha  L.  Child.  They  had  five 
children.  LAURA  died,  aged  two  years. 
CHARLES,  EDWARD,  HENRY  and 
TAVXER  reside  with  their  parents,  one 
mile  north  of  Richland  Station. 

WILLIE  ANN,  born  Sept.  17,  1831, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Francis 
Corson,  who  died,  leaving  one  child, 
MOSES  E,  and  she  married  George 
Springer.  They  have  five  children, 
MARY,  CLARA,  ANNA,  REUBEN 
and  CHARLES,  and  reside  in  Parsons, 
Kan. 

SARAH  J.,  born  March  14,  1834,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  John  D.  Mc- 
Cullough.  They  have  four  children, 
LAURA,  WILLARD,  EDWARD  and 
LILLIE,  and  reside  at  Franklin,  Morgan 
county. 

MART  E.,  born  April  17,  1836,  mar- 
ried John  L.  Child.  See  his  name. 

ME  LINDA  E.,  born  Nov.  4,  1838, 
married  Joseph  Potter.  They  have  five 
children,  CHARLES,  EUGENE,  NEL- 
LIE, HATTIE  and  LULU,  and  reside 
at  Palmer  111. 

CYNTHIA  A.,  born  Dec.  10,  1840, 
married  Edward  D.  Ballard.  They  have 
three  children,  HARRIET,  JAMES  A. 
and  CLIFTON  D.,  and  reside  one  and  a 
half  miles  north  of  Richland  station. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  April  3,  1843,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  near  Athens, 
June  12,  1862,  to  Melinda  F.  Moran, 
who  was  born  May  16,  1845.  They  have 
five  children,  FRANK,  MOSES  W., 
JAMES  W.,  JENNIE  and  GEORGE, 
and  reside  two  and  a  half  miles  north  of 
Richland  station. 

M  ARENA  A.,  born  July  26,  1845, 
married  William  P.  Mitchell.  They  have 
four  living  children,  MINNIE,  WILEY, 


JOHN,  and  a  boy  babe,  and  reside  near 
Humboldt,  Richardson  county,  Neb. 

WILLARD  WICKLIFFE,  born 
April  28,  1848,  married  April  8,  1869,  to 
Susan  Moran,  who  was  born  Dec.  14, 
1848,  in  Menard  county.  They  have  two 
children,  HARRY  and  CASSARILLA, 
and  reside  two  miles  north  of  Richland 
station. 

Mrs.  Cassarilla  Anderson  died  August 
17,  1850,  and  M.  K.  Anderson  was  mar- 
ried Dec.  31,  1850,  to  Mrs.  Marena  T. 
Hall,  whose  maiden  name  was  Stroude. 
They  had  three  children.  JOHN  T.  and 
ELIZA  F.  died  between  seven  and  nine 
years. 

WILLIAM   WILKES,  born     Sept. 

8,  1857,  resides  with  his  parents  in  Spring- 
field, but  is  now  a  theological   student  at 
Lexington,  Ky. 

Moses  K.  Anderson  taught  a  military 
school  in  Dickson  county,  Tenn.,  and  the 
old  system  of  military  training  being  in 
vogue  when  he  came  to  Illinois,  he  was 
very  soon  elected  captain  of  a  company, 
and  in  a  short  time  was  promoted  to  Col- 
onel and  Brigadier-General.  He  was  ap- 
pointed, about  1838,  by  Gov.  Carlin,  Ad- 
jutant-General of  the  State,  and  continued 
to  hold  the  office  by  successive  appoint- 
ments, until  1856.  During  the  time,  Gen. 
Anderson  was  called  upon  to  discharge 
the  duties  of  his  office  in  connection  with 
the  Mormon  war,  at  Nauvoo,  and  the 
Mexican  war. 

Wrhen  Gen.  Anderson  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  he  borrowed  of  Eli  Blank- 
enship  the  money  to  enter  his  first  So  acres 
of  land,  and  paid  fifty  per  cent,  for  the 
use  of  the  money.  He  has  since  given 
each  of  his  children  a  good  farm,  and  has 
500  acres  left.  He  has  been  four  years 
county  judge,  six  years  alderman  in 
Springfield,  and  20  years  justice  of  the 
peace.  He  is  of  the  opinion  that  the 
"deep  snow"  of  1830-31  was  five  feet 
deep  on  a  level  in  the  timber. 

ANDERSON,  TAVNERB., 
born  Nov.  30,  1809,  in  Butler  countv,  K\ ., 
went  with  his  brother  Moses  K.,  to  'lYn 
nessee,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  arriving  March  2,  1829,  in  what  is 
now  Cartwright  township.  He  was  in 
the  Black  Hawk  war,  was  married  Dec. 

9,  1834,  to  Polly  Pirkins.      They  had   six 
children,  in  Sangamon  countv. 


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AMERICUS,  born  Dec.  29,  1835, 
was  married  Oct.  5,  1856,  to  Emily 
Thompson.  They  had  two  children,  and 
one  died.  Mr.  A.  died  Oct.  2,  1860. 

FRANCIS  J.,  born  Sept.  28,  1837, 
died  young. 

JOSEPH  O.,  born  April  23,  1840, 
died  April  15,  1847. 

RUFUS  B.,  born  Oct.  i,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Martha  Young. 
They  have  two  children,  and  reside  near 
Palmer,  Christian  county. 

ME  LINDA  J/.,  born  May  23,  1844, 
married  Y.  B.  Clark.  They  had  seven 
children;  all  died  but  one.  Mrs.  Clark 
died  Sept.  3,  1872.  Their  child  is  in 
Texas.  Mr.  C.  resides  at  Clarksdale, 
Christian  county,  111. 

HARRIET  F.,  born  Jan.  7,  1846,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Dec.  5, 
1868,  to  William'  H.  McDonald.  They 
had  four  children,  two  died.  They  reside 
near  Clarksdale. 

GEORGE  E.,  born  Dec.  24,  1849,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Sept.  33, 
1874,  to  Mollie  Boyd.  They  have  one 
child,  and  reside  near  Clarksdale,  111. 

CHARLES  T.,  born  August  4,  1852, 
and  resides  at  Williamsville,  Sangamon 
county. 

Tavner  B.  Anderson  and  wife  reside 
five  miles  southwest  of  Taylorville,  and 
near  Palmer  City,  Christian  county,  111. 

ANTLE,    REV.    JOHN,    was 

born  April  15,  1789,  in  Cumberland  coun- 
ty, Ky.  Elizabeth  Buchanan  was  born  in 
Cumberland  county,  Pa.  Her  parents 
moved  to  Lincoln  county,  Ky.,  when  she 
was  seven  years  old.  Her  father  died  in 
that  county,  and  she  went  to  live  with  a 
married  sister  in  Cumberland  county.  John 
Antle  and  Elizabeth  Buchanan  were  there 
married.  They  had  five  children.  The 
family  them  moved  to  Morgan  county, 
111.,  in  1829,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon 
county,  arriving  Jan.  9,  1830,  in  what  is 
now  Salisbury  township.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

POLLY,  born  in  1810,  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Henry 
Hadley,  and  she  died. 

SALL  Y,  born  Jan.,  181 1,  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  Sept.,  1833, 
to  Marshall  Bragg.  Mr.  Bragg  died, 
and  his  widow  and  three  children  re- 
side in  Keokuk  county,  Iowa.  A  mar- 


ried daughter  resides  in  Logan  county, 
Illinois. 

HENRY,  born  Sept.  12,  1813,  in  Cum- 
berland county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Jan.  18,  1837,  to  Nancy  Dun- 
can. They  have  eight  living  children. 
SARAH  A.  married  Charles  Bottroff, 
and  resides  in  Cartwright  township. 
SIDNEY  D.,  ELY  ANN,  JAMES  S., 
NATHAN  McC.,  LURANA,  MAR- 
THA F.  and  MARSHAL  B.,  reside 
with  their  parents,  adjoining  Salisbury  on 
the  west. 

ANDRE  W  7.,  born  in  1815,  in  Cum- 
berland county,  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Ann  Dardon,  Oct., 
1840.  They  have  one  child;  and  reside 
near  Scio,  Linn  county,  Oregon. 

MARTHA,  born  August  8,  1818,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
March,  1839,  to  Simon  Stevens.  Thev 
had  five  children,  one  died  young.  JOHN 
enlisted  August,  1862,  in  Co.  H.,  114  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years,  and  died  in  the  armv 
in  1863.  MARSHALL  A.,  GEO.  S. 
and  WILLARD  T.,  reside  with  their 
mother.  Mr.  Stephens  died  in  1863,  and 
his  widow  resides  in  Salisbury  township. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Antle  died  Sept.,  1844, 
and  John  Antle  died  August  30,  1864, 
she  in  Menard  county  and  he  in  Salisbury. 

Rev.  John  Antle  preached  to  five 
churches,  called  Separate  Baptists.  One 
each  at  Salisbury  and  McKinnie  Settle- 
ment, in  Sangamon  county,  Baker's 
Prairie  and  Sand  Ridge,  in  Menard  coun- 
ty, and  one  in  Morgan  county.  The  only 
pay  he  received  or  expected  was  the  hope 
of  reward  in  a  better  world. 

ARCHER,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  July  30,  1793,  in  North  Carolina,  and 
in  1807  his  parents  moved  to  Tennessee, 
where  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Jack- 
son. They  had  one  child,  and  moved  to 
Madison  county,  Illinois,  where  they  had 
one  child,  and  Mrs.  A.  died,  and  he  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Holt,  Dec.  20,  1818.  She 
was  born  Dec.  3,  1793?  in  Oglethrope 
county,  Ga.,  and,  losing  her  parents  when 
quite  young,  she  was  taken  by  an  uncle, 
Robert  White,  to  Madison  county,  111.,  in 
1811.  Wm.  and  Elizabeth  Archer  had 
twins  in  Madison  county,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,,  arriving  April  30, 1820, 
in  what  is  now  Curran  township,  where 
they  had  nine  children.  Of  all  his  child- 
ren— 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


WINSTON,  born  Sept.  12,  1814,  in 
Tennessee,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Mary  Robinson,  moved  to  Cali- 
fornia, and  died  in  1866,  leaving  a  widow 
and  six  children,  near  Petaluma,  Sonoma 
county,  California. 

MARTHA,  born  Sept.  24,  1817,  in 
Madison  county,  111.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  John  Riddle.  See  his 
name. 

Bv  the  second  wife — 

JA  CKSON  and  CARROLL,  twins, 
born  Sept.  30,  1819,  in  Madison  county, 
111. 

JACKSON,  married  Oct.  7,  1844,10 
Elcy  F.  Meacham.  They  had  three 
children.  ELIZABETH  J.  was  killed 
in  her  eighth  year  by  a  fall  from  a  wagon. 
MARY  A.  born  May  14,  1848,  married 
Feb.  1 6,  1865,  to  Andrew  Alson,  who 
was  born  March  6,  1838,  in  Sweden,  and 
came  to  America  in  1855.  They  had 
three  children.  The  second,  CHARLES, 
died  in  his  fourth  year.  ANNA  E.  and 
CLARA  A.  reside  with  their  parents,  six 
miles  west  of  Springfield.  GEORGE 
R.  born  r\.ugust  13,  1851,  resides  with  his 
mother.  Jackson  Archer  died  April  7, 
1852,  in  southwest  Missouri,  while  on  a 
journey  for  his  health.  His  widow  mar- 
ried Wm.  Duff.  See  his  name. 

CARROLL  married  Nov. 24,  1842,  to 
Delilah  Renshaw.  They  had  three  child- 
ren. MARTHA  T.,  born  May  27,  1847, 
married  to  Lorenzo  Stillman,  have  three 
children,  and  reside  near  Curran.  ANN 
E.,  born  August  5,  1849,  married  Sept., 
1870,  to  Edward  Robison,  and  reside  in 
Linden,  Kan.  SARAH  C.,  born  Feb.  8, 
1851,  married  November  21,  1872,  to 
Henry  Gaines,  and  resides  near  Odell,  111. 
Mrs.  Delilah  Archer  died  May  31,  1865, 
and  Carroll  Archer  was  married  Sept.  4, 
1866,  to  Elizabeth  Houghton,  who  was 
born  Oct.  25,  1830,,  in  Menard  county. 
They  have  two  children,  EDWIN  and 
MARIA  BELLE,  and  reside  three  miles 
northwest  of  Curran. 

M'ARY,  born  May  24,  1822,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Nov.  n,  1840,  to 
Alexander  Penny;  had  one  child,  WIL- 
LIAM, born  Nov.  3, 1844,  enlisted  August 
14,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  F.,  14410 
111.  Inf.,  was  captured  at  the  battle  of  Gun- 
town,  Miss.,  June,  1864,  and  died  in  An- 
dersonville  prison,  Feb.  24,  1865.  Alex. 
Penny  died  in  1868,  and  his  widow  mar- 


ried Mathew  Redman,  who  was  born 
May  i,  1828,  in  county  Wexford,  Ireland. 
They  reside  five  miles  west  of  Spring- 
field" 

SARAH,  born  Dec.  24,  1823,  resides 
with  her  mother. 

NANCY,\>Qm.  Nov.  13,  1825,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Samuel  O.  Maxcy. 
See  his  name. 

JOHN,  born  Oct.  3,  1826,  married 
Susan  Taylor.  They  have  one  child, 
AMERICA,  and  reside  in  McDonough 
county,  near  Fandon.  He  was^a  soldier 
in  a  cavalry  regiment  from  that  county  in 
suppressing  the  rebellion. 

MADISON,  born  August  27,  1828, 
married  Margaret  Dixon,  who  died  Dec. 
29,  1863,  leaving  three  children,  WIL- 
LIAM B.,  MARY  J.  and  SARAH  E. 

THOMAS  J.,  born  August  3,  1830, 
and  resides  near  Rossville,  Kan. 

WASHINGTON  J.,  born  July  19, 
1832,  married  Dec.  29,  1861,  to  Mrs.  Me- 
linda  Hammond,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Cox.  They  have  five  children,  GEORGE 
W.,  THOMAS  C.,  MINNIE  L.,  MARY 
A.  and  WILLIAM,  and  reside  three 
miles  north  of  Curran. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Nov.  i,  1838, 
married  Jan.  18,  1865,  to  Peter  VanOr- 
man.  *  Mrs.  VanOrman  and  her  child, 
LIZZIE,  reside  with  her  mother. 

William  Archer  died  August  31,  1867, 
from  the  effects  of  being  thrown  from  a 
horse,  and  his  widow  resides  at  the  farm 
where  they  settled  in  1820. 

In  the  fall  of  1873  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Ar- 
cher, then  eighty  years  of  age,  gave  to  the 
writer  a  piece  of  a  dress  made  with  her 
own  hands  more  than  sixty  years  before. 
The  family  of  her  uncle,  with  whom  she 
moved  from  Georgia  to  St.  Clair  county, 
111.,  in  18 1 1,  brought  some  cotton  in  the 
bolls,  for  the  purpose  of  using  the  seed  in 
growing  cotton  in  their  new  home.  Miss 
Holt,  as  her  name  then  was,  obtained  the 
consent  of  her  uncle  to  apply  the  cotton 
to  her  own  use.  She  picked  it  from  the 
bolls  and  separated  the  cotton  from  the 
seed  with  her  fingers,  and  spun  it  on  a 
wheel,  borrowed  from  a  neighbor  more 
than  thirty  miles  distant.  She  had  a  rude 
loom  constructed  for  the  purpose,  and  had 
just  commenced  weaving,  when  the  first 
assassination  among  the  white  settlers  by 
Indians  took  place,  as  the  beginning  there 
of  the  war  with  England.  That  occurred 


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in  June,  1812.  She,  with  her  uncle's 
family,  fled  to  Fort  Bradsby,  a  rude  wood- 
en fortification  near  by.  Appealing-  to  the 
Lieutenant  in  command  for  protection, 
he  reported  the  case  to  Governor  Edwards, 
who  authorized  him  to  grant  her  request. 
A  guard  was  accordingly  placed  around 
the  cabin,"and  kept"there  until  the  weav- 
ing was  completed.  The  design  was 
unique  and  beautiful.  The  cloth  was  care- 
fully preserved,  some  of  it  bleached  to 
snowy  whiteness,  and  made  into  a  dress. 
She  wore  it  the  first  time  to  a  quarterly 
meeting  in  1815,  just  after  the  close  of  the 
war,  and  attracted  universal  attention  as 
the  finest  dressed  lady  in  all  that  region  of 
country. 

ARCHER,  MOSES,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  with  his  brother  Wil- 
liam. He  was  four  times  married,  and 
died  at  Galena  before  the  rebellion.  His 
son — 

ROBERT,  died  in  1870  or  '71,  leaving 
a  widow  and  three  daughters  in  Christian 
county. 

ARCHER,  MICHAEL,  came 
to  Sangamon  county  two  years  later  than 
his  brother  William,  and  married  EfFy 
Duff,  moved  to  Missouri,  raised  a  large 
family,  returned  to  Sangamon'  county 
during  the  rebellion,  and  Mrs.  Archer 
died  in  Sangamon  county.  He  returned 
to  Jasper  county,  Mo.,  and  died  there  in 
1871. 

ARCHER,  ROBERT,  was 
born  Sept.  17,  1801,  in  Tennessee,  and 
came  with  his  brothers,  Moses,  Michael, 
Obadiah,  their  sister  Jemima,  and  their 
mother,  in  1821,  to  Sangamon  county, 
where  their  brother  William  had  settled 
the  year  before.  Robert  Archer  and 
Matilda  DufF  were  married  Feb.  6,  1825, 
and  had  three  children  in  Sangamon 
county. 

ELIZABETH    J.,  born   August   i, 

1827,  married  Nov.  15,    1850,  to   Reuben 
Brown.     See  his  name. 

BENNETT,    C.  D.,   born  July    13, 

1828,  died  Sept.  28,  1846. 

MARTHA  T.,  born  April  15,  1830, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Leadbetter 
Bradley.  See  his  name. 

Robert  Archer  died*{October  17,  1859, 
and  Matilda,  his  wife,  died  July  20,  1863, 
both  in  Sangamon  county. 


. 


ARCHER,     JEMIMA,     came 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1821  and  marrie 
George  DufF.     See  his  name. 

ARCHER,  OBADIAH,  came 
with  his  mother,  sister  and  brothers  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1821.  He  has  been 
twice  married,  and  resides  at  Galena,  111. 

Mrs.  Martha  Archer,  mother  of  William 
Moses,  Michael,  Obadiah  and  ^e 
came  with  her  children  to  Sangamo 
county,  in  1821,  and  died  at  the  house  o 
her  son  Moses,  several  years  later. 

ARMSTRONG,   HUGH  M., 
born    Feb.    13,   1839,   in   Warren   county 
Ky.,  and  moved  with  his* father  and  fam 
ily  to  Madison  county,  111.,  in  1816.    Hug 
came    to    Springfield   Nov.    8,  1829.     H 
was  married  in  Springfield  June  3, 
to   Lavina  M.  Dryer,  daughter  of  Joh 
Dryer.     See   his  name.     They    had    te 
children,  in  Springfield ;  five  died  young 
Of  the  others — 

CATHARINE    L.,    born    July    20, 
1830,  was  married  in  Springfield,  July  i 
1853,   to    Samuel    M.    Culver,   who  w 
born  in  New  York.     They  had  five  chil 
ren.     CARRIE  M.  died  aged  seven  year 
CHARLES  A.,  HUGH  M.,  WILLIA 
H.  and  GILBERT  R.,  reside  with  the 
parents  in  Springfield. 

CYNTHIA  y.,  born  Nov.  i,  183 
was  married  in  Springfield,  July  u,  186 
to  H.  F.  Hollingsworth,  a  native  of  Ca 
roll  county,  111.  They  have  one  chil 
MAHLON  F.,  and  reside  near  Freepo 
Stephenson  county,  111. 

ALBERT  H.,  born  July  22,  1845,  l 
Springfield,  was  married  Dec.  19,  1868,  t 
Jennie  Merriweather,  who  was  born  Jul 
19,  1845,111  Green  county,  111.  They  hav 
four  children,  KATE  M.,  AXNI" 
HARRIS  HALE  and  ALBERT  D 
and  reside  in  Springfield.  Mr.  A. 
machinist. 

JOHN  D.,  born  August  7,  1852,  an 

JULIA  M.,  born  August  8,  185 
both  in  Springfield,  reside  with  thei 
parents. 

Hugh  M.  Armstrong  was  brought  u 
a  hatter  and  engaged  in  that  business  wit 
his  brother  Hosea  in  Springfield,  in  ]  82 
He  was  afterwards  interested  in  wo 
carding,  and,  in  connection  with  Josep 
and  E.  R.  Thayer,  originated,  and  f< 
some  years  conducted,  the  Springfiel 
Woolen  Mills.  He  now  resides  on  a  far 
near  Batavia,  Kane  county,  111. 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


ARMSTRONG,  JOHN,  was 
born  Nov.  14,  1814,  in  Chester  county,  Pa., 
came  to  Springfield,  111.,  August  i,  1837, 
and  was  married  Nov.  14,  1839,  to  Chloe 
E.  Abel.  They  had  eight  children,  two 
of  whom  died  young. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  Sept.  7,  1840, 
married  Frances  E.  Maxon.  He  died 
I-\-l).  i%  1874,  and  she  died  in  June  of  the 
same  year,  both  in  Springfield. 

ROBERT  R.,  born  Feb.  20,  1844, 
died  Jan.  i,  1860. 

/.  rCTE.,}wrn  Jan.  5,  1846,  in  Spring- 
field, married  Jan.  5,  1870,  to  C.  H.  Fos- 
ter. They  have  two  children,  GER- 
TRUDE E.  and  FREDRICK  F.,  and 
reside  in  Pawnee.  Mr.  Foster  is  a  mer- 
chant there. 

HENRT  JR.,  born  March  27,  1848, 

CHARLES  A.,  born  Feb.  10,  1850, 
and — 

EDWARD  R.,  born  Feb.  20,  1852; 
the  three  latter  reside  with  their  parents. 

Mr.  Armstrong  has  been  a  contractor 
and  builder  for  many  years.  He  was  ap- 
pointed by  President  Lincoln,  in  1861, 
to  the  office  of  Post  Master  in  Springfield, 
and' held  the  office  until  August  5,  1865. 
He  now  resides  in  Springfield. 

ARMSTRONG,  THOMAS, 
was  born  Jan.  27,  1785,  in  Augusta 
county,  Va.  He  was  there  married,  iSov., 
1815,  to  Jane  Burgess,  who  was  born 
[une  3,  1796,  in  Greenbrier  county.  They 
had  seven  children  in  Augusta  county,  and 
moved,  in  1827,  to  Logan  county,  Ohio, 
where  they  had  two  children,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.  21, 
1840,  in  what  is  now  Cotton  Hill  township. 
Of  their  children — 

MART  W.,  born  March  24,  1816,  in 
Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
James  I.  Dozier.  See  his  name. 

SARAH  J.,  born  May  n,  1817,  in 
Virginia,  married  Daniel  Keys;  had  one 
child,  SARAH.  She  married  Robert 
Jones,  and  resides  in  Kansas.  Mrs.  Keys 
died  Sept.  28,  1844.  See  his  name. 

ABEL,  born  Oct.  30, 1818,  in  Virginia, 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1840.  Is 
living  with  his  third  wife,  near  Newton, 
Jasper  county,  111. 

ELIZA,  born  August  8,  1820,  in  Vir- 
ginia, married  in  Sangamon  county,  March 
i;  1849,  to  George  Brunk.  See  his  name. 
She  died  Oct.  4,  1860. 


THOMAS  D.,  born  April  4,  1822,  in 
Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
January,  1849,  to  Jane  Woozley.  They 
reside  in  Christian  county. 

NANCY,  born  Feb.  13,  1824,  in  Vir- 
ginia, married  in  Sangamon  county,  in 
1846,  to  Moses  A.Jones.  See  his  name. 

CAROLINE  A.,  born  Dec.  14,  1826, 
in  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
March  i,  1849,10  Rape  Funderburk.  Sec 
his  name. 

ANGELINE,  born  Nov.  15,  1833,  in 
Logan  county,  Ohio,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  David  Hall.  They  have 
three  children,  and  reside  near  Nevvtonia, 
Newton  county,  Mo. 

JOHN B.,  born  June  9,  1839,  in  Logan 
county,  Ohio,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  near  Pana,  to  Sarah  King,  and 
resides  in  Christian  county. 

Mrs.  Jane  Armstrong  died  Feb.  13, 
1843,  and  Thomas  Armstrong  died  Feb. 
i  ^,  18^9,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 

AVERITT,  THOMAS  M. 
See  his  name  in  connection  with  George 
Gregory  and  the  first  railroad  locomotive 
ever  run  into  Springfield. 

IB, 

BAKER,  EDWARD  DICK- 
INSON, was  born  Feb.  24,  1811,  in 
London,  England.  His  father,  Edward 
Baker,  was  an  educated  gentleman,  and  his 
mother  a  sister  of  Capt.  Thomas  Dicken- 
son,  of  the  British  navy,  who  distinguished 
himself  at  the  battle  of  Trafalger.  Ed- 
ward D.  was  the  eldest  of  five  children. 
About  the  close  of  the  war  with  England, 
in  1815,  his  father  and  family  emigrated 
to  America,  landing  at  Philadelphia, 
Penn.  Here  Mr.  Edward  Baker  engaged 
in  teaching.  On  account  of  the  financial 
embarassments  of  the  family,  as  soon  as 
Edward  D.  was  old  enough,  he  was  ap- 
prenticed to  a  weaver.  In  1826  his  father 
moved  to  Belleville,  111.,  where  he  opened 
a  select  school,  and  young  Edward  D. 
Baker  evinced  such  a  taste'  for  literature 
that  the  late  Gov.  Edwards,  then  a  resi- 
dent of  Belleville,  gave  him  free  access  to 
his  library.  From  Belleville  young  Baker 
went  to  St.  Louis,  and  to  procure  funds 
for  necessary  expenses,  drove  a  dray  for  at 
least  one  season.  From  St.  Louis  he  went 
to  Carrolton,  111.,  and  began  the  study  of 


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law  and  at  the  same  time  acting  as  deputy 
in  the  county  clerk's  office.  He  was  mar- 
ried April  27,  1831,  to  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Lee, 
a  widow  with  two  children.  In  the  spring 
of  1832  Mr.  Baker  enlisted  in  the  Black 
Hawk  war,  and  in  1835  moved  to  Spring- 
Held,  and  soon  after  became  a  law  partner 
of  Stephen  T.  Logan.  He  delivered  the 
oration  at  the  laying  of  the  corner  stone  of 
the- old  State  house,  July  4,  1837.  ^n  t^ie 
latter  year  he  was  elected  to  the  General 
Assembly  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by 
the  resignation  of  Hon.  Dan  Stone,  and 
was  re-elected  the  following  year.  In 
1840  E.  D.  Baker  was  elected  State  Sena- 
tor for  four  years,  and  elected  to  Congress 
in  1845.  When  the  war  broke  out  with 
Mexico,  Mr.  B.  hastened  home,  raised  a 
regiment,  which  was  accepted  by  the 
government  as  the  4th  III.  Inf.,  Col.  E.  D. 
Baker,  commanding.  Arriving  on  the 
Rio  Grand,  he  discovered  that  the  troops 
were  in  need  of  additional  tent  equipage, 
munitions  of  war,  etc.,  and  for  a  few 
months  accepted  the  position  of  bearer  of 
dispatches  to  the  war  department,  and  re- 
paired to  Washington.  Congress  was  in 
session,  and  not  having  resigned  his  seat 
in  the  House,  availed  himself  of  his  priv- 
ilege as  a  member,  and  made  a  speech  of 
great  and  almost  magical  power  in  favor 
of  a  vigorous  prosecution  of  the  war,  and 
in  behalf  of  the  volunteers  then  in  the 
field,  and  rejoined  his  regiment.  After 
the  battle  of  Cerro  Gordo,  the  term  of 
Col.  Baker's  enlistment  expired,  and  his 
men  not  wishing  to  re-enlist,  he  reluctant- 
ly left  the  field,  and,  returning  home,  re- 
sumed the  practice  of  his  profession.  In 
the  spring  of  1848  he  moved  to  Galena, 
111.  As  one  of  the  Whig  electors  for  the 
State  at  large,  he  took  an  active  part  in 
the  Presidential  campaign  of  1848.  He 
took  his  seat  as  Representative  in  Congress, 
the  second  time,  in  Dec.,  1849.  In  1851 
he  entered  into  an  agreement  with  the 
Panama  Railroad  Company  to  grade  a 
portion  of  that  road,  but  after  several 
months  exposure  to  a  tropical  sun,  he  and 
his  men  fell  sick  and  abandoned  the  coun- 
try. In  1852  he  emigrated  with  his  fam- 
ily to  California,  establishing  himself  in 
practice  in  San  Francisco.  There  he  de- 
livered the  funeral  oration  of  two  of  his 
early  friends,  fallen  bv  the  fatal  bullet 
of  the  duelist,  Ferguson  and  Broderick. 
The  latter  stands  alone  as  the  most  bril- 


brilliant  funeral  oration  ever  delivered  on 
the  continent  of  America.  After  the 
death  of  Boderick,  Col.  Baker  moved  to 
Oregon,  and  was  elected  U.  S.  Senator 
from  there  in  1860.  For  the  first  time  in 
his  life  he  was  placed  in  a  position  con- 
genial to  him.  The  decorum  and  courtesy 
that  usually  marks  the  intercourse  of  Sen- 
ators, was  most  grateful  to  his  habits  ot 
thought  and  feeling. 

Col.  Baker  was  a  man  of  action  as  well 
as  of  words,  and  soon  after  the  fall  of  Fort 
Sumter  he  recruited  a  regiment  in  Phil- 
adelphia and  vicinity,  which  was  called 
the  California  regiment,  and  soon  after, 
President  Lincoln  tendered  him  a  Briga- 
dier-General's commission,  but  he  declined 
it,  probably  because  it  would  have  vacated 
his  seat  in  the  Senate.  At  the  first  ses- 
sion of  the  37th  Congress,  convoked  by 
President  Lincoln,  July  4,  1861,  Col. 
Baker  was  in  his  seat,  and  participated 
prominently  in  the  passage  of  those  im- 
portant measures  which  became  necessary 
to  place  the  nation  on  a  war  footing.  On 
the  adjournment  of  this  special  session, 
Col.  Baker  rejoined  his  regiment,  which 
was  attached  to  and  formed  a  part  of  the 
army  of  observation  on  the  Potomac.  He, 
however,  was  restless  in  camp,  and  a  vague 
presentiment  of  his  approaching  fate 
seemed  to  haunt  him  wherever  he  went, 
and  he  said  to  a  friend  that  since  his  cam- 
paign in  Mexico  he  could  never  afford  to 
turn  his  back  on  an  enemy.  He  returned 
to  Washington,  settled  his  affairs,  and 
called  to  bid  the  President  and  family  fare- 
well, when  the  lady  of  the  Executive 
Mansion,  who,  in  her,  then,  high  position, 
was  gracefully  mindful  of  early  friendship, 
gave  him  a  boquet  of  late  flowers.  As 
though  partially  soliloquizing,  he  said : 
"  Very  beautiful ;  these  flowers  and  my 
memory  will  wither  together."  He  pressed 
with  quiet  earnestness  on  his  friend,  Col. 
Webb,  the  measures  which  might  become 
necessary  in  regard  to  the  resting  place  of 
his  mortal  remains,  then  mounted  his 
horse  and  rode  gaily  awav  to  his  death. 
He  was  leading  his  men  at  Ball's  Bluff, 
and,  when  ten  feet  in  advance  of  them, 
fell,  pierced  by  eight  bullets,  Oct.  21,  1861. 
His  body  was  borne  tenderly  away,  em- 
balmed, and  removed  to  Washington  City, 
where  appropriate  funeral  honors  were 
paid  to  his  remains;  then  sent  to  New 
York  City,  and  from  there  by  steamer  to 


SANGAMON  COUNT)'. 


San  Francisco,  where  he  was  buried  in 
Lone  Mountain  Cemetery,  of  that  city. 
Of  the  two  children  of  Mrs.  Baker  by 
her  first  marriage — 

A  f ARIA  L.  LEE,  born  in  1827,  was 
married  Feb.  n,  1845,  *°  James  H. 
Matheny.  See  his  name. 

FRANK  LEE  went  to  California, 
and  died  there. 

Hon.  Edward  D.  Baker  and  wife  had 
four  children,  namely : 

LUCT  S.,  born  about  1832  in  Carrol- 
ton,  111.,  brought  up  in  Springfield,  was 
married  in  San  Francisco  to  Charles 
Hopkins.  They  have  four  children, 
CHARLES,  CAROLINE,  ROBERT 
and  RALPH,  and  reside  at  Olympia, 
Washington  Territory.  Mr.  Hopkins  is 
U.  S.  Marshall  for  that  Territory. 

CAROLINE  C,  born  in  Carrolton, 
111.,  brought  up  in  Springfield,  was  married 
in  San  Francisco  to  Robert  J.  Stevens. 
They  have  two  children,  ROBERT  and 
CARRIE,  and  reside  in  Washington 
City. 

ALFRED  W.,  born  in  Springfield, 
resides  in  San  Francisco. 

ED  WARD  D.,  Jun.,  born  in  Spring- 
field, married  Saccha  Alma  Bradshaw. 
He  is  a  Captain  in  the  U.  S.  Army,  and 
is  on  duty  at  some  western  military  post. 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Baker  died  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

The  great  and  fatal  mistake  of  Col. 
Baker  was  one  that  did  honor  to  his  noble 
and  chivalrous  spirit.  He  had  fairly  and 
honorably  reached  the  highest  position  in 
our  government  that  any  adopted  citizen 
could  attain.  In  the  Senate  of  the  United 
States  he  was  the  peer  of  any  man  in  the 
nation,  and  his  counsels  there  were  worth 
a  hundred  fold  more  than  it  could  have 
been  in  the  field.  When  he  volunteered 
to  lead  a  regiment,  he  was  liable  to  be- 
come subordinate  to  men  far,  very  far,  in- 
ferior to  himself,  and  that  proved  to  be 
his  destruction ;  but  he  had,  no  doubt, 
weighed  well  the  step  he  was  about  to 
take,  and  thereby  laid  the  most  costly  sac- 
rifice on  the  altar  of  his  adopted  country 
that  it  was  possible  for  any  citizen  to  make, 
even  though  he  were  to  the  manor  born. 

BAKER,  JOHN  L.,  was  born 
June  20,  1805,  in  Campbell  county,  Ky. 
He  is  a  brother  of  Thomas,  and  was  mar- 
ried in  1828,  in  Butler  county,  Ohio,  to 
Rachel  Biggs,  who  was  born  in  that  State, 
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Oct.  6, 1 804.  They  had  three  children  there 
and  moved  to  Shelby  county,  Ind.,  where 
they  had  two  children,  and  from  there  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  1835, 
in  what  is  now  Loami  township,  where 
they  had  two  children.  Of  their  eight 
children  two  died  young. 

MARGARET,  born  April  27,  1829, 
in  Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  to  Henry  Westfall.  They  have 
seven  children,  SMITH  M.,  ANN  E., 
HELEN,  INA,  LEONA,  GEORGE  and 
CHARLES,  and  reside  near  Elkhart 
Logan  county,  111. 

THOMAS  N.,  born  Jan.  28,  1831,  in 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Frances  Freddy.  They  have  six  child- 
ren, all  born  in  Sangamon  county,  namely: 
SIBYL,.  JOHN  L.,  ALICE,  MARY, 
DON  CARLOS  and  ETTA,  and  reside 
near  Ottawa,  Kansas. 

SARAH  J.,  born  April  25,  1832,  in 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Jonathan  Jarrett.  See  his  name. 

REUBEN  F.,  born  Jan.  24,  1834,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ind.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Elizabeth  Mahard.  They 
have  seven  children,  JOHN,  GEORGE, 
JAMES,  ORTHELLO,  HORATIO, 
ALICE  and  ARMINDA,  and  reside 
near  Nebraska  City,  Neb. 

EPHRIAM,  born  March  31,  1835,  in 
Indiana,  was  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  Anna  Mahard.  He  died  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  leaving  a  widow  and  two 
children,  EBEN  and  CHARLES.  The 
widow  and  children  reside  in  Missouri. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Dec.  13,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  was  married  there 
to  Sarah  Mahard.  They  have  four  child- 
ren,J AMES  E.,  ELIZABETH,  THOM- 
AS *and  M.  ALICE,  who  reside  with 
their  parents,  near  Ottawa,  Kansas. 

PAULINE  L.,  born  Sept.  22,  1844, 
in  Sangamon  countv,  married  James  S. 
Cloud.  They  have  four  children,  M. 
ALICE,  DORA,  MINNIE  E.  and 
JESSE  M.,  and  reside  in  Ottawa,  Kansas. 
John  L.  Baker  and  wife  reside  in  Otta- 
wa, Kansas. 

BAKER,  THOMAS,  was  born 
March  3,  1794,  in  Campbell  county,  Ky.; 
brother  to  John  L.  Nancy  Robertson 
was  born  Oct.  9,  1806,  in  Harrison  county, 
Va.  They  were  married  Dec.  29,  1823, 
in  Kanawha  county,  West  Va.,  at  the 
house  of  Jonathan  Jarrett.  Sen.  Mr.  and 


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Mrs.  Baker  had  two  children  in  West  Vir- 
ginia, and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  Nov.  1826,  in  what  is  now 
Loami  township,  where  they  had  eight 
children.  Of  their  ten  chilldren — 

JOHN,  born  March  16,  1825,  in  West 
Virginia,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  Aug. 

29>  l835- 

CHARLES,  born  April   12,  1826,  in 

West  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  August  n,  1844,  to  Lucretia 
Minter.  They  moved  in  the  fall  of  that 
year  to  Tarrant  county,  Texas.  He  died 
there  in  1871,  leaving  a  widow  and  ten 
children. 

WILLIAM,  born  Feb.  n,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  10,  1850, 
to  Margaret  Morris.  They  have  ten 
children,  and  reside  near  Bancroft,  Daviess 
county,  Mo. 

MART  A.,  born  Dec.  27,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  8,  18^3, 
to  Barnard  A.  VanDeren.  See  his  name. 
They  had  two  children,  THOMAS  N. 
and  MAGGIE  L.  Mr.  VanD.  died,  and 
she  married,  Nov.  2,  1868,  to  John  Low- 
ery,  who  was  born  Sept.  15,  1837,111  coun- 
ty Down,  Ireland.  They  had  two  child- 
ren, MARY  A.  and  BARNARD  A.; 
the  latter  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lowery  reside  four  miles  south  of  Loami. 

MARGARET,  born  Oct.  27,  1834,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  18,  1857, 
to  James  W.  Greenwood.  See  his  name. 

THOMAS,]\\\\.,  born  Oct.  i,  1836,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  April  23, 
1861,  to  Mary  J.  Hall.  She  died  August 
21,  1866,  leaving  one  child,  GEORGE 
W.  Mr.  Baker  was  married  March  19, 
1867,  to  Mrs.  Harriet  Cosser,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Hall.  They  have  two  children, 
JOSEPH  F.  and  HATTIE,  and  reside 
three  and  a  half  miles  southwest  of  Loami. 

NANCY, born  March  28,  1839,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  William  G.  Mil- 
ler. See  his  name.  She  died,  leaving 
two  children  with  their  father,  who  is 
married  and  resides  in  Loami  township. 

CYRUS  W.,  born  May  19,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  April  13,  1862, 
to  Sarah  A.  Jarrett.  They  have  three 
children,  HENRY,  BARNARD  A.  and 
JO.  C.,  and  reside  one  and  a  half  miles 
southwest  of  Loami. 

SARAH  J.,  born  Dec.  7,  1846,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  2,  1865, 
to  Joseph  O.  Joy.  They  have  three  child- 


dren,  CHARLES  W.,  WILLIE  A.  and 
JOHN  W.,  and  reside  three  miles  south- 
west of  Loami.  Mr.  Joy  was  a  soldier  in 
suppressing  the  rebellion. 

ISAAC  N.,  born  Dec.  11,  1849,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  April  21,  1870, 
to  Sarah  E.  Post.  They  have  one  child, 
HARRY  O.,  and  reside  at  the  homestead 
settled  by  his  parents. 

Thomas  Baker,  Sen.,  died  Jan.  5,  1852, 
and  his  widow  resides  at  the  homestead 
settled  by  herself  and  husband  in  1826. 
It  is  one  and  a  half  miles  southwest  ot 
Loami. 

BAKER,  ISAAC,  was  born  near 
Fredericktown,  Md.  He  served  as  a  fifer 
in  the  Revolution,  the  last  two  years  of 
the  war.  Phoebe  Waddell  was  born  near 
Baltimore,  Md.  They  were  married  there 
in  1787,  and  moved  to  what  became  Bour- 
bon county,  Ky.,  where  twelve  children 
were  born,  eight  of  whom  married  there. 
The  parents  and  four  youngest  children 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  the  fall  of 
1829,  in  what  is  now  Rochester  township. 
Of  their  children — 

JAMES,  born  July,  1788,111  Bourbon 
county,  Ky.  It  is  believed  he  was  the  first 
white  child  born  in  the  county.  He  was 
married  Sept.  17,  1813,  in  Nicholas  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  to  Nancy  Squires,  who  was  born 
Oct.  22,  1794,  in  Fauquier  county,  Va. 
They  had  eight  children  in  Nicholas  coun- 
ty, and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  Nov.,  1828,  at  Springfield,  and  a 
week  later  left  for  what  is  now  Logan 
county.  In  Jan.,  1831,  he  moved  to 
Rochester,  Sangamon  county.  They 
were  five  days  moving  twenty  miles, 
through  what  is  known  as  the  "  deep 
snow."  Mr.  B.  was  a  soldier  in  the  Black 
Hawk  war.  Two  of  his  children  were 
born  in  Illinois.  Of  his  ten  children, 
S.  WILLIS,  born  Oct.  10,  1814,  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  unmarried,  in  Illinois,  June  25, 
1850.  THOMAS  J.,  born  March  i, 
1816,  in  Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon 
county,  Oct.  17,  183*2.  MARGARET  J., 
born  Dec.  20,  1817,  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  Nov.  15,  1838,  to 
Daniel  S.  Stafford.  She  died  in  less  than 
a  year.  MARTIN  E.,  born  Jan.  27, 
1820,  in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married 
March  4,  1852,  in  Springfield,  to  Mary 
C.  S.  Williams,  who  was  born  Feb.  3, 
1826,  in  Montgomery  county,  Md.,  and 
came  to  Springfield  in  1839.  They  have 


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eight  children,  JAMES   w.,  CORNELIA  A., 

MARGARET  E.,  MARTIN  E.,  JUH.,  NANCY 
E.,  HORACE  W.,  MARY  F.  and  CHARLES  O., 

and  reside  four  miles  southwest  of  Illiopo- 
lis.  ELIZA  E.,  born  Nov.  7,  1822,  in 
Kentucky,  died  July  3,  1835,  in  Sangamon 
county.  KITTY  *A.,  born  Jan.  22,  1824, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, in  1848,  to  Oliver  Stafford;  have  seven 
children,  and  reside  in  Mt.  Pulaski.  JOHN 
S.,  born  Nov.  7,  1826,  in  Kentucky,  taught 
school  in  Sangamon  county  many  years; 
went  to  California  in  1854,  and  died  July 
30,  1873,  in  San  Francisco.  WILLIAM 
F.,  born  June  29,  1828,  in  Kentucky, 
brought  up  in  Sangamon  county,  married, 
Feb.  7,  1860,  in  Christian  county,  to  Eliza- 
beth Green  ;  have  four  children,  and  reside 
near  Grove  City.  MARY  E.,  born  Oct. 
22,  1830,  in  Logan  county,  married,  Nov. 
4,  1852,  to  Leander  Green.  (See  his  name.] 
MARTHA  A.,  born  August  1 1,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  29,  1859, 
to  William  Crenshaw;  have  two  children, 
and  reside  in  Georgetown,  Ky.  James 
Baker  died  Feb.  14,  1869,  and  Mrs.  Nancy 
Baker  died  Oct.  3,  1872,  both  in  Christian 
county. 

JACOB,  born  August  9,  1790,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  was  a  soldier  from 
that  county  in  the  war  of  1812.  He  was 
married  in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  to  Jane 
Branch,  sister  of  Edward  Branch.  See 
his  name.  Four  of  their  children  were 
born  in  Kentucky,  and  he  came  to  Sanga- 
inon  county  with  his  father,  arriving  in 
1829,  near  Rochester,  where  five  children 
were  born.  Of  his  seven  children,  JULI- 
AN, married  first  to  Alfred  Waddell,who 
died,  and  she  married  Willis  Runnels,  and 
both  died.  Her  sons,  ALFRED  Waddell, 
resides  in  Greenfield,  Mo.,  JESSE  and  WIL- 
LIS reside  near  Nashville,  Mo.  SUSAN, 
born  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  James  Virden,  who  died,  and 
his  widow  resides  seven  miles  east  of 
Springfield.  They  had  five  children. 
PLEASANT,  born  April  25,  1819,  in 
Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  June  24, 1846,  to  Lavina  W  ad- 
dell,  who  was  born  in  Kentucky.  They  had 
five  children ;  two  died  in  infancy.  JULIAN 
and  WILLIAM  n.  reside  in  Clear  Lake 
township.  ALVIN  resides  with  his  father. 
Mrs.  Lavina  Baker  died  April  20,  1857,  and 
Mr.  B.  married  Mary  E,  Cook,  a  native  of 
Scinto  county,  Ohio.  They  have  five 


children,  MARY,  SUSAN  j.,  ELIZA  A., 
PLEASANT  and  LAURA  E.,  and  reside  in 
Clear  Lake  township.  ISAAC,  born  Oct. 
6,  1821,  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Almyra  Pike.  He  died, 
leaving  one  child,  ISAAC,  who  resides 
south  of  Rochester.  POLLY  A.,  born 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  Daniel  Barr.  JANE,  born  July  15, 
1827,  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  John  M.  McCune.  See  his 
name.  ALVIN,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Hester  Hornbaker.  He 
died  in  iS56,leavingtwochildren,En\VAKi> 
and  ALONZO.  Mrs.  Jane  Baker  died,  and 
Jacob  Baker  afterward  married  twice,  and 
died  May  18,  1872. 

THOMAS,  born  about  1792,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  there  to  Sarah  Delav. 
They  had  four  children,  and  came  to  San- 
gamon county  in  1828,  with  his  brother, 
James,  and  settled  near  Rochester,  where 
one  child  was  born.  Of  his  children, 
ISAAC  resides  near  Medoc,  Mo.,  ELIZA- 
BETH, born  in  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Jabez  Capps.  See 
his  name.  JOHN  resides  near  Medoc, 
Mo.  WILLIAM  resides  in  Virginia  City, 
Montana.  JEMIMA  married  and  died  in 
Mt.  Pulaski.  Thomas  Baker  died  March, 
1874,  and  his  widow  resides  near  Medoc, 
Mo. 

yOSEPH,\)OYn  in  1796,  in  Kentucky, 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1828,  and 
died  in  Medoc,  Mo. 

SUSAN,  born  March  15,  1799,  in- 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  married  Robert 
Bell.  See  his  name. 

IS  A  A  C,  born  in  Kentucky,  never  came 
to  Sangamon  county.  He  resides  near 
Medoc,  Mo. 

SQUIRE,  born  Jan.  8,  1803,  in  Ken- 
tucky, came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1829, 
and  resides  near  Mapleton,  Kansas. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  1805,  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  resides  near  Mapleton,  Kan. 

GREE^Bl^RT,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Ann;i 
Payne,  who  died,  and  he  married  Mrs. 
Mary  Johnson,  formerly  Mrs.  Marker, 
and  whose  maiden  name  was  Williams. 
They  had  four  children.  MOSES  was  a 
Union  soldier  in  the  :ith  Mo.  Inf.,  and 
was  killed  while  aiding  in  the  arrest  of  a 
deserter.  THOMAS  J.  was  a  member 
of  the  i6th  111.  Cavalrv,  and  died  in  An- 
dersonville  prison.  S.  \YILL1S  served 


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three  years  in  the  nth  Mo.  Inf.;  was 
honorably  discharged,  and  married  in  San- 
gamon  county  to  Matilda  Mear.  He  died 
early  in  1874,  leaving  a  widow  and  two 
children,  near  Medoc,  Mo.  EFFIE 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Joseph  Brunk,  and  resides  near  Medoc, 
Mo.  Mrs.  Mary  Baker  died  May  22, 
1842,  in  Sangamon  county.  Greenhury 
Baker  died  March  4,  1873,  in  Sangamon 
county. 

HARRISQN,\K>V*  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  to  Nellie  Bowles. 
They  had  eight  children,  born  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  moved  to  the  vicinity  of 
Medoc,  Mo.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Baker  died 
there  in  1872,  and  were  buried  in  one 
grave. 

POLLY,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Elias  Williams. 
See  his  name. 

PH(EBE,\>m\\  April  5,  i8i6,in  Ken- 
tucky, married   in    Sangamon    county    to  • 
Josiah  B.  Williams.     See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Phoebe  Baker  died  July  3,  1845, 
and  Isaac  Baker  died  in  Sept.  1848,  both 
in  Sangamon  county,  south  of  Rochester. 
He  was  about  100  years  of  age. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM,  was  born 
about  1798,  in  Sevier  county,  Tenn.  He 
came  to  St.  Clair  county,  111.,  when  a 
young  man.  Phebe  Neeley  was  born 
Dec.  14,  1799,  near  Nashville,  Tenn.,  and 
was  taken  to  St.  Clair  county,  111.,  when 
she  was  a  young  woman.  Wm.  Baker 
and  Phebe  Neeley  were  married  about 
1818,  near  Belleville.  They  had  one  child 
born  there,  and  the  family  moved  to  Horse 
creek,  in  what  became  Sangamon  county,  in 
the  spring  of  1819,  in  what  is  now  Cotton 
Hill  township,  where  seven  children  were 
born.  They  then  moved  to  a  mill  on  San- 
gamon river,  three  miles  north  of  Roches- 
ter, where  one  child  was  born.  Four  of 
the  children  died  under  two  years.  Of 
the  other  five — 

JAMES,  born  Jan.,  1819,  in  St.  Clair 
county,  and  raised  on  Horse  creek,  on  the 
farm  now  owned  by  Samuel  ^Galloway. 
William  Enyert,  who  went  to  school  with 
him,  remembers  having  heard  him  say 
frequently,  in  their  boyhood  days,  that  he 
would  join  some  Indian  tribe  at  18  years 
of  age.  Between  1837  and  '40  he  went 
west,  and  came  back  in  1844,  to  see  his 
mother,  who  then  lived  in  Rochester.  He 
said  he  had  joined  the  Snake  tribe  of  In- 


dians, and  after  a  stay  of  about  six  months, 
he  returned  to  that  tribe.  But  little  was 
known  of  him  until  1849,  when  a  party  of 
eight  persons  left  Springfield  for  the  gold 
regions  of  California.  William  Enyert 
says  they  found  him  at  the  crossing  of 
Green  river,  keeping  a  ferry.  He  recog- 
nized Mr.  Enyert  readily,  and  treated  him 
kindly.  Mr.  Enyert  learned  from  him 
that  he  was  a  chief  in  the  Snake  tribe; 
had  two  wives,  one  with  him  and  one  at 
Foil  Bridger,  and  two  children  by  each. 
His  daily  receipts  were  from  $500 
to  $600  at  the  ferry.  He  is  yet  living 
among  the  Indians,  and  is  occasionally 
heard  from  by  his  friends.  Mr.  Enyert 
says  that  when  he  saw  him  he  was  full 
six  feet  tall,  wore  his  hair  long  and  straight, 
stood  erect  as  any  Indian,  wore  buckskin 
clothes,  and  in  his  general  appearance 
looked  very  much  like  an  Indian.  Mr. 
Enyert  had  been  a  school-mate  of  his  in 
this  county.  E.  C.  Matheny  saw  him 
under  similar  circumstances. 

\DELIA,  born  in  Sangamon  county 
in  1821,  died  at  15  years  of  age. 

JOHN,  born  in  Sangamon  county,  re- 
sides among  the  Indians,  near  Fort  Bridger, 
Wyoming  territory.  Went  there  a  few 
years  later  than  his  brother  James. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  Cotton  Hill  township,  is  unmar- 
ried and  resides  in  Rochester;  is  the  only 
member  of  the  family  residing  in  Sanga- 
mon county. 

ELIZA,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
died  at  15  years  of  age. 

William  Baker  went  to  Texas  previous 
to  1844,  started  from  there  to  California 
about  1852,  and  died  on  the  road.  Mrs. 
Phebe  Baker  died,  August,  1861,  in 
Rochester. 

BALDWIN,  JOH  IXfSON,  was 
born  March  25,  1797,  in  Scott  county,  Ky. ; 
was  married  in  Gallatin  county,  Oct.  24, 
1822,  to  Betsy  Kendall.  They  had  one 
child  born  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  in  company  with 
her  father,  William  Kendall,  arriving  Oct. 
17,  1824,  in  what  is  now  Curran  town- 
ship, where  eleven  children  were  born; 
one  died  in  infancy.  Of  their  children — 

MARY  A.,  born  Sept.  19,  1823,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Richard  Bradlev.  Sec  his  name. 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTT. 


93 


ALISSA,  or  ALICE,  born  Nov.  17, 
1824,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  John 
Wesley  Elliott.  See  his  name. 

HARRIET,  horn  March  4,  1827,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  John  M. 
Smith.  See  his  name.  Resides  near 
Curran. 

ELIZA,  bora  Nov.  6,  1828,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Edward  D.  Camp- 
bell, and  resides  near  Lancaster,  or  Mans- 
field, Texas. 

WILLIAM,  born  Jan.  23,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  22,  1853, 
to  Mary  J.  Parkinson.  They  had  seven 
children.  ADDIE  C.  died 'August  22, 
1871,  in  her  seventh  year.  LIZZIE  died 
in  infancy.  ELLA  M.,  EUNICE  P., 
JAMES  O.  and  OTIS  J.,  (twins),  and 
WILLIE  O.,  reside  with  their  parents, 
six  miles  west  of  Springfield. 

NANCY,  born  May 4,  1833,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  August  20,  1872,  to 
John  Mull,  who  was  born  Dec.  5,  1821, 
in  Kentucky.  They  reside  six  miles 
southwest  of  Springfield. 

EDITH,  born  Feb.  26,  1837,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Feb.  13,  1873,  to 
Win.  Dyer,  and  resides  four  miles  north- 
west of  Curran. 

AGNES,\x>?n  Dec.  18,  1838,  died  Oct. 
5,  1864. 

E MIL  T,  born  August  15, 1841,  resides 
with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Dyer. 

SUSAN,  born  Sept.  15,  1843,  married 
Wm.  B.  Gilbert.  They  have  two  children 
and  reside  three  miles  north  of  Spring- 
field, on  Athens  road. 

ELIZABETHAN  August  29,  1856, 
in  her  eleventh  year. 

Mrs.  Betsey  Baldwin  died  August  13, 
1847,  and  Johnson  Baldwin  died  Dec.  4, 
1871,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 

BALL,  JOHN  S.,  born  about 
1795,  in  Madison  county,  Ky.  Went  to 
Clarksville,  Tenn.,  and  from  thei'e  to 
Eddyville,  Ky.,  from  there  to  Sangamon 
county,  and  after  spending  several  years, 
returned  to  Kentucky ;  back  to  Sangamon 
county,  then  to  JoDaviess  county ;  from 
there  to  Missouri,  where  he  left  his  family, 
went  to  California,  and  at  the  end  of  three 
years  returned  to  his  family  in  Missouri. 
Now  resides  with  his  sons  in  Morgan 
county.  His  son — 

THOMAS  H..,  married  in  Morgan 
county  to  Eliza  A.  Hodgson,  has  two 


children,   COLUMBUS     A.    and    IDA 
BELL,  and  reside  in  Ball  township. 

BALL,  JAPHET  A,  was  born 
July  5,  1800,  in  Madison  county,  Ky. 
When  a  young  man  he  went  to  Clarkes- 
ville,  Tenn.,  where  he  learned  the  trade  of 
a  blacksmith  with  his  brother  John  S. 
From  there  he  went  with  his  brother  to 
Eddyville,  Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  and 
from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
late  in  Dec.,  1825,  in  what  is  now  Wood- 
side  township.  He  was  married  Dec.  2, 
1828,  to  Sarah  Henderson.  They  had  two 
children — 

CLARISSA  J.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Jeremiah  Penicks.  They 
had  four  children,  and  Mr.  Penicks  died. 
Mrs.  Penicks  and  her  children  reside  at 
Palmer,  Christian  county. 

JAMES  H.,  died  in  his  fourteenth 
year. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Ball  died  March  12,  1832. 
Japhet  A.  Ball  was  married  May,  1834,10 
Marinda  Davis,  who  died  April  12,  1855. 
Mr.  Ball  was  married  Sept.  30,  1863,  to 
Melissa  Morison.  They  have  two  child- 
ren— 

JOHN  M.  and 

'f  ANNIE  M.,  and  reside  east  of  Sugar 
creek,  in  Ball  township,  four  miles  south- 
east of  Chatham.  x 

Japhet  A.  Ball  enlisted  July,  1827,  in 
Col.  Tom  M.  Neal's  Battalion  of  mounted 
volunteers,  to  fight  the  Indians  in  the 
north  part  of  the  State.  This  was  known 
as  the  Winnebago  war.  He  again  enlisted, 
and  was  commissioned  by  Gov.  Reynolds 
as  First  Lieutenant,  June  18,  1831.  A 
treaty  with  Black  Hawk,  the  chief,  ter- 
minated hostilities.  The  Indians  com- 
menced depredations  again,  in  the  spring 
of  1832.  J.  A.  Ball  was  commissioned  by 
Gov.  Reynolds,  April  28,  1832,  as  Capt. 
of  a  Company  in  Long's  Odd  Battalion  of 
Inf.  It  was  mustered  out  in  June,  1832, 
for  the  purpose  of  changing  to  a  mounted 
organization,  but  that  ended  his  military 
career.  Mr.  Ball  served  from  1843  to 
1856  as  Justice  of  the  Peace.  He  was 
elected  and  commissioned  by  Gov.  Bissell, 
Nov.  14,  1857,  as  Associate  Judge  of  San- 
gamon county,  for  four  years.  The  town- 
ship organization  being  adopted  in  1860, 
terminated  his  official  career.  The  town- 
ship of  Ball  was  named  for  him. 

Judge  Ball  says  that  on  the  first  day  of 
Jan.,    1831,    while    the-   "deep   snow "  was 


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falling,  he  killed  fourteen  deer.  They 
would  founder  in  the  snow,  and  were 
easily  taken.  He  built  a  saw  mill  on 
Sugar  creek,  and  sold  a  large  quantity  of 
lumber  at  the  mill,  and  at  times  kept 
teams  running  to  Springfield.  The  scarci- 
ty of  money  for  a  few  years  after  the 
financial  crash  of  1837,  was  very  severe 
on  the  new  settlements.  The  Judge  says 
that  during  one  of  those  years  he  did  an 
extensive  business  in  the  lumber  trade, 
and  his  total  receipts  in  cash  was  exactly 
seventy-five  cents. 

BALL,  SMITH,  was  born  July 
10,  1810,  in  Madison  county,  Ky.,  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  at  the 
house  of  his  brother,  Japhet  A.,  in  1829. 
He  was  married  June  13,  1837,  *°  Rebecca 
Moffatt.  They  had  one  child  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  in  the  fall  of  1839  moved 
to  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa.  In  the  spring  of 
1840  he  moved  to  Jefferson  county,  where 
they  had  six  children.  Of  their  seven 
children — 

EMILY  A.,  born  March  27,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  in  Iowa 
to  William  Case.  They  have  six  children, 
and  reside  in  Marshall  county,  Iowa. 

MARY  M.,  born  March  25,  1840,  in 
Iowa,  was  married  there  to  George  B. 
Phillips.  They  have  six  children,  and 
reside  near  Wooster,  Iowa. 

NANCY  y.,  born  August  30,  1842, 
died  aged  22  years. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  June  7,  1847,  in 
Jefferson  county,  Iowa,  is  a  practicing 
lawyer,  unmarried,  and  resides  at  '  Iowa 
City. 

MARGARET  C.,  born  Dec.  10, 1847, 
in  Iowa,  was  married  there  to  Richard 
Fisher.  They  have  two  children,  and 
reside  near  Wooster. 

LE  WIS  C.,  born  Jan.  18,  1852,  and 

FRANK  P.,  born  Feb.  25,  1854,  re- 
side with  their  parents,  near  Wooster, 
Jefferson  county,  Iowa. 

BALL,  WILLIAM,  born  in 
Madison  county,  Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  about  1835,  and  moved  to  Jo 
Daviess  county. 

BALL,  JANE  born  in  Madison 
county,  Ky.,  married  William  Richardson, 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1829,  and 
died  in  this  county.  Lewis  B.  Richard- 
son, of  Auburn  township,  is  her  son. 


BALL,  BETHANY,  born  Aug. 
13,  1796,  in  Madison  county,  Ky.,  mar- 
ried John  Brawner.  See  his  name. 

BALL,  POLLY,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
John  Rames,  moved  to  Missouri,  and  both 
died  there. 

BALL,  ELIZABETH,  born 
in  Madison  county,  Ky.,  married  William 
Brawner.  See  his  name. 

BALL,  LUCY,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Daniel 
Morris,  moved  to  Texas,  and  after  resid- 
ing there  ten  years,  returned  to  Sangamon 
county,  and  both  died,  leaving  several 
children. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Ball,  mother  of  John  S., 
Japhet  A.,  Smith,  William,  Jane,  Bethany, 
Polly,  Elizabeth  and  Lucy,  came  with 
the  last  of  her  children  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1829,  and  died  at  the  house  'of 
her  son,  Japhet  A.,  in  1846. 

BANCROFT,  ISAAC,  was 
born  April  29,  1776,  near  Boston,  Mass. 
Mercy  Coburn  was  born  March  12,  1781, 
in  Massachusetts,  also.  They  were  mar- 
ried March  5,  1799,  and  had  two  children 
in  Massachusetts.  They  moved  to  St. 
Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  where  they  had 
ten  children,  and  moved  to  Springfield, 
III.,  arriving  August  10,  1839.  Of  their 
children  — 


BE  TS  Y  married  and  raised  families. 
One  of  them  died  in  Massachusetts.  The 
other  resides  in  Hainesville,  Lake  county, 
Illinois. 

PRUDENCE,  born  in  New  York, 
died  May  3,  1824,  aged  twenty-four  years. 

JQNATHANC.,  born  Feb.  2,  1809, 
in  New  York,  married  Frances  Stone. 
Mr.  Bancroft  died  June  2,  1845,  leaving  a 
widow  and  three  children  in  Springfield. 
His  son,  Coburn,  died  in  1870,  in  Spring- 
field. 

ALMA  S.,  born  August  20,  1811,  and 
died  aged  23  years. 

ISAAC,  Jun.,  born  May  6,  1815,  in 
New  York,  married  Mary  Blackman.  He 
is  now  e  Congregational  minister,  and  re- 
sides in  Green  county,  Wis. 

JOSEPH,  born  April  5,  1817,  died 
Oct.  16,  1851. 

TIMOTHY^  born  Feb.  26,  1819,  in 
St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,is  unmarried, 
and  resides  in  Springfield. 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


95 


c*  March  3,  1821,  in 
St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  married 
September  19,  1854,10  Elizabeth  C.  Cass, 
who  was  born  March  13,  1836,  in  Mont- 
gomery county,  111.  They  had  five  child- 
ren, three  of  whom  died  young.  ED- 
WARD T.  and  LUCINDA  A.  reside 
with  their  father.  Mrs.  E.  C.  Bancroft 
died  Feb.  3,  1871,  and  Benj.  Bancroft  re- 
sides in  Fancy  Creek  township. 

HARM  AN  H.,  born  Feb.  i,  1823, 
died  in  Springfield  in  his  23d  year. 

Isaac  Bancraft  died  Oct.  8,  1844,  and  his 
widow  died  Feb.  10,  1868,  both  in  Spring- 
field. 

BARBRE,  ELI,  was  born  July 
25,  1 798,  in  Kentucky.  He  was  married 
about  1819,  in  Posey  county,  Ind.,  to 
Nancy  Wilkinson,  a  native  of  Kentucky, 
also.  They  had  four  children  in  Indiana, 
and  Mrs.  Barbre  died  there,  in  1828.  Mr. 
Barbre  moved  to  Edgar  county,  111.,  and 
was  married  there  Jan.  17,  1829,  to  Anna 
Wilson.  They  had  two  children  in  Ed- 
gar county,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1835,  in 
what  is  now  Island  Grove  township, 
where  they  had  two  children.  Of  their 
nine  children — 

ISAA  C,  born  August  10,  1820,  in  Ind., 
came  to  Sangamon  county  with  his  parents, 
returned  to  Indiana,  married  Nancy  Ben- 
nett. He  served  three  years  in  an  Indiana 
regiment,  for  the  suppression  of  the  re- 
bellion, and  resides  in  Posey  county,  Ind. 

WILLIAM,  born  Nov.  10,  1822,  in 
I'nsev  county,  Ind.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Jan.  15",  1845,10  Rebecca  Smith, 
and  had  two  children.  She  died,  Oct.  18, 
1847,  leaving  one  child.  He  was  married, 
Feb.  6,  1849,  to  Lucy  M.  Smith.  They 
had  nine  children.  Of  all  his  children, 
NANCY  J.,  by  the  first  wife,  married 
James  McKee,  has  two  children,  LUCY  A. 
and  MARY  H.,  and  reside  in  Nodaway 
county,  Mo.  MARY  A.,  married  James 
A.Trimble.  See  his  name.  MARTHA, 
the  twin  mate  to  Mary,  died  in  infancy. 
JOHN  E.,  JAMES  W.,  THOMAS  F., 
GEORGE  I.,  RICHARD  S., SAMUEL 
M.  and  MARTHA  C.,  reside  with  their 
parents,  two  miles  east  of  Curran.  Wil- 
liam Barbre  enlisted  Sept.,  1861,  in  Co. 
B.,  loth  111.  Cav.,  for  three  years.  He 
was  wagon  master  and  Veterinary  Sur- 
geon, and  was  honorably  discharged  in 
June,  1863. 


CHARLOTTE,  born  1824,  in  Indi- 
ana, married  Wright  Miller,  has  several 
children,  and  resides  in  Lynn  county, 
Oregon. 

CELIA  Z>.,  born  in  1826,  in  Indiana, 
married,  successively,  Edward  Bennett, 
Charles  Wiggins  and  James  Cleveland,  all 
of  whom  died,  and  she  married  Henry 
Atkinson,  and  resides  in  Clark  county,  111. 

SARAH  E.,  born  July  5,  1831,  in 
Edgar  county,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Harvey  Withrow.  See  his 
name. 

JAMES  L.,  born  March  4,  1834,  in 
Edgar  county,  111.,  married,  Dec.  28,  18=54, 
to  Lucinda  Dixon.  They  had  nine  child- 
ren, four  of  whom  died  under  four  years. 
The  latter  five,  WILLIAM  E.,  AL- 
BERT F.,  MARY  E.,  HARRIET  C. 
W.  and  GEORGETTA,  reside  with 
their  parents  in  Cooper  township,  three 
miles  southwest  of  Mechanicsburg. 

JOHN  A.,  born  Dec.  19,  1835,  mar- 
%ried  March  5,  1857,  to  Margaret  R.  Mc- 
Kee, had  six  children,  JAMES  A.,  WM. 
E.,  EDWIN  H.,  ANNAH  L.,  JENNIE 
and  GEORGE,  reside  with  their  parents, 
two  and  a  half  miles  south  west  of  Mechan- 
icsburg. John  A.  Barbre  enlisted  Dec. 
23,  1863,  in  Co.  B,  loth  111.  Cav.,  for  three 
years,  served  until  Nov.  22,  1865,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  at  San  Antonio, 
Texas. 

MART  C.,  born  in  1837,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Rev.  Geo.  Keller. 

Eli  Barbre  died  in  the  fall  of  1846,  and 
his  widow  married  Wm.  Withrow.  (Sec 
his  natne.)  She  died  in  the  fall  of  1871. 

BARGER,  ADAM,  was  born 
April  8,  1784,  in  Botetourt  county,  Va. 
He  went,  when  a  young  man,  to  Kanawha 
county,  West  Va.,  and  was  there  married, 
August  12,  1810,  to  Lucinda  Nolan. 
They  had  ten  children  in  Virginia,  and 
moved  in  a  family  boat  to  Shawneetown, 
111.  He  took  a  farm  wagon  and  two  yoke 
of  oxen,  and  hired  another  team  at  Shaw- 
neetown, and  thus  brought  his  family  and 
two  loads  of  household  goods,  arriving 
Oct.,  1826,  in  what  is  now  Loami  town- 
ship, but  then  called  Yankee  Settlement, 
where  they  had  three  children.  Of  their 
children — 

AL&ARTE.S,  born  May  26,  1811,  in 
Kanawha  county,  West  Ya.,  married,  Dec. 
23,  1829,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Marga- 
ret F.  Patrick.  They  had  13  children, 


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JOHN  A.,  born  July  21,  1831,  died  in  his 
2 ist  year.  MAJOR  E.,  enlisted,  May 
25,  1861,  in  Co.  I.,  i4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years,  served  full  term,  and  was  honorably 
discharged,  June,  1864,  at  Springfield. 
He  is  a  lawyer,  and  resides  at  Loami. 
JANETTA,  born  June  2,  1834,  married 
James  J.  Henton.  (See  his  name.) 
SOPHIA,  born  Feb.  10,  1836,  married 
Robert  E.  Berry.  (See  his  name?)  WIL- 
LIAM F.,  born  Dec.  19,  1838,  enlisted, 
May,  1 86 1,  in  Co.  I,  I4th  111.  Inf.,  for 
three  years,  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  in  an- 
other regiment,  served  to  the  end  of  the 
rebellion,  was  honorably  discharged,  and 
resides  near  Loami.  JULIA  A.,  born 
Dec.  18,  1840,  married  Morrison  Brown, 
have  four  children,  and  reside  in  Loami 
township.  JAMES  N.,  born  March  20, 
1842,  enlisted,  in  i86i,in  Co.  C,  nth  Mo. 
Inf.,  for  three  years,  was  discharged  on 
account  of  physical  disability,  acted  as 
deputy  provost-marshal  at  Springfield  for 
a  time,  and  enlisted  in  I52d  111.  Inf.  Served 
to  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  married  Mar- 
garet Hunter,  has  three  children,  and  re- 
sides one  mile  southwest  of  Loami. 
CHARLES  H.,  born  Nov.  18,  1845,  en-' 
listed  in  Co.  — ,  i6th  111.  Cav.,  in  1862,  for 
three  years.  Served  full  term,  and  was 
honorably  discharged.  LEROY,  born 
Feb.  20,  1847,  resides  with  his  father. 
GEORGE  W.,  born  June  10,  1849,  mar- 
ried Mollie  McKinney,  have  one  child, 
and  reside  near  Berry  Station,  Sangamon 
county.  ALBERT,  LUCINDA  J.  and 
HARRIET  E.  reside  with  their  father. 
Mrs.  M.  F.  Barger  died  Feb.  25,  1876, 
and  Albartes  Barger  resides  where  he 
settled  in  1831,  near  Loami. 

JULIA  A.,  born  Oct.  18,  1812,  in 
West  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Dr.  J.  R.  Abel.  (See  his  name?) 
Have  three  children,  and  reside  in  Taylor- 
ville. 

THERESA,  born  May  13,  1814,  in 
Virginia,  married  Thomas  Sowell.  (Sec 
his  name?) 

ZEBULON,  M.  P.,  born  Dec.  14, 
181^,  died  in  his  29th  year. 

6"  OP  HI  A,  born  April  12, 1817,  married, 
her  husband  died,  and  the  family  reside  in 
Cass  county. 

JOHN,  born  Oct.  31,  1818,  married 
Elizabeth  Eustace,  had  four  children,  and 
he  died.  His  widow  married  and  lives  in 
Wisconsin. 


OLIVIA,  born  Oct.  28,  1820,  married 
Morris  Sweet.  (See  his  name?) 

MART  A.,  born  July  23,  1822,  mar- 
ried Wm.  Weir.  Had  five  children.  She 
was  killed  by  a  runaway  team,  in  Nebraska 
City.  Family  reside  there. 

HARRIET,  born  Feb.  26,  1824,  mar- 
ried John  McClure,  who  died,  leaving  a 
widow  and  eight  children  in  Cass  county. 

JAMES  M,,  born  Jan.  9,  1826,  in 
West  Virginia,  unmarried,  and  resides  in 
Loami. 

LETHE,  born  March  29,  1831,  mar- 
ried, March  24,  1856,  to  Daniel  Cuppy, 
have  two  children,  MARY  E.  and  HAR- 
RIET V.,  and  reside  at  Loami.  Mr.  C. 
served  three  years  in  nth  Mo.  Inf. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  Feb.  12,  1833, 
in  Sangamon  county,  went  to  California, 
in  1856,  resides  in  Nevada  City,  Cal. 

Mrs.  Lucinda  Barger  died  August  11, 
1853,  and  Adam  Barger  married  Mrs. 
Deborah  Colburn,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Phelps.  He  died  August  n,  1864,  in 
Loami  township.  His  widow  resides 
with  her  children. 

BARNETT,  THOMPSON, 
was  born  Dec.  15,  1795,  in  Kentucky. 
Ann  Pattei'son  was  bom  Sept.  29,  1803, 
in  Holston  county,  Va.  When  she  was 
two  years  old  her  parents  moved  to  Adair 
county,  Ky.  Thompson  Barnett  and 
Ann  Patterson  were  married  there,  Jan. 
19,  1822.  They  had  three  children  born 
in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Illinois,  ar- 
riving in  the  fall  of  1829,  at  Irish  Grove, 
Menard  county,  where  one  child  was  born. 
Thompson  Barnett  died  Dec.  12,  1830,  at 
Irish  Grove.  Mrs.  Ann  Barnett  was  mar- 
ried May  26,  1836,  to  Levi  Cantrall,  and 
brought  her  four  children  to  his  home  in 
Fancy  Creek  township.  Of  her  children 
by  the  first  marriage — 

NANCT  J.,  born  Nov.  25,  1822,  in 
Aclair  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  William  D.  Power.  (Sec  his 
name?) 

A  Rl  TINT  A  M.,  born  March  27,  1825, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, to  Jefferson  Vandergrift.  They  had 
four  children,  and  she  died.  Mr.  V.  and 
his  children  reside  in  — ,  Wis. 

MART  E.,  born  August  29,  1829,111 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  James  Hibbs.  Mrs.  Hibbs  died,  leaving 
one  child,  NANCY  J.,  who  married  Dor- 
rell  Primm,  and  resides  in  Menard  county. 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


97 


J.  THOMPSON,  born  April  20, 
1830,  at  Irish  Grove.  He  married  and 
has  five  children,  JAMES,  EDDIE, 
NATHAN,  ANN  and  MARY,  and  re- 
sides in  Fancy  Creek  township. 

For  Mrs.  Ann  Barnett's  further  history, 
sec  Levi  Cantrall. 

BARNES,  EZRA,  was  horn 
Sept.  6,  1806,  at  Groton,  New  London 
county,  Ct.  He  started  from  Hartford 
with  a  team,  and,  in  thirty-one  days'  driv- 
ing, reached  St.  Louis,  Nov.  13,  and  five 
days  later  came  into  Sangamon  county, 
arriving  Nov.  18,  1833.  For  21  months 
he  peddled  clocks,  after  which  he  com- 
menced farming,  raising  his  first  crop  in 
1836.  He  again  peddled  dry  goods,  and 
came  near  being  drowned  while  crossing 
the  Sangamon  river  north  of  Springfield. 
He  was  married,  Dec.  6,  1838,  to  Eliza- 
beth Mason.  She  was  born  Feb.  4,  1818. 
They  had  five  children,  all  born  in  San- 
gamon county,  namely : 

EZRA,  Jun.,  born  April  30,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  1872  at 
Preston  City,  Conn.,  to  Prudence  A. 
Browning.  They  reside  five  miles  south- 
west of  Chatham. 

SETH  A.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Barnes  & 
Simpson,  druggists,  in  Taylorville. 

OLIVE  F.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Feb.  10,  1876,  to  George  Bremer. 

CHARLEY  KK\ 

A.YGELINE,  reside  with  their  par- 
ents in  Ball  township,  two  and  a  half  miles 
south  of  Chatham. 

BARNES,  DANIEL,  was  born 
Feb.,  1807,  in  Bucks  county,  Pa.  He  was 
married  in  1832,  in  Lancaster  county,  to 
Margaret  A.  Richardson,  who  was  born 
Jan.,  1810,  in  that  county.  Mr.  Barnes 
kept  a  book  store  and  bindery  in  Harris- 
burg,  and  was  the  State  binder  for  Penn- 
svlvania  for  five  years.  They  had  three 
children  in  Harrisburg.  Mr.  Barnes 
closed  up  his  engagement  as  State  binder 
in  the  spring  of  1840,  sold  out  his  book 
store,  and  came  west  on  horseback,  look- 
ing for  a  location.  He  selected  Spring- 
field as  his  future  home,  and  was  soon 
followed  by  his  family.  They  had  four 
children  in  Springfield,  two  of  whom  died 
voung.  Of  the  other  five  children — 

ALBERT  G.,  born  Sept.  4,  1835,  in 
Harrisburg,  Pa.,  was  with  his  father  in 
Springfield  from  1840  to  1855,  when  he 


engaged  in  business  in  Taylorville.  Ik- 
was  married  August  27,  1861,  near  Mo 
chanicsburg,  111.,  to  Henrietta  Branson. 
They  have  five  living  children,  BENJ. 
LINCOLN,  ALBERT  G.,  Jim.,  MARY 
H.,  CLARA  MAY  and  HARRY  R., 
and  reside  in  Taylorville,  111.  Mr.  Barnes 
is  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  and 
banking. 

ALMOND  F.,  born  in  1837,  in  Har" 
risburg,  Pa,  raised  in  Springfield  and  Tay- 
lorville, married  in  1863,  in  Quincy,  111., 
to  Nellie  Harvey.  They  reside  in  Quincy. 
HARRIET  A.,  born  in  Harrisburg 
and  died  in  1859. 

CHARLES  E.,  born  Dec.  19,  1842, 
in  Springfield,  married  in  Taylorville,  Jan. 
25,  1871,  to  Jeanette  Overand,  who  was 
born  August  24,  1855,  in  Hartford,  Conn. 
They  have  one  child,  RALPH,  and  re- 
side in  Taylorville.  Mr.  Barnes  was  in 
business  with  his  father  until  the  death  of 
the  latter,  and  is  now  a  hardware  mer- 
chant. 

ANNA,  born  about  1844  or  '5,  in 
Springfield,  married  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  to 
J.  H.  Pierson,  and  resides  in  Hearne, 
Robertson  county,  Texas. 

Daniel  Barnes  sold  dry  goods  in  Spring- 
field, from  1842  to  1849'  He  was  in  busi- 
ness with  his  son,  Charles  E.,  until  Jan.  10, 
1868,  when  he  died,  in  Taylorville.  His 
widow  resides  there. 

Gilbert  Barnes,  the  father  of  Daniel, 
was  born  in  1780,  in  Bucks  county,  Pa. 
He  was  a  soldier  from  that  county  in  the 
war  of  1812.  He  married  and  had  seven 
children  in  the  same  county.  Gilbert 
Barnes,  and  other  members  of  his  family, 
came  to  Springfield  with  the  familv  of  his 
son,  Daniel,  in  1840,  but  I  have  not  been 
able  to  obtain  a  full  history  of  the  family. 
BARRETT,  DR.  R.  F,,  moved 
from  Green  county,  Ky.,  to  Sangamon 
county  about  the  time  of  the  "deep  snow" 
of  1830  and  '31,  and  settled  on  Spring 
creek,  in  what  is  now  Island  Grove  town- 
ship. He  had  a  son  born  there,  and  in 
1839  Dr.  Barrett  accepted  the  position  of 
Professor  of  Materia  Medica,  in  the  Med- 
ical College  of  Missouri,  and  moved  to 
St.  Louis.  His  son — 

ARTHUR  B.,  born  August  22,  1835, 
on  Spring  creek,  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried in  St.  Louis  to  a  Miss  Sweringen. 
He  was  for  seven  years  President  of  the 
company  managing  the  St.  Louis  Fair,  and 


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it  was  largely  through  his  influence  that 
it  acquired  a  reputation  unsurpassed  by 
any  other  institution  of  the  kind  in  Amer- 
ica. He  was  also  President  of  the  Mis- 
souri Life  Ins.  Co.  He  was  elected  Mayor 
of  St.  Louis,  was  inuagurated  April  13, 
and  died  April  24,  1875. 

BARROW,  ABRAHAM,  was 
born  Oct.  15,  1803,  in  Frederick  county, 
Va.  Mahala  Larrick  was  born  Nov.  14, 
1809,  in  the  same  county.  They  were 
married  there,  Oct.  20,  1831.  Two  of 
their  children  were  born  in  Berkley  coun- 
ty, Va.  They  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  arriving  Sept.  19,  1835,  in  what  is 
now  Cotton  Hill  township,  where  they 
had  four  children.  Of  their  children — 

JOHN  T.,  born  Feb.  27,  1833,  in 
Berkley  county,  Va.,  was  married,  Dec. 
12,  1861,  in  Christian  county,  111.,  to  Eliza 
J.  Ducker,  who  was  born  July  24,  1842, 
in  Ohio.  They  had  two  children  in  San- 
gamon county.  They  moved  to  Sarpy 
county,  Neb.,  Nov.  6,  1865.  Three  child- 
ren were  born  in  Nebraska.  They  moved 
to  Texas  in  1870,  and  settled  in  Dallas 
county,  where  one  child  was  born.  Thence 
to  Fort  Worth,  in  Tarrant  county,  where 
two  children  were  born.  Of  their  eight 
children,  six  died  in  infancy.  FLORA 
A.  and  CHARLES  H.,  reside  with  their 
parents,  at  Fort  Worth,  Tarrant  county, 
Texas. 

ORANGE  P.,  born  in  Virginia,  died 
in  Sangamon  county  in  infancy. 

JOSEPH  W.,  born  March  11,1837, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  April 
12,  1860,  to  Susan  E.  Hardin.  They  have 
four  children,  MARY  V.,  SARAH  E., 
PRESLEY  L.  and  MAHALA  D.,  and 
reside  near  Taylorville. 

MART  y.,  born  March  16,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  May  3,  1859, 
to  Thomas  W.  Fleming.  They  had  two 
children.  MARY  A.  died  July  27,  1874, 
and  EMMA  L.  resides  with  her  mother. 
Mr.  Fleming  died  July  26,  1866.  Mrs. 
Fleming  was  married  Sept.,  1871,  to  John 
L.  Morgan,  who  was  born  in  Sanduskv, 
Ohio,  and  served  three  years  in  Co.  E., 
1 3th  U.  S.  Inf.  He  was  honorably  dis- 
charged August  6,  1868.  They  reside 
near  Zion  Chapel,  three  miles  north  of 
Pawnee. 

ANN  E.,  born  Feb.  13,  1842,111  San- 
gamon county,  married  John  Q.  A.  Hus- 
band. Sec  his  name. 


ELIZA  V.,  born  March  30,  1851,  in 
Sangamon  countv,  married  Feb.  9,  1870, 
to  Nimrod  Vickers.  One  child,  FRANK, 
died  in  infancy.  They  reside  in  Christian 
county,  four  miles  east  of  Pawnee. 

Abraham  Barrows  died  April  9,  1862, 
and  Mrs.  Mahala  Barrows  died  Oct.  18, 
1874,  both  at  the  family  homestead,  six 
miles  south  of  Springfield. 

BARROWS,  JOSIAH,  was 
born  Sept.  17,  1793,  in  Thompson,  Wind 
ham  county,  Conn.  In  1798,  his  parents 
moved  to  Bridport,  Vt.,  where  Josiah 
was  married  Feb.  25,  1825,  in  Lebanon, 
New  Hampshire,  to  Joanna  Allen.  She 
died  Sept.,  1826,  in  Vermont,  and  Mr. 
Barrows  was  married  Jan.,  1829,  in  Le- 
banon, N.  H,,  to  Emily  Young.  She 
died  Nov.,  1831,  in  Vermont,  and  he  was 
married,  July,  1836,  in  New  Haven,  Vt., 
to  Mrs.  T.  M.  Case,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Mills.  They  had  two  children  in 
Vermont,  and  came  to  Illinois,  arriving  in 
Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  Oct.,  1839, 
where  they  had  two  children,  and  moved 
to  Springfield  about  1846.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

MART  P.,  was  born  in  Vermont  in 
1837,  anc^  was  niarried  Jan.  i,  1861,  in 
Springfield,  to  John  H.  Morse.  They  have 
three  children,  JOHN,  GEORGE  and 
HORACE,  and  reside  at  Morse's  Mills, 
Jefferson  county,  Mo.  Mr.  Morse  was 
an  avowed  abolitionist,  and  during  the 
war  to  suppress  the  rebellion,  was  much 
annoyed  by  the  rebels.  His  store  was 
robbed,  but  being  warned,  he  had  time  to 
remove  some  of  the  lighter  goods.  Amid 
all  his  troubles  he  continued  to  flourish, 
and  has  several  times  represented  his  dis- 
trict in  the  State  Senate  of  Missouri.  He 
is  always  engaged  in  some  public  enter- 
prise. 

SAMUEL  M.,  born  about  1838,  in 
Vermont,  raised  in  Sangamon  county,  111., 
married  Sept.  1867,  in  Vineland,  Jefferson 
county,  Mo.,  to  Ellen  Morse.  They  have 
four  children,  JULIA,  KATIE,  ELLEN 
and  ARTHUR.  S.  M.  Barrows  was  a 
Union  man,  and  subjected,  like  his  brother- 
in-law,  to  annoyance  during  the  war.  He 
is  Post  Master,  and  resides  at  Morse's 
Mills,  Mo. 

LUCT,  died  in  Springfield,  aged  about 
sixteen  years. 

ANNA,  born  in  Springfield,  resides 
with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Morse. 


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99 


LOUISA  CASE,  daughter  of  Mrs. 
Barrows  by  a  former  marriage,  resides 
with  her  half-sister,  Mrs.  Morse. 

Mrs.  T.  M.  Barrows  left  Springfield  to 
visit  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Morse,  in  Mis- 
souri, and  died  there,  Nov.  1865. 

Josiah  Barrows,  after  the  death  of  his 
wife,  spent  his  winters  in  Missouri,  and 
summers  in  Springfield,  111.,  until  1875. 
lie  now  resides  with  his  children  in  Mis- 
souri. 

BARROWS,  LUCY,  sister  of 
Josiah  and  Franklin,  was  born  March  14, 
1 797,  in  Woodstock,  Conn.  Came  west 
in  1838.  She  resided  in  Sangamon  and 
Morgan  counties  until  Jan.,  1841,  when 
she  was  married  to  Erastus  Wright.  See 
his  name. 

BARROWS,  FRANKLIN, 
brother  to  Lucy  and  Josiah,  came  to  Spring- 
field Nov.,  1855.  They  came  too  late  to 
be  classed  as  early  settlers,  Mr.  Franklin 
Barrows  and  family  continue  to  reside  in 
Springfield. 

Prentiss  Barrows,  the  father  of  Josiah, 
Lucy  and  Franklin,  was  a  soldier  of  the 
Revolution,  under  command  of  Benedict 
Arnold,  and  occupied  the  same  building 
used  as  Gen.  Arnold's  headquarters. 
Prentiss  Barrows  was  standing  in  the  yard 
when  Arnold  left  the  Americans  to  join 
the  British,  and  as  he  passed,  something 
heavy  in  his  pockets  struck  Barrows,  and 
it  was  always  believed  that  it  was  gold,  a 
part  of  the  price  of  his  treason.  Prentiss 
Barrows  died  in  1812,  at  Bridport,  Vt., 
from  disease  contracted  in  the  army  of  the 
Revolution. 

BASHAW,  MRS.  ELLEN, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Reed,  was  born 
about  1 774.  Her  parents  were  from  Penn- 
sylvania. Ellen  Reed  was  married  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  to  William  Bashaw. 
He  was  a  native  of  Virginia.  They  had 
three  children,  and  Mr.  Bashaw  died  in 
Bourbon  county.  Mrs.  Bashaw,  with 
her  three  sons,  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
tv,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1830,  and 
settled  three  miles  north  of  Rochester.  Of 
her  three  children — 

JAMES,  born  Jan.  18,  1800,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county,  Jan. 
17,  1832,  to  Mary  McCune.  They  had 
seven  children  in  Sangamon  county, 
CINCINNATUS,  ELEANOR,  EMI- 
LY, HIRAM,  CORDIANN,  JAMES 
R.  and  WILLIAM  M.  James*  Bashaw 


died  in    1850,  and  his  widow  resides   two 
miles  north  of  Rochester. 

WI J.LI  AM  S.,  born  Nov.,  1805,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  in  1834,  to  Isabel  McCune. 
They  had  nine  children;  four  died  young. 
AMANDA,  born  April  6,  1835,  married 
James  A.  James.  See  his  name.  JAMES, 
born  Jan.  27,  1838,  married  Feb.  20,  1862, 
to  Mary  Bailey,  who  was  born  Jan.  26, 
1844,  m  Hawkins  county,  Tenn.  They 
have  three  children,  LAURA  i.,  GEORGE  A. 
and  DOKLV,  and  reside  in  Clear  Lake 
township,  eight  miles  due  east  of  Spring- 
field. HANNAH,  married  William 
Thomas,  and  resides  one  mile  west  of 
Dawson.  CHARLES  SPENCER  and 
ALEXANDER  reside  in  Clear  Lake 
township.  Mrs.  Isabel  Bashaw  died  July 
27,  1861,  and  William  S.  Bashaw  died  Jan. 
3,  1874,  within  one  and  a  half  miles  of 
where  he  settled  with  his  mother  in  1830. 
Wm.  S.  Bashaw  had  been  five  years  a 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  was  in  office  at 
the  time  of  his  death. 

JA^UELIN,  born  Nov.  24,  1808,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Eleanor  Poor,  had  nine  children,  and  he 
died  in  1868.  His  widow  married  James 
McQuinn,  and  resides  near  Rochester. 

Mrs.  Ellen  Bashaw  died  Sept.,  1852,  on 
the  farm  where  she  settle  in  1830. 

BATES,  ISAAC,  was  born  Oct. 
14,  1796,  in  the  town  of  JafFrey,  Cheshire 
county,  New  Hampshire,  and  when  a 
young  man,  went  to  St.  Lawrence  count v, 
N.  Y.  CHARLOTTE  BRY- 
ANT was  born  Dec.  u.  1805,  at  Shore- 
ham,  near  White  Hall,  Vt.,  and  taken  by 
her  parents  to  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y. 
Isaac  Bates  and  Charlotte  Bryant  were 
married  and  had  six  children  in  St.  Law- 
rence county.  The  family  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  in  wagons,  arriving 
June  30,  1837,  at  Springfield,  and  the  next 
week  (July  4),  witnessed  the  laying  of  the 
corner  stone  of  the  State  house,  the  work 
on  which  had  just  commenced.  In  1839 
he  entered  land  north  of  the  Sangamon 
river,  moved  there,  and  made  a  home  in 
what  is  now  Fancy  creek  township.  Two 
children  were  born  in  Sangamon  county. 
Of  their  children — 

JOSEPH,  born  June  16,  1822,  in  St. 
Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  married  in  San- 
gamon count}-  to  Mrs.  Rebecca  Power, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Hrown.  Mrs. 


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Bates  had  one  child  by  her  first  marriage, 
MARY  J.  POWER.  She  married  John 
B.  Brown,  and  lives  in  Jefferson  county, 
Kan.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bates  have  six  child- 
ren. FIDELIA  E.  married  Winfield  S. 
Hay,  and  lives  in  Fancv  creek  township. 
ISAAC  D.,  JAMES  \V.,  JOSEPH  F., 
ZIMRI  E.,  and  JOHN  CARROLL  re- 
side with  their  parents  in  Fancy  Creek 
township,  12  miles  due  north  of  Spring- 
field. 

ORLANDO,\x>rn  March  20,  1824,  in 
St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Sarah  Brown.  They 
have  three  living  children,  JANE  and 
CHARLOTTE,  (twins.)  JANE  mar- 
ried William  Stienberger,  and  lives  near 
Mt.  Pulaski.  CHARLOTTE  married 
Abram  Larue,  and  lives  near  Williams- 
ville.  EMMA  lives  with  her  parents  in 
Williamsville. 

NELSON,  born  April  13,  1826,  in 
New  York.  He  lost  one  arm  by  the  ex- 
plosion of  a  gun  when  he  was  14  years 
old.  He  married  Melinda  Ferguson,  has 
three  children,  MINNIE  J.,  WILLIAM, 
and  FREDERICK,  and  lives  in  Peters- 
burg, 111. 

ALBER  T,  died,  1829,  in  infancy. 

FIDELIA,&\z<\.  August  31,  1845,  aged 
15  years. 

ZIMRI  B.,  born  Feb.  28,  1833,  in  St. 
Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  enlisted,  Nov. 
25,  1861,  in  Co.  G.,  loth  111.  Cav.,  and  was 
commissioned  as  1st  Lieutenant.  He  was 
promoted  to  Captain,  Oct.  20,  1862.  He 
served  about  four  years,  and  resigned  in 
Feb.,  1865.  He  was  married  Sept.  23, 
1866,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Hattie 
Stockdale,  who  was  born  April  2,  1846, 
in  Pennsylvania.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, NORA  M.  and  HOWARD  R.,  and 
reside  in  Fancy  Creek  township,  at  the 
home  settled  by  his  parents  in  1839. 

IRA,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  Oct., 
1858,  in  his  twelfth  year. 

PARTHEN1A,  born  March  12,  1842, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  William  S. 
Constant.  See  his  name. 

JAMES  J/.,  born  June  19,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Julia  Constant. 
They  have  one  child,  ETHEL,  and  re- 
side in  Williamsville. 

Isaac  Bates  died  April  23,  1855,  in 
Fancy  creek  township.  His  widow  re- 
sides with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Constant. 
Mrs.  Bates  is  a  cousin  to  William  Cullen 


Bryant,  the  poet,  and  editor  of  the  NC-JC 
Tork  Post. 

BATES,  JAMES,  was  born 
March  2,  1803,  in  Cheshire  county,  N.  II., 
raised  at  Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  and  came  with 
his  brother  Oliver  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1833.  He  was  married  in  the  fall  of  1842, 
to  Eunice  Watts  who  died  in  June,  1846. 
Mr.  Bates  was  married  in  May,  1852,  to 
Mrs.  Irena  Holmes,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Watts.  She  died  in  April,  1865. 
James  Bates  resides  one  mile  northwest  of 
Farmingdale.  He  never  had  any  children. 

BATES,  OLIVER,  was  born  in 
1796,  in  Cheshire  county,  N.  H.  Moved, 
about  1806,  to  Potsdam,  St.  Lawrence 
county,  N.  Y.,  where  he  was  married  to 
Charity  Buckman,  Sept.  S,  1824.  She  is 
a  sister  of  Joel  Buckman,  and  was  born  in 
Bethel,  Vermont.  They  had  three  child- 
ren in  New  York,  two  of  whom  died 
young.  They  moved  in  a  colony  of  52 
persons  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  1833,  and  early  in  1834  settled  adjoin- 
ing the  present  Farmingdale  Station,  on 
the  south,  where  three  children  were  born. 
Of  the  four  children — 

ROXANA,  born  Oct.  23,  1832,  in 
Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  April  6,  1853,  to  Jacob 
Foster.  See  his  name. 

ZURA,  born  Jan.  12,  1836,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  was  married  to  Mrs.  Josephine 
Ellis.  They  have  three  children,  CHAS. 
B.,  ELIZABETH  A.  and  ROXANA 
L.,  and  reside  in  Tavlorville,  111. 

BUCKMAN,  born  Nov.  6,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  partially  educated 
at  Jacksonville,  111.,  and  graduated  at  the 
.State  University,  Bloomington,  Indiana. 
He  began  the  study  of  law  in  Pekin,  111., 
where  he  died  July  13,  1864. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Feb.  25,  1839, 
in  Sangamon  county,  died  at  the  residence 
of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Foster.  Oliver  Bates 
died  in  1865,  where  he  settled  in  1834. 
His  widow  died  in  March  1869,  at  the 
residence  of  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Foster. 

BATTERTpN,  AMOR,  was 
born  May  3,  1772,  in  Loudon  county,  Va. 
Nancy  Guthrie  was  born  about  1776,  in 
North  Carolina,  and  her  parents  moved, 
when  she  was  a  child,  to  Madison  county, 
Ky.  They  were  there  married  and  had 
one  child,  who  was  drowned  in  Kentucky 
river.  They  moved  to  Aclair  county, 
where  they  had  nine  children,  and  moved 


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to  Madison  county,  111.,  in  1818,  and  from 
there  to  Rock  creek,  in  what  is  now 
Menard  county,  in  1820,  thence  to  what  is 
now  Salisbury  township,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, in  the  spring  of  1822,  and  settled  one 
and  a  quarter  miles  northwest  of  where 
Salisbury  now  stands.  Of  their  nine 
children — 

DA  VID,  born  Nov.  5,  1796,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Nancy  Yoakum.  They 
had  eight  children,  and  Mr.  B.  died  in 
Menard  county.  His  family  moved  to 
Cass  county,  and  his  widow  died  there. 
Their  children  reside  in  Menard  and  Cass 
counties,  and  in  Kansas.  Mr.  B.  was  1st 
Lieutenant  in  a  Company  in  the  Winne- 
bago  war. 

NELSON,  born  July  27,  1798,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Betsv  Davenport,  had  four 
children,  and  Mr.  B.  died  in  DeWitt  coun- 
ty. Their  son  WILLIAM  was  a  soldier 
in  an  Illinois  regiment,  and  died  in  1863, 
in  the  army.  MARY  and  NANCY  are 
married,  and  reside  in  Minnesota.  JAMES 
W.  and  his  mother  live  in  Missouri. 

ANDERSON,  born  May  3,  1800,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Polly  Robinson,  who 
died,  and  he  married  again  and  went  to 
Arkansas; 

WILLIAM,  born  Dec.  14,  1801,  in 
Adair  county,  Ky.,  married  Jan.  i,  1833, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Eliza  Gaines. 
They  had  twelve  children ;  two  died  young. 
MADISON,  born  Oct.  20,  1833,  enlisted, 
August  13,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co. 
B.,  i  I4th  111.  Inf.,  was  captured  at  Gun- 
town,  Miss.,  June  n,  1864,  was  taken  to 
Ander^onville  prison  and  escaped  by  falling 
in  with  Gen.  Stoneman's  men  when  they 
were  about  to  be  exchanged  Sept.  14, 

1864,  and  was  mistaken  for  one  of  them. 
He  left  them  at  Atlanta,  was  furloughed 
home  from  Memphis,  joined  his  regiment 
in  Jan.,  1865,  served  to  the  end  of  his  term, 
and  was  honorably  discharged,  August  3, 

1865.  He  was  married  April  24,  1864,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Cynthia  S.  Lemmon. 
They  have  three  living  children,  MINNIE 
M.,  JENNIE,   and   a   boy   babe,   and   reside 
four  and  a  half  miles   north  of  Salisbury. 
RICHARD,  born  July  19,  1836,  married 
Permelia     Miller,    have     three    children, 
ADAM   F.,  MURRAY,  and   ELIJAH,  and  re- 
side in  Menard  county.     AMY   C.,  born 
Feb.    19,    1838,   married  John  R.  Wells, 
have  seven  children,  and  reside  in  Macon 
county,  Mo.     ROBERT,  born  August  4, 


1839,  enlisted  for  three  years,  August  13, 
1862,  in  Co.  B,  i  I4th  111.  Inf.,  served  full 
term,  and  was  honorably  discharged  at 
Springfield,  June  29,  1865.  He  died  at 
home,  August  16,  1868,  from  the  effects  of 
camp  diarrhea  and  sun  stroke.  HENRY 
CLAY,  born  Nov.  12,  1843,  niarried  Jan. 
20,  1870,  to  Maria  Maltby,  who  was  born 
May  27,  1850,  at  Petersburg,  111.  They 
have  one  child,  IDA  MAY,  and  reside  one 
mile  west  of  Salisbury.  MILDRED  P., 
born  May  4,  1846,  married  Daniel  C.  Pel- 
ham.  See  his  name.  MARIA,  SARAH 
E.,  CHARLOTTE  and  GEORGE  W., 
reside  with  their  parents,  one  and  a  quar- 
ter miles  west  of  Salisbury. 

LE  TV,  born  August  20,  1804,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county, 
March  3,  1831,  to  Dorcas  Sackett.  They 
had  six  children.  MARY  A.  married 
Wm.  Hines,  have  ten  children,  and  reside 
two  miles  north  of  Salisbury.  THOMAS 
S.  married  Lucy  Duncan,  have  five  child- 
ren, JASPER  N.,  ALLIE  J.,  FRANCIS  M., 

GEORGE  w.  and  ANDERSON  D.,  and  reside 
one  and  a  half  miles  north  of  Salisbury. 
ELIAS  married  Ellen  Duncan;  have  two 
children,  HARVEY  and  ANNIE,  and  reside 
five  miles  north  of  Salisbury.  AMAN- 
DA J.  married  Ira  Brown,  and  resides  two 
and  a  half  miles  north  of  Salisbury. 
WILLIAM  H.  married  Mary  E.  Dun- 
can, has  one  child,  NORA,  and  resides  with 
his  parents,  two  miles  north  of  Salisbury. 
Levi  Batterton  served  in  a  Sangamon 
county  Company  in  the  Winnebago  war, 
and  drew  as  a  pension,  twice,  forty  acres 
of  land. 

MART,  born*Dec.  14,  1804,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Willoughby  Randolph. 
They  had  four  children.  Their  youngest 
son,  LEVI,  was  a  soldier  in  an  Iowa  reg- 
iment, was  wounded  and  died  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Pittsburg  landing.  The  family  re- 
side at  Knoxville,  Iowa. 

P  RISC  ILL  A,\>vvi\  Feb.  9,  1809,  in 
Kentucky,  married  June  16,  1836,  to  Wil- 
liam Yoakum,  who  was  born  July  28, 
1812,  in  Claiborne  county,  Tenn.  They 
have  one  son,  WILLIAM  F.,  who  mar- 
ried Mary  Adams,  and  resides  with  his 
parents  in  Menard  count}',  two  miles 
north  of  Salisbury. 

SUSANNAH  T.,  born  June  7,  1811, 
married  Coleman  Gaines.  See  his  name. 

E.  GEORGE,  born  June  26,  1814,  in 
Adair  county,  Ky.,  married  Jan.  19,  1843, 


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in  Menard  county,  to  Huberty  Clark. 
They  had  ten  children;  one  died  young. 
JOHN  C.  resides  with  his  parents. 
ELISHA  C.  married  Farinda  Duncan. 
They  have  three  children,  EMMA  j.,  ED- 
WARD L.  and  SYLVA  v.,  and  reside  one 
mile  southeast  of  Salisbury.  PRISCIL- 
LA  J.  married  Wm.  Tozer,  have  three 
children,  and  reside  five  miles  northwest 
of  Salisbury.  MARY  A.,  MARTHA 
A.,  MORRIS  M.,  LAURA  A.,  GEO. 
M.  and  CHARLES  L.,  reside  with  their 
parents,  two  miles  north  of  Salisbury. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Batterton  died  July  31, 
1835,  and  Amor  Batterton  died  August  4, 
1835,  both  near  Salisbury. 

BEACH,  J  A  RED,  was  born  Nov. 
24,  1770,  in  Essex  county,  N.  J.,  and  was 
married  there,  Feb.  13,  1794,  to  Mary 
Harrison,  who  was  born  Sept.  18,  1775,  in 
the  same  county.  They  moved  to  New 
York  City,  where  they  had  five  living 
children,  and  in  1835  moved  to  Spring- 
field, 111.  Of  their  children— 

ELECT  A,  married  in  New  York 
City  to  Henry  Howell,  moved  west,  and 
died,  Feb.,  1859,  in  Centreville,  Iowa. 

CATHARINE,  born  Sept.  12,  1805, 
in  New  York  city,  married  there,  August 
3,  1830,  to  Edmund  R.  Wiley.  See  his 
name. 

RICHARD  H.,  born  March  n,  1808, 
in  New  York  City,  married  there,  in 
1832,  to  Eliza  H.  Baldwin,  who  was 
born  in  1814,  in  'Cranberry,  Middlesex 
county  N.  J.  They  had  one  child,  and 
moved  to  Morgan  county,  111.,  where  he 
taught  school  one  year,  and  came  to 
Springfield  in  1834,  au<^  ni  x^35  united 
with  E.  R.  Wiley  in  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness, as  Wiley,  Beach  &  Co.  They  es- 
tablished the  first  clothing  store  in  Spring- 
field, which  they  continued  many  years. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Beach  had  four  children  in 
Springfield.  Of  their  five  children, 
SARAH,  born  in  1833,  in  New  York 
City,  married  in  Springfield  to  George 
H.  Nolte.  They  had  three  children, 

GEORGE     E.,     RICRARD    B.     and    MINNIE   G. 

Mrs.  Nolte  died  in  1862,  in  Beardstown. 
CATHARINE  E.,  born  in  1835,  in 
Springfield,  died  in  1848  in  Beardstown. 
MARY  B.,  born  in  Springfield,  resides 
with  her  father.  MATILDA  B.,  born 
Feb.  28,  1839,  in  Springfield,  married, 
April  14,  1868,  to  Rev.  William  E.  Cald- 
well,  of  Lodi,  Michigan.  They  have  three 


children,  JENNIE,  MINNIE  and  EDWARD, 
and  reside  at  Clio,  Geneseo  county,  Mich- 
igan. Mr.  Caldwell  is  pastor  of  the  Con- 
gregational church  of  that  place.  ED- 
WARD P.,  born  May  27, 1841,  in  Spring- 
field, married  Mayji,  1865,10  Julia  E. 
Cone,  and  resides  in  Springfield.  Mrs. 
Eliza  H.  Beach  died  Oct.  31,  1865,  and 
Richard  H.  Beach  was  married,  June  27, 
1867,  to  Sarah  Lavinia  Pearson.  They 
reside  in  Springfield. 

ELIZA  H.,  died  April  14,  1865,  in 
Centreville,  Iowa. 

AMELIA,  born  Sept.  21,  1816,  mar- 
ried in  1843,  in  Springfield,  to  John  Har- 
ris. She  died  May  22,  1845. 

Mrs..  Mary  Beach  died  Dec.  17,  1836, 
and  Jared  Beach  died  March  4,  1852,  both 
in  Springfield. 

BEACH,  JOB  A.,  was  born  April 
5,  1780,  in  Morris  county,  N.  J.  Susan 
Hathaway  was  born  Oct.  12,  1782,  in  the 
same  county.  They  were  married  and 
had  eight  children  in  New  Jersey,  and  in 
1817  moved  to  Butler  county,  Ohio,  and  the 
next  year  to  Dearborn  county,  Ind.  Of 
three  children  born  in  the  latter  county, 
one  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Susan  Beach 
died  there  in  Oct.,  1822,  and  Job  A.  Beach 
was  married,  August  26,  1824,  to  Judith 
Connelly,  who  was  born  Dec.  2,  1805,  in 
Washington  county,  Pa.  They  had  five 
children  in  Indiana,  and  the  family  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in  the  fall  of 
1835,  and  settled  south  of  Spring  creek, 
in  what  is  now  Gardner  township,  where 
five  children  were  born.  Of  the  twenty 
children  of  Job  A.  Beach —  • 

CHARLES,  born  Dec.  16,  1801,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  in  Ohio  to  Elizabeth 
McGilvey.  She  died,  leaving  one  child, 
and,  when  last  heard  from,  he  lived  in 
Rockville,  Ind. 

E  UNICE,  born  April  7,  1803,  in  Nc-\\ 
Jersey,  married  in  Indiana  to  Enoch  Con- 
ger. They  had  six  children,  and  moved 
to  Oquawka,  111.,  where  the  parents  died. 

y.  MUNSON,  born  May  i,  1806,  in 
Morris  county,  N.  J.,  married  near  Carth- 
age, Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  August  27, 
1835,  to  Christiana  M.  Robinson.  They 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
Sept.  19,  1836,  in  what  is  now  Gardner 
township,  where  they  had  eleven  children ; 
two  died  young.  CAROLINE,  born 
Tune  3,  1837,  married  Jan,  15,  1857,  to 
George  Carr.  She  died  April  5,  1860, 


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leaving  one  child,  BENJAMIN,  who  resides 
with  his  father,  in  Wisconsin.  MARY 
A.,  born  Jan.  23,  1839,  married  August 
20,  1862,  to  Henry  P.  Hart.  They  have 
six  children,  HENRY  E.,  WILLIAM  M., 

MAKY  C.,  BENJAMIN  S.,  JULIA  P.  and  WAI.- 

TKR  A.,  and  reside  five  miles  northwest  of 
Springfield.  Henry  P.  Hart  enlisted 
August  9,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  H., 
95th  111.  Inf.,  was  corporal  and  postmas- 
ter in  the  Company,  served  until  June  6, 
1863,  when  he  was  promoted  to  Captain 
of  a  Company  of  U.  S.  colored  troops. 
CORNELIA,  born  Jan.  15,  1841,  mar- 
ried April  3,  1860,  to  Samuel  Cook.  They 
have  four  children,  JAMES  E.,  WILLIAM  M., 
IOHN  and  JENNIE,  and  reside  in  Chandler-" 
ville,  111.  EDWARD  M.,  born  Oct.  6, 
1843,  enlisted  August  20,  1862,  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  B.,  I3oth  111.  Inf.  He  was 
corporal  and  fifer  the  greater  part  of  the 
time,  served  full  term,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  August  15,  1865.  He  was 
married  June  3,  1869,  to  Maggie  Frazee. 
They  have  one  child,  LIIIRIE  G.,  and  reside 
eight  miles  west  of  Springfield.  VIR- 
GINIA, born  July  8,  1846,  married  Oct. 

3,  1872,  to  Charles   W.  King.     See    his 
name.    JULIA    D.,  born   April  6,  1848, 
married    Oct.    24,   1870,  to   Hiram    McC. 
Reed.     Who  was  born  Aug.  26,  1846,  in 
Butler    county,    Ohio.       They    have    one 
child,  MAGGIE  c.,  and   reside   near  Berlin. 
JOSHUA    M.,  born  Oct.  4,  1852,  died  in 
his   seventh    year.     JOSEPH    W.,   born 
Dec.  14,    1855,  and  ALICE  J., 'born  Jan. 

4,  1859,  reside   with   their    parents,  eight 
miles  west  of  Springfield. 

MILTON,  born  April  25,  1808,  in 
New  Jersey,  married,  raised  a  family,  and 
resides  in  Lawrenceburg,  Ind. 

P2.\fELlXE,  born  May  8,  1810,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  in  Dearborn  county, 
Ind.,  to  Ezekiel  Pettigrew,  and  both  died 
in  Park  county,  leaving  seven  children. 

NANCY,  born  June  26,  1813,  in  New 
Jersey,  married  in  Indiana  to  Jacob  Daisy, 
moved  to  Arkansas,  where  he  died,  and 
she  married  again. 

JANE,  born  August  24,  1814,  in  New 
Jersey,  married  Ephraim  Lawler.  She 
died  in  Clay  county,  111.,  leaving  four 
children  near  Louisville. 

1> RUDE NCE,  \MV\\  Sept.  25,  1816,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  Wm.  Bullion,  in 
Park  county,  Ind.,  and  died  there. 


22,  1818,  in 
Indiana,  died  unmarried  in  1869,  at  the 
house  of  her  sister,  Lavina,  near  Yan- 
dalia. 

LA  VINA,  born  Nov.  30,  1820,  in 
Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  married  in  Spring- 
field, 111.,  to  Stephen  D.  Perry.  They 
have  nine  children,  and  reside  near  Shabo- 
nier,  Fayefte  county.  Of  the  second 
marriage — 

ELIZA,  born  August  4,  1825,  in  In- 
diana, died,  aged  two  years. 

JOB  ALLEN,  Jun.,  born  March  i, 
1827,  in  Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  came 
with  his  parents  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1835.  He  enlisted  August,  1862,  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  I,  130111  111.  Inf.  He  was 
under  Gen.  Banks  in  his  expedition  up 
Red  River,  was  captured  and  taken  to 
Camp  Ford,  at  Tyler,  Texas,  and  after 
six  weeks  imprisonment,  news  came  that 
they  were  to  be  exchanged,  and  the  rebel 
guards  becoming  less  vigilant,  he  escaped 
and  wandered  26  days  before  reaching  the 
Union  lines.  His  comrades  remained 
fourteen  months  in  the  rebel  prisons.  Mr. 
Beach  served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  in  August, 
1865.  He  is  unmarried,  and  resides  with 
his  mother,  eight  miles  west  of  Spring- 
field. 

MARY  A.,  born  June  25,  1829,  in  In- 
diana, raised  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried in  Knox  county,  111.,  to  Jonathan 
Cacebeer,  have  one  child,  and  reside  at 
Wilton  Junction,  Iowa. 

LUCY, born  April  29,  1831,  in  Indiana, 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  aged  sixteen 
years. 

BENJAMIN  P.,  born  May  31,  1833, 
in  Indiana,  raised  in  Sangamon  count}, 
married  in  Knox  county,  111.,  enlisted  at 
Moline,  served  three  years,  re-enlisted  as 
veteran,  served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion, 
and  was  honorably  discharged.  He  moved 
to  Springfield,  Mo.,  and  died  there,  May 
1 8,  1869,  leaving  a  widow  and  four  child- 
ren. 

SUSAN,  born  March  17,  1836,  in  San- 
gamon countv,  resides  with  her  mother. 

HARLAN  P.,  born  Nov.  20,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  Fayelte 
county,  to  Ellen  J.  Tharp.  He  served  as 
First  Sargeant  three  years  in  the  iiith 
111.  Inf.,  was  with  Sherman  in  his  march 
to  the  sea,  served  to  the  end  of  the  rebel- 
lion, was  honorably  discharged,  and  died 


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March  13,  1870,  leaving  a  widow  and  one 
child  in  Fayette  county. 

MARTIN  L.,  born  Feb.  n,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  May,  1862,  for 
three  months,  in  Co.  G.,  68th  111.  Inf.,  and 
died  of  disease,  Sept.  10,  1862,  in  Wash- 
ington City. 

FRANCIS,  born  Oct.  i,  1843,  died  in 
infancy. 

LOUISA  R.,  born  May  10,  1846,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Thomas  D. 
Barnhart,  had  one  child,  and  Mrs.  B.  died, 
Nov.  28,  1871,  in  Kansas. 

Job  A.  Beach  died  April  n,  1849,511 
Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow  resides 
eight  miles  west  of  Springfield,  with  her 
unmarried  children. 

BEARDON,  SAMUEL  L,, 
was  born  Feb.  27,  1827,  in  Christian  coun- 
ty, Ky.  His  father  moved  to  Christian 
countv,  111.,  in  1828.  His  mother  dying 
soon  after,  his  father  gave  him  to  John 
French,  a  friend  of  the  family,  who  had 
moved  to  Chatham  township,  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  He  was  brought  up  by  Mr. 
French.  Samuel  L.  Beardon  was  married 
April  10,  1852,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Susan  Gofor.  Thev  have  four  children — 

GEORGE  7\," ISAAC  N.,  SAM- 
UEL E.,  and  IRA,  and  reside  two  and 
a  half  miles  northeast  of  Auburn. 

John  French  died  in  1854,  in  Chatham 
township. 

BEAUCHAMP,  JpSHUA, 
was  born  about  1782,  in  Washington  coun- 
ty, Ky.  He  was  married  there  to  Catha- 
rine Payne.  They  had  seven  children  in 
Kentucky, and  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  arriving  in  what  is  now  Woodside 
township,  in  the  fall  of  1827,  where  two 
children  were  born.  Of  the  children — 

MARIA  R.,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried James  H.  Withrow.  See  his  name, 

The  other  children — 

HENRT  N.,  ED  WARD,  ELIZA, 
WILLIAM,  JOSEPH  and  AMAN- 
DA, ail  married,  some  died,  and  the  living 
are  in  Kansas  and  Missouri. 

Joshua  Beaucharnp  moved  to  Missouri, 
and  died  April  i,  1842,  in  the  Platt  pur- 
chase. His  widow  resides  in  Doniphan 
county,  Kansas. 

BEAM  JACOB,  was  born  about 
1762,  in  N.  J.,  and  when  he  was  a  youth, 
went  to  Lexington,  Ky.,  which  he  found 
to  be  a  very  small  village.  Rachel  Mc- 
Clure  was  born  in  Huntington  county,  Pa., 


in  1775*  and  taken  by  her  parents  to  Fay" 
ette  county,  Ky.,  when  she  was  quite 
young.  Jacob  Beam  and  Rachel  McClure 
were  married  at  Lexington,  and  had  two 
children  there.  They  moved  to  Manches- 
ter, Ohio,  where  they  had  eleven  children, 
and  from  there  to  Clarke  county,  Ind., 
where  one  child  was  born,  and  from  there 
to  what  is  now  Lincoln,  Logan  county,  111., 
arriving  the  day  before  the  election  which 
made  Andrew  Jackson  President,  in  1828. 
Finding  it  impossible  to  obtain  food  and 
shelter  for  his  family  through  the  winter, 
after  a  stay  of  two  weeks,  Mr.  Beam 
moved  to  Rochester,  Sangamon  county, 
in  the  latter  part  of  Nov.,  1828.  Of  their 
children — 

JA  MES,  born  near  Lexington,  Ky., 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Susan 
Hyner,  who  was  born  Oct.  15,  1810. 
They  had  nine  children,  all  of  whom  are 
dead,  except  RACHEL,  born  May  15, 
1831,  married  Jacob  Rape.  See  his  name. 
James  Beam  died  in  1855,  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  his  widow  died  in  1858,  at 
Mt.  Auburn,  Christian  county. 

J  OHN,  born  in  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Ellen  Williams. 
They  have  three  children,  and  reside  at 
Boscobel,  Grant  county,  Wis. 

ELIZABETH,^™  at  Manchester, 
O.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Har- 
vey Summers.  They  had  six  children. 
SIMON  P.  was  accidentally  shot  in 
Marysville,  California,  about  1860.  JOHN 
WESLEY,  was  a  member  of  a  California 
Cavalry  regiment,  and  was  killed  by  his 
horse  running  away  with  him  on  the  march 
to  the  field  of  conflict,  in  1862.  GEORGE 
W.  was  a  soldier  in  an  Illinois  regiment, 
captured  and  died  in  a  rebel  prison  in 
South  Carolina.  MARY  E.  married  a 
Baptist  minister,  and  resides  in  Iowa. 
WILLIAM  resides  near  Rockbridge, 
Green  county.  SARAH  E.,  resides  with 
her  father.  Mrs.  E.  Summers  died,  and 
Harvey  Summers  resides  in  Alton. 

MART,  born  in  Ohio,  is  unmarried, 
and  resides  with  her  brother,  Joseph 
Beam. 

DA  VID,  born  in  Manchester,  Adams 
county,  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, to  Rosanna  Ebey,  who  was  born  near 
Columbus,  Ohio.  They  had  eleven  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county,  five  of  whom 
died  young.  GEORGE  W.  went  to 
Washington  Territory  in  1854,  married 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


there  to  Sarah  Wright,  a  native  of  Mis- 
souri. They  went  over  the  plains  to- 
gether. Mr.  Beam  died  March,  1865,  on 
Vancouver's  Island,  leaving  a  widow  and 
three  children.  She  is  again  married, 
and  resides  in  San  Francisco.  JACOB 
H.,  born  April  28,  1834,  married  Jan.  19, 
1865,  to  Amanda  Cummings,  and  resides 
in  Springfield.  LOUISA  J.  married 
Emery  Raymond,  and  died  March  i 7, 1863, 
leaving  two  children.  NANCY  A.  mar- 
ried Lewis  Williams,  who  died,  and  she 
married  Geo.  W.  Dugger,  and  resides  in 
Virden.  WILLIAM  T.,  born  Sept.  22, 
1844,  married  Sept.  25,  1872,  to  Margaret 
A.  Sanders.  They  have  one  child,  COR- 
DELIA A.,  and  reside  in  Rochester  town- 
ship, near  where  his  grandfather  Beam 
settled  in  1828.  JAMES  HARVEY, 
born  July  24,  1849,  married  Oct.  23,  1873, 
to  Eliza  J.  Sanders,  and  resides  on  part  of 
the  farm  near  where  his  grandfather  set- 
tled in  1828.  It  is  in  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship. David  Beam  died  Feb.  28,  1853. 
His  widow  died  April  16,  1860.  Mr. 
Beam  acted  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  for 
many  years;  was  a  farmer  and  miller. 

SARAH,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  John  A.  Maxcy. 
They  have  two  children,  and  reside  in 
Alton. 

NANC  Y,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Jacob  Miller,  and 
both  died.  They  left  six  children  in  De- 
Witt  county. 

THOMAS,  born  at  Manchester,  O., 
and  came  to  Sangamon  county  with  his 
parents.  Some  of  his  friends  here  relate 
an  incident  in  his  life  that  illustrates  real 
life  among  the  early  settlers.  He  raised 
a  good  crop  of  corn  in  the  summer  of 
1830,  and  in  the  fall  determined  to  sell  it 
and  go  to  the  Galena  lead  mines.  After 
making  it  known  in  all  the  settlement, 
he  was  unable  to  get  an  offer  for  his  crop 
at  any  price  in  money,  but  he  traded  it  for 
a  barrel  of  whisky,  traded  that  for  a 
three  year  old  steer,  and  finally  sold  that 
for  $10.00.  He  took  a  vow  to  use  that 
for  paying  his  expenses  .out  of  the  county, 
and  never  to  live  in  it  again.  He  went  to 
the  lead  mines,  was  married  in  Wisconsin 
to  Catharine  Reed.  They  had  six  child- 
ren In  Wisconsin,  and  moved  to  California 
in  1863.  He  is  now  a  wealthy  man,  and 
resides  at  Crescent  City,  Del  Norte  coun- 
ty, California. 
—  14 


JANE  A.,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  William  Cable,  moved 
to  Wisconsin,  and  after  spending  twenty- 
four  years  there,  moved  to  Iowa,  and  died 
there  in  1872,  leaving  several  children. 

WESLE  Y,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Dec.  25,  1840,  to 
Amelia  Rape.  They  had  five  children  in 
Cotton  Hill  township;  one  died  in  infancy. 
NANCY  J.  married  W.T.  Williams;  had 
two  children,  ALBERT  L.  and  THEODORE  L. 
Mrs.  W.  died  and  they  live  with  their 
father,  who  married  and  resides  in  Cotton 
Hill  township.  MARY  A.  married 
James  M.  Sankey,  have  three  children, 
and  reside  near  Fairbanks,  Ind.  AMAN- 
DA E.  married  Wm.  Z.  Williams,  have 
one  child,  and  reside  near  Shelbourn,  Ind. 
JOHN  L.  is  unmarried,  and  resides  in 
Cotton  Hill  township.  Wesley  Beam 
died  in  1852,  in  Cotton  Hill  township,  and 
his  widow  married  Mr.  Hewlett.  See 
Rape  family  name. 

CORDELIA,  born  in  Ohio,  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Daniel  Fetters. 
They  had  four  children,  and  she  died  in 
Cotton  Hill  township. 

JOSEPH,  born  July  27,  1820,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ind.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Mary  P.  Spicer.  They  had 
two  children.  NANCY  J.  A.,  married 
Henry  Hertel,  have  one  child,  ADA  LIL- 
LIAN, and  reside  three  miles  north  of  Paw- 
nee, in  Cotton  Hill  township.  SARAH  E. 
married  Isaac  Porter,  who  was  born  Dec. 
29,  1836,  in  Monroe  county,  Ohio.  They 
moved  to  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  she  died 
there,  May  21,  1869,  one  month  after  mar- 
riage. Mr.  Porter  brought  her  remains 
back  to  the  family  cemetery  for  interment. 
He  has  since  married  Maggie  Caldwell, 
and  resides  in  Pawnee.  Mrs.  Mary  P. 
Beam  died  Oct.  16,  1850,  and  Joseph  Beam 
was  married  April  25,  1854,  to  Barbara 
Deardorff.  Thev  had  four  children. 
THOMAS  W.  and  LINDSAY  C.,  the 
eldest  and  youngest,  died  under  three 
years.  JOSEPH  L.  and  WALDO  P. 
i-esitle  with  their  parents  in  Ball  township, 
ten  miles  southeast  of  Springfield.  He 
has  acted  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  sev- 
eral years. 

Jacob  Beam  died  March  24,  1838,  and 
his  widow  died  April  21,  1851,  both 
near  where  they  settled  in  1828. 

BEDINGER,  CHRISTIAN, 
was  born  Dec.  24,  1774,  in  Bcrklev  conn- 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


ty,  Va.  Sophia  Taylor  was  born  Sept. 
24,  1776?  in  Maryland,  they  were  mar- 
ried about  1798,  in  Maryland  or  Virginia, 
and  made  their  home  in  Berkley  county 
for  a  short  time,  then  moved  to  Harrison 
eounty,  near  Cadiz,  Ohio,  where  nine 
children  were  born.  The  parents  and 
three  of  the  children  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1836,  in 
Island  Grove.  Of  all  their  children — 

PHILIP,  born  Nov.  8,  1799,  in  Ohio 
married     in     Cadiz    to    Sarah     Hartman 
raised    a   large    family,    and    resides    near 
Nova,  Ashland  county,  O. 

JOSEPH,  born  June  16,  i8oi,in  Ohio, 
married  there  to  Deborah  Metcalfe,  had 
four  children,  and  Mrs.  B.  died.  Their 
daughter  SOPHIA  came  to  Sangamon 
county  with  her  grandparents,  and  mar- 
ried James  N.  Eckler.  JENNIE  resides 
with  her  uncle,  Wm.  Bedinger.  Joseph 
Bedinger  has  not  been  heard  from  for 
many  years. 

ISAAC,  born  June  18,  1807,  married 
in  Ohio,  to  Sarah  Brown,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  and  died  near  Berlin,  in  1851, 
leaving  a  widow  and  four  children. 

GEOR GE,  born  Feb.  n,  1810,  came 
to  Sangamon  county  with  his  parents,  re- 
mained four  or  five  years,  went  to  Mis- 
souri, married  there  to  Eliza  Carver. 
Both  parents  died,  leaving  four  children 
near  Lockridge,  Jefferson  county,  Iowa. 
WILLIAM,  born  June  n,  1812,  near 
Cadiz,  Ohio,  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
the  spring  of  1837,  man~ied  Nov.  i,  1839, 
to  Martha  Carver,  and  had  three  children 
in  Sangamon  county.  ELIZA  J.,  born 
March  3,  1843,  married  in  1860  to  George 
Wolfe,  have  four  children,  and  reside  near 
German  Prairie  Station.  SARAH  E., 
born  Feb.  25,  1846,  married  in  1860  to 
John  C.  Robinson.  They  have  one  child, 
MARTHA  A.,  and  reside  half  a  mile  south 
of  Camp  Butler.  ALBERT,  born  April 
25,  1849,  resides  with  his  father.  Mrs. 
Martha  Bedingfer  died  Nov.,  18^2,  and 
Mr.  B.  was  married  Feb.  9,  1863,  to  Mrs. 
Sarah  M.  Greenslate,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Oliver.  They  reside  half  a  mile  south 
of  Camp  Butler. 

HENRY,  born  June  5,  1814,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Sophia 
Carver,  had  one  child,  and  he  died.  She 
married  Job  Dickenson. 

MARY,  born  Jan.   6,   1818,  in    Ohio, 
arried   in    Sangamon    county  to  Joseph 


Bumgardner.  They  had  six  children, 
four  of  whom  died  young.  ADDISON 
and  MATILDA  F.  reside  with  their  par- 
ents, five  miles  east  of  Springfield. 

Mrs.  Sophia  Bedinger  died  in  1840,  and 
Christian  Bedinger  died  Oct.,  1851,  both 
in  Sangamon  county. 

BELL,  ZEBULON,  was  born 
Nov.  1 8,  1799?  m  Gerrardstown,  Berkley 
county,  West  Virginia.  His  grandfather, 
James  Bell,  was  born  and  educated  in 
Scotland.  The  exact  date  of  his  coming 
to  America  is  unknown  to  his  descendents. 
.  He  landed  in  Philadelphia,  and  being  a  mill- 
wright, built  a  snuff  mill  in  that  city,  said 
to  have  been  the  first  machine  of  the  kind 
in  America.  He  went  from  Philadelphia 
to  Frederick  county,  Va.  According  to 
traditions  in  the  family,  he  must  have  been 
almost  a  Hercules  in  physical  strength. 
In  connection  with  his  business  as  a  mill- 
wright and  miller,  he  is  said  to  have  car- 
ried nine  bushels  of  wheat  up  three  flights 
of  stairs  at  a  single  load.  James  Bell  was 
married  in  Scotland  to  Ellen  Nelson. 
They  brought  two  children  with  them  to 
America,  John  and  James.  The  latter,  born 
March  18,  1770,  in  Scotland,  was  too  young 
to  remember  crossing  the  Atlantic  ocean. 
This  would  imply  that  they  came  before 
or  during  the  Revolution.  He  married 
Margaret  Fulton,  a  native  of  Chester 
county,  Penn.  She  was  of  Irish  descent. 
They  settled  in  Gerrardstown,  Berkley 
county,  West  Va.,  where  they  had  nine 
children,  three,  only,  of  whom  are  living. 
John,  born  March  23,  1798,  resides  in 
Quincy,  Logan  county,  Ohio.  Launcelot, 
born  Dec.  5,  1801,  resides  near  Taylorville, 
Christian  county,  Illinois,  and  Zebulon,  in 
age  between  the  two  latter,  is  the  one 
whose  name  heads  this  sketch. 

Zebulon  Bell  was  married  Sept.  20, 
1821,  in  Gerrardstown,  Berkley  county, 
West  Va.,  to  Rachel  Swingle,  who  was 
born  Dec.  20,  1801,  in  the  same  county. 
They  had  five  children  there,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  May  6, 
1834,  in  what  is  now  Woodside  township, 
west  of  Sugar  creek,  and  six  miles  south- 
east of  Springfield,  where  five  children 
were  born.  Of  their  ten  children- — 

BENONI,  born  July  24,  1822,  in 
Berkley  county,  West  Va.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  March  21,  1847,  *° 
Eliza  J.  Wills.  They  had  two  living 
children.  MARGARET  C.,  born  March 


SANGAMON    COUNT*. 


107 


15,  1848,  married,  Nov.  25,  1868,  to  John 
M.  Doake,  who  was  born  Oct.  3,  1844. 
They  have  three  children,  IVA,  BENONI  M. 
and  MARY  A.,  and  reside  six  and  a  half 
miles  southeast  of  Springfield.  WIL- 
LIAM S.  resides  with  his  father.  Mrs. 
Eliza  J.  Bell  died  Jan.  22,  1857,  and  Mr. 
Bell  was  married  Oct.  12,  1859,  in  Madi- 
son, Ind.,  to  Mrs.  Anna  Settle,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Taylor.  She  was  born 
Dec.  17,  1833,  m  Lancaster  county,  Penn. 
They  had  five  children,  three  died  in  in- 
fancy. CHARLES  E.  was  killed  by  the 
kick  of  a  horse,  July  31,  1873,  in  his  fifth 
year.  ADA  H.  resides  with  her  parents. 
Benoni  Bell  and  wife  reside  within  half  a 
mile  of  where  his  parents  settled  in  1834. 
It  is  six  and  a  half  miles  southeast  or 
Springfield. 

JAMBS  T.,  born  Dec.  15,  1823,  in 
Berkley  county,  West  Va.,  enlisted  in 
Sangamon  county,  Aug.  27,  1862,  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  E.,  114  111.  Inf.,  served 
his  full  term,  was  honorably  discharged, 
and  now  resides  near  Fountain,  Colorado. 

MARIA  C.,  born  June  29,  1825,  in 
Berkley  county,  Va.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  July  i,  1847,  to  John  Bell, 
who  was  born  Jan.  28,  1813,  in.  Pittsburg, 
Penn.  They  have  one  child,  RACHEL 
A.,  born  April  9,  1848,  married  John  H. 
Shoup.  See  his  name.  John  Bell  and 
wife  reside  with  their  daughter,  Mrs. 
Shoup,  in  Cotton  Hill  township. 

JOH^V  W.,  born  May  2,  1828,  in 
Berkley  county,  Va.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  Sarah  E.  Gatton.  They 
have  seven  children,  viz:  MARY  C., 
SAMUEL  L.,  JOHN  W.,  ALICE  J., 
RACHEL  E.,  EMILY  E.  and  CARY 
L.,  and  reside  near  Fountain,  Colorado. 

ZEBULON  N.,  born  April  19,  1830, 
in  West  Virginia,  brought  up  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  is  unmarried,  and  resides  in 
Christian  county,  near  Old  Rienzi,  San- 
gamon county. 

MARGARE  7^.,  born  May  31,  1834, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  Feb. 
23,  1857,  to  Andrew  Anderson,  who  was 
born  in  Garrard  county,  Ky.,  April  29, 
1832.  They  have  seven  children,  ARA- 
BEL,  AGNES  M.,  RICHARD  Y., 
ZEBULON  J.,  MARY  S.,  JAMES  and 
RACHEL,  and  reside  in  Cotton  Hill 
township. 

LAUNCELOT,\)ovn  March  17,  1837, 
in  Sangamon  county,  went  to  Pike's  Peak 


in  1860,  married  there,  March  21,  1865,  to 
Lydia  E.  Roberts,  who  was  born  in  Bour- 
bon county,  Ky.,  Dec.  26,  1846.  Of  their 
children,  MARY  M.,  CLARINDA  M., 
IVY  FORREST,  GEORGE  S.  and 
FLORA  E.  The  two  latter  died  young. 
Launcelot  Bell  and  wife  reside  near  Foun- 
tain, El  Paso  county,  Colorado. 

STEPHEN,  born  April  19,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  August  27, 
1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  E.,  i  i4th  111. 
Inf.,  was  taken  prisoner  June  10,  1864, 
at  the  battle  of  Guntown,  Miss.  He 
spent  four  months  in  Andersonville  prison 
pen,  two  weeks  at  Savannah,  Ga.,  one 
month  at  Millen,  Ga.,  and  was  exchanged 
at  Savannah,  Nov.  24,  1864.  He  rejoined 
his  regiment,  served  full  time,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  with  the  regiment. 
He  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Jan.  20,  1869,  to  Louisa  L.  Womack. 
They  have  three  children,  CORA  G., 
MAY  S.  and  JAMES  E.,  and  reside 
five  miles  south  of  Springfield. 

An  incident,  said  to  have  taken  place  in 
Andersonville  prison,  went  the  rounds  of 
the  papers  at  the  time,  but  its  truthfulness 
was  doubted.  It  had  almost  passed  from  my 
mind,  until  it  was  revived  by  Stephen 
Bell,  who  says  that  he  was  an  eye-witness 
to  the  breaking  out  of  a  spring  of  pure 
water,  und.er  circumstances  that  seemed 
almost  miraculous.  It  is  not  necessary  to 
repeat  the  description  of  the  prison,  as 
that  has  been  so  often  done.  It  is  well 
known  that  inside  the  stockade  there  was 
a  line,  sometimes  imaginary,  called  the 
"dead-line."  If  a  prisoner  crossed  that 
line  approaching  the  stockade,  he  was 
almost  sure  to  be  shot  dead.  A  stream  of 
water  ran  through  the  stockade  from  north 
to  south.  All  the  offal  and  filth  from  the 
camp  of  the  rebel  guards  entered  the 
stream  above  the  stockade,  and  that  was 
the  only  supply  of  water  for  the  prisoners. 
About  i oo  yards  east  of  and  on  ground  15 
or  20  feet  above  that  dirty  slough,  and  four 
or  five  feet  inside  the  dead-line,  or  between 
that  and  the  stockade,  a  stream  of  water 
spouted  up  ten  or  fifteen  feet,  where  there 
was  not  the  least  appearance  of  water  be- 
fore. Troughs  were  put  up,  and  it  was 
conducted  inside  the  prison  bounds.  It 
took  place  about  two  o'clock  in  the  after- 
noon, on  a  bright  day  in  August,  1864. 
There  had  been  a  heavy  rain  the  day  be- 
fore, ttccompanied  by  a  terrific  thunder- 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


storm.  The  torrents  of  water  broke 
down  the  stockade  where  it  crossed  the 
slough.  The  opening  was  so  wide  that 
the  rebel  authorities  feared  the  prisoners 
would  attempt  to  escape.  They  caused 
cannon  to  be  fired  and  their  soldiers  to 
shout  and  halloo,  and  make  all  the  noise 
they  could,  and  in  every  way  present  as 
great  an  appearance  of  force  as  possible. 
No  effort  was  made  to  escape,  the  breach 
was  mended,  the  waters  subsided,  the 
clouds  passed  away,  and  it  was  the  next 
day,  when  all  was  bright  and  clear,  that 
the  stream  of  pure  water  spouted  up  from 
the  earth.  Stephen  Bell  says  he  was  as 
near  it  at  the  time  as  any  other  person. 
He  thinks  that  of  the  28,000  prisoners  con- 
fined there  at  the  time,  the  larger  portion 
of  them  regarded  it  as  a  direct  interposi- 
tion of  Providence  in  their  behalf.  Each 
one  had  his  own  way  of  expressing  his 
feelings,  some  of  them  neither  refined  nor 
reverential,  but  none  the  less  heart-felt  and 
sincere. 

James  H.  Pulliam  and  Benj.  F.  Fletcher, 
whose  histories  may  be  found  in  this  book, 
were  in  the  prison  at  the  time,  and  testify 
to  the  truthfulness  of  the  above  statement. 
Mr.  Samuel  Lewis,  of  Auburn,  was  not 
there  at  the  time,  but  saw  the  spring  after- 
wards. 

MART  L.,  born  March  30,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Samuel  Rea- 
ton.  They  have  three  children,  IDA, 
JAMES  E.  and  FRANK,  and  reside 
near  Fountain,  Colorado. 

ARTHALINDA,  bom  Sept.  2,  1844, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  7,  1859, 
to  Alexander  Shoup.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Rachel  Bell  died  Dec.  15,  1852, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  Zebulon  Bell 
moved  west  in  1859,  and  resides  with  his 
children,  near  Fountain,  El  Paso  county, 
Colorado. 

BELL,,  ROBERT,  was  born 
March  8,  1795,  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky. 
His  father  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  had 
but  four  children,  Robert,  and  three  sisters. 
After  his  sisters  were  married,  he  had  no 
knowledge  of  any  relative  in  America, 
bearing  his  family  name.  He  was  a  sol- 
dier from  "Bourbon  county  in  the  war  of 
1812.  Robert  Bell  and  Susannah  Baker 
were  married  Feb.  12,  1818,  in  that  coun- 
ty, and  moved  to  Nicholas  county,  and 
from  there  they  moved  with  their  three 
children  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriv- 


ing in  the  fall  of  1830,  and  settled  four 
miles  south  of  the  present  town  of  Roch- 
ester, where  they  had  six  children.  Of 
their  nine  children — 

ISAAC  B.,  born  June  25,  1820,  near 
Carlisle,  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  March  28,  1840,  to 
Susan  Stokes.  They  had  six  daughters 
in  Sangamon  county.  CAROLINE  M., 
born  April  18,  1842,  married  March  29, 
1868,  to  Lawson  H.  Smith,  who  was 
born  Feb.  20,  1831,  in  Carlisle,  Ky.  They 
have  three  children,  CORDELIA  A.,  \VM. 
RILEY  and  ANNA  BELLE,  and  reside  three 
miles  southeast  of  Rochester.  LOUISA 
J.  resides  with  her  parents.  MARGA- 
RET A.,  born  Sept.  30,  1846,  married 
Jonathan  G.  Crouch.  See  his  name. 
MARY  E.,  EMILY  T.  and  DEBORAH 
S.  reside  with  their  parents,  one  and  a 
quarter  miles  west  of  Clarkesville. 

JAAfES  H.,  born  Nov.  30,  1822,  in 
Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  May  7,  1843,  to  Milla  Dot- 
son,  who  was  born  Nov.,  1822,  in  Loudon 
county,  Va.  They  had  four  children. 
JOHN  W.,  the  second  child,  died  under 
two  years.  ELIZA  A.,  born  Feb.  25, 
1844,  married  Sept.  4,  1864,  to  Benj.  C. 
Gray,  who  was  born  August  12,  1832, 
near  Hopkinsville,  Ky.  Mr.  Gray  has  one 
child,  CHARLES  Y.,  by  a  former  marriage. 
Mrs.  Gray  died  Dec.,  1874,  and  B.  C. 
Gray  resides  near  Clarkesville.  HIRAM 
F.,  born  Dec.  17,  1852,  resides  in  Califor- 
nia. JAMES  M.,  born  August  6,  1836, 
lives  with  his  father.  Mrs.  Milla  Bell  died 
March  16,  1870,  and  James  H.  Bell  resides 
in  Springfield. 

MART  y.,  born  June  6,  1828,  in 
Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  August  31,  1847,  to  John  S. 
Dickerson,  who  was  born  April  2,  1824, 
in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  and  came  to  San- 
gamon county  in  1851.  They  have  six 
children.  JAMES  H.,  born  June  24, 
1848,  in  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  raised  in 
Sangamon  county,  graduated  at  the  Eclec- 
tic Medical  College  of  Philadelphia,  and 
is  a  practicing  physician  near  Taylorville. 
Dr.  Dickerson  was  married  in  1875  to 
Miss  Humphreys.  See  Humphreys'  fatu- 
ity sketch.  ISAAC  S.,  born  August  28, 
1850,  in  Daviess  county,  Ind.,  married 
March  11,1873,111  Sangamon  county,  to 
Mary  E.  Bomhoff,  who  was  born  Sept. 
20,  1848,  in  Sangamon  county.  They 


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have  one  child,  SINAI,  and  reside  one  mile 
west  of  Clarksville.  ROBERT  P.,  born 
Dec.  4,  1852,  SARAH  E.,  born  Nov.  14, 
1854,  MARY  S.,  born  Nov.  2,  1856,  and 
ALMARINDA,  born  Jan.  29,  1859,  the 
four  latter  in  Sangamon  county,  reside 
with  their  parents,  one  and  a  quarter  miles 
west  of  Clarksville. 

PHCEBE  E.,  born  Nov.  i,  1830,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  March,  1849,  to 
John  Johnson.  See  his  name. 

ALMARINDA,  born  Sept.  25,  1832, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  March  28, 
1 850,  to  James  S.  Galloway,  who  was  born 
May  7,  1819,  in  Bath  county,  Ky.  They 
had  four  children,  two  of  whom  died 
young.  WILLIAM  N.  resides  near 
Taylorville,  and  LIZZIE  A.  resides  in 
Cotton  Hill  township.  J.  S.  Galloway 
died  Sept.  14,  1861,  and  his  widow  mar- 
ried, Nov.  7,  1865,  to  Benj.  L.  Auxier, 
and  resides  four  miles  south  of  Rochester. 

SQUIRE  J.,  born  August  10,  1834, 
died  July  17,  1847. 

PRESTON  B.,  born  Feb.  26,  1837, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married,  August  9, 
1863,  to  Mary  Bond,  and  resides  in  Roch- 
ester township. 

AUSTIN,  born  Feb.  13,  1839,  was 
killed  by  the  kick  of  a  horse,  March  10, 
1850.  , 

MEL  VIN,  born  Feb.  9,  1843,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married,  Oct.  12,  1865,  to 
Rachel  Martin,  have  two  children,  WIL- 
LIAM J.  and  ALICE,  and  reside  at  the 
Bell  family  homestead.  He  is  a  cripple 
for  life,  caused  by  a  runaway  team. 

Robert  Bell  died  June  25,  1872,  near 
IHiopolis,  from  injuries  caused  by  a  runa- 
way team  four  days  previous.  Mrs.  Sus- 
annah Bell  was  made  a  cripple  for  life  by 
the  same  accident.  They  Jiad  lived  more 
than  54  years  as  man  and  wife.  She  re- 
sides on  the  farm  where  they  settled  in 
1830,  four  miles  south  of  Rochester. 

BELL,  BAILEY,  was  born  Nov. 
2,  1776,  in  Fauquier  county,  Va.,  and  was 
there  married  to  Nancy  Foxworthy,  who 
was  born  April  3,  1785.  They  had  three 
children,  and  moved  to  Clarke  county, 
Ky.,  in  1818,  where  two  children  were 
born,  and  thence  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  Nov.,  1834,  at  Buffalo  Hart 
Grove.  Of  their  five  children — 

BAILEY  F.,  born  Dec.  30,  1807,  in 
Fauquier  county,  Va.,  was  married  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  Nov.  27,  1827,  to 


Mahala  Burns.  They  had  one  child  in 
Kentucky,  and  the  family  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1831,  in  Buffalo  Hart  Grove,  where  they 
had  six  children,  and  reside  near  Knox- 
ville,  Marion  county,  Iowa. 

ARIE,\)om  Oct.  n,  i8n,in  Fauquier 
county,  Va.,  was  married  in  Clarke  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  Sept.,  1834,  to  Thomas  McGowan. 
They  had  five  children,  and  reside  near 
Buffalo  Hart  station. 

JAMES,  born  Sept.  13,  1814,  in  Vir- 
ginia, was  married  in  Logan  county,  111., 
to  Nancy  Brown.  They  have  seven 
children,  and  reside  in  Rosemont,  Jasper 
county,  Iowa. 

BENJAMIN,  born  May  1 6,  1818,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Sept.  26,  1840,  to  Amanda 
Starr.  They  had  six  children.  MARY 
E.,  born  April  9,  1843,  married  Hugh 
McGorey,  and  died  Oct.  14,  1865.  EMI- 
LY, born  Dec.  7,  1845,  died  Sept.  n, 
1862.  THOMAS  J.,  born  Sept.  28,  1848, 
died  in  his  third  year.  WILLIAM,  born 
Nov.  29,  1851,  BENJAMIN,  Jun.,  born 
March  29,  1856,  and  FLORENCE,  born 
August  20,  1860,  reside  with  their  parents, 
in  Logan  county,  three  miles  east  of  Buf- 
falo Hart  station. 

THOMAS  J.,  born  June  1 8,  1821,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Illi- 
nois to  Ann  Allen.  They  have  six  child- 
ren, CHARLES,  ALBERT,  CLARA, 
EMMA,  ARTHUR,  died  in  his  tenth 
year,  and  LESLIE.  Thomas  J.  Bell  and 
family  reside  at  Cornland,  111. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Bell  died  August  6,  1843, 
in  Logan  county,  and  Bailey  Bell  died 
Feb.  6,  1846,  in  Sangamon  county,  at 
Buffalo  Hart  Grove. 

BENHAM,  JOHN  T.,  born 
August  21,  1789,  in  Cheshire,  New  Haven 
county,  Conn.  In  1805  or  1806  his  par- 
ents moved  to  Ferrisburg,  Addison  coun- 
ty, Vt.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of 
1812,  and  was  in  the  battle  at  Vergennes, 
early  in  1814.  John  T.  Benham  was  mar- 
ried Jan.,  1818,  at  Ferrisburg,  to  Catharine 
Porter.  They  had  six  children ;  two  died 
in  Vermont.  Mr.  Benham  moved  with 
his  family  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in 
wagons,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1830.  He 
entered  land,  and  settled  two  and  a  half 
miles  northeast  of  Rochester,  where  seven 
children  were  born.  All  except  five  died 
unmarried.  Of  those  five — 


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POLLT  A.,  born  Jan.  15,  1819,  in 
Vermont,  married  Jonathan  S.  Rogers, 
and  she  died  in  Sangamon  county. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Oct.  10,  1824,  in 
Vermont,  married  Mrs.  Melissa  E.  Porter, 
and  resides  in  Pontiac,  111. 

CATHARINE,  born  July  23,  1826, 
in  Vermont,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Oct.  3,  1843,  to  John  Robinson.  They 
had  four  children ;  three  died  young. 
JOHN,  Jun.,  accidentally  shot  and  killed 
himself.  John  Robinson  went  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1849,  and  was  never  heard  of 
after  1851.  His  widow  married  Amos  C. 
Derry.  They  have  two  children,  and  re- 
side in  Illiopolis. 

HENRY  W.,  born  Oct.  30,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  A-lmena  Staf- 
ford. She  died,  and  he  married  Mrs. 
Frances  Austin,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Wood,  and  resides  in  Charlotte,  111. 

NOAH  P.,  born  April  14,  1836,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  March  9, 
1861,  to  Elizabeth  Stevens,  who  was  born 
Feb.  4,  1847,  near  Sandusky,  Ohio.  They 
have  four  children,  MARY  C.,  ERMIN- 
NIE  W.,  GERTRUDE  J.  and  JOHN 
O.,  and  reside  two  and  a  half  miles  east  of 
Rochester. 

Mrs.  Catharine  Benham  died  June,  1852, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  Mr.  Benham 
was  married  Sept.  7,  18^2,  to  Mrs.  Mary 
Rakestraw,  formerly  Mrs.  Seavers,  and 
whose  maiden  name  was  Wallin.  She 
was  born  July  n,  1816,  in  Columbiana 
county,  Ohio,  and  came  to  Illinois  in  1837. 
Mr.  Benham  was  in  the  Black  Hawk  war. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  B.  reside  two  and  a  half 
miles  northeast  of  Rochester. 

BENNETT,  WILLIAM  A,, 
was  born  Nov.  5,  1803,  near  Shepherds- 
town,  Va.  His  father,  Van  Bennett,  died 
in  Virginia,  and  his  two  sons,  William  A. 
and  Thomas  L.,  with  their  three  sisters, 
Luranah  M.,  Ann  Elizabeth  and  Mary, 
with  their  widowed  mother,  Mrs.  Phoebe 
Bennett,  all  left  Virginia,  Oct.  2,  1833,  for 
Illinois,  arriving  at  Paris  on  the  second  of 
November.  The  two  brothers  came  on 
to  Springfield,  bought  land  three  miles 
east  of  the  city,  and  returned  to  Paris  just 
in  time  to  be  present  at  their  mother's 
death,  Dec.  12,  1833.  The  two  brothers 
and  three  sisters  moved  to  their  farms  in 
Sangamon  county  in  March,  1834.  The 
youngest  sister,  Mary,  who  was  born 
Nov.  12,  1815,  in  Virginia,  died  April  17, 


1834,  near  Springfield.  William  A.  Ben- 
nett was  married  August  19,  1843,  in 
Morgan  county,  to  Sarah  A.  Stevenson. 
She  was  born  Oct.  2,  1819,  in  Scott  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  and  was  taken  bv  her  parents  in 
1829,  to  that  part  of  Morgan  county  which 
is  now  Cass  county.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ben- 
nett had  three  children,  namely — 

MARY  E.,  born  March  i,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  May  26,  1869, 
to  Charles  F.  Mills,  who  was  born  May 
29,  1843,  at  Montrose,  Pa.  They  have 
two  children,  MINNIE  and  WILLIAM 
HENRY,  and  reside  with  Mrs.  Mills' 
parents,  three  miles  east  of  Springfield. 
Charles  F.  Mills  was  attending  Shurtleff 
College,  at  Alton,  111.,  when  the  rebellion 
commenced.  He  enlisted  August,  1862, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  C.,  H4th  111.  Inf. 
He  was  soon  after  appointed  by  President 
Lincoln,  hospital  steward  at  Camp  Butler, 
and  remained  there  nearly  three  years, 
when,  at  his  own  request,  in  the  fall  of 
1864,  he  was  ordered  to  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Being  in  the  regular  service,  his  term  did 
not  expire  with  the  suppression  of  the  re- 
bellion, but  he  continued  until  the  fall  of 
1866,  when  he  resigned,  and  was  mustered 
out  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

WILLIAM  A.,  Jun.,  and 

CHARLES  S.  died  in  infancy, 

William  A.  Bennett  and  his  wife  reside 
on  the  farm  where  he  settled  in  1834, 
three  miles  east  of  Springfield. 

BENNETT,  LURANAH 
M.,  born  March  7,  1807,  in  Jefferson 
county,  Va.,  came  with  her  brothers  and 
sisters  to  Sangamon  county,  in  1834,  re- 
mained several  years,  and  returned  on  a 
visit,  in  1842,  to  her  native  place,  where 
she  was  married  to  Rev.  Thomas  P.  W. 
Magruder,  "of  fche  Presbyterian  church, 
who  moved  with  his  family  to  Illinois  in 
the  spring  of  1844.  They  have  three 
children — 

ALFRED  W.,  resides  at  Central  City, 
Colorado  Territory. 

CHARLES  V.  resides  with  his  par- 
ents. 

LIZZIE  C.  married  Samuel  S.  Smith. 
They  have  two  children,  a  son  and  a 
daughter,  and  reside  near  Rushville,  111. 

Rev.  Thomas  P.  W.  Magruder  and 
wife  reside  near  Rushville,  Schuyler  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

"BENNETT,  THOMAS   L., 

was  born  July  6,  1809,  in  Jefferson  county, 


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i  ii 


Va. — For  family  history,  see  the  sketch  of 
his  brother,  William  A. — Thomas  L.  Ben- 
nett arrived  in  Sangamon  county  first  in 
the  fall  of  1833.  He  was  married  Nov.  6, 
1842,  at  Jubilee  College,  Robins'  Nest, 
Peoria  county,  111.,  to  Jeanetta  S.  Ingra- 
ham,  a  native  of  New  York  City.  They 
had  four  children  in  Sangamon  county — 

AGNES,  the  youngest,  died  at  ten 
years  of  age. 

HENRT,  V.  S.,  visited  Greenwood 
county,  Kansas,  in  the  autumn  of  1868, 
where  his  father  and  family  joined  him  in 
the  spring  of  1869. 

SUSAN  C.  and 

SOPHIA  went  with  their  parents. 
The  latter  was  married  Oct.  12,  1871, 
in  Kansas,  to  Alexander  F.  Crowe. 
They  have  one  child,  THOMAS  B.,  and 
reside  in  Kansas,  also. 

Thomas  L.  Bennett  and  family  reside 
near  Line  Postoffice,  Lyon  county,  Kan- 
sas. 

BENNETT,  ANN  F.,  born 
Dec.  10,  1813,  in  Jefferson  county,  Va., 
came  to  Sangamon  county  with  her  bro- 
thers and  sisters,  in  1834,  was  married  in 
the  Episcopal  church,  at  Jacksonville,  111., 
to  Samuel  H.  Treat,  now  Judge  of  the 
United  States  District  Court,  and  resides 
in  Springfield. 

BENNETT.,  REV.  WM.  T., 
was  born  Nov.  30,  1805,  in  or  near  Shep- 
herdstown,  Jefferson  county,  Va.  He 
united  with  the  M.  E.  church  in  Shepherds- 
town,  in  1828,  was  soon  after  licensed  to 
exhort,  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  com- 
pany with  his  brother,  Van  S.  Bennett,  in 
Dec.,  1834.  He  was  married  June  6, 
1836,  in  Ottawa,  111.,  to  Rebecca  J.  Rob- 
erts, who  was  born  Oct.  5,  1811,  in  Vir- 
ginia. When  she  was  an  infant  her  father 
liberated  his  slaves  and  moved  to  Wash- 
ington county,  Pa.  She  came  with  the 
family  of  her  uncle,  Dr.  James  Roberts, 
to  Jacksonville,  111.,  in  1833,  and  from 
there  to  Ottawa  in  1834.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Bennett  made  their  home  in  Springfield. 
He  was  licensed  as  a  local  preacher,  and 
in  1849  was  appointed  to  take  charge  of 
the  M.  E.  church  in  Springfield,  to  fill  a 
vacancy.  In  1850  he  entered  the  travel- 
ing connection.  They  had  seven  children, 
all  born  in  Sangamon  county,  namely — 

ED  WARD  If'.,  born  August  5,  1837, 
in  Springfield,  enlisted  at  Danville,  in 
April,  1 86 1,  on  the  first  call  for  75,000 


men,  in  Co.  E.,  I2th  111.  Inf.,  and  served 
nearly  six  months.  He  enlisted  June  24, 
1862,  at  Mechanicsburg,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  A.,  73d  111.  Inf.;  was  commissioned  as 
ist  Lieutenant.  After  the  battle  of  Stone's 
river  he  was  transferred,  Jan.  8,  1863,  and 
promoted  to  Capt.  of  Co.  F,  same  regi- 
ment. He  served  as  such  to  the  end  of 
the  rebellion,  and  was  mustered  out  with 
the  regiment  at  Springfield,  June  15,  1865. 
He  was  married  at  Mechanicsburg,  Dec. 
23,  1869,  to  Harriet  N.  Fullinwider.  They 
have  two  children,  ANNA  N.  and 
JACOB  H.,  and  reside  near  Mechanics- 
burg. 

EMMA  R.,  born  Dec.  18,  1838,  in 
Springfield,  married  August  14,  1861,  to 
Stephen  A.  Short,  who  was  born  Oct.  7, 
1836,  in  Pickaway  county,  Ohio.  He  en- 
listed a  few  days  before  his  marriage,  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  A,  73d  111.  Inf.;  was 
appointed  Sergeant,  and  was  wounded 
July  20,  1864,  at  the  battle  of  Peach  Tree 
Creek,  Ga.,  which  terminated  in  the  am- 
putation of  his  right  leg,  above  the  knee. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Short  have  two  children, 
LULU  and  EDITH  L.,  and  reside  in 
Mechanicsburg. 

ANN  T.,  born  Dec.  1 6,  -1841,  died  in 
her  second  year. 

ANNA  L.,  born  Nov.  13,  1842,  in 
Springfield,  died  suddenly,  Oct.  28,  1866, 
in  Mechanicsburg. 

JOHN  A.,  born  Dec.  28,  1844,  in 
Springfield,  enlisted  Dec.,  1863,  in  Co.  F, 
73d  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years.  He  was 
killed  June  24,  1864,  at  Kennesaw  moun- 
tain, Ga.,  by  a  stray  shot,  while  sitting  in 
his  tent  writing  a  letter.  His  remains 
were  brought  home  in  1866,  and  interred 
at  Mechanicsburg. 

JULIA  A.  died  Feb.  5,  1849,  in  her 
second  year. 

REBIE  H.,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, June  30,  1850,  resides  with  her  parents. 

Rev.  Wm.  T.  Bennett  continued  in  the 
effective  work  of  the  ministry  until  1867, 
when  he  assumed  the  superannuated  re- 
lation to  111.  Conf.,  and  in  1871  was  super- 
annuated, and  now  resides  in  Mechanics- 
burg. 

Edward  Bennett,  the  father  of  Rev. 
Wm.  T.  Bennett,  liberated  his  slaves  and 
sold  his  land,  with  the  intention  of  mov- 
ing west,  but  died  in  Virginia  in  1833. 
Edward  was  brother  to  Van  S.,  who  was 
the  father  of  Win.  A.  Bennett.  See  his 


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name.  It  will  thus  be  seen  that  Rev. 
Wm.  T.  Bennett  and  Mr.  Win.  A.  Ben- 
nett are  cousins. 

BENNETT,  VAN  S.,  was  born 
Dec.  9,  1802,  near  Shepherdstown,  Va., 
came  to  Springfield  in  1834,  with  his  bro- 
ther, Rev.  Wm.  T.  He  never  married, 
and  died  in  Sangamon  county,  Aug.,  1873. 

BENNETT,  MARGARET 
E.,  sister  to  Rev.  Wm.  T.  Bennett,  was 
born  Dec.  24,  1800,  near  Sheperdstown, 
Va.,  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  1836,  re- 
mained five  years,  returned  to  Virginia, 
and  came  back  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1841.  She  never  married,  and  resides 
with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Kalb. 

BENNETT,  ELIZA,  (sister  of 
Rev.  Wm.  T.  Bennett,)  was  born  Dec.  27, 
1810,  near  Hagerstown,  Md.  Her  par- 
ents moved,  when  she  was  five  years  old, 
to  Shepherdstown,  Va.,  where  they  had 
previously  resided.  She  was  there  mar- 
ried, May  20,  1832,  to  George  W.  Shutt. 
They  had  one  child  born  in  Shepherds- 
town,  and  Mr.  Shutt  died  there  in  1835. 
Mrs.  Shutt,  with  her  child,  moved  to 
Springfield,  111.,  arriving  in  May,  1836. 
After  a  residence  of  five  years  in  Spring- 
field, she  returned  to  Shepherdstown,  Va., 
and  was  there  married,  Jan.  17,  1841,  to 
Daniel  G.  Kalb,  who  was  born  Dec.  4, 
1815,  in  Frederick  City,  Md.  They  had 
two  children  in  Shepherdstown,  and 
moved  to  Washington  count}-,  Md.,  where 
they  had  one  child;  thence  to  Loudon 
county,  Va.,  where  they  had  one  child, 
and  from  there  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriv- 
ing in  October,  1849,  where  one  child  was 
born,  and  in  1856  moved  to  Round  Prairie, 
four  miles  east  by  south  of  Springfield. 
Of  her  children  by  her  first  marriage — 

GEORGETTA,  born  July  18,  1835, 
in  Shepherdstown,  Va.,  was  married  Jan. 
i,  1853,  in  Springfield,  111.,  to  Philip  L. 
Shutt,  who  was  born  Nov.  18,  1829,  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.  They  had  eleven 
children,  five  of  whom  died  young.  The 
other  six,  FRANKLIN,  MAGGIE, 
CHARLES,  PAUL,  HARRY  and 
LAURA,  reside  with  their  parents  in 
Paris,  Edgar  county,  111. 

Children  of  her  second  marriage— 

MARTABNER,\>oi-n  Dec.  12,1841, 
in  Shepherdstown,  Va.,  resides  with  her 
parents. 

ETHELBERT,  born  Sept.  18,  1843, 
in  Shepherdstown,  Va.,  brought  up  in 


Sangamon  county,  and  enlisted  at  Spring- 
field, August  20,  1 86 1,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  B.,  33d  111.  Inf.  He  served  more  than 
his  full  time,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged, Oct.  u,  1864.  He  is  now  in 
business  in  St.  Louis. 

WILLJAM  E.  B.,  born  August  2, 
1846,  in  Washington  county,  Md.,  brought 
up  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  enlisted  at 
Springfield,  March  26,  1864,  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  G.,  H4th  111.  Vol.  Inf.,  and 
was  killed  in  battle  of  Guntown,  Miss., 
June  10,  1864. 

GEO.  BROOK,  born  Dec.  4,  1848,  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  is  a  dealer  in  musical 
instruments  in  Springfield. 

JULIA  M.,  born  Nov.  16,  1854,  in 
Springfield,  died  June  10,  1859. 

Daniel  G.  Kalb  and  wife  reside  at  Wil- 
low Dale,  one  mile  northeast  of  Sanga- 
mon Station.  Mr.  Kalb  was  a  local 
preacher  in  the  M.  E.  church  from  Feb. 
6,  1847,  until  1864.  His  license  was  signed 
at  eight  annual  renewals  by  Rev.  Peter 
Cartwright,  but  when  it  expired  in  1864, 
he  declined  to  have  it  renewed.  He  was 
engaged  in  teaching  from  1837  to  1854. 
Mr.  Kalb  enlisted  August  n,  1862,  in  Co. 
G.,  ii4th  111.  Vol.  Inf.,  for  three  years. 
Finding  it  quite  oppressive  to  march  with 
his  knapsack  and  haversack,  he  obtained 
a  wheelbarrow,  and  not  meeting  with  op- 
position from  officers,  ran  it  hundreds  of 
miles,  and  often  carried  the  baggage  of 
sick  and  disabled  comrades.  He  has  the 
wheelbarrow  yet,  and  it  will  doubtless  be 
handed  down  as  a  memorial  of  the  war  to 
suppress  the  rebellion,  and  the  part  he 
acted  in  it. 

BENNETT,  JOHN  A.,  (bro- 
ther to  Rev.  Wm.  T.  Bennett,)  was  born 
near  Shepherdstown,  Va.,  came  to  Spring- 
field in  1835,  with  George  R.  Weber,  and 
died  Dec.  23,  1841. 

BENNINGTON,  JAS.  M., 
was  born  May  20,  1826,  in  Owen  county, 
Ind.  His  father  died  in  1838,  and  in  his 
1 3th  year,  he  came  to  Sangamon  county 
with  his  half  brother,  John  Hartsock. 
They  arrived  Feb.  22,  1839,  in  what  is 
now  Ball  township.  James  M.  Benning- 
ton  was  married  Sept.  30,  1869,  to  Mrs. 
Nancy  Nuckolls,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Drennan.  They  have  one  son,  JOHN, 
and  reside  four  miles  west  of  Pawnee. 

John  Hartsock,  half  brother  to  Mr. 
Bennington,  married  Susan  demons,  who 


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died,  and  he  married  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Pul- 
liam,  whose  maiden  name  was  Levi.  They 
reside  in  Christian  county. 

Two  brothers  of  Mr.  Bennington,  Sam- 
uel and  Harrison,  came  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty with  their  mother  in  1841,  and  were 
consequently  too  late  to  be  included  as 
early  settlers. 

B  E  E  RS,  PHI  LO,  was  born  July 
1 6,  1793,  in  Woodbury,  Conn.  When  he 
was  about  fifteen  years  old  he  was  put 
to  live  with  an  elder  brother,  probably 
on  account  of  the  death  of  his  parents. 
They  could  not  agree,  and  he  ran 
away,  and  was  gone  twelve  or  thirteen 
years,  without  his  relatives  hearing  from 
him.  During  his  ramblings  he  become 
acquainted  with  Doctor  Joseph  Bennett 
Stillman,  who  introduced  him  to  his 
mother  and  sisters,  at  Morganfield,  Ky. 
Mr.  Beers  always  said  that  he  made 
up  his  mind,  on  their  first  acquaintance,  to 
have  Miss  Martha  Stillman  for  a  wife. 
The  Stillman  family  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  and  Mr.  Beers  went  to  Car- 
lyle,  Clinton  county,  same  State.  He  was 
first  elected  a  justice  of  the  peace,  and 
after  serving  for  a  time,  was  elected  to 
represent  Clinton  county  in  the  Legisla- 
ture of  Illinois,  when  it  assembled  in  Van- 
dalia.  While  residing  at  Carlyle  he  was 
married  in  what  is  now  Williams  town- 
ship, Sangamon  county,  on  the  farm  of 
John  Poorman.  In  response  to  a  letter  of 
inquiry,  the  author  of  this  book  received 
from  the  clerk  of  Madison  county,  111.,  a 
reply,  dated  April  29,  1874,  in  which  it  is 
stated  that  a  license  was  issued  at  Ed- 
wardsville,  Oct.  27,  1820,  for  the  marriage 
of  Philo  Beers  and  Martha  Stillman;  that 
it  was  returned,  endorsed  by  Elder 
Stephen  England,  with  the  statement  that 
he  had  solemnized  the  marriage  Nov.  2, 
1820.  The  clerk  also  stated  that  it  was 
the  279th  license  issued  from  that  office. 
They  are  believed  to  have  been  the  first 
couple  ever  married  north  of  the  .Sanga- 
mon river  in  the  State  of  Illinois;  certainly 
the  first  in  what  is  now  Sangamon  county. 
The  first  marriage  under  a  license  from 
Sangamon  county  was  between  Wm. 
Moss  and  Margaret  Sims,  April  20,  1821. 
Mr.  Beers  took  his  bride  to  Carlyle,  where 
they  had  two  children.  They  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  and  settled  three  miles 
southwest  of  Williamsville,  where  one 
child  was  born.  Of  their  three  children — 


JOSEPH  B.,  born  and  died  at  Car- 
lyle in  infancy. 

HENRY  CLAT,  born  in  1824,  at 
Carlyle.  Philo  Beers  was  the  only  man 
living  in  Carlyle  who  voted  for  Henry 
Clay  for  President  of  the  United  States 
that  year,  and  the  citizens  insisted  that  the 
babe  should  be  named  for  his  father's  can- 
didate. Henry  Clay  Beers  was  married 
in  1848,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Adelaide 
C.  McNabb.  They  had  one  child,  WM. 
PHILO,  who  died,  aged  two  years.  H.  C. 
Beers  died  in  1851,  in  Springfield.  His 
widow  married  Adolphus  Rogers,  and 
resides  near  Cincinnati.  He  is  a  merchant 
there. 

CAROLINE  M.,  born  Feb.  20,  1827, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  in  Spring- 
field, May  13,  1847,  to  Elder  Andrew  J. 
Kane.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Martha  Beers  died  in  1845,  an(^ 
Philo  Beers  died  March,  1858,  both  in 
Springfield.  Mr.  Beers  moved  into  Spring- 
field and  built  a  brick  dwelling  house  at 
the  northwest  corner  of  Madison  and 
Fifth  streets,  about  1830.  It  was  among 
the  first,  if  not  the  first,  brick  dwelling 
erected  in  Springfield. 

BEERUP,  ANDREW,  born 
Dec.  12,  1812,  in  Canandagua  county,  N. 
Y.,  and  raised  in  Canada,  came  to  Spring- 
field, 111.,  in  1837  or  '8.  He  was  married 
July  2,  1840,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Mary 
A.  Maltby,  who  was  born  Nov.  27,  1819. 
They  had  nine  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  five  of  whom  died  young.  Of 
the  other  four — 

CHARLES  A.,  born  April  27,  1841, 
married  Jan.  14,  1864,  to  Mary  Babcock, 
who  was  born  Jan.  22,  1844,  in  Musking- 
um  county,  Ohio.  They  have  three 
children,  John  R.,  ALICE  J.  and  LEE 
C.,  and  reside  six  miles  west  of  Spring- 
field. 

THOMAS  A.,  born  June  27,  1843, 

GEORGE  E., born  Oct.  10,  1854, and 

WILLIA  I/  //.,  born  June  10,  1858, 
all  reside  with  their  brother,  Charles  A. 

Andrew  Beerup  died  Nov.  26,  1872,  and 
his  widow  died  Sept.  27,  1873,  both  in 
Gardner  township. 

•  BEERUP,  THOMAS,  brother 
of  Margaret,  Andrew  and  William,  was 
born  Sept.  17,  1819,  in  Canandagua  coun- 
ty, N.  Y.  Came  to  Springfield  June  3, 
1840,  and  witnessed  a  grand  log  cabin 
demonstration  of  the  political  campaign  of 


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that  year  to  elect  a  President  of  the  United 
States,  as  his  introduction  to  the  city. 
He  was  married  July  26,  1843,  to  Sinai  A. 
Neale.  They  had  seven  children  born  in 
Sangamon  county,  namely — 

THOMAS  N.,  born  Oct.  12,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1862, 
in  Co.  B,  114  111.  Inf.,  at  Springfield.  He 
was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Jackson, 
Miss.,  May  14,  1863.  A  rebel  musket 
ball  broke  his  arm  (being  the  first  man  in 
the  regiment  to  receive  a  wound).  He 
was  captured  in  hospital  two  days  later, 
paroled  at  Richmond,  Va.,  a  month  later, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  at  St.  Louis, 
Nov.  17,  1863.  He  now  draws  a  pension, 
and  resides  with  his  parents. 

HALL  IE  E.,  born  April  15,  1846,  in 
New  Castle,  Henry  county,  Ky.,  married 
Nov.  30,  1865,  to  Edward  B.  Winslow. 
They  have  two  children,  BDWIN  M. 
and  PRESTON  A., 'and  reside  in  Girard, 
III. 

GEO.  N.,  born  June  20,  1848,  in  New 
Castle,  Henry  county,  Ky.,  died  Sept.  15, 
1850. 

PRESTON  J.,  born  Jan.  21,  1851,  in 
Springfield,  Sangamon  county,  111.,  died 
March  i,  1872. 

ED  WIN  M.,  born  in  Waverly,  Mor- 
gan county,  Sept.  13,  1855,  died  Jan.  8, 
1864. 

MERRIAN  E.,  born  Jan.  1 1,  1858,  in 
Waverly,  111.,  died  Oct.  8,  1869. 

NE  VILLE  B.,  born  Nov.  3,  1859,  in 
Waverly,  111.,  resides  with  his  parents. 

Thomas  Beerup  and  wife  reside  one- 
half  mile  south  of  Chatham. 

BEERUP,    WILLIAM    W., 

was  born  Sept.  6,  1822,  at  Sidney,  Cana- 
da, and  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1843 
to  join  his  brothers,  Andrew  and  Thomas. 
He  married  Catharine  E.  Tolley,  See 
the  Tolley  name. 

BEERUP  MARGARET,  sis- 
ter of  Andrew,  Thomas  and  William  W., 
was  born  June  18, 1829,  at  Beamsville,  Can- 
ada, came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  June, 
1844,  and  was  married  at  Havana,  111., 
June  18,  1849,10  Levi  Harpham,  who  was 
born  Dec.,  1821,  at  Hartford,  Ohio  coun- 
ty, Indiana.  They  have  five  children, 
namely — 

GEO.  E.,  ALICE  J.,  CHARLES 
F.,  LEE  W.  and  SILAS  ELMER, 
and  reside  near  Havana,  111. 


BEERUP,  JANE,  sister  to  An- 
drew, Thomas  and  William  W.  Beerup, 
and  to  Mrs.  Margaret  Harpham.  She 
married  Marvin  Pond.  See  his  name. 

BERGEN,  REV.  JOHN  G., 
D.  D.,was  born  Nov.  27,  1 790,  at  Hights- 
town,  Middlesex  county,  N.  J.,  ten  miles 
east  of  Princeton,  N.  J.  Of  his  ancestors 
the  history  is  preserved  for  seven  genera- 
tions, which  will  be  found  designated  by 
numbers,  ist.  Hans  Hansen  Bergen  was 
born  in  Bergen,  Norway.  He  was  a  ship  car- 
penter, and  went  to  Holland;  from  there 
he  emigrated  to  New  Amsterdam,  now 
New  York  city,  arriving  in  1633.  In 
1639  he  was  married  to  Sarah  Rapalje 
(now  Rapalye).  She  was  born  June  9, 
1622,  about  where  Albany,  N.  Y.,  now 
stands,  and  is  believed  to  have  been  the 
first  child  of  European  parentage  born  in 
in  the  colony  of  New  Netherlands,  which 
then  included  the  present  States  of  New 
York,  New  Jersey  and  part  of  Connecti- 
cut. Hans  Hansen  Bergen  and  Sarah 
Rapalje,  his  wife,  had  four  sons  and  four 
daughters.  2nd.  Joris,  Jores,  or  George, 
their  fifth  child,  was  baptized  in  New 
Amsterdam,  July  18,  1649,  and  married 
Aug.  n,  1678,  to  Sara  Stryker.  They 
had  nine  children,  and  their  fourth  child. 
3rd.  Hans  Jorise  Bergen  was  baptized 
Aug.  31,  1684,  and  married  Aug.  16,  1711, 
to  Sytje  Evert  Van  Wicklen.  They  had 
five  children.  Their  eldest  son  (4th),  Jores, 
or  George  Bergen,  married  Miss  Hoag- 
land.  She  had  three  children,  and  died. 
He  married  a  second  time,  and  had  nine 
children.  His  eldest  son  (5th),  John  B. 
Bergen,  born  March  27,  1739,  married 
June  8,  1763,  to  Sarah  Stryker,  who  was 
born  August  25,  1745.  They  had  eight 
children.  Their  eldest  son  (6th),  George  I. 
Bergen,  born  June  16, 1 764,  married  in  1 789 
to  Rebecca  Combs.  They  had  ten  child- 
ren, all  born  in  New  Jersey.  Their  eldest 
son  was  (7th)  John  G.,  whose  name  heads 
this  sketch.  Both  his  parents  being  con- 
sistent Christians,  he,  under  their  training 
and  example,  became  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  at  thirteen  years  of 
age.  He  attended  Baskingridge  Acade- 
my, and  when  properly  prepared  entered 
the  junior  class  at  Princeton  College,  and 
graduated  at  seventeen  years  of  age. 
Having  chosen  the  ministry,  he  com- 
menced a  theological  course  of  study  un- 
der Rev.  Dr.  John  Woodhull,  who  had 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTY. 


been  appointed  by  the  Synod  of  New 
York  and  New  Jersey,  Professor  of  The- 
ology, in  the  absence  of  a  seminary  for 
that  purpose.  At  20  years  of  age  he  was 
licensed  to  preach  the  gospel.  It  was  his 
desire  to  mount  his  horse,  go  to  the  west 
and  commence  preaching,  but  he  was  in- 
duced to  accept  the  position  of  tutor  in 
Princeton  College  in  1810.  In  Sept., 
1812,  he  resigned  that  position,  and  in  Oct., 
1812,  accepted  a  call  as  pastor  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church  at  Madison,  N.  J.  Rev. 
John  G.  Bergen  was  married  Nov.  10, 
1812,  at  Freehold,  N.  J.,  to  Margaretta 
M.  Henderson,  vyho  was  born  in  1793  in 
that  city.  Her  father,  Dr.  Thomas  Hen- 
derson, was  a  Judge,  member  of  Con- 
gress, and  a  ruling  Elder  in  the  old  Ten- 
nent  church  at  Freehold.  The  pastor  of 
that  church,  Rev.  William  Tennent,  to  all 
human  appearance  died,  and  after  laying 
three  days  in  what  proved  to  be  a  trance, 
he  opened  his  eyes  just  as  they  were  clos- 
ing the  coffin  for  the  last  time. 

Rev.  J.  G.  Bergen  was  pastor  of  the 
church  at  Madison  for  about  16  years, 
during  which  time  his  labors  were  greatly 
blessed.  They  had  five  children  born  at 
Madison.  George  I.  Bergen,  the  father 
of  Rev.  J,  G.  Bergen,  was  a  merchant, 
and  sustained  such  losses  during  the  war 
with  England,  beginning  in  1812,  that  he 
closed  hig  business,  and  in  the  summer  of 
1818  emigrated  to  Woodford  county,  Ky. 
In  1824  Mr.  G.  I.  Bergen,  in  company 
with  a  married  son  and  daughter  and  their 
father-in-law,  Major  Conover,  six  persons 
in  all,  set  out  to  explore  Indiana,  and 
camped  near  where  Indianapolis  now 
stands.  They  made  up  their  minds  to 
remain  there,  and  one  night  while  they 
were  around  their  camp-fire,  they  were 
startled  with  the  cry  of  "Who's  here!" 
coming  out  of  the  darkness.  The  words 
were  run  together,  and  seemed  like  a  sin- 
gle word,  "  Hoosier, "  and  this  circum- 
stance is  believed  to  have  been  the  origin 
of  that  appellation  for  citizens  of  that 
State.  The  traveler  who  had  thus  uncer- 
emoniously approached  them  remained  all 
night,  and  before  he  left  next  morning 
had  convinced  them  that  it  was  better  to 
go  and  see  the  .prairies  of  Illinois.  The 
result  was  that  they  settled  in  Jersey 
prairie,  twelve  miles  north  of  Jacksonville, 
in  Morgan,  now  Cass,  county,  111.  George 
I.  Bergen  died  in  1625,  and  his  widow 


married  Rev.  Mr.  Kenner,  in  1827,  and 
they  visited  Mrs.  Kenner's  old  home  in 
New  Jersey.  While  there  her  son,  Rev. 
J.  G.  Bergen,  resigned  his  pastorate  of  the 
church  at  Madison,  Sept.  10,  1828,  for  the 
purpose  of  accompanying  his  mother  to 
Illinois.  The  party  started  Sept.  22, 1828, 
going  b)1  the  way  of  Lexington  and 
Frankfort,  Ky.,  to  visit  friends.  After  a 
journey  of  nearly  1,500  miles,  they  arrived 
at  Springfield,  Nov.,  1828,  bringing  their 
five  children,  namely — 

JANE  ELIZA,  born  1813,  in  Madi- 
son, N.  J.,  came  with  her  parents  to 
Springfield.  Soon  after  their  arrival,  her 
father  built  a  house  on  his  own  lot  at  the 
south  side  of  Washington  street,  between 
Fourth  and  Fifth  streets,  and  in  that  she 
taught  school  in  1829.  That  was  believed 
to  have  been  the  first  school  taught  by  a 
lady  in  Springfield.  She  was  married  in 
April,  1833  to  Col.  Robert  Allen.  See  his 
name. 

CATHARINE  H.,  born  Sept.  21, 
1816,  in  New  Jersey,  married  in  Spring- 
field to  Edward  Jones.  See  his  name. 

AMELIA  M.,  born  July,  1818,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  in  Springfield,  May, 
1840,  to  Joshua  G.  Lamb,  a  cousin  of 
James  L.  Lamb.  They  are  without  fam- 
ily, and  reside  in  Alton. 

THOMAS  H.,  born  Dec.  15,  1820,  at 
Madison,  Morris  county,  N.  J.,  brought 
up  in  Springfield,  married  March  29,  1849, 
at  Trenton,  N.  J.,  to  Mary  G.  Cooley. 
She  was  born  in  that  city,  July  20,  1823. 
Soon  after  they  were  married  they  left  for 
Springfield,  and  while  on  board  a  small 
steamboat  on  the  Ohio  river,  near  Wheel- 
ing, West  Va.,  it  blew  up,  killing  17  per- 
sons. They  escaped  with  their  lives,  but 
lost  their  entire  baggage.  They  are  with- 
out family,  and  reside  one  mile  east  of 
Springfield. 

GEORGE,  born  April  5,  1824,  at 
Madison,  Morris  county,  X.  J.,  brought 
up  in  Springfield,  111.,  is  unmarried,  and 
resides  one  mile  east  of  Springfield. 

Mrs.  Margaretta  M.  Bergen  died  Oct. 
1 8,  1853,  near  Springfield,  111.  Dr.  Ber- 
gen was  married  at  the  latter  place,  Nov. 
9,  1857,  to  Mrs.  Susan  A.  Vunhoff.  Rev. 
Dr.  J.  G.  Bergen  died  Jan.  17,  1872,  and 
his  widow  resides  in  Springfield. 

Dr.  Bergen,  describing  Springfield  as 
he  first  saw  it,  said  it  was  composed  of 
about  thirty-five  log  cabins,  two  or  three 


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small  frame  houses,  without  a  place  of 
divine  worship  other  than  a  log  school 
house  just  built.  That  school  house  stood 
in  the  street  at  the  crossing  of  Adams  and 
Second  streets,  in  a  thicket  of  hazel  and 
brier  bushes,  and  a  few  tall  oaks.  It  was 
built  in  the  street  because  (he  says)  the 
town  authorities  and  owners  of  the  lots 
were  too  penurious  to  donate  the  land. 
Rev.  J.  G.  Bergen  found  a  Presbyterian 
Church  that  had  been  organized  Jan.  30, 
1828,  by  Rev.  John  M.  Ellis,  a  missionary 
from  the  southern  part  of  the  State.  It 
was  without  a  house  of  worship.  He 
took  charge  of  the  church,  and  on  the 
second  Sabbath  after  his  arrival  he  gave 
notice  to  the  little  church  and  the  people 
generally,  that  he  came  to  Springfield, 
not  to  make  an  experiment,  but  to  live, 
labor  and  die  on  the  field  with  his  armor 
on,  and  then  said:  "  Come,  let  us  rise  up 
and  build  a  house  for  God. "  A  brick 
house  was  accordingly  built  at  the  east 
side  of  Third  street,  between  Washington 
and  Adams.  He  says  that  was  the  first 
church  built  in  the  central  part  of  the 
State  for  any  Protestant  denomination. 
The  Methodists  of  Springfield  were  build- 
ing a  frame  house  of  worship  at  the  same 
time,  but  they  were  a  few  weeks  later  in 
finishing  it.  The  original  members  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  were  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Smith,  widow  of  Rev.  John 
Blair  Smith,  D.  D.,  mother  of  Mrs.  Dr. 
John  Todd.  The  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Springfield  was  organized  in  her  house. 
The  other  members  were  John  Moore, 
John  N.  Moore,  Andrew  Moore,  Mary 
Moore,  Elizabeth  Moore,  Margaret 
Moore,  Catharine  Moore,  Phoebe  Moore, 
James  White,  Elijah  Scott,  Jane  Scott, 
Samuel  Reed,  Jane  Reed,  William  Proc- 
tor, Sarah  Stillman,  Nancy  R.  Hum- 
phreys, Ann  lies  and  Olive  Slater,  nine- 
teen in  all ;  five  only  lived  in  Springfield. 
Some  lived  forty  miles  distant.  The 
Ruling  Elders  were  John  Moore,  John 
N.  Moore,  Samuel  Reed  and  Isaiah  Still- 
man. Rev.  J.  G.  Bergen  preached,  as 
stated  supply,  until  1835,  when  he  received 
a  formal  call  to  become  Pastor  of  the 
church,  and  was  installed  Nov.  15  of  that 
year.  That  was  the  only  Presbyterian 
Church  in  the  country  at  that  time.  Six 
churches  have  been  organized  by  colonies 
from  that  church  (two  of  them  in  the 
city).  During  the  ministry  of  Rev.  Mr. 


Bergen,  from  1828  to  1848,  when  he  re- 
signed the  pastorate,  five  hundred  were 
added  to  the  church.  When  he  came  to 
Springfield  he  was  the  eighth  Presbyte- 
rian minister  in  the  State,  and  the  farthest 
north  of  any  of  them.  There  were 
twenty-five  churches  under  the  care  of 
these  eight  ministers.  He  lived  to  see, 
including  both  branches  of  the  Presbyte- 
rian and  the  Congregational  churches,  600 
ministers  and  800  churches  in  the  State. 
He  assisted  in  forming  the  first  Presbytery 
and  first  Synod  in  the  State;  was  the  first 
Moderator  of  each.  When  the  Old  and 
New  school  churches  were  reunited  in 
1869,  he  was  the  first  Moderator  of  the 
United  Synod. 

In  1854,  without  any  previous  intima- 
tion of  their  intentions,  Center  College,  at 
Danville,  Ky.,  conferred  on  the  Rev..John 
G.  Bergen  the  Degree  of  D.  D. 

After  his  resignation  as  pastor  of  the 
First  Church,  he  devoted  much  of  his 
time  to  writing  for  the  religious  press, 
over  the  signature  of  "  Old  Man  of  the 
Prairies."  He  has  left  two  large  scrap 
books  full  of  these  writings. 

BERRY,  ROBERT  E.,  was 
born  Dec.  3,  1823,  in  Davidson  county, 
near  Nashville,  Tenn.  When  a  child  his 
parents  moved,  first  into  Madison,  and 
then  into  Gibson  county,-  in  the  same 
State.  From  there  they  moved  to  Wil- 
liamson county,  111.,  and  from  there  to 
Christian  county,  in  1844.  Robert  E.  left 
his  parents  in  Williamson  county,  and 
come  to  Sangamon  county,  in  what  is 
now  Cooper  township,  in  Dec.,  1840.  He 
was  married  Sept.  8,  1850,  to  Elizabeth 
Stokes,  who  was  born  Aug.  6,  1832. 
They  had  one  child — 

AMANDA  M.,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
seven  years.  Mrs.  Berry  died  Sept.  25, 
1853,  and  Mr.  Berry  was  married  Oct.  8, 
1856,  to  Sophia  Barger.  They  have  seven 
children,  namely — 

WILLIAM,  FRANCIS  M.  and 
BENJAMIN  F.,  twins— F.  M.  died  in 
his  sixth  year— LA  URA  E.,  EMMA  D., 
LIZZIE  and  CHARLES-,  the  six  liv- 
ing, reside  with  their  parents. 

Robert  E.  Berry  resides  at  Berry  post- 
office,  Clarksville,  Sangamon  county. 

BETTIS,  JAMESH.,  was  born 
Oct.  18,  1811,  in  Lincoln  county,  Ky. 
His  parents  moved  to  Hamilton  county, 
O.,  in  1818.  James  H.  came  to  Sangamon 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


county  in  1839.  He  was  married  July  28, 
1844,  in  what  is  now  Auburn  township,  to 
Elizabeth  Fletcher.  They  had  six  children 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  in  1855  moved 
to  Missouri.  In  1864  they  moved  back  to 
Sangamon  county.  Of  their  children — 

OLIVER  F.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  June  20,  1866,  to  Jane 
Patterson.  They  reside  in  Auburn  town- 
ship. 

REBECCA  J.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Franklin  Nicholson,  and 
reside  near  Virden. 

JAMES  W.,  MARTHA  E.,  NAN- 
CY A.  and  JOHN  JR.,  the  four  latter 
reside  with  their  parents  in  Auburn  town- 
ship. 

The  parents  of  J.  H.  Bettis  moved 
from  Ohio  to  DeWitt  county,  111.,  before 
he  came  to  the  State.  After  his  father's 
death,  his  mother  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  in  1842,  and  died  in  1850.  She 
was  born  in  Garrard  county,  Ky.,  in  1780, 
and  is  believed  to  have  been  the  first 
white  child  born  in  that  county. 

BEVANS,  JpHN,  was  born  in 
Maryland,  and  married,  near  Snow  Hill, 
to  Mary  Rounds.  They  had  six  children, 
and  she  died.  He  married  Margaret 
Jones,  and  had  one  child  in  Maryland. 
The  family  moved  to  Woodford  county, 
Ky.,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving,  in  1828,  in  Island  Grove, 
south  of  Spring  creek.  Of  his  seven 
children — 

MARl^HA,  born  in  Maryland,  mar- 
ried in  Kentucky  to  Alexander  Mont- 
gomery, came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1828.  They  had  six  children,  and  the 
parents  died  in  Berlin.  Their  only  child 
living  in  Sangamon  county,  MARTiN, 
resides  in  Springfield. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Maryland,  mar- 
ried, had  two  children,  and  died  near 
Chillicothe,  O. 

DRUZILLA,  born  in  Maryland,  mar- 
ried at  Island  Grove  to  Fielding  Jones, 
have  six  children,  and  reside  near  As- 
sumption, Christian  county  111. 

BARSHEBA,  born"  in  Maryland, 
married  in  Kentucky  to  Hiram  Bailey, 
and  died  in  Indiana. 

JOHN  D.,  born  Oct.  5,  1813  in  Wor- 
cester county,  near  Snow  Hill,  Md.,  came 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1828.  married  at 
Island  Grove,  Jan"  2,  1842,  to  Nancy 
Foutch.  They  had  eight  children: 


THOMAS  F.,  born  in  Sangamon  county 
June  19,  1843,  married  March  27,  1870,  at 
Carbondale,  to  Carrie  L.  Collins,  who 
was  born  Oct.  3,  1850,  at  Wheeling,  Va. 
They  have  one  child,  EDDIE  F.,  and  reside 
in  Berlin.  The  other  seven  were  born  in 
Wapello  county,  Iowa,  two  of  whom 
died  young.  MARY  R.,  born  Sept. 
24,  1847,  in  Iowa,  married  Hawes 
Yates.  See  his  name.  JOHN  D.,  Jun., 
born  Nov.  10,  1850,  and  HENRY  K., 
reside  with  their  mother.  MARTHA 
resides  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Yates. 
RACHEL  lives  with  her  mother.  John 
D.  Bevans  died  Jan.  13,  1858,  in  W'apello 
county,  Iowa.  His  widow  resides  in  Ber- 
lin. 

NANCY,  born  in  Maryland,  was  mar- 
ried at  Island  Grove  to  Amon  Blaney. 
Both  died  in  St.  Clair  county. 

By  the  second  marriage — 

SARAH,  born  in  1824,  in  Maryland, 
married  near  Berlin  to  Thomas  G.  Men- 
denhall,  and  reside  at  Berlin. 

John  Bevans  died  in  March,  1837,  an<^ 
Mrs.  Margaret  Bevans  died  April,  1859, 
both  in  Island  Grove  township. 

BICE,  JOHN,  born  Nov.  4,  1808, 
in  Henry  county,  Ky.  He  came  to  San- 
gamon county  in  1834,  and  was  married 
May  5,  1835,  near  Mechanicsburg,  to 
Mary  A.  Pickrell.  They  settled  in  what 
is  now  Williams  township,  one  and  a  half 
miles  north  of  the  present  town  of  Bar- 
clay. They  had  six  children  there — 

SARAH  E.,  born  Feb.  8,  1836,  mar- 
ried James  F.  Hickman.  See  his  name. 

JESSE  W.,  born  Oct.  21,  1837,  en' 
listed  in  Co.  A.  3rd  111.  Cavalry,  Aug.  14, 
1 86 1.  He  was  promoted  for  meritorious 
conduct  at  Pea  Ridge,  to  Lieutenant, 
afterwards  to  Captain,  and  the  last  ten 
months  he  served  with  the  rank  of  Major. 
He  was  honorably  discharged  in  Nov., 
1865.  In  Dec.  following  he  was  appointed 
assistant  assessor  of  internal  revenue,  until 
the  office  was  abolished  by  Congress,  May 
20,  1873.  J.  W.  Bice  was  married  Sept. 
19,  1872,  to  Belle  Wrarinner,  daughter  of 
the  late  Dr.  Warinner,  of  Bloomington. 
They  have  one  child,  JESSIE  BELLE. 
Major  Bice  is  now  Deputy  Sheriff  of 
Sangamon  county,  and  resides  in  Spring- 
field. 

BENJAMIN  F.  born  June  28,  1840, 
enlisted  in  Co.  B,  i3Oth  111.  Vol.  Inf.,  and 
was  mustered  in  at  Camp  Butler,  Aug.  i, 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


1862.  He  was  appointed  2nd  Sergeant 
of  same  company,  at  Memphis,  Tenn., 
Nov.  26,  1862,  and  served  until  Aug.  n, 
1865,  when  he  was  mustered  out  by  spe- 
cial order  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  accepting  a  commission  from  Gov. 
R.  J.  Oglesby,  dated  July  26,  1865,  as 
2nd  Lieut.  Co.  D,  3Oth  111.  Vol.  Inf.  He 
was  honorably  discharged  Aug.  12,  1865. 
B.  F.  Bice  was  married  in  Dec.,  1867,  to 
Bertha  Owen.  They  have  three  children, 
MARY,  EMMA  G.  and  EVA,  and  re- 
side near  Elkhart,  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

ABEL  P.,  born  Dec.  3,  1842.  He  was 
married  in  1863  to  Melissa  C.  Blue.  They 
have  three  children,  JOHN  H.,  AR- 
THUR L.  and  NETTIE  B.,  and  reside 
two  miles  north  of  Barclay. 

SUE  E.  resides  with  her  sister,  Mrs. 
J.  F.  Hickman,  at  the  homestead  where 
her  parents  settled  in  1835. 

JOHN  H.,  born  Feb.  1 1, 1848,  enlisted 
in  1863  in  i6th  United  States  Inf.  Served 
three  years,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
in  1866.  He  was  afterwards  employed  on 
the  Toledo,  Wabash  &  Western  railroad, 
and  was  killed  by  an  accident  Jan.  31, 
1871. 

John  Bice,  died  March  14,  1848,  at  the 
family  homestead,  and  his  widow  resides 
with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Hall,  at  Buffalo. 

BICE,  SUSAN,  born  in  Henry 
county,  Ky.,  married  there  to  Elijah 
Utterbach.  See  his  name. 

BILLINGS,  ROBERT,  was 
born  Jan.,  1801,  in  Dorchester  county, 
Md.  Mary  Dean  was  born  April  6,  1810, 
in  Somerset  county,  Md.  They  were 
married  Oct.,  1829,  in  Sussex  county,  Del- 
aware, and  had  two  children  born  in  Sum- 
mit county,  Md.  They  moved  into 
Baltimore  county,  where  one  child  was 
born  and  died,  and  then  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.  1840,  in 
what  is  now  Rochester  township,  and  had 
nine  children  in  Sangamon  county.  Of 
their  children — 

NANCT  E.,  born  July  15,  1830,  in 
Maryland,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  John  Short,  had  one  child,  and  Mrs. 
Short  died. 

MART  E.,  born  Feb.  15,  1833,  in 
Maryland,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  James  Wilson,  have  two  children,  and 
reside  in  Cotton  Hill  township. 

WILLIAM  EDWARD,  born  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  in  his  23d  year. 


GEORGIANN,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Samuel  Long,  had  one 
child,  and  Mr.  Long  died,  and  she  married 
Win.  Thompson.  They  have  three 
children,  and  reside  near  Lincoln. 

SUSAN  JANE,\)o\:n  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  John  Popp,  have  three 
children,  and  reside  in  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship. 

CHARLES  //".,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Mrs.  Martha  Mortar. 
He  died  July  31,  1871. 

JOANNA,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
resides  with  her  parents. 

CHARLOTTE  married  John  Miller, 
have  two  children,  and  reside  two  and  a 
half  miles  south  of  Rochester. 

CAROLINE  married  William  Glenn. 
They  have  two  children,  and  reside  three 
miles  south  of  Rochester. 

JENNIE,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
Oct.  29,  1853,  resides  with  her  parents. 

Robert  Billings  and  his  wife  reside  two 
and  a  half  miles  south  of  Rochester. 

BILLINGTON,  JOHN,  was 
born  Sept.  29,  1819,  in  the  town  of 
Shrewsbury,  Shrophshire,  England.  He 
came  to  the  United  States,  landing  in  New 
York  in  June,  and  arrived  early  in  Aug., 
1840,  at  Springfield.  He  lived  several 
years  in  the  family  of  Willard  Tinney,  on 
Richland  creek,  to  learn  farming.  He 
had  learned  the  business  of  baker  and 
confectioner  in  England,  and  established 
himself  in  that  business  in  Springfield. 
He  was  married,  in  Springfield,  to  Eliza- 
beth A.  Cannon.  She  died  Nov.,  1851, 
not  leaving  any  children.  He  was  married 
March  24,  1853,  at  Buffalo  Hart  grove,  to 
Rachel  Constant.  They  have  one  child — 

MART  J.,  and  reside  at  Dawson. 

Mr.  Billington  erected  a  residence  for 
hirnself,  where  Dawson  now  stands,  in 
1854,  before  there  was  any  station  or  town 
laid  out.  When  the  postofHce  was  estab- 
lished in  that  year,  he  was  appointed  Post- 
master, which  he  held  about  seven  years. 
He  was  also  the  first  station  and  express 
agent  at  that  place,  and  is  yet  (1874)  acting 
in  that  capacity.  Mr.  Billington's  parents, 
four  brothers  and  one  sister,  came  later. 
These  were  William,  the  civil  engineer, 
now  deceased.  Thomas  resides  at 
Mt.  Pulaska,  Henry  at  Waynesville, 
James  and  Mary  A. 

BILYEU,  PETER,  was  born 
in  1777,  in  Alleghany  county,  Md.,  and 


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was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Green  river, 
Ky.  He  was  there  married  to  Diana 
Blackwill.  They  had  two  children  in 
Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Overton  county, 
Tenn.,  where  twelve  children  were  born; 
two  died  young.  The  family  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.  i, 
1829,  in  what  is  now  Loami  township, 
where  one  child  was  born.  Of  their 
children — 

SARAH,  born  Nov.  26,  1801,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  March  23,  1819,  to  William 
Workman.  See  his  name. 

JOHN,  born  in  1803,  in  Kentucky, 
married  Elizabeth  Workman  in  Tennes- 
see, came  to  Sangamon  county,  raised  a 
large  family,  moved  to  Christian  county, 
and  died  there  in  1867. 

L  YDIA,  born  in  Tennessee,  married 
David  Workman.  See  his  name. 

NANCY,  born  in  Tennessee,  married 
Jacob  Teeple,  moved  to  Missouri,  raised 
a  family,  and  he  died  there.  She  died  in 
Christian  county,  111. 

IS  A  A  C,  born  in  Tennessee,  married 
Polly  Bilyeu,  raised  a  family,  and  resides 
in  Missouri. 

GEORGE,  born  in  Tennessee,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Workman,  raised  a  family, 
and  resides  in  Christian  county. 

E  LIZ  ABE  777  married  Richard  Bil- 
yeu. He  was  killed  in  time  of  the  rebel- 
lion, in  Miller  county,  Mo.,  leaving  a 
widow  and  several  children  there. 

POLLY  married  James  McMullen, 
have  children,  and  reside  in  Missouri. 

DIANA  married  Thomas  Greening, 
who  died,  and  she  married  Stephen  Work- 
man, Jun.  He  died,  leaving  a  widow  and 
four  children  in  Christian  county. 

HANNAH  married  John  WyckofT. 
He  died  in  Christian  county.  His  family 
reside  in  Missouri. 

CYNTHIA,  born  Aug.  29,  1827,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Levi  Harbour,  Jun.  See  his  name. 

MINER  VA  married  Robert  Fowler, 
and  resides  in  Kansas. 

Peter  Bilyeu  died  July  7,  1863,  and  his 
widow  died  Sept.,  1865,  both  in  Christian 
county,  111.  , 

BIRD  FAMILY,  John  Bird  was 
born  Jan.  i,  1767,  in  Essex  countv,  N.  J., 
and  when  a  young  man,  went  to  Wash- 
ington, Mason  county,  Ky.  Abigail  Au- 
ter  was  born  May  26,  1780,  in  Essex 
county,  N.  J.,  also,  and  in  1798  went  with 


her  widowed  mother  and  two  sisters  to 
Washington,  Ky.  John  Bird  and  Abigail 
Auter  were  married  there  in  1801.  They 
had  ten  children  in  Mason  county,  Ky., 
and  the  entire  family  moved,  in  1825,  to 
Harrison  county.  John  Bird  died  there, 
of  cholera,  July  15,1833.  Their  daughter, 
Sarah,  who  was  married  to  Jesse  Folks, 
died  six  days  before  her  father,  and  their 
son  John,  in  his  thirteenth  year,  died  seven 
days  after  his  father,  all  of  the  same 
disease.  Mrs.  Bird,  with  some  of  her 
children,  came  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  Sept.  6,  1835,  'n  wnat  's  n°w 
Mechanicsburg  township.  Her  other 
children  came  the  next  vear.  Mrs.  Abi- 
gail Bird  died  in  Sangamon  county.  Of 
her  eight  children  who  came  to  the 
county — 

BIRD,  MORRIS,  was  born  Feb. 
19,  1803,  in  Mason  county,  Ky.,  married, 
March  29,  1827,  in  Harrison  county,  to 
Sarah  Brannock,  who  was  born  July  24, 
1808,  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.  They  had 
four  children  in  Harrison  county;  one  died 
in  infancy,  and  they  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  in  1835,  an<^  settled  near  Me- 
chanicsburg, where  they  had  twelve  child- 
ren, eleven  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  and 
Margaret  died,  aged  nine  years.  Of  the 
other  three — 

MARY  A.  C.,  born  Nov.  5,  1828,  in 
Harrison  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Feb.  21,  1856,  to  Miles  H. 
Wilmot,  who  was  born  Jan.  5,  1825,  in 
Caswell  county,  N.  C.,  and  came  to  San- 
gamon county  in  1854.  He  has  three 
children  by  a  former  wife;  two  daughters, 
married,  and  a  son.  All  reside  near  Shel- 
by, Iowa.  M.  H.  Wilmot  and  wife  have 
no  children  except  an  adopted  daughter, 
ELLA  WILMOT.  They  reside  half  a 
mile  east  of  Illiopolis.  Mr.  Wilmot  has 
been  elected  five  years  in  succession,  to 
represent  Illiopolis  township  in  the  Board 
of  Supervisors  of  Sangamon  county,  be- 
ginning with  the  election  of  April,  1870. 
He  was  chairman  of  the  board  for  1872 
and  '3.  He  also  served  five  years  as  Justice 
of  the  Peace  and  Police  Magistrate  in 
Mechanicsburg  and  Illiopolis. 

JOHN  M.,  born  April  23,  1834,  in 
Harrison  county,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  in  Griggsville,  Pike  coun- 
ty, 111.,  Oct.  6,  1859,  to  Frances  E.  Green- 
leaf,  daughter  of  Rev.  Calvin  Greenleaf, 
of  the  Baptist  church.  She  was  born  in 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


Pike  county,  June  15,  1841.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bird  had  three  children,  CLAR- 
ENCE I.  died  in  his  third  year.  NEL- 
LIE M.  and  CALVIN  MORRIS  reside 
with  their  parents,  in  Mechanicsburg. 

GEORGE  W.,  horn  Nov.  16,  1849, 
in  Sangamon  county,  resides  with  his  par- 
ents. 

Morris  Bird  and  wife  reside  at  Mechan- 
icsburg. He  was  commissioned  as  Post- 
master at  Mechanicsburg,  March  28,  1848, 
during  the  administration  of  President 
Taylor,  and  has  held  the  office  under  all 
administrations  to  the  present  time. 

BIRD,  RICHARD,  was  born 
Nov.  19,  1804,  in  Mason  county,  Ky.  He 
united  with  the  M.  E.  church,  in  1824,  and 
commenced  preaching  in  1827.  His  first 
circuit  was  in  the  southern  part  of  the 
State,  and  extended  into  Tennessee.  By 
a  singular  coincidence,  his  colleagues  bore 
such  names  as  to  indicate  that  the  trio  be- 
long to  the  feathered  species  of  animated 
nature,  Crow,  Martin  and  Bird.  Rev. 
Richard  Bird  was  married,  March  8,  1832, 
in  Shelby  county,  Ky.,  to  Lucinda  N. 
Fullinwider.  They  had  two  children  in 
Kentucky,  and  came  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  settling  near  Mechanicsburg,  and  at 
once  united  with  the  111.  Conf.  M.  E. 
church,  and  commenced  the  work  of  a 
traveling  preacher.  They  had  seven 
children  in  Illinois,  three  of  whom  died 
under  seven  years.  The  two  born  in  Ken- 
tucky died  in  Illinois,  one  at  five  and  the 
other  at  two  years  of  age.  Of  the  other 
four — 

FRANCES  M.,  born  Aug.  23,  1836, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Thomas 
Scott,  and  had  four  children ;  two  died  in 
infancy.  CHARLES  W.  and  HAR- 
RIET B.  reside  with  their  mother.  She 
was  married  Jan.  10, 1867,  to  Rev.  Reuben 
Gregg,  of  the  M.  E.  Church.  They  have 
three  living  children,  ARTHUR  B.,  EDA  F., 
ALLEN  c.  and  LURA  R.  They  reside  at 
Augusta,  111. 

RICHARD  C,  born  August  8,  1838, 
in  Tazewell  county,  111.,  married,  Sept.  26, 
1860,  at  Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  to 
Addie  Hesser.  He  enlisted  in  1862,  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  A.,  730!  111.  Inf.  He 
was  injured,  Sept.  26,  1862,  in  Louisville, 
Ky.,  by  a  drunken  driver  upsetting  an 
army  wagon,  which  fell  upon  him  and 
came  near  causing  his  death.  He  was  dis- 
charged on  account  of  physical  disability, 


Feb.  23,  1863.  He  lost  his  right  hand  by 
firing  a  salute  at  Mechanicsburg,  July  4, 
1864.  Mr.  and  Mrs  Bird  had  three  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county,  and  in  the  fall  of 
1866  moved  to  Kansas,  where  they  had 
four.  Their  names  are  EDWARD  T., 
ALLISON  E.,  HENRY  E.,  RICH- 
ARD N.,  JOHN  M.,  LUCINDA  A. 
and  HARRIET  F.,  and  reside  near 
Ottawa,  Kansas. 

JACOB  F.,  born  August  5,  1846,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Sept.  16,  1873, 
at  Payson,  111.,  to  Mrs.  Anna  E.  Vickers, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Hughes.  She 
was  born  Dec.  31,  1849,  in  Butler  county, 
Ohio.  They  reside  at  the  family  home- 
stead, adjoining  Mechanicsburg  on  the 
south. 

THOMAS  J/.,  born  Sept.  10,  1848, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married,  Oct.  19, 
1871,  at  Decatur,  to  Florence  M.  Wood, 
who  was  born  Sept.  10,  1851,  at  Clarence- 
ville,  Lower  Canada.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, JOHN  RICHARD  and  ETHEL 
LUCINDA,  and  reside  one  and  a  half 
miles  southwest  of  Mechanicsburg. 

Rev.  Richard  Bird  considers  the  vicinity 
of  Mechanicsburg  his  home,  but  continues 
to  travel  as  a  preacher  in  the  M.  E.  church, 
in  the  Illinois  Conference.  His  residence 
for  the  conference  year  of  1875-6  is 
Easton,  Mason  county,  111. 

BIRD,  JOANNA,  was  born 
Nov.  20,  1807,  in  Mason  county,  Ky., 
married  to  James  M.  Dixon.  See  his 
name.  He  died  and  she  married  John  C. 
Eckel.  See  his  name. 

B I R  D,  T  H  O  M  AS,  was  born  Dec. 
25,  1809,  in  Mason  county,  Ky.,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1835.  He  never 
married,  and  died  Sept.  u,  1858,  near 
Mechanicsburg. 

BIRD,  A  BRA  HAM,  born  Aug. 
30,  1813,  in  Mason  county,  Ky.,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1836,  married,  May 
9,  1839,  to  Nancy  Riddle.  Thev  had  one 
child— 

DA  VII)  /?.,  born  April  26,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county.  He  enlisted;  was 
with  his  cousin,  Dr.  Riddle,  all  through 
the  war  to  suppress  the  rebellion.  Present 
residence  not  known. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Bird  died  April  26,  1841, 
and  Abraham  Bird  died  Feb.  19,  1853, 
both  in  Sangamon  countv. 

BIRD,  HENRY,  was  born  Dec. 
15,  1815,  in  Mason  county,  Ky.,  came  to 


SANGAMON    COUNT?. 


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Sangamon  county  in  1836,  was  married 
Sept.  30,  1841,10  Margaret  J.  Hussey,who 
was  born  April  5,  1821,  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.  Two  children  were  born 
there,  and  in  1845  they  moved  overland  in 
wagons,  to  Yamhill  county,  Oregon.  Five 
children  were  born  there,  and  they  moved 
to  Portland,  Multnomah  county,  Oregon, 
where  one  child  was  born.  Of  their  nine 
children — 

CLARISSA,  born  August  30,  1842, 
in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  married  in  Or- 
egon, July  30,  1861,  to  Hiram  Ransom, 
and  resides  in  California. 

MART  E.,  born  June  23,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  Oregon, 
Dec.  29,  1869,  to  W.  S.James.  She  died 
Feb.  19,  1874,  in  Portland,  Oregon,  leaving 
two  children,  viz:  ELLA  and  MARY, 
the  latter  died  August  9,  1874.  Mr.  James 
resides  in  Portland. 

NATHAN  H.,  born  Dec.  12,  1846,  in 
Yamhill  county,  was  married  March  15, 
1870,  to  Alice  Talbot.  They  have  two 
children,  WALTER  and  VIOLA,  and 
reside  near  Bellvue,  Yamhill  county,  Ore- 
gon. 

RICHARD,  born  April  5,  1848,  in 
Yamhill  county,  is  unmarried,  and  resides 
in  Portland. 

JOHN,  born  Sept.  20,  1851,  in  Yam- 
hill  county,  is  unmarried,  and  resides  in 
Portland. 

CORXELIA  E.,  born  Nov.  20, 
1853,  in  Yamhill  county,  resides  with  her 
mother. 

STEPHEN,  born  Oct.  9,  1855,  in 
Yamhill  county,  resides  near  Sheridan, 
Yamhill  county,  on  a  farm. 

BENJAMIN  M.,  born  April  i,  1858, 
in  Yamhill  county,  resides  with  his  mother. 
WILLIAM  ^born  Dec.  n,  1862, in 
Portland,  resides  with  his  mother. 

Henry  Bird  died  August  20,  1873,  in 
Portland,  and  his  widow  resides  there. 

BIRD,  HETTY  E.,  was  born 
July  9,  1818,  in  Mason  county,  Ky.,  came 
with  her  mother  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1835.  She  was  married  near  Mechanics- 
burg,  Feb.  25,  1845,  to  Samuel  Powers, 
who  was  born  April  28,  1797,  in  Hamp- 
shire county,  Va.  They  had  one  child, 
and  Mrs.  Powers  died,  March  16,  1851,  in 
Sangamon  county.  Mr.  Powers  moved 
to  Iowa  with  his  daughter — 

RHODA  A.,  born  Sept.  19,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  married  in  Iowa, 
— 16 


July  22,  1865,  to  Barzilla  Reeves,  who 
was  born  April  5,  1841.  They  had  five 
children  in  Iowa.  Their  second  child, 
ISAAC  N.,  died  in  his  fourth  year.  AN- 
DREW J.,  DAVID  M.,  GARRISON 
B.  and  HESTER  A.,  reside  with  their 
parents,  near  Sidney,  Fremont  county, 
Iowa. 

Samuel  Powers  resides  in  Atchison 
county,  Mo. 

BIRD,  ABIGAIL,  was  born 
Sept.  27,  1824,  in  Mason  county,  Ky., 
came  with  her  mother  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  in  1835,  married,  Oct.  12,  1843,  to 
Hugh  Sutherland.  He  was  born  May  4, 
1816,  in  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  came  to 
America  in  1827,  remained  in  the  Atlantic 
States  until  1841,  when  he  came  to  San- 
gamon county.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  had  nine 
children,  Charles  W.,  next  to  the  young- 
est, died  in  his  third  year.  Of  the  other 
eight — 

HESTER  J.,  born  Dec.  21,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  March  17, 

1869,  to  Joseph  N.   Burcham,  have  two 
children,  REUBEN  and  JOHN  L.,  and 
reside  three  and   a  quarter   miles  east   of 
Mechaniscburg. 

BETST  J.,  born  Sept.  17,  1846,  died 
Sept.  2,  1858. 

JOHN  G.,  born  April  28,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  August  31, 

1870,  in    his    native    county,   to    Mary  J. 
Peak.      They    had    two    children,   AR- 
THUR   CLARK    and    CARLOS    B. 
The  latter  died  in  his  second  year.     Mrs. 
S.  died   March    12,   1875,  in    the  twenty- 
seventh  year  of  her  age.    John  G.  Suther- 
land resides  at  Warrensburg,  111. 

ELLEN  R.  born  Jan.  30,  1850,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Feb.  14,  1875, 
to  William  Upton,  and  resides  three  and 
a  half  miles  east  of  Mechanicsburg. 

ABIGAIL  ANN,  born  Dec.  23,  1851, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Feb.  7, 
1875,  to  Charles  Mussenden,  and  resides 
four  miles  east  of  Mechanicsburg. 

THOMAS  M.,  born  Sept.  8,  1854, 

J IIJGH  A.,  born  Dec,  12,  1856,  and 

CHAR  LET  B.,  born  Dec.  29,  1861. 

The  three  latter  reside  with  their  par- 
ents, adjoining  Illiopolis  on  the  east. 

BLACK,  SAMUEL,  was  born 
July  2,  1798,  in  Augusta  county,  Va. 
Mildred  Gaines,  a  niece  of  Mrs.  Peter  Cart- 
wright,  was  born  Oct.  4,  1802,  in  Char- 
lotte county,  Va.  They  were  married, 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


Feb.  20,  1822,  near  Hopkinsville,  Ky.. 
where  their  parents  had  emigrated  when 
they  were  quite  young.  They  had  one 
child  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  111.,  arriving  Nov.  19,  1825, 
in  what  is  now  Cartwright  township, 
where  they  had  two  children,  and  in  1828 
moved  to  Morgan  county,  where  seven 
children  were  born.  Of  their  children— 

ELIZA,  horn  Dec.  31,  1824,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  George  Ragen,  have  seven 
children,  and  reside  in  Cass  countv,  Iowa. 

JAMES  R.,  born  July  5,  1826,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  13,  1863, 
to  Arvilla  M.  McMurphy,  who  was  born 
Nov.  25,  1833,  in  St.  Lawrence  countv, 
N.  Y.  They  have  four  children,  VIC- 
TOR C.,  JENNIE  M.,  IONA  C.  and 
ALBERT  C.,  and  reside  one  and  a  quar- 
ter miles  north  of  Pleasant  Plains,  with- 
in half  a  mile  of  where  he  was  born,  on 
the  farm  of  his  grandfather,  Rev.  Richard 
Gaines. 

WILLIAM,  born  April  5,  1828,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jane  Short, 
and  died  in  three  months  after  marriage. 

SARAH  B.,  born  May  i,  1833,  m  Mor- 
gan  county,  married  Til  man  Sharp,  has 
one  child,  and  resides  in  Morgan  county. 

JOHN,  born  Dec.  3,  1830,  just  before 
the  "deep  snow,"  married  Sarah  Vaughn, 
have  three  children,  LOU  ELLA,  J.  W. 
and  J.  R.,  and  reside  in  Morgan  county. 

AMY,  born  Feb.  5,  1839,  died  Sept.  8, 
1869. 

MARTHA  G.,  born  Feb.  4,  1835,  is 
unmarried,  and  resides  with  her  parents. 

SAMUEL,  Jim.,  born  June  27,  1837, 
married,  Dec.  2,  1860,  to  Mary  Self,  have 
two  children,  W.  E.  and  C.  S.,  and  reside 
in  Morgan  county. 

MARY  J,,  born  March  9,  1842,  mar- 
ried, Sept.  20,  1 86 1,  to  James  Phillips, 
who  died,  and  she  married  Wm.  Self,  and 
resides  in  Cass  county. 

MILDRED,  born  Jan.  7,  1845,  mar- 
ried Samuel  T.  Mattix,  has  one  child,  and 
resides  in  Morgan  county. 

Samuel  Black  and  his  wife  reside  six 
miles  north  of  Jacksonville,  surrounded 
by  most  of  their  children.  Mr.  Black 
made  his  first  trip  to  Sangamon  county  to 
move  the  mother  of  Rev.  Peter  Cart- 
wright.  He  made,  altogether,  seven 
round  trips  with  a  six  horse  team,  when 
there  were  no  roads,' in  moving  the  Cart- 
wright,  Gaines  and  Black  families. 


BLACK,  WILLIAM,  born 
about  1793,  in  Edinburgh,  Scotland.  lie 
came  to  America  when  young,  landing  at 
Philadelphia.  A  stone  cutter  by  trade,  he 
was  employed  on  some  of  the  banks  and 
other  public  buildings  in  that  city,  finish- 
ing with  a  contract  on  Girard  College. 
Anna  Young  was  born  April  6,  1 798,  in 
the  city  of  Philadelphia.  William  Black 
and  Anna  Young  were  there  married, 
Dec.  7,  1820.  Their  nine  children  were 
born  in  Philadelphia,  one  of  whom  died 
young.  Mr.  Black  came  to  Springfield 
in  the  fall  of  1839,  and  April,  1840,  his 
family  arrived  and  moved  to  a  farm  he 
had  purchased,  six  miles  northeast  of 
Springfield.  Of  their  eight  children— 

JOHAr,  born  April  12,  1822,  is  unmar- 
ried. He  went  to  California  in  1849,  and 
now  resides  in  San  Francisco. 

WILLIAM,]m\.,  born  April  21, 1824, 
in  Philadelphia,  was  drowned,  April  9, 
1849,  in  a  slough  near  where  the  Gilman 
and  Clinton  railroad  crosses  the  Sangamon 
river. 

HENRY,\>orn  July  23,  1826,  in  Phil- 
adelphia, married,  May  3,  1871,  in  Hum- 
boldt,  Kansas,  to  Mrs.  Artenecia  A.  Cham- 
bers, whose  maiden  name  was  Braclshaw. 
They  have  two  children  ANNA  A.  and 
BLANCHE,  and  reside  at  Humboldt, 
Kansas. 

JAMES,  born  July  8,  1828,  in  Phila- 
delphia, was  married  March  2,  1852,  to 
Amanda  A.  Cartmell.  They  had  one 
child,  and  Mrs.  Black  died,  Jan.  u,  1854. 
Mr.  Black  was  married,  Feb.  5,  1862,  to 
Eliza  A.  Cartmell.  They  have  four  child- 
ren. Of  his  five  children,  WILLIAM 
L.,  by  the  first  marriage,  and  the  other 
four,  Wr ALTER  B.,  ALVIN  F.,  AMAN- 
DA M.  and  EMMA  T.,  reside  with  their 
father,  on  the  farm  settled  by  his  father  in 
1840,  six  miles  northeast  of  Springfield. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  August  15,  1830, 
married  Sept.  21,  1858,10  Sarah  A.  Mann. 
They  had  eight  children,  two  of  whom 
died  young.  MARY  E.,  ELIZABETH, 
ANNIE  L.,  HENRY  F.,  THOMAS 
M.  and  CHARLES  W.,  and  reside  on 
Round  Prairie,  five  miles  east  of  Spring- 
field, between  the  mouth  of  Spring  Creek 
and  South  Fork. 

ANNA  E.,  born  Sept.  26,  1832,  mar- 
ried, Jan.  I,  1852,10  Marion  F.  Whitesides. 
(See  his  name.') 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


FRANCIS  G.,  born  Feb.  27,  1835, 
married,  Oct.  4,  1859,  to  Elizabeth  Ham- 
mond. They  had  two  children,  JOHN 
W.  and  ELIZA  J.,  and  Mr.  Black  en- 
listed August,  1862,  in  Co.  G.,  i  I4th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years,  and  died  of  disease  at 
Vicksburg,  just  after  the  surrender  by  the 
rebels,  July  4,  1863.  His  remains  were 
brought  home  and  interred  near  German 
Prairie  Station.  His  children  reside  with 
their  mother,  who  married  A.  R.  Welch. 

WALTER  C.,  born  Sept.  22,  1837, 
enlisted  in  Co.  G.,  i  I4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years,  August  =5,  1862,  was  twice  slightly 
wounded,  served  full  time,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged,  August  10,  1865.  He 
was  married,  Feb.  5,  1866,  to  Permelia  F. 
Cartmell.  They  have  three  children, 
ANNA  C.,  FRANCIS  E.  and  ORA 
EVA,  and  reside  two  miles  southeast  of 
Riverton.  * 

Margaret  Allison  lived  as  one  of  the 
family  of  William  Black,  in  Philadelphia. 
She  came  with  the  family  to  Sangamon 
county,  and  died  Sept.  20,  1840,  aged  29 
years. 

William  Black  died  Dec.  15,  1858,  and 
his  widow  died  July  25,  1874,  both  on  the 
farm  where  they  settled  in  1840.  Mr. 
Black  became  a  member  of  the  Scots 
Thistle  Society  soon  after  his  arrival  in 
Philadelphia,  and  remained  a  member  as 
long  as  he  lived. 

BLACK,  THOMAS,  was  born 
Oct.  25,  1768,  and  went  from  South  Caro- 
lina to  Christian  co'unty,  Ky.,  where  he 
was  married  to  Edith  A.  Pyle.  They 
moved  to  southern  Illinois  just  before  the 
"Shakes" — meaning  the  earthquake  of 
1811,  that  sunk  New  Madrid,  Missouri. 
They  fled  in  terror  back  to  Kentucky ; 
but  finding  the  earth  did  not  all  sink,  they 
returned  to  southern  Illinois,  and  moved 
to  what  became  Sangamon  county,  arriv- 
ing April  9,  1819,  in  what  is  now  Auburn 
township.  Of  their  children,  vix — 

.SARAH,  born  July  3,  1796,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  there  to  a  Mr.  Edwards. 
They  had  one  child,  SUSAN,  who  mar- 
ried W  m.  Woods.  Mr.  Edwards  died,  and 
his  widow  married  Bailey  Taylor.  They 
had  three  children,  viz:  AMANDA  mar- 
ried Peter  Wheeler.  EMMA  married  Mil- 
ler Bagby.  THOMAS  B.  was  married 
in"i866.  He  had  three  children ;  one  is  dead. 
Mr.  Taylor  died,  and  the  family  moved  to 


McDonough  county,  111.,  and  from  there 
to  Iowa,  where  she  died. 

DA  I  ID,  born  Sept.  17,  1798,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Jan.  2,  1823,  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Sarah  Moffitt.  They  had  six 
children.  WILLIAM  married  Millie 
Moore,  and  live  near  Belleville,  St.  Clair 
county.  GEORGE  married  Viney 
Broom,  and  resides  near  Blue  Mound, 
Macon  county,  111.  EDITH  A.  married 
Wm.  Simmons.  He  died,  and  Mrs.  S. 
married  Mr.  Brown.  They  reside  in 
Texas.  The  others  are  ANN  E.,  LEAN- 
DER  and  FRANCIS.  David  Black 
died  Oct.  7,  1856,  in  Chatham  township, 
and  his  widow  resides  with  her  youngest 
son,  in  Macon  county,  near  Blue  Mound. 

ELlZABETH,\>orn  March  6,  1803, 
in  Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  John  Harris.  They  had  one 
child,  JAMES,  who  was  drowned  in  a 
mill  pond  while  fishing,  aged  fourteen 
years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harris  both  died  in 
Macoupin  county. 

NANCT,  born  Aug.  4,  1806,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county,  Aug. 
1 8,  1833,  to  John  N.  Viney,  who  died 
Jan.  5,  1871,  and  Mrs.  Nancy  V.  died 
May  23,  1871,  without  children.  See  his 
name, 

JOHN,  born  Aug.  8,  1809,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county,  Aug. 
4,  1831,  to  Sarah  Myers.  They  had  nine 
children;  three  died  young.  Of  the  other 
six,  ELMINA  died  Feb.  23,  1858,  aged 
22  years.  DRUSILLA,  born  Aug.  30, 
1837,  m  Sangamon  county,  married  June 
:o,  1856,  to  James  Babcock.  They  had 
nine  children;  one  died  young.  RICHARD 
j.  o.  died  Aug.  4,  187^.  WILLIAM  died 

Aug.  23,  1875.  LAURA,  ELLEN,  ALI5KRT 
M.,  ADDIK  M.,  IRA  J.  and  ANNETTA  E. 

The  family  reside  near  Oreana,  Macon 
county,  111".  THOMAS,  born  Oct.  6, 
1839,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married 
April  12,  1863,10  Mary  M.  Leu  is,  who 
died  Dec.  21,  1865,  and  he  was  married 
Feb.  3,  1868.  to  Emily  C.  (Irave>,  who 
died  Aug.  10,  1871,  leaving  one  child, 
FLOSSIE  L.  Mr.  Black  \vas  married  Apul 
6,  1873^,  to  Martha  J.  Dodds.  They  have 
one  child,  a  son,  and  reside  two  miles  east 
of  Auburn.  ALBERT  M.,  born  Sept. 
14,  1843,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  mar- 
ried June  24,  1 86^,  to  Salome  T.  Ham. 
Thev  have  two  children,  and  reside  near 
Pawnee.  ADALIXE  M.,  born  May  -'5, 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


1847,  married  Aug.  2,  1865,  to  Wm.  D. 
Patton.  See  his  name.  She  died  Jan. 
26,  1875,  leaving  two  children.  JOHN 
W.,  born  Sept.  29,  1851,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Feb.  2,  1873,  to  Susan  R. 
Kimble.  They  have  two  children,  JOHN 
D.  and  EMILY,  and  reside  three  miles  east 
of  Auburn.  John  Black  died  Aug.  I, 
1855,  and  his  widow,  Mrs.  Sarah  Black, 
died  March  18, 1858,  both  in  Auburn  town- 
ship. 

THOMAS,  born  Sept.  3,  1813,  in 
Christian  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  March  7,  1855,  to  Mary  J. 
Wallace,  who  was  born  Nov.  i,  1831. 
They  have  three  children,  EDITH, 
MARY  F.  and  MARCHIE,  and  reside 
in  less  than  half  a  mile  of  where  his  father 
settled  in  1819,  about  three  and  a  half 
miles  east  of  Auburn. 

CARTER  T.,  born  Jan.  24,  1818, 
was  married  Oct.  8,  1840,  to  Mary  C. 
Coberly,  who  was  born  Nov.  7,  1820.  Of 
their  six  children,  namely:  ELLEN  E., 
born  in  Auburn  township,  July  12,  1841, 
married  July  i,  1858,  to  J.  T.  Graves. 
They  have  six  children,  ROBERT  L.,  MARY 

N.,     ZILDAH     S.,     WILLIAM    J.,     MARK    and 

CATHARINE,  and  reside  in  Butler,  Bates 
county,  Mo.  JOSEPH  C.,  born  Aug. 
29,  1843,  in  Auburn  township,  111.,  died  in 
Missouri.  CHARLES  C.,  born  Aug.  22, 
1845,  in  Andrew  county,  Mo.,  died  in 
Nodaway  county,  Mo.  WILLIAM  T., 
born  May  21,  1848,  in  Andrew  county, 
Mo.,  married  in  Nodaway  county  to  Mary 
C.  Crabtree,  Dec.  29,  1869.  They  had 
one  child,  JAMES  T.  Wm.  T.  Black  and 
son  died  in  Bates  county,  Mo.  GEORGE 
H.,  born  March  n,  1858,  in  Nodaway 
county,  Mo.,  and  JOHN  D.,  born  Sept. 
16,  1860,  in  Nodaway  county,  reside  there. 

Mrs.  Carter  Black  died  May  14,  1875, 
in  Nodaway  county,  Mo.  Carter  Black 
is  now  (1876)  in  Sangamon  county. 

Mrs.  Edith  A.  Black  died  April  15, 
1822,  and  Thomas  Black  was  married  in 
1823  or  '4  to  Mrs.  Rebecca  Viney,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Shiles.  She  died  Feb. 
13,  1851,  and  Mr.  B.  died  Nov.  3,  1851, 
aged  84  years,  both  where  he  settled  in 
1819. 

BLUE,  JOHN,  was  born  Sept.  9, 
1777,  in  South  Carolina.  His  father  was 
a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  army,  and 
was  taken  prisoner  by  the  British  the 
very  day  of  his  birth.  His  parents  moved 


to  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  when  he  was 
quite  young.  Elizabeth  McNary  was 
born  in  South  Carolina,  and  taken  by  her 
parents  to  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  also. 
They  were  there  married  about  1806,  had 
seven  children  in  that  county,  and  then 
moved  to  Hopkins  county,  where  they 
had  four  children.  About  1823  they 
moved  to  Green  county,  O.,  where  they 
had  two  children,  and  then  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1830, 
in  what  is  now  Clear  Lake  township. 

MARTHA  married  Robert  Blue,  had 
six  children  and  died. 

SAMUEL  married  Isabel  Webb,  had 
eight  children,  and  resides  in  Missouri. 

DA  VID  H.,  born  Sept.  23,  1816,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  May  19,  1844,  to  Fannie 
Webb.  They  had  two  children,  one  of 
whom  died  young.  MELISSA  C.  mar- 
ried Abel  P.  Bice.  See  his  name.  David 
H.  Blue  resides  two  miles  north  of  Bar- 
clay. 

ELIZA  married  Adolphus  Jones,  had 
one  child,  and  all  died. 

WILLIAM  M.,  born  in  Fleming 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Adaline.Cline.  They  had  five  child- 
ren. JAMES  H.  married  Catharine 
Dunlap,  had  one  child,  DORA  E.,  and  live 
in  Fancy  creek  township.  GEORGE 
W.,  LUCY,  DAVID  and  PARTHEN- 
IA,  live  with  their  mother.  William  M. 
Blue  enlisted  in  Aug.,  1862,  in  Co.  C,  114 
111.  Inf.,  for  three  years.  He  was  killed 
at  the  battle  of  Guntown,  Miss.,  June  10, 
1864.  His  widow  married  M.  Hardman, 
and  lives  near  Cantrall. 

HA RRISON  married  Margaret  Alex- 
ander. They  had  three  children,  and  he 
died  in  Fancy  creek  township. 

CAROLINE  married  Stephen  Can- 
trail.  They  have  six  children,  and  live 
near  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

AMOS  went  to  Oregon  when  a  young 
man,  and  resides  in  Jackson  county. 

John  Blue  died  in  1842,  and  his  widow 
in  1848,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 

BONDURANT.  The  first  known 
of  the  name  in  America  was  Dr.  Joseph 
Bondurant,  a  Huguenot,  who  was  ban- 
ished from  France  on  account  of  his  relig- 
ion, during  the  reign  of  Queen  Anne, 
about  the  year  1700.  He  was  wealthy  in 
France,  but  could  only  bring  his  library 
with  him.  He  and  his  companions,  Ford, 


SANG  A  MON  COUNTT. 


Agee,  O'Briant  and  Shatteen,  all  settled 
in  Virginia. 

BON  DURA  NT,  JOSEPH. 
The  fourth  generation  from  Dr.  Joseph 
Bondurant,  was  born  Sept.  15,  1801,  in 
Bedford  county,  Va.,  moved  to  Kentucky 
in  early  life,  and  was  married  Oct.  27, 
1823,  to  Martha  Sharp.  They  moved  to 
Sangamon  county  Oct.,  1828.  He  was 
one  of  the  early  school  teachers  in  the 
Dickerson  neighborhood.  They  had 
eleven  children,  namely — 

JOHN  T.,  born  June  5,  1824,  in  Ken- 
tucky, raised  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried near  DesMoines,  Iowa,  in  1848,  to 
Virginia  Cooney.  In  1850  he  emigrated 
to  California,  and  died  in  Sacramento, 
Dec.  23,  1850,  of  disease  contracted  while 
crossing  the  plains,  leaving  a  childless 
widow. 

LUCRE TIA  y.,  born  Nov.  4,  1825, 
in  Kentucky,  married  Nov.,  1845,  in  San- 
gamon county,  to  Joel  Churchill.  See  his 
name.  They  reside  at  DeLand,  Piatt 
county,  111. 

ELIZABETH  T.,  born  April  28, 
1827,  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Athens, 
111.,  May  15,  1842,  to  William  Miller,  of 
that  place,  where  they  resided  until  1852, 
when  they  moved  to  Mechanicsburg. 
They  had  nine  children,  namely:  MAR- 
THA E.,  married  Jan.  16,  1872,  to  T.  P. 
Lofland.  She  died  June  14,  1873,  leaving 
a  son  six  months  old,  to  be  brought  up  by 
her  aunt,  Margaret  D.  Underwood.  AN- 
NIE M.,  JOHN  T.  and  THOMAS  B. 
died  under  ten  years.  ALBERT  D., 
JOSEPH  W.,  SARAH  J.,  AMANDA 
B.  and  GEORGE  L.  live  with  their 
mother.  William  Miller  died  July  17, 
1868.  His  widow  and  children  live  in 
Mechanicsburg. 

ALEXANDER  C.,  born  Sept.  i, 
1829,  in  Sangamon  county.  He  went  to 
Iowa  in  the  winter  of  1856,  and  was  mar- 
ried there  Oct.,  i86i,to  Margaret  Brooks, 
of  DesMoines.  They  had  seven  child- 
ren, namely:  EMMA,  FANNIE,  LIZ- 
ZIE, FRANK,  FLORENCE,  BUR- 
TON and  NELLIE,  and  reside  near 
Altoona,  Polk  county,  Iowa. 

THOMAS  C.,  born  Dec.  29,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  settled  in  Piatt  county 
in  1856,  near  DeLand,  Piatt  county,  111. 

SAMUEL  T.,  born  Dec.  9,  1834,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  15,  1860, 
in  Douglas  county,  to  Sarah  Ellen  Barnett. 


They  have  two  living  children,  and  reside 
near  Wabash,  Wayne  county,  111.  He  en- 
listed August  7,  1862,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  E.,  ^th  111.  Inf.  Dec.  2,  1862,  he 
was  detailed  to  the  Pioneer  Corps  depart- 
ment of  the  Cumberland.  March  19, 1863, 
he  took  charge  of-  four  saw  mills,  on 
Stone's  river,  Tenn.,  and  put  them  in  or- 
der. Sept.  15,  1863,  he  was  ordered  to 
Chattanooga,  where  he  took  charge  of 
building  water-works,  on  the  8th  of  Octo- 
ber, doing  the  civil  engineering  with  a 
common  spirit  level.  He  remained  in 
charge  until  May  15,  1865,  when  he  re- 
signed for  the  purpose  of  perfecting  some 
inventions  of  his  own.  He  is  now  en- 
gaged in  the  lumber  trade. 

MAR  G ARE  7\/?.,born  Jan.  31,  1837, 
married  Oct.  28,  1858,  to  Thomas  Under- 
wood. See  his  name. 

MART  E.,  born  Feb.  3,  1840,  is  un- 
married, and  resides  with  her  brother 
Thomas,  near  DeLand,  Piatt  county,  111. 

MARTHA  K,  born  March  24,  1842, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.,  1864, 
to  William  Thornton,  of  DesMoines, 
Iowa.  They  have  three  children,  namely : 
LILLIE,  LUCY  and  HARRY,  and  re- 
side near  DesMoines. 

JOSEPHN.,  born  May  2,  1844.  He 
went  to  Iowa  in  1866,  and  married  in  1867 
to  Sarah  DeVore.  They  had  three  child- 
ren, WILLIAM,  EARNEST  and 
FRANK.  In  1871  Mr.  J.  N.  Bondurant 
returned  to  DeWitt  county,  111.,  and  re- 
sides near  Farmer  City. 

AMANDA  E.,  born  April  25,  1847, 
in  Sangamon  county,  died  Oct.  4,  1858. 

Mr.  Joseph  Bondurant  died  April  30, 
1864,  at  his  daughter's,  Mrs.  Lucretia 
Churchill,  near  Mechanicsburg.  Mrs. 
Martha  Bondurant  resides  with  her  son 
Thomas,  near  DeLand,  Piatt  county,  III. 

BOLL,  VALENTINE  J.,  was 
born  April  22,  1807,  at  Flersheim,  Nas- 
sau, Germany.  He  came  to  America  in 
1833,  arriving  June  29,  at  Baltimore,  being 
forty-four  days  from  Bremen.  He  went 
to  New  Philadelphia,  O.,  to  see  a  relative, 
thence  to  St.  Louis,  and  from  there  to 
Sangamon  county,  and  made  pottery  for 
Chistopher  Newcomer  two  years.  In  the 
fall  of  1836  he  started  back  to  Germany 
by  way  of  New  Orleans,  and  arrived  at 
his  native  town  Jan.  2,  1837.  He  was 
there  married,  April  2,  1837,  to  Elizabeth 
C.  Heller.  She  was  born  Feb.  13,  1819, 


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in  the  same  town.  They  embarked  June 
12,  1837,  at  Amsterdam,  and  were  forty- 
nine  days  on  the  passage  to  New  York. 
He  went  via  Albany,  Buffalo,  Cleveland, 
thence  to  Portsmouth,  on  the  Ohio  river, 
thence  to  St.  Louis  and  back  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  late  in  1837.  His  father, 
step-mother  and  five  children,  a  married 
sister  and  her  husband,  Garred  Young, 
and  others,  making  a  total  of  seventeen 
persons,  came  with  him.  He  made  pot- 
tery in  Ball  township  for  about  eighteen 
years,  and  then  engaged  in  farming  exclu- 
sively. They  had  nine  children,  all  born 
in  Sangamon  county,  two  of  whom  died 
young.  Of  the  other  seven — 

GARHARD,  born  Nov.  2,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  5,  1862, 
to  Mary  J.  Greenawalt.  They  had  five 
children,  THOMAS  H.  and  JAMES-A., 
the  first  and  fourth,  died  young;  MARY 
E.,  AMANDA  F.  and  SARAH  M.,  re- 
side with  their  parents,  one  mile  northwest 
of  Pawnee. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  John  T.  Burtle,  Jun.  See 
his  name. 

PAUL  A.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
resides  with  his  parents. 

GEORGE  P.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Mary  M.  Mollihorn. 
They  had  two  children,  WILLIAM  A. 
and  CHARLES  V.,  and  reside  in  Ball 
township. 

CATHARINE  J.  married  Patrick 
McAnanry,  have  two  children,  MAT- 
THEW and  ROSA,  and  reside  at  Tallula. 

MARGARET  and  E  VA  reside  with 
their  parents  in  Ball  township,  five  miles 
southeast  of  Chatham. 

BALL,  JACOB  born  about  1829, 
at  Flersheim,  Nassau,  Germany,  came  to 
America,  and  to  Sangamon  county,  with 
his  half-brother  Valentine,  in  1837.  He 
was  married  in  1867  to  Sarah  Conner. 
They  have  two  children — 

E  LIZ  ABE  TH  and  THOMA  S,  and 
reside  in  Ball  township,  six  miles  south- 
east of  Chatham. 

BOWEN,  ZAZA,  was  born  Oct. 
24,  igo6,  in  Guilford  county,  N.  C.  His 
father  died  when  he  was  two  years  old, 
and  his  mother,  with  her  four  children,  the 
eldest  of  whom  was  married,  moved  to 
Cabell  county,  West  Va.,  in  1817.  Zaza 
Bowen  and  Mary  Knight  were  married 
June  25,  1827,  in  that  county,  and  hi  the 


fall  of  that  year  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  Dec.  4,  1827,  in  what 
is  now  Loami  township.  They  had  seven 
children  in  Sangamon  county.  The  two 
eldest  died  under  five  years.  Of  the  other 
five  children — 

REBECCA  J.,  born  June  28,  1831, 
married  in  1850,  to  James  W.  George. 
They  have  three  living  children,  and  re- 
side near  Mt.  Auburn,  Christian  county. 

ABNER,  born  Feb.  24,  1833,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  March  16,  1856, 
to  Frances  A.  Cutter.  They  have  four 
children.  WALTER,  N.  C.,  and  JOHN 
CALHOUN,  twins;  ZAZA  A.  and 
WILLIAM  J.  Not  having  a  daughter, 
they  adopted  one,  whom  they  call  KATIE 
BOWEN.  They  reside  on  the  farm  set- 
tled in  1828  by  Mrs.  B.'s  father,  S.  R. 
Cutter.  It  is  two  and  a  half  miles  north- 
west of  Loami. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Nov.  13,  1834, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Robert  M. 
Park.  See  his  name. 

ISABEL  A.,  born  Dec.  26,  1836,  mar- 
ried in  1855,  to  Charles  W.  Fisher.  They 
had  five  children,  MARY  E.,  NANCY 
E.,  ELIZABETH  C.,  WILLIAM  Z. 
and  JOHN  N.  Mrs.  F.  and  her  children 
reside  three  miles  west  of  Loami. 

WILLIAM  A.,  born  July  28,  1838, 
died  Oct.  n,  1860. 

Mrs.  Mary  Bowen  died  Dec.  31,  1839, 
and  Zaza  B.  married,  Jan.  7,  1841,  to  Sarah 
Park.  They  had  four  children;  all  died 
under  nine  years. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Bowen  died  Sept.  28,  1860, 
and  Zaza  Bowen  was  married,  Sept.  17, 
1863,  to  Mrs.  Lydia  M.  Light,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Patterson.  They  reside 
three  miles  west  of  Loami,  on  the  farm 
where  he  settled  in  1836.  Zaza  Bowen 
remembers  Springfield  when  it  was  a  col- 
lection of  round  log  huts,  covered  with 
clapboards  held  on  by  weight  poles.  He 
remembers  seeing  the  jail  covered  with  a 
stack  of  hay. 

BOWLING,  JAMES,  was  born 
March  8,  1790,  in  Fauquier  county,  Va., 
was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Tennessee 
when  he  was  nine  years  old,  and  from 
there  to  Logan  county,  Ky.,  in  1808.  He 
was  there  married,  Oct.  17,  1817,  to  Mar- 
garet Jones,  who  was  born  Nov.  18,  1793, 
in  Mercer  county,  Ky.  James  Bowling 
and  wife  left,  the  day  after  their  marriage, 
for  Bond  county,  111.  They  moved  on 


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horseback,  each  riding  a  horse  and  leading 
a  pack  horse,  to  carry  their  goods.  One 
child  was  born  in  Bond  county,  111.,  and 
they  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
in  1819,  in  what  is  now  Rochester  town- 
ship, on  the  farm  now  owned  by  R.  P. 
Abel,  adjoining  Rochester  on  the  west. 
In  1830  they  moved  one  mile  north.  They 
had  six  children  in  Sangamon  county.  Of 
their  seven  children — 

ELIZABETH  W.,  born  Sept.  22, 
1818,  in  Bond  county,  111.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  April  27,  1843,  to 
lames  M.  Logan.  See  his  name.  ' 

EL}'IRA  /*.,  born  Feb.  25,  1820,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  April  28, 

1844,  to    Daniel    Barr.     They    had    three 
children.     JAMES    THOMAS   married 
Elizabeth  Atkinson.     They  had  two  child- 
ren,  LOUIE  and    MATTIE,  and    Mr.   Ban- 
died, March    13,   1875,  leaving  his  widow 
and   children    in    Rochester.     MARGA- 
RET   E.,   born    Oct.    16,    1846,    married 
Samuel   West.     See  his  name.     CHAS. 
E.  born  August  18,  1850,  married,  Dec.  2, 

1873,  to    Louisa    D.    West,   and    lives  in 
Rochester.     Daniel   Barr   and  wife   reside 
in  Rochester. 

JOHN P.,  born  Jan.  12,  1822,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  Oct.  14,  1846, 
in  Green  county,  to  Maria  Lorton.  They 
had  three  children.  Their  second  child, 
SARAH  M.,  died  at  Mt.  Auburn  in  1854, 
in  her  fourth  year.  WILLIAM  K.  was 
born  Jan.  i,  1849,  and  married  August  27, 

1874,  to  Alice  Jernigan,  who  was  born  in 
Greenville,  Ky.,  and  resides  near  Virden, 
111.    JAMES  R.,  born  Aug.  10,  1859,  re- 
sides with  his  parents,  near  Virden,  111. 

JULIAN  F.,  born  Feb.  5,  1824,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Sept.  6, 

1845,  to  Abraham  E.  Nickolls.     He   had 
previously    been    married,    and     had    two 
children.     They   had  seven  children,  and  • 
Mrs.    Nickolls  "died,    Feb.    28,   1867,     Of 
their   children,  ANDREW   T.  resides  at 
Rochester,  111.     MARGARET  A.  mar- 
ried   William    Morgan,1  and    resides    near 
Mt.  Auburn.     EMILY  S.  married  John 
Shewmaker,   and    resides    near    Decatur. 
MARY  J.  married  William  Murphy,  and 
resides     at     Topeka,    Kansas.       ELIZA- 
BETH  A.   married   Wm.   Meek,  and  re- 
sides at  Central  City,  Colorado.    JAMES 
B.  and    ELVIRA    M.   reside  with   their 
father,  at  Kingsville,  Kansas. 


JANE  A.,  born  Oct.  6,  1826,  adjoin- 
ing Rochester  on  the  west.  She  was  mar- 
ried, Feb.  2,  1854,  to  John  Cassity,  who 
was  born  Jan.  12,  1821,  in  Bourbon  coun-  , 
ty,  Ky.,  and  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
the  fall  of  1830.  They  had  five  children, 
three  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  WIL- 
LIAM, born  May  4,  1857,  and  FRANK, 
born  March  21,  1867,  reside  with  their 
parents,  in  Rochester,  within  200  yards  of 
where  Mrs.  Cassity  was  born. 

ARMIZA  T.,  born  Jan.  30, 1830,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married,  Mar.  10,  1853, 
to  John  S.  Highmore,  who  was  born  Sept. 
22,  1828,  in  Somersetshire,  England.  He 
came  to  America  in  1849,  and  to  Sanga- 
mon county  in  March,  1850.  They  had 
two  children.  LAURA,  born  Jan.  27, 
1854,  married  John  F.  Miller,  (see  his 
name^)  and  resides  in  Edinburg.  AR-* 
MIZA  resides  with  her  aunt,  Jane  A. 
Cassity,  who  brought  her  up.  Mrs. 
Highmore  died  August  27,  iS=;6,  and  Mr. 
Highmore  was  married  March,  1860,  to 
Mary  A.  Cloyd.  See  name  of  Cloyd. 
They  had  three  children,  and  Mrs.  H. 
died,  and  Mr.  Highmore  was  married  the 
third  time,  to  Mrs.  Mary  Price,  widow  of 
Dr.  Price,  who  was  born  in  Virginia. 
They  reside  in  Rochester.  He  has  been 
a  member  of  the  county  board  of  super- 
visors from  1863  to  1867,  and  from  1872 
to  1875. 

Mrs.  Margaret  Bowling  died  Nov.  14, 
1846,  and  James  Bowling  died  April  12, 
1853,  both  near  Rochester. 

BOYD,  JOHN,  was  born  Feb.  13, 
1777,  in  Pennsylvania,  and  went  to  Bote- 
tourt  county,  Va.,  when  a  young  man. 
Susannah  Hiner  was  born  Dec.  22,  1780, 
in  Botetourt  county,  Va.,  and  they  were 
there  married  June  26,  1802.  Two  child- 
ren were  born  in  Virginia,  and  they 
moved  to  Franklin  county,  O.,  about  1806, 
where  six  children  were  born.  The  fam- 
ily then  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  the  fall  of  1819  in  what  is  now 
Ball  township,  where  one  child  was  born. 
Mr.  Boyd  was  a  millwright,  and  his  ser- 
vices were  in  great  demand.  In  the  fall 
of  1830  he  was  at  work  on  a  mill  on  the 
Sangamon  river  north  of  Rochester, 
known  afterwards  as  Baker  and  Darling's 
mill.  Wishing  to  visit  his  family,  and 
having  some  business  at  Springfield,  he 
went  there  first,  and  then  started  home. 
A  heavy  sleet  was  falling  at  the  time, 


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which  proved  to  be  the  precursor  of  the 
deep  snow.  The  walking  was  laborious, 
and  the  next  day  his  body  was  found  by 
his  neighbor,  Christopher  Newcomer.  It 
was  six  miles  southeast  of  Springfield,  on 
what  is  now  the  farm  of  William  South- 
wick.  He  was  found  just  as  the  snow 
began  to  fall,  and  if  he  had  lain  another 
day  would  not  have  been  seen  until 
spring.  Of  his  children — 

HANNAH,  born  in  Botetourt  county, 
Va.,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  to  John  Dillon.  They  botii  died  near 
the  town  of  Dillon,  in  Tazewell  county, 
leaving  six  children  residing  there.  JESSE 
went  to  Arkansas,  married  and  died  there. 
SUSANNAH  was  married  Aug.  24, 
1848,  to  Joseph  Meredith,  and  died  Dec. 
24,  1868,  in  Christian  county.  MARY 
•married  Timothy  Larramore,  and  resides 
near  Tremont,  Tazewell  county,  111. 
WILLIAM  died  in  Sangamon  county. 
JANE  resides  with  her  sister  Mary. 
DANIEL  served  four  years  in  an  Illinois 
regiment,  and  died  in  Tazewell  county. 
JOHN  married,  and  resides  in  Iroquois 
county,  111.  ISAAC  died  in  the  Union 
army. 

MARY,  born  Jan.  i,  1806,  in  Bote- 
tourt county,  Va.,  was  married  to  George 
Brunk.  See  his  name. 

JA  C  OB,  born  Oct.  30,  1 807,  near 
Columbus,  O.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  Sept  i,  1833,  to  Rebecca 
Royal.  They  had  nine  children  in  San- 
gamon county.  JOHN  T.,  born  in  1835, 
married  Sarah  E.  Clayton.  They  had 
two  children,  GEORGE  E.  and  EMERY  A., 
and  Mr.  B.  died  April  5,  1874,  in  Taylor- 
ville.  WILLIAM  H.,  born  May  i,  1837, 
was  married  March  31,  1859,  to  Mary  A. 
Vigal.  They  have  one  daughter,  FRAN- 
CES D.,  and  reside  in  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship, between  Brush  and  Horse  creeks. 
GEORGE  B.,  born  Dec.  25,  1839,  enlist- 
ed Aug.,  1862,  in  Co.  E,  114  111.  Inf.,  for 
three  years;  served  full  time,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  at  Springfield.  He 
married  Harriet  Williams.  They  have 
three  children,  CLARENCE  E.,  SUSAN  R. 
and  PHCKBE  c.,  and  reside  in  Cotton  Hill 
township.  MARY  married  Alonzo 
Sparks.  They  have  two  children,  MAUD 
and  RAY,  and  reside  near  Girard,  Kan. 
SUSAN  married  Harvey  Alexander. 
They  have  four  children,  CHARLES  M., 
JACOB  w.,  LULIE  M.,  and  HATTIE  E.,  and 


reside  near  Girard,  Kan.  JAMES  O. 
served  in  Co.  I,  7th  111.  Inf.,  from  Feb., 
1865,  to  the  close  of  the  rebellion.  He 
married  Marietta  Reed.  They  had  two 
children,  REBECCA  j.  and  JESSE  M.,  and 
reside  in  Cotton  Hill  township.  SARAH 
J.  married  Elijah  D.  Lawley.  See  his 
name.  They  have  two  children,  LOUIS  E. 
and  FREDERICK  G.  DAVIS  O.  married 
Sarah  A.  Campbell.  They  have  two 
children,  OLIVE  and  CLARA  A.,  and  reside 
in  Cotton  Hill  township.  VINCENT 
C.  died  Aug.  22,  1871,  in  his  eighteenth 
year.  Jacob  Boyd  and  his  wife  reside  in 
Cotton  Hill  township. 

THOMAS,  born  Oct.  25,  1809,  was 
married,  and  resided  in  St.  Louis  at  the 
close  of  the  rebellion.  He  died  about  1869. 

JOHN,  born  Aug.  5,  1811,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Iowa  to  Elizabeth  Dyer.  They 
reside  near  Ozark,  Jackson  county,  Iowa. 
He  was  a  soldier  from  Sangamon  county 
in  the  Black  Hawk  war,  and  served  in  an 
Iowa  regiment  during  the  rebellion. 

BENJAMlN&\z&  in  his  ninth  year. 

JOSEPH,  born  April  i,  1816,  in 
Ohio,  brought  up  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  in  Iowa  to  Anna  Ray.  He 
enlisted  in  an  Iowa  regiment,  and  died  at 
Louisville,  Ky.,  leaving  a  widow  and 
three  children  near  Ozark,  Iowa. 

CA  THARINE,  born  Oct.  26,  1818, 
in  Ohio,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  aged 
seventeen  years. 

SAMUEL,t\)oi-n  Aug.  25,  1823,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  in  his  seventeenth 
year. 

Mrs.  Susannah  Boyd  died  Aug.  9,  1848, 
in  Sangamon  county. 

BOYER,  WILLIAM  T.,  was 
born  April  4,  1817,  in  Adair  county,  Ky. 
Sarah  A.Jackson  was  born  Dec.  7,  1820, 
in  the  same  county.  They  were  married 
Oct.  24,  1839,  near  Franklin,  Morgan 
county,  111.  They  had  one  child  in  Mor- 
gan county,  and  moved  to  what  is  now 
New  Berlin  township,  arriving  in  1840. 
They  had  ten  children  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. Four  of  their  children  died  under  ten 
years.  Of  the  other  six  children — 

SARAH  A.,  born  Oct.  19,  1843,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  March  14, 
1867,  to  John  Mitchell.  They  had  four 
children,  EMMA  M.  and  LAURA  A. 
died  under  five  years.  RHODA  E.  and 
ANNIE,  and  reside  in  Talkington  town- 
ship, seven  miles  west  of  Auburn. 


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]\IART  F.,  born  Sept.  8,  1845,  in  San- 
gamon  county,  married,  March  30,  1863, 
to  John  H.  Cox.  They  have  three  child- 
ren, WILLIAM  H.,  GEORGE  W.  and 
CHARLEY,  and  reside  near  Franklin, 
Morgan  county. 

WILLIAM  A.,  born  Dec.  5,  1849,  re- 
sides  with  his  parents. 

ELIZA  J.,  born  March  H,  1851, 
married  William  A.  Young,  Nov.  u, 
1869,  have  one  child,  IN  A,  and  reside  in 
Talkington  township,  six  and  a  quarter 
miles  west  of  Auburn. 

ANNIE  M.  and 

JACOB  C.  reside  with  their  parents, 
six  miles  southwest  of  Loami. 

BOZARTH,  WILLIAM  H., 
was  born  about  1796,  in  Grayson  county, 
Ky.  Elizabeth  Stewart  was  born  in  1797, 
in  the  same  county,  and  they  were  there 
married  in  1819.  They  had  four  children 
born  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  111.,  in  Oct.,  1825,  on  Spring 
creek,  west  of  Springfield  about  two  and 
a  half  miles.  Mr.  Bozarth  was  killed  by 
a  fall  from  a  horse  in  December  follow- 
ing, only  two  months  after  coming  to  the 
county.  His  widow  returned  to  Ken- 
tucky, was  there  married  to  Rawley  Mar- 
tin, returned  to  Sangamon  county  in  the 
fall  of  1830,  and  settled  on  .Lick  creek. 
In  1840  Mr.  .Martin  moved  to  Warren 
county,  lo.wa.  Of  the  four  Bozarth 
children — 

HIGGJNSONmi\\-r\e&  Mary  Bozarth, 
in  Grayson  county,  Ky.,  and  remained 
there. 

OLVER  H.  P.  married  Elizabeth 
Brooks,  and  resides  in  Grayson  county, 
Ky. 

ELI  L.,  born  in  Grayson  county,  Ky., 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Artelia 
Peddicord.  They  had  five  children.  AR- 
MINDA  and  MINERVA  P.  died  young. 
Eli  L.  Bozarth  died  Oct.  29,  1868.  His 
son,  WILLIAM  W.,  was  drowned  in 
Sugar  creek,  April  21,  1869.  The  other 
two  children,  VIOLA  E.  and  PHCEBE, 
reside  with  their  mother  at  the  house  of 
her  father,  Jonathan  Peddecord,  in  Ball 
township. 

ISAA  C  H.,  born  in  Grayson  county, 
Ky,,  married  Rhoda  Seybold,  and  resides 
at  Blandinville,  McDonough  county. 

BRADFORD,  JAMES  M., 
was  born  Sept.  28,  1795,  in  Culpepper 
county,  Va.  His  parents  moved  to  Scott 

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county,  Ky.,  when  he  was  twelve  years 
old.  His  commencement  in  business  was 
trading  down  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi 
rivers.  He  was  married  July  4,  1820,  at 
Port  Gibson,  Miss.,  to  Ann  E.  Barnes, 
who  was  born  Sept.  10,  1802,  in  North 
Carolina,  and  in  1807  was  taken  by  her 
parents  to  Mississippi,  where  they  settled. 
She  was  educated  at  Port  Gibson  in  a 
French  Catholic  convent.  After  a  resi- 
dence of  three  years  there,  they  moved  to 
Scott  county,  Ky.,  where  they  remained 
one  year,  and  moved  to  Franklin  county, 
near  Frankfort,  and  within  three  miles  of 
Dick  Johnson's  Indian  school.  They  had 
four  children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall 
of  1834,  in  what  is  now  Gardner  town- 
ship. Of  their  four  children — 

THOMAS  A.,  born  August  2,  1821, 
at  Port  Gibson,  Miss.,  brought  by  his  par- 
ents to  Sangamon  county,  was  educated  at 
McKendree  College,  Lebanon,  111.,  grad- 
uated at  that  institution,  and  was  mar- 
ried in  Lebanon  to  Jane  Baker.  He  went 
to  Missouri  and  there  enlisted  in  Co.  B., 
Col.  Doniphan's  regiment,  and  marched 
overland  to  Mexico,  in  1846.  Col.  Doni- 
phan  had  orders,  on  arriving  at  Chihuahua, 
to  report  to  Gen.  Wool.  He  was  unable 
to  learn  the  whereabouts  of  Gen.  Wool, 
and  Thomas  A.  Bradford  was  one  of  six 
men  who  volunteered  to  carry  through  the 
dispatches,  which  they  delivered  to  Gen. 
Wool  at  Saltillo,  having  gone  the  distance 
of  three  hundred  miles,  through  an  ene- 
my's country,  without  the  loss  of  a  man. 
He  was,  with  John  Calhoun,  engaged  in 
the  survey  of  public  lands  for  the  U.  S. 
Government,  and  died  Dec.  25,  1856,  near 
Wyandotte,  Kan.,  his  wife  and  only  child 
having  died  before. 

ELIZABETH  E.,  born  July  31, 
1823,  in  Scott  county,  Ky.,  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  May  24,  1840,  to 
David  Madison.  He  died  two  years  later, 
leaving  a  son,  JAMES  B.,  who  died  at 
fourteen  years  of  age.  Mrs.  Madison  re- 
sides near  Bradfordton,  Sangamon  county. 

SUSAN,  born  May  25,  1825,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  June  n,  1858,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  William  G.  Hawkins, 
who  was  born  Sept.  14,  1827,  in  Boone 
county,  Ky.,  but  resided  in  St.  Louis  at 
the  time  of  his  marriage.  They  live  in 
Sangamon  county. 


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MARTHA  A.,  born  May  26,  1832,  in 
Kentucky,  died  while  attending  school  in 
Springfield,  August,  1848.  Mrs.  Ann  E. 
Bradford  died  in  Sangamon  county,  July 
8,  1835,  and  James  M.  Bradford  was  mar- 
ried, Dec.  27,  1836,  to  Arsenath  Talbott. 
They  had  six  children  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, one  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Of  the 
other  five  children — 

WILLIAM  T.,  born  June  S,  1838, 
was  married  Oct.  i,  1861,  to  Grizella  A. 
Parkinson.  They  had  six  children.  The 
eldest,  JAMES,  and  the  fifth  one,  SUE 
H.,  died  under  three  years.  ELIZA- 
BETH A.,  THOMAS  P.,  LAURA  M. 
and  WILLIAM  A.,  reside  with  their  par- 
ents, in  Gardner  township. 

HARRIET  E.,  born  Feb.  3,  1841, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Hiram  E. 
Gardner.  See  his  name, 

ISABELLA  M.  resides  with  her 
mother  in  Springfield. 

SARAH  y.,  born  Nov.  3,  1845,  mar- 
ried William  H.  Parkinson.  See  his 
name. 

EDWARD  T.,  born  May  19,  1850, 
was  married,  Feb.  17,  1870,  to  Carrie  M. 
VanPatten.  They  have  one  child,  ED- 
WARD M.,  and  reside  at  Bradfordton. 
James  M.  Bradford  died  March  3,  1852, 
and  his  widow  resided  on  the  farm  which 
has  become  Bi'adfordton,  on  the  Ohio  and 
Mississippi  railroad,  until  April,  1874,  when 
she  moved  to  Springfield,  and  lives  on  north 
fifth  street.  James  M.  Bradford  was  a 
soldier  in  the  war  of  1812,  from  Scott 
county,  Ky.  He  served  one  term  in  the 
General  Assembly  of  Illinois,  elected  in 
the  fall  of  1840. 

BRADFORD,  JOHN  S.,  was 
born  June  9,  1815,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  His 
father  was  a  native  of  Delaware,  and  died 
in  Philadelphia  in  1816.  John  S.  learned 
the  trade  of  a  book-binder  in  his  native 
city,  and  in  1835  started  on  foot  for  the 
City  of  Mexico.  He  walked  to  Pitts- 
burg,  thence  to  Cincinnati  by  steamboat, 
from  there  to  Dayton,  O.,  and  Rich- 
mond, Incl.,  working  at  his  trade  in  all 
the  places  he  passed  through.  At  Rich- 
mond he  was  induced,  in  1837,  to  join  a 
corps  of  United  States  engineers  who 
were  then  engaged  in  constructing  what 
was  called  the  National  Road.  It  was  a 
wagon  road,  built  at  the  expense  of  the 
United  •  States  government.  The  law 
authorizing  its  construction  was  enacted 


when  the  Democratic  party  was  in  power, 
with  one  of  its  cardinal  tenets:  opposition 
to  all  internal  improvements  by  the  gov- 
ernment; but  President  Jackson  favored 
this  because  it  was  a  military  necessity. 
The  road  commenced  at  Cumberland, 
Md.,  crossed  the  Ohio  river  at  Steuben- 
ville,  passed  through  Columbus,  O.,  Rich- 
mond, Indianapolis  and  Terre  Haute,  Ind., 
thence  to  Vandalia,  111.  At  the  latter 
point  a  determined  contest  arose  between 
the  people  of  the  States  of  Illinois  and 
Missouri,  whether  the  point  for  crossing 
the  Mississippi  river  should  be  Alton  or 
St.  Louis,  the  contestants  fully  believing 
that  the  future  great  city  of  the  Mississippi 
valley  depended  on  the  decision  of  that 
question.  Before  it  was  settled  the  public 
mind  became  interested  in  railroads,  and 
the  National  Road  ended  at  Vandalia.  The 
corps  of  engineers  disbanded  at  the  latter 
point.  The  State  capital  was  then  in 
transit  from  Vandalia  to  Springfield,  and 
Mr.  Bradford  came  here,  arriving  Decem- 
ber,' 1840.  In  the  spring  of  1841  he 
bought  the  interest  of  Mr.  Burchell  in  the 
book-bindery  of  Burchell  and  Johnson, 
and  became  one  of  the  firm  of  Johnson 
and  Bradford. 

John  S.  Bradford  was  married  July  15, 
1841,  in  Brandenburg,  Ky.,  to  Adaline  M. 
Semple,  who  was  born  O.ct.,  1817,  in 
Cumberland  county,  Ky.  He.r  brother, 
Hon.  James  Semple,  was  at  that  time 
Charge  de  Affaires  to  New  Grenada, 
afterwards  United  States  Senator  from 
Illinois,  and  still  later  one  of  the  Judges 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State. 

Soon  after  coming  to  Springfield,  J.  S. 
Bradford  became  Lieutenant  in  the 
"  Springfield  Cadets. "  They  were  or- 
dered to  Nauvoo  by  Gov.  Ford  in  1845, 
serving  two  months  in  the  "  Mormon 
war.  "  In  1846  Mr.  Bradford  enlisted  in 
Co.  A,  4th  111.  Inf.,  under  Col.  E.  D. 
Baker,  and  was  appointed  Quartermaster 
by  Gov.  Ford.  As  such  he  accompanied 
the  regiment  to  Mexico,  where  he  started 
to  go  twelve  years  before  with  a  book- 
binder's outfit.  After  his  arrival  in  Mex- 
ico he  was  commissioned  as  commissary  in 
the  United  States  army.  He  was  at  the 
bombardment  and  capture  of  Vera  Cruz, 
battle  of  Cerro  Gordo  and  others,  return- 
ing with  the  regiment  to  Springfield  in 
1847.  The  result  of  that  war  securing  to 
us  California  and  the  discovery  of  gold, 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTY. 


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Mr.  Bradford  started  from  Springfield 
Jan.  i,  1849,  by  the  Isthmus  of  Panama 
to  California,  and  was  eighty-seven  days 
on  the  Pacific  ocean,  reaching  San  Fran- 
cisco May  20,  1849.  He  made  Benicia 
his  headquarters,  and  when  the  military 
commander  of  the  department-  of  the 
Pacific  ordered  a  government  to  be 
formed  for  a  new  State,  Mr.  Bradford 
was  elected  to  represent  the  district  bound- 
ed by  Oregon  on  the  north,  Sacramento 
river  on  the  east,  Bay  of  San  Francisco 
on  the  south,  and  the  Pacific  ocean 
on  the  west.  That  Legislature  organized 
the  State  without  ever  having  gone 
through  a  territorial  probation,  and  divided 
it  into  counties.  Mr.  Bradford  was  elected 
in  1850  to  represent  a  district  composed 
of  the  five  counties  of  Solano,  Napa, 
Sonoma,  Mendocino  and  Marin,  being 
a  portion  of  the  district  he  represented 
in  the  first  Legislature.  His  family  re- 
sided in  Springfield,  and  he  retained 
his  business  relations  with  Mr.  John- 
son also.  He  returned  to  Springfield 
in  1851,  and  since  that  has  served  the 
county  of  Sangamon,  in  1857,  as  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Instruction ;  was  one  of 
the  Commissioners  to  divide  the  county 
into  townships  and  name  them,  served  the 
city  of  Springfield  as  Treasurer,  Alder- 
man and  Mayor.  When  Illinois  was 
calied  on  for  6,000  of  the  75,000  men  to 
meet  the  rebels,  Mr.  Bradford  was  ap- 
pointed by  Gov.  Yates  as  commissary, 
with  the  rank  of  Lieutenant- Colonel,  his 
commission  bearing  date  April  16,  1861, 
being  the  first  commission  issued  by  Gov. 
Yates  in  connection  with  the  war  to  sup- 
press the  rebellion.  He  prepared  quarters 
for  the  first  soldiers  rendezvoused  by  the 
State,  and  called  it  Camp  Yates. 

J.  S.  Bradford  severed  his  connection 
with  the  firm  of  Johnson  &  Bradford  in 
1869,  and  opened  a  book  store  in  Spring- 
field, which  he  sold  out  in  1873,  and 
moved  to  Aberdeen,  Miss.,  returning  to 
Springfield  in  Nov.,  1875,  where  he  now 
resides. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bradford  had  seven  child- 
ren in  Springfield,  namely — 

WILLIAM,  resides  at  Lake  Station, 
Newton  county,  Miss. 

OSCAR,  born  Sept.  28,  1845,  m 
Springfield,  was  married  in  1871,  in 
Owensboro,  Ky.,  to  Mary  Crutcher.  They 
reside  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


SUSAN  A.  resides  with  her  parents, 
in  Springfield. 

EUGENE  S.  resides  in  St.  Louis, 
Mo. 

JOHN,  ANTRIM  C.  and  DON- 
ALD, reside  with  their  parents  in  Spring- 
field. 

BRADLEY,  TERRY,  was  born 
in  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina, 
and  married  there  to  Chloe  Elliott,  a  sis- 
ter to  Andrew  Elliott.  See  his  name. 
They  had  eleven  children  born  in  Ruther- 
ford county,  N.  C.,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  in  what  is  now 
Gardner  township,  south  of  Spring  creek, 
in  1834.  Of  their  children — 

SIMMONS,  born  March  3,  1811, 
in  North  Carolina,  married  March  28, 

1839,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Jane  Doug- 
las.    They   had   six    children;  three  died 
young.      WILLIAM    H.,   born    Jan.    5, 

1840,  married    March   6,   1862,  to   Mary 
Rannebarger,  who  was  born  Jan.  13,1842, 
near    Columbus,    O.       They    had    three 
children.     ELLA  j.  died,  aged  two  years. 
EDWARD   E.  and  LOTTIE    B.    reside  with 
their  parents,  seven  miles  west  of  Spring- 
field.     THOMAS    LEVI   and    JOHN 
ELI,     twins,      born      Nov.    22,       1842. 
THOMAS  L.,  married  Nov.  24,  1864,  to 
Hannah  J.  Smith,  have  two  children,  and 
reside  in   Curran  township.    JOHN    E., 
married  July  9,  1868,  to  Nancy  A.  Sims, 
had  one    child,  HIRAM   j.,  and  she    died 
April,   1869.     He   was   married  Dec.    16, 
1869,  to  Sarah  O'Hara,  and  reside  at  Phil- 
adelphia,   Cass    county,    111.       Simmons 
Bradley  died  Nov.  18,  1866,  and  his  wid- 
ow resides  seven   miles  west  of  Spring- 
field. 

WILLIAM,  born  March  26,  1812,  in 
Rutherford  county,  N.  C.,  and  came  with 
his  parents  to  Sangamon  county  in  1834. 
He  was  married  Aug.,  1846,  in  Jasper 
county,  Mo.,  to  Elizabeth  Ragan,  a  native 
of  Kentucky.  They  came  to  Sangamon 
county  and  had  six  children,  one  of  whom 
died  young.  In  1857  they  returned  to 
Missouri,  where  two  children  were  born. 
Of  the  seven  children,  three  are  married ; 
MOLLIE,  the  third  child,  born  in  Sanga- 
mon courrty,  and  married  in  Missouri, 
July  4,  1875,  to  J.  J.  Gates,  a  native  of 
Pike  county,  111.  William  Bradley  died 
Dec.  13,  1875.  His  widow  and  seven 
children,  married  and  unmarried,  reside 
near  Carthage,  Jasper  county,  Mo. 


EARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


SARAH,  born  in  North  Carolina, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Caleb 
Darden.  They  had  three  children.  Their 
son  THOMAS  was  a  soldier  in  an  Illinois 
regiment,  and  died  at  Memphis,  Tenn. 
The  entire  family  are  dead. 

WINNIE,  born  in  North  Carolina, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  William 
Brundage.  They  had  three  children,  and 
moved  to  Dallas  county,  Tex.,  in  1854. 

RICHARD,  born  in  Rutherford  coun- 
ty, N.  C.,  came  with  his  parents  to  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  about  1844  *° 
Mary  A.  Baldwin.  They  had  four  child- 
ren born  in  Sangamon  county.  Mrs.  B. 
died  Sept.  10,  1852,  and  the  youngest  child 
died  soon  after.  Mr.  B.  moved  in  the  fall 
of  1866,  with  his  three  children,  to  Kan- 
sas. Of  his  children,  RICHARD  J.,  born 
Dec.  8,  1845,  m  Sangamon  county; 
SARAH  C.,  born  Feb.  9,  1848,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  in  1870,  in  Kan- 
sas, to  Franklin  Campbell,  and  has  one 
child,  MARY  E.  WILLIAM  B.,  born  in 
Sangamon  county.  Richard  Bradley  and 
his  three  children  reside  near  Fredonia, 
Wilson  county,  Kan. 

JONATHAN,  born  in  North  Caro- 
lina, raised  in  Sangamon  county,  went  to 
Texas,  was  pressed  into  the  rebel  service, 
and  died  there. 

MELINDA,  born  in  North  Carolina, 
and  died  in  Sangamon  county  at  26  or  '7 
years  of  age. 

RHODA,  born  in  North  Carolina, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  John 
Brundage,  moved  to  Texas  and  died  there, 
leaving  two  children,  who  reside  in  Kan- 
sas. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  North  Caro- 
lina, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Abraham  Duff,  son  ot  Charles  Duff,  re- 
sides since  1866  near  Neodesha,  Wilson 
county,  Kan. 

LEADBETTER,  born  March  17, 
.  1826,  in  Rutherford  county,  N.  C.,  came 
with  his  parents  in  1834  to  Sangamon 
county,  married  April  22,  1856,10  Martha 
J.  Archer.  They  have  seven  children, 
BENNETT  C.,  ANNA,  ELIZABETH, 
LOUIE,  WALTER  L.,LAURIETTA 
and  JACKSON,  and  reside  four  and  a 
half  miles  west  of  Springfield,  on  the 
farm  settled  by  his  father  in  1834. 

MTRA,  born  in  North  Carolina,  mar- 
ried in  Sang'amon  county  to  William 


King,  who  died,  and  she  married  Henrv 
Morgan.  See  his  name. 

Terry  Bradley  died  in  1835,  and  Mrs. 
Chloe  Bradley  died  July  20,  1865,  both  in 
Sangamon  county. 

BRANCH,  EDWARD,  was 
born  Dec.,  1795,  in  Virginia,  and  when  he 
was  a  child  his  parents  moved  to  that  part 
of  Bourbon,  which  afterwards  became 
Nicholas,  county,  Ky.  He  was  there 
married  Dec.  2,  1818,  to  Rebecca  Cassity. 
They  had  four  children  in  Kentucky,  and 
the  family  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  late  in  Oct.,  1830,  in  what  is 
now  Rochester  township,  where  they  had 
two  children.  Of  their  six  children — 

ZERELDA  E.,  born  Nov.  19,  1821, 
in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  May  16,  1839,  to  Joel  Can- 
trill.  See  his  name. 

MARY  J.,  born  April  22,  1824,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Robert  Archer,  son  of  Moses.  See 
his  name.  He  died  April,  1872,  leaving  a 
widow  and  three  daughters  near  Grove 
City,  Christian  county. 

HONOR  A.,  born  March  24,  1827,  in 
Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  William  A.  Whitesides: 
See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH  A.,  born  Jan.  9,  1830, 
in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Sept.  25,  1848,  to  Joshua 
Graham.  See  his  name. 

LOUISIANA,  born  July  16,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Joseph  Miller. 
See  his  name. 

WILLIAM,  born  Feb.  28,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  April  2,  1845. 

Edward  Branch  died  Aug.  i,  1835,  and 
his  widow  resides  with  her  daughter  and 
son-in-law,  Wm.  A.  Whitesides. 

BRANSON,  JOHN,  was  born 
Jan.  12,  1 764,  in  North  Carolina.  He  em- 
igrated, when  a  young  man^to  the  vicinity 
of  Charleston,  S.  C.,  and  married  Sarah 
Jones.  They  had  six  children  in  South 
•Carolina,  and  moved  to  Ross  county,  O. 
From  there  to  the  vicinity  of  Xenia, 
Green  county,  Ohio,  before  the  Indians 
had  entirely  left.  They  had  five  children 
there.  Some  of  the  elder  children  mar- 
ried and  remained  in  Ohio,  but  Mr.  Bran- 
son with  the  younger  members  of  his  fam- 
ily, moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving Oct.,  1822,  in  what  is  now  Fancy 
Creek  township.  Of  all  his  children — 


SAN  GAM  ON    COUNT?. 


ELI,  born  in  South  Carolina,  married 
three  times,  died,  leaving  a  family  in  Ful- 
ton county.  His  son,  CALVIN,  resides 
near  Ipava,  Fulton  county. 

ANDRE  W,  born  in  South  Carolina, 
and  married  Susannah  Wilkinson.  They 
both  died,  leaving  several  children  near 
Athens,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM,  born  Jan.  9,  1791,  in 
North  Carolina,  and  was  taken  by  his  par- 
ents to  South  Carolina,  in  1793.  In  1811 
the  family  moved  to  Chilicothe,  Ohio, 
where  he  was  married  to  Sally  M.  Graves, 
in  1815.  He  moved  to  Indiana,  and  from 
there  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  about  the 
time  his  father  came ;  moved  to  Galena, 
and  from  there  to  DeWitt  county,  111. 
They  had  seven  children,  and  Mrs.  Sally 
M.  Branson  died  May  10, 1840,  in  DeWitt 
county.  In  December,  1840,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Martha  Cooper^  in  Sangamon 
county.  In  March,  1847,  he  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  and  March  28,  1848, 
he  started  overland  with  his  family  and 
arrived  Sept.  15,  1848,  in  Polk  county, 
Oregon.  He  had  eight  children  by  the 
second  marriage.  He  died  Nov.  16,  1860. 
His  widow  married  Michael  Shelley,  and 
dfed  Dec.  24,  1868,  near  Independence, 
Polk  county,  Oregon.  Nearly  all  the  de- 
scendents  of  William  Branson  reside  in 
the  vicinity  of  Sheridan,  Yamhill  county, 
Oregon.  His  son,  B.  B.  BRANSON, 
Jun.,  born  Sept.  4,  1830,  went  with  his 
father  to  Oregon,  in  1848,  married  there, 
Sept.  15,  1854,  to  Eliza'  E.  Dickey,  who 
was  born  Jan.  19,  1834,  in  Tenn.  They 
have  eight  living  children.  SARAH  A., 
born  July  3,  1855,  married  Nov.  6,  1873, 
to  C.  O.  Burgess,  and  resides  near  Sheri- 
dan. JOSEPHINE,  ELIZA  JANE,  EPHRIAM 

N.,  ELNORA  SHERMAN,  LAURA   V.,  IDA    M. 

and  ORLEY  R.  reside  with  their  parents, 
near  Sheridan,  Yamhill  county,  Oregon. 

CA  THARINE,  born  in  South  Caro- 
lina, married  in  Green  county,  Ohio,  to 
Frederick  Stipp.  They  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  two  of  their  daughters 
reside  in  Springfield,  namely:  Mrs.  Wood 
and  Mrs.  Moody.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stipp 
died  several  years  since. 

KEZIAH,  born  in  South  Carolina, 
married  in  Green  county,  Ohio,  to  Jesse 
Sutton.  They  came  to  Sangamon  county 
in  1823,  moved  to  Iowa,  and  both  died, 
leaving  several  children  in  VanBuren 
county,  Iowa. 


JOHN,  Jun.,  born  Oct.  15,  1795,  near 
Charleston,  S.  C.  He  was  a  teamster 
from  Ohio  during  the  war  of  1812,  and 
has  a  crippled  hand  from  an  injury  re 
ceived  while  on  duty.  He  was  married, 
Sept.  12,  1817,  in  Clarke  county,  Ohio,  to 
Ann  Cantrall,  daughter  of  Zebulon  Can- 
trail,  who  was  a  brother  of  William  G., 
Levi  and  Wyatt.  They  had  one  child, 
ZEBULON,  born  June  20, 1818,  in  Clarke 
county,  Ohio,  married  August,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Rachel  Braugher, 
and  soon  after  moved  to  Fulton  county, 
where  five  children  were  born,  namely: 

EMILY,     CAROLINE,    ISAAC,     MARION    and 

ZEBULON,  jun.  Zebulon  Branson  enlisted 
in  the  K>3d  111.  Inf.  for  three  yeare,  in 
1862.  He  was  ist  Lieut.,  and  was  killed 
June  27, 1864,  while  leading  his  company 
in  a  charge  on  the  rebel  fortifications  at 
Kennesaw  Mountain.  His  family  reside 
near  Ipava,  Fulton  county.  Mrs.  Ann 
Branson  died,  and  JOHN  Branson  was 
married,  Sept.  12,  1822,  in  Champaign 
county,  Ohio,  to  Miriam  Thomas.  They 
had  five  children,  namely:  THOMAS 
and  CATHATINE,  twins,  born  Dec.  i, 
1823;  THOMAS  married,  Feb.  4,1847, 
to  Eliza  C.  Kiger,  who  was  born  March 
13,  1830,  in  Winchester,  Va.  They  had 
three  children.  MARIA  T.  died,  aged  ten 
years.  CATHARINE  w.,  born  May  25, 
1850,  married  March  25,  1869,  to  Thomas 
Neal.  They  had  three  children,  namely : 
Charles  TV.,  died  in  infancy ;  Thomas  and 
Coke  reside  with  their  parents,  in  Mitchel 
county,  near  Cawker  City,  Kansas. 
CHARLES,  born  March  n,  1852,  re- 
sides with  his  mother.  Thomas  Branson 
died  March  5,  1864,  and  his  widow  resides 
eight  miles  northwest  of  Springfield. 
CATHARINE,  the  other  twin,  married 
Rev.  Hardin  Wallace.  They  have  two 
children,  namely:  Mrs.  E.  M.  Sharp,  of 
Mason  City,  111.,  and  Mrs.  Carlton  Gatton, 
of  Middletown,  111.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wal- 
lace reside  at  Bath,  Mason  county,  111. 
CAROLINE  married  Giles  Woods. 
They  have  seven  children,  and  reside  near 
Waverly.  MARIA  married  Samuel  C. 
Woods.  They  have  one  child  living,  and 
Mrs.  W.  died,  August  20,  1875.  Mr. 
Woods  resides  near  Waverly.  EMILY 
married  Rev.  Joseph  H.  Hopkins.  Thev 
had  one  child,  and  mother  and  child  died 
in  1848,  at  Whitehall,  111.  Mrs.  Miriam 
Branson  died,  and  John  Branson  married, 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


Nov.  8,  1840,  to  Mrs.  Mary  Humphreys, 
whose  maiden  name  was  McKinnie. 
They  had  two  children.  MINNIE  mar- 
ried George  P.  Brahm.  They  had  one 
son  CLAUDE,  and  Mrs.  B.  died,  May  17, 
1872.  Mr.  Brahm,  with  his  son,  resides 
at  Kinney,  Logan  county,  111.  JOHN  L. 
enlisted  in  1862,  for  three  years,  in  the  I3th 
111.  Inf.  Served  about  one  year,  and  was 
discharged  on  account  of  physical  disabil- 
ity. He  married  Nellie  Cain.  John 
Branson  and  wife  reside  one  and  a  half 
miles  northwest  of  Salisbury.  He  is  in 
his  eighty-first  year. 

THOMAS,  born  Feb.,  1798,  in  South 
Carolina,  was  married  Aug.  12,  1829,  in 
Cla*k  county,  O.,  to  Eleanor  Thomas,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county  with  his  father 
in  1822.  They  had  three  children,  and 
Mrs.  B,  died  in  Sangamon  county  Jan  24, 
1840.  Thomas  Branson  married  Louisa 
Cole.  They  had  five  children,  and  in 
1857  moved  to  Texas.  Of  Mr.  B.'s 
children  by  the  first  marriage,  ADA- 
LINE,  born  Oct.  9,  1833,  was  married 
Oct.  3,  1849,  to  W.  S.  Dunham,  of 
Waynesville,  DeWitt  county,  111.,  where 
she  died  May  29,  1852.  ALIDA,  born 
Sept.  21,  1837,  in  Sangamon  county,  111., 
is  unmarried,  and  resides  in  Mansfield, 
Texas.  REBECCA,  born  Nov.  30, 1839, 
in  Saugamon  county,  married  Lieut. 
Frank  King,  U.  S.  A.,  in  Dallas  county, 
Texas,  Oct.  14,  1-862.  Lieut.  King  was 
killed  in  Louisiana,  May  8,  1864.  Mrs. 
King  was  married  Nov.  2,  1865,  to  Rev. 
D.  D.  Leech,  in  Dallas  county,  Texas, 
and  she  died  Aug.  23,  1866,  in  Ellis  coun- 
ty, Texas,  leaving  one  child,  FRANK  K., 
born  Aug.  22,  1866,  in  Ellis  county,  and 
resides  with  his  aunt  Alida,  in  Tarrant 
county,  Texas. 

Of  the  children  of  the  second  marriage, 
ELEANOR,  born  March  10,  1842,  was 
married  Dec.  24,  1862,  to  Samuel  Uhl,  of 
the  1 2th  Texan  Dragoons.  They  have  five 
children,  viz:  SUE  E.,  ADDIE  c.,  LOUISA, 
CHARLES  and  ALMA,  and  reside  in  Dallas 
county.  Texas.  EMILY,  born  May  21, 
1844,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  April 
10,  1867,  to  Thomas  Uhl,  in  Dallas  coun- 
ty, Texas.  They  have  one  child,  WIL- 
LIAM s.,  and  reside  in  Dallas  county. 
THOMAS  C.,  born  April  27,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  was  married  July 
i,  1875,  to  Virginia  Hill,  in  Dallas  county, 
where  they  now  reside.  BENJAMIN 


L.,  born  Oct.  7,  1850,  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, is  unmarried,  and  resides  in  Lancaster, 
Dallas  county,  Texas.  AUGUSTA,  born 
June  13,  1853,  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried Aug.  24,  1873,  to  F.  Fox,  and  resides 
in  Slate  Spring,  Miss.  Thomas  Branson 
died  Oct.  21,  1864,  and  Mrs.  Louisa  Bran- 
son died  July  5,  1865,  both  near  Lancaster, 
Dallas  county,  Texas. 

MART,  born  in  Green  county,  O., 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  Sept. 
23,  1824,  to  Abraham  Onstott.  They 
have  five  children.  Mrs.  Onstott  died 
June,  1875.  The  family  reside  in  Clinton, 
BeWitt  county. 

REBECCA,  born  in  Ohio,  married 
Elijah  Harper,  and  died,  leaving  several 
children  in  Clark  county  O. 

BENJAMIN  B.,  born  Feb.,  1810,  in 
Ross  county,  O.,  married  in  Mechanics- 
burg,  Sangamon  county,  111.,  May,  1837, 
to  Mary  Thompson.  They  have  two 
children,  viz:  HENRIETTA, born  Aug. 
27,  1839,  on  Fancy  creek,  Sangamon 
county,  married  in  Mechanicsburg,  Aug. 
27,  1 86 1,  to  A.  G.  Barnes.  See  his  name. 
HENRY,  born  Dec.  2,  1842,  on  Fancy 
creek,  married  June,  1867,  in  Jacksonville, 
111.,  to  Clara  L.  Lathrop.  They  have  two 
children,  and  reside  at  Ottawa,  Kan. 
Benj.  B.  Branson  and  wife  reside  in  Jack- 
sonville, 111. 

NANCY,  born  June  4,  1806,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Dr. 
Charles  Winn,  who  was  born  Aug.  13, 
1800,  in  Virginia.  He  received  his  medi- 
cal education  at  Transylvania  University, 
Lexington,  Ky.  He  came  to  Sangamon 
county  and  practiced  his  profession  on 
Fancy  creek ;  moved  from  there  to  Waynes- 
ville, 111.,  and  from  there  to  Spring- 
field, O.  They  had  seven  children. 
GORILLA  died  Nov.  8,  1855,  aged 
twenty-five  years.  BYRON  died  March 
1 6,  1854,  at  McKendree  College,  in  his 
twenty-first  year.  RICHARD  D.  died 
in  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  March  15,  1872,  in  his 
thirty-eighth  year.  CHARLES  L.,  born 
Nov.  11,  1838,  married  July  22,  1859,511 
Jackson  county,  Mo.,  and  died,  leaving  a 
widow  and  two  children  in  Kansas  City. 
ROBERT  B.,  born  July  n,  1840,  resides 
in  Chicago.  EMMA  H.,  born  Dec.  29, 
1842,  near  Springfield,  O.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  A.  G.  Pickrell.  See 
his  name.  FLORENCE  M.,  born  June 
12,  1846,  near  Springfield,  O.,  married 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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William  T.  Hall.  Sec  his  name.  Dr. 
Charles  L.  Winn  died  Aug.  17,  1847,  near 
Springfield,  O.,  and  Mrs.  Nancy  Winn 
died  Nov.  4,  1852,  at  Columbus,  Adams 
county,  111. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Branson  died  in  Ohio,  and 
her  husband,  John  Branson,  Sen.,  died  in 
1845,  m  Sangamon  county,  111.,  aged 
eighty-one  years. 

BRAUGHTpN,  PETER,  was 
born  July  6,  1812,  in  Worcester  county, 
Mass.  His  parents  moved  to  Ross  county, 
O.,  in  1816,  and  a  few  years  later  to  Pick- 
away  county,  about  ten  miles  south  of 
Columbus.  In  1836  Peter  came  to  Spring- 
field, 111.,  and  soon  after  settled  in  what  is 
now  Williams  township.  He  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county  Sept.  30,  1846,  to 
Mary  D.  Utterback.  They  have  four 
children,  all  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
namely — 

SUSAN  E.,  NANCT  A.,  EMILT 
J.  and  THOMAS  J. 

Peter  Braughton  resides  in  Williams 
township,  three  miles  each  from  Sher- 
man and  Barclay. 

BRAUGHTON,  JACOB,  an 
elder  brother  to  Peter,  came  with  him  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1836.  He  never 
married,  but  was  engaged  in  farming  for 
several  years.  He  started  overland  to 
California,  and  died  on  the  road,  between 
1850  and  1855. 

BRAUGHTON,  WILLI  AM, 
a  brother  to  Jacob  and  Peter,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1846,  too  late  to  be 
included  as  an  early  settler.  He  resides 
one  and  a  half  miles  north  of  Barclay. 
His  son  Adam  married  into  the  family  of 
Simeon  Taylor.  See  his  name. 

BRAWNER,  JOHN,  a  twin 
brother  to  William,  was  born  Aug.  9, 
799,  in  Maryland.  His  parents  moved 
to  Fayette  county,  Ky.,  when  he  was  a 
child.  He  was  married  May  20,  1819,  in 
Madison  county,  to  Bethany  Ball.  Thev 
had  four  children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved, 
in  connection  with  her  mother,  brothers 
and  sisters,  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  the  fall' of  1829  in  what  is  now 
Woodside  township,  where  they  had  three 
children.  Of  their  seven  children — 

NANCY,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  R.  M.  Thompson. 
They  moved  to  Iowa,  had  nine  children, 
and  she  died.  Of  their  children,  HENRY 
resides  with  his  aunt,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Ogden. 


JOHN  was  a  soldier  in  an  Iowa  regiment, 
and  died  in  the  army.  THOMAS  E. 
served  three  years  in  the  55th  111.  Inf.,  re- 
enlisted,  and  served  to  the  end  of  the 
rebellion.  He  is  married,  and  resides  in 
Alton.  The  other  children  are  scattered. 

BASIL,  born  in  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Sarah  Pulliam,  and 
live  in  Iowa.  See  Pulliam. 

ELI Z ABE  TH  A.,  born  in  Madison 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Thomas  Knotts,  have  six  living  child- 
ren, and  reside  in  Ball  township. 

MARY  E.,  born  in  Madison  county, 
Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Joseph  B.  Ogden.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  S.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  and  died,  leaving  a  widow  and 
seven  children. 

LE  WIS,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Hannah  Dragoo.  He  died,  leav- 
ing a  widow  and  three  children  in  Cotton 
Hill  township. 

MARTHA  J.  married  Abraham  Ben- 
nington.  They  have  four  children,  and 
reside  in  Montgomery  county. 

Mrs.  Bethany  Brawner  died  about  1839, 
and  John  Brawner  died  in  1841,  both  in 
Sangamon  county. 

BRAWNER,  WILLIAM  T. 
was  born  August  9,  1799,  in  Maryland. 
His  father  died  when  he  was  seven  years 
old,  and  his  mother  moved  to  Madison 
county,  Ky.,  when  he  was  eighteen  years 
old.  He  was  there  married,  Dec.  25, 1822, 
to  Elizabeth  Ball.  They  had  three  child- 
ren in  Kentucky,  and  the  family  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  Oct., 
1829,  in  what  is  now  Curran  township, 
where  they  had  seven  children,  namely : 

JOHN  S.,  born  Nov.  18,  1818,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  to  Nancy  Mc- 
Credy;  have  eight  children,  and  reside  in 
Ad  air  county,  Mo. 

MAR  Thorn  Oct.  23,  1825,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
William  C.  Hillerman ;  had  six  children, 
THOMAS  A.,  JACOB,  RUTH,  HUL- 
DAH,  FRANKLIN  and  MARY,  and 
Mrs.  Hillerman  died,  March  18,  1869, 
Mr.  H.  married  in  1870  to  Rebecca  Dren- 
nan.  They  have  one  child,  ANN  E.,  and 
reside  in  Chatham. 

COLUMBIA,^™  Dec.  18,  1827,  in 
Kentucky,  is  unmarried,  and  resides  with 
her  mother. 


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EARLY  SE TTLERS  OF 


MINERVA,  born  May  n,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  William  Duval, 
have  eight  children,  and  reside  in  Khox 
county. 

JAMES  H.,  born  March  23,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Martha  A. 
McGinnis.  They  have  three  children, 
SALLY,  ROBERT  S.  and  WILLIAM 
P.,  and  reside  in  Chatham  township. 

ELIZA  H.,  born  Oct.  28,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  is  unmarried,  and  re- 
sides with  her  mother. 

CLARISSA,\>orv.  April  i,  1838,  mar- 
ried Nelson  Combs,  and  died  in  March, 
1864,  about  five  months  after  marriage. 

WILLIAM  M.,  born  Sept.  27,  1840, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  April  7, 
1870,  to  Isabel  Works,  who  was  born 
August  12,  1847,  in  Owen  county,  Ky. 
They  have  one  child,  JOHN  H.,  and  re- 
side in  Curran  township. 

LE  WIS  B.,  born  Jan.  20,  1843,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  April  18,  1872, 
to  Laura  F.  Tippitt,  who  was  born  Sept. 
12,  1856,  in  Owen  county,  Ky.  They 
.have  one  child,  ELIZABETH,  and  reside 
in  Curran  township. 

ISAAC,  born  Nov.  5,  1845, died  at  ten 
years  of  age. 

William  T.  Brawner  died  Nov.  12, 
1846,  and  his  widow  resides  in  Curran 
township,  south  of  Lick  creek. 

BRECKENRIDGE,  PRES- 
TON, was  born  Aug.  5,  1807,  near 
Paris,  Bourbon  county,  Ky.  The  name 
of  Breckenridge  originated  in  a  singular 
manner.  In  one  of  the  wars  in  Scotland 
between  the  Protestants  and  Roman 
Catholics,  a  family  by  the  name  of  Mcll- 
vain  particpated  on  the  side  of  the  Pro- 
testants, who  were  defeated.  Some  of  the 
Mcllvain  brothers  saved  their  lives  by 
taking  refuge  under  a  low  shrub,  called 
brack,  which  grows  on  the  ridges  in  the 
Highlands  of  Scotland.  This  circum- 
stance so  impressed  them,  that  they  deter- 
mined to  give  themselves  a  new  name, 
hence  Brack-on-ridge.  As  Protestants, 
the  Breckenridges  took  part  in  some  of 
the  wars  in  Ireland  at  a  later  period,  in 
which  the  great,  great  grandfather  of 
Preston  was  a  leader.  The  Protestants 
being  again  defeated,  two  of  the  Brecken- 
ridge brothers  fled  to  America.  One  of 
them  settled  in  Pennsylvania,  and  the 
other  in  Virginia.  Their  first  names  are 
not  preserved,  but  the  descendants  of  the 


one  who  settled  in  Pennsylvania  have  re- 
tained the  original  spelling :  Brackenridge. 
The  brother  who  settled  .  in  Virginia 
raised  a  family,  among  whom  was  one  son 
Alexander,  who  had  a  son  Robert,  who 
had  a  son  John,  who  had  two  sons,  Rob- 
ert Jefferson,  known  as  the  late  Rev.  R. 
J.  Breckenridge,  D.  D.,  of  Kentucky,  and 
Joseph  Cabell,  the  latter  of  whom  was  the 
father  of  John  C.  Breckenridge,  ex-Vice- 
President  of  the  United  States.  The  first 
Alexander  also  had  a  son  George,  who 
had  a  son  Alexander.  He  was  twice  mar- 
ried, and  the  eldest  child  by  the  second 
wife  was  Preston,  whose  name  heads  this 
sketch.  Preston  Preckenridge  was  mar- 
ried in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  Nov.  17, 
1827,  to  Catharine  Moler,  who  was  born 
in  that  county  Aug.  30,  1804.  They  had 
four  children  born  in  Kentucky,  and  the 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  Oct.  16,  1834,  in  what  is  now 
Cotton  Hill  township,  east  of  Sangamon 
river,  where  eight  children  were  born,  one 
of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Of  their  eleven 
children — 

ALEXANDER,  born  Oct.  31,  1828, 
in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  May  25, 
1852,  to  Martha  H.  Barnhill,  who  was 
born  Aug.  19,  1833,  in  Wayne  county, 
111.  They  had  eight  children,  two  of 
whom  died  in  infancy.  The  other  six, 
ELIZABETH  C.,  MARY  A.,  FELIX 
H.,  NANCY  L.,  CHARLES  A.  and 
ROBERT  CARROLL,  reside  with 
their  parents,  half  a  mile  east  of  Brecken- 
ridge. 

HUGH,  born  Dec.  9,  1829,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Feb.  22,  1855,  to  Sarah  M. 
Randolph,  who  was  born  June  20,  1837, 
in  Logan  county.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, HERBERT  C.  and  EDITH  A. 
Hugh  Breckenridge  enlisted  Oct.  10,  1861, 
in  Co.  B,  loth  111.  Cav.,  for  three  years; 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  Jan.,  1864,  served 
full  term,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
Jan.  6,  1866,  at  Springfield.  He  resides  at 
Breckenridge. 

CORJVELIUS,\>oi-n  March  12,  1831, 
in  Kentucky,  married  Sept.  4,  1855,  to 
Elizabeth  L.  Barnhill,  who  was  born  May 
29,  1838,  in  Wayne  county.  They  had 
five  children,  two  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy. The  other  three,  ELIZABETH 
F.,  WILLIAM  R.  and  GEORGE  E., 
reside  with  their  parents  near  Brecken- 


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SAJVGAMOJV  COUNTT. 


'37 


JOSEPH,  the  last  in  Kentucky,  born 
July  17,  1832,  married  M  arch  28,  1855,  to 
Sarah  J.  Matthew.  They  had  two  child- 
ren; one  died  in  infancy.  The  other, 
PRESTON,  resides  with  his  mother. 
Joseph  Breckenridge  enlisted  Sept.,  1862, 
in  Co.  E,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years. 
He  was  taken  sick  at  Camp  Butler,  and 
died  at  home,  Nov.  29,  1862. 

ELMORE,  born  Nov.  4,  1834,  the 
first  of  the  family  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Nov.,  1857,  to.  Susannah 
Randolph,  had  six  children,  two  died  in 
infancy,  and  Mrs.  B.  died.  The  four 
children,  LEANOR,  MARY  A.,  EL- 
MER P.  and  SIMON  F.,  live  with 
their  uncles  and  aunts  in  Missouri.  He 
resides  at  Forest  Citv,  Neb. 

CLEOPHAS,  born  Aug.  7,  1836,  in 
.Sangamon  county,  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1861, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  D,  33d  111.  Inf.  He 
was  dangerously  wounded  at  the  siege  of 
Vicksburg,  but  recovered,  served  to  the 
end  of  his  term,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged Oct.  18,  1864,  at  Springfield.  He 
was  married  Jan.  30,  1868,  to  Lilian  T. 
Cave.  They  have  two  children,  INEZ 
and  IDA,  and  reside  with  his  father,  three 
and  a  half  miles  west  of  Breckenridge. 

CATHARINE*  born  June  19,  1838, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  30, 
1856,  to  Simon  P.  Randolph.  They  had 
six  children,  three  of  whom  died  in  infan- 
cy. The  other  three,  PRESTON  B., 
MAY  and  EDITH,  reside  with  their 
parents  at  Seattle,  Washington  Ter. 

E L IZA BE  TH  and  MAR  T  (twins), 
born  Jan.  13,  1841,111  Sangamon  county. 

ELIZABETH,  married  April,  1862, 
to  James  H.  Abell.  They  had  four  child- 
ren, EMMA  J.,  WILLIAM  A.,  JOHN 
P.  and  HENRY  E.,  reside  with  their 
parents  in  Taylorville. 

MART,  married  March,  1863,  to 
Thomas  Rishton,  and  resides  at  Council 
Bluffs,  Iowa. 

PRESTO  A7,  Jun.,born  Dec.  n,  1842, 
enlisted  Aug.,  1862,  in  Co.  E,  H4th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years;  served  full  term;  was 
honorably  discharged  at  Vicksburg,  Aug. 
3,  1865;  \v-as  sick  at  the  time,  but  returned 
home  with  his  comrades,  arriving  at  his 
father's  house  .on  the  7th,  and  died  the 
8th  of  August,  1865,  seventeen  hours 
after  his  arrival. 

JA^VE,  born  F.^b.  9,  1845,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  v\as  married  August,  1864, 


to  William  Kamlage.  They  have  three 
children  living,  LUCY  J.,  ANNIE  M. 
and  WILLIAM,  and  reside  at  Lincoln, 
111.  Mrs.  Catharine  Breckenridge  died 
Feb.  4,  1847,  ant*  Preston  B.  was  married 
March  29,  1849,  to  Lucy  Robb/  They 
had  two  children — 

DA  VID,  born  Dec.  28,  1850,  in  San- 
gamon county,  is  unmarried,  and  resides 
near  Cedar  Hill,  Dallas  county,  Texas. 

LUCY  D.,  born  Aug.  13,  1854,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Oct.  13, 
1874,  to  William  H.  Hunter,  who  was 
born  Dec.  10,  1848,  in  Muskingum  county, 
O.  His  grandfather,  Charles  Hunter,  was 
born  and  married  in  Scotland;  came  to 
America,  and  settled  in  Muskingum  coun- 
ty, O.  His  eldest  son,  William,  was  the 
father  of  William  H.  Hunter,  the  latter  of 
whom,  with  his  wife,  reside  in  Cotton 
Hill  township. 

Mrs.  Lucy  Breckenridge  died  Nov.  18, 
1854,  and  Preston  Breckenridge  resides  on 
the  farm  settled  by  him  in  1834.  It  is  in 
the  northeast  corner  of  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship, three  and  a  half  miles  west  of  Breck- 
enridge. 

Preston  B.'s  father  was  sixty-five  years 
old  when  he  was  born.  Their  united 
ages  to  the  present  time  (1876)  is  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty-four  years.  Preston 
Breckenridge  was  one  of  the  representa- 
tives of  Sangamon  county  in  the  State 
Legislature  of  1851  and  '2.  Abraham 
Lincoln  was  a  candidate  before  the  con- 
vention, but  Mr.  B.  beat  him.  Mr.  B. 
was  a  member  of  the  Sangamon  county 
Board  of  Supervisors  for  1873. 

Preston  Breckenridge  remembers  that 
the  fall  of  1834,  when  he  came  to  the 
county,  was  dry,  and  continued  dry 
through  the  winter;  that  May  12,  1835,  a 
great  rain  storm  set  in,  and  rain  continued 
to  fall  for  about  forty  days  and  nights, 
which  so  seriously  interfered  with  plowing 
and  planting  that  but  very  light  crops 
were  put  in.  When  the  rain  ceased,  and 
hot  weather  set  in,  the  stagnant  water  and 
decaying  vegetation  poisoned  the-  atmos- 
phere, and  chills  and  bilious  diseases  pre- 
vailed to  such  an  extent  that  in  many 
cases  there  were  not  enough  well  persons 
to  take  care  of  the  sick  and  bury  the  dead. 
That  year  has  ever  since  been  spoken  of 
as  the  wet  and  sickly  summer  and  fall. 

The  wheat  crop  looked  well  in  the  fall 
of  '34,  but  it  nearly  all  froze  out,  and  in 


EARL?  SETTLERS  OF 


1835,  '^  and  '7,  the  wheat  crop  was  a  total 
failure,  and  wheat  bread  was  so  scarce 
that  a  hiscuit  became  an  object  of  interest, 
so  much  that  women  would  send  them 
to  the  children  when  visiting  took  place 
between*  the  families. 

The  difficulty  of  obtaining  food  during 
the  winter  of  1835  anc^  '^  was  verv  great» 
there  being  nothing  for  bread  in  Central 
Illinois  except  frost-bitten  corn.  Good 
crops  were  raised  in  the  southern  part  of 
the  State,  and  those  who  could  pay  for  it 
went  there  for  corn.  That  is  believed  to 
have  been  the  origin  of  calling  the  south- 
ern part  of  the  State  Egypt,  and  not  be- 
cause of  any  unusual  darkness  prevailing 
there. 

BRIDGES,  GEORGE,  was 
born  in  1793,  in  Montgomery  county,  Ky. 
He  was  married  there  in  1816,  to  Rebecca 
Lockridge.  They  had  four  children  in 
Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  arriving  Nov.  3,  1835,  *n  wnat  is 
now  Ctirran  township,  eight  miles  south 
of  Springfield,  where  they  had  five  child- 
ren. Of  their  children — 

JOHN M.,  born  in  1819,  in  Kentucky, 
died  unmarried,  in  Sangamon  county, 
Nov.  14,  1865. 

WILLIAM,  born  July  15,  1821,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Sept.  2,  1852,  to  Mary  E.  White.  The'y 
had  two  living  children,  HORACE  W. 
and  ALICE  M.,  and  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Bridges 
died  Sept.  17,  1871,  and  William  Bridges 
was  married  in  Feb.,  1873,  to  Mrs.  Helen 
Bird,  whose  maiden  name  was  Ransom. 
The  family  moved  west  in  Sept.,  1873, 
and  William  Bridges  died,  Jan.  30,  1874, 
at  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  county,  Califor- 
nia, leaving  his  widow  and  two  children 
there. 

MARGARET  H.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  J.  M. 
Richardson,  moved  to  Iowa,  and  died 
there,  leaving  three  children. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Oct.  14,  1827, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, to  William  Brownell.  See  his  name. 

MIRANDA,  born  March  27,  1831,  in 
Kentucky,  married  George  Brownell.  See 
his  name. 

GEORGE  H.,  born  Nov.  14,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  22,  1860, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Rebecca  Pyle, 
who  was  born  in  Sangamon  county,  July 
6,  1850.  They  have  four  children,  JOHN 


H.,  LAURA  M.,  ADA  A.  and  NORA 

L.,  and  live  in  Springfield. 
^  MARTIN  €.,  born  May  16,  1842,  in 
vSangamon  county.  He  enlisted  August 
15,  1862,  in  Co.  B.,  ii4th  111.  Inf.,  for 
three  years.  He  was  detailed  as  drummer 
at  the  organization  of  the  regiment,  pro- 
moted, Jan.  I,  1865,  to  drum-major,  and 
was  honorably  discharged,  Aug.  15,  1865. 
He  was  married,  Oct.  3,  1866,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  Sarah  E.  Drennan.  They 
have  one  child,  DAVID  JOSEPH,  and 
reside  near  Woodside,  on  the  farm  where 
his  parents  settled  in  1835. 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Bridges  died  in  1848,  and 
George  Bridges  died  in  1849,  both  in  San- 
gamon county. 

BRIDGES,  MILTON  A.,  was 
born  July  20,  1810,  in  Montgomery  coun- 
ty, Ky.  He  was  there  married  to  Mary 
Foster,  and  had  two  children  in  Kentucky. 
The  family  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  Sept.  25,  1833,  in  what  is 
now  Chatham  township,  preceding  his 
brothers,  George  and  William.  They  had 
two  children  in  Sangamon  county.  Of 
their  four  children — 

THOMAS  J.,  born  Dec.  22,  1831,  in 
Kentucky,  died  unmarried,  in  Springfield, 
Sept.  19,  iS^o. 

AMANDA  M.,  born  July  10,  1833,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Robert  Crowder. 
He  died,  leaving  a  widow  and  three  child- 
ren in  Christian  county,  two  "miles  east  of 
Pawnee. 

CHARLES  H.,  born  Jan.  27,  1837, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  to  Frances 
A.  Matthews.  They  had  four  children. 
MARY,  the  second  child,  died  in  her 
second  year,  JOSEPH  M.,  MAR- 
SHALL and  MONTE  MAY,  and  reside 
in  Illiopolis.  Mr.  Bridges  is  a  merchant 
there. 

MARTHA,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, April  30,  1842,  died  in  infanov. 

Mrs.  Mary  Bridges  died,  and  Milton  A. 
Bridges  married  Mrs.  Ellen  H  Hatchet, 
who  had  previously  been  Mrs.  Trumbo, 
and  whose  maiden  name  was  Hill.  Mil- 
ton A.  Bridges  and  wife  live  in  Pawnee. 

BRIDGES,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  May  5,  1793,  in  Montgon  ery  coun- 
ty, Ky.  Isabella  K.  Lockridge  was  born 
in  the  same  county,  Nov.  10,  1796.  They 
were  there  married,  Julv  4,  1815,  and  had 
nine  children  in  Kentucky.  The  family 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


J39 


in  the  fall  of  1835,  in  what  is  now  Wood- 
side  township,  where  they  had  two  child- 
ren. Of  the  eleven  children — 

MELINDA,  born  August  15,  1817, 
married  H.  Hathaway,  who  died,  and  she 
married  Richard  Wilkins,  and  they  both 
died. 

JOHN  W.,  born  June  4,  1819,  died  in 
his  twentieth  year. 

BETST  A.,  born  July  20,  1821,  mar- 
ried Henry  Gillen,  and  she  died,  Nov.  25, 
1838. 

AMANDA  M.,  born  Sept.  25,  1823, 
in  Kentucky,  married  Alfred  C.  Malone. 
(See  his  name.) 

MARILDA  J.,  born  Feb.  23,  1826, 
married  Jacob  C.  Mitts.  They  had  seven 
children,  namely :  WILLIAM,  born  Dec. 
9,  1845,  married  Sarah  Stroude,  who  was 
born  August  24,  1844,  in  East  Tennessee. 
They  had  two  children,  FRANK  E.  and 
WILLIAM  j.,  and  reside  in  Curran  township, 
south  of  Lick  creek.  Of  the  other  six 
children,  COLUMBIA,  died  at  eighteen 
years.  HELEN  V.  and  JAMES  W. 
reside  at  the  homestead,  in  Curran  town- 
ship. EMMA  lives  with  her  uncle,  David 
Hermon.  MARY  and  JOHN  live  with 
their  aunt,  Lucinda  Neal.  Mrs.  Mitts 
died  Nov.  6,  1862,  and  her  husband  died 
Nov.  12,  1865,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 

LUCINDA,  born  Feb.  4,  1828,  mar- 
ried June  14,  1849,  to  Erastus  R.  Whited. 
They  had  four  children;  two  died  young. 
ISABEL  K.  married,  Dec.  29,  1869,  to 
Jesse  J.  Martin.  They  have  one  child, 
JULIA  M.,  and  reside  in  Loami  township. 
Mr.  Martin  was  born  Feb.  21,  1843,  in 
Harrison  county,  West  Va.,  enlisted  Aug. 
17,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  i2th  West  Va. 
Inf.  Served  until  the  suppression  of  the 
rebellion,  and  was  honorably  discharged, 
June  16,  1863.  FANNIE  WHITED 
died  Jan.  21,  1873,  in  the  seventeenth  year 
of  her  age.  E.  R.  Whited  died  Jan.  4, 
1860,  and  his  widow  married,  April  8, 
1862,  to  Stephen  B.  Neal.  See  his  name. 

EMMA  B.,  born  August  19,  1830,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Isaac  H.  Trumbo. 
See  his  name. 

JAMES  M.,  born  in  Kentucky,  Dec. 
15,  1832,  married  Jan.  10,  1866,  to  Mary 
F.  Drennan.  They  have  three  children, 
WILLIAM  F.,  MARTHA  A.  and 
EVA  MAY,  and  reside  on  the  farm 
where  his  parents  settled  in  1835,  in  the 
southwest  corner  Woodside  township. 


WILLIS,  born  Oct.  20,  1836,  in  San- 
gamon county,  enlisted  in  Co.  B.,  ii4th 
111.  Inf.,  August,  1862,  for  three  years. 
He  was  discharged  on  account  of  physical 
disability,  in  1863,  and  died  of  disease  con- 
tracted in  the  army,  March  20,  1864,  at 
home. 

WILLIAM  L.,  born  Sept.  3,  1839, 
married  Sarah  Card.  He  died  Oct.  6, 
1867.  His  widow  and  one  child,  WAL- 
TER, reside  in  Menard  county. 

William  Bridges  died  Jan.  3,  1873,  and 
his  widow  died  June  24,  1873,  both  on  the 
farm  where  they  settled  in  1835.  Mr. 
Bridges  was  a  soldier  from  Kentucky  in 
the  war  of  1812,  and  drew  a  pension  to 
the  end  of  his  life. 

The  date  of  birth  of  William  Bridges 
and  his  brother  George  indicates  that  they 
must  have  been  twins,  or  there  has  been  a 
mistake  in  giving  me  the  dates. 

BRIDGES,  WILLIAM,  wa* 
born  April  28,  1787,  in  South  Carolina. 
The  family  moved  to  Tennessee,  and 
when  William  was  a  young  man,  to  Green 
county,  O.  Martha  Martin  was  born 
March  11,  1784,  in  Clarke  county,  Ky. 
She  was  the  third  child  of  her  parents. 
When  they  had  two  children  the  family 
were,  with  many  others  of  the  settlers,  in 
Strode's  Station,  for  protection  against  the 
Indians.  When  the  savages  attacked  that 
fortification,  which  terminated  in  its  de- 
struction, the  men  were  in  the  fields.  The 
women  and  children  collected  in  one  of 
the  block-houses.  The  men  finding  the 
fort  at  the  mercy  of  the  Indians,  thought 
it  would  be  impossible  to  save  their  fami- 
lies, and  each  one  looked  out  for  his  own 
personal  safety.  Mr.  Henry  Martin,  of 
all  the  men,  went  alone  to  the  block- 
house, and  by  his  earnest  entreaties  in- 
duced them  to  open  the  door.  He  then 
compelled  his  wife,  against  her  protesta- 
tions, to  accompany  him  with  their  two 
children,  and  they  at  once  entered  a  cane 
brake,  eluded  the  Indians,  and  thus  saved 
their  lives.  One  old  lady  followed  them  un- 
til they  crossed  a  stream,  and  when  she  could 
travel  no  further,  concealed  herself  in  a 
cave  until  the  danger  passed.  The  fort 
was  burned,  and  all  the  others  were  slain. 
Henry  Martin  remained  in  Kentucky  un- 
til after  the  birth  of  his  daughter  Martha, 
when  he  moved  with  his  family  to  Green 
county,  O.  William  Bridges  and  Martha 
Martin  were  married  near  Xenia,  and  re- 


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sided  in  that  city  until  they  had  two  child- 
ren. Mr.  Bridges  served  one  year  in  the 
war  with  Great  Britain,  from  the  summer 
of  1812  to  1813.  He  then  moved  to  Fay- 
ette  county,  Ind.,  where  they  had  one 
child,  and  next  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  arriving  about  1824  in  Buffalo 
Hart  Grove.  Of  their  three  children — 

SARAH,  born  Nov.  14,  1812,  in  Xenia, 
O.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  Feb.  12, 
1829,  to  John  Ridgeway,  a  cousin  to 
Lindsay.  See  his  name.  He  died,  and 
she  married  Jonathan  Constant.  See  his 
name. 

MARGARET,  born  Feb.  15,  1816,  in 
Xenia,  O.,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  James  Hill.  They  had  two  children. 
MARY  M.  married  Mr.  Harris,  and  re- 
side at  Staunton,  Miami  county,  Kan. 
WILLIAM  married  Harriet  Stafford, 
and  reside  at  Clarksville.  James  Hill  died 
April  17,  1844,  and  Mrs.  Margaret  Hill 
died  Jan.  23,  1845. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Nov.  9,  1819, 
near  Connersville,  Ind.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  t©  John  C.  Morgan.  See 
his  name. 

William  Bridges  died  March  12,  1833, 
and  Mrs.  Martha  Bridges  died  Jan.  31, 
1865,  both  in  Sangamon  county.  They 
were  not  related  to  any  other  family  of 
Bridges  in  the  county. 

BRITTIN,  EVANS  E.,  was 
born  Oct.  28, 1791,  in  Bucks  county,  Pa.  His 
father  died  when  he  was  quite  young.  His 
mother,  with  her  seven  children,  moved 
to  Virginia,  and  from  there  to  Ross  coun- 
ty, O.,  in  1800.  Evans  E.was  there  mar- 
ried, Sept.  18,  1818,  to  Mary  J.  England. 
They  had  one  child,  and  moved  to  what 
became  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  spring  of  1820,  in  what  is  now 
Fancy  creek  township,  where  they  had 
eight  living  children.  Of  their  children — 

STEPHEN,  born  Aug.  20,  1819,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Jane  McClelland.  He  died  Nov.  28/1862, 
and  she  died  in  1864,  both  in  Sangamon 
county,  leaving  several  children. 

MIRANDA,  born  Jan.  12,  1824,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  John  Canter- 
berry.  See  his  name. 

ELIJAH,  born  Nov.  12,  1825,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Martha  Can- 
terberry.  He  died  March  5,  1873,  leaving 
a  widow  and  two  children  in  Marion 
county,  Iowa. 


JAMES  M. 

EVANS  E.,  Jun.,born  Nov.  26,  1829, 
married  Melissa  Peeler,  had  two  children, 
and  she  died.  He  married  Elizabeth 
Ridgeway.  They  have  four  children,  and 
reside  near  Williamsville. 

WASHINGTON,  born  July  4,  1832, 
married  Eliza  Mallory.  He  died,  leaving 
one  child,  LAURA  E.,  and  his  widow 
married  Thomas  Glascock.  See  his 
name. 

HENRT,  born  Jan.  8,  1835,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Dec.  9,  1856,  to 
Nancy  Mallory.  They  had  twelve  child- 
ren, six  of  whom  died  young.  JOHN 
E.,  HENRY  E.,  ALBERT  L.,  EMMA 
N.,  WILLIAM  A.  and  ROGER  E.,  re- 
side with  their  parents.  Henry  Brittin 
lives  near  Cantrall,  on  the  farm  settled  by 
his  father  in  1820. 

MART  J.,  born  Aug.  3,  1837, married 
Thomas  Glascock,  and  she  died.  See  his 
name. 

ELEANOR. 

Mrs.  Mary  J.  Brittin  died  Aug,  n, 
1846,  and  Evans  E.  Brittin  resides  with  his 
children.  He  has  twice  been  a  pioneer. 
He  remembers  that  when  his  mother's 
family  moved  to  Ohio,  they  had  to  go  into 
Kentucky,  sometimes  a  hundred  and  fifty 
miles,  for  breadstuff.  After  raising  grain, 
it  was  three  years  before  they  had  a  grist 
ground.  All  that  time  they  beat  hominy, 
and  sifted  out  the  finest  for  bread,  or 
grated  the  corn  and  made  bread  in  that 
way.  Coming  to  Sangamon  county  was 
a  renewal  of  that  kind  of  life.  St.  Louis 
was  the  nearest  point  at  which  they  could 
buy  farming  tools,  salt  and  all  other  arti- 
cles. For  grinding  meal  and  flour  they 
went  to  the  American  bottom,  east  of  St. 
Louis.  Mr.  Brittin  has  hauled  wheat  to 
Springfield  and  sold  it  for  twenty-five 
cents  per  bushel,  and  has  known  corn  to 
be  hauled  twenty-five  miles  and  sold  for 
six  and  a  quarter  cents  per  bushel  in  trade. 

The  Christian  Church,  organized  May 
15,  1820,  the  first  in  Sangamon  county, 
built  its  first  house  of  worship  on  Mr. 
Brittin's  farm,  near  the  present  town  of 
Cantrall. 

BRITTON,  BENJAMIN, was 
born  June  2,  1797,  in  Virginia.  When 
he  was  a"  youth  his  parents  moved  to 
Franklin  county,  Ohio.  He  was  there 
married,  in  April,  1816,  to  Elizabeth 
Brunk.  She  was  a  sister  to  George  Brunk, 


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141 


and  was  born  Oct.  13,  1800,  in  Franklin 
county,  Ohio.  They  had  four  children  in 
Ohio,  and  moved  to  Indiana  in  1824, 
and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  Oct.,  1825,  in  what  is  now 
Cotton  Hill  township,  where  they  had 
seven  children.  Of  all  their  eleven  child- 
ren— 

JOSEPH,  born  in  Ohio,  died  in  San- 
gamon county  unmarried,  at  about  fifty 
years  of  age. 

REBECCA,  born  in  Franklin  county, 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Nathaniel  Duncan.  Mr.  D.  died,  and  his 
widow  married  Joel  Vandever,  and  resides 
in  Pana.  See  his  name. 

James  I.  Dozier  relates  an  anecdote  illus- 
trative of  life  among  the  early  settlers. 
He  remembers  that  Benjamin  Britton 
hired  Nathaniel  Duncan  to  haul  a  load  of 
corn  to  Springfield,  which  would  be  a 
day's  work  for  the  team.  The  price  agreed 
upon  was  $1.371^.  Twenty  bushels  was 
all  he  could  haul.  Mr.  Britton  went  along 
to  do  his  own  selling.  Arriving  there, 
with  all  his  efforts,  Jive  cents  per  bushel 
was  the  highest  price  he  could  obtain.  He 
sold  the  load,  paid  over  the  whole  proceeds, 
$1.00,  but  how  they  settled  the  other  thirty- 
seven  and  a  half  cents,  he  does  not  re- 
member. That  was  in  1836. 

ELEANOR  died,  aged  fourteen  years. 

MARGARET,  born  in  Franklin 
county,  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  Oscar  F.  Matthew.  See  his  name. 

HANNAH,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Sterling  Clack,  moved  to  Nevada, 
Vernon  county,  Mo.,  where  he  died,  leav- 
ing a  widow  and  five  children. 

DA  I  ID  B.,  born  and  died  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  aged  21  years. 

ANDRE  W  J.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Sarah  McDaniel,  have 
four  children,  and  reside  near  Princeton, 
Colusa  county,  Cal. 

MARIA  J.  died  at  twelve  years  of  age. 

CAROLINE  E.,  born  June  6,  1834, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Geo.  W. 
Spicer.  See  his  name.  He  died,  and  she 
married  Nathan  Plummer,  and  resides  in 
Cotton  Hill  township. 

LORENZO  D.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Melissa  Barfield.  They 
had  five  children,  and  Mr.  Britton  died, 
Dec.,  1872,  leaving  his  widow  and  child- 
ren near  Clarkesdale,  Christian  county, 
Illinois. 


LOUISA,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Philip  Clark,  and  died  in  Mis- 
souri. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Britton  died  August  18, 
1854,  and  Benjamin  Britton  died  Jan.  21, 
1868,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 

BRITT,  JOHN  P.,  was  born 
July  4,  1804,  in  Greenbrier  county,  Va. 
He  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1832, 
and  was  married,  Dec.  i,  1833,  to  Sarah 
B.  Wilson,  who  was  born  Feb.  17,  1815, 
in  Union  county,  Ky.  They  had  five 
living  children,  namely: 

ZERILDA  A.,  born  Oct.  15,  1835,  in 
Springfield,  was  married,  Jan.  17,  1859,  in 
Princeton,  111.,  to  Francis  A.  Haines. 
See  his  name. 

MART  J.,  born  August  24,  1840,  in 
Springfield,  married  Feb.  19, 1868,  to  John 
G.  English.  They  have  two  children, 
GRACE  and  PEARL,  and  reside  near 
Taylorville,  111. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Oct.  22,  1842,  in 
Hancock  county,  was  married,  August  17, 
1862,  in  Springfield,  to  Caroline  Haines. 
She  died,  and  he  went  to  China.  He  re- 
turned to  America,  and  was  last  heard 
from  in  California. 

^  JULIA    A.,   born    Nov.    3,   1846,   in 
Springfield,  and  resides  with  her  mother. 

SARAH  H.,  born  Jan.  21,  1849,  m 
Springfield,  was  married  March  18,  1868, 
in  her  native  city,  to  John  Branch  Gilli- 
land,  who  was  born  Feb.  29,  1848,  in 
Decatur,  Ala.  They  have  two  living 
children,  ALICE  BELLE  and  MARY 
JOSEPHINE,  and  reside  in  Springfield. 
Mr.  G.  is  a  printer,  and  has  been  ten  years 
employed  in  the  Journal  office.  His 
father,  Wm.  A.  Gilliland,  is  a  printer  in 
the  Register  office. 

John  P.  Bntt  died  July  7,  1852,  in 
Springfield,  and  his  widow  married  Wm. 
B.  Yeamans,  who  died  August  30,  1860, 
and  she  married,  Jan.  19,  1863,  to  Larkin 
Bryan,  who  died  in  1874,  and  Mrs.  Sarah 
B.  Bryan  resides  in  Springfield. 

Obadiah  and  William  Britt,  brothers  to 
John  P.,  came  to  Sangamon  county,  and 
a  few  years  later  moved  to  Bureau  county, 
111.  Mrs.  Jemima  Britt,  mother  of  the 
three  brothers,  came  with  them  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  went  with  two  of  them 
to  Bureau  county,  where  she  lost  her  life 
by  falling  from  a  wagon  and  the  wheels 
passing  over  her. 


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BROADWELL,      JOSIAH, 

was  born  July  14,  1795,  in  Morris  county, 
N.  J.  His  father,  Simeon  Broadwell,  was 
a  brother  to  Moses  Broadwell,  represented 
in  this  book.  A  cousin  to  Moses  and 
Simeon  —  Baxter  Broadwell  —  was  the 
father  of  Judge  Norman  M.  Broadwell,  of 
Springfield,  a  sketch  of  whom  may  be 
found  in  connection  with  the  name  of  his 
father-in-law,  Washington  lies.  Josiah 
Broadwell  went  to  Dayton,  O.,  in  1815, 
and  married  near  the  city  May  31,  1827, 
to  Priscilla  Custid.  She  died,  leaving  one 
child.  Mr.  B.  married  the  second  time 
in  Dayton,  Jan.  13,  1835,  to  Ann  Comfort 
Custer.  She  died  June  5,  1836,  without 
children.  Josiah  Broadwell  came  to  San- 
gamon  county  about  1840,  bringing  his 
only  son — 

OLIVER, \v\\o  remained  two  or  three 
years  in  Sangamon  county,  went  to  Iowa, 
married  there  to  Rachel  Pearson.  They 
had  six  children,  and  he  died  May  12, 
1873,  at  Pleasant  Hill,  Saline  county,  Neb. 
His  widow  and  children  reside  there. 

Josiah  Broadwell  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Oct.  25,  1842,  to  Mrs.  Rachel 
L.  Moore,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mc- 
Carty.  They  had  five  children,  two  of 
whom  died  young — 

CTRUS  .P.,  born  March  16,  1846,  in 
Sangamon  county.  He  was  married  Sept. 
i,  1867,  in  Denver,  Col.,  to  Ella  Goff,  who 
was  born  Oct.  18,  1850,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
They  have  four  children.  GEORGE  W., 
born  June  13,  1868,  in  Sangamon  county; 

RACHEL  A.,  bom  Aug.  25,    1870; 

DELIA  E.,  born  April  9,  1872 — the  two 
latter  in  Missouri — and  CLINTON,  born 
Feb.  24,  1874,  near  Guide  Rock,  Webster 
county,  Neb.,  where  the  family  now  re- 
side. 

GEORGE  and  JOS  I  AH,  Jun.,  live 
with  their  parents. 

Josiah  Broadwell  and  wife  reside  four 
miles  west  of  Springfield. 

BROADWELL,  MOSES, 
was  born  Nov.  14,  1764,  near  Elizabeth- 
town,  N.  J.  Jane  Broadwell  was  born 
Feb.  6,  1767,  in  the  same  neighborhood, 
and  was  Moses'  second  cousin.  They 
were  there  married  Nov.  5,  1788,  and  soon 
after  moved  to  Hamilton  county,  O.,  to  a 
fort  situated  where  Columbia  now  stands, 
five  miles  above  Cincinnati.  In  1804  they 
moved  to  Clermont  county,  O.  They  had 
twelve  children  in  Ohio,  three  of  whom 


died  young.  They  moved  in  a  keel  boat 
from  Cincinnati  to  St.  Louis  in  the  spring 
of  1819,  and  the  next  spring  came  up  the 
Illinois  river  on  a  steamboat,  said  to  have 
been  the  first  that  ever  ascended  the  latter 
stream.  They  landed  at  Beardstown  in 
June,  1820,  and  came  to  Sangamon  county 
in  the  latter  part  of  June  or  early  in  July 
of  that  year,  settling  on  the  south  side  of 
Richland  creek,  about  one  mile  east  of 
where  Pleasant  Plains  now  stands.  Of 
their  nine  children — 

MARY,  born  April  27,  1791,  in  New 
Jersey,  was  married  Dec.  19,  1807,  to 
Henry  S.  Sweet,  a  native  of  New  York. 
They  had  one  child,  and  all  the  family 
died. 

DA  VID,  born  June  1 1,  1794,  in  Ohio, 
was  married  to  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Drake. 
She  died  in  Menard  county,  111.,  and  he 
died  May  18,  1858,  in  Iowa. 

SARAH,  born  Feb.  16,  1796,  in  Ohio, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  in  1837, 
to  David  Van  Eaton.  They  had  no  fami- 
ly, and  she  is  now  a  widow,  residing  with 
her  niece,  Mrs.  A.  B.  Irwin. 

JOHN  B.,  born  Sept.  27,  1797,  in 
Hamilton  county,  O.,  was  married  March 
29,  1817,  in  same  county,  to  Betsy  Pratt. 
They  had  one  child  at  that  place,  and 
moved  with  his  father  to  St.  Louis,  where 
one  child  was  born,  and  from  there  to 
Sangamon  county,  arriving  in  Dec.,  1819, 
on  the  south  side  of  Richland  creek,  one 
mile  east  of  where  Pleasant  Plains  now 
stands,  where  one  child  was  born.  Of 
their  three  children,  JANE  S.,  born  Dec. 
19,  1817,  in  Clermont  county,  O.,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  John  S.  Seaman. 
They  had  six  living  children.  JONATHAN 
went  to  New  Orleans  in  1857  with  a  drove 
of  horses.  He  sold  out,  and  expected  to 
leave  for  home  in  a  few  days,  but  his 
friends  never  heard  of  him  afterwards. 
DANIEL  married  in  Indiana,  moved  to 
Iowa,  and  died  May  28,  1871,  in  Michi- 
gan, while  on  his  way  to  Mineral  Springs 
for  his  health.  WILLIAM  enlisted  at 
Springfield,  in  1861,  in  what  became  the 
nth  Mo.  Inf.,  for  three  years.  Both  his 
lower  limbs  were  broken  by  a  falling  tree, 
while  he  was  lying  sick  in  tent;  one  limb 
was  amputated.  He  went  to  Iowa,  mar- 
ried, had  one  child,  and  his  wife  died. 
He  resides  near  Jefferson,  Green  county,  la. 
ISAAC  was  a  sergeant  in  the  64th  111.  Inf. 
Served  three  years,  re-enlisted  as  a  veter- 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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an,  served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and 
was  honorably  discharged,  and  resides 
near  Jefferson,  Iowa.  CHARLES  was  a 
Union  soldier  in  two  Illinois  regiments; 
served  out  his  enlistments  with  honor,  and 
resides  near  Fredonia,  Kan.  CALISTA 
married  Charles  R.  Pratt,  and  resides 
near  Fredonia.  John  Seaman  died  in 
1850,  and  his  widow  married  Alexander 
B.  Irwin.  See  his  name.  CINTHELIA, 
born  Oct.  17,  1819,  in  St.  Louis,  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Alexan- 
der B.  Irwin.  See  his  name.  DANIEL 
P.,  born  Sept.  17, 1821,  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  to  Irene  Holcomb.  They 
had  six  children  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. EMMA  c.  married  in  Springfield  to 
Benjamin  Trumbull,  and  resides  in  Em- 
poria,  Kan.  ALONZO  was  married  March 
6,  1874,  in  Bloomington,  111.,  to  Clara 
Furrow,  and  resides  in  Denver,  Col. 
WILLIS  married  in  Springfield  to  Sophro- 
nia  Burge,  and  resides  in  Emporia,  Kan. 
CHARLES  resides  near  Pleasant  Plains. 
HERBERT  and  ETTA  reside  with  their 
father.  Daniel  P.  Broad  well  moved  to 
Topeka,  Kan.,  thence  to  Emporia,  Kan., 
where  Mrs.  B.  died,  Dec.  25,  1869.  Mr. 
B.  married  Mrs.  Mary  Kingston,  and  re- 
sides near  Emporia.  Mrs.  Betsy  Broad- 
well  died  Sept.  30,  1823,  and  John  B. 
Broadwell  was  married  March  10,  1825, 
to  Elizabeth  King,  sister  of  John  and 
Jeremiah  King.  They  had  six  children. 
WILLIAM  married  Cynthia  McMurphy, 
and  died,  leaving  a  widow  and  three 
children  in  Sangamon  county.  They  re- 
side in  California.  MOSES  J.,  born 
March  6,  1827,  was  married  in  Iowa  to 
Mary  A.  Cann,  in  Sept.,  1862.  They  re- 
side "in  Denver,  Col.  MARTHA  mar- 
ried William  Macon,  and  died  in  Califor- 
nia. HARRIET  married  A.  Poppeno, 
and  died,  leaving  three  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  FRANCIS  M.,  born  May 
15,  1836,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  mar- 
ried in  Davis  county,  Iowa,  to  Sarah 
Allen,  moved  to  Denver,  Col.,  and  died 
there.  HENRY  C.  is  on  the  Pacific 
coast.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Broadwell  died 
July  23,  1840,  in  Sangamon  county,  and 
John  B.  Broadwell  resides  partly  near 
Fredonia,  Kan.,  and  with  his  daughter, 
Mrs.  Irwin,  in  Sangamon  county. 

WILLIAM,  born  April  27,  1799,  in 
Hamilton  county,  O.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Dec.  15,  1821,  to  Margaret 


Stevenson.  They  had  one  son,  WIL- 
LIAM B.,  born  Jan.  3,  1825,  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  He  laid  out  the  town  of 
Broadwell,  in  Logan  county.  He  was 
married,  and  resides  in  Hutchinson,  Reno 
county,  Kan.  William  Broadwell  was 
killed  at  Old  Sangamo,  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  Nov.  22,  1824,  while  assisting 
in  raising  a  barn.  His  widow  married 
Richard  Latham.  See  his  name. 

CHARLES,  born  Dec.  3,  1800,  in 
Hamilton  county,  O.,  was  married  Jan.  9, 

1825,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Ellen  Car- 
man, daughter  of  Jacob   Carman.     They 
had    eight    children,    JACOB,    SILAS, 
RACHEL,  HELEN,  ADELIA,  MAR- 
GARET  and    MARY    A.     The    latter 
married    A.    P.    Brereton,  and  resides  in 
Pekin.       Charles    Broadwell    moved    to 
Pekin,  and  died  in  1854.      His  widow  re- 
sides there. 

JEFFERSON,  born  June  9,  1805, 
in  Clermont  county,  O.,  died  Dec.  10, 
1830,  in  Sangamon  county. 

CTNTHIA,  born  Nov.  2,  1807,  in 
Clermont  county,  was  married,  May  21, 

1826,  in    Sangamon   county,    to   William 
Carson.     See  his  name. 

EUCLID,  born  Oct.  7,  1809,  in  Cler- 
mont county,  O.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
rnon  county  Dec.  12,  1833,  to  Laura  Far- 
rington.  They  had  eight  children,  some 
died  young,  and  the  family  moved  to  Iowa. 
LOUISA,  born  Aug.  27,  1836,  was  mar- 
ried Feb.  21,  1 86 1,  in  Van  Buren  county, 
Iowa,  to  D.  S.  Jamison,  who  was  born 
Aug.  25,  1822,  in  Westmoreland  county, 
Pa.  They  have  four  children,  ELSWORTH, 
CORA,  SHERMAN  and  BOB.  They  reside 
at  Keosauqua,  Van  Buren  county,  Iowa. 
ROSALINE,  born  March  i,  1839,  was 
married  Feb.  16,  1860,  to  Rev.  J.  W. 
Roe.  They  had  six  children,  ALLEN, 

CLARA,  WILLIAM,    LAURA,  CHARLES    and 

JOHN.  Mrs.  Rosaline  Roe  died  July  30, 
1874,  at  Malvern,  Mills  county,  Iowa. 
MARIA,  born  Sept.  21,  1841,  married 
Aug.  3,  1863,  to  Ephriam  Farrington. 
They  have  two  children,  ELSIE  and  EVA, 
and  reside  at  Belle  Plain,  Sumner  county, 
Kan.  CHARLES,  born  April  28,  1846, 
died  Oct.  i,  1875,  in  Denver,  Col.  MIL- 
LIARD F.,  born  Aug.  16,  1850,  resides 
at  Niles,  Van  Buren  county,  Iowa.  EL- 
LA, born  Aug.  5,  1853,  in  Macon  county, 
111.,  was  married  March  31,  1872,  to  Dr. 
C.  L.  Crooks.  They  had  two  children, 


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CLARK  and  BESSIE,  and  reside  at  Cantril, 
Van  Buren  county,  Iowa.  Euclid  Broad- 
well  died  Feb.  12,  1874,  at  Niles,  and  his 
widow  resides  there. 

Moses  Broadwell  is  said  to  have  built 
the  first  brick  house  in  Sangamon  county. 
He  died  April  10,  1827,  and  his  widow 
died  March  8,  1836,  both  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  where  they  settled  in  1820. 

BROOKS,  REV.  JOHN  F., 
was  born  Dec.  3,  1801,  in  Oneida  county, 
N.  Y.  His  parents  were  of  New  Eng- 
land origin,  but  emigrated  to  New  York 
in  1792,  when  the  whole  region  was  a 
forest,  with  here  and  there  a  small  settle- 
ment. Mr.  Brooks  graduated  at  Hamil- 
ton College,  in  that  county,  in  1828,  and 
afterwards  studied  three  years  in  the  theo- 
logical department  of  Yale  college,  New 
Haven,  Conn.  Be  was  ordained  to  the 
gospel  ministry  by  Oneida  Presbytery,  in 
the  autumn  of  1831,  and  was  married  soon 
after  to  a  daughter  of  Rev.  Joel  Bradley. 
They  immediately  left  for  Illinois,  under 
a  commission  from  the  American  Home 
Missionary  Society.  They  traveled  by 
canal,  lake  and  stage  to  Pittsburg,  thence 
by  steamboat,  down  the  Ohio  river  to 
New  Albany,  Ind.  Any  route  to  Illinois 
by  way  of  Chicago,  in  those  days,  was 
not  to  be  thought  of,  as  that  place  was 
just  emerging  from  the  condition  of  an 
Indian  trading  station.  At  New  Albany 
Rev.  Mr.  Brooks  purchased  a  horse  and 
"  Dearborn,"  as  it  was  then  called,  which 
was  a  one  horse  wagon  with  stationary 
cover.  In  this  they  continued  their  jour- 
ney, crossing  the  Wabash  river  at  Vin- 
cennes.  After  passing  a  skirt  of  timber 
on  the  west  side,  they  entered  the  first 
prairie  of  Illinois,  in  the  midst  of  a  furious 
storm.  They  were  far  from  any  house, 
with  only  the  carriage  as  a  protection,  and 
that  in  danger  of  being  upset  by  the  gale. 
They  weathered  the  storm,  however,  by 
turning  the  back  of  their  carriage  to  it, 
but  the  prairie  was  covered  with  water, 
and  they  could  only  disern  the  path  by 
observing  where  the  grass  did  not  rise 
above  the  water.  They  sought  a  house 
to  dry  their  garments,  and  that  night  ar- 
rived at  Lawrenceville,  where  Rev.  Mr. 
B.  preached  his  first  sermon  in  Illinois, 
the  next  day  being  Sabbath.  About  three 
days  after  they  arrived  at  Vandalia,  the 
State  capital,  having  been  five  weeks  on 
the  way  from  the  vicinity  of  Utica,  N.  Y. 


After  visiting  several  towns  and  villages, 
Rev.  Mr.  Brooks  located  for  the  winter 
at  Collinsville,  in  the  southern  part  of 
Madison  county,  preaching,  alternately, 
there  and  at  Belleville.  In  the  spring  of 
1832  he  moved  to  the  latter  place,  where 
he  continued  five  years,  preaching  there, 
and  at  several  other  points  in  St.  Clair 
and  Monroe  counties. 

About  the  second  year  of  his  residence 
at  Belleville,  he  and  his  wife  opened  a 
school,  which  increased  so  rapidly  they 
employed  an  assistant.  They  taught  all 
grades,  from  A,  B,  C,  to  the  classics  and 
higher  mathematics.  Several  attended 
that  school,  who  afterwards  entered  the 
halls  of  legislation,  and  other  departments 
of  public  life.  In  1837  Mr.  Brooks  was 
chosen  principal  of  a  Teachers'  Seminary, 
which  benevolent  individuals  were  en- 
deavoring to  establish  in  Waverly,  Mor- 
gan county.  He  taught  there  with  suc- 
cess, but  the  general  embarrassment  of  the 
country,  caused  by  the  financial  disasters 
of  1837,  compelled  a  relinquishment  of 
that  enterprise.  During  the  time  he  was 
teaching  he  endeavored  to  preach  one  ser- 
mon every  Sabbath,  but  the  double  labor 
induced  bronchial  affection,  from  which 
he  has  never  fully  recovered.  In  1840 
Mr.  B.  was  called  to  Springfield  to  take 
charge  of  an  academy  for  both  sexes, 
though  in  different  apartments,  to  be 
taught  in  a  newr  brick  edifice  erected  for 
that  purpose  on  the  west  side  of  Fifth 
street,  between  Monroe  and  Market. 
Here  he  continued  his  labors,  with  the  aid 
of  two  assistants,  for  two  years  and  a  half. 
Many  persons  now  prominent  in  business 
or  in  domestic  life,  received  a  portion  of 
their  education  there.  After  this  he 
labored  for  two  years  under  direction  of 
Presbytery  supplying  vacant  churches  in 
this  and  adjoining  counties.  His  health 
was  now  much  impaired,  and  designing 
light  labor,  he  opened  a  school  for  young 
ladies  in  a  small  room  near  his  own  house. 
The  applications  soon  outran  the  size  of 
the  room,  which  he  enlarged,  and  his 
wife  again  assisted  him.  His  school  in- 
creased, his  health  improved,  and  he  pur- 
chased the  property  on  the  corner  of  Fifth 
and  Edwards  streets,  re-arranging  the 
two-story  frame  building  internally  to  suit 
the  purposes  of  a  school.  This  he  opened 
as  a  Female  Seminary,  the  Autumn  of 
1849,  with  three  assistants,  and  Mrs. 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


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Brooks  in  charge  of  the  primary  depart- 
ment, held  in  the  room  he  previously 
occupied.  In  addition  to  the  usual  course, 
Mr.  Brooks  added  drawing,  painting  and 
music;  two  pianos  were  introduced,  and 
this  is  believed  to  have  been  the  first  effort 
at  teaching  music  in  the  schools  of  Spring- 
field. This  Seminary  prospered  for  four 
years,  when  Mrs.  Brooks'  health  failed, 
and  it  became  necessary  to  close  the  insti- 
tution. Since  her  death  in  1860,  Rev. 
Mr.  Brooks  has  devoted  a  large  part  of 
his  time  to  hearing  classes,  and  giving 
private  lessons. 

He  was  one  of  seven  young  men  who 
banded  together,  while  in  their  theologi- 
cal course  in  New  Haven,  for  the  estab- 
ment  of  a  college  in  this  State.  Illinois 
College,  at  Jacksonville  is  the  result  of 
their  exertions.  Mr.  Brooks  has  been  one 
of  its  trustees  from  the  first. 

He  relates,  as  an  illustration  of  the 
change  of  times  in  attending  Presbytery 
in  the  State  since  he  entered  it,  that  a 
clergyman  in  those  days  must  have  his 
horse  and  saddle  as  certainly  as  his  Bible 
and  hymn  book.  The  settlements  were 
remote  from  each  other,  and  a  ride  of 
three  or  four  days  to  a  meeting  of  Pres- 
bytery was  a  common  experience.  Once, 
in  attending  such  a  meeting,  Mr.  Brooks 
traveled  in  an  easterly  direction  from  Bell- 
ville,  for  two  or  three  days,  and  found  a 
sparse  settlement,  mostly  of  log  cabins. 
They  had  erected  a  frame  church  building 
and  roofed  it,  without  siding  or  floor,  with 
only  a  few  rough  boards  for  seats.  The  Pres- 
bytery opened  its  sessions,  several  sermons 
were  preached,  the  sacrament  administered, 
but  rain  came  on  before  that  body  ad- 
journed, and  they  moved  to  a  private 
house,  with  only  one  room  and  a  small 
side  appartment.  At  meal  time  Presby- 
tery adjourned,  that  the  table  might  be 
spread,  and  after  evening  service,  six  or 
seven  members  lodged  in  the  same  room, 
on  beds  spread  on  the  floor.  People,  in 
sustaining  religious  worship  under  such 
circumstances  made  as  great  sacrifices, 
according  to  their  means  as  those  who 
build  their  $50,000  churches  do  now.  At 
this  meeting  Mr.  Brooks  was  entertained 
at  a  cabin  where  the  only  light  admitted 
was  through  an  open  door,  or  one  or  two 
sheets  of  piled  paper,  in  place  of  glass 
windows.  He  met  a  man,  however,  in 
that  settlement,  from  his  native  town,  in 
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New  York,  and  he  had  two  glass  win- 
dows, but  his  neighbors  thought  him  ex- 
travagant, and  somewhat  aristocratic  to 
indulge  in  such  a  luxury.  Rev.  Mr. 
Brooks  resides  west  side  of  Fifth,  between 
Edwards  and  Cook  streets,  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

BROWN  ELL,  JOHN,  was 
born  Aug.  14,  1800,  in  Rhode  Island. 
During  his  infancy  his  parents  moved  to 
Seneca  county,  N.  Y.  He  came  west 
with  the  family  of  William  Seely.  Mr.  B. 
and  the  other  members  of  his  family  came 
by  water  to  Shawneetown,  and  from 
there  in  wagons,  arriving  in  what  is  now 
Ball  township,  July  5,  1819.  John 
Brownell  was  married  to  Nancy  Pulliam, 
in  1821.  Of  their  eleven  children  born 
in  Sangamon  county,  two  died  in  infancy. 
Of  the  nine  living — 

WILLIAM,  born  Dec.  10,  1822,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Jan.  20, 
1848,  to^  Elizabeth  Bridges.  They  had 
four  living  children,  and  Mrs.  B.  died, 
Feb.  17,  1869.  Mr.  Brownell  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  Dec.  29,  1869, 
to  Sarah  E.  Vaughan,  who  was  born  Mar. 
3,  1840,  in  Kentucky.  Thev  had  two 
children.  Of  the  children  by  his  first 
marriage,  MARGARET  J.,  born  Nov. 
24,  1848,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  mar- 
ried Nov.  3,  1866,  to  John  M.  Sutton, 
who  was  born  July  29,  1845,  in  Michigan. 
They  have  three  living  children,  WILLIAM 

N.,  DELLA  M.  and  BURTIE   E.      J.    M.    Sut- 

ton  resides  in  Auburn.  JOHN  W.,  MI- 
RANDA I.  and  COLUMBUS  V.,  and 
by  the  second  marriage,  ORAH  V.  and 
EDWARD,  reside  with  their  father. 
William  Brownell  and  family  reside  in 
Auburn. 

WILSON  A'.,  born  Jan.  18,  1825,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  May  17, 
1855,  to  Sarah  Murphy,  a  native  of  Maine. 
They  had  two  children,  ELIZA  and 
SARAH,  and  Mrs.  B.  died,  Feb.,  1859. 
Wilson  K.  married  Polly  A.  Lawson. 
They  had  four  children,  who  all  died. 
Mrs.  Polly  Brownell  died,  and  Wilson  K. 
resides  in  Ball  township. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  July  16,  1827, 
was  married  Jan.  20,  1848,  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Miranda  Bridges.  They  had 
ten  children.  MARY  ISABEL,  born 
Nov.  5,  1848,  was  married  May  26,  1864, 
to  Henry  Willard,  who  was  born  in  Mis- 
souri in  1841.  They  had  two  children, 


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IDA  A.  and  GEORGKTTA.  Mr.  W.  died,  and 
she  married  May  20,  1869,  to  Calvin  Mc- 
Clure,  who  was  born  in  Ohio  Feb.  10, 1829. 
They  had  one  child,  GERTRUDE.  Mr. 
McClure  died  March  15,  1873,  and  Mrs. 
McC.  married  James  McCulley,  who  Was 
born  Aug.  18^  1848,  in  Sangamon  county. 
They  have  one  child,  ISAAC  F.,  and  reside 
in  Chatham  township.  JOHN  I.,  born 
June  7,  1850,  was  married  Aug.  27,  1873, 
to  Susanna  Graves,  who  was  born  Feb. 

14,  1849,  in  Macoupin  county.    They  have 
one  child,  CLARENCE  H.,  and  reside  near 
Taylorville,  111.     WILLIAM    W.,  born 
Aug.  2,  1852.     BEBECCA  E.,  born  Jan. 

15,  1855,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  mar- 
ried    Nov.     13,    1872,    to    James     Hurst. 
They   have    one    living    child,    WILLIAM. 
MELISSA  M.,  born  Jan.  25,  1856,  mar- 
ried Nov.  20,  1873,  to  Isaac   Bowls,  who 
was     born     in     Ohio,     in      Dec.,      1852. 
JOSEPH  S.,  NANC  Y  J.,  GEORGE  H., 
VIOLA    M.    and  CHARLES   E.;   the 
latter  died  in  infancy.      All  the  other  un- 
married children  reside  with  their  parents, 
near  Taylorville,  Christian  county,  111. 

MARY  A.,  born  Dec.  12,  1829,  was 
married  March  13, 1849,10  Pleasant  Kent, 
who  was  born  in  Ohio.  They  had  twelve 
children,  seven  living.  One  child,  ELIZA, 
married  William  Miller.  They  have  two 
children,  and  reside  in  Woodside  town- 
ship, Sangamon  county. 

IRRILDA  y.,  born  June  26,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Feb.  22, 
1853,  in  same  county,  to  L.  T.  Porterfield, 
who  was  born  May  16,  1833.  They  had 
eight  children;  two  died  young.  Of  the 
other  six,  JOHN  H.,  MARIA  M., 
AMANDA^J.,  FRANCIS  L.,  MARY 
L.  and  HATTIE  J.  L.  T.  Porterfield 
died  April  26,  1869.  His  widow  and 
children  reside  in  Auburn,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

ELIZABETH  M.,  born  Dec.  9, 1835, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  July 
29,  1856,  in  same  county,  to  Milton  Pike, 
who  was  born  June  5,  1823.  See  his 
name.  They  had  eight  children;  one 
died  in  infancy.  ALICE  and  LILLIE, 
twins,  born  June  5,  1857;  Lillie  died  June 
13,  1867,  and  Alice  died  April  9,  1872. 
MARY  M.,  EDDIE  F.,  HATTIE  T., 
FREDDIE  B.  and  MINNIE  A.  Mr. 
Pike  and  family  reside  in  Auburn,  Sanga- 
mon county,  111. 


MARIA  L.,  born  July  24,  1838,  was 
married  June  2,  1857,  m  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, to  Joseph  C.  Campbell,  who  was  born 
in  Wayne  county,  111.  He  enlisted  Sept. 
6,  1861,  in  Co.  I,  29th  Reg.  111.  Vol.  Inf., 
died  Sept.  15,  1864.  His  widow  married 
James  Rape,  and  they  reside  near  Taylor- 
ville, 111. 

FRANKLIN,  born  Aug.  23,  1843, 
married  Sarah  Reed.  They  had  four 
children;  two  died  young.  They  reside 
in  Ball  township. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  April  3,  1846,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Sept.  4, 
1871,  in  Macoupin  county,  to  Emma 
Brooks,  who  was  born  Jan.  28,  1844,  in 
Kent  county,  Delaware.  They  reside  in 
Auburn. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Brownell  died  Aug.  28, 
1856,  and  John  Brownell  was  married 
March  29,  1860,  to  Mrs.  Maria  L.  Watts, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Allen.  They 
reside  in  Ball  township,  on  land  entered 
bv  Mr.  Brownell  in  1822. 

"BROWN,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  April  19,  1779,  in  Frederick  county, 
Virginia.  The  family  have  a  record 
reaching  back  through  his  father,  James 
Brown,  born  April  19,  1742,  O.  S.,  in 
Spotsylvania  county,  Va.,  to  his  father, 
James  Brown,  born  April  29,  1708,  O.  S., 
in  Middlesex  county,  Va.,  whose  parents 
emigrated  from  England.  James  Brown, 
the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
emigrated  from  Virginia  to  Bourbon 
county,  Ky.,  in  1784.  William  Brown 
was  married  in  1805,  in  Fayette  county, 
Ky.,  to  Harriet  B.  Warfield,  who  was 
born  March  3,  1788.  They  had  ten  child- 
ren; one  died  in  infancy;  all  born  at  the 
family  residence  except  the  eldest,  who 
was  born  at  the  Warfield  homestead,  near 
Bryan's  Station,  Fayette  county,  Ky. 
William  Brown  was  a  successful  lawyer, 
and  for  several  years  before  leaving  Ken- 
tucky, his  home  was  a  country  seat,  over- 
looking the  town  of  Cynthiana,  and  the 
valley  of  the  Licking.  He  led  a  company 
of  volunteers  from  Kentucky,  in  the  war 
of  1812,  in  which  he  won  the  title  of  Col- 
onel. He  represented  Harrison  county 
in  the  Legislature  of  Kentucky,  and  later 
represented  his  district  in  Congress.  He, 
in  company  with  his  son-in-law,  James  D. 
Smith,  explored  the  central  region  of  Illi- 
nois, and  in  1832  made  large  purchases  of 
land  in  and  around  Island  Grove,  in  San- 


SANGAMON   COUNTY. 


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gamon  county.  He  brought  his  family 
the  year  following,  and  after  providing 
for  the  erection  of  a  country  residence, 
made  his  home  in  Jacksonville,  Morgan 
county,  where,  after  a  brief  illness,  he 
died,  Oct.  6,  1833.  Of  their  nine  children 
who  accompanied  them  to  Illinois,  four 
never  resided  in  Sangamon  county,  viz: 
ELISHA  W.,  ELIZA  .C.  and  SARAH 
If.  reside  at  Boonville,  Cooper  county, 
Mo.  WILLIAM  made  Jacksonville  his 
home,  brough  up  a  family  of  children, 
and  died  there,  after  a  life  full  of  useful- 
ness and  honor,  in  1871.  Of  the  other 
five  children — 

JAMES  N.,  born  Oct.  i,  1806,  at 
Bryan's  Station,  Fayette  county,  Ky.,  was 
married  near  Cynthiana,  Ky.,  to  Polly  A. 
Smith.  They  had  three  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, all  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  They 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  where 
six  children  were  born,  one  of  whom  died 
in  infancv.  JAMES  N.,  Jun.,  born  Julv 
13,  i836;died  Feb.' 8,  1851.  WILLIAM, 
born  June  n,  1839,  was  married,  Oct.  18, 
1865,  in  Covington,  Ky.,  to  Sail}-  R. 
Smith,  who  was  born  Feb.  i,  1847,  *n 
Harrison  countv,  Kv.  They  had  three 
children,  all  of  whom  died  in  infancy. 
Mrs.  Sally  R.  Brown  died  May  6,  1870,3! 
Island  Grove.  Mr.  B.  resides  at  the  fam- 
ily homestead.  CHARLES  S.,  born 
Oct.  n,  1841,  was  married  Jan.  i^j,  1874, 
in  Middletown,"  Butler  county,  Ohio,  to 
Sarah  E.  Bonnell,  who  was  born  there, 
May  30,  1843.  They  reside  at  the  family 
homestead.  BENJ/WARFIELD,  born 
Oct.  10,  1844,  resides  at  the  homestead, 
three  miles  west  of  Berlin,  Sangamon 
county.  MARY  H.,  born  March  19, 
1848,  and  was  married  Jan.  4,  1872,  at  Is- 
land Grove,  to  Samuel  N.  Hitt,  who  was 
born  Sept.  20,  1834,  in  Bourbon  county, 
Ky.  He  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1861,  at  Camp 
Butler,  in  the  loth  111.  Cav.,  and  was 
elected  ist.  Lieut.,  was  promoted  through 
all  the  grades  to  Col.,  and  was  honorably 
discharged,  Dec.,  1866.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Col.  Hitt  had  two  children;  one  died  in 
infancy.  MARY  B.  resides  with  her  par- 
ents, half  a  mile  east  of  New  Berlin,  San- 
gamon countv.  Capt.  James  N.  Bi-own, 
*  Sen.,  represented  Sangamon  county  in 
the  Legislature  of  Illinois  for  the  years 
1840,  '42,  '46  and  '52.  During  the  session 
of  the  last  named  \  ear  he  drafted  a  bill 
and  secured  its  passage,  which  led  to  the 


organization  of  the  Illinois  State  Agricul- 
tural Society.  He  was  elected  its  first 
President,  Jan.  5,  1853,  and  re-elected  in 
1854.  He  held,  to  the  day  of  his  death, 
offices  of  public  trust,  but  whilst  giving 
much  of  his  time  to  the  State,  his  love  for 
agriculture  was  not  abated,  nor  his  active 
duties  in  her  pursuits  neglected,  and  to  his 
sagacity  and  persistant  life-time  efforts  is 
Illinois  largely  indebted  for  her  promi- 
nence as  a  producer  of  short  horn  cattle. 
For  more  than  a  third  of  a  century  he 
was  a  member  of  the  M.  E.  church,  and 
his  active  Christian  life  closed  Nov.  16, 
1868.  His  widow,  Mrs.  Polly  A.  Brown, 
died  May  18,  1873,  both  where  they  set- 
tled in  1833.  Their  remains  are  interred 
in  Wood  Wreath  Cemetery. 

RUTH  ANN,  born  April  29,  1812, 
married  James  D.  Smith.  See  his  name. 

MARY,  born  March  3,  1814,  was  mar- 
ried in  1831,  in  Kentucky,  to  Barton  S. 
Wilson.  They  moved  from  Jacksonville, 
111.,  to  Island  Grove,  in  1835,  and  thence, 
in  1837,  *°  Boonville,  Mo.,  where  Mrs. 
Wilson  died,  in  1858,  but  three  children 
survive  her,  viz:  Mrs.  REBECCA 
Brand,  JOSEPH  and  JOHN,  all  of 
whom,  with  their  father,  reside  in  Neosho, 
Newton  county,  Missouri. 

REBECCA,  born  Jan.  4,  1819,  was 
married  in  Jacksonville,  111.,  to  Charles 
W.  Price.  See  his  name. 

LLOYD  W.,  born  Feb.  22,  1824,  in 
Kentucky,  graduated  in  arts  at  McKen- 
dree  College,  in  1842,  and  in  medicine, 
from  the  University  of  Maryland.  In 
1847  he  married  Rebecca  P.  Warfield,  of 
Lexington,  Ky.  He  practiced  medicine 
in  that  city  one  year,  and  came  to  Illinois 
Dec.,  1848,  and  settled  near  the  town  of 
Berlin,  in  1849,  practiced  medicine  there 
until  1857,  when  he  abandoned  his  pro- 
fession for  other  pursuits,  and  moved  to 
Boonville,  Mo.  He  returned  to  IHinois 
in  1858,  and  after  a  brief  stav  in  Jackson- 
ville, settled  on  his  farm  at  Lost  Grove^on 
the  line  between  Sangamon  and  Morgan 
counties.  Of  Dr.  L.  W.  Brown's  ten 
children,  five  died  in  infancv.  The  others 
are:  HARRIET  ,B.,  born  May  i,  1852, 
died  July  n,  1867,  at  her  grand-father's, 
(Dr.  Warfield)  in  Lexington,  Kv.  She 
is  buried  in  Wood  Wreath  Cemetery, 
111.  WILLIAM  B.,  EDWARD  F., 
REBECCA  C.  and  LLOYD  W.,  Jun. 


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Dr.  L.  W.  Brown  is  a  banker,  and,  with 
his  family,  resides  in  Jacksonville,  111. 

BROWN,  WILLIAM  B., 
was  horn  Feb.  2,  1802,  in  Greensburg, 
Green  county,  Ky.  Harriet  L.  Allen  was 
born  Dec.  17,  1804,  in  the  same  place. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  Col.  David  Allen, 
a  pioneer  from  Virginia.  He  took  an  ac- 
tive part  in  the  Indian  wars  of  Kentucky. 
William  B.  Brown  and  Harriet  L.  Allen 
were  married  in  Greensburg,  Dec.  31, 
1822.  They  had  five  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved  to  Athens,  111.,  in  Nov., 
1833,  where  they  had  one  child,  and  Mrs. 
Brown  died  Oct.  7, 1835.  Wm.  B.  Brown 
was  married  in  Athens,  June  20,  1837,  to 
Laura  B.  Buckman.  They  moved  to  San- 
gamo,  in  Sangamon  county,  in  1839. 
They  had  four  living  children.  Of  all  his 
children — 

DANIEL  C.  and  DA  VID  A.,  twins, 
were  born  Sept.  27,  1824,  at  Greensburg, 
Ky.,  and  brought  by  their  father  to  San- 
gamon county.  At  fifteen  years  of  age 
they  sawed  all  the  lath  used  in  building 
the  first  State  House  in  Springfield,  now 
the  Sangamon  county  Court  House. 

DANIEL  C.  then  served  an  appren- 
ticeship to  the  drug  business.  He  was 
married  June  30,  1852,  in  Petersburg,  to 
Catharine  L.  Cowgill.  They  have  three 
living  children,  HARRIET  CLEMAN- 
TINE,  JOHN  H.  and  ELIZA  B.  Dan- 
iel C.  Brown  has  been  for  many  years, 
and  is  now,  a  druggist  in  Springfield. 

DA  VID  A.,  was  reading  law  with 
Col.  E.  D.  Baker  in  1846,  when  the  war 
with  Mexico  commenced.  At  the  suggest- 
ion of  Mr.  Baker,  Mr.  Brown  commenced 
raising  a  company.  Before  it  was  full,  it 
was  consolidated  with  another  part  of  a 
company  from  Logan  county,  and  became 
Co.  I,  4th  111.  Inf.  Mr.  Brown  was  elect- 
ed Second  Lieutenant.  He  was  with  the 
regiment  at  the  bombardment  of  Vera 
Cruz,'  and  at  the  battle  of  Cerro  Gordo, 
April  1 8,  1847.  The  next  day  Lieut. 
Brown  was  promoted  for  gallantry,  as  aid 
de  camp  to  Col.  Baker,  then  commanding 
the  brigade.  On  returning  from  Mexico, 
Mr.  Brown  read  law  in  the  office  of  Lin- 
coln &  Herndon,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar.  He  was  then  appointed  Clerk  of  the 
Circuit  Court  of  Menard  county,  to  which 
office  he  was  afterwards  elected,  and  served 
in  all  six  years,  when  he  returned  to 
Springfield,  and  practiced  law  for  six 


years.  He  abandoned  the  practice,  and  in 
1859  engaged  extensively  in  farming  at 
Bates,  in  this  county.  He  was  elected 
Vice-P:-esident  of  the  State  Board  of 
Agriculture,  and  served  four  years,  eroding 
Sept.,  1870,  when  he  was  elected  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  for  two  years.  He  was 
appointed  by  Gov.  Beveridge  as  one  of 
the  three  Railroad  and  Warehouse  Com- 
missioners, March  13,  1873,  confirmed  by 
the  Senate  the  same  day,  and  commis- 
sioned by  the  Governor  on  the  I7th  of  the 
month.  David  A.  Brown  was  married 
Dec.  8,  1852,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Eliza  J.  Smith.  They  have  six  living 
children,  SALLIE  C.,  WILLIAM  J., 
HARRIET  J.  MARY  E.,  JAY  T.  and 
CARRIE  A.,  and  reside  at  Bates. 

WILLIAM  J.,  born  March  23,  1827, 
in  Greensburg,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  at  Clinton,  111.,  Nov. 
22, 1854,10  Elizabeth  M.  Smith,  and  moved 
soon  after  to  Decatur.  They  have  three 
living  children,  HATTIE  J.,  ANNIE 
and  CHRISTOPHER  N.  In  1862  Wm. 
J.  Brown  became  Capt.  of  Co.  A,  116  111. 
Inf.  He  served  through  the  battles  of 
Chickasaw  Bluff,  Arkansas  Post,  and  the 
siege  and  capture  of  Vicksburg.  Capt. 
Brown  resigned  in  1863  on  account  of 
physical  disability,  took  a  trip  to  California 
for  recruiting  his  health,  and  from  that  to 
the  present  time  has  been  in  the  drug  bus- 
iness in  Decatur. 

MARTHA  T.,  born  and  died  in  Ken- 
tucky, in  her  sixth  year. 

JOHN  H.,  born  Feb.  17,  1832,  in 
Greensburg,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  in  Decatur,  Jan.  2,  1856, 
to  Clara  A.  Stafford.  They  had  three  liv- 
ing children,  DANIEL  A.,  HARMON 
and  MARY.  John  H.  Brown  was  a 
druggist  at  Cairo,  and  was  Treasurer  of 
the  city  while  residing  there.  He  removed 
to  Springfield,  and  continued  in  the  same 
business,  until  failure  of  health  induced 
him  to  visit  California,  where  he  died,  at 
Grass  Valley,  April  n,  1866.  His  widow 
married  Dr.  Justus  Townsend,  and  resides 
in  Springfield. 

CHRIS7^OPHER  C.,  born  Oct.  21, 
1834,  at  Athens,  111.  He  was  married  in 
Springfield  to  Bettie  J.  Stuart.  They 
had  three  children,  ^STUART,  ED- 
WARDS and  PAUL.  Mrs.  Bettie  J. 
Brown  died  March  2,  1869.  Part  of  the 
buildings  now  occupied  by  the  Bettie 


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149 


Stuart  Institute  had  been  her  home,  and 
the  institution  was  so  named  in  honor  of 
her  memory.  C.  C.  Brown  was  married 
June  4,  1872,  in  Chicago,  to  Mrs.  Carrie 
Farn'sworth,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Owsley.  They  have  one  child,  ELIZA- 
BETH J.,  and  reside  in  Springfield.  Mr. 
Brown  is  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of 
Stuart,  Edwards  &  Brown. 

JOEL  B.,  the  eldest  child  of  the  sec- 
ond wife,  was  born  March  9,  1840,  at  San- 
gamo,  Sangamon  county.  He  was  mar- 
ried Jan.  12,  1865,  to  Ella  S.  Saunders. 
They  have  one  child,  BETTIE  J.  Mr. 
Brown  was  in  the  drug  business  in  Deca- 
tur,  from  1859  to  1864.  He  is  now  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  D.  &  J.  B.  Brown, 
booksellers  and  druggists,  in  Springfield. 

MART L.  was  born  Sept.  7,  1844,  'n 
Sangamon  county,  and  married  Albert  H. 
Cowgill.  See  his  name. 

FRANKLIN  B.  was  born  Nov.  28, 
1848,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  resides  at 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 

JAMES  B.  was  born  July  24,  1851, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  resides  in  Spring- 
field. 

William  B.  Brown  was  a  merchant  in 
Kentucky,  but  on  coming  to  Illinois  he 
engaged  extensively  in  land  speculations. 
In  connection  with  others,  he  took  part  in 
laying  out  many  of  the  important  towns 
in  Illinois  and  Iowa.  He  died  Dec.  14, 
1852,  in  Petersburg,  and  his  widow,  Mrs. 
Laura  B.  Brown,  resides  with  her  daugh- 
ter, Mrs.  Cowgill,  in  Springfield. 

BROWN,  REV.  JOHN  H., 
D.  D.,  brother  to  William  B.  Brown, 
came  to  Springfield  too  late  to  be  included 
as  an  early  settler.  His  son,  Dwight 
Brown,  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
D.  &  J.  B.  Brown,  of  Springfield.  Dr. 
John  H.  Brown  was  Pastor  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Springfield  for  a 
number  of  years,  and  at  the  time  of  his 
death  was  pastor  of  a  church  in  Chicago.* 
He  died  in  Chicago,  Feb.  23,  1872,  and 
was  buried  in  Oak  Ridge  Cemetery.  His 
widow  resides  on  North  Grand  Avenue, 
Springfield. 

BROWN,  JAMES  L.,  was  born 
Oct.  20,  1786,  in  South  Carolina.  He  was 
married  there  May  28,  1806,  to  Jane  M. 
Berry,  and  soon  after  went  to  Union 
county,  Ky.,  where  they  had  eight  child- 
ren, and  the  family  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving,  in  1824,  in  what  is 


now  Fancy  Creek  township,  where  they 
had  three  children.  Of  their  children — 

NANCT  H.,  born  Nov.  28,  1808,  mar- 
ried George  Levan,who  died  in  1843,  and 
she  married  John  D.  McCumber,  and  she 
died  March  6,  1872. 

WILLIAM  N.,  born  May  25,  1810, 
in  Kentucky,  married  Sarah  Kilgour,  who 
died,  and  he  married  Lucinda  Ensor,  and 
he  died  Feb.  19,  1872,  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. His  widow  and  six  children  reside  in 
Montgomery  county. 

ELIZABETH  C.,  born  Dec.  23, 
1812,  married  Enos  Darnall.  They  had 
six  sons,  two  of  whom,  JAMES  L.  and 
WILLIAM,  are  deaf  and  dumb,  and 
were  educated  at  Jacksonville.  Mr.  Dar- 
nall died  near  Wintersett,  Iowa.  His 
family  reside  there. 

BENJAMIN  F.,  born  March  28, 
1815,  in  Kentucky,  married  May  15,  1835, 
to  Susannah  Dunlap.  They  had  seven 
children.  MARY  C.  married  George 
W.  McClelland.  See  his  name.  AR- 
MINDA  M.  married  Owen  G.  Allen,  and 
reside  in  Sullivan  county,  Mo.  JOHN  J. 
married  Mary  A.  Short,  have  one  child,  and 
reside  at  Heyworth,  McLean  county. 
EDNA  D.  died  Feb.  r,  1866,  aged  eighteen 
years.  JAMES  T.  died  Dec.  30,  1865,111 
his  fifteenth  year.  ANNA  F.  married 
Martin  McCoy,  and  reside  in  Fancy  Creek 
township.  Benjamin  F.  Brown  died  Feb. 
21,  1866,  and  his  widow  resides  four  miles 
northwest  of  Sherman. 

MART  H.,  born  June  23,  1817,  mar- 
ried James  T.  Dunlap.  See  his  name. 

THOMAS  C.,born  Nov.  2, 1819,  died, 
aged  eleven  years. 

SARAH  B.,  born  April  3,  1821,  mar- 
ried Orlando  Bates.  See  his  name. 

E MILT A.^  born  May  12,  1823,  mar- 
ried John  R.  Dunlap.  See  his  name. 

MARTHA  y.,  born  April  29,  1825, 
married  George  Groves.  See  his  name. 

S  US  AN  F.,  born  Aug.  27,  1827,  mar- 
ried G.  Willcockson,  have  six  children, 
and  reside  in  Lawrence  county,  Mo. 

REBECCA  H.,  born  Feb.  24,  1832, 
married  William  D.  Power,  Feb.  8,  1847. 
They  had  one  child,  and  he  died  March 
15,  1848.  His  widow  married  March  22, 
1849,  to  Joseph  Bates.  See  his  name. 

James  L.  Brown  died  April  18,  1854, 
and  his  widow  died  twenty-seven  days 
later — May  15,  1854.  He  was  a  soldier  in 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


the  war  of  1812,  and  was  at  the  battle  of 
New  Orleans. 

BROWN,  THOMAS,  was  born 
Feb.  4,  1792,  in  South  Carolina.  Martha 
Thaxton  was  born  May  4,  1791,  in  South 
Carolina  also.  They  were  married  there, 
and  moved  to  Allen  county,  Ky.,  where 
they  had  five  children,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Oct  7,  1827, 
in  what  is  now  Fancy  Creek  township, 
where  they  had  one  child.  Of  their  six 
children — 

JEMIMA,  born  June  i,  1811,  in  Allen 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanganion  county 
to  Thomas  Sales.  They  had  two  children. 
MARGARET  married  William  McClel- 
land. See  his  name.  GEORGE  T. 
married  Susannah  Gardner.  She  died, 
and  he  married  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Turley, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Cline.  They 
have  two  children,  THOMAS  and  MAR- 
GARET. George  T.  Sales  enlisted  in  1861 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  C,  7th  III.  Inf.  He 
was  a  Lieutenant,  served  full  term,  and 
was  honorably  discharged.  He  lives  near 
Athens,  111.  Thomas  Sales  died,  and  his 
widow  married  Philip  Crickmour,  who 
also  died.  Mrs.  Jemima  Crickmour  now 
(1874)  lives  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Tames 
McClelland. 

Aunt  Jemima — as  she  is  called  by  the 
young  people — related  to  the  writer  a 
good  joke  on  herself,  which  serves  to  illus- 
trate the  manners  and  customs  of  the  peo- 
ple at  the  time  she  come  to  the  country. 
She  says  that  when  the  weather  was  suffi- 
ciently warm  to  admit  of  it,  the  young 
people,  upon  going  to  any  public  meeting, 
would  carry  their  shoes  and  stockings  un- 
til they  approached  their  destination,  when 
they  would  stop  and  put  them  on.  As 
soon  as  they  passed  out  of  view,  on  leav- 
ing, they  would  again  stop,  take  them  off, 
and  carry  them  home  in  their  hands. 
This  was  done  in  order  to  make  them  last 
as  long  as  possible.  She  thought  it  a  sin- 
gular custom ;  but  after  seeing  her  associ- 
ates practice  it  a  few  times,  decided  to  try 
it  herself.  She  was  then  about  sixteen 
years  of  age.  Religious  meetings  were 
held  at  private  houses.  She  started  on  a 
Sunday  morning  to  attend  a  meeting  at 
the  house  of  a  neighbor,  carrying  her 
shoes  and  stockings  in  her  hands.  A  shoil 
distance  from  the  house  she  put  them  on, 
entered  the  meeting,  and  all  passed  off 
well  until  she  started  on  the  return,  when 


a  young  gentleman  accosted  her  at  the 
door,  and  asked  permission  to  accompany 
her  home.  This  placed  her  in  a  quan- 
dary. If  she  wore  her  shoes  the  entire 
distance,  it  would  wear  them  out  so  much 
earlier;  if  she  stopped  and  took  them  off, 
there  was  reason  to  fear  it  would  frighten 
her  beau  away.  She  was  not  long  in  de- 
ciding to  wear  the  shoes  and  keep  the 
beau.  Economy  in  that  line  was  thus 
brought  to  a  sudden  termination. 

JAMES,  born  Nov.,  1813,  in  Allen 
county,  Ky.  He  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon  county  to  Elizabeth  Scott.  They 
have  three  children,  and  live  in  Kansas. 
At  the  time  of -the  "  deep  snow  "  he  was 
but  sixteen  years  old.  It  became  neces- 
sary for  him  to  carry  a  grist  to  mill  on 
horseback.  He  found  the  traveling  quite 
difficult,  in  consequence  of  the  crust  on 
the  snow  cutting  the  legs  of  his  horse. 
A  shawl  belonging  to  some  of  the 
female  portion  of  the  familv  had  been 
wrapped  about  his  person  to  keep  him 
from  freezing.  He  tore  that  in  two  pieces, 
took  off  his  suspenders,  and  with  them 
tied  a  half  of  the  shawl  on  each  of  the 
forward  legs  of  the  horse,  about  where  the 
snow  crust  would  strike  them.  In  that 
way  he  was  enabled  to  bring  home  a  sup- 
ply of  breadstuff  for  the  family. 

JOHN,  born  March  4,  1815,  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  in  Sangamon  county  in  1842. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  William 
Cutwright.  She  died,  leaving  one  son, 
DANIEL,  who  enlisted  in  the  first  call 
for  75,000  men,  in  1861,  and  died  m  the 
armv. 

MART,  born  Dec.  25,  1818,  in  Allen 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  James  McClelland.  See  his  name. 

ROBERT  T.,  born  Aug.  21,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  28,  1848, 
to  Edna  M.  Dunlap,  who  was  born  Jan. 
J3,  1832.  They  had  seven  children;  the 
eldest  died  young.  THOMAS,  born  Oct. 
10,  1851,  married  Oct.  23,  1872,  to  Hattie 
L.  Short,  and  live  in  Fancy  Creek  town- 
ship. MARY  E'.,  JAMES  F.,  ALEX- 
ANDER, MARGERY  I.,  ROBERT 
U.  and  JOHN  A.,  live  with  their  mother. 
Robert  T.  Brown  died  Feb.  6,  1866,  and 
his  widow  lives  near  Sherman. 

Mrs.  Martha  Brown  died  Sept.  n, 
1862,  and  Thomas  Brown  died  July  23, 
1868,  both  in  Saugamon  county.  Their 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


children  remember  that  the  first  corn  Mr. 
Brown  raised  in  the  county  for  sale,  was 
hauled  away  by  Abraham  Lincoln,  as  the 
hired  man  of  John  Taylor,  who  owned 
the  land  where  they  lived. 

BROWN,  JAMES  M.,  was 
born  Sept.  28,  1812,  in  Davidson  county, 
near  Nashville,  Tenn.  He  came  to  San- 
gamon county,  arriving  March  31,  1831, 
at  the  house  of  Gen.  M.  K.  Anderson, 
east  of  Pleasant  Plains.  He  was  married 
Aug.  7,  1832,  to  Elizabeth  Willis.  They 
had  eight  living  children  in  Sangamon 
county.  Of  their  children — 

MARTHA  J.,  born  Oct.  6,  1833,  was 
married  Sept.  14,  1856,  to  Daniel  T. 
Hughes.  They  have  three  living  child- 
ren, ADA,  LULIE  and  ARTHUR,  and 
reside  at  Greenview,  III. 

CLARISSA  M.,  born  July  18,  1835, 
was  married  June  13,  1852,10  J.  S.  Young, 
a  native  of  Somerset  county,  Penn.  They 
have  seven  living  children.  JOSE- 
PHINE, born  August  23,  1854,  was  mar- 
ried Nov.  20,  1873,  to  Charles  A.  Robin- 
son, a  native  Michigan.  They  have  one 
child,  GERTRUDE  i.,  and  reside  near  Oak 
Grove,  Seward  county,  Neb.  JEREMI- 
AH S.JAMES  M.,  ROSA  B.,  MARY 
F.  DORA  E.  and  CLARA  M.,  and  re- 
side near  Valparaiso,  Saunders  county, 
Neb. 

SARAH  E.,  born  Dec.  5,  1837,  was 
married  April  20,  1856,  to  James  K.  Van- 
Demark,  a  native  of  Ohio.  They  have 
one  child,  ROSA  S.,  and  reside  near 
Valparaiso,  Neb. 

MART  y.,  born  Sept.  20,  1841,  mar- 
ried George  W.  Sampson.  He  died  Oct., 
1874,  near  Fail-field,  Iowa.  Mrs.  Samp- 
son and  her  children,  JAMES  and  NEL- 
LIE, reside  with  her  parents. 

JOHN  H.,  born  Jan.  29,  1846,  was 
married,  August  13,  1865,  to  Adaline  K. 
Adams.  He  is  now  (1875)  a  widower, 
with  three  children,  CHARLES  N., 
JAMES  W.  and  ZACHEUS  K.,  and  re- 
sides at  Crowder,  Saunders  county,  Neb. 

JAMES  T.,  born  Dec.  13,  1848,  mar- 
ried Amanda  A.  Pierce.  They  have  one 
child,  CHARLES  E.,  and  reside  near 
Pleasant  Plains,  Sangamon  county. 

LA  VINA  F.,  born  Jan.  19,  1854,  was 
married  Sept.  25,  1873,  to  Thomas  Brode- 
rick.  They  have  one  child,  and  reside 
near  Pleasant  Plains,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 


JOSEPH  C.,  born  March  7,  1853, 
was  married,  Sept.  n,  1873,  to  Sarah  A. 
Snook.  They  have  one  child,  THEO- 
DORE O.,  and  reside  near  Crowder, 
Saunders  county,  Neb. 

James  N.  Brown  and  wife  reside  two 
and  a  half  miles  west  of  Pleasant  Plains, 
Sangamon  county,  111. 

BROWN,  JOSHUA,  was  born 
May  20,  1792,  in  Davis  county,  Kv. 
Nancy  Wilcher  was  born  Dec.,  1789,  in 
the  same  county.  They  were  there  mar- 
ried, early  in  1812.  They  had  three  child- 
ren in  Kentucky,  and  in  Nov.,  1818, 
moved  to  St.  Clair  county,  111.,  and  from 
there  to  what  became  Sangamon  county, 
arriving  April  18,  1819,  in  what  is  now 
Curran  township,  east  of  Archer's  creek, 
and  south  of  Spring  creek,  and  later  en- 
tered one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land 
south  of  Spring  creek,  in  Gardner  town- 
ship. They  had  five  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  Of  their  eight  children — 

REZIN  D.,  born  May  6,  1813,  in 
Davis  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  May  15,  1834,  to  Rachel 
Earnest.  Thev  had  twelve  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  CATHARINE  F., 
born  March  7,  1835,  was  married  Nov.  6, 
1855,  to  John  Childs,  who  was  born  Dec. 
25,  1829,  in  Burlington,  N.  J.  They  had 
ten  children,  LEONA  L.,  JOSEPH  n.,  NOAH 

H.,  KATIE  A.,  JOHN  D.,  TIMOTHY  S.,  ANNIE 
R.,  CHARLES  F.,  JESSIE  B.  and  HATTIE, 

and  reside  near  Warrensburg,  Macon 
county,  111.  MARTIN  V.,  born  March 
4,  1837,  the  day  VanBuren  was  inaugura- 
ted President  of  the  United  States.  Ho 
was  married  Sept.  26,  1869,  to  Helen  M. 
Cecil.  They  have  one  child,  and  reside 
near  Rose  Hill,  Henry  county,  Mo. 
MARY  A.,  born  May  7,  1838,  was  mar- 
ried Oct.,  1857,  to  James  M.  Gait.  They 
have  eight  children,  and  reside  near  Pal- 
myra, Otoe  county,  Neb.  CHARLOTTE, 
born  Dec.  19,  1839,  marrted  Feb.  23,  1864, 
to  Thomas  B.  Ray.  See  his  name.  She 
died  Jan,  9,  1836,  leaving  one  child,  CHAR- 
LOTTE, who  resides  with  her  grand-pa- 
rents, Brown.  JOHN  D.,  born  March  i, 
1842,  married  Nov.  6,  1867,  to  Louisa  J. 
Cecil.  They  have  one  child,  GERTIE,  and 
reside  near  Mt.  Rose,  Mo.  CHARLES 
F.,  born  Sept.  14,  1843,  died  Sept.  30, 
1853.  PETER,  born  Atlg,  6,  1845,  re- 
sides in  Alta  City  Utah.  ANNIS,  born 
Aug.  1 6,  1847,  ni:in"ied  Nov.  10,  1869,  to 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


John  Happer.  They  have  two  children, 
HOWARD  H.  and  NELLIE,  and  reside  near 
Maroa,  Macon  county,  111.  LUANNA, 
born  April  8,  1849,  married  Oct.  17,  1872, 
to  Frank  Leverton,  and  reside  five  miles 
west  of  Springfield.  EDWIN,  born  May, 
1851,  died  Feb.  5,  1862.  CHARLES, 
born  Sept.  16,  1853,  resides  with  his  par- 
ents. JACOB  J.,  born  Jan.  15,  1856, 
died  Jan.,  1865.  Rezin  D.  Brown  and 
wife  reside  in  the  southeast  corner  of  Cart- 
wright  township. 

WILLIAM  W.  was  born  Feb.  6, 1815, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Illinois,  Feb.  13, 
1844,  to  Phoebe  Poole.  They  had  four 
living  children.  CLARINDA  J.,  born 
Jan.  12,  1845,  man"ied  William  Ankrom, 
and  reside  in  Curran  township.  ZILLA 
A.,  born  July  5,  1848,  married  Henry 
Dewall.  They  have  one  child,  and  reside 
at  Falls  City/Neb.  JOSHUA  T.,  born 
Feb.  28,  1851,  resides  in  Sacramento,  Cal., 
(now,  in  1873).  MARY  M.,  born  Dec. 
23,  1858,  resides  with  her  father.  Mrs. 
Phoebe  Brown  died  May  14,  1863,  and 
William  W.  Brown  was  married  Nov.  16, 

1869,  to  Mrs.  Almeda  DeLaughta,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Parker.     She  was  born 
in  Livingston  pai'ish,  near  Lake  Pontchar- 
train,  La.     They  reside  five  miles  east  of 
Berlin. 

JOHN  B.,  born  Oct.,  1816,  in  Ken- 
tucky, brought  up  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  died  unmarried,  in  the  spring  of  1869, 
in  Wisconsin. 

JAMES  M,,  born  Jan.  1820,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Abigail  Gilison. 
They  had  two  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  moved  to  Iowa,  and  from  there  to 
Portland,  Oregon,  thence  to  Silver  moun- 
tain, California,  where  he  was  robbed  and 
murdered,  about  1867,  leaving  a  widow 
and  two  children. 

Z.ILLAH,  born  Nov.  14, 1821,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married,  Jan.  12,  1840, 
to  John  Hillis,  who  was  born  April  30, 
1814.  They  had  four  living  children. 
JOSHUA  W.,  born  April  5,  1843,  was 
married  near  Mt.  Rose,  Mason  county,  in 

1870,  to  Birdie  Meleane.     They  reside  in 
Alma   county,    Colorado.      MARY    A., 
born  June  29,  1845,  was  married  April  17, 
1870,   to    Byington    Owens.     They    have 
two  children,  and  reside  in   Waynesville, 
111.    JAMES  E.    and    JOHN    R.,   born 
Sept.,    1849.    JAMES    E.   was    married 
Oct.   24,   1871,  to    Frances    N.  Jennings. 


They  reside  in  Waynesville,  111.  JOHN 
R.  is  unmarried  and  resides  in  Waynes- 
ville.  John  Hillis  died  April  30,  1849, 
and  his  widow  was  married  Dec.  30,  1856, 
to  James  Large.  They  had  two  children. 
Mr.  Large  died  April  18,  1864,  and  Mrs. 
Zillah  Large  and  family  live  in  Waynes- 
ville, DeWitt  county,  111. 

JOSHUA  M.,  bprn  July,  1825,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Elizabeth  A. 
Brown.  They  had  six  children,  and  he 
died  Jan.  7,  1867.  His  widow  married 
William  Mercer,  and  resides  near  Ham- 
burg, Iowa. 

ELM  ORE  S.,  was  born  in  1827,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  in  1847,  'n  ^e 
4th  111.  Inf.  Served  one  year  in  the  Mex- 
ican war,  returned  home,  and  died  in 
1848. 

REUBEN  M.,  was  born  in  Jan.  1829, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  Nov. 
15,  1850,  to  Elizabeth  J.  Archer.  They 
had  six  children,  and  Mrs.  Brown  died, 
Sept.  20,  1864.  Mr.  B.  married  Mrs. 
Jerusha  Smith,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Sturtevant.  The  family  reside  in  Fredo- 
nia,  Kansas. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Brown  died  June  2,  1847, 
and  Joshua  Brown  was  married  May  u, 
1848,  to  Mrs.  Mary  Robinson,  whose 
maiden  name  wasMayhew.  She  died  May 
12,  1861,  and  he  died  Sept.,  1863,  on  the 
farm  where  they  settled  in  1824. 

BROWN,  JACOB  J.,  was  born 
August  15,  1781,  in  Vermont.  He  was 
married  Feb.  24,  1803,  in  Hartford,  jConn., 
to  Ann  Bacon,  who  was  born  there,  Sept. 
19,  1786.  They  had  four  children  in 
Hartford,  and  moved  to  Green  county, 
Penn.,  where  they  had  four  children,  then 
moved  to  the  State  of  New  York,  and 
from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving in  1823  or  '4,  in  what  is  now  Gard- 
ner township,  north  of  Spring:  creek, 
where  they  had  two  children.  Of  their 
children — 

DEL  OS  W.,  born  Oct.  28,  1803,  in 
Hartford,  Conn.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Ruth  Morgan,  and  had  three 
children.  ELIZABETH  married  Abner 
Wilkinson,  and  died.  Mr.  W.  and  his 
children  reside  in  Springfield.  D.  W. 
Brown  moved,  about  1856,  to  Atchison 
county,  Mo.,  and  from  there  to  Fremont 
county,  Iowa.  He  died,  and  his  widow 
and  two  children  reside  near  Sidnev,  Iowa. 


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AMOS  W.,  born  March  n,  1807,  in 
Connecticut.  He  married  three  times. 
His  second  wife  was  Sophia  Earnest.  She 
died,  leaving  one  child. 

JAMES  J/.,  born  May  16,  1809,  in 
Connecticut.  He  was  a  soldier  from  San- 
gamon  county,  during  the  Winnebago 
war,  came  home  sick,  and  died  August  22, 
1827. 

MARY  A.,  born  April  27,  1811,  in 
Connecticut.  She  was  married  three 
times,  is  now  a  widow  Elliott,  and,  with 
two  of  her  children,  resides  in  Grundy 
county,  Mo. 

JULIA  ANN,  born  August  9,  1812, 
in  Green  county,  Pa.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  to  Jeremiah  King.  See  his 
name. 

LEANDER  J.,  born  March  19,  1815, 
married  twice,  and  died,  leaving  a  widow 
and  five  children  near  Oakford,  Menard 
county. 

HULDAH  M.,  born  April  18,  1817, 
in  Green  county,  Pa.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon  county  to  Jesse  Ankrom,  and  lives  in 
Springfield. 

LUCY M.,  born  Feb.  13,  1820,  in  Pa., 
married  twice,  and  died  August  4,  1852, 
in  Beardstown. 

JACOB  y.,  Jun.,  born  March  8, 1825, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  4, 
1850,  to  Emily  M.  Ralston.  They  have 
seven  children,  and  live  near  Farming- 
dale. 

ELIZABETH  A.,    born    Nov.    9, 

1829,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Joshua 
M.  Brown.     See  his  name.     He  died  and 
she  married  Wm.  Mercer,  and  lives  near 
Hamburg,  Iowa. 

Jacob  J.  Brown,  Sen,  died  Oct.  u,  1839, 
and  his  widow  died  Oct.  21,  1873,  both  in 
Sangamon  county. 

BRUCE,  BENJAMIN  P., 
was  born  May  21,  1826,  in  Carroll  county, 
Tenn.  His  parents  moved  to  Morgan 
county,  near  Jacksonville,  in  the  spring  of 

1830.  His  father  died   there,  of  cholera, 
in  1833.     His  mother,  with   six  children, 
moved  to  Springfield  in  1834,  and  in  1836 
moved  back  to  Morgan  county,  where  she 
was    married    to    George   R.  McAllister. 
While  she  lived  in   Springfield  her  son, 
whose  name  heads  this  sketch,  was  bound 
to   Rev.  Joseph    Edmondson,    of  the    M. 
E.  Church,  and  taken  to  St.  Clair  county, 
thence  to  Bond  county.     In  1843  ^e  went 
to    Memphis,    Tenn.,    and    returned    to 

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Springfield  in  1852,  and  was  married  June 
18,  1854,  t°  Ann  Gunn,  in  Morgan  coun- 
ty. He  enlisted  for  three  years,  Aug."  6, 
1862,  in  Co.  H,  114  111.  Inf.  He  was 
wounded  in  the  right  eye  at  the  battle  of 
Nashville,  Dec.  15-16,  1864,  recovered, 
served  full  term,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged Aug.  3,  1865.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Bruce  had  four  children;  two  died  in  in- 
fancy. SARAH  A.  died,  aged  twelve 
years.  WILLIAM  T.  resides  with  his 
parents.  Benjamin  P.  Bruce  and  wife  re- 
side three  and  a  quarter  miles  northwest 
of  Springfield. 

His  mother,  Mrs.  Mary  W.  McAllister, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Gunn,  resides 
with  him. 

BRUNK,  DAVID,  was  born 
Dec.  17,  1819,  in  Ohio,  came  with  his 
brother  George,  his  mother  and  step- 
father, Thomas  Royal,  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, in  Dec.,  1824.  He  was  married  Nov. 
5,  1833,  to  Maria  Shoup.  They  had  four 
children  in  Sangamon  county,  namely — 

JACOB,  born  Nov.  5,  1834,  married 
Emily  J.  Mason.  They  have  three  child- 
ren, THOMAS  M.,  CHARLES  A.  and 
ELIZABETH  M.,  and  live  one  half 
mile  east  of  Crow's  mill,  in  Ball  town- 
ship. 

SARAH  J.  married  Wm.  H.  South- 
wick.  See  his  name. 

ELLEN  E.  married  Walter  S.  Car- 
penter. They  had  three  children, 
CHARLES  B.  died,  aged  eight  years, 
JACOB  H.  at  three  years.  MARIA 
CATHARINE  lives  with  her  parents,  in 
Ball  township. 

ANN  MARIA  married  -  -  South- 
wick.  See  his  name. 

David  Brunk  died  Jan.  23,  1855.  His 
widow  lives  near  Crow's  mill,  in  Ball 
township. 

BRUNK,  GEORGE,  was  born 
Dec.  22,  1804,  in  Miami  county,  Ohio.  At 
seventeen  years  of  age  he  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1821.  He  entered  eighty  acres  of  land  in 
what  is  now  Ball  township,  returned  to 
Ohio,  and  brought  his  mother,  and  step- 
father, Thomas  Royal,  with  his  brothers 
and  sisters,  to  Sangamon  county,  and  set- 
tled them  on  the  land  he  had  entered, 
where  Dr.  Shields  now  resides.  He  en- 
tered more  land,  built  for  himself  a  hewed 
log  house,  and  was  married  Dec.  30,  1827, 
to  Mary  Boyd.  She-  was  horn  Jan.  i, 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


1806.  They  had  eight  children,  three  of 
whom  died  young. 

AMANDA  T.,  born  April  7,  1830, 
married  Daniel  G.  Jones.  See  his  name. 

MART  E.,  born  Dec.  17,  1831,  mar- 
ried Eugene  Owens.  They  had  six  child- 
ren. The  third  one,  JOHN  F.,  died  at 
two  years  of  age.  The  other  five,  GEO. 
B.,  DANIEL  G.,  EMMA  E.,  ULYS- 
SES GRANT  and  ARTHUR  R.  re- 
side with  their  mother,  in  Cotton  Hill 
township. 

SUSANNAH,  born  May  28,  1833, 
died  March  1=5,  1847. 

MARIA  C.,  born  Nov.  23,  1835,  mar- 
ried  Dow  Newcomer.  See  his  name. 

EVELINE,  born  March  26,  1844, 
married  Lockwood  Rusk.  See  his  name. 
She  died,  and  left  one  child  in  Cotton 
Hill  township. 

Mrs.  Mary  Brunk  died  March,  1847, 
and  Mr.  Brunk  was  married  March  i, 
1849,  to  Eliza  Armstrong.  They  had 
three  children,  namely: 

MARTHA  yl.,born  Jan.  8,  1850,  mar- 
ried Thomas  J.  Nuckolls.  See  his  name. 

THOMAS  ALBERT,  born  July  30, 
1853.  He  was  educated  under  the  guard- 
ianship of  Philemon  Stout,  at  Shurtleff 
College,  and  resides  in  Ball  township. 

GEORGE  A.,  died  at  six  years  of 
age. 

Mrs.  Eliza  Brunk  died  Oct.  4,  1860, 
and  Mr.  B.  married  Dec.  12,  1861,  to 
Emily  Talbott.  They  had  two  children, 
viz.:  TALBOTT  F.  and  JOSEPH 
C.,  who  reside  with  their  mother. 

George  Brunk  died  Sept.  2,  1868,  near 
where  he  settled  in  1824.  His  widow 
married  Lindsay  H.  English,  and  resides 
two  miles  southeast  of  Springfield. 

The  first  entry  of  land  in  Sangamon 
county  was  made  Nov.  6,  1823,  by  Israel 
Archer,  being  the  west  half  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  section  eight,  town  four- 
teen north,  range  fourteen  west.  It  is  in 
Cotton  Hill  township,  and  the  Prot.  M. 
E.  church  stands  on  a  part  of  it  now. 

The  second  entry  was  made  the  same 
day,  Nov.  6,  by  Mason  Fowler.  It  was 
the  east  half  of  the  southwest  quarter  ot 
section  twenty-seven,  town  fourteen,  range 
four  west,  and  is  on  Horse  creek. 

The  next  day,  Nov.  7.  Elijah  lies, 
Thomas  Cox,  John  Taylor  and  Paschal 
P.  Enos,  entered  the  four  quarters  on 
which  Springfield  was  laid  out.  This  is 


from  a  newspaper  article  written  by  Geo. 
Brunk. 

BRYAN,  GEORGE,  was  born 
Feb.  15,  1758,  in  North  Carolina.  He 
went,  or  may  have  been  taken  by  his  par- 
ents, to  Virginia,  and  from  there  to  Ken- 
tucky with  Daniel  Boone,  about  1780. 
There  he  either  founded,  or  by  his  bold 
daring  as  a  leader,  gave  the  name  to  a 
primative  fortification  called  Bryant's  Sta- 
tion, in  what  became  Fayette  county,  Ky., 
a  few  miles  from  where  the  city  of  Lex- 
ington was  afterwards  established.  %It 
will  be  observed  that  in  applying  the 
name  to  the  fortification  a  letter  has  been 
added,  making  the  name  Bryant,  which  is 
erroneous.  There  is  a  tradition  preserved 
by  his  descendants,  that  soon  after  the  fort 
was  established,  the  young  women  belong- 
ing to  the  families  connected  with  it  were 
washing  clothes  at  a  stream  of  running 
water  on  the  outside  of  the  stockade. 
George  Bryan  and  some  of  the  other 
young  men  stood  guard.  Not  being  ap- 
prehensive of  danger,  they  permitted  the 
Indians  to  place  themselves  between  the 
girls  and  the  fort.  The  guard  quickly 
secured  a  position  between  the  girls  and 
the  savages,  and  a  skirmish  ensued.  After 
making  the  way  clear,  Bryan,  in  a  loud 
voice,  announced  that  he  would  marry  the 
girl  who  would  enter  the  fort  first.  They 
all  escaped,  and  he,  true  to  his  word,  after 
gaining  the  consent  of  the  young  lady, 
was  married  in  the  fall  of  1781  to  Eliza- 
beth Ragan,  who  was  born  in  1760,  in 
South  Carolina.  Mr.  Bryan  always 
claimed  that  it  was  first  marriage  of  a 
white  couple  in  what  became  the  State  of 
Kentucky.  That  was  before  the  era  of 
mills  in  that  region  of  country,  and  his 
descendants  have  handed  down  the  state- 
ment, in  connection  with  the  wedding 
festival,  that  he  paid  ten  dollars  for  a 
bushel  of  corn  meal,  to  make  bread  for 
the  occasion.  They  had  at  least  raised 
one  crop,  and  Mr.  Bryan  rolled  pumpkins 
into  the  fort  as  a  substitute  for  chairs  to 
seat  the  guests.  They  had  ten  or  eleven 
children,  four  of  them  sons,  and  Mrs. 
Bryan  died.  Mr.  Bryan  was  married  in 
1829,  to  Mrs.  Cassandra  Miller,  who  died 
in  Kentucky,  in  1833.  In  1834^1'.  Bryan 
came  to  Sangamon  county  with  some  of 
his  children  and  grand-children.  Of  his 
children,  who  came  to  this  county — 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTY. 


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NICHOLAS,  born  March  24, 1794,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  war  of  1812,  and  was  in  the  battle 
of  New  Orleans,  Jan.  8,  1815.  Soon  after 
the  close  of  the  war,  and  within  that  year, 
he  was  married  in  his  native  county  to 
Mary  Delay  Scott,  who  was  horn  there 
Dec.  24,  1800.  They  had  four  children 
in  Kentucky,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1833,  settling  in  what  is  now 
Woodside  township.  Their  son  GEO., 
born  in  1818,  in  Kentucky,  married  near 
Elkhart,  Logan  county,  111.,  in  1839, 
moved  to  Texas  and  died  there,  leaving 
two  children.  ELIZA  C.,  born  Feb.  17, 
1820,  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  married 
July  25,  1837,  near  Springfield,  111.,  to 
James  Taylor.  See  his  name.  MARY 
J.,  born  May  22,  1822,  in  Bourbon  county, 
Ky.,  married  in  1840  in  Springfield,  111., 
to  Milton  H.  Wash.  See  his  name. 
ROBERT  A.,  born  July  13,  1833,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Springfield,  111.,  to 
Hannah  Sperry.  She  died,  and  his  resi- 
dence is  unknown,  but  it  is  somewhere 
South.  Mrs.  Mary  D.  Bryan  died  Dec. 
25,  1843,  in  Springfield,  111.,  and  Nicholas 
Bryan  was  married  in  1845  to  Adelia 
Trumbull.  They  had  one  child,  BRY- 
ANAH,  and  moved  to  the  Pacific  coast. 
Nicholas  Bryan  died  in  1855,  in  San  Jose, 
Santa  Clara  county,  Cal.,  leaving  his 
widow  and  daughter  there. 

MB  LINDA  W.,  born  April  11,1797, 
in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  married  there  in 
1815  to  Abraham  Todd,  who  was  born  in 
Woodford  county,  Ky.,  in  1792.  They 
had  three  children  in  Kentucky,  and  Mr. 
Todd  died.  Mrs.  Todd  married  Thomas 
P.  Pettus.  See  his  name.  Mr.  Pettus 
and  wife,  with  her  three  daughters  by  the 
first  marriage,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
in  1838,  and  settled  near  what  is  now 
Woodside  Station.  Of  the  three  children, 
ELIZA  J.  TODD,  born  April  29,  1816, 
in  Woodford  county,  Ky.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  April  16,  1840,  to 
Stephen  S.  Ferrell.  They  have  a  family, 
and  reside  at  Boscobel,  Grant  county, 
Wis.  MARY  A.  TODD  born  Jan.  12, 
1819,  in  Woodford  county,  Ky.,  married 
Aug.  12,  1835,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Thomas  B.  Morris.  They  have  children, 
and  reside  near  Wyoming,  Iowa  county, 
Wis.  ANNA  MARIA  TODD,  born 
Jan.  19,  1823,  in  Woodford  county,  Ky., 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  John  B. 


Wolgamot.      See  his   name.      Also,  see 
T.  P.  Pettus. 

POLLY,  born  Aug.  20,  1797,  in  Bour- 
bon county,  Ky.,  married  there  to  Thomas 
Jones.  See  his  name.  She  died  in  Ken- 
tucky, but  her  family  came  to  Sangamon 
county. 

When  George  Bryan  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  in  1834,  he  was  in  his  seventy- 
sixth  year,  but  he  continued  visiting  Ken- 
tucky, riding  each  way  on  horseback,  an- 
nually for  eleven  years.  He  died  Nov. 
22,  1845,  and  was  buried  near  Woodside 
Station,  Sangamon  county.  He  was 
eighty-seven  years,  nine  months  and  seven 
days  old. 

It  seems  almost  incredible  that  a  man 
who  was  of  sufficient  age  to  have  been  a 
soldier  in  the  American  Revolution,  and 
who  took  an  active  part  in  the  stirring 
scenes  of  the  frontier  settlements  in  the 
second  State  admitted  to  the  American 
Union,  should  have  become  an  early  set- 
tler of  Sangamon  county,  and  witnessed 
some  of  its  earliest  strides  towards  civili- 
zation :  but  the  life  of  George  Bryan  ex- 
tended over  this  long  and  eventful  period. 
His  grandson,  William  T.  Jones,  has  a 
great  fund  of  reminiscences  of  the  life  of 
his  grandfather  Bryan,  as  he  received 
them  from  the  lips  of  the  venerable 
patriarch  while  living.  I  can  only  give 
place  to  two  incidents,  both  of  which  oc- 
curred in  Kentucky. 

On  one  occasion,  when  the  forests  were 
swarming  with  hostile  Indians,  Mr.  Bryan, 
with  six  other  men,  left  the  Station  for  a 
scouting  expedition.  Proceeding  cautious- 
ly, they  had  gone  but  two  or  three  miles 
when  the  seven  white  men  were  fired  up- 
on by  just  twice  their  number  of  Indians, 
who  lay  in  ambush  until  the  white  men 
were  very  near  them.  The  Indians  were 
good  marksmen  with  bows  and  arrows, 
but  they  had  not  been  sufficiently  accus- 
tomed to  fire-arms  to  become  expert  in 
using  them.  In  their  haste  they  over- 
shot their  marks,  and  never  hurt  a  man. 
The  advantage  would  then  have  been 
decidedly  in  favor  of  the  whites,  but  at 
this  juncture  three  of  the  latter,  supposing 
there  was  a  large  force  of  Indians,  took 
to  flight.  The  other  three,  with  Bryan  at 
their  head,  each  took  to  a  tree,  and  com- 
menced firing  at  the  Indians.  The  fight 
continued  ^the  whole  day,  and  as  the  sun 
was  sinking  to  rest,  it  was  discovered  that 


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EARL  7  SETTLERS  OF 


there  were  but  two  men  on  each  side  in 
fighting  condition:  the  chief  on  one  side, 
and  Bryan  on  the  other,  with  a  single 
man  each.  The  others  were  all  killed  or 
severely  wounded.  A  parley  ensued, 
which  ended  in  an  agreement  that  the  one 
subordinate  on  each  side  should  cease  hos- 
tilities, for  the  purpose  of  taking  care  of 
the  dead  and  wounded,  and  that  the  two 
leaders  should  fight  until  one  or  the  other 
conquered.  Each  kept  behind  a  tree, 
with  his  gun  loaded,  while  they  were 
parleying,  and  when  ready  to  renew  hos- 
tilities, each  called  the  other  by  every 
epithet  expressing  cowardice  that  they 
could  respectively  command,  and  each 
dared  the  other  to  come  out  and  engage 
in  open  combat.  As  it  was  growing  dark, 
Bryan  put  his  cap  on  the  end  of  his  ram- 
rod, and  moved  it  from  the  tree  as  though 
he  was  very  cautiously  preparing  to  shoot. 
The  Indian  fired  at  the  cap,  and  finding 
himself  deceived,  he  ran  in  a  zig-zag 
course,  cautiously  looking  back  until  he 
thought  himself  at  a  safe  distance,  when 
he  took  to  a  tree  and  began  to  load  his 
rifle.  The  moment  the  chief  fired,  Bryan 
sprang  from  his  tree,  and,  instead  of  fol- 
lowing direct,  he  ran  at  an  angle  of  about 
forty-five  degrees  from  the  course  of  the 
Indian,  and  was  soon  out  of  the  line 
where  the  latter  expected  to  see  him. 
Bryan  thus  had  the  Indian  in  plain  view, 
while  the  latter  thought  himself  secure. 
As  the  chief  raised  both  arms  to  ram 
down  the  load,  Bryan  fired,  the  ball  enter- 
ing under  one  arm,  it  passed  out  under  the 
other,  and  he  fell  dead.  His  clothes 
were  covered  with  silver  brooches  and 
other  ornaments,  that  were  kept  in  the 
families  of  Bryan's  descendants  for  many 
years. 

As  the  increasing  number  of  the  whites 
convinced  the  Indians  that  they  must 
eventually  give  way,  they  became  less 
hostile.  About  this  time  Bryan  and  a 
comrade  spent  several  weeks  in  hunting, 
and  had  taken  a  large  number  of  skins 
and  furs.  While  the  two  were  alone  in 
camp,  a  considerable  number  of  Indians 
encamped  near  them ;  and  very  soon  two 
of  the  Indians  came  to  their  camp,  and, 
without  the  least  ceremony,  commenced 
opening  and  examining  the  goods  belong- 
ing to  the  two  white  men.  Mr.  Bryan 
made  up  his  mind  that  the  result  of  their 
winter's  work  was  lost,  for  if  the  Indians 


chose  to  take  their  goods,  it  would  be 
madness  to  resist  with  such  odds  against 
them.  Unknown  to  Bryan,  his  partner 
was  an  expert  in  legerdemain,  and  the 
thought  occurred  to  him  that  the  Indians 
might  be  driven  off  by  some  deceptive 
movement.  He  asked  one  of  the  savages 
for  his  butcher  knife,  and  at  once  went 
through  all  the  motions  of  swallowing  it. 
The  other  Indian  handed  out  his  knife, 
which  was  swallowed  with  violent  contor- 
tions. The  two  hurried  away  to  their  own 
camp,  and  soon  returned  with  their  chief, 
who  held  in  his  hand  a  much  larger  knife, 
having  a  very  rough  buck-horn  handle, 
with  a  horn  spike  about  three  inches  long 
at  one  side.  The  white  man  shook  his 
head,  make  signs  that  the  knife  was  too 
large,  that  the  little  horn  on  the  side  of 
the  handle  would  be  more  than  he  could 
swallow.  They  insisted,  and  he  made 
signs  that  he  would  try.  He  then  in- 
dulged in  contortions  so  violent  as  to  bring 
tears  to  his  eyes;  but  the  knife  disap- 
peared. The  red  men  felt  of  his  body, 
and  came  so  near  finding  where  the 
knives  were  hidden,  that  he  thought  it 
would  be  safer  to  return  them,  and  com- 
menced casting  up  and  handing  each  In- 
dian his  knife.  They,  one  after  another, 
received  their  knives,  each  taking  his  own 
very  carefully  by  the  point,  between  the 
thumb  and  finger,  would  smell  of  it,  make 
a  wry  face,  and  throw  it  on  the  ground. 
The  three  savages  withdrew  together, 
leaving  their  knives  where  they  had  fallen, 
and  before  morning  the  whole  company, 
afraid  to  steal  anything  else,  stole  them- 
selves away. 

Having  said  so  much  about  his  pioneer 
life,  in  which  he  was  brought  in  contact 
with  wild  beasts,  savages,  and  white  men 
unused  to  the  restrains  of  civilized  life  as 
we  now  enjoy  it,  would  probably  lead  the 
reader  to  infer  that  he  was  a  rough  and 
harsh  man;  but  such  was  not  the  case. 
He  embraced  Christianity  in  early  life,  and 
•was  one  of  the  most  steadfast  supporters 
of  the  ordinances  of  religion.  He  aided 
in  building  a  Baptist  church  at  Bryan  Sta- 
tion, which  a  grand-daughter  of  his,  now 
living  in  Springfield,  visited  in  1860,  and 
found  it  still  in  use.  He  was  a  member 
of  that  church,  and  worshipped  there  as 
long  as  he  remained  in  Kentucky.  He 
always  held  family  worship,  in  which  the 
colored  servants  were  expected  to  unite. 


SANGAMON    COUNT?. 


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He  continued   the  practice  to   the  day  of 
his  death. 

BRYAN,  LARKIN,  was  born 
Nov.  2,  1800,  in  Woodford  county,  Ky. 
He  was  married  thei'e  in  1820  to  Mrs. 
Harriet  Chapman,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Thornberry.  They  moved  to  the 
Missouri  lead  mines,  and  from  there  to 
Sangamon  county,  in  the  fall  of  1821,  and 
settled  five  miles  northeast  of  Springfield. 
They  had  seven  children  in  Sangamon 
county.  Of  their  children — 

WILLIAM  C,  born  Jan.  29,  1822, 
married  Anna  Brennan,  have  three  child- 
ren, and  reside  near  Charleston,  111. 

MART F.,  born  July  n,  1824,  married 
Presley  Chrisman.  She  died,  leaving  her 
husband  and  three  children  near  Promise 
Citv,  Wayne  county,  Iowa. 

RACHEL  J.,  born  Dec.  7, 1825,  mar- 
ried Willis  Chrisman.  They  have  four 
children,  and  reside  in  Sangamon  county, 
near  Waverly. 

JAMES  H.,  born  March  7,  1827,  is 
unmarried,  and  resides  in  Springfield.  He 
has  a  saw  mill  on  South  Fork. 

C1NTHIA  A.,  born  Oct.  18,  1829, 
married  John  Kline,  and  resides  in  St. 
Joseph,  Mo. 

LARKIN  A.,  born  March  "3,  1830, 
married  Nov.  i,  1860,  to  Sarah  A.  Mitchell, 
who  was  born  April  16,  1842,  in  Finedon, 
Northamptonshire,  England.  They  had 
five  childen.  HARRIET  E.  died  in  her 
seventh  year.  JAMES  W.,  JESSIE  H., 
LAVINIA  A!  and  CHARLES  W.  re- 
side with  their  parents,  near  Waverly,  111. 

HARRIET  M.,  born  July  3,  1832, 
married  DeWitt  C.  Marsh.  See  his 
name. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Bryan  died  April  4,  1862, 
and  Larkin  Bryan  was  married  Jan.  14, 
1863,  to  Mrs.  Sarah  Yeamans,  who  had 
previously  been  Mrs.  Britt,  and  whose 
maiden  name  was  Wilson.  He  died  two 
miles  north  of  Springfield,  in  1874.  His 
widow  resides  in  Springfield. 

BUCHANAN,  REUBEN, 
was  born  March  20,  1809,  in  Woodford 
county,  Ky.  His  father  moved,  in  1819 
or  '20,  to  Morgan  county,  111.  Reuben 
remained  there  until  1834,  when  he  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  settling  at  Salisbury, 
where  he  was  married  to  Barbara  Duncan, 
a  step-daughter  of  Solomon  Miller.  She 
was  born  March  15,  1812,  in  Cumberland 
county,  Ky.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Buchanan 


had  four  children,  three  of  whom  died 
young.  The  only  one  living — 

HARRIET  A.,  born  Dec.  3,  1838,  at 
Salisbury,  married  Jan.  i,  1857,  in  Spring- 
field, to  Lafayette  Smith.  See  his  name. 

Mr.  Buchanan  moved  from  Salisbury  to 
Springfield  in  April,  1847,  and  was  en- 
gaged in  the  grocery  business  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  Nov.  14,  1861.  His 
widow  resides  with  her  son-in-law,  Lafa- 
yette Smith,  in  Springfield. 

BUCKMAN,  JOEL,  born  Nov. 
6,  1790,  in  Bethel,  Vermont.  He  was  the 
second  child  of  Jeremiah  Buckman  and 
Ruth  Banister,  his  wife.  They  were  born 
in  Springfield,  Mass;  he  Sept.  n,  1762, 
and  she  March  20,  1771.  Joel  Buckman 
and  Huldah  Tilley  were  married  in  Ver- 
mont, and  moved  to  Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  had 
six  children,  and  Mrs.  B.  died,  Dec.  17, 
1828.  He  was  married  June  19,  1829,  to 
Hannah  Bowker.  They  had  one  child, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving Sept.,  1834,  at  Old  Sangamo.  Mrs. 
Hannah  B.  died  Nov.  6,  1838.  Joel 
Buckman  and  Sally  Watts  were  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  March  5,  1839. 
They  had  one  child.  Of  all  his  child- 
ren— 

JOEL,  born  Dec.  2,  1813,  died  July  5, 

l835- 

L ORENDA,\>orn  Sept.  9, 1815,  in  Pots- 
dam, N.  Y.,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
June  20,  1837,  to  William  B.  Brown. 
•See  his  name. 

LE  VINIA,  born  Dec.  22,  1819,  in 
New  York,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Dec.,  1835,  to  Waters  Carman.  They 
had  four  •  children,  and  she  died.  He 
moved  to  Oregon. 

CAL  VIN,  born  Jan.  31,  1822,  in  New 
York,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  Nov. 
1843,  to  Sophia  Eastabrook.  They  have 
seven  children,  and  reside  at  Delavan, 
Tazewell  county. 

HULDAH  S.,  born  Feb.  16,  1824,  in 
New  York,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Oct.  20,  1842,  to  Lucius  Seeley.  See  his 
name. 

SILAS  L.,  born  Feb.  19,  1828,  in 
New  York,  married  Anna  Clemens.  He 
resides  near  Farmingdale. 

HANNAH  W.,  born  March  26,  1832, 
died  in  her  third  year. 

BENJAMIN,  born  Sept.  6,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  resides  with  his  mother, 
near  Farmingdale. 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


Joel  Buckman  died  March  13,  1872,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow  resides 
two  miles  southwest  of  Farmingdale. 

BOLLARD,  REUBEN,  was 
born  Dec.  22,  1792,  in  Caroline  county, 
Va.  He  went  to  Woodford  county,  Ky., 
in  1787,  and  to  Shelby  county  in  1790.  He 
was  there  married  in  1803,  to  Elizabeth 
Gill,  who  was  born  Oct.  30,  1779,  near 
Charlestown,  Va.  They  had  eight  child- 
ren in  Kentucky,  four  of  whom,  Eliza, 
Lucinda,  Richard  and  Nancy  J.,  died 
there,  between  the  ages  of  fifteen  and 
twenty-five  years.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Bui- 
lard  died  Jan.  6,  1835,  and  Reuben  Bui- 
lard,  with  three  of  his  children,  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  arriving  in  Nov.,  1835, 
in  what  is  now  Illiopolis  township,  one 
son  having  come  before.  Of  the  four 
children — 

JOHN,  born  Feb.  10,  1805,  in  Shelby 
county,  Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
April  6,  1830,  and  made  his  home  partly 
at  Buffalo  Hart  Grove  and  partly  in  the 
vicinity  of  Mechanicsburg,  and  returned 
to  Kentucky  in  1833.  Sarah  S.  Fallis 
was  born  Feb.  3,  1812,  in  St.  Louis  coun- 
ty, Mo.,  her  parents  having  moved  there 
from  Kentucky.  During  the  war  with 
England  the  Indians  became  troublesome, 
and  the  family  moved  back,  in  1813,  to 
Henry  county,  Ky.  John  Bullard  and 
Sarah  S.  Fallis  were  there  married,  Sept. 
4,  1834,  and  came  at  once  to  Sangamon 
county,  where  they  had  ten  children. 
JOHN  W.,  born  Oct.  21,  1836,  died  May 
6,  1856.  NANCY  F.,born  May  29, 1838, 
married  April  30,  1873,  to  Charles  How- 
ard, and  reside  near  Neola,  Iowa.  WIL- 
LIAM S.,  born  Jan.  7,  1841.  He  enlist- 
ed August  7,  1862,  in  Co.  A,  73d  111.  Inf. 
for  three  years,  was  wounded  at  the  battle 
of  Franklin,  Tenn.,  Nov.  30,  1864,  served 
until  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and  was 
honorably  discharged.  He  was  married 
•  Dec.  28, 1871,  to  Elizabeth  S.  Zane.  They 
have  two  children,  LETHE  IRENE  and 
MARY,  and  reside  four  and  a  half  miles 
east  of  Mechanicsburg.  REUBEN  S., 
born  August  31,  1842,  married  Sept.  23, 
1873,  in  Shelbyville,  Ky.,  to  Marian 
Saunders.  She  was  born  there,  May  8, 
1849.  They  have  one  child,  ANNIE,  and 
reside  four  and  a  half  miles  east  of  Me- 
chanicsburg, where  his  father  settled  in 
1834.  EDNA  E.,  born  April  12,  1844, 
married  Oct.  16,  1867,  to  Charles  C.  Rad- 


cliflfe,  a  native  of  Frederick  county,  Md. 
They  have  three  children,  NOR  A  A.,  AUBRA 
L.  and  SALLIE  F.,  and  resides  in  Mechan- 
icsburg. JOSEPHINE,  born  Dec.  17, 
1845,  was  married  at  Mechanicsburg, 
May  27,  1875,  to  Capt.  George  Ritchey, 
and  reside  in  Boonville,  Mo.  MARY  J., 
born  Dec.  17,  1847,  died  Feb.  14,  1875. 
WILBER  C.,  born  Sept.  19,  1850; 
JACOB  B.  born  Jan.  20,  1854;  HENRY 
S.,  born  March  18,  1858,  all  reside  with 
their  mother,  except  WILBUR  C.,  who 
lives  in  Decatur.  John  Bullard  died  Dec. 
26,  1872,  and  his  widow  lives  in  Mechan- 
icsburg. 

MART  A.,  born  Sept.  25,  1810,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  there  to 
Benjamin  Fortune.  See  his  name. 

SARAH  AGNES,  born  March  24, 
1814,  in  Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married 
Jacob  N.  Fullinwider.  See  his  name. 

WES  LET,  born  July  28,  1816,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  March  23, 
1843,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Sarah  A. 
Foster,  who  was  born  July  18,  1824,  in 
Montgomery  county,  Ky.,  and  came  to 
Sangamon  county  on  a  visit  in  1842.  Her 
parents  lived,  at  the  time,  in  Putnam,  Ind. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  B.  had  eight  sons  in  San- 
gamon county.  WILLIAM  H.,  born 
August  16,  1844,  enlisted  August  4,  1862, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  A,  73d  111.  Inf.,  was 
slightly  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Frank- 
lin, Tenn.  He  served  to  the  end  of  the 
rebellion,  and  was  honorably  discharged, 
June  24,  1865,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Sept.  13,  1866,  to  Abbie  P.  Bald- 
win, who  was  born  Nov.  21,  1847,  near 
Monticello,  Madison  county.  They  have 
three  children,  SARAH  L.,  WESLEY  c.  and 
MARY  B.,  and  live  five  miles  east  of  Me- 
chanicsburg. JAMES  R.  resides  (1874) 
in  San  Francisco,  Cal.  JOHN  N., 
FRANCIS  B.,  SAMUEL  A.,  GEO. 
W.,  BENJ.  F.  and  SAY  A.  FOSTER; 
the  six  latter  live  with  their  father.  Mrs. 
Sarah  A.  Bullard  died  Feb.  13,  1861,  and 
Wesley  Bullard  was  married  August  6, 
1863,  m  Sangamon  county,  to  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Holsman,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Kidd.  She  was  born  May  7,  1828,  in 
Fluvanna  county,  Va.  Her  home  was  in 
Circleville,  Ohio,  but  she  was  on  a  visit  to 
Sangamon  county  at  the  time  of  her  mar- 
riage. They  have  two  children,  JULIA 
and  ROBERT  A.,  and  live  four  miles 


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east  of  Mechanicsburg,  where  he  settled 
in  1835. 

Reuben  Bullard  died  Sept.  6,  1836,  in 
Sangamon  county. 

.His  father's  name  was  Reuben  Bullard. 
He  was  in  the  Revolutionary  army  as  a 
non-combatant,  and  lost  his  life  by  drink- 
ing too  freely  of  cold  water  while  he  was 
over-heated.  He  made  a  gun,  which  he 
gave  to  his  son,  whose  name  heads  this 
sketch.  It  is  now  (1874)  in  possession  of 
a  son  of  John  Bullard — Reuben  S. — the 
fourth  generation  from  the  man  who  made 
it.  The  brass  plate  opposite  the  lock 
bears  the  inscription,  R.  B.,  J772-  It  is  a 
smooth  bore ;  the  barrel  is  four  feet  eight 
inches  long,  and  the  whole  gun  is  six  feet 
one  inch.  An  anecdote  is  related  of 
it,  that  when  the  boys  of  a  former  genera- 
tion used  the  gun,  they  always  hunted  in 
pairs,  one  to  do  the  shooting  and  the  other 
to  see  that  the  marksman  did  not  get  the 
muzzle  beyond  the  game. 

BURCH,  JOHN,  was  born  about 
1770,  in  Georgia.  He  was  married  in 
1800,  in  Gallatin  county,  Ky.,  to  Elizabeth 
Hampton,  who  was  born  in  1780,  in  Lou- 
don  county,  Va.  They  had  six  children 
in  Kentucky,  •  and  Mr.  Burch  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  the  fall  of  1828,  with 
his  son-in-law,  James  McKee.  He  went 
back  to  Kentucky  for  his  family,  and  died 
there  May  10,  1829.  In  the  fall  of  that 
year  his  family  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, and  settled  near  Mechanicsburg.  Of 
their  six  children — 

SARAH,  born  about  1801,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  there  to  William  Jack,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county.  See  his 
name. 

BENJAMIN,  born  Aug.  i,  1803,  in 
Gallatin  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon to  Mary  Smith.  He  died  in  McLean 
county  in  1863.  His  widow  married 
James  Waite,  and  lives,  in  Bloomington. 

JANE,  born  in  1805,  in  Gallatin  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  married  there.  Jan.  9,  1828,  to 
James  McKee,  and  came  to  Illinois  in  the 
fall  of  that  year,  and  settled  near  Mechan- 
icsburg. 

PRESTON  H.,  born  in  1807,  in  Gal- 
latin county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  in  1831,  to  Elizabeth  Suter.  They 
had  five  children  in  Sangamon  county. 
SARAH  E.  married  William  H.  Green, 
and  lives  at  Dubuque,  Iowa,  with  her  onlv 
child,  I.ULU.  LEVARIAN,  born  Dec. 


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N 


m  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  at 
ewport  Barracks,  April,  1861,  in  Battery 
G,  2nd  Reg.  U.  S.  Art.  He  was  promo- 
ted to  Second  Lieutenant,  was  wounded 
at  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  and  died  of 
his  wounds,  late  in  1863,  at  Washington 
City.  JAMES  M.,born  Feb.  18,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county.  He  graduated  at  St. 
Louis  Medical  College  in  1859,  and  en- 
listed as  a  private,  June  20,  1861,  in  Co. 
C,  8th  Mo.  Inf.;  was  promoted  in  July, 
'6  1,  to  Asst.  Surg.,  which  he  resigned  in 
Aug.,  1862,  and  was  commissioned  Cap- 
tain of  Co.  K,  94th  111.  Inf.  He  resigned 
that  office  in  Sept.,  1863,  and  was  promo- 
ted Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  i6th  U.  S. 
Colored  Troops,  at  New  Orleans,  which 
he  resigned  at  Brazos,  Texas,  in  Sept., 
1864.  Dr.  J.  M.  Burch  was  married  Oct. 
8,  1860,  at  Bloomington,  to  Jennie  L. 
McClunn,  a  native  of  that  city.  After  the 
close  of  the  rebellion  he  practiced  medi- 
cine at  Illiopolis,  and  died  there  July  26, 
1874,  leaving  a  widow  and  four  children,. 

FRANK  P.,   ED.    R.,  LEVARIAN    and    CORA. 

Mrs.  Jennie  L.  Burch  and  children  reside 
at  Bloomington.  JOHN  S.,  born  July 
1840,  in  Sangamon  county,  went  to 
California  in  1861,  and  was  drowned 
March  3,  1865,  at  San  Juan,  Nicaragua, 
while  on  his  way  home.  ELIZA  J,,  born 
March,  1842,  in  Sangamon  county,  is  a 
teacher  at  Mt.  Sterling.  Preston  H. 
Burch  enlisted  in  1862,  at  Peoria,  in  Co. 
—  ,  io8th  111.  Inf.,  and  died  of  disease  at 
Young's  Point,  near  Vicksburg,  Miss., 
Feb.  1  8,  1863.  His  widow  died  at  Mt. 
Sterling,  Brown  county,  111.,  Dec.,  1865. 

ELIZA,  born  in  1810,  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  James 
Smith.  They  had  one  child,  MARY, 
born  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Oct. 
8,  1860,  to  Dr.  Edward  Stevens,  and  re- 
side in  Bloomington.  James  Smith  died 
Sept.,  1845,  m  Springfield,  and  his  widow 
married  Josiah  Green.  She  died  Feb.,  • 
1852,  and  he  died  July,  1855,  both  in 
Mechanicsburg. 

WADE  S.,  born  Oct.  14,  1815,  in  Gal- 
latin county,  KV.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  Jan.  8,  1845,  to  Mary  E.  Young. 
They  had  ten  children,  seven  of  whom 
died  under  seven  years.  SUSAN  B., 
born  July  26,  1850,  married  Jan.  8,  1868, 
to  James  Newton  Moreland,  who  was 
born  Dec.  17,  1840,  in  Bath  county,  Ky., 
served  nearly  four  years  —  from  Aug.  i, 


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1862 — in  Co.  B,  loth  Ky.  Cav.  (Union), 
and  was  honorably  discharged  in  1865. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moreland  live  in  Illiopolis 
township.  WERTER  P.,  born  March 
n,  1861,  and  HARRY,  born  Feb.  10, 

1864,  live  with  their  parents — W.  S.  Burch 
and  wife,  reside  two  miles  south  of  Lanes- 
ville. 

Mrs.    Elizabeth    Burch  died   Sept.   20, 

1865,  in  Curran  township. 
BURKHARDT,  JOHN   M., 

was  born  Feb.  2,  1807,  in  Schwarzenberg, 
county  of  Neuremberg,  Kingdom  of 
Wurtemberg.  He  came  to  America  in 
1832,  and  spent  two  summers  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  as  many  winters  in  Mississippi. 
He  came  to  Springfield  in  1836,  and  was 
there  married,  Aug.  18,  1843,  to  Mary  E. 
Nagle,  who  was  born  June  24,  1827,  in 
Bavaria,  Canton  Bergzabern.  She  sailed 
Oct.  20,  1841,  in  the  ship  Oceana.  The 
vessel  was  wrecked  off  the  island  of 
Jamaica,  Dec.  3,  1841.  The  passengers 
were  all  saved,  but  lost  their  baggage. 
They  were  transferred  to  another  vessel, 
and  arrived  at  New  Orleans  Jan.  8,  1842, 
to  find  the  city  in  holiday  attire  in  honor 
of  Gen.  Jackson's  victory  over  the  British, 
Jan  8,  1815.  Her  father  died  in  St.  Louis, 
while  she  was  detained  by  shipwreck. 
She  came  on  to  Springfield,  arriving  in 
March,  1842,  and  joined  her  sister,  Mrs. 
Catharine  Lorch,  then  and  now  the  wife 
of  Charles  Lorch.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burk- 
hardt  had  eleven  children ;  two  died  under 
three  years,  and  Charles  A.  died,  aged 
seven.  Of  the  other  eight — 

JOHN,  born  May  20,  1844,  enlisted 
July  4,  1862,  for  three  months,  in  Co.  D, 
7oth  111.  Vol.  Inf.,  and  served  five  months 
as  a  Corporal.  He  again  enlisted  March 
22,  1864,  in  Co.  G,  ii4th  111.  Vol.  Inf.,  for 
three  years.  He  was  killed  June  10, 
1864,  at  the  battle  of  Guntown,  Miss. 

BERTHA,  born  June  23,  1847,  was 
married  March  6th,  1874,  to  Walter  F. 
Swift,  who  was  born  in  New  Bedford, 
Mass.  They  reside  in  Ottawa,  Kan. 

CHARLES  A.,  EMMA,  ANNIE 
L.,  JENNIE  C.,  IDA  B.  and  LIL- 
LIE  E.,  live  with  their  mother. 

John  M.  Burkhardt  died  Aug.  i,  1868, 
and  his  widow  resides  one  mile  east  of 
Springfield,  111. 

BURNS,  THOMAS,  was  born 
August  i,  1773,  at  Alexandria,  Va.  His 
father  was  a  native  of  Scotland,  and  was 


killed  by  his  team  running  away  when 
Thomas  was  a  child.  Elizabeth  Ridge- 
way  was  born  Nov.  25,  1775,  in  Berkley 
county,  Va.  Thomas  Burns  and  Eliza- 
beth Ridgeway  were  married  March  1 1^, 
1794,  and  had  one  child  in  Berkley  coun- 
ty; and  then  moved  to  Washington  coun- 
ty, West  Va.,  where  they  had  three  child- 
ren. They  then  moved  to  North  Caro- 
lina, and  after  a  short  stay,  moved  to  Jes- 
samine county,  Ky.,  where  they  had  one 
child,  and  from  there  to  Clarke  county, 
where  they  had  seven  children.  The 
family  moved  from  there  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1829, 
in  what  is  now  Mechanicsburg  township. 
Some  of  their  children  had  preceded  them. 
Of  their  children — 

RACHEL,  born  Jan.  30,  1795,  in 
West  Virginia,  died  Jan.  30,  1816,  in  Ken- 
tucky. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Nov.  28,  1796, 
in  West  Virginia,  died  Feb.,  1840,  in  San- 
gamon county. 

ROBERT  E.,  born  March  28,  1799, 
in  Washington  county,  West  Va.,  mar- 
ried in  Clarke  county,  Ky.,  Sept.  15,1825, 
to  Patsy  Cass,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  Oct., ,1825,  in  Buf- 
falo Hart  Grove.  They  were  the  first  of 
the  family  to  come  to  the  county.  They 
had  four  children  in  Sangamon  county, 
two  of  whom  died  young.  ROBERT 
FRANKLIN,  born  Dec.  9,  1830,  died 
July  n,  1852.  ELIZABETH  C.,  born 
June  7,  1838,  married  April  16,  1854,  to 
John  T.  Constant.  See  his  name.  Rob- 
ert E.  Burns  and  his  wife  reside  at  Buf- 
falo Hart  Station,  very  near  where  they 
settled  in  1825.  Mr.  Burns  had  a  neigh- 
bor, Wm.  Bridges,  who  was  a  blacksmith 
and  gunsmith.  Wm.  and  Hiram  Robbins 
came  to  Mr.  Bridges  to  have  work  done, 
and  he  had  no  coal.  They  told  him  that 
they  had  seen  coal  cropping  out  of  the 
ground  in  their  hunting  excursions,  and 
gave  him  directions  so  that  he  could  find 
it.  Mr.  Burns  took  his  wagon  and  team, 
went  with  Mr.  Bridges  to  the  place  and 
'dug  out  a  load,  and  found  it  good  for  black- 
smithing.  It  was  in  a  ravine  about  three- 
fourths  of  a  mile  northwest  of  where  Bar- 
clay now  stands.  That  was  in  1826,  and 
was  the  first  coal  found  in  that  part  of  the 
country.  Mr.  Burns  raised  cotton  for 
clothing,  and  it  matured  perfectly  before 
the  "deep  snow"  of  1830-31.  After  that 


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he  tried  frequently,  bringing  seed  from 
Tennessee  several  times,  but  all  his 
efforts  proved  to  be  such  failures  that  the 
seed  ran  out  and  was  lost. 

ANN  T.,  born  May  27,  1801,  in  West 
Virginia,  married  in  Kentucky,  August  6, 
1817,  to  Abner  Enos.  See  his  name. 
She  died  there,  June  13,  1829. 

JOHN  /?.,  born  Oct.  19,  1803,  in  Jes- 
samine county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  April  17,  1828,  to  Lucy  A.  Cass. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Black  Hawk 
war.  They  had  twelve  children,  all  born 
in  Sangamon  county,  three  of  whom  died 
under  five  years.  MARY  J.,  born  Mar. 
26,  1831,  married  Feb.  28,  1847,  to  J°^n 
Cass.  See  his  name.  THOMAS  F., 
born  Jan.  9,  1833,  married  Sept.  30,  1856, 
Ursula  Greening.  Thos.  F.  Burns  en- 
listed July  25,  1862,  in  Co.  F.,  ii4th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years.  Served  about  one 
year,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
on  account  of  physical  disability.  He 
now  resides  in  Mt.  Pulaski.  WILLIAM 
A.,  born  Nov.  28,  1839,  married  Dec.  24, 
1867,  to  Lucy  E.  Jones.  They  have  two 
children,  WM.  ELMER  and  IVA  MAY,  and 
live  near  Buffalo  Hart  Station.  MAR- 
THA A.,  born  Feb.  27,  1843,  lives  with 
her  parents.  ARMINTA,  born  Dec.  30, 
1844,  married  Feb.  21,  1867,  to  Wm.  B. 
Robinson.  See  his  name.  SOPHIA, 
born  Feb.  13,  1849,  married  Dec^27,  1871, 
to  James  F.  Hickman.  See  his  name. 
IVA,  born  March  18,  1851,  married  Oct. 
25,  1871,  to  James  L.  Wright,  who  was 
born  in  Lockmaben,  Scotland,  and  resides 
in  Buffalo  Hart  township.  JOHN  T., 
born  Jan.  u,  1854,  and  ROBERT  B., 
born  Oct.  26,  1856,  live  with  their  parents, 
one  mile  south  of  Buffalo  Hart  Station. 

Mrs.  Lucy  A.  Burns  says  that  they 
raised  cotton  in  the  summer  of  1828;  that 
she  picked  it  from  the  bolls,  picked 
the  seed  out  with  her  fingers,  carded  it 
with  hand  cards,  spun  and  wove  it,  and 
made  it  up  into  garments  of  various  kinds. 
In  1829  they  raised  a  much  larger  quanti- 
ty, and  had  it  ginned  on  a  machine  owned 
by  William  G.  Cantrall.  They  paid  toll, 
or  part  of  the  cotton,  for  ginning,  the 
same  as  grinding  is  done  by  custom  mills. 
When  all  was  done  they  had  eighty 
pounds  of  ginned  cotton  left.  She  says 
that  after  the  "  deep  snow  "  it  never  would 
mature. 


MAHALA,  born  May  10,  1806,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  there  Nov. 
27,  1827,  to  Bailey  F.  Bell.  See  his 
name. 

M BLIND  A  and  LUCINDA,  twins, 
born  July  23,  1808,  in  Clarke  county,  Ky. 

MELINDA,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Jan.  17,  1830,  to  Ambrose  Bowen 
Cass.  See  his  name. 

LUCINDA,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Sept.  20,  1832,  to  John  W.  Rob- 
ison.  See  his  name. 

EM1L  Y,  born  June  14, 181 1,  in  Clarke 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Jan.  17,  1830,  to  Clemmon  Strickland. 
They  had  three  children.  The  parents 
and  two  of  the  children  died.  JOSEPH, 
the  only  living  member  of  the  family, 
married  Emilv  Chance,  and  lives  at  Buf- 
falo. 

REBECCA,  born  Feb.  16,  1814,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Bennett  Wood,  a  native  of 
Kentucky.  They  lived  in  Green  county, 
111.,  until  they  had  two  children,  namely: 
BAZZLE  or  BASIL  M.,  born  June  16, 
1835,  in  Green  county,  enlisted  July,  1862, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  E.,  n6th  111.  Inf. 
Served  full  term  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged with  the  regiment,  in  1865.  He 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  Jan.  25, 
1866,  to  Nannie  J.  Graham,  who  was  born 
July  4,  1843,  in  Morgan  county.  They 
had  two  children,  FLORA  and  GRACIE,  and 
Mrs.  Wood  died,  Jan.  6,  1872.  Mr.  Wood 
resides  one  and  a  quarter  miles  east  of 
^Illiopolis,  with  his  father-in-law,  Mr. 
'Graham.  SARAH  Wood,  born  March, 
1834,  in  Green  county,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  John  Stall.  They  have 
four  children,  and  live  at  Niantic.  Ben- 
nett Wood  died  in  Green  county,  and  his 
widow  married  James  McGee.  Mrs.  Mc- 
Gee  died  in  Sangamon  county,  leaving 
two  children:  JOHN  T.  and  WILLIAM  R. 
McGee  reside  in  Williamsville. 

FRANKLIN,  born  August  6,  1816,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
March  3,  1836,  to  Louisa  Ridge  way. 

They  had  children.      THOMAS 

J.  married  and  resides  in  Kansas.  PAR- 
THENIA  married  George  Sensbaugh, 
and  lives  near  Whiterock,  Jewell  county, 
Kansas.  LOUISA  J.  married  Daniel 
Redman,  and  lives  near  Lone  Oak  P.  O., 
Bates  county,  Mo.  MAHALA  resides 
with  her  sister,  Louisa  J.  B.  HARDIN 


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lives  with  his  uncle,  Robert  E.  Burns. 
Franklin  Burns  and  his  wife  are  both 
dead. 

PATST,  born  Feb.  20,  1819,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county,  Dec. 
26,  1837,  to  Baldwin  Harper.  They  had 
one  child,  EVELINE.  She  married 
Theophilus  Kirwood,  and  lives  near 
Warrensburg,  Macon  county.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Harper  are  both  dead. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Burns  died  Oct.  5,  1830, 
and  Thomas  Burns  died  August  n,  1836, 
both  in  Sangamon  county. 

BURTLE,  WILLIAM,  born 
July  i,  1780,  near  Montgomery  Court 
House,  Md.  His  parents  moved,  when 
he  was  a  boy,  to  Washington  county,  Kv. 
Sarah  Ogden  was  born  in  1786,  in  St. 
Mary's  county,  Md.  Her  father  died  when 
she  was  a  child,  and  her  mother  moved, 
with  several  children,  to  Washington 
county,  Ky.  William  Burtle  and  Sarah 
Ogden  were  there  married,  about  1805. 
They  had  nine  children  in  Kentucky.  The 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  October,  1826,  in  what  is  now 
Ball  township.  Mr.  Burtle  entered  land, 
and  made  improvements  for  a  permanent 
home,,  about  two  hundred  yards  east  of 
where  St.  Bernard's  Catholic  Church  now 
stands,  and  moved  on  it  in  the  spring  of 
1828.  Of  their  nine  children — 

JOSEPH,\>Qvn.  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Mrs.  Maria  Mil- 
ler, whose  maiden  name  was  Gatton. 
They  both  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
without  children. 

JOHN,  born  in  Kentucky,  was  mar-* 
ried  there  to  Matilda  Simpson.  They 
had  two  children,  one  of  whom  died  in 
infancy.  His  daughter  married,  moved  to 
Texas,  and  died  there.  John  Bnrtle  died 
in  Ball  township.  His  widow  married, 
moved  to  Missouri,  and  died  there. 

JAMES,  born  May  25,  1811,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  in  SangaVnon  countv 
to  Elizabeth  Gatton.  They  had  six  child- 
ren. JOHN  T.  married  Eliza  J.  Simp- 
son. They  have  six  children,  JAMES  R., 

JOSEPH     E.,     EMMA,     SAMUEL,     ANNA    and 

JEROME.  Mrs.  Eliza  J.  Burtle  died  in 
May,  1875,  and  John  T.  Burtle  and  fami- 
Iv  reside  in  Ball  township,  seven  miles 
southeast  of  Chatham.  WILLIAM  O. 
married  Mary  M.  Speak.  They  have 
three  children,  MARIA,  OSCAR  E.  and 
MARY  M.,  and  reside  with  his  mother"*at 


the  family  homestead.  SARAH  E.  mar- 
ried John  Simpson.  Thev  had  one  child, 
and  mother  and  child  died."  JOSEPHUS 
died  in  his  twenty-fourth  year.  MARY 
A.  died,  aged  nineteen  years.  James 
Burtle  died,  and  his  widow  resides  in  Ball 
township,  six  and  a  half  miles  southeast  of 
Chatham. 

THOMAS,  born  Aug.  12,  1815,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Louisa  Simpson.  They  have  four 
children.  JAMES  H.  married  Sarah  E. 
Gatton.  They  have  six  living  children: 
LOUISA  A  and  MARY  L.  (twins),  ANNA  E., 

MARTHA  F.,  WILLIAM   J.  and  THERESA   II. 

Mrs.  Sarah  E.  Burtle  died  in  Sept.,  1873, 
and  James  H.  Burtle  resides  in  Ball  town- 
ship. JOHN  T.,  Jun.,  married  Elizabeth 
M.  Boll.  They  have  three  children,  ED- 
WARD A.,  JACOB  R.  and  ANN  N.,  and  live 
in  Ball  township.  MARY  A.  married 
Joseph  H.  Berry.  They  have  five  daugh- 
ters, SARAH  L.,  ELIZA  C.,  MAGGIE  A., 

MARY  A.  and  ADA  F.,  and  live  in  Ball 
township.  ELIZA  J.  married  John  A. 
White.  They  have  two  children,  JOSEPH 
H.  and  WILLIAM  T.,  and  reside  with  her 
father.  Mrs.  Louisa  Burtle  died  April  2, 
1875,  and  Thomas  Burtle  resides  near  St. 
Bernard's  Catholic  Church,  in  Ball  town- 
ship. 

ELLEN  died,  aged  fourteen  years. 

MART,  born  in  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  July  24,  1834,  to 
Josephus  Gatton.  See  his  name. 

BENJAMIN,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Monica 
Gatton.  They  have  six  children  living. 
MARY  E.  married  William  R.  Green- 
await.  See  his  name.  The  other  children 
reside  with  their  parents,  in  Pawnee  town- 
ship. 

y&WILLIAM,  Jun.,  born  Aug.  9,  1822, 
in  Grayson  county,  Ky.,  came  with  his 
parents  to  Sangamon  county  in  Oct.,  1826, 
was  married  Sept.  4,  1856,  to  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth A.  Simpson,  whose  maiden  name 
was  White.  Mrs.  Burtle  had  one  child 
by  her  former  marriage,  JEROME 
SIMPSON.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burtle  had 
two  children.  IDA  F.  died  March  9, 
1875,  in  her  fourteenth  year,  and  CHAS. 
E.  lives  with  his  parents.  William  Burtle 
has  been  a  school  teacher,  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  and  for  more  than  twenty  years 
Treasurer  and  Collector  of  Ball  township; 
also  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Supervis- 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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ors  of  Sangamon  county.  He  was  also 
elected  President  of  the  Old  Settlers' 
Society,  in  1874,  for  one  year.  He  now 
lives  in  Auburn,  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  with  his  step-son,  Jerome  Simp- 
son. 

William  Burtle,  Jun.,  remembers  that 
his  father  and  James  Simpson  sent  a  re- 
quest to  St.  Louis  that  a  priest  visit  their 
neighborhood.  Rev.  Mr.  Dusuaswa  came 
in  1829,  and  held  services  at  the  residence 
of  Joseph  Logsdon.  That  was  the  first 
service  ever  held  by  a  Catholic  priest  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  long  before  any 
thing  of  the  kind  took  place  in  Spring- 
field. William  Burtle  remembers  that 
there  were  then  but  two  Catholic  families 
in  Springfield.  The  next  services  were  at 
the  house  of  Wm.  Burtle,  Sen.,  by  Rev. 
Joseph  A.  Lutz.  The  next  priest  to  visit 
them  was  the  Rev.  Mr.  Van  Quickenbon. 
Services  were  held  at  the  house  of  William 
Burtle,  Sen.,  until  1849,  when  St.  Bernard's 
Church  was  built.  One  edifice  was  burned, 
and  the  present  one  was  built  on  the  same 
ground.  St.  Bernard's  church  is  associated 
with  that  at  Virden  in  sustaining  a  priest. 

Mrs.  William  Burtle  relates,  in  a  very 
amusing  manner,  some  of  her  experience 
on  coming  to  the  county.  She  had  list- 
ened to  the  descriptions  of  the  flowers 
blooming  on  the  prairies,  and  made  up 
her  mind  that  it  would  lend  additional 
charms  to  those  she  was  acquainted  with 
to  cultivate  them  on  the  prairie  where  the 
wild  flowers  could  grow  around  them. 
She  came  prepared  with  seeds,  and  at  the 
proper  season  armed  herself  with  a  hoe 
and  sallied  forth  to  indulge  her  taste  for 
horticulture  on  the  raw  prairie.  The 
romance  all  vanished  at  the  fir§t  blow,  as 
the  hoe  rebounded  without  making  the 
slightest  impression.  Until  that  time  she 
thought  plowing  with  large  ox-teams  was 
overdoing  the  work,  but  then  became  fully 
satisfied  that  it  was  indispensable  as  a  pre- 
paration for  the  cultivation  of  the  soil. 

ZACHAR1AH,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Elizabeth 
J.  Harper.  They  have  five  living  child- 
ren, JAMES  W:,  SARAH  E.,  EDGAR 
A.,  MARY  M.  and  ROBERT  E.,  and 
reside  on  the  farm  settled  by  his  father  in 
1828,  about  two  hundred  yards  east  of  St. 
Bernard's  Catholic  Church. 

William  Burtle,  Sen.,  died  July  24, 
1860,  and  Mrs.  Sarah  Burtle  died  Feb.  n, 


1868,  and  both  were  buried  near  St.  Bern- 
ard's Church.  About  the  time  William 
Burtle,  Sen.,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
with  his  family,  his  father,  Benjamin  Bur- 
tle, came,  and  after  remaining  two  or 
three  years  returned  to  Kentucky,  and 
died  there. 

BURTON,  EDWARD,  was 
born  Oct.  13,  1796,  on  Roanoke  river, 
Va.,  and  went  to  Rutherford  county, 
Tenn.  He  was  there  married  to  Frances 
Hudson,  who  was  born  April  10,  1797,  in 
Virginia  also.  They  had  five  children  in 
Tennessee,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  in  1825  or  '6,  and  settled  on 
Lick  creek,  in  what  is  now  Chatham 
township,  where  they  had  four  children. 
Of  their  children — 

JOHN  A.,  born  in  Tennessee,  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  Aug.  8,  1844,  t° 
Elizabeth  H.  Park.  He  died  March  n, 
1859,  leaving  two  children.  MARY  F. 
married  July  31,  1861,  to  William  H.  H. 
Harris,  who  was  born  July  8,  1841,  in 
Macoupin  county.  They  have  three 
children,  ALLIE  F.,  VINETTIE  and  ZELMIE, 
and  live  four  miles  southwest  of  Loami. 
LEONARD  F.,  lives  with  his  sister,  Mrs. 
HaiTis.  Mrs.  E.  H.  Burton  married  Wm. 
S.  Morris.  See  fark  family. 

El Z ABE  TH  G.  died,  aged  twenty- 
five  years. 

ELLEN  married  Blaney  Pitts,  have 
nine  children,  and  reside  near  Centralia. 

MART,  born  Dec.  21,  1822,  in  Ruth- 
erford county,  Tenn.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Oct.  18,  1840,  to  William 
Edwards.  See  his  name. 

PERMELIA  A.,  born  Aug.  i,  1826, 
married  Oct.  13,  1840,  to  Henry  Edwards, 
who  was  born  Jan.  6,  1820,  in  Garrard 
county,  Ky.  He  is  nephew  to  his  brother- 
in-law,  William  Edwards.  They  had 
twelve  children;  nine  died  under  seven 
years.  GEORGE  D.  died  at  nineteen. 
ERVING  lives  with  his  parents. 
RICHARD  S.  married  Margaret  E. 
Adams,  have  two  living  children,  HENRY 
p.  and  ADA  M.,  and  live  in  Talkington 
township.  Henry  Edwards  and  wife  re- 
side in  Talkington  township  also  (1884). 

RICHARD  S.  married  Sarah  J.  Ed- 
wards. He  enlisted  in  an  Illinois  regi- 
ment, and  died  at  home  on  sick  furlough, 
leaving  three  children.  His  widow  mar- 
ried, and  resides  in 


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yULIETTE  married  James  Jordan 
Edwards.  See  his  name. 

BENJAMIN  W.  married  Rachel  G. 
Park.  They  have  two  children,  NEL- 
SON M.  and  NANCY  E.  Mr.  Burton 
died  Jan.  4,  1861.  His  widow  and  child- 
ren reside  two  and  three-quarter  miles 
west  of  Loami  (1874). 

LUCINA  married  James  A.  Edwards. 
See  his  name. 

Edward  E.  (or  D.)  Burton  died  at 
Girard  111.,  April  8,  1859,  while  attending 
Sangamon  Presbytery  of  the  Cumberland 
Presbyterian  Church,  to  which  he  was  a 
delegate.  Mrs.  Margaret  Burton  died 
Sept.  i,  1859,  in  Sangamon  county. 

BUTLER,  NATHAN  M., 
born  Jan.  30,  1795,  in  Adair  county,  Ky. 
He  was  married  in  Green  county,  to  Mary 
Harding,  who  was  born  in  1795,  in  that 
county.  They  made  their  home  in  Adair 
county  until  they  had  four  children,  when 
they  left  for  the  west,  and  after  a  deten- 
tion of  seven  months  in  Indiana,  arrived, 
Oct.  7,  1824,  in  Morgan  county,  111., 
where  they  had  two  children.  In  the 
spring  of  1831  they  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  and  settled  on  the  south  side  of 
Island  Grove,  two  miles  northeast  of 
where  Berlin  now  stands.  Of  their  six 
children — 

WILLIAM  A.,  born  July  23,  1817,  in 
Adair  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Mrs.  Jane  Clark,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Trotter.  She  was  born  Feb. 
2,  1827,  in  Ifcdiana,  and  raised  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  Mr.  Butler  was  city  Mar- 
shal of  Springfield  in  1861,  and  '2;  is  now 
farming  four  miles  east  of  Springfield. 

STEPHEN  H.,  born  Nov.  12,  1818, 
in  Adair  county,  Ky.,  brought  up  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  in  Menard  county 
Feb.  27,  1845.  to  Nancy  J.  Coats,  who 
was  born  Dec.  6,  1825,  in  Warren  county, 
Ky.  They  had  twelve  children;  five  died 
under  six  years.  ISAAC  E.,  born  Jan. 
27,  1846,  married  Feb.  13,  1873,  to  Emma 
J.  Clark,  and  resides  five  miles  east  of 
Springfield.  JULIA  B.,  ,born  Dec.  4, 
1847,  married  Nov.  6,  1868,  to  James 
Simpson.  See  his  name.  MARY  L., 
born  June  5,  1849,  married  Joseph  Don- 
ner.  See  his  name.  WILLIAM,  born 
April  12,  1856,  JOHN  D.,  born  Dec.  5, 
1859.  IRA  and  IDA,  twins,  born  July 
19,  1861,  live  with  their  parents.  S.  H. 


Butler  resides  four  and  a  half  miles  east  -of 
Springfield. 

JOSHUA  C.,  born  Nov.  26,  1820,  in 
Adair  county,  Ky.,  brought  up  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  April,  1857,  in  Jef- 
ferson county,  Iowa,  to  Margaret  J.  Ris- 
tine.  She  died  in  Springfield  in  1859, 
leaving  one  child.  J.  C.  Butler  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Elizabeth 
Stitt,  and  has  three  living  children,  viz: 
CHARLES  B.,  born  June  6,  1850,  mar- 
ried June  14,  1871,  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Ann  Owen.  They  have  one  child,  and 
live  near  Virginia,  Cass  county.  MAR- 
GARET J.,  MARY  E.  and  ROBERT 
L.  live  with  their  parents,  two  and  a  half 
miles  northeast  of  Berlin.  Joshua  C.  But- 
ler was  a  member  of  Co.  A.,  4th  111.  Inf., 
and  served  under  Col.  E.  D.  Baker,  in  the 
Mexican  war,  from  June,  1846,  to  June, 
1847. 

ELIZABETH  E.,  born  August  4, 
1823,  in  Adair  county,  Ky.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  William  T.  Barrett. 

JOHN  C,  born  April,  1825,  in  Mor- 
gan county,  111.,  enlisted  in  the  same  com- 
pany and  regiment  with  his  brother, 
Joshua  C.,  and  was  discharged  on  account 
of  physical  disability.  He  married  Fran- 
ces Brown.  They  had  two  children,  both 
of  whom  died,  and  Mr.  Butler  died  in 
Springfield.  His  widow  married  John  J. 
Hardin.  See  his  name. 

RA  CHEL  R.  born  in  Morgan  coun- 
ty, married  in  Sangamon  county  to  E. 
Riley  Pirkins.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Mary  Butler  died,  and  N.  M. 
Butler  married  Mrs.  Martha  H.  Stone, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Hunter.  They 
had  three  children,  viz — 

SALL  T  H.,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  Edmond  E.  Butler,  of  Ken- 
tucky. They  had  one  child,  and  mother 
and  child  died  at  DesMoines,  Iowa. 

SAMUEL  H.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  enlisted  in  1861,  for  three  years, 
in  the  loth  111.  Cav.  Served  until  Nov., 
1864,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged 
at  San  Antonio,  Texas.  He  remained 
there  in  the  employ  of  the  government 
and  married  in  March,  1870,  to  Matilda 
Ann  Blair.  They  had  two  children,  a 
son  and  daughter.  He  was  shot  by  an 
assassin,  and  died  in  the  year  1872  or  '3, 
in  Texas. 

JAMES  E.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  March  31,  1869,  to  Molly 


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E.  Oglesby.  They  have  three  children. 
He  enlisted  in  1861,  for  three  years,  in  the 
roth  111.  Cav.,  at  Springfield.  Re-enlisted 
as  a  veteran,  promoted  to  First  Lieut. 
Served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and 
was  honorably  discharged.  He  resides 
near  Dayton,  Cass  county,  Mo. 

Nathan  M.  Butler  died  April  4,  1842, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow  died 
Oct.  14,  1851,  in  Menard  county.  N.  M. 
Butler  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812, 
and  was  in  the  battle  of  New  Orleans. 
He  was  Col.  of  a  regiment  in  the  Black 
Hawk  war  of  1831-32. 

BUTLER,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  Dec.  15,  1797,  in  Adair^  county,  Ky. 
During  the  war  of  1812  he  was  selected  to 
carry  important  dispatches  from  the  Gov- 
ernor of  Kentucky  to  Gen.  Harrison,  in 
the  field.  He  traveled  on  horseback,  and 
made  the  trip  successfully,  although  he 
was  but  fifteen  years  of  age.  When  a 
young  man  he  was  employed  in  the  iron 
works  of  Tennessee,  and  after  that  was 
deputy  of  the  Circuit  Clerk  for  Adair 
countv,  Ky.  While  thus  engaged,  he 
made  the  acquaintance  of  a  young  lawyer, 
now  the  venerable  Judge  Stephen  T. 
Logan,  of  this  city.  The  friendship  thus 
formed  continued  through  life.  Mr.  But- 
ler spent  a  portion  of  his  time  as  clerk  on 
a  steamboat.  In  1828  he  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  purchased  a  farm  in  Is- 
land Grove.  On  that  farm  his  father, 
Elkanah  Butler,  lived  and  died.  William 
Butler  came  to  Springfield,  and'  was  soon 
after  appointed  Clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court, 
by  his  early  friend,  Judge  Logan,  March 
19,  1836,  and  resigned  March  22,  1841. 
He  was  appointed,  by  Gov.  Bissell,  State 
Treasurer,  August  29,  1859,  to  fill  the 
vacancy  occasioned  by  the  resignation  ot 
State  Treasurer  Miller.  He  was  elected 
to  the  same  office  in  1860  for  two  years. 
William  Butler  and  Elizabeth  Rickard 
were  married  Dec.  18,  1832.  They  had 
three  children,  namely — 

SALOME  E.,  born  in  Springfield, 
and  now  resides  on  South  Sixth  street,  at 
the  family  homestead. 

SPEED,  born  Aug.  7,  1837,  in 
Springfield.  He  graduated  at  the  Luther- 
an University  in  Springfield,  in-  1854, 
studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  practice 
in  1860.  When  the  rebellion  came  upon 
the  country  in  1861,  Speed  Butler  was 
selected  by  the  Governor  of  Illinois  to 


carry  a  dispatch  to  Washington  City,  ask- 
ing for  an  order  to  remove  the  United 
States  arms  from  the  Arsenal  at  St.  Louis 
to  Alton,  111.  Railroad  and  telegraphic 
communication  to  the  Capital  was  cut  off, 
but  he  managed  to  make  his  way  through, 
obtained  the  order,  and  returned  in  safety. 
The  arms  were  removed  just  in  time  to 
keep  them  from  falling  into  the  hands  of 
the  rebels.  Soon  after  completing  that 
service  he  was  appointed  Commissary, 
with  the  rank  of  Captain,  but  was  at  once 
assigned  to  duty  on  Gen.  Pope's  staff,  and 
was  with  that  officer  during  his  campaign 
in  North  Missouri,  at  Island  No.  10,  &c. 
In  Sept.,  1 86 1,  he  was  appointed  Major  of 
the  5th'  111.  Cav.  For  gallantry  on  the 
battle-field  at  Farmington,  Miss.,  in  June, 
1862,  he  was  promoted  to  Colonel  in  the 
regular  army ;  but  still,  by  permission  from 
Gen.  Wool,  he  remained  on  duty  with 
Gen.  Pope.  He  shared  the  fortunes  of 
that  officer  during  the  Virginia  campaign, 
as  also  in  Minnesota  against  the  Indians. 
He  served  until  the  close  of  the  rebellion, 
in  1865. 

Col.  Speed  Butler  was  married  May  26, 
1864,  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  to  Jeannie 
McKenzie  Arnold,  who  was  born  Sept. 
4,  1845,  *n  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.  They 
have  three  children,  ANNIE  L.,  ELIZ- 
ABETH and  ARNOLD  W.,  and  live 
near  Springfield,  on  the  southwest. 

HENRT  WIRT,  born  Feb.  11,  1840, 
in  Springfield,  graduated  in  1859  at  Brown 
University,  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  was 
married  May  9,  1867,  to  Helen  McCler- 
nand,  daughter  of  Gen.  John  A.  McCler- 
nand.  She  was  born  irj  Springfield,  and 
died  April  26,  1870,  leaving  one  child, 
WILLIAM  J.  H.  W.  Butler  and  son 
live  in  Springfield. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Butler  died  March  2, 
1869,  and  Hon.  William  Butler  died  Jan. 
11,  1876,  both  in  Springfield. 

o, 

CALDWELL,  WILLIAM, 
was  born  Dec.  15,  1779,  in  Nansemond 
county,  Va.  His  father,  Thomas  Cald- 
well,  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  married 
there  to  Betsy  Harris,  a  Welch  lady. 
They  emigrated  to  America,  and  landed 
at  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  where  they 
remained  a  short  time,  and  then  moved  to 


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Virginia.  At  the  time  of  Thomas  Cald- 
well's  death,  he  and  his  wife  had  a  home 
in  the  family  of  the  son  William.  John 
C.  Calhoun  was  related  on  the  side  of  his 
mother  to  the  Caldwell  family,  and  there 
is  the  source  from  which  that  distinguished 
statesman  obtained  his  middle  name :  John 
Caldwell  Calhoun.  When  William  Cald- 
well was  a  youth,  his  parents  left  Virginia 
and  moved  to  Jessamine  county,  Ky. 
Nancy  Roberts  was  born  Sept.  24,  1782, 
in  Goochland  county,  Va.,  and  when 
young,  went  to  Jessamine  county,  Ky. 
William  Caldwell  and  Nancy  Roberts 
were  married  Feb.  7,  1804.  They  had  six 
living  children  in  Jessamine  county,  and 
the  family  moved  to  Green  county,  111.,  in 
1831,  and  in  1836  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  and  settled  in  what  is  now 
Auburn  township.  Of  their  children — 

GEORGE  L.,  born  Dec.  6,  1804,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Sept.  10,  1829,  to  Polly 
Roberts.  She  inherited  two  negro  slaves 
(a  man  and  woman)  from  the  estate  of  her 
father.  On  May  7,  1830,  they  took  ad- 
vantage of  the  absence  of  Mr.  Caldwell, 
who  was  Sheriff  of  the  county  at  the  time, 
and  strangled  his  wife  to  death  with  a 
small  cord.  They  then  placed  her  in  a 
natural  position  in  bed,  bandaged  her  head, 
and  placed  such  medicines  on  a  stand, 
within  her  reach,  as  she  would  have  been 
likely  to  use  if  she  had  been  indisposed,  and 
left  her  until  it  was  discovered  by  other 
members  of  the  family.  The  bruises  on  the 
neck  excited  suspicion,  and  the  blacks  being 
charged  with  the  crime,  confessed  that 
they  had  taken  her  life,  hoping  by  that 
means  to  be  sent  to  their  former  home. 
The  man  was  an  old,  trusted  carriage  ser- 
vant, an.d  forced  the  woman  to  assist  him. 
They  were  tried,  and,  upon  their  own  con- 
fession, convicted  and  hung.  George  L. 
Caldwell  was  married  Sept.  27,  1831,  to 
Eliza  McDowell.  They  had  one  son,  and 
Mrs.  Caldwell  died  June  18,  1839,  and 
Mr.  Caldwell  died  Sept.  30,  1840. 
Neither  of  them  ever  came  to  Sangamon 
county.  Their  son  GEORGE  M.  CALD- 
WELL is  the  extensive  stock-raiser  near 
Williamsville,  in  this  county. 

JOHN,  born  Jan.  21,  1807,  in  Ken- 
tucky, came  to  Carrollton,  111.,  in  1827. 
He  was  married  there  Jan.  23,  1834,  to 
Mary  J.  Davis.  She  was  born  near  Dan- 
ville, Ky.,  Jan.  16,  1815.  When  a  young 
lady,  she  rode  on  horseback  from  Danville, 


Ky.,  to  Tallahassee,  Florida,  and  returned 
to  Danville,  and  after  a  short  visit,  con- 
tinued her  journey  to  Carrollton,  111.,  a  dis- 
tance of  at  least  two  thousand  miles. 
John  Caldwell  and  wife  had  five  children, 
namely:  WILLIAM  C.,  born  March 
15,  1835,  married  Jan.  14,  1864,  to  Sarah 
C.  Baucom,  who  was  born  Nov.  16,  1840, 
in  Sangamon  county,  They  reside  eight 
miles  southwest  of  Springfield.  JANE 
Y.  died  in  her  eleventh  year;  BETSY  in 
her  seventh  year;  HENRY  died  in  in- 
fancy. BENJAMIN  F.,  born  Aug.  2, 
1848,  in  Greene  county,  111.,  was  married 
May  27,  1873,  to  Julia  F.  Cloyd,  who  was 
born  March  y,  1856,  in  the  southeast  corner 
of  Curran  township,  Sangamon  county. 
Immediately  after  their  marriage  they  left 
for  New  York,  via  Detroit  and  Suspension 
Bridge.  At  New  York  took  steamer 
(June  4th)  for  Queenstown,  Ireland, 
where  they  landed  June  141!!.  Passed 
through  Ireland  to  Belfast;  thence  to 
Scotland,  down  through  the  centre  of 
England  to  London;  from  there  through 
Holland,  Belgium  and  smaller  German 
States,  to  Berlin,  in  Prussia;  thence  to 
Vienna  Exposition,  across  the  Alps  into 
Italy,  meeting  with  the  unexpected  pleas- 
ure of  an  audience  with  Pius  the  IX. 
Returning,  passed  through  Mt.  Cenis  tun- 
nel, thence  by  Geneva  to  Paris;  from  Paris 
back  to  London,  thence  to  Liverpool, 
taking  steamer  for  Boston,  where  they 
arrived  Oct.  6th,  same  year.  Distance 
traveled  in  round  trip,  14,000  miles.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  B.  F.  Caldwell  have  one  child, 
MARY  JANE,  who  was  born  March  20, 
1874.  They  reside  near  Chatham,  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.  John  Caldwell  died  of 
heart  disease j  Aug.  i,  1863,  after  a  painful 
illness,  and  his  widow  resides  eight  and  a 
half  miles  southwest  of  Springfield,  and 
one  and  a  half  miles  north  of  Chatham. 

JANE  R.,  born  April  15,  1809,  mar- 
rifed  in  Kentucky  to  Minor  T.  Young. 
Came  to  Illinois,  and  she  died  Jan.  21, 
1844,  in  Curran  township. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Aug.  17,  1812, 
married  Jan.  12,  1831,  to  Albert  G.  Tal- 
bott.  She  died  April  29,  1838,  leaving 
three  children  in  Kentucky,  namely:  • 
MARY  A.  married  Dr.  William  Tomlin- 
son.  The  sons  are  WILLIAM  P.  and 
ALBERT  G.Jun. 

CHARLES  H.,  born  March  18,  1818, 
in  Kentucky,  died  May  24,  1833,  at  Jack- 


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sonville,  111.,  while  a  student  at  Illinois 
College. 

WILLIAM,  Jun.,  horn  Aug.  14,  1820, 
in  Kentucky,  married  Sept.  30,  1842,  in 
Mercer  county,  Ky.,  to  Mary  J.  Camp- 
bell. Mr.  Caldwell  died  June  29,  1844. 

His  widow  married  Mr. Moore,  and 

resides  at  Pleasant  Hill,  Cass  county,  Mo. 

William  Caldwell,  Sen.,  died  Aug.  i, 
1844,  and  his  widow  died  Dec.  19,  1858, 
both  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Curran 
township. 

When  he  moved  from  Auburn  to  Cur- 
ran  township,  in  1841,  there  was  not  a 
place  for  holding  religious  worship  near 
him.  In  order  to  afford  temporary  accom- 
modations, he  constructed  his  residence  in 
such  a  manner  that  it  could  be  used  for 
that  purpose.  It  consisted  of  a  large  cen- 
tral room,  with  three  other  large  rooms 
opening  into  it.  Plans  were  laid,  before 
his  death,  for  building  a  church,  and  on 
his  death  bed  he  requested  that  it  be  called 
Bethel,  which  was  done,  as  the  Christian 
Church  near  where  he  lived  bears  that 
name.  Mr.  Caldwell  was  a  man  of  great 
public  spirit  all  his  life.  He  was  Captain 
of  a  company  from  Jessamine  county,  Ky., 
in  the  war  of  1812.  A  younger  brother 
was  a  member  of  his  company,  and  was 
taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of  the  river 
Raisin.  He  came  near  freezing  to  death 
while  confined  in  a  rail  pen  in  Canada. 
William  Caldwell  was  Sheriff  of  Jessa- 
mine county,  Ky.,  and  represented  the 
county  several  times  in  the  State  Legisla- 
ture. He  represented  Sangamon  county 
two  terms  in  the  Legislature  of  Illinois. 

CALHOUN,— The  origin  of  the 
family  in  America  was  with  Andrew  Cal- 
houn,  who  was  born  March  27,  1764,  in 
Rye,  Ireland.  The  family  record  speaks 
of  his  birth  place  as  "  Heland."  That 
may  have  been  a  provincial  name,  or  the 
original  Gaellic  name  for  Ireland.  An- 
drew Calhoun  was  a  near  relative  of  the 
father  of  John  C.  Calhoun,  of  South 
Carolina.  He  came  to  America  about 
1792,  and  made  his  home  in  Boston,  Mass. 
March  15,  iy9S5  he  was  married  at  Chelms- 
ford,  Mass.,  to  Martha  Chamberlin,  who 
was  born  at  the  latter  place,  Feb.  20,  1 770. 
She  was  a  descendent  of  the  Puritans. 
They  had  eight  children,  all  born  in  Bos- 
ton. Their  sixth  child,  JOHN,  is  the 
one  of  whom  we  wish  to  speak  particularly, 
but  will  first  brieflv  mention  his  brothers 


and    sisters,  that    the    reader  may  under- 
stand the  character  of  the  family. 

WILLIAM  B.,  was  a  lawyer,  and 
stood  high  in  the  profession.  He  lived  in 
.Springfield,  Mass.;  was  speaker  of  the 
house  of  representatives  eight  years,  and 
President  of  the  Senate  a  number  of 
years.  He  represented  the  Springfield 
district  in  Congress  eight  years.  CHARLES 
was,  for  twenty  consecutive  years,  Secre- 
tary of  the  Senate  of  Massachusetts. 
ANDREW  H.,  left  his  native  State  and  be- 
came connected  with  journalism  in  the 
State  of  New  York.  He  served  seven 
years  on  the  Board  of  Canal  Commis- 
sioners, and  one  term  as  Clerk  of  the  State 
Senate.  HENRY  was  a  merchant  in  Mont- 
gomery county,  New  York.  Later  in  life 
he  was,  for  many  years,  Deputy  Collector 
of  United  States  Customs  in  the  city  of 
New  York.  SIMEON  HOWARD,  born 
August  15,  1804,  was  educated  at  Harvard 
College,  became  a  Christian  minister,  and 
joined  a  mission  at  Mount  Lebanon,  Syria. 
He  was  entrusted  with  translating  the 
Bible  into  the  native  language,  and 
subsequently  established  a  native  col- 
lege near  Beirut,  of  which  he  is  now — 
1875 — t*16  President.  JAMES,  younger 
than  John,  was  for  thirty  years  an  active 
business  man  in  Cincinnati,  O.  There 
were  two  sisters,  SUSAN,  older,  and  MAR- 
THA, younger.  The  father,  Andrew 
Calhoun,  after  spending  the  prime  of  his 
life  as  an  extensive  merchant  in  Boston, 
retired  to  a  farm  in  Montgomery  countv, 
N.  Y.,  where  he  lost  his  wife,  returned  to 
Boston,  married  again,  and  died  April  14, 
1842. 

CALHOUN,  JOHN,  was  born 
Oct.  14,  1808,  in  Boston,  Mass.,  and  in 
1821  accompanied  his  father  to  the  Mo- 
hawk Valley,  in  New  York.  After  fin- 
ishing his  studies  at  the  Canajoharie 
Academy,  he  studied  law  at  Fort  Plain, 
both  in  Montgomery  county.  In  1830  he 
came  to  Springfield,  111.,  and  resumed  the 
study  of  law,  sustaining  himself  by  teach- 
ing a  select  school.  He  took  part  in  the 
Black  Hawk  war  of  1831-2,  and  after  its 
close,  was  appointed  by  the  Governor  of 
the  State,  Surveyor  of  Sangamon  county. 
He  induced  Abraham  Lincoln  to  study 
surveying,  in  order  to  become  his  deputy. 
From  that  time  the  chain  of  freindship  be- 
tween them  continued  bright  to  the  end 
of  their  lives,  although  they  were  ardent 


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partizans  of  different  schools  in  politics. 
John  Calhoun  was  married  Dec.  29,  1831, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Sarah  Cutter. 
See  Cutter  sketch.  They  had  nine  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county,  and  in  1854  Mr. 
Calhoun  was  appointed  by  President 
Pierce,  Surveyor-General  for  Kansas  and 
Nebraska,  and  he  moved  his  family  to 
Kansas.  Of  all  their  children — 

JOHN,  Jun.,  born  Nov.  15,  1832,  died 
in  his  third  year,  in  Sangamon  county. 

ANDREW,  born  June  n,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  killed  Jan.,  1860, 
by  the  explosion  of  a  steam  saw  mill  in 
Leavenworth  county,  Kansas. 

ELIZABETH,  born  March  18,  1835, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  March 
i,  1870,  in  the  Catholic  church  at  Leaven- 
worth,  Kan.,  to  Henry  Jackson,  a  native 
of  England.  He  is  a  Lieutenant  in  the 
yth  Reg.  U.  S.  Cav.,  and  is  now — 1876 — 
on  detached  duty  in  the  signal  service  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

SETH  y.  was  born  March  4,  1839, 
in  Springfield,  111.  He  went  with  his 
father  to  Kansas  in  1854,  and  when  the 
rebellion  commenced  he  enlisted  in  Battery 
H,  ist  Mo.  Art.,  It  had  been  an  infantry 
regiment  under  Col.  Frank  P.  Blair,  and 
after  the  battle  of  Wilson  creek,  changed 
to  artillery.  It  was  under  Gen.  Grant 
from  the  siege  of  Fort  Donelson  to  the 
evacuation  of  Corinth,  and  under  Sher- 
man in  his  "  march  to  the  sea."  SethJ. 
Calhoun  was  wounded  July  22,  1864.  in 
the  battle  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  and  soon  a  er 
promoted  to  second  Lieut,  of  his  Battery. 
He  served  one  full  term,  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran,  served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion 
and  was  honorably  discharged.  He  now — 
1875 — lives  in  Leavenworth,  Kan. 

ALBERT,  born  Feb.  10,  1841,  in 
Springfield,  and  died  in  his  fourth  year. 

MARTHA,  born  Jan.  9,  1843,  in 
Springfield,  resides  with  her  mother. 

6*  US  AN,  born  Sept.  8,  1844,  in  Spring- 
field, 111.,  married,  August  29,  1866,  in 
Leavenworth,  Kansas,  to  Virgil  W.  Par- 
ker, who  was  born  Dec.  16,  1840,511  Rome, 
N.  Y.  They  have  one  child,  ADELIA, 
and  reside  in  Atchison,  Kansas. 

MAR  T,  born  May  25,  ,1847,  and 

JAMES,  born  Nov.  30,  1852,  both  in 
Springfield,  111.,  live  with  their  mother. 

John  Calhoun  died  Oct.  25,  1859,  at  St. 
Joseph,  Mo.  His  widow  and  unmarried 


children    now — 1876 — reside    in    Leaven- 
worth, Kansas. 

Hon.  John  Calhoun  deserves  more  than 
a  passing  notice.  He  entered  the  political 
field  in  1835,  being  the  Democratic  candi- 
date that  year  for  the  State  Senate  of  Illi- 
nois, but  there  being  a  large  Whig  major- 
ity in  the  county,  he  was  defeated  by 
Archer  G.  Herndon.  In  1838  he  was 
elected  to  represent  Sangamon  county  in 
the  State  Legislature.  In  1841  he,  with 
^  John  Duff,  completed  the  railroad  from 
•  Jacksonville  to  Springfield,  being  the  first 
to  reach  the  State  Capital.  In  1842  he  was 
appointed  Clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court  of 
Sangamon  county  by  Judge  Treat.  In 
1844  he  was  one  of  the  Presidential 
Electors  of  Illinois  for  President  Polk. 
In  i849-'5<>'5i,  he  was  successively  elected 
Mayor  of  Springfield.  In  1852  he  was 
one  of  the  Presidential  Electors  of  Illinois 
for  President  Pierce,  and  was  selected  by 
his  colleagues  to  carry  the  vote  to  Wash- 
ington City.  In  1854  he  was  appointed, 
by  President  Pierce,  Surveyor  General  of 
Kansas  and  Nebraska,  and  moved  his 
family  to  Kansas. 

Here  he  entered  a  political  field  with 
new  and  exciting  sectional  elements.  He 
was  elected  a  delegate  to  the  convention 
that  framed  what  has  passed  into  history 
as  the  Lecompton  Constitution.  He  be- 
came the  President  of  that  body,  which 
was  composed  of  unscrupulous  pro-slavery 
adventurers,  with  a  small  number  of  con- 
servative members,  among  whom  was  the 
President.  That  odious  instrument  would 
have  been  adopted  by  the  convention  with- 
out submitting  it  to  a  vote  of  the  people, 
had  it  not  been  for  the  determined  opposi- 
tion of  President  Calhoun,  who  threatened 
to  resign,  and  opposed  it  by  every  method 
in  his  power,  unless  it  was  submitted;  and 
when  it  came  to  the  polls  he  voted  against 
adopting  the  pro-slavery  clause.  That 
instrument  provided  that  the  President  of 
the  Convention  should  count  the  vote  and 
report  the  result. 

Soon  after  this  duty  was  discharged  he 
started  for  Washington  City,  leaving  all 
the  returns  and  papers  relating  to  the  elec- 
tion with  one  L.  A.  McLane,  Chief  Clerk 
of  the  Surveyor  General's  office.  He  has 
been  described  as  "  A  brilliant  clerk,  but 
vain,  vacillating,  and  ambitious  of  doing 
smart  things,  and  economical  of  the  truth 
generally.  "  The  instructions  given  to 


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him  by  Gen.  Calhoun  before  starting  east, 
was  to  afford  every  facility  to  any  body  of 
respectable  men  to  examine  the  returns,  as 
evidences  of  dissatisfaction  were  already 
apparent,  and  the  conviction  soon  became 
general  that  a  stupendous  fraud  had  been 
committed  against  the  ballot.  Soon  the 
excitement  became  intense,  endangering 
the  lives  of  some  of  the  conspicuous 
actors,  and  McLane  became  alarmed. 
Gen.  Thomas  L.  Ewing,  Jun.,  and  Judge 
Smith  called  upon  him,  with  a  letter  from 
Mr.  Calhoun,  instructing  the  clerk  to  let 
those  gentlemen  examine  the  returns. 
Mr.  McLane  falsely  stated  to  Messrs. 
Ewing  and  Smith  that  the  returns  were 
not  in  his  possession;  that  Gen.  Calhoun 
had  taken  them  with  him  when  he  left  for 
Washington.  A  few  evenings  later,  Mc- 
Lane attended  a  ball  at  Lawrence,  where 
he  was  plied  with  good  cheer,  attentions 
and  flattery,  so  grateful  to  his  appetite  and 
vanity,  and  after  becoming  mellow  by  the 
occasion,  a  Lawrence  belle,  acting  the 
part  of  Deliah,  drew  from  him  the  secret 
of  the  coveted  papers.  The  next  day  he 
was  called  upon  by  a  committee  of  the 
territorial  legislature,  who  demanded  the 
returns,  when  he  again  denied  having 
them  in  his  possession.  He  was  then 
summoned  before  a  committee  of  the  leg- 
islature, and  there  stated  under  oath  that 
Gen.  Calhoun  had  taken  the  returns  with 
him.  The  cross-questions  revealed  to  him 
the  fact  that  the  Lawrence  belle  had  be- 
trayed him.  Realizing  his  position,  he 
returned  that  night  to  Lecompton,  and 
with  a  few  cronies,  put  the  returns  in  a 
candle  box,  and  buried  it  under  a  wood 
pile.  A  porter  in  the  Surveyor-General's 
office,  by  the  name  of  Charles  Torrey, 
who  had  for  a  long  time  acted  as  a  spy 
for  the  enemies  of  Gen.  Calhoun,  watched 
the  operation,  and  gave  the  information. 
A  company  of  men  from  Lawrence  soon 
after  unearthed  the  box,  and  bore  away 
the  prize. 

The  exposure  of  McLane's  villainy  was 
now  complete,  and  he  precepitately  fled 
the  Territory,  with  a  mob  in  close  pursuit. 
Thus  the  odium  of  the  dastardly  acts  of 
this  man  were  unjustly  visited  upon 
Gen.  Calhoun.  Unqualified  abuse  and 
misrepresentations  were  heaped  upon  him, 
and  spread  broadcast  over  the  country  by 
the  press.  That  broke  down  his  spirits, 
and  he  soon  after  left  the  Territory,  went 


to  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  and  died  there.  He 
deserved  a  better  fate.  He  was  a  man  of 
genial,  hopeful,  generous  temperament; 
ever  ready  to  serve  or  defend  a  friend,  but 
rarely  defending  himself,  except  on  the 
spur  of  the  moment;  of  great  ability,  and 
for  a  time  was  the  best  political  orator  in 
the  State  of  Illinois.  He  was  brilliant, 
but  deficient  in  practical  application. 
President  Lincoln  has  been  heard  to  say 
that  John  Calhoun  was  the  strongest  man 
he  had  ever  met  on  the  stump;  that  he 
could  manage  Douglas,  but  that  Calhoun 
always  gave  him  his  hands  full. 

CALLERMAN,  DANIEL 
K.,  was  born  Dec.  10,  1806,  in  Fleming 
county,  Ky.  He  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  in  company  with  his  widowed 
mother,  arriving  Nov.  14,  1828,  at  Spring- 
field. He  was  married  Sept.  29,  1833,  to 
Allie  M.  Henton.  They  had  ten  children 
in  Sangamon  county,  two  of  whom  died 
young.  Of  the  other  eight — 

JOHN,  born  Aug.  9,  1834,  married 
Nov.,  1855,  in  Missouri,  to  Elizabeth 
Bunn.  He  is  supposed  to  have  lost  his 
life  in  time  of  the  rebellion,  leaving  a 
widow  and  three  children  in  Vernon 
county,  Mo. 

E  VAN  H.,  born  Oct.  2,  1836,  in  San- 
gamon county,  and  married  Henrietta 
Drake.  They  had  three  living  children, 
WILLIAM  "H.,  CHARLES  M.  and 
CORA.  Mrs.  C.  died  June  9,  1873,  and 
he  was  married  March  15,  1876,  to  Nellie 
Elder,  of  Sangamon  county,  a  daughter 
of  Dr.  A.  W.  Elder,  an  early  settler  of 
Morgan  county.  E.  H.  Callerman  lives 
in  Williamsville. 

l^RIAH  W.,  born  Jan.  14,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  May  30,  1875, 
to  Mary  Curries.  They  live  near  Garnett, 
Anderson  countv,  Kansas. 

BARBARA  ELEANOR  C.,  born 
March  21,  1841,111  Menard  county,  married 
March  u,  1860,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Andrew  M.  Whitenack,  who  was  born 
Aug.  9,  1830,  in  Somerset  county,  N.  J. 
They  have  one  child,  DANIEL  C.,  and 
live  near  Edinburg,  111. 

MARTHA  A., 'born  Sept.  17,  1843,  in 
Menard  county,  married  Nov.  27,  1860,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Minard  A.  McClel- 
land. They  have  five  children,  FRAN- 
CIS A.,  IDA  A.,  MARSHAL  A., 
MAUD  M.  and  MATTIE,  and  live  near 
Garnett,  Kansas. 


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MARY,  born  Dec.  19,  1848,  in  Menard 
county,  married  Sept.  24,  1868,  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  to  John  R.  W.  McNeill. 
They  had  two  children.  GEORGE  died 
young.  WALTER  lives  with  his  pa- 
rents, near  Edinburg,  111. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Dec.  24,  1851, 
and 

ANN,  born  June  20,  1857.  The  two 
latter  live  with  their  mother. 

Daniel  K.  Callerman  died  Dec.  2,  1873, 
and  his  widow  lives  near  Williamsville. 

CALLERMAN,  URIAH, was 
born  Dec.  31,  1798,  in  Fleming  county, 
Ky.,  and  was  married  there  to  Eleanor 
McKinnie.  They  had  one  child  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1822,  four  miles 
north  of  Springfield,  where  they  had 
three  children.  Of  their  children — 

JOHN  L.,  born  June  2,  1822,  in  Flem- 
ing county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Sept.  18,  1845,  to  Frances  Cole. 
They  had  one  child,  JOHN  L.,  Jun.,  born 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  8, 1874, 
to  Susan  M.  Lightfoot,  and  live  five  miles 
northwest  of  Springfield.  John  L.  Cal- 
lerman died  August  26,  1846,  and  his 
widow  married  Levi  Branson,  and  lives 
near  Cincinnati,  Neb. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Dec.  26,  1823, 
in  Sangamon  county,  died  Sept.  21,  1845. 

NANCY,  born  March  3,  1826,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Goodrich  Light- 
foot.  See  his  name. 

JAMES  W.,  born  April  19,  1828,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  March,  1856, 
to  Emma  Ash.  They  have  six  children, 
and  live  ten  miles  southeast  of  Spring- 
field. 

Uriah  Callerman  died  Sept.  13,  1828, 
and  Mrs.  Eleanor  Callerman  died  August 
26,  1846,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 

CAMPBELL,  ANTRIM,  was 
born  Aug.  5,  1814,  in  New  Jersey.  He 
came  to  Springfield  about  1838,  and  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  law.  He  was 
married  May  12,  1841,  to  Mrs.  Ann  Far- 
quar,  whose  maiden  name  was  Cranmei. 
Mr.  Campbell  was  appointed,  Jan.  24,1849, 
Master  in  Chancery  for  the  circuit  court  of 
Sangamon  county,  and  resigned  the  same, 
Oct.  28, 1861.  He  was  appointed  by  the  U.  S. 
Circuit  Court,  Master  in  Chancery  for  the 
Southern  District  of  Illinois.  He  died  in 
office,  August  u,  1868.  His  widow  re- 
sides at  the  Leland  Hotel,  Springfield. 


CAMPBELL,  DAVID  B., 
came  to  Springfield  with  his  brother  An- 
trim. He  was  Attorney-General  from 
1848  to  1856,  and  died  in  office,  in  Spring- 
field. 

CAMPBELL,  ENOS,  born 
about  1758,  either  in  Scotland  or  near 
Trenton,  N.  J.,  soon  after  the  arrival  of 
his  parents  in  America.  He  enlisted  in 
the  Revolutionary  army  at  seventeen  years 
of  age,  and  served  six  or  seven  years,  un- 
til the  British  army  left  the  American 
shores.  Mr.  C.  drew  a  pension  to  the  end 
of  his  life.  Enos  Campbell  and  Damaris 
Nowee  were  married  in  New  Jersey,  and 
moved  to  Uniontown,  Fayette  county, 
Penn.,  where  they  had  nine  children,  and 
moved,  about  1806,  to  Butler  county,  O., 
where  they  had  one  child,  and  the  family 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1835,  in  what  is  now  Gard- 
ner township.  Some  of  the  children  had 
arrived  before,  and  some  never  came.  Of 
their  children — 

SARAH,  born  in  Pennsylvania,  mar- 
ried in  Ohio  to  William  Gard.  They 
raised  a  family,  and  both  died  in  Preble 
county,  Ohio. 

JOHN  N.,  born  April  10,  1794,  in 
Uniontown,  Fayette  county,  Pa.,  married 
Oct.  12,  1818,  in  Butler  county,  Ohio,  to 
Phrebe  Clarke,  who  was  born  April  30, 
1791,  in  Uniontown,  Pa.,  also.  They  had 
five  children  in  Ohio,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  arriving  Oct.  3,  1824,  in 
what  is  now  Salisbury  township,  where 
they  had  four  children.  Of  their  children, 
ISRAEL,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Mary  Jacks,  and  lives  in 
DeWitt  county.  CHRISTIANA,  born 
Tune  27,  1819,  in  Ohio,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  Philip  Clark,  Jun.  See 
his  name.  CLARKSON,  born  March 
3,  1821,  in  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Ann  Kyles.  They  had  two 
children,  and  live  in  Minnesota.  He 
was  Lieutenant  in  an  Illinois  regiment  in 
suppressing  the  rebellion.  ENOS,  born 
Nov.  22,  1822,  in  Ohio,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Feb.  12,  1851,  to  Rachel 
Duncan.  They  have  two  children,  both 
married,  and  live  near  Clinton.  BAR- 
ZILLA,  born  July  22,  1824,  in  Ohio,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  to  Rosanna 
Sackett,  moved  to  Clinton  and  was  Sheriff 
of  DeWitt  county  and  Quartermaster  of 
the  ic>7th  Illinois  Infantry.  They  have 


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five  children,  and  live  at  Twin  Springs, 
Lynn  county,  Kansas.  LEWIS,  born 
Nov.  17,  1826,  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried in  Clinton  to  Philena  Argo.  They 
have  six  children,  and  live  at  Clinton,  111. 
JOHN  N.  Jun.,  born  March  24,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  June  29,  1852, 
to  Susan  Hendel.  He  died  Aug.  n,  1856, 
near  Clinton.  SARAH  A.,  born  May 
30,  1831,  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
Sept,  21,  1854,  to  Robert  Boyd,  who  died 
leaving  one  child,  ADA.  Mrs.  Boyd  mar- 
ried Albert  Williams,  and  both  died,  leav- 
ing one  child  in  Clinton.  MARY  A., 
born  Dec.  22,  1824,  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  James  Willis.  They  have  four 
children,  and  live  near  Clinton.  John  N. 
Campbell  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812, 
from  Ohio,  and  the  Black  Hawk  war  from 
Sangamon  county.  He  and  his  wife  live 
in  Clinton  now — 1874 — both  over  eighty 
years  of  age. 

LE  WIS,  married  in  Ohio  to  Leah 
Weaver,  came  to  Sangamon  county  before 
the  "  deep  snow,"  moved  back  to  Ohio  in 
1832,  where  he  lost  his  wife,  returned  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1836,  married  Clar- 
issa Willis,  had  eight  children,  and  lives 
near  Athens,  Menard  county.  His 
daughter,  Leah,  married  John  Slater.  See 
his  name. 

RA  CHEL,  married  in  Ohio  to  Henry 
Price,  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  in 
1835,  moved,  in  1841,  to  Iowa,  and  from 
there  to  the  Pacific  coast  in  1854.  They 
had  ten  children,  and  live  in  California. 

ABIGAIL,  married  in  Ohio  to  Jacob 
Mann,  raised  a  large  family,  and  lives  near 
Paris,  Edgar  county,  111. 

MART,  born  in  1790,  or  '91,  in  Union- 
town,  Penn.,  married  in  Ohio  to  William 
H.  Fitz  Freeman.  They  had  five  child- 
ren in  Ohio,  and  came  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty in  1837.  She  died  July  21,  1854,  in 
her  64th  year,  and  Mr.  Freeman  died  Jan. 
19,  1856,  in  the  77th  year  of  his  age. 
Their  son,  Abraham  Freeman,  married 
Margaret  Penny,  has  several  children,  and 
lives  in  Springfield. 

JANE,  born  April  27,  1808,  in  Butler 
county,  Ohio,  married  Jacob  Gard.  See 
his  name. 

Mrs.  Damaris  Campbell  died  April  23, 

1837,  and   Enos    Campbell   died  June    2, 

1838,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 


CAMPBELL,  JOHN,  was 
born  Nov.  4, 1790,  in  Carter  county,  Tenn. 
His  father,  Jeremiah  Campbell,  settled 
there  before  the  American  Revolution, 
and  was  a  soldier  during  the  Revolution, 
under  Gen.  Francis  Marion.  He  lived  to 
be  about  100  years  old.  His  youngest 
son,  Jackson,  was  the  owner  of  the  old 
homestead  at  the  beginning  of  the  great 
rebellion.  The  farm  had  then  been  in  the 
family  about  100  years.  John  Campbell 
enlisted  in  a  company  from  Carter  county, 
in  the  war  with  England,  served  six 
months,  re-enlisted  and  served  until  March, 
1815.  He  was  an  ensign  in  the  last  cam- 
paign, and  drew  a  pension  to  the  end  of 
his  life.  He  remained  in  Tennesssee  un- 
til 1818,  when  he  went  to  Madison  coun- 
ty, 111.,  and  was  there  married  Nov.  6, 

1818,  to  Lavina  Parkison,  who  was  born 
Feb.  21,  1803.     They  moved  to  what  be- 
came Sangamon  county,  arriving   March 
22,  1819,  on   Lick    creek,  in  what  is  now 
Chatham  township,  and  had  seven  child- 
ren there,  namely — 

ALFRED     C.,    was    born    July    22, 

1819,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.     He  was 
the  first  white  child  born  on  Lick  creek, 
and  but  two  are  known  to  have  been  born 
earlier  in  the  county.     They  were  Samuel 
Drennan,   born    May  5,  1819,   on    Sugar 
creek,  and  Joseph  E.  McCoy,  born  March 
13,    1819,   on    Horse    creek.      Alfred    C. 
Campbell   was    married    May   3,   1838,  in 
Sangamon    county,    to    Polly    Foster,    a 
daughter   of  Peyton   Foster.     They  had 
seven   children,  one  of  whom,  WM.   P., 
died  young.    JOHN  P.,  born  August  4, 
1839,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Aug. 
26,  1858,  in  Shelby  county  to  Sarah  Elliott. 
They  have  three  children,  POLLY,  WILLIS, 
and  ELEANOR  G.,  and  reside  near  Mowe- 
qua,  Shelby    county,  111.     John  P.  Camp- 
bell enlisted  Oct.  2,  i86i,in  Co.  E,  32d  111. 
Inf.     He  arose  by  regular  grades  to  the 
rank  of  Captain,  was  wounded  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Hatchie,  honorably  discharged,  and 
now  draws  a  pension.  ELZIRA,  E.,  born 
April  23,  1844,  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried in    1862,  to  James  W.  Clark.      They 
have   one  child,  POLLY,   and    reside  near 
Mow.equa,  Shelby  county.     SARAH  C., 
born  Mar.  27,  1846,  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  in  1865,  in  Champaign  county,  to 
F.  Bechtel.     1  hey  have  one  child,  POLLY. 
LEONORA  J.,  born  April    15,  1848,   in 


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EARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


Sangamon  county,  and  reside  near  Mo- 
wequa.  ALFRED  C.,  Jun.,  born  May 
26,  1850,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  in 
1873  to  Maggie  Hunter.  They  have  one 
child,  CARRIE  D.,  and  live  near  Mowequa, 
111.  GEORGE  W.,  born  May  9,  1853, 
in  Shelby  county,  is  a  sailor,  and  when 
lest  heard  from  was  in  Germany.  Mrs. 
Polly  Campbell  died  Jan.  9,  1858,  and 
A.  C.  Campbell  was  married  June  17, 
1859,  to  Miss  Jane  Hunt.  They  are  with- 
out family,  and  reside  near  Mowequa, 
Shelby  county,  111.  Capt.  A.  C.  Camp- 
bell enlisted  June  10,  1846,  in  Co.  D.,  4th 
111.  Inf.,  under  Col.  E.  D.  Baker.  He 
was  commissioned  26.  Lieut.,  and  after  the 
death  of  Capt.  Achilles  Morris,  at  Tam- 
pico,  Mexico,  Lieut.  Campbell  commanded 
the  company  at  the  siege  and  capture  of 
Vera  Cruz,  and  the  battle  of  Cerro  Gordo. 
When  the  rebellion  broke  out  he  raised  a 
company,  Oct.  2,  1861,  and  became  Capt. 
of  Co.  E.,  32d  111.  Inf.,  under  Col.  John 
Logan,  and  fought  in  all  the  battles  from 
Fort  Donelson  to  the  sea.  At  Pittsburg 
Landing  his  company  lost  thirty-two  men, 
killed  and  wounded,  out  of  fifty-six  in 
action.  He  served  three  years  and  four 
months,  and  was  honorably  discharged. 
Capt.  Campbell  moved,  in  1851,  to  the 
vicinity  of  Mowequa,  Shelby  county, 
where  he  now  resides. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  Nov.  4,  1820,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  March  12, 
1843,  to  Elizabeth  Carson.  They  had 
fourteen  children,  five  of  whom  died  in 
infancy,  and  one,  JOSIAH  W.,  was  killed 
in  May,  1859,  by  becoming  entangled  in 
the  harness  on  a  mule,  which  ran  away 
with  him  as  he  was  leaving  his  plow  to 
escape  from  an  approaching  rain  storm. 
Of  the  other  eight,  JEREMIAH,  born 
Jan.  i,  1843,  married  Mary  Wheeler, 
have  two  children.  EARNEST  L.  and  EAR- 
LEN  R.,  and  reside  in  Loami  township. 
WILLIAM  P.,  Jun.,  born  April  7,  1846, 
married  Sarah  Dodd,  who  was  born  Dec. 
11,  1847,  in  Bradley  county,  Tenn.  They 
had  one  child,  AMANDA,  who  died  July  18, 
1873,  in  her  second  year.  They  reside 
in  Talkington  township.  JAMES 
S.,  twin  to  Josiah  WT..  was  born  June  5, 
1 848,  married  Rebecca  A.  Hunter,  who  was 
born  August  15,  1852,  in  Jersey  county. 
They  had  two  children;  one  died  in  in- 
fancy, and  ETTIE  MAY  resides  with  her 
parents,  in  Talkington  township.  SIM- 


ON P.,  born  May  17,  1854,  married  Mar. 
6,  1873,  to  Kate  A.  Workman,  and  resides 
four  miles  south  of  Loami.  LONELY 
ARIZONIA,  ISAAC  H.,  JACKSON 
and  BEATRICE,  reside  with  their 
mother.  Wm.  P.  Campbell  died  August 
24,  1868,  and  his  widow  resides  three 
miles  south  of  Loami.  Mr.  Campbell 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  war,  where 
he  contracted  chronic  diarrhea,  which 
caused  his  death  more  than  twenty  years 
after. 

JEREMIAH,  born  Dec.  22,  1822, 
married  Luro  Combs,  and  died  in  1853, 
leaving  a  widow  and  two  children  in  Shel- 
by county.  Mrs.  Luro  Campbell  mar- 
ried Abner  Smith,  and  resides  near  Mo- 
wequa, Shelby  county,  111. 

JOSIAH  W.,  born  April  5,  1828, 
married  Elizabeth  Workman.  They  had 
two  living  children,  and  Mrs.  C.  died  and 
he  married  Angeline  White.  They  have 
three  children,  and  reside  in  Vernon 
county,  Mo. 

PETER  C.,  born  Jan.  19,  1832,  mar- 
ried May  5,  1852,  to  Amanda  E.  Carson. 
They  ^iad  three  children,  two  of  whom 
died  in  infancy.  RACHEL  C.  resides 
with  her  parents.  Peter  C.  Campbell 
and  wife  live  in  Chatham  township,  with 
in  one  mile  of  where  he  was  born. 

CAROLINE,  born  Oct.  23,  1834, 
married  John  Workman.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Lavinah  Campbell  died  Dec.  13, 
1853,  and  John  Campbell  was  married  in 
1855  to  Mrs.  Margery  Carson,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Parkison,  a  sister  of 
his  first  wife.  She  died  March  5,  1870. 
John  Campbell  died  Feb.,  1875,  on  the 
farm  where  he  settled  in  1819,  five  miles 
west  of  Chatham,  leaving  a  large  estate 
which  he  had  accumulated  by  industry  and 
economy.  He,  as  nearly  all  the  earliest 
settlers,  took  part  in  the  Black  Hawk  war. 
The  first  mill  in  the  county,  built  by  Daniel 
Lisle,  was  sold  by  him,  and  after  changing 
hands  once  or  twice,  was  bought  by  Mr. 
John  Campbell,  and  moved  to  his  farm  on 
Lick  creek,  where  he  put  it  up  and  ran  it 
for  years,  each  customer  bi'inging  his  own 
horses  to  run  it.  That  kind  of  mills  went 
out  of  use  long  ago,  and  one  of  the  burrs 
was  used  by  Mr.  Campbell  as  a  doorstep, 
to  the  day  of  his  death. 

CAMPBELL,  LE VI,  was  born 
May  i,  1818,  in  Madison  county,  111.,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county  when  he  was 


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quite  young.  He  was  married  March  4, 
1841,  to  Susannah  Staley.  They  had 
three  living  children,  namely — 

SARAH  J.  married  John  Hudson. 
See  his  name. 

MART F.,  married  Kirk  Lacey.  They 
have  three  children,  and  live  in  Waverly. 

STALET  D.,  lives  west  of  Loami. 

Levi  Campbell  was  a  soldier  from  San- 
gamon  county,  in  the  war  with  Mexico, 
in  1846  and  '7.  He  died  May  22,  1851, 
and  his  widow  married  Wm.  B.  McCray. 
They  have  three  children — 

ROBERT  D.,  JAMES  A.  and 
STEPHEN  W.,  and  live  west  of 
Loami. 

CAMPBELL,  MAXWELL, 
was  born  Oct.  29,  1795,  in  Cabarras  coun- 
ty, N.  C.  His  grandfather,  Robert 
Campbell,  came  from  Scotland,  bringing 
six  sons:  Robert,  James,  John,  William, 
Samuel  and  George.  Their  arrival  in 
North  Carolina  was  not  long  before  the 
American  Revolution,  and  all  the  six  bro- 
thers were  soldiers  in  the  Revolutionary 
army.  The  second  Robert  was  the  father 
of  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Maxwell 
Campbell  was  married  July  25,  1822,  in 
North  Carolina,  to  Nancy  Plunkett.  She 
was  born  June  15,  1806,  in  the  same  coun- 
ty. They  came  to  Sangamon  county,  ar- 
riving in  May  1823,  and  settled  at  the 
north  side  of  Richland  creek  in  what  is 
now  Cartwright  township.  They  had 
six  living  children  in  Sangamon  county — 

ROBERT  R.,\>orn  August  13,  1823, 
married  Dec.  13,  1847.  to  Cynthia  S.  Pen- 
ny. They  have  eight  children.  SAM- 
UEL lives  with  his  parents.  NANCY 
C.  married  J.  Harnsberger.  See  his  name. 
MATILDA  C.,  GEORGE  B.,  PETER 
A.,  IDA  JANE,  JOHN  D.  and  CHAS. 
A.,  live  with  their  parents,  two  and  a  half 
miles  northeast  of  Pleasant  Plains. 

JOHN  H.,  born  May  19,  1828,  mar- 
ried Feb.  28,  1851,  to  Minerva  E.  Bum- 
gardner.  They  have  three  children. 
ISABEL  M.  married  Aaron  Thompson. 
NANCY  E.  and  WILLIAM  J.  live  with 
their  parents.  John  H.  Campbell  enlisted 
Sept.  18,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  F, 
H4th  111.  Inf.  Served  his  full  term  and 
was  honorably  discharged  in  July,  1865, 
at  Trenton,  N.  J.  He  lives  east  of  Pleas- 
ant Plains. 

JAMES  E.,  born  Oct.  8,  1830,  mar- 
ried Oct.  4,  1865,  to  Cordelia  Valentine, 


who  was  born  Dec.  20, 1847,  in  Pickaway 
county,  Ohio.  They  live  near  Pleasant 
Plains. 

MATILDA  D.,  born  April  3,  1833, 
married  Jan.  25,  1851,  to  Wm.  F.  Irwin. 
See  his  name. 

WILLIAM  V.,  born  May  2,  1836, 
married  Feb.  13,  1862,  to  Mary  E.Valen- 
tine, who  was  born  Dec.  14,  1843,  in  Pick- 
away  county,  O.  They  had  four  children. 
OLIVER  H.  died  young.  MAXWELL 
M.,  JASPER  S.  and  CORA  V.  live 
with  their  parents,  at  the  family  home- 
stead settled  in  1823. 

JASPER  J.,  born  May  22,  1839, 
enlisted  Sept.  18,  1862,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  F,  1 1 4th  111.  Inf.  He  was  captured 
at  the  battle  of  Guntown,  Miss.,  June  10, 
1864,  remained  in  Anderson ville  prison- 
pen  until  near  the  close  of  the  rebellion, 
and  was  marching  under  rebel  authority 
to  the  Mississippi  river  for  the  purpose  of 
being  exchanged.  On  the  second  day's 
march,  he  being  emaciated  by  starvation, 
fell  out  of  the  ranks,  and  was  never  heard 
of  after. 

Maxwell  Campbell  and  his  wife  live 
on  the  farm  where  they  settled  in  1823. 
It  is  four  miles  northeast  of  Pleasant 
Plains. 

Maxwell  Campbell  says  he  raised  the 
three  first  crops  after  he  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  with  an  ox.  He  used  the  ox 
for  riding  and  all  other  purposes,  the 
same  as  a  horse.  In  working  he  used 
harness  instead  of  a  yoke.  He  could 
carry  a  grist  of  com  on  the  ox  to  mill, 
hitch  him  in,  do  his  own  grinding,  and 
then  carry  it  home.  He  made  a  cart,  each 
wheel  of  which  was  a  solid  piece  of  wood, 
and  with  the  ox,  did  his  first  hauling.  Mr. 
Campbell  says  that  for  the  first  five  years 
after  coming  to  the  county  he  never  had 
a  cent  of  money.  He  first  built  a  very 
small  cabin,  then  prepared  hewn  logs  for 
a  much  larger  house.  They  were  hauled 
together  and  lay  two  years  because  he 
had  no  money  to  buy  whisky  for  the  rais- 
.  ing.  He  then  bought  a  blind  horse  for 
five  dollars  in  trade.  It  had  a  bell  on  it, 
which  Mr.  Campbell  sold  for  two  gallons 
of  whisky,  and  was  thus  enabled  to  raise 
the  house  in  which  he  has  lived  more  than 
forty  years.  Soon  after  trading  for  the 
blind  horse,- he  put  a  sack  of  corn  and  a 
boy  on  the  ox,  and  rode  the  horse  to  mill, 
hitched  the  horse  and  ox  together,  ground 


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out  the  grist,  and  then  started  home.  The 
ox  threw  the  boy  and  sack  off.  The  boy 
caught  one  foot  in  the  traces,  and  the  ox 
dragged  him  among  the  trees  and  stumps, 
and  was  likely  to  kill  him.  Mr.  Camp- 
bell, seeing  the  perilous  condition  of  the 
boy,  ran  ahead  of  the  ox,  caught  it  by  the 
horns — and  knowing  him  to  be  its  master, 
rather  than  the  physical  strength  he  ex- 
erted— enabled  him  to  hold  it  until  help 
came  and  extricated  the  boy.  At  this 
point  in  the  story,  the  old  gentleman 
paused,  looked  wise,  and  with  a  comical 
expression  of  countenance,  added  in  a 
trembling  voice :  "  The  neighbors  always 
said  they  knowed  that  ox  afterwards  by 
the  prints  of  my  fingers  in  his  horns?"1 

CAMPBELL,  ROBERT,  was 
born  in  1798,  in  Caborras  county,  N.  C., 
and  married  there  to  Mary  Hill.  They 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  about 
1828,  and  settled  on  Richland  creek.  They 
brought  two  children  with  them,  and  had 
eight  in  Sangamon  county.  In  1868  the 
family  moved  to  Kansas.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

JAMES  married  Nancy  H.  Stubbs, 
and  has  two  children,  ALBERT  T.  and 
OSCAR,  and  live  in  Kansas. 

NANCT  married  John  E.  King,  and 
live  in  Kansas. 

SAMUEL,  WILET,  GREEN, 
JAMES,  FRANKLIN,  JOHN  and 
CARROLL,  the  two  latter  twins,  all, 
married  and  unmarried,  live  near  Fredonia, 
Wilson  county,  Kansas. 

Robert  Campbell  died  Sept.  12,  1872, 
near  Fredonia,  Kansas,  and  his  widow 
lives  with  their  children. 

CAMPBELL,  HUGH,  twin 
brother  to  Robert,  was  born  in  1798,  in 
North  Carolina,  married  there  and  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in  Sept.,  1830, 
on  Richland  creek.  They  had  nine  child- 
ren, and  Hugh  Campbell  died  August  28, 
1865,  and  his  widow  died  July  26,  1869, 
both  in  Rochester. 

CAMPBELL,  NELSON, 
youngest  brother  to  Maxwell,  Robert  and 
Hugh.  He  was  born  in  North  Carolina, 
married  in  Tennessee  to  Themy  Grady, 
and  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1830. 
They  had  three  children.  Their  eldest 
son — 

ROBERT,  married  Mrs.  M.  Gale, and 
had  two  children.  He  enlisted  in  1862, 
for  three  years,  in  the  H4th  111.  Inf. 


Served  full  term  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. He  died  Jan.,  1873  near  Roch- 
ester. 

Nelson  Campbell  and  wife  died  in  San- 
gamon county. 

CAMPBELL,  ROBERT,  was 
born  Sept.  9,  1783,  in  Kanawha  county, 
West  Va.  Mary  Griffith  was  born  there, 
Sept.  15,  1791.  They  were  married  June 
30,  1808,  and  some  of  their  children  were 
born  in  that  county.  The  family  moved 
to  Cincinnati,  and  from  there  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  arriving  previous  to  1835, 
near  Loami.  Of  their  children — 

SIDNEY  S.,  born  May  4,  1810,  in 
West  Va.,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
March  30,  1836,  to  Barbara  A.  Neal. 
They  had  six  living  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  ROBERT  D.,  born  Jan. 
27,  1840,  enlisted  July  15,  1861,  in  Co.  C, 
nth  Mo.  Inf.,  for  three  years;  i"e-enlisted 
as  a  veteran,  Jan.,  1864,  served  until  Jan. 
15,  1866,  when  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. He  was  married  Sept.  2,  1868, 
to  Sarah  Shryer.  They  have  one  child, 
JAMES  E.,  and  live  one  mile  south  of 
Bates.  MARIA  N.,  born  Feb.  9,  1842, 
married  Wm.  H.  Sowell.  See  his  name. 
SAMUEL,  born  March  12,  1844,  en- 
listed Sept.,  i86i,in  Co.  B,  loth  111.  Cav., 
for  three  years.  He  was  wounded  in  the 
battle  of  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  from  which 
he  recovered,  but  died  of  disease  in  hospi- 
tal at  that  place,  Sept.,  1863.  .HARVEY 
G.  born  July  7,  1846,  lives  with  his 
mother.  AMARINE,  born  Nov.  7, 
1848,  married  Morris  Lee.  They  have 
two  children,  and  live  near  New  Berlin. 
ELIZABETH,  born  Sept.  2,  1856,  mar- 
ried James  M.  Williams,  who  was  a 
Union  soldier,  also.  They  have  two 
children,  and  live  in  Pleasant  Plains. 
Sidney  S.  Campbell  died  in  1874.  His 
widow  resides  at  Loarni. 

HAMILTON,  born  June  12,  1812,  in 
West  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Harriet  Riddle.  They  moved 
to  Oregon,  where  he  was  murdered. 

MART  E.  V.,  born  Oct.  4,  1814,  mar- 
ried Woodford  Turpin,  who  died  while  a 
soldier  in  the  Mexican  war,  leaving  two 
sons,  CHARLES  and  HAMILTON.  Mrs. 
Turpin  married  Walter  Nicholls  and  re- 
side near  Dundee,  Rice  county,  Minne- 
sota. 

JOHN  A.,  born  Sept.  30,  1816,  in 
Kanawha  county,  West  Va.,  came  with 


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his  parents  to  Sangamon  county,  and  after 
spending  a  few  years  near  Loami,  came  to 
Springfield.  He  was  married  Oct.  4,  1838, 
to  Susan  C.  Short.  They  had  five  child- 
ren, four  of  whom  died  young.  MARI- 
ETTA, born  July  25,  1841,  in  Spring- 
field, 111.,  was  married  there,  Oct.  28, 
1860,  to  Daniel  Myers.  They  had  one 
child,  CAROLINE,  and  Mr.  Myers  died 
Oct.  30,  1863.  Mrs.  Myers  lives  with  her 
father,  in  St.  Louis.  Mrs.  Susan  C. 
Campbell  died  April  3,  1852,  and  John  A. 
Campbell  married  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Rusk, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Hawker.  She 
died,  and  he  married  Nov.  9,  1856,  to 
Elizabeth  T.  Rich.  They  have  one  liv- 
ing child,  CYRUS  W.,  and  reside,  at  921 
North  Tenth  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

CHARLES  /?.,  born  Nov.  17,  1821, 
in  West  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Mary  Gibson.  They  have  two 
children,  and  live  at  Oswego,  Labette 
county,  Kansas. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  Nov.  24,  1826, 
married  Julia  Slater.  They  have  three 
children,  and  live  in  Springfield. 

NANCT  A.,  born  April  27,  1830, 
married  George  Underwood,  and  both 
died,  leaving  three  children  in  Buchanan 
county,  near  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

Robert  Campbell  died  Dec.  10,  1845, 
and  his  widow  died  Jan.  26,  1862,  both  in 
Loami  township. 

CAMPBELL,  THOMAS,  was 
born  Oct.  31,  1786,  in  Yorkville  District, 
South  Carolina.  His  father,  James  Camp- 
bell, was  born  in  county  Antrim,  Ireland, 
and  emigrated  to  South  Carolina.  Thos. 
Campbell  went,  in  1807,  to  visit  his  bro- 
ther David,  in  Caldwell  county,  Ky.  He 
was  married  in  that  county,  March  22, 
1810,  to  Elizabeth  Robinson,  a  sister  to 
Edward  Robinson.  See  his  name.  She 
was  born  May  3,  1788,  in  Nelson  county, 
Ky.  Her  father,  George  Robinson,  was 
born  in  Bucks  county,  Pa.,  married  in 
Maryland,  to  Elizabeth  Griffith,  moved  to 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  and  from  there  to 
Nelson  county,  Ky.  Thomas  and  Eliza- 
beth Campbell  had  eight  children  in  Ken- 
tucky. He  moved  with  his  familv  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  about 
Nov.  10,  1823.  The  first  land  sales  took 
place  in  Springfield  on  the  sixth  of  that 
month,  and  a  few  days  later  he  entered 
some  land  south  of  Little  Spring  creek, 
and  there  made  a  home  for  his  family.  It 


is  now  in  Island  Grove  township,  three 
miles  northeast  of  Bates,  where  they  had 
four  children.  Of  their  twelve  children — 
JAMES  R.  was  born  March  4,  1812, 
in  Caldwell  county,  Ky.  He  enlisted  in 
a  Sangamon  county  Light  Horse  Co.  in 
the  spring  of  1831,  for  the  Black  Hawk 
war:  served  three  months,  enlisted  in 
another  Sangamon  county  company,  in 
1832,  was  in  the  battle  of  Wisconsin,  and 
served  until  the  surrender  of  the  Indian 
chief,  Black  Hawk.  Mr.  Campbell  en- 
listed at  Galena  in  Co.  K,  ist  111.  Inf.,  in 
1846,  for  one  year.  He  was  in  the  battle 
of  Buena  Vista,  Mexico,  Feb.  22,  1847, 
in  which  Col.  J.  J.  Hardin  was  killed. 
J.  R.  Campbell  never  married,  and  resides 
at  the  family  homestead  near  Bates. 

MARGARET  A.,  born  Nov.  8,  1813, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, to  Allen  Short.  See  his  name.  They 
had  three  children,  and  she  died  Sept.  23, 


J.,  born  July  18,  1815,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Pinckney  Hughes.  They  had  four 
children.  MARY  E.  married  Thomas 
Baker,  and  lives  at  Nilwood.  THOMAS 
P.  married  Amanda  Ross,  and  lives  at 
Nilwood.  ANNIE  and  NETTIE  live 
with  their  mother.  Mr.  Hughes  died  in 
1860,  and  his  widow  resides  at  Nilwood, 
Macoupin  county,  111. 

NARCISSA  D.,  born  Dec.  9,  1816, 
is  unmarried,  and  resides  at  the  family 
homestead,  near  Bates. 

DOROTHY  M.,  and  POLLY  M., 
twins,  born  Oct.  9,  1818,  in  Kentucky. 

DOROTHT  J/.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  Benj.  T.  Renshaw,  moved 
to  Iowa,  and  had  three  children,  ELIZA- 
BETH L.,  MORGAN  and  ELIJAH  C. 
Mr.  Renshaw  was  a  soldier  in  an  Iowa 
regiment,  and  died  in  St.  Louis.  His 
family  live  near  Clio,  Wayne  county, 
Iowa. 

POLL!'  .]/.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Robert  Wiggins.  They  have 
one  child,  CHARLES,  and  live  near 
Nilwood,  111. 

WILLIAM  />'.,  born  Jan.  28,  1821,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Oct.  n,  1849,  to 
Sarah  L.  Dunbar,  who  was  born  June  I, 
1825.  Thev  have  five  living  children, 
CHARLES  V.,  MINNIE  A.  and 
WALTER  L.,  (twins),  VELMA  A. 


EARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


and  WILLIAM  LINCOLN,  and  live 
near  Oskaloosa,  Iowa. 

EDWARD  DODDS,  born  May  29, 
1825,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Eliza 
Baldwin.  They  have  two  children, 
ELIZABETH  and  CHARLES  J.,  and 
reside  near  Hutchins,  Dallas  county, 
Texas. 

JULIETTE,  born  June  13,  1827,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Solomon 
Brundage,  moved  to  Texas,  and  died  in 
time  of  the  rebellion. 

JOHN B.,  born  Oct.  26,  1829,  in  San- 
gamon county,  went  to  Oregon,  about 
1853,  and  from  there  to  California.  Last 
heard  from  in  1867,  at  Petalouma,  Cal. 

THOMAS,  Jun.,  born  Nov.  2,  1834, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Sarah  A. 
Selby.  They  have  one  child,  THOMAS 
H.,  and  reside  near  Hutchins,  Texas. 

Thomas  Campbell  was  licensed  to 
preach  the  gospel  in  1818,  by  Logan 
Presbytery,  of  the  Cumb.  Presb.  church, 
in  Kentucky,  and  was  ordained  after  com- 
ing to  Illinois.  He  preached  at  Irish 
Grove,  Menard  county,  to  the  church  on 
Sugar  creek,  Sangamon  county,  and 
preached  in  his  own  neighborhood  as  long 
as  he  lived.  Rev.  Thomas  Campbell  died 
May  11,  1850,  at  the  place  where  he  set- 
tled in  1823,  and  his  widow  died  there  in 
Feb.,  1876. 

CAMPBELL  THOMAS  H., 
was  born  May  21,  1815,  in  Pennsylvania, 
came  to  Henderson  county,  111.,  from 
there  to  Chester,  in  Randolph  county, 
thence  to  Springfield.  He  came  by  the 
invitation  of  his  old  friend,  Gen.  James 
Shields,  to  discharge  the  duties  of  his 
office,  Gen.  Shields  being  then  Aditor  of 
State.  Mr.  Campbell  was  married  Oct. 
21,  1845,  in  Jacksonville,  111.,  to  Catharine 
E.  McDougall,  a  native  of  New  York, 
and  sister  of  the  Hon.  James  A.  McDou- 
gall, late  U.  S.  Senator  from  California. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Campbell  had  four  children 
in  Springfield,  namely — 

JEANE7^TE,  born  Feb.  18,  1847, 
and  died  Feb.  16,  1862. 

THOMAS  H.,  born  Dec.  i,  1849,  in 
Sangamon  county,  is  a  lawyer,  and  resides 
in  Springfield. 

JAMES  W.,  born  Dec.  29,  1851,  in 
Springfield,  is  a  farmer,  and  lives  with  his 
mother. 


TREAT,  born  Jan.  23,  1855,  in 
Springfield,  is  a  student,  and  lives  with 
his  mother. 

Mr.  Campbell  continued  in  the  auditor's 
office  until  the  expiration  of  Mr.  Shield's 
term,  and  the  election  of  Gen.  W.  L.  D. 
Ewing,  who  died  in  1846.  Mr.  C.  was 
appointed  to  fill  the  unexpired  term.  He 
was  elected  to  the  same  office  in  1848,  and 
again  in  1852,  thus  serving  in  the  State 
Auditor's  office  nearly  twenty  years,  be- 
ing the  chief  officer  ten  years  of  that 
time.  Mr.  Campbell  was  appointed  by 
Gov.  Yac  :s,  special  commissioner  to  audit 
accounts  between  the  U.  S.  Government 
and  the  State  of  Illinois,  in  which  work 
he  was  engaged  at  the  time  of  his  death, 
Nov.  22,  1862.  His  widow  resides  east 
side  of  Second,  near  Edwards  street, 
Springfield,  111. 

CANFIELD,  JOHN  E.,  was 
born  Jan.  12,  1802,  in  Morristown,  N.  J. 
He  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1831,  re- 
turned to  New  Jersey,  and  was  married  in 
New  York  City,  April  14,  1834,  to  Susan 
LaTourette,  who  was  born  Feb.  21,  1806, 
at  Somerville,  Somerset  county,  New 
Jersey.  In  May,  1834,  they  came  to  Illi- 
nois, and  settled  west  of  Springfield,  in 
what  is  now  Curran  township.  They 
had  five  children,  one  of  whom  died  in 
infancy.  Of  the  other  four — 

DANIEL  L.,  born  August  29,  1838, 
in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  April  23, 
1861,  for  three  months,  in  Co.  G,  7th  111. 
Inf.  He  was  commissioned  ist  Lieut,  at 
its  organization,  and  afterwards  appointed 
Quartermaster  of  the  regiment.  Served  . 
full  time,  re-enlisted  Nov.  25,  1861,  in  Co. 
I,  loth  111.  Cav.  He  was  appointed  ist 
Lieut.,  and  afterwards  made  Battalion 
Quartermaster.  That  office  was  abolished, 
and  he  was  mustered  out,  April  4,  1862, 
He  resumed  his  position  as  ist  Lieut,  of 
Co.  I,  and  died  May  7,  1863,  at  St.  Louis, 
of  disease  contracted  in  the  army. 

HELEN  M.,  born  Dec.  n,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  in  June, 
1868,  in  Morristown,  N.  J.,  to  Thomas  H. 
Taylor,  a  son  of  the  Rector  of  Grace 
church,  New  York  City.  They  have  one 
child,  THOMAS  H.,  Jun.,  and  reside 
near  Plainfield,  N.  J. 

JOHN  C.,  born  Oct.  8,  1842,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  Feb.  15,  1865, 
in  Springfield,  111.,  to  Ella  L.  Todd,  who 
was  born  August  27,  1846,  in  Lexington, 


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Ky.  They  have  two  children,  ELLA  S. 
and  MAI  L.  Mr.  Canfield  has  been  a 
merchant  in  Springfield  for  the  last  seven- 
teen years,  where  he  and  his  family  re- 
side. 

JAMES  F.,  born  Nov.  4,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  is  a  clerk  in  the  U.  S. 
Postofrice  department,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

Mrs.  Susan  Canfield  died  April  6,  1846, 
in  Springfield,  and  John  E.  Canfield  died 
Jan.  7,  1866,  in  Jacksonville,  111. 

John  E.  Canfield  was  one  of  the  original 
members  in  the  organization  of  St.  Paul's 
Episcopal  church,  in  Springfield,  and  con- 
tinued a  member  of  the  same  until '  his 
death. 

CANEDY  PELEG  C.,  son  of 
Capt.  Peleg  ana  Silence  Fobes  Canedy, 
was  born  August  25,  1803,  in  Enfield, 
Hampshire  county,  Mass.,  partly  raised  at 
Middlebury,  Vt.,  and  spent  most  of  his 
early  manhood  in  Washington  City,  where 
he  was  accustomed  to  see  Webster,  Clay, 
Calhoun,  and  their  comp'eers.  There  he 
also  saw  for  the  last  time,  his  brother, 
Lieut.  Philander  F.  Canedy,  of  the  U.  S. 
Navy,  who,  after  having  done  important 
service  in  the  harbor  of  Charleston,  S.  C., 
during  the  nullification  excitement,  and 
acted  as  sailing  master  of  the  sloop  of 
war  Florida,  died  Jan.  2,  1834,  at  Pensa- 
cola,  Flcrida.  Mr.  P  .  C.  Canedy  visited 
New  Orleans,  Nachitoches  and  St.  Louis, 
at  the  latter  of  which  he  engaged  in  busi- 
ness for  a  time,  and  came  to  Springfield, 
111.,  in  Dec.,  1830,  just  in  time  for  the  "deep 
snow."  He  began  the  drug  business,  and 
still  later  added  books  to  his  stock.  This 
was  the  first  establishment  of  the  kind  in 
Springfield.  He  was  married  in  Morgan 
county,  Illinois,  August  8,  1838,  to  Sarah 
Camp,  who  was  born  Jan.,  1815,  in  Ver- 
mont. They  had  three  children — 

CHARLES  FOBES,  born  June-  4, 
1847,  *n  Springfield.  His  early  education 
was  received  in  the  preparatory  depart- 
ment of  Illinois  University,  and  at  the 
Central  High  School,  both  in  Springfield. 
His  preparation  for  college  was  continued 
by  his  private  tutor,  Rev.  John  F.  Brooks, 
of  same  city.  He  graduated  at  Yale  col- 
lege, July  22,  1869,  and  graduated  at  the 
General  Theological  Seminary,  New 
York  City,  June  27,  1873.  While  a  stu- 
dent he  had  charge,  as  lay  reader,  of  St. 
Mark's  church,  Baskingridge,  N.  J.  He 


was  ordained  Deacon  in  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  church,  by  Bishop  Potter,  of 
New  York,  June  29,  1873.  He  was  or- 
dained Priest  by  the  aforesaid  prelate, 
Nov.  23,  1873,  and  Yale  college  conferred 
the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  on  him, 
June  25,  1874.  Rev.  C.  F.  Canedy  is  un- 
married, and  Rector  of  St.  John's  church, 
Monticello,  N.  Y. 

GEORGE  />.died  in  his  third  year. 

MART  P.,  born  March  31,  1852,  in 
Springfield,  was  partially  educated  there, 
but  finished  her  education  at  the  Chegaray 
Institute,  Philadelphia,  and  St.  Mary's 
school,  New  York  City.  She  resides 
with  her  brother,  the  Rev.  C.  F.  Canedy, 
at  Monticello. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Canedy  died  Jan.  12,  1855, 
in  Springfield.  P.  C.  Canedy  was  for 
many  years  deacon  and  trustee  in  the 
second  Presbyterian  church,  Springfield, 
111.,  and  before  the  latter  place  adopted  a 
city  government,  was  member  and  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Town  Trustees.  He 
was  also  one  of  the  committee  to  receive 
President  Lincoln's  remains.  He  has 
always  been  active  and  energetic  in  every 
undertaking  which  had  in  view  the  wel- 
fare and  happiness  of  his  fellow  citizens. 
A  local  paper  of  March,  1863,  speaks  of 
him  as  an  example  of  uprightness  and 
integrity.  Mr.  Canedy  travels  much,  and 
is  often  at  Springfield,  but  considers  his 
son's  house  his  home.  He  is  now,  March, 
1876,  in  Springfield. 

CANTERBURY,  ASA,  was 
born  March  7,  1788,  in  Virginia.  His 
father  died  when  he  was  a  child,  and  his 
mother  moved  to  Bath  county,  Ky.  He 
was  married  to  Peggy  Hornback,  who 
was  born  Feb.  6,  1791.  She  lived  in 
Fleming  county,  on  the  opposite  side  of 
Licking  river.  There  being  opposition 
to  their  marriage,  they  went  to  Aberdeen, 
O.,  and  were  there  married.  It  could 
there  be  solemnized  on  short  notice,  as  no 
license  was  required  by  the  laws  of  Ohio 
at  that  time,  and  runaway  wedding  parties 
from  Kentucky  were  quite  popular.  They 
had  four  children  in  Bath  county,  and 
moved  to  the  Fleming  side  of  Licking 
river,  where  they  had  three.  The  family 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1826,  in  what  is  now  Fancy 
creek  township,  where  they  had  four 
children.  Of  their  eleven  children — 


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JSAAC,born  in  1810,  in  Bath  county, 
Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  July, 
1830,  to  Elizabeth  Morgan.  They,  with 
four  other  families,  moved,  in  1832,10  Des- 
Moines  county,  Iowa,  crossing  the  Missis- 
sippi river  at  Flint  Hills,  now  Burlington. 
They  were  said  to  be  the  first  white  fam- 
ilies that  ever  moved  into  Iow;i.  They 
had  six  children,  and  Isaac  Canterbury 
died  there  in  1848.  His  widow  and  child- 
ren still  live  in  DesMoines  county,  Iowa. 

MARIA,  born  in  1812, in  Bath  county, 
Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  May 
14,  1829,  to  William  Primm.  See  his 
name. 

CARLISLE  H.,  born  Dec.  5,  1814, 
in  Bath  county,  Ky.,  married,  August  n, 
1836,  to  Emily  Morgan,  who  was  born  in 
Sangamon  county.  They  had  thirteen 
children,  four  of  whom  died  under  six 
years.  Of  the  other  nine:  ASA  mar- 
ried Margaret  England,  and  lives  in  Ford 
county.  SARAH  married  William 
Fuquay,  and  lives  in  Ford  county. 
WILLIAM  M.  enlisted  August,  1861, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  F,  28th  '111.  Inf. 
He  was  sick  when  he  left  Camp  Butler, 
and  died  at  Camp  Holt,  Ky.,  Nov.  7, 
1861.  RUTH  A.  married  Wm.  H.  H. 
Holland.  See  his  name.  OLIVER  P., 
JOHN  C.,  CARLISLE  N.,  LINCOLN 
G.  and  LAURA  E.  live  with  their  pa- 
rents, in  Menard  county,  two  and  a  half 
miles  west  of  Cantrall. 

VALENTINE,  born  in  1816,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
aged  seventeen  years. 

JOHN  I7.,  born  August  27,  1820,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Feb.  22,  1842,  to  Miranda  M. 
Brittin.  They  had  six  children.  JOHN 
B.,  born  March  24,  1843,  died  March  19, 
1864.  ASA  M.  married  April  19,  1866, 
to  Lucinda  Fisk.  They  had  five  children; 
three  died  in  infancy.  The  other  two, 
MATTIE  E.  and  ELLIS,  live  with  their  pa- 
rents, at  Cantrall.  MARY  J.  married 
John  J.  Stevens.  They  have  three  child- 
ren, CHARLES  A.,  JOHN  E.  and  FRANK  E., 

and  reside  at  Cantrall.  MARGA.RET 
A.  married  Joseph  S.  Cantrall.  See  his 
name.  EVANS  E.  resides  with  his 
father.  WM.  H.  died  in  infancy.  Mrs. 
Mhranda  M.  Canterbury  died  Sept.  22, 
1853,  and  Mr.  C.  married  Sept.  24,  1854, 
to  Harriet  E.  Purkins,  of  Menard  county. 
They  live  near  Cantrall.  John  F.  Can- 


terbury raised  a  good  crop  of  wheat  in 
1842.  He  hauled  sixty-five  bushels  of  it 
to  St.  Louis,  one  hundred  miles,  and  sold 
it  for  thirty-seven  and  a  half  cents  per 
bushel.  He  drove  three  yoke  of  oxen, 
was  twelve  days,  and  his  total  receipts 
were  $24.371^." 

ELIZA  J.,  born  in  Fleming  county, 
Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
William  Cline.  See  his  name. 

OLIVER  P.,  born  July  21,  1824,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Elizabeth  Council.  They 
have  nine  children.  MARY  E.  resides 
with  her  parents.  MARGARET  J. 
married  William  Vandergrift.  He  served 
three  years  in  an  Illinois  regiment  in  aiding 
to  suppress  the  slaveholders'  rebellion. 
They  live  in  Fancy  creek  township. 
MARIA  F.,  MELISSA  M.JOHN  H., 
ANNIE  F.,  JULIA  E.,  WILLIAM  R. 
and  NELLIE  E.  live  with  their  parents, 
in  Menard  county,  two  and  a  half  miles 
southwest  of  Cantrall. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  in  1827,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Elijah  Brittin. 
See  his  name.  He  died  March  5,  1873, 
in  Iowa. 

MARGARE7\  born  about  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Stephen  Eng- 
land. See  his  name. 

ABRAHAM,\>v\v\  in  1831,511  Sanga- 
mon county,  died  aged  twelve  years. 

JULIA  A.,  born  about  1834,111  San- 
gamon county,  married  Agustus  J.  Bron- 
son,  and  reside  in  Menard  county,  six 
miles  northwest  of  Williamsville.  Mr.  B. 
enlisted  August,  1862,  in  Co.  C,  114  111. 
Inf.  for  three  years.  He  was  a  hospital 
steward  from  1863,  served  more  than  full 
term,  and  was  honorably  discharged  in 
1865. 

Asa  Canterbury  died  Oct.  16,  1856,  and 
his  widow  died  July  8,  1857. 

CANTRALL.— The  origin  of  the 
family  in  America  was  with  Zebulon  Can- 
trail,  who  came  from  Wales,  and  settled 
in  Philadelphia,  Penn.,  about  the  year 
1700.  There  is  a  tradition  in  the  family 
that  he  built  the  first  brick  house  ever 
erected  in  that  city.  Zebulon  Cantrall 
had  a  son,  Joseph.  He  had  a  son,  Joshua, 
who  was  born  August  8,  1748,  either  in 
Pennsylvania  or  Virginia,  most  probably 
the  latter.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  war 
for  American  Independence.  This  Joshua 
Cantrall  married  and  had  nine  sons,  but 


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no  daughter.  Four  of  his  sons  died  with- 
out families.  Of  the  other  five,  Joshua, 
horn  in  Virginia,  raised  a  family,  and  died 
August  11,  1840,  in  DeWitt  county,  111. 
The  other  four,  Zehulon  G.,  William  G., 
Levi  and  Wyatt,  are  the  suhjects  of  the 
following  sketches. 

CANTRALL,ZEBULON  G. 
was  born  June  29,  1773,  in  Botetourt 
county,  Virginia.  He  was  a  brother  of 
Joshua,  William  G.,  Levi  and  Wyatt. 
The  family  moved  in  1789,  to  Bath  coun- 
ty, Kv.  Zebulon  G.  was  married  there, 
August  31,  1797,  to  Sarah  McCallum. 
They  moved  to  Clarke  county,  Ohio, 
from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving in  the  fall  of  1833.  In  the  spring 
of  1834  they  moved  to  DeWitt  county, 
111.  They  had  fourteen  children;  two 
died  young.  Of  the  twelve — 

ANN,  born  August  31,  1798,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  married  John  Branson.  See 
his  name.  She  died  May  16,  1822. 

JOSHUA,\yovn  April  3, 1802,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  in  1828,  in  Butler 
county,  Ohio,  to  Eliza  Scott.  He  died 
Oct.  12,  1860,  in  DeWitt  county,  and  Mrs. 
C.  resides  with  her  daughter,  SARAH, 
the  wife  of  Irvin  Daniels,  near  Warrens- 
ville,  111.  Her  son,  John  S.,  lives  in 
Kansas. 

AGNES  M.,  born  Sept.  12,  1806,  in 
Kentucky,  married  John  Mclntire.  She 
is  a  widow,  and  resides  with  her  brother 
William. 

JOHN  J/.,  born  Feb.  22,  1808,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Champaign 
county,  Ohio,  Nov.  13,  1830,  to  Joanna 
M.  Jones.  They  had  eleven  children;  two 
died  in  infancv.  Of  the  nine  children: 
WILLIAM  J.,  ZEBULON  D.,  ELIZA- 
BETH, IRA  J.,  MARY  A.,  (the  latter 
died  in  Nov.,  1875.)  MILES  T.,  ALMA 
J.,  EFFIE  and  JOHN  C.,  the  latter  died 
in  the  spring  of  1872.  John  M.  Cantrall 
died  Feb.  n,  1863,  and  his  widow  died 
Sept.,  1870,  both  in  DeWitt  county,  111. 

JAMES  M.,  born  April  10,  1810,  in 
Kentuckv,  was  married  August  9,  1832, 
to  Eliza  McLaughlin.  They  had  three 
daughters;  one  died  young.  ELMIRA 
married  Abner  J.  Lutz,  and  lives  near 
Lincoln,  111.  ELIZA  J.  married  Mr. 
Piatt,  and  lives  in  Lincoln.  James  M. 
Cantrall  died  April  27,  1866,  and  his 
widow  lives  in  Lincoln,  111. 


SARAH,  born  March  14,  1812,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ohio,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  Jan.  14,  1834,  to 
Joshua  M.  Cantrall.  See  his  name. 

ZEBULON  P.,  born  Jan.  17,  1814, 
in  Clark  county,  Ohio,  was  married  in 
what  is  now  Logan  county,  111.,  Oct.  16, 
1838,10  Elizabeth  Paulk.  They  had  six 
children;  two  died  young.  AMOS  A., 
born  May  n,  1845,  in  Logan  county,  en- 
listed Sept.,  1861,  in  Co.  L,  4th  Ill.'Cav. 
Served  until  June,  1866,  when  he  was 
honorably  discharged.  He  lives  near 
Cisco,  Piatt  county.  MARTHA  J.,  born 
Oct.  3,  1842,  was  married  June  9,  1862,  to 
Samuel  Mott.  They  have  six  children, 
GEORGE  A.,  SARAH  E.,  LEWIS 
A.JAMES  A.,  EFFIE  C.  and  ALVA, 
and  live  near  Argenta,  Macon  county,  111. 
SARAH  A.,  born  Dec.  25,  1844,  was 
married  March  23,  1871,  to  Theodore  A. 
Funk.  She  died  April  30,  1872.  MARY 
E.,  born  Jan.  8,  1848,  was  married  Jan. 
12,  1871,  to  Edwin  C.  Hunsley.  They 
have  two  children,  LAURA  A.  and  INEZ, 
and  live  near  Cisco,  111.  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Cantrall  died  June  12,  1852,  and  Z.  P. 
Cantrall  was  married  to  Mrs.  Rachel 
Doyle.  She  died  Oct.,  1865,  and  Z.  P. 
Cantrall  was  married  March  14,  1872,  to 
Mrs.  Mary  Harp,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Everly.  They  reside  near  Chesnut, 
Logan  county,  111. 

ELIZA,  born  July  4,  1816,  in  Clark 
county,  Ohio,  was  married  Oct.  5,  1834, 
to  Jeremiah  Duncan.  She  died  Jan.  29, 
1854,  leaving  seven  children.  MARY 
L.,  HELEN  A.,  the  latter  born  in  1840, 
in  Logan  county,  was  married  to  George 
Whiteman.  They  live  at  Waynesville, 
111.  AMY  L.  married  Mr.  Condell,  and 
he  died.  WILLIAM  W.  married  Rox- 
anna  Cushman.  They  had  two  children. 
REBECCA  S.  married  Mortimer  Samp- 
son. They  have  one  child,  and  live  in 
Waynesville.  JEREMIAH  P.  livc-s  in 
Waynesville. 

REBECCA  and  RACHEL,  twins, 
born  July  25, 1818,  in  Ohio.  REBECCA 
married  in  June,  1836,  to  Jacob  F.  Samp- 
son. They  had  three  children.  Mrs.  S. 
died  March  24,  1849.  The  children  live 
in  Kansas. 

RA  CHEL  was  married  in  1842  to  Chas. 
Graves,  and  resides  with  her  daughter, 
FANNIE  Storer,  near  Plum  Grove, 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


Butler   county,  Kansas.     Her   son,  John 
W.  Graves,  resides  at  Centralia,  111. 

WTA  TT,  born  May  1 1,  1821,  in  Ohio, 
married  Louisa  Stevens.  She  died,  and  he 
married  Mary  A.  Day.  He  died  Jan.  7, 
1875,  leaving  a  widow  near  Lane,  Frank- 
lin county,  Kansas. 

WILLIAM  L.,  born  May  15,  1823, 
in  Ohio,  was  married  Oct.  26,  1843,  to 
Melinda  Stout.  They  had  eight  children. 
ANN,  born  in  1844,  was  married  in  De- 
Witt  county  to  Joel  Hopesberger.  They 
have  four  children,  and  live  near  Ken- 
ney  station.  EMELINE,  born  in  1846, 
married  Thomas  Watson.  They  have 
three  children,  and  live  near  Kenney 
Station.  JOHN  K.,  JESSE,  WIL- 
LIAM and  ADDIE.  Mrs.  Melinda 
Cantrall  died  March  10,  1864,  and  W.  L. 
Cantrall  was  married  in  1865  to  Christine 
Everly,  and  lives  near  Chesnut,  Logan 
county,  111. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Cantrall  died  May  26, 1843, 
and  Zebulon  G.  Cantrall  died  Sept.  11, 
1845,  both  in  DeWitt  county,  near 
Waynesville. 

CANTRALL,  WM.  G.,  was 
born  Sept.  6,  1784,  in  Botetourt,  Va.  His 
parents  moved  to  Bath  county,  Ky.,  in 
1789.  He  was  there  married,  in  1804,  to 
Deborah  Mitts,  who  was  born  Nov.  16, 
1785,  in  Virginia.  Soon  after  marriage 
they  moved  from  Bath  county  to  the  vi- 
cinity of  New  London,  Huron  county, 
O.,  and  then  moved  to  Pickaway  county. 
They  had  ten  children  in  Ohio,  and  the 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  Nov.  i,  1824,  in  what  is  now 
Fancy  creek  township,  on  what  was  then 
called  Higgins  creek,  but  now  called  Can- 
trail's  creek.  Two  children  were  born  in 
Sangamon  county.  Of  all  their  children — 

DOROTHT,  born  March  15,  1805,  in 
Ohio,  married  iri  Sangamon  county  to 
Charles  Snelson.  They  had  seven  child- 
ren, moved  to  DesMoines  county,  near 
Burlington,  Iowa,  where  Mrs.  Snelson 
died.  The  family  live  there. 

ANN,  born  Aug.  i^  1806,  in  Ohio,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  John  W. 
Snelson.  They  had  eight  children,  and 
moved  to  Keokuk  county,  Iowa,  where 
Mrs.  Snelson  died.  The  family  live  there. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Aug.  29,  1808, 
in  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Joseph  D.  Langston.  See  his  name. 


JOSHUA  M.,  born  Dec.  17,  1810,  in 
Pickaway  couaty,  O.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Jan.  14,  1834,  to  Sarah 
Cantrall.  She  was  born  March  14,  1812, 
near  Urbana,  O.  They  had  eight  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county;  six  died  under 
eight  years.  Of  the  other  four:  ZEBU- 
LAN  G.,  born  May  7,  1835,  married 
Elizabeth  J.  Lillv,  a  native  of  Augusta 
county,  Va.  They  have  six  children, 

MARY      A.,      MELISSA      E.,      ARMINTA    and 

AMELIA  (twins),  CELIA  j.  and  NOAH 
MATHENY,  and  live  in  Fancv  creek  town- 
ship. WILLIAM  G.,  Jun.,  born  Feb. 
20,  1837,  married  Mary  J.  Randall.  They 
have  four  living  children,  MARCUS  x., 
SARAH  M.,  MARY  L.  and  LOUISA  M.,  and 
live  in  Fancy  creek  township.  JACOB 
M.,  born  Dec.  25,  1841,  married  Marian 
J.  Tufts.,  who  was  born  near  Buffalo,  N. 
Y.  They  have  one  child,  ADDIE  E.,  and 
reside  in  Fancy  creek  township.  MAHA- 
LA  E.,  born  Oct.  4,  1845,  married  Oct. 
9,  1873,  to  George  W.  Bailey,  being  his 
second  wife.  He  was  born  in  Hawkins 
county,  Tenn.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
5th  Tenn.  Inf.  in  the  Mexican  war,  in 
1846  and  '7;  came  from  Mexico  to  San- 
gamon county  in  1848.  He  enlisted  in 
1862  for  three  years,  in  Co.  H,  114111. 
Inf.;  was  commissioned  as  Captain  at  the 
organization  of  the  regiment.  His  health 
failing,  he  resigned  in  May,  1863,  and 
lives  in  Salisbury  township.  Joshua  M. 
Cantrall  resides  in  Fancy  creek  township, 
eight  miles  north  of  Springfield. 

TH2RZA,  or  THERESA,  born 
Nov.  8,  1812,  in  Ohio,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  Edward  Guyott.  She 
died  Oct.  7,  1851,  three  months  after  mar- 
riage. He  married  again,  and  lives  in 
Springfield. 

ADAM  M.,  born  Feb.  27,  1815,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  countv  to 
Delilah  Smith.  They  had  nine  children. 
JEREMIAH  married  Etta  Drone,  and 
live  in  Fancy  creek  township.  HAR- 
RIET married  Wm.  Brisentine;  moved 
to  Dallas  county,  Texas,  in  1853.  She 
died  there,  leaving  one  child.  W  M.  L. 
BRISENTINE  lives  with  his  grand- 
uncle,  Joshua  M.  Cantrall.  See  his  name, 
Adam  Cantrall  and  his  wife  live  at  River- 
ton. 

DEBORAH,  born  Feb.  16,  1817,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Marshal  S.  Randall.  They  have  twelve 


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children,  and  reside  near  Blue  Mound, 
Christian  county.  Their  daughter,  Mary 
J.,  married  Wm.  G.  Cantrall,  Jun.  See 
his  name. 

MAHALA,  born  Dec.  4,  1818,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Newton  Street.  She  died,  and  he  resides 
in  Montgomery  county. 

SUSANNAH,  born  Nov.  23,  1820,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Leonard  Mitts.  See  his  name. 

WILLIAM  M.,  born  Dec.  22,  1822, 
in  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Adaline  Claywell.  They  had  nine  child- 
ren; two  died  under  six  years.  JULIA 
A.  married  Leander  Jones,  have  three 
children,  and  reside  in  Salisbury  township. 
MIRANDA  married  Rollin  V.  Mallory. 
See  his  name.  JAMES  M.,  PERCY- 
DEBORAH  J.  is  a  cripple,  having  had 
eight  inches  of  bone  taken  from  one  ot 
her  lower  limbs  --  LEWIS  E.  and 
SARAH  E.  The  latter  is  a  deaf  mute, 
and  is  being  educated  at  the  State  Institu- 
tion at  Jacksonville.  The  five  unmarried 
reside  with  their  mother.  William  M. 
Cantrall  enlisted  July,  1862,  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  C,  114  111.  Inf.;  was  appoint- 
ed Sergeant  at  the  organization.  Disease 
was  brought  on  by  over-exertion  at  the 
battle  of  Guntown,  Miss.,  June  10,  1864, 
and  he  died  in  hospital  at  Memphis, 
Tenn.,  July  9,  1864.  His  widow  ancl  un- 
married children  live  in  Fancy  creek 
township,  eight  miles  north  of  Spring- 
field. 

MIRANDA  J.,  born  May  12,  1826, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  William 
Snelson.  They  had  one  child,  CHAS. 
H.  SNELSON,  and  William  S.  died 
March  9,  1853.  His  widow  was  married 
March  4,  1858,  to  Samuel  Mellinger,  who 
was  born  Jan.  27,  1832,  in  Franklin 
county,  Pa.  They  have  four  children, 

WILLIAM     C.,    MAHALA     A.,    DEBORAH     A. 

and  LUCY  E.,  live  with  their  parents  in 
Fancy  creek  township.  Mr.  Mellinger 
had  one  child  by  a  former  wife,  SAMUEL 
i.  He  lives  with  his  father.  Samuel 
Mellinger  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1862,  in  Co. 
C,  114  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years;  served  full 
term,  and  was  honorablv  discharged  Aug. 
3,  1865. 

ANDRE  W  y.,  born  Jan.  4,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  March  15,  1842. 

Mrs.  Deborah  Cantrall  died  March  15, 
1856,  and  William  G.  Cantrall,  Sen.,  died 


March  6,  1867,  on  the  farm  settled  by 
them  in  1824,  in  Fancy  creek  township. 

CANTRALL,  LEVI,  was  born 
Oct.  i,  1787,  in  Botetourt  county,  Va.  He 
was  taken  by  his  parents  in  1789  to  that 
part  of  Mercer  which  afterwards  became 
Bath  county,  Ky.  He  was  there  married 
Nov.  30,  1809,  to  Fanny  England.  They 
had  one  child  in  Kentucky,  and  the  family 
moved,  in  1811,  to  Madison  county,  O., 
where  five  children  were  born.  They 
then  moved  to  Madison  county,  111.,  in 
Oct.,  1819;  moved  on  and  arrived  where 
Springfield  no-v  stands,  Dec.  4,  1819,  and 
reached  the  north  side  of  the  river,  in 
what  is  now  Fancy  Creek  township,  on 
the  fifth,  made  the  selection  of  a  location 
on  the  seventh,  and  commenced  building 
a  cabin  Dec.  8,  1819.  They  had  seven 
children  in  Sangamon  county.  Of  their 
thirteen  children — 

THOMAS,  born  Oct.  1 1, 1810,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  married  Oct.  3,  1831,  in  San- 
gamon county,  to  Priscilla  D.  McLemore, 
who  was  born  Sept.  14,  1814,  in  Tennes- 
see. They  had  nine  children,  namely: 
CLARISSA,  born  Jan.  20,  1833,  unmar- 
ried, and  resides  at  the  house  of  H.  H. 
Holland.  TURNER  H.,  born  May  9, 
1834,  last  heard  from  in  Alabama. 
YOUNG  M.,born  April  30, 1836,  married, 
1 86 1,  to  Ellen  Graham;  had  one  child, 
THOMAS  E.,  and  Y.  M.  Cantrall  enlisted 
in  1862  for  three  years,  in  Co.  C,  114  111. 
Inf.,  and  died  in  the  army.  His  widow 
and  son  reside  in  Athens.  LEVI,  born 
July  1 6,  1838,  died,  aged  nineteen. 
NANCY  A.,  born  March  25,  1840,  mar- 
ried Egbert  Mallory.  See  his  name. 
THOMAS  J.,  born  Dec.  21,  1842,  served 
three  years  in  the  loth  111.  Cav.,  was  hon- 
orably discharged,  and  lives  in  Nebraska. 
FANNY  P.,  born  March  2,  1843,  mar- 
ried James  D.  Mallory.  See  his  name. 
MARY  E.,  born  Dec.  8,  1844,18  a  teacher 
in  Springfield.  Mrs.  Priscilla  D.  Cantrall 
died,  and  Thomas  C.  married  June  12, 

1848,  to  Elizabeth  Estel.      They  had  four 
children.      MARTHA  E.,  born  June  12, 

1849,  married  and  died   in   Logan  county. 
ROBERT  H.,  born  July  16,  1851,  mar- 
ried Miss  GofF,  has  one   child,  and  resides 
near    Athens.       WILLIAM    M.,    born 
April  16,  1853,  and  CHARLES  H.,  born 
Dec.   29,   1855,  reside   with  their  mother. 
Thomas  Cantrall  lost  his  life  by   a  run- 
away team  dragging  a  saw-log  over  him, 


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in  1858.  His  widow  and  unmarried 
children  reside  near  Athens. 

ANN,  born  July  17,  1812  in  Madison 
county,  O.,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Edward  Ridgeway.  They  had  three 
children,  and  Mr.  R.  died  in  1834.  His 
widow  married  F'erdinand  Meeker,  and 
had  several  children.  She  died  in  Logan 
county.  Her  daughter,  NANCY 
RIDGEWAY,  married  James  Milam, 
and  resides  in  Buffalo  Hart,  111.  Her 
daughter,  DULCIXA  MEEKER,  married 
Jeremiah  Lashbaugh,  and  resides  in  Illi- 
opolis  township. 

NANCT,  born  Sept.  15,  1813,  in  Madi- 
son county,  O.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Turner  Holland.  See  his  name. 

STEPHEN  L.,  born  April  4,  1815, 
in  Madison  county,  O.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Mary  Ridgeway.  They 
had  three  children.  FANNY  married 
George  Provines,  has  seven  children,  and 
reside  near  Clinton.  ALMYRA  mar- 
ried Samuel  Mellinger,  and  died,  leaving 
one  child.  Samuel  Mellinger  married 
Mrs.  Miranda  Snelson,  whose  maiden 
hame  was  Cantrall.  GEORGE  W.  en- 
listed Aug.,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  I, 
114  111.  Inf.,  and  died  in  the  army.  Mrs. 
Mary  Cantrall  died  in  Buffalo  Hart  grove, 
and  Stephen  L.  Cantrall  died  in  1874,  at 
the  house  of  his  brother  Joshua. 

SELINDA,  born  Nov.  14,  1816,  in 
Ohio,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  at  twelve 
or  thirteen  years  of  age. 

ELEANOR,  born  Oct.  17,  1818,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
John  Jordan,  and  resides  near  Olathe, 
Kan. 

ELIZABETH,  born  May  26,  1820, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  James  Dris- 
kell.  Mrs.  Driskell  died.  One  son, 
DAVID,  enlisted  in  Co.  C,  1 14,  111.  Inf., 
in  Aug.,  1862,  for  three  years,  and  died  at 
home  of  disease  contracted  in  the  army. 
Another  son,  LEVI,  resides  in  Menard 
county. 

LE  VI,  Jr.,  born  March  17,  1822,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  to  Elizabeth 
C.  King,  who  was  born  July  n,  1828,  in 
Tennessee.  They  had  four  children. 
JASPER  H.,  born  March  23,  1847,  mar- 
ried  Sarah  E.  Wagner,  has  three  children, 
WILLIAM  H.,  BERTRAM  and  JOSEPH,  and 
resides  near  Paxton.  WILLIAM  M., 
born  March  i,  1849,  married  Minnie 
Wells,  has.  two  children,  ALVIN  N.  and 


WILLIAM  v.,  and  resides  near  Illiopolis. 
MARY  E.  married  Sept.  2,  1874,  to  Ben- 
jamin F.  Warren,  has  one  child,  HARRY 
N.,  and  resides  near  Illiopolis.  ALFRED 
N.  resides  with  his  mother.  Levi  Can- 
trall, Jr.,  died  March  14,  1868,  and  his 
widow  married  Sept.  2,  1874,  to  Enoch 
Primm. 

RA  CHEL,  born  Feb.  29,  1824,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  John  Overstreet. 
See  his  name. 

CHARLES  S.,  born  Jan.  6,  1826,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  7,  1845, 
to  Emily  M.  Vandergrift,  who  was  born 
Oct.  6,  1830.  They  had  two  children. 
MARY  E.,  born  June  13,  1848,  married 
Jan.  25,  1866,  to  Stephen  O.  Price,  has 
two  children,  and  resides  near  Lincoln. 
MACDONALD,  born  Aug.  22,  .1851, 
married  Aug.  4,  1870,  to  Margaret  Peden, 
has  two  children,  and  resides  in  Spring- 
field. Mrs.  Emily  M.  Cantrall  died  Jan. 
29,  1852,  and  C.  S.  Cantrall  married  June 
20,  1852,  to  Lucy  Swearengin,  who  was 
born  Oct.  15,  1828.  She  died  April  14, 
1853.  C.  S.  Cantrall  married  April  26, 
1855,  to  Harriet  A.  Graham,  who  was 
born  Feb.  17,  1836,  in  Athens.  They 
have  nine  children,  CHARLES  H., 
THOMAS  D.,  ALICE,  JOHN  W,, 
LEVI  G.,  WILLIAM  H.,  FANNY  A., 
HOMER  E.  and  IDA.  Charles  S.  Can- 
trall had  one  leg  amputated,  caused  by 
disease.  It  was  done  in  Sept.,  1871.  He 
resides  two  miles  west  of  Illiopolis. 

JOSHUA,  born  July  28,  1828,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Rebecca  Hedrick. 
They  had  thirteen  children;  three  died  in 
infancy.  Of  the  other  ten,  LAFAY- 
ETTE was  married  July  23,  1874,  to 
Gussie  Chambers,  and  lives  in  Illiopolis 
township.  FANNIE  SELINDA  mar- 
ried Benjamin  Capps.  See  his  name. 
CARLISLE,  BARTON  R.JULIA  A., 
MACDONALD,  LAURA  E.,  CLARA 
P.,  LEVI  and  BENJAMIN,  and  reside 
one  and  a  half  miles  west  of  Illiopolis. 

JESSE,  born  April  7,  1830,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Eliza  J.  Humes. 
They  had  ten  children.  He  enlisted 
Aug.,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  C, 
ii4th  111.  Inf.  He  was  commissioned  2d 
Lieut,  at  the  organization,  promoted  to 
Captain,  and  served  as  such  to  the  end  of 
the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. He  moved  with  nis  family  to 
Black  Bob,  Johnson  county,  Kansas. 


SANGAMON    COUNTY. 


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MACDONALD,\>O™  April  5, 1833, 

in  Sangamon  county,  married  Narcissa 
Hedrick.  They  had  one  child,  and  Mr. 
Crantrall  died  Sept.  15,  1872.  His  widow 
and  son,  CHARLES,  reside  in  Menard 
county,  five  miles  northeast  of  Cantrall. 
Mrs.  Fanny  Cantrall  died  Sept.  10, 

1835,  and  Levi  Cantrall  married   May  27, 

1836,  to  Mrs.  Ann  Barnett,  whose  maiden 
name    was    Patterson.      They    had    five 
children,  three  of  whom  died  in  infancy. 
Of  the  other  two — 

FANNT  L.,  born  Oct.  9,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.,  1857,  to 
Henrv  Graham.  They  have  four  living 
children,  MARY  A.,  WILLIAM,  AR- 
MINDA  D.  and  JOSEPH,  and  reside 
near  Athens,  Menard  county. 

JOSEPH  S.,  born  Oct.  16,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  14,  1869, 
to  Margaret  A.  Canterbury.  They  have 
one  child,  DAISY  E.,  and  reside  at  Can- 
trail.  He  is  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the 
new  town  of  Cantrall. 

Levi  Cantrall  died  Feb.  22,  1860,  and 
his  widow  resides  with  their  son  Joseph 
S.,  at  Cantrall.  The  town  of  Cantrall 
was  laid  out  on  land  he  entered  soon  after 
coming  to  the  country,  and  was  named  in 
honor  of  his  memory. 

INCIDENTS. 

From  a  statement  in  writing  made  by 
Levi  Cantrall  a  few  months  before  his 
death,  I  learn  that  in  building  the  cabin  he 
commenced  Dec.  8th,  1819,  about  half  a 
mile  west  of  the  present  town  of  Can- 
trall, the  mortar  froze  so  that  he  could  not 
plaster  it.  December  24,  1819,  snow  be- 
gan to  fall,  and  continued  one  snow  after 
another  until  it  was  two  feet  deep  on  a 
level.  The  weather  continued  intensely 
cold,  and 'a  company  of  seven  men  started 
to  the  American  Bottom  for  provisions. 
They  were  Levi  and  Wyatt  Cantrall, 
Alexander  and  Henry  Crawford,  M.  Hol- 
land, a  Mr.  Kellogg  and  John  Dixon, 
who  afterwards  founded  the  city  of  Dixon, 
111.  Thev  loaded  their  wagons  with  flour 
and  meal  and  started  home  on  the  eight- 
eenth, and  on  the  twentieth  rain  com- 
menced falling.  The  rain  and  melting 
snow  set  the  whole  country  afloat,  and 
when  they  reached  the  Sangamon  river  it 
was  too  full  to  cross.  They  sent  back  to 
Kelly's — where  Springfield  now  stands — 


for  tools,  and  obtained  an  axe  and  grubbing 
hoe.  With  these  they  made  a  canoe,  and 
reached  home  twenty-one  days  from  the 
time  of  starting.  On  the  6th  of  May, 
1820,  the  frost  killed  their  growing  corn. 
The  settlers  thought  of  moving  back 
south,  but  they  hauled  up  provisions  before 
the  next  winter  and  lived  through  it. 

Levi  Cantrall  built  a  horse  mill  in  the 
fall  of  1820.  It  was  a  band  mill,  with  a 
wheel  forty  feet  in  diameter.  It  was  the 
first  mill  ever  built  north  of  the  Sanga- 
mon river,  and  people  came  thirty  miles  or 
more  to  mill.  Mr.  Cantrall  built  a  water 
mill  on  Cantrall's  creek,  near  the  present 
town  of  Cantrall.  It  did  sawing  and 
grinding.  He  says  the  snow  of  1830-31 
was  four  feet  on  a  level.  Levi  Cantrall 
kept  a  tannery  where  he  lived  for  more 
than  forty  years. 

CANTRALL,  WYATT,  was 
born  Dec.  20,  1790,  in  Bath  county,  Ky., 
the  same  year  that  his  parents  moved  from 
Botetourt  county,  Va.  He  was  married 
in  Bath  county  to  Sally  England,  and 
moved  to  Clarke  county,  O.,  where  they 
had  three  children,  and  then  moved,  in 
company  with  Mrs.  Cantrall's  father, 
Stephen  England,  to  St.  Clair  county,  111., 
in  the  fall  of  1818,  and  in  the  spring  of 
1819  to  what  is  now  Fancy  Creek  town- 
ship, in  Sangamon  county,  where  they  had 
six  children.  Of  their  nine  children — 

ELIZA,  born  Sept.  3,  1813,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  .Sangamon  county  to  John 
McLemore.  He  died  in  1871,  leaving  a 
widow  and  two  children  at  Stirling, 
Whiteside  county. 

SAMUEL  D,,  born  Feb.  9,  1816,  in 
Clarke  county,  O.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  March  6,  1837,  to  Sarah  S.  Alex- 
ander. They  had  six  living  children. 
ALBERT  A.  married  March  6,  1862,  to 
Martha  Hunt.  He  enlisted  in  Aug.,  1862, 
in  Co.  C,  1 14  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  and 
was  appointed  Sergeant.  He  was  captured 
at  the  battle  of  Guntown,  Miss.,  in  June, 
1864,  and  was  placed  in  the  Andersonville 
prison  pen,  where  he  remained  about  five 
months,  and  after  that  was  taken  from  one  • 
prison  to  another  to  prevent  being  released 
by  the  Union  forces,  and  was  paroled 
Marcn  i,  1865,  and  died  of  starvation  and 
exposure  March  5,  1865,  at  Wilmington, 
N.  C.  WYA.TT  E.  married  Grizella 
Holland.  LUCINDA  J.  married  B.  F. 
Horn.  HEXRY  married  Emma  E.  Gra- 


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ham.  ELIZA  married  Henry  Lake,  son 
of  Bayless,  and  MARGARET  A.  mar- 
ried Isaac  Bates,  son  of  Joseph.  S.  D. 
Cantrall  lives  two  miles  north  of  Cantrall. 

DA  VI D  7>.,born  May  7,  1818,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Eleanor 
McLemore,  had  three  children,  and  she 
died.  He  married  Ursula  Bull,  has  three 
children,  and  lives  in  Iowa. 

ZEBULON,  born  Aug.  u,  1823,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  died  in  1840. 

WIATT  E.,  born  March  22,  1825,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  in  1841. 

STEPHENS.,  born  April  20,  1827, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Caroline 
Blue.  They  have  seven  children,  and  live 
at  Black  Bob,  Johnson  county,  Kan. 

WILLIAM  J.,  born  July  28,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Lucy  Kings- 
bury,  who  died,  and  he  married  Calista 
Neil,  have  three  children,  and  lives  at 
Black  Bob,  Kan. 

POLLY  ANN,  born  Sept.  17,  1832, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Thomas 
Hethcote,  have  one  child,  and  live  at  Stir- 
ling, Whiteside  county. 

JOHN  H.,  born  Oct.  i,  1834,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Eleanor  Stratton, 
have  six  children,  and  live  in  Iowa. 

Mrs.  Sally  Cantrall  died  Aug.  i,  1840, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  Wiatt  Cantrall 
married  in  the  fall  of  1841  to  Mrs.  Polly 
Kingsbury,  whose  maiden  name  was  Fos- 
ter. They  had  one  child — 

JOSHUA  P.,  born  in  1843  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Grace  Winters. 
They  have  one  child,  and  live  in  Chase 
county,  Kan. 

Mrs.  Polly  Cantrall  died  about  1859, 
and  Wiatt  Cantrall  resides  at  Stirling, 
Whiteside  county. 

CANTRILL,,  THOMAS,  was 
born  April  4,  1775,  and  Elizabeth  Murray 
was  born  Sept.  19,  1774.  The  place  of 
their  birth  is  not  known,  but  probably  in 
Orange  county,  North  Carolina,  where 
they  were  married  and  had  one  child. 
They  then  moved  to  Green  county,  Ky., 
•where  they  had  five  children,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Oct., 
1828,  in  what  is  now  Rochester  township, 
three  and  a  half  miles  east  of  Springfield. 
Of  their  children — 

MARY,  born  in  North. Carolina,  mar- 
ried in  Kentucky  to  Thomas  Perry,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county  before  her  pa- 


rents.    They  had  six  children,  but  all  the 
family  are  dead. 

WILLIAM,  born  Jan.  17,  1800,  in 
Green  county,  Ky.,  came  to  Springfield, 
111.,  in  March,  1825,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county  Feb.  14,  1828,  to  Elizabeth 
Hall,  who  was  born  Dec.  8,  1809.  They 
had  two  children,  and  moved  to  Decatur, 
April,  1833,  where'they  had  two  children. 
Of  their  children:  THOMAS  H.,  born 
Nov.  i,  1829,  in  Sangamon  county,  raised 
in  Decatur,  and  died  in  the  spring  of  1864, 
at  Walla  Walla,  Washington  Ter.  JANE 
ELLEN,  born  Oct.  27,  1832,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  in  Decatur,  April  4, 
1857,  to  A.  S.  Keller,  and  lives  at  Sulli- 
van, Moultrie  county,  111.  MARY  E., 
born  Sept.  27,  1835,  in  Decatur,  married 
Dr.  William  Dillon.  See  his  name.  SU- 
SAN L.,  born  July  3,  1844,  married  Feb. 
3,  1863,  to  Harl  P.  Christie,  and  lives  in 
Decatur.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Cantrill  died 
August  4,  1868,  and  William  Cantrill 
lives  in  Decatur. 

SUSAN,  married  Robert  Bird,  had 
two  children,  and  the  parents  died. 

ANNA  married  William  Black.  They 
had  six  children.  The  parents  and  two 
of  the  children  are  dead. 

ZEBULON,  born  April  8,  1807,  in 
Green  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  in  1829,  to  Elizabeth  Enyart. 
They  had  four  children,  and  he  died  Jan. 
8,  1840.  His  widow  lives  near  Mechanics- 
burg. 

JOEL,  born  Jan.  8,  1811,  in  Green 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, May  16,  1839,  to  Zerelda  E.  Branch. 
They  had  ten  children  in  Sangamon 
county;  two  died  in  infancy.  LEWIS 
M.,  born  April  9,  1840,  married  July  23, 
1863,  to  Elmira  M.  Lee,  who  was  born 
Oct.,  1839,  in  the  State  of  New  York. 
They  live  at  Joliet,  111.  EDWARD  T., 
born  Dec.  27,  1842,  enlisted  August,  1862, 
in  Co.  E,  U4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years, 
and  died  July  11,  1863,  at  Vicksburg, 
Miss.  His  remains  were  brought  home 
and  buried  near  Rochester.  LAURA  J., 
the  fifth  child,  died  in  her  fifteenth  year. 
WILLIAM  B.,  JAMES  N.,  HENRY 
A.  and  HENRIETTA,  twins,  and  EM- 
ILY, live  with  their  mother.  Joel  Can- 
trill  died  Sept.  4,  :866,  and  his  widow 
lives  on  the  farm  where  his  parents  settled 
on  coming  to  the  county,  near  Sangamon 
Station. 


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Mrs.  Elizabeth  Cantrill  died  Oct  i,  and 
Thomas  Cantrill  died  Oct.  3,  1836,  both 
near  what  is  now  Sangamon  Station. 

CAPPS,  MRS.  MARY,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Devas,  was  a  native  of 
London,  England.  Her  husband,  Charles 
Capps,  was  for  many  years  a  merchant  in 
London,  and  died  there.  His  widow, 
whose  name  heads  this  sketch,  came  to 
America  with  her  sons,  John,  Benjamin 
and  Charles,  leaving  one  son  (Thomas)  in 
England.  They  arrived  in  Springfield, 
111.,  Nov.,  1830.  Her  sons  Jabez  and 
Ebenezer  having  preceded  the  other 
members  of  the  family  several  years,  Mrs. 
Capps  brought  some  of  her  daughters,  and 
others  came  later. 

Mrs.  Mary  Capps  died  Nov.  8,  1857,  at 
the  residence  of  her  son-in-law,  Dr.  Alex- 
ander Shields,  in  Sangamon  county.  Of 
her  nine  children  who  came  to  America, 
eight  are  now  living. 

CAPPS,  JABEZ,  born  Sept. 
9,  1796,  in  the  city  of  London,  England, 
came  to  America  in  the  summer  of  1817, 
arriving  near  what  is  now  Springfield,  111., 
in  the  spring  of  1819,  and  is  believed  to 
have  been  the  first  school  teacher  in  San- 
gamon county.  He  was  married  in  1828, 
near  Rochester,  to  Prudence  A.  Stafford, 
who  was  born  in  Vermont.  They  had 
three  living  children,  and  Mrs.  Capps 
died  May  13,  1836.  Jabez  Capps  was 
married  near  Rochester,  111.,  Sept.,  1836, 
to  Elizabeth  Baker.  They  had  ten  child- 
ren, one  of  whom  died  young.  Of  all  his 
children — 

CHARLES  S.,  born  Jan.  31,  1830,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  May  3,  1854,  to 
Eliza  McGraw.  They  live  in  Mt.  Pu- 
laski. 

EBENEZER  S.,  born  Feb.  15,  1834, 
in  Springfield,  was  married  in  1856  to 
Eliza  Freeman,  and  live  in  Mt.  Pulaski. 

OLIVER  T.,  born  Feb.  13,  1836,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  in  1856  to  Eliza 
Bush,  and  live  in  Mt.  Pulaski. 

By  the  second  marriage — 

JOHN  H.,  born  Nov.  15,  1839,  in  Mt. 
Pulaski,  married  Martha  Pumpilly,  and 
live  in  his  native  town. 

PRUDT  A.,  born  Dec.  18,  1841,  in 
Mt.  Pulaski,  was  married  March  8, 1860,  to 
S.  Linn  Beidler,  who  was  born  June  23, 
1837,  at  Mt.  Joy,  Lancaster  county,  Pa. 
Of  their  seven  children,  one  died  young. 
MONITOR  C.,  FRANK  X.,  JOHN 

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LINN,  SNOW  FLAKE,  IMOGENE 
and  RELL  C.,  live  with  their  parents  at 
Mt.  Pulaski,  111.  Mr.  Beidler  is  a  drug- 
gist, and  with  the  exception  of  one  year 
during  President  Johnson's  administration, 
has  been  Post  Master  there  since  1857. 

MART,  born  Oct.  8,  1844,  in  Mt. 
Pulaska,  married  Michael  McNattin. 

WILLIAM,  BENJAMIN,  JA- 
BEZ B.,  ED  WARD,  HARRIE  B. 
and  MA  UD,  all  live  with  their  parents. 

Mr.  Jabez  Capps  was  a  merchant  in 
Springfield  from  1827  to  1836,  when  he 
formed  a  company  and  laid  out  the  town 
of  Mt.  Pulaski.  Brought  his  goods  from 
Springfield,  and  continued  in  business  un- 
til 1870.  He  is  now  engaged  with  his 
son  in  the  nursery  business.  Mr.  Capps 
was  Post  Master  at  Mt.  Pulaski  for  fifteen 
years,  and  County  Recorder  four  years. 
He  and  his  family  reside  in  Mt.  Pulaski. 

CAPPS,  EBENEZER,  was 
born  May,  1798,  in  London,  Eng.  Came 
to  Springfield  in  1820.  He  returned  to 
Europe  in  the  spring  of  1830.  On  his 
return  he  went  to  Vandalia,  111.,  in  the 
fall  of  same  year.  He  was  married  in 
Morgan  county,  111.,  March  i,  1835,  to 
Ann  Norwood.  They  have  five  living 
children,  namely — 

SARAH,  HANNAH,  MART  A., 
CHARLES  E.  and  THOMAS. 

Mrs.  Ann  Capps  died  Sept.,  1855,  and 
Ebenezer  Capps  was  married  May  29, 
1860,  in  Springfield,  to  Rosetta  lies.  They 
had  one  child — 

ROSETTA. 

Mrs.  Rosetta  Capps  died  in  Dec.,  1861. 
Ebenezer  Capps  was  married  to  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Snyder,  at  Lincoln,  111.,  Oct., 
1863.  They  had  two  children — 

GEORGE  B.  and  SUSAN. 

Ebenezer  Capps  and  family  reside  in 
Vandalia,  111. 

CAPPS,  MARY,  was  born  in 
1801,  in  London,  Eng.;  died  unmarried  at 
Vandalia,  111.,  Dec.  3,  1858. 

CAPPS,  ANN,  was  born  in  1803, 
in  London,  Eng.  She  was  married  there 
to  William  Salisch.  They  came  to 
America,  arriving  at  Vandalia,  111.,  in  1833, 
where  Mr.  Salisch  died  the  year  follow- 
ing, leaving  a  widow  and  two  children, 
viz — 

SALINA  died,  aged  twelve  years. 

CHARLES  W.,  born  Jan.  24,  1832, 
in  London,  Eng.,  came  with  his  parents 


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to  Vandalia,  and  after  the  death  of  his 
father,  was  brought  by  his  mother  to 
Springfield,  111.,  where  he  was  married, 
Oct.  31,  1 86 1,  to  Anna  C.  Hughes.  They 
had  four  children.  CHARLES  F.  died 
in  his  fourth  year.  RALPH  E.,  CHAS. 
E.  and  SCOTT  A.  C.  W.  Salisch  is 
Post  Master  at  Cotton  Hill,  Sangamon 
county. 

Mrs.  Ann  Salisch  was  married  in  1837, 
in  Springfield,  to  Dr.  Alexander  Shields. 
See  his  name. 

CAPPS,  SUSAN,  was  born  in 
1805,  in  London,  Eng.  She  was  married 
in  Springfield,  111.,  to  James  Gobbett. 
He  went  to  California,  and  died  on  his 
way  home  on  the  steamer,  of  Asiatic 
cholera.  Mrs.  Gobbett  lives  with  her 
sister,  Mrs.  Dr.  Shields. 

CAPPS,  SARAH,  was  born  in 
1807,  in  London,  Eng.,  is  unmarried,  and 
lives  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Dr.  Shields. 

CAPPS,  JOHN,  was  born  Dec.  16, 
1810,  in  London,  Eng.  Came  to  America 
with  his  mother,  brothers  and  sisters, 
arriving  at  Springfield,  111.,  in  Nov.,  1830. 
He  was  married  there  Sept.  5,  1833,  to 
Nancy  Clements,  who  was  born  Oct.  2, 
1817,  in  Lincoln  county,  Ky.  (She  is  a 
cousin  of  Mrs.  Mathew  Cloyd.)  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  Capps  had  five  children  in 
Springfield,  and  in  1844  moved  to  Mt. 
Pulaski,  where  they  had  four,  and  about 
1855  moved  to  Decatur,  where  they  had 
three;  thence  to  Illiopolis,  Sangamon 
county.  Of  their  twelve  children  two 
died  young — 

MART  M.,  born  Oct.  6,  1834,  was 
married  Jan.  19,  1853,  to  James  Sims. 
They  have  six  children,  ADA,  JOHN  F., 
ELLA,  HATTIE,RALPH  LINCOLN 
and  FANNIE,  and  live  in  Mt.  Pulaski. 

THOMAS  W.,  born  Dec.  26,  1838,  in 
Springfield,  enlisted  in  1862  for  three 
months,  in  Co.  I,  68th  111.  Vol.  Inf.; 
served  full  term,  and  enlisted  in  the 
United  States  Navy.  He  was  married 
Dec.  29,  1869,  to  Nellie  Van  Hise,  in  Mt. 
Pulaski.  They  had  one  child,  EARL, 
Mrs.  Nellie  Capps  died,  Oct.  23,  1873. 
Mr.  T.  W.  Capps  lives  in  Mt.  Pulaski. 

CHARLES  R.,  born  March  ii,  1841, 
in  Springfield,  was  married  in  Mt.  Pu- 
laski, May  29,  1862,  to  Lizzie  Lushbaugh. 
They  have  four  children,  LOUIE  E., 
ELMER  LINCOLN,  FRANK  and 
MABEL,  and  live  in  Mt.  Pulaski. 


ALEXANDER  S.,  born  May  2, 
1843,  in  Springfield,  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1862, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  B,  io6th  111.  Vol. 
Inf.,  served  until  Aug.  i,  1865,  when  he 
was  honorably  discharged.  He  was  mar- 
ried Sept.  3,  1867,  to  Maggie  Ishmael. 
They  have  one  child,  KATIE  E.,  and 
live  in  Illiopolis. 

JABEZ  J/.,  born  Aug.  19,  1845,  in 
Mt.  Pulaski,  enlisted  in  1863  for  one  hun- 
dred days,  in  Co.  D,  I45th  111.  Inf.,  served 
more  than  full  time,  and  was  honorably 
discharged.  He  was  married  June  17, 
1867,  to  Sallie  Bechtel.  They  have  three 
living  children,  LONE,  PEARL  and 
GERTRUDE.  J.  M.  Capps  is  engaged 
in  milling  at  Mt.  Pulaski,  and  lives  there. 

ANN  S.,  born  Jan.  22,  1848,  in  Mt. 
Pulaski,  was  married  May  5,  1868,  to 
James  W.  McGuffin.  She  died  in  Illiop- 
olis, April  7,  1874,  leaving  three  children, 
BENJAMIN  F.,  WALTER  and  JOHN 
C. 

BENJAMIN  F.,  born  July  21,  1850, 
in  Mt.  Pulaski,  was  married  Aug.  12, 
1870,  to  Fannie  S.  Cantrall.  She  was 
killed  Oct.  8,  1870,  near  Illiopolis.  She 
was  mounting  a  horse,  when  it  took 
fright,  drew  the  rein  in  a  noose  around 
her  hand,  and  dragged  her  until  she  was 
dead.  B.  F.  Capps  married  Emma  Snv- 
der.  They  live  at  Mt.  Pulaski. 

ALBERT  B.,  JOHN  C.  and 
BUNN,  live  with  their  parents.  John  C. 
had  a  twin  mate,  who  died  young. 

John  Capps  and  family  reside  one  and 
a  half  miles  west  of  Illiopolis. 

CAPPS,  CHARLES,  was  born 
Feb.  7,  1814,  in  London,  Eng.  Came 
with  his  mother,  brothers  and  sisters  to 
America,  arriving  at  Springfield,  Nov., 
1830,  and  moved  to  Vandalia  in  December 
of  the  same  year.  He  was  married  Nov. 
n,  1852,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
Elizabeth  A.  Gobbett,  who  was  born  Oct. 
27,  1836,  in  Missouri.  They  had  four 
living  children — 

MART  A.,  born  Dec.  3,  1854,  was 
married  March  13,  1872,  to  George  R. 
Wylie.  They  have  one  child,  MAUDE 
E,  and  live  in  Mt.  Pulaski. 

SARAH  F.,  JAMES  A.  and  AMT 
G.,  reside  with  their  parents  in  Mt.  Pu- 
laski. 

CAPPS,  BENJAMIN,  was 
born  June  24,  1820,  in  London,  England. 
Came  to  Springfield  in  1830,  and  to  Van- 


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dalia  in  1831.  He  returned  to  England  in 
1844,  and  remained  there  until  1852,  when 
he  went  to  Australia,  and  returned  to 
Vandalia  in  1856.  He  was  married  in 
Mt.  Pulaski  in  May,  1862,  to  Lucy  Mc- 
Graw.  They  have  four  living  children — 

IDA,  JENNIE,  BENJAMINS 
HANNAH '  N. 

Benjamin  Capps  has  always  faithfully 
served  his  adopted  country,  and  votes  the 
straight  Republican  ticket.  He,  with  his 
family,  reside  in  Vandalia,  111. 

CARPENTER,  WILLIAM, 
born  July  3,  1787^  in  the  city  of  Philadel- 
phia, Penn.,  was  the  eldest  son  of  Samuel 
and  Catharine  Carpenter.  He  had  two 
brothers,  Charles  and  Samuel,  Jun.;  also 
two  sisters,  Elizabeth  and  Catharine.  His 
father  died  when  William  was  quite 
young,  leaving  the  family  dependent  en- 
tirely on  their  own  exertions  for  a  liveli- 
hood. William  was  baptized  in  the  Ger- 
man Lutheran  church  in  Philadelphia, 
Sept.  23,  1787.  Carl  Linnensheet  and 
Margreth,  his  wife,  (grandparents),  spon- 
sors. Arrived  at  manhood,  he  and  his 
brother  Samuel  came  to  Licking  county, 
Ohio,  then  the  "  far  west."  In  the  fall  of 
1819  William  C.  was  married  to  Margaret 
Pence,  who  is  still  living.  She  was  the 
daughter  of  Peter  and  Catharine  Pence, 
and  was  born  Feb.  5,  1803,  in  Shenandoah 
county,  Va.  Her  mother's  maiden  name 
was  Godfrey,- whose  father  fought  in  the 
Revolution,  under  Gen  Wayne,  and  was 
killed  by  the  Indians,  near  Wheeling,  Va., 
in  the  summer  of  1820.  William  Car- 
penter, his  wife  and  Samuel,  started  for 
Illinois.  The  time  occupied  in  coming 
was  six  weeks.  They  passed  through 
what  is  now  Springfield,  crossed  the  San- 
gamon  river,  and  built  a  cabin  about  two 
miles  north  of  it.  At  that  time  the  "Kel- 
ly cabins"  constituted  all  the  settlement 
at  what  is  now  the  city  of  Springfield. 
Samuel  C.  soon  tired  of  the  west,  and  re- 
turned. When  land  came  into  the  mar- 
ket, Wm.  C.  entered  the  land  upon  which 
he  had  settled,  and  erected  a  two  story 
log  house,  which  is  still  standing,  although 
dilapidated.  This  afterwards  became  an 
important  point  for  the  stage  line  on  the 
State  road  leading  from  Springfield  to 
Peoria,  and  called  the  "  six  mile  house." 
Their  nearest  neighbors  then  were  three 
or  four  miles  distant,  and  the  Indians 
(friendly  tribes)  frequently  visited  the 


house  for  something  to  eat,  and  a  matter 
of  considerable  alarm  to  the  females  when 
the  men  were  away,  as  was  frequently  the 
case,  "to  mill,"  or  "on  a  hunt."  They 
grew  cotton,  picked,  carded,  spun  and 
wove  it  into  cloth  for  family  use.  These 
cards  are  still  in  the  possession  of  some  of 
the  family.  For  a  long  time  Edwards- 
ville,  Madison  county,  111.,  was  the  nearest 
mill  and  postoffice.  It  took  two  weeks 
to  go  and  return  with  a  grist,  usually  a 
sack  of  corn,  on  horseback.  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  was  the  nearest  market.  About  the 
year  1828,  William  Carpenter,  with  a 
family  of  five  children,  moved  to  Spring- 
field, then  grown  to  the  dignity  of  a  town, 
and  called  Calhoun.  He  there  engaged 
in  merchandizing.  The  farm  was  after- 
wards rented,  and  occupied  by  Hon.  S.  T. 
Logan,  then  just  arrived  from  Kentucky. 
Six  children  were  born  in  Springfield.  Of 
their  eleven  children — 

CATHARINE,  born  Sept.  28,  1820, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  June 
8,  1843,  in  Springfield,  to  Adolphus  Wood, 
who  was  born  Nov.  8,  1806,  in  Chenango 
county,  N.  Y.  They  had  six  children; 
the  two  eldest  died  young.  Of  the  other 
four,  WILLIAM  C.,  born  in  Springfield, 
111.,  Dec.  28,  1848,  was  married  August 
29,  1874,  in  Chicago,  to  Emma  E.  Wood, 
who  was  born  in  Springfield,  Jan.  2,  1851. 
They  have  one  child,  CHARLES  o.,  and 
live  on  the  farm  with  his  mother.  ELIZA- 
BETH and  GEORGE  live  with  their 
mother.  CHARLES  is  clerk  in  Diller's 
drug  store,  Springfield,  111. 

Mr.  Wood  died  Jan.  12,  1861,  and  his 
widow  resides  three  and  a  half  miles  north 
of  Springfield. 

CHARLES,  born  Nov.  12,  1822,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  killed  in  Spring- 
field by  a  fall  from  a  horse,  March  17, 
1833. 

SAMUEL,  born  Nov.  12,  1824,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Nov.  27, 
1851,  to  Mary  E.  J.  Kerns,  who  died 
March  16,  1853,  an('  Samuel  C.  was  mar- 
ried Dec.  \6,  1858,  to  Mrs.  Martha  J. 
Black,  whose  maiden  name  was  Short, 
daughter  of  Rev.  Daniel  Short.  She  was 
born  Sept.  25,  1831,  in  Butler  county, 
Ohio.  They  had  six  children  born  in  San- 
gamon county.  ANNA  S.,  WILLIAM 
D.,CARRIEE.,  MARTHA  L,MAKY 
M.  and  LENA  L.  Mrs.  Martha  J.  Car- 
penter died  July  17,  1873.  Samuel  Car- 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


penter  and  his  children  resides  five  miles 
north  of  Springfield,  adjoining  the  farm 
where  he  settled  in  1820. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Jan.  19,  1826, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  Nov. 
27,  1851,111  same  place,  to  Richard  Cobbs, 
who  was  born  in  Cynthianna,  Harrison 
countv,  Ky.,  May  22,  1822.  They  have 
four  children,  MARIETTA,  JOHN  W., 
ALBERT  R.  and  MARGATET  A. 
Mr.  Cobbs  is  a  tailor,  and  resides  in 
Springfield. 

WILLIAM,  Jun,,  died  in  his  third 
year. 

MARGARET,  born  Feb.  27,  1830,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  June  5,  1848,  to 
William  A.  Browning,  who  was  born 
April  23,  1825,  in  Licking  countv,  Ohio. 
They  have  seven  children  living;  three 
died  in  infancy.  AMELIA  E.  was  mar- 
ried Dec.  28,  1871,  to  R.  F.  Gailey.  Their 
only  child,  WILLIAM  A.,  died  in  infancy. 
They  reside  in  Pana.  EVA  O.,  MAR- 
GARET L.,  MARY  J.,  WILLIAM  O., 
LOUISA  B.  and  FLORA  M.  reside 
with  their  parents.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown- 
ing reside  in  Pana,  111. 

JOHN,  born  Nov.  2,  1832,  and   .- 

GEORGE,  born  March  28,  1835,  in 
Springfield,  both  reside  with  their  mother. 

EMILY  A.,  born  August  8,  1837, 
died  Oct.  5,  1854. 

MARY  E.,  born   March  28,  1843,  and 

SARAH  J.,  born  Jan.  26,  1846.  The 
unmarried  children  reside  with  their 
mother. 

William  Carpenter  died  August  30, 
1859,  in  Springfield,  and  his  widow  re- 
sides at  the  corner  of  Seventh  and  Car- 
penter streets,  Springfield,  111.  William 
Carpenter  was  elected  Justice  of  the 
Peace  in  Ohio  in  1820,  held  the  same 
office  in  Sangamon  county  about  fourteen 
years,  and  was  the  second  Justice  of  the 
Peace  in  Sangamon  county.  May  15, 
1830,  he  was  appointed  Quartermaster 
20th  Reg.  111.  Millitia,  Col.  T.  M.  Neal 
commanding.  April  12,  1832,  he  was  ap- 
pointed Paymaster  4th  Reg.  Mounted 
Vol.  Inf.,  by  Col.  Samuel  M.  Thompson. 
In  1834  was  elected  to  represent  Sanga- 
mon county  in  State  Legislature,  when 
the  Capital  was  at  Vandalia.  He  was 
subsequently  a  member  of  the  city  coun- 
cil for  a  number  of  years.  In  1837  was 
appointed  by  President  Van  Buren,  Post- 
master at  Springfield,  which  office  he  re- 


signed in  1840.  In  1844  anc^  '5  Mr.  C. 
with  his  son-in-law,  Adolphus  Wood, 
erected  a  saw  and  grist  mill  on  the  San- 
gamon river,  on  the  Peoria  road,  which 
has  always  been  known  as  Carpenter's 
mill,  although  christened  Rock  Dam 
Mills. 

CARSON,  JOHN,  was  born 
Aug.  8,  1794,  on  Saluda  river,  S.  C.,  and 
raised  in  Campbell  county,  Tenn.  He 
was  in  a  Tennessee  regiment  in  the  war 
of  1812.  After  the  war  he  came  to  Mad- 
ison county,  111.,  with  his  father,  and  was 
there  married  to  Margery  Parkison,  in 
1818.  She  was  born  Oct.  19,  1799.  They 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1820  or  '21, 
and  settled  on  Lick  creek,  in  what  is  noW 
Chatham  township.  They  had  ten  child- 
ren, all  born  in  Sangamon  county  except 
one.  Of  their  children — 

JAMES  S.,  born  Oct.,  1819,  married 
Permelia  Swanson.  They  had  fire  child- 
ren. He  was  accidentally  shot  and  killed 
April  12,  1859,  by  another  hunter  mistak- 
ing his  call  for  that  of  a  turkey.  That 
was  in  Fayette  county.  His  only  two 
surviving  children,  WESLEY  McD.  and 
ISAAC  M,,  reside  in  Loami  township. 

RA  CHEL,\>orn.  in  1823,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Ransom  Youtsler.  They 
both  died,  leaving  five  children.  Her 
death  took  place  Nov.  9,  1863. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Dec.  25,  1824, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  William  P. 
Campbell.  See  his  name. 

AMANDA  E.,  born  April  17,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  May  5,  1852, 
to  Peter  C.  Campbell.  See  his  name. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  Dec.  25,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  April  t$,  1855, 
to  Minerva  Workman.  They  have  seven 
children,  DAVID,  SARAH,  JOHN  C., 
ELIZABETH,  LYDIA  A.,  LEE  and 
AMANDA,  and  live  in  Loami  township. 

ISAAC  C.,  born  Feb.  7,  1833,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Martha  Lawson, 
have  one  child,  and  live  in  Crawford 
county,  Kan. 

JOHN  M.,  born  March,  1836,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Elizabeth  Work- 
man. They  have  six  children,  and  live  in 
Crawford  county,  Kan. 

LOUISA,  born  April  n,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  William  A. 
Barnes.  He  was  born  Aug.  2,  1836,  in 
Talladega  county,  Ala.  She  died  May 
27,  1872,  leaving  four  children  with  their 


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relatives  in  Chatham  and  Loami  town- 
ships. W.  A.  Barnes  married  Lucy  A. 
Allen,  and  live  in  Chatham. 

John  Carson  died  in  Fayette  county, 
Nov.,  1844,  and  his  widow  married  John 
Campbell.  See  his  name. 

CARSON,  WILLIAM,  born 
July  8,  1799,  in  Westmoreland  county, 
Pa.  When  he  was  four  years  old  his 
father  moved  to  Hamilton  county,  Ohio. 
William  was  never  out  of  that  county  un- 
til he  was  twenty-six  years  old.  He  then 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
Nov.  i,  1825,  at  Springfield.  He  walked 
the  whole  distance  from  Cincinnati  to 
Springfield  in  eleven  days.  He  spent  the 
first  winter  at  Sangamo,  and  was  married 
May  21,  1826,  to  Cynthia  Broad  well. 
They  had  fifteen  children,  seven  of  whom 
died  young.  Of  the  other  eight — 

SARAH  J.,  born  March  2,  1828, 
married  Aaron  Thompson.  Mrs.  T.  died 
Oct.,  1855,  leaving  two  children  in  Mis- 
souri. 

LEAH  A.,  born  July  30,  1829,  married 
William  De  Armand,  have  nine  children, 
and  live  in  Atchison  county,  Kan. 

ELIZABE7^H A.,  born  Oct.  6,  1831, 
married  Oct.  2,  1856,  to  Jacob  King,  and 
live  in  Nodaway  county,  Mo. 

RACHEL  C.,  born  Dec.  22,  1832, 
married  Nov.,  1863,  to  Joshua  Short,  have 
one  child,  and  live  in  Nodaway  countv, 
Missouri. 

MART M.,  born  July  26,  1834,  mar- 
ried Jacob  Shawver.  He  was  a  soldier  in 
an  Iowa  regiment,  and  died  at  Helena, 
Ark.,  in  April,  1863.  She  married  Josiah 
Culver,  and  live  In  Marion  county,  Iowa. 

HELEN  B.,  born  April  30,  1837, 
married  Feb.,  1860,  to  Charles  B.  Miller, 
have  six  children,  and  live  in  Marion 
county,  Iowa. 

WINFIELD  S.,  born  May  27,  1843, 
married  March  27,  1866,  to  Emma  J.  Tay- 
lor, who  was  born  Oct.  30,  1844,  in  Somer- 
set county,  N.  J.  They  have  three  child- 
ren, WILLIAM  E.,  JENNIE  A.  and 
CHARLES  F.,  and  live  near  Pleasant 
Plains. 

WILLIAM  L.,  born  Nov.  6,  1846, 
married  March  12,  1868,  in  Hamilton 
county,  O.,  to  Ella  Carson,  who  was  born 
there  Sept.  17,  1844.  They  have  three 
children,  ROBERT  B.,  ALICE  M.  and 
NELLIE  B.,  and  reside  one  and  a  half 
miles  east  of  Pleasant  Plains. 


William  Carson  and  his  wife  are  living 
on  the  farm  settled  by  her  brother,  John 
B.  Broadwell,  in  1819.  Mr.  C.  has  lived 
nearly  half  a  century  within  one  mile  of 
where  he  now  resides,  one  mile  east  of 
Pleasant  Plains. 

CARTER.  PLATT  S.,  was 
born  June  29,  1815,  in  Warren,  Litchfield 
county,  Conn.  He  came  to  Waverly,  111., 
in  Nov.,  1836,  and  in  Jan.,  1837,  began  to 
improve  the  farm  where  J.  Milton  Lock- 
bridge  now  resides,  one  mile  west  of  Au- 
burn. He  was  advised  to  abandon  the 
project,  lest  he  should  freeze  to  death, 
and  was  solemnly  warned  that  he  would 
be  compelled  to  live  without  neighbors, 
his  improvements  being  more  than  two 
miles  from  the  timber.  He  returned  to 
his  native  town,  and  was  there  married, 
July  25,  1839,  to  Flora  M.  Carter,  who 
was  born  in  the  same  place,  July  25,  1815. 
They  came  at  once  to  their  new  home, 
near  Auburn,  traveling  the  entire  distance 
in  wagons.  At  that  time  there  were  no 
improvements  southwest  nearer  than  fif- 
teen miles,  and  the  whole  area  a  natural 
meadow.  There  was  an  abundance  of 
grass  ,for  thousands  of  cattle  and  sheep. 
A  year  or  two  later  Mr.  Carter  bought  a 
flock  of  sheep,  and  that  caused  great  un- 
easiness to  some  of  the  neighbors,  who 
had  a  few  head  of  cattle,  lest  the  sheep 
would  eat  all  the  grass.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Carter  had  four  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  namely — 

ADONIRAM,  born  Nov.  5,  1842,  en- 
listed August,  1862,  in  Co.  C,  101  111.  Inf., 
but  was  discharged  on  account  of  physical 
disability,  without  fully  entering  the  arinv. 
He  graduated  at  Michigan  University,  in 
the  class  of  1868,  and  is  now  a  practicing 
attorney  at  157,  south  Clark  street, 
Chicago. 

DARIUS,  born  June  6,  1845,  enlisted 
May  2,  1864,  in  Co.  C,  I45th  111.  Inf.,  for 
one  hundred  days,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged, Sept.  28,  1864.  He  was  married 
April  6,  1869,  to  Avice  Pickett,  who  was 
born  Nov.  9,  1848,  at  Hartland,  Conn., 
and  died  May  14,  1870.  He  was  married 
April  29,  1873,  to  Sarah  Poor,  who  was 
born  Oct.  i,  1850,  in  Sullivan  county, 
Tenn.  They  reside  in  the  southwest  part 
of  Loami  township. 

LUC1NDA  A.,  born  August  31,  1848, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  June  25, 
1874,  to  Dr.  Albert  Brown,  who  was  born 


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June  25,  1849,  in  Chicago,  Illinois.  He 
graduated  at  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical 
College,  New  York  City,  March,  1873, 
and  resides  in  Waverly,  111. 

PLA  TT  S.,  Jun.,  born  Dec.  6,  1850, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  near 
Waverly,  Morgan  county,  Nov.  20,  1873, 
to  Belle  Woods,  and  resides  in  Sangamon 
county,  near  Waverly,  111. 

Platt  S.  Carter,  Sen.,  is  one  of  the  many 
successful  farmers  of  this  county.  He  has 
always  taken  an  active  interest  in  every 
movement  calculated  to  develop  the  re- 
sources of  the  country,  and  to  elevate  the 
intellectual  standard  ot  the  cultivators  of 
the  soil,  and  has  several  times  represented 
Loami  township  in  the  Board  of  county 
Supervisors.  He  has  been  an  energetic 
worker  in  the  interests  of  the  Sangamon 
county  Agricultural  Society,  and  was 
President  of  the  same  for  the  year  1875. 
He  resides  in  Loami  township,  two  and  a 
half  miles  north  of  Waverly. 

CARTWRIGHT,  PETER, 
was  born  Sept.  i,  1785,  on  James  river, 
Amherst  county,  Va.  His  father  was  a 
Revolutionary  soldier,  and  soon  after  our 
independence  as  a  nation  was  acknowl- 
edged by  Great  Britain,  his  parents  moved 
to  that  part  of  our  country  known  as 
Kentucky,  then  inhabited  by  hostile  In- 
dians. There  not  being  any  wagon  roads, 
the  moving  was  done  on  pack  horses. 
Their's  was  one  of  two  hundred  families 
that  moved  in  a  body,  guarded  by  one 
hundred  young  men,  well  armed.  On  the 
night  of  the  first  Sunday  after  their  de- 
parture, and  while  they  were  encamped 
with  the  women  and  children  in  the  cen- 
ter, surrounded  by  part  of  the  men  guard- 
ing, while  others  slept,  the  father  of  Peter 
Cartwright  heard  something  moving  to- 
wards him  and  grunting  like  a  hog. 
Knowing  there  was  no  swine  with  the 
company,  Mr.  C.  had  his  suspicions 
aroused  and  kept  a  sharp  look-out.  He 
soon  perceived  a  dark  object  much  nearer 
him  than  the  sounds  at  first  indicated,  and 
readily  made  up  his  mind  that  it  was  an 
Indian  aiming  to  get  as  near  as  possible, 
and  then  spring  upon  and  murder  him  in 
the  dark.  Mr.  Cartwright  took  aim  and 
fired.  The  crack  of  the  rifle  raised  a 
great  commotion  in  camp,  and  as  soon  as 
a  light  could  be  procured,  an  Indian  was 
found  dead,  with  a  rifle  in  one  hand,  a 
tomahawk  in  the  other,  and  a  bullet-hole 


through  his  head.  Their  line  of  travel 
was  marked  by  the  dead  bodies  of  white 
people  slain  by  the  Indians,  with  other 
evidences  of  hostility.  As  the  moving 
party  approached  Crab  Orchard,  where  a 
temporary  fortification  had  been*  erected, 
the  last  day's  march  was  a  very  long  one. 
Seven  of  the  two  hundred  families  fell 
behind  the  main  body,  and  worn  down 
with  fatigue,  they  encamped  and  went  to 
sleep  without  guards.  In  the  night  they 
were  attacked  by  twenty-five  Indians,  and 
all  except  one  of  them  slain.  The  Cart- 
wright family  first  settled  near  what  after- 
wards became  Lancaster,  Lincoln  county, 
Ky.  After  a  stay  of  two  years,  in  the 
fall  of  1793  Mr.  Cartwright  moved  his 
family  to  a  place  nine  miles  south  of 
Russelville,  Logan  county,  Ky.,  and  with- 
in one  mile  of  the  Tennessee  line. 

While  the  family  resided  there  Peter 
entered  into  the  spirit  of  the  rude  sports 
and  vices  that  prevailed  in  the  community, 
such  as  horse-racing,  card-playing  and 
dancing.  His  mother  had  long  been  a 
member  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  and  prayed 
for  and  plead  with  her  son  to  turn  from 
the  error  of  his  ways.  He  was  converted, 
and  united  with  the  Ebenezer  M.  E. 
Church  in  June,  1801.  He  displayed 
such  talents  and  fervor  in  speaking,  that  he 
very  unexpectedly  received  the  following 
paper : 

"Peter  Cartwright  is  hereby  permitted 
to  exercise  his  gifts  as  an  exhorter  in  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  so  long  as 
his  practice  is  agreeable  to  the  Gospel. 

"Signed  in  behalf  of  the  Society  at 
Ebenezer. 

" JESSE  WALKER,  A.  P." 

J/oy,  1802. 

In  the  fall  of  that  year  his  father  de- 
termined to  move  to  Lewiston,  near  the 
mouth  of  the  Cumberland  river.  Peter 
applied  for  letters  for  his  mother,  sister 
and  himself.  Upon  receiving  his  own  he 
found  that  it  was  not  only  a  letter  of  dis- 
missal to  a  sister  church,  and  to  exhort, 
but  that  it  gave  him  authority  to  hold 
meetings,  organize  classes,  and  form  a  cir- 
cuit. It  also  required  him  to  report  at  the 
fourth  quarterly  meeting  of  Red  river  cir- 
cuit the  next  fall. 

In  his  new  home  he  found  an  academy, 
or  school  of  a  high  grade,  and  for  a  time 
prosecuted  his  studies  with  great  success; 


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but  in  consequence  of  persecutions  that 
arose,  he  abandoned  the  school  and  com- 
menced organizing  the  circuit,  which  he 
reported  in  the  fall  of  that  year — 1803. 
In  October  he  became  a  regular  traveling 
preacher,  with  a  colleague,  on  the  Red 
river  circuit.  His  first  sermon  led  to  the 
conversion  of  an  infidel.  He  "  received 
twenty-five  members  during  the  first  quar- 
ter, and  six  dollars  for  his  support  at  the 
end  of  the  same.  For  the  years  1805  and 
'6  he  was  appointed  to  Sciota  circuit,  in 
the  State  of  Ohio. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Western  Confer- 
ence, held  in  East  Tennessee,  Mr.  Cart- 
wright  was  ordained  Sept.  15,  1806,  as  a 
Deacon  in*the  M.  E.  Church,  by  Francis 
Asbury,  the  first  Bishop  of  the  church  in 
America.  He  was  next  appointed  to 
Marietta  circuit.  In  the  fall  of  1806  he 
left  that  circuit,  with  a  blind  horse,  almost 
destitute  of  clothing,  and  seventy-five 
cents  in  money,  started  to  travel  more  than 
five  hundred  miles  to  see  his  parents.  The 
next  meeting  of  Conference  was  held 
Sept.  14,  1807,  at  Chillicothe,  O.  His  ap- 
pointment for  1807-8  was  to  Barren  cir- 
cuit, in  Cumberland  district,  Ky.  About 
the  close  of  his  labors  in  that  circuit — 

Rev.  Peter  Cartwright  and  Frances 
Gaines  were  married  Aug.  18,  1808.  She 
was  born  Aug.  18,  1789,  in  Charlotte 
county,  Va.  When  she  was  in  her  seven- 
teenth year  her  parents  moved  to  Lincoln 
county,  Ky.  Her  father  died  there,  and 
her  mother  moved  two  years  later  to  Bar- 
ren county,  where  Frances  was  married. 

The  Conference  was  held  at  Liberty 
Hill,  Tenn.,  commencing  Oct.  I,  1808.  At 
that  meeting  Mr.  C.  was  ordained — Oct. 
4,  1808— to  the  office  of  Elder  of  the  M. 
E.  Church,  by  William  McKendree,  who 
had  become  one  of  the  Bishops  of  the  M. 
E.  Church.  The  ordination  took  place 
Oct.  4,  1808.  His  next  appointment  was 
to  Salt  Creek  circuit,  Ky.  During  that 
year  his  father  died,  and  some  time  was 
spent  in  settling  the  estate.  The  next 
Conference  was  held  at  Cincinnati  in  the 
fall  of  1809.  His  appointment  was  to 
Livingston  circuit.  Cumberland  district, 
Ky.  Mr.  C.  continued  to  preach  in  Ken- 
tucky until  thev  had  seven  children. 
During  that  time  he  saw  and  understood 
the  pernicious  influence  of  slavery,  and 
after  consulting  with  his  wife,  who  was  of 
the  same  mind,  they  determined  to  remove 


to  a  free  State.  In  the  spring  of  1823,  he, 
in  company  with  two  friends,  started  to 
explore  Illinois  in  search  of  a  home.  They 
ascended  the  Wabash  valley,  and  crossed 
the  prairie  to  the  Illinois  river  above  Fort 
Clark,  now  Peoria.  They  went  west  and 
south  and  then  east,  crossing  the  Illinois 
river  at  what  is  now  Beardstown,  where 
there  was  but  one  family  in  a  small  cabin. 
From  there  they  ascended  the  valley  of 
the  Sangamon  river  to  a  settlement  in 
Sangamon  county,  on  Richland  creek, 
where  he  found  a  family  living  in  a  double 
log  cabin,  with  a  few  acres  of  land  under 
cultivation.  Mr.  C.  bought  the  claim,  and 
entered  the  land  when  it  came  into  market. 

He  returned  to  Kentucky  and  brought 
out  his  family,  arriving  Nov.  15,  1824,  at 
the  place  he  had  purchased  the  year  be- 
fore, in  what  is  now  Cartwright  town- 
ship, three-quarters  of  a  mile  north  of 
Pleasant  Plains.  They  had  two  children 
in  Sangamon  county.  Of  their  nine 
children — 

ELIZA  B.,  born  in  Livingston  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  May  n,  1810,  married  Peyton 
L.  Harrison.  See  his  name. 

MARIA  H.,  born  Sept.  20,  1812,  in 
Christian  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  July  28,  1833,  *o  R-ev-  W- 
D.  R.  Trotter,  who  was  born  near  Bowl- 
ing Green,  Ky.,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1830  or  '31.  Mr.  Trotter  was 
a  traveling  preacher  in  the  M.  E.  church 
from  the  time  he  came  to  the  State  until 
1872,  when  he  became  superanuated,  and 
resides  in  Jacksonville.  They  have  fivo 
children,  all  married. 

CYNTHIA,  born  March  27,  1815,  iri 
Christian  county,  Ky.,  was  killed  Oct.  23, 
1824,  by  a  tree,  near  which  they  had  en- 
camped and  kindled  a  fire,  falling  on  her 
while  they  were  all  asleep  on  the  ground. 
They  carried  the  corpse  of  their  child 
twenty  miles,  and  buried  it  in  Hamilton 
county,  111. 

MADISON  A.,  born  July  4,  1817,  in 
Christian  county,  Ky.,  married  Dec.  29, 
1835,  'n  St.  Louis,  to  Matilda  Purvines, 
both  of  Sangamon  county.  They  had 
six  children,  namely:  WILLIAM  T. 
married  Emma  Slater;  had  one  child, 
EVA  A.,  and  he  married  Florence  Moore; 
had  two  children,  EDGAR  EVERETT  and 
ASBURY  i..,  and  reside  in  Cartwright 
township.  MARTHA  J.  married  Daniel 
Harnett,  and  died  August  8,  1862,  at 


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Pleasant  Plains.  PETER  S.  married 
Frances  Maria  Irwin ;  have  two  children, 
JENNIE  E.  and  ROBERT  A.,  and  reside  near 
Chanute,  Kansas.  ELIZABETH  F. 
married  Peter  L.  Harrison.  See  his  name. 
JOHN  M.  and  ANNIE  M.  reside  with 
their  parents  at  Pleasant  Plains. 

WEAL  THT  M.  J.,  born  August  9, 
1819,  in  Christian  county,  Ky.,  married 
March  17,  1840,  to  Gorham  Eaton,  who 
was  born  in  Merrimac  county,  N.  H.  They 
had  three  children,  EMILY  F.  married 
William  G.  Purvines.  See  his  name. 
MARY  A.  married  A.  S.  Nottingham. 
See  his  name.  HORACE  G.  married 
Ella  Allen,  had  one  child,  ELLEN,  and 
Mrs.  Eaton  died.  He  resides  near  Pleas- 
ant Plains.  Gorham  Eaton  died  August 
26,  1846,  and  his  widow  married  March 
26,  1850,  to  Elmer  Mickel,  who  was  born 
in  Cape  May  county,  N.  J.  They  have 
six  children,  ANNIE,  CHARLES  H., 
CAROLINE  M.,  ARMINDA  B., 
MYRA  E.  and  EDWARD  LINCOLN, 
and  reside  two  miles  northwest  of  Pleas- 
ant Plains. 

VALENTINE  C,  born  May  19, 
1821,  in  Christian  county,  Ky.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Feb.  9,  1841,  to  Cin- 
thelia  Scott.  They  have  nine  children. 
SARAH  F.  J.  resides  with  her  parents. 
THOMAS  B.  married  Mary  E.  Cloud, 
daughter  of  Rev.  Newton  Cloud,  of  Jack- 
sonville; have  two  children,  MAUD  and 
CLAUD,  and  reside  near  Waco,  Sedgwick 
county,  Kansas.  CARRIE  E.  married 
Samuel  D.  Pallett,  and  resides  near  Waco, 
Kansas.  HATTIE  J.  married  David  O. 
Williams;  has  one  child,  LESTER,  and  re- 
sides near  Waco,  Kansas.  CHARLES 
A.  resides  near  Waco,  Kansas.  ALBERT 
B.,  MINNIE  P.,  NEWTON  C.  and 
WALTER  D.,  reside  with  their  parents. 
V.  C.  Cartwright  lived  near  Pleasant 
Plains  until  1874,  when  he  moved  to 
Sedgwick  county,  near  Delano,  Kansas. 

SARAH  M.,  born  July  2,  1823,  in 
Christian  county,  Ky.,  married  Sept.  i, 
1841,  to  Henry  Smith,  who  was  born  in 
Cape  May  county,  N.  J.  They  had  ten 
children;  two  died  in  infancy.  MARIA 
F.  married  Frank  N.  Elmore.  See  his 
name.  PETER  C.,  born  Oct.  24,  1844, 
married  Margaret  McDonnell,  who  was 
born  Nov.  17,  1844,  at  Lexington,  Ky. 
They  have  four  children,  HENRY,  MARY 
o.,  NETTIE  and  CARROLL,  and  reside  at 


Pleasant  Plains.  WILLIAM  T.  died 
Feb.  22,  1869,  in  his  twenty-third  year. 
MADISON  N.  resides  west.  CARO- 
LINE E.,  HENRY  D.  and  EDWARD 
P.  reside  with  their  mother.  Henry 
Smith  died  March  20,  1873,  and  his  fam- 
ily reside  at  Pleasant  Plains. 

CAROLINE  M.,  born  Sept.  9,  1826, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  August  30, 
1848,  to  Rev.  Benjamin  Newman.  They 
had  one  child,  PETER  C.,  who  married 
and  resides  at  Mattoon.  Mrs.  C.  M. 
Newman  died  May  23,  1853. 

ARMINDA  F.,  born  Oct.  3,  1828,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Aug.  30,  1848, 
to  Rev.  Levi  C.  Pitner.  They  have  one 
son,  LEE  PITNER,  and  reside  at  Evan- 
ston,  111. 

Rev.  Peter  Cartwright,  D.  D.,  died 
Sept.  25,  1872,  and  his  widow  died  Feb. 
7,  1876,  both  near  Pleasant  Plains,  Sanga- 
mon county,  where  they  settled  in  1824. 
Mr.  Cartwright  had  been  a  member  of  the 
M.  E.  Church  more  than  seventy-one 
years,  a  preacher  nearly  three  score  and 
ten  years,  and  a  Presiding  Elder  more 
than  half  a  century.  To  attempt  a  de- 
scription of  the  man  and  his  labors  would 
be  useless  in  a  sketch  like  this.  Nothing 
but  his  own  "  Autobiography "  and 
"Fifty  Years  a  Presiding  Elder"  could 
do  justice  to  the  subject.  His  system  of 
theology  does  not  admit  of  a  belief  in 
special  providences;  and  yet,  it  would  ap- 
pear to  others  as  though  he  was  especially 
raised  up  to  illustrate  what  one  man  can 
accomplish  in  mental  and  physical  labors 
in  a  good  cause,  sustained  by  the  power 
of  God.  He  had  just  entered  upon  his 
eighty-eighth  year,  and  his  wife  in  her 
eighty-seventh  year.  At  the  time  of  her 
death  she  had  fifty-three  grand-children, 
sixty-two  great-grand-children,  and  five 
great-great-grand-children,  a  total  of  one 
hundred  and  twenty-nine  descendants. 

The  circumstances  of  her  death  were 
exceedingly  impressive.  She  was  attend- 
ing a  religious  meeting  at  Bethel  Chapel, 
about  one  mile  from  her  home,  in  the  op- 
posite direction  from  Pleasant  Plains. 
The  minister  conducting  the  services 
called  on  her  as  the  first  to  give  her  testi- 
mony, which  she  did,  remaining  seated. 
She  spoke  with  much  feeling,  closing  with 
the  words:  "The  past  three  weeks  have 
been  the  happiest  of  all  my  life;  I  am 
waiting  for  the  chariot. "  The  exercises 


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continued  until  sixteen  persons  had  risen 
and  spoken  a  few  words  each,  the  last  of 
whom  was  her  eldest  son.  The  lady  sit- 
ting nearest  her  thought  she  had  fainted, 
and  the  windows  were  thrown  open  to 
admit  fresh  air;  but  "The  chariot  had 
arrived. " 

CARTMELL,  ANDREW, 
was  born  March,  1766,  in  Greenbrier 
county,  Va.  He  went  to  Bath  county, 
Ky.,  when  he  was  a  young  man.  Nancy 
D.  Brown  was  born  Oct.,  1772,  in  Cul- 
pepper  county,  Va.,and  in  1780  was  taken 
by  her  parents  to  Bath  county,  Ky.  A. 
Cartmell  and  Nancy  D.  Brown  were  mar- 
ried and  had  eight  children  in  Kentucky, 
and  they  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  Oct.  10,  1829,  six  miles  northeast 
of  Springfield.  Of  their  children — 

WILLIAM  W.,  born  Oct.,  1800,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  married  there  in  1832, 
to  Mary  Crockett,  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  and  from  there  to  Rails  county, 
Mo.,  raised  a  family  of  six  childi'en,  and 
lives  near  Merton,  Grundy  county,  Mo. 

LUCINDA  married  in  Kentucky  to 
John  Rudder,  had  two  children,  and  died 
there.  Her  children  came  to  Sangamon 
county  with  their  grandfather  Cartmell. 
LUCRETIA  married  Samuel  Houston. 
See  his  name,  THOMAS  was  a  soldier 
in  the  4th  111.  Inf.,  and  was  killed  in  1847, 
in  the  Mexican  war. 

JOHN  M.,  born  August  25,  1802,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  was  married  there 
March  23,  1829,  to  Mildred  R.  Tacket, 
and  came  with  his  parents  to  Sangamon 
in  the  fall  of  that  year.  They  had  five 
children.  AMANDA  A.,  born  April  29, 
1830,  married  March  2,  1852,  to  James 
Black.  See  his  name.  JOHN  W.,  born 
May  19,  1833,  married  in  Missouri  to 
Mary  E.  Chipps,  have  four  children,  and 
reside  near  Merton,  Mo.  He  served  three 
years  in  Co.  C,  23d  Mo.  Inf.,  from  Aug., 
1861.  JAMES  H.,  born  Oct.  14,  1837, 
married  Martha  Crane,  who  died  April 
19,  1871,  leaving  four  children.  He  mar- 
ried Nov.  19,  1872,  to  Mrs.  Zilpha  Hal- 
bert,  whose  maiden  name  was  Taylor. 
They  live  four  miles  east  of  Springfield. 
ELIZA  A.,  born  August  30,  1842,  mar- 
ried James  Black.  See  his  name. 
MARION,  born  July  19,  1845,  married 
Feb.  i,  1872,  to  M.  O.  James,  have  one 
child,  ANNIE  E.,  and  live  six  miles  north 
east  of  Springfield.  Mrs.  M.  R.  Cart- 

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mell  died  April  14,  1875,  and  John  M. 
Cartmell  lives  where  his  father  settled  in 
1830.  It  is  six  miles  northeast  of  Spring- 
field. 

JAMES  H.,  born  in  1804,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  there  to  Elizabeth  Duval. 
He  died  in  Sangamon  county,  July  17, 
1839,  and  his  widow  returned  to  Ken- 
tucky. 

EVELINE,  born  July  22,  1807,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Oct.  25,  1830,  to  Charles  Harper.  They 
had  one  child,  and  she  died  May  6^1845. 
Her  son  ULYSSES  lives  in  Texas. 

NANCY,  born  August  11,  1810,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  married  there  to  Willis 
Cassity.  See  his  name. 

ELIZA,  born  in  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Alex.  Rigdon,  who 
died,  leaving  a  widow  and  seven  children 
near  Mt.  Pulaski. 

MART  A.,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Samuel  Harper, 
have  four  children,  and  live  in  Caldwell 
countv,  Texas. 

ANDRE  W  J.,  born  in  Bath  county, 
Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon  county  with  his 
parents,  married  in  Logan  county,  in  1843, 
to  Nancy  Edwards.  They  had  six  child- 
ren. LOUISIANA  married  P.  O'Bran- 
non,and  resides  near  Mt.  Pulaski.  PER- 
MELIA  F.,  born  Nov.  29,  1846,  married 
Walter  C.  Black.  See  his  name.  MARY 
E.  married  George  Hickman,  and  live 
near  Lincoln.  JAMES  H.  lives  near  Mt. 
Pulaski.  TIMOTHY  L.  lives  near  WTil- 
liamsville.  ALVIN  resides  near  Mt. 
Pulaski.  Mrs.  Nancy  Cantrall  died  Sept. 
6,  and  her  husband  Oct.  20,  1856,  both  in 
Logan  county,  p  ^.f  •fw^.U  . 

Andrew  Gantraii  died  bept.  12,  1832, 
and  his  widow  died  Dec.  5,  1858,  both  in 
Sangamon  county. 

CARVER,  JACOB,  born  March 
10,  1787,  in  Pennsylvania.  Elizabeth 
Hoover  was  born  Dec.  8,  1784,  in  Virginia. 
They  were  married  near  Dayton,  O.,  and 
had  nine  children  there.  The  family 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1830  in  what  is  now  Clear 
Lake  township,  four  miles  northeast  of 
Springfield.  Of  their  nine  children — 

WILLIAM,  ELIZA  and  JOHN 
died  between  thirteen  and  eighteen  years 
of  age.  The  other  six  are — 

H1GHLT,  born  Jan.  13,  1806,  near 
Dayton,  O.,  was  married  there  April  20, 


EARL?  SETTLERS  OF 


1826,  to  Philip  Shaffer;  came  to  Sanga- 
mon  county  with  her  parents;  moved  the 
same  fall  to  Cass  county,  where  Mr. 
Shaffer  died,  August  28,  1843,  leavmg  six 
children.  The  widow  married  Feb.  i, 
1846,10  Daniel  Lahmon.  They  have  one 
child,  and  reside  near  Virginia,  Cass 
county. 

SARAH,  born  Nov.  26,  1810,  near 
Dayton,  O.,  married  there  to  Jesse  Smith, 
came  to  Sangamon  county  with  her  par- 
ents, had  three  children,  moved  back  to 
Ohio,  where  two  children  were  born  and 
Mr.  Smith  died.  The  family  reside  at 
New  Carlisle,  Clarke  county,  Ohio. 

REBECCA,  born  Sept.  21,  1812,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Benjamin  Hooton,  had  four  children,  and 
moved  to  Ozark  county,  Mo.,  where  she 
died. 

SOPHIA,  born  Aug.  19,  1820,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Henry  Bedinger.  They  had  one  child, 
and  Mr.  B.  died,  and  she  married  Job 
Dickson.  They  had  two  children,  and 
both  parents  died.  Their  son,  JOHN 
DICKSON,  married  Mary  Collins,  and 
resides  in  Sherman.  SARAH  DICK- 
SON  married  Edward  Workman.  He 
was  shot  dead,  Oct.  4,  1865,  by  a  drunken 
man,  because  he  would  not  drink  with 
him.  The  widow  married  Wm.  Howard. 
She  had  one  child  by  each  marriage — 
WM.  H.  WORKMAN  and  JOHN  E. 
HOWARD.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  live 
four  miles  east  of  Springfield. 

JAMES,  born  Dec.  13,  1825,  near 
Dayton,  Montgomery  county,  O.  He 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  Jan. 
1 6,  1863,  to  Martha  Workman,  who  was 
born  May  23,  1847,  m  R-usn  county,  Ind. 
They  have  four  children,  WILLIAM 
W.,  JOSEPH  B.,  JAMES  F.  and 
GEORGE  H.,  and  live  at  the  homestead 
settled  by  his  parents  in  1830.  It  is  four 
miles  nortbeast  of  Springfield. 

FELIX,  born  Oct.  4,  1828,  near  Day- 
ton, O.,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Jan.  22,  1857,  to  Rachel  Donner.  They 
had  five  children.  FLORA  died  young. 
LIZZIE,  ALBERT,  HENRY  and 
FRANK.  The  four  latter  live  with 
their  parents,  near  where  Mr.  Carver's 
parents  settled  in  1830. 

Jacob  Carver  died  in  1833,  in  Ohio,  hav- 
ing returned  there  on  business.  Mrs. 


Elizabeth  Carver  died  Nov.  8,  1857,  on 
the  farm  where  the  family  settled  in  1830. 
CASSITY,  ALEXANDER, 
was  born  in  1793,  in  Bath  county,  Ky. 
The  father  of  Alexander  and  Willis  Cas- 
sity  built  a  stockade  with  block  houses 
inside,  on  Slate  creek,  in  Bath  county,  in 
the  early  settling  of  Kentucky.  It  was 
called  Cassity's  station,  and  was  a  place  of 
refuge  from  the  Indians  until  thev  were 
forced  out  of  the  country.  Remains  of 
that  station  are  yet  visible.  Alexander 
Cassity  was  married  in  Bath  county  to 
Eliza  B.  Groves.  She  died  there  in  1832, 
leaving  three  children.  He  was  married 
in  the  same  county  to  Elizabeth  Lock- 
ridge,  had  one  child,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.  26,  1835, 
and  purchased  a  farm  in  what  is  now  the 
southeast  corner  of  Chatham  township, 
where  they  had  five  living  children.  Of 
their  children — 

JOHN  F.,  born  in  1826,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  enlisted  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Aug.  10,  1 86 1,  for  three  years,  in  Co. 
B,  3oth  111.  Inf.,  and  was  promoted  to 
Sergeant-Major.  He  was  mortally  wound- 
ed at  the  battle  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  July  22, 
and"  died  July  26,  1864. 

WILLIS  H.,  born  March  23,  1828,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  married  Sept.  26,  1865, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Ella  McGriff,  a 
native  of  Preble  county,  Ohio.  They  had 
two  children.  CARRIE  E.  died  young, 
and  MINNIE  L.  lives  with  her  parents, 
in  Auburn. 

JAMES  L.,  born  in  Kentucky,  raised 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  died  in  Iowa. 

MARGARET" E.  married  Andrew 
Ranch.  See  his  name. 

EMMA  C.  married  Jacob  Ranch.  Sec 
his  name. 

FRANCIS  M.  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  died  unmarried. 

AMANDA  I.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  James  T.  Hutton.  See 
his  name.  They  live  on  the  farm  where 
she  was  born,  in  Chatham  township. 

ALEXANDER  M.,  born  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  enlisted  July,  1862,  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  I,  73d  111.  Inf.,  was 
wounded  Dec.  31,  1862,  at  the  battle  of 
Stone's  river,  and  discharged  on  account 
of  physical  disability.  He  was  married 
to  Mary  A.  Hutton,  and  lives  in  Gentry 
county,  Mo. 

LOUISA   G.  died  young. 


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MARTHA  L.  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Sept.  5,  1866,  to  John  T. 
Welch.  The  have  two  children,  ED- 
WIN H.  and  HARRY  K.,  and  reside 
in  Auburn.  Air.  Welch  was  born  June 
30,  1842,  in  McDonough  county,  111.  He 
enlisted  April,  1861,  for  three  months,  in 
Co.  D,  i6lh  111.  Inf.  May  24,  1861,  the 
whole  regiment  enlisted  for  three  years. 
Dec.  23,  1863,  the  regiment  re-enlisted  as 
veterans.  J.  T.  Welch  served  through 
all  the  enlistments  to  the  end  of  the  re- 
bellion. He  is  now  a  merchant  in  Au- 
burn. 

Alexander  Cassity  died  March  12,  1851, 
and  his  widow  died  Nov.  16,  1861,  both  on 
the  farm  where  they  settled  in  1835. 

CASSITY,  WILL  IS,  brother  to 
Alexander,  was  born  Jan.  2,  1805,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.  He  was  married  there  Jan. 
24,  1827,  to  Nancy  Cartmell.  They  had 
two  children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  arriving  at  Springfield 
Oct.  10,  1829.  They  had  one  child  in 
Sangamon  county.  Of  their  children — 

JAMES  W.,  born  in  Kentucky,  died 
at  twenty  years  of  age. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  John  Parsons.  He  died  August, 
1872,  leaving  a  widow  and  six  children, 
near  Salisbury. 

LEV  I,  born  Jan.  i,  1836,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1861,  in  Co. 
B,  loth  111.  Cav.,  for  three  years.  As  a 
non-commissioned  officer  he  commanded 
a  section  of  one  of  the  batteries  attached 
to  the  regiment  at  the  battle  of  Prairie 
Grove,  Ark.,  Dec.  7,  1862,  and  lost  his 
left  arm  in  that  engagement.  He  was 
discharged  on  account  of  physical  disabil- 
ity, Dec.  31,  1862.  Lev!  Cassity  was 
married  April  23,  1863,  to  Nancy  Dren- 
nan.  They  have  one  child,  JOHN  F., 
and  live  three  and  a  half  miles  southeast 
of  Chatham. 

Willis  Cassity,  after  coming  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  lived  a  few  years  in  Logan 
county,  and  a  few  years  in  Missouri.  He 
and  his  wife  now  live  in  Ball  township. 

CASSITY  WILLIAM,  cousin 
to  Alexander  and  Willis,  was  born  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.  He  was  married  in 
Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  to  Honor  Wells,  a 
native  of  Pennsylvania.  They  had  five 
living  children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 


fall    of  1830,  in  what  is  now   Rochester 
township.     Of  their  children — 

GEORGE  died  in  Kentucky,  at  twen- 
ty-two years  ot  age. 

JEREMIAH  died  in  Kentucky,  at 
sixteen  years  of  age. 

REBECCA,  born  Feb.  14,  1802,  in 
Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  Edward 
Branch.  See  his  name. 

LE  WIS,  born  in  Kentucky  about  1805, 
and  died  in  Sangamon  county,  unmarried, 
in  1852. 

MAR  T,  born  Aug.  28,  1806,  in  Nicho- 
las county,  Ky.,  married  there  Jan.  4, 
1827,  to  James  W.  Neill.  See  his  name. 

William  Cassity  died  in  1844,  and  Mrs. 
Honor  Cassity  died  Aug.,  1854,  both  in 
Rochester  township. 

CASS,  ROBERT,  was  born  in 
1768  or  '9,  in  Iredell  county,  N.  C.  His 
father,  James  Cass,  was  born  in  England, 
and  when  he  was  six  or  seven  years  of 
age  was  pressed  into  the  British  navy,  and 
trained  to  a  sea-faring  life.  Being  separ- 
ated from  his  relatives  at  so  early  an  age, 
he  never  understood  his  own  name,  and 
called  himself  James  Cast.  He  came  to 
Philadelphia,  and  finally  settled  in  Iredell 
county,  N.  C.  After  raising  a  family 
there,  he  moved  with  his  children  to 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  and  there  met  two 
Englishmen  by  the  name  of  Cass.  After 
becoming  acquainted,  he  found  that  one  of 
them  was  his  brothei',  and  the  other  his 
cousin,  and  for  the  first  time  learned  that 
the  family  name  was  not  Cast,  but  Cass. 
His  son  Robert,  whose  name  heads  this 
sketch,  having  always  been  called  Cast, 
did  not  think  it  prudent  to  resume  the 
original  name,  but  related  the  facts  in  the 
case  to  his  children,  and  his  descendants 
have  very  generally  returned  to  it.  Rob- 
ert Cass  was  married  Feb.  26,  1790,  in 
Iredell  county,  N.  C.,  to  Lucy  Rik-v. 
They  had  one  child  there,  and  moved  to 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  where  they  had  four 
children,  and  Mrs.  Lucy  Cass  died,  Feb. 
13,  1809.  Robert  Cass  was  married  in 
Clarke  county,  April  26,  1810,  to  Mary 
Boggs,  and  had  two  children  there.  The 
family  then  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  Oct.  2,  1826,  in  Buffalo  Hart 
grove.  Of  his  seven  children — 

AMON,  born  Sept.  6,  1792,511  North 
Carolina,  married  March  18,  1813,  in  Ken- 
tucky, to  Patsy  Simpson.  He  raised  a 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


family,  and  remained  in  Clarke  county, 
Kentucky.  -7 

JAMES,  born  Aug.  12,  1397,  m 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  and  married  there 
Nov.  20,  1817,  to  Ann  Hood.  They  had 
eight  children,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1829.  Mrs.  Ann  Cass  died,  and 
James  Cass  married  Amanda  McKinney. 
They  had  four  children,  and  he  died.  His 
widow  and  living  children  reside  near 
Mt.  Pulaski.  His  son  JOHN,  born  Sept. 
22,  1820,  in  Kentucky,  was  married  Feb. 
28,  1847,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Mary  J. 
Burns.  They  had  thirteen  children. 
ARTANECIA,  born  Feb.  5,  1849,  was  mar- 
ried April  15,  1873,  to  G.  \V.  Edwards, 
and  lives  at  Buffalo  Hart  Grove.  AMON, 
born  Sept.  3,  1851,  lives  with  his  mother. 
ALEXANDER,  born  Nov.  6,  1853,  was 
married  near  Springfield,  111.,  Nov.  3, 
1875,  to  Delia  Fenton,  and  lives  at  Farmer 
City,  DeWitt  county,  111.  LUCY  A.,  born 
April  30,  1855,  was  married  March  13, 
1872,  to  Herbert  White.  They  have  one 
child,  Olive  May,  arid  live  at  Farmer 
City.  ALVI,  JOHN  L.,  ISABEL,  IDA,  ANNA 

E.,     SOPHIA,     ROBERT    F.,     HATTIE    J.     and 

TROMAS  F.  w.,  live  with  their  mother. 
John  Cass  died  Jan.  17,  1872.  His  widow 
and  children  live  near  Buffalo  Hart  station, 
or  Farmer  City,  111.  FRANK  D,  born  Dec. 
6,  1832,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married 
April  29,  1858,  to  Sarah  G.  Landis,  who 
was  born  April  8,1833,  m  Indianapolis, 
Ind.  They  have  one  child  living,  ED- 
WARD K.  F.  D.  Cass  studied  medicine  in 
Mt.  Pulaski,  teaching  school  in  the  mean- 
time. He  graduated  at  Rush  Medical 
College  in  1864.  Was  appointed  assistant 
surgeon  of  the  I5ist  111.  Inf.  in  1865, 
served  a  short  time  and  resigned.  Dr. 
Frank  D.  Cass  resides  at  Mt.  Pulaski,  111., 
and  is  engaged  in  practice  there. 

ARCHIBALD,  born  Dec.  i,  1799,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  there  to 
Deborah  Mershon.  They  had  three 
children  in  Kentucky,  and  came  to  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois,  arriving  Oct., 
1828,  at  Buffalo  Hart  Grove,  where  they 
had  three  children.  Of  their  children: 
ROBERT,  born  Nov.  20,  1821,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Aug.  20,  1840,  to  Sarah  J.  Lawson.  They 
had  four  children.  MINERVA  j.  and  OR- 
LANDO w.  died  under  two  years.  FLOR- 
ENCE F.,  born  May  17,  1852,  died  August 
24,  1869.  NOAH  MATHENY,  born  July  9, 


1857,  lives  with  his  parents,  near  Buffalo 
Hart  Station.  SARAH  J.,  born  Oct.  27, 
1826,  in  Kentucky,  married  m  Sangamon 
county,  in  1842,10  George  Ridgway,have 
four  living  children,  MARY  c.,  ROBERT,JOH  \ 
and  ALLEN,  and  live  near  Lockhart,  Texas. 
WILLIAM  L.,  born  Aug.  15,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  Aug.  20,  1846. 
The  other  children  all  died  under  six 
years.  Archibald  Cass  died  Sept.,  1852, 
and  his  widow  died  later,  both  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  He  was  a  soldier  from  San- 
gamon county  in  the  Black  Hawk  war  in 
1831-2.  He  was  also  a  member  of  Co. 
D,  4th  111.  Inf.,  and  served  one  year-  in 
1846-7,  in  the'  war  with  Mexico.  He  was 
a  nurse  in  the  army,  and  practiced  medi- 
cine the  latter  part  of  his  life. 

PATSr,born  Dec.  28,  1802,  in  Clarke 
county,  Ky.,  married  there  Sept.  15,  1825, 
to  Robert  E.  Burns.  See  his  name. 

NINIAN  R.,  born  April  8,  1806,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Mary  Wade,  They  had 
seven  children.  THOMAS  F.  died  in 
1849  at  Mt.  Pulaski,  aged  twenty-three 
years.  GEORGE  W.,  married  Martha 
J.  Turley,  have  nine  children,  and  live 
near  Lincoln.  EMILY  married  Daniel 
Dunn,  had  two  children,  and  died  in  Mis- 
souri. Her  children:  THOMAS  A.,  resides 
at  Mt.  Pulaski.  MARY  E.  resides  with 
her  aunt,  Mrs.  Jones.  LUCY  E.,  born 
March  28,  1836,111  Logan  county,  married 
Strother  G.  Jones.  See  his  name.  CAR- 
OLINE A.,  born  August  16,  1838,  is  un- 
married, and  resides  at  Lincoln.  SARAH 
AGNES,  born  in  1840,  married  Simpson 
Constant,  had  one  child,  CASS  CONSTANT, 
and  she  married  Frederick  Bush.  They 
have  two  living  children,  NELLIE  E.  and 
CARRIE  B.,  and  reside  at  Mt.  Pulaski. 
ROBERT  enlisted  for  three  years,  in 
1862,  in  an  Illinois  regiment,  and  died 
August,  1863,  at  Murfreesboro,  Tenn. 
Mrs.  Mary  Cass  died  Dec.  31,  1848. 
N.  R.  Cass  married  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Swing,  whose  maiden  name  was  Laugh- 
ney.  She  had  one  child,  Belle  W.  Swing, 
by  a  former  marriage.  She  married 
T.  T.  Beach,  who  is  a  practicing  lawyer, 
and  lives  in  Lincoln.  Ninian  R.  Cass 
died  August,  1872,  at  Mt.  Pulaski,  and  his 
widow  resides  with  her  daughter,  Mrs. 
Beach,  at  Lincoln. 

A.  'BO  WEN,  born  Feb.  n,  1811,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  came  with  his  parents 


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to  Sangamon  county  in  Oct.,  1826,  mar- 
ried Jan.  17,  1830,  to  Melinda  Burns. 
They  had  nine  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  namely:  ELIZABETH  E., 
born  Nov.  14,  1830,  married  Nov.  8,  1849, 
to  Michael  Finfrock.  He  was  born  May 
3,  1820,  in  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  went  to 
Miami  county  O.,  with  his  parents  in  1836, 
and  came  to  Saugamon  county  in  1843, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Finfrock  have  seven  child- 
ren, BOWEN  C.,  HELEN  M.,  CHARLES  M., 
PAUL  H.,  IRVING  G.,  WILLIS  and  ERNEST 

s.  reside  with  their  parents,  four  miles 
southeast  of  Buffalo  Hart  Station.  Mr. 
•Finfrock  was  a  member  of  the  Sangamon 
county  Board  of  Supervisors  at  the  first 
term  in  1861-2,  and  again  from  1872  to 
1876.  MARY  C.,  born  May  8,  1833, 
married  March  31,  1858,  to  Benjamin  F. 
Edwards,  who  was  born  July  12,  1823,  in 
Madison  county,  N.  Y.  They  have  four 
children,  GAYLORD  c.,  JOHN  p.,  BENJA- 
MIN F.,  Jim.,  and  MARY  B.,  and  reside  two 
miles  southeast  of  Buffalo  Hart  Station. 
LUCY  A.,  born  August  31,  1835,  mar- 
ried April  20,  1869,  to  Dr.  Leslie  Gillette. 
They  have  three  children,  LESLIE  B., 
FANNIE  T.  and  CEOGIANA,  and  reside  at 
Buffalo.  LEWIS,  born  March  10,  1838, 
married  Dec.  24,  1862,  to  Christiana  Law- 
son.  They  had  four  children.  The 
eldest,  WILLIAM  s.,  and  the  youngest, 
ALFRED,  died  in  the  second  year  of  their 
ages.  CLARENCE  F.  and  ARTHUR  F.  re- 
side with  their  parents,  five  miles  south- 
east of  Buffalo  Hart  Station.  PAULI- 
NA J.,  born  Oct.  4,  1843,  married  Oct.  13, 
1864,  to  Alfred  Shrieve,  and  resides  near 
Elkhart.  HARDIN,  born  Sept.  16, 
1845,  married  Oct.  10,  1866,  to  Hattie  N. 
Landis,  have  two  children,  PHILIP  and 
LEWIS  B,,  and  reside  one  and  a  half  miles 
southwest  of  Buffalo  Hart  Station. 
SCOTT,  born  Nov.  20,  1847,  MARION, 
born  April  12,  1850,  and  HARRY,  born 
born  Feb.  3,  1854,  live  with  their  parents. 
Ambrose  Bowen  Cass  and  his  wife  reside 
half  a  mile  southwest  of  Buffalo  Hart 
Station,  and  within  one  fourth  of  a  mile 
of  where  his  father  settled  in  1826.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Black  Hawk  war, 
both  in  1831  and  1832,  from  Sangamon 
county,  and  was  in  the  battles  of  Bad  Axe 
and  Wisconsin. 

LUCY  A.,  born  Jan.  15,  1813,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  April  17, 
1828,  to  John  R.  Burns.  See  his  name. 


Mrs.  Mary  Cass  died  Sept.  14,  1840, 
and  Robert  Cass  died  July  9,  1852,  both 
near  where  they  settled  in  1826. 

CHAMBERS,  HENRY  B., 
born  Jan,  i,  1809,  near  Dover,  Del.  He 
was  married  in  Delaware  to  Elizabeth 
Bodie,  and  moved  to  Adams  county,  111., 
in  1831,  and  from  there  to  Springfield,  in 
1840,  where  Mrs.  C.  died,  April,  1854. 
He  was  married  Jan.  25,  1855,  to  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  A.  Turner,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Earnest.  They  had  seven  children — 

ELIZABETH  E.,  JAMES  H., 
JOHN  B.,  WILLIAM  R.,  JACOB 
J.,  KENDALL  and  MAGGIE  J. 

H.  B.  Chambers  died  May  26,  1871, 
and  his  widow  resides  four  miles  west  of 
Springfield. 

CHANDLER,  ROBERT, was 
born  about  1812,  in  Kentucky.  He  was 
left  an  orphan  at  eight  years  of  age,  and 
was  bound  to  Russell  Fletcher,  who  took 
him  to  Overton  county,  Tenn.,  and  from 
there  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  spring  of  1832.  He  married  Ellen 
Parmenter,  who  died,  and  he  married 
Elizabeth  Carter.  They  had  eight  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county — 

LUCY  J.  married  Christopher  Whee- 
lan,  and  live  in  Riverton. 

REBECCA  died,  aged  eighteen. 

MARY  E.  married  Stephen  Huntsley, 
and  live  in  Christian  county. 

MARTHA  W.,  FRANCIS  J/., 
GEORGE  H.,  CHARLES  O.  and 
ED  WARD,  reside  with  their  parents, 
half  a  mile  from  Sherman. 

CHERRY,  BENJAMIN,  was 
born  Jan.  26,  1790,  in  Franklin  county, 
Ga.  VVhen  he  was  seventeen  years  old 
his  parents  moved  to  Overton  county, 
Tenn.  Benjamin  was  a  soldier  from  Ten- 
nessee in  the  war  of  1812.  In  the  fall  of 
1819  he  came  to  Sangamon  county,  and 
soon  after  went  to  work  for  Edward 
Clark,  who  came  about  the  same  time. 
Elizabeth  Strickland  was  born  May  12, 
1799,  near  the  sea  coast,  south  of  Charles- 
ton, S.  C.  Her  parents  moved  to  Tennes- 
see, and  from  there  to  St.  Clair  county, 
111.,  thence  to  Sangamon  county  in  1819, 
and  Elizabeth  came  in  the  spring  of  1820. 
Benjamin  Cherry  and  Elizabeth  Strick- 
land made  arrangements  to  celebrate  the 
4th  of  July,  but  could  not  obtain  the  li- 
cense from  Edwardsville  in  time,  and  they 
were  married  July  n,  1820.  They  had 


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seven  children  in  Sangamon  county, 
two  of  whom  died  young.  Of  the  other 
five — 

WYATT,  born  Nov.  9,  1821,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Susan  Hall,  have 
several  children,  and  reside  near  Blue 
Mound,  Macon  county. 

MARTHA,  born  in  1826,  married 
William  Allen,  had  seven  children,  moved 
to  Missouri,  and  died  near  Carthage. 

C LEMON  died  at  twenty-three. 

ALMYRA,  born  March  20,  1830,  mar- 
ried David  Huckleberry.  See  his  name. 

BENJAMIN,  Jun.,  married  Eliza 
Barnes.  They  had  four  children,  and 
moved  to  Pike's  Peak.  Mr.  Cherry  died 
there.  His  widow  and  only  living  child, 
CHARLES,  live  in  Springfield.  He  is 
employed  at  the  watch  factory. 

Benjamin  Cherrv  died  in  1874,  near 
Riverton. 

CHILD,  STEPHEN,  was  born 
June  12,  1802,  in  Waitsfield,  Vt.  His 
parents  moved  to  Barnstown,  Lower 
Canada,  in  1806,  and  in  1815  to  Hartland, 
Windham  county,  Vt.,  where  they  both 
died.  In  1820  Stephen  went  to  Potsdam, 
St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  and  engaged 
in  teaching.  He  was  there  married,  March 
<j.,  1826,  to  Hannah  Lyman,  who  was  born 
Sept.  15,  1808,  in  Brookfield,  Vt.  They 
had  two  children  in  New  York,  and  came 
to  Sangamon  county  as  part  of  a  colony 
of  fifty-two  persons,  arriving  Oct.  26, 
1833,  in  the  village  of  Sangamo.  They 
had  three  children  in  Sangamon  county. 
Of  their  five  children — 

JOHN  L.,  born  March  23,  1827,  in 
St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Feb.  17,  1859,  to  Mary 
E.  Anderson.  They  have  two  children, 
FRANKIE  and  CHARLEY,  and  reside 
near  Farmingdale. 

MARY  L.,  born  Sept.  27,  1831,  in  St. 
Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  George  B.  Seeley.  See 
his  name.  They  reside  in  Abilene,  Kan. 

MARTHA,  born  Dec.  8,  1833,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Thomas  Frank 
Anderson.  See  his  name. 

STEPHEN,  Jun.,  born  April  14, 
1848,  in  Sangamon  county,  resides  with 
his  mother,  near  Farmingdale. 

HANNAH,  born  Nov.  29,  1850,  died 
in  her  third  year. 

Stephen  Child  died  Sept.  4th,  1875,  and 
his  widow  resides  near  Farmingdale. 


Mr.  Child  was  a  farmer  and  teacher  all 
his  life.  He  was  an  original  abolitionist, 
and  as  an  agent  of  the  underground  rail- 
road, he  assisted  hundreds  of  colored  peo- 
ple in  their  flight  from  bondage.  He 
conducted  a  company  of  twenty-one  at 
one  time.  It  was  his  custom  to  go  as  far 
as  he  could  travel  in  one  night  and  return, 
but  on  some  occasions  he  has  gone  as  far 
sixty  miles,  and  then  left  them  in  the 
hands  of  friends  who  would  conduct  them 
onward.  The  last  time  the  writer  of  this, 
conversed  with  Mr.  Child,  he  expressed 
special  satisfaction  that  he  had  assisted  so 
many  human  beings  on  their  way  to 
freedom,  and  gratitude  that  he  had  lived 
to  see  the  day  that  there  was  not  a  slave 
in  the  United  States  of  America. 

CHURCHILL,  GEORGE, 
was  born  about  1766,  in  Virginia.  His 
parents  died  when  he  was  quite  young, 
and  he  went  to  Woodford  county,  Ky., 
where  he  was  married  to  Sarah  Arnold, 
who  was  born  in  that  county  about  1 780. 
They  had  eleven  children  in  Shelby 
county,  Ky.,  and  the  family  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall 
of  1827,  near  what  is  now  Mechanicsburg. 
Of  their  children — 

MARY,  married  in  Kentucky  to  Wil- 
liam Threlkeld,  brought  up  in  large  family, 
and  never  moved  to  Illinois.  Their 
daughter  SARAH  J.  is  the  wife  of  Wil- 
liam P.  McKinnie.  See  his  name. 
MARIETTA,  born  Jan.  31,  1829,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  there,  Jan. 
14,  1847,  t°  Joseph  H.  Agee.  They  had 
two  children  born  there,  and  in  the  fall  of 
1851  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  where 
seven  children  were  born.  Of  their  child- 
ren: EDWIN  ii.,  born  in  Shelby  county, 
Ky.,  resides  with  his  mother.  4  MAUY  H., 
born  Jan.  29,  1851,  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  Oct.  3,  1871,  to 
Ambrose  B.  Cass,  Jun.  They  live  at 
East  Lynn,  Cass  county,  Mo.  ALICE  A. 
married  Jan.  16,  1873,  to  Robert  W.Jess, 
a  native  of  Bellfast,  Ireland.  They  live 
at  Riverton.  LIZZIE  T.,  EMMA  and  j.  AL- 
VEY  reside  with  their  mother.  The  sixth, 
seventh  and  eighth  children,  viz:  LUCYJ., 
WILLIAM  s.  and  CEPHAS  L.,  all  died  under 
eight  years.  Joseph  H.  Agee  died  Sept. 
25,  1865.  The  father  and  three  children 
all  died  within  nineteen  days.  Mrs. 
Marietta  Agee  and  her  family  reside  two 
miles  east  of  Riverton. 


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LUC1NDA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried there  to  William  Crimm,  and  both 
died  in  Southern  Illinois,  leaving  seven  or 
eight  children.  The  three  eldest  were 

WIM.iAM,   ABSALOM  and  MARTHA. 

JOHN  A.,  born  March  6,  1800,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  there  to 
Sarah  Scoggin.  They  had  three  children, 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  and  settled 
near  Mechanicsburg,  where  they  had  six 
children.  Of  their  children.  JOEL, 
born  July  19,  1823,  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Lucretia  J.  Bondu- 
rant.  They  had  eleven  living  children. 
MARTHA  A.,  MARY  L.,  ELIZABETH  j., 

JOHN    T.,  THOMAS    A.,    JOSEPH     W.,    JESSE, 
EDGAR,    HARVEY,  ETHA    G.  and    ARTHUR. 

Mr.  C.  and  family  moved  to  Kansas  in 
1865,  an(^  m  x^75  ^turned  to  Illinois,  and 
live  in  DeLand,  Piatt  county.  WIL- 
LIAM, born  April  4,  1825,  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Eliza- 
beth Lemon.  They  reside  in  Monmouth, 
Polk  county,  Oregon.  ANN,  born  Jan. 
22,  1827,  in  Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon 
county  in  her  eighteenth  year.  GEORGE, 
born  August  15,  1829,  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, went  to  Oregon,  and  there  married 
Hannah  E.  Sherel.  They  have  three 
children,  and  live  in  Linn  county,  Oregon. 
WILLOUGHBY,  born  Dec.  23,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  went,  when  a  young 
man,  to  the  Pacific  coast,  and  lives  in 
Oregon.  SARAH  E.,  born  Jan.  4,  1834, 
in  Sangamon  county,  resides  with  her 
sister,  Mrs.  Smith,  in  Illiopolis.  JOHN, 
born  Feb.  15,  1836,  in  Sangamon  county, 
enlisted  July  19,  1861,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  I,  41  111.  Inf.,  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran, 
Jan.,  1864.  He  was  promoted  to  Sergeant, 
July,  1863,  an<^  to  2<1  Lieut.,  Nov.,  1864. 
Was  with  Sherman  in  his  "  march  to  the 
tea,"  and  was  honorably  discharged,  June, 
1865.  He  was  married  Feb.  14,  1867,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Mary  M.  Graham. 
They  have  one  living  child,  ANNA,  and 
live  three  miles  north  of  Illiopolis. 
LOUISA,  born  April  25,  1838,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  April  10,  1860,  to 
Reuben  Smith,  who  was  born  Nov.  4, 
1833,  'm  Duchess  county,  N.  Y.  They 
have  three  living  children,  GEORGE,  ADA 
and  HERBERT,  and  live  in  Illiopolis. 
MARY,  born  Dec.  17,  1840,  died  in  her 
eleventh  year.  Mrs.  Sarah  Churchill  died 
Dec.  30,  1840,  and  John  A.  Churchill 
married  July  3,  1842,  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth 


Underwood,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Lemon.  She  was  born  March  29,  1808, 
in  Georgetown,  Ky.  They  had  two 
children,  JULIA,  born  July  1 2,  1843,  in 
Sangamon  county,  lives  with  her  mother. 
LEMON  P.  died  in  his  sixth  year.  John 
A.  Churchill  died  Feb.  4,  1845,  anc*  n's 
widow  and  daughter  reside  in  Mechanics- 
burg. 

AL  VAH,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
there  to  Burnetta  Samples,  moved  to  In- 
diana, and  from  there  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, in  1832,  settling  near  Mechanicsburg. 
They  had  four  children,  and  moved  to 
Iowa;  from  there  to  Oregon  in  18^53, 
where  he  died. 

LR  WIS,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Mary  A.  Cooper. 
They  had  eleven  children  and  moved  to 
Iowa;  from  there,  in  1853,  to  Oregon, 
with  his  brother  Alva.  He  died  Jan.  13, 
1869,  leaving  a  widow  and  children. 

WILL  O  C  GHB  T,  born  Feb.  1 5, :  809, 
in  Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  Oct.  6, 
1834,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Eliza- 
beth J.  Humphreys.  They  had  six  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county,  and  in  1851 
moved  to  the  Pacific  coast.  Mrs.  Churchill 
died  at  Delles,  foot  of  Cascade  mountains, 
in  Waco  county,  Oregon,  and  Mr.  C.  mar 
ried  in  Oregon,  August  1 1,  1852,  to  Matil- 
da A.  Price,  who  was  born  Jan.  12,  1828. 
They  had  six  children.  Of  his  children 
by  the  first  marriage,  GEORGE  H.,  born 
May  13,  1837,  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried Catharine  Reed,  in  Oregon.  OWEN 
H.,  born  June  16,  1845,  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  is  in  Montana.  DAVID  H., 
born  March  31,  1843,  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  July  23, 1875,  to  Minnie  Lord. 
They  live  in  Helena  Citv,  Montana  Ter. 
MARY  J.,  born  Oct.  21,  1845,  m  Sanga- 
mon county,  was  married  in  Oregon  to 
John  M.  Roach.  They  live  in  Clackamas 
county,  Oregon.  MARTHA  A.,  born 
August  22,  1848,  in  Sangamon  county, 
died  April  18,  1864,  in  Oregon.  Children 
of  the  second  wife,  all  born  in  Oregon: 
OLIVER  D.,  born  May  19,  1853, 
JAMES  E.,born  May  18,  1854,  LAURA 
B.,  born  May  8,  1856,  near  Harrisburg, 
was  married  June  18,  1874,  to  George 
Jordan.  They  live  near  Harrisburg,  Or- 
egon. THOMAS  A.,  born  July  27, 
1857,  and  MINNIE  D.,  born  July  6, 
1859,  lives  with  her  parents.  Willoughby 


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Churchill  and  family  reside  near  Harris- 
burg,  Lynn  county,  Oregon. 

ELIZABETH,\3orn  Sept.  n,  1811, 
in  Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon  county  to  Jesse  Pickrell.  See  his 
name. 

MAJR7WA,  born  July  16,  1815,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  June  16,  1833,  to  Griffin 
Fletcher,  who  was  born  Dec.  23,  1810, 
near  Mt.  Sterling,  Montgomery  county, 
Ky.  They  had  ten  living  children. 
MARY  A.,  born  Sept.  20,  1836,  married 
H.  C.  Stiver,  Sept.  28, 1855,  in  Sangamon 
county.  They  have  four  living  children, 

KATIE,     NELLIE,    CARRIE     and     CHARLES. 

Mr.  Stiver  moved  to  Texas  in  Dec.,  1872. 
SARAH  J.,  born  Nov.  15,  1838,  married 
Zachariah  Pope,  in  1854,  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  died  May  3,  1857.  RHODA 
E.,  born  Jan.  4,  1841,  married  Levi  S. 
Ridgeway,  in  Sangamon  county,  Feb.  16, 
1857.  They  had  four  children,  IRA  H. 
and  IDA  s.  (twins),  CATHARINE  E.,  ABBIE 
and  LOR  A.  Mr.  Ridgeway  died  August 
30,  1868,  and  Mrs.  R.  and  family  live 
near  Decatur,  111.  DAVID  C.,  born 
March  3,  1843,  m  Christian  county, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Mary 
A.  Garvey.  See  sketch  of  the  Garvey 
family.  JAMES  L.,  born  Nov.  3,  1845, 
is  a  grocer  in  Decatur.  JOHN  W\, 
born  Dec.  2,  1847,  married  May  10, 
1869,  to  Emma  Clevenger,  in  Abington, 
Knox  county,  111.  They  have  three 
children,  MAY  D.,  THERON  and  STELLA, 
and  live  in  Decatur,  111.  ABEL  P.,  born 
Feb.  15,  18^2,  and  MARTHA  J.,  born 
May  24,  1854,  live  with  their  parents. 
Griffin  Fletcher  and  wife  reside  in  Deca- 
tur, 111. 

EL  VIRA  A.,  born  Sept.  24,  1817,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  was  married  Feb.  6, 
1834,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  John  Gar- 
rett.  They  moved  to  the  vicinity  of 
Pittsfield,  Pike  county,  111.,  in  1834,  and 
had  seven  living  children.  BENJ.  F., 
born  in  1835,  married  in  Pittsfield  to 
Anna  E.  Adams,  June,  1867,  and  live  in 
Newton  county,  Kansas.  MARY  E., 
born  in  1838,  resides  with  her  mother. 
LOUISA  A.,  born  in  1843,  married  S. 
Woolfolk.  MARTHA  A.,  born  in  1846, 
lives  with  her  mother.  SARAH  E., 
born  in  1848,  married  July,  1872,  to  Rob- 
ert Howard.  They  have  one  child, 
FLORENCE  B.,  and  live  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


LOTHARIO,  born  in  1850,  and  ELIZA 
J.,  born  in  1853,  live  with  their  mother  in 
Pittsfield,  Pike  county,  111.  In  1866  Mr. 
Garrett  sold  out,  with  the  intention  of 
moving  to  Kansas.  He  left  home  alone 
with  a  load  of  goods,  and  was  murdered 
in  Bates  county,  Mo.,  in  Nov.,  1866. 

DAVID  B.,  born  in  1821,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  killed  by  lightning  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  May  7,  1842. 

CC7L  VI N  S.,  born  June  30,  1824,  in 
Kentucky,  married  July  31,  1845,  m  San- 
gamon county,  to  Hester  F.  King.  They 
had  nine  children;  three  died  in  infancy, 
and  GEORGE  W.  died,  aged  ten  years. 
HENRY  H.,  born  Jan.  14,  1847,  married 
in  1873  to  Lizzie  Grubb,  and  resides  neat- 
Baldwin  City,  Kansas.  PERMELIA  A., 
born  June  5,  1849,  married  William  Hous- 
ton. See  his  name.  FIELDING  A., 
SALLIE  and  AMANDA  P.,  reside  with 
their  parents,  near  German  Prairie  Sta- 
tion. 

George  Churchill  died  May  15,  1837, 
and  Mrs.  Sarah  Churchill  died  Oct.,  1847, 
and  both  were  buried  near  German 
Prairie  Station,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

CLARK,  DAVID,  born  Aug.28, 
1776,  in  Essex  county,  N.  J.  Came  to 
Kentucky  in  1798,  and  was  there  married 
in  1800,  to  Rachel  Rutter.  They  had 
two  children;  one  died  in  infancy,  and 
Mrs.  Rachel  Clark  died  in  1804.  David 
Clark  moved  to  Cincinnati,  O.,  in  1805,  and 
made  brick  for  the  first  brick  house  built 
in  that  city.  He  returned  to  Somerset 
county,  N.  J.,  in  the  same  year,  and  was 
married  there  in  Feb.,  1806,  to  Sallie 
Winans,  who  was  born  Oct.  25,  1788,  in 
that  county.  They  moved  to  Miami 
county,  O.,  in  1809,  and  from  there  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  in  1829,  settling  on 
Sugar  creek.  After  two  years  they 
moved  to  Wolf  creek.  They  had  six 
children,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy. 
Of  the  other  five — 

Rev.  RICHARD  W.,  born  June  16, 
1808,  in  Somerset  county,  N,  J..  was 
married  in  April,  1828,  to  Margaret  Clark, 
a  native  of  Fayette  county,  Ky.  They 
have  five  children  living.  SALLIE  A., 
born  Jan.  n,  1831,  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  in  1848  to  Ezra  Clark.  They 
have  six  children,  HATTIE  A.,  LODORSKA 

J.,    PERMELIA     A.,    DAVID    M.,    IRENA     and 

NELLIE,  and  live  in  Chesnut,  Logan 
county,  111.  DAVID,  born  Jan.  2,  1834, 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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in  Sangamqn  county,  is  married,  and  re- 
sides in  New  Mexico.  ELIZA,  born 
Nov.  9,  1841,  in  McDonough  county,  was 
married  in  Logan  county,  111.,  to  Jonas 
Shupe,  May  13,  1858.  He  was  a  native 
of  Ohio.  They  had  one  child,  MARY  E., 
who  resides  with  her  uncle,  Dr.  John 
Clark.  Mr.  Shupe  died  Jan.  13,  1865, 
and  Mrs.  Shupe  was  married  Feb.  5,  1871, 
to  John  R.  Ayers.  They  have  one  child, 
LENA,  who  resides  with  her  parents  in 
Mt.  Pulaski.  JOHN  W.,  born  Nov.  13, 
1845,  *n  Logan  county,  111.,  was  married 
Dec.  28,  1874,  in  Chesnut,  Logan  county, 
to  Emma  Sterritt,  a  niece  of  Enoch 
Moore,  of  Springfield,  recently  deceased. 
Dr.  John  W.  Clark  is  a  practising  physi- 
cian at  Milford,  Iroquois  county,  111. 
MARY  E.,  born  Oct.  16,  1847,  was  mar- 
ried March  31,  1866,  near  Mt.  Pulaski,  to 
Benjamin  Harding.  They  have  four 
children,  MAY,  ELIZA,  ELLIS  and  RICH- 
ARD, who  reside  with  their  parents  near 
Mt.  Pulaski.  Rev.  Richard  W.  Clark 
died  Aug.  29,  1854,  and  his  widow  died 
Dec.  21,  1867,  both  in  Logan  county,  111. 

JOHN,  born  Nov.  25,  1810,  in  Miami 
county,  O.,  studied  medicine  there.  Came 
to  Sangamon  county  with  his  father,  re- 
mained one  year,  returned  to  Ohio,  where 
he  was  married,  Aug.  29,  1830,  in  Miami 
county,  to  Eliza  Tremain,  who  was  born 
May  24,  1810,  in  New  York.  They  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  and  followed  farm- 
ing until  1842,  when  he  moved  to  Mt. 
Pulaski  and  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
medicine.  He  was  County  Commissioner 
four  years  for  Logan  county,  and  Justice 
of  the  Peace  seventeen  years,  during 
which  time  he  married  eighty-four  couple. 
He  has,  since  1828,  been  a  member  of  the 
M.  E.  church,  and  a  trustee  of  the  same, 
in  Mt.  Pulaski,  from  the  time  the  church 
was  organized  at  that  .place.  Dr.  John 
Clark  and  wife  reside  in  Mt.  Pulaski. 

CARMAN  W.,  born  May  20,  1815, 
in  Miami  county,  O.,  married  March  29, 
1838,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Harriet 
Crocker,  step-daughter  of  David  Riddle. 
She  was  born  Aug.  2,  1817,  in  Leba- 
non, St.  Clair  county,  111.  They  had  seven 
children;  one  died  in  infancy.  MARY 
W.,  born  March  24,  1842,  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  Oct.  17,  1866,  to 
Alfred  C.  Wilson.  They  have  four  child- 
ren, HARRIE,  HARRIET  H.,  CARMAN  R. 

and  ALFRED,  and   reside   in   Mt.  Pulaski. 
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JOHN,  born  April  22,  1848,111  Sangamon 
county,  died  July  29,  1866.  DAVID  T., 
born  June  27,  1850,  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  Jan.  27,  1876,  to  Lucy  Powel. 
They  reside  in  Mt.  Pulaski.  RICHARD 
H.,  born  March  26,  1854,  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  Dec.  22,  1875,  to 
Mary  E.  Boggs.  They  reside  in  Mt. 
Pulaski.  ALFRED  R.,  born  July  31, 
1857,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  MARION, 
born  July  I,  1862,  in  Logan  county,  reside 
with  their  parents  in  Mt.  Pulaski. 

SALLY  H.,  born  Sept.  27,  1817,  in 
Miami  county,  Ohio,  was  married  Oct., 
1834,  to  John  Riddle,  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. They  have  four  children,  all  born  in 
Sangamon  county,  ELIZA  C.,  MARY 
E.,  FRANCIS  A.  and  SALLIE  W., 
and  reside  near  Barclay,  Sangamon 
county. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Dec.  15,  1830, 
in  Miami  county,  Ohio,  was  married  Dec., 
1847,  to  Alfred  Gideon,  who  was  born  in 
Champaign  county,  Ohio.  They  have 
one  child,  DAVID  C.,  born  Nov.  27, 
1847,  was  married  Sept.,  1868,  to  Sallie 
Row,  a  native  of  Ohio.  David  C.  Gideon 
is  a  practicing  physician  at  Watseka,  Iro- 
quois county,  111. 

David  Clark  was  a  local  M.  E.  preacher 
for  about  forty  years.  His  wife  died  Dec. 
3,  1843,  and  he  died  Jan.  6,  1847,  both  on 
the  farm  near  the  present  town  of  Bar- 
clay, Sangamon  county,  111. 

CLARK,  BARZILLA,  and  his 

wife,  Nancy,  came  to  what  is  now  Salis- 
bury township,  Sangamon  county,  in 
1821.  They  brought  seven  children,  all 
of  whom  married  and  raised  families. 
Their  eldest  daughter,  Phebe,  married 
John  N.  Campbell.  See  his  name.  Bar- 
zilla  Clark  died  Sept.  23,  1840,  and  his 
widow  died  April  19,  1843,  both  in  San- 
gamon county. 

CLARK,  ELISHA,  was  born  in 
1797,  married  in  Indiana  to  Sarah  Gard. 
They  had  three  children  in  Indiana,  and 
came  to  Sangamo,  Sangamon  county,  in 
1823.  They  had  nine  children  in  Illinois. 
Their  daughter — 

HUBERTY,  born  July  30,  1824,  at 
Sangamo,  Sangamon  county,  married 
E.  George  Batterton.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Clark  died  in  1853,  in  Mason 
county,  and  Elisha  Clark  died  in  1869,  at 
Pekin,  111. 


2O2 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OP 


CLARK,  PHILIP,  was  born 
March  25,  1787,  at  Rye,  England.  He 
was  married  there  to  Elizabeth  Gravett. 
They  had  five  children,  and  Mrs.  Clark 
died.  Mr.  Clark  left  his  children  there, 
and  came -to  America  in  1817,  landing  at 
Boston,  Mass.,  and  traveled  by  land  and 
water  to  New  Orleans,  returned  to  Eng- 
land, and  in  company  with  his  brother 
Edward,  embarked  at  London  in  August, 
1818,  and  landed  at  Baltimore  in  October 
following.  They  traveled  on  foot  from 
Baltimore  to  Pittsburg,  and  from  there  to 
New  Orleans  by  water.  They  returned 
the  same  way  to  the  vicinity  of  Harmony, 
Ind.,  to  visit  the  family  of  a  relative  by 
the  name  of  Morris  Burkbeck,  who  had 
emigrated  from  England  a  year  or  two 
before.  He  afterwards  came  to  Illinois, 
and  was  Secretary  of  State  under  Gov. 
Coles.  The  Clark  brothers  went  up  the 
river  to  Shawneetown,  and  from  there 
across  the  country  to  St.  Louis.  They  re- 
crossed  the  river  into  the  American  bot- 
tom and  stopped  with  an  Indian  ranger, 
who  told  them  about  the  Sangama  coun- 
try. They  started  for  it,  and  arrived  in 
November,  1819,  on  the  Sangamon  river, 
two  miles  north  of  Rochester.  Philip 
Clark  was  married  in  1823,  in  Indiana,  to 
Martha  Jessup,  an  English  lady,  who 
died  without  children,  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. He  married  in  Sangamon  countv  to 
Polly  Whitford,  in  1835.  Philip  Clark 
had  his  five  children  sent  from  England. 
They  embarked  at  London  May  i,  1824, 
and  were  received  in  New  York  by  an 
aunt  on  the  iSth  of  June.  The  three 
daughters  and  one  son  arrived  in  Sanga- 
mon county  in  February,  1825.  Of  those 
five  children — 

MARrE.,\>orn  in  i8io,at  Rve,  Eng., 
arrived  in  Sangamon  county  February, 
1825,  married  in.  1832  to  Samuel  Hines. 
They  had  three  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  moved  to  Iowa,  where  they 
had  three  children.  They  reside  near  Cox 
Creek  Post  Office,  Clayton  county,  Iowa. 

PHILIP, Jun.,  born  Feb.  20,  1812,  at 
Rye,  Eng.,  embarked  at  London  May  i, 
1824,  landed  at  New  York  city  June  iSth, 
was  bound — by  an  aunt  who  came  before 
them — apprentice  in  New  York  to  a  tailor, 
who  treated  him  cruelly,  and  he  ran  away, 
went  to  Boston,  obtained  employment  in  a 
glass  factory,  saved  some  money,  went  by 
water  to  Philadelphia,  walked  from  there 


to  Wheeling,  Va. ;  worked  his  way  down 
the  Ohio  river,  and  up  the  Mississippi 
river  to  St.  Louis,  on  a  keel  boat.  At  St. 
Louis  he  fell  in  with  Elijah  lies  and  Rich- 
ard Smith,  both  of  whom  knew  his  father, 
and  he  came  with  them  to  Spr -igfield,  ar- 
riving Oct.  15.  1824,  to  the  surprise  of  his 
father.  He  was  married  May  19,  1836,  to 
Christiana  Campbell,  on  Richland  creek. 
They  had  four  children  near  Rochester, 
Sangamon  county.  He  went  to  California 
in  1849,  and  returned  in  March,  1850, 
moved  to  Clinton  in  November  of  the 
same  year,  where  three  children  were 
born.  Of  their  seven  children,  MARY, 
born  Dec.  18,  1839,  married  in  Clinton, 
Jan.  19,  1857,  to  Robert  Millard,  have  five 
children,  and  live  in  Clinton.  JOHN  G., 
born  August  28,  1842,  died  in  his  twenty- 
second  year.  PHEBE,  born  March  i, 
1847,  married  John  Armstrong,  and  died 
July  5,  1868,  in  Clinton.  SARAH  F. 
lives  with  her  parents.  LOUIS  P.  died, 
aged  four  years.  CHRISTIANA  and 
MATTIE  F.  live  with  their  parents,  in 
Clinton,  111. 

MAR  CARET,  horn  March  28,  1814, 
at  Rye,  England,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  about  1834,  to  Daniel  McClees. 
They  had  seven  children  in  Sangamon 
county;  four  died  in  the  same  county,  all 
grown,  or  nearly  so.  JOHN  and  HENRY 
were  both  Union  soldiers.  MARY  J.  mar- 
ried John  Spence,  who  died  of  disease  con- 
tracted in  the  army.  She  lives  in  Spring- 
field. CHRISTIANA  married  Mr. 
Pettv,  and  resides  in  Round  Prairie,  San- 
gamon county.  CHARLES  resides  with 
his  parents.  Mr.  McClees  went  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1849,  came  home  in  1853,  re- 
turned, and  his  wife  did  not  hear  from  him 
for  fifteen  years.  They  now  reside  at 
Port  Angelos,  Washington  Territory. 

SELINA,  born  July,  1816,  in  Rye, 
England,  married  in  1838,  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  John  H.  McMinany.  She  died 
in  Fannin  county,  Texas. 

HENRTR.,  born  April,  1818,  at  Rye, 
England,  married  in  Sangamon  countv,  in 
1842,  to  Jane  Trotter.  They  had  two 
children ;  both  live  in  Sangamon  county. 
Henry  R.  Clark  resides  near,  Bolivar,  Mo. 

Philip  Clark  died  in  February,  1853,  in 
Sangamon  county.  His  widow  married 
again,  and  resides  in  Missouri. 

The  object  of  the  Clark  brothers  in 
coming  to  the  country  was  to  engage  in 


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the  milling  business.  The  site  they  select- 
ed was  a  favorable  one,  on  the  main  San- 
gamon  river,  about  two  miles  north  of  the 
present  town  of  Rochester.  The  Legisla- 
ture passed  an  act  declaring  that  rive 
navigable,  and  they  abandoned  the  mill 
site.  They  went  to  a  point  on  the  South 
Fork,  near  where  Edward  Clark  lived  and 
died,  and  put  a  saw  mill  in  operation  in 
1824,  and  a  flouring  mill  in  1825.  That 
was  the  first  mill  that  did  good  work  in 
this  part  of  the  country.  Soon  after  they 
came  to  the  country,  Philip  went  to 
Lisle's  band  mill,  and  remained  three  days 
and  two  nights  to  get  two  bushels  of  corn 
ground.  They  then  bought  a  hand  mill 
in  St.  Louis  for  their  own  use,  but  it  kept 
about  thirty  families  in  bread  for  two 
years,  until  their  own  mill  on  South  Fork 
was  completed. 

CLARK,  EDWARD,  was  born 
Feb.  16,  1790,  in  the  ancient  town  of  Rye, 
Eng.  It  was  the  principal  one  of  the  three 
independent  ports,  which,  together  with  the 
Cinque,  or  five  ports,  obtained  charters 
granting  special  privileges  from  the 
British  Sovereigns,  in  consequence  of 
their  having  fitted  out  a  fleet  and  con- 
quered the  Danish  and  Scandanavian  free- 
booters, thus  breaking  up  the  system  of 
piracy  which  had  for  years  been  devastat- 
ing the  English  coasts.  The  office  of 
Lord  Warden  of  the  Cinque  ports,  is  one 
of  the  most  ancient  in  the  kingdom,  reach- 
ing back  to  the  time  of  Edward  the  Con- 
fessor, about  the  year  1050.  Edward  Clark's 
grandfathers  on  both  sides  were  named 
Clark,  but  were  no  relation  to  each  other. 
They  were  both  sea  captains,  and  his 
father,  Henry  Clark,  was  intended  for  the 
sea,  but  could  never  overcome  the  tenden- 
cy to  sea  sickness,  and  engaged  in  other 
pursuits,  chiefly  mercantile  and  milling,  to 
which  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was 
trained  in  early  life.  His  brother  Philip, 
having  visited  America  in  1817,  Edward 
sailed  with  him  from  London  in  August, 
1818,  and  landed  in  October  following. 
They  arrived  in  what  became  Sangamon 
county  in  Nov.,  1819,  and  located  on  the 
Sangamon  river,  about  two  miles  north  of 
the  present  town  of  Rochester.  For  the 
route  traveled,  see  his  brother  Philips 
name. 

Edward  Clark  was  married  March  4, 
1821,  to  Sarah  Viney.  Mr.  Clark  went  to 
Edwardsville  to  obtain  a  license,  and  when 


he  arrived  there,  learned  that  a  law  had 
been  enacted  by  the  legislature,  in  session 
at  Vandalia,  and  approved  by  Gov.  Bond, 
Tan.  30, 1821,  providing  for  the  organization 
of  a  new  county,  to  be-  called  Sangamon. 
The  clerk  declined  to  issue  a  license,  and 
Mr.  Clark  insisted  that  as  he  was  ready  to 
marry  he  did  not  like  to  be  delayed.  The 
clerk  told  him  that  if  he  was  determined 
to  marry,  he  could  go  home,  have  the 
marriage  ceremony  solemnized,  and  after 
the  county  was  organized,  have  it  done 
again.  The  county  was  organized  April 
10,  1821,  and  after  that  a  license  was  ob- 
tained and  the  marriage  again  solemnized 
by  the  same  minister  who  officiated  the 
first  time,  Rev.  Rivers  Cormack,  of  the 
M.  E.  Church.  They  had  eight  children, 
all  in  Sangamon  county,  namely — 

ABRAHAM  V.,  born  April  9,  1822. 
He  was  never  married,  but  went  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1849,  and  died  Dec.,  1850,  at 
Sacramento  City. 

HENRT  P.,  born  Nov.  2,  1823.  He 
was  married  Dec.  15,  "1853,  to  Nancy  T. 
Williams.  They  have  four  children, 
MARY  J.,  SARAH  V.,  EDWARD  S., 
and  WILLIAM  T.,  the  three  eldest  in 
Rochester,  and  the  fourth  in  Oskaloosa, 
Iowa.  Henry  P.  Clark  lives  one  and  a 
half  miles  southeast  of  Rochester. 

MART  JANE,  born  Feb.  25,  1825, 
married  Feb.  25,  1845,  to  James  Richard- 
son. They  had  three  children.  Mrs.  R. 
died  Sept.  6,  1857.  Mr.  Richardson  is 
married  again,  and  resides  in  Taylorville. 
Her  youngest  son,  Abraham  V.  Richard- 
son, lives  at  the  homestead,  near  Roches- 
ter. 

REBECCA  S.,  born  May  15,  1827, 
died  unmarried,  March  18,  1856. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Nov.  11,  1829, 
died  Dec.  15,  1855. 

EDMUND  J.  and  CHARLES  A., 
twins,  born  Aug.  27,  1831. 

CHARLES  A.,  died  Oct.  25,  1852,  in 
Oregon. 

EDMUND  J.,  married  Feb.  19, 
1857,  to  Cassander  Lovelace,  who  was 
born  Sept.  9,  1838,  in  Shelby  county. 
They  have  six  living  children,  WILLIAM 
F.,  LOUISA  J.,  REASON  E.,  JAS- 
PER N.,  JOHN  S.  and  ALVIN  W., 
and  live  at  the  family  homestead,  two 
miles  west  of  Rochester. 

SARAH  A.,  born  Feb.  2,  1835,  died 
Jan.  26,  1856. 


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Mrs.  Sarah  Clark  died  March  26,  1837, 
and  Edward  Clark  was  married  Jan.  10, 
1838,  to  Nancy  Trotter.  They  had  three 
children. 

BENJAMIN  F.,  born  Oct.  15,  1838, 
enlisted  July  25,  1862,  in  Co.  I,  i  I4th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years.  At  the  battle  of 
Guntown,  Miss.,  June  10,  1864,  he  brought 
on  disease  by  excessive  fatigue,  and  died 
March  i,  1865,  in  military  hospital  at 
Memphis,  Tenn.  His  brother,  Henry  P., 
brought  his  remains  home,  and  they  were 
interred  near  Rochester. 

WILLIAM  T.,  born  Nov.  16,  1842, 
enlisted  Sept.  28,  1861,  in  Co.  G,  loth  111. 
Cav.,  for  three  years,  re-enlisted  as  a  vet- 
eran, served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  Nov.,  1865, 
at  San  Antonio,  Texas.  William  T. 
Clark  lives  in  Oregon. 

NANCT  ANN,  born  March  16,  1845, 
and  died  Jan.  21,  1856.  By  looking  back 
at  dates  it  will  be  seen  that  four  members 
of  the  family  died  from  Dec.  15,  1855,  to 
March  18,  1856.  Disease,  typhoid  fever. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Clark  died  Sept.  26,  1853, 
and  Edward  Clark  died  Jan.  10,  1875, 
both  on  the  farm  two  miles  west  of  Roch- 
ester, and  within  five  miles  of  where  he 
settled  in  1819. 

Wellington  was  in  command  of  the 
district  where  Edward  Clark  lived  when 
both  were  young  men,  and  Mr.  Clark 
knew  him  well.  Mr.  Clark  witnessed  the 
launching  of  the  British  ship,  Victory,  at 
the  Chatham  dock  yarks.  It  was  on 
board  that  ship  that  Admiral  Nelson  was 
slain  at  the  battle  of  Trafalgar,  after 
promulgating  the  famous  order  which  has 
became  historic:  "England  expects  every 
man  to  do  his  duty." 

Edward  Clark  was  a  man  of  precise 
business  habits,  better  suited  to  an  older 
community  than  the  one  in  which  he 
spent  the  greater  part  of  his  long  life. 
He  was  just  in  all  his  dealings,  and  was 
a  model  Christian  gentleman.  He  was 
a  man  of  varied  and  extensive  reading, 
and  had  accumulated  a  miscellaneous 
library  from  the  standard  works  of  the 
most  distinguished  authors  in  the  English 
language. 

CLARK,  O RAM  EL,  was  born 
August  ii,  1792,  in  Lebanon,  Connecti- 
cut, taken  by  his  parents  to  Berk- 
shire county,  Mass.,  in  1797,  and  from 
there  to  Cooperstown,  N.  Y.  He  enlisted 


and  served  as  a  non-commissioned  officer 
in  the  war  of  1812,  and  moved  to  St.  Law- 
rence county ^N.  Y.,  in  1817.  He  emigra- 
ted in  1818  to  Kaskaskia,  111.,  and  in  1819 
removed  to  where  Athens,  Menard  coun- 
ty, now  stands*  He  was  the  third  man 
who  settled  on  the  north  side  of  Sangamon 
river.  In  1820  he  returned  on  foot  to  visit 
his  parents  in  New  York.  On  returning 
to  his  home  in  Illinois,  he  married  Jane 
C.  Stewart,  on  Fancy  creek,  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  In  1821  he  bought  the 
preempted  right  to  a  -farm  from  John 
Dixon  (afterwards  founder  of  Dixon,  111.,) 
on  Fancy  creek,  ten  miles  from  Spring- 
field. He  remained  here  until  the  death 
of  his  wife,  in  1832,  when  he  again  visited 
his  parents  in  New  York,  returning  to 
Illinois  in  1834.  Of  his  five  children — 

MARIA  died,  aged  four  years,  at 
Athens. 

MART  J.,  born  Nov.  5,  1824,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  March,  1842, 
to  Abner  Riddle.  See  his  name. 

RUSSELL  W.,  born  in  1827,  in  San- 
gamon county,  died,  aged  twenty-one 
years.  He  was  a  medical  student  at  the 
time. 

WILLIAM  A.,  born  Jan.  4,  1829,  on 
Fancy  creek,  Sangamon  county,  was  ap- 
prenticed to  the  drug  business  in  Spring- 
field. Was  a  salesman  from  1851  until  1853, 
when  he  emigrated  to  California,  crossing 
the  plains.  He  was  married  in  Redwood 
City,  Cal.,  Sept.  18,  1866,  to  Rebecca  E. 
Teague,  who  was  born  July  I,  1849,  in 
Springfield,  Mo.  They  had  two  children, 
viz:  GEO.  W.  and  EDWARD  O.  The 
latter  died  June  16,  1875.  William  A. 
Clark  and  family  reside  at  Redwood  City, 
San  Mateo  county,  California. 

EDWARD  O.,  born  Dec.  3,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Feb.  14,  1855, 
in  Waverly,  111.,  to  Virginia  F.  Harris, 
who  was  born  March  8,  1835,  in  Morgan 
county,  111.  They  have  one  child, 
ESTHER  C.,  and  reside  near  Carlinville. 

Oramel  Clark  was  married  the  second 
time,  Oct.  28,  1836,  to  Judith  W.  Davis, 
of  Elkhart,  111.  She  was  born  August 
12,  1802,  in  Union  county,  Ky.  They 
moved  to  Springfield  in  1838,  and  had 
five  children,  viz — 

E  ME  LINE,  born  August  20,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  in  Spring- 
field, March  23,  1863,  to  Col.  N.  Martin 
Curtis,  who  was  born  May  21,  1835,  in 


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De  Peyster,  N.  Y.  He  enlisted  April, 
1861,  was  mustered  into  the  United  States 
service  May  15,  1861,  as  Gaptain  of  Co. 
G,  i6th  N.  Y.  Inf.,  and  became  Lieuten- 
ant Colonel  of  the  1426.  N.  Y.  Inf.,  Oct. 
21,  1862,  and  Colonel  -Jan.  21,  1863; 
Brigadier  General  by  brevet  Oct.  27, 1864; 
Brigadier  General,  Jan.  15,  1865,  and 
Brevet  Major  General.  The  last  two  pro- 
motions were  for  gallantry  displayed  in 
leading  the  troops  in  the  capture  of  Fort 
Fisher,  Jan.  15, 1865,  where  he  lost  his  left 
eye.  General  Curtis  was  several  times 
severely  -wounded.  The  Legislature  of 
New  York  passed  resolutions,  April  5, 
1865,  thanking  Gen.  Curtis  and  the  officers 
and  men  of  his  command  (who  were  all 
New  York  troops),  for  their  achieve- 
ments on  that  occasion.  Gen.  Curtis  was 
appointed,  August  14,  1866,  Collector  of 
Customs  for  the  District  of  Oswegatchie, 
and  Special  Agent  Treasury  Depaitment 
March  4,  1867,  which  position  he  still 
holds.  They  have  three  children,  EM- 
MA P.,  MARY  W.  and  FLORENCE 
R.  Gen.  Curtis  is  a  breeder  of  fine  stock, 
and  resides  on  his  farm  near  Ogdensburg, 
N.  Y. 

MARTHA  and  S  (7SAN(tvf'ms),})orn 
Sept.  23,  1840. 

MARTHA  married  George  W.  Burge. 
They  have  two  living  children,  GEO.  C. 
and  FRANK  F.,  and  reside  at  Ottawa, 
Kansas. 

SUSAN\?>  unmarried,  and  resides  with 
her  sister,  Mrs.  Burge. 

CAROLINE  y.,  born  March  5,  1845, 
in  Springfield,  married  Oct.  30,  1867,  to 
John  M.  Amos.  See  his  name, 

Oramel  Clark  died  Sept.  9,  1863,  in 
Springfield,  and  his  widow  resides  with 
her  children. 

CLAYTON,  JOHN  S.,  was 
born  August  2,  1802,  in  Caldwell  county, 
Ky.  Elizabeth  Clayton  was  born  May, 
1806,  in  the  same  county.  They  were 
there  married  in  1824,  and  had  one  child 
in  Kentucky.  The  family  moved  to  Mor- 
gan county,  111.,  where  one  child  was  born, 
and  moved  back  to  Kentucky,  where  two 
children  were  born,  and  they  again  moved 
to  Morgan  county,  111.,  in  1833  or  '4,  and 
after  a  few  years  spent  there,  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  in  what  is  now  Ball 
township,  where  they  had  seven  children. 

FKANKLIX  JEFFERSON^Q^ 
Feb.  13,  1827,  in  Caldwell  county,  Ky., 


married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Elizabeth 
Scott.  They  have  six  children,  RUTH 
JANE,  GILBERT,  AMANDA  E., 
PERLEASY,  EMMA  and  SHELTON 
L.,  and  reside  in  Ball  township,  near 
Chatham. 

ALEXANDER,  born  Sept.  16,  1829, 
in  Morgan  county,  111.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Mary  A.  Marshall.  They 
had  two  children,  CHARLES  E.  and 
HENRY  N.,  and  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Clayton 
died,  and  he  married  Theresa  J.  Penix. 
They  have  four  children,  MELISSA  J., 
ADA  M.,  MARY  A.  and  JACOB  B., 
and  live  in  Ball  township,  four  and  a  half 
miles  southeast  of  Chatham. 

MINERVA  y.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  John  Og- 
den,  who  died,  and  she  married  William 
Smith,  and  lives  near  Moberly,  Randolph 
county,  Mo. 

MARQUIS  D.,  born  March  16,  1834, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, August  29,  1860,  to  Susan  A.  Matthew. 
They  had  eight  children,  three  of  whom 
died  young.  The  other  five,  CHARLES 
A.,  SARAH  E.,  FRANKLIN  L., 
THOMAS  E.  and  MANFORD  E.  live 
with  their  parents,  three  miles  north  of 
Pawnee. 

ELZIRA,  born  in  Illinois,  married 
William  Easley,  have  six  children,  and 
live  in  Clark  county,  Mo. 

MARY  A.,  born  in  Illinois,  married 
Simon  T.  Matthew.  See  his  name. 

GEORGE  M.  married  Miss  J.  Pat- 
terson, who  died,  and  he  married  Harriet 
E.  Debow.  They  have  .one  child,  NET- 
TIE FLORENCE,  and  live  in  Cotton 
Hill  township,  three  miles  north  of  Paw- 
nee. 

MARfETTA,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  George  Lamb.  See  his 
name. 

JOHN  Z.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  in  1873  to  Mary  Allen,  and  lives 
with  his  mother. 

John  vS.  Clayton  died  Sept.  7,  1861,  and 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Clayton  resides  in  Ball 
township,  four  and  a  half  miles  southeast 
of  Chatham. 

CLAYTON,  JOHN  C.,  was 
born  about  1808,  in  Caldwell  county,  Ky. 
He  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1829, 
with  his  cousin  and  brother-in-law,  John 
S.  Clayton.  He  was  married  at  Alton  to 
Ginsey  Clack.  He  moved  his  family  to 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


Champaign  county  in  1856,  and  died  there 
the  same  year,  leaving  a  widow  and  four 
children.  His  son  Elias  was  a.  member  of 
an  Illinois  regiment,  and  was  killed  in 
battle  at  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  in  1864.  A 
daughter  is  married,  and  lives  in  Missouri. 

The  widow,  with  her  son  Hardin  and 
another  child,  live  near  Urbana,  111. 

CLEMENTS,  GEORGE,  was 
born  in  Amherst  county,  Va. ;  was  mar- 
ried to  Lizzie  Holliday,  who  was  a  native 
of  Virginia  also.  They  had  six  children 
in  Virginia,  and  the  family  moved  to  Gar- 
rard  county,  Ky.,  and  from  there  to  San- 
gamon  county,  111.,  arriving  early  in  1830 
in  what  is  now  Woodside  township.  Of 
the  children — 

WILLIAM,  born  Oct.  14,  1797,  in 
Virginia,  married  in  Kentucky  and  died, 
leaving  a  family  there. 

JOHN,  born  May  13,  1800,  in  Vir- 
ginia, married  in  Kentucky  to  Elizabeth 
Turpin,  came  with  his  father  to  Sanga- 
mon  county.  They  had  three  living 
children.  HENRY  D.  married  Eliza 
Skane,  had  two  children,  and  she  died. 
He  lives  in  Sangamon  county.  LUCIN- 
DA  married  William  Barger,  and  resides 
in  Mechanicsburg.  ELIZA  married 
Isaiah  Pryor,  and  live  in  Missouri. 

THOMAS,  born  Nov.  22, 1802,  in  Am- 
herst county,  Va.,  married  Sindicey  Harris, 
August  2,  1822.  They  had  eight  children. 
AMERICA,  born  July  21,  1823,  married 
John  C.  Cloyd.  See  his  name,  LOU- 
ISIANA, born  July  16,  1826,  married 
John  A.  Miller.  See  his  name.  JAMES 
A.,  born  Nov.  18,  1828,  in  Ky.,  married 
Permelia  Hatten,  who  was  born  in  1826, 
in  Garrard  county,  Ky.  They  reside  four 
miles  southwest  of  Chatham.  ELIZA 
A.,  born  in  Sangamon  county,  Oct.  22, 
1832,  resides  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Matthew 
Cloyd.  FANNY,  born  Oct.  13,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  18,  1848, 
to  Matthew  Cloyd.  See  his  name.  GEO. 
W.,  born  Oct.  14,  1835,  died,  aged  ten 
years.  SINDICEY  J.,  born  August  28, 
1837,  died  March,  1854.  THOMAS  R., 
born  May  6,  1839,  married  Sept.  4,  1861, 
to  Elizabeth  Ellison,  who  was  born  in 
Carthage,  O.  They  have  two  children, 
ADA  and  JAMES  H.,  and  live  in  Chatham 
township.  HENRY  H.,  born  Jan.  3, 
1841,  married  Emily  Sparks,  has  three 
children,  and  live  near  Topeka,  Kansas. 
Mrs.  Sindicey  Clements  died  Feb.  21, 


1842,  and  Thomas  Clements  married  in 
1844  t°  Mrs.  Alcey  Baucom,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Neville.  Thomas  Clements 
died  March,  1855,  and  his  widow  resides 
with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  T.  Gordon  Cloyd, 

SINDICET  married  Henry  Collier. 
They  have  one  child,  LOUISIANA,  and  live 
in  Rochester. 

ELIZA  A.,  born  March  29,  1811,  in 
Amherst  county,  Va.,  married  Samuel 
Cloyd.  See  his  name. 

FANNY,  born  July  17,  1808,  married 
May  19,  1844,  to  John  Levi.  He  died 
Dec.  23,  1872,  and  his  widow-  lives  in 
Rochester. 

George  Clements  and  his  wife  both 
died  in  Sangamon  county. 

CLIFTON,  ELIAS,  was  born 
in  Sussex  county,  Delaware,  and  married 
there  to  Sally  Carlisle,  a  native  of  the 
same  county.  They  had  five  children  in 
that  county,  two  of  whom  died  young. 
The  family  moved,  in  1802,  to  Fayette 
county,  Ky.,  where  one  child  died,  and  in 
1816  they  moved  to  Clarke  county,  Ind., 
and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  Dec.,  1834,  in  what  is  now 
Rochester  township.  Of  their  two  child- 
ren— 

CLEMENT,  born  about  1794,  in 
Delaware,  married  in  Clarke  county,  Ind., 
to  Nancy  Martin.  They  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  a  few  years  later  than  his 
father.  Mrs.  Clifton  died  in  1845.  He 
went  back  to  Indiana,  and  married  Mrs. 
Susan  Williams,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Huckleberry.  They  had  one  child, 
ELIAS,  who  died  aged  fifteen  years. 
Mrs,  Clifton  died,  and  he  married  Melin- 
da  Alsop.  She  died  in  1855,  and  he  in 

^57- 

NANCY, born  Oct.  31,  1800,  in  Sussex 

county,  Delaware.  She  was  married  in 
Fayette  county,  Ky.,  April  27,  1816,  to 
Uspshear  D.  Spicer.  See  his  name.  He 
died,  and  Mrs.  Spicer  married  Adam 
Saftly.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Sally  Clifton  died  March  25,  1346, 
and  Elias  Clifton  died  Jan.  3,  1852,  both 
in  Sangamon  county. 

CLINE,  JOHN,  was  born  Jan.  2, 
1798,  in  Frederick  county,  Va.  His  pa- 
rents died  when  he  was  quite  young,  leav- 
ing four  children.  Their  grandfather, 
George  Sutherland,  took  them  with  him 
to  Madison  county,  near  London,  Ohio,  in 
1802.  In  1819  he  prepared  to  visit  the 


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western  country  on  horseback.  Levi 
Cantrall  wa*  about  moving  to  Illinois,  and 
Mr.  Cline  engaged  to  drive  his  four-horse 
team,  and  they  arrived  in  the  American 
bottom  in  November.  Mr.  Cantrall  pur- 
chased a  supply  of  corn  there,  and  moved 
to  what  became  Sangamon  county,  arriv- 
ing in  Dec.,  1819,  in  what  is  now  Fancy 
Creek  township.  Mr.  Cline  drove  the 
team,  and  arrived  at  the  same  time.  He 
intended  returning  to  Ohio  in  the  spring, 
but  when  the  time  came  he  decided  to 
raise  a  crop,  and  while  thus  engaged  he 
was  married,  July  20,  1820,  to  Mrs.  Lucy 
Scott,  whose  maiden  name  was  England. 
He  made  arrangements  to  visit  Ohio  in 
fall  of  1820,  but  his  wife  being  sick,  he 
deferred  it,  and  has  not  yet  made  his  visit. 
Mrs.  Cline  had  one  child  by  her  first  mar- 
riage— 

ELIZA  SCOTT,  born  Feb.  15,  1816. 
She  is  married,  has  three  children,  and 
lives  in  Kansas. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cline  had  ten  children  in 
Sangamon  county — 

WILLIAM,  born  Oct.  8,  1821,  mar- 
ried Sept.  6,  1842,  to  Eliza  Canterberry. 
They  had  four  children.  MARIA  L. 
married  August  14,  1862,  to  Charles  S. 
Jones,  who  was  born  July  19,  1844,  in 
Ohio.  He  enlisted  a  few  days  before  his 
marriage,  in  Co.  C,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  for 
three  years.  He  was  wounded  June  10, 
1864,  at  the  battle  of  Tupelo,  Miss.,  and 
was  discharged  on  account  of  physi- 
cal disability.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jones 
have  one  child,  SCOTT,  and  live  in  the  ex- 
treme southwest  corner  of  Logan  county, 
Post  Office,  Williamsville.  JOHN  N., 
born  August  23,  1846,  married  July  29, 
1867,  to  Dulcina  E.  Primm.  They  have 
one  living  child,  NINIAN  o.,  and  live  five 
and  a  half  miles  west  of  Williamsville. 
ASA  M.  married  March  12,  1873,  to 
Melissa  McClelland,  and  live  in  Fancy 
creek  township.  WILLIAM  F.  lives 
with  his  father.  Mrs.  Eliza  Cline  died 
vSept.  7,  1871,  and  William  Cline  married 
in  1872,  to  Maria  J.  Purkins.  They  have 
one  child,  EDWARD  E.,  and  live  in 
Menard  county,  near  Cantrall. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  April  8,  1823, 
married  Elizabeth  Primm,  and  died  Aug. 
14,  1845,  about  four  months  after  marriage. 
His  widow  married  Jacob  Barnsback,  and 
resides  near  Edwardsville. 


MATILDA  A.,  born  May  3,  1825, 
married  Andrew  Lynch,  had  seven  child- 
ren, and  he  died,  and  she  married  David 
Jones.  They  have  two  children,  and  re- 
side in  Menard  county. 

E  LIZ  ABE  TH,  born  August  24, 1826, 
married  James  A.  Turley,  and  he  died 
Jan.,  1852,  leaving  one  child,  ALMEDA, 
whe  married  Joseph  M.  Smith,  and  re- 
sides near  Cantrall.  Mrs.  Turley  married 
George  T.  Sales.  See  his  name. 

JOHN,  born  August  30,1828,  married 
Jane  Council,  have  six  children,  and  live 
in  Menard  county. 

DA  VID,  born  June  17,  1830,  married 
Jane  Hornback,  and  both  died,  leaving 
three  children. 

ADALINE,  born  April  25, 1832,  mar- 
ried William  M.  Blue.  See  his  name. 

STEPHEN  E.,  born  Nov.  i,  1834, 
died  August  15,  1853. 

JAMES,  born  July  17,  1837,  mar- 
ried Eliza  Hall,  have  four  children, 
MARY  E.,  IDA  F.,  LUCY  O.  and 
HENRY  A.,  and  reside  in  Fancy  creek 
township. 

HENRr,\*orn  Oct.  8,  1839,  married 
Mary  Primm.  They  have  three  children, 
WILLIAM  A.,  ALLEN  C.  and  JEN- 
NIE, and  live  near  Cantrall. 

Mrs.  Lucy  Cline  died  June  4,  1875,  and 
John  Cline  lives  in  Cantrall. 

CLJNKENBEARD,  WM., 
was  born  Feb.  12,  1808,  in  Clarke  county, 
Ky.  He  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1825,  remained  one  year,  returned  to  Ken- 
tucky, and  came  back  to  Sangamon  county 
in  1829.  He  was  married  April,  1835,  to 
Lavina  Elder.  They  had  ten  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  The  fourth,  fifth  and 
seventh  died  under  six  years.  Of  the 
other  seven — 

JULA  A.,  born  Sept.  15,  1836,  mar- 
ried Edward  L.  Robinson,  have  three 
children,  and  live  near  Berry,  Sangamon 
county. 

WILLIAM H.,  born  August  13,  1838, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  August  14, 
1864,  to  Ann  J.  Brachear.  They  have 
two  children,  HARVEY  and  LESLIE, 
and  live  near  Pleasant  Gap,  Bates  county, 
Missouri. 

MART,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Henry  Bryant,  have  five  children, 
and  live  near  Pleasant  Gap,  Mo. 

THOMAS  married  Martha  Robbins, 
and  r<esides  near  Pleasant  Gap,  Mo. 


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JOS  I  AH,  born  March  12,  1852,  re- 
sides in  Buffalo,  Sangamon  county. 

y.  ALBERT  and  LEV  I  F.  live 
with  their  parents. 

William  Clinkenbeard  lived  in  Sanga- 
mon county  until  March,  1873,  when  he 
moved  to  Missouri,  and  resides  near  Pleas- 
ant Gap,  Bates  county. 

CLOYD,  DAVID,  was  born 
about  1766,  in  Botetourt  county,  Va.  He 
was  married  there,  moved  to  Culpepper 
county,  and  from  there  to  Washington 
county,  Ky.,  about  1815.  He  moved  in 
company  with  his  sons  Thomas  and  Sam- 
uel, and  his  daughter  Polly — who  married 
Henry  Lucas — to  Sangamon  county,  ar- 
riving October,  1825,  in  what  is  now  Cur- 
ran  township.  David  Cloyd  died  about 
1839,  and  his  widow  in  1844  or  '5,  both  in 
Sangamon  county. 

CLOYD,  THOMAS,  son  of 
David,  was  born  Jan.  14,  1798,  in  Bote- 
tourt county,  Va.,  and  went  with  his  par- 
ents to  Washington  county,  Ky.,  in  1815. 
He  was  married  there  April  27,  1820,  to 
Ann  Withrow.  They  had  three  children 
in  Kentucky,  and  in  1824  moved  to 
Fayette  county,  111.,  where  they  had  one 
child,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county, 
arriving  October,  1825,  in  what  is  now 
Curran  township,  north  of  Lick  creek, 
where  they  had  two  children.  Of  their 
six  children — 

ANN  CORDELIA,  born  June  29, 
1820,  in  Washington  county,  Ky.,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Rev.  Charles  D. 
Alsbury.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  CAL  VIN,  born  Sept.  6,1821, 
in  Washington  county,  Ky.  He  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  America 
Clements.  They  had  two  children,  one 
of  whom  died  young.  DICEY  married 
James  H.  Jones,  and  lives  in  Henry  coun- 
ty, Mo.  Mrs.  America  Cloyd  died,  and 
J.  C.  Cloyd  married  September,  1848,  to 
Sophia  L.  Lanterman.  They  have  eight 
children.  CHARLES  married  Elizabeth 
J.  Branham,  has  one  child,  ELIZA  M.,  and 
live  in  Curran  township.  ELEANOR 
married  Asbury  M.  Branham.  They 
have  three  children,  WILLIAM  c.,  CORD  F. 
and  a  daughter,  and  live  in  Curran  town- 
ship. NANCYJ.,  CORDELIA,  WAL- 
LACE R.,  GORDON,  AMANDA  M. 
and  JOHN  C.,  Jun.,  live  with  their  par- 
ents, three  miles  southeast  of  Curran, 


NANCY,  born  Dec.  25,  1823,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Jan.  2,  1840,  to  Robert 
Cummings.  See  his  name.  , 

MATTHEW,\>ovn  Sept.  10,  1825,  in 
Fayette  county,  111.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Oct.  18,  1848,10  Fanny  Clements. 
They  have  nine  children.  ROBERT  T. 
lives  with  his  parents.  ELIZA  J.  married 
William  F.  Smith.  See  his  name.  WM. 
O.  lives  with  his  parents.  JULIA  F. 
married  May  27,  1873,  to  Benjamin  F. 
Caldwell.  See  his  name.  MATTHEW 
F.,  ANN  M.,  HENRIETTA,  ALICE 
and  SAMUEL,  live  with  their  parents  in 
Chatham  township. 

THOMAS  GORDON,  born  June  7, 
1827,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Sept. 
27,  1849,  to  Priscilla  J.  Baucom,  who  was 
born  Dec.  31,  1831,  in  Madison  county. 
They  have  three  children,  THOMAS, 
JOHN  C.  and  ANNIE  E.,  and  live  near 
Chatham.  Although  Thomas  G.  Cloy 
was  but  three  and  a  half  years  old  at  the 
time,  he  remembers  one  incident  connected 
with  the  "  deep  snow"  of  1830-31.  That 
was  seeing  his  father  drive'  a  team  over  a 
stake  and  ridered  fence,  and  it  troubled 
him  greatly,  fearing  that  the  team  would 
go  down  through  the  snow  and  become 
stranded  on  the  fence. 

JOSEPH  D.,  born  Dec.  5,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  16,  1852, 
to  Sarah  M.  Byers,  who  was  born  Oct.  13, 
1833,  in  or  near  Shepherdstown,  Va.  They 
had  nine  children;  one  died  young. 
MARY  E.,  SARAH  E.,  VIRGINIA 
B.,  JOSEPH  D.,  Jun.,  THOMAS  E., 
WILLIS,  MARGARET  F.  and 
LAURA  reside  with  their  parents,  half 
a  mile  north  of  Chatham. 

Thomas  Cloyd  and  wife  now — June, 
1873 — reside  near  Woodside  Statron. 

CLOYD,  SAMUEL,  brother  to 
Thomas,  was  born  Nov.  20,  1802,  in  Cul- 
peper  county,  Va.  He  was  taken  by  his 
parents  to  Washington  county  in  1815,  and 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1825.  He  was 
married  May  i,  1832,  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Eliza  Clements.  They  had  but  one 
child— 

MARY  A.,  born  Oct.  15, 1832,  on  Lick 
creek,  Sangamon  county,  married  March, 
1860,  to  John  S.  Highmore.  She  died 
Sept.  9,  1872,  leaving  two  children, 
ELIZA  A.  and  MARY  E.,  who  live 
with  their  father  in  Rochester.  See 
Bowling  family. 


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Samuel  Cloycl  died  August  5,  1872,  in 
Rochester,  and  his  widow  resides  there. 

COATS,  RALPH  J.,  born  May 
3,  1817,  in  Wyoming  county,  New  York, 
came  to  Springfield  Oct.  9, 1840.  He  was 
married  in  Livingston  county,  Michigan, 
May  14,  1845,  to  Amanda  N.  Wood,  who 
was  born  in  Wyoming  county,  New  York, 
April  S,  1823.  They  returned  to  Spring- 
field, 111.,  where  they  had  two  children — 

ABEL  A.,  born  August  4,  1846,  in 
Springfield,  enlisted  May,  1864,  in  Co.  E, 
1 33d  111.  Inf.,  for  one  hundred  days.  He 
served  full  term  and  was.  honorably  dis- 
charged with  the  regiment,  Sept.  24,  1864. 
He  was  married  in  Springfield;  Oct.  30, 

1867,  to  Charlotte  E.  Gardnier,  who  was 
,  born  April  30,   1850,  in  Carrolton,  Green 

county,  111.  They  have  four  children,  all 
born  in  Springfield.  NINA  B.,  RALPH 
W.,  CHARLES  A.  and  MERWIN  W. 
Abel  A.  Coats  is  in  the  grocery  business, 
with  his  father,  and  resides  in  Springfield. 
PERSfS  E.,  born  Jan.  6,  1849,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there,  Nov.  19, 

1868,  to   Charles  D.   Timothy,  who  was 
born  Jan.  3,  1842,  in  Franklin  Grove,  Lee 
county,    111.     They    have    three    children 
living,  CLARA  I.,  WARREN  A.  and 
NETTIE  B.     Mr.  Timothy  enlisted  Feb. 
3,  1864,  in   Co.  G,  75th  111.  Inf.     On   ar- 
riving at  Springfield  he  was  detached  under 
Gen.  Oakes  in   the    mustering  in   and  out 
department,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
March,  1866.     He  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Supervisors  for  1875,  and 
resides    two    and    a    half  miles    north    of 
Springfield. 

Ralph  J.  Coates  was  elected  Alderman 
of  Springfield  in  1857,  for  three  years, 
was  re-elected  in  1860,  1864  and  1871.  He 
'  is  now,  and  has  been  in  the  grocery  busi- 
ness in  Springfield,  111.,  for  eighteen  years, 
and  resides  there. 

R.  J.  Coates'  father  was  a  soldier  in  the 
war  of  1812,  for  four  months.  He  died  in 
Springfield,  111.,  August  9,  1874,  at  the 
age  of  eighty-seven  years. 

COE,  EBENEZER,  was  born 
August  25,  1812,  in  Loudon  county,  Va., 
and  came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  with 
George  M.  Gi'een,  in  1839.  He  went 
back  to  Virginia  in  the  fall  of  1843,  and 
was  married  in  Loudon  county,  Sept.  17, 
1844,  to  Jane  Grubb,  a  native  of  that 
county.  He  returned  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty in  1851.  Mrs.  Coe  died  near  Roches- 
—27 


ter,  May  10,  1860.  Mr.  Coe  was  mar- 
ried March  26,  1861,  in  Loudon  county, 
to  Mrs.  Julia  A.  Edwards,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Conard.  They  came  soon  after 
to  Sangamon  county,  and  Mrs.  Coe  died 
Dec.  22,  1869,  leaving  four  children — 

JOSEPH  H.,  SAMUEL  B.,  WIL- 
LIAM C.  and  MART  C. 

Ebenezer  Coe  was  married  Dec.  13, 
1870,  in  Decatur  111.,  to  Harriet  Lanham, 
who  was  born  July  25,  1830,  in  Sangamon 
county.  They  live  one  mile  east  of 
Rochester. 

COLEMAN,  MRS.  ABI- 
GAIL, whose  maiden  name  was  Rob- 
ertson, was  born  in  Surry  county,  N.  C., 
and  was  married  there  to  Theophilus 
Coleman,  who  was  born  in  Virginia. 
They  had  four  children  in  North  Caro- 
lina. Mr.  Coleman  became  a  soldier  in 
the  war  with  England  in  1812.  He  nevei 
returned,  and  his  family  never  knew  his 
fate.  Mrs.  Coleman,  with  her  four  child- 
ren, moved  in  181510  Cumberland  county, 
Kv.,  and  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
rived in  the  fall  of  1820  on  Richland  creek, 
in  what  is  now  Salisbury  township.  Of 
her  four  children — 

SARAH,  born  Jan.  6,  1801,  in  North 
Carolina,  married  in  Kentucky  to  Joshua 
Crow,  came  with  her  mother  to  Sanga- 
mon county.  They  moved  to  Cass  county, 
where  she  died  many  years  ago,  leaving 
seven  children. 

ELIZABETH,  born  May  19,  1804, 
in  North  Carolina,  married  John  G.  Pur- 
vines.  See  his  name. 

JANE,  born  Jan.  28,  1806,  in  North 
Carolina,  married  George  K.  Hamilton. 
See  his  name.  He  died,  and  she  married 
Alexander  C.  Purvines.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  /?.,  born  Feb.  29,  1808,  in 
North  Carolina,  married  Nancy  Harris, 
had  two  children  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  moved  to  Crawford  county,  Mo., 
where  they  had  four  children,  and  Mrs. 
Coleman  died.  He  married  again,  had 
four  children,  and  is  now  a  widower  and 
resides  in  Missouri. 

Mrs.  Abigail  Coleman  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  in  1824,  to  Robert 
Hamilton.  They  had  two  children  in 
Sangamon  county — 

MAHAL  A  married  Mr.  Rice,  had  one 
child,  and  Mr.  Rice  died.  She  married 
James  Pease,  had  three  children,  and  he 


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died.      Mrs.    Mahala   Pease  resides  near 
Cuba,  Mo. 

JAMES  C.  married  in  Missouri,  en- 
listed in  a  Union  regiment  from  that 
State,  and  died  in  the  army. 

Mrs.  Abigail  Hamilton  died  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  and  Robert  Hamilton  died 
in  Arkansas. 

COLEMAN,  JONATHAN 
B.,  was  born  Nov.  16,  i8n,in  Ruther- 
ford county,  Tenn.  When  he  was  about 
seventeen  years  old  he  came  to  Sangamon 
county  with  his  uncle,  Charles  K.  Hutton, 
arriving  in  what  is  now  Auburn  township 
Oct.  15,  1827.  He  was  married  Nov.  10, 
1835,  to  Mary  Dodds.  They  had  five 
living  children,  all  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  namely — 

JAMES  W.,  born  Nov.  21,  1838, 
married  Margaret  Bowman,  had  two 
children,  CHARLES  U.  and  BELLE, 
and  Mrs.  C.  died.  Mr.  Coleman  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Mengle.  They  have  two 
children,  and  live  in  Christian  county. 

JOSEPH  E.,  born  March  5,  1841, 
enlisted  July  15,  1861,  in  Springfield,  for 
three  years,  in  what  became  Co.  B,  nth 
Mo.  Inf.  He  served  full  term  and  was 
honorably  discharged  Aug.  12,  1864.  He 
married  Lydia  Dawson.  They  have  one 
child,  LETA,  and  live  in  Springfield. 
Mr.  Coleman  is  a  traveling  salesman  for 
a  queensware  house  in  St.  Louis. 

WILLIAM  H.  married  Fanny  B. 
Taylor,  and  lives  in  Ball  township. 

ELIZABETH  A.  and 
MARGARET  E.  live  with  their  pa- 
rents, near  the  Sugar  creek  Cumb.  Presb. 
church,  in  Ball  township. 

COLEY,  WILLIS,  was  born 
Feb.  14,  1792,  near  Ballston  Springs, 
N.  Y.,  and  when  he  was  a  child  his  pa- 
rents moved  to  Cazenovia,  Madison  coun- 
ty. Willis  was  there  married  in  Feb., 
1818,  to  Lucinda  Chapin.  His  father 
owned  some  land  in  the  military  tract  be- 
tween the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  rivers. 
Soon  after  Willis  was  married  his  father 
sent  him  out  to  see  it.  He  came  on  a 
raft  down  the  Alleghany  and  Ohio  rivers 
to  Shawneetown,  thence  to  St.  Louis  by 
keel  boat.  He  went  on  foot  to  the  mili- 
tary ti'act,  and  returned  to  Edwardsville 
July  4,  1819,  he  started  from  that  place,  on 
foot  and  alone,  for  his  home  in  New  York. 
At  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  he  secured  cooked 
food,  and  traveled  two  hundred  miles  to 


the  Maumee  river,  without  seeing  any 
other  human  beings  but  Indians.  He  ar- 
rived at  Cazenovia  August  7,  1819. 
March  4,  1820,  he  started  with  his  family, 
consisting  of  himself,  wife  and  two  child- 
ren, accompanied  by  five  or  six  other  fam- 
ilies. They  moved  by  water  fo  Shawnee- 
town, 111.,  where  Mr.  Coley  lived  three 
years.  He  then  moved  in  a  wagoi.  drawn 
by  two  yoke  of  oxen,  and  in  March,  1823, 
arrived  in  what  is  now  Loami  township, 
where  they  had  three  children.  Of  their 
five  children — 

ROBERT  W.,  born  in  New  York, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Rebecca 

A.  Jarrett.     She  died   Feb.  13,  1870,  and 
Robert    W.     Coley    died    March,     1872. 
Their  daughter  LA  VINA  is  the  wife  of 
John  A.  DeWitt,  and  lives  in  Springfield. 
Their  son  WILLIS  lives  in  Loami. 

CHARLOTTE,  born  August  15, 1819, 
in  New  York,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Reuben  Moore,  and  moved  to 
Texas  in  1852.  Reuben  Moore  died  in 
1863,  leaving  a  widow  and  seven  children. 
LUCINDA,  ROBERT  E.,  ELLEN 
and  POLLY  are  married,  and  live  in 
Texas.  LAURA,  their  third  child,  mar- 
ried Lott  Mason,  and  lives  in  Auburn, 
Sangamon  county.  EDGAR  and  WIL- 
LIE, the  two  youngest,  live  with  their 
mother,  near  McKinney,  Collin  county, 

HUBBARD  S.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  March  4,  18^2,  to  Susan 
Jacobs.  They  have  two  children,  AN- 
NIS  and  MAY,  and  live  in  Oswego,  La- 
bc'tte  county,  Kansas. 

JAMES  M.,  born  August  23,  1832^11 
Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  28,  1858, 
to  Caroline  Greenwood.  She  died  six 
weeks  after  they  were  married.  Mr. 
Coley  married  April  19,  1860,  to  America 
Gibson.  They  had  two  children,  LEWIS 

B.  and   MARY   F.,  the   latter  of  whom 
died  in   her  third  year.     J.  M.  Coley  and 
wife  live  in  Loami. 

ANGELINE,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Hugh  Forrest,  and  both 
died. 

Mrs.  Lucinda  Coley  died  at  Loami,  and 
Willis  Coley  was  married  Sept.,  1851,  to 
Mrs.  Philena  Jenkins,  who  was  previous- 
ly Mrs.  Kidder,  and  whose  maiden  name 
was  Sprague,  a  native  of  Windham  coun- 
ty, Vt.  After  a  residence  of  just  half  a 


SANGAMOAr  COUNTY. 


211 


century  at  Loami,  Willis  Coley  moved,  in 
1873,  to  Oswego,  Kansas. 

COLBURN,  PAUL,  was  born 
about  1761,  in  Hollis,  Hillsboro  county, 
New  Hampshire.  He  was  married  in 
Massachusetts,  to  Mehetibel  Ball,  who 
was  born  about  1757-  They  had  eleven 
children  born  in  Sterling,  Worcester 
county,  Mass.  In  1809  the  family  moved 
to  the  vicinity  of  Hebron,  Grafton  county, 
N.  H.,  where  they  remained  until  Sept., 
1815,  when  Paul  Colburn  and  his  wife, 
his  son  Isaac  with  his  wife  and  two  child- 
ren, his  son  William  and  his  wife,  they 
having  been  married  but  a  few  days,  and 
his  unmarried  daughter,  Isabel,  started 
from  Hebron  in  wagons  to  seek  a  new 
home  in  Ohio,  at  that  time  the  "  far  west." 
On  reaching  Olean,  at  the  Alleghany 
river,  they  found  the  river  too  low  to 
bring  all  their  goods  on  boats,  as  they  had 
intended.  They  sold  their  wagons  and 
teams,  put  their  remaining  goods  and  their 
families  on  a  raft,  and  started  down  the 
river,  reaching  Pittsburg  on  the  evening 
of  Dec.  24,  1815.  Ice  was  forming  in  the 
river,  and  they  were  compelled  to  stop 
there  for  the  winter.  While  they  were  in 
Pittsburg,  Paul  Colburn  was  joined  by 
his  son  Ebenezer,  who  had  been  serving 
in  the  United  States  army  in  the  war  with 
England,  then  just  ended.  In  the  spring 
of  1816,  Isaac  and  Ebenezer  went  up  the 
Alleghany  river  and  made  a  raft  of  logs 
suitable  for  making  shingles,  and  partially 
loaded  it  with  hoop  poles.  They  expected 
to  have  gone  down  the  Ohio  river  in 
June,  but  the  whole  season  was  one  of  un- 
usual low  water,  and  December  ar- 
rived before  they  reached  Pittsburg 
with  their  raft.  The  whole  party  went 
down  on  the  raft  to  Marietta,  O.,  where 
they  engaged  in  farming  and  other  pur- 
suits. Ebenezer  was  married  in  Marietta, 
and  in  the  spring  of  1820  Paul  Colburn 
and  his  wife,  Isaac  and  his  family,  and 
Ebenezer  and  his  wife,  embarked  on  a 
raft,  leaving  William  to  close  up  the  busi- 
ness at  Marietta.  They  landed  their  raft  at 
Louisville,  Ky.,  and  left  Isaac  there  to 
work  up  and  sell  their  lumber.  The  other 
members  of  the  family  continued  down 
the  river  to  Shawneetown;  Paul  Colburn, 
his  wife  and  daughter  remained  there. 
Ebenezer  and  his  wife  went  on  to  join 
some  relatives  of  her's  in  Monroe  county, 
111.,  about  fifty  miles  south  of  St.  Louis. 


In  August  of  that  year  Isaac  Colburn 
and  his  wife  died  at  Louisville  within  two 
days  of  each  other,  leaving  six  children 
among  strangers,  and  on  the  first  of  No- 
vember Mrs.  Mehitibel  Colburn  died  at 
Shawneetown.  About  the  time  of  her 
death  William  Colburn  embarked  with 
his  family  on  a  boat  at  Marietta,  floated 
down  to  Louisville,  and  took  on  board  four 
of  his  brother  Isaac's  children,  one  having 
died,  and  another  been  placed  in  a  good 
home.  He  then  went  to  Shawneetown 
and  joined  his  bereaved  father  and  sister, 
arriving  Dec.  24,  1820. 

In  March,  1821,  Paul  Colburn,  his 
daughter  Isabel,  William  Colburn,  wife 
and  three  children,  the  four  orphan  child- 
ren of  Isaac  Colburn,  and  a  Mr.  Harris, 
started  in  a  wagon  drawn  by  four  oxen  for 
Morgan  county.  They  traveled  through 
rain,  mud  and  unbridged  streams  for 
about  five  weeks,  which  brought  them  to 
the  south  side  of  Lick  creek,  on  what  is 
now  Loami  township,  where  they  found 
an  empty  cabin.  From  sheer  weariness 
they  decided  to  stop,  and  Mr.  Harris,  the 
owner  of  the  wagon  and  oxen,  went  on 
to  Morgan  county. 

Soon  after  their  arrival  Wm.  Colburn 
gave  a  rifle  gun  for  a  crop  of  corn  just 
planted,  and  in  that  way  began  to  provide 
food.  He  secured  a  team  and  went  after 
his  brother  Ebenezer,  and  brought  him 
and  his  wife  to  the  settlement,  arriving 
in  October,  1821. 

Having  succeeded  in  bringing  so  many 
of  his  descendants  to  the  new  country,  and 
witnessed  their  struggles  to  gain  a  foot- 
hold and  provide  themselves  with  homes, 
Paul  Colburn  died  Feb.  27,  1825,  near  the 
present  town  of  Loami.  Of  his  children 
who  came  to  Sangamon  county,  we  will 
notice  each  under  separate  heads,  begin- 
ning with  the  daughters — 

COLBURN,  SALLY,  born 
June  15,  1789,  in  Sterling,  Mass.,  married 
there  to  Daniel  Woodworth.  They  came 
some  years  after  the  first  of  the  family 
arrived.  They  lived  many  years  in 
Springfield,  and  both  died  in  Sangamon 
county.  Their  daughter — 

LOUISA  H.,  married  Gershom  Dor- 
ranee.  See  his  name. 

SARAH,  has  been  twice  married,  and 
lives  in  California. 

An  account  is  preserved  of  a  ludicrous 
incident  that  transpired  while  Mr.  Wood- 


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worth  lived  in  Springfield.  A  rain  storm 
came  on  suddenly  and  caught  him  away 
from  home.  He  started  on  a  run,  with 
his  head  down,  hat  drawn  over  his 
eyes,  and  body  bent  forward.  It  so 
happened  'that  Governor  Ford  found  him- 
self away  from  home  in  the  same  shower. 
Throwing  himself  in  a  similar  attitude,  he 
started  on  a  run  also;  but  there  was  this 
difference,  they  were  running  in  opposite 
directions,  and  when  both  were  at  full 
speed,  they  came  together  with  a  square 
butt,  like  a  couple  of  sheep.  Each,  on 
the  spur  of  the  moment,  thought  it  was 
intentional  on  the  part  of  the  other,  and 
each  assumed  a  belligerent  attitude,  but 
before  a  blow  was  struck,  both  discovered 
that  it  was  an  accident,  and  with  a  hearty 
laugh,  hurried  on. 

COLBURN,  MARY,  born  Feb. 
23,  1792,  at  Sterling,  Mass.,  married  Adna 
Phelps.  See  his  name. 

COLBURN,  ISABEL,  born 
Feb.  n,  1796,  in  Sterling,  Mass.,  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Adin  E.  Meacham. 
See  his  name. 

CpLBURN,  ISAAC,  born  in 
Sterling,  Mass.,  married  in  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  himself  and  wife  died  at  Louis- 
ville, Ky.,  in  1821,  leaving  six  children, 
one  of  whom  died  in  infancy. 

AZUBA  remained  in  the  vicinity  of 
Louisville,  and  married  a  Mr.  Summers. 

ASA  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1832,  went  to  Galena  in  1836,  and  two  or 
three  years  later  was  killed  by  a  lead  mine 
caving  in  on  him. 

LA  VINA  came  to  Sangamon  county 
in  1836,  married  in  Springfield  to  Jacob 
Nott,  who  died,  and  she  married  John 
Letterhose,  and  died  in  Loami. 

LUCY,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Levi  Sweet.  He  died,  leaving  her  a 
widow  with  five  children  at  Scyene, 
Dallas  county,  Texas. 

COLB'URN,  WILLIAM, 

brother  to  Isaac,  Abel  and  Ebenezer,  was 
born  June  3,  1793,  at  Sterling,  Mass., 
married  Aug.  15,  1815,  at  Hebron,  N.  H., 
to  Achsa  Phelps,  who  was  born  at  that 
place  July  9,  1 796.  They  came  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  April  5,  1821, 
in  what  is  now  Loami  township.  They 
had  three  children  before  moving  to  San- 
gamon county,  and  eleven  after,  the 
youngest  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Of 
the  thirteen  children — 


CLARISSA,  born  Oct.  27,  1816,  at 
Pittsburg,  Pa.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Dec.  3,  1831,  to  William  S. 
Walker.  See  his  name. 

ABIGAIL,  born  April  29,  1818,  at 
Marietta,  O.,  married  April  9,  1835,  to 
Lawrence  Underwood.  See  his  name. 

FANNY,\K>rn  Jan.  4, 1820,  at  Marietta, 
O.,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  Jan.  28, 
1843,  t°  David  Phelps.  See  his  name. 

MEHEJ^IBEL,  born  Dec.  5,  1821, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  16, 
1838,  to  David  Phelps.  See  his  name. 

SAMUEL  PAUL,  born  Sept.  15, 
1823,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Oct. 
23,  1845,  to  Melinda  Colburn,  had  one 
child  that  died  in  infancy,  and  Mrs.  Col- 
burn  died  Dec.  23,  1865,  and  he  married 
Nov.  14,  1866,  to  Mrs.  Isabel  Lucas,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Colburn.  They  reside 
in  Loami. 

MARGARETP.,\)orn  April  .7,  1825, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Sept.  21, 
1845,  to  Lewis  Cotterman.  They  had 
two  children,  WILLIAM  A.  and  FAN- 
NIE, and  Mrs.  Cotterman  died  Sept.  6, 
1853.  Her  children  reside  with  their 
father  near  Linden,  Osage  county,  Kan. 

ISAAC,  born  Feb.  22,  1.827,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  August  17,  1854,  to 
Julia  A.  Ensley.  They  had  three  child- 
ren. ACHSA  E.,  born  July  24,  1855, 
died  in  her  eighth  year.  CHLOE  E.  and 
CHARLES  E.  live  with  their  father. 
Mrs.  Julia  A.  Colburn  died  Dec.  25,  1859, 
and  Mr.  C.  married  Sept.  20,  1863,  to 
Mandana  Phelps.  They  had  three  child- 
ren, CORA  A.,  CLARENCE  E.  and 
MARY  O.;  all  died  in  infancy.  Isaac 
Colburn  and  wife  reside  in  Loami. 

DANIEL  W.,  born  July  2,  1829,  mar- 
ried Nov.  28,  1849,  to  Lucinda  Huffmaster. 
They  have  eight  children.  SARAH 
married  William  Greer,  has  one  child,  and 
resides  with  her  parents.  FANNY  mar- 
ried Christopher  McLaughlin,  who  was 
born  Feb.  10,  1846,  in  Montgomery 
county,  Ky.  They  have  two  children, 
MINNIE  and  ANDREW,  and  reside  at 
Loami.  Mr.  McLaughlin  enlisted  Feb. 
22,  1864,  in  Co.  A,  io6th  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years;  was  honorably  discharged  at 
Springfield,  August  i,  1865.  SUSAN 
M.  married  Thomas  Huggin,  and  resides 
in  Curran.  JAMES  E.,  MARY  M., 
WINJEIELD  S.,  DAVID  L.  and 


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LAURA  A.,  reside  with  their  parents, 
thi'ee  miles  south  of  Curran. 

WILLIAM  S.,  born  Feb.  20,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  July  8,  1853, 
in  Fulton  county,  111.,  to  Mary  Ensley,  who 
was  born  May  23,  1831,  near  Chillicothe, 
O.  They  had  four  children.  MILLARD 
F.  died  in  infancy.  LINDA  A.,  born 
March  n,  1856,  married  Dec.  26,  1872,  to 
Lycurgus  L.  Smith,  who  was  born  June 
20,  1849,  at  Mt.  Pleasant  O.,  and  reside  at 
Martin's  Ferry,  Belmont  county,  O. 
LUELLA  R.  and  WILLIAM  H.  reside 
with  their  parents  at  Loami. 

W.  S.  Colburn  enlisted  at  Jacksonville, 
111.,  July  16,  1847,  in  Co-  G>  l6th  United 
States  Inf.,  for  five  years  or  during  the 
war  with  Mexico,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged August,  1848,  at  Cincinnati,  O. 
In  the  spring  of  1850  he  started  for  Cali- 
fornia, via  the  Isthmus  of  Panama.  The 
vessel  was  bestormed  and  becalmed,  so 
that  he  was  on  the  Pacific  ocean  seven 
months  from  Panama  to  San  Francisco. 
He  has  traveled  in  twenty-four  States  of  the 
Union,  and  been  on  fourteen  sea  voyages. 
William  S.  Colburn  enlisted  June  27, 
1864,  in  Co.  F.,  28th  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years;  was  honorably  discharged  August 
2,  1865.  He  was  detailed  as  clerk  in  the 
medical  department  soon  after  entering  the 
army,  was  promoted  to  hospital  steward, 
and  served  as  such  to  the  end  of  the  rebel- 
lion. 

EBENEZER,  born  April  9,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  August  17, 
1854,  to  Nancy  A.  Huffmaster.  They 
had  two  children,  ADNA  P.  and  CLAR- 
ISSA A.,  and  Mrs.  Colburn  died  August 
10,  1859,  and  Mr.  C.  was  married  August 
8,  1862,  to  Elizabeth  Davis.  They  have 
five  children,  DANIEL  W.,  HENRY 
W.,  ALPHA  D.,  JULIA  A.  and  INA 
A.,  and  live  in  Loami. 

LE  VI  O.,  born  Nov.  13,  1835,  in  San- 
gamon county,  enlisted  July  13,  1862,  in 
Co.  F,  5 ist  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years.  He 
was  ist  Sergt.,  and  as  such,  commanded 
the  company  part  of  the  time.  He  was 
wounded  in  the  arm  at  the  battle  of  Chick- 
amauga,  served  until  June  27,  1865,  when 
he  was  honorably  discharged.  lie  was 
married  July  7,  1867,  to  Christiana  Kin- 
ney.  They  have  two  children,  BERTHA 
O.  and  WILLIAM  E.,  and  live  at 
Loami. 


DA  VI D  P.,  born  Oct.  5,  1837,  in  San- 
gamon county,  enlisted  August  9,  1861, 
in  Co.  B,  3oth  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years, 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  Jan.  i,  1864.  He 
was  appointed  2nd  Sergt.  at  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  regiment;  promoted  to  ist 
Sergt.;  commissioned  ist  Lieut.,  Jan.  20, 
1865;  commissioned  Capt.,  May,  1865. 
Commanded  the  company  from  Oct.  4, 
1864.  He  served  until  July  17,  1865,  when 
he  was  honorably  discharged.  He  was 
married  April  12,  1866,  to  Tirzah  Mengel. 
They  have  one  child,  LEONARD  L., 
and  reside  at  Loami. 

JOHN  7\,  born  Nov.  23,  1840,  mar- 
ried June  23,  1 86 1,  to  Martha  J.  Back, 
who  was  born  April  9,  1845,  a'  Loami. 
They  had  four  children.  JAQUETTA 
and  LILLIE  died  in  infancy.  MARY 
A.  and  MILLIE  A.  live  with  their  pa- 
rents in  Loami. 

William  Colburn  died  June  10,  1869,  at 
Loami,  and  Mrs.  Achsa  Colburn  resides  at 
Loami,  on  the  same  place  settled  by  her- 
self and  husband  in  1822,  one  year  before 
the  land  was  brought  into  inarket.  Wil- 
liam and  his  brother  Ebenezer  entered 
land  together,  and  cultivated  it  for  several 
years.  About  1836  they  built  a  steam 
saw  and  grist  mill  at  the  north  side  of 
Lick  creek,  and  machinery  for  grinding 
was  soon  added.  It  was  the  first  mill  of 
the  kind  within  a  radius  of  ten  or  twelve 
miles,  and  around  that  mill  the  village  of 
Loami  grew  up.  They  continued  in  that 
business  for  many  years,  three  mills  hav- 
ing burned  on  the  same  spot.  They  were 
not  always  the  owners,  but  their  families 
were  always  connected  with  such  enter- 
prises. The  sons  of  Wm.  Colburn  are 
now — 1874 — the  owners  of  a  mill  within 
one  hundred  yards  of  where  the  first  mill 
was  built.  One  mill  has  burned  where 
the  new  one  stands. 

The  hardships  endured  by  them  and 
their  families  would  be  difficult  to  relate. 
Mrs.  Achsa  Colburn,  now  seventy-eight 
years  old,  has  an  unlimited  fund  ot  remi- 
niscences connected  with  their  advent  into 
the  county,  and  the  difficulties  of  raising 
a  large  family.  A  loom  was  an  indispen- 
sible  article  where  all  were  dependent  on 
the  work  of  their  own  hands  for  the  en- 
tire clothing  of  themselves  and  families. 
Mrs.  Colburn  tried  all  the  men  in  the  set- 
tlement, those  of  her  own  family  included, 
in  order  to  find  some  person  who  could 


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make  a  loom,  but  all  declined  to  under- 
take it,  some  for  want  of  skill,  and  all  for 
want  of  tools.  Mrs.  C.  then  procured  an 
axe,  a  hand  saw,  a  drawing  knife,  an 
auger  and  a  chisel,  and  went  to  work. 
She  made  with  her  own  hands  a  loom, 
warping  hars,  winding  blades,  temples  for 
the  lateral  stretching  of  the  cloth,  and  for 
spools  she  used  corn  cobs  with  the  pith 
pushed  out.  With  these  appliances  she 
wove  hundreds  of  yards  of  cloth,  and 
made  it  up  into  garments  for  her  family. 
This  she  did  while  caring  for  her  family 
of  fourteen  children. 

COLBURN.  EBENEZER, 
brother  to  Abel,  Isaac  and  William,  was 
born  Dec.  i,  1794,  at  Sterling,  Mass.,  mar- 
ried in  1817,  at  Marietta,  Ohio,  to  Julia 
Smith,  who  was  born  April  17,  1797,  in 
Suffolk  county,  Long  Island,  N.  Y.  They 
came  to  Sangamon  county  and  joined  the 
other  members  of  the  family  in  Oct.,  1822, 
in  what  is  now  Loami  township.  They 
had  two  children  before  their  arrival,  and 
five  after  coming  to  Sangamon  county. 
Of  the  seven  children — 

ADNA  A,  born  August  12,  1818,  at 
Marietta^  Ohio,  married  April  27,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Lodasca  Sweet. 
They  had  three  children,  and  Mrs.  Col- 
burn  died,  and  A.  P.  Colburn  was  mar- 
ried July  28,  1844,  to  Macca  M.  Sowell. 
They  had  seven  children,  one  of  whom 
died  in  infancy.  Of  all  his  children: 
ALVA  married  Hannah  VanPelt,  and 
resides  at  Seneca,  Nemaha  county,  Kan. 
URSULA,  married  Charles  Jarrett.  See 
his  name.  GILBERT,  enlisted  in  1862,  in 
Co.  I,  73d  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years.  He 
was  captured  at  the  battle  of  Chicka- 
mauga,  Sept.  19-20,  1863,  and  died  in 
prison  at  Andersonville,  Ga.,  July  I,  1864. 
THOMAS  B.  and  WILLIAM  R.  en- 
listed Sept.  20,  1862,  in  Co.  G,  i6th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years.  They  were  cap- 
tured while  scouting  near  Dalton,  Ga., 
May  22,  1864,  and  taken  to  Andersonville 
prison  also.  .  THOMAS  B.  died  June  19, 
1864,  and  WILLIAM  R.died  August  12, 
1864.  Thus  the  three  brothers  died  in  the 
same  prison  in  less  than  two  months. 
STEPHEN  E.,died  in  infancy.  CHAS. 
C.,  born  Nov.  22,  1849,  married  Miss 
Coverdale,  and  lives  at  Loami.  JULIA 
J.,  born  May  24,  1851,  married  Nelson 
Elmoi^e.  See  his  name.  They  live  in 
.Sangamon  county.  JAMES  B.  resides 


with  his  mother.  Adna  P.  Colburn  died 
Feb.  26,  1867,  and  his  widow  resides  ad- 
joining Loami  on  the  west. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Monroe  county, 
111.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Eliza  Porter;  had  four  children,  and  Mrs. 
C.  died,  and  Wm.  C.  married  Mrs.  Ellen 
Smith,  whose  maiden  name  was  Clover. 
They  have  one  child,  and  reside  in  Chris- 
tian county,  at  Smith's  mill,  on  the  San- 
gamon river,  near  the  line  of  Sangamon 
county. 

CHARLOTTE,  born  Jan.  19,  1824, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Jonas 
Smith.  See  his  name. 

MARIA,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Peyton  Foster;  has  a  family  of 
children,  and  lives  at  Atchison,  Kan. 

MART  P.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  David  Greening.  See  his  name. 

BURFITT  G.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  to  Lucy  Large,  have  six 
children,  and  live  in  Cooper  township. 

ELLEN,  married  Ebenezer  Colburn, 
Jun.,  and  she  died. 

Mrs.  Julia  Colburn  died,  and  Ebenezer 
Colburn,  Sen.,  died  April  12,  1864,  both 
at  Loami. 

COLBURN,  ABEL,  was  born 
Sept.  20,  i79°»  m  Sterling,  Mass.,  a 
brother  to  Isaac,  William  and  Ebenezer. 
He  was  married  in  April,  i8n,at  Hebron, 
N.  H.,  to  Deborah  Phelps,  who  was  born 
at  Hebron  in  July,  1794.  Mr.  Colburn 
was  a  soldier  from  that  place  in  the  war 
of  1812.  They  had  nine  children,  all  born 
at  Hebron,  and  in  1839  Mr.  Colburn  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  and  afterwards 
brought  his  family.  Of  their  children — 

JOSEPH  R.,  born  August,  1812, 
married  in  Massachusetts,  to  Ruth  Fowler, 
and  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  1838. 
He  aided  in  building  the  State  House, 
then  in  course  of  construction.  They  had 
six  children;  two  died  under  seven  years. 
Of  the  other  four,  ABNER  K.  married  in 
Minnesota  to  Phebe  Walters,  and  resides 
in  Portland,  Oregon.  IRA  is  married, 
and  lives  in  Minnesota.  CHARLES 
lives  with  Adna  Phelps,  near  Springfield. 
FREMONT  lives  with  his  mother.  Jo- 
seph R.  Colburn  died  in  December,  1870, 
and  his  widow  resides  at  Preston,  Minn. 

EL  VIRA  M.,  born  April  18,  1814,  at 
Hebron,  N.  H.,  married  at  that  place 
March  7,  1832,  to  Stephen  F.  Fowler.  He 
died  Jan.  21,  1845,  at  Quincy,  Mass.,  and 


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Mrs.  F.  was  married  Oct.  8,  1845,  at  Troy, 
Wis.,  to  Jeremiah  D.  Sanborn,  who  was 
born  Feb.  7, 1818,  at  Franklin,  N.  H.  Mrs. 
S.  traveled  across  the  American  continent 
on  wagons,  except  in  crossing  Lake  Mich- 
igan, and  spent  five  years  in  Nevada  and 
California,  and  Mr.  S.  spent  three  years 
there.  They  reside  at  Loami. 

ISABEL,\*o™.  April  17,  1816,  at  He- 
bron, N.  H.,  married  Sept.  n,  1838,  to 
Thomas  Lucas,  who  was  born  June  19, 
1811,  at  Romney,  N.  H.  They  had  five 
children.  GEORGE  M.  went  from 
Loami  to  Springfield,  and  enlisted  July, 
1861,  in  what  became  Co. -C,  nth  Mo. 
Inf.,  for  three  years;  was  ist  Sergeant;  re- 
enlisted  as  a  veteran  Jan.  I,  1864,  and  died 
of  disease  at  Jefferson  Barracks,  Mo., 
Nov.  14,  1864.  He  was  commissioned  ist 
Lieutenant,  to  date  from  August  18,  1864, 
but  the  com  mission,  did  not  reach  the  hos- 
pital until  the  day  after  his  death.  FRAN- 
CEN*A  I.  died  at  thirteen.  EDWARD 
W.  enlisted  Nov.  20,  1861,  for  three  years, 
in  Co.  B,  3Oth  111.  Inf.:  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran  Jan.  i,  1864;  was  with  "Sherman 
in  his  march  to  the  sea;"  served  to  the 
end  of  the  rebellion,  and  honorably  dis- 
charged July,  1865;  was  married  October, 
1866,  to  Mary  A.  Starr,  has  one  child, 
VALLIE  M.,  and  resides  at  Loami.  ISA- 
BELLA E.  died  at  seven  years.  LUEL- 
LA  A.  married  August,  1867,  to  James  L. 
Mahard,  and  died  March,  1873,  leaving 
two  children,  MARY  j.  and  GEORGE  M. 
Thomas  Lucas  died  March  4,  1851,  at 
Loami.  His  widow  married  Samuel  P. 
Colburn.  See  his  name. 

IRA  C.,  born  in  1818,  married  at 
Quincy,  Mass.,  Sept.  4,  1838,  to  Cyrena 
Chard,  a  native  of  Pomfrct,  Conn., 
moved  to  Minnesota,  and  had  three  child- 
ren. JOHN  E.  was  a  soldier  in  a  Minne- 
sota regiment,  veteranized,  served  to  the 
end  of  the  rebellion,  and  lives  in  Minne- 
sota. ROMANZA  died  at  seven  years. 

A  CHS  A  P.,  born  Feb.  17,  1820,  in 
Hebron,  N.  H.,  married  August,  1838,  at 
Quincy,  Mass.,  to  John  P.  Davis,  who 
was  born  April  17,  1815,  in  Boston.  They 
came  to  Sangamon  county  with  her  par- 
ents, and  had  three  children.  ELVIRA 
M.  married  Sanford  Withrow.  See  his 
name.  CHARLES  W.  died  in  in- 
fancy. LAURA  E.  married  Josiah  Jones. 
See  his  name.  John  P.  Davis  enlisted  at 
Springfield,  July  9,  1847,  In  Co.  D,  4th 


111.  Inf.,  for  one  year.  He  served  as  Ser- 
geant of  that  company  in  the  war  with 
Mexico,  until  July  9,  1848,  when  he  was 
honorably  discharged.  He  raised  Co.  B, 
3Oth  111.  Inf.,  entered  the  United  States 
service  as  Captain  of  the  same,  August, 
1861.  His  company  re-enlisted  as  veterans, 
January,  1864.  He  was  with  Sherman  in 
his  "  march  to  the  sea,"  and  was  promo- 
ted to  Major  of  the  regiment  while  on  the 
trip.  He  commanded  the  regiment  sev- 
eral months,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
July  17,  1865.  Now  resides  at  Loami, 
Sangamon  county,  111. 

LUTHER  P.,  born  September,  1823, 
married  in  New  Hampshire  to  Lydia 
Whittaker,  raised  one  daughter,  and  reside 
in  Lebanon,  N.  H. 

NA  THAN  P.,  born  December,  1826, 
in  Hebron,  N.  H.,  married  in  South  Read- 
ing, Mass.,  to  Mary  J.  Eames,  had  four 
children,  moved  in  185510  Minnesota,  was 
a  member  of  the  Convention  that  framed 
the  State  Constitution,  and  has  served  sev- 
eral terms  in  the  State  Legislature.  He 
raised  a  cavalry  company  and  fought  the 
Indians  in  Minnesota  in  1863.  Was  Pay- 
master at  one  time  in  the  army,  against  the 
rebellion.  He  is  a  practicing  attorney, 
and  resides  at  Preston,  Minn. 

ME  LINDA,  born  Sept.  13,  1830, 
married  Oct.  23,  1845,  to  Samuel  P.  Col- 
•burn.  See  his  name. 

EMELINE,  born  July,  1832,  married 
in  1848  to  William  Huffmaster.  Sec  his 
name. 

Abel  Colburn  died  Oct.  21,  1851,  at 
Springfield.  His  widow  married  Adam 
Barger.  See  his  name.  He  died,  and 
she  resides  with  her  son-in-law,  Samuel 
P.  Colburn,  at  Loami. 

CONKLING,  JAMES  C.,  was 
born  Oct.  13,  1816,  in  New  York  City. 
At  the  age  of  thirteen  he  entered  the 
Academy  at  Morristown,  N.  J.,  and  pre- 
pared for  college.  He  entered  Princeton 
in  1833,  and  graduated  in  1835.  ^c 
studied  law  in  Morristown,  N.  J.,  about 
three  years,  and  came  to  Springfield,  111., 
arriving  in  Nov.,  1838,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  the  following  winter.  James 

C.  Conkling    and     Mercy    A.    Levering 
were  married  Sept.  21,  1841,  in  Baltimore, 
Md.     She    was    the    daughter    of  Judge 
Aaron     R.    Levering,    of    Georgetown, 

D.  C.,  and  was  born  in  that  city  in  Nov., 


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1817.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Conkling  had  five 
children — 

CLIN7^ON  L.,  born  Oct.  16,  1843,  in 
Springfield,  was  educated  at  Yale  college, 
New  Haven,  Conn.,  and  graduated  there 
in  1864.  He  entered  into  partnership 
with  his  father  in  1866,  as  J.  C.  &  C.  L. 
Conkling,  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  was 
married  March  24,  1867,  to  Georgiana 
Barrell,  a  native  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
They  have  two  children,  GEORGIA  and 
KATE,  and  reside  in  Springfield. 

CHARLES,  born  in  Springfield,  re- 
sides with  his  parents. 

JAMES,  born  Jan.  4,  1850,111  Spring- 
field, 111.,  was  married  March  23,  1870,  in 
Covington,  Ky.,  to  Fannie  A.  Lowry, 
who  was  born  in  Springfield,  March  23, 
1849.  They  have  two  children  living, 
MAY  and  FANNIE.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Conkling,  Slemmons, 
&  Co.,  Springfield,  111. 

ANNIE  V.,  born  July  2,  1853,  was 
married  Nov.  25,  1875,  to  Nathan  S. 
Wood.  He  is  a  banker  in  Lafayette,  Ind., 
where  they  now  reside. 

ALICE  resides  with  her  parents. 

Hon.  James  C.  Conkling  was  elected 
Mayor  of  Springfield  in  1845,  being  the 
sixth  in  that  office.  He  was  elected  repre- 
sentative for  Sangamon  county  in  the 
State  legislature  in  1852,  and  again  in  1866, 
when  he  drafted  the  original  bill  for  the 
new  State  house,  and  was  active  in  its 
passage.  He  is  a  member  of  the  National 
Lincoln  Monument  Association,  which 
has  just  erected  a  monument  to  the  mem- 
ory of  Abraham  Lincoln.  He  is  the  head 
of  the  firm  of  Conkling,  Slemmons  & 
Co.  James  C.  Conkling,  more  than  any 
other  capitalist  of  Springfield,  uses  his 
wealth  in  extensive  building  enterprises, 
and  for  the  encouragement  of  manufac- 
tures. 

CON  ANT,  SULLIVAN,  was 
born  Feb.  26, 1801,  at  Oakham,  Worcester 
county,  Mass.  Lydia  R.  Heminway  was 
was  born  November,  1803,  in  the  same 
county.  They  were  married  Sept.  10, 
1822,  at  Shutesbury,  Mass.,  where  they 
had  three  children,  and  moved  to  Am- 
herst,  where  they  had  one  child.  They 
returned  to  Shutesbury,  and  from  there 
started  west,  Nov.  2,  1830,  traveling  in 
wagons  to  Troy,  N.  Y.,  and  from  there  to 
Rochester  by  canal,  thence  by  wagon  to 
Olean  Point,  where  they  embarked  on  a 


raft  and  floated  to  Pittsburg.  There  they 
took  a  steamboat  down  the  Ohio,  and  up 
the  Mississippi  river  to  Chester,  Randolph 
county,  111.,  where  the  youngest  child  died. 
In  January,  1831,  Mr.  Conant  started 
with  his  family,  in  a  sleigh,  to  visit  some 
old  friends  near  Carrollton,  Greene  coun- 
ty, 111.,  going  by  Illinoistown,  now  East 
St.  Louis.  They  continued  their  journey 
by  Jacksonville  to  Springfield,  arriving 
Feb.  18,  1831.  When  they  left  Chester 
the  snow  was  about  six  inches  deep,  but 
when  they  arrived  in  Springfield  it  was 
on  four  feet  of  snow,  being  the  height  of 
the  "deep  snow."  They  had  five  children 
born  in  Springfield.  Of  their  eight 
children — 

ABIGAIL  A.,  born  July  5,  1823,  at 
Shutesbury,  Mass.,  was  married  in  Spring- 
field to  William  W.  Lee,  who  was  born 
August  20,  1822,  in  Delaware.  They  had 
four  children.  LAURA  A.,  born  Oct. 
15,  1844,  in  Springfield,  was  married*  May 
7,  1867,  to  John  T.  Capps,  who  was  born 
Dec.  30,  1841,  in  Clarke  county,  Ky. 
They  have  two  children,  OLIVE  and  WIL- 
LIAM L.  Mr.  Capps  was  a  student  at  Illi- 
nois College,  Jacksonville,  when  the  rebel- 
lion began.  He  enlisted  August,  1861,  in 
Co.  B,  loth  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years;  re- 
enlisted  as  a  veteran  January,  1864;  was 
with  Sherman  in  his  "march  to  the  sea;" 
served  until  July,  1865,  when  he  was  hon- 
orably discharged.  He  graduated  Feb.  6, 
1866,  with  the  degree  of  Master  of  Ac- 
counts, at  Eastman's  National  Business 
College,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.  He  is  now 
of  the  firm  of  Dickerman  &  Co.,  Spring- 
field Woolen  Manufactory.  LYDIA  E., 
born  March  23,  1847,  m  Springfield,  was 
married  Dec.  21,  1869,  to  S.  O.  Stock  well, 
a  native  of  Auburn,  N.  Y.  They  have 
one  child,  CLARA  L.,  and  reside  in  Colum- 
bus, Ohio.  THOMAS  S.,  born  Jan.  9, 
1849,  in  Bloomington,  111.,  was  married  in 
Springfield,  May  29,  1872,  to  Mary  J. 
Eaton.  They  have  one  child,  ADDIE.  T. 
S.  Lee  is  engaged  with  his  father-in-law 
in  the  grain  business,  and  resides  in  Edin- 
burg.  EDWARD  W.,  born  March  9, 
1853,  in  Taylorville.  He  was  married  in 
Springfield,  Oct.  6,  1875,  to  Lou.  H.  Pas- 
field,  adopted  daughter  of  George  Pas- 
field,  Sen.,  and  resides  in  Edinburg.  Wm. 
W.  Lee  died  July  12,  1870,  and  his  widow 
resides  in  Springfield. 

WILLIAM  S.,  born  Feb.  27,  1825,  at 


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Shutesbury,  Mass.,  was  married  in  Spring- 
field, 111.,  to  Mary  Sykes.  They  had  two 
children.  JAMES  was  born  in  Peters- 
burg, and  is  in  business  with  his  father. 
KATIE  resides  with  her  father.  Mrs. 
Mary  Conant  died  in  Springfield,  Feb. 
12,  1864.  Wm.  S.  Conant  was  married 
in  Menard  county  to  Eliza  Kinkead,  and 
reside  in  Petersburg,  111.  In  1844  W.  S. 
Conant  met  with  an  accident  from  a  falling 
derrick  which  slightly  lamed  him.  A  Mr. 
Brodie  was  killed  by  the  same  accident. 
They  were  raising  a  pole  at  a  political 
meeting.  Mr.  Conant  is  extensively  en- 
gaged in  the  furniture  and  undertaking 
business.  He  was  the  originator,  and  is 
no\v  the  owner,  of  Rose  Hill  cemetery, 
near  Petersburg. 

SUSAN  E.,  born  March  10,  1827,  in 
Shutesburv,  Mass.,  was  married  June  26, 
1845,  m  Springfield,  to  George  R.  Con- 
nelly. See  his  name.  He  died,  and  she 
married  Charles  Dougherty.  See  his 
name. 

LEV  I  7.,  born  Oct.  25,  1831,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there  July  28, 
1858,  to  Elizabeth  Brodie.  They  had 
two  children,  JOHN  B.  and  WILLIAM 
S.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Conant  died  Feb.  14, 
1865,  and  L.  J.  Conant  was  married  Mar. 
i,  1875,  at  Vincennes,  Ind.,  to  Mrs.  Sarah 
A.  Baker,  whose  maiden  name  was  Har- 
graves.  She  was  born  April  24,  1841,  in 
Manchester,  England.  Mr.  C.  is  in  the 
grocery  business,  and  resides  in  Spring- 
field. 

MART  A.,  born  July  20,  1833,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there  to  Cook  S. 
Hampton.  See  his  name. 

PHINEAS  //.,  born  April  12,  1837, 
in  Springfield,  was  married  June  4,  1857. 
to  Sarah  J.  Hobbs,  who  was  born  Dec.  i, 
1838,  in  Jacksonville,  111.  Thev  have 
three  children,  JULIA  E.,  MINNIE  L., 
and  PEARL  R.,  and  reside  in  Spring- 
field, 111.  P.  H.  Conant  enlisted  in  Co. 
C,  1 24th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  and  was 
mustered  in  as  Corporal.  Served  until 
Feb.  6,  1864,  when  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged on  account  of  physical  disability. 
In  the  spring  of  1 866  he  was  appointed, 
by  Mayor  Dennis,  deputy  city  marshal; 
served  nearly  three  years.  Was  deputy 
sheriff  under  Shoup,  and  deputy  U.  S. 
collector  under  Harper.  Sold  goods  at 
Illiopolis  about  three  years,  since  which 
time  he  has  been  a  commercial  traveler 
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for  a  Springfield  grocery  house,  and  lives 
in  Springfield. 

CAROLINE  A.,  born  Sept.  i,  1843, 
in  Springfield,  married  Rev.  Thomas  M. 
Dillon,  of  the  M.  E.  church.  He  is  in  the 
traveling  connection,  and  resides  (1874)  in 
Martinsburg,  Clarke  county,  111. 

LTDIA  J.,  born  July  19,  1845,  m 
Springfield,  was  married  there,  March  17, 
1868,  to  George  L.  Dingle.  G.  L.  Dingle 
wa*  a  soldier  in  an  Illinois  regiment,  and 
did  his  part  in  aiding  to  suppress  the  re- 
bellion. He  is  now  deputy  Postmaster  at 
Santa  Fe,  New  Mexico,  and  lives  there. 

Mrs.  Lydia  R.  Sonant  died  May  30, 
1867,  and  Sullivan  Conant  was  married 
again.  He  resides  in  Springfield. 

CONNELLY,  JOHN,  was  born 
in  1794,  in  the  District  of  Columbia. 
Ann  Wetherell  was  born  Feb.  20,  1800, 
in  the  District  of  Columbia,  also.  They 
were  there  married  and  had  ten  children. 
The  family  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  in 
1837.  Mr.  Connelly  was  Register  of  the 
United  States  Land  Office,  in  Springfield, 
during  the  administration  of  President 
Pierce,  and  part  of  the  administration  of 
President  Buchanan.  He  also,  at  various 
times,  filled  a  number  of  local  offices.  I 
have  the  history  of  but  two  of  his  child- 
ren. His  daughter — 

MART  J.,  born  in  the  District  of 
Columbia,  married  in  Springfield  to  John 
O.  Rames.  See  his  name.  She  died  in 
1854. 

His  second  son — 

GEORGE  7?.,  born  Jan.  18,  1822,  in 
the  District  of  Columbia,  was  married  in 
Springfield,  111.,  Jan.  27,  1845,  to  Susan 
E.  Conant.  They  had  three  living  child- 
ren, namely:  JOHN  L.,  born  March  18, 
1846,  in  Springfield,  graduated  at  the 
Rush  Medical  College  of  Chicago.  He 
was  married  Sept.  3,  1842,  at  Harristown, 
111.,  to  Nannie  Bedford.  They  had  one 
child,  MAGGIE  P.,  who  died  young.  Dr. 
J.  L.  Connelly  resides  at  Harristown, 
Macon  county,  111.,  and  is  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  there.  GEORGE 
S.,  born  Feb.  8,  1849,  in  Springfield,  mar- 
ried Sept.  15,  1870,  in  his  native  city,  to 
Mary  Thomas,  who  was  born  Dec.  30, 
1850,  in  Springfield,  111.  They  have  two 
children,  ALICE  MAY  and  LILLIE  E.  George 
S.  Connelly  resides  in  Springfield,  and  is 
engaged  in  merchandising.  LILLIE  E., 
born  Sept.  2,  1851,  in  Springfield,  married 


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Sept.  19,  1871,  to  Columbus  M.  Lloyd, 
who  was  born  March  6,  1849,  near 
Wabash,  Wabash  county,  Ind.  They 
live  near  Dawson,  Sangamon  county,  111. 
George  R.  Connelly  died  of  cholera,  in 
Springfield,  June  9,  1854.  His  widow 
married  Charles  Dougherty,  Jun.  See 
his  name. 

CONSTANT,  JACOB,  brother 
to  John,  who  was  the  grandfather  of 
Rezin  H.  He  was  also  the  brother  of 
Isaac  and  Thomas,  and  was  born  about 
1765,  in  Virginia.  Eleanor  Clinkenbcard 
was  born  about  1769,  in  Virginia,  also. 
They  were  there  married,  and  soon 
after  moved  on  pack  horses — that  being 
the  only  way  goods  could  be  transported 
at  that  time  through  that  mountainous 
country — to  Fleming  county,  Ky.  They 
had  fourteen  children  in  that  county,  and 
in  1814  moved  to  Clermont  countv,  Ohio, 
where  they  had  two  children.  The  fam- 
ily moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving* Oct.  26,  1826,  in  what  is  now  Me- 
chanicsburg  township.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

ELIZABETH,  born  Nov.  17,  1790, 
in  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  there  to 
Charles  Morgan.  See  his  name. 

JOHN,  born  in  Fleming  county,  Ky., 
went  back  from  Ohio  to  Kentucky,  and 
there  married  Margaret  Wood.  They 
came  in  company  with  his  father  to  San- 
gamon county  in  1826,  where  they  had 
five  children,  and  moved  to  Pike  countv, 
thence  to  northwest  Missouri,  where  the 
living  children  now  reside.  The  parents 
are  both  dead. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Kentucky,  went 
back  from  Ohio  and  married  Rhoda 
Planck.  They  never  came  to  Illinois,  but 
he  died,  leaving  one  child,  JOHN  CON. 
STANT,  who  resides  near  Felicity, 
Clermont  county,  Ohio. 

MARY,  born  in  Kentucky,  married  in 
Ohio  to  Thomas  Jones.  They  had  ten 
children,  and  Mrs.  Jones  died.  The  liv- 
ing members  of  the  family  reside  in  and 
near  Mt.  Olivet,  Clermont  countv,  O. 

ISAAC,  born  Nov.  17,  1794,  in  Flem- 
ing county,  Ky.,  was  married  June  29, 
1823,  in  Clarke  county,  Ky.,  to  Nancy 
Peebles,  who  was  born  Sept.  13,  1794,  in 
that  county.  They  had  two  children  in 
Kentucky,  joined  his  parents  in  Clermont 
county,  Ohio,  and  came  with  them  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 


1826  in  what  is  now  Mechanicsburg  town- 
ship, where  they  had  two  children,  and 
moved  to  what  is  now  Logan  county, 
where  they  had  two  children,  and  from 
there  to  Buffalo  Hart  grove,  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  had  one  child.  They 
moved,  in  1857,  to  Dawson.  Of  their 
children,  RACHEL,  born  in  Clarke 
county,  Ky.,  March  29,  1824,  married 
John  Billington.  See  his  name.  JACOB, 
born  August  17,  1826,  in  Clarke  county, 
Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  May 

16,  1850,  to  Lillias  Wilson,  who  was  born 
May  15,  1825,  in  Dumfriesshire,  Scotland. 
They  had  seven  children,  three  of  whom 
died  young,  and  HELEN  MARY  died  Oct. 
3,    1872.  the   very   day  she    was   thirteen 
years   old.     NANCY  j.,  WILLIAM    E.   and 
JAMES  H.,live  with  their  parents,  adjoining 
Dawson  on  the  east.     MARGARET  J., 
born  July  15,  1829,  in   Sangamon  county, 
married  Oct.  26,  1850,  to  James  Deavers. 
They  have  six  children,  and  live  near  Mt. 
Pulaski.     WILLIAM  R.,  born  April  13, 
1832,    in    Sangamon    county,    married    in 
1852   to  Jane  Wilson,  who    was   born  in 
Dumfriesshire,  Scotland.    They  had  seven 
children   in    Sangamon  county,  and  Mrs. 
Constant  died  May  7,  1864.      Mr.  C.  was 
married  in  Dawson  to  Hattie  Grabendich. 
They  have  two  children,  and  live  in  Law- 
rence,  Kansas.      MARY  A.,  born  June 

17,  1834,  in   Logan    county,   111.,  married 
Oct.  17,  1871,  at  Dawson.  to  Alfred  Rape. 
See  his  name.     SARAH  E.,  born  Dec. 
17,  1836,  in  Logan  county,  married   Sept. 
14,  1856,  to  Horatio  M.  Van  Winkle,  who 
was  born  Feb.  I,  1834,  in   Shelby  countv, 
111.     They    have    one    child,    LILLIAS  E., 
and   live   in   Dawson.     Mr.    Van  Winkle 
enlisted  August  15,  1862,  in  Co.  C,  1 241)1 
111.  Inf.,  for  three  years;  served  full  term 
exactly,   and    was    honorably    discharged 
August  15,  1865,  at  Chicago/  MARTHA 
E.,  born    April    19,    1840,   in    Sangamon 
county,  married   Dec.  6,  1869,  to  John  £>. 
Clinkenbeard,  who  was  born  Dec.  8, 1822, 
in   Clarke   county,  Ky.     They  have  two 
children,  ISAAC  and  NANCY   E.,  and  live 
three  miles  southwest  of  Illiopolis.     Mr. 
C.   has  two   living  children  by   a  former 
wife,  JOHN   w.  and   MARY  E.     Isaac  Con- 
stant died  June   27,  1865,  and   his  widow- 
resides  at  Dawson. 

HESTER,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Clermont  county,  Ohio,  to  Josiah 
Johnson,  had  one  child,  and  father  and 


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child  died  in  Ohio.  She  came  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  married  John  Rutherford, 
had  four  children,  and  the  parents  both 
died.  Their  son,  JOHN  T.  Rutherford, 
was  a  soldier  in  an  Illinois  regiment,  and 
died  in  the  army.  MARGARET  mar- 
ried Matt.  Noonan,  and  resides  in  Sanga- 
mon  county.  ALEXANDER  is  mar- 
ried and  lives  in  Champaign  county. 

SARAH,  horn  Dec.  27,  1799,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  James  Carrico.  See  his 
name.'1 , 

ELEANOR,  born  in  1803,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Elijah  T.  Lanham.  See 
his  name. 

JACOB,  born  Jan.  7,  1805,  in  Flem- 
ing county,  Kentucky,  married  June  4, 
1829,  m  Sangamon  county,  to  Permelia 
Crocker.  They  had  six  children,  two  of 
whom  died  young.  The  other  four, 
JAMES  H.  M.,  born  March  4,  1830,  mar- 
ried Catharine  Blankenship.  have  four 
children.  He  was  a  soldier  in  a  Sangamon 
county  regiment.  DAVID  C.,  born  Jan. 
28,  1833,  married  in  Texas  to  Annetta 
Snow.  They  are  teaching  among  the  In- 
dians. THOMAS  S.,  born  July  2,  1835, 
married  in  Mt.  Pulaski  to  Sarah  Cass, 
daughter  of  Ninian  Cass.  MARY  L., 
born  Sept  25,  1839,  married  John  Rinker: 
had  one  child,  ANNETTA  s.  Mr.  Rinker 
enlisted  in  1861,  in  3Oth  111.  Inf.,  and  died 
near  Vicksburg,  in  1863.  Mrs.  Permelia 
Constant  died  Feb.  17,  18^.7,  and  Jacob 
Constant  was  married  June  25,  1847,  m 
St.  Clair  county,  to  Mrs.  Celia  Talbott, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Wakefield.  They 
had  four  children.  CHARLES  A.  mar- 
ried Sarah  Horn,  had  one  child,  and  live 
near  Dawson.  HARRIET  E.  and 
PERMELIA  O.,  SARAH  F.  died  at 
eleven  years.  Mrs.  C.  had  two  children 
by  her  first  husband,  THOMAS  and 
MARY  E.  TALBOTT.  The  latterdied 
in  her  fourteenth  year.  Jacob  Constant 
and  his  wife  reside  one  and  a  half  miles 
southwest  of  Dawson. 

BENJAMIN,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Matilda 
Lakin,  had  seven  children,  and  Mr.  Con- 
stant died  in  1855.  Two  of  his  sons, 
JOHN  W.  and  NORMAN  A.  were 
Union  soldiers  from  Greene  county,  and 
both  died  in  the  army.  His  widow  resides 
in  Macoupin  county. 

JONATHAN,  born  Sept.  30,  1809, 
in  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  came  to  Sanga- 


mon county  in  1826,  married  May  19, 
1836,  to  Mary  Elder.  They  had  five 
children,  two  of  whom  died  young.  Of 
the  other  three,  GEORGE  W.,  born 
June  7,  1837,  married  July  23,  1857,  in 
Springfield,  to  Sarah  Kent;  have  three 
living  children,  JOHN  D.,  LYDIA  F.,  NET- 
TIE B. — the  third  child,  IDA  j.,  died  in  her 
fourth  year.  George  W.  Constant  resides 
two  and  a  half  miles  southwest  of  Illiopo- 
lis.  JOHN  W.,  born  Sept.  22,  1839, 
married  in  Springfield,  Jan.  30,  1865,  to 
Clarissa  G.  Ingels.  They  have  four  child- 
ren, MATTIE  F.,  HARRY,  MARY  P.  and 

WILLIE,  and  reside  two  and  a  half  miles 
northeast  of  Illiopolis.  SAMUEL  W., 
born  July,  1843,  enlisted  August  17,  1861, 
in  Co.  H,  30th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years, 
was  captured  at  the  battle  of  Atlanta, 
Ga.,  July  22,  1864,  was  two  months  in 
Andersonville  prison,  exchanged  Sept.  19, 
1864,  and  honorably  discharged  on  the 
27th  of  the  same  month.  He  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  Dec.  24,  1867,  to 
MaryJ.  Semple.  They  have  one  child, 
NELLIE  D.,  and  reside  in  Macon  county, 
near  Illiopolis.  Mrs.  Mary  Constant  died 
Sept.,  1847,  and  Jonathan  Constant  was 
married  Nov.  26,  1848,  to  Lavina  Crocker. 
They  had  two  children.  MARY  B., 
born  Sept.  17,  1851,  married  June  6,  1872, 
to  Squire  Campbell,  and  died  Nov.  19, 
1872.  LEWIS  ALLEN,  born  Dec.  7, 
1853,  resides  with  his  father.  Mrs.  La- 
vina Constant  died  August  26,  1858,  and 
Jonathan  Constant  married  Dec.  20,  1860, 
to  Mrs.  Sarah  Ridgeway,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Bridges.  They  reside  three 
miles  northwest  of  Mechanicsburg. 

MARGARET,  married  in  Ohio  to 
Greenbury  Lanham,  and  had  one  child. 
The  father  and  child  died  in  Ohio.  She 
died  in  Sangamon  county. 

NELSON,  born  in  Clermont  county, 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Elizabeth  Walker.  They  have  five  child- 
ren, and  reside  near  Farmer  City,  DeWitt 
county,  111. 

Jacob  Constant  died  Sept.  21,  1828,  and 
Mrs.  Eleanor  Constant  died  Sept.  4,  1835, 
both  in  Mechanicsburg  township,  near 
where  they  settled  in  1826. 

CON'STANT,  THOMAS, 
brother  of  Isaac,  aUo  of  John,  who  was 
grandfather  of  Rezin  H.,  was  born  Aug.  14, 
1796,  in  Virginia.  He  was  married  June 
17,  1796,  in  Kentucky,  to  Margery  Ed- 


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monson.  They  had  seven  children  in 
Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Xenia,  Ohio. 
From  there  they  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1820  in 
what  is  now  Fancy  creek  township.  Of 
all  their  children — 

JOHN,  born  May  9,  1797,  in  Clarke 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Springfield,  111., 
to  Man-  Latham,  daughter  of  Judge 
Latham.  They  had  four  living  children, 
and  Mrs.  Mary  Constant  died  May  3, 
1841.  Mr.  C.  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Singleton.  They  had  two  children.  Ot 
the  children  by  his  first  marriage,  JAMES 
T.  went  to  California,  and  died  there. 
The  other  three  were  GARRETT, 
MARY  and  MARIA  L.  The  children 
by  the  second  marriage  were  JULIA  and 
JOHN.  Mr.  Constant  died,  and  his 
widow  and  children  reside  in  Springfield. 
ELIZABETH  E.,  born  June  14, 
1799,  in  Clarke  county,  Ky..  was  married 
in  Xenia,  Ohio,  to  William  F.  Elkin.  See 
his  name. 

ARCHIBALD  E.,  born  May  10, 
1801,  in  Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  in 
Springfield,  111.,  to  Maria  Latham,  daugh- 
ter of  Judge  Latham.  They  had  five 
children;  two  died  young.  MARGERY 
is  teaching  in  the  Bettie  Stuart  Institute, 
in  Springfield.  MARY  married  Temple 
Elliott.  See  his  name.  KATIE  resides 
among  her  friends.  Mr.  Constant  came 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1819,  settling  on 
Wolf  creek;  afterwards  moved  to  Spring- 
field, and  purchased  a  quantity  of  land  in 
what  is  now  the  Third  ward,  and  known 
as  Constant's  addition.  He  was  a  Major 
in  the  Black  Hawk  war,  from  Sangamon 
county.  He  moved  to  Elkhart,  Logan 
county,  about  1863.  Mrs.  Maria  Constant 
died  there  Nov.  13,  1868,  and  Archibald 
E.  Constant  died  in  Elkhart,  Jan.  19, 1875. 
WILLIAM,  born  May,  1803,  in  Clarke 
county,  Ky.  He  was  a  physician,  and 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Phoebe  Johnson.  She  died,  leaving  three 
children.  Dr.  Constant  was  married  in 
Jeffersonville,  Ind.,  and  had  two  children, 
KATIE  and  JOHN.  Dr.  William  Con- 
stant died  in  1865. 

MART,  born  June  22,  1805,  in  Clarke 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Dr.  Garrett  Elkin.  See 
his  name. 

NATHAN  E.,  born  April  8,  180^,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  San- 


gamon county  to  Sarah  Dement.  Mrs. 
Sarah  Constant  died,  and  he  was  married 
August  25,  1843,  to  Mary  M.  Stewart, 
daughter  of  James  Stewart.  See  his  name. 
They  had  three  children.  WILLIAM 
F.  married  Elizabeth  A.  Lake.  They 
have  one  child,  and  reside  two  miles  west 
of  Williamsville.  NATHAN  E.,  Jun., 
enlisted  August,  1862,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  G,  1 1 4th  111.  Vol.  Inf.  He  was  cap- 
tured at  the  battle  of  Guntown,  Miss., 
June  n,  1864,  taken  to  Andersonville 
prison,  where  he  remained  three  months. 
After  that  to  several  other  prisons,  to 
evade  the  Union  army,  then  back  to 
Andersonville.  From  there  to  Florida, 
and  guarded  in  the  woods  until  April  28, 
1865,  and  released  at  the  close  of  the  rebel- 
lion. He  had  the  usual  experience  of 
prisoners  in  the  south.  He  and  seven 
others  cooked  all  their  rations  the  first 
three  months  at  Andersonville,  in  half  a 
canteen.  Sometimes  he  would  give  a 
day's  rations  for  a  chew  of  tobacco,  and 
not  a  very  large  chew  at  that.  He  says 
woi'ds  cannot  describe  the  suffering  that 
was  endured  by  the  Union  soldiers  in 
southern  prisons.  Robbery  and  murder 
prevailed  among  the  prisoners  until  they 
found  it  necessary  to  organize  a  court  and 
a  regular  jury,  convicted  six  of  their  num- 
ber and  hung  them.  He  says  Wirz 
allowed  them  to  go  outside  to  hold  the 
trial  (of  course  guarding  them),  and  fur- 
nished the  lumber  for  the  gallows.  Mr. 
C.  says  that  although  ten  years  have 
elapsed  since  he  was  in  that  den  of  hor- 
rors, when  he  is  not  well  the  most 
dainty  food  smells  to  him  like  Anderson- 
ville prison  rations.  One  blanket  was  all 
they  were  allowed  for  eight  men.  Nathan 
E.  Constant,  Jun.,  was  married,  after  his 
return  from  the  army,  to  Amanda  Mor- 
ton. They  have  three  children,  FANNIE 
E.,  WILLIAM  and  FRANK,  and  reside  three 
miles  west  of  Williamsville.  Nathan  E. 
Constant,  Sen.,  died  August  25,  1843,  and 
his  widow  married  Miletus  W.  Ellis.  See 
his  name. 

ISAAC,  born  April  5,  1809,  in  Clarke 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  Feb.  14,  1835,  to  Lucinda 
Merriman,  daughter  of  Reuben  Merri- 
man,  (now  residing  in  Oregon).  They 
had  eight  children.  LAVINIA,  born 
March  12,  1834,  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  in  Jackson  county,  Oregon, 


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April,  1854,  to  Dr.  Jesse  Robinson.  They 
have  four  living  children,  EDWARD  c., 
CHESTER  L.,  THOMAS  and  MARY  A.,  and 
reside  in  Oakland,  Cal.  WILLIAM  T., 
born  Nov.  2,  1836,  in  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  was  married  in  Oregon,  April  3,  1862, 
to  Jessie  Bledsoe.  He  died  August  4, 
1867,  leaving  a  widow  and  three  children, 
ISAAC,  WILLIAM  T.  and  JULIA  B.,  in  Jack- 
son county,  Oregon.  ELIZABETH  M., 
born  Jan.  2,  1839,  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Jan.  i,  1856,  in  Jackson  county, 
Oregon,  to  William  T.  Leever.  They 
have  seven  living  children,  w.  CONSTANT, 

LAVINIA,    IDA,  EDMONSON    M.,  JULIAN   D., 

THOMAS  s.  and  ADA,  and  reside  in  Jack- 
son county,  Oregon.  JULIA  A.,  born 
Sept.  17,  1841,  in  Sangamon  county,  was 
married  in  Oregon,  Dec.  5,  1861,  to 
W.  A.  Owen.  They  have  five  living 
children,  EUDORA,  MINNIE,  MABEL  c., 
GLENN  and  WILLIAM,  and  all  reside  in 
Jacksonville,  Oregon.  MARGERY  E., 
born  Feb.  5,  1845,  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  to  Constantine  Magruder, 
April  22,  1875.  They  reside  at  Central 
Point,  Jackson  county,  Oregon.  ELIZA 
A.,  born  Oct.  20,  1851,  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  died  March  3,  1866,  in  Jack- 
son county,  Oregon.  Isaac  Constant  was 
in  the  Black  Hawk  war  from  Sangamon 
county.  He  went  to  Oregon  in  1849,  took 
a  claim  under  the  homestead  law,  and  re- 
turned to  Illinois  in  1850,  disposed  of  his 
nroperty,  and  with  his  family  and  some  of 
his  neighbors,  emigrated  to  Oregon  in 
1852.  They  were  among  the  first  families 
who  settled  there.  After  they  arrived, 
Mr.  Constant  had  to  go  two  hundred  miles 
with  pack  animals,  for  provisions.  The 
valley  was  teeming  with  Indians,  but  he 
lived  to  see  them  all  pass  away,  and  sur- 
rounded by  a  large  circle  of  friends,  he 
resides  near  Jacksonville,  Jackson  county, 
Oregon. 

MAR THA,  born  August  23,  i8ii,in 
Xenia,  Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  William  S.  Stone.  They 
had  three  children;  one  died  in  infancy. 
Of  the  other  two,  ELLEN,  born  in  April, 
1837,  's  unmarried.  MARGERY,  born 
March,  1838,  was  married  in  1855  to 
Thomas  Smith,  of  Independence,  Mo. 
They  have  t%vo  living  children.  Mrs. 
Martha  Stone  died  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in 
March,  1854.  Mr.  Stone  died  in  Indepen- 
dence, Mo.,  in  1870. 


ADALINE,  born  March  28,  1813,  in 
Xenia,  Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  March  25,  1835,  to  James  D. 
Allen.  Of  their  children,  MARTHA, 
born  Jan.  6,  1836,  was  married  in  Greens- 
burg,  Ky.,  Oct.  31,  1854,  to  George  L. 
Harris.  They  have  three  children  living, 

THOMAS      A.,      BLANCHE       and      ADALINE. 

George  L.  Harris  enlisted  in  the  6th  Kan- 
sas Cav.  Reg.,  and  was  killed  July  29, 
1864,  at  the  battle  of  Fort  Smith,  Ark. 
Mrs.  Harris  was  married  March  21,  1873, 
in  Shawnee,  Kansas,  to  James  Sharp. 
They  reside  in  Shawnee.  JULIA  J.. 
born  Jan.  19,  1841,  in  Shawnee,  Kansas, 
was  married  Dec.  10,  1856,  in  Indepen- 
dence, Mo.,  to  Joseph  F.  Hagan.  He  was 
drowned  in  the  Missouri  river  July  15, 
1860.  His  widow  married  Wolf  Bach- 
rach,  of  Kansas  City,  August  9,  1865. 
They  have  one  daughter  living.  Mrs. 
Julia  Bachrach  died  in  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
June  2,  1872.  HATTIE,  born  August 
19,  1844,  died  March  13,1868.  EMILY 
F.,  born  Nov.  i,  1848,  was  married  in 
Shawnee.  Kansas,  Jan.  27,  1875,  to  James 
T.  Gillespie.  They  have  one  child,  and 
reside  in  Shawnee.  THOMAS,  born 
Jan.  12,  1838,  died  July  21,  1845.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Allen  reside  at  Shawnee,  Kansas, 
where  they  have  lived  for  nineteen  years. 

MARGERY,  born  Nov.  24,  i8"i4,  in 
Xenia,  Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Josiah  Francis.  See  his  name. 

LA  VINIA,  born  Sept.  18,  1816,  in 
Xenia,  Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  April  2,  1839,  to  William 
Lavely.  See  his  name. 

EMILY,  born  Nov.  21,  1818,  in  Xenia, 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  N.  B.  Stone.  They  had  six  children ; 
three  died  in  infancy. 

JULIA  A.,  born  Sept.  20,  1820,  in 
Xenia,  Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Newton  Francis.  See  his 
name. 

Thomas  Constant  died  Dec.  14,  1840, 
and  Mrs.  Margery  Constant  died  March 
i,  1842,  both  in  Athens,  Illinois. 

CONSTANT,  REZIN  H.,  was 
born  July  8,  1809,  in  Clarke  county,  Ky. 
His  grandfather  (John  Constant)  was  shot 
in  the  thigh  by  an  Indian  while  he  was 
with  a  surveying  party  in  Kentucky.  He 
lived  fifteen  years  after,  but  it  finally 
caused  his  death.  His  son  Jacob  was  the 
father  of  Rezin  H.  Neither  this  John 


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nor  Jacob  ever  came  to  Sangamon  county. 
Rezin  H.  was  married  in  his  native  coun- 
ty, July  27,  1830,  to  Abigail  D.  Constant. 
On  the  9th  of  September  following  they 
started  west  with  the  family  of  his  father- 
in-law — who  was  also  his  uncle,  Isaac 
Constant — and  arrived  in  Springfield  Oct. 
7,  1830,  just  in  time  to  experience  all  the 
hardships  connected  with  the  "  deep 
snow. "  R.  H.  Constant  enlisted  at 
Springfield,  June  10,  1832,111  Capt.  Jesse 
Claywell's  company,  Col.  James  Collins' 
regiment,  and  Gen.  James  D.  Henry's 
Brigade  of  111.  Vol.  Inf.  He  was  com- 
missioned Lieut.,  and  was  in  the  battle  of 
Wisconsin,  and  commanded  his  company 
at  the  battle  of  Bad  Axe,  August  5,  1832, 
which  terminated  the  Black  Hawk  war. 
Mr.  Constant  was  one  of  the  representa- 
tives of  Sangamon  county  in  the  legisla- 
ture of  Illinois  for  1846  and  '47.  They 
had  eight  children  in  Sangamon  county, 
namely — 

SARAH  A.,  born  Jan.  n,  1831,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Henry  B. 
Grubb.  They  have  five  children,  RICH- 
ARD, CATHARINE,  ROBERT, 
GEORGE  and  HARLAND,  and  live  in 
Springfield. 

AMANDA,  born  Feb.  n,  1833,  mar' 
ried  Charles  Dougherty.  See  his  name, 
She  died,  leaving  three  children. 

AMY,  born  Oct.  10,  1834,  died  in  San- 
gamon county,  July  25,  1852. 

ALFRED  S.,  born  August  19,  1836, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Mary  E. 
Wilson.  They  have  four  living  children, 
JAMES  R.,  FRANK,  LUCIAN  L. 
and  HARRY  W.  Alfred  S.  Constant 
enlisted  July  25,  1862,  in  Co.  I,  i  I4th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years.  Served  until  Jan. 
16,  1863,  when  he  was  discharged  on  ac- 
count of  physical  disability.  He  resides 
near  Barclay. 

ELIZABETH  P.,  born  March  15, 
1839,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Nmian  M.  Taylor.  See  his  name. 

THOMAS  S.,  born  April  30,  1841, 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  March  26, 

'857; 

GEORGE  M.,  born  Jan.  31,  1844,  en- 
listed at  Springfield,  June,  1862,  for  three 
months,  in  the  7oth  111.  Vol.  Inf.  Served 
full  time,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
with  the  regiment.  He  was  married  to 
Margaret  E.  Bates.  They  have  two 


children,  CRESSEY  and  PEARL,  and 
reside  at  Mason  City,  111. 

MART  C.,  born  April  22,  1846,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  David  A. 
Taylor.  See  his  name.  They  live  near 
Gibson,  Ford  county. 

Mrs.  Abigail  D.  Constant  died  August 
1 1,  1846,  and  Rezin  H.  Constant  was  mar- 
ried Sept.  27,  1847,10  Mrs.  Mary  L.  Har- 
bert,  whose  maiden  name  was  Halbert. 
They  had  three  children — 

CORDELIA  P.,  born  April  i,  1849, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  there  to 
Dr.  Hamilton  R.  Riddle.  See  his  name. 

I  REN  A,  born  Sept.  7,  1851,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Dr.  Isaac  H.  Tay- 
lor. See  his  name. 

SABRA  G.,  born  April  5,  1853,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Feb.  21,  1872, 
to  Russel  O.  Riddle.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Mary  L.  Constant  died  May  18, 
1863,  and  Rezin  H.  Constant  resides  in 
Clear  Lake  township,  near  Barclay. 

CONSTANT,  JOHN/  bom 
Sept.  13,1781,  in  a  fort  or  picketed  station 
in  Clarke  county,  Ky.  He  was  married 
March  1 1 ,  1802,  to  Susan  Edminston,  who 
was  born»July  27,  1783.  They  had  eleven 
children  in  Clarke  county,  Ky.,  three  of 
whom  died  young,  and  the  family  moved 
in  company  with  Robert  Cass  and  family 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.  7, 
1826,  at  Buffalo  Hart  Grove.  Of  their 
eight  children — 

MIRIAM,  born  Dec.  6,  1802,  married 
in  Kentucky,  August  25,  1825,  to  Nathan- 
iel Massey,  and  came  with  her  parents  to 
Sangamon  county.  They  had  one  child, 
SUSAN,  that  died  at  fourteen  years. 
Mrs.  Massey  married  John  Sinclair.  See 
his  name,  with  the  C  or  r  ell  family. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Oct.  29,  1804,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  there,  Aug. 
i,  1826,  to  Lucinda  Cass,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county  with  his  father  in  the 
fall  of  that  year.  Thev  had  four  children : 
ARMINTA  J.,  born  'August  6,  1827,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Horace  B. 
Enos.  See  his  name.  JOHN  T.,  born 
Feb.  13,  1830,  married  April  16,  1854,  to 
Elizabeth  C.  Burns.  They  had  six  child- 
ren, two  of  whom  died  under  three  years. 
MATTIE  s.,  ROBERT  F.,  EMMA  M.  and 
CORA  K.  reside  with  their  parents  at  Buf- 
falo Hart  Station.  ZACARIAH,  born 
August  i,  1832,  died  Oct.  31,  1856. 
WM.  R.,  born  Sept.  26,  1833,  enlisted 


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August,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  A., 
73d  111.  Inf.  He  had  two  fingers  shot 
from  his  right  hand  at  the  battle  of  Stone's 
river.  Served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  with  his 
regiment.  He  was  married  March  14, 
1867,  to  Mary  A.  Perry.  They  have  two 
children,  and  reside  near  Sabetha,  Nemaha 
county,  Kan.  Mrs.  Lucinda  Constant  died 
Feb.  23,  1836.  and  John  W.  Constant  was 
married  March  22,  1838,  to  Susan  Grove. 
They  had  one  child,  ADAM  H.,  born 
April  26,  1839,  enlisted  July  26,  1862,  in 
Co.  I,  i  i4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years. 
Served  full  term,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged August  8,  1865.  He  was  married 
August  26,  1862,  (one  month  after  he  en- 
listed), to  Mary  F.  Greening.  They  had 
three  children.  ULYSSES  GKANT  died 
young.  ALFRED  H.  and  GERSHOM  K. 
live  with  their  parents,  three  miles  east  of 
Buffalo  Hart  Station.  John  W.  Constant 
died  August  29,  1838,  eight  months  before 
the  birth  of  his  son,  Adam  H.  His  wid- 
ow resides  with  her  son,  Adam  H. 

JACOB  D.,  born  Oct.  15,  1807,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  April  4,  1832, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Sarah  Correll. 
They  had  four  living  children.  LOUISA 
J.,  born  Feb.  18,  1833,  married  Geoi'ge 
McDaniel.  See  his  name.  MARY  E., 
born  August  8,  1834,  died  March  23,  1851. 
HARRIET  L.,  born  Dec.  31,  1835,  tlied 
Mav  26,  1855.  SUSAN,  born  June  20, 
1837,  marriefi  Augustus  Bruce;  had  three 
children.  HELEN  died  in  her  third  year. 
ADELAIDE  and  WILLIAM  reside  with  their 
parents,  at  Corinne,  Box  Elder  county, 
Utah.  Mrs.  Sarah  Constant  died  Feb.  8, 
1842,  and  Jacob  D.  Constant  married  Han- 
nah Garretson.  They  had  two  children. 
ANN  E.,  born  Sept.  20,  1844,  married 
Eleazer  Tuttle,  have  two  children,  and 
live  in  Atlanta.  THOMAS,  born  Jan. 
19,  1846,  lives  with  Robert  McDaniel. 
Jacob  D.  Constant  died  Oct.  19,  1846,  and 
Mrs.  Hannah  Constant  died  Oct.  22,  1850, 
both  in  Buffalo  Hart  Grove. 

MAR(rERY,  born  March  20,  1810,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  to  Isaac 
Dawson,  and  died  without  children,  Feb., 
1845,  in  Sangamon  county. 

HARRIET  L.,  born  "Dec.  22,  1811,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Aug.  13,  1829,  to  Isaac  L.  Skin- 
ner. They  had  one  child,  SALLY, 
born  Jan.  10,  1831,  (in  time  of  the  "  deep 


snow.")  She  went  to  Clark  county,  Ky., 
on  a  visit,  and  was  there  married,  Feb.  6, 
1851,  to  Henry  Hall.  They  had  two 
children.  Mrs.  Hall  died  May  29,  1860, 
at  Kankakee.  BELLE  and  ISAAC  N.  Hall 
reside  with  their  father  at  Momence,  Kan- 
kakee county,  111.  Isaac  L.  Skinner  went 
to  Kentucky  to  visit  his  father,  and  died 
there  Aug.  26,  1831.  His  widow  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  Nov.  H,  1838,  to 
James  W.  Langston.  See  his  name. 

THOMAS  E.,  born  Nov.  15,  1813,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county  Sept. 
9,  1830.  ' 

WILL  I  AM  A.,  born  Jan.  29,  1816,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  March,  1842,  to  Mary  A.  Starr. 
They  had  seven  children.  JOHN  E., 
born  March  29,  1843,  enlisted  at  Spring- 
field, 111.,  July  20,  1861,  for  three  years,  in 
what  became  Co.  B,  nth  Mo.  Inf.;  re- 
enlisted  as  a  veteran  in  same  company  and 
regiment,  Jan.  i,  1864,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  Jan.  15,  1866.  He  was  married 
Jan.  15,  1871,  to  Hester  F.  King,  have  one 
child,  EARL,  and  live  near  Buffalo*  Hart 
station.  HARRISON  CLAY,  born 
Sept.  14,  1844,  married  Nov.  12,  1867,  to 
Mary  E.  Enos.  They  have  one  child, 
CHARLES  EDWARD,  and  reside  one  mile 
east  of  Buffalo  Hart  station.  ALLEN 
S.,  born  Aug.  7,  1846,  enlisted  May  3, 
1864,  in  Co.  I,  1 33d  111.  Inf.,  for  one  hun- 
dred days,  and  was  drowned  July,  1864, 
at  Rock  Island,  while  bathing  in  the 
Mississippi  river.  EMMA,  born  Aug. 
12,  1848,  ALICE,  born  Dec.  i,  1850,  re- 
side with  their  mother.  HARVEY, 
born  July  14,  1853,  died  Oct.  9,  1860. 
WILLIAM  T.,  born  Oct.  13,  1855,  re- 
sides with  his  mother.  William  A.  Con- 
stant died  Aug.  15,  1855,  and  his  widow 
married  March,  1857,  to  Casper  Byerline. 
They  have  two  children,  CHARLES  F. 
and  NOAH,  and  reside  one  mile  east  of 
Buffalo  Hart  station. 

ELIZA  J.,  born  Oct.  23,  1821,  died 
Oct.  19, 1837. 

John  Constant  died  Nov.  18,  1835,  and 
his  widow,  Susan  Constant,  died  March 
1 8,  1864,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 

CONSTANT,  ISAAC,  brothcr 
of  Thomas,  Abigail,  John  and  Jacob.  He- 
was  born  April  3,  1789,  in  Clarke  county, 
Ky.;  was  married  July  4,  1811,  in  the 
same  county,  to  Amy  Dean.  They  had 
eight  children  in  Kentucky,  one  of  whom 


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died  there.  The  family  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.  7,  1830,  in 
what  is  now  Williams  township.  Of  their 
seven  children — 

JOHN,  born  July  7,  1812,  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  in  Sangamon  county  Sept.  20, 

iS35- 

REBECCA,  born  Aug.  21,   1813,  in 

Kentuckv,  died  in  Sangamon  county  Nov. 
18,  1832.' 

ABIGAIL  D.,  born  May  3,  1815,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Rezin  H.  Constant. 
See  his  name. 

MART  A.,  born  Dec.  23,  1816,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Miletus  W.  Ellis.  See  his  name. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Oct.  23,  1818,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  Nov.  26,  1840,  to  Martha  B. 
Stewart.  They  had  three  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  WILLIAM  S.  mar- 
ried Parthenia  Bates.  They  have  one 
child,  and  live  two  miles  northwest  of 
Williamsville.  JAMES  H.  married 
Mary  Keagle.  They  have  two  living 
children,  WILLIAM  and  LUCY,  and  live  two 
and  a  half  miles  northwest  of  Williams- 
ville. MARY  A.  married  March  29, 
1871,  to  James  H.  Groves,  and  reside  two 
miles  east  of  Williamsville.  Mrs.  Martha 
B.  Constant  died  June  i,  1850.  G.  W. 
Constant  was  married  Oct.  7,  1852,  to 
Mary  W.  Stapleford.  She  was  born  in 
Milford,  Kent  county,  Del.,  and  came  to 
Springfield  Oct.  14,  1836,  in  company 
with  her  brother-in-law,  Benjamin  S. 
Clements,  who  was  the  first  Mayor  of 
Springfield.  George  W.  Constant  and 
wife  reside  at  Williamsville. 

A  VERT  G.,  born  June  8,  1821,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Louisa  Fisher.  They  had  six  children. 
JULIA,  the  third  child,  married  James 
Bates.  See  his  name.  ELLEN  and 
ALBERT  died  young.  CHARLES  A. 
lives  .in  Springfield.  ISAAC  F.  and 
A  VERY  live  with  their  mother.  Averv 
G.  Constant  died  March  6,  1858,  and  his 
widow  resides  at  Williamsville. 

.SAM TEL  D.,  born  Feb.  21,  1823, 
died,  aged  six  years,  in  Kentucky. 

JAMES,  born  July  12,  1825,  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  in  Sangamon  county  March  2, 
1842. 

"*"Tsaac  Constant  died  Dec.  25,  1854,  and 
his  widow  died  July  7,  1860,  both  in  Wil- 
liams township. 


COOPER,  A  M  BROSE,  brother 
to  Meredith,  was  born  Dec.  18,  1796,  in 
Botetourt  county,  Va.,  and  taken  by  his 
parents  to  Smith  county,  Tenn.,  where  he 
was  married  to  Mary  Kilbraith.  They 
had  two  children  in  Tenn.,  and  in  1821 
moved  to  St.  Clair  county,  111.,  where  they 
had  one  child,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county  in  the  fall  of  1823,  and  settled  two 
miles  east  of  the  present  town  -of  Sher- 
man, where  they  had  one  child.  Of  their 
four  children — 

HUGH  L.,  born  in  Tennessee,  and 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Elizabeth 
Taylor.  They  moved  to  Iowa,  where  he 
died,  leaving  a  widow  and  five  children. 
One  of  them  married  and  remained  in 
Iowa.  The  mother  and  four  children 
moved  to  Piatt  county,  111.  Two  of  the 
sons  married  there,  and  moved  to  Kansas. 
The  widow  and  two  children  live  in 
Piatt  county. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Tennessee, 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  went  to  Cal- 
ifornia, and  was  married  there  to  Sarah 
Ide.  He  came  back  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, and  after  a  stay  of  some  years,  started 
on  his  return  to  California  with  his  family. 
He  died  at  sea,  one  day's  sail  from  New 
Orleans,  leaving  a  widow  and  two  child- 
ren. ANN  E.  is  married  and  lives  at 
Lebanon,  Linn  county,  Oregon.  ALICE 
and  her  mother  reside  at  Red  Bluff, 
Tehama  county,  Cal. 

ANN,  born  in  St.  Clair  county,  married 
Samuel  Yocom.  See  his  name. 

MEREDITH  C.,  born  May  29, 1824, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  in  1846  to 
Frances  A.  Chapman.  They  have  five 
children,  and  live  in  Williams  township. 

Mrs.  Mary  Cooper  died  Oct.  17,  1827. 
Ambrose  Cooper  was  a  soldier  from  San- 
gamon county  in  the  Black  Hawk  war, 
in  1831,  and  when  the  campaign  was  over 
he  went  to  the  Galena  lead  mines,  remain- 
ing until  the  spring  of  1832,  where  he  en- 
listed in  another  campaign  against  the 
Indians,  and  was  in  the  battles  that 
finally  subdued  them.  He  returned  to 
Sangamon  countv,  and  was  married  in 
April,  1836,  to  Eliza  Wilson.  They  had 
seven  children,  four  of  whom  died  young. 

STEPHEN  L.,  born  May  6,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  in  Springfield, 
July  20,  1861,  for  three  years,  in  what  be- 
came Co.  B,  nth  Mo.  Inf.,  served  full 
term,  and  was  honorably  discharged  Aug. 


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225 


i,  1864.  He  was  married  Oct.  11,  1865,  to 
Rebecca  Summers,  who  was  born  Nov. 
5,  1842,  in  Bracken  county,  Ky.  They 
have  two  children,  RUFUS  and  AL- 
VEY,  and  live  near  Dawson. 

HENRY,  born  Aug.  12,  1842,  enlisted 
in  Springfield  July  20,  1861,  in  what  be- 
came Co.  B,  nth  Mo.  Inf.,  for  three 
years;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  January, 
1864,  and  was  honorably  discharged  Jan. 
20,  1866,  and  resides  with  his  parents. 

DABNEY,  born  Sept.  2,  1846,  lives 
with  his  parents. 

Ambrose  Cooper  and  wife  are  now 
(1874)  both  living  one  mile  south  of  Bar- 
clay. 

COOPER,  MEDEDITH,born 
April  7,  1792,  in  Botetourt  county,  Va. 
His  parents  moved  to  Smith  county, 
Tenn.,  when  he  was  a  young  man.  Polly 
Witcher  was  born  July  21,  1794,  in  Cocke 
county,  Tenn.,  and  her  parents  moved  to 
Smith  county  when  she  was  but  fifteen 
years  of  age.  Meredith  Cooper  and 
Polly  Witcher  were  there  married,  June  16, 
1812.  In  September  of  that  year  Mr. 
Cooper  enlisted  for  three  months  in  a 
Tennessee  regiment,  and  served  four 
months  against  the  Indians  in  Alabama, 
who  were  the  allies  of  the  British  govern- 
ment, with  whom  we  were  then  at  war. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cooper  had  two  children  in 
Tennessee.  In  the  spring  of  1817  Mr. 
Cooper  went  to  St.  Clair  county,  111., 
raised  a  crop,  and  returning,  brought  his 
family  in  the  fall  of  that  year.  The  mov- 
ing was  done  on  two  horses,  as  there  were 
no  wagon  roads;  and  if  there  had  been, 
they  were  unable  to  own  a  wagon.  As  a 
specimen  of  real  life  at  that  time,  I  give 
the  statement  of  Mrs.  Cooper,  now  quite 
aged,  that  she  rode  one  horse,  carried  a 
child  in  her  arms,  and  with  a  feather  bed 
lashed  to  the  saddle  behind,  wended  her 
way,  while  her  husband  carried  the  other 
child,  with  all  the  household  goods  and 
farm  implements  he  could  put  on  the  other 
horse.  Three  of  their  children  were  born 
in  St.  Clair  county.  The  fame  of  the  rich 
soil  of  the  San-ga-ma  country  was  known 
in  St.  Clair  county,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Cooper  resolved  to  emigrate  thither.  This 
time  they  put  all  their  worldly  goods  and 
five  children  in  an  ox-cart,  and  arrived  in 
the  autumn  of  1823  in  what  is  now  called 
Fancy  Creek  township,  near  the  present 
—29 


town  of  Sherman,  where   they  had  seven 
children.     Of  all  their  children — 

MARTHA,  born  Oct.  26,  1814,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  William  Branson.  See  his  name. 

JAMES  W.,  born  Sept.  16,  1816,  in 
Tennessee,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Zarilda  Taylor.  They  had  four 
children.  MELISSA  married  Charles 
Wood.  They  have  one  child,  and  live 
near  Edinburg,  111.  PRISCILLA  mar- 
ried James  Wright.  They  have  four 
children,  and  live  near  Riverton.  JAS. 
M.  married  Ellen  McGinnis.  They  have 
two  children,  and  live  three  miles  south- 
east of  Williamsville.  AMBROSE  died 
Jan.  27,  1874,  in  Williams  township. 
James  W.  Cooper  went  to  Texas,  hoping 
to  improve  his  health,  and  died  there  in 
1853.  His  widow  died  the  next  year  in 
Sangamon  county. 

MINERVA,  born  Sept.  21,  1818,  in 
St.  Clair  county,  111.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Jesse  Yocom.  See  his 
name. 

MARGARET  y.,born  Sept.  i,  1820, 
in  St.  Clair  county,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  George  W.  Yocom.  See 
his  name.  Three  of  their  children, 
NETTIE,  CLARA  and  MINNIE,  died 
in  the  winter  of  1876. 

MARY,  born  July  28,  1822,  in  St.  Clair 
county,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  Jan.  30,  1851,  to  John  Wilson,  who 
was  born  Feb.  i,  1821,  in  Dumfriesshire, 
Scotland.  They  have  three  children, 
ANN,  JAMES  M.  and  THOMAS  H., 
and  reside  one  and  a  half  miles  east  of 
Riverton. 

NANCY,  born  May  7,  1825,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  John  Keagle.  They 
have  seven  children.  CHARLOTTE 
married  Nathan  Hussy.  See  his  name. 
SIDNEY  married  Samuel  Smith.  She 
died,  leaving  one  child,  LETITIA,  who 
married  Silas  Skinner  and  died.  JOSEPH, 
SUSAN,  HARLAN  P.  and  HAR- 
RISA  B.,  reside  with  their  parents  in 
Logan  county,  111. 

REBECCA,  born  Aug.  u,  1827,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  James  Mills. 
She  died  Oct.,  1871,  in  Sangamon  county. 
James  Mills  died  in  the  spring  of  1874,  in 
Moultrie  county.  Of  their  children: 
MARY  F.  married  Samuel  Harsh,  and 
resides  near  Sullivan.  LOUISA  and 


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EMMA    reside    near    Sullivan,  Moultrie 
county,  111. 

AMBROSE,  born  Sept.  13,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Dorothy 
Keagle.  They  have  five  children,  MARY 
J.,  JOHN  M.,  AUGUSTA,  GEORGE 
E.  L.  and  JAMES  W.,  and  reside  near 
Brownsville,  Mo. 

DA  VID  D.,  born  August  10,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  ma.rried  Juliet  With- 
row.  They  have  seven  children,  SUSIE, 
JAMES  A.,  DOUGLAS,  LEE,  AU- 
GUSTA and  EUGENE,  and  reside  one 
and  a  half  miles  east  of  Sherman. 

ROBERT,  born  July  8,  1834,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  Feb.  9,  1869, 
to  Lavina  Garner,  who  was  born  in  Wash- 
ington county,  Indiana.  They  live  near 
Sherman,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

MEREDITH,  Jun.,  born  Sept.  u, 
1836,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married 
in  March,  1873,  to  Mrs.  Emma  Jones, 
whose  maiden-  name  was  Watson.  They 
have  one  child,  ANNA  LEONORA, 
and  reside  in  east  St.  Louis,  111. 

LOUISA,  born  Feb.  3,  1839,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  Dec.  26,  1855, 
to  Isaac  M.  Raynolds,  who  was  born  in 
Pike  county,  Ohio.  They  have  five  child- 
ren, CHARLES  M.JAMES  A.,  POL- 
LY E.,  EDWIN  S.  and  BERTHA  M., 
and  reside  one  and  a  half  miles  east  of 
Sherman.  The  place  was  for  many  years 
a  trading  post  for  the  Indians,  and  from 
about  1832  to  1856  was  the  family  home- 
stead of  the  Coopers.  Some  of  the 
younger  members  of  the  family  i-emember 
a  visit  to  their  house  by  Abraham  Lincoln 
on  business.  A  large  back  log  had  just 
been  put  on.  It  was  cut  from  the  fork  of 
a  tree,  and  one  limb  projected  quite  a  dis- 
tance up  the  chimney.  The  children 
were  greatly  amused  to  witness  Mr.  Lin- 
coln's interest  in  trying  to  determine  how 
they  brought  it  through  the  door  and  put 
it  in  the  fireplace.  Meredith  Cooper, 
Sen.,  died  Nov.  i,  1870,  in  Williams 
township,  and  his  widow  resides  with 
their  daughter,  Mrs.  Raynolds. 

COOPER,  JOHN,  born  in  1772, 
married  in  South  Carolina,  ai.d  seven  of 
his  children  were  born  there.  He  moved 
with  his  family  to  Jefferson  county,  Tenn 
Some  of  his  children  preceded  him  to 
Sangamon  county.  He  came  with  his 
wife  Elizabeth,  and  remaining  children, 
about  1822,  to  what  is  now  Cooper  town- 


ship. Nine  daughters  and  three  sons 
came  to  Sangamon  county.  The  follow- 
ing are  the  names  of  the  daughters, 
with  the  surnames  of  the  men  they 
married — 

BETST,  Moffit:  NANCY,  Smith; 
MART,  Smith;  LTD  I  A,  Moore; 
RACHEL,  Bragg;  FANNY,  Dicker- 
son;  LUCY,  Mathews;  EDITH,  Saun- 
ders;  and  SUSANNAH,  Keagle. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Cooper  died   March    10, 

1845,  and  Jonn    Cooper   died    April    10, 

1846,  both  in  Cooper  township.     Of  their 
three  sons — 

COOPER,  EP HRI  AM, brother 
to  Rev.  John  and  Jacob  Cooper.  He  was 
born  about  1802.  in  Jefferson  county, 
Tenn.,  came  to  Illinois  when  a  young 
man,  married,  raised  a  family  in  Christian 
county,  and  died  there  Feb.  20,  1847. 

COOPER,  JOHN,  was  born 
June  3,  1794,  in  South  Carolina,  and  was 
taken  bv  his  parents  to  Jefferson  county, 
Tenn.,  where  he  was  married  to  Susannah 
Peyton,  had  one  child,  JULIA  G.,  and 
Mrs.  Cooper  died.  Mr.  Cooper  was  mar- 
ried in  the  same  county  to  Susannah 
Giger,  who  was  born  Sept.  26,  1795,  had 
two  children  in  Tennessee,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  April  2, 
1820,  and  settled  two  miles  north  of  where 
Rochester  now  stands  and  one  year  later 
moved  to  what  is  now  Cooper  township, 
south  of  the  Sangamon  river.  They  had 
nine  children  in  Sangamon  county.  Of 
all  his  children — 

JULIA  G.,  born  Feb.  i,  1814,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  John  Weicli. 
He  died  in  1840,  leaving  three  children. 
JOHN  <C.  died,  aged  seventeen.  WIL- 
LIAM H.  married  Harriet  Cooper.  He 
enlisted  in  1861  in  Co.  C,  27th  111.  Inf., 
for  three  years,  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran 
Jan.  i,  1864,  and  was  severely  wounded. 
He  died  January,  1870,  and  Mrs.  Welch 
died  later.  They  left  two  children. 
JAMES  S.  WELCH  is  a  practicing  phy- 
sician at  Sullivan,  Moultrie  county,  111. 
Mrs.  Julia  G.  Welch  married  Chesley 
Dickerson.  They  had  one  child.  SUSAN- 
XAH  married  David  Clark,  and  resides 
at  Breckenridge.  Chesley  Dickerson  died 
in  1846,  and  Mrs.  Julia  G.  Dickerson 
married  Daniel  D.  Johnson.  See  his 
name.  They  i-eside  near  Breckenridge. 

Children  of  John  Cooper  by  the  second 
marriasre — 


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MARY  A.,  born  Aug.  18,  1817,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Lewis  Churchill.  See  his  name, 

WILE}'  61.,  born  July  30,  1819,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Eliza  Clawson,  and  live  in  Shelbyville. 

LEWIS  W.,  born  Aug.  5,  1822,^11 
Sangamon  county,  married  to  Elizabeth 
Todd.  He  died  July  19,  1872. 

BENJAMIN  H.,  born  Nov.  1 1, 1824, 
died  Aug.  i,  1841,  aged  seventeen. 

PATRICK,  born  June  29,  1826,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Elizabeth 
Firey,  have  four  children,  JOHN  H., 
JACOB  P.,  MARY  E.  and  LAURA 
B.,  and  reside  near  Edinburg,  Christian 
county,  111. 

JAMES  M.,  born  Aug.  3,  1828,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  April,  1851, 
to  Mary  A.  Sutcliffe.  They  had  three 
children,  and  all  died  under  five  years. 
Mrs.  Cooper  died  Dec.  29,  1858.  James  M. 
Cooper  was  married  Feb.  14,  1860,  at 
Rochester,  to  Susan  Stier,  who  was  born 
May  19,  1833,  in  Harrison  county,  Va. 
They  had  four  children,  EMELINE  F., 
IDA  B.,  JAMES  F.  and  MARY 
MAUD,  and  reside  in  Cooper  township, 
fives  miles  east  of  Rochester,  on  a  part  of 
the  farm  where  his  parents  settled  in  1821, 
and  where  Mr.  Cooper  was  born. 

Ml  VERY  A  y.,  born  June  12,  1830, 
died  in  Sangamon  county  March  4,  1842. 

SARAH  A.,  born  Nov.  2,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  William  T. 
Sudduth.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  S.,  born  Aug.  14,  1836,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  to  Minerva 
Ross,  who  was  born  in  Ohio  They  have 
three  children,  AMY,  SARAH  ELIZA 
and  ANNIE,  and  reside  at  Shelbyville, 
Illinois. 

GEORGE  G.,  born  June  8,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  Nov.  10,  1842. 

Mrs.   Susannah   Cooper  died   Sept.   21, 

1859,  and  Rev.  John  Cooper  died  January, 

1860,  both  in  Cooper  township.     He  was 
a  local  minister  in  the   M.  E.  church,  and 
preached  almost  as  regularly  as  the  minis- 
ters in  the  traveling  connection.      He  sol- 
emnized   the    marriage    of  many    couple 
among  the  early  settlers.       He  was  a  jus- 
tice of  the  peace  and  one  of  the  county 
commissioners  for  many  years,  and   when 
the    township    organization    was    affected 
his   name  was    given   to  the  township  in 


which  he  lived  as  a  mark  of  respect  to  his 
memory. 

COOPER,  JACOB,  was  born 
Dec.  18,  1800,  in  Jefferson  county,  Tenn., 
was  married  there  to  Anna  Walden.  One 
child  was  born  in  Tennessee,  and  they 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  with  his 
brother,  Rev.  John  Cooper,  in  1819. 
Their  second  child  was  born  in  Sangamon 
county.  One  child  died,  and  Mrs.  Anna 
Cooper  died  Feb.  22,  1830.  Jacob  Cooper 
was  married  to  Jane  Kelly,  daughter  of 
William  Kelly,  of  Springfield.  They 
had  five  children.  Of  his  children — 

JOHN  WESLETvfas  born  Dec.  18, 
1822,  in  Sangamon  county  ;  went  to  Mis- 
souri when  grown,  and  married  there  to 
Anna  Waldron.  He  died  there,  leaving 
a  widow  and  two  children. 

Children  of  the  second  marriage  were — 

MELCINA  A.,  born  Nov.  22,  1830, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  March  3, 

1848,  to  Milton  D.  McCoy.  See  his  name. 

MEL  VINA    C.,  born   Aug.  27,  1832, 

in   Sangamon    county,    married  Dec.   27, 

1849,  to    Benjamin   F.  Stokes.  See    his 
name.     She  died  Sept.  15,  1850. 

ELZIRAH  C.,  born  May  29,  1834, 
married  Benjamin  F.  Stokes.  See  his 
name. 

ALMARINDA,  born  June  26,  1836, 
married  Joseph  A.  Waddell.  They  have 
six  children,  and  reside  in  Rochester  town- 
ship. 

WILLIAM  JAMEISON,  born  Jan. 
4,  1844,  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
Dec.  7,  1865,  to  Mattie  S.  West,  of 
Rochester.  They  have  two  children, 
NORA  BELL  and  MATTIE.  Mrs. 
Mattie  Cooper  died  April  25,  1873,  and 
Wm.  J.  Cooper  married  Dec.  31,  1874,  *x> 
Leonora  O'Leary,  of  East.  St.  Louis.  W. 
J.  Cooper  resides  two  miles  south  of 
Rochester. 

Jacob  Cooper  died  Aug.  22,  1864,  and 
Mrs.  Jane  Cooper  died  Aug.  24,  1864, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  111. 

COOK,  ELI,  was  born  Nov.  4, 
1809,  in  Butler  county,  Ohio,  and  married 
there,  April  7,  1829.  to  Sarah  Jones,  who 
was  born  Feb.  2,  1809,  in  Preble  county, 
Ohio.  They  moved  to  Indiana,  and  from 
there  to  Effingham  county,  111.,  thence  to 
Springfield,  in  1837.  Of  their  nine  child- 
ren, two  died  young,  and  of  the  other 
seven — 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


E  ME  LINE,  born  March  7,  1832,  in 
Indiana,  was  married  in  Springfield,  July 
4,  1850,  to  William  Morgan.  Their  only 
child,  FRANKLIN,  is  a  printer,  and 
lives  in  Springfield.  She  married  for  a 
second  time,  April  22, 1857,  to  John  Fuller. 
They  have  one  child,  CLARENCE. 
Mrs.  Emeline  Fuller  is  now  a  widow,  and 
lives  in  Springfield. 

AD  ALINED  born  Sept.  6,  1833,  in 
Efringham  county,  111.,  was  married  in 
Springfield,  Oct.  28,  1850,  to  George 
Fessenden,  a  native  of  Boston,  Mass. 
They  have  three  children.  ASA,  a  tele- 
graph operator,  lives  in  Springfield,  111. 
JULIA  and  ISABEL,  the  two  latter  re- 
side with  their  mother,  in  Chicago. 

ANGELINE,  born  Sept.  6,  1833,  in 
Effingham  county,  111.,  was  married  in 
Springfield  to  James  W.  Watson.  See 
his  name. 

H.  FRANKLIN,  born  Sept.  14,  1836, 
in  Butler  county,  Ohio,  was  married  in 
Springfield,  Dec.  23,  '1858,  to  Lucinda 
Parker,  adopted  daughter  of  J.  E.  Roll. 
They  had  one  living  child,  LEONARD, 
and  Mrs.  Lucinda  Cook  died  Sept.  10, 
1864.  Mr.  Cook  was  married  in  Spring- 
field, Aug.  i,  1872,  to  Rebecca  E.  Baird, 
a  native  of  New  Jersey.  H.  Franklin 
Cook  is  a  commercial  traveler,  with  resi- 
dence in  Springfield. 

MART  E.,  born  May  20, 1833,  in  San- 
gamon  county,  was  married  in  Spring- 
field, Sept.  24,  1863,  to  Charles  H.  Ed- 
mands,  who  was  born  in  Charlestown, 
Mass.,  Jan.  10,  1832.  They  had  six  child- 
ren; four  died  young.  FREDERICK  D. 
and  GEORGE  A.  reside  with  their  pa- 
rents, in  Springfield,  111.  Hr.  Edmands 
is  a  manufacturer  and  dealer  in  stoves  and 
tinware. 

^  JULIA  R.,  born  Dec.  16,  1839,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  Feb.  21,  1861,  to 
James  Gormley,  of  New  Jersey.  They 
have  three  children,  DORA,  MAY  and 
AUSTIN,  and  live  in  Virginia  City, 
Montana. 

ELB  RIDGE  C.,  born  June  29, 
1841,  in  Springfield,  is  married,  and  lives 
in  Cicero,  Indiana. 

Mr.  Eli  Cook  was  a  hatter  by  trade, 
and  followed  that  business  in  Springfield. 
He  was  Mayor  of  the  city  three  terms,  in 
1846,  '47  and  '48.  In  1849  he  left  for  the 
Pacific  coast,  and  died  in  Nevada  City, 


California,  March  25,   1853.     His  widow 
resides  in  Springfield. 

CORRELL,  LEVI,  was  born 
June  22,  1767,  in  New  Jersey.  When  a 
young  man  he  went  to  Kentucky,  and 
was  married  Nov.  6,  1794,  in  Bath  county, 
to  Mary  Hicklin.  They  had  eleven 
children,  four  of  whom  died  young.  Of 
the  other  seven — 

JOSEPH,  born  Oct.  8,  1795,  died 
when  a  young  man. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Jan.  18,  1797, 
in  Harrison  county,  Ky.,  married  March 
23,  1820,  to  Jonathan  McDaniel.  See  his 
name. 

HUGH,  born  July  6,  1804,  in  Harrison 
county,  Ky.  He  was  married  May  2, 
1826,  in  that  county,  to  Mary  Y.  Sinclair. 
They  had  two  children  in  Kentucky,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1830  in  what  is  now  Mechan- 
icsburg  township,  where  they  had  four 
children.  Of  their  six  children,  ELIZA- 
BETH, born  May  9,  1827,  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Robert 
P.  McDaniel.  See  his  name.  He  died, 
and  she  married  James  H.  McDaniel. 
See  his  name.  CYRUS,  born  July  16, 
1829,  in  Kentucky,  came  with  his  parents 
to  Sangamon  county,  married  at  Concord, 
Morgan  county,  to  Mary  Brown.  Cyrus 
Correll  died  Dec.  23,  1868,  in  Sangamon 
county,  leaving  one  child,  CORA,  residing 
with  her  mother,  who  is  the  wife  of  Pierce 
Kiser,  and  lives  in  Mechanicsburg.  COR- 
DELIA, born  Feb.  23,  1833,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Feb.  18,  1858,  to 
John  M.  Carpenter,  who  was  born  March 
26,  1829,  in  Butler  county,  O.,  and  came 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1850.  They  have 
three  children,  WINFORD  H.,  DORA  B.  and 
MINNIE  c.,  and  reside  three  and  a  half 
miles  northeast  of  Buffalo.  DAVID, 
born  March  29,  1836,  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, is  unmarried,  and  resides  two  and  a 
half  miles  south  of  Dawson.  STEPHEN, 
born  May  12,  1838,  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  March  12,  1868,  to  Ann  M.  Sem- 
ple,  who  was  born  Dec.  29,  1846,  in  Ire- 
land. They  have  two  children,  WILLIE 
and  MARY  D.,  and  reside  two  and  a  half 
miles  south  of  Dawson,  at  the  family 
homestead.  MARY,  born  Sept.  7,  1840, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Mar.,  1864, 
to  Jesse  Wheelin.  Mr.  Wheelin  died  Feb. 
i,  1871,  and  Mrs.  W.  died  Aug.  21,  1871. 
Their  only  living  child,  CYRUSE.,  born  July 


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8,  1865,  in  Sangamon  county,  resides  at  the 
family  homestead,  two  and  a  half  miles  south 
of  Dawson.  Hugh  Correll  died  June  I, 
1854,  and  his  widow  died  Sept.  7,  1874, 
both  where  they  settled  in  1832,  on  the  farm 
two  and  a  half  miles  south  of  Dawson. 

MARTHA,  born  March  13,  1806,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Hugh  McDonald. 
They  had  five  children  and  moved  to 
Texas,  where  Mr.  McDonald  and  two 
sons,  JAMES  and  THOMAS,  and  a 
daughter,  MARTHA,  died.  Mrs.  Mar- 
tha McDonald  returned,  and  died  in  San- 
gamon county.  MARY  E.  married  Mr. 
Glider,  and  lives  in  Decatur,  Texas. 
SUSAN  died  at  Quincy  111.,  September, 
1875.  ANNA  resides  with  her  uncle, 
Thomas  Correll. 

THOMAS,  born  Jan.  18,  1808,  in  Har- 
rison county,  Ky.  He  was  there  married. 
Oct.  7,  1830,  to  Sally  McDaniel.  (She 
was  born  Aug.  28,  i8n,in  Clarke  county, 
Ky.)  They  moved  immediately  after 
they  were  married  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1830111  Mechan- 
icsburg  township,  where  they  had  eight 
children.  Of  their  children,  M.  MAR- 
GARET, born  July  13,  1832,  married 
Edwin  Tomlin.  See  his  name.  WIL- 
LIAM FLETCHER,  born  Oct.  16,1833, 
married  Feb.  25,  1868,  to  E.  Fannie  Pur- 
viance.  They  have  two  children,  FRANK 
and  KATE,  and  reside  in  Macon  county, 
111.,  two  and  a  half  miles  southeast  of  Illi- 
opolis.  D.  SIMPSON,  born  Sept.  3, 
1835,  married  Feb.  25,  1874,  to  Lizzie 
Peclen,  who  was  born  Oct.  19,  1855,  in 
Morgan  county,  O.  They  live  two  miles 
south  of  Illinois.  WARNER  H.,  born 
May  i,  1837,  married  Dec.  20,  1866,  to 
Anna  Simpson,  who  died  in  1867,  and  he 
married  March,  1871,  to  Lizzie  St.  Clair. 
They  have  three  children,  THOMAS,  SAM- 
UEL and  ESSIE  MAY,  and  live  near  Pleas- 
ant Plains,  111.  CORNELIUS,  born 
May  19,  1839,  married  March  12,  1863,  to 
Carrie  A.  Cass.  She  was  born  Dec.,  1845, 
and  was  a  daughter  of  William  Riley 
Cass.  They  had  two  children,  FLORA  c. 
and  VIRGIL,  and  Mrs.  Correll  died 
April  i,  1866.  Mr.  Correll  was  mar- 
ried Nov.  16,  1869,  to  Lidie  N.  Davies,  in 
Philadelphia.  She  was  born  there  May 
30,  1843,  of  Scotch  and  English  parents, 
and  graduated  in  1865  in  one  of  the  insti- 
tutions of  learning  in  her  native  city.  They 
had  three  children,  FANNY  MARY,  JESSIE 


NEWTON  and  HEBER  WILBER;  the  latter 
died  in  infancy,  and  Mrs.  Lidie  N.  Correll 
died  March  23,  1874.  Cornelius  Correll 
is  a  graduate  in  the  Law  department  of 
Michigan  University,  Ann  Arbor.  He  is 
now  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Correll  &  Co., 
druggists,  Springfield.  JOHN,  born  June 
5,  1841,  resides  with  his  parents.  LEVI 
S.,  born  Aug.  14,  1843.  He  is  a  graduate 
of  the  Medical  department  of  Ann  Arbor 
University,  Michigan.  He  is  member  of 
the  firm  of  Correll  &  Co.,  composed  of 
the  brothers  Cornelius,  John  and  Levi  S., 
druggists,  Springfield.  Levi  S.  was'mar- 
ried  July  8,  1874,  in  Springfield,  to  Lou 
Freeman.  They  reside  in  Springfield. 
FANNIE,  born  August  22,  1846,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Oct.  29,  1869,  to 
Isaac  Funk.  They  have  two  children, 
ARTHUR  and  MABEL;  the  latter  died  in  in- 
fancy. They  reside  at  Funk's  Grove, 
near  Shirley,  McLean  county.  Thomas 
Correll  and  his  wife  reside  within  one  mile 
of  where  they  settled  in  1830.  It  is  two 
and  a  half  miles  southeast  of  Dawson. 

Thomas  Correll  says*  that  he  raised  a 
crop  of  corn  in  Kentucky,  during  the 
summer  of  1830,  and  sold  it  for  $75.00 
He  spent  $5  oo  in  getting  married,  and 
brought  the  remaining  $70.00  with  him. 
He  fed  his  father's  stock  during  the  winter 
of  1830  and  '31,  (being  the  winter  of  the 
"  deep  snow,")  for  which  he  received  $30, 
making  an  even  $100.  With  that  money 
he  came  to  Springfield  and  entered  his 
first  eighty  acres  of  land.  Having  secured 
his  land,  he  had  not  a  cent  of  money  to 
pay  a  hotel  bill,  and  a  man  by  the  name  of 
Constant  hearing  him  relate  his  situation, 
kept  him  over  night  and  trusted  him  for 
it.  The  ferryman  at  the  Sangamon  river 
took  him  over  on  the  same  terms,  and  that 
was  the  way  he  laid  the  foundation  for  his 
home.  When  they  commenced  keeping 
house  they  had  neither  a  table  nor  chair. 
He  made  a  shelf  on  the  wall,  and  from 
that  the  first  meal  was  taken  standing. 
His  wife's  uncle,  Henry  McDaniel,  was 
with  them,  and  he  praised  her  cooking,  to 
keep  her  courage  up.  Mr.  Correll,  dur- 
ing the  summer  of  1831,  rode  eight  miles 
to  help  David  Riddle  harvest  his  wheat, 
and  returned  home  every  night.  He  re- 
ceived sixty-two  and  a  half  cents  per  day 
for  his  labor.  The  first  wheat  he  raised 
for  himself  he  harvested  with  a  reap  hook, 
or  sickle,  tramped  it  out  with  horses, 


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EARL?  SETTLERS  OF 


hauled  it  to  St.  Louis,  one  hundred  miles, 
and  sold  it  for  fifty  cents  per  bushel.  As 
he  accumulated  some  money,  he  bought 
fat  hogs,  and  drove  them  to  St.  Louis. 
One  year  he  made  some  money,  and  feel- 
ing liberal,  he  overpaid  some  of  the  men 
who  helped  him.  The  next  year  he  lost 
all,  and  was  thirty-seven  and  a  half  cents 
short  in  money  to  pay  his  hired  help. 
One  of  those  who  had  been  overpaid  by 
him  the  year  before,  would  not  suffer  any 
reduction,  and  he  had  to  raise  the  money 
in  some  other  way.  He  thought  that  was 
not  very  encouraging,  but  his  success  in 
life  since,  makes  the  contrast  very  strik- 
ing. 

SUSANNAH,  born  Oct.  9,  1809,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Jacob  Morgan.  See 
his  name. 

SARAH,  born  Dec.  31,  1811,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Jacob  Constant.  See  his 
name. 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Correll  died  July  TO, 
1816,  in  Kentucky,  and  Levi  Correll  was 
married  July  17,  1817,  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Sinclair,  whose  maiden  name  was  Phillips. 
She  was  born  July  27,  1807,  in  Northum- 
berland county,  Va.  Her  father  died 
when  she  was  quite  young,  and  her 
mother,  with  her  son  and  daughter,  moved 
to  Harrison  county,  Ky.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Correll  had  two  children  in  Kentucky, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving in  the  fall  of  1830,  in  what  is  now 
Mechanicsburg  township.  Of  their  two 
children — 

WILLIAM,  born  August  16,  1818,  in 
Harrison  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Dec.  7,  1848,  to  Per- 
melia  A.  Simpson.  They  had  three 
children.  CYRUS  died  in  infancy. 
HENRY  OWEN  married  Ada  Elkin, 
and  lives  near  Mechanicsburg.  MARY 
EVA  lives  with  her  parents,  three  miles 
west  of  Mechanicsburg.  William  Correll 
says  that  himself  and  his  half-brother, 
John  Sinclair,  broke  forty  acres  of  prairie 
in  1831,  northeast  of  the  old  state  house 
square,  in  Springfield.  It  included  the 
land  where  Everybody's  Mill,  the  jail, 
Opera  House  and  Journal  office  now 
stand. 

ELIZA,  born  Dec.,  1821,  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Talbott 
Lyon.  They  had  four  children,  and  Mr. 
Lyon  and  all  the  children  died.  Mrs. 
Lyon  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 


Gardner  Bruce.  They  reside  at  Atchison, 
Kansas.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Correll  has  two 
children  by  her  first  husband,  Mr.  Sin- 
clair. 

MART  }'.  Sinclair,  born  July  27, 
1807,  in  Northumberland  county,  Va., 
married  Hugh  Correll.  Sec  his  name. 

JOHN  Sinclair,  born  in  1808,  in 
Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Mrs.  Miriam  Massey,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Constant.  They  had  several 
children,  and  the  parents  and  all  except 
two  of  the  children  are  dead.  Their 
daughter,  Miriam,  married  Narcissus 
Rivaud,  and  reside  at  Kankakee.  John 
Sinclair,  Jun.,  went  to  South  America, 
married  a  Spanish  lady,  and  resides  there. 

Levi  Correll  died  May  2,  1845,  and 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Correll  died  Nov.  10, 
1852,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 

COUNCIL,  DAVID  G.,  was 
born  Jan.  15,  1817,  in  Montgomery  county, 
Tenn.  Came  to  what  is  now  Christian 
county,  111.;  then  to  Sangamon  county  in 
the  autumn  of  1830.  He  came  to  Spring- 
field in  1838,  where  he  was  married 
March  28,  1839,  to  Mary  J.  Donaldson, 
who  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1818. 
They  had  seven  children,  namely — 

LOUISA,  born  May  14,  1841,  was 
married  Dec.  28,  1865,  to  Jacob  S. 
Wright,  who  was  born  June  n,  1841,  in 
Owen  county,  Ind.  They  have  one  child, 
CHARLIE.  Jacob  S.  Wright  came  to 
Springfield  in  August,  1866.  His  father 
was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812;  was 
wounded  in  the  head  during  an  engage- 
ment with  the  Indians,  and  but  for  the 
interposition  of  Tecumseh  would  have 
been  killed.  He  was  made  prisoner,  taken 
to  Sandusky,  and  retained  there  until 
exchanged.  J.  S.  Wright  enlisted  at  Lin- 
coln, 111.,  as  a  private,  in  Co.  E,  yth  111. 
Inf.;  served  three  months,  and  re-enlisted 
in  1862  in  Co.  H,  io6th  111.  Inf.;  was  at 
the  siege  and  capture  of  Vicksburg,  and 
in  the  expedition  and  capture  of  Little 
Rock,  Ark.;  served  full  time,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  in  1865,  at  Spring- 
field, 111.,  where  he  now  lives. 

WILLIAM  M.,  born  Feb.  8,  1843,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  Jan.  5,  1864,  to 
Mary  E.  Huffman,  who  was  born  May  n, 
1845,  m  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Mrs.  Mary 
E.  Council  died  Sept.  2,  1871,  leaving  two 
children,  MINNIE  and  ARTHUR,  who 
reside  with  their  father.  William  M. 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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Council  was  married  June  9,  1875,  in 
.Springfield,  to  Jennie  Barkley,  who  was 
born  Sept.  i,  1841,  in  Lafayette,  Christian 
county,  Ky.  W.  M.  Council  lives  in 
Springfield. 

ffAMES,  born  Feb.  9,  1845, '"  Spring- 
field, 111.,  was  married  there,  April  30, 
1860,  to  Alsinda  A.  Shawn,  who  was 
born  Sept.  4,  1848,  in  Newark,  Ohio. 
She  is  a  niece  of  Judge  Shawn,  of  Me- 
nard  county.  They  have  two  children, 
FRANK  A.  and  FLORENCE  A. 
James  Council  is  a  contractor  and  builder, 
;iml  resides  in  Springfield,  111. 

DA  \'ID  G.,  Jun.,  born  Dec.  2, 1846,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there,  July  15, 
1868,  to  Mrs.  Jennie  Kimble,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Richmond.  She 
was  born  in  1846,  in  Painesville,  O. 
Thev  have  one  child,  OLIVE  L.,  and 
live  in  Springfield,  111. 

MART  E.,  born  June  15,  1851,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there,  August 
12,  1869,  to  Thomas  D.  Hirst,  who  was 
born  June  7,  1836,  in  Loudon  county  Va. 
Thev  have  two  children,  EDDIE  L.  and 
HARRY  E.  T.  D.  Hirst  is  running  a 
plaining  mill  in  Clinton,  111.,  and  lives 
there. 

MARTHA  J..  born  August  2,  1853, 
and 

JOHN  7\  born  June  4,  1856,  reside 
with  their  mother. 

When  D.  G.  Council  came  to  Illinois, 
he  left  five  sisters  in  Tennessee,  whom  he 
completely  lost  sight  of.  He  accidentally 
heard  that  one  sister  had  moved  to  Marion 
county,  111.  He  visited  her  family,  and 
after  the  close  of  the  rebellion  he  visited 
his  old  home  in  Tennessee.  He  found  his 
sisters  still  residing  there  with  their  fami- 
lies. Some  of  their  sons  had  been  in  the 
Union  army,  and  others  had  joined  the 
rebels.  One  of  his  nephews  from  Chris- 
tian county,  111.,  was  a  prisioner  at  one 
time,  and  guarded  by  another  nephew. 
(The  boys  were  own  cousins.)  Two  of 
those  who  went  in  the  rebel  army  were 
killed  or  died  in  the  service,  and  the  re- 
mainder were  doing  well,  and  still  resided 
in  Tennessee.  D.  G.  Council  was  the 
pioneer  of  stair  building  in  Springfield, 
and  foreman  for  Hannan  &  Ragsdale  in 
their  extensive  contracts.  He  died  in 
Springfield,  111.,  August  28,  1875,  and  his 
widow  resides  in  the  citv. 


COUNCIL,  WILLIAM,  born 
Oct.  i,  1791,  near  Tarboro,  Edgecomb 
county,  N.  C.  He  was  a  brother  to  Hardy 
Council.  About  1800  the  family  moved 
to  Tennessee,  thence  to  Barren  county, 
Ky.,  and  from  there  to  White  county,  111. 
William  Council  was  there  married,  Nov., 
1819,  to  Mary  Graves,  who  was  born 
June  15,  1802,  in  East  Tennessee.  Thev 
had  one  child,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1821  north 
of  Springfield,  and  kept  a  ferry  on  Sanga- 
mon river  near  where  Carpenter's  mill 
now  stands.  They  had  nine  children  in 
Sangamon  county,  namely — 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Jan.  2,  1820,  in 
White  county,  111.,  married  Sept.  28, 1843, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Jane  Mitts. 
They  had  eleven  children,  namely : 
WILLIAM  C.,  born  Oct.  26,  1844,  en- 
listed August,  1862,  in  Co.  C,  114111  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years,  served  full  term,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  Aug.  3,  186^. 
He  was  married  April  i,  1869,  in  Illiopo- 
lis,  to  Melissa  A.  Meredith,  who  was  born 
June  25,  1849,  in  Orange  county,  Ind. 
She  died  April  29,  1873.  He  lives  three 
miles  west  of  Illiopolis.  MARY  A.  mar- 
ried Charles  Sweet,  have  two  children, 
WILLIAM  and  ANNIE,  and  live  in  Topeka, 
Kan.  JOHN  M.,  born  June  7,  1851, 
married  Sept.  21,  1871,  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Elizabeth  E.  Hay,  born  June 
9,  1850,  in  Holmes  county,  O.,  have  two 
children,  FLORA  BELLE  and  ROBERT  AR- 
THUR, and  live  four  miles  west  of  Illiopo- 
lis. NELSON  L.,  ELIZABETH, 
CHARLES  F.,  HENRY  N.,  FLORA 
M.,  EMMA  E.,  GEORGE  G.  and  AN- 
NIE J.,  live  with  their  parents,  four  miles 
west  of  Williamsville. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  Jan.  30,  1822,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Stephen  Yo- 
com.  See  his  name. 

SARAH,  born  Nov.  23,  1826,  in  San- 
gamon county,  resides  with  her  brother, 
Hardy  F.  M. 

NANCT  J.,  born  May  27,  1828,  mar- 
ried John  Cline.  See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  April  3,  1830, 
married  Oliver  P.  Canterbury.  See  his 
name. 

WILLIAM  R.,  born  March  30,  1832-, 
married  March  23,  1871,  to  Nancy  E. 
Wigginton,  and  live  in  Menard  county, 
three  and  a  quarter  miles  northwest  of 
Williamsville. 


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MART  (7.,  born  Feb.  26,  1834,  mar- 
ried Dr.  Henry  Van  Metre.  See  his  name. 

NELSON  Z.,  born  Jan.  18,  1839,  mar- 
ried Mary  Lynch.  They  have  seven 
children,  and  reside  in  Menard  county, 
four  miles  northwest  of  Williamsville. 

HARDT  F.  M.,  born  Feb.  10,  1841, 
enlisted  August,  1862,  in  Co.  C,  U4th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years,  served  full  term,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  Aug.  3,  1865. 
He  was  married  Feb.  10,  1870,  to  Charity- 
Ray,  who  was  born  in  Ohio  Jan.  22,  1850. 
They  have  one  living  child,  OLIVER  P., 
and  reside  at  the  homestead  settled  by  his 
father  in  1821.  It  is  in  Fancy  Creek 
township,  five  miles  west  of  Williamsville. 

William  Council  died  July  8,  1846,  and 
his  wife  died  Jan.  25,  1869,  both  in  Sanga- 
mon  county. 

COUNCIL,  HARDY,  born 
Sept.  20,  1793,  near  Tarboro,  N.  C.,  was 
taken  by  his  parents  to  Tennessee,  thence 
to  Barren  county,  Ky.,  and  from  there  to 
White  county,  near  Carmi,  111.  He  was 
there  married,  in  1818,  to  Jane  Hanna, 
who  was  born  Feb.  25,  1795,  in  Kentucky, 
They  moved  on  horseback  the  next  year 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in 
August,  1819,  in  what  is  now  Fancv 
creek  township,  preceding  his  brother 
William  two  years.  Mrs.  Council  car- 
ried a  sack  of  wheat  on  the  horse  she 
rode,  besides  many  household  implements. 
Mr.  Council  carried  all  he  could  in  the 
way  of  tools  and  other  articles  necessary 
for  farming.  He  commenced  improve- 
ments by  building  a  camp  or  rough  cabin. 
He  was  unable  to  obtain  a  plow,  but  being 
anxious  to  raise  some  wheat  for  a  begin- 
ning, he  took  a  grubbing  hoe,  or  old  fash- 
ioned mattock,  and  dug  up  about  one  acre 
and  a  half,  near  the  junction  between 
prairie  and  timber,  and  on  the  ground 
thus  prepared,  sowed  the  wheat  brought 
by  his  wife,  and  raised  a  good  crop. 
When  the  land  was  surveyed  and  brought 
into  market,  there  was  a  line  between  his 
cabin  and  where  he  raised  his  crop  of 
wheat.  He  could  only  enter  one  piece, 
and  he  chose  that  with  the  house  on  it. 
The  land  where  the  wheat  grew  was  en- 
tered bv  another  person,  who  never  culti- 
vated it,  but  allowed  a  growth  of  young 
cottonwood  trees  to  start  on  it,  which  has 
made  quite  a  grove,  that  can  be  seen  for 
several  miles;  many  of  the  trees  are  more 
than  two  feet  in  diameter  each.  Mr. 


Council  and  Robert  McClelland  came 
together,  and  they  cut  an  ample  supply  of 
grass,  and  stacked  it  for  their  horses  and 
cattle.  They  knew  nothing  of  the  danger 
of  prairie  fires,  and  before  they  were  aware 
of  the  importance  of  protecting  it,  their 
hay  was  all  burned.  They  kept  their 
stock  alive  by  cutting  down  elm  trees,  so 
that  they  could  eat  the  buds.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Council  had  seven  sons  born  at  that 
place,  two  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Of 
the  other  five — 

JOHN  //.,  born  May  19,  1822,  mar- 
ried Edna  Lake.  They  have  five  children, 
JAMES  H.,  CHARLES  F  JOHN  W. 
and  GEORGE  R.,  the  two  latter  twins, 
and  ANNA  F.,  and  reside  near  where  his 
father  settled  in  1819,  three  miles  west  of 
Sherman. 

WESLEY,  born  Nov.  21,  1824,- was 
married  April  14,  1853,  to  Martha  A. 
Wigginton.  They  had  twelve  children, 
nine  of  whom  died  under  thirteen  years, 
the  other  three,  JOHN,  WILLIE  and 
NELLIE  reside  with  their  parents  in 
Williamsville. 

WILLIAM  F.,  born  Jan.  21,  1828, 
married  Rosanna  England.  They  have 
seven  children,  MARY  F.,  WILLIAM 
H.,  FLORA  J.,  DAVID  E.,  GEORGE 
A.,  NORA  E.  and  U.  S.  GRANT,  who 
reside  with  their  parents  in  Menard 
county. 

ROBERT,  born  March  23,  1831,  mar- 
ried Ellen  Cresee.  They  have  three  liv- 
ing children,  JOHN  W.,  MABEL  and 
LILLIE  M.,  and  reside  in  Menard  coun- 
ty, five  miles  northwest  of  Williamsville. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  August  6,  1834, 
enlisted  Oct.  25,  1862,  in  Co.  B,  i3Oth  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years,  was  transferred  to 
Co.  G,  ist  New  Orleans  Vol.  Inf.,  in 
which  he  was  2d  Lieut.  He  served  in 
that  capacity  nearly  one  year  after  the 
close  of  the  war,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. He  was  married  March  24, 
1868,  to  Olivia  L.  Miller,  who  was  born 
Feb.  17,  1851,  in  West  Liberty,  O.  They 
have  two  children.  CLIFFORD  and 
IDA  E.,  and  reside  at  the  homestead  set- 
tled by  his  parents  in  1819,  in  Fancy 
creek  township. 

Mrs.  Jane  Council  died  March  30,  1863, 
and  Hardy  Council  died  July  26,  1873, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  111. 

COWGILL,  WILLIAM  M., 
was  born  near  Lebanon,  Warren  county, 


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Ohio,  and  was  married  early  in  1832,  in 
Lebanon,  to  Clemantine  Sayre,  a  native  of 
the  same  county.  They  moved  in  the 
spring  of  that  year  to  Springfield,  111.,  and 
had  five  children,  namely — 

WILLIAM  B.,  born  March  29,  1833, 
in  Springfield,  and  married  in  his  native 

glace  May  16,  1855,  to  Margaret  D. 
prigg,  who  was  born  Aug.  18,  1833,  in 
Effingham  county,  111.  They  have  three 
children,  born  in  Springfield.  WILLIAM 
C.,  born  March  12,  1858;  JOHN  AL- 
BERT, Jan.  17,  1860, and  DUNCANS., 
Oct.  6,  1868,  all  reside  with  their  parents 
in  Springfield.  William  B.  Cowgill  is  a 
dealer  in  real  estate. 

CATHARINE  L.,  born  in  Spring- 
field, married  June  30,  1852,  to  Daniel  C. 
Brown.  See  his  name. 

ALBERT  H.,  born  in  Springfield, 
married  Mary  L.  Brown,  and  live  in  his 
native  city. 

MART  CLEMANTINE  and 

CORNELIA  SATRE,  reside  in 
Springfield.  The  former  is  a  teacher  in 
the  Bettie  Stuart  Institute. 

William  M.  Cowgill  was  engaged  in 
mercantile  pursuits  from  1832  to  1844, 
in  Springfield,  when  he  moved  to 
Petersburg.  Mrs.  Clemantine  S.  Cow- 
gill  died  in  1854,  and  William  M.  Cowgill 
died  in  1862,  both  in  Petersburg,  Menard 
, county,  111. 

COX,  GEORGE,  was  born  in 
South  Carolina,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
with  William  and  Joseph  Drennan,  in 
March,  1818,  and  died  in  November,  1819. 
His  son,  Jesse  Cox,  lives  in  Virden. 

COX,  SAMUEL,  uncle  to  the 
Hampton  brothers.  He  had  two  sons, 
Samuel  and  Sowell.  Sowell  owned  the 
farm  adjoining  Mechanicsburg  on  the 
west.  The  house  in  which  he  lived  was 
the  only  brick  house  between  Decatur 
and  Springfield.  They  came  in  1825,  and 
about  1838  moved  to  the  vicinity  of  Pal- 
myra, Mo. 

CRAFTpN,  WILEY,  was  born 
Jan.  25,  i8oi,in  Lunenburgh  county,  Va., 
went  to  Trimble  county,  Ky.,  where  he 
was  married  in  1824  to  Agnes  Chalfant, 
who  was  born  in  that  county  about  1801. 
They  had  two  children  in  Kentucky,  and 
moved,  early  in  1831,  to  Vandalia,  111., 
where  they  had  one  child,  and  the  same 
year  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  I  linois. 
They  returned,  in  a  short  time,  to  Ken- 

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tucky,  then  came  back  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, where  they  had  four  children.  Of 
their  children — 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  May  25,  1826,  in 
Trimble  county,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  married  Nov.  28,  1855, 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  to  Eliza  C.  Har- 
rison. They  have  three  children,  PEY- 
TON L.,  AGNES  E.,  and  WILLIAM 
P.,  and  reside  in  Springfield.  Wm.  P. 
Crafton  was  elected  Police  Magistrate  at 
the  Springfield  city  election,  April,  1876. 

THOMAS  T.,  born  May  27,  1828,  in 
Trimble  coimty,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  in  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa,  to 
Miss  Dawson.  They  have  two  children, 
and  reside  in  Atlantic,  Cass  county,  Iowa. 

MART,  born  in  1831,  at  Vandalia,  111., 
married  Dr.  J.  L.  Million,  and  resides  in 
Springfield. 

Wiley  Crafton  lives  in  Springfield. 

CRAIG,  WILLIAM,  was  born 
in  1790,  in  Fayette  county,  Ky.  He  was 
married  April  20,  1821,  near  Stanford, 
Lincoln  county,  to  Mary  P.  Swope,  who 
was  born  there  June  20,  1794.  In  18?" 
they  moved  to  Williamson  county,  ne? 
Franklin,  Tenn.,  where  they  had  five  child- 
ren. The  family  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  spring  of  1832 
in  what  is  now  Island  Grove  township, 
south  of  Spring  creek,  where  they  had 
two  children.  Of  their  seven  children — 

ANDRE  W  E.,  born  Feb.  22,  1822, 
in  Tennessee,  died  April  20,  1861,  in  San- 
gamon county. 

WILLIAM,  Jim.,  born  Aug.  24,  1823, 
in  Tennessee,  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1862,  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  A,  io6th  111.  Inf., 
served  full  term,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged Aug.  12,  1865. 

MARGARE  T  P.,  born  Feb.  4,  1827, 
in  Tennessee,  is  unmarried,  and  resides  at 
the  family  homestead. 

JAMES  P.,  born  May,  1829,  in  Ten- 
nessee, died  in  Sangamon  count}'  Oct.  19, 
18=52. 

yOHN B.,  born  Nov.,  1830,  in  Ten- 
nessee, died  in  Sangamon  countv  Jan.  30, 

MART  M.,  born  June  14,  1836,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  11,  1867, 
to  Ammi  C.  Cheever,  who  was  born  Nov. 
1 6,  1 825,  in  Boston,  Mass.  They  have  two 
children,  MARY  A.  and  \VILLIS  C., 
and  reside  at  the  family  homestead,  in 


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Island  Grove  township,  three  miles  north 
of  Bates. 

RICHARD  B.,  born  Aug.  i,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  resides  at  the  family 
homestead. 

William  Craig  died  Oct.  2,  1847,  anc' 
Mrs.  Mary  P.  Craig  died  Dec.  25,  1871, 
both  on  the  farm  where  thev  settled  in 
1832. 

CRESSE,  GEORGE,  was  born 
May  16,  1808,  in  Cape  May  county,  N.  J., 
came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  Aug.,  1839. 
In  the  spring  of  1841  he  returned  to  New 
Jersey,  and  was  there  marrifed,  Sept.  2, 
1841,  to  Maria  Marcy,who  was  born  Feb. 
17,  1823,  near  Hartford,  Conn.  He  came 
with  his  bride  back  to  Sangainon  county, 
arriving  Nov.  10,  1841.  They  moved  to 
Menard  county,  and  had  four  children. 
The  family  moved  back  to  Sangamon 
county,  near  Pleasant  Plains,  in  1857, 
where  they  had  one  child.  Of  their  five 
children — 

ELLEN,  born  in  Menard  county, 
married  Robert  Council.  See  his  name. 

ED  WARD  M.,  CA  THARINE  L., 
(is  a  teacher,)  MATTHEW  IV.,  and 
CORDELIA  S.  resjde  with  their 
father. 

Mrs.  Maria  Cresse  died  April  22,  1862, 
and  George  Cresse,  with  his  two  sons  and 
two  daughters,  reside  adjoining  Sherman 
on  the  northwest. — 1874. 

CROCKER,  G.  W.,  was  born 
July  29,  1814,  in  Cheshire  county,  N.  H. 
He  was  married  February,  1839,  in  Am- 
hcrst,  Mass.,  to  Lois  K.  Thayer,  who  was 
born  there  in  1814.  They  moved  to  San- 
gamon county  in  company  with  his  father- 
in-law,  Asahel  Thayer,  arriving  at  Chat- 
ham May  19,  1839.  They  had  ten  child- 
ren, five  of  whom  died  in  infancy  and 
childhood.  Of  the  other  five  children  — 

EDWARD  A.,  born  March  3,  1840, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  attending  Illi- 
nois College,  at  Jacksonville,  when  he 
died,  aged  nineteen  years. 

WILLIAM  B.,  born  March  9,  1842,  in 
Chatham,  enlisted  in  Co.  I,  73d  111.  Vol. 
Inf.,  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Perrv- 
ville,  and  died  at  Taylorville,  111.,  Aug.  n, 
1 86^,  aged  twenty-three  years. 

SARAH  T.,  born  March  21,  1846,111 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Sept.  i, 
1864,  to  Dr.  B.  W.  Fox,  of  Springfield. 
She  died  in  Taylorville,  May  15,  1869, 
leaving  one  child,  LOIS  F.,  who  resides 


with    her    grand-parents    in     Taylorville 
Dr.    B.    W.   Fox  died  June  20,  1875,  at 
Quincy,  111.     His  remains  were  buried  at 
Taylorville. 

GEORGE  B.,  born  Jan.  31,  1849,  in 
Chatham,  married  Nannie  Richardson. 
They  have  one  child,  EDWARD  W., 
and  reside  at  Taylorville. 

ARTHUR  H.,  born  May  31,  1857,  at 
Chatham,  resides  with  his  parents  in  Tav- 
lorville,  to  which  place  they  moved  from 
Chatham  in  1867. 

Mrs.  Crocker  gives  a  short  account  of 
the  Chatham  Ladies'  Aid  Society.  It  was 
organized  Nov.  21,  1861,  and  disbanded 
early  in  '63.  The  society  was  small,  but 
they  made  three  large  boxes  of  bedding 
and  clothing  suitable  for  tent  and  hospital, 
besides  making  up  ten  webs  of  domestic 
for  the  Springfield  Soldiers'  Aid  Society. 

CROW,  ROBERT,  was  born  in 
1781,  in  Wythe  county,  Va.  Margaret 
Kershner  was  born  in  1787,  in  Augusta 
county,  Va.,  where  they  were  married,  and 
soon  after  moved  to  Christian  county,  Ky. 
They  had  eight  children  there,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  1822, 
in  what  is  now  Auburn  township.  Of 
their  children — 

JANE  married  Philip  Wineman,  and 
died.  See  his  name. 

DA  \  ID,  born  in  Kentucky,  never 
married,  and  lives  with  his  sister,  Mrs. 
Moore. 

EDWARD,  born  in  1810,  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  unmarried,  in  Sangamon 
county,  July  28,  1868. 

WILLIAM  D.,  married  July  17,  1846, 
to  Julia  A.  Messick.  They  had  seven 
children  in  Sangamon  county.  MAR- 
GARET E.  married  George  E.  Stoke, 
and  resides  in  Ball  township.  WIL- 
LIAM T.,  JAMES  G.,  ABRAHAM 
LINCOLN,  CHARLES  H.,  PIER- 
BERT  A.  and  ADA  M.  Wm.  D.  Crow 
died  April  27,  1869,  and  his  widow  and 
children  reside  at  Crow's  mill. 

MART,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
Wm.  McAllister,  and  had  one  child.  All 
three  died  at  the  family  homestead,  near 
Crow's  mill. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Morrison 
M.  Moore.  See  his  name. 

GRANDISON  B.,  born  in  Chester 
county,  Ky.,  was  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  went  to  Oregon  in  1847,  an<^ 


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in  Sept.,  1848,  went  to  California,  gold 
having  been  discovered  there  in  June, 
1848.  After  spending  eighteen  years 
there,  he  returned  to  Sangamon  county,  in 
1866,  and  now  resides  at  the  family  home- 
stead, in  Ball  township. — 1874. 

FRANCES  J/.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  George 
Armitage,  and  resides  near  Palmer  City, 
Christian  county. 

Robert  Crow  died  Sept.,  1840,  and  his 
widow  died  Sept.,  1851,  both  in  Ball  town- 
ship. 

CROW,  WILLIAM,  was  born 
March  5,  1793,  in  Botetourt  county,  Va. 
Three  brothers,  John,  Thomas  and  An- 
drew Crow,  came  from  Ireland  to  Amer- 
ica during  the  Revolutionary  war.  John 
was  the  father  of  him  whose  name  heads 
this  sketch.  John  Crow  moved  to  Barren 
county,  Kv.,  when  William  was  a  child. 
William  Crow  and  Miriam  Enyart  were 
married  in  Cumberland  county,  Ky.,  and 
had  one  child.  In  1819  they  moved  to 
Madison  county,  111.,  where  he  was  or- 
dained to  preach  the  gospel  by  the  recog- 
nized authorities  of  the  Old  School,  or 
Regular  Baptist,  church.  In  the  fall  of 
1820  he  moved  to  what  is  now  Salisbury, 
or  Cartwright,  township,  in  Sangamon 
county,  north  of  Richland  creek,  where 
thev  had  one  child,  and  Mrs.  Miriam 
Crow  died,  Aug.  7,  1823.  William  Crow 
was  married  in  the  fall  of  1824,  in  Cum- 
berland county,  Ky.,  to  Susan  Hall.  On 
his  return  to  Sangamon  county,  he  sold 
out  and  settled  in  what  is  now  the  south- 
east corner  of  Cass  county,  where  two 
children  were  born.  Of  his  four  children — 

JEROME  E.,  born  Sept.  2,  1817,  in 
Cumberland  county,  Ky.,  was  brought  by 
his  parents  to  Sangamon  county,  married 
in  Cass  county,  June  19,  1844,  to  Eliza  J. 
Brockman.  They  have  five  children,  two 
of  whom  are  married,  and  all  live  with 
and  near  their  parents,  in  the  vicinity  of 
Humboldt,  Richardson  countv,  Neb. 

REBECCA  W.,  born  June  9,  1821, 
ia  Sangamon  county,  and  is  believed  to 
have  been  the  first  white  child  born  on 
Richland  creek.  She  was  married  Oct.  9, 
1844,  in  Cass  county,  to  Washington  A. 
Mitchell,  who  was  born  Dec.  21,  1816,  in 
Logan  county,  Ky.  They  have  five 
children,  WILLIAM  I.,  CHARLES  C., 
JOHN  L.,  ALBERT  J.  and  ANNAH 
E.,  and  reside  in  the  southeast  corner  of 


Cass  countv,  one  mile  southwest  of  Ash- 
land, 111. 

JOHN  H.,  born  March  14,  1826,  in 
Cass  county,  married  Sarah  F.  Dillon,  of 
Sangamon  county.  They  have  three  child- 
ren, and  reside  in  Tecumseh,  Neb.  See 
Dillon  family. 

MARY  A.,  born  Dec.  18,  1828,  mar- 
ried August,  1848,  in  Cass  county,  to 
James  L.  Beggs.  They  have  eight  child- 
ren, three  of  whom  are  married,  and  one 
of  the  married  daughters  resides  in  Chi- 
cago. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Beggs  reside  in 
Ashland. 

Mrs.  Susan  Crow  died  April  n,  1845, 
in  Cass  county,  and  Rev.  William  Crow 
died  Aug.  22,  1865,  at  Brownsville,  Neb. 
He  preached  from  the  time  he  came  to 
Sangamon  county  until  about  1860,  a  min- 
istry of  forty  years.  He  was  known  to 
all  Baptists  throughout  central  Illinois. 

CROUCH,  DAVID,  born  Sept. 
29,  1814,  in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  Rochester  township,  in 
August,  1834.  He  was  married  March 
29,  1835,  to  Mrs.  Clara  Ann  Stafford, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Gregory.  They 
had  five  children  in  Sangamon  county — 

PR  CD  A  ANN,  born  Jan.  26,  1837, 
married  March  18,  1858,  to  John  S.Craig, 
have  two  children,  EMMA  L.  and 
MARY  L.,  and  live  near  Morrisonville. 

DELIA  ANN,  born  Jan.  25,  1840, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  Jan.  8,  1857, 
to  A.  D.  Young,  born  Feb.  28,  1837,  m 
Shelby  county,  Ky.  They  have  one 
child,  JULIA  D.,  born  in  Anderson 
county,  Ky.,  and  live  one  and  a  quarter 
miles  south  of  Rochester. 

JONATHAN  G.,  born  Jan.  18,  1843, 
married  Nov.  26,  1867,  to  Margaret  A. 
Bell.  They  have  two  children,  FRED- 
DIE and  EDDIE  R.,  and  live  two  miles 
south  of  Rochester. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  Oct.  15,  1846, 
married  March  16, 1872,  to  Emma  Crouch. 
They  live  two  miles  west  of  Breckenridge. 

K1T7^Y  A.,  born  Oct.  n,  1851,  mar- 
ried Henry  George.  They  have  one 
child,  and  reside  four  miles  east  of  Pawnee. 

David  Crouch  died  Sept.  14,  1871,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow  resides 
one  and  a  quarter  miles  south  of  Roches- 
ter. 

CROWL,  JOSEPH,  was  born 
Sept.  3,  1794,  in  Shepherdstown,  Va.  He 
was  a  soldier  from  Maryland  in  the  war 


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of  1812,  and  was  married  Jan.  i,  1817,  in 
Washington  county,  Md.,  to  Mary  A. 
Dillihunt,  who  was  born  Feb.  22,  1804,  in 
Kent  county>  Md.  They  had  ten  children 
in  Washington  county,  Md.,  three  of 
whom  died  young.  They  moved  to  San- 
gamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1834,  at  Springfield,  and  the  next  spring 
moved  to  what  is  now  Cooper  township, 
south  of  the  Sangamon  river,  where  they 
had  five  children.  Of  their  twelve  child- 
ren— 

MORDECAI,  born  July  20,  1820,  in 
Maryland,  married  December,  1869,  in 
Springfield,  to  Catharine  E.  Crowl,  a 
native  of  Berkley  county,  Va.  They  re- 
side four  miles  southeast  of  Pawnee,  in 
Christian  county.  / 

UPTON,  born  Feb.  7,  1822,  in  Mary- 
land, served  one  year  from  June,  1846,  in 
the  4th  111.  Inf.,  under  Col.  E.  D.  Baker, 
in  the  Mexican  war.  He  was  married  in 

1850,  in   Sangamon   county,  to  Sarah  E. 
Taggart.     They     had    one    living    child, 
MARY  J.,  born  April  22,  1858,  married 
Feb.  10,  1874,  in   Springfield,  to  Eugene 
W.    Renshaw,    who  was    born  June   25, 

1851,  in    Decatur.     He  is  a  grandson  of 
James,  who  was  a  brother  to  Samuel  Ren- 
shaw.    See  his  name.      E.  W.  Renshaw 
lives   one    and    a   half  miles    northeast  of 
Berry  station.     Upton  Crowl  died  March 
8,  1872,  and  his  widow  resides  one  and  a 
half  miles  northeast   of  Berry,  or  Clarks- 
ville. 

CORNELIA,  born  Oct.  18,  1823,  in 
Maryland,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
April  1 8,  1839,  to  Stephen  Hussey.  See 
his  name. 

MART  E.,  born  Nov.  13,  1825,  in 
Maryland,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  William  R.  Ross.  See  his  name. 

JOSEPH    F.     and      JACOB     J. 

(twins),  born  Aug.  30,  1827,  in  Maryland; 
the  latter  died  young. 

JOSEPH  F.  was  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  went  with  his  sister  (Mrs.  Hussey) 
to  Oregon,  and  was  married  May,  1853, 
in  Yamhill  county,  to  Julia  A.  Shortridge. 
They  had  nine  living  children.  Eight  of 
their  children  were  born  in  Oregon. 
They  reside  near  Nashville,  Barton  coun- 
ty, Mo. 

ROBERT  F.,  born  July  5,  1829,  in 
Maryland,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
Aug.  14,  1843. 


MIRANDA,  born  Oct.  18,  1831,  in 
Maryland,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Isaac  T.  Darnall.  See  his  name.  He 
died,  and  she  married,  Feb.  n,  1873,  to 
George  W.  Taylor,  and  live  in  Cooper 
township. 

VAN BASSETT,  born  April  8,1836, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  in  same 
county,  Feb.  9,  1864,  to  Eliza  Crowl. 
They  have  two  children,  and  live  in  Chris- 
tian county,  four  miles  southeast  of  Paw- 
nee. 

VINTON,  born  June  12,  1838,  in  San- 
gamon county,  died  April  19,  1852. 

HELEN,  born  May  26,  1840,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Dec.  24,  1863,  to 
Thomas  F.  Morris,  who  was  born  Nov. 
12,  1834,  in  Clarke  county,  O.  They  have 
two  children,  MARY  LIDA  and  ISAAC 
C.,  and  reside  in  Cooper  township,  three 
and  a  half  miles  southwest  of  Mechanics- 
burg. 

MARIA  A.,  born  Feb.  14,  1843,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  May  11,  1867, 
to  Samuel  Carper,  who  was  born  April 
30,  1829,  in  Shepherdstown,  Va.  They 
have  three  childrenJOSEPH  W.JOHN 
B.  and  MORDECAI  I.,  and  reside  at  the 
family  homestead  where  her  parents  set- 
tled in  1835,  m  Cooper  township.  It  is 
one  and  a  half  miles  north  of  Berry  sta- 
tion, or  Clarksville. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  April  14,  1845, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  January, 
1871,  to  Ella  Miller.  They  have  two 
children,  and  reside  five  miles  southeast  of 
Pawnee,  in  Christian  county. 

Joseph  Crowl  died  Sept.  8,  1865,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow  now 
(1874)  resides  on  the  farm  where  they  set- 
tled in  1835.  It  is  one  and  a  half  miles 
north  of  Berry  station,  or  Clarksville. 

CROSS,  ALVIN,  was  born  Oct., 
1799,  in  Madison  county,  Ky.  Margaret 
Forbes  was  born  June  24,  1802,  near 
Jonesboro,  East  Tenn.  Her  parents 
moved  to  Madison  county,  Ky.,  when  she 
was  three  months  old.  In  1816  they 
moved  to  Humphreys  county,  Tenn. 
Alvin  Cross  went  to  that  county,  also, 
when  he  was  a  young  man,  and  was  there 
married,  in  Feb.,  1818,  to  Margaret 
Forbes.  They  had  four  children  in 
Tennessee,  and  moved  to  Johnson  county, 
111.,  where  they  had  one  child,  and  from 
there  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  Jan., 
1829,  in  what  is  now  Auburn  township, 


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237 


where  they  had  seven  children.     Three  of 
their  children  died  young — 

SQUIRE,  born  in  Tennessee,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Pike,  whose  maiden  name  was  Baker. 
They  have  three  children,  and  live  at 
Medoc,  Jasper  county,  Mo. 

MART  A.,  born  in  Tennessee,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  to  Samuel 
Mitchell,  and  died. 

R1LET  and  LA  VINA,  twins,  %were 
born  in  Tenn. 

RILET  enlisted  in  an  Illinois  regi- 
ment, at  Springfield,  for  the  Mexican  war, 
in  1846,  died  in  the  army,  and  was  buried 
on  the  Rio  Grande  in  1847. 

LA  VINA,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  Andrew  Williams,  and  died. 

JOEL  McD.,  born  in  1827  or  '8,  in 
Johnson  county,  111.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  went  to  California,  married,  has 
two  children,  and  lives  there. 

REBECCA,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  John  M.  Jones,  moved  to 
Washington  county,  Iowa,  and  died  there, 
leaving  seven  children.  She  had  a  twin 
mate  that  died  in  infancy. 

F.  MARION,  born  Dec.  14,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  16,  1870, 
to  Emily  A.  Hayden.  They  have  one 
child,  WILLIAM  F.,  and  live  in  Cotton 
Hill  township,  four  miles  north  of  Paw- 
nee. 

LEROT,  born  in  1840,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Jan.  8,  1863,  to  Candace 
A.  Campbell.  They  had  four  children, 
JOSEPH  A.  and  MINNIE  died  young. 
CLARK  FORBES  and  FRANCES 
BELL  reside  with  their  parents,  in  Ball 
township,  four  miles  northwest  of  Paw- 
nee. Leroy  had  a  twin  mate  that  died 
young. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Sept.  18,  1861,  to  Benja- 
min F.  Davis,  a  native  of  Tazewell  coun- 
ty, 111.  They  have  one  living  child, 
GEORGE  W.,  and  live  two  and  a  half 
miles  southeast  of  Pawnee. 

Alvin  Cross  died  Feb.,  1849,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  Mrs.  Margaret  Cross  re- 
sides with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Davis. 

CROWDER,  PHILIP,  was 
born  May,  1759,  near  Petersburg,  Va. 
He  was  married  there  to  Susan  Parish. 
They  had  five  children  born  there.  He 
then  moved,  in  company  with  about  forty 
families,  to  Greene  county,  Ky.  They  all 


moved  on  pack  horses,  and  camped  near 
each  other  every  night,  with  armed  men 
standing  guard  around  them,  for  protec- 
tion against  the  Indians.  Mrs.  Susan 
Crowder  died  in  1794  in  Kentuckv,  and 
he  was  there  married  to  Rachel  Saunders. 
She  had  one  child,  and  died  there.  Philip 
Crowder  then  married  Sally  Chandler. 
They  had  nine  children,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  Nov., 
1830,  and  settled  three  and  a  half  miles 
southwest  of  Springfield.  Of  all  his 
children — 

REUBEN,  born  in  Virginia,  was 
married  to  Nancy  Michael,  and  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1825,  preceding  his 
father.  They  had  fifteen  children;  three 
died  young.  ELIJAH  died,  aged  twenty- 
one.  MARTHA  was  married  in  Ken- 
tucky to  James  Robinson,  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  thence  to  Macon  county. 
Mr.  R.  died,  and  his  family  reside  in 
Missouri.  ELIZABETH  married  Peter 
Christian.  They  had  two  children,  and 
Mr.  C.  died.  His  widow  married  Andrew 
Lockwood,  and  both  died.  MARY, 
born  November,  1813,  in  Green  county, 
Ky.,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
Feb.  u,  1836,  to  Benjamin  F.  Dillard. 
See  his  name.  MATHEW  married 
Susan  Schoolen.  They  live  in  Macon 
county,  Mo.  THOMAS  M.,  born  July 
25,  1818,  was  married  July  22,  1840,  to 
Mary  J.  Dalby.  They  had  seven  child- 
ren; three  died  young.  SARAH  A.,  born 
Jan.  12,  1842,  was  married  Dec.  22,  1864, 
to  Ole  Nelson.  They  had  three  children, 
Mary  J.,  Emma  E.  and  Maggie  M., 
and  live  near  Springfield.  HENRY, 
born  June  19,  1844,  was  married  June  8, 
1871,  to  Margaret  E.  Williams.  She  died 
Oct.  3,  1871.  He  is  a  practicing  physician. 
AGNES  E.,  born  April  6, 1847,  was  married 
April  1 3, 1865,  to  F.  C.  Arnold.  They  have 
two  children,  Fannie  and  Alice,  and  live 
near  San  Jose,  Mason  county,  111.  MARY  A. 
born  Sept.  3,  1850,  was  married  Feb.  10, 
1868,  to  Thomas  W.  Miller.  They  have  one 
child,  Anna  M.  DOUGLAS,  WILLIAM  A. 
and  JAMES  F.,  live  with  their  parents. 
Thomas  M.  Crowder  and  family  reside 
four  miles  west  of  Springfield.  GREEN- 
BERRY  married  Sarah  Scott,  and  both 
died,  leaving  two  children,  in  Missouri. 
SUSAN  married  John  Grabeal,  who 
died,  and  she  married  Philip  Meekum. 
They  reside  in  Saline  county,  Mo. 


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RIAL  M.,  born  April  1 1,  1821,  in  Greene 
county,  Ky.,  brought  up  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  in  Missouri  to  Ange- 
line  Scott.  They  have  seven  children. 
Their  daughter,  LENORA,  married  Moses 
H.  Moore.  See  his  name.  The  other 
six  children,  WILLIAM  A.,  MARY  j.,  ISAAC 

M.,  ALZIRA    M.,  LAURA     A.    and    DAISY  L., 

reside  with  their  parents  near  McKinney, 
Collin  county,  Texas.  JAMES  married 
Margaret  Martin,  and  died  January,  1876, 
near  New  Boston,  Mo.  REUBEN, 
Jun.,  went,  in  1847,  to  Washington  Terri- 
tory, married  there,  and  his  wife  died. 
He  resides  near  Olympia.  AMANDA 
married  John  Martin.  They  had  four 
children,  and  she  died  in  .Saline  county, 
Mo.  CATHARINE  married  Samuel 
Casebolt,  and  live  near  Miami,  Saline 
county,  Mo.  Reuben  Crowder  died  Sept. 
8,  1835,  near  Springfield,  and  his  widow 
married  again.  She  is  now  a  widow,  and 
resides  with  the  family  of  her  son  James, 
near  New  Boston,  Macon  county,  Mo. 

MARTHA,  born  about  1785,  near 
Petersburg,  Va.,  was  married  in  March, 
1805,  in  Green  count v,  Ky.,  to  Lewis 
Walker,  a  native  of  Virginia.  They  had 
some  children  in  Kentucky,  and  came  to 
Illinois  in  1832,  and  brought  up  a  large 
family,  some  of  whom  are  living  in  Clark 
and  Coles  counties.  Their  sixth  child, 
JUDIAH,  born  Dec.  7,  1820,  in  Green 
county,  Ky.,  came  with  her  parents  to 
vJlark  county,  111.,  in  1832,  and  was  mar- 
ried there  Dec.  3,  1840,  to  James  C.  Rob- 
inson, who  was  born  Aug.  19,  1823,  in 
Edgar  county,  111.  They  have  eight 
children,  all  born  in  Clark  county,  and 
the  family  moved  to  Springfield  in  1869. 
Of  their  children,  NATHANIEL  p.,  born 
Jan.  25,  1842,  was  married  in  Marshall 
county,  111.,  to  Miss  Benedict.  SERE- 
NA, born  Nov.,  1843,  married  R.  S. 
Briscoe.  JAMES  p.,  born  May  23,  1845, 
married  Dora  Shaw,  a  daughter  of  Judge 
Shaw,  of  Olney,  111.  J.  P.  Robinson 
is  a  lawyer,  and  resides  in  Olney. 
AMANDA,  born  April  12,  1848,  lives 
with  her  parents.  RICHARD  M.,  born 
August  6,  1851,  is  a  practicing  law- 
yer in  Denver,  Col.  JENNIE  and  JUDIAH 
M.  live  with  their  parents  in  Spring- 
field. Hon.  James  C.  Robinson  studied 
law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  in 
Marshall,  Clarke  county,  111.,  in  1852 
or  '3.  He  was  elected  to  Congress  from 


that  district  in  i858-'6o  and  '62.  He  was 
the  Democratic  candidate  for  Governor  in 
1864,  but  his  party  being  in  the  minority, 
he  was,  not  unexpectedly,  defeated.  He 
represented  in  Congress  the  district  in 
which  Springfield  is  situated,  in  1870  and 
'72.  He  is  now  a  member  of  the  law  firm 
of  Robinson,  Knapp  &  Shutt,  of  Spring- 
field. 

SI'S  AN,  born  in  Virginia,  was  mar- 
ried .in  Kentucky  to  Isaac  Le  Follett. 
They  brought  up  a  family  in  Kentucky, 
and  both  died  there. 

MA  THE  W,  born  in  Virginia,  married 
Elizabeth  Scott.  They  had  five  or  six 
children,  and  she  died.  He  married  Jane 
Laughlin.  They  had  one  child,  and  he 
died.  His  family  reside  in  Oskaloosa, 
Iowa. 

ELIZABETH,  born  May  31,  1790, 
in  Virginia,  married  William  Bradley. 
See  his  name. 

HENRT,  the  only  child  by  Philip 
Crowder's  second  marriage,  was  born  in 
Green  county,  Ky.,  went  to  East  Tennes- 
see when  a  boy,  and  remained  there. 

MART,  born  May  22,  1799,  in  Green 
county,  Ky.,  and  the  eldest  child  by  the 
third  marriage,  married  Thomas  Willian. 
See  his  name. 

ABRAHAM,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried and  died  without  children. 

JOHN  C.,  born  in  Green  county, 
Ky.,  was  married  there  to  Mary  Laswell. 
They  had  two  children  there,  and  came 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1826,  preceding 
his  father  four  years.  Eight  children 
were  born  in  Sangamon  county.  Of  their 
children,  JAMES  H.,  born  Dec.  24,  1823, 
in  Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  April  10,  1849,  to  Mary  A. 
Wright*,  who  was  born  Nov.  7,  1831,  in 
Adair  county,  Ky.,  and  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  in  1839.  They  reside  three 
and  a  half  miles  southwest  of  Springfield. 
SARAH  J.,  born  Dec.  12,  1825,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  Jan.,  1850,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  E.  J.  Warren.  They  had 
seven  children,  and  she  died  July  17,  1870. 
Two  of  her  children,  JOHN  c.  was  drowned 
in  1874,  THOMAS  j.  lives  in  Springfield. 
The  other  five  reside  with  their  father, 
near  Mount  Zion,  Macon  county,  111. 
WILLIAM,  born  June  5,  1828,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Mary  Wood.  They 
had  three  children,  and  he  died.  NANCY, 
born  Oct.  26,  1830,  married  John  Harris, 


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and  died.  MARY  E.,  born  April  24, 
1833,  died,  aged  seventeen  years. 
THOMAS  J.,  born  May  28,  1835^  was 
married  June  24,  1856,  to  Elizabeth  F. 
Wright,  and  she  died  Nov.,  1872.  He  re- 
sides at  Wautiska,  Sanders  county,  Neb., 
and  is  a  Methodist  minister.  FRANCES, 
born  May  21,  1838,  married  Jesse  Per- 
kins. They  have  four  children,  and  live 
in  Williamsville.  MARTHA  A.,  born 
Sept.  25,  1840,  married  Theophilis  Lud- 
lam.  They  have  five  children,  and  live 
near  Decatur.  MATILDA,  born  April 
28,  1843,  died  in  her  fourth  year.  CATH- 
ARINE A.,  born  Oct.  27,  1845,  'i™1'1''^ 
July  15,  1865,  to  Alexander  H.Wright, 
and  lives  in  Springfield.  Mrs.  Mary 
Crowder  died,  and  J.  C.  Crowder  mar- 
ried Ursula  Albans.  They  had  four 
children;  one  died  in  infancy.  HENRY 
C.,  bvrn  April  21,  1855,  died  April  23, 
1876.  JOHN  J.  resides  at  Jacksonville. 
JOSEPH  W.  resides  with  his  brother, 
James  ~H.  Mrs.  Ursula  Crowder  died, 
and  J.  C.  Crowder  married  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Cox.  They  had  one  child,  LUELLA, 
and  J.  C.  Crowder  died  April  10,  1863. 
His  widow  resides  at  Berlin. 

WILLIAM,  born  Feb.  11,  1804,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  there  to  Mary 
Fawcett.  They  had  two  children,  born 
in  Kentucky,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  company  with  his  brother-in- 
law,  Elisha  Sanders,  in  the  fall  of  1829, 
where  eight  children  were  born.  Of 
their  children,  ROBERT  E.  and  JOHN, 
born  in  Kentucky,  both  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  and  died.  MATILDA, 
born  Dec.  9,  1831,  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  Oct.  10,  1855,  lo  J°^ln  J« 
Warren,  who  was  born  Nov.  3,  1831,  in 
Shelby  county,  111.  They  have  seven 
living  children,  MARY  A.,  WILLIAM  c., 

THOMAS    J.,     GEORGE     I?.    M\'.,   ANDREW     .)., 

ROBERT  E.  and  ISAAC  w.  Two  of  the 
children  are  married,  and  reside  east  of 
Pawnee.  Those  that  are  living  and  sin- 
gle reside  with  their  parents,  near  Paw- 
nee. SARAH  E.  married  Hiram  White. 
JAMES  M.  died  unmarried,  aged  twenty 
years.  WILLIAM  C.  married  Ruth 
Tillev,  and  resides  in  Palmer,  111. 
AARON  V.  married  Martha  Ward,  and 
lives  in  Christian  countv.  ANGELINE 
and  BENJAMIN  F.  died  young.  STAF- 
FORD and  JESSE  W.  reside  with  their 
parents,  near  Pana. 


F'ANNIE  married  William  White,  in 
Kentucky,  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1830,  and  soon  returned  to  Kentucky. 

CHANDLER,  born  in  1808,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Lucinda  Sanders.  They 
had  four  children:  JOHN  married  Cath- 
arine Stroude.  They  have  three  children, 
and  live  in  Cotton  Hill  township.  Chan- 
dler Crowder  was  drowned  in  1839,  while 
attempting  to  cross  Sugar  creek  to  reach 
his  sick  family. 

HORA  T1O,  born  in  Kentucky,  came 
to  Sangamon  countv  in  1829.  He  mar- 
ried Sallie  Woozley.  They  had  two 
children  in  Sangamon  county.  NATHAN 
W.,  born  Nov.  4,  1833,  was  married  Dec. 
28,  1853,  to  Margaret  Todd.  They  have 
four  children,  JOHN  H.,  GEORGE  A.,  HENRY 
M.  and  JAMES  H.,  and  reside  in  Pawnee. 
SARAH  J.,  born  Oct.  12,  1835,  was  mar- 
ried  Jan.  28,  1853,  to  Seth  Underwood, 
who  was  born  June  16,  1829,  near  Sparta, 
White  county,  Tenn.  They  have  seven 
children,  JOHN  H.,  SARAH  F.,  AVERY  c., 

THOMAS     ).,    JEREMIAH,      LEWIS      ALFRED 

and  WILLIE,  and  reside  in  Cotton  Hill 
township,  Sangamon  county,  111.  Horatio 
Crowder  died  about  1835,  and  his  widow 
married  John  M.  Mathews.  See  his 
name.  She  died  Dec.  28,  1850. 

WASHINGTON,  born  July  9,  1813, 
in  Green  county,  Ky.,  came  with  his 
father  to  Sangamon  county  in  1830.  He 
was  married  Dec.  21,  1836,  to  Isabel 
Laughlin.  They  have  seven  children: 
JOHN  F.,  (Dick),  born  Dec.  25,  1837, 
married  April  12,  1860,  to  Jane  E.  Las- 
well.  They  had  one  child,  ELM  EH  K., 
who  died  in  infancy,  and  Mrs.  C.  died 
May  7,  1863.  Mr.  C.  was  married  Sept. 
f2,  ~\  864,  to  Mary  F.  McMurry .  They  had 
three  children,  LUELLA  H.,  GKORGIE  M. 
and  ESTELLA.  Mrs.  Mary  F.  Crowder 
died  June  16,  1873,  in  Springfield.  J.  F. 
Crowder  was  married  June  10,  1874,  to 
Nannie  Womack,  have  one  child,  CLIN- 
TON CARROLL,  and  live  in  Pawnee. 
MARY  A.  died  in  her  eighth  vear. 
WILLIAM  A.,  born  April  16,  "1843, 
married  Nov.  30  1865,  to  Isabel  W.  Lan- 
terman.  They  had  four  living  children, 

HORACE  A.,  CHARLES  L.,  FRED  and  ETHEL, 

and  live  in  Springfield.  LUCELIA  J. 
died  July  19,  1862,  in  her  eighteenth  \ear. 
SADIE  E.  and  CHARLES  W."  live 
with  their  parents.  GEORGE  L.  died 
May  11,1870,111  his  eleventh  vear.  Wash- 


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ington  Crowder  and  wife  reside  in  Spring- 
field, 111.  See  his  account  of  the  sudden 
change. 

ALBERT  G.,  born  Oct.  16,  1816,  in 
Green  county,  Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  with  his  parents  in  1830.  He  was 
married  Dec.  29,  1840,  to  Sarah  A.  Bart- 
lett.  They  had  two  children  born  in 
Sangamon  county.  MARY  J.  married 
W.  W.  Lapham.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, w.  ALF.ERT  and  MINNIE  F.,  and  live 
at  Decatur.  FANNIE  married  John 
Jamison.  He  was  born  Sept.  24,  1834,  in 
Glasgow,  Scotland.  They  have  three 
children,  MARY  F.,  SARAH  and  MARIA  L. 
D.  Mr.  Jamison  resides  in  Auburn. 
Albert  G.  Crowder  died  in  1847,  an<^  ^is 
widow  died  in  1848,  both  in  Sangamon 
county. 

Philip  Crowder  died  February,  1844, 
and  his  widow  died  in  September  follow- 
ing, both  in  Sangamon  county.  Philip 
Crowder  was  a  soldier  in  the  revolution. 
An  elder  brother,  who  had  a  family,  was 
drafted,  and  Philip  volunteered  in  his 
place.  It  was  not  long  before  the  close  of 
the  war — when  he  was  about  sixteen  years 
of  age.  His  son  Washington  remembers 
hearing  him  repeatedly  state  that  he  was 
at  the  siege  of  Yorktown,  and  witnessed 
the  surrender  of  Cornwallis;  that  he  saw 
the  British  commander  hand  his  sword  to 
Washington,  and  that  they  wept  and  em- 
braced each  other.  Seeing  Cornwallis  so 
much  affected,  Washington  said:  "  Never 
mind  it;  this  is  the  fate  of  war.  " 

CUTTER.— The  origin  of  the  fam- 
ily in  the  west  was  with  Seth  Cutter,  who 
was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  about  1760. 
Family  tradition  makes  him  a  descendant 
of  a  family  who  came  over  in  the  May-x 
flower  in  1620.  He  was  married  in  Boston 
to  Mary  Reed.  In  1790  he  joined  a  col- 
ony and  decided  to  move  west.  One 
account  says  that  his  five  eldest  daughters 
rebelled,  saying  they  would  not  go  where 
they  were  in  danger  of  being  devoured  by 
wild  beasts  or  killed  by  Indians.  Another 
account  fails  to  mention  that  he  had  any 
daughters  at  the  time,  which  leads  to  the 
inference  that  if  such  an  incident  took 
place,  they  were  sisters,  and  not  daughters. 
He  had  but  one  child  (a  son)  in  Massachu- 
setts. The  colony  went  under  the  protec- 
tion of  the  United  States  army,  command- 
ed by  Gen.  Anthony  Wayne,  who  estab- 
lished a  military  post  where  Cincinnati, 


O.,  now  stands.  Seth  Cutter  opened  a 
farm  which  became  part  of  the  city.  Por- 
tions of  it  are  yet  in  possession  of  some  of 
his  descendants,  while  other  portions,  al- 
though leased  soon  after  his  death  (about 
1800),  the  title  still  remains  in  the  family. 
Cutter  street  indicates  the  locality  where 
he  settled.  He  brought  one  child — Seth 
R.,  of  whom  we  will  yet  speak  more  fully 
— and  had  three  daughters,  at  what  be- 
came Cincinnati.  Martha,  who  is  believed 
to  have  been  the  first  white  child  born  in 
Cincinnati,  became  the  wife  of  Abraham 
Price.  Susan  married  Samuel  Foster,  of 
Petersburg,  Ky.,  and  Mary  married 
Abraham  McFaren.  Mrs.  Mary  Reed 
Cutter  died,  and  Seth'  Cutter  married 
Roxena  Shingledecker.  They  had  three 
children.  Abigail  married  William  Bern- 
ard, Abijah  became  a  farmer  in  Hamilton 
county,  and  Lorena,  born  Dec.  9,  1805, 
married  September,  1823,  to  Nicholas 
Goshorn.  One  of  their  sons,  A.  T. 
Goshorn,is  now  (May,  1876,)  Superintend- 
ent General  of  the  Centennial  Exhibition 
at  Philadelphia.  Seth  Cutter  was  killed 
in  Cincinnati  about  1800,  by  the  caving  in 
of  a  well.  His  son — 

SETH  R.  CUTTER,  born  Jan. 
i,  1785,  in  Boston,  Mass.,  taken  by  his 
parents,  in  1790,  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
After  the  death  of  his  mother,  and 
the  second  marriage  of  his  father,  he 
left  home  and  went  to  Grainger  county, 
Tenn.,  where  he  was  married  in  June, 
1806,  to  Elizabeth  Easley,  daughter  of 
William  Easley.  In  December,  1809,  he 
returned  with  .his  family  to  Cincinnati, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  provision  trade, 
mostly  in  New  Orleans  and  Cuba.  He 
continued  in  that  business  about  twenty 
years.  They  had  six  children  in  Cincin- 
nati, and  then  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  July,  1828,  in  what  is  now 
Loami  township,  where  they  had  three 
children.  Of  their  nine  childi'en — 

SARAH,  born  Aug.  24,  1812,  in  Cin- 
cinnati, O.,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  John  Calhoun.  See  his  name. 

ABIGAIL,  born  Nov.  10,  1814,  in 
Cincinnati,  O.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Frederick  Hawn.  See  his  name. 

ALBERT,  born  Jan.  16,  1817,  in  Cin- 
cinnati, O.  He  was  a  confirmed  invalid, 
and  died  in  Sangamon  county  Jan.  30, 1841. 

SUSANNAH,  born  March  19,    1827, 


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241 


in   Cincinnati,  O.,  married    in  Sangamon 
county  to  John  C.  Hall.     See  his  name. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  Sept.  10,  1821,  in 
Cincinnati,  O.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  January,  1842,  to  Oliver  Diefen- 
dorf.  See  his  name.  She  died  six  weeks 
after  marriage. 

CAROLINE  E.,  born  Feb.  13,  1825, 
in  Cincinnati,  O.,  raised  in  'Sang.'imon 
county,  and  married  in  her  native  city  to 
Oliver  Diefendorf.  See  his  name. 

\VILLIAM  F.,  born  Oct.  8,  1828,  in 
Sangamon  county.  He  served  from  June, 
1846,  one  year  in  the  4th  111.  Inf.,  under 
Col.  E.  D.  Baker,  in  the  war  with  Mexico. 
In  1848  he  went  to  California,  where  he 
spent  several  years  in  mining,  and  died 
there  of  consumption. 

JOHN  W.  and  ELIZA.;  twins,  born 
during  the  "deep  snow,"  Jan.  11,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county. 

JOHN  W.  married  in  1853  to  Juliette 
Greening.  They  have  five  children: 
ALBERT  lives  with  his  parents.  CAR- 
OLINE, born  Jan.,  1857,  was  married 
Jan.,  1873,  to  James  Mahanna,  has  one 
child,  EDITH,  and  lives  near  Lake  City, 
111.  ANDREW,  LAURA  and  OLI- 
VER live  with  their  parents.  John  W. 
Cutter  and  wife  live  near  Lake  City, 
Moultrie  county,  111. 

ELIZA,  married  March  24,  1857,  at 
Weston,  Mo.,  to  Samuel  A.  Graham,  who 
was  born  July  19,  1825,  at  Charlotte, 
Mecklenburg  county,  N.  C.  They  have 
five  children,  EVA  B.,  MARGA- 
RET, OLIVER,  MARY,  MALCOLM 
E.  and  ISABEL,  and  reside  in  Spring- 
field, 111.  Mr.  Graham  enlisted  in  Co.  F, 
Georgia  Battallion,  Mounted  Volunteers, 
in  1847,  and  served  in  the  war  with  Mexi- 
co, until  June,  1848,  when  he  was  honor- 
ably discharged,  and  came  to  Springfield, 
111.  In  1863  he  was  elected  to  represent 
Loami  township  in  the  Sangamon  county 
Board  of  Supervisors,  and  in  Nov.,  1867, 
was  elected,  for  two  years,  Surveyor  of 
Sangamon  county. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Cutter  died  Sept.,  1835, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  in  May,  1830, 
Seth  R.  Cutter  married  Mary  Prosser 
Wariner,  who  was  born  March  18,  1808, 
in  Henrico  county,  Va.  Her  parents 
were  married  in  Virginia.  Her  mother 
inherited  some  slaves,  but  refused  to  keep 
them,  and  to  evade  the  influence  of  shivery, 
moved  to  this  county.  Mr.  Wariner  was 

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an  old  school,  or  regular  Baptist  preacher, 
and  preached  in  the  vicinity  of  Loami 
many  years.  Mr.  Cutter  and  wife  had 
one  child — 

FRANCES  A.,  born  Feb.  12,  1837, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  March  16, 
1856,  to  Abner  Bowen.  See  his  name. 
Mrs.  Bowen  has  some  embroidery  work 
done  by  her  mother  nearly  half  a  century 
ago. 

Mrs.  Mary  P.  W.  Cutter  died  Feb.  n, 
1861,,  and  Seth  R.  Cutter  died  Sept.  8, 
1869,  both  at  the  homestead  settled  by 
him  in  1828,  in  Loami  township. 

Mr.  Cutter  was  engaged  in  pork  pack- 
ing in  Cincinnati  with  Andrew  Heredith. 
See  his  name.  When  they  came  west 
they  built  a  steam  flouring  mill  about 
two  miles  northwest  of  Loami.  A  village 
called  Millville  grew  up  around  it.  The 
mill,  owners  and  village  have  all  passed 
away. 

CU M  M I NGS,  THOMAS,  was 
born  about  1800,  in  Breckenridge  county, 
Ky.,  married  to  Margaret  Smith,  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  about  the  time 
his  father-in-law  (Thomas  Smith)  came, 
in  1822.  Thev  had  eight  children,  name- 

iy- 

MAHALA  died  unmarried,  at  thirty- 
five  years  of  age,  in  Sangamon  county. 

REBECCA  J.  married  John  L. 
Smith.  They  had  nineteen  children,  all 
except  two  of  whom  are  living  (1873). 
They  had  five  sons  who  were  Union  sol- 
diers in  Illinois  regiments.  The  parents 
and  nearly  all  their  living  children  live  in 
Logan  countv,  five  miles  northeast  of 
Williamsville. 

ROBERT,  born  Sept.  12,  1817,  in 
Washington  county,  Ky.,  was  brought  to 
Sangamon  county  when  he  was  about 
five  years  old,  married  Jan.  2,  1840,  to 
Nancy  Cloyd.  They  had  six  children. 
THOMAS  N.  married  Sarah  B.  C.  Har- 
rison, have  one  living  child,  THOMAS  o., 
and  live  in  Woodside  township.  MAR- 
GARET A.  died  at  two  years  old. 
AMANDA  E.  married  Jacob  Beam.  See 
his  name.  MARY  J.  married  Isaac  M. 
Jones,  and  reside  in  Woodside  township. 
JOSEPH  R.  and  EMMA  S.  reside  with 
their  parents,  one  and  a  half  miles  north- 
west of  Woodside  station. 

WE SLE  T  E.  married  Melinda  Ow- 
ens, had  two  children,  and  the  parents 


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both  died.  Their  children  live  in  Macou- 
pin  county. 

WSZsLIAAf  married  Jane  Owens.  He 
died,  leaving  his  widow  and  three  child- 
ren, in  Litchfield,  111. 

JOHN  T.  married  Melinda  Richard- 
son. She  died,  and  he  married  Margaret 
Adams,  has  five  children,  and  lives  in 
Christian  county.  He  is  a  traveling  min- 
ister in  the  M.  E.  church. 

ELIZABETH  married  John  Kear- 
ley,  had  one  child,  and  all  died  of  cholera 
about  1850. 

THOMAS  H.  married  Mrs.  Emma 
West,  whose  maiden  name  was  Woods. 
She  had  two  children  by  her  first  mar- 
riage, and  they  have  three  children,  and 
live  in  Jersey  county. 

Thomas  Cutnmings  died  September, 
1846,  and  his  widow  died  October,  1849, 
both  in  Sangamon  county. 

.ID 

DARNEILLE,  JOHN,  was 
born  June  8,  1791,  in  Bourbon  county, 
Ky.  He  served  foui'teen  months  in  the 
war  of  1812-13,  half  the  time  as  first 
Lieut.,  and  was  then  promoted  to  Cap- 
tain. Margaret  Norton  was  born  Oct. 
25,  1793,  in  Bourbon  county,  also.  They 
were  married  there,  Feb.  20, 1814,  and  had 
three  living  children  in  Kentucky.  The 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  Nov.,  1819,  in  what  is  now  Chat- 
ham township,  first  at  a  place  called  Tur- 
key Point,  and  in  the  spring  of  1820, 
moved  further  up  Lick  creek,  and  made  a 
permanent  settlement  five  miles  west  of 
the  present  town  of  Chatham,  where  they 
had  nine  living  children.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

MARTHA,  born  April  7,  1815,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Thomas  S.  Hunter.  See  his  name. 

CATHARINE,  born  Aug.  2,  1817,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  David  Alexander.  See 
his  name. 

BENJAMIN  F.,  born  Jan.  i,  1819, 
in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Dec.  17,  1840,  to  Mary 
Jacobs,  who  was  born  Oct.  i,  1821,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.  They  had  eight 
living  children  in  Sangamon  county 
ELIZABETH  married  Samuel  C.  Sump- 
ter,  who  was  born  in  Sangamon  county. 


He  enlisted  July  20,  1861,  at  Springfield, 
for  three  years,  in  what  became  Co.  C, 
nth  Mo.  Inf. ;  reenlisted  as  a  veteran,  Jan., 
1864,  at  LaGrange,  Tenn.,  served  until 
Jan.  15,  1866,  when  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged at  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Sumpter  have  three  children,  CORA,  DORA 
and  HOMER  A.,  and  reside  five  miles  west 
of  Chatham.  MARGARET  C.  mar- 
ried James  M.  Greening.  See  his  name. 
MARTHA  J.  married  Lee  R.  Graham. 
See  his  name.  MARIA  F.  married 
John  Garvey.  See  his  name.  LORIN- 
DA  J.  married  Feb.,  1875,  to  Col.  John 
Watson, and  live  in  Auburn.  EMMA  S. 
married  Dec.,  1873,  to  William  Vandoren. 
See  his  name.  JULIA  A.  and  BENJ. 
F.,  Jun.,  reside  with  their  mother.  Ben- 
jamin F.  Darneille  died  Dec.  5,  1872,  and 
his  widow  resides  six  miles  west  of  Chat- 
ham. 

Mrs.  Darneille  relates  some  incidents 
both  instructive  and  amusing,  of  her  early 
married  life.  She  says  that  when  herself 
and  husband  went  to  set  up  housekeeping, 
he  had  but  ten  dollars.  Cooking  stoves 
were  not  in  fashion,  but  they  bought  pots, 
skillets,  pans,  spoons,  knives  and  forks,  etc., 
thus  securing  their  outfit,  and  had  some 
money  left.  Lamps  and  burning  fluids 
were  unknown,  and  for  nearly  ten  years 
their  only  candlesticks  were  made  by  tak- 
ing gourds  and  cutting  off  about  half  the 
bowl  end,  so  that  they  would  sit  upright, 
and  then  cutting  off  the  necks  and  insert- 
ing the  candles.  The  first  crop  of  oats 
Mr.  Darnielle  raised  he  hauled  thirty 
bushels  to  Springfield,  and  gave  the  load 
even  for  eight  yards  of  calico  to  make  a 
dress  for  his  wife. 

THOMAS  J.,  born  Oct.  4,  1820,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Martha  Mc- 
Ginnis.  They  had  two  living  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  JOHN  D.,  born  Nov. 
29,  1848,  married  in  Warsaw.  Ky.,  to 
Jennie  Brown,  a  native  of  that  city,  and 
resides  there.  They  have  two  children, 
MELINDA  and  JAMES  w.  JAMES  W., 
born  in  Sangamon  county,  vSept.  16,  1850, 
married  Oct.  31,  1871,  in  Belyidere,  111., 
to  Belle  Moulton,  a  native  of  Minneapolis, 
Minn.  They  have  one  child,  MABEL, 
and  reside  in  Chicago.  Mrs.  Martha 
.  Darnielle  died,  and  Mr.  D.  married  Mrs. 
America  Gibson,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Forrest.  Thos.  J.  Darnielle  died  Nov.  21, 
1854,  in  Sangamon  county.  His  widow 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTY. 


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married  Jan.  13,  1859,  to  John  R.  Neal. 
See  his  name. 

JAMES  M.,  born  Jan.  22,  1822,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  i,  1852, 
to  Clarrissa  Kinney.  They  have  six  child- 
ren, CAROLINE  K.,  MAGGIE  H., 
JOHN  H.,  FLORENCE  E.,  CHAS. 
A.  and  JAMES  M.,  Jim.,  reside  with 
their  parents,  in  Chatham,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

EMILY,  born  July  28,  1823,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Willis  Webb. 
They  had  two  children,  and  the  whole 
family  died. 

LORINDA,  born  Jan.  31,  1825,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  William  Mc- 
Ginnis.  See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,\>orn  Dec.  10,  1826,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Abraham 
Gish,  had  two  children.  Mrs.  G.  and  one 
of  the  children  died.  The  other  child, 
BENJAMIN  F.,  resides  with  his  father, 
in  Auburn  tomnship. 

HENR  T,  died,  aged  fifteen  years. 

MARGARET,  born  Jan.  25,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  James  Hall. 
See  his  name. 

HIRAM  H.,  born  May  16,  1833,  died, 
aged  twenty-one  years. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Feb.  3,  1836,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Melinda  Drennan, 
had  one  child,  and  all  died. 

John  Darneille  died  March  10,  1854, 
and  his  widow,  Mrs.  Margaret  Darneille, 
died  April  30,  1875,  both  on  the  farm 
where  they  settled  in  1820. 

John  Darneille  learned  to  write  by  fire- 
light, and  in  the  absence  of  paper,  peeled 
buckeye  bark  from  the  trees,  and  when  it 
become  dry,  did  his  writing  on  that,  until 
he  learned  to  keep  accounts  of  all  his 
business  transactions.  He  acquired  euch 
fame  as  an  accurate  and  legible  penman, 
that  he  became  the  neghborhood  letter 
writer.  He  was  on  the  first  grand  jury 
that  was  ever  empanneled  in  Sangamon 
county,  May  7,  1821.  They  held  their 
deliberations,  some  sitting  on  a  pile  of 
rails,  and  some  on  gopher  hills  out  on  the 
prairie,  within  the  present  limits  of  Spring- 
field. He  was  elected  as  one  of  the  Rep- 
resentatives of  Sangamon  county  in  the 
State  Legislature  of  1840,  the  first  that 
ever  assembled  in  Springfield. 

DARNALL,  AMELIA,  whose 

maiden  name  was  Yocom,  sister  to 
Jacob  Yocom,  was  born  October,  1793, 


near  Lexington,  Ky.,  and  was  married 
there,  August,  1813,  to  Samuel  Darnall. 
Seven  children  were  born  in  Kentucky, 
and  they  moved  to  Indiana,  where  they  had 
one  child,  and  moved  in  1829  to  Funk's 
Grove,  McLean  county,  111.,  where  they 
had  one  child.  Mr.  Darnall  died  August, 
1830.  Mrs.  D.,  with  her  nine  children, 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1830  in  what  is  now  Williams 
township.  Of  her  children — 

BENJAMIN  F.  died  at  twenty-one 
years  of  age. 

E  VELINE  married  Levi  Smith,  has 
eleven  children,  and  live  near  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant, Iowa. 

SALLYdieA  at  sixteen  years  of  age. 

HARVEY,  born  August  10,1821,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Agnes  Simpson.  They 
have  eight  children.  MARY  married 
Stephen  Hussey,  and  live  in  Logan 
county.  WINFIELD  SCOTTJAMES 
M.,  JOHN  F.,  STEPHEN  H.,  JESSE 
HARVEY  B.  and  LILLIE  E.,live  with 
their  parents  near  Barclay. 

NANCY  J.  married  Franklin  Yocom. 
See  his  name. 

JAMES  died  at  thirty-five  years  of 
age. 

MEL  VINA  married  Thaddeus  Evans, 
and  died  in  Montgomery  county,  leaving 
six  children. 

E  LIZ  ABE  TH  married  David  Bailey, 
has  ten  children,  and  live  in  Mason 
county. 

REBECCA,  born  in  Illinois,  married 
March  6,  1866,  to  Oliver  McGarvey,  has 
one  child,  WILLIAM  N.,  and  she  lives 
with  her  mother. 

Mrs.  Amelia  Darnall  resides  (1874)  one 
mile  northeast  of  Barclay.  She  is  more 
than  eighty  years  old. 

DARNALL,  ISAAC  T.,  born 
Oct.  17,  1809,  in  Montgomery  county, 
Mel.,  and  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
December,  -1840,  in  Cooper  township, 
south  of  the  Sangamon  river.  He  was 
married  Dec.  14,  1852,10  Miranda  Crowl. 
They  had  five  living  children — 

HILLERY  W.,  JOSEPH  E., 
BENJAMIN  F.,  CHARLES  A.,  and 
MARYLAND. 

Isaac  T.  Darnall  died  Sept.  10,  1871. 
His  children  reside  with  their  mother, 
who  was  married  Feb.  11,  1873,10  George 
W.  Taylor.  He  was  born  Dec.  14,  1836, 


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EARLT  SETTLERS 


in  Wayne  county,  Ind.  They  reside  in 
Cooper  township,  three  miles  southwest 
of  Mechanicsburg. 

DAWSON,  JOHN,  was  born 
Nov.  24,  1791,  in  Fairfax  county,  Va. 
His  parents  moved  to  Bracken  county, 
Ky.,  in  1805.  He  enlisted  in  Bracken 
county  in  the  war  against  England  in  1812, 
and  was  wounded  and  captured  at  the 
battle  of  River  Raisin.  After  being  held 
as  a  prisoner  in  Canada  by  the  Indians 
who  had  captured  him,  his  friends  paid  a 
ransom  for  him,  and  he  returned  home. 
Cary  Jones  was  born  May  22,  1801,  in 
Nicholas  county,  Ky.  John  Dawson  and 
Cary  Jones  were  married  in  Nicholas 
county,  Oct.  9,  1817.  They  had  one  child 
in  Nicholas  county,  and  moved  to  Bracken 
county,  where  they  had  three  children, 
and  the  family  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  arriving  Oct.  24,  1827,  north  of  the 
Sangamon  river,  in  Clear  Lake  township, 
where  they  had  six  children.  Of  their 
ten  children — 

NAPOLEON  B.,  born  June  10,  1820, 
is  an  invalid,  and  resides  with  his  mother. 

MARIA  L.,  born  July  22,  1822,  in 
Bracken  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  George  B.  Merriman. 
See  his  name. 

LUCY  M.,  born  March  7,  1825,  in 
Bracken  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Lindsay  Ridgeway.  See 
his  name. 

BERTRAND,  born  April  10,  1827, 
in  Bracken  county,  Ky.,  is  unmarried, 
and  resides  adjoining  Dawson  on  the 
south.  He  is  an  extensive  farmer  and 
stock  i-aiser. . 

MARTHA  W.,  born  Oct.  21,  1829,111 
Sangamon  county,  married  Sept.  24,  1850, 
to  James  Vanvoris,  of  Pennsylvania.  She 
died  April  2,  1853,  in  Washington  county, 
Pa. 

MART '  J.,  born  Dec.  17,  1831,511  San- 
gamon county,  married  John  S.  Merri- 
man Nov.  9,  1848.  See  his  name. 

ISABEL,  born  Dec.  22,  1833,  resides 
with  her  mother. 

SARAH  E.,  born  July  31,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  resides  with  her 
mother. 

JOHN,  Jun.,  born  March  22,  1840. 
He  went  to  Cairo  111.,  in  1862,  and  enlist- 
ed in  the  United  States  navy,  served  one 
year,  and  died  at  home  Oct.  26,  1869. 


DICK  A.,  born  April  3,  1842,  in  San- 
gamon county,  died  at  eleven  years  of  age. 

John  Dawson  died  Nov.  12,  18=50,  in 
Sangamon  county.  His  widow  resides 
on  the  farm  where  they  settled  in  1827. 
It  is  three  miles  southwest  of  Dawson. 

Mr.  Dawson  was  Captain  of  a  company 
from  Sangamon  county  in  the  Black 
Hawk  war  of  1831.  He  was  elected  to 
represent  Sangamon  county  in  the  State 
Legislature  of  1831  and  '2.  He  was  again 
elected  in  1835,  and  continued,  by  re-elec- 
tion, to  represent  the  county  until  1840, 
and  was  consequently  one  of  the  "  Long 
Nine"  who  secured  the  removal  of  the 
State  capital  to  Springfield  at  the  session 
of  i836-'7.  [See  article:  "Long  Nine."] 
Mr.  C.  was  also  a  member  of  the  conven- 
tion that  framed  the  State  constitution  of" 
1848.  The  ball  received  in  his  lungs  at 
the  battle  of  River  Raisin  was  never  ex- 
tracted, and  was  the  cause  of  his  death. 

DALLY,  CRAWFORD,  was 
born  about  1795,  in  Pennsylvania,  mar- 
ried in  Virginia  to  Susan  Sanders,  and 
made  their  home  in  Washington  county, 
Pa.,  until  four  children  were  born,  and  the 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
in  the  spring  of  1835.  Of  their  four 
children — 

HESJ^ER  A.,  married  three  times, 
and  died  at  Belleville,  111. 

MART  y.,  born  Aug.  22,  1824,  in 
Washington  county,  Pa ,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Thomas  M.  Crow- 
der.  See  his  name. 

SUSANM.,  born  in  1826  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, died  in  Sangamon  county,  aged 
twenty-four  years. 

AGNES  E.,  born  in  Pennsylvania, 
married  Andrew  Armstrong,  and  died. 

MIL  TON,  born  in  1831,  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, married  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Nancy  J.  Sappington,  had  five  children, 
moved  to  Missouri,  and  she  died.  He  was 
a  Union  soldier  in  a  Missouri  regiment. 

Mrs.  Susan  Dally  died  in  1835,  and 
Crawford  Dally  died  December,  1839, 
both  in  Sangamon  county. 

DAVENPORT;   GEORGE, 

was  born  about  1781,  in  North  Carolina, 
married,  had  one  child,  and  his  wife  died 
there.  When  the  child  was  three  weeks 
old  he  carried  it  on  horseback  to  Casey 
county,  Ky.  He  was  there  married  to 
Winney  Clifton,  a  native  of  that  county. 
They  had  two  children,  and  moved  to 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


245 


Sangamon  county,  111.,  in  the  fall  of  1819, 
and  first  camped  where  Springfield  now 
stands,  and  three  weeks  later  moved  six 
miles  west,  at  the  north  side  of  Spring 
creek,  where  seven  children  were  born. 
Of  his  children — 

THOMAS,  horn  in  North  Carolina, 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  married,  and 
is  living  with  his  second  wife  near  Inde- 
pendence, Mo. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Kentucky,  raised 
in  Sangamon  county,  has  his  second  wife, 
and  resides  near  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  Thomas  Davis,  has  six  children, 
and  resides  in  Vernon  county,  Mo. 

ALFRED  S.,  born  June  24,  1820, 
married  Lucinda  Tolley.  They  have 
seven  children,  JAMES,  GEORGE, 
JOHN,  ADOLPHUS,  MARY,  SO- 
PHIA and  NOAH,  and  reside  two  and  a 
half  miles  northeast  of  Berlin. 

MARY  married  Thomas  Andrews, 
who  died,  leaving  three  children,  and  she 
married  John  Runnels,  and  he  died,  leav- 
ing a  widow  and  two  children,  near  Dal- 
las, Texas. 

NANCY  married  Jeremiah  Kendall, 
had  four  children,  and  she  died,  leaving 
her  family  in  Oregon. 

URIAH  L.  was  a  soldier  in  the  4th 
111.  Inf.  under  Col.  E.  D.  Baker,  and  was 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Cerro  Gordo, 
Mexico,  and  died  eight  or  nine  days  later. 

JOB  C.,  born  January  4,  1823,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  Dec.  4,  1845, 
to  Alice  J.  Mosteller,  who  was  born  Nov. 
29,  1830.  They  have  five  children,  JOHN 
H.?/LAURA  (the  latter  was  married  May 
9,  1875,10  William  Say  re,  and  resides  near 
Pleasant  Plains),  CHARLES  M.,  NEW- 
MAN and  WILLIAM  EDWARD.  All 
the  unmarried  children  live:  with  their 
parents  in  Menard  county,  near  Salisbury, 
Sangamon  county. 

ADOLPHUS died  in  1850111  Chicago, 
aged  about  twenty-four  years. 

AMANDA  married  Allen  Baker,  and 
died  in  1849. 

RHODA  married  Thomas  Ray.  They 
have  four  children,  and  reside  in  Vernon 
county,  Mo. 

Mrs.  Winner  C.  Davenport  died  Jan. 
15,  1845,  and  George  Davenpoit  died 
Feb.  14,  1845,  both  in  Sangamon  county, 
eight  miles  west  of  Springfield. 


DAVIDSON,  SAMUEL,  was 
born  Oct.  19,  1821,  in  Morgan  county, 
East  Tenn.  His  parents  moved,  in  1826, 
to  Macon  county,  111.,  and  in  1828  to 
Macoupin  county.  Samuel  spent  most  of 
his  time  in  Sangamon  county  until  1840, 
and  fforn  that  time  he  made  his  home  in 
Ball  township,  where  he  was  "married 
May  9,  1850,  to  Amanda  Nuckolls.  They 
had  nine  children,  one  of  whom,  John  D., 
died  Nov.  26,  1869,  in  his  seventh  year. 
The  other  eight — 

ANNIE  E.,  GEORGE  W.,  EM- 
MA A.,  SAMUEL  M.,  THOMAS  J., 
AMANDA  V.,  MIRIAM  M.  and 
CHARLES  CARROLL  reside  with 
their  parents,  three  and  a  half  miles  west 
of  Pawnee. 

DAVIES,  JOHN,,  was  born  in 
Wales,  and  came  to  America  when  a 
young  man.  He  was  married  in  Adair 
county,  Ky.,  to  Catharine  Antle.  They 
had  ten  children  in  Kentucky,  and  Mr. 
Davies  died  there  about  1810.  His  widow 
moved  to  Sangamon  county  about  1826, 
and  settled  near  Salisbury.  Of  her  child- 
ren— 

GEORGE  married  in  Kentucky  to 
Catharine  Tolley,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  before  his  mother,  and  died  in 
1856.  His  widow  and  two  children  live 
in  Kansas. 

POLL  Y  married  in  Kentucky  to  Rich- 
ard Walker,  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1826,  and  died  in  1870,  leaving  two  child- 
ren in  Bond  county. 

MICHAEL,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried twice  in  Sangamon  county,  leaving  a 
widow  and  five  children  in  Menard  count v. 

HENRY,  born  Oct.  30,  1805,  in  Cum- 
berland county,  Ky.,  came  to  Salisbury, 
Sangamon  county,  in  1828.  He  was  mar- 
ried there  May  5,  1835,  to  Lucy  Mc- 
Glasson,  who  was  born  July  i,  1817,  in 
Adair  county,  Ky.  They  had  ten  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county,  namely :  JULIA 
A.  was  killed  by  a  falling  chimney,  at  four 
years  of  age.  ELIZABETH,  born  Jan. 
30,  1839,  married  Ebenezer  Colburn.  See 
his  name.  MARY  M.,  born  July  2,1841, 
married  John  HufFmaster.  See  his  name. 
SALLIE  A.  died  young.  MARION, 
born  Sept.  6,  1848,  and  ALONZO,  born 
Jan.  2,  1852,  live  with  their  parents. 
EMILY  J.,  born  Sept.  5,  1854,  lives  with 
her  sister,  Mrs.  Colburn.  IRA  JASPER, 
born  May  25,  1857,  and  MATILDA, 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


born  Nov.  12,  1860,  live  with  their  par- 
ents. Henry  Davies  and  wife  now  (1874) 
live  in  Loami. 

NANC  T  married  in  Kentucky  to  Ben- 
jamin Ballenger,  and  died  near  Natchez, 
Miss. 

WILLIAM,  horn  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Duncan,  and  both  died, 
leaving  two  married  children  in  Salisbury. 

SALL  T,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
Thomas  Miller,  who  died,  leaving  a  widow 
and  six  children  in  Menard  county. 

JOHN,  born  July  23,  1815,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county, 
November,  1834,  to  Polly  Duncan.  They 
have  five  children ;  two  of  them  married, 
and  all  live  in  Salisbury. 

MIL7^ON,  born  in  Kentucky  in  1817, 
married  Lucy  A.  McMurphy,  have  two 
children,  and  live  in  Salisbury 

Mrs.  Catharine  Davies  died  in  1846,  in 
Salisbury. 

DAVIS,  AQUILLA,  was  born 
in  1756,  in  St.  Mary's  county,  Maryland, 
and  taken  to  Fauquier  county,  Va.,  when 
a  youth.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tion, and  married  in  the  latter  county  to 
Isabella  Briggs.  They  had  six  children  in 
Virginia,  namely:  Edward,  William  B., 
Alexander  B.,  Thompson  and  Hezekiah, 
and  a  daughter  Marion.  They  emigrated 
to  Kentucky,  where  they  had  two  child- 
ren. In  1820  they  moved  to  Illinois,  set- 
tling first  where  Elkhart  now  is,  which 
was  then  Sangamon  county.  Aquilla 
Davis  laid  out  the  town  of  Elkhart.  In 
1822  or  '3  they  moved  to  Fancy  Creek, 
ten  miles  from  Springfield.  After  several 
years  Aquilla  Davis  and  family  returned 
to  Elkhart.  Thers  are  but  three  of  their 
children  living  now,  viz — 

HEZEKIAH,  born  in  Virginia,  re- 
sides with  his  son  in  Tazewell  county, 
Illinois. 

BENJAMIN  F.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
resides  at  Norwood,  Franklin  county, 
Kansas,  and 

JUDITH  W.,  born  August  12,  1802, 
in  Union  county,  Ky.,  was  married  Oct. 
28,  1836,  to  Oramel  Clark.  See  his 
name. 

Aquilla  Davis  died  August  23,  1832, 
and  Mrs.  Davis  died  Jan.  23,  1833,  both 
near  Elkhart,  Logan  county,  111. 

DAVIS  JOHN,  was  born  Oct. 
15,  1809,  in  Baltimore  county,  Md.  He 
was  married  there  in  May,  1829,  to  Mrs. 


Margaret  Davis,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Gore.  She  was  born  Oct.  6,  1806,  in 
the  same  county,  and  vras  married  first  in 
September,  1824,  to  Capt.  Robert  Davis, 
a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.  They  had 
two  children,  and  Capt.  Davis  died  May, 
1827. 

John  Davis  and  wife  had  two  children 
in  Maryland,  and  moved  in  1832  to  Preble 
county,  O.,  where  they  had  one  child, and 
from  there  to  Darke  county,  where  one 
child  was  born.  The  family  then  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Feb., 
1837,  in  what  is  now  Gardner  township, 
where  they  had  three  children.  Of  the 
two  children  of  Mrs.  Davis  by  her  first 
marriage — 

ELIZABETH,  born  Sept.  3,  1825, 
near  Baltimore,  Md.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Samuel  H.  Reid,  Jun.  See 
his  name. 

NANCY,  born  Aug.  6, 1827,  near  Bal- 
timore, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Henry  H.  Foster.  See  his  name. 

Of  the  seven  children  by  the  second 
marriage — 

ELLEN,  born  Dec.  12,  1830,  in  Mary- 
land, married  in  Sangamon  county  Jan., 
1855,  to  Joseph  McCoy.  They  have  one 
child,  JOHN,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  reside  in  Missouri. 

JAMES,  born  Jan.  23,  1832,111  Mary- 
land, brought  up  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  went  to  California  in  October,  1853. 
The  family  have  not  received  any  reliable 
information  from  him  since  June  8,  1856,' 
and  have  no  hope  that  he  is  living. 

MARTHA'J.,  born  March,  1834,  in 
Preble  county,  O.,  and  died  in  Sangamon 
county,  November,  1848. 

MAR  G ARE  T,  born  in  1836,  in  Darke 
county,  O.,  died  in  Sangamon  county 
March  31,  1853. 

SARAH,  born  September,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  the  same 
county  to  James  Bruce,  has  one  child, 
ANNIE,  and  live  near  White  Oak  post- 
office,  Montgomery  county,  111. 

JOHN,  Jun.,  born  Dec.  12,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  September, 
1 86 1,  in  Co.  B,  loth  111.  Cav.,  for  three 
years,  and  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  Decem- 
ber, 1863.  He  served  until  Jan.  5,  1866, 
when  he  was  honorably  discharged  in 
Springfield,  being  the  last  man  of  the 
regiment.  He  was  killed  by  lightning 
July  5,  1875,  while  attending  to  some 


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stock  on  his  father's  farm,  near  Curran, 
Sangamon  county. 

DALLAS,  born  Oct.  4,  1846,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Dec.  31,  1868,  to 
Louisa  Smith.  They  have  two  children, 
MARY  A.  and  THOMAS  O.,  and  live 
two  miles  east  of  Curran. 

John  Davis  and  wife  reside  two  miles 
east  of  Curran,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

DAVIS,  ISRAEL,  was  born  Jan. 
21,  jgiy,  in  Rutherford  county,  near  Mur- 
freesboro,  Tenn.  His  parents  died  when 
he  was  about  five  years  old.  At  the  age 
of  fourteen  years  he  joined  a  family  who 
was  moving,  and  came  -with  them  to 
Green  county,  111.,  and  from  there  to  San- 
gamon county  in  1834,  and  made  his  home 
in  what  is  now  Auburn  township.  He 
was  married  June  30,  1844,  to  Jane  Kes- 
sler.  They  have  five  children — 

CA  rJ  HARINE  married  James  Dren- 
nan,  and  lives  in  Auburn. 

GEORGE  lives  in  Auburn. 

SUSAN  married  Joseph  Rectric,  and 
lives  in  Carlinville. 

VIRGINIA  and  MART  live  with 
their  parents,  in  Auburn. 

Mr.  Davis  was  for  many  years  employed 
at  the  depot  of  the  Chicago  and  Alton 
railroad,  at  Auburn,  and  resides  there. 

DAVIS,  RICHARD,  was  born 
April,  1800,  in  Kentucky.  Elizabeth 
Neal,  (sister  to  Mrs.  Edward  Williams. 
See  his  name.),  was  born  about  1803,  in 
Nelson  county,  Ky.  They  were  married 
and  had  one  child  in  Kentucky,  and  the 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  arriv- 
ing before  the  deep  snow  of  1830-31,  in 
Springfield.  They  had  three  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  Of  their  four  child- 
ren— 

GEORGE  L.,  died  unmarried  in 
1856. 

DIANA,  born  July  16,  1832,  in  Spring- 
field, married  Nov.  8,  1855,  to  Philip 
Loeb,  who  was  born  Oct.  15,  1831,  in 
Baden,  Germany.  They  had  three  living 
children,  PHILIP  E.,  MARY  C.  and 
ARTHUR  R.  Philip  Loeb  died  Sept. 
17,  1866,  in  Springfield,  and  his  widow 
and  children  live  four  and  a  half  miles 
northwest  of  Springfield. 

JOHN H.,  born  Feb.,  1836,  is  unmar- 
ried, and  resides  with  his  sister,  Mrs. 
Loeb. 

JAMES    E,    married     Rosella     La- 


grange.      They    have  two  children,   and 
live  in  Springfield. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Davis  died  March,  1850, 
and  Richard  Davis  died  April,  1865,  both 
in  Springfield. 

DAWLEY,  HARRISON,  was 
born  July  17, 1817,  in  Chatauqua  county,  N. 
Y.,  came  to  Springfield  in  March,  1839,  and 
four  or  five  years  later  went  to  Island 
Grove,  where  he  was  married,  Oct.  26, 
1847  to  Jane  Campbell,  a  daughter  of 
Hugh  Campbell.  She  was  born  March 
n,  1826,  in  Tennesse,  and  raised  on  Rich- 
land  creek.  They  had  nine  children; 
three  died  voung,  namely — 

PA  TIENCE  was  killed  in  her  third 
year,  by  a  runaway  horse  belonging  to 
Dr.  J.  M.  Gibson. 

MATILDA  died  in  her  third  year, 
and 

MAXWELL  died  in  infancy. 

CYNTHIA  A.,  born  Sept.  4,  1848, 
married  Oct.  28,  1869,  to  M.  F.  Kibbey. 
They  have  three  children,  and  live  at  El 
Paso,  Sedgwick  county,  Kan. 

JOHN  H.,  WILLIAM  E.,  ED- 
WARD, JOSEPH C.and  GEORGE 
7".,  live  with  their  parents  two  miles  south 
of  Rochester. 

DAY,  GEORGE,  was  born  Mar. 
5,  1810,  in  Sheffield,  Mass.  His  parents 
died  when  he  was  three  years  old,  and  he, 
with  another  brother  and  a  sister,  were 
taken  by  an  aunt  to  Granby,  Conn.  He 
next  lived  with  a  half-sister,  at  Elbridge, 
N.  Y.  At  fifteen  years  of  age  he  went  to 
Hartford,  Conn.,  and  engaged  to  travel  in 
Ohio  for  a  clock  company.  He  sold 
clocks  four  years,  returned  to  Hartford, 
and  prosecuted  the  same  business  two 
years  in  Pennsylvania.  Henrietta  Shank 
was  born  March  19,  1816,  at  Hagerstown, 
Md.  The  family  moved  to  Mercersburg, 
Pa.,  where  her  father  died,  and  her  moth- 
er married  Jacob  Divelbiss.  See  his 
name.  The  family  moved  to  Ligonier, 
Pa.  George  Day  and  Henrietta  Shank 
were  married  Feb.  20,  1834,  had  one  child 
there,  and  moved  to  Illinois,  arriving  at 
Havana  Oct.  29,  1837.  They  visited 
some  friends  who  had  left  comfortable 
Pennsylvania  houses,  and  were  living  in 
rail  pens,  covered  with  sod.  Their  bread  was 
made  from  wheat  ground  without  bolting. 
Mr.  Day  became  a  walking  earthquake — 
having  the  chills  and  fever — but  he  was 
not  happy,  and  determined  to  return  to 


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the  Pennsylvania  hills.  His  wife  per- 
suaded him  to  come  to  Springfield,  where 
they  arrived  in  Nov.,  1837.  When  the 
grass  and  flowers  appeared  the  next  spring, 
he  became  reconciled,  and  has  been  well 
satisfied  from  that  to  the  present  time. 
They  had  seven  living  children  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  namely — 

SOPHIA  H.,  born  March  15,  1836,  at 
Ligonier,  Pa.,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, March  20,  1854,  to  David  Ayers,  who 
was  born  July  27,  1833,  in  Auglaize  coun- 
ty, Ohio.  Mr.  Ayers  died  May  30,  1866, 
at  Jacksonville,  111.  Mrs.  Ayers  resides 
with  her  parents. 

HENRIETTA,  born  Feb.  16,  1840, 
in  Springfield,  married  Dec.  7,  1865,  to 
Joseph  F.  Boyd,  who  was  born  Jan.  4, 
1837,  in  Hagerstown,  Md.  They  have 
one  child,  GRACIE  D.,  and  live  in 
Springfield. 

WILLIAM,  born  Sept.  14,  1842,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  May  18,  1865,  to 
Margaret  E.  Keyes.  They  have  five 
children,  EFFIE  S.,  CATHARINE  H., 
and  CHARLES  R.,  DAISY  D.  and 
MAGGIE  M.,  and  reside  three  miles 
north  of  Springfield. 

/?O#.E/?7;  born  Jan.  30,  1845,  enlisted 
April  27,  1864,  for  one  hundred  days,  in 
Co.  A,  1 33d  111.  Inf.,  served  one  hundred 
and  forty-seven  days,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  Sept.  24,  1864.  He  lives  with 
his  parents. 

ELLIE  M.,  born  July  27,  1847, 
JULIA  C.,  born  June   13,  1850,  and 
GEORGE    E.,   born  Jan.    12,    1854, 
live  with  their  parents. 

George  Day  and  wife  reside  three  miles 
northeast  of  Springfield. 

DEARDORFF,  ANTHONY, 
was  born  in  1786  in  Pennsylvania.  Eliza- 
beth Powell  was  born  in  1800,  in  Bedford 
county,  Pa.  They  were  married  in  1818, 
in  Franklin  county,  O.,  and  had  four 
children  there.  The  family  then  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1823,  in  what  is  now  Ball  town- 
ship, where  they  had  six  children.  Of 
their  ten  children — 

MART,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Morgan  Matthew,  who 
(lied,  leaving  a  widow  and  three  children 
in  Missouri. 

CATHARINE,  born  in  Ohio,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  John  Kent. 
He  died  in  the  United  States  armv  at 


Vicksburg,'jn  1863.     His  widow  and  five 
children  live  in  Missouri. 

PETER,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Nancy  Williams. 
They  had  four  children,  and  Mrs.  D.  died. 
Mr.  D.  and  his  children  live  in  Iowa. 

CHARLES  P.,  born  in  Ohio,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Mrs.  Sarah 
Rummerfield.  They  have  five  children, 
and  live  in  Cass  county,  111. 

REBECCA,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, is  unmarried,  and  lives  in  Ball  town- 
ship. 

BARBARA,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  Joseph  Beam.  See  his  name. 

ELIZ.ABE  TH,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  died  at  sixteen  years  old. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Catharine  Parvin.  He 
died,  leaving  a  widow  and  two  children  in 
Cass  county,  111. 

JOHN died  at  eighteen  years  of  age. 

SUSAN,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Henry  Shipman,  and  live  in 
Adair  county,  Mo. 

Anthony  DeardorfF  died  in  1834,  and 
his  widow  married  Simon  Matthew.  See 
his  name.  She  died  Oct.  21,  1850. 

DEARDORFF,  PETER, 
brother  to  Anthony,  was  born  in  Penn- 
sylvania, married  in  Ohio  to  Hannah 
Brunk,  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1824 
with  George  Brunk.  They  had  four 
children.  She  died  in  1874. 

DELAY,  -JOHN,  was  born  in 
Virginia,  taken  by  his  parents  to  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  and  was  there  married  to 
Elizabeth  Branch,  a  sister  to  Edward 
Branch.  See  his  name.  She  was  born 
Nov.  25,  1785,  near  Lynchburg,  Va. 
They  had  eleven  children  in  Bath  county, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in 
1829,  and  settled  near  Rochester.  Of 
their  children — 

SARAH  married  in  Kentucky  to 
Thomas  Baker.  See  his  name. 

JANE  died  in  Kentucky,  aged  eigh- 
teen years. 

JEMIMA  died  in  Kentucky,  aged 
sixteen  years. 

JUDITH,  born  March  S,  1809,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Joseph  Williams.  See  his  name. 

S7^EPHEN,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  March  4,  1841, 
to  Susan  Baker,  had  nine  children,  and  he 


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249 


died  April  16,  1870.     She  lives  in  Cotton 
Hill  township. 

It  LIT.  A,  born  April  19,  1813,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangatnon  county 
to  William  Taft.  See  his  name. 

rOLLY,  born  Jan.  5,  1820,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Samuel  Torrence.  See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Bath  county, 
Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Samuel  Keys.  See  his  name. 

GREENE  ERR  T,  born  in  Kentucky, 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  aged  fifteen 
years. 

AL  J  YArdied  in  Kentucky,  aged  eight 
years. 

John  Delay  died  Dec.  23,  1850,  and  his 
widow  died  Oct.  3,  1869,  both  in  Sanga- 
mon county. 

DICKERSON,  SAMUEL, 
was  born  about  1793,  in  Virginia.  His 
parents  moved  to  Pendleton  county,  Ky., 
when  he  was  a  boy,  and  his  father  engaged 
in  salt-making  at  Grant's  Lick.  Susan 
Kane  was  born  in  1800.  They  were  mar- 
ried, and  had  six  children  in  Kentucky. 
They  moved  to  Logan  county,  111.,  in 
1830,  and  in  February,  1831,  arrived  in 
what  is  now  Illiopolis  township,  five  miles 
east  of  Mechanicsburg.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

HUGH  W.,  born  Oct.  25,  1811,  in 
Pendleton  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Aug.  7,  1833,  to  Catharine 
Greene.  They  had  five  children  in  San- 
gamon county.  WILLIAM  H.,  born 
July  ii,  '834,  enlisted  in  1862  in  Co.  E, 
ii6th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  married 
Sarah  Enlow,  has  two  children,  and  lives 
in  Franklin  county,  Kan.  ELIZA  J. 
married  John  Taylor.  Sec  his  name. 
ALEXANDER,  born  Oct.  12,  1844,  en- 
listed August,  1862,  in  Co.  B,  1 30th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years.  He  was  on  duty  at 
the  capture  of  Vicksburg,  though  sick  at 
the  time,  was  sent  to  hospital  at  Memphis, 
where  his  father  took  charge  of  him  in 
July,  and  started  for  home.  He  died  on 
board  a  steamboat,  Aug.  12,  1863.  His 
remains  were  brought  home  and  buried  in 
Williams  township.  JOHN,  born  in  San- 
gamon county,  is  publishing  the  Gazette, 
at  Terrc  Haute,  Ind.  SAMUEL  resides 
with  his  father.  Mrs.  Catharine  Dickerson 
died  in  1850,  and  H.  W.  Dickerson  was 
married  April  I,  1852,  to  Edna  C.  Rice. 
They  had  seven  children.  JOSIAH,  AN- 

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N  A  M.  and  ROBB  Y  died  under  four  years. 
MARY,  CHARLES  E.,  OLIVER  P. 
and  IDA  BELL,  the  six  living,  reside 
with  their  parents  near  Barclay,  in  Wil- 
liams township. 

POLL  Y  married  William  Hunter. 
See  his  name.  Both  died. 

ARCHIBALD,  born  May  6,  1816,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  countv 
to  Celia  Hunter.  They  had  nine  child- 
ren. HARRIET  married  Michael  Der- 
ry,  and  live  near  Bowling  Green,  Mo. 
JAMES  R.  enlisted  July  19,  1861,  in  Co. 
I,  4  ist  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  was 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Pittsburg  Land- 
ing, April  6,  1862,  was  brought  home 
and  died  on  the  fourteenth  of  the  same 
month.  SAMUEL,  enlisted  April,  1861, 
on  the  first  call  for  75,000  men,  served 
three  months,  re-enlisted  in  1862,  in  Co. 

1,  41  st  [111.   Inf.,  and  served  three   vears. 
He     was     married    to    Ellen     Shinaman, 
have    four    children,    and  live    near   Mt. 
Auburn,        Christian       county,      Illinois. 
LUCINDA,     born      November,      1845, 
married  to  Harry  Blair,  April,  1871,  have 
one  child,  KATIE,  and  live  near  Illiopolis. 
AMANDA  J.,  born  Dec.   25,  1847,  mar- 
ried John  McGuffin,  and  reside  in  Illiopo- 
lis   township.       ZACHARY    T.,    born 
Dec.  29,   1849,    married  Dec.  3,  1873,  to 
Louisa    S.  Ream,    and    live    in    Illiopolis 
township.    JOHN  HENRY,  born  Sept. 

2,  1852,   ARCHIBALD,  born    Dec.  2, 
1854,    and    ERASTUS,   born    Sept.    10, 
1857,   live  with  their   mother.     Archibald 
Dickerson    was    killed    Sept.    2,   1865,    at 
Harristown,     Macon   county,    111.,    bv  an 
accident  on  the  T.,  W  &  W.  R.  R.    "  His 
widow     resides    three    and    a    half  miles 
southwest  of  Illiopolis. 

MARTHA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried John  Hunter,  and  both  died,  leaving 
a  family  in  Christian  county. 

C.  ALEXANDER,  born  April  11, 
1827,  in  Campbell  county,  Ky.,  married 
April  12,  1848,  to  Melinda  Ridgeway. 
She  was  born  Jan.  26,  1831,  in  Sangamon 
county.  They  have  eight  children, 
HENRY  CLAY,  JOHN  HARDIN, 
WILLIAM  F.,  SAMUEL  O.,  REU- 
BEN J.,  SARAH  J.,  ULYSSES 
GRANT  and  CHARLES,  and  reside  in 
Illiopolis  township,  five  miles  east  of 
Mechanicsburg,  where  his  father  settled 
in  1832. 


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AMELIA  J.  married  Samuel  Garret- 
son.  See  his  name. 

Samuel  Dickerson  died  in  the  fall  of 
1856,  and  his  widow  died  in  June,  1859, 
both  in  Illiopolis  township. 

DICKERSON,  CHESLEY, 
a  younger  brother  to  Samuel,  was  born  in 
Virginia,  married  in  Gallatin  county,  Ky., 
to  Betsy  Lillard,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  with  his  brother  Samuel  in  1831. 
They  had  four  children.  .  Their  son — 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, enlisted  July  19,  1861,  in  Co.  I,  41  st  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years,  came  home  on  sick 
furlough,  and  died  March  20,  1862. 

FRANCES,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  Philip  Fredericks.  They  live 
near  Ottawa,  Kansas.  Mr.  F.  was  a  sol- 
dier for  three  years  in  Co.  I,  41  st  111.  Inf. 

ERASTf  S,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  Lottie  Enlow,  and  lives  at 
Ottawa,  Kansas. 

MARIA,  married  and  died. 

Chesley  Dickerson  and  wife  both  died 
in  Sangamon  countv. 

DICKSON,  "  GEORGE,  was 
born  March  18,  loot,  in  Tennessee,  came 
to  Illinois  with  his  parents,  and  was  mar- 
Nov.  13,  1823,  to  Fanny  Cooper,  (sister  to 
John  Cooper,  the  father  of  James.)  She 
was  born  July  16,  1804,  in  Tennessee. 
They  had  seven  children — 

MART  A.,  born  Nov.  7,  1826,  died 
Jan.  31,  1846. 

SUSAN  A.,  born  Jan.  7,  1829,  died 
Dec.  21,  1848. 

ELIZABETH  E.,  born  April  10, 
1831,  died  August  21,  1851. 

JOHN  C,  born  Dec.  26,.  1836,  mar- 
ried in  1869  to  Ida  Johnson.  They  have 
two  children,  and  reside  in  Chatfield, 
Minn. 

MELISSA  N.,  born  Feb.  10,  1838, 
married  June  3,  1858,  to  George  Flower, 
had  two  living  children,  and  she  married 
for  a  second  time  to  James  Prunk,  have 
one  child,  and  reside  in  Mechanicsburg. 

THOMAS  M.,  born  May  18,  1841, 
was  a  soldier  in  an  Illinois  regiment,  mar- 
ried in  1863,  to  Susan  Lvdic,  in  Christian 
county,  have  four  children,  and  reside  at 
Lamar,  Barton  countv,  Mo. 

SARAH  A.,  born  Oct.  26,  1845,  in 
Christian  county,  married  Benjamin  H. 
Giger.  See  his  name. 

George  Dickson  died  Jan.  7,  1849.  in 
Christian  county,  and  his  widow  resides 


with    her   daughter,  Mrs.    Giger,  in    Me- 
chanicsburg. 

DIFENDORF,  OLIVER, 
was  born  March  12,  1819,  in  Canajoharie, 
Montgomery  county,  New  York,  and 
came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  November, 
1840.  He  was  married  Jan.,  1842,  to 
Martha  Ann  Cutter.  She  died  six  weeks 
after  their  marriage.  Mr.  Diefendorf, 
about  the  time  of  the  death  of  his  wife, 
entered  upon  the  duties  of  deputy  clerk, 
at  Springfield,  in  the  circuit  court  of  San- 
gamon county.  He  continued  to  discharge 
the  duties  of  that  position  until  June, 
1846,  when  he  volunteered  in  Co.  D,  4th 
111.  Inf.,  was  commissioned  ist  Lieut.,  and 
went  into  the  Mexican  war  under  Col. 
E.  D.  Baker.  He  was  subsequently  com- 
missioned as  2d  Lieut,  in  the  i6th  U.  S. 
Inf.,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war. 
He  was  married  Oct.,  1848,  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  to  Caroline  Cutter.  They  had 
three  children,  all  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy. Aug.  23,  1850,  they  moved  to 
Weston,  Platt  county,  Mo.  He  was 
elected,  Aug.,  1851,  for  four  years,  clerk  of 
the  court  of  common  pleas  of  that  county. 
He  was  two  years  clerk  in  the  office  of 
the  Surveyor-General  of  Kansas;  was  one 
of  the  thirty-two  original  proprietors  of 
the  city  of  Leavenworth,  laid  out  in  1854. 
In  1856  he  became  a  citizen  of  Kansas, 
and  in  the  spring  of  1857  a  permanent 
resident  of  the  city  of  Leavenworth.  In 
Nov.,  1867,  he  was  elected  clerk  of  Leav- 
enworth county;  re-elected  in  1869,  again 
in  1873  and  in  1875.  He  is  now — 1876— 
in  office,  and  resides  in  the  city  of  Leaven- 
worth. 

DILLARD,  WILLIAM,  born 
April  1 6,  1786,  in  Virginia.  Elizabeth 
Jacobs  was  born  Oct.  i^,  1791,  in  the  same 
State.  They  had  two  children  born  there, 
and  moved  to  Todd  county,  Ky.,  where 
four  children  were  born,  and  the  family 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
late  in  1830,  and  settled  three  and  a  half 
miles  west  of  Springfield.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

BENJAMIN  F.,  born  Aug.  10,  1810, 
in  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Feb.  n,  1836,  to  Mary  Crowder.  They  had 
seven  children,  two  of  whom  died  young. 
EUSTACIA  A.,  born  Dec.  30,  1836, 
married  June  6,  1861,  to  Edward  Keyes. 
See  his  name.  JOHN  J.,  born  Sept.  10, 
1838,  died  Feb.  7, 1865.  ^WILLIAM  R., 


SANGAMON   COUNTT. 


born  Jan.  14,  1842,  married  Jan.  15,  1873, 
to  Eliza  J.  Randall,  who  was  born  April 
29,  1847,  in  Sangamon  county.  They 
live  five  miles  northwest  of  Springfield. 
MARY  E.,  born  April  9,  1844,  lives  with 
her  mother.  RIAL  MARTIN,  born 
Jan.  22,  1847,  married  Feb.  9,  1871,  to 
Lerue  Kincaid,  and  live  in  Logan  county, 
near  Elkhart.  B.  F.  Dillard  died  Sept. 
5,  1868,  near  Elkhart,  and  his  widow  (in 
1874)  resides  five  miles  southwest  of 
Springfield,  on  the  farm  where  they  set- 
tled in  1837. 

AD  A  LINE,  born  March  17,  1813, 
married  Lewis  Tomlinson.  See  his  name. 

SARAH  married  James  Hannah.  They 
had  two  children,  and  he  died.  She  and 
her  children  reside  near  Chester,  Ran- 
dolph county. 

ELIZABETH  married  Henry  Dye, 
and  resides  near  Chester. 

VIRGINIA  married  William  Bradley, 
who  died,  leaving  a  widow  and  three 
children  in  DuQuoin. 

MARIAN  married  James  Hannah. 
They  have  two  children,  and  reside  in 
Perry  county,  111. 

JOHN  A.  married  Mary  Hathaway, 
have  four  children,  and  reside  near  Ches- 
ter, Randolph  county. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Dillard  died  Nov.  28, 
1854,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  William 
Dillard  died  Oct.  7,  1868,  in  Randolph 
county,  111. 

DILLON,  JOSHUA,  was  born 
Oct.  4,  1806,  in  Fauquier  county,  Va. 
The  grandfather  of  Mr.  Dillon  sprang 
from  Quaker  ancestors.  He  resided  in 
London  county,  Va.,  and  was  a  soldier  in 
the  army  that  achieved  American  Indepen- 
dence. His  son,  Samuel,  married  in  1800 
to  Nancy  Fletcher,  and  served  his  country 
in  the  war  of  1812-15.  Samuel  Dillon 
and  wife  raised  two  children,  Joshua, 
whose  name  heads  this  sketch,  and  Har- 
riet. Joshua  Dillon  was  married  March 
29,  1829,  in  Culpepper  county,  Va.,  to 
Elizabeth  S.  Jeffries,  who  was  born  there, 
August  10,  1808.  They  united  in  Vir- 
ginia with  the  Regular  Primitive  Baptists 
in  1832-3,  and  still  belong  to  that  church. 
They  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  June  18,  1834,  in  what  is  now 
Fancy  Creek  township.  They  brought 
four  children  with  them,  and  seven  were 
born  in  Sangamon  county.  Of  their 
children — 


WILLIAM,  born  Jan.  31,  1830,  in 
Fauquier  county,  Va.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  in  Macon  county,  April 
14,  1853,  to  Mary  E.  Cantrill.  They  had 
ten  children,  FANNIE  and  ELLA 
MAY  died  young.  WILLIAM  S., 
LOUIS  E.,  FRANK,  GEORGE  J., 
MARY  E.,  ROBERT  LEE  and  AN- 
NIE SHEPHERD,  twins,  and  PAR- 
THENIA  J.,  reside  with  their  parents. 
Dr.  William  Dillon  is  a  practicing  physi- 
cian, and  resides  at  Pavson,  Adams  coun- 

ty,  in. 

ROBERT,  born  June  29,  1831,  in 
Culpepper  county,  Va.,  raised  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  March  16,  1858,  in 
Decatur,  111.,  to  Maria  F.  Jennings,  who 
was  born  Nov.  10,  1837,  in  New  Jersey. 
Mr.  Dillon  enlisted  in  1862,  in  Co.  E,4ist 
111.  Inf.,  and  after  four  months  service,  he 
was  honorably  discharged  on  account  of 
physical  disability.  In  the  spring  of  1866 
they  moved  to  Nebraska,  and  from  there 
in  April,  1871,  to  Colorado;  thence  to 
New  Mexico  in  1873.  They  have  six 
children,  FRANCES  H.,  JOSHUA  L., 
RICHARD  O.,  SARAH  E.,  PAR- 
THENIA  A.  and  WILLIAM  J.,  and 
reside  near  Trinidad,  Colorado. 

SARAH  F.,  born  July  27,  1832,  in 
Culpepper  county,  Va.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  Sept.  5,  1849,  to  John 
H.  Crow.  See  his  name.  She  died  Jan. 
19,  1855,  leaving  three  children.  HENRY 
L.,  the  second  child,  died,  age,d  twenty- 
two  years.  ELIZABETH  H.  was  mar- 
ried Oct.  n,  1874,  to  Albert  D.  Harrison. 
They  ha"ve  one  child,  LOUIS  ARTHUR,  the 
first  great-grand-child  of  Joshua  Dillon. 
Mr.  Harrison  is  a  druggist  In  Tecumseh, 
Neb.  ISAAC  R.  Crow  resides  with  his 
father. 

ANN  ELIZABETH,  born  Oct.  7, 
1833,  in  Culpepper  county,  Va.,  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  Oct.,  1853,  to  Reuben 
McDannold.  They  have  seven  children, 
JOHN  L.,  PART HENIA  L.,  MARY 
A.,  WILLIAM  R.,  THOMAS  I.,  EM- 
MA J.  and  EDDIE,  and  reside  three  miles 
west  of  Springfield,  111. 

HARRIET  E.,  born  March  20,  1836, 
in  Sangamon  county,  died  in  her  twelfth 
year. 

MART  E.,  born  Oct.  18,  1837,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  Oct.  23,  1852, 
to  Eli  Ulery,  and  died  Dec.  5,  1864,  at 
Mt.  Zion,  Macon  county,  111.  Three 


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only,  of  her  seven  children  are  living, 
DONNA  L,  PERLIE  and  ELL  They 
reside  with  their  father. 

THOMAS  J.,  born  July  15,  1839, 
died  in  his  twelfth  year. 

PARTHENIA  R.,  was  born  Nov.  i, 
1841,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Mar. 
23,  1862,  in  Macon  county,  to  John  H. 
Crow.  They  have  two  children,  SA- 
RAH F.  and  LILLIE  R.,  and  reside  in 
Tecumseh,  Neb.  See  his  name. 

J  OB  A.,  born  June  5,  1843,  m  Sanga- 
mon county.  He  enlisted  for  three  years, 
in  1861,  in  Co.  E,  4151  111.  Inf.,  was  cap- 
tured at  Jackson,  Miss.,  spent  seventy- 
three  days  in  a  rebel  prison  at  Belle  Isle, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  at  the  ex- 
piration of  his  term  of  service.  He  was 
educated  at  Mt.  Zion,  111.,  graduated  in 
1867,  at  the  Law  school  in  Albany,  N.  Y. 
He  was  married  in  June,  1867,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  to  Huldah  J.  Oder. 
They  have  one  living  child,  JESSE  P., 
and  reside  in  Tecumseh,  Neb.  Job  A. 
Dillon  moved  to  Nebraska  in  1868,  was 
elected  to  the  State  Senate  in  1872, 
and  is  a  practicing  lawyer  in  Tecumseh. 

JOSEPH  J.,  born  Feb.  5,  1845,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Jan.  26, 
1869,  to  Sophia  J.  Irwin.  They  have  one 
child,  JOSHUA,  and  reside  near  Tecum- 
seh, Neb. 

AMANDA  JANE,  born  July  6, 1847, 
in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  educated  at 
Mt.  Zion,  111.,  married  May  30,  1865,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  to  Dr.  S.  B.  McGlum- 
pherv,  who  was  born  Aug.  27,  1831,  in 
Washington  county,  Penn.  He* attended  . 
college  at  Waynesburg,  Green  county, 
Penn.,  and  arrived  in  Decatur,  111.,  Oct. 
25,  1859.  He  graduated  at  Rush  Medical 
College,  Chicago,  111.,  Jan.  27,  1864.  He 
moved  to  Tecumseh,  Neb.,  arriving  April 
20,  1872,  and  was  appointed  by  the  Gov- 
ernor assistant  physician  to  the  Nebraska 
Hospital  for  the  Insane,  Aug.  18,  1874. 
Dr.  S.  B.  McGlumphery  and  wife  have  two 
living  children,  LENA  B.  and  NELLIE 
S.,  and  reside  in  Lincoln,  Neb. 

Joshua  Dillon  and  wife  reside  near 
Tecumseh,  Xeb. 

DIXON,  JAMES  M.,  was  born 
Aug.  3,  1807,  in  Harrison  county,  Ky. 
He  was  married  in  that  county,  Jan.  23, 
1827,  to  Joannah  Bird,  who  was  born 
Nov.  20,  1807.  They  had  four  children 
in  Mason  county,  Ky.,  and  moved  to  San- 


gamon county,  111.,  in  the  fall  of  1834,  in 
what  in  now  Mechanicsburg  township, 
where  they  had  two  living  children.  Of 
their  six  children — 

WILLIAM  A.,  born  Nov.  10,  1827,511 
Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  countv,  in 
his  twenty-fifth  year. 

SARAH ^4., born  Oct.  i,  1829,111  Ken- 
tucky, raised  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried in  Logan  county  to  Abraham  Cop- 
land. They  had  five  children,  and  Mrs. 
C.  died,  Feb.  26,  1872,  leaving  her  family 
near  Mt.  Pulaski. 

JESSE  D.,  born  Oct.  10,  1831,  in 
Kentucky,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
went  to  Oregon  in  1849,  married  there  to 
Louisa  Milligan,  has  three  living  children, 
JOANNAH,  RICHARD  and  JOHN, 
and  lives  at  Lafayette,  Yamhill  county, 
Oregon. 

LUCINDA,  born  Sept.  6,  1833,  in 
Mason  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  James  L.  Barbre.  See  his 
name. 

HESTER  D.,  born  Feb.  9,  1840,  hi 
Sangamon  county,  married  Sept.  4,  1861, 
to  Thomas  Stoker,  who  was  born  Dec.  27, 
1836,  in  Fairfield  county,  O.  They  had 
four  children.  DAVID  A.  died  in  in- 
fancy. JAMES  A.  died  at  six  years  of 
age.  ARTHUR  E.  and  ARMANEL- 
LA  live  with  their  parents  in  Buffalo. 

RICHARD,  born  Feb.  29,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  May  6,  1874, 
and  lives  near  Mechanicsburg. 

James  M.  Dixon  died  Dec.  19,  1843, 
near  Mechanicsburg,  and  his  widow  mar- 
ried John  C.  Eckel.  See  his  name. 

DIXON,  JOHN,  was  born  Oct. 
8,  1784,  in  the  village  of  Rye,  Westchester 
county,  N.  Y.  After  spending  fifteen 
years  as  a  merchant  in  New  York  city, 
he  closed  his  business  there  and  started, 
April  13,  1820,  for  the  west.  He  came 
by  the  way  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and  Shaw- 
neetown,  111.,  passing  over  the  site  of  the 
city  of  Springfield  before  there  was  any 
thought  of  a  town  rising  there,  and  set- 
tled nine  miles  further  north,  in  what  is 
now  Fancy  creek  township.  Four  years 
later  he  moved  to  Fort  Clark,  where 
Peoria  now  stands.  At  the  end  of  six 
years  he  moved  north,  into  the  country 
owned  by  the  Winnebago  Indians,  and 
April  ii,  1830,  bought  a  ferry  on  Rock 
river  from  a  half-breed  Indian.  From 
that  time  it  was  known  as  Dixon'^  ferry. 


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As  a  village  began  to  grow,  it  was  abbre- 
viated to  Dixon,  and  has  now  grown  to 
the  city  of  Dixon,  Lee  county,  111.  This 
is  merely  a  synopsis  of  a  long  and  useful 
life.  John  Dixon  is  now  (1876)  in  his 
ninety-second  year.  Of  his  family,  I 
have  no  record.  He  lives  in  the  city 
founded  by  himself,  and  bearing  his  own 
name. 

DIXON,  JOSEPH,  was  among 
the  earliest  settlers  on  Horse  creek.  He 
was  the  principal  mover  in  establishing 
Zion  chapel,  in  Cotton  Hill  township,  to 
which  he  afterwards  deeded  five  acres  of 
land  for  church  and  cemetery  purposes. 
His  family  are  buried  there,  but  he  died  in 
1844  at  the  house  of  a  daughter,  near 
Franklin,  Morgan  county,  111.,  and  was 
buried  there. 

DIVELBISS,  JACOB,  was 
born  March  29,  1 797,  in  Franklin  county, 
Pa.  He  was  there  married,  Jan.  19,  1819, 
to  Catharine  Shank,  who  was  born  Dec. 
3,  1791,  in  Washington  county,  Md.  They 
had  three  living  children  born  in  West- 
moreland county,  Pa.,  and  moved  west, 
traveling  from  Pittsburg  by  water  to 
Beardstown,  111.  Mr.  Divelbiss  and  his 
son  Noah  walked  from  there  to  Spring- 
field, the  family  following  in  a  hack, 
and  arriving  may  i,  1838.  Of  their  three 
children — 

CA7^HAR1NE,  born  July  8,  1822,  in 
Westmoreland  county,  Pa.,  was  married 
there  April,  1838,  to  Richard  Hodge.  See 
It  is  name. 

\O.\If,  born  Nov.  28,  1824,  in  West- 
moreland county,  Pa.,  was  married  in 
Springfield,  Aug.  8,  1848,  to  Cordelia 
Watson.  They  had  five  children.  NOAH, 
Jim.,  born  April  27,  1849,  was  killed  by  a 
railroad  accident  at  Sag  bridge,  near  Le- 
mont,  Cook  countv,  111.,  July  17,  1873. 
ABBIE  lives  with  her  parents. 
CHARLES  died  in  infancy.  FREDDIE 
died  in  the  eleventh  year  of  his  age. 
NELLIE  lives  with  her  parents.  Noah 
Divelbiss  came  to  Springfield  with  his 
father,  and  was  deputy  and  acting  clerk  of 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois  from  1844 
to  1848.  He  is  now  teller  in  the  Marine 
and  Fire  Insurance  Company's  Hank,  and 
resides  in  Springfield. 

AM  AX  DA,  born  Feb.  3,  1829,  in 
Westmoreland  county,  Pa.,  was  married 
in  Springfield,  Sept.  i,  1846,  to  Frank 
Hickox.  lie  is  a  brother  of  Virgil,  but 


came  to  Sangamon  county  too  late  to  be 
classed  as  an  early  settler.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hickox  had  eight  children,  two  of  whom 
died  young.  ALICE,  born  June  23, 1847, 
was  married  May  26,  1864,  to  William 
Warner,  and  resides  at  Selma,  Alabama. 
FRANK,  born  April  4,  1849,  was  mar- 
ried June  27,  1872,10  Matilda  C.  Bailey, 
a  native  of  Newport,  Indiana.  They  live 
in  Springfield,  111.  ELBERT  W.,  born 
March  14,  1852,  in  Petersburg,  was  mar- 
ried in  Springfield  Jan.  10,  1875,  *°  Kate 
Griffith,  of  St.  Louis.  They  reside  in 
Springfield.  IDA  MAY,  born  Nov.  9, 
1854,  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  April  15, 
1870,  to  William  J.  White.  They  have 
one  child,  MAGGIE,  and  reside  in  Spring- 
field. NELLIE  and  her  mother  reside 
in  Springfield  with  Mrs.  Hickox's  father. 

Jacob  Divelbiss  was  elected  Assessor 
and  '  Treasurer  of  Sangamon  county  in 
1853,  serving  two  years.  He  learned  the 
wagon-maker's  trade  in  his  native  county, 
and  prosecuted  the  business  in  Springfield 
for  many  years.  He  made  a  hand  in  the 
shop  a  full  half  century.  Mrs.  Catharine 
Divelbiss  died  Aug.  18,  1875,  and  Jacob 
Divelbiss  died  suddenly  Feb.  n,  1876. 

DODDS,  MRS.  MARGAR- 
ET, the  mother  of  Joseph  and  Rev. 
Gilbert  Dodds,  was  married  three  times. 
Her  maiden  name  was  Craig.  She  was 
born  in  South  Carolina,  and  first  married 
a  Mr.  Watson,  who  died,  and  she  married 
a  Mr.  Kirkpatrick.  He  was  a  patriot  sol- 
dier, who,  while  serving  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary army,  was  captured,  and  died  in 
the  British  prison  on  Sullivan  Island,  near 
Charleston.  She  lost  two  brothers  in  the 
Revolutionary  army,  also.  The  soldiers 
of  the  English  anm  took  all  her  provis- 
ions, and  when  she  begged  the  officer  in 
command  to  leave  her  sufficient  corn  and 
oats  for  seed,  he  replied  with  a  volley  of 
profanity,  and  told  her  she  would  have  no 
use  for  it,  as  some  loyal  subject  of  the 
king  would  occupy  her  plantation.  She 
remembered  having  seen  Washington  and 
his  army,  and  Cornwallis  with  his  army. 
After  the  death  of  Mr.  Kirkpatrick,  she 
married  James  Dodds.  Thev  had  five 
sons  and  a  daughter  in  Carolina,  and  in 
1795  started  to  move  their  family  to  Ken- 
tucky. Before  they  passed  out  of  Caro- 
lina the  father  and  daughter  sickened  and 
died.  Mrs.  Dodds,  with  her  five  sons, 
moved  on;  but,  on  arriving  at  Red  river, 


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Tennessee,  decided  to  stop,  and  there  re- 
mained two  years,  when  they  again  moved 
on,  and  arrived  in  Caldwell  county,  Ky., 
in  1797  or  '8.  After  her  son  Joseph  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  she  came  and  spent 
two  years  with  him,  then  returned  to 
Kentucky.  Twelve  or  fifteen  years  later 
she  again  came  to  Sangamon  county,  and 
spent  her  remaining  days  in  the  families 
of  her  sons  Joseph  and  Rev.  Gilbert 
Dodds.  She  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
Jan.  17,  1846,  in  the  ninety-seventh  year 
of  her  age. 

DODDS,  JOSEPH,  born  May 
28,  1785,  in  Abbeville  District,  South  Car- 
olina. He  was  taken  by  his  mother  to 
Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  in  1797  or  '8.  He 
was  there  married,  May  3,  1810,  to  Mattie 
Drennan.  They  had  three  children  in 
Kentucky,  and  in  Oct.,  1817,  he  accom- 
panied his  father-in-law,  William  Dren- 
nan, to  Illinois.  In  November  they  stop- 
ped on  Wood  river,  in  Madison  county, 
two  miles  north  of  Alton,  and  remained 
there  until  the  next  March,  when  the  men 
and  boys  connected  with  four  families 
started  for  Sugar  creek,  Sangamon  county, 
piloted  by  William  Moore,  an  Indian 
Ranger.  They  reached  their  destination 
on  the  first  of  March,  1818,  stopping  in 
what  is  now  Ball  township,  northwest  of 
Sugar  creek.  There  had  not  been  any 
survey  made,  but  the  spot  selected  by 
Mr.  Dodds,  and  on  which  he  built  his 
cabin,  is  now  section  twenty-nine,  town 
fourteen,  range  five  west,  and  that  of  Wil- 
liam Drennan  is  section  thirty-two,  same 
town  and  range.  Mr.  Dodds  had  been 
too  busy  with  his  crop  to  build  anything 
better  than  a  double  rail  pen  for  the  pro- 
tection of  his  family.  One  son  was  born 
in  Madison  county,  and  Mr.  Dodds  brought 
his  family  to  their  new  home  Nov.  3,  i8rS, 
where  seven  childi'en  were  born.  Of 
their  eleven  children — 

WILLIAM  D.,  born  Sept.  18,  1811, 
in  Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  was  married 
Sept.  18,  1834,  to  Polly  Eades,  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  They  moved,  in  1835,  to 
DesMoines  county,  Iowa,  where  they 
brought  up  fifteen  children,  namely : 
WILLIAM  E.,  born  Oct.  13,  1835,  was 
married  Jan.  6,  1857,  to  Deborah  C. 
Maines,  who  was  born  Jan.  29,  1839,  in 
Clermont  county,  Ohio.  They  had  five  liv- 
ing children :  REBECCA  s.,  born  Nov.  4, 
1837,  was  man'ied  Dec.  3,  1874,  to  Edwin 


G.  Moran,  who  was  born  Oct.  22,  1854, 
in  Kane  county,  111.  They  have  one 
child,  Ethel  L,,  and  reside  near  Bartlett, 
Fremont  county,  Iowa.  SARAH  L.  and 
JOSEPH  w.,  twins,  JAMES  H.  and  MARY  E. 
The  four  latter  live  with  their  parents, 
near  Bartlett,  Fremont  county,  Iowa. 
JOHN  H.,  born  Nov.  27,  1838,  was  mar- 
ried Sept.  13,  1866,  to  Lucy  Parrott. 
They  have  one  living  child,  WILLIAM  D., 
and  reside  near  Danville,  Iowa.  JOSEPH 
R.,  born  Jan.  i,  1841,  was  married  Feb. 
7,  1 86 1,  to  Sarah  E.  Maines.  They 
have  four  living  children,  MARY  L.,  CAR- 
RIE B.,  LULU  A.  and  CYRENE  E.,  and 
live  near  Corning,  Holt  county,  Mo. 
CYRENE  E.,  born  Oct.  22,  1842,  was 
married  March  19,  1864,  to  Henry 
Mathews.  They  have  five  children, 

HENRY      L.,      HOWARD      A.,      WARREN      L., 

SAMUEL  w.  and  MARY  L.,  and  live  near 
Danville,  DesMoines  county,  Iowa. 
JAMES  H.,  born  Sept.  9,  1844,  died  Jan. 
21,  1863.  REBECCA  J.,  born  August 
25,  1846,  was  married  March  9,  1861,  to 
George  W.  Collis.  They  have  one  child, 
CHARLES  L.,  and  live  near  South  Flint, 
Iowa.  SAMUEL  C.,  born  July  28,  1848, 
was  married  Jan.  22,  1869,  to  Sarah  Alli- 
son. They  have  two  children,  FREDDIE 
A.  and  MARY  E.,  and  live  near  Danville, 
Iowa.  CHARLES  W.,  born  April  15, 
1850,  was  married  Dec.  2,  1874,  to  Sonora 
Parrott,  and  live  near  Greenwood,  Polk 
county,  Iowa.  OLIVER  E.,  born  Mar. 
25,  1852,  was  married  to  Lillie  A.  Clark, 
Oct.  20, 1875,  and  live  near  South  Flint,  la. 
MARTHA  L.,  born  Dec.  24,  1853,  was 
married  to  James  J.  J.  Redding,  Feb.  22, 
1869.  They  have  two  living  children, 
WILLIAM  D.  and  LAURA  L.,  and  live  near 
Pleasant  Grove,  DesMoines  county,  Iowa. 
AILSEY,  or  ALICE  E.,  born  Jan.  n, 
1856,  married  Jan.  15,  1874,  to  William  F. 
GRIFFEL.  They  have  one  child, 
CLARA  E.,  and  live  near  South  Flint,  Iowa. 
MARGARET  E.,  LAVINA  V.  V., 
AARON  E.  and  FINIS  E.  live  with 
their  parents.  William  D.  Dodds  and 
wife  reside  near  South  Flint,  DesMoines 
county,  Iowa. 

JOHN,  born  Jan.  26,  1814,  in  Cald- 
"well  county,  Ky.,  was  married  March  10, 
1836,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Re- 
becca King.  They  had  four  children: 
JOSEPH  C.  married  Elizabeth  Levi. 
They  have  three  children,  and  live  in 


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Pawnee  township.  MARY  M.  lives 
with  her  mother.  JOHN  H.  was  mar- 
ried Dec.  12,  1872,  to  Mary  J.  Funder- 
hurk,  and  lives  in  Auburn  township. 
SAMUEL  K.  lives  with  his  mother. 
John  Dodds  died  Oct.  21,  1859,  and  his 
widow,  Mrs.  Rebecca  Dodds,  lives  in 
Auburn  township. 

MART,  born  Jan.  16,  1816,  in  Cald- 
well  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon  county  to  Jonathan  B.  Colcman.  Sec 
his  name, 

J.  WILSON,  born  May  28,  iSiS, 
near  Alton,  Madison  county,  111.,  was 
married  Feb.  27,  1845,  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, to  Minerva  J.  Easley.  They  had  fif- 
teen children;  three  died  young.  BEN- 
JAMIN A.  died  July  30,  1873,  aged 
twenty-seven  years.  PERXECIA  E. 
was  married  to  John  W.  Phelps.  They 
have  two  children,  and  reside  in  Ball 
township.  MARTHA  J.  was  married 
April  6,  1873,  to  Thomas  Black,  Jun.  See 
his  name.  MARY  E.,  JAMES  F.  E., 
AMANDA  C.,  WILLIAM  D.,  ED- 
WIN E.  and  FREDERICK  B.  (twins), 
EMMA  A.,  JOHN  G.  and  JOSEPH  Al; 
the  nine  latter  live  with  their  mother.  J. 
W.  Dodds  died  March  8,  1875,  and  his 
family  reside  in  Ball  township,  near  the 
Cumberland  Presbyterian  church. 

MARGARET,  born  July  2,  1820,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Oct.  22, 
1840,  to  James  B.  Easley.  See  his  name. 

SAMUEL,  born  June  3,  1822,  in  San- 
gamon county,  died  unmarried,  aged 
forty-two  years. 

JOSEPH,  born  Sept.  5,  1824,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  March  30, 
1847,  to  Elizabeth  A.  Holland.  They 
have  six  living  children,  ISABELLA  J., 
WILLIAM  A.,  MARTHA  E.,  JO- 
SEPH N.,  ABNER  L.  and  MARY  E., 
who  reside  with  their  parents  in  Ball 
township,  two  hundred  yards  west  of 
where  his  parents  settled  in  1818,  and  four 
miles  southeast  of  Chatham,  Sangamon  . 
county. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  Nov.  22,  1826,  in 
Sangamon  count v,  was  married  April  16, 
1846,  to  Strawther  Eades.  They  have 
six  children.  EVA  was  married  Oct.  24, 
1867,  to  William  M.  White.  They  have 
one  child,  and  reside  in  Bates  county,  Mo. 
MARY  E.  was  married  May  6,  1869,  to 
W.  E.  P urcell.  They  have  one  child, 
and  live  in  Auburn  township,  Sangamon 


countv.  REBECCA  J.  was  married 
Nov."  1 6,  1871,  to  B.  F.  Peacock.  They 
reside  near  Springfield.  WILLIAM  A., 
FINIS  E.  and  MARTHA  A.,  reside 
with  their  parents  near  Johnstown,  Bates 
county,  Mo. 

FRANCIS  E  WING,  born  Jan.  27, 
1829,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married 
Feb.  22,  1855,  to  Pauline  K.  Fletcher. 
They  had  four  children.  JOHN  S.  died, 
aged  ten  years.  MARTHA  F.,  VIR- 
GINIA E.  and  HENRIETTA  A.,  live 
with  their  parents.  F.  E.  Dodds  and  fam- 
ily live  near  Pawnee,  Sangamon  countv. 

NANCY  E.,  born  Sept.  14,  1831,  was 
married  Oct.  30,  1856,  to  Chester  F. 
Maltby,  and  died  Oct.  7,  1870.  C.  F. 
Maltby  resides  in  Virden. 

ALEXANDER  R.,  born  July  27, 
1834,  was  married  Dec.  24,  1860,  to  Ame- 
lia R.  Planck,  and  died  Jan.  4,  1864,  leav- 
ing a  widow  and  one  child,  EVA  M.,  in 
Springfield,  111. 

Mrs.  Martha  Dodds  died  Jan.  10,  1853, 
and  Joseph  Dodds  died  Jan.  21,  1868, 
both  on  the  farm  where  they  settled  in 
1818.  Joseph  Dodds  became  very  much 
dissatisfied  soon  after  coming  to  Sangamon 
county,  and  determined  to  return  to  Ken- 
tucky. He  sold  all  the  property  he  could 
spare  to  obtain  money  to  defray  the  ex- 
pense, and*  loaded  his  wagon;  but  his 
horses  strayed  away  the  night  previous  to 
the  time  he  intended  starting,  and  before 
he  could  find  them  his  money  was  gone. 
He  was  thus  compelled  to  remain.  After 
becoming  reconciled,  he  often  expressed 
his  thanks  to  those  horses  for  running 
away. 

DODDS,  GILBERT,  born  June 
6,  1793,  in  Spartanburg  District,  S'outh 
Carolina,  and  was  taken  by  his  mother, 
first  to  Tennessee,  and  from  there  to  Cald- 
well  county,  Ky.  He  was  married  Oct. 
12,  1815,  in  Caldwell  county,  to  Mary 
Clinton.  Her  father  (James  Clinton)  was 
Captain  of  a  company  in  the  Revolution. 
Gilbert  Dodds  and  wife  had  four  children 
in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
countv,  111.,  arriving  in  August,  1824,  in 
what  is  now  Ball  township,  and  joined 
his  brother  Joseph,  who  came  six  years 
previous.  They  had  eight  children  in 
Sangamon  county,  namelv — 

JAMES  C\,  born  Oct.  30,  1816,  in 
Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  was  married  in  Morgan 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


county  April  12,  1840,  to  Jane  Boulware. 
They  had  six  living  children.  JAMES 
W.  enlisted  for  three  years,  Aug.  9,  1862, 
at  Springfield,  in  Co".  B,  ii4th  111.  Inf. 
He  was  a  Sergeant,  and  commanded  his 
company  at  the  battle  of  Guntown,  in 
June,  and  was  killed  in  battle  at  Tupelo, 
Miss.,  July  15,  1864.  A  cenotaph  at  the 
Cumberland  Presbyterian  church,  on  Su- 
gar creek,  gives  the  above  facts.  PHILIP 
B.  died,  aged  ten  years.  RICHARD  N., 
born  Nov.  25, 1851,  is  a  druggist  in  Spring- 
field. NANCY  C.  married  William 
Mason.  See  his  name.  MARY  was 
married  August,  1874,  to  Henry  Wyatt, 
at  Franklin,  Morgan  county,  111.  FRED- 
ERICK C.  lives  with  his  sister,  Mrs. 
Mason.  Mrs.  Jane  Dodds  died  July,  1869, 
and  James  C.  Dodds  died  April  12,  1872, 
both  in  Sangamon  county. 

NANCY  y.,  born  Jan.  30,  1819,  in 
Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  was  married  Dec. 
15,  1842,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  John  L. 
Drennan.  See  his  name.  He  died  July 
22,  1853,  and  his  widow  married  John  B. 
Weber.  See  his  name. 

MINER  VA,  born  Aug.  22,  1820,  in 
Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  lost  a  limb  by  a  fall 
from  a  horse  in  1840,  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, and  has  been  an  invalid  since  that 
time.  She  resides  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  J. 
B.  Weber. 

FRANCIS  N.,  born  Oct.  8,  1822,  in 
Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  and  brought  up  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Dec.  9, 
1857,  in  Cass  county,  to  Margaret  Brady. 
They  moved  to  Lykins  county,  Kan., 
where  his  wife  died  April  21,  1866,  leav- 
ing one  child,  EMMA  F.,  who  resides 
with  her  grandmother  Brady,  in  Virginia, 
Cass  county,  111.  F.  N.  Dodds  was  mar- 
ried Nov.  6,  1867,  to  Mrs.  Mary  C. 
Pedig.  Thev  have  four  children, 
CHARLES  E.,  MARY  A.,  CORA  B. 
and  SARAH  L.,  who  live  with  their 
parents.  F.  N.  Dodds  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Mormon  war  of  1845,  and  the  Mexican 
war  of  1846  and  '7,  from  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. He  was  in  a  Union  regiment  from  Kan- 
sas, and  aided  in  suppressing  the  slave- 
holders' rebellion.  They  reside  near 
Colona,  Carroll  county,  Mo. 

\\'ILLIAM  D.,  born  July  3,  1825,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  to  Ange- 
line  Corbev,  in  Sept.,  1855.  They  have 
five  children,  HARRIET,  ROSA,  VIR- 
GINIA, ALBERT  and  FREDERICK, 


and  live  at  Chilicothe,  Livingston  county, 
Mo.  W.  D.  Dodds  is  a  minister,  con- 
nected with  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian 
church. 

AMANDA  E.,  born  Dec.  22,  1827,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Jan.  i, 
1852,  to  Chester  F.  Maltby,  who  was 
born  July  13,  1825,  in  New  York.  Mrs. 
Maltby  died  Dec.  21,  1852,  in  Petersburg, 
leaving  one  child,  AMANDA  E.,  who 
was  married  Jan.  16,  1873,  to  John  G. 
Cheney,  and  resides  near  Auburn,  Sanga- 
mon countv. 

JOHN  H.,  born  Feb.  14,  1830,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  July  3,  1855, 
to  Ellen  Goldsby.  They  had  four  child- 
ren, JULIA  A.,  JAMES  E.,  GILBERT 
and  CHARLES  H.  John  H.  Dodds 
died  Sept.  7,  1873,  near  Petersburg,  Me- 
nard  county.  His  family  reside  four  miles 
south  of  Petersburg. 

ALFRED  S.,  born  May  20,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  studied  medicine.  He 
enlisted  in  Co.  K,  I33d  111.  Inf.,  in  1861, 
for  three  years,  as  a  private,  but  acted  as  a 
surgeon.  He  served  three  years,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  Jan.,  1865,  at  New 
Orleans.  '  He  was  married  Sept.  10,  1863, 
to  Maggie  Cunningham.  Thev  have  four 
children,  WILLIAM,  HARRY, 
RAPLH  and  FLORENCE.  Dr.  A.  S. 
Dodds  is  a  practicing  physician  at  Bolckow, 
Andrew  county,  Mo. 

THOMAS  C.,  born  Nov.  6,  1834, 
served  sixteen  months  in  Co.  F,  28th  111. 
Inf.  He  was  honorably  discharged  Nov. 
24,  1862.  at  LaGrange,  Tenn.,  and  was 
married  Nov.  4,  1869,  to  Lauretta  Colby. 
They  have  three  living  children,  EL- 
BERT  C.,  EUNICE  A.  and  MARY  C., 
and  reside  six  miles  south  of  Petersburg, 
Menard  county,  111. 

MARGARET  A.,  born  Oct.  8,  1837, 
died  unmarried,  Feb.  21,  1875,  at  the  resi- 
dence of  her  sister,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Weber. 

MARY  E.,  born  Nov.  2,  1840,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  Jan.  16,  1868, 
to  Wrilliam  Colby.  They  have  three 
children,  ALFRED  L,  "LYDIA  and 
ALICE,  and  reside  near  Annawan,  Hen- 
ry county,  111. 

IRA  ~R.,  born  Feb.  16,  1843,  in  San' 
gamon  county,  111.,  served  three  years  and 
eight  months  in  Co.  F,  28th  111.  Infi,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  July,  1865,  at 
New  Orleans.  He  is  unmarried,  and  re- 


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sides  near  Hutchinson,  Reno  county,  Kan- 
sas.—1875. 

Rev.  Gilbert  Dodds  became  a  minister 
in  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  church 
in  early  life.  He  was  for  many  years 
pastor  of  the  Sugar  creek  church,  and 
was  always  an  active,  energetic  advocate 
of  temperence.  In  1847  ^e  moved  to 
Menard  county,  a  few  miles  south  of 
Petersburg.  Mrs.  Mary  Dodds  died  July 
9,  1866,  and  Rev.  Gilbert  Dodds  died 
May  3,  1872,  both  near  Petersburg. 

DOHERTY,  JAMES  HILL, 
was  born  June  3,  1775,  in  Virginia.  His 
father,  Cornelius  Doherty,  was  a  native  of 
Ireland,  and  emigrated  to  America  about 
1760,  settling  in  Virginia.  He  was  mar- 
ried there  to  Mary  Hill.  They  had 
twelve  children — six  of  each  sex.  The 
family  moved  to  Kentucky  the  year  after 
Daniel  Boone,  and  lived  in  the  fort  known 
as  Estell  station,  for  seven  years.  The 
son,  James  Hill  Doherty,  was  married  in 
1819  in  Cumberland  county,  Ky.,  to  Mary 
Foster,  who  was  born  in  1794,  in  South 
Carolina.  They  had  two  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1824  on  Rich- 
land  creek,  near  where  Pleasant  Plains 
now  stands.  They  had  one  child  there, 
and  Mrs.  Mary  Doherty  and  her  second 
child — Elizabeth — died  in  the  fall  of  1824. 
In  1832  James  H.  Doherty  left  Sangamon 
county  and  moved  to  Missouri,  thence  to 
Arkansas,  and  in  1836  to  Decatur  county, 
Tenn.,  where  he  died  July  22,  1852.  Of 
his  two  children — 

JOHN F.  P.,  born  Dec.  21,  1820,  in 
Cumberland  county,  Ky.,  partially  brought 
up  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  continued 
with  his  father  until  1842,  when  he  left 
Tennessee  for  Texas.  He  returned  two 
years  after,  and  was  married  Oct.  22,  1844, 
in  Decatur  county,  Tenn.,  to  Elizabeth  J. 
Maxwell,  who  was  born  Sept.  6,  1823,  in 
Humphreys  county,  Tenn.  They  had 
one  child  born  and  died  in  Tennessee,  and 
eight  in  Texas,  namely:  JAMES  H., 
born  June  29,  1848,  in  Rusk  county, 
Texas,  resides  with  his  parents.  MARIA 
L.,  born  April  5,  1850,  in  Nacogdoches 
county,  Texas,  married  Jan.  20,  1871,  to 
James  H.  Hall,  a  native  of  Mississippi. 
They  have  one  child,  FAXNIE  j.,  born  Jan. 
20,  1874.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hall  reside  in 
Coryell  county,  Texas,  near  Rainey's 

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Creek  postoffice.  WILLIAM  J.,  born 
March  17,  1852,  in  Rusk  county,  Texas, 
resides  with  his  parents.  ROBERT  R. 
P.,  born  Oct.  26,  1853,  and  died  Nov.  28, 
1874.  JOHN  P.,  born  April  7,  1856, 
CHARLES  F.,  born  Aug.  3,  1858,  and 
SUSAN  M.,  born  Nov.  28,  1862— the 
three  latter  in  Nacogdoches  county — and 
SARAH  E.,  born  Sept.  14,  1867,  in 
Limestone  county,  all  reside  with  their 
parents.  John  F.  F.  Doherty  and  wife 
reside  near  Rainey's  creek  postoffice,  Cor- 
yell county,  Texas,  and  twenty-eight 
miles  from  Waco,  the  nearest  express 
office. 

MART,  born  Sept.  18,  1824,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  there,  Nov. 
30,  1847,  to  Charles  W.  Smith,  who  was 
born  Jan.  31,  1823,  in  Overton  county, 
Tenn.  They  have  five  children,  NANCY, 
MATHIAS  M.,  ELIZABETH,  JOHN 
D.  and  MARY,  who  reside  with  their 
parents  in  Maco'upin  county,  ten  miles 
northeast  of  Carlinville,  111. 

DOUGHERTY,  CHARLES, 
was  born  Feb.,  1792,  near  Derry,  county- 
Donegal,  Ireland.  In  1817  he  came  to 
America,  landing  first  in  Canada,  and 
from  there  to  New  York.  He  was  mar- 
ried about  1820,  in  Washington  county, 
Pa.,  to  Mrs.  Susannah  Gants.  She  had 
nine  children  by  her  first  marriage.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Dougherty  moved  to  Wheeling, 
Va.,  where  they  had  one  child,  and  from 
there  to  Greenup  county,  Ky.  In  1835 
they  moved  to  Coles  county,  111.,  and  from 
there  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  in 
May,  1838,  in  what  is  now  Riverton.  Mrs. 
D.  died  there,  March  5,  1852,  Their  only 
son — 

CHARLES,]\.m.,  born  Oct.  10,  1822, 
in  Wheeling,  West  Va.,  married  Feb. 
20,  1849,  to  Amanda  Constant.  She  died 
March  i,  1858,  leaving  three  sons,  JAMES, 
REZIN  and  JOHN.  Charles  Dougherty, 
Jun.,  was  married  March  5,  1859,  to  Mrs. 
Susan  E.  Connelly,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Conant.  They  have  three  children, 
OMAR,  ALLEN"  and  LYDIA  J.,  who 
live  with  their  parents,  one  mile  northwest 
of  Dawson. 

Charles  Dougherty,  Sen.,  resides  with 
his  son,  Charles,  Jun. — 1874. 

DONNER.— A  family  named  Don- 
ner  lived  near  Salem,  Rowan  county,  N. 
C.,  in  the  latter  part  of  the  eighteenth 
century.  The  parents  were  German 


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speaking,  but  it  is  not  known  whether 
they  emigrated  from  Germany  or  were 
born  in  this  country.  They  had  three 
sons  and  three  daughters,  all  born  in 
North  Carolina,  and  moved  to  Jessa- 
mine county,  Ky.,  about  1811.  They 
moved  with  their  children  to  Decatur 
county,  Ind.,  and  in  1828  came  to  Sanga- 
mon  county.  Both  died  at  a  very  ad- 
vanced age,  and  were  buried  about  three 
miles  east  of  Springfield,  near  the  Ben- 
nett school  house.  Of  their  children — 

DONNER,  LYDIA,  born  Dec., 
1783,  near  Salem,  Rowan  county,  N.  C., 
accompanied  her  parents  to  Jessamine 
county,  Ky.,  and  was  there  married  to 
James  Walters.  They  had  nine  children 
in  Kentucky,  and  in  1829  moved  to  Deca- 
tur county,  Ind.,  where  Mr.  Walters 
died  in  June,  1830.  Mrs.  Walters  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  in  Auburn 
township  in  1839.  See  Lydia  Walters. 

DONNER,  ELIZABETH, 
was  married  in  Jessamine  county,  Ky.,  to 
William  Walters.  See  the  name  of  their 
son — 

GREEN  B.  Walters. 

DONNER,  GEORGE,  was 
born  about  1786,  in  Rowan  county,  N.  C., 
came  with  his  parents  to  Jessamine  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  and  from  there  to  Decatur  county, 
Ind.  He  was  there  married  and  had  five 
children.  Mrs.  Donner  died  there,  and 
Mr.  D.,  with  his  family,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  in  the  autumn  of  1828, 
settling  about  three  miles  northeast  of 
Springfield.  George  Donner  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Mary  Blue. 
They  had  two  living  children,  and  Mrs 
Mary  Donner  died  in  Sangamon  county. 
Mr.  Donner's  five  eldest  children  married 
in  the  latter  county,  and  in  1838  he  took 
his  two  children  by  the  second  marriage, 
and,  in  company  with  his  son  William 
and  family,  and  his  brother  Jacob  and 
family  moved  to  Texas.  They  raised  one 
crop  fifty  miles  south  of  Houston.  Not 
liking  the  country,  they  all  returned  in  1839, 
and  George  Donner  moved  on  the  farm  he 
left.  About  two  years  afterwards  he  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Tamsen  Dozier,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Eustace.  They  had  three 
children  (all  girls)  born  in  Sangamon 
county.  Of  the  five  children  of  George 
Donner  by  his  first  marriage— 

MARY,  born  in  Indiana,  was  married 
in     Sangamon     county,     111.,    to    George 


Weaver.  They  had  four  children,  and 
Mr.  Weaver  died,  and  she  married  Adam 
Harmon.  They  had  two  children,  and 
Mr.  H.  died  at  Island  Grove.  The  family 
live  near  Libertyville,  Iowa. 

WILLIA M,  born  May  3,  1812,  in  De- 
catur county,  Ind.,  was  married  March, 
1832,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Eliza- 
beth Hunter,  who  was  born  May  i,  1819, 
in  Gallatin  county,  Ky.,  and  came  to  San-' 
gamon  county  in  the  autumn  of  1830. 
They  had  two  children,  and  in  1838  moved 
to  Texas  with  his  father,  where  one  child 
was  born.  He  returned  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1839,  where  two  children  were 
added  to  the  family.  Of  their  five  child- 
ren: JAMES  W.,  born  Jan.  7,  1834,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  April  20, 
1857,  to  Elizabeth  Snodgrass,  who  was 
born  Feb.  6,  1837,  in  Harrison  county,  In- 
diana. They  have  six  living  children, 

GEORGE  A.,  CHARLES  F.,  NETTIE  J.,  IRV- 
ING, ALBERT  F.  and  DORA  E.,  and  live  in 
Clear  Lake  township,  one  mile  south  of 
Riverton.  James  W.  Donner  enlisted 
August  8,  1862,  in  Co.  H.,  ii4th  111.  Inf., 
for  three  years.  He  was  severely  wound- 
ed by  a  musket  ball,  through  the  hip 
joint,  at  the  battle  of  Guntown,  Miss., 
June  10,  1864,  was  captured  and  taken  to 
Mobile.  After  one  month,  sent  to  Ca- 
hawba,  remained  three  months,  thence  to 
Macon,  Georgia,  and  from  there  to  the 
prison  pens  at  Andersonville.  As  the 
close  of  the  rebellion  approached,  all  the 
prisoners  who  could  travel  on  foot  were 
removed,  leaving  about  one  hundred  there. 
The  prison  was  surrounded  by  artillery, 
bearing  on  the  stockade.  The  rebel 
guards,  in  order  to  escape  capture,  cut 
down  the  wheels  of  the  artillery,  and  fled 
before  the  Union  forces.  J.  W.  Donner, 
with  others  in  like  situation,  was  sent  by 
Capt.  Wirz  to  Thomasville  by  railroad, 
thence  to  the  Union  lines  at  Jacksonville, 
Florida,  which  was  reached  the  latter  part 
of  April.  They  were  sent  by  water  to 
Hilton  Head  and  Annapolis,  Md.  Then 
by  railroad  to  Chicago  and  Springfield, 
reaching  home  July  10,  1865.  He  now 
draws  a  pension.  SARAH  E.,  born 
Sept.  27,  1836,  was  married  July  27,  1855, 
to  Gilbert  Sponsler,  who  was  born  Sept. 
18,  1833,  in  Dauphin  county,  Penn.,  came 
with  his  parents  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1841,  and  settled  in  what  is  now  Wood- 
side  township.  They  have  four  children : 


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WILLIAM    A.,    GEORGE     A.,    MARY    F.     and 

ALICE  j.,  and  reside  in  the  Donner  settle- 
ment, four  miles  east  of  Springfield. 
GEORGE  T.,  born  May  27,  1839,  in 
Texas,  enlisted  at  Springfield,  August, 
1862,  in  Co.  G..  ii4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years,  served  full  time,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  with  the  regiment  at  the  close 
of  the  war.  He  was  married  March, 
1868,  to  Sarah  Scott,  east  of  Springfield. 
They  have  three  children,  WILLIAM, 
NANCY  M.  and  HARVY  o.,  and  reside  near 
Latham,  Logan  county,  111.  RACHEL 
T.,  born  May  7,  1842,  was  married  Jan. 
20,  1857,  to  Felix  Carver.  See  his  name. 
JOSEPH,  bom  Sept.  30,  1845,  enlisted, 
May  22,  1862,  in  Co.  B,  68th  111.  Inf.,  for 
one  hundred  days,  served  four  months, 
and  was  honorably  discharged.  He  was 
married  Nov.  22,  1868,  to  Mary  L.  But- 
ler, who  was  born  June  5,  1849.  They 
have  one  child,  LINNIE  B.,  and  reside  with 
his  mother,  near  Springfield,  111.  William 
Donnor  died  July  22,  1867,  within  two 
miles  of  where  his  father  settled  in  1828. 
His  widow,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Donnor,  re- 
sides four  miles  east  of  Springfield. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Indiana,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
Absolom  Harmon.  They  had  six  or  seven 
children,  and  reside  near  Libcrtyville,  Jef- 
ferson county,  Iowa. 

SUSANNAH,  born  in  Indiana,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
Daniel  Blue.  They  had  three  children, 
and  moved  to  Hancock  county,  111. 

L  YDIA,  born  in  Indiana,  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  John  Vancil. 
They  had  three  or  four  children,  and 
moved  to  Hancock  county,  111. 

Of  the  children  of  George  Donner's 
second  marriage — 

ELITHA  CUMI,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  lived  through  the  disaster  on 
the  mountains,  in  1846,  and  was  married 
in  California  to  Perry  McCoon.  He  was 
killed  by  a  runaway  horse.  His  widow 
was  married  Dec.  8,  1853,10  Benjamin  W. 
Wilder.  They  have  six  children,  and  re- 
side at  Elk  Grove,  Sacramento  county, 
California. 

LEANNA  C,  born  Dec.  5,  1834,  near 
Springfield,  111.,  lived  through  the  disaster 
on  the  mountains  1846-7,  was  married  in 
Sacramento  City,  Cal.,  Sept.  26,  1852,  to 
John  App.  They  had  four  children. 
REBECCA,  born  Feb.  9,  1854,  resides 


with  her  parents.  LEONARD  F.  died 
in  his  sixth  year,  in  San  Francisco. 
JOHN  Q.  and  LUCY  E.  reside  with  their 
parents  near  Jamestown,  Tuolumne  coun- 
ty, California. 

Children  of  the  third  marriage — 

FRANCES  E.,  born  July  4,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  lived  through  the 
disaster  on  the  mountains,  was  educated 
at  St.  Dominie  Catholic  school,  at  Benicia, 
was  married  Nov.  24,  1858,  in  California, 
to  William  R.  Wilder.  They  reside  near 
Point  of  Timber,  Contra  Costa  county, 
California. 

GEORGIANA,  born  Dec.  3,  1841, 
near  Springfield,  111.,  lived  through  the 
disaster  on  the  mountains,  was  educated  at 
Benecia  Catholic  school,  and  married  Nov. 
4,  1863,  to  Washington  A.  Babcock,  in 
California.  They  have  three  children 
HENRY  A.,  FRANK  B.  and  EDITH 
M.,  and  reside  at  Mountain  View,  Santa 
Clara  county,  California. 
^  ELIZA  P.,  born  March  8,  1843,  near 
Springfield,  111.,  lived  through  the  disaster 
on  the  mountains,  was  educated  at  St. 
Dominie  Catholic  school,  at  Benicia,  Cal.j 
was  married  in  same  State,  Oct.  10,  1861, 
to  Sherman  O.  Houghton,  who  was  born 
April  10,  1828,  in  New  York  city.  She 
is  his  second  wife.  He  served  in  the  ist. 
regiment  N.  Y.  Vol.  Inf.  through  the 
Mexican  war,  was  Mayor  of  San  Jose, 
Cal.,  in  1855  and  1856,  represented  Cali- 
fornia in  the  42d  and  43d  Congress.  They 
have  six  children,  ELIZA  P.,  SHER- 
MAN O.,  Tun.,  CLARA  H.,  CHAS. 
D.,  FRANCIS  F.  and  STANLEY  W., 
all  born  in  California  except  the  last,  who' 
was  born  in  Washington,  D.  C.  Hon.  S. 
O.  Houghton  and  family  reside  in  San 
Jose,  Cal.  He  is  a  practicing  lawyer. 

George  Donner  was  a  good  man.  It  is 
said  by  his  former  neighbors  in  Sangamon 
county,  that  it  appeared  to  be  a  pleasure 
for  him  to  do  a  kind  act.  For  an  account 
of  the  sad  fate  of  himself  and  wife,  see 
sketch  of  the  Reed  and  Donner  emigrant 
partv. 

BONDER,  TOBIAS,  born  in 
1788,  near  Salem,  Rowan  county,  N.  C., 
was  a  brother  of  George  and  Jacob,  and 
the  three  sisters,  Susannah,  Lydia  and 
Elizabeth.  He  moved  with  his  father's 
family  to  Jessamine  county,  Ky.,  and  was 
married  there  to  Nancy  Bettis,  and  moved 
to  Decatur  county,  Ind.  From  there  to 


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EAR  LI   SETTLERS  OP 


the   vicinity    of   Athens,   Menard  county, 
111.,  where  they  brought  up  a  family. 

DONNER,  JACOB,  was  born 
about  i79°»  near  Salem,  Rowan  county, 
N.  C.,  accompanied  the  family  to  Jessa- 
mine county,  Ky.,  thence  to  Decatur 
county,  Ind.,  and  from  there  (in  1828)  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  where  he  was 
married  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hook,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Blue,  a  sister  of  his 
brother  George's  second  wife.  She  had 
two  children  by  a  former  marriage, 
namely — 

SOLOMON  E.  Hook,  born  Jan.  n, 
1832,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  lived 
through  the  disaster  on  the  mountains, 
and  was  married  in  California,  Nov.  7, 
1866,  to  Alice  Roberts.  They  have  three 
children,  and  reside  in  Winters,  Yolo 
county,  California. 

WILLIAM  Hook,  born  in  1834, 
in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  lived  through 
the  disaster  on  the  mountains,  but  on 
reaching  food,  arose  in  the  night,  ate  too 
much,  and  died  from  the  effects  in  1847. 

Of  the  five  children  of  Jacob  Donner 
and  wife — 

GEORGE,  born  August,  1837,  near 
Springfield,  111.,  lived  through  the  disaster 
on  the  mountains,  and  was  mamed  in 
California,  June  12,  1862,  to  Margaret  J. 
Watson.  They  have  six  children.  George 
Donner  died  February,  1875,  and  his 
family  live  at  Sebastapol,  Sonoma  county, 
Cal. 

MART M.,  born  March  18,  1839,  near 
Springfield,  111.,  experienced  the  hard- 
ships of  the  disasterous  trip  through  the 
mountains  in  1847,  accompanied  Mrs. 
Reed  to  California,  and  was  married  there 
to  Sherman  O.  Houghton.  Mrs.  Mary 
Houghton  died  June  21,  1860,  leaving  one 
child,  MARY  M.,  who  was  born  June  7, 
1860,  and  resides  with  her  father,  in  San 
Jose,  Cal.  See  the  name  of  Sherman  O. 
Houghton,  in  connection  with  the  family 
of  George  Donner. 

ISAAC,  born  in  1841,  in  Sangamon 
county,  LE  WIS  and  SAMUEL,  born  in 
the  same  county,  all  three  died  from  starva- 
tion and  exposure  in  the  California  moun- 
tains during  the  winter  of  1846  and  '7. 

For  an  account  of  the  death  of  Jacob 
Donner  and  wife,  see  sketch  of  the  Reed 
and  Donner  emigrant  party. 

DONNER,  SUSANNAH, 
born  about  1796,  in  Rowan  county,  X.  C. 


She  was  married  in  Jessamine  county, 
Ky.,  to  Micajah  Organ.  See  his  name. 
They  came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in 
1828,  stopping  east  of  Springfield,  and 
moved  in  1829  to  what  is  now  Auburn 
township. 

DpRRANCE,  DANIEL,  was 
born  in  1768,  in  Hartford,  Conn.  He  was 
married  in  1799,  in  Seneca  county,  N.  Y., 
to  Margaret  Gilland,  a  native  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. They  had  two  children,  and 
moved  to  Ontario  county,  where  Mrs. 
Dorrance  died,  Nov.  30,  1812.  Mr.  D. 
there  married  Mrs.  Mary  Price,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Arnold.  They  had  one 
child,  and  Mrs.  Mary  Dorrance  died  Sept. 
10,  1815.  Mr.  D.,  with  his  three  children, 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
June  8,  1822,  in  what  is  now  Woodside 
township,  and  in  the  spring  of  1823 
moved  to  what  is  Loami  township.  Of 
his  three  children — 

MARGARET,  born  March  30,  1800, 
in  Seneca  county,  N.  Y.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Henry  Kinney,  Jun. 
See  his  name. 

GERSHOM,  born  Nov.  23,  1801,  in 
Seneca  county,  N.  Y.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Nov.  28,  1832,  to  Louisa  H. 
Woodworth,  who  was  born  in  1814,  in 
Massachusetts.  They  had  nine  children; 
three  died  in  infancy,  and  DANIEL  died 
at  ten  years.  MARY  L.  married  Nathan 
T.  Underwood,  have  six  children,  and  re- 
side in  Loami  township.  MARGARET 
E.  married  Benjamin  Bane;  had  three 
children,  CORA  BELL,  CARRIE  and  FRED- 
DIE. Mr.  Bane  died  Feb.  5,  1872.  His 
widow  and  children  reside  one  and  a  quar- 
ter miles  east  of  Loami.  JOHN  J.  resides 
in  Christian  county.  LYDIA  A.,  mar- 
ried George  Collins  and  died,  leaving  one 
child,  PHILIP.  CLARISSA  M.,  unmar- 
ried, and  resides  in  Lincoln.  Mrs.  Louisa 
Dorrance  died  Feb.  i,  1855,  and  Gershom 
Dorrance  resides  one  and  a  quarter  miles 
east  of  Loami.  He  served  in  a  light- 
horse  company  from  Springfield  in  1831 
and  '2,  in  the  Black  Hawk  war. 

MART  A.,  born  in  1814  or  '15,  in  On- 
tario county,  N.  Y.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  in  1832,  to  David  Lindsay.  See 
his  name. 

Daniel  Dorrance  never  married  after 
coming  to  Illinois,  and  died  Sept.  10,  1831, 
in  Loami  township.  He  was  about  seven 
years  old  when  the  battle  of  Lexington 


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was  fought,  and  he  remembered  having 
heard  the  firing  of  cannon  at  some  of  the 
battles  that  took  place  spon  after.  His 
father  was  a  native  Englishman,  but  was 
a  surgeon  in  the  revolutionary  army,  and 
lost  his  life  in  the  service.  A  powder 
horn  once  owned  by  Dr.  Dorrance  is  now 
in  possession  of  his  grandson,  Gershom 
Dorrance,  near  Loami.  It  may  have  been 
picked  up  by  him  on  some  battle-field.  It 
is  carved  with  figures  of  men,  trees,  ani- 
mals and  other  hieroglyphics,  and  the  fol- 
lowing inscription: 

February  14,  1758. 
Simon  Hough's  Horn,  made  at  No.  4. 

I  Powder  with  my  Brother  Ball, 

A  Herow  like,  I  conquer  all: 
Drumbs  a  Beetting,  colours  flying, 

Trumpets  sounding,  men  a  Dying, 
These  are  the  bold  Affects  of 

W  A  R  . 


DOUGLAS,  MILTON,  was 
born  Sept.  25,  1816,  in  Greene  county, 
Ky.,  and  came  to  Island  Grove,  Sangamon 
county,  in  the  fall  of  1833.  He  was  mar- 
ried Nov.  7,  1838,  to  Sarah  A.  Castl<;berry, 
who  was  born  in  1820,  in  Ly coming 
county,  Pa.  They  had  three  children, 
namely — 

CHRIS  TINA,  born  in  1839,111  San- 
gamon county,  married  John  Clawson, 
have  five  children,  and  live  near  Beatrice, 
Neb. 

WILLIAM  J.,  born  March  12,  1841, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  30, 
1865,  to  Adaline  Rawlings,  who  was  born 
Jan.  12,  1841,  in  Lawrence  countv,  111. 
They  have  four  children,  WILLIA'M  H., 
MILTON,  ANNIE  M.  and  GEORGE, 
and  reside  two  and  a  half  miles  east  of 
Berlin. 

MART  E.,  born  Sept.  19,  1843,  mar- 
ried Jeremiah  King.  See  Ms  name. 

Mrs.^Sarah  A.  Douglas  died  Dec.  19, 
1848,  and  Milton  Douglas  married  Eliza 
Underwood,  and  she  died  in  October,  1853. 
Mr.  D.  was  again  married  Sept.  4,  1854, 
to  Frances  M.  Rude,  who  was  born  March 
20,  1833,  *n  Morgan  county,  111.  They 
had  five  living  children,  namely — 

SARAH  A.,  born  Aug.  4,  1855,  was 
married  Aug.  10,  1871,  to  Joseph  G.  Cole. 
They  have  one  child,  LIZZIE,  and  reside 


in  Shelby  county,  near  Dalton  City, 
Moultrie  county. 

CARRIE,  MAR  GA  RE  T  A.,  MAR- 
THA  E.  and  STEPHEN  A.,  reside 
with  their  mother. 

Milton  Douglas  died  Sept.  15,  1869,  and 
his  widow  resides  two  and  a  half  miles 
east  of  Berlin. 

DOUGLAS,  SAMUEL,  was 
born  about  1767,  in  Loudon  county,  Va., 
married  there  to  Amelia  Johnson,  a  native 
of  the  same  county.  They  moved  to 
Adair  county  Ky.,  thence  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  1827,  on  Spring 
creek.  They  brought  five  children, 
namely — 

THOMAS,  born  in  Virginia,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Lucinda  Hanks, 
moved  to  Iowa,  thence  to  Oregon,  have 
six  children,  and  reside  near  Matysville, 
California. 

SARAH,  married  in  Kentucky,  and 
remained  there. 

ELIZABETH  died,  aged  twenty- 
five  years. 

MARGARET,  married  in  Kentucky 
to  William  Hall.  See  his  name. 

JAMES,  born  March  12,  1809,  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  in  1827.  He  was  married  at 
the  time  of  the  "deep  snow,"  Feb.  22, 

1831,  to  Ellen  Ralston.     They  had  three 
children.      THOMAS,     born     Dec.     16, 

1832,  was  married  Jan.  20,  1856,  to  Aman- 
da  Young.     They  have  six   living  child- 
ren,        ISABELLA,          ADALINE,          LIONA, 
CHARLES,     MILLIE    J.     and     HATTIE     MAY, 

and  reside  in  Springfield.  He  is  foreman 
in  the  T.,  W.  and  W.  R.  R.  Company's 
shops.  NATHAN,  born  August  4,  1835, 
was  married  in  Feb.,  18=56,  to  Louisa 
Young.  They  have  five  children,  ELLEN, 
JAMES  M.,  MARY,  ANN,  and  one  other. 
Mrs.  D.  died  in  1871,  in  Taylorville,  and 
he  married  Nettie  Phillips,  at  Elkhart. 
They  have  one  child.  Nathan  Douglas  is 
employed  by  the  T.,  W.  and  W.  R.  R. 
Company,  and  resides  at  Bluff  City,  111. 
NANCY  J.,  born  Sept.  28,  1838,  married 
Robert  Stokes.  They  have  five  children, 
and  reside  near  Edinburg,  111.  Mrs. 
Ellen  Douglas  died  Sept.,  i§54,and  James 
Douglas  married  Mrs.  Nancy  Keeling, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Dawson.  She 
died. 

JANE,  born  Dec.  6,  1817,  in  Adair 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 


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county   to   Simmons    Bradley.       See    his 
name. 

Samuel  Douglas  died  in  1830,  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  and  his  widow  died  about 
1857,  near  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa. 

DOZIER,  MRS.  NANCY, 
born  May,  1793,  in  Montgomery  county, 
Ky.,  and  married  there  to  John  Dozier. 
He  died  in  1829,  leaving  a  widow  and 
seven  children.  Mrs.  Dozier,  with  part  of 
her  children,  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
ill.,  arriving  in  .November,  1833,  in  what 
is  now  Woodside  township,  and  the  next 
spring  moved  to  what  is  now  Cotton  Hill 
township.  Of  her  seven  children — 

JA MES^L^orn  Jan.  i,  1811,  in 
Montgomery  county,  Ky.,  married  Jan. 
22,  1843,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Mary 
W.  Armstrong.  They  had  nine  children. 
JANE,',born  Oct.  24,  1843,  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  June  22,  1864,  to 
George  Dalbey,  who  was  born  in  Picka- 
way  county,  O.,  Jan.  31,  1830.  They 
have  five  children,  GEORGE  w.,  EDWIN  J., 

CHARLES  N.,  JAMES  H.  and  SAMUEL.    ^  All 

live  with  their  parents  in  Springfield. 
Mr.  D.  is  trading  in  cattle  in  west  Mis- 
souri. THOMAS.  W.,  born  April  14, 
1845,  married  March  17,  1872,  to  Mary  F. 
Greenawalt.  They  had  one  child,  GEORGE 
A.,  and  reside  in  Cotton  Hill  township,  near 
Zion  chapel.  ZACHARIAH,  JOHN, 
CAROLINE  A.,  NANCY  A.JAMES 
I.,  Jun.,  EDWARD  S.  and  FRANK,  re- 
side|with  their  parents  on  the  farm  where 
Mr/Dozier  settled  in  1834.  It  is  between 
Horse  and  Brush  creeks,  in  Cotton  Hill 
township. 

JANE,  born  February,  1814,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  there  to  J.  Lenegar.  She 
died  in  1866  in  Clarke  county,  111.,  leaving 
her  husband  and  several  children.  Her 
son  JOHN  was  a  member  of  an  Illinois 
regiment,  and  died  at  Jackson,  Tenn., 
during  the  rebellion. 

SUSAN,  born  in  1816,  in  Kentucky, 
married  there  to  Bedford  W.  Higgins. 
See  his  name. 

CAROLINE,  born  in  1818,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Jackson  Matthews,  and  both  died  in  San- 
gamon county. 

AMERICA,  born  in  1820,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Joseph  Mathews,  and  she  died. 


ANN,  born  in  1822,  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Daniel  Keys, 
and  reside  near  Pana.  See  his  name. 

JOHN,  born  March  5,  1830,  in  Mont- 
gomery county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Jan.  7,  1855,  to  Susan 
Womack.  They  had  five  children;  one 
died,  aged  four  years.  JAMES  A., 
WILLIAM  J.,  JESSE  L.  and  NANCY 
E.  reside  with  their  parents,  two  miles 
west  of  Pawnee. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Dozier  was  married  in 
1 836  to  Joseph  Matthews,  Sen.  He  died 
in  1844,  and  she  died  March  23,  1852, 
both  in  Sangamon  county. 

DRENNAN,    WILLIAM, 
born  April  9,  1768,  in  Pendleton  District, 
South  Carolina.     Mary  Thomas  was  born 
Jan.  13,  1771.     They  were  married  about 
1790.     Six  of  their  children  were  born  in 
that  district,  and  they  moved   to  Caldwell 
county,  Ky.,  about  1803,  where  they  had 
six    children.     In  the    fall  of    1817    they 
moved  to  Illinois,  first  stopping  on   Wood 
river,    about    two    miles    from   Alton,    in 
Madison   county.     Their  destination  wa,s 
the   San-ga-ma  country,  but  it  was  more 
economical  to  remain  idle  that  winter  than 
to  move  up,  and  thus    incur  the  necessity 
of  hauling   provisions  for  themselves  and 
stock.     Early  in   1818  William  Drennan, 
his  half  brother,  Joseph  Drennan,  his  son- 
in-law,  Joseph   Dodds,  and   George  Cox, 
left  their  families  near  Alton,  and,  with 
their  teams,   farming  implements,  provis- 
ions, and  all  the  young  men  and  boys  be- 
longing to  the  families  who  were  able  to 
assist  in  making  a  home,  started,  piloted  by 
a  white  man  named  William  Moore,  who 
had  belonged  to  a  company  that  had  been 
over  the   country  before,  in    fighting  the 
Indians.     He  was  called  an  Indian  Ranger. 
Arriving  at  Sugar  creek,  they  took  a  day 
or  two   for    exploring,  and   on  March   10, 
1818,  drove  to  the  spot  on  which  William 
Drennan  built  his  cabin  and  which  proved 
to  be  section  32,  town    14,   range  5  west, 
when    the  government   made  its  ^survey. 
It  is  on  the  northwest  side  of  Sugar  creek, 
and  about  twelve  miles  nearly  due  south 
of  Springfield,  and  near  where  the  Sugar 
creek    Cumberland    Presbyterian   church 
now  stands.     Immediately  after  their  arri- 
val they  built  two  cabins.     One  was  occu- 
pied  by  George   Cox  alone.     The  other 
was  occupied  for  the  summer  by  William 
and  Joseph  Drennan  and  Joseph  Dodds. 


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263 


That  was  the  one  spoken  of  as  belonging 
to  William  Drennan.  As  they  had  not 
the  slightest  idea  of  cultivating  the  prairie, 
these  three  men  agreed  to  clear  all  the 
land  they  could  in  one  body,  and  have  a 
crop  from  it  that  year  in  common,  with 
the  understanding  that  before  another 
year  they  were  all  to  work  together  until 
an  equal  sized  piece  was  cleared  for  the 
other  two.  They  cleared  the  timber  from 
about  fifteen  acres,  fenced  it,  plowed  as 
well  as  they  could  among  the  roots  and 
stumps  with  a  little  short  wooden  mould- 
board  plow,  and  planted  it  in  corn  and 
pumpkins.  The  soil  in  the  timber  was 
very  light — so  much  so  that  in  some 
places  they  would  almost  sink  in  over 
their  shoes.  In  fencing  this  land,  they 
inclosed  about  three-fourths  of  an  acre  of 
prairie.  After  they  had  plowed  and  plant- 
ed their  crop,  one  of  the  men  suggested 
that  it  was  quite  a  waste  to  have  that  un- 
der fence  and  nothing  growing  on  it,  and 
proposed  that  they  break  it  up  and  plant 
something  on  it.  In  order  to  make  sure 
work,  they  uncoupled  one  of  their  wagons, 
hitched  four  horses  to  the  forward  wheels, 
and  fastened  their  wooden  mould -board 
plow  to  the  axle.  They  soon  found  this 
was  a  failure. 

Try  as  they  would,  the  plow  would  not 
enter  the  sod,  and  they  reluctantly  gave  it 
up.  While  they  were  taking  off  the  team 
and  plow,  one  of  the  boys,  full  of  fun  and 
mischief,  took  up  a  hoe  and  began  to 
shave  the  grass  off,  saying  he  could  break 
the  prairie  with  his  hoe.  That  suggested 
an  idea  to  one  of  the  men,  and  he,  also, 
took  a  hoe  and  began  shaving  the  grass. 
It  was  the  work  of  but  a  few  minutes  to 
remove  the  sod  from  a  spot  several  feet  in 
diameter.  He  then  called  one  of  the  other 
men,  and  proposed  that,  as  they  were  well 
advanced  with  their  work,  and  there  were 
seven  or  eight  of  them,  and  all  had  hoes, 
that  they  call  all  hands  together,  and  shave 
the  grass  from  the  whole  piece,  plant 
something  on  it,  and  see  what  would  be 
the  result.  The  man  spoken  to  first, 
laughed  at  the  idea  as  ridiculous,  but  after 
studying  a  moment,  he  fell  in  with  it,  and 
the  men  and  boys  were  all  called  up,  and 
the  grass  shaved  off,  holes  dug,  and  corn 
and  pumpkin  seed  planted.  They  did  not 
touch  it  any  more;  that  killed  the  grass. 
The  crop  was  fully  twice  as  much  in  pro- 
portion to  the  area,  as  that  planted  among 


the  stumps,  and  the  next  spring  it  /broke 
up  the  nicest  of  any  land  they  had  ever 
seen.  This  taught  them  an  important 
lesson,  and  caused  them  to  make  greater 
exertions  to  induce  some  one  to  invent  a 
plow  that  would  break  the  prairie.  I  have 
this  account  from  the  venerable  William 
Drennan,  who  was  one  of  the  young  men 
that  assisted  in  doing  the  work,  and  who 
has  lived  in  sight  of  the  spot  to  the  pres- 
ent time.  Several  years  elapsed  before  a 
plow  was  invented  that  would  do  good 
work  at  breaking.  In  the  mean  time  the 
early  settlers  continued  clearing  their 
land,  that  they  might  have  it  to  cultivate, 
and  were  always  uneasy  for  fear  their  tim- 
ber would  be  exhausted. 

There  can  be  but  little  doubt  that  the 
same  labor  required  to  destroy  the  timber 
on  one  acre  would  have  shaved  the  grass 
from  two  acres,  with  no  better  implements 
than  a  hoe.  They  could,  by  that  means, 
have  had  better  land  to  cultivate,  twice 
the  quantity  of  grain  raised,  and  saved 
their  timber,  but  the  probability  is  they 
never  thought  of  it.  After  the  provisions 
they  brought  with  them  were  exhausted, 
one  of  their  number  would  return  south, 
load  a  couple  of  horses  with  provisions, 
salt,  and  other  indispensibles,  in  regular 
pack  saddle  style,  and  bring  them  to 
their  new  home.  The  distance  was  be- 
tween sixty  and  seventy  miles.  Thev 
brought  cows  in  the  spring,  and  had  plenty 
of  milk.  Wild  honey  was  abundant,  and 
Mr.  Drennan  told  the  writer  that  two  of 
their  number  would  cut  down  a .  hollow 
tree  where  bees  had  stored  their  wealth, 
and  with  a  few  hours  work,  would  bring 
in  from  two  to  five  gallons  of  honey. 
While  they  were  doing  this,  others  of 
their  number  would  be  looking  for  more 
bee  trees,  so  that  they  always  had  four  or 
five  trees  ahead,  and  knew  just  where  to 
go  when  they  needed  more  honey.  For 
meat,  they  would  hunt  as  the  necessities 
required,  some  times  one,  and  often  all 
would  hunt.  In  warm  weather  they 
would  take  venison,  the  breast  of  turkeys 
and  geese,  cut  the  meat  into  thin  slices, 
sprinkle  a  small  quantity  of  salt  on  it,  and 
dry  it  on  a  frame  work  of  sticks  about 
three  feet  high,  setting  the  frame  in  the 
sun,  with  a  smouldering  fire  underneath. 
In  this  way  the  meat  would  soon  be 
cured,  and  ready  for  use  at  any  time.  This 
they  called  jerked  meat,  a  considerable 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


supply  of  which  could  be  kept  on  hand. 
Fresh  meat,  jerked  meat,  milk,  honey  and 
bread,  constituted  their  bill  of  fare  during 
the  first  summer.  As  trips  were  made  back 
and  forth,  some  of  the  younger  sons  of 
those  who  had  families  were  brought  to 
the  new  settlements.  After  the  crops  were 
cultivated,  the  men  who  had  families  re- 
turned to  them,  leaving  the  unmarried  men 
and  boys  to  take  care  of  the  property.  The 
four  men  who  came  up  in  the  spring, 
all  brought  their  wives  and  children 
in  the  fall  of  that  year.  Mr.  Cox  arrived 
first,  Joseph  Drennan  next,  and,  William 
Drennan,  with  his  son-in-law,  Joseph 
Dodds,  came  together,  arriving  Dec.  3, 
1818.  Of  the  twelve  children  of  William 
Drennan,  Sen. — 

MATTIE,  born  in  South  Carolina, 
married  in  Kentucky  to  Joseph  Dodds. 
See  his  name. 

SAMUEL,  born  in  South  Carolina, 
married  in  Kentucky  to  Celia  Greer,  and 
died  there,  leaving  a  family. 

WILL  JAM,  born  Oct.  15,  1797,  in 
Pendleton  district,  S.  C.,  came  to  Ken- 
tucky, and  from  there  to  Sangamon. coun- 
ty with  his  father,  arriving  March  10, 1818, 
in  what  is  now  Ball  township.  He  was 
married  May  30,  1822,  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, to  Margaret  Anderson.  They  had 
twelve  children,  all  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  viz:  JAMES  A.,  born  Aug.  6, 
1828,  married  Dec.  8,  1853,  to  Rachel 
Cannon.  They  have  six  children,  JAN- 

NETTA    F.,  MARY    E.,  ROBERT  W.,  MINNIE 

\v.,  IRA  and  FREDERICK,  and  reside  in 
Ball  township,  five  miles  northeast  of 
Auburn.  SAMUEL,  born  Oct.  30,  1829, 
went  to  the  Pacific  coast  in  1852,  was 
married  there  May  28,  1868,  to  Louisa 
Fernald,  who  was  born  April  4,  1839,  in 
North  Berwick,  Maine.  They  have 
three  children,  EDITH  A.,  MABEL  L.,  and 
DORA  A.,  and  reside  in  Santa  Cruz,  Santa 
Cruz  county,  Cal.  JOHN  T.,  born  Jan. 
13,  1 832,  enlisted  August  9,  1862,  at  Chat- 
ham, in  Co.  I,  73d  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years. 
He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Chicka- 
mauga,  Sept.  20,  1863,  lay  five  days  on  the 
battlefield,  befoi'e  medical  aid  was  given. 
He  recovered,  but  is  permanently  disabled. 
He  was  discharged  on  account  of  physical 
disability,  June  16,  1864,  and  resides  with 
his  parents  in  Ball  township.  WILLIAM, 
Jun.,  born  March  7,  1833,  was  married 


Feb.  22,  1853,  to  Lucinda  Cannon,  and 
moved  to  Shelby  county,  Mo.  They  had 
four  children,  HENRY  c.,  CHARLES  w., 
DANIEL  D.  and  MARGARET  F.  William 
Drennan  enlisted  in  Co.  F,  37th  Mo.  Inf., 
in  1862,  to  aid  in  suppressing  the  slave- 
holders' rebellion.  A  body  of  rebels,  un- 
der the  notorious  Bill  Anderson,  lay  in 
ambush  until  three  companies  of  Union 
soldiers  were  in  their  power,  when  two 
companies  were  nearly  annihilated,  eight}' 
men  being  slaughtered,  it  is  believed,  with- 
out an  opportunity  to  surrender.  It  oc- 
curred near  Centralia,  Boone  county,  Mo., 
Sept.  27,  1864.  William  Drennan  was 
among  the  slain.  His  widow  and  children 
reside  near  Shelby ville,  Shelby  county, 
Mo.  MARTHA  A.,  born  April  25, 
1835,  married  William  Kenney.  See  his 
name.  REBECCA,  born  May  3,  1837, 
married  James  Ewing,  April  7,  1857. 
They  have  four  children,  ALICE  M.,  CORA 
B.,  WILLIAM  M.  and  JAMES  F.,  and  reside 
at  Ivanhoe,  Shelby  county,  Mo.  MAR- 
GARET, born  Jan.  30,  1839,  resides  with 
her  parents.  NANCY,  born  Nov.  29, 
1840,  married  James  M.  Nuckolls.  See 
his  name.  They  had  one  child,  LAURA 
M.  She  resides  with  her  mother.  Mrs. 
Nuckolls  married  James  Bennington. 
They  have  one  child,  JOHN.  Mr.  Ben- 
nington and  family  reside  five  miles  east 
of  Auburn,  in  Pawnee  township.  ROB- 
ERT died,  aged  sixteen  years.  FRAN- 
CIS N.,  born  July  5,  1845,  married  Sarah 
Graham.  They  have  no  children,  and  re- 
side near  Johnstown,  Bates  county,  Mo. 
MARY  E.,  born  March  24,  1847,  mar~ 
ried  Benjamin  F.  Fletcher.  See  his 
name.  EMILY  J.,  born  May  18,  1851, 
married  Charles  I.  Pulliam.  See  his 
name.  William  Drennan  had  his  left  hand 
amputated  April  3,  1875,  as  the  only  way 
to  save  his  life  from  the  effects  of  a  cancer. 
He  and  his  wife  are  both  living  in  view  of 
the  farm  where  he  assisted  his  father  in 
making  improvements,  March  10,  1818. 
There  is  no  other  man  living  in  the  county 
who  was  in  it  at  that  time.  He  is  conse- 
quently, at  this  date — 1876 — beyond  a 
doubt,  the  oldest  inhabitant  of  Sangamon 
county. 

RA  CHEL,  born  in  South  Carolina, 
married  Alexander  Ritchie,  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.  He  died  at  Sulphur  Springs, 
Hopkins  county,  Texas,  where  she  now 
resides — 1876.  - 


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265 


THOMAS,  born  in  South  Carolina, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Eve- 
line Moffitt.  They  had  seven  children. 
JAMES  A.  and  REBECCA  are  unmar- 
ried and  reside  with  their  mother. 
MARY  F.  married  James  Bridges.  See 
his  name.  THOMAS  L.  married  Mary 
Kuotts,  and  live  in  Ball  township.  John 
C.  and  MARTHA  E.  are  unmarried  and 
reside  with  their  mother.  Thomas  Dren- 
nan  died  Sept.  13,  1848,  and  his  widow  re- 
sides in  Ball  township. 

EZEKIEL  N.,  born  June  28,  1802, 
in  South  Carolina,  was  married  June 
1 6,  1825,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
Marv  Viney,  who  was  born  Dec.  26, 
1807,  in  Kentucky,  and  came  with  her 
parents  to  Illinois,  in  1817.  E.  N.  Dren- 
nan  and  wife  had  ten  living  children  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  and  they  moved  to 
Adair  county,  Mo.,  in  Sept.  1859.  Of 
their  ten  children,  WILLIAM  S.  VI, 
born  July  20,  1826,  died  unmarried,  Aug., 
1857,  at  Granby,  Newton  county.  Mo. 
ALFRED  D.,  born  May  5,  1828,  died  un- 
married, March  14,  1852,  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.  MINERVA  J.,  born  Jan. 
29,  1830,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  mar- 
ried there,  August  29,  1848,  to  William 
Orr,  who  was  born  Feb.  18,  1820,  in  Ohio. 
They  had  three  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  moved,  in  Sept.,  1856,  to 
Kirksville,  Adair  county,  Mo.,  where  one 
child  was  born.  Of  their  children,  EMMA 
F.,  born  June  27,  1849,  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  was  married  Nov.  18,  1868,  to 
Oliver  Ridgeway,  of  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  have  three  childi'en,  George,  Char- 
lotte and  Arthur,  and  live  in  Nodaway 
county,  Mo.  HENRIETTA  E.,  born  April 
27.  1852,  and  ALFRED  R.,  born  March  18, 
1855,  both  in  Sangamon  county,  and 
MARV  A.,  born  Feb.  5,  1858,  in  Missouri, 
the  three  latter  live  with  their  parents. 
William  Orr  and  wife  reside  near  Troy 
Mills,  Adair  county,  Mo.  NEWTON 
L.,  born  April  17,  1832,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  in  Adair  county,  Mo., 
Nov.  22,  1860,  to  Phebe  Corbin.  They 
had  three  children,  WILLIAM  L.  THOMAS 
L.  and  ALFRED  E.  Mrs.  Phebe  Dren- 
nan  died  May  7,  1873,  and  he  was 
married  Sept.  10,1874,  to  Martha  L.  Nev- 
ins,  of  Macoupin  county,  111.  Thev  reside 
near  Troy  Mills,  Mo.  SARAH  C.,  born 
July  17,  1834,  died  unmarried  in  Adair 
county,  Mo.,  June  16,  1872.  REBECCA 

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V.,  born  June  30,  1836,  was  married  Mar. 
20,  1855,  t°  Rufus  Cavett,  of  Sangamon 
county,  111.  She  died  Oct.,  1858,  in  Ring- 
gold  county,  Iowa,  leaving  two  children, 
MEDORA  E.  and  JANE,  who  live  with  their 
father  in  Adair  county,  Mo.  NANCY 
V.,  born  Oct.  28,  1838,  was  married  April, 
1858,  to  Daniel  M.  Edwards,  of  Macoupin 
county,  111.  They  have  three  children, 

LAURA   A  ,  GENERAL    D.    M.  and    MARY  K., 

all  born  in  Macoupin  county,  111.,  and  they 
moved  to  Adair  county,  Mo.,  in  Nov., 
1866,  where  two  children  were  born, 
NOME  v.  and  FREDERICK  E.  D.  M.  Ed- 
wards and  family  reside  near  Kirksville, 
Adair  county,  Mo.  AMANDA  K.,  born 
Nov.  30,  1840,  in  Sangamon  county,  111., 
was  married  Dec.  30,  1860,  to  Silas  G. 
Phipps,  of  Adair  county,  Mo.  Thev  have 
eight  children,  SAMUEL  E.,  OSCAR  A., 

CHARLES    E.,    EFFIE   M.,    MINNIE  R.  MARV 

F.,  VAN,  and  D.  GRANVEL,  and  reside  in 
Randolph  county,  Mo.  MARY  L.,  born 
April  22,  1845,  in  Sangamon  countv,  111., 
resides  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  THOMAS 
J.,  born  Nov.  12,  1847,  'n  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, resides  in  Adair  county,  Mo.  Mrs. 
Mary  Drennan  died  Dec.  2,  1871,  and 
Ezekial  N.  Drennan  died  Aug.  i,  1872, 
both  in  Adair  countv,  Mo. 

MAR  GARB  T, "  born  in  Kentucky, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
John  Ritchie.  They  moved  to  Henry 
county,  Iowa,  where  he  died,  leaving  a 
widow  and  five  children  near  New  Lon- 
don, Henry  county,  Iowa. 

JOHN  L.,  born  Feb.  18,  1808,  in 
Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
1830,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Mary 
A.  Alexander.  They  had  three  children. 
MARY  J.  married  John  Hazlett,  and  re- 
sides near  Edinburg,  Christian  county, 
111.  THOMAS  H.  married  Mary  Mc- 
Kinnie,  and  resides  in  Ball  township. 
MELINDA  J.  married  J.  W.  Darneille, 
and  both  died.  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Drennan  died 
in  1842,  and  John  L.  Drennan  was  married 
Dec.  15,  1842,  to  Nancy  J.  Dodds.  They 
had  six  children.  GEORGE  L.,  born  Nov. 
27,  1843,  was  marr'cd,  Jan-  u»  l&7°i  to 
Marv  E.  Ridgeway.  She  died  Nov.  24, 
1872,  leaving  one  child,  FRANK  L.,  in 
Nodaway  county,  Mo.,  where  he  and  his 
father  reside.  BENJAMIN  F.,  born 
Feb.  15,  1845,  married  Anna  E.  WTheeler. 
They  have  three  children,  CHARLES  F., 
FLORENCE  M.  and  ADELLA,  and  reside  in 


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Ball  township,  three  miles  southeast  of 
Chatham.  GILBERT  C.  is  in  the  mer- 
cantile business  with  James  A.  Able  and 
William  R.  Lockridge,  in  Pawnee. 
CHARLES  lives  at  Pawnee.  DAVID 
A.  born  Feb.  2,  1851,  graduated  at  Rush 
Medical  College,  Chicago,  Feb.  16,  1875, 
and  is  a  practicing  physician  in  Pawnee. 
ALFRED  L.  was  married  March  9,  1875, 
to  Emma  J.  Christopher,  and  is  farming 
near  Pawnee.  The  four  latter  reside  with 
their  mother,  at  Pawnee,  Sangamon 
county,  111.  John  L.  Drennan  died  July 
22,  1853,  and  his  widow  married  John  B. 
Weber.  See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Kentucky, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
Lewis  Laughlin.  They  had  five  children, 
and  reside  near  New  London,  Henry 
county,  Iowa. 

MART  ANN,  born  Oct.  n,  1811,  in 
Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  Nov.  13,  1831,  to 
Urban  Alexander,  who  was  born  in  Cald- 
well county,  Ky.,  and  his  father,  Joshua 
C.  Alexander,  emigrated  to  Sangamon 
county  about  1820,  settling  on  Richland 
creek.  He  served  in  the  Black  Hawk 
war,  in  the  company  of  which  Abraham 
Lincoln  was  Captain.  Urban  Alexander 
and  wife  had  two  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  moved  to  DesMoines  county, 
Iowa,  where  two  children  -were  born. 
They  returned  to  Sangamon  county,  had 
one  child,  and  in  the  fall  of  1844  they  em- 
igrated with  several  other  families  to 
Texas,  and  arrived  in  Fannin  county, 
Texas,  Dec.  5,  of  same  year.  One  son 
was  born  there,  and  in  1851  they  moved 
to  Hopkins  county,  Texas.  Of  their 
children:  REBECCA  J.,  born  Oct.  9, 
1836,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  is  unmar- 
ried, and  resides  near  Black  Jack  Grove, 
Texas.  JOHN  S.,  born  Aug.  21,  1838, 
in  DesMoines  cotmtv,  Iowa,  enlisted  in 
iS6i,in  Co.  K,9th  Regiment  Texas  Cav- 
alry, under  Brigadier-General  L.  S.  Ross, 
of  the  Southern  Confederacy.  He  was 
in  many  engagements,  such  as  Corinth, 
Vicksburg,  etc.  At  the  close  of  the  war  , 
he  returned  home,  only  to  find  his  stock 
of  hundreds  of  cattle  all  gone,  save  a  few 
for  family  use.  The  homestead  remained, 
and  being  brought  up  to  believe  that  a 
man  is  never  broke  until  his  neck  is,  and 
knowing  no  such  word  as  fail,  J.  S.  Alex- 
ander began  again.  He  was  married  Dec. 


4,  1868,  to  Texanna  Tallaferro.  They 
have  two  children,  CHARLES  T.  and  HENRY 
B.,  and  reside  near  Black  Jack  Grove, 
Hopkins  county,  Texas.  Sarah  A.,  born 
Sept.  2,  1840,  in  DesMoines  county,  Iowa, 
was  married  in  Texas,  March  14,  1860,  to 
George  D.  Winniford.  They  had  three 
children,  NORVEL,  SAMUEL  and  ROBERT 
LEE,  who  live  with  their  mother.  Mr. 
Winniford  died  in  1871,  and  the  family  re- 
side near  Black  Jack  Grove,  Texas. 
MARTHA  M.,  born  Nov.  2,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  died  August  14, 
1855,  near  Black  Jack  Grove,  Texas. 
THOMAS  C.,  born  in  1851,  in  Fannin 
county,  Texas,  enlisted  in  Gurley's  Regi- 
ment Texas  Cavalry,  and  operated  princi- 
pally in  Louisana,  Arkansas  and  Indian 
Territory.  He  was  married  in  the  fall  of 
1866  to  Martha  Banta.  They  have  five 
children,  WILLIAM,  JOHN,  AMANDA, 
GEORGIA  and  WINFIELD  s.,  and  resied 
near  Black  Jack  Grove,  Texas.  Urban 
Alexander  died  Dec.  20,  1853,  from  injuries 
received  by  being  thrown  from  a  wagon. 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Alexander  died  June  4, 
1854,  both  near  Black  Jack  Grove, 
Hopkins  county,  Texas. 

REBECCA,  born  in  Kentucky,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
George  Latimer,  who  died,  and  she  mar- 
ried William  Allison.  They  reside  near 
Abingdon,  Knox  county,  111. 

DA  VID,  born  July"  3,  1816,  in  Cald- 
well county,  Ky.,  was  married  Sept.  3, 
1833,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Nancy 
Wilson,  who  was  born  April  6,  1816,  in 
Morgan  county,  Tennessee.  They  emi- 
grated to  Texas  in  1842.  Of  their 
children,  ELIZABETH,  born  Nov.  3. 
1835,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married 
Feb.  n,  1852,  near  Honey  Grove,  Texas, 
to  S  A  Erwin.  They  had  six  children, 
MARY  L,  born  June  26,  1853,  near  Honey 
Grove,  was  married  there  Sept.  8,  1871, 
to  J.  E.  Breckeen,  and  reside  in  Honey 
Grove.  JOHN  E.,  born  Oct.  18,  1855.  M. 
M.,  born  Dec.  31.  1858.  WILLIAM  j.,  born 
April  22,  1860.  NANNIE  A.,  born  July 
20,  1864,  and  EVA  G.,  born  Oct.  8,  1866, 
reside  with  their  parents  in  Honey  Grove, 
Fannin  county,  Texas.  MARY,  born 
Jnne  5,  1837,  in  Sangamon  county,  111., 
was  married,  Sept.  3,  1860,  near  Honey 
Grove,  to  A.  G.  Stobaugh.  They  had 
four  children,  NANNIE  E.,  MARTHA  E., 
MARY  A.  and  GUSSIE,  who  live  with  their 


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father.  Mrs.  Mary  Stobaugh  died  Nov. 
15,  1869,  in  Honey  Grove,  and  the  family 
reside  there.  MARTHA,  born  March 
12,  1840,  in  Sangamon  county,  111., 
was  married  Dec.  18,  1856,  near  Honey 
Grove,  to  Louis  B.  Chiles.  They  had 
nine  children,  JAMES  E.,  NANCY  j.,  the 
latter  died  in  1866,  MARY  E.,  LOUIS  B.,  Jim., 

\V.     I..,     ELMO,    MARTHA    J.,     ROBERT     and 

SAMUEL  E.,  who  reside  with  their  parents, 
near  Honey  Grove,  Fannin  county,  Texas. 
WILLIAM  E.,  born  Feb.  6,  1844,  in 
Fannin  county,  was  married  Sept.  15,  1871, 
to  Annie  Tomlinson.  They  have  two 
living  children,  j.  E.  and  D.  E.,  and  live  in 
Fannin  county,  near  Honey  Grove,  Texas. 
ANN  ISABELLA,  born  Feb.  21,  1858, 
in  Fannin  county,  resides  with  her  parents. 
'  David  Drennan  and  wife  reside  near 
Honey  Grove,  Fannin  county,  Texas. 
William  Drennan,  Sen.,  died  Oct,  23,  1847, 
and  his  widow,  Mrs.  Mary  Drennan,  died 
Oct.  2^,  1856,  both  where  they  settled,  in 
1818,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.  He  in  his 
eightieth  year  and  she  in  her  eighty-fifth 
year.  William  Drennan,  Sen.,  was  one  of 
the  three  Commissioners  who  were  ap- 
pointed by  the  Governor  of  Illinois  to 
locate  the  county  seat  of  Sangamon 
county.  The  other  two  were  Zachariah 
Peter -and  Rivers  Cormack.  They  located 
it  by  driving  a  stake  in  the  ground  and 
calling  it  Springfield. 

DRENNAN,  JOSEPH,  was 
born  April  16,  1786,  in  Pendleton  district, 
South  Carolina.  He  was  half  brother  to 
and  much  younger  than  Win.  Drennan, 
Sen.  Joseph  Drennan  was  married  in 
South  Carolina  to  Rebecca  Evets,  and  had 
one  child  there.  About  1807  the  family 
moved  to  Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  where 
they  had  five  children,  and  they  moved  to 
what  is  now  Ball  township,  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  coming  himself  in  March  10, 
18183  and  bringing  his  family  in  Sept.  of 
that  year.  They  had  three  children.  Of 
all  his  children — 

ANDRE  W  /'.,  born  Sept.  12,  1806,  in 
Pendleton  district,  South  Carolina,  was 
married  ,  in  Sangamon  county  to  Ruth 
Smith,  and  had  nine  children.  JOSEPH 
F.,  married  Mary  Watts,  and  both 
died,  leaving  seven  children,  in  Logan 
county.  ELIZABETH  died  at  five  years. 
MARY  A.,  married  John  Byers,  has 
three  children,  and  reside  in  Virden. 
REBECCA  J.,  married  George  Trimble. 


See  his  name.  JOHN,  married  Nancy 
Watts,  has  six  children,  and  resides  in 
Champaign  county.  Andrew  J.  married 
Hannah  Watson,  have  four  children,  and 
resides  in  Champaign  county.  PETER 
C.  married  Margaret  Smith,  have  six 
children,  and  reside  in  Champaign  county. 
MARTHA  married  James  A.  Smith,  has 
one  child,  GEORGE  E.,  and  resides  in  Chat- 
ham. RUTH  F.  is  unmarried,  and  re- 
sides in  Chatham.  Mrs.  Ruth  Dren- 
nan died  in  1851,  and  A.  P.  Drennan 
married  Ruth  Wright,  and  died  April  6, 
1874,  in  Chatham.  His  widow  lives 
there. 

JANE,  born  in  Caldwell  county,  Ky., 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  John 
Smith.  See  his  name. 

WILLIAM  G.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Sarah 
Jones,  and  both  died. 

RA  CHEL,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  to  James  Mitts, 
and  died,  leaving  two  children  in  Ball 
township. 

JOSEPH,  Jun.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Elizabeth  Richardson,  about  1833.  They 
had  two  children,  and  he  married  Eliza- 
beth Withrow.  They  had  ten  children. 
She  died,  and  he  married  Sarah  Purvis. 
They  had  six  children,  and  he  died  in 
Macoupin  county,  111.  Of  his  children: 
SMITH  married  Eliza  J.  Seaton,  of 
Macoupin  county.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, and  live  in  Ball  township.  ELIZA 
married  N.  W.  Bates,  had  one  child,  and 
she  died  in  Iowa.  Of  Joseph  Drennan's 
other  children  I  have  no  historv. 

DAVID  J.,  born  May  3;  1816,  in 
Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Sarah  Hurley. 
They  had  nine  children,  three  of  whom 
died  under  seven  years.  Of  the  other  six : 
JANE  married  Solomon  Taylor  and  died. 
REBECCA  married  George  Hilyard, 
and  died,  leaving  seven  children  near 
Lewisburg,  Wayne  county,  Iowa. 
AMANDA  married  Starkey  D.  Morrison. 
They  have  two  children,  CHARLES  A.  and 
DAVID  j.,  and  reside  at  Woodside  Station. 
He  is  Postmaster  there.  NANCY  mar- 
ried Levi  Cassity.  See  his  name. 
SARAH  E.  married  Martin  C.  Bridges. 
See  his  name.  JOSEPH  H.  married 
Mattie  Forbes,  and  resides  in  Wood- 
side  township.  Mrs.  Sarah  Drennan 


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died  March  3,  1869,  and  David  J. 
Drennan  resides  two  miles  southeast  of 
Woodside,  and  eight  miles  south  of  Spring- 
field. David  J.  Drennan  told  the  writer 
that  one  day  he  went  out  to  kill  a  deer  (if 
he  could  find  one)  during  the  "deep  snow." 
He  went  without  a  gun,  expecting  to  kill 
it  with  a  knife,  as  they  would  break 
through  the  crust  and  stick  fast  in  the 
snow.  In  going  through  the  brush  he 
broke  through  and  went  down  until  the 
snow  was  just  under  his  arm  pits.  He 
was  two  or  three  hours  in  this  position 
trying  to  extricate  himself,  and  the  per- 
spiration and  melting  snow  made  his 
clothes  as  wet  as  though  he  had  plunged 
into  water.  He  got  out  of  the  brush  far 
enough  for  the  crust  to  bear  him,  and  by 
the  time  he  walked  home  his  clothes  were 
frozen.  He  was  about  thirteen  years  old 
when  this  happened,  and  says  he  was 
twelve  years  of  age  when  he  had  his  first 
pair  of  shoes;  that  he  obtained  them  by 
cutting  down  an  oak  tree,  peeling  the  bark 
off  and  taking  it  to  Thomas  Dawson's 
tannery,  received  leather  in  exchange  for 
this  bark,  had  it  cut  out  in  th£  rough,  and 
took  the  leather  to  Robert  Metcalfe  to  be 
made  into  shoes.  He  paid  the  shoemaker 
by  picking  the  seed  out  of  four  pounds  of 
cotton,  which  left  one  pound  of  cotton  and 
three  pounds  of  seed.  The  farmers 
raised  cotton  extensively  then,  each  one 
having  three  or  four  acres,  and  not  more 
of  wheat  or  oats.  Cotton  was  picked  by 
hand,  but  afterwards  Robert  Pulliam 
built  a  cotton  gin,  made  to  run  by  a  tread 
wheel  and  two  oxen. 

SAMUEL,  born  May  15,  1819,  the 
first  birth  of  the  family  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  Oct.  6,  1836,  to  Alary 
A.  Baker,  who  was  born  Feb.  14,  1820,  in 
Tennessee.  They  had  six  children. 
NANCY  J.  married  Robert  Penick,  and 
died,  leaving  three  children.  ANDREW 
J.  enlisted  Sept.,  1861,  in  Co.  B,  roth  111. 
Cav.,  for  three  years,  re-enlisted  as  a  vet- 
eran in  Jan.,  1864,  served  to  the  end  of  the 
rebellion,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
at  San  Antonio,  Texas,  in  Nov.,  1865. 
He  was  married  to  Martha  H.  Smith, 
have  two  living  children,  SAMUKI.  T.  and 
KKBECCA  j.,  and  reside  in  Curran  town- 
ship. EZEKIEL  died  at  sixteen  years  of 
age.  GEORGE  W.,  MARY  A.  and 
LOUISA  reside  with  their  mother. 
Samuel  Drennan  died  Jan.  n,  1855,  and 


his  widow  resides  three  miles  southeast  of 
Curran. 

EZEKIEL  H.,  born  Nov.  17,  1822, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Lavina 
Ray.  They  have  five  living  children,  and 
live  in  Auburn. 

NANCY,  born  Jan.  7,  1825,  in  Smiga- 
mon  county,  married  May  8, 1866,  to  John 
Harmon.  See  his  name.  She  died  Oct. 
15,  1871. 

Joseph  Drennan  died  Oct.  22,  1865,  and 
his  widow  Mrs.  Rebecca  Drennan  died 
Dec.  7,  1866,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 

DRESSER,  REV.  CHAS., 
D.  D.^  was  born  Feb.  24,  1800,  in 
Pomfret,  Conn.  He  was  a  classmate  of 
George  D.  Prentice,  in  Brown  University, 
Providence,  R.  I.,  and  graduated  there  in 
1823.  He  then  went  to  southeast  Virginia 
and  entered  the  family  of  Dr.  Meade  (af- 
terward Bishop  Meade),  of  Virginia,  as 
tutor  to  his  sons,  and  with  him  studied 
theology.  He  was  ordained  to  the  minis- 
try in  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in 
1829,  and  was  married  Nov.  8,  1832,  in 
Dinwiddie  county,  near  Petersburg,  Va., 
to  Louisa  W.  Withers,  who  was  born  there 
July  15,  1810.  They  had  two  living  chil- 
dren in  Virginia.  Mr.  Dresser  came  with 
his  family  to  Springfield  in  April,  1838, 
where  he  became  Rector  of  the  Episcopal 
Parish.  They  had  eight  children  in 
Springfield,  four  of  whom  died  young.  Of 
their  six  living  children — 

DA  VI D  W.,  born  Oct.  16,  1833,  at 
Halifax  Court  House,  Va.,  brought  up  in 
Springfield,  graduated  at  Jubilee  College, 
Robins'  Nest,  Peoria  county,  111.,  in  1851, 
and  was  there  ordained  to  the  ministry  in 
1855.  Rev.  D.  W.  Dresser  was  married 
Nov.  20,  1861,  at  Chesterfield,  111.,  to  Caro- 
line Cundell,  who  was  born  there  Jan.  4, 
1841.  He  is  now  Rector  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Parish  at  Carlinville,  111. 

THOMAS  W.,  born  Jan.  n,  1837,  at 
Halifax  C.  H.,  Va.,  was  brought  up  in 
Springfield.  He  graduated  at  Jubilee  col- 
lege in  1855,  and  at  the  Medical  University 
of  New  York  City  in  1864.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Springfield,  Nov.  28,  1865,  to  Mar- 
garet Doremus.  They  have  one  child, 
CATHARINE.  Dr.  T.  W.  Dresser  is  a 
practicing  physician  and  resides  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Aug.,  20,  1838, 
in  Springfield,  was  married  Dec.  31,  1873, 
to  William  P.  Thaver.  See  his  name. 


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EDMUND,  born  Sept.  2,  1843,  m 
Springfield,  spent  several  years  as  railroad 
telegraph  operator,  and  is  now  master  of 
transportation  on  the  T.  W.  &  W.  R.  R. 
He  resides  with  his  mother  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

SAMUEL  J^REAT,  born  Sept.  6, 
1846,  in  Springfield,  spent  several  years  as 
assistant  clerk  of  the  U.  S.  District  Court 
in  Springfield.  Was,  from  Jan.,  1875,  to 
Jan.,  1876,  clerk  in  the  office  of  Solicitor 
of  the  Treasury  at  Washington,  D.  C. 
He  is  now  Deputy  U.  S.  Marshal  for  the 
southern  district  of  Illinois,  and  resides 
with  his  mother  in  Springfield. 

VIRGINIA,  born  Oct.  izj  1852,  in 
Springfield,  resides  with  her  mother. 

Rev.  Charles  Dresser  received  the  de- 
gree of  Doctor  of  Divinity  from  St.  Paul's 
college,  Mo.,  in  1858,  and  was  Rector  of 
the  Protestant  Episcopal  church  in  Spring- 
field from  1838  to  1855.  During  that  time, 
us  the  parish  register  shows,  he  solemnized 
the  marriage  of  Abraham  Lincoln  and 
Mary  Todd,  Nov.  4,  1842.  He  was  elect- 
ed Professor  of  Divinity  and  Belles  Letters 
in  Jubilee  College  in  1855,  and  remained 
in  that  position  for  some  time,  when  he 
returned  to  Springfield  and  died  March 
25,  1865.  His  widow  resides  at  818  West 
Edwards  street,  Springfield,  111. 

DUFF,  ABRAHAM,  was  born 
May  15,  1777,  in  South  Carolina.  Vir- 
linda  Combs  was  born  in  South  Carolina 
also,  Aug.  6,  1781.  Their  parents  moved 
on  pack  horses  to  the  vicinity  of  Bowling 
Green,  Ky.  A.  Duff  and  Verlinda  Combs 
were  married,  and  had  nine  children  born 
there,  and  moved  to  St.  Clair  county,  111., 
and  from  there  moved  in  company  with 
his  son-in-law,  John  Sims;  arrived  April, 
1819,  on  Spring  creek,  at  a  point  six  miles 
west  of  where  Springfield  now  stands. 
Two  children  were  born  at  the  latter  place. 
Of  their  eleven  children — 

ELIZABEJ^H,  born  April  16,  1798, 
in  Kentucky,  married  Elijah  Putnam. 
Mr  P.  died,  leaving  his  widow  and  child 
near  Bloomfield,  Iowa. 

GEORGE,  born  Feb.  10,  1800,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
in  1822,  to  Jennie  Archer.  They  had 
seven  children  in  Sangamon  county,  and 
moved  in  1839  to  Newton  county,  Mo., 
where  five  children  were  born.  MIL- 
TON, married  Martha  Lynn,  and  reside 
in  Missouri.  MISSONIAH,  married 


John  Powers  in  Missouri,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  and  he  died.  She  mar- 
ried again,  is  now  a  widow  and  resides  in 
Missouri.  WILLIAM,  born  Feb.  10, 
1827,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  April 
7,  1853,  to  Mrs.  Elcy  F.  Archer,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Meacham.  They  have- 
two  children,  JOHN  G.  and  MINERVA  A,, 
and  reside  on  the  farm  where  his  grand- 
father, Duff,  settled  in  1819.  It  is  six  miles 
west  of  Springfield.  ABRAHAM,  born 
in  Sangamon  county,  raised  in  Missouri, 
but  was  living  with  his  brother  William, 
and  enlisted  in  1861  for  three  years,  in  Co. 
B,  loth  Illinois  Cavalry,  and  died  at 
Quincy,  111.,  Feb.  18,  1862,  was  buried  at 
Old  Salem,  Sangamon  county.  GREEN- 
BERRY,  born  in  Sangamon  county,  went 
from  Missouri  to  California  in  1853,  and 
resides  there.  All  the  others  reside  in 
Missouri.  Mrs.  Jennie  DufT  died  Feb., 
1863,  in  Lincoln  county,  Mo.,  and  George 
Duff  resides  in  Newton  county,  Mo. 

LTCINDA,  born  Nov.  14,  1801,  in 
Kentucky,  married  John  Sims.  See  his 
name. 

MATILDA,  born  Aug.  5,  1804,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Feb.  6, 1825,  to  Robert 
Archer.  See  his  name. 

COMBS,  born  July  4,  1807,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  In  Sangamon  county  to 
Polly  Hurley,  have  eleven  children,  and 
reside  near  Clirtton,  111. 

COMELT,\>orn  July  8,  1809,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Feb.  24,  1825,  to  John 
Morgan.  See  his  name. 

EFFT,  born  Aug.  24,  1811,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Michael  Archer.  See  his 
name. 

MELISSA,  born  Aug.  28,  1813,  in 
Kentucky,  married  John  Henry,  and 
moved  to  Missouri.  Mr.  H.  died,  leaving 
a  widow  and  seven  children. 

GREENBERRET,  born  Aug.  10, 
1815,  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Elizabeth  Wilbourn.  Thev 
have  seven  children,  and  reside  near  Mt. 
Auburn,  Christian  county. 

MART  ANN,  born  Jan.  4,  1820,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  John  H.  Rob- 
inson. See  his  name. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  Aug.  4,  1821,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Thompson 
Smith,  have  three  children,  and  reside  at 
Clinton,  DeWitt  county. 


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Mrs.  Verlinda  Duff  died  Sept.  18,  1845, 
and  Abraham  Duff  died  Dec.  25,  1850, 
both  in  Sangamon  county. 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Combs,  mother  of"  Mrs. 
Duff,  came  to  Sangamon  county  with  her 
daughter,  and  died  at  her  house  Feb.  12, 
1838,  aged  eighty-five  years.  Her  hus- 
band, Bennett  Combs,  died  in  Virginia. 

DUNCAN,  MOSES,  no  relation 
to  John,  Rice,  Marshall,  etc.  He  Was  born 
in  South  Carolina,  was  a  soldier  in  the 
war  of  1812,  was  married  in  South  Caro- 
lina, moved  to  Tennessee,  had  several 
children  there,  and  the  family  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  1826  or 
1827,  and  settled  on  Spring  creek. 

HIRAM,  JOHN,  MART,  MAR- 
GARET  and  WILLIAM  married  in 
Tennessee,  and  came  to  Sangamon  county 
with  their  father.  M OSES,  Jun.,  JO- 
SEPH, DA  VID  and  ARCHIBALD, 
the  four  latter  unmarried,  came  with  their 
parents  also.  JOSEPH  and  D>A  VID 
married  in  Sangamon  county.  In  1833 
the  whole  family  except  two  moved  to 
Missouri.  In  1835  the  other  two,  WIL- 
LIAM and  JOSEPH,  went  there 
also. 

JOSEPH  was  a  preacher  in  the  M. 
E.  church,  and  when  the  division  took 
place  he  preferred  remaining  with  the  real 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  returned 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1844.  In  order  to 
give  his  life  in  detail  it  may  be  said  he  was 
born  May  21,  1808,  in  Franklin  county, 
Tenn.,  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1826 
or  7,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Black  Hawk  war 
of  1831-2,  and  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Oct.  18,  1832  to  Nancy  Lanterman. 
They  had  two  living  children,  DAVID  C., 
born  Oct.  6,  1833,  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Nov.  23,  1856  to  Deborah  Mills. 
They  had  four  living  children,  SARAH  B., 
DORA  M.,  NANCY  E.,  and  MARY  E.,  and  re- 
side in  Williamsville.  SOLOMON  H., ' 
born  June  6,  1835,  died  April  11,  1860. 
Rev.  Joseph  Duncan  died  May  10,  1854. 
His  widow  married  Harrison  Bishop.  He 
died,  and  she  resides  with  her  son,  David 
C.  Duncan,  in  Williamsville.  Rev.  Joseph 
Duncan  was  a  regular  traveling  preacher 
from  the  time  he  returned  from  Missouri 
until  his  death. 

DUNCAN,  RICE,  was  born  Mar. 
5,  1781,111  North  Carolina.  He  was  brother 
to  Marshal  and  John.  When  young  his 
father's  family  moved  to  Cumberland 


county,  Ky.  He  was  there  married  to 
Barbara  Antle.  They  had  four  children, 
and  Mrs.  D.  died.  He  married  Luranah 
Rutherford.  They  brought  one  child 
from  Kentucky  to  St.  Clair  county,  where 
they  had  five  children,  and  moved  to  Mor- 
gan, and  then  to  Sangamon  county,  arriv- 
ing Oct.,  1837,  in  what  is  now  Salisbury. 
Of  their  children — 

DELILAH,  born  Nov.  20,  1805,  U1 
Kentucky,  married  A.  Buchanan,  had 
twelve  children,  moved  to  Texas  in  1845, 
and  Mr.  B.  died  soon  after. 

MATILDA,  born  Nov.  29,  1807,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Lev!  Scott,  had  twelve 
children,  Mr.  S.  died,  and  the  family  reside 
at  Carthage,  111. 

WILLIAM  T.,  born  April  23,  1809, 
in  Kentucky,  married  Clemantine  French. 
They  had  six  children,  and  he  died.  The 
family  reside  in  Macoupin  county." 

SIDNEYS.,  born  Dec.  18,  1810,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Mary  Rogers.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren. He  was  Judge  of  Morgan  county 
court,  and  died  Aug.,  1872,  in  Jacksonville, 
His  widow  resides  in  Chicago 

SUSANNAH,  born  July  13,  1816,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Andrew  P.  Tannehill. 
They  have  six  children,  and  live  in  Bates 
county,  Mo. 

NANCY,  born  Jan.  25,  1820,  married 
Henry  Antle.  See  his  name. 

SARAH  B.,  born  Feb.  21,  1823,  mar- 
ried George  Goodman,  have  seven  chil- 
dren and  live  in  Keokuk,  Iowa. 

BETSY  J.,  born  July  3,  1825,  married 
William  Dorrell,  and  live  in  Menard 
county. 

ELLA  A.,  born  June  i,  1827,  married 
Samuel  Coleman,  and  both  died,  leaving 
one  child,  in  Salisbury  township. 

A  VARILLA,  born  Feb.  8,  1831,  mar- 
ried Lemuel  Miller,  had  two  children,  and 
died. 

Mrs.  Luranah  Duncan,  died  May  29, 
1862,  and  Rice  Duncan  died  Oct.  7,  1863, 
both  in  Salisbury  township. 

DUNCAN,  MARSHAL,  was 
born  in  1783  or  4,  in  North  Carolina.  He 
was  brother  to  Rice  and  John.  He  went, 
when  young,  with  his  parents  to  Cumber- 
land county,  Kentucky.  He  left  Kentucky 
w7ith  three  children  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arrived-in  1820  or  21  in  Salis- 
bury township.  He  was  there 'married  to 
Hannah  Miller,  a  daughter  of  John  Miller. 


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They     had    eight    children.       Of  all   his 
children — 

JAMES  T.  and  WILLIAM  T.  H., 
twins,  born  May  10,  1807,  in  Cumberland 
county,  Ky. 

JAMES  T.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Aug.  27,  1829,  to  Mary  Penny, 
who  was  born  Dec.  6, 1809,  in  Pope  county, 
111.  They  had  nine  living  children, 
HESTER  A.,  married  John  Gramiish, 
and  resides  in  Salisbury  township. 
FRANCIS  M.,  born  Dec.  30,  1852,  mar- 
ried Martha  J.  Yoakum.  They  have 
eight  children,  CHARLES  x.,  LAURA  A., 

\VM.  R.  and  JAMES  T.,  twins,  JEANETTE   A., 

<;KORGE  H.,  LOUISA  E.  and  MARY  j.,  and 
live  in  Salisbury  township,  northeast  of 
Sangamon  river.  JANE,  married  John 
C.  Berry,  have  six  children,  and  live  in 
DeWitt  county.  John  W.,  died  in  Iowa 
in  1869,  aged  thirty -two  years.  FRANK- 
LIN W.,  married  Martha  Irwin,  have  five 
children,  and  live  in  Menard  county. 
JAMES  T.,  Jun.,  married  Olive  Douglas, 
who  died.leaving  one  child;  he  and  his  child 
live  in  Salisbury  township.  SYLVES- 
TER T.,  unmarried,  resides  at  Salisbury. 
MATILDA,  married  James  Potter,  have 
four  children,  and  live  in  Menard  county. 
WILLIAM  P.,  lives  with  his  mother. 
James  T.  Duncan,  died  July  9,  1856,  and 
his  widow  resides  in  Salisbury. 

WILLIAM  T.  //.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  in  1831,  to  Eve  Miller.  They 
had  twelve  children.  MARION  M., 
married  Martha  McMurphy,  have  five- 
children,  LUCY  C.,  LAURA  A.,  MARGARET 
x.,  OMER  L.,  and  LEX  A  E.,  and  live  in  Sal- 
isbury. POLLY  A.,  married  O.  R. 
Baker.  See  his  name.  JAMES  T..  and 
SIMEON  S.,  live  with  their  mother. 
SARAH  J.,  married  Hamilton  Combs, 
has  four  children,  and  live  in  Salisbury 
township.  MARTHA,  married  R.ichard 
Gaincs,  and  lives  with  her  mother. 
MARGA.RET  married  Dr.  A.  F.  Pur- 
vines.  See  his  name.  NANCY  E., 
married  Xapolcon  Connor,  have  two  child- 
ren, and  live  in  Macoupin  county. 
GEORGE  W.,  is  west.  FARINDA, 
married  Elisha  Batterton.  Sec  his  name. 
ALICE,  married  Turner  Yoakum,  and 
resides  in  Avoca,  Iowa.  THOMAS  S., 
lives  with  his  mother.  William  T.  H. 
Duncan  died  Oct.  20,  1862,  and  his  widow 
resides  in  Salisbury — 1874. 


MARSHAL  7\,  born  Dec.  27,  1809, 
in  Cumberland  countv,  Ky.,  married  in 
Tennessee,  Aug.  22,  1830,  to  Anna  Sharp. 
They  had  three  children,  and  Mrs.  Dun- 
can died  in  1836  or  7,  and  Mr.  Duncan, 
with  his  children,  came  soon  after  to  San- 
gamon county.  Of  his  children — WIL- 
LIAM T.,  born  Sept.  19,  1832,  in  Tenn., 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  and  enlisted 
for  three  years,  Aug.  13,  1862,  in  Co.  B, 
114  111.  Inf.,  served  until  Aug.  3,  1865, 
when  he  was  honorably  discharged.  He 
was  married  March  20,  1866,  to  Tane 
Grady.  They  have  four  children,  MARY 

A.,  JASPER  C.,  AXXA   M.,  and   WILLIAM  H., 

and  live  seven  miles  northwest  of  Spring- 
field. RACHEL  M.,  born  Aug.  n,  1834, 
in  Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Enos  Campbell.  See  his  name. 
MARY  A.,  born  Sept.  7,  1836,  in  Ten- 
nessee, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Solomon  Penny,  and  died.  Marshal  T. 
Duncan  died  Aug.  23,  1840,  in  Sangamon 
county. 

By  the  second  marriage — 

MINERVA,  born  Sept.  15,  1822,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  John  C.  Irwin. 
See  his  name. 

ARTAMESIA,  born  Nov.  30,  1828, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  May  5, 
1852,  to  Nathan  Hartley,  have  six  child'ren, 
and  live  in  Menard  county.  The  remainder 
of  the  children  are  in  Iowa  and  Kansas. 

Marshall  Duncan  died  in  Sangamon 
county,  in  the  fall  of  1858,  and  his  widow 
resides  with  her  children  in  Iowa. 

DUNCAN,  JOHN,  was  born  in 
1789,  in  Cumberland  county,  Ky.  He 
was  married  there  to  Sally  Miller,  and 
had  six  children  there,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  countv,  111.,  about  1827,  in 
what  is  now  Salisbury  township,  where 
they  had  six  children.  Three  only  of 
their  children  reside  in  Sangamon  countv. 

POLLY  married  John  Davies.  See 
his  name. 

JOHN  married  Nancy  Kane,  have 
three  children,  and  reside  in  Salisbury. 

ARMINDA,\>orn  Feb.  14,  1828,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  8,  1849, 
to  Frederick  Luchsinger,  who  was  born 
April  2,  1824,  in  Canton  Glarus,  Switzer- 
land. They  have  six  living  children. 
HESTER  A.,  married  John  Danenbcrger, 
and  resides  in  Sangamon  county.  SARAH 
E.  married  Silas  Danenberger,  and  resides 
in  Salisbury  township.  JANE  M., 


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HARRIET  E.,  JANETTA  and  ELIZA 
O.  reside  with  their  parents,  near  Salis- 
bury. 

Mrs.  Sally  Duncan  died  Nov.,  1850,  and 
John  Duncan  died  in  1863,  both  near 
Salisbury. 

DUNN,^  WILLIAM,  an  older 
brother  to  Elijah,  was  born  in  Fleming 
county,  Ky.,  married  there  to  Barbara 
Callerman,had  five  children,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1829.  Mr.  Dunn  died 
soon  after,  and  a  few  years  later  his  widow 
and  children  moved  to  Henry  county,  111. 

DUNN,  ELIJAH,  was  born 
about  1798,  in  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  and 
was  married  there  to  Eleanor  Callerman, 
a  native  of  the  same  county.  She  was  a 
sister  of  D.  K.  Callerman.  They  had  two 
children  in  Kentuckv,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1825,  ant^  settled  two  and  one-half  miles 
west  of  Springfield,  and  three  years  later 
they  moved  north  of  Spring  creek.  They 
had  three  children  in  Sangamon  county. 
Of  their  children — 

JOHN  C.,  born  Aug.  20,  1823,  in 
Kentucky,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
went  to  Galena,  engaged  in  lead  mining, 
and  died  there  about  1845,  aged  twenty- 
two  years. 

JA)fES  K.,  born  June  21,  1825,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,.  March  15,  1869,  to  Bertha 
Kelly,  who  was  born  April  4,  1846.  They 
had  three  children.  CHARLES  and  AL- 
FRED died  in  infancy,  KATIE  lives  with 
her  parents.  J.  K.  Dunn  resides  on  the 
farm  where  his  father  settled  in  1828.  It 
is  four  miles  northwest  of  Springfield. 

DANIEL  A.,  born  Jan.  8,  1828,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Eliza  Ann 
Kelly.  They  had  two  living  children, 
and  Mrs.  Dunn  died  March  15,  1871.  Of 
her  children — JOHN  lives  with  his  father, 
and  OLIVER  with  his  uncle,  J.  K.  Dunn. 
D.  A.  Dunn  resides  four  miles  northwest 
of  Springfield. 

URIAH,  born  Nov.  13,  1833,  in  San- 
gamon county,  died  aged  twenty  years. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Dec.  14, 1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Feb.  17,  1859, 
to  Joel  J.  Manning,  who  was  born  in  1833 
in  Montreal,  Canada,  and  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  in  1838.  They  had  seven 
children.  Their  second,  ELIJAH,  died 
Aug.  24,  1873,  aged  12  years.  MARY 
E.,  FRANCES  E.,  JAMES  G.,  NORA 


M.,  IDA  BELL,  and  a  babe,  reside 
with  their  parents  four  miles  northwest  of 
Springfield. 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Dunn  died  about  1853,3111! 
Elijah  Dunn  died  Aug.  7,  1866 — both  in 
Sangamon  county. 

DUN  LAP,  JOHN,  was  born 
May  15,  1785,  probably  in  Pennsylvania, 
and  went  to  Carter  county,  Tenn.  Cath- 
arine Tipton  was  born  Jan.  30,  1788,  in 
Carter  county,  Tenn.  They  were  married 
and  had  nine  children  there.  The  family 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1828,  in  what  is  now  Fancy 
creek  township,  where  they  had  one  child. 
Of  their  children — 

ISAAC,  born  Jan.  2,  1806,  in  Tennes- 
see, was  married  there  to  Mary  H. 
Bowers,  and  came  with  his  father  to  San- 
gamon county.  They  had  twelve  child- 
ren. Isaac  Dunlap  died  August  2,  1867, 
and  his  widow  resides  in  Fancy  Creek 
township. 

MARGARE7\  born  Jan.  2,  1808, 
married  in  Tennessee  to  Baptiste  Mc- 
Nabb,  came  to  Sangamon  county  with 
her  father.  They  had  four  children,  and 
he  died.  She  married  John  McLoud. 
See  his  name. 

SARAH,  born  March  9,  1810,  married 
Samuel  T.  Boyd.  He  died,  and  she  mar- 
ried Thomas  Vandevender,  who  died,  and 
she  married  Samuel  T.  Lacey,  and  resides 
in  Logan  county. 

RUTH,  born  March  18,  1812,  married 
in  Tennessee  to  John  E.  Hedrick,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  with  her  father,  and  had 
ten  children.  The  family  are  all  in  Mis- 
souri and  Iowa. 

TENNESSEE,  born  August  14, 
1814,  married  Eliza  Cutwright.  He  shot 
himself  accidentally  in  1840,  in  Logan 
county,  leaving  a  wife  and  two  children. 

JAMES  T.,  born  Dec,  8,  1816,  mar- 
ried Mary  H.  Brown.  They  had  five 
children,  and  she  died.  He  married 
Rosanna  McCauley.  They  had  six  child- 
ren. He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  war 
from  Sangamon  county.  He  moved  to 
Missouri,  and  was  Captain  of  a  Com- 
panv  in  a  Union  Regiment,  and  was  cap- 
tured at  the  battle  of  Pittsburg  Landing, 
was  exchanged  after  seven  mouths  im- 
prisonment, returned  home,  and  served 
one  term  in  the  Missouri  Legislature  in 
1863,  He  went  again  in  the  army,  and 
\vas  killed  at  the  battle  of  Franklin,  Tenn., 


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in  Dec.,  1864,  while  acting  as  Captain  of 
a  Company. 

SUSANNA,  born  April  15, 1819,  mar- 
ried Benjamin  F.  Brown.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  /?.,  born  in  Carter  county, 
Tenn.,  April  24,  1821,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  Dec.  10,  1840,  to  Emily  A. 
Brown.  They  had  ten  children.  AL- 
MYRA  married  Theodore  Allen,  have 
two  children,  and  reside  in  Sullivan  coun- 
ty. M<>.  WILLIAM  T.  enlisted  in  Co. 
H,  36th  Iowa  Inf.,  in  1862,  contracted 
chronic  diarrhea  in  camp,  was  sent  to  hos- 
pital at  Keokuk,  brought  home  by  his  pa- 
rents, and  died  July  3,  1863.  JAMES  A. 
married  Zerilda  Richards,  had  two  child- 
ren, and  she  died.  He  married  Sarah  E. 
Elliott,  and  resides  in  Fancv  Creek  town- 
ship. R OBERT  married  Nellie  Richards, 
and  resides  in  Randolph  county,  Mo. 
ELIZA  J.  married  George  D.  Power. 
See  his  name.  FRANKLIN  P.  resides 
with  his  parents.  MARY  C.  died,  aged 
five  years.  JOHN  R.,Jun.,  CLARENCE 
P.  and  OLIVE  L.  reside  with  their  pa- 
rents, two  and  a  half  miles  west  of  Sher- 
man, Sangamon  county,  111. 

MAR  T  A.,  born  Sept.  29,  1823,  mar- 
ried Alexander  Doake.  He  died  and  she 
married  Jer.  Falconer,  who  died,  and  she 
lives  near  Decatur. 

EDNA  M.,  born  Jan.  13,  1831,  mar- 
ried John  Johnson,  who  died,  and  she 
married  Robert  T.  Brown.  Sec  his 
name. 

John  Dunlap  died  Feb.  14,  1856,  and 
his  widow  died  May  26,  1857,  both  m 
Sangamon  county. 

DURBIN,  JOSEPH,  was  born 
about  1776,  in  what  afterwards  became 
Madison  county,  Ky.  He  was  married 
there  to  Elizabeth  Logsdon,  and  they  had 
twelve  children  in  that  county.  He  then 
moved  his  family  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  1829,  and  settled  in  what 
is  now  Pawnee  township.  Of  his  chil- 
dren— 

EDWARD,  SYLVESTER  and 
Af.\RGARE7^  married  in  Kentucky, 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1828,  and 
settled  in  what  is  now  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship. In  1830  the  whole  family  moved  to 
that  part  of  Montgomery  which  is  now 
Christian  county.  His  son — 

CHRISTOPHER  K.,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky in  1793,  married  there  to  Rachel 
Willis,  and  moved  with  his  father  to  San- 

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gamon  and  Christian  county,  111.  They 
had  thirteen  children.  Their  fourth  child, 
JAMES  R.,  born  June  18,  1820,  in  Madi- 
son county,  Ky.,  remained  with  his  father 
until  April  to,  1842,  when  he  was  married 
to  Ann  Simpson.  Their  only  living  child, 
A\(;ELINE,  married  Thomas  J.  Gatton. 
He  died  April  20,  1867,  leaving  a  widow 
and  three  children,  Mary  A.,  Andrew  T., 
and  James  W.  James  R.  Durbin  died 
Dec.  1873,  and  his  widow,  his  widowed 
daughter  and  her  three  children,  reside 
near  St.  Bernard  church  in  Ball  township. 

DUTTON,  MATTHEW,  was 
born  April  5,  1778,  in  Windsor  county,  Vt. 
He  spent  his  early  life  as  a  school  teacher, 
and  about  1818  entered  the  ministry 
in  connection  with  the  Congregational 
church.  He  never  became  a  settled  pastor, 
but  all  his  ministerial  work  was  clone  as 
an  evangelist,  several  years  of  the  thiie  in 
Tennessee  and  some  in  Virginia.  In  1834 
he  engaged  in  teaching  and  occasional 
preaching  at  Decatur,  111.  Elizabeth 
Williams  was  born  March  22,  1791,  in  the 
town  of  Sharon,  Litchfield  county,  Conn. 
She  was  married  March  10,  1811,  in 
northern  New  York,  to  David  Carpenter. 
Thev  had  two  children  in  the  State  of 
New  York. 

JOHN  WILLIAM,  born  Mar.  4,  i8n, 
went  to  sea  at  16  years  old.  His  second 
voyage  was  on  boaal  the  ship  Warrenton. 
The  vessel  was  lost  and  not  a  soul  on 
board  saved. 

THOMAS  /;.,  born  March  S,  1813, 
married  April,  1833,  in  Duchess  county, 
N.  Y.,  to  Julia  A.  Wing.  He  died  sud- 
denly June  2,  1854,  near  Sullivan,  Moultric 
county,  111.,  leaving  a  widow  and  six  chil- 
dren. 

David  Carpenter  died  in  New  York, 
and  his  widow  went  to  Now  York  Citv 
and  taught  school  until  July,  1834,  when 
she  went  to  Decatur,  111.,  to  visit  two  of 
her  brothers.  Rev.  Matthew  Dutton  and 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Carpenter  were  married 
Nov.  15,  1834,  in  Decatur.  They  moved 
to  Morgan  county  and  a  year  Ir.ter  to  San- 
gamon county,  arriving  at  Mechanicsb'irg 
in  July,  1838.  Both  being  teachers,  and  in 
the  absence  of  any  school  system,  they 
built  a  school  house  and  lived  and  taught 
in  it  for  about  twelve  years.  It  was  a 
frame  building,  plastered  outside  and  in, 
and  was  almost  snow  white.  Nearly  ull 
who  are  now  heads  of  families  in  the  vicin- 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


ity  of  Mechanicsburg  received  their  educa- 
tion in  that  house. 

Rev.  Matthew  Button  died  Feb.  21, 
1857,  an<^  m's  widow  (1874)  in  her  eighty- 
fourth  year  resides  in  Mechanicsburg. 

DRYER,  JOHN,  was  born  Dec. 
13,  1783,  in  Great  Barrington,  Mass.  He 
was  married  May  14,  1808,  in  New  York, 
to  Cynthia  Stevens,  who  was  born  March 
4,  1793,  in  Vermont.  They  had  two 
children  in  New  York,  and  in  1819  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  settling  six  miles 
from  where  Springfield  now  stands,  where 
they  had  one  child,  and  moved  to  Spring- 
field about  1825.  Of  their  children — 

LA  V1NIA  M.,  born  Dec.  22,  1812,  in 
New  York,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
June,  1830,  to  Hugh  M.  Armstrong.  See 
his  name. 

ALMIRA,  born  April,  1815,  in  New 
York,  married  in  Springfield,  in  1836,  to 
E.  Geo.  Johns. 

JANE  A.,  born  Aug.  15,  1820,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Sept., 
1838,  in  Massachusetts,  to  William  Cone, 
and  reside  three  miles  west  of  Spring- 
field. 

John  Dryer  was  engaged  in  wool  card- 
ing, and  was  the  first  man  in  the  county 
to  cultivate  a  nursery  and  introduce  fruit 
trees.  He  died  July  3,  1854,  and  his 
widow  resides  in  Springfield  now — 1876 — 
in  her  eighty-fourth  year. 

IE 

EARNEST,  JACOB,  born 
April  24,  1799,  in  South  Carolina,  was 
married  there  to  Elizabeth  Sims,  who  was 
born  April  26,  1798.  She  was  a  sister  of 
James  and  William  Sims,  one  of  whom 
was  older  and  the  other  younger  than  her- 
self. They  moved  to  that  part  of  Simp- 
son which  later  became  Logan  county, 
Ky.,  where  they  had  seven  children.  In 
1817  the  family  moved  to  St.  Clair  county, 
111.,  where  they  had  one  child,  and  they 
moved  to  what  became  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1819,  on  Spring 
Creek,  in  what  is  now  Curran  township, 
where  one  child  was  born.  Of  their  nine 
children — 

LA  VINA,  born  Nov.  28,  1824,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  James  McMurry.  See  his 
name.  He  died,  leaving  a  widow  and  six 


children  near  lone  City,  lone  Valley, 
California. 

SARAH,  born  April  7,  1806,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  Feb.  18,  1824,  in  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  to  John  King.  See 
his  name. 

WILLIAM,  bom  August  18,  1807,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Jane  Parks.  They  had 
five  children.  Mr.  Earnest  and  three  of 
the  children  died  near  Northfield,  Iowa. 
Mrs.  Earnest  died  there,  Dec.  7,  1870, 
and  -the  children  reside  near  Northfield. 

ROBERT,  born  April  6,  1810,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Susan  Kendall.  They  had  one 
child,  SUSAN  A.,  born  Jan.  25  1831, 
married  James  Turner.  See  his  name. 
He  died  and  his  widow  married  Henry  B. 
Chambers.  See  his  name.  Robert 
Earnest  died  Sept.  22, 1831,  and  his  widow 
married  Joseph  Ralston.  See  his  name. 

MAHALA,  born  Dec.  18,  1811,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  James  Parkinson.  See  his 
name. 

GRIZELLA,  born  April  8,  1813,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Martin  L.  C.  Kendall. 
See  his  name.  Mrs.  Kendall  and  her 
two  children  died. 

RACHEL,  born  March  5,  1816,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Rezin  D.  Brown.  See  his 
name. 

HENRIETTA,  born  April  3,  1818, 
in  St.  Clair  county,  111.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  March  22,  1838,  to 
James  V.  Ingels.  See  his  name. 

SOPHIA,  born  April  2,  1820,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Amos  W.  Brown. 
See  his  name.  Mrs.  Brown  died. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Earnest  died  March  i, 
1831,  and  Jacob  Earnest  married  Rebecca 
Blunt.  They  had  two  children,  and 
moved  to  Hancock  county,  111.  Of  their 
children — 

ELIZABETH,  born  Sept.  29,  1833, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  July 
29,  1852,  to  William  Jones.  They  had 
eight  children,  JACOB  H.,  FRANCIS 
M.,  MARY  M.,  EMMA  A.,  IANTHA 
B.,  IDA  M.,  WILLIAM  B.  and  LIB- 
BIE.  William  Jones  was  drowned  Jan. 
i,  1869,  while  crossing  the  Mississippi 
river.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Jones  was  married 
Dec.  i,  1870,  to  William  Isenberger. 


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They  have  two  children,  GEORGE  W. 
and  RACHEL,  and  reside  near  Appanoos, 
Hancock  county,  111. 

JACOB  H.,  born  August  18,  1836,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  Hancock 
county,  Feb.  19, 1860,  to  Elizabeth  Riman, 
who  was  born  May  16,  1836.  They  have 
five  children,  EDWARD  M.,  HENRI- 
ETTA, LYDIA  F.,  ALVIN  P.  and 
ZENA  MAY,  and  reside  near  Appanoos, 
Hancock  countv,  111. 

Jacob  Earnest  died  Sept.  29,  1842,  and 
Mrs.  Rebecca  Earnest  died  March  8, 
1858,  both  in  Hancock  county,  111. 

EARNEST,  THOMAS,  was 
born  June  3,  1792,  in  South  Carolina.  His 
parents  moved,  when  he  was  a  boy,  to 
.Simpson  county,  Ky.  Jrfthe  Autumn  of 
1819  he  came  to  Sangamon  county  and 
joined  his  brother  Jacob,  who  had  previ- 
ously arrived  with  his  family.  Thomas 
Earnest  commenced  improvements  south 
of  Spring  creek,  eight  miles  west  of 
Springfield,  and  entered  land  when  it  came 
into  market.  He  was  married  Oct.  15, 
1822,  to  Alletta  Lanterman.  They  had 
twelve  children  in  Sangamon  county,  two 
of  whom  died  young. 

SOPHIA  y.,  born  Aug.  24,  1823,  was 
married  Nov.  12,  1846,  to  Simon  P.  Rick- 
ard.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Sept.  2,  1824,  was 
married  April  21,  1853,  to  Julia  J.  Wool- 
ley,  of  Green  county,  111.  They  have 
three  children  living,  LEORA  S.,  WIL- 
LIAM W.,  and  CHARLES  S.,  and  re- 
side in  Macoupin  county,  near  Greenfield, 
Green  county.  111. 

PETER  L.,  born  Nov.  6,  1825,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  in  1849,  to 
Elizabeth  A.  Thompson.  They  had  ten 
children,  five  of  whom  are  living, 
THOMAS  H.,  WILLIAM  H.,  MARY 
A.,  FRANK  P.,  and  JOSIAH  T.  P.  L. 
Earnest  is  operating  in  the  silver  mines  of 
San  Juan,  southwestern  Colorado.  His 
son,  Thomas  H.,  is  now — 1875 — there  at- 
tending to  business.  The  family  reside  at 
Ottawa,  Kansas.  Peter  L.  Earnest  is 
Postmaster  in  Ottawa. 

SOPHRONIA,\>o\-\\  Dec.  5, 1826,  was 
married  May  20,  1846,  to  Dr.  Benjamin 
S.  Robinson.  See  his  name. 

ALLETTA  A.,  born  March  5,  1828, 
married  William  Y.  Kirk.  They  had  one 
child,  and  Mr.  Kirk  died.  His  widow 
married  Robert  Watson  of  St.  Louis. 


They  had  one  child,  and  reside  near  Mill- 
ville,  Ray  county,  Mo. 

WILLIAM,  born  Nov.  21,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  Aug.,  1862,  for 
three  years  in  Co.  A,  106  111.  Inf.,  and 
died  of  disease,  July  17,  1863,  near  Vicks- 
burg,  Miss. 

HENRIETTA  M.,  born  Jan.  10, 
1831,  married  Henry  W.  Rickafd.  See 
his  name. 

JAMES  L.,  born  Oct.  18,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died,  March  5,  1848, 
away  from  home,  in  Calhoun  county, 
Illinois. 

ELIZA  E.  born  Feb.  27,  1836,  resides 
at  the  family  homestead  with  her  brother 
Thomas  H. 

'I HOMAS  H.,  born  April  24,  1837, 
was  married  Nov.  15,  1863,  to  Hannah  H. 
Lyman.  They  had  two  children,  CAR- 
OLINE B.  and  WILLIAM  J.,  and  Mrs. 
E.  died  May  19,  1872.  T.  H.  Earnest  re- 
sides eight  miles  west  of  Springfield,  on 
the  farm  where  his  father  settled  in  1819. 

Thomas  Earnest  died,  Nov.  6,  1848, 
suddenly,  while  away  from  home,  in  Cal- 
houn county.  Mrs.  Alletta  Earnest  died 
July  31,  1871,  at  the  house  of  her  daughter, 
Mrs.  H.  W.  Rickard,  caused  by  being 
thrown  from  a  wagon. 

EACH  US,  ROBERT,  was  born 
Dec.  24,  1794?  m  Chester  county,  Pa.,  came 
to  Springfield  in  the  fall  of  1840,  and  went 
on  a  farm  he  had  purchased  in  what  is  now 
Curran  township.  The  next  spring  he 
was  joined  by  his  sister  Charlotte  and  his 
niece,  Mary  McPherson,  who  was  born 
Oct.  25,  1819,  in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  and 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  James 
Short.  See  his  name.  Charlotte  Eachus 
died  Feb.  i,  1865,  and  Robert  Eachus  died 
Oct.  2,  1872,  in  Loami  township. 

EADES,  WILLIAM,  a  native 
of  Kentucky,  married  there,  moved  to 
Missouri,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  summer  of 
1825,  in  what  is  now  Auburn  township. 
His  son — 

STR OTHER,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Martha  A  Dodds.  See  the 
D  odds  family  sketch. 

EARLY,  DR.  JACOB  M., 
was  born  Feb.  22,  1806,  in  Virginia,  came 
to  Springfield,  111.,  about  1831,  was  married 
near  Springfield,  to  Catharine  Rickard. 
Dr.  Early  was  a  practicing  physician,  and 
a  local  preacher  in  the  M.  E.  church.  In 


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consequence  of  some  political  difficulty, 
he  was  shot  and  killed,  March  11,  1838,  in 
Springfield,  by  a  merchant,  Henry  B. 
Truitt,  who  was  son-in-law  of  William  L. 
May,  at  that  time  member  of  Congress 
for  this  district.  The  difficulty  was  about 
appointments  to  office,  all  the  parties  in- 
terested being  democrats.  Dr.  Early  left 
two  sons.  His  widow  married  Mr.  Miles, 
and  lives  in  Petersburg,  111.  See  history 
of  the  Rickard  family, 

EASLEY,  DANIEL,  was  born 
Oct.  18,  1773,  in  Stokes  county,  N.  C.  In 
1791  he  went  to  South  Carolina,  and  in 
1 80 1  to  Caldwell  county,  Ky.  He  was 
there  married  in  1805  to  Mrs.  Margaret 
Ritchie.  They  had  five  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  came  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  the  spring  of  1830  in  what  is 
now  Ball  township.  Of  his  children — 

WINIFRED,  married  Eddin  Lewis. 
See  his  name, 

JAMES  B.,  born  in  Caldwell  county, 
Ky.,  married  Oct.  22,  1840,  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Margaret  Dodds.  They  had 
five  children.  Their  son  ROBERT 
HENRY  married  Fannie  Easley,  a  distant 
relative,  and  resides  in  the  southeast  corner 
of  Ball  township.  James  B.  Easley  was 
a  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  many  years. 
He  died,  and  his  widow  married  Warham 
Easley,  and  resides  in  Missouri. 

BENJAMIN  H,,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  three  times. 
He  died,  leaving  a  widow,  who  afterward 
married  and  died.  His  son  WILEY  mar- 
ried Sarah  J.  Phelps,  a  native  of  Kentucky. 
They  had  four  children,  MARTHA  P.,  WIL- 
LIAM A.,  JAMES  B.  and  FLORA  A.  Wiley 
Easley  died,  and  his  widow  and  children 
reside  on  the  farm  settled  by  their  great- 
gi-andfather  Easley  in  1830.  It  is  in  Ball 
township. 

SALLT,  married  Willis  Shellhouse. 
See  ins  name. 

DA  NIEL  W.,  born  in  Kentucky,  died 
in  Sangamon  county  at  12  years  old. 

Mi's.  Margaret  Easley  died  in  Sanga- 
mon county. 

Daniel  Easley  died  at  Auburn,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Feb.  13,  1874.  If  the  date  of 
his  birth  is  correct,  as  given  to  the  writer 
by  the  old  gentleman  himself  about  fifteen 
months  before  his  death,  he  was  100  years, 
3  months  and  25  days  old. 

His  recollection  of  events  was  quite  dis- 
tinct. He- related  incidents  connected  with 


the  ascension  of  the  first  steamboat  on  the 
.Ohio  river,  which  he  witnessed;  also  of 
the  war  of  1812.  He  united  with  the 
Cumberland  Presbyterian  church  when 
he  was  eighty  years  of  age. 

EASTMAN,  THOMAS,  born 
Dec.  8,  1771,  in  Kingston,  New  Hamp- 
shire, was  married  in  1792,  in  Augusta, 
Me.,  to  Sarah  Cummings.  They  had 
nine  children  born  in  Maine.  Mr.  East- 
man was  captain  of  a  cavalry  company 
in  the  war  of  1812,  and  was  posted  between 
the  Kennebec  and  Penobscot  rivers  to 
carry  dispatches  back  and  forth.  Maine 
being  a  district  of  Massachusetts,  he  repre- 
sented that  district  in  the  Legislature  of 
Massachusetts  four  or  five  times.  When 
Maine  became  a%State,  he  was  elected  one 
of  its  Senators.  He  was  also  a  Judge  of 
the  Court  of  Sessions,  in  Waldo  county, 
where  he  lived.  Mrs.  Sarah  Eastman 
died  Sept.  3,  1827,  and  Thomas  Eastman 
was  married  Oct.,  1828,  in  Boston,  Mass., 
to  Susan  Frothingham,  a  native  of  that 
city.  They  had  one  child  in  Maine,  and 
moved  to  Auburn,  111.,  in  1836.  Of  his 
children  only  six  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  namely: 

DA  VI D,  born  Oct.  20,  1 794,  was  mar- 
ried Jan.  i,  1817,  in  Maine,  to  Salinda 
Wood,  a  native  of  Winthrop,  in  the  same 
State.  They  had  four  children,  and  came 
to  Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in  1836 
or  7,  Of  their  children,  AUGUSTA, 
born  in  Maine,  went  from  Sangamon 
county  to  California,  and  died  there. 
LOUISA  H.,  married  Owen  Maynard, 
and  lives  in  Baltimore,  Md.  CHARLES 
H.,  died  in  Springfield,  111.,  in  1849. 
GEORGE  L.,  born  May  5,  1833,  in 
Maine,  bi'ought  up  in  Sangamon  county, 
went  to  California  in  18^2,  and  returned  to 
Springfield  in  1^70,  where  he  now  lives. 
David  Eastman  died  in  1844,  at  Auburn, 
and  Mrs.  Salinda  Eastman  died  April  25, 
1871,  in  Springfield. 

ASA,  born  Sept.  12,  1802,  in  Winthrop, 
Maine,  came  in  1831  to  Waverly,  Morgan 
county,  111.,  and  laid  out  the  town  of 
Auburn,  in  Sangamon  county,  in  1835.  He 
was  married  Sept.  21,  1837,  U1  Waverly, 
to  Susan  E.  Tanner,  who  was  born  Sept., 
1820,  in  Warren  county,  Conn.  They 
moved  to  Auburn  in  the  fall  of  1840,  and 
to  Springfield  in  the  fall  of  1841.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Eastman  had  two  children, 
ALLEN  T.,  born  Dec.,  1839,  in  Waverly, 


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died  May,  1847,  in  Springfield.  ANNIE 
S.,  horn  June  12,  1842,  in  Springfield, 
was  married  June,  1867,  to  James  M. 
Johnson,  a  native  of  St.  Louis.  They 
have  three  living  children,  ALICE  E.,  MARY 
SUSAN,  and  HERSCHEL  ALLEN,  and  reside 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Mrs.  Susan  Eastman 
died  March,  1843,  and  Asa  Eastman  re- 
sides in  Springfield,  where  he  has  been  for 
many  years  largely  identified  with  its 
business.  He  began  as  a  partner  with 
James  L.  Lamb  in  a  flouring  mill,  and  in 
1865  he  built  the  only  grain  elevator  in  the 
city,  at  a  cost  of  about  $75,000,  and  still 
owns  it.  He  was  the  originator  and  one 
of  the  principal  stockholders  in  the  Leland 
Hotel,  and  was  President  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  when  it  was  building. 

ANN  H.,  born  Oct.  17,  1805,  in  Maine, 
lives  with  her  brother  Asa. 

HANNAH  J/.,  born  Aug.  29,  1813, 
in  Maine,  was  married  in  Springfield,  111., 
March  n,  1869,  to  Judge  William  Brown, 
of  Jacksonville.  He  died  April  25,  1871, 
in  Jacksonville.  His  widow  now  resides 
with  her  brother  Asa,  in  Springfield. 

SAMUEL  FRANK,  the  only  child 
of  Thomas  Eastman  by  his  second  mar- 
riage, was  born  Oct.  12,  1830,  in  Palermo, 
Waldo  county,  Me.,  and  came  to  Auburn, 
111.,  with  his  parents  in  1836.  Returned 
east  and  learned  the  trade  of  a  machinist, 
at  Manchester,  N.  H.  He  was  married 
Oct.  5,  1853,  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  to 
Marv  A.  Brown,  who  was  born  Oct.  i, 
1831,  in  Bridgewater,  Conn.  They  came 
in  1856  to  Springfield,  and  have  four 
children,  HENRY  F.,  FREDERICK 
A.,  CHARLES  E.,  and  S.  FRANK, 
Jun.,  and  reside  in  Springfield.  Mr.  S. 
F.  Eastman  is  the  proprietor  of  a  machine 
shop,  corner  of  Washington  and  Tenth 
streets,  Springfield,  111. 

ECKEL,  JOHN  C.,  was  born 
Nov.  27,  1793,  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  went  to 
Jefferson  county,  Tenn.,  was  a  soldier  in 
the  war  of  1812,  and  was  married  in  his 
native  county,  Nov.  19,  1819,  to  Mary 
Geiger,  who  was  born  June  n,  1797- 
They  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving June,  1821,  in  what  is  now  Cooper 
township.  They  had  seven  children  in 
Sangamon  countv. 

SUSANNAH,  born  in  1824,  married 
John  North.  See  l^is  name. 

CHARLES  .  to,  married  Martha 
Ridgewav  t  adoptea 


WILLIAM  H.,  married  Jane  E. 
Slater. 

GEORGE,  died  in  his   sixteenth  year. 

JOHN  C.,  Jun.,  born  May  13,  1831, 
was  married  to  Arminda  Tead. 

MARIA  L.,  born  Jan.  3,  1836,  married 
Henry  Colley.  They  had  six  children, 
and  she  died. 

MART,  born  May  4, 1838,  was  married 
Nov.  4,  1858,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Lafayette  Wilmot,  and  moved  to  Kansas 
in  1859.  In  1866  they  moved  to  Oregon. 
Mr.  W.  was  wounded  nineteen  times  in 
fighting  with  Indians  on  the  route.  He  is 
brother  to  Miles  H.  Wilrnot,  of  Illiopolis. 

Mrs.  Mary  Eckel  died  July  i,  1845,  anf^ 
John  C.  Eckel  was  married  to  Mrs.  Joan- 
nah  Dickson,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Bird.  They  had  two  living  children. 

EDGAR  and  JANE,  twins,  were 
born  June  30,  1846.  Edgar  was  married 
Jan.  13,  1868,  to  Elizabeth  Parkes.  They 
have  two  children,  WILLIAM  H.  and 
MARY  J.,  and  live  in  Cooper  township 
near  Clarksville.  JANE  resides  with  her 
mother. 

John  C.  Eckel  died  May  29,  1857,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow  resides 
in  Cooper  township,  two  and  one-half 
miles  southwest  of  Mechanicsburg. 

EBEY. — The  origin  of  the  family  in 
America  was  with  George  Ebey,  a  native 
of  Holland,  who  came  to  this  countrv 
probably  about  1750.  On  landing  in 
Philadelphia  he  was  sold  for  money  to  pay 
for  his  passage  across  the  ocean.  He  was 
taken  to  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  and  after 
serving  out  his  time,  married  and  raised  a 
family.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tion, under  Gen.  Anthony  Wayne,  and 
was  one  of  a  number  of  soldiers  called  n 
"forlorn  hope,"  at  the  storming  of  Stony 
Point.  The  assault  was  successful,  but 
George  Ebey  was  among  the  slain.  His 
son — 

GEORGE  EBEY,  married  in 
Huntington  county  to  Mary  Ellabarger. 
They  moved  to  Franklin  county,  O.,  in 
Dec.  1805.  They  had  nine  living  children, 
and  Mrs.  Mary  Ebey  died  March  15,  1815, 
in  Ohio.  Of  their  children — 

MAR  Y,  married  in  Ohio  to  A.  Hutch- 
inson,  and  never  came  farther  west. 

ELIZABETH,  born  about  1792  in 
Pennsylvania,  married  in  Franklin  county, 
O.,  to  W  m.  Sells,  and  remained  there. 


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JACOB,  born  in  1 794 in  Pennsylvania, 
married  in  Ohio  to  Sally  Blue,  and  come 
in  1831  to  what  is  now  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship, Sangamon  county;  in  1840  moved  to 
Adair  county,  Mo.;  and  in  1850  to  Whit- 
by's  Island,  Puget  Sound,  where  Jacob 
Ebey  and  wife  died  a  few  years  ago. 
Their  son,  ISAAC  N.,  had  gone  there 
before  his  parents,  and  laid  out  the  town 
of  Port  Townsend.  He  was  killed  by  In- 
dians, leaving  a  widow  in  Port  Townsend. 
His  sister,  MARY  Ebey,  is  now  [1874]  a 
widow  Bozarth,  and  lives  at  Port  Town- 
send. 

HENRY,  born  in  1797  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1828. 
He  died  in  1858,  leaving  a  widow  and  son 
in  Fulton  county. 

BARBARA,  born  in  Pennsylvania 
June  25,  1800,  married  in  Franklin  county, 
Ohio,  to  Rev.  William  Royal.  See  his 
name.  He  died, leaving  a  family  at  Salem, 
Oregon. 

SUSAN,  born  Jan.  28,  1803,  in  Penn- 
sylvania, married  in  Ohio  to  Daniel 
Hutchinson,  and  died,  leaving  three 
children. 

JOHN  N.,  born  Sept.  10,  1805,  in 
Huntington  county,  Pa.,  raised  in  Frank- 
lin county,  Ohio,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  Nov.  15,  1825,  in  what  is  now 
Woodside  township.  He  was  married 
May  28,  1826,  to  Mary  Brunk,  sister  to 
'George  Brunk.  They  have  ten  living 
children,  LEONIDAS  C..  MARIA  J., 
GEORGE  W.,  JOHN  V.,  ELIZA- 
BETH E.,  HARRIET  E.,  WILLIAM 
H.,  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Belmont, 
Mo.,  Nov.  7,  1861.  BARBARA  A., 
ANGELINE  B.,  and  CHARLES  B. 
Nearly  all  the  living  children  are  married. 
Mrs.  Rebecca  Ebey  died  June  2,  1873,  and 
John  N.  Ebey  resides  at  Whitehall,  Greene 
countv,  111. 

GEORGE,  born  Jan.,  1811,  in  Ohio, 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1828,  mar- 
ried in  Ohio,  in  1832,  to  Matilda  Kirkpat- 
rick.  They  had  three  sons  in  the  Union 
army;  one  of  them  was  killed  in  battle  at 
Pittsburg  Landing.  George  Ebey  resides 
at  Winchester,  Scott  county,  111. 

R  OS  ANN  A,  born  Jan.  28,  1813,  in 
Ohio,  came  in  1828  to  Sangamon  county, 
and  married  David  Beam.  See  his  name. 
George  Ebey,  Sen.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1828,  and  died  in  1848,  at  Win- 
chester, .Scott  county,  111. 


EDWARDS,  NINIAN  W., 
born  April  15,  1809,  near  Frankfort,  Ky. 
His  father,  Hon.  Ninian  Edwards,  was  at 
the  time  Chief  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Ap- 
peals of  Kentucky,  and  the  same  month  in 
which  this  son  was  born  Chief  Justice 
Edwards  was  appointed  Governor  of  Illi- 
nois Territory  and  moved  with  his  family 
in  June  following  to  its  capital,  Kaskaskia. 
At  the  proper  age  Ninian  W.  was  sent  to 
Transylvania  University,  and  graduated 
in  the  law  department  of  that  institution  in 
1833.  Previous  to  his  graduation  he  was 
married  Feb.  16,  1832,  in  Lexington,  Ky., 
to  Elizabeth  P.  Todd,  who  was  born  Nov., 
1813.  Her  father  was  Robert  S.  Todd,  of 
Kentucky.  See  sketch  of  the  Todd  fam- 
ily. Mr.  Edwards  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  1832.  In  1834  he  was  ap- 
pointed by  Gov.  Jno.  Reynolds,  Attorney 
General  of  Illinois,  the  appointment  being 
confirmed  by  the  Legislature  of  1834-5. 
The  law  requiring  the  Attorney  General 
to  reside  at  the  capital,  and  Mr.  Edwards 
not  liking  Vandalia  as  a  place  of  residence, 
he  resigned  the  office  and  moved  to  Spring- 
field in  1835.  They  have  four  living 
children,  namelv — 

JULIA  COOS",  born  April  29,  1837, 
in  Springfield,  was  married  June  6,  1855, 
to  Edward  L.  Baker,  who  was  born  June 
3,  1829,  in  Kaskaskia,  the  ancient  capital 
of  Illinois.  His  father,  Hon.  David  J. 
Baker,  was  a  native  of  the  State  of  New 
York,  and  came  to  Illinois  in  the  year 
1818.  He  became  one  of  the  prominent 
lawyers  of  the  young  State.  E.  L.  Baker 
was  educated  at  Shurtleff  College,  Upper 
Alton,  and  graduated  in  1847.  ^e  rea(l 
law  with  his  father  two  years,  after  which 
he  attended  Harvard  law  school  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  Springfield  in  1855. 
He  became  part  owner  and  editor  of  the 
Illinois  State  Jottrnal,  and  in  1869  was 
appointed  U.  S.  Assessor,  remaining  in 
that  office  until  it  was  abolished.  He  was 
appointed  Dec.  8,  1873,  U.  S.  Consul  to 
Buenos  Ayres,  Argentine  Republic,  South 
America.  Edward  L.  Baker  and  wife 
have  three  children,  EDWARD  L.,  Jim., 
JULIA  E  and  WILLIS  E.,  all  born  in 
Springfield.  Edward  L.,  Jim.,  is  in 
Springfield.  The  two  youngest  are  now 
[1876]  with  their  parents  in  Buenos  Ayres, 
South  America. 

ALBERT  S.,  bom  W.  16,   1839,  in 
Springfield,   was    man"ied     there    lime    3, 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTY. 


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1863,  to  Josephine  E  Remann,  who  was 
born  April  28,  1842,111  Vandalia,  111.  They 
have  four  children,  GEORGIE,  MARY 
E.,  NINIAN  W.  and  ANNIE  R.  A.  S. 
Edwards  was  in  the  commissary  depart- 
ment during  the  rebellion.  He  and  his 
family  reside  in  Springfield,  111.  , 

ELIZABETH  E.,  born  Jan.  7,  1843, 
in  Springfield,  was  married  May  u,  1863, 
to  Eugene  C.  Clover,  son  of  Rev.  Dr. 
Clover,  at  one  time  Rector  of  St.  Paul's 
Episcopal  church,  Springfield,  111.  E.  C. 
Clover  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Wichita, 
leaving  a  widow  and  two  sons,  LEWIS 
P.  and  LEGH  K.  Mrs.  Clover  and  her 
two  children  reside  with  her  parents  in 
Springfield,  111. 

CHARLES,  born  July  6,  1846,  in 
Springfield,  was  attending  Yale  College 
in  the  early  part  of  the  rebellion,  and  left 
there  in  the  latter  part  of  1863  to  fill  a 
position  in  the  commissary  department  of 
the  U.  S.  army.  After  the  war  he  was  an 
instructor  in  Bryant  &  Stratton's  commer- 
cial college  in  Springfield  for  a  short  time. 
Charles  Edwards  was  married  in  Spring- 
field Feb.  1 8,  1868,  to  Mary  Hickox, 
daughter  of  Hon.  Virgil  Hickox.  They 
have  one  child,  FLORENCE,  and  reside 
in  Springfield,  111.  Charles  Edwards  has 
been  for  ten  years  and  is  now  connected 
with  the  Illinois  State  Journal. 

Hon.  Ninian  W.  Edwards  was  elected 
in  1836  one  of  the  representatives  of  San- 
gamon  county  in  the  State  Legislature, 
He  was  one  of  the  seven  representatives 
and  two  senators  from  Sangamon  county 
who  really  secured  the  removal  of  the 
State  capital  from  Vandalia  to  Springfield. 
See  the  article  "Long  Nine"  From 
1836  to  1852  Mr.  Edwards  was  in  the 
State  Legislature,  either  in  the  House  or 
Senate.  During  that  time  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  convention  that  framed  the  State 
constitution  of  1848.  In  1854  he  was  ap- 
pointed by  the  Governor,  attorney  before 
the  board  of  commissioners  to  investigate 
the  claims  of  canal  contractors  against  the 
State,  amounting  to  over  $  i  ,500,000.  This 
was  in  the  years  1852,  '3  and '4.  In  1854 
Mr.  Edwards  was  appointed  by  Gov.  Mat- 
teson  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction 
for  the  State  of  Illinois,  and  was  afterward 
retained  in  office  bv  the  State  Legislature 
until  1857.  In  the  year  18 —  he  drafted 
the  law  in  regard  to  free  schools,  which 
was  the  first  adopted  in  the  State.  He 


was  appointed  by  President  Lincoln  U.  S. 
Commissary  in  1862. 

Hon.  N.  W.  Edwards  has  found  time, 
aside  from  his  multifarious  official  duties, 
to  devote  to  literary  pursuits.  His  history 
of  Illinois,  including  the  life  and  times  of 
Gov.  Edwards,  written  on  the  invitation 
of  the  Illinois  State  Historical  Society,  is 
in  many  respects  a  work  of  rare  excellence, 
and  is  regarded  as  a  standard  on  the  sub- 
jects of  which  it  treats. 

EDWARDS,BENJAMINS., 
came  to  Sangamon  county  later  than  his 
brother,  Hon.  Ninian  W.  He  has  filled 
many  official  positions  with  ability.  He 
stands  pre-eminent  in  his  profession,  and 
is  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Stuart, 
Edwards  &  Brown,  Springfield  111. 

EDWARDS,  ELCEY,  born  in 
Adair  county,  Ky.,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  with  his  brother  J.  Jordan,  in  1837 
or  8,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Emily  Riggs.  They  had  nine  children. 

JAMES  A.,  born  Sept.  10,  1840,  mar- 
ried Lucinda  Burton,  have  three  living 
children,  IDA  MAY,  BENJAMIN  L., 
and  EMMA,  and  reside  five  and  one-half 
miles  southwest  of  Loami. 

ARCHT L.,  born  Nov.  13,  1842,  en- 
listed April,  1 86 1,  in  Co.  G,  7th  111.  Inf., 
on  the  first  call  for  75,000  men,  served 
three  months,  and  enlisted  in  Sept.,  1861, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  B,  loth  111.  Cav., 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  Jan.,  1864,  an^ 
was  honorably  discharged  Feb.  6,  1866. 
He  resides  with  his  brother,  James  A. 

ALEXANDER  H.,  married  Sarah 
Conner,  have  two  children,  and  reside  in 
Audrain  county,  Mo. 

MARJ^HA  J/.,  married  John  Adwell, 
who  served  as  a  Union  soldier.  They 
have  five  children,  and  reside  in  Ball  town- 
ship. 

JANE,  married  John  Hilderman,  have 
one  child,  and  reside  in  Ball  township. 

ALFRED,  ROBERT,  AMANDA 
and  BETSY,  reside  with  their  parents, 
in  Ball  township. 

EDWARDS,  JAMES  JOR- 
DAN, was  born  April  2,  1818,  in  Adair 
county,  Ky.,  was  taken  by  his  father, 
Henry  Edwards,  in  1825,  to  the  vicinity  of 
Jacksonville,  111.  In  1837  or  '&  he  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  and  about  the  same 
time  his  brothers,  Elcey  and  William,  and 
their  sister,  America  J.,  came.  J.  Jordan 
Edwards  was  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 


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ty  to  Virginia  Jarrett.  They  had  five 
children — 

JAMES,  born  about  1843,  enlisted  in 
1862,  in  Co.  B,  loth  111.  Cav.,  for  three 
years,  and  died  near  Rolla,  Mo.,  March  S, 
-.863. 

MARY,  born  Feb.  17,  1845,  married 
Nov.  21,  1861,  to  William  L.  Drury,  who 
was  born  Sept.  18,  1836.  They  had  five 
children,  MARY  E.  died  at  seven,  and 
TAMES  M.  at  three  years  of  age.  JOHN 
W.,  LAURA  and  CHARLES  live  with 
their  parents,  near  Loami. 

SARAH,  born  June  20,  1847,  married 
Dec.  7,  1864,  to  Firman  Price,  who  was 
born  Sept.  i,  1839,  in  Monmouth  county, 
N.  f.  He  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1861,  at 
.Springfield,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  A,  3d 
111.  Cav.,  served  more  than  full  term,  and 
was  honorably  discharged,  Sept.  5,  1864. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Price  have  four  children, 
EDGAR  N.,  MINNIE  M.JOSEPH  J. 
and  FIRMAN  L.,  and  live  in  Loami 
township. 

SIBYL  married  Martin  Greer,  have 
two  children,  and  live  in  Missouri. 

\  IRGINIA  married  Blaney  Pitts, 
had  one  child,  and  mother  and  child  died. 

Mrs.    Virginia  Edwards  died   April   5, 

1852,  and  Mr.  Edwards  was  married  Oct. 

1853,  to  Juliette   Burton.     They  had   six 
children — 

HARRIET  E.,  married  Sept.  26, 
1872,  to  James  L.  Mitchell,  who  was  born 
March  1 7, 1850,  in  Morgan  county.  They 
live  in  Loami  township. 

E  ('.VICE  E.,  OSCAR  I?,  S  TA- 
LE Y,  CHARLES  and  OLLIE,  live 
with  their  parents,  three  and  a  half  miles 
southwest  of  Loami. 

EDWARDS,  WILLIAM, 
born  Aug.  27,  1822,  in  Adair county,  Ky., 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1837  or  ^> 
with  his  brothers,  J.  Jordon  &  Elcey.  He 
was  married  Oct.  18,  1840,  to  Mary  Bur- 
ton. They  had  ten  children;  five  died 
under  three  years. 

'WILLIAM  D.,  born  July  9,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  Nov.  25,  1861, 
in  Co.  B,  loth  111.  Cav.,  for  three  years, 
served  full  term  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged, married  Sarah  Masters,  have  two 
living  children,  and  reside  in  Montgomery 
county. 

JAMES  A.,  died  in  1863,  aged 
eighteen. 


HENRY  A7.,  ANDREW  W.,  and 
MA  GGIE,  reside  with  their  parents  near 
Loami. 

EDWARDS,  AMERICA  J., 
sister  to  J.  Jordan,  Elcey  and  William, 
was  born  in  Morgan  county,  came  to  San- 
gamon county  with  her  brothers,  married 
Michael  Morris,  had  four  children,  and  he 
died  near  Knoxville,  Iowa.  She  moved 
to  Texas  with  her  children. 

EATON,  JOHN,  was  born  in 
1791,  in  Bradford,  Merrimack  county, 
New  Hampshire,  and  was  married  there 
in  1813  to  Mary  Cook,  who  was  born  at 
the  same  place  in  1793.  Mr.  Eaton  came 
to  Springfield  in  June,  1838.  The  family 
came  in  1840,  and  in  1841  moved  to  Peters- 
burg, returning  to  Springfield  in  1843.  Of 
their  children — 

HIRAM  G.,  born  in  1814,  in  New 
Hampshire,  came  with  the  family  to 
Springfield,  married  in  1850,  at  Fairfield, 
Iowa,  and  died  about  1860,  leaving  a  wid- 
ow and  three  children,  PAGE,  BELLE 
and  ALBERT,  in  Kansas. 

MARY  J.,  born  in  1816,  in  Bradford, 
N.  H.,  married  in  Springfield,  111.,  to 
Francis  Clinton,  a  native  of  Burlington, 
Vermont.  They  had  two  children  in 
Springfield,  LA'URA  married  Maj.  E. 
S.  Johnson.  See  his  name.  MARY 
married  Carl  O.  Wederkinch,  and  died 
April  10,  1875,  in  Colorado.  '  Francis 
Clinton  and  wife  both  died  in  Springfield. 

THOMAS  S.,  born  about  iSrS,  in 
New  Hampshire,  came  to  Petersburg,  111., 
in  1842,  and  died  there  in  1843. 

PAGE,  born  Oct.  25,  1821,  at  Brad- 
ford, N.  H.,  married  May  25,  1852,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  to  Margaret  A.  Lee,  who 
was  born  August  12,  1832,  in  Delaware. 
They  had  six  children,  two  of  whom  died 
under  eight  years.  LELIA  lives  with 
her  parents.  KATE  D.,  born  June  S, 
1855,  married  April  20,  1875,  to  Walter  E. 
Powell,  have  one  child,  EMMA  M.,  and  live 
in  Springfield.  GRACE  D.  and  WIL- 
LIE C.  live  with  their  parents  in  Spring- 
field. 

BENJAMIN  C.  married  in  New 
Hampshire,  and  remained  there. 

L  O  VENIA,  born  in  1825,  at  Bradford, 
N.  H..  married  in  Springfield  to  Thomas 
Lee,  and  died. 

JOHNB.,  born  Dec.  15,  1827,  in  Brad- 
ford, N.  H.,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
June  16,  1853,  to  Mary  P.Jones,  a  native 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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of  Tennessee.  They  had  ten  children. 
SUSIE  died  young.  MARY  J.,  married 
Thomas  Lee.  See  his  name  -with  the 
Conant  family.  WILLIAM  W.,  AN- 
TIONETTE  and  ANTHONY— twins— 
CHARLEY,  JESSIE,  MAY,  GRIF- 
FITH and  DAISY;  the  eight  latter  live 
with  their  parents.  J.  B.  Eaton  lived  in 
Springfield  from  1839  to  1854,  when  he 
moved  to  Christian  county,  and  came  back 
to  Springfield  in  1866.  He  is  now  farming 
and  grain  dealing  at  Edinburg,  but  resides 
in  Springfield. 

LOUISA  A.,  born  in  1832,111  Brad- 
ford, N.  H.,  lived  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  died  in  1850,  at  Beardstown,  111. 

SARAH  M.,  born  in  Bradford,  N.  H., 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Joseph 
Patterson,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania.  They 
have  seven  children,  and  reside  near  Win- 
chester, Scott  county,  111. 

John  Eaton  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of 
1812.  Later  in  life  he  was  a  carpenter 
and  builder,  and  was  erecting  a  mill  at 
Naples,  111.,  and  died  there  in  1846.  His 
widow  died  April,  1854,  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

ELKIN,  GARRETT,  brother 
of  William  F.,  was  born  Dec.  31,  1797,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.  He  studied  medicine 
and  graduated  at  Transylvania  University, 
Lexington,  Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1823,  and  practiced  medicine  in 
what  is  now  Fancy  creek  township.  He 
was  married  there,  April  20,  1823,  to 
Mary  Constant,  (see  Thomas  Constant^) 
and  soon  after  moved  to  Springfield  and 
practiced  medicine  there.  They  had  six 
living  children — 

MART  A.,  born  May  10,  1825,  died 
June  17,  1843. 

AD  ALINE  C.,  born  Sept.  28,  1827, 
in  Springfield,  was  married  May  22,  1851, 
to  Dr.  J.  M.  Major.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, WILLJAM  A.  and  CHARLES, 
and  reside  in  Bloomington,  111. 

WILLIAM  T.,  born  Feb.  5,  1832,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  went  to  California  with 
his  father  in  1850,  and  succeeded  well  for 
a  time,  but  was  obliged  to  return  on  ac- 
count of  an  affection  of  the  eyes.  He  is 
unmarried,  and  resides  with  his  father. 

HENR  T,  born  Oct.  8,  1836,  in  Spring- 
field, enlisted  in  the  330  111.  Reg.,  in  1862, 
and  served  three  years.  Re-enlisted,  and 
served  to  the  close  of  the  war.  He  died 
in  Memphis,  Tenn,  in  1873. 


^  ROBERT,  born  Jan.  12,  1841,  in 
Springfield,  enlisted  in  a  Cavalry  Regi- 
ment in  Colorado,  and  served  to  the  close 
of  the  war.  He  resides  in  Omaha,  Neb.  • 

FRANCIS  A.,  born  March  22,  1843, 
died  June  19,  1858. 

Dr.  Garrett  Elkin  was  in  the  Black 
Hawk  and  Mormon  wars,  and  was  Sheriff 
of  Sangamon  county  six  years.  He  moved 
to  Bloomington  in  1844.  Mrs.  Mary 
Elkin  died  there  Sept.  23,  1845.  Dr-  E. 
served  as  Captain  of  a  company  from 
Bloomington  in  the  Mexican  war — Col. 
E.  D.  Baker's  regiment.  He  afterwards 
moved  to  the  vicinity  of  Oskaloosa,  Iowa, 
where  he  was  married,  Feb.  15,  1864,  to 
Margaret  J.  Musgrove.  They  have  six 
children,  GREENBURT  G.,  FAN- 
NIE E.,  CHARLIE,  CLARA  E., 
LILLIE  A.  and  WILLIS  G. 

Dr.  Garrett  Elkin  and  family  reside  on 
a  farm  near  Oscaloosa,  Iowa. 

ELKIN,  WILLIAM  F.,  was 
born  April  13,  1792,  in  Clarke  county,  Ky. 
In  1811  he  went  to  Xenia,  O.,  and  was 
there  married  Dec.  5,  1813,  to  Elizabeth 
Constant.  She  was  born  June  14,  1799,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  also.  They  had  four 
children  in  Ohio,  and  in  1820  moved  to 
Brownsville,  Ind.,  where  they  had  three, 
and  then  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  December,  1825,  in  what  is 
now  Fancy  Creek  township,  where  they 
had  six  children,  four  of  whom  died  under 
five  years.  Of  the  other  nine — 

ROBERT,  born  Dec.  17, 1814,  in  Ohio, 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  aged  eighteen 
years.  « 

7^HOMAS,  born  Sept.  16,  1816,  in 
Xenia,  O.,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Feb.  28,  1843,  in  Jacksonville,  111., 
to  Harriet  C.  Church.  She  was  born  Feb. 
19,  1820,  in  Lexington,  Ky.  They  had 
three  children,  WILLIAM  L.,  born  June 
3,  1844,  m  Sangamon  county,  enlisted 
Aug.,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  G,  114 
111.  Inf.,  served  full  term  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged  in  1865.  He  studied  law 
with  Herndon  £  Zane  in  Springfield,  went 
to  Calvert,  Tex.,  engaged  in  practice,  and 
died  there  Oct.  29,  1873.  WALLACE 
A.,  born  April  5,  1846,  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, and  lives  at  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 
LAURA  F.,  born  Jan.  5,  1850,  in  Spring- 
field, married  in  St.  Louis  Aug.  7,  1872,  to 
Edward  Pew,  a  native  of  Kentucky. 
They  have  one  child,  EDWARD  w.,  and 


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live  in  St.  Louis.  Mrs.  Harriet  C.  Elkin 
died  Aug.  26,  1867.  Thomas  Elkin  was 
married  Dec.  4,  1073,  in  Springfield,  to 
Mrs.  Eva  M.  Smith,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Mealey.  They  reside  in  Springfield. 

MARY  A.,  born  May  8,  i8i8,in  Xenia, 
O.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Ben- 
jamin F.  Pickrell.  See  his  name.  He 
died  and  she  married  Abner  Riddle.  See 
his  name. 

JOHN  G.,  born  March  28,  1820,  in 
Xenia,  O.,  married  Oct.  24,  1843,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  to  Eveline  McNabb. 
They  had  four  children,  ALICE,  born 
Feb.  20,  1845,  married  William  A.  Fullin- 
wider.  See  his  name.  ADELAIDE, 
born  Dec.  6,  1850,  was  married  Dec.  3, 
1875,  in  Mechanicsburg,  111.,  to  Henry  O. 
Correll.  See  his  name.  LUCILLA, 
born  July  6,  1853,  in  Mechanicsburg, 
married  Samuel  T.  Fullinwider.  See  his 
name.  ARTHUR,  is  attending  Eureka 
College — May,  1876.  John  G.  Elkin  was 
a  prosperous  merchant  for  a  period  of  fif- 
teen years  in  Mechanicsburg.  He  died 
Aug.  27,  1867,  in  that  place,  and  his  wid- 
ow resides  there. 

ZACHARIA  E.,  born  Nov.,  1821,  in 
Brownsville,  Ind.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county.  He  went  overland  in  1849  to 
Oregon,  and  from  there  to  California  and 
spent  several  years  in  mining.  He  went 
to  Idaho  in  1860,  and  was  married  Oct., 
1873,  to  Mrs.  Harriet  Luckett,  and  resides 
in  Idaho  City,  Boise  county,  Idaho. 

GARRETT,\K>rn  March  2,  1823,  at 
Brownsville,  Ind.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  in  Jacksonville,  111.,  to 
Mrs.  Martha  Tegarden.  They  had  eight 
children,  and  Mi's.  Elkin  died  Oct.  24, 
1872.  He  was  married  May  i,  1873,  to 
Mrs.  Matilda  Conner,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Gibbons.  They  reside  in  Springfield. 

ANDRE  W  H.,  born  Nov.,  1825,  in 
Indiana,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  aged 
eighteen  years. 

MARGERY,  born  July  8,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  July,  1852,  in 
Springfield,  to  Edward  A.  Jones.  They 
have  three  daughters,  LUELLA,  IDA 
and  HATHAWAY,  and  reside  near 
Decatur,  111. 

WILLIAM  F.,  Jun.,  born  Feb.  29, 
1836,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Nov. 
1 6,  1860,  in  Springfield,  to  Maria  Louisa 
Harvey,  who  was  born  Oct.  13,  1839,  in 
Springfield.  They  have  seven  living 


children,  EMMA  C.,  CHARLES  H., 
ROBERT  R.JOHN  F.,  LEWIS  P., 
ZACHARIA  C.  and  CLARA  B.,  and 

reside  in  Springfield. 

William  F.  Elkin  was  one  of  the  rep- 
resentatives of  Sangamon  county  in  the 
legislature  of  1828  and  '9.  He  raised  a 
company  in  Springfield  in  1831,  and  was 
Captain  of  it  in  the  Black  Hawk  war  of 
that  year.  He  was  again  elected  to  rep- 
resent the  county  in  1836  and  1838,  for 
two  years  each  time,  and  was  consequent- 
ly a  member  of  the  legislature  that  en- 
acted the  law  for  the  removal  of  the  cap- 
ital from  Vandalia  to  Springfield.  See 
the  article:  Long  Nine.  His  last  labors 
in  the  legislature  was  at  its  first  meeting 
in  Springfield,  in  call  session  Dec.  9,  1839. 
In  1840  and  '42  he  was  elected  Sheriff  of 
Sangamon  county,  for  two  years  each. 
He  was  appointed  Register  of  the  U.  S. 
Land  Office  at  Springfield,  in  Sept.,  1861, 
by  his  old  "Long  Nine"  colleague, 
Abraham  Lincoln.  In  1867  he  moved  to 
Decatur,  but  held  the  office  in  Springfield 
until  1872,  when  he  resigned.  His  wife 
died  August  25,  1872,  in  Decatur,  and 
W.  F.  Elkin  resides  near  that  city  with 
his  daughter,  Mi's.  Jones.  He  is  in  his 
eighty-fifth  year. 

ELDER,  SAMUEL,  born  June 
22,  1787,  in  North  Carolina,  or  Sevier 
county,  Tenn.  Phosbe  Clinkenbeard  was 
born  Dec.  26,  1798,  in  Sevier  county, 
Tenn.  They  were  married  March  20, 
1813,  in  that  county,  and  had  three 
children  there.  They  moved  to  Bourbon 
county,  Ky,  where  one  child  was  born, 
thence  to  Scott  county,  Ind.,  where  they 
had  five  children.  After  seven  years  resi- 
dence there,  they  returned  to  Bourbon 
county,  Ky.,  where  they  had  seven  child- 
ren, and  the  family  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  Nov.  27,  1834,  in 
what  is  now  Rochester  township,  where 
they  had  four  children.  Of  their  twenty 
children,  five  died  in  infancy. 

LA  F7A^4,born  Feb.  12,  1815,  in  Ten- 
nessee, was  married  in  Sangamon  countv 
to  William  Clinkenbeard.  See  his  name. 

HARRIS 'OA^born  Feb.  29,1816,  died 
in  his  fourteenth  year. 

MARY  B.,  born  May  18,  1817,  in 
Sevier  county,  Tenn.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Jonathan  Con- 
stant. See  his  name. 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTT. 


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JAMES,  born  Oct.  24,  1821,  in  Scott 
county,  Ind.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  Feb.  27,  1844,  to  Harriet 
Walker.  They  had  seven  children. 
HIRAM  died  in  infancy.  SARAH  J. 
died  Sept.  14,  1859,  in  her  fourteenth  year, 
and  WILLIAM  W.,  the  fifth  child,  died, 
aged  three  years.  LYDIA  E.,  born  Oct. 
5,  1849,  was  married  Feb.  23,  1871,  to 
Joseph  F.  Ellington,  who  was  born  Oct. 
17,  1843,  in  Bath  county,  Ky.  They  have 
one  child,  JAMES  A.,  and  reside  one  mile 
north  of  Buffalo.  MARY  L.,  born  Nov. 
19,  1852,  married  Zachary  T.  Greening. 
See  his  name.  FRANCES  J.,  born 
Sept.  16,  1859,  and  HARRIET  A.,  born 
July  4,  1867,  reside  with  their  parents, 
two  miles  north  of  Buffalo,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

RA  CHEL,  born  Dec.  8,  1822,  in  Indi- 
ana, died  in  Sangamon  county,  Nov., 
1835. 

SARAH,\>Qv\\  March  4,  1825,  in  Scott 
county,  Ind.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Jotham  S.  Rogers.  They  had 
two  children  in  Springfield.  •  HANSON 
G.  died,  aged  eight  years.  MARY  L., 
born  July  14,  1850,  was  married  in  Spring- 
field, May  29,  1873,  to  John  Hunter,  who 
was  born  March  31,  1841,  in  Philadelphia. 
They  reside  in  Washington,  D.  C.  Jotham 
S.  Rogers,  died  in  Springfield,  in  1851, 
and  his  widow  married  Isaac  Lindsay. 
See  his  name.  They  have  five  children, 
and  reside  in  Springfield. 

JONATHAN,  born  July  24,  1826,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Josephine  Flagg. 
They  had  one  child,  TV  A,  who  was  mar- 
ried in  Springfield,  111.,  to  Leonard  Gard- 
ner, and  have  two  children.  Mrs.  Jose- 
phine Elder  died,  and  he  married  Sarah 
Wolvern.  They  have  five  children,  and 
reside  near  Sullivan,  Moultrie  county, 
Illinois. 

MERCT,  born  Jan.  7,  1829,  in  Bour- 
bon county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Isaac  Lindsay.  See  his 
name. 

ISAA  C,  born  March  12,  1830,  in  Bour- 
bon county,  Ky.,  was  married  Nov.  3, 
1853,  to  Harriet  Lanning,  in  Springfield. 
She  was  born  March  6,  1835,  H1  Auglaize 
county,  Ohio.  They  have  three  living 
children,  CHARLES  A.,  EDWARD 
B.  and  ISAAC  N.,  and  live  one  and  a  half 


miles  northeast  of  Lanesville,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

SAMUEL  S.,  born  May  5,  1831,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky,  was  married  in 
Springfield,  Dec.  17,  1851,  to  Sarah  A. 
Shives,  who  was  born  July  4,  1833,  in 
Pennsylvania.  They  had  two  children, 
AUGUSTA  J.  married  Dec.*  17,  1875, 
to  Lewis  Allen  Constant,  son  of  Jonathan 
Constant.  See  his  name.  They  live  in 
Springfield.  WILLIAM  G.  died  in  his 
third  year.  S.  S.  Elder  has  been  for  many 
years  and  is  now  engaged  in  the  tin  wai'e 
and  stove  business,  and  resides  in  Spring- 
field, 111. 

ELIZABETH  J.,  born  May  30, 
1832,  in  Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  in  1850,  to  Ethan  P.  May. 
He  was  born  June  12,  1829.  They  had 
thirteen  children;  two  died  young. 
MARY  E.,  born  March  15,  1851,  mar- 
ried George  Enlow,  and  lives  in  Roches- 
ter, 111.  GEORGE  W.,  SARAH  E., 
FANNIE  A.,  MARTHA  A., 
CHARLES,  WILLIAM  D.,  HAR- 
RIET J.,  EMMA  L.,  SAMUEL  L., 
AUGUSTA  L.  and  FREDERICK  T. 
The  family  reside  in  Rochester,  Sanga- 
mon county,  111. 

SINAI  ANN,  born  June  16,  1833,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Franklin  Hoyt.  They  had  one 
child,  JAMES  E.,  and  Mr.  Hoyt  died. 
His  widow  married  E.  P.  Walker.  They 
had  two  children,  SAMUEL  M.  and 
CHESTER,  who  reside  with  their 
mother.  Mr.  Walker  enlisted  and  died  in 
the  army.  His  widow  married  William 
Hunter,  who  was  born  in  Philadelphia. 
They  have  two  children,  DORA  and 
WILLIE,  who  reside  with  their  parents, 
in  Jacksonville,  111. 

HARRIET,  born  August  15,  1835,  in 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  Jan.  n, 
1855,  to  Levi  F.  Dyson,  who  was  born 
Nov.  8,  1825,  near  Poolesville,  Mont- 
gomery county,  Md.  They  reside  in 
Springfield.  Mr.  Dyson  came  to  Spring- 
field in  Nov.,  1841,  and  engaged  in  the 
stove  and  tinware  business,  which  he  con- 
tinues to  the  present  time. 

DA  VID  L.,  born  May  25,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  in  Sulli- 
van, Moultrie  county,  to  Mary  Berry. 
They  have  two  children,  JAMES  and 
WILLIAM,  and  reside  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


HANNAH  R.,  born  July  i,  1841, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  the  twentieth 
child.  She  was  married  Feb.  9,  1858,  to 
George  P.  Sidener,  who  was  born  Dec.  5, 
1833,  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.  They  had 
seven  children;  two  of  whom  died  young. 
CHARLES  LINCOLN,  'ADA  A., 
JAMES  &RANT,  EDWARD  B.  and 
WILLIAM  A.,  and  reside  two  miles 
north  of  Rochester,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

Samuel  Elder  died  Oct.  24,  1846,  and 
his  widow  resides  with  her  daughter, 
Mrs.  Dyson,  in  Springfield,  111. 

ELLIOTT,  ANDREW,  was 
born  in  1792,  in  Rutherford  county,  N.,  C. 
He  was  there  married  to  Zilpha  Kelly. 
They  had  two  children  in  North  Carolina, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in 
company  with  his  , father-in-law,  Wm. 
Kelly,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1819,  and  en- 
tered eighty  acres  of  land  in  what  is  now 
the  northwest  corner  of  the  city  of  Spring- 
field, where  they  had  seven  children.  Of 
their  children — 

ELIZABETH  M.,  born  Oct.  4, 1815, 
in  North  Carolina,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Caswell  Stripling.  Mrs.  S.  died, 
leaving  one  child.  Mr.  Stripling  and  his 
son  FRANCIS  reside  near  Nicolaus, 
Sutter  county,  Cal. 

SARAH  M.,  born  Aug.  31,  1818,  in 
North  Carolina,  married  to  Isaac  Taylor. 
See  his  name. 

J.  WESLEY,  born  May  17,  1822, 
adjoining  Springfield  on  the  north,  mar- 
ried, April  13,  1843,  to  Allissa  or  Alice 
Baldwin.  They  had  ten  children  in  San- 
gamon county — ROBERT,  born  Feb.  26, 
1844,  enlisted,  Aug.  25,  1862,  in  Co.  G, 
H4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  served  full 
term,  and  was  honorably  discharged  Aug. 
3,  1865,  resides  with  his  parents.  JAMES 
H.,  born  Aug.  22,  1845,  resides  with  his 
parents.  SARAH  E.,  born  Jan.  3,  1848, 
married  James  A.  Dunlap.  See  his  name. 
CATHARINE  died  in  her  fourth  year. 
ZILPHA,  died  Nov.  20,  1864,  aged  four- 
teen. HARRIET,  born  June  30,  1852, 
married  Abraham  Langford,  and  resides 
six  miles  south  of  Springfield.  AN- 
DREW J.,  CALVIN  and  JOHN  L.,  re- 
side with  their  parents  one  and  three- 
fourths  miles  northwest  of  Springfield, 
and  within  one  mile  of  where  J.  W. 
Elliott  was  born. 


THOMAS  W.,  born  Aug.  20,  1824, 
died  in  1855,  °^  cholera,  in  Springfield. 

ANDREW  H.,  born  Nov.  22,  1828, 
married  in  1852  to  Matilda  Tulley,  had 
two  children,  and  Mr.  E.  died  Feb.  15, 
1873,  in  Springfield.  His  widow  resides 
in  Mason  City. 

JAMES  M.,  born  April  22,  1835, 
married  Louisa  Rolls.  He  was  accident- 
ally shot  while  his  wife  was  handing  a 
gun  to  him,  and  died  a  week  later,  in 
Aug.,  1 86 1. 

WILLIAM  K.,  born  March  13,  1838, 
married  Martha  Potts,  and  died  May  2, 
1865. 

Mrs.  Zilpha  Elliott  died  March  2,  1842, 
and  Andrew  Elliott  died  Oct.  17,  1864, 
both  at  Springfield.  Andrew  Elliott  was 
a  soldier  from  North  Carolina  in  1812. 
He  was  a  soldier  from  Sangamon  county 
in  the  Winnebago  war  of  1827,  in  the 
Black  Hawk  war  of  1831,  and  in  the 
Mormon  war  of  1845.  He  kept  the  first 
hotel  in  Springfield.  It  was  called  the 
Buck  Horn  Tavern,  and  had  a  large  pair 
of  antlers  .for  a  sign.  Andrew  Elliott 
was  the  man  who  drove  the  Commission- 
ers to  see  Sangamo  town,  when  thev  were 
investigating  the  subject  with  the  view  of 
locating  the  county  seat.  He  drove  them 
through  all  the  sloughs  he  could  reach  by 
a  round-about  way,  and  disgusted  them 
before  they  reached  the  spot.  They  were 
thus  induced  to  decide  against  Sangamo 
and  in  favor  of  Springfield. 

ELLIOTT,  JAMES,  was  born 
in  1798,  near  Richmond,  Va.  When  a 
young  man  he  emigrated  to  Woodford 
county,  Ky.,  and  was  married  near  Frank- 
fort, in  1827,  to  Mrs.  Jane  E.  Plumer, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Ta^ylor.  She 
was  born  in  Kentucky,  in  1795.  Her 
father  was  a  distinguished  Baptist  minister 
(Rev.  John  Taylor).  She  is  a  sister  of 
Mrs.  Sallie  Smith,  and  J.  Wickliffe  Taylor, 
of  Bates,  Sangamon  county,  111.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Elliott  had  three  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  they  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  May,  1835.  They 
settled  in  what  is  now  Cartwright  town- 
ship. Of  their  children — 

JOHN  J.,  born  in  1828,  in  Franklin 
county,  Ky.,  was  brought  up  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  died  in  Springfield,  in  1861. 

WILLIAM  £.,  born  in  1830,  in  Frank- 
lin county,  Ky.,  brought  up  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  was  married  in  1857,  m 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


sonport,  Ark.,  to  Ellen  Tussell,  who  was 
born  there.  They  had  two  children,  TOM 
and  MORMON.  William  B.  Elliott 
died  at  Jacksonport,  in  1864.  His  children 
live  with  their  mother,  who  is  married 
again,  and  resides  in  Jacksonport,  Ark. 

TEMPLE,  born  Dec,  9,  1835,'  in 
Franklin  county,  Ky.,  brought  up  in  San- 
gamon  county,  was  married  Oct.  8,  1862, 
at  Elkhart,  111.,  to  Mary  Constant.  They 
have  five  children,  HALLIE,  ARCHIE, 
RITA,  HARRIE  and  GRIFFITH, 
and  reside  in  Springfield.  Temple  Elliott 
was  deputy  Sheriff  two  years,  from  Nov., 
1 870,  to  Nov.,  1 872.  He  is  now  (June,  1876) 
connected  with  the  State  Register  office. 

James  Elliot  died  June,  1856,  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  and  his  widow  resides  with 
her  son,  Temple  Elliott,  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

ELLIOTT,  MRS.  SARAH, 
was  born  about  1791,  in  Maryland,  and 
was  taken  by  her  parents  to  Harrison 
county,  Ky.  She  was  there  married  to 
•Edward  Elliott,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania. 
They  had  three  children  in  Harrison 
county,  and  moved  to  Gallatin  county 
where  foui  children  were  born,  and  Mr. 
Elliott  died,  in  1829,  near  Warsaw,  in  that 
county.  Mrs.  Elliott,  with  her  seven 
children,  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  Oct.,  1830,  in  what  is  now 
Mechanicsburg  township.  Of  her  child- 
ren— 

AMANDA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried, in  Sangamon  county,  to  Eleazer 
White,  had  six  children,  and  died  July, 
1860,  in  Christian  county. 

OLIVER,  born  in  Kentucky,  raised 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Mary  Nel- 
lums,  had  three  children,  and  he  died 
Nov.,  1873,  at  Mowequa,  111. 

M1LFORD,  always  called  Milton, 
was  born  about  1818,  in  Kentucky,  raised 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  with  the  Reed 
and  Donner  party,  and  starved  to  death  in 
the  mountains  on  the  way  to  the  Pacific 
coast,  in  the  winter  of  1846  and  7. 

AMERICA,  born  Oct.  12,  1820,  in 
Gallatin  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  James  M.  King.  Sec  his 
name. 

MARY  <\\c(\,  aged  six  years. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Elizabeth 
Miller.  They  have  nine  children,  and  re- 
side near  Mt.  Auburn,  Christian  county. 


REBECCA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried Thompson  Kipper,  have  seven  child- 
ren, and  live  near  Mt.  Auburn. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Elliott  died  Feb.,  1857,  near 
Mt.  Auburn,  Christian  county,  111. 

ELLIS,  HENRY,  born  Nov.  17, 
1786,  near  Lexington,  Ky.  His  father, 
John  Ellis  was  born  Jan.  29,  1749,  and 
married  Oct.  2,  1770,  to  Sarah  Parrish, 
who  was  born  April  20,  1757.  They 
moved  from  Virginia  to  Kentucky. 
The  family  is  of  Welsh  extraction.  The 
father  of  John  Ellis  is  said  to  have  been 
with  the  second  supply  of  emigrants  from 
England  to  America.  Martha  Marshall 
Yates  was  born  (after  the  death  of  her 
father)  in  Woodford  county,  Ky.,  Sept.  1 3, 
1791,  and  was  a  sister  of  Henry  Yates, 
Sen.  See  his  name.  Henry  Ellis  and 
Martha  Yates  were  married  Jan.  29,  1807, 
in  Warsaw,  Ky.,  and  had  ten  children 
there,  two  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  The 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  Sept.,  1825,  in  Island  Grove, 
two  miles  northeast  of  Berlin,  where 
three  children  were  born.  Of  their  eleven 
children — 

ABNER  Y.,  born  Nov.  30,  1807,  at 
Warsaw,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Springfield, 
111.,  Jan.  26,  1832,  to  Ann  M.  Glascock, 
who  was  born  Nov.  15,  1815.  Their  two 
children  died  in  infancy,  and  Mrs.  Ellis 
died  Jan.  16,  1834.  A.  Y.  Ellis  was  mar- 
ried June  8, 1837, at  Paddock's  Grove,  111., 
to  Virginia  J.  Richmond.  Of  their  eight 
children  born  in  Springfield,  111.:  VOL- 
NEY  R.,  born  April  22,  1838,  was  mar- 
ried July  10,  1858,  to  Maria  E.  Smith. 
They  are  without  family,  and  live  in 
Quincy,  111.  ABNER  Y.,  Jun.,  born 
June  i,  1840,  was  married  Dec.  20,  1865, 
to  Caroline  L.  H.  Flagg,  at  Rochelle, 
Ogle  county,  111.  She  was  born  there, 
Nov.,  1845.  They  have  four  children, 

RICHARD    Y.,    ALFRED    P.,    LUCY      V.    and 

WILLARD  F.  A.  Y.  Ellis,  Jun.,  has  been 
mailing  clerk  for  seventeen  years  in  the 
Springfield  Postoffice,  and  resides  in  the 
city.  JANE  F.,  born  July  10,  1842,  in 
Springfield,  is  unmarried,  and  resides  with 
her  parents.  ORVILLE  P.,  born  July/ 
31,  1844,  was  married  May  5,  1874,  to 
Arabell  S.  Graves,  at  Bethalto,  Madison 
county,  111.  They  have  one  child, 
BESSIE,  and  reside  at  Bunker  Hill,  111. 
HENRY,  born  May  13,  1848,  is  a  farmer, 
residing  with  his  parents.  JOHN  CON- 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


DELL,  born  Jan.  30,  1851,  is  a  telegraph 
operator  at  Alton,  111.  WILLARD  F., 
born  April  n,  1853,  died  Oct.  24,  1873. 
SALOME  E.,  born  Feb.  19  1857,  lives 
with  her  parents.  A.  Y.  Ellis,  Sen.,  re- 
sides near  Moro,  Madison  county,  111.  He 
was  for  several  years  Deputy  Sheriff  of 
Sangamon  county,  salesman  in  Gen. 
James  D.  Henry's  store,  and  afterwards  a 
merchant  himself.  He  was  elected 
Treasurer  of  Sangamon  county  in  1844, 
serving  one  term.  Was  Postmaster  of 
Springfield,  from  1849  to  1853,  under 
Presidents  Taylor  and  Fillmore.  After 
a  residence  of  forty  years  in  Springfield, 
he  moved  in  1865  to  Paddock's  Grove, 
near  Moro,  Madison  county,  111.,  and  re- 
sides there. 

LA  VINA,  born  Dec.  14,  1809,  in 
Warsaw,  Ky.,  was  married  there,  Sept.  8, 
1825,  to  Talbott  Leonard,  moved  to  the 
vicinity  of  Frankfort,  where  three  child- 
ren were  born,  and  she  died.  Her  child- 
ren, JOHN  W.  and  GEORGE  H.  are 
physicians  in  Tennessee.  MARTHA 
married  John  Martin,  and  resides  at  New 
Liberty,  Gallatin  county,  Ky. 

WILLIAM  H.  H.  born  August  i, 
1812,  in  Warsaw,  Ky.,  married  Mrs. 
Bashaba  Smith,  who  died,  leaving  one 
child.  He  married  Mrs.  Nancy  Denni- 
son,  whose  maiden  name  was  Hope. 
They  had  three  children,  and  Mr. -Ellis 
died  Jan.  28,^1873,  near  Berlin. 

MOLLY,  born  Dec.  12,  1814,  in  War- 
saw, Ky.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Nov.  4,  1840,  to  Elias  Maxwell. 
They  had  one  child,  ABNER  Y.  He 
enlisted  in  1861,  in  Co.  D,  26th  111.  Inf. 
for  three  years,  and  died  of  disease  con- 
tracted in  the  army,  Dec.  24,  1864,  at 
Berlin.  Elias  Maxwell  died,  and  she 
married  Andrew  Scott.  He  died  in  1860, 
and  she  in  1861. 

LOUISA,  born  May  8,  1816,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  May  18,  1835,  in 
Berlin,  111.,  to  Thomas  F.  Foster.  They 
brought  up  a  family,  and  reside  in  Berlin. 

ORMASINDA,  born  Feb.  17,  1818, 
in  Kentucky,  died  Nov.  2,  1833,  near  Ber' 
lin.- 

MARTHA,  born  Sept.  12,  1822,  in 
Warsaw,  Ky.,  was  married  Oct.  4,  1842, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Oliver  H.  Rush. 
He  died  Jan.  5,  1855,  leaving  four  child- 
ren. MARY  -E.  died,  aged  nineteen 
years.  VIRGINIA  married  Morgan 


Belding,  and  lives  at  Corning,  Adams 
county,  Iowa.  MARTHA  married  John 
Johnson,  and  lives  at  Worthington,  Minn. 
ROBERT  G.,  resides  with  his  mother, 
in  Berlin. 

MILLICENTA.,\>om  April  7,  1824, 
in  Kentucky,  died  Oct.  12,  1871,  in  Ber- 
lin. 

JOEL  H.,  born  Jan.  16,  1828,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  May  8,  1852, 
to  Caroline  Harmon.  They  had  one 
child,  and  mother  and  child  died.  He 
was  married  May  8,  1861,  to  Martha 
Simpson.  They  have  two  children, 
FLORENCE  M.  and  DORA  B.,  and 
reside  in  Berlin. 

ROBERT,  born  April  27,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Dec.  15, 
1857,10  Delia  J.  Pease.  She  died  Aug. 
2,  1872,  leaving  four  children,  GEORGE 
L.,  GREEK  M.,  HENRY  M.  and 
GERTRUDE  M.  live  with  their  father 
in  Berlin. 

RICHARD  Y.,  born  Dec.  6,  1832,  at  . 
Island  Grove,  enlisted  August  n,  1861,  in 
Co.  D,  26th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years.  He 
was  killed  in  a  rifle  pit  at  Atlanta,  Ga., 
Aug.  8,  1864,  within  three  days  of  the 
expiration  of  his  term  of  service. 

Henry  Ellis,  Sen.,  died  June  13,  1854, 
in  Berlin,  and  his  widow  resides  there,  in 
the  eighty-fifth  year  of  her  age.  [1876.] 

ELLIS,  LEVI  D.,  born  about 
1791,  in  South  Carolina.  His  father  died 
before  Levi  D.  was  born.  When  the  lat- 
ter was  thirteen  years  of  age  he  accompa- 
nied some  neighboring  families  to  Tennes- 
see, and  stopped  near  Nashville,  in  that 
State.  He  hired  out,  bought  some  land 
with  the  proceeds,  improved  it  and  sent 
for  his  mother  and  the  rest  of  the  family. 
He  learned  the  cabinet  and  carpenter's 
trades,  in  Nashville,  and  was  married 
there,  about  1811,  to  Cynthia  Bradford, 
who  was  born  in  Fauquier  county,  Va., 
and  was  the  only  daughter  of  Captain 
William  Bradford  of  that  county.  L.  D. 
Ellis  was  drafted  in  the  war  of  1812,  but 
hired  a  substitute,  and  was  employed  by 
the  Government  to  stock  guns.  After  the 
war  they  moved  to  the  mouth  of  the 
Cumberland  «river,  in  Kentucky,  and  from 
there  with  two  children  to  the  vicinity 
of  Belleville,  111.,  thence,  in  1817,  to 
where  Springfield  now  stands.  Of  their 
children — 


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WILLIAM,    born  Aug.  13,    1812,   in 
Tennessee. 

JAMES,  born  Aug.  13,  1814,  in  Ken- 
tucky. 

DANIEL,  born  Aug.  25,  1816,  in 
Illinois. 

JACOB  W.,  born  July  20,  1818,  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.  (Until  my  atten- 
tion was  called  to  Jacob  W.  Ellis,  it  was 
thought  Joseph  E.  McCoy  was  the  first 
child  born  of  white  parents  in  the  present 
limits  of  Sangamon  county,  but  the  date 
of  Mr.  Ellis'  birth  comes  to  me  as  a  quo- 
tation from  a  record  in  the  family  Bible, 
and  appears  to  be  as  much  entitled  to 
credence  as  any  of  the  others.)  He  was 
married  in  Fulton  county,  111.,  June  21, 
1838.  to  Sarah  Kreider.  Of  their  child- 
ren— WILLIAM,  born  March  23,  1839, 
in  Ellisville,  Fulton  county,  111.,  enlisted 
in  the  iyth  Reg.  111.  Vol.  Inf.,  under  Col. 
L.  F.  Ross,  and  died  the  next  August  at 
Ironton,  Mo.  MILLIE,  born  July  2, 
1841,  in  Illinois,  married  Caleb  Sullivan. 
He  enlisted  during  the  rebellion,  and  was 
with  Sherman  in  his  march  to  the  sea. 
They  have  six  children,  WILLIAM,  HARRY, 
WALTER,  FREDERICK,  BERTIE,  and  a  babe. 
SARAH,  married  Abram  Childers,  in 
Fulton  county,  111.  He  served  in  the 
army.  They  have  four  children,  MARY, 
ENORA,  CORA  and  NELLIE.  Mr.  Childers 
resides  in  Lena  Valley,  Greenwood 
county,  Kans.  FLORENCE,  married 
Thomas  I.  Tullis.  They  have  'one  child, 
and  live  at  Fairview,  Fulton  county,  111. 
BIRD,  born  in  1853,  is  a  farmer,  and  lives 
in  Illinois.  Mrs.  Sarah  Ellis  died  Aug. 
20,  1857,  m  Prairie  City,  111.,  and  Jacob 
W.  Ellis  was  married  Aug.,  1858,  in  Ful- 
ton county,  to  Adelia  Sanford.  They 
have  one  child,  FRANK,  born  March  4, 
1861.  J.  W.  Ellis  is  a  carpenter.  He 
moved  to  Kansas  in  the  fall  of  1870,  and 
resides  in  Lena  Valley,  Greenwood 
county,  Kansas. 

FIELDING,  born  June  24,  1820,  in 
Sangamon  countv,  111. 

JOSEPH,  born  Aug.  22,  1822,  in 
Sangamon  county. 

JESSE,  born  Feb.  7,  1824,  in  Fulton 
county,  111. 

MART,  born  March  12,1826,111  Ful- 
ton county,  111. 

Levi  D.  Ellis  built  a  mill,  with  a  brush 
dam,  on  Spring  creek.  He  surveyed  the 
first  lots  in  Springfield,  and  moved  to  Ful- 


ton county,  111.,  in  1823,  where  he  built  a 
mill  on  Spoon  river,  and  laid  out  the  town 
of  Ellisville.  Mrs.  Cynthia  Ellis  died  in 
the  summer  of  1846,  and  Levi  D.  Ellis 
died  Aug.  7,  1857,  Dotn  m  Fulton  county, 

ELLIS,  JACOB,  brother  of  Levi 
D.,  came  to  Sangamon  county  later,  and 
built  a  horse  mill,  cotton  gin  and  black- 
smith shop.  He  lived  half  a  mile  west  of 
Levi,  in  Springfield,  and  moved  to  Fulton 
county  the  same  year  with  his  brother. 

ELLIS,  MILETUS  W.,  born 
April  7,  1809,  in  Albemarle  county,  Va., 
and  came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriv- 
ing at  Springfield,  in  Nov.,  1830.  He  was 
married  March  13,  1834,  to  Mary  A.  Con- 
stant. They  had  two  living  children. 

MARTHA,  married  William  Winn, 
and  for  a  second  husband  married  James 
Barr,  and  lives  in  Kansas. 

JAMES  C.,  married  Matilda  New-' 
comb,  and  resides  at  Hiram,  Ohio. 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Ellis  died  Sept.  4,  1846, 
and  Miletus  W.  Ellis  was  married  Nov.  7, 
1847,  to  Mrs.  Mary  M.  Constant,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Stewart.  They  had  one 
child— 

FANNIE  W.  She  married  George 
B.  Jones.  See  his  name. 

Miletus  W.  Ellis  died  Aug.  28,  1872, 
and  his  widow  resides  at  the  homestead, 
three  miles  west  of  Williamsville.  Mr, 
Ellis'  father,  mother,  three  brothers  and 
three  sisters,  came  to  the  county  with  him. 
All  went  to  Bureau  countv. 

ELMORE,  HARDIN  H., 
was  born  June  20,  1813,  in  Cumberland 
county,  Ky.,  was  taken  by  his  parents  to 
Adair  county  about  1827.  From  there  he 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  in 
Sept.,  1834,  in  what  is  now  Loami  town- 
ship. He  was  married  April  6,  1836,  to 
Sarah  Forrest.  They  had  three  children, 
and  Mrs.  El  more  died  April  6,  1844, 
within  ten  minutes  of  eight  years  from  the 
time  of  her  marriage.  H.  H.  Elmore  was 
married  Oct.  20,  1847,  to  Sibyl  Pirdy,  who 
was  born  Nov.  26,  1823,  in  Kanawha 
county,  W.  Va.  They  have  three  children. 
Of  all  his  children — 

ELIZABETH  J.,  born  May  6, 1836, 
married  Oct.  15,  1857,  to  &•  ^-  Roberts. 
They  have  four  children,  LEWIS  E., 
MARGARET,  KATIE  and  ROB- 
ERT, and  live  in  Sedan,  Chautauqua 
county,  Kansas. 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


SARAH  A.,  born  April  7,  1840,  mar- 
ried Daniel  Kinney.     Sec  his  name. 

AMERICA  L.,  born  March  28,  1844, 
married  Charles  King.  They  have  five 
children,  KATIE,  THOMAS,  FANNY, 
MARY  E.,  and  a  babe,  and  reside  near 
Sedan,  Chautauqua  county,  Kansas. 
By  the  second  marriage — 
NELSON F.,  born  Aug.  29,  1847,  en- 
listed in  1864  in  Co.  E,  I33d  111.  Inf.,  for 
one  hundred  days,  served  full  term,  and 
was  honorably  discharged.  He  was  mar- 
ried Sept.  22,  1868,  to  Julia  J.  Colburn. 
They  have  three  children,  FRANK, 
VIOLA,  and  a  babe,  and  live  five  miles 
southwest  of  Chatham. 

WILLIAM  H.    and     JAMES  B., 
live  with  their  parents. 

H.    H.     Elmore     and    wife    reside    in 
Loami. 

EN  OS,  ABNER,  was  born  July 
20,  1791,  near  Utica,  Oneida  county,  N.  Y. 
He  was  in  the  American  navy,  under 
Commodore  Perry,  was  in  the  naval  bat- 
tle on  Lake  Erie,  Sept.  10,  1813,  and  was 
wounded  by  a  boarding  pike  being  thrust 
through  him,  by  which  he  was  fastened 
to  the  side  of  the  ship  until  relieved  by 
friends.  He  was  captured  a  few  months 
later,  and  the  last  six  months  of  the  war 
he  spent  in  prison,  at  Montreal,  Canada. 
He  drew  a  pension  to  the  end  of  his  life. 
He  went,  in  1815,  to  Clark  county,  Ky., 
and  was  there  married,  August  6,  1817, 
to  Anna  Burns.  They  had  six  children, 
and  she  died  Sept.  13,  1829,  in  Clark 
county,  and  he  there  married  Anna  Sud- 
duth,  June  9,  1830.  She  was  born  there 
Jan.  20,  1792-  The  family  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.  I,  1831, 
in  Buffalo  Hart  Grove,  where  one  child 
was  born.  Of  his  children — 
^  AMARILDA,  born  Nov.  17,  1818,  in 
Clark  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Dec.  26,  1837,  to  Sylvester  W. 
Ford.  See  his  name. 

JAMES,  born  July  10,  1820,  in  Clark 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, in  1847,  to  Phebe  J.  Goff.  They  have 
three  children,  and  reside  near  Knobnos- 
ter,  Johnson  county,  Mo. 

HORACE  B.,  born  Jan.  17,  1822,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  April  3,  1844,  to  Arminta  J.  Con- 
stant. They  had  three  children  in  San- 
gamon county.  MARY  E.,  born  Dec. 
20,  1845,  married  H.  Clay  Constant.  See 


his  name.  JOHN  R.,  born  March  5, 
1848,  enlisted  in  Co.  I,  ii4th  111.  Inf., 
March  8,  1865,  for  one  year.  He  was 
transferred  to  Co.  C,  58th  111.  Inf.,  July, 
1865,  served  until  March  7,  1866,  when 
he  was  honorably  discharged,  at  Mont- 
gomery, Alabama.  He  was  married  Oct. 
28,  1874,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Jane 
F.  Wilson,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Wilson. 
See.  Riddle  family.  They  reside  in  Buf- 
falo Hart  township.  ALFRED  R., 
born  Feb.  17,  1854,  died  aged  six  years. 
Mrs.  Arminta  J.  Enos  died  Sept.  ii,  1857, 
and  H.  B.  Enos  was  married  Nov.  10, 
1858,  in  Erie  county,  New  York,  to  Car- 
oline C.  Merrick,  who  was  born  Dec.  29, 
1828,  in  Onandaga  county,  N.  Y.  They 
have  one  child,  GERTIE  J.,  born  Sept. 
30,  1860,  and  reside  two  and  a  half  miles 
southeast  of  Buffalo  Hart  Station. 

ROBERT  B.,  born  April  7,  1824,  in 
Clark  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  August  27,  1865,  to  Mary  F. 
Etter,  who  was  born  Oct.  13,  1844,  in 
Lawrence  county,  Ind.  They  have  one 
living  child.  GRACIE  M.  died  in  her 
third  year.  ARTHUR  O.  died  in  in- 
fancy. EDWARD  LESLIE  resides 
with  his  parents,  two  and  three-quarter 
miles  east  of  Buffalo  Hart  Station. 

WILLIAM  S.,  born  Dec.  4,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  the  only  child  by  the 
second  wife.  He  enlisted  August  15, 
1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  B,  130111  111. 
Inf.,  and  was  wounded  May  22,  1863,  in 
five  places,  and  again  June  4,  1863,  by  a 
shot  through  the  foot,  all  at  the  siege  of 
Vicksburg.  He  recovered,  and  was  cap-s 
tured  April,  1864,  in  Gen.  Bank's  Red 
river  expedition,  was  placed  in  a  rebel 
stockade  prison  at  camp  Ford,  near 
Tyler,  Texas,  remained  in  prison  thirteen 
months  and  nineteen  days,  was  released, 
went  to  New  Orleans,  St.  Louis  and 
Springfield,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
June  17,  1865.  He  was  married  Oct.  12, 
1865,  to  Jane  Dunn,  who  was  born  Jan. 
29,  1847,  *n  Yorkshire,  England.  They 
have  two  children,  ANNIE  and  JAN- 
ETTE,  and  reside  two  and  a  half  miles 
east  of  Buffalo  Hart  Station. 

Abner  Enos  died  March  12,  1850,  and 
Mrs.  Anna  S.  Enos  died  Jan.  17,  1870, 
both  in  Buffalo  Hart  township. 

ENOS,  PASCAL  P.,  born  in 
1 770,  at  Windsor,  Conn.  Salome  Paddock 
was  born  March  12,  1791,  at  Woodstock, 


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Windsor  county,  Vt.  They  were  there 
married,  Sept.,  1815,  moved  to  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  the  same  fall,  and  a  year  later  to  St. 
Charles,  Mo.,  where  one  child  was  born. 
In  the  spring  of  1817  they  moved  to  St. 
Louis,  where  one  child  was  born,  and  in 
the  fall  of  1821  moved  to  Madison  county, 
six  miles  north  of  Edwardsville,  111. 
While  residing  there,  at  the  solicitation  of 
the  Vermont  delegation  in  Congress,  Mr. 
Enos  was  appointed  by  President  Monroe 
Receiver  in  the  land  office  then  estab- 
lished at  what  was  called  Springfield 
District,  although  there  was  no  town  laid 
out.  Mr.  Enos  arrived  with  his  family 
in  Sept.,  1823.  He  opened  the  land  office 
in  a  double  log  cabin,  at  what  is  now  the 
northwest  corner  of  Third  and  Jefferson 
streets.  He  soon  after  united  with  Elijah 
lies,  John  Taylor  and  Thomas  Cox,  each 
entering  a  quarter  section  of  land.  They 
then  laid  out  a  town,  and  called  it  Cal- 
houn ;  afterwards  it  was  changed  to  Spring- 
field. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Enos  had  three 
children  born  in  Springfield.  Of  their 
five  children — 

PASCAL  P.,  Jun.,  born  Nov.  28, 
18:6,  at  St.  Charles,'Mo.,  was  married  in 
Springfield,  111.,  to  Eliza  J.  Johnson.  She 
died  April  15,  1859,  and  he  died  Feb.  17, 
1867,  both  in  Springfield.  They  were 
without  family.  He  served  one  term  in 
the  State  Legislature,  and  was  appointed 
United  States  Circuit  Clerk  by  Judge 
McLean,  and  again  by  Judge  Davis,  and 
died  in  office. 

ZIMRI  A.,  born  Sept.  29,  1821,  in 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  was  married  in  Spring- 
field, 111.,  June  10,  1846,  to  Agnes  D. 
Trotter,  who  was  born  in  New  York  city 
Feb.  15,  1825.  They  have  six  children 
born  in  Springfield.  PASCAL  P.,  born 
April  6,  1847,  resides  in  Kansas. 
GEORGE  T.,  is  a  Civil  Engineer,  and 
resides  at  Toledo,  Ohio.  WILLIAM  P., 
CATHARINE  I.,  ALLEN  Z.,  and 
LOUISA  I.,  live  with  their  parents. 
Z.  A.  Enos  served  two  terms,  of  two  years 
each,  as  County  Surveyor  of  Sangamon 
county,  and  three  terms  as  Alderman  of 
Springfield.  He  and  his  family  reside  in 
Springfield.  111. 

IFAKTHA  M.,  born  April  26,  1824, 
in  Springfield,  died  there  Jan.  4,  1837. 

SUSAN  P.,  born  Oct.  27,  1829,  in 
Springfield,  resides  with  her  mother. 

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JULIA  R.f  born  Dec.  20,  1832,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  in  1860  to  Oxias 
M.  Hatch,  who  was  born  April  14,  1814, 
in  Hillsborough,  Hillsborough  county, 
N.  H.  His  father,  Dr.  Reuben  Hatch, 
with  his  family,  moved  to  Pike  county, 
111.,  in  1835,  and  Ozias  M.  followed 
in  1836.  He  has  been  heard  to  say, 
in  a  jocular  way,  that  he  was  born  in 
New  Hampshire,  educated  in  Massachu- 
setts, and  graduated  in  Pike  county,  111. 
The  latter,  probably  alluding  to  the  fact 
that  he  was  appointed,  by  Judge  Samuel 
D.  Lockwood,  Clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court 
of  Pike  county,  in  1841,  for  seven  years. 
From  1847  to  I^51>  he  was  engaged 
in  merchandising,  in  Griggsville.  In 
1851  he  was  elected  to  represent  Pike 
county  in  the  State  Legislature  for 
two  years.  In  November,  1856,  O.  M. 
Hatch  was  elected,  on  the  Republican 
ticket,  Secretary  of  State,  for  Illinois,  and 
re-elected  in  1860,  serving  in  all  eight 
years.  He  was  one  of  the  original  mem- 
bers of  the  National  Lincoln  Monument 
Association,  temporarily  organized  April 
24,  1865,  and  assuming  a  legal  form  on 
the  nth  of  May  following.  Mr.  Hatch 
was  elected  Secretary  of  the  Association 
Jan.  1 8,  1866,  and  holds  the  office  to  the 
present  time — June,  1876.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hatch  have  three  living  children,  OZIAS 
M.,  Jun.,  PASCAL  E.,  and  FRANK 
LOCKWOOD,  and  reside  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

Pascal  P.  Enos  held  the  office  of  Re- 
ceiver of  the  Land  Office  at  Springfield, 
under  Presidents  Monroe  and  John 
Quincy  Adams.  He  was  removed  by 
President  Jackson  solely  because  they  dif- 
fered in  politics — Mr.  Enos  being  a  Whig. 
He  died  April,  1832,  in  Springfield,  and 
his  widow  now — June,  1876 — in  her 
eighty-sixth  year,  and  the  forty-fifth  of 
her  widowhood,  resides  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

ENGLAND,  STEPHEN, 
born  June  12,  1773,  in  Virginia.  His  pa- 
rents moved  to  Bath  county,  Ky.,  when 
he  was  quite  young.  He  was  there  mar- 
ried, about  1791,  to  Anna  Harper,  who 
was  born  Sept.  I,  1772,  in  Virginia.  They 
had  ten  living  children  in  Kentucky.  The 
family  moved,  in  March,  1813,  to  Madi- 
son county,  Ohio,  where  they  had  two 
children.  In  the  fall  of  1818  the  farnilv 
moved  to  Madison  county,  111.  The  fof- 


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lowing  winter  Stephen  England,  with 
two  of  his  sons-in-law,  came  up  to  the 
San-ga-ma  country  to  explore  it.  The 
nearest  habitation  to  where  Springfield 
now  stands,  was  on  the  south  bank  of  the 
Sangamon  river,  near  where  the  C.  and 
A.  R.  R.  now  crosses.  They  found  a 
man  named  William  Higgins  living  in  a 
cabin  there,  which  he  had  built  in  Jan., 
1819.  See  his  name.  They  remained 
over  night  with  Mr.  Higgins,  and  crossed 
to  the  north  side  of  the  river,  each  select- 
ing a  spot  on  which  to  make  a  home.  In 
order  to  prevent  others  who  might  come 
after  from  choosing  the  same  ground, 
they  cut  a  few  logs,  laid  them  across  each 
other  in  three  piles,  and  each  man  cut  his 
initials  on  a  tree  near  by,  as  evidence  that 
the  land  was  claimed.  That  was  near 
what  was  soon  after  called  Higgins'  creek, 
but  is  now  called  Cantrall's  creek.  They 
returned  to  their  families,  and  early  in 
March,  1819,  Stephen  E-ngland,  his  son 
David,  his  sons-in-law,  Andrew  Cline  and 
Wyatt  Cantrall,  returned  to  their  claims 
for  the  purpose  of  commencing  improve- 
ments. The  night  after  their  arrival 
snow  fell  about  one  foot  deep,  and  the 
weather  was  colder  than  it  had  been  at 
any  time  during  the  winter.  They  com- 
menced work,  and  Mr.  England  and  his 
son  soon  had  their  house  up,  roofed,  and 
the  door  and  chimney  place  cut  out. 
The  other  two  men  had  their  materials  on 
the  ground.  .  By  that  time  the  melting 
snow  warned  them  that  they  must  cross 
the  river  at  once,  or  they  might  be  delayed 
several  weeks.  They  returned  to  their 
families,  and  attempted  to  move  them,  but 
the  ground  was  so  soft  from  melting  snow 
that  their  teams  were  unequal  to  the  task 
of  drawing  the  wagons  with  their  heavy 
loads,  and  they  again  left  their  families. 
The  same  men  returned,  accompanied  by 
two  of  the  daughters  or  Mr.  England. 
They  then  completed  their  houses,  cleared 
land,  planted  their  crops,  and  returned  to 
Madison  county  for  their  families,  bring- 
ing them  to  their  new  homes  about  the 
first  of  June,  1819.  Of  Mr.  England's 
twelve  children  then  living — 

FANNIE, \)ovn  Oct.  2,  1792,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky,  married  Levi  Cantrall.  See 
his  name. 

SALL1E,  born  Nov.  2,  1794,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  married  Wyatt  Cantrall. 
See  his  name. 


LUCY,  born  Feb.  13,  1797,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  crossed  the  Sangamon  river 
with  her  father,  April,  1819,  and  she  is 
thought  to  be  the  fifth  white  woman  that 
ever  crossed  the  river,  and  the  first  to  cook 
a  meal  on  the  north  side.  She  was  mar- 
ried afterwards  to  John  Cline.  See  Ills 
name. 

ANNA,  born  August  30,  1798,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  to  Andrew  Clino. 
They  had  four  children.  The  parents 
and  two  of  the  children  died  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  Of  the  other  two:  STEPH- 
EN married  for  his  third  wife,  Dorothy 
Wigginton.  They  have  children,  and 
reside  near  Elkhart,  Logan  county. 
PERRY  married,  has  one  child,  and  re- 
sides in  Wisconsin. 

POLLY  J.,  born  April  29,  1800,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Evans  E.  Brittin.  Sec 
his  name. 

SIJ^HA,  born  April,  1802,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  April  2,  1823,  to 
George  W.  Anderson.  They  have  seven 
children.  The  parents  and  five  of  the 
children  died  in  Sangamon  county,  111. 
Of  the  other  two:  ELIZABETH  mar- 
ried Andrew  Ralph,  and  resides  in  Fancy 
Creek  township.  ELIZA  married 
Charles  Boker.  He  died,  and  she  lives  in 
Cantrall. 

DA  VID,  born  Nov.  25,  1804,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  Nov.  4,  1823,  to 
Margaret  Higgins.  They  had  fourteen 
children,  seven  of  each  sex,  all  born  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.  LOLTISA  mar- 
ried Charles  Turley,  April  6,  1842.  He 
was  born  Dec.  n,  1822,  in  Montgomery 
county,  Ky.  They  have  nine  children: 
s.  SANFORD  married  Jane  McClelland. 
See  name  of  McClelland.  MAGGIE  E. 
married  R.  C.  Maxwell.  They  have  two 
children,  Charles  and  Louisa,  and  live 
near  Lincoln,  Logan  county.  AMANDA 
married  John  B.  Taylor,  of  Williamsville, 
and  resides  there.  DAVID  married  in 
Lincoln,  and  lives  near  there.  SUSAN 
j.  married  Dr.  McClelland  of  Williams- 
ville, and  resides  there.  JAMES  P.,  MAR- 
SHALL, MEADE  and  IXA  M.,  live  with 
their  parents  one  and  a  half  miles  east  of 
Williamsville,  Sangamon  county.  EVE- 
LINE B.  married  James  M.  Mitts.  See 
his  name.  JULIA  A.  married  Thomas 
W.  Lake.  See  his  name.  STEPHEN 
married  Margaret  Canterbury.  They 
have  three  children,  ASA,  MARY  and 


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WILLIAM  i.,  and  live  in  Menard  county. 
ROSE  ANN  married  William  Council. 
See  his  name.  WILLIAM  B.  married 
Martha  Hall.  They  had  three  children. 
LAURA  married  Jeremiah  Casey,  and  re- 
sides in  Menard  county.  HETTIE  and 
WILLIAM  live  with  their  mother.  Wil- 
liam B.  England  enlisted  in  1862  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  K,  n5th  111.  Inf.  He  was 
killed  Sept.  20,  1863,  at  the  battle  of 
Chickamauga,  Tenn.  His  widow  mar- 
ried Thomas  Swearingen,  who  served 
three  years  as  a  captain  in  the  Union 
army.  They  reside  at  Athens,  Menard 
county,  111.  CAROLINE  married  Jacob 
Beck,  who  was  born  Nov.  22,  1829,  in 
Ross  county,  Ohio.  They  have  six  child- 
ren, MARIETTA,  CHARLES  F.,  DAVID  E., 

IDA  M.,  MAGGIE  and  FREDERICK,  and 
live  near  Williamsville.  MARGARET 
married  Asa  Canterbury.  See  his  name. 
They  have  eight  children,  and  reside  near 
Gibson  City,  Ford  county,  111.  MARY 
A.  married  Milam  Holland,  who  died, 
and  she  married  James  W.  Mott.  See 
his  name.  David  A.  enlisted  for  three 
years,  Aug.  9,  1862,  in  Co.  K,  H5th  111. 
Vol.  Inf.,  served  until  June  I,  1865,  when 
he  was  honorably  discharged.  He  mar- 
ried Emma  Mott.  They  have  three 
children,  HENRY  w.,  ANNIE  R.  and 
LUCY,  and  live  in  Athens.  JAMES 
M.  and  CHARLES  F.,  twins.  James 
M.  married  Mary  A.  Mott.  He  died, 
leaving  a  widow  and  one  child,  MARIA,  in 
Athens.  Charles  F.  married  Rebecca 
Wood.  They  have  six  children,  and  re- 
side in  Illiopolis  township.  HENRY  H. 
married  Mary  A.  Price.  They  have  three 
children,  LI/KKNA  L.,  FLORA  B.  and  WIL- 
LIAM B.,  and  live  near  Cantrall.  MILAM 
R.  lives  with  his  parents.  David  Eng- 
land remembers  seeing  Indians  bury  their 
dead  by  putting  them  in  troughs  and  sus- 
pending them  in  trees,  also  building  pens 
around  them  and  leaving  their  bodies  to 
decay.  David  England  and  his  wife  re- 
side on  the  farm  settled  by  his  father  in 
1819,  three  miles  west  of  Sherman. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Nov.  12,  1805, 
in  Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Jan.  24,  1822,  to  Hiram  Went- 
worth.  They  died,  leaving  three  children. 

KEZ.IAH,  born  June  23,  1807,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Charles  Smith.  They  had  six 


children.  The  parents  are  dead,  and  the 
children  live  in  California. 

JOHN,  born  Jan.  15,  1811,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Mary  Smith.  They  had  nine 
children.  WILLIAM  A.  was  married  in 
1868,  to  Olive  Stanton,  in  Salem,  Oregon. 
SARAH  married  William  Trakes. 
ADELPHIA,  born  May  10,  1831,  mar- 
ried Samuel  Turley.  They  have  eleven 
living  children,  and  reside  in  Logan 
county.  MATILDA  A.,  born  June  26, 
1834,  married  W.  H.  Rankin.  They 
have  eight  children,  and  live  in  Cham- 
paign county,  111.  ALBERT,  borri  May 
16,  1838.  He  served  three  years  in  the  2d 
111.  Cav.,  and  was  honorably  discharged. 
He  is  married,  has  four  children,  and  re- 
sides in  Monticello,  Piatt  county,  111. 
MARY  J.  and  MARION,  twins,  born 
March  15,  1840.  Mary  J.  married  A. 
Robinson,  and  live  in  Macon  county, 
111.  Marion  rnarried  Catharine  Grove, 
and  live  in  Logan  county.  LUCY  A., 
born  July  23,  1842,  married  D.  Thubert, 
and  live  in  Macon  county,  111.  ELIZA- 
BETH C.,  born  Aug.  15,  1848,  married 
Ezra  McMasters.  They  reside  in  Elkhart, 
Logan  county,  111.  JOHN  C.,  born  April 
3, 1858,  lives  in  Logan  county.  Mrs.  Mary 
England  died,  and  John  England  was  mar- 
ried to  Sarah  Groves.  They  have  one 
child,  and  reside  at  Mt.  Pulaski.  John 
England  is  a  preacher  in  connection  with 
the  Christian  church. 

ADELPHIA,  born  May  15,  1813,  in 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Joseph  I.  Smith.  They  had  three 
children.  FRANCIS  M.  enlisted  in 
1861  for  three  years,  in  Co.  C,  2ist  111. 
Inf.,  served  full  time,  and  was  honorably 
discharged.  He  married  Mary  Young, 
and  resides  at  Fort  Madison,  Iowa. 
ENOCH  B.  enlisted  July,  1862,  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  K,  io6th  111.  Inf.,  served  un- 
til the  close  of  the  rebellion,  and  was  hon- 
orably discharged  July,  1865.  He  mar- 
ried Louisa  Stone.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, and  reside  in  Fremont  county,  Iowa. 
JULIA  A.  married  .James  Rayburn. 
They  have  eight  children,  and  live  at 
Irish  Grove,  Menard  county.  Joseph  I. 
Smith  died  JaiL  i,  1851,  and  his  widow 
was  married  Dec.  20,  1855,  to  William  B. 
Goodpasture.  They  have  one  child, 
JESSE  K.  Mr.  Goodpasture  was  born  in 
Overton  county,  Tenn.;  came  to  Jackson- 


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ville,  111.,  in  1829.  The  present  Mrs. 
Goodpasture  is  his  third  wife.  Two  of 
his  sons  by  a  former  marriage  were  sol- 
diers' in  Co.  K,  io6th  111.  Inf.  One  of 
them  lost  his  life  in  defense  of  his  country 
in  the  Autumn  of  1864.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Goodpasture  reside  near  Auburn. 

JESSE,  born  Feb.  10,  1815,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  Dec.  31,  1833,  to  Mahala 
Smith.  They  have  five  children  living; 
three  died  in  infancy.  AMERICA,  born 
Oct.  1 6,  1834,  was  married  March  10, 
1853,  to  Isaac  J.  Sherman.  They  have 
three  children,  MARY  j.,  MARTHA  A.  and 
MAHALA  A.,  who  live  with  their  parents 
on  Fancy  Prairie.  MARY,  born  May 
4,  1837,  was  married  March  20,  1856,  to 
Cyrus  B.  Sherman.  They  have  seven 
children,  AMERICA  E.,  MIRANDA  j.,  WIL- 
LIAM II.,  EMELINE,  IDA  M.,  MARY  A.  and 

NOLA  E.,  and  live  at  Middletown,  111. 
MIRANDA,  born  July  6,  1839,  was 
married  March  29,  1860,  to  William  F. 
West.  They  had  two  living  children, 
FRANK  H.  and  IDA  B.,  who  live  with  their 
mother.  Mr.  West  died  March  30,  1863, 
and  his  widow  married  Absalom  Miller, 
April  11,1870.  They  have  three  living 
children,  JOHN  j.,  EDWARD  and  MYRA, 
and  reside  near  Maryville,  Nodoway 
county,  Mo.  PAREN,  born  May  20, 
1841,  was  married  Feb.  14,  i86i,to  Nancy 
M.  Whittier,  and  reside  near  Lincoln, 
Neb.  PERRY  J.,  born  Feb.  5,  1849, 
was  married  to  Gallic  Hall,  Oct.  10,  1872. 
They  have  two  children,  ARTHUR  j.  and 
ETHEL  P.,  and  live  near  Fancy  Prairie, 
Menard  county,  111.  Jesse  England  and 
wife  reside  near  Fancy  Prairie  postoffice, 
Menard  county,  111. 

Stephen  England  died  Sept.  26,  1823, 
of  a  cancer  in  one  of  his  ankles.  He 
preached  the  gospel  as  long  as  he  could 
stand,  and  delivered  his  last  sermon  sit- 
ting. His  widow  died  June  i,  1841,  both 
near  where  they  settled  in  1819,  in  what 
is  now  Fancy  Creek  township.  Stephen 
England  was  a  Baptist  minister  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  when  he  brought  his  family  to 
the  new  settlement,  the  people  having 
planted  their  crops,  wished  to  have  relig- 
ious services,  so  Mr.  England  announced 
that  he  would  preach  at  his  own  house 
late  in  June  or  early  in  July,  1819. 
Everybody  in  the  entire  settlement  came. 
Two  women  walked  five  miles  through 


the  grass,  which  was  almost  as  high  as 
their  heads.  The  husband  of  one  of 
them  walked  and  carried  their  babe.  That 
was  the  first  sermon  ever  preached  north 
of  the  Sangamon  river  in  this  county,  and 
probably  in  Central  Illinois.  Mr.  Eng- 
land organized  a  church  May  15,  1820,  at 
his  own  house.  There  were  eight  mem- 
bers besides  himself.  The  names  of  the 
persons  constituting  the  church  were 
Stephen  England  and  Anna,  his  wife; 
Jechoniah  Langston  and  Nancy,  his  wife; 
Levi  Cantrall  and  Fannie,  his  wife;  Mrs. 
Adelphia  Wood,  Mrs.  Sarah  Cantrall,  the 
wife  of  Wyatt  Cantrall,  Mrs.  Lucy  Scott 
(daughter  of  Mr.  England),  afterwards 
Mrs.  Cline.  That  was  the  first  church 
organized  in  Sangamon  county,  and  the 
organization  has  never  been  broken.  It 
is  now  known  as  Antioch  Christian 
church,  and  composed  at  present  of  about 
ninety  members.  It  is  occupying  its  third 
house  of  worship,  which  is  a  handsome 
wooden  edifice  situated  within  the  limits 
of  Cantrall,  a  town  recently  laid  out. 
Elder  Stephen  England  was  pastor  of  the 
church  until  his  death,  in  1823.  His  son 
David  united  with  the  church  about  one 
year  after  his  father's  death.  He  was  first 
elected  deacon,  then  elder,  and  has  contin- 
ued in  that  office  to  the  present  time. 
Elder  Stephen  England  solemnized  the 
marriage  of  Philo  Beers  and  Martha 
Stillman,  Nov.  2,  1820,  which  was  the 
first  marriage  in  Sangamon  county.  See 
Philo  Beers.  This  event  occurred  one 
and  a  half  miles  southwest  of  Williams- 
ville.  A  couple  came  to  Mr.  England 
from  Fort  Clark,  now  Peoria,  to  avoid  the 
trouble  of  going  to  Edwardsville  for 
license.  It  was  lawful  to  advertise  their 
intentions  for  ten  days,  and  then  marry 
without  license.  That  couple  were  mar- 
ried in  the  latter  way. 

ENYART,  SILAS,  was  born 
June  21,  1788,  in  Hardin  county,  Ky.  He 
was  married  Nov.  6,  1806,  to  Martha 
Duckworth,  who  was  born  June  7,  1789, 
in  the  same  county.  They  had  eight 
children  born  in  Kentucky,  one  died  in 
infancy,  and  the  family  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  spring  of 
1834  in  what  is  now  Gardner  township, 
six  miles  west  of  Springfield.  Of  their 
children — 

ELIZABETH,    born    in    Kentucky, 


SANG  AM  ON    COUNTY. 


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was    married,    in     Sangamon    county,    to 
Zebulon  Cantrill.     See  his  name. 

SARAH,  born  in  Kentucky,  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Arthur  B. 
McMurry.  See  his  name. 

POLICY,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Moses  Laswell. 
See  his  name. 

MA  TILDA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  William  H. 
Talbott.  See  his  name. 

REBECCA  J.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  N.  E.  Bateman.  They  had  six 
children,  namely,  MARY  E.,  SARAH 
J.,  JAMES  W.,  CHARLES  N.,  ED- 
"WARD  E.  and  EMMA  E.  Mrs.  Bate- 
man resides  with  her  daughter,  Mrs. 
Albert  V.  Arnold,  in  Springfield. 

JAMES,  died  in  1844,  aged  twenty  - 
one  years. 

WILLIAM,  born  June  25,  1825,  in 
Hardin  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  Jan.  13,  1852,  to  Sarah 
Elder.  They  had  four  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  LUCY  E.  died  in  her  third 
year.  MINERVA,  married  James  Mer- 
ri weather.  They  have  one  child,  ALLEN, 
and  reside  in  Cotton  Hill  township. 
EMMA  and  EFFIE,  reside  with  their 
parents  two  and  one-half  miles  north  of 
Pawnee,  in  Cotton  Hill  township.  Wil- 
liam Enyart  left  Springfield  March  25, 
1849,  for  the  gold  fields  of  California, 
with  eight  others,  only  three  of  whom  re- 
turned. William  Envart  was  gone  two 
years  and  three  months,  and  made  enough 
to  buy  himself  a  good  home.  During  his 
absence  he  had  an  interview  with  James 
Baker.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Martha  Enyart  died  in  183=5,  and 
.Silas  Enyart  died  in  1837,  both  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111. 

EUSTACE,  WILLIAM,  born 
in  Eastport,  Me.,  settled  in  1837  or  8  in 
what  is  now  Talkington  township,  where 
Chas.  T.  Hoppin  now  resides.  He  was 
the  first  settler  in  the  township.  His 
daughter,  Elizabeth,  married  John  Barger. 
See  his  name. 

EWELL,  ISAAC  L.,  was  born 
April  29,  1819,  in  Burnett,  Caledonia 
county,  Vt.,  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in 
the  fall  of  1837,  spent  two  years  there  as 
a  miller,  returned  to  Vermont,  came  back 
to  Sangamon  county,  and  was  married 
Sept.  3,  1846,  to  Louisa  E.  Kelly.  He 
moved  to  Peacham,  Vt.,  in  the  spring  of 


1847,  where  they  had  one  child,  and  re- 
turned to  Sangamon  county  in  1850,  where 
they  had  two  children.  Of  their  three 
children  — 

CHARLES  W.,  born  Feb.  7,  1848, 
in  Peacham,  Caledonia  county,  Vt.,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  Nov.  25,  1868, 
to  Eliza  J.  Turner,  have  one  child,  MIN- 
NIE, and  live  in  Curran  township. 

HORACE  J.,  born  Oct.  13,  1851,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  May  23,  1863. 

EUNICE  M.,  born  Nov.  24,  1857,111 
Sangamon  county,  and  lives  with  her 
parents. 

Isaac  L.  Ewell  and  wife  reside  two  and 
a-half  miles  north  of  Curran. 


PAGAN,  WILLIAM,  born  in 
1777,  in  North  Carolina,  was  married 
there  to  Peninah  Fruit,  who  was  born  Jan. 
29,  1774,  in  the  same  State.  They  moved 
to  Virginia,  and  from  there  to  Christian 
county,  Ky.  In  1819  they  emigrated, 
with  four  children,  to  southern  Illinois, 
thence  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  in 
what  is  now  Clear  Lake  township,  in 
1820.  They  moved  next  year  to  Buffalo 
Hart  Grove,  and  from  there  to  Spring- 
field. In  1831  they  settled  on  a  farm  three 
miles  northwest  of  Springfield.  Of  their 
children  — 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  1801,  in  Vir- 
ginia or  Kentucky,  died  in  Springfield, 
111.,  aged  twenty-two  years. 

HANNAH,  born  in  1806,  in  Christian 
county,  Ky.,  died  aged  about  thirteen 
years. 

JOHN,  born  May  17,  1809,  in  Chris- 
tian county,  Ky.,  was  married  April  15, 
1830,  in  Springfield,  111.,  to  Mary  Henry, 
who  was  born  in  1812,  in  Ohio.  They 
had  nine  children.  ELIZABETH  J., 
born  Dec.  22,  1831,  was  married  Oct.  15, 
1851,  to  William  C.  Langston,  she  died 
Dec.  26,  1853,  without  children.  CLAR- 
ISSA and  CLARINDA  (twins),  born 
Nov.  22,  1833.  CLARISSA  was  mar- 
ried March,  1851,  to  Uriah  C.  Withrow, 
who  was  born  Jan.  26,  1827.  Thev  had 
one  son,  vv.  A.,  who  lives  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.  W.  C.  Withrow  died  Sept. 
26,  1852,  and  Mrs.  Withrow  was  married 
May,  1860,  to  Aaron  Apgar.  Mrs.  Clar- 
issa Apgar  died  Oct.  7,  1864,  leaving  one 


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child,  IDA  BELLE,  who  lives  in  Sangamon 
county.  CLARINDA  was  married  April 
16,  1861,  to  J.  L.  Rohinette,  who  was 
born  June  12,  1836,  in  Ohio.  They  moved 
to  California  in  1863,  where  Mrs.  Robin- 
ette  died  June  13,  1864.  GEORGE  T., 
born  Aug.  4,  1836,  was  married  Sept.  3, 
1857,  *°  R-acnel  Hazlett,  who  was  born 
Oct.  12,  1839,  in  Christian  county.  They 
have  three  living  children,  FRANKLIX, 
IRVING,  and  GEORGE,  who  reside  with 
their  parents  in  Christian  county,  111. 
SARAH  F.,  born  Oct.  28,  1838,  was  mar- 
ried Oct.,  1855,  to  F.  M.  Montgomery. 
She  died  April  8, 1856.  BRICE  H.,  born 
Jan.  23,  1841,  enlisted  Feb.,  1862,  in  Co. 
G,  loth  111.  Cav.,  served  until  after  the 
capture  ot  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  when  he 
was  taken  sick  and  died  in  hospital  there, 
Dec.  10,  1863.  His  body  was  brought 
home  for  interment.  WILLIAM  P., 
born  May  18,  1843,  died  April  i,  1860. 
JAMES  F.,  born  Jan.  29,  1846,  was  mar- 
ried Aug.  29,  1870,  to  Eliza  J.  Buchannan, 
who  was  born  Jan.  17,  1846.  They 
moved  to  the  southern  part  of  Kansas, 
where  Eliza  J.  Fagan  died  March  18, 
1873.  James  Fagan  returned  to  Sanga- 
mon county  and  lives  with  his  father. 
CHARLES  A.,  born  March  12,  1849, 
died  Aug.  20,  1872.  Mrs.  Mary  Fagan 
died  Aug.  14,  1850,  and  John  Fagan  was 
married  April  14,  1852,  to  Mrs.  Mary  VV. 
Norris,  whose  maiden  name  was  Cole. 
They  have  two  living  children.  MARY 
L.,  born  Jan.  22,  1854,  was  married  Feb. 
15,  1871,  to  Jesse  H.  Potts,  had  one  child, 
ADA  BELL,  who  died  young,  and  the  fam- 
ily live  in  Christian  county,  111.  BENJA- 
MIN, born  July  17,  1856,  lives  with  his 
father.  Mrs.  Mary  W.  Fagan  died  Feb. 
22,  1858,  and  John  Fagan  was  married 
Dec.  20,  1860,  in  Logan  county,  Ohio,  to 
Mary  Williams,  who  was  born  April  17, 
1826.  They  reside  four  miles  northwest 
of  Springfield,  111. 

GEORGE,  born  Feb.  19,  1814,  in 
Christian  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  Dec.  11,  1838,  to 
Ruth  Smith.  They  had  six  children. 
Of  the  three  who  lived  to  be  grown — 
JOHN  F.,  born  Dec.  19,  1843,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1862,  for 
three  years  in  Co.  G,  loth  111.  Cav.,  re-en- 
listed as  a  veteran  Jan.  18,  1864,  served  to 
the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honora- 
blv  discharged,  at  San  Antonia,  Texas, 


Nov.,  1865.  He  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  Sept.  2,  1868,  to  Mary  E. 
Lightfoot.  They  have  one  child,  HER- 
BERT F.,  and  reside  three  and  one-half 
miles  northwest  of  Springfield.  GREEN 
B.,  born  July  24,  1849,  died  April  10, 
1866.  WILLIAM  G.,  born  Jan.  22, 
1852,  lives  with  his  parents.  George 
Fagan  and  wife  reside  three  miles  north- 
west of  Springfield,  on  the  farm  where 
his  parents  settled  in  1830. 

William  Fagan  died  Nov.  24,  1843,  and 
his  widow  died  Sept.  27,  1846,  both  where 
they  settled  in  1830,  three  miles  northwest 
of  Springfield,  111. 

FAIRCHILD,  MOSES,  was 
born  Aug.,  1793,  in  Essex  county,  N.  Y. 
He  was  married  Nov.  9,  1817,  at  Shel- 
bourn,  Vt.,  to  Adah  Holabird,  who  was 
born  there,  in  July,  1793.  They  had  six 
living  children  in  Essex  county,  New 
York,  and  the  family  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1833,  at  Rochester,  where  they  had  one 
child.  \Of  their  seven  children — 

HIRAM,  born  Oct.  10,  1819,  in  Essex 
county,  N.  Y.,  married  in  Springfield,  111., 
Feb.  14,  1850,  to  Martha  L.  Beall.  They 
had  nine  children  in  Sangamon  county, 
six  of  whom  died  under  four  years.  Of 
the  other  three,  CHARLES"  H.,  born 
Oct.  27,  1850,  HIRAM  R.,  born  Nov.  4, 
1854,  and  WILLIAM  P.,  born  Oct.  29, 
1856,  all  reside  with  their  parents,  three- 
quarters  of  a  mile  east  of  Clark sville, 
Sangamon  county. 

CHARLES,  born  Sept.  25,  1821,  in 
Essex  county,  N.  Y.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Jan.  31,  1848,  to  Lavina 
Sattlev.  They  had  eight  living  children, 
BELLE,  MARY  E.,  BENJAMIN  S., 
ADAH  E.,  CHARLES,  ROBERT, 
RALPH  S.  and  WINFIELD  S.  reside 
with  their  parents,  one  mile  east  of  Roch- 
ester, on  the  farm  where  Moses  Fairchild 
settled  in  1833. 

HE NR  T,  born  Sept.  20,  1823,  in  New 
York,  raised  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried in  Jacksonville  to  Jane  Ragsdale. 
They  had  one  child,  HOMER  LIN- 
COLN, and  Mrs.  Jane  F.  died.  Mr.  F. 
married  Nancy  McKittrick.  They  have 
three  children,  and  reside  near  Tower 
Hill,  Shelby  county,  111. 

MART'  J.,  born  May  27,  1826,  in 
Essex  county,  N.  Y.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  March  24,  1852,  to  Joseph 


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295 


E.  Ross,  who  was  born  Oct.  13,  1823,  in 
Clarke  county,  O.,  and  came  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  in  1841  or  '2.  They  had 
four  children,  ADAH  MAY  and  IDA 
F.,  the  third  and  fourth,  died  young. 
JOHN  HENRY  and  CHARLES  OS- 
CAR reside  with  their  parents,  two  and  a 
half  miles  north  of  Breckenridge. 

DANIEL,  horn  August  23,  1829,  in 
New  York,  and  died  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Dec.  8,  1846. 

HYMA\\  born  Dec.  2,  1832,  in  New 
York,  raised  in  Sangamon  county,  went 
to  California  in  1850  married  there  to 
Mrs.  Mary  J.  Waddle,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Barker.  They  had  twins,  and 
Mrs.  F.  died.  He  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Mrs.  Susan  Giger,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Benson.  They  have 
three  children,  and  reside  near  Grafton,, 
Yolo  county,  California. 

MOSES,  Jun.,  born  July  9,  1835,  m 
Sangamon  county,  died  in  his  fourth 
year. 

Moses  Fairchild  died  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  Mrs.  Adah  Fairchild  resides 
with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Ross. 

FARQUAR,  GEORGE,  was 
born. in  1794,  in  Uniontown,  Penn.  His 
father  died,  and  his  mother  married  Rob- 
ert Ford,  who  was  killed  by  Indians,  leav- 
ing one  son.  Mrs.  Ford  with  her  two 
sons,  George  Farquar  and  Thomas  Ford, 
came  to  Waterloo,  Monroe  county,  111. 
Of  the  younger  of  the  two  half  brothers, 
it  is  only  necessary  to  say  in  this  connec- 
tion that  Thomas  Ford  afterwards  became 
Governor  of  Illinois.  George  Farquar 
was  elected  to  represent  Monroe  county 
in  the  State  legislature  one  term.  He  was 
appointed  Jan.  i  =;,  1825,  by  Gov.  Coles,  to 
the  office  of  Secretary  of  State,  and  went 
to  Vandalia  in  discharge  of  the  duties  of 
the  office.  He  was  married  March  20, 
1828,  at  Kaskaskia,  to  Ann  Cranmer,  a 
sister  to  Mrs.  James  L.  Lamb.  She  was 
born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Dec.  2=;,  1806. 
Mr.  Farquar  resigned  his  office  Dec.  31, 
1828,  and  was  appointed  Jan.  23,  1829,  by 
(TOY.  Edwards,  Attorney  General  of  Illi- 
nois. He  resigned  that  office  and  moved 
to  Springfield  the  same  year,  lie  after- 
wards represented  Sangamon  county  in 
the  State  Senate,  and  was  at  one  time 
Register  of  the  United  States  Land  Office 
in  Springfield.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Farquar 


had  five  children,  four  of  whom  died 
young,  and  one — 

GEORGE  M.,  born  March  16,  1835, 
in  Springfield,  and  died  March  12,  1861. 

Mr.  George  Farquar  died  Sept.  12, 
1838,  in  Cincinnati.  His  widow  married 
Antrim  Campbell.  See  his  name. 

FAY  MICH  A  EL. -See  his  name 
in  connection  with  the  Bradley  family,  in 
the  Omissions. 

FERGUSON,  MRS.  LUCY, 
was  born  about  1767  in  Culpepper  county, 
Va.  Her  maiden  name  was  Pendleton.  She 
was  married  there  in  1791  to  Benjamin 
Ferguson,  who  was  also  a  native  of  Vir- 
ginia. They  had  fifteen  children  born  in 
Virginia,  and  Mr.  F.  died  there.  The 
mother,  with  five  children,  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1836, 
about  three  miles  east  of  Rochester.  Just 
before  she  left  Virginia,  Mrs.  Ferguson 
was  enumerating  her  descendants:  there 
were  seventy-five  then.  Of  her  five 
children  who  came  west  with  her — 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  February,  1798, 
married  in  Virginia  in  1818  to  Lucv 
Broadux.  They  came  to  Illinois  with 
their  mother.  Mrs.  Lucy  Ferguson  died 
in  the  fall  of  1871,  and  Wm.  H.  died 
March,  1873,  leaving  four  children,  three 
of  whom  are  now  married. 

LUCT  C.,  born  in  Virginia,  was  mar- 
ried there  in  1832  to  Isaac  Haines.  He 
was  a  Methodist  preacher.  They  came 
west  with  their  mother.  He  died  in  1838. 
She  died  in  1850,  leaving  two  children, 
one  of  whom,  WILLIAM  C.,  married, 
and  lives  one  mile  south  of  Taylorville. 
LUCY  A.  married  J.  Clark,  and  resides 
opposite  Cairo,  in  Missouri. 

ELLEN,  born  in  1812,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  in  1838  to  Daniel  John- 
son. They  have  one  child,  ELIAS,  who 
married,  and  resides  on  the  farm  with  his 
father,  four  miles  east  of  Rochester.  Mrs. 
Ellen  Johnson  died  about  1841. 

PHILIP  C.,  born  June,  1815,  in  Vir- 
ginia, married  there  in  1836  to  Marv 
Haines.  They  have  five  children  living. 
They  all  reside  in  Kansas  but  one,  EZE- 
KIEL,  who  married  a  Miss  Kelly,  and 
lives  near  Taylorville.  Philip  C.  Fergu- 
son was  a  physician,  and  died  from  lock- 
jaw in  1862.  His  widow  resides  near 
Wathena,  Kan. 

JAMES,  born  March  n,  1817,  mar- 
rir<l  iii  Sangamon  county  March  21,  1838, 


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to  Mary  J.  Young,  who  was  born  in  1824, 
in  Trigg  county,  Ky.  They  have  four 
children.  MARTHA  J.,  born  Jan.  16, 
1840,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Oct. 
25,  1860,  in  Christian  county,  to  Archi- 
bald Sattley.  See  his  name.  CLARA 
A.,  born  April  24,  1842,  married  Feb.  15, 
t862,  in  Christian  county,  to  Charles  E. 
Sattley.  See  his  name.  ALBERT  L., 
born  Jan.  31,  1849,  and  ADA  M.,  reside 
with  their  father.  James  Ferguson  came 
to  Sangamon  county  with  his  mother,  and 
engaged  in  farming ;  has  been  for  twelve 
years  justice  of  the  peace  at  Stonington, 
and  assisted  in  organizing  the  first  Sun- 
day school  there,  and  has  been  superin- 
tendent ever  since.  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Fergu- 
son died  Oct.  20,  1875. 

Mi's.  Lucy  Ferguson  died  in  the  aut- 
umn of  1838,  on  the  farm  where  they  set- 
tled in  1836. 

FI  RE  Y,  JOSEPH,  was  born  Oct. 
2,  1789,  in  Washington  county,  Md.  He 
was  married  there,  Feb.  12,  1812,  to  Cath- 
arine Rouch,  who  was  born  Nov.  12,  1794, 
in  the  same  county.  They  had  two  child- 
ren, and  Mrs.  Catharine  Firey  died  July 
20,  1822.  Joseph  Firey  was  married  June 
29,  1824,  to  Magdalena  Beard.  They  had 
four  children,  and  Mrs.  Magdalena  Firey 
died  in  Maryland.  Joseph  Firey,  with 
his  two  eldest  sons,  came  to  "Springfield, 
111.,  Nov.  25,  1835,  and  a  few  days  later 
moved  to  what  is  now  Cooper  township. 
He  returned  to  Maryland  the  next  year, 
and  came  back  to  Sangamon  county  with 
his  younger  children,  in  company  with 
his  brother  Jacob,  Wm.  Mowry  and  Mrs. 
Troxell,  with  their  families.  Of  his  child- 
ren— 

HENRT,  born  March  25,  1815,  in 
Washington  county,  Md.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  May  21,  1840,  to 
Minerva  Lord.  They  had  eight  children. 
MARY  E.,  born  March  16,  1841,  mar- 
ried Sept.  26,  1861,  to  George  L.  Hoas- 
lev,  have  one  living  child,  WILLIAM. 
SARAH  C.,  born  August  4,  1843,  mar- 
ried Jan.  20,  1869,  to  Benjamin  R.  Eng- 
lish, have  one  living  child,  MARY  A. 
AXN  M.,  born  March  6,  1846,  married 
Oct.  20,  1864,  to  Sherman  Yaukey,  have 
two  children,  EDWIN  H.  and  CLARA  E. 
JOSEPH  F.,  born  Dec.  27,  1848, 'mar- 
ried Sept.  5,  1873,  to  Susan  Thomson, 
and  have  two  children,  LILLIE  and  ELIZA. 
ALICE  J.,  born  July  4,  1851,  married 


March  19,  1874,  to  William  Daigh,  and 
have  one  child,  HEXRY.  LEWIS  E., 
born  July  12,  1854,  ELIZA  M.,  born 
March  2,  1857,  and  JOHN  H.,  born  Nov. 
3,  1859.  Henry  Firey  and  family  live 
near  Grove  City,  Christian  county,  111. 

LEWIS,  born  Jan.  6,  1817,  in  Wash- 
ington county,  Maryland,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  in  1835,  is  unmarried,  and 
lives  with  his  brother  Henry,  near  Grove 
City,  111. 

By  the  second  marriage — 

CATHARINE,  born  May  16,  1825, 
in  Maryland,  married  May  23,  1847,  to 
George  Ensminger,  have  eight  children, 

CHARLOTTE,  MARTHA,  MARY  A.,  SARAH 
M.,  WILLIAM,  GEORGE,  ARCHIBALD  and 

LEWIS,  and  live  near  Grove  City. 

MARTHA  ANN,  born  Sept.  22, 
1826,  in  Maryland,  married  June  i,  1852, 
to  Jefferson  Singer.  They  had  five  child- 
ren, WILLIAM,  JOSEPH,  LEWIS,  ALFRED, 

JOHN  and  MARY.  Mr.  Singer  died  Feb., 
1865.  His  widow  and  children  live  near 
Grove  City. 

JOHN  L.,  born  Oct.  16,  1829,  in 
Maryland,  married  April  27,  1854,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Elizabeth  Jones. 
He  died  Jan.  29,  1872,  in  Rochester,  leav- 
ing a  widow  and  one  son,  JAMES  M. 

MART  S.,  born  July  8,  1832,  in 
Washington  county,  Md.,  married  Nov. 
19,  1858,  to  John  Troxell.  See  his  name. 
She  died  Nov.  16,  1859,  leaving  one 
child,  MARY. 

Joseph  Firey  died  August  25,  1862, 
near  Mt.  Auburn,  Christian  county,  111. 

FIREY,  JACOB,  was  born  April 
14,  1791,  in  Washington  county,  Md., 
married  there  May  2,  1815,  to  Mary 
Houser,  who  was  born  June  3,  1796,  in 
the  same  county.  They  had  seven  child- 
ren, three  of  whom  died  under  seven 
years.  The  family  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  October,  1836,  in 
what  is  now  Cooper  township,  south  of 
the  Sangamon  river,  where  his  brother 
Joseph  had  preceded  him  the  year  before. 
Of  their  four  children —  • 

ISAAC  H.,  born  Feb.  2,  1820,  in 
Washington  county,  Md.,  married  in 
Springfield,  111.,  Feb.  n,  1847,  to  Eliza 
Sattley.  Thev  have  seven  children. 
JACOB  J.,  born  Nov.  5,  1847,  graduated 
March,  1869,31  Bellevue  Medical  College, 
New  York  city.  He  was  married  June 
29,  1869,  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  to  Kate 


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Bessimer,  who  was  born  Aug.  18,  1850, 
They  had  two  children,  ALBERT  and 
JOHN;  the  latter  died  young.  Dr.  J.  J. 
Firev  is  a  practicing  physician,  and  resides 
in  f  aylorville,  111.  HATTIE  E.,  born 
Nov.  4,  1849,  was  married  June  10,  1875, 
to  Ross  M.  Houck.  ALBERT,  WIL- 
LIAM H.,  SUSAN  E.,  ISAAC  E.  and 
MARY  E.  The  five  latter  live  with 
their  parents.  Isaac  H.  Firey  and  family 
reside  near  Grove  City,  Christian  county, 
Illinois. 

SUSAN,  born  Oct.  23,  1822,  in  Wash- 
ington county,  Md.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Peter  Troxell.  See  his 
name. 

ELIZABETH,\x>rr\  Feb.  26,  1824, 
in  Washington  county,  Md.,  raised  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  married  Patrick 
Cooper.  See  his  name. 

.}fART  ANN,  born  Oct.  26,  1825,  in 
Maryland,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Samuel  Prather.  They  had  two  child- 
ren, who  died  young.  Mr.  Prather  died 
Nov.  21,  1859,  and  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Prather 
resides  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Cooper. 

Mrs.  Mary  Firey  died  June  9,  1837,  and 
Jacob  Firey  died  May  18,  1853 — she  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  he  in  Christian 
county,  Illinois. 

FISHER,  JOHN  B.,  was  born 
Sept.  5,  1808,  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky. 
Xancy  D.  Webb  was  born  May  23,  1809, 
in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.  They  were 
married  Sept.  10,  1829,  in  Nicholas  coun- 
ty, and  lived  in  Bourbon  until  five  child- 
ren were  born.  They  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  spring  of 
1839  in  what  is  now  Loami  township, 
where  eight  children  were  born;  two 
died  under  seven  years — 

NA  THANIEL,  born  Nov.  10,1830, 
in  Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county 
Feb.  10,  1847. 

CHARLES  W.,  born  Jan.  10,  1833, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Feb.  u,  1855,  to  Isabel  A.  Bowen; 
had  five  children.  He  went  to  Indiana, 
and  enlisted  in  a  regiment  of  that  State  for 
three  years. 

ELIZABETH  A.,  born  July  4,  1834, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamou  coun- 
ty Sept.  15,  1853,  to  William  R.  Harbour, 
have  six  children,  and  reside  in  Moultrie 
county,  111. 

SARAH  J.,  born  June  5,  1836,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 

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Feb.  23,  1854,  to  Daniel  R.  Williams, 
have  five  children,  and  live  in  DeWitt 
county. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Dec.  u,  1838,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  enlisted  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Aug.  5,  1862,  in  Co.  I,  73d 
111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  was  captured  at 
Cassville,  Ga.,  Sept.  24,  •  1864,  was  taken 
to  Andersonville  prison  and  remained  un- 
til March  18,  1865,  when  he  was  paroled 
and  exchanged.  He  had  been  reported 
hung,  and  given  up  by  his  friends  as 
dead.  He  is  yet  an  invalid  from  the  effect 
of  the  cruel  treatment  in  prison,  and  re- 
sides (April,  1874,)  with  his  mother. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  Jan.  31,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  lives  with  his  mother. 

ISAAC  N.,  born  Aug.  21,  1842,  en- 
listed Aug.  5,  1862,  in  Co.  I,  73d  111.  Inf., 
for  three  years,  served  until  he  became 
disabled,  and  was  transferred  to  the  Vet- 
eran Reserve  Corps,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  June  27,  1865,  lingered  until 
July  17,  1869,  when,  he  died  at  home. 

L  UCINDA  M.,  HENR  T  C,  HAM- 
LET W.  and  ABNER  R.,  live  with 
their  mother. 

John  B.  Fisher  enlisted  August,  1861,  in 
Co.  B,  3Oth  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years.  He 
was  fifty-three  years  of  age,  but  believed 
it  to  be  his  duty  to  enter  the  army.  In 
the  battle  of  Belmont,  Mo.,  he  became 
over-heated,  from  the  effect  of  which  he 
died  at  Cairo,  111.,  Dec.  14,  1861.  His 
widow  resides  two  miles  northwest  of 
Loami. 

FISHER,  SAMUEL,  was  born 
Aug.  4,  1787,  in  Franklin  county,  Penn. 
His  parents  were  Protestants,  from  Ger- 
many. Hannah  Beaver  was  born  Sept. 
29,  1 795,  in  the  same  county.  Her  father 
was  a  soldier  in  the  revolution.  .Samuel 
Fisher  and  Hannah  Beaver  were  married 
in  their  native  county.  They  had  thirteen 
children  there  and  moved  to  Springfield, 
111.,  Nov.  13,  1840.  Of  their  children — 

ALEXANDER,  born  March  12, 
1815,  in  Pennsylvania,  was  married  Oct. 
7,  1847,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Eliz- 
abeth Hershey.  She  died  July  5,  1853,  in 
Wabash  county,  111.  Mr.  Fisher  was  mar- 
ried in  1854,  to  Ann  Elizabeth  Field,  who 
died  July  u,  1858,  and  he  was  married 
April  18,  1859,  to  Mrs.  Permelia  Skinner. 
Alexander  Fisher  was  elected  Associate 
Judge  of  Logan  county,  in  1865,  and  re- 
sides in  Mt.  Pulaski.  111. 


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GEORGE,  born  April  30,  1816,  in 
Pennsylvania,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Mary  Hendricks.  They 
reside  near  Belle  Plain,  Sumner  county, 
Kansas. 

SAMUEL  B.,  was  born  Oct.  27,  1817, 
in  Franklin  county,  Penn.,  was  married 
Dec.  18,  1844,  in  Springfield,  to  Melvina 
Alvey.  They  had  thirteen  children  in 
Springfield.  EDMUND  R.,  resides  with 
his  parents.  SAMUEL  A.  is  a  salesman 
in  a  dry  goods  house  in  Cincinnati. 
FREDERICK  F.  was  married  in  Jack- 
sonville, 111.,  May  7,  1876,  to  Lou  Gor- 
ham.  He  is  clerk  in  Coleman's  store,  and 
resides  in  Springfield.  FANNIE  resides 
with  her  parents.  EMMA  died  Dec.  30, 
1870,  aged  about  sixteen  years.  IDA,  BER- 
THA, KATE,  MELVINA,  IRVING, 
WILLIAM,  ANNA  W.,  and  LAURA, 
reside  with  their  parents.  S.  B.  Fisher 
has  been,  since  1 844,  engaged  in  mercan- 
tile pursuits,  and  now  resides  in  Spring- 
field. 

LOUISA,  born  "March  4,  1819,  in 
Pennsylvania,  was  married  in  Springfield 
to  Avery  Constant.  See  his  name.  They 
live  in  Williamsville. 

WILLIAM,  born  Feb.  20,  1821,  in 
Pennsylvania,  was  married  July  3,  1856, 
in  Athens,  111.,  to  Susannah  Reed,  who 
was  born  Dec.  5,  1832,  in  Franklin  county, 
Penn.  They  have  five  children,  HAN- 
NAH M.,  FRANK  R.,  CARRIE  B. 
and  WILLIE  C.,  the  latter  twins,  and 
JULIA  C.  William  Fisher  has  been 
since  1871  employed  in  the  United  States 
Revenue  Department,  and  resides  in 
Springfield. 

CHARLES,  born  Dec.  24,  1822,  in 
Quincy,  Franklin  county,  Penn.,  came 
with  his  parents  to  Springfield,  Nov.  13, 
1840.  He  was  married  Oct.  22,  1850,  to 
Sarah  T.  Moffitt,  who  was  born  in  Spring- 
field, a  daughter  of  John  B.  Moffitt,  one 
of  the  early  settlers.  Thev  had  two 
children.  GEORGE  T.,  born  July  28, 
1851,  is  a  di'aftsman  and  architect  and  re- 
sides in  Springfield.  LILLIE  resides 
with  her  father.  Mrs.  S.  T.  Fisher  died 
Feb.  1 6,  1854.  Charles  Fisher  is  a  car- 
penter and  builder.  He  erected  the  First 
Presbyterian  church,  and  superintended 
the  wood  work  of  the  United  States 
Court  House.  He  resides  in  Springfield. 
CAROLINE,  born  Sept.  16,  1824,  in 
Franklin  county,  Penn.,  was  married  Feb. 


17,  1848,  in  Springfield,  111.,  to  Phares  A. 
Dorwin,  who  was  born  Sept.  10,  1820,  in 
Champion,  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.  They 
had  three  living  children,  HENRY  F"., 
CHARLES  G.  and  SHELBY  C.,  all 
reside  with  their  mother.  Mr.  Dorwin 
was  engaged  in  the  tin  ware  and  stove 
business  the  greater  part  of  his  life,  in 
Springfield,  except  during  the  rebellion, 
when  he  was  in  the  Quartermaster's  De- 
partment, stationed  atone  post  all  the  time, 
in  Kentucky.  He  died  in  Springfield,  Feb. 
17,  1870.  His  widow  and  three  sons  reside 
at  511  north  sixth  street. 

SUSANNAH,  born  Sept.  3,  1826,  in 
Pennsylvania,  was  married  in  Springfield, 
111.,  to  Cyrus  Culbertson.  They  reside  at 
Sumner,  Lawrence  county,  111. 

MART,  born  Dec.  14,1828,111  Penn- 
sylvania, died  in  Springfield  July  4,  1852. 

HANNAH  M.,  born  May  14,  1831,  in 
Pennsylvania,  was  married  Dec.  12,  1855, 
in  Springfield,  to  Shelby  M.  Cullom. 
They  had  two  children,  ELLA  and 
CARRIE,  both  of  whom  are  graduates 
of  the  Bettie  Stuart  Institute,  and  reside 
with  their  father.  Mrs.  Cullom  died 
March  17,  1861,  in  Springfield,  111. 

KA  TE  resides  with  her  brother 
Charles. 

JULIA,  born  March  28,  1835,  in 
Franklin  county,  Penn.,  was  married  in 
Springfield,  May  5,  1863,  to  Hon.  .Shel- 
by M.  Cullom.  Mr.  Cullom  was  born 
Nov.  22,  1829,  in  Wayne  county,  Ky., 
and  taken  by  his  parents  to  Tazewell 
county,  111.,  in  1830.  His  father,  R.  N. 
Cullom,  represented  Tazewell  county  for 
several  years  in  the  State  legislature — 
part  of  the  time  in  the  House,  and  a  por- 
tion in  the  Senate.  Shelby  M.  came  to 
Springfield  in  1854,  and  studied  law  in  the 
office  of  Stuart  &  Edwards.  He  was  ad- 
mitted to  practice  in  1855,  and  soon  after 
elected  City  Attorney  of  Springfield.  In 
1856  he  was  elected  as  one  of  the  repre- 
sentatives of  Sangamon  county  in  the 
State  Legislature,  and  again  elected  in 
1860.  On  the  assembling  of  the  Legisla- 
ture he  was  chosen  Speaker  of  the  House. 
In  1864  Mr.  Cullom  was  elected  to  repre- 
sent the  Eighth  district  of  Illinois  in  the 
United  States  Congress,  and  was  elected 
for  two  successive  terms.  During  that 
time  he  was  Chairman  of  the  Committee 
on  Territories,  and  as  such  reported 
a  bill,  of  which  he  was  the  author,  for 


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the  suppression  of  polygamy  in  the 
territory  of  Utah,  which  became  a  law. 
He  also  secured  the  appropriations  for  the 
erection  of  the  United  States  court  house 
and  postoffice  in  Springfield,  at  a  cost  of 
$320,000.  In  1872  and  1874  he  was 
elected  to  represent  the  county  in  the 
State  Legislature.  At  the  former  term 
he  was  chosen  Speaker  of  the  House. 
Mr.  Cullom  is  a  practicing  lawyer,  is 
President  of  the  State  National  Bank,  and 
resides  in  Springfield. 

At  the  Republican  State  Convention 
held  in  Springfield,  May  24,  1876 — the 
largest,  most  intelligent  and  most  har- 
monious convention  ever  held  in  the  State 
of  Illinois — Hon.  Shelby  M.  Cullom  was 
unanimously  nominated  as  the  candidate 
of  the  party  for  Governor  of  the  State. 
Although  the  writer  does  not  claim  to  be 
a  prophet,  nor  the  son  of  a  prophet,  it  is 
deemed  safe  to  predict — Tune  i,  '76— that 
unless  death  should  intervene,  he  will  be 
triumphantly  elected  in  November,  and 
inaugurated  in  January,  1877. 

VICTORIA  resides  with  her  sister, 
Mrs.  Cullom. 

Samuel  Fisher  died  May  n,  1856,  and 
Mrs.  Hannah  Fisher  died  April  21,  1867, 
both  in  Springfield. 

FLETCHER,  JAMES,  was 
born  July  7,  1799,  in  Rockbridge  county, 
Va.,  and  was  married  there  to  Jane  Mc- 
Elvain,  a  sister  to  Samuel  McElvain. 
See  his  name.  They,  moved  to  Adair 
county,  Ky.,  in  1804  or  '5,  where  they 
had  eight  children,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  111.,  arriving  Dec.,  1828,  in 
what  is  now  Auburn  township,  where 
they  had  one  child.  Of  their  nine  child- 
ren— 

JOB,  born  in  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Nancy  Chapin, 
moved  to  Galena,  and  from  there  to  Wil- 
liamstown,  Chickasaw  county,  Iowa, 
where  he  lost  his  life  from  injuries  inflicted 
by  an  enraged  bull,  in  May,  1872.  He 
left  a  widow  and  children  residing  there. 

MARGARET,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  Nov.  26, 
1840,  to  Gary  A.  Patterson.  They  have 
two  children^  MARTHA  A.  married 
John  H.  Gates,  and  lives  in  Auburn 
township.  MARGARET  J.  married 
O.  F.  Bettis.  See  his  name.  C.  A. 
Patterson  and  wife  live  in  Auburn  town- 
ship. 


MAR  Y  died  in  Sangamon  county  in 
1831. 

JAMES  W.,  born  in  Kentucky  in 
1816,  and  died  in  Sangamon  county,  Julv 
6,  1864. 

NATHAN,  born  in  1818,  in  Adair 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Dec.  26,  1844,  to  Margaret  J.  Baxter. 
They  have  six  children,  MARY  J., 
JAMES  B.,  THOMAS  A.,  MARTHA, 
HENRY  and  LUCRETIA— the  two 
latter  twins.  Nathan  Fletcher  resides 
three  miles  southwest  of  Auburn. 

ELIZABETH,  born  m  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  James  H. 
Bettis.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  R.,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Margaret  J. 
Kessler.  He  died  August,  1870,  leaving 
a  widow  and  three  children,  four  miles 
west  of  Auburn. 

REBECCA  J.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  W.  M. 
Essex,  and  lives  in  Macoupin  county, 
Illinois. 

NANCY,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  James  R.  Patterson.  They  had 
six  children,  and  the  whole  family  died  in 
Auburn  township. 

James  Fletcher  and  his  wife  both  died 
in  Sangamon  county. 

FLETCHER,  JO  H  N,  was  born 
about  1774?  m  Rockbridge  county,  Va. 
Job  Fletcher,  whose  name  heads  the  fol- 
lowing sketch,  was  a  younger  brother  of 
his.  John  Fletcher  was  married  in  1803, 
in  Augusta  county,  Va.,  to  Elizabeth  Mc- 
Elvain, a  native  of  Lancaster  county, 
Penn.,  and  sister  of  Samuel  McElvain. 
See  his  name.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fletcher 
had  three  children  in  Virginia,  and  in 
1806  emigrated  to  that  part  of  Christian 
which  became  Todd  county,  Ky.,  where 
five  children  were  born.  They  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
spring  of  1830  in  what  is  now  Ball  town- 
ship. The  family,  including  his  son  Job, 
with  his  wife  and  child,  consisted  of 
eleven  persons,  and  their  first  place  of  resi- 
dence was  a  log  cabin  sixteen  feet  square, 
belonging  to  his  brother  Job,  who  had 
preceded  him  eleven  years.  Of  their 
children — 

JOB,  Jun.,  or  Capt.  Job,  as  he  was 
called  in  consequence  of  his  military  com- 
mission from  the  Governor  of  Kentucky, 
and  to  distinguish  him  from  his  uncle  Job, 


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only  eight  years  older,  and  who  was  called 
Esq.  Job.  Job,  Jun.,  was  born  Aug.  27, 
1801,  in  Rockbridge  county,  Va.,  married 
Nov.  24,  1825,  in  Todd  county,  Ky.,  to 
Frances  Brown,  who  was  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved,  in  connection  with  his 
father,  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  in 
the  spring  of  1830  in  what  is  now  Ball 
township,  where  they  had  six  children. 
Of  their  eight  children— MAR Y  E.,  born 
Aug.  12,  1826,  in  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Jason  N.  McElvain. 
She  died  Aug.  3,  1875,  near  Nilwood, 
111.  Mr.  McElvain  resides  there.  MAR- 
GARET F.,  born  Oct.  25,  1828,  died  in 
her  eleventh  year.  JOHN  S.,  born  April 
28,  1830,  died  Jan.  n,  1854.  WILLIAM 
D.  died  in  his  fourth  year.  PRESTON 
B.,  born  March  4,  1834,  married  Sarah 
Wright.  They  have  two  living  children, 
ELIZABETH  and  LLOYD,  and  reside  near 
Butler,  Bates  county,  Mo.  PAULINE 
K.,  born  Feb.  15,  1837,  married  Feb.  22, 
1853,  to  Francis  Ewing  Dodds.  See  his 
name.  They  live  six  miles  southeast  of 
Auburn.  BENJAMIN  F.,  born  Dec. 
17,  1839,  in  Sangamon  county.  He  en- 
listed Aug.,  1862,  for  three  years  in  Co. 
B,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  and  was  captured  at  the 
battle  of  Guntown,  Miss.,  June  10.  1864. 
He  spent  several  months  in  Andersonville 
prison,  and  witnessed  the  breaking  out  of 
a  spring,  and  confirms  all  that  is  said  about 
it  by  Stephen  Bell.  See  his  name.  Mr. 
Fletcher  was  released  at  the  end  of  the 
rebellion,  and  honorably  discharged  April, 
1865.  He  was  married  Feb.  28,  1867,  to 
Mary  E.  Drennan.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, CYRUS  o.  and  MYRA  F.,  and  live  at 
the  homestead  settled  by  his  father  in 
1830,  in  Ball  township,  near  Chatham. 
VIRGINIA  A.,  born  March  9,  1832, 
married  March  20,  1860,  to  Charles  G, 
Brown,  who  was  born  Oct.  4,  1829,  in 
Jacksonville,  111.  They  have  two  children, 
MARY  c.  and  ROBERT  F.,  and  live  in  Paw- 
nee township,  six  miles  southeast  of 
Auburn.  Job  Fletcher,  Jun.,  and  his  wife 
celebrated  their  golden  wedding  Nov.  24, 
1875,  at  the  residence  of  their  daughter 
and  son-in-law  Dodds.  They  reside  part 
of  the  time  at  the  homestead  where  they 
sejtled  in  1830,  and  part  of  the  time  with 
their  daughters  and  sons-in-law,  Mr.  F.  E. 
Dodds  and  Mr.  C.  G.  Brown.  Capt.  Job 
Fletcher  at  one  time  sold  sixteen  wagon 
loads  of  smoked  hams  and  shoulders,  in 


St.  Louis,  at  $1.80  and  $200  per  one 
hundred  pounds.  It  belonged  to  him- 
self and  Eddin  Lewis.  They  hauled 
it  ninety  miles,  and  paid  fifty  cents 
per  hundred  for  the  hauling.  At  that 
time  coffee  sold  for  fifty  cents  per  pound, 
sugar  twenty-five  cents,  and  calico  fifty 
cents  per  yard;  corn  was  worth  six 
and  a  quarter  cents  per  bushel,  gathered, 
or  four  cents  in  the  field.  Capt.  F.  says 
the  whole  prairie  country  abounded  with 
a  kind  of  green  headed  fly,  that  was  a 
great  pest.  In  hot  weather  it  was  hazard- 
ous to  attempt  to  drive  a  team  over  the 
prairie.  From  the  Sugar  creek  timber  to 
Carlinville,  about  thirty  miles,  was  nearly 
always  driven  in  the  night.  Instances  are 
related  of  horses  having  been  killed  by 
exposure  to  those  flies.  As  the  country 
improved,  the  land  drained,  and  the  grass 
pastured  down,  the  flies  disappeared. 

ANDRE  W,  born  in  Kentucky,  was 
killed  by  a  falling  tree  in  1809,  in  his 
eighth  year. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Kentucky,  died  in 
Sangamon  county  Sept.  19,  1830,  three 
days  after  the  death  of  his  father,  in  his 
twenty-third  year. 

JOHN,  born  Nov.  26,  1808,  in  Todd 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  Jan.  28,  1834,  to  Theresa  Abell. 
They  had  one  child  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  moved,  in  1839,  to  McDonough 
county,  111.,  where  they  had  one  child. 
LUCRETIA  B.,  born  Dec.  26,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  in  her  sixth  year. 
JAMES  A.,  born  Oct.  26,  1839,  in  Mc- 
Donough county,  and  went  with  his 
father  to  Kansas  in  1857.  As  wagon 
master  in  the  employ  of  the  government, 
he  crossed  the  plains  ten  times  during  the 
rebellion.  He  was  married  in  1871  to 
Miss  Murray,  has  two  children,  GRACE  E. 
and  WALTER  w.,  and  live  hear  Mound 
City,  Linn  county,  Kansas.  Mrs.  Theresa 
Fletcher  died  in  McDonough  county,  111., 
late  in  1839.  John  Fletcher  was  married 
in  the  same  county,  March  9,  1841,  to 
Sarah  Bullington,  who  was  born  Jan.  31, 
1817,  in  Orange  county,  Ind.  They  had 
six  children  in  McDouough  county,  and, 
in  1857,  moved  to  Linn  county,  Kansas, 
where  they  had  one  child.  Of  their 
seven  children:  JOHN  S.,  born  May  3, 
1843,  in  McDonough  county,  111.,  resides 
with  his  mother,  near  Mound  City,  Kan. 
WTILLIAM  C.,  born  March  10,  1845,  In 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTY. 


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McDouough  county,  111.,  lives  near  Mound 
City,  Kansas.  LIZZIE,  J.,  born  Jan.  22, 
1848,  in  McDonough  county,  111.,  married 
in  1867,  in  Kansas,  to  Zalmon  Kincaid,  a 
native  of  Ohio.  They  have  three  child- 
ren, RALPH,  CHARLIE  z.  and  JOHN  c.,  and 
live  at  Pleasanton,  Linn  county,  Kansas. 
Mr.  Kincaid  is  a  merchant  there.  JOB 
H.,  born  August  28,  1849,  is  engaged  in 
farming  and  stock  raising  near  Mound 
City,  Kansas.  ALBERT  A.,  born  Nov. 
7,  1851,  in  McDonough  county,  111., 
raised  in  Kansas,  and,  in  1873,  went  to 
New  York  City,  and  is  engaged  in  business 
at  Xo.  60,  Fulton  street.  ADALINE  R., 
born  Nov.  26,  1858,  in  Kansas,  lives  with 
her  mother.  John  Fletcher  died  Jan.  8, 
1864,  near  Mound  City,  Linn  county, 
Kansas.  His  widow  resides  there.  He 
spent  several  years  as  a  school  teacher, 
and  was  always  interested  in  educational 
matters.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church,  and  superintended  a  Sun- 
day school.  After  his  death  his  widow 
filled  the  latter  position  for  several  years. 

MARGARET,  born  in  1811,  in  Todd 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  in  1833,  to  William  Durley.  He 
had  previously  been  married  to  a  Miss 
Mills,  who  died,  leaving  one  child,  Mil- 
dred M.,  born  August  6,  1828,  and  who 
married  George  R.  Laughton,  in  1844,  at 
Plattsville,  Grant  county,  Wis.  She  died 
Jan.  8,  1864,  leaving  five  children,  George 
H.,  William  R.,  Charles  A.,  Adaline  A. 
and  Frank  D.,  all  of  whom  are  living. 
William  Durley  died  in  1835,  and  Mrs. 
Margaret  Fletcher  Durley  died  in  1836, 
leaving  one  child,  ADELINE,  who  was 
born  June  9,  1834,  in  Bloomington,  111. 
She  was  married  June  6,  1854,  in  Platts- 
ville, Grant  county,  Wis.,  to  Rufus  A. 
Rice,  who  was  born  August  29,  1820,  in 
Monmouth,  Kennebec  county,  Maine. 
They  have  two  children,  FRANCIS  ALLEN, 
born  July  4,  1860,  and  EDWIN  LEWIS, 
born  Dec.  28,  1864,  both  in  Chicago. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rice  reside  at  No.  594, 
west  Washington  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

REBECCA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  David  C. 
Brown.  He  died  Oct.,  1872,  and  she  re- 
sides in  Virden. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Kentucky, 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  unmarried,  in 


JANE  A.  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried Leroy  M.  Paden,  and  resides  in 
Macoupin  county,  near  Nilwood. 

John  Fletcher  died  Sept.  16,  1830,  less 
than  six  months  after  bringing  his  family 
to  the  county.  His  widow  survived  him 
twenty-eight  years,  and  died  in  the  fall  of 
1858 — he  in  Sangamon  county,  and  she 
in  Macoupin  county. 

FLETCHER,  JOB,  Sen.,  was 
born  Nov.  n,  1793,  in  Rockbridge  coun- 
ty, Va.  His  father  died  when  he  was  an 
infant,  and  his  mother  moved  with  her  elder 
son  John,  in  the  autumn  of  1808,  to  Logan 
county,  Ky.,  and  the  next  spring  to  that 
part  of  Christian  which  was  afterwards 
Todd  county.  Job  remained  in  the  family 
of  his  brother  John,  attending  school  and 
teaching.  He  served  as  a  soldier  six 
months  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  as  such 
assisted  in  burying  the  dead  after  the  bat- 
tle of  Tippecanoe,  although  he  was  not 
in  the  battle.  Mary  Kerchner  was  born 
May  25,  1789,  in  Augusta  county,  Va., 
and  was  taken  by  her  parents  to  Todd 
county,  Ky.  Job  Fletcher  and  Mary 
Kerchner  were  there  married,  Dec.  22, 

1818.  They  had  one  child  born   in   Ken- 
tucky, and  moved   to  what  became  San- 
gamon    county,    111.,    arriving    Nov.    11, 

1819,  in    what    is   now    Ball    township, 
where-  they   had    six    children.     Of  their 
children — 

PERMELIA  A.,  born  Aug.  5,  1819, 
in  Christian  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
1844  to  Eddin  Lewis.  See  his  name. 
He  died,  and  she  was  married,  Feb.  4,  1856, 
to  Larkin  Lewis.  See  his  name. 

JAMES  H.,  born  Jan.  22,  1821,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  in  his  twentieth 
year. 

JOHN,  born  April  n,  1822,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  went  to  Arkansas  in  1853. 
He  was  married  in  1854  to  Mary  Fletcher. 
He  resided  in  Arkansas  until  after  the 
battle  of  Prairie  Grove,  when  they  started 
for  Illinois.  Mrs.  Fletcher  died  on  the 
way,  Dec.  27,  1862,  leaving  one  child. 
Mr.  Fletcher  served  his  country,  in  the 
ist  111.  Cav.,  part  of  the  time  in  the  south 
and  the  remainder  on  the  frontier  against 
the  Indians.  He  died  in  Bates  county, 
Mo.,  April  10,  1874. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Feb.  23,  1824, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Albert 
Stacy,  a  native  of  Montgomery  county, 
111.  They  had  three  living  children, 


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MARY  L.,  PERMELIA  V.  and  AL- 
BERT E.  Mr.  Stacy  died  March  22, 
1863,  and  his  widow  and  three  children 
resided  on  the  farm  settled  by  her  father 
in  1819  until  1875,  when  she  sold  out 
and  moved  to  the  vicinity  of  Chanute, 
Neosho  county,  Kan. 

JONAS  L.,  born  Sept.  i,  1826,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  April  22, 
1851,  to  Amanda  M.  Short,  of  same 
county.  They  had  three  living  child- 
ren, 'EMILY  .  j.,  JAMES  j.  and 

EDWARD.  Mr.  F.  and  family  moved 
to  Kansas  Sept.  i,  1859,  and  settled  on 
Big  creek  while  the  land  still  belonged  to 
the  Osage  Indians.  Their  title  was  not 
extinguished  until  1867.  Jonas  L.  Fletcher 
was  appointed  county  clerk  at  the  organi- 
zation of  Neosho  county,  Nov.  4,  1864, 
served  one  and  a  half  years,  and  was  then 
elected  for  two  years.  Was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1867.  In  1868  was  elected 
probate  judge  of  Neosho  county  for  two 
years,  and  was  re-elected  in  1870  for  two 
years.  Judge  Fletcher  and  family  reside 
at  Chanute,  Neosho  county,  Kan. 

ELIJAH  /.,  born  Dec.  4,  1827,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  Sept.  5,  1846,  in 
same  county. 

MAR  2^  died  in  her  seventh  year. 

Mrs.  Mary  Fletcher  died  July  14,  1850, 
and  Job  Fletcher  died  Sept.  4,  1872,-  both 
within  half  a  mile  of  where  they  settled 
in  1819,  in  Ball  township,  near  Sugar 
creek  Cumberland  Presbyterian  chuich. 
On  the  very  night  of  his  arrival  in  the 
settlement,  Mr.  Fletcher  was  called  to 
write  the  will  of  George  Cox,  who  came 
the  year  before  with  the  Drennan  and 
Dodds  families.  That  was  the  first  will 
from  what  is  now  Sangamon  county  ever 
put  on  record,  and  was  registered  at  Ed- 
wardsville. 

Mr.  F.  had  to  buy  corn  for  bread  and 
to  feed  his  stock  until  he  could  raise  a 
crop.  The  nearest  point  at  which  he 
found  any  for  sale  was  three  miles  south 
of  Edwardsville.  Mr.  Fletcher  bought  of 
Major  lies  the  first  window  glass  ever 
sold  in  Springfield,  and  the  first  ever  put 
in  a  window  in  Sangamon  county.  He 
also  believed  that  he  taught  the  first  school 
in  the  county,  in  a  log  cabin  built  for  that 
purpose,  in  1820  or  '21,  south  of  Sugar 
creek.  A  Sunday  school  was  organized 
near  where  he  lived  in  1825,  by  Rev.  J. 
M.  Peck,  and  Mr.  F.  taught  in  that  school 


also.  It  was  near  where  the  Sugar  creek 
Cumberland  Presbyterian  church  now 
stands.  William  Drennan,  Sen.,  was  the 
first  superintendent,  and  continued  for 
about  twenty  years,  as  it  became  the  Sun- 
day school  connected  with  that  church. 
His  grandson,  John  L.  Drennan,  is 
now  the  superintendent.  Job  Fletcher 
and  John  Taylor  were  appointed  justices 
of  the  peace.  The  first  in  what  is  now 
Sangamon  county.  As  such,  Mr.  Fletcher 
organized  the  first  election  precinct  in  the 
county.  That  was  in  1819  or  '20,  when  it 
was  part  of  Madison  county.  The  titles  of 
the  Indians  to  the  lands  were  all  extin- 
guished before  Mr.  F.  came  into  the  county ; 
but  two  and  a  half  years  of  the  time  allowed 
them  to  hunt  was  unexpired,  and  the 
country  was  full  of  them.  They,  how- 
ever, were  all  friendly.  Mr.  F.  was  pres- 
ent April  10,  1821,  when  the  Commission- 
ers, William  Drennan,  Sen.,  Zachariah 
Peter  and  Rivers  Cormack,  located  the 
county  seat.  He  saw  the  stake  driven, 
marked  Z  and  D,  declared  to  be  the  coun- 
ty seat,  and  named  Springfield.  Job 
Fletcher  was  one  of  the  representatives 
from  Sangamon  county  at  one  session  of 
the  legislature  in  Vandalia.  He  was  one 
of  the  Senators  for  the  county  at  the  ses- 
sion of  1836  and  '7,  which  legislated  for 
the  removal  of  the  State  capital  to  Spring- 
field, and  was  consequently  one  of  the 
"  Long  Nine.  "  He  served  one  term  in 
the  Senate  after  the  removal  to  Spring- 
field. 

FLETCHER,  THOMAS  P., 
was  born  in  1791,  near  Richmond,  Va. 
His  parents  moved,  when  he  was  a  boy, 
to  Union  county,  Ky.  He  was  there  mar- 
ried to  Marion  Davis.  They  had  six  chil- 
dren in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  in  1828  in  what 
is  now  Williams  township,  and  in  1831 
moved  to  Tazewell  county,  and  from  there 
to  Logan  county,  in  1836.  The  mother 
died  in  1845,  and  the  father  in  1865. 
Their  children,  Thomas  J.,  Melinda,  Wil- 
liam D.,  Judith  W.,  Rigdon  S.,  Emily  and 
James  M.,  are  married  and  live  in  different 
parts  of  the  country.  Two  only  are  con- 
nected with  old  settlers  families  of  Sanga- 
mon county. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Virginia, 
married  Madison  M.  Merriman.  See  his 


SANGAMON    COUNTT. 


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BENJAMIN  F.,  born  March  28, 
1834,  in  Tazewell  county,  married  Corde- 
lia L.  Merriman.  They  reside  at  the  old 
homestead  of  her  father,  where  he  settled 
in  1829,  two  miles  southwest  of  Williams- 
ville.  B.  F.  Fletcher  enlisted  Aug.,  1862, 
in  Go.  B,  i3oth  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years, 
served  full  term,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged in  1865. 

FLORVILLE,  WILLIAM, 
was  born  about  1806,  at  Cape  Haytien, 
\\Vst  India.  When  the  revolution  com- 
menced, in  1821  and  22,  his  god-mother 
took  him  to  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  kept  him 
in  St.  Mary's  Convent  until  her  death, 
when  he  was  bound  by  the  orphan's  court 
to  learn  the  trade  of  a  barber.  He  then 
went  to  New  Orleans,  thence  to  St.  Louis, 
and  with  others  from  St.  Louis,  on  a 
hunting  excursion,  up  the  Mississippi,  Illi- 
nois and  Sangamon  rivers,  to  New  Salem, 
then  in  Sangamon  county,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1831.  It  was  late  in  the  evening, 
and  as  he  approached  the  village  he  fell  in 
with  a  tall  man,  wearing  a  red  flannel  shirt 
and  carrying  an  axe  on  his  shoulder,  just 
returning  from  his  day's  labor  in  the 
woods.  They  fell  into  an  easy  conversa- 
tion and  walked  to  a  little  grocery  store 
together.  The  tall  man  was  Abraham 
Lincoln,  who  soon  learned  that  the 
stranger  was  a  barber,  nearly  out  of  money 
and  aiming  to  reach  Springfield.  That 
was  enough  to  enlist  the  good  will  of  Mr. 
Lincoln,  who  took  him  to  his  boarding 
house,  told  the  people  his  business  and  sit- 
uation. That  opened  the  way  for  an 
evening's  work  among  the  boarders,  and 
the  next  morning  he  started  on  his  way 
rejoicing,  and  reached  Springfield  the  sec- 
ond day.  Mr.  Florville  was  soon  recog- 
nized by  Dr.  E.  H.  Merriman — See  his 
skc.tcJi — with  whom  he  was  acquainted  in 
Baltimore  and  St.  Louis.  Dr.  M.  proved 
his  friendship  in  various  ways.  Mr.  Flor- 
ville spent  some  time  in  the  employ  of 
Gen.  James  D.  Henry.  He  was  married 
soon  after  his  arrival  to  Phoebe  Rountree, 
who  was  born  Feb.  4,  181 1,  near  Glasgow, 
K  \ .  They  had  five  living  children, 
namely  : 

SAMUEL  H.,  born  May,  1832,  in 
Springfield,  married  Oct.  26,  1874,  at 
Waverly,  to  Mary  Belle  Greene,  who  was 
born  in  18^.9  in  Morgan  county.  She  died 
V>v.  23,1875.  S.  H.  Florville  is  a  barber, 
and  lives  in  Springfield. 


ALSEEN,  born  Dec.,  1833,  in  Spring- 
field, married  in  1851  to  Mahlon  Chaver- 
ous.  They  had  two  living  children. 
JULIA  C.,  born  April  28,  1852,  married 
April  27,  1871,  to  Clark  Duncan,  who 
was  born  Oct.  5,  1850,  near  Russelville, 
Ky.  They  have  two  children,  ALSEEN 
and  OTIS  B.,  and  live  in  Springfield. 
ADDIE  lives  with  her  mother.  Mrs. 
Chaverous  married  Nov.,  1863,10  Richard 
Wright.  They  have  three  children,  ED- 
WARD, MARTIN  and  CLIFFORD, 
and  live  in  Springfield.*- 

SINEET,  born  Sept.,  1837, in  Spring- 
field, married  Gilbert  Johnson.  They  had 
three  children  in  Springfield.  PHCEBE, 
born  in  1855,  married  T.  Adams,  has  one 
child,  MABEL,  and  lives  in  Springfield. 
GILBERT,  born  Feb.,  1857,  and 
ANNIE,  born  in  1859,  live  with  their' 
mother.  Gilbert  Johnson  died  in  1858. 
Mrs.  Sineet  Johnson  married  Henry  Scott. 
They  had  one  child,  ELIZA,  and'  Mr. 
Scott  enlisted  in  the  army  to  suppress  the 
the  rebellion,  and  was  never  heard  of  after. 
Mrs.  Sineet  Scott  married  March  i,  1865, 
to  Jordan  Richardson.  They  have  four 
children,  JAMES,  WILLIAM, 
GEORGE  and  THOMAS.  Mf.  Rich- 
ardson keeps  a  grocery  store,  and  Hives  in 
Springfield. 

VAR  VEEL,  was  born  in  1^839,  in 
Springfield.  In  1862  he  went  ii^to  the 
army  under  Maj.  Gen.  McClernand,  was 
with  him  in  all  his  campaigns,  came  home 
and  died  Oct.  2,  1864. 

WILLIAM  L.,  born  March  10,  1840, 
in  Springfield,  married  April  9,   1861,  to 
Mary  Jenkins.     They    have   three  living" 
children,    AQUILLA,    URETTA    and 
ELIZABETH,   and   live  in  Springfield. 

William  Floiville  died  April  13,  1868, 
and  Mrs.  Phoebe  Florville  was  married 
May  10,  1873,  to  Reuben  Coleman,  and 
resides  in  Springfield. 

FLYNN,  CATHARINE,  was 
born  May  14,  1828,  in  Dublin,  Ireland, 
came  with  her  parents  to  America  when 
she  was  seven  years  old.  They  first  made 
their  home  in  Amherst,  Mass.,  and  then 
went  to  Philadelphia.  From  there  she 
came  with  the  family  of  Asahel  Thayer 
to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  in  Chat- 
ham May  14,  1839.  She  was  married 
July  27,  1847,  t°  Jacob  Leonard,  who  was 
born  June  17,  1822,  in  Stafford,  Conn., 
and  came  to  Chatham  Sept.  14,  1844. 


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They  had  two  children — 

CHARLES  F.,  died  Jan.  27,  1854, 
aged  two  and  a  half  years. 

RICHARD  F.,  died  August  27,  1862, 
in  his  second  year.  Jacob  Leonard  and 
wife  reside  in  Chatham.  He  is  a  retired 
farmer. 

FOLEY,  WILLIAM  C.,  born 
June  16,  1808,  in  Prince  William  county, 
Va.,  and  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1838.  He  was  married  in 
Springfield,  June  16,  1840,  to  Elizabeth 
E.  Hutchinson.  They  had  eight  children, 
namely — 

ANN  V.,  born  April  8,  1841,  resides 
with  her  parents. 

JOHN  W.,  born  May  18,  1843,  in 
Springfield,  married  Sept.  18,  1864,  to 
Marcia  A.  Purvines.  They  have  three 
•Children,  ARTHUR  C.,  CORA  MAY, 
ami  a  babe,  and  live  at  Pleasant  Plains, 
Illinois. 

A&D1SON  F.  died,  aged  seven  years. 

ELIZABETH  C,  and  FLORA  S. 
live  with  their  parents. 

ADBLIA  S.  married  A.  B.  Mars. 
He  is  a  telegraph  operator,  and  lives  in 
Springfield. 

VVItiLIAM  C.  and  THOMAS  E. 
live  with  their  parents  in  Springfield. 

FORD,  DANIEL,  was  born 
Feb.  2$,  1796,  in  New  Jersey.  His  pa- 
rents ynoved  to  Fayette  county,  Ky., 
when/  he  was  a  boy.  Mary  Randolph 
.  was  foorn  in  Fayette  county,  Ky.,  June  17, 
1892.  Daniel  Ford  and  Mary  Randolph 
were  married  there,  May  n,  1820.  Nine 
Children  were  born  in  that  county,  and  the 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  Nov.,  1838,  in  what  is  now 
Ball  township,  where  two  children  were 
born.  Four  of  those  born  in  Kentucky, 
and  one  in  Sangamon  county,  died  under 
four  years  of  age.  Of  the  other  six — 

WILLIAM  R.,  born  July  3,  1824,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Illinois,  Nov.  6, 
1849,  to  Minerva  J.  Scott.  They  have 
two  children.  SARAH  E.  married 
Charles  M.  Shepherd.  See  his  name. 
WILLIAM  P.  resides  with  his  parents, 
in  Ball  township,  fifteen  miles  south  of 
Springfield. 

ANN  E.,  born  in  Kentucky,  May  10, 
1816,  married  John  Patterspn.  They 
have  eight  children:  MARY  R.,  the 
second  child,  married  Robert  Scott.  See 
his  name.  WILLIAM  V.,  the  eldest 


child,  JOHN  R.,  AMANDA  F.,  SAM- 
UEL E.,  ROBERT  D.,  IDA  MAY  and 
NENA  F.  reside  with  their  parents,  thir- 
teen miles  south  of  Springfield,  on  the 
George  Lamb  farm — 1874. 

AMANDA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried Josephus  Parkinson.  They  had  two 
children.  IDA  CORNELIA  married 
Frank  Shores,  and  resides  in  Chicago. 
KATE  ELEANOR  lives  with  her 
mother.  Josephus  Parkinson  died  May 
ii,  1866,  and  his  widow  resides  in  Chicago. 

JOHN,  born  Jan.  13,  1834,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Nov.  12,  1861,  to  Ara 
Holmes,  who  was  born  Jan.  31,  1843,  m 
Brown  county,  Ohio.  They  have  four 
children,  ANNA  L.,  CHARLES  A., 
ALEX.  E.  and  FREDDIE  T.,  and  live 
in  Ball  township — 1874. 

GEORGE  W.t  born  m  Kentucky  in 
1837,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  Feb.  12, 
1858. 

MART,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Thomas  J.  Scott.  See  his  name. 

Daniel  Ford  died  May  21,  1852,  in  San- 
gamon county,  and  his  widow  died  April 
2,  1864,  at  Macomb,  111. 

FORD,  THOMAS,  was  born  in 
Fauquier  county,  Va.  Mary  Paine  was 
born  there  also.  They  were  married  and 
had  eleven  children  in  that  county.  The 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  1835  in  what  is  now  Fancy 
creek  township,  two  miles  northwest  of 
Sherman.  Of  their  eleven  children — 

JAMES  G.,  born  Sept.  22,  1801,  came 
to  Sangamon  county  with  his  father.  He 
never  married,  and  resides  near  Linden, 
Johnson  county,  Wis. 

JOSEPH  W.,  born  in  Virginia,  died 
unmarried. 

SAMUEL,  born  in  Virginia,  married 
Jane  Evans,  had  one  child,  and  all  died  in 
Sangamon  county. 

SARAH,  born  and  married  in  Virginia 
to  Patrick  Welch,  had  two  children,  and 
Mr.  W.  died  in  Virginia.  She  and  her 
two  sons  came  to  Sangamon  county  with 
her  father.  JOHN  went  to  Missouri, 
married  there,  enlisted  in  the  Union  army, 
and  died  at  Memphis,  Tenn.,  in  1862  or 
'3.  JAMES  married  Miss  Beck,  and 
lives  near  Elkhart.  Mrs.  Welch  married 
Sanford  Cherry,  and  resides  near  Elkhart, 
111. 

DANIEL,  born  in   Virginia,  came  to 


SANG  AM  ON    COUNTY. 


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Sangamon  county  with  his  parents,  is  un- 
married, and  resides  near  Linden,  Wis. 

ELIZA,  born  in  Virginia,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Sanford  Cherry. 
They  had  four  children,  and  she  died  in 
Sangamon  county.  Mr.  Cherry  married 
her  sister,  Mrs.  Welch.  They  reside  near 
Klkhart,  111. 

MARY,  born  in  Virginia,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  William  Glascock. 
They  have  three  children,  and  reside  near 
Linden,  Wisconsin. 

SYLVESTER  W.,  born  No*.  27, 
1813,  in  Fauquier  county,  Va.,  married 
Dec.  26,  1837,  to  Amarilla  Enos,  in  San- 
gamon county.  They  had  seven  children 
in  Sangamon  county.  MARY  C., 
born  Jan.  24,  1839,  died  in  her  fifth  year. 
ABNER  T.,  born  Oct.  4,  1840,  enlisted 
August,  1862,  in  Co.  I,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  for 
three  years,  served  full  term,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  in  1865,  married 
October,  1874,  to  Rebecca  McGinnis,  near 
Williamsville.  SARAH  E.,  born  July 
12,  1842,  married  Daniel  Pottle.  See  his 
name.  WILLIAM  H.,  born  Sept.  22, 
1845,  ennsted  July  20,  1 86 1,  at  Spring- 
field, in  what  became  Co.  B,  nth  Mo. 
Inf.,  and  was  drowned  Sept.  2,  1861, 
while  bathing  in  the  Mississippi  river  near 
Cape  Girardeau,  Mo.  SYLVESTER 
W.,  Jun.,  born  Sept.  3,  1847,  enlisted 
January,  1865,  for  one  year,  in  Co.  I, 
H4th  111.  Inf.,  served  until  the  spring  of 
1866,  and  was  honorably  discharged. 
AMARILLA,  born  Nov.  28,  1850,  and 
ARMINTA,  born  March  29,  1853,  are 
unmarried,  and  reside  with  their  mother. 
Sylvester  Ford  died  July  10,  1866,  and 
his  widow  resides  three  miles  southeast  of 
Buffalo  Hart  station. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Virginia,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  with  his  parents,  mar- 
ried in  Wisconsin,  and  moved  to  Califor- 
nia. 

THOMAS,  Jun.,  born  in  Virginia, 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  married  in 
Wisconsin  to  Mary  Perry,  and  live  near 
Linden. 

FRANCIS,  born  in  Virginia,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  with  his  parents,  mar- 
ried to  Frances  Adams  in  Wisconsin,  and 
resides  near  Linden. 

Thomas  Ford  and  the  younger  mem- 
bers of  the  family  moved  to  Johnson 
county,  Wisconsin,  near  Linden,  in  1849. 
He  and  his  wife  both  died  there. 

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FORDEN,  JOHN,  born 
Jan.  12,  1798,  near  Elkton,  Md.  His  par- 
ents moved  to  Bourbon  county,  Ky., 
when  he  was  quite  young.  He  was  mar- 
ried April  22,  1824,  in  Clarke  county,  to 
Emeline  Sidener,  who  was  born  Nov.  10, 
1808,  in  that  county.  They  made  their 
home  in  Bourbon  county  until  four  child- 
ren were  born,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  spring  of  1831, 
and  settled  five  miles  east  of  Springfield. 
Of  their  children — 

JAMES  W.,  born  March  27,  1825,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  died  in  Sangamon 
county  Aug.  23,  1851. 

SARAH  x4.,born  Jan.  9,  1827,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
William  S.  Currey.  She  died  September, 
1854. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Jan.  n,  1829,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  Feb.  15,  1855,  to  Permelia  J. 
Rucker.  They  have  six  living  chjldren, 
MARY  E.,  CHARLES  T.,  GEORGE 
E.  JOHN  W.,  LAURA  and  JAMES 
R.,  reside  with  their  parents  three-quar- 
ters of  a  mile  northeast  of  Sangamon  sta- 
tion. 

JOHN  M.,  born  Jan.  28,  1831,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  married  in  S^nga- 
mon  county  Feb.  13,  1855,  to  Eliza 
Wright.  They  have  one  living  child, 
ALICE.  Mr.  Forden  is  a  merchant,  and 
resides  in  Springfield. 

Mrs.  Emeline  Forden  died  June  29, 
1834,  and  John  Forden  died  Dec.  i,  1849, 
both  in  Sangamon  county. 

FORREST  DENNIS,  was 
born  Oct.  25,  1784,  in  North  Carolina. 
He  was  married  June  13,  1811,  in  Nicho- 
las county,  Ky.,  to  Elizabeth  McClintock, 
who  was  born  Feb.  17,  1790,  in  Pennsyl- 
vania. They  had  eight  children,  all  born 
in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  and  the  family 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arrmng 
in  the  fall  of  1835  in  what  is  now  Chat- 
ham township.  Of  their  children — 

JANE  M.,  born  June  20,  1812,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  there  to  John  T. 
Webb,  and  came  with  her  parents  to  San- 
gamon county.  They  had  four  children, 
and  moved  to  Macomb,  where  Mrs.  Webb 
died,  September,  1866.  Two  children 
died  also.  DENNIS  and  PERMELIA 
live  with  their  father  at  Macomb,  111. 

SARAH  7\,  born  March  20,  1815, 
married  H.  H.  Elmore.  Sec  his  name. 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


ELIZA,  born  June  20,  1817,  married 
L.  P.  Matthews.  See  his  name.  She 
died  in  June,  1866,  leaving  three  children. 

JAMES  A.,  born  in  Nicholas  county, 
Ky.,  is  living  with  his  third  wife.  He 
has  three  children.  ISABEL  married  a 
Mr.  Davis.  The  other  two  are  ANGE- 
LINE  and  JAMES,  Jun.  J.  A.  Forrest 
resides  in  Nodaway  county,  Mo. 

ARJ^AMESIA,  born  March  2,  1821, 
in  Kentucky,  married  William  Carter. 
.She  died,  leaving  one  son,  FRANKLIN, 
in  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

AMERICA,  born  Oct.  n,  1823,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
March,  1842,  to  William  Gibson.  They 
had  two  children.  WILLIAM  D.  died 
Aug.  14,  1847.  LIZZIE  J.  died  Aug.  22, 
1866,  in  her  eighteenth  year.  Mr.  Gibson 
died  Dec.  26,  1849.  His  widow  married 
Sept.  5,  1855,  to  Thomas  J.  Darneille,  who 
died -Nov.  2ist  of  the  same  year.  She  was 
married  Jan.  13,  1859,  to  John  A.  Neal. 
See  his  name. 

MARGARET  L.,  born  June  25, 1826, 
was  married  June  15,  1845,  *°  James  E. 
Gibson.  See  his  name. 

HUGH  M.,  born  Dec.  6,  1831,  married 
Angeline  Cooley.  She  died,  and  he  mar- 
ried Ann  Greenwood,  and  he  died. 

Dennis  Forrest  died  July  29,  1855,  and 
his  toidow,  Elizabeth  Forrest,  died  Aug. 
23,  -1873,  in  Chatham. 

/FORTUNE,  BENJAMIN, 
was  born  March  16,  1810,  in  Nelson 
/county,  Va.  His  parents  moved  in  1827,  to 
Anderson  county,  Ky.  He  was  married 
Nov.  24,  1830,  in  the  adjoining  county  of 
Shelby,  to  Mary  A.  Bullard.  They  had 
one  child,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  arriving  April  2,  1832,  in  what  is 
now  Illiopolis  township,  four  miles  east  of 
Mechanicsburg,  where  they  had  two  liv- 
ing children.  Of  their  three  children — 

ELIZABETH  A.,  born  August  28, 
1831,  in  Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  Oct. 
2,  1851,  in  Sangamon  county  to  Riley 
Wilkins,  who  was  born  Feb.  14,  1820,  in 
Pickaway  county,  Ohio.  They  have  two 
living  children,  MARY  A.  and  WIL- 
LIAM B.,  and  reside  in  Mechanicsburg. 

THOMAS  W.,  born  J.uly  20,  1836,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  June  3,  1862, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  A,  73d  111.  Inf. 
He  was  elected  Ord.  Sergt.  at  the  organi- 
zation of  the  company,  promoted  to  2d 
Lieut.  Jan.  i,  1863,  and  ist  Lieut.,  Aug. 


14,  1863.  Becoming  physically  unable  to 
discharge  the  duties  of  his  office,  he  re- 
signed Aug.  n,  1864.  He  was  married 
in  Mechanicsburg,  June  17,  1866,  to 
Martha  J.  Young,  who  was  born  July  3, 

1840,  in    Frederick    county,   Md.     They 
have  three  children,  IDA  MAY,  NOR- 
MAN and  THOMAS  B.,  and  reside  near 
Mechanicsbnrg. 

ELIZA  y.,  born  Aug.  7,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  June,  1862,  to 
James  W.  Craig.  She  died  Feb.  23, 1871, 
leaving  four  children,  CARRIE  L., 
MABEL  B.,  CHARLES  A.  and 
LAURA.  They  live  with  their  father, 
who  is  married  a  second  time,  and  reside* 
near  Jacksonville,  111. 

Mrs.  Mary   A.  Fortune  died  April  8, 

1841,  and  Benj.  Fortune  was  married  Oct. 
25,    1844,   to    Mrs.    Eliza    Little,  whose 
maiden   name   was   Morgan.     They   had 
two  living  children — 

JENNETTA  W.,  born  Oct.  17, 
1843,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Jan. 
10,  1860,  to  George  W.  Wantling,  who 
was  born  Dec.  n,  1842,  in  Fairfield  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  and  came  to  Sangamon  county 
in  1854.  They  had  three  living  children, 
FANNIE  F.,  HATTIE  and  GEORGE 
O.  reside  with  their  parents,  four  miles 
southeast  of  Mechanicsburg. 

ANNIE  H.,  born  Oct.  10,  1851,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  24,  1870, 
to  William  E.  Barnes,  who  was  born  Oct. 
27,  1848,  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  They 
have  three  children,  BENJAMIN,  OTIS 
and  OMO,  (the  two  latter  twins,)  and  live 
in  Mechanicsburg. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Fortune  died  March  13, 
1868,  and  Benjamin  Fortune  resides  in 
Mechanicsburg. 

FORTUNE,  THOMAS  E., 
brother  to  Benjamin,  was  born  Feb.  n, 
1791,  in  Nelson  county,  Va.,  married  Miss 
Wright.  They  had  one  child,  and  Mrs. 
F.  died  there.  Mr.  Fortune  and  his  only 
child  went  with  his  father  to  Anderson 
county,  Ky.  He  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving,  in  1834,  at  Mechan- 
icsburg. His  daughter — 

ELIZABETH  J.  B.,  born  Sept.  12, 
1813,  in  Nelson  county,  Va.,  married  in 
1831  in  Anderson  county,  Ky.,  to  Samuel 
Butts.  They  had  one  child  born  in  Ky., 
and  came  with  her  father  to  Mechanics- 
burg, in  1834,  where  they  had  two  child- 
ren, and  Mr.  Butts  died.  His  widow  mar- 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTY. 


ried  Dec.  18,  1853,  in  Mechanicsburg,  to 
Barnabas  Barrows.  They  have  one  child. 
Of  her  four  children.  JULIA  F. 
BUTTS,  born  Dec.  8,  1832,  in  Ky.,  mar- 
ried in  Mechanicsburg  to  Isaac  Allen, 
have  four  children,  and  live  in  Jackson- 
ville. ANN  E.  BUTTS,  born  Jan.  8, 

1837,  *n   Mechanicsburg,  married   March 
14,  1866,  to  Joseph   Barrows,  have  three 
children,    and     reside    near    Jacksonville. 
THOMAS  S.  BUTTS,  born    Sept.   20, 
1840,  in  Mechanicsburg,   was   last  heard 
from,      in      1872,     at       Montana       City. 
CHARLES    BARROWS    resides  with 
his  parents  near  Jacksonville. 

Thomas  E.  Fortune  was  in  the  mercan- 
tile business,  in  Mechanicsburg,  for  many 
years,  and  left  there  about  the  close  of  the 
rebellion.  He  resides  with  his  grand- 
daughter, Ann  E.  Barrows,  near  Jackson- 
ville. 

FOSTER,  CONSTANTINE, 
born  Oct.  18,  1792,  in  Cape  May  county, 
N.  J.,  was  married  in  Cumberland  county, 
N.  J.,  to  Margaret  Sayre,  who  was  born 
in  same  county  Feb.  25,  1800.  They  had 
five  living  children  in  Cape  May  county. 
The  family  moved  in  1832  to  Dayton,  O., 
thence  to  Sangarnon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  autumn  of  1833  in  what  is  now 
Cartwright  township,  and  two  years  later 
moved  into  what  is  now  Gardner  town- 
ship. One  child  was  born  in  Sangamon 
county.  Of  their  six  children — 

ELIZA  L.,  born  May  13,  1820,  in 
New  Jersey,  was  married  June  22,  1837, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  F.  Ewing  Berry. 
He  died  four  months  after  marriage.  A 
daughter,  FRANCES  E.,  born  June  4, 

1838,  in   Sangamon   county,  was  married 
Aug.  27,  1857,  to  Henry  F.   Lyon.      He 
died  April  25,  1858,  and  a  daughter,  IDA, 
born  Sept.  14,  1858,  died  in  infancy.    Mrs. 
Frances  Lyon  was  married  April  21, 1862, 
by  the  Rev.  Peter  Cartwright,  to  Rev.  B. 
F.  Lodge,  of  the  M.  E.  church,  who  was 
born  Dec.  26,  1834,  in  Reading,  Hamilton 
county,  Ohio.     Rev.  B.  F.  Lodge  was  a 
member  of  the  Illinois  Conference,  M.  E. 
church,  for   nine  years   during  that  time, 
traveling   the    Sangamon    and    Chatham 
circuits.     He  located  at  his  own  request, 
and  began   farming   in  1866.     They  have 
four    living    children,    CHARLES    A., 
JULIA    E.,    FRANK     BERRY     and 
FANNIE  MAY,  and  reside  near  Lodge, 
Piatt  county,  111.     Mrs.    Eli/.a    L.    Berry 


was  married  June  2,  1840,  at  the  residence 
of  her  father,  to  Charles  W.  Hunt,  who 
was  born  May  25,  1805,  in  Blount  county, 
Tenn.  An  incident  connected  with  their 
marriage  will  be  appropriate  here.  Dele- 
gations from  Cass,  Schuyler  and  McDon- 
ough  counties,  with  music  and  banners, 
were  on  their  way  to  the  great  Harrison, 
or  Whig,  convention  at  Springfield,  and 
passed  Mr.  Constantine  Foster's  residence 
just  as  the  guests  had  seated  themselves  at 
the  dinner  table.  The  delegations  halted 
and  gave  them  a  serenade.  All  rose  from 
the  table  except  two  Democrats,  who  re- 
fused to  leave  their  dinners  to  see  a  Whig 
delegation  to  what  proved  to  be  the  great- 
est political  gathering  in  the  State  that 
year.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hunt  had  nine  child- 
ren. Of  those,  eight  lived  to  maturity, 
namely:  HARRIET  J.,  JOHN  B.,  J. 
ELBRIDGE  (the  latter  died  Nov.  23, 
1875),  CATHARINE  L.,  CHARLES 
R.,  JOSEPH  F.  (the  latter  died  Feb.  n, 
1776),  WILLIAM  B.  and  ESTHER  L., 
were  all  born  near  Burlington,  Iowa, 
where  the  family  now  reside. 

CATHARINE,  born  June  7,  1833,  in 
New  Jersey,  was  married  Nov.  28,  1839, 
in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  John  C. 
Bone.  They  had  one  child,  and  mother 
and  child  died.  Mr.  Bone  resides  in  Chi- 
cago, 111. 

JOHN  S.,  born  May  i,  1825,  in  Cape 
May  county,  N.  J.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  May  27,  1847,  to  Eliza 
A  Carson,  who  was  born  June  17,  1831, 
in  Cape  May  county  also.  They  are 
without  children,  but  brought  up  an  adopt- 
ed daughter  —  Elizabeth  Nottingham — 
who  married  Alexander  Higgins.  -See 
his  name.  They  adopted  another  daugh- 
ter—  Minnie  Virden  —  who  lives  with 
them.  John  S.  Foster  was  a  licensed 
preacher  in  the  M.  E.  church  for  several 
years,  and,  at  his  own  request,  his  license 
was  discontinued  in  1874.  He  resides  in 
Springfield,  111. 

JACO£,\)orn  June  18,  1829,  in  New 
Jersey,  was  married  April  6,  1853,111  San- 
gamon county,  to  Roxanna  Bates.  They 
have  six  living  children:  CHARLES  F., 
ELLA  C.  (the  latter  graduated  at  the 
Bettie  Stuart  Institute,  June  10,  1874.  She 
was  married  Aug.  23,  1874,  to  William 
W.  Cran%  M.  D.  They  have  one  child, 
MXA  c.,  and  reside  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.) 
OLIVER  C.,  EUGENE  E.,  BUCK- 


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MAN  B.  and  ELIZA  K.      Jacob  Foster 
and  family  reside  in  Springfield,  111. 

JOSEPH  R.,  born  June  28,  1831,  in 
New  Jersey,  was  married  Feb.  22,  1854, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Harriet  E.  Lyon. 
She  died  in  November  of  the  same  year, 
and  he  married  J  ane  Mathis.  They  have 
five  children,  HARRIET  J.,  LUELLA 
M.,  IDA,  MAGGIE  and  BERTHA, 
and  reside  in  Springfield. 

MART  J..  born  Jan.  i,  1834,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  John  Epler,  and 
died. 

Constantine  Foster  died  Sept.  29,  1865, 
and  Mrs.  Margaret  Foster  died  April  9, 
1867,  both  in  Sangamon  county,  and  are 
buried  at  Pleasant  Plains. 

FOSTER,  GEORGE,  wasborn 
in  Clarke  county,  Ky.,  and  married  there 
to  Sarah  Miller,  a  naiive  of  the  same 
county.  They  had  three  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  in  what  is  now  Loami  township,  in 
1826,  where  they  had  five  children.  Of 
their  eight  children — 

WILLIAM,  born  March  15,  1823,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  in  Sept.,  1848,  to  Elizabeth  J. 
Shutt.  They  have  nine  children, 
GEORGE  R.,  WILLIAM  P.,  JACOB 
F.,  SARAH  E.JOHN  D.,  LEONARD 
G.,  MARIAN  E.,  EVA  J.,  and 
CHARLES  H.,  reside  with  their  parents 
four  and  one-half  miles  northwest  of 
Auburn. 

ELIZABEl^H,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  William 
Roach,  and  reside  at  Ft.  Scott,  Kansas. 

PEYTON,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Mary  J.  Foster. 
They  have  two  children,  and  live  in  Henry 
county,  Mo. 

POLLY,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  married  George  Organ.  See  his 
name. 

LEONARD,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Elvira  Gates,  has  several 
children,  and  reside  in  Auburn  town- 
ship. 

SARAH,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Alexander  Orr.  See  his  name. 

MATILDA,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  Micajah  Cudaway,  and  reside 
in  Henry  county,  Mo. 

JOHN,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Fanny  Bogy.  She  died  in  Kan- 
sas, and  he  married  Fanny  Wright.  They 


have  two  children,  and  live  in   Sangamon 
county,  near  Virden,  111. 

George  Foster  died  in  Auburn  town- 
ship, Sangamon  county. 

FOSTER,  PEYTON,  was  born 
about  1799,  near  Winchester,  Scott  county, 
Ky.,  and  was  married  there  to  Polly 
Daniels,  a  native  of  the  same  county. 
They  had  six  children  in  Kentucky,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  with  his 
brother  George,  arriving  in  the  year  1826, 
and  settled  in  what  is  now  Loami  town- 
ship, where  four  children  were  born.  Of 
their  nine  children — 

JEANETTE,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  Edward  Greenwood.  See  his 
name. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  Margaret  Greenwood,  and  she 
died  in  Nebraska,  on  the  road  to  the 
Pacific.  He  and  his  children  live  in  Cali- 
fornia. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Lucille 
Short.  She  had  four  children  and  died. 
He  married  again,  and  resides  in  Louisi- 
ana, Mo. 

JOHN  D.,  born  in  Scott  county,  Ky., 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Eunice 
Miller.  They  had  seven  children. 
GEORGE  W.  served  as  Quartermaster 
Sergeant  in  the  22d  Mo.  Inf.,  of  which 
his  father  was  Colonel.  He  was  after- 
wards Orderly  Sergeant  in  Co.  E,  39th 
Mo.  Inf.  He  married  Mary  M.  Scott, 
has  five  children,  EMMA  D.,  WILLIAM  F., 
ADA,  JOHN  D.  and  DORA  B.,  and  reside  in 
Loami  township.  EMILY  M.  married 
Joseph  P.  Ringo,  in  Adair  county,  Mo., 
has  six  children,  and  resides  in  Oregon. 
PEYTON  F.  married  Martha  Dunn,  and 
has  two  children.  LUCINA  is  married, 
and  resides  in  Adair  county,  Missouri. 
LEONORA  P.  manied  William  Can- 
ham.  They  have  two  children,  WILLIAM 
E.  and  JENNIE,  and  live  in  Chatham  town- 
ship. JAMES  H.  B.  lives  in  Chatham 
township.  Mrs.  Eunice  Foster  resides 
with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Canham. 
John  D.  Foster  is  married  to  a  second 
wife,  has  one  child,  and  is  a  practicing 
attorney  at  Commerce,  Scott  county,  Mo. 
He  served  one  year — from  1846  to  1847 — 
in  the  4th  111.  Inf.,  under  Col.  E.  D. 
Baker,  in  the  Mexican  war.  He  was 
Colonel  ot  the  22d  Mo.  Inf.  in  the  war  to 
suppress  the  rebellion. 


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PEYTON,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Maria  Col- 
burn.  They  have  five  children,  and  re- 
side in  Kansas. 

POLLY,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Alfred  C.  Camp- 
bell. See  his  name. 

JAMES  was  accidentally  killed  in  in- 
fancy. 

HIRAM  B.,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  Martha  Ferguson,  have  two 
children,  and  reside  in  Macon  county,  Mo. 

JAMES  jffc/!,born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  and  died. 

Mrs.  Polly  Foster  died  January,  1872, 
and  Peyton  Foster  died  Sept.  7,  1872, 
both  in  Missouri. 

FOSTER,  IVINS,  was  born 
Nov.  23,  1794,  in  Harrison  county,  Ky. 
Margaret  McKee  was  born  Jan.  24,  1796, 
in  the  same  county.  They  were  there 
married,  Feb.  26,  1819,  and  had  three 
children  in  Harrison  county,  and  then 
moved  to  Gallatin  county,  where  one  child 
was  born.  They  then  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  in  Nov.,  1829, 
in  what  is  now  Curran  township,  north  of 
Lick  creek,  where  four  children  were 
born.  Three  of  their  children  died  under 
five  years.  Of  the  other  five — 

WILLIAM  D.,  born  Jan.  24,  1820,  in 
Harrison  county,  Ky.,  was  brought  by  his 
parents  to  Sangamon  county.  He  studied 
medicine  three  years  in  Springfield,  and 
attended  one  course  of  lectures  in  St. 
Louis.  In  consequence  of  impaired  health, 
he  was  advised  by  the  Faculty  to  take  a 
sea  voyage.  In  June,  1843,  he  embarked 
for  Europe,  visiting  England,  he  went  to 
Scotland  intending  to  complete  his  educa- 
tion there.  While  visiting  a  hospital,  in 
pursuit  of  knowledge,  he  contracted  small 
pox,  and  would  have  been  kindly  cared  for 
at  the  residence  of  a  friend,  where  he  was 
taken  sick,  but  he  preferred  being  removed 
to  the  Royal  Infirmary,  of  Edinburg, 
where  he  died  Dec.  29,  1843. 

MART  7.,  born  Dec.  8,  1821,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  April 
i,  1847,  to  Samuel  W.  Dunn.  He  was 
born  Oct.  6,  1821,  in  Harrison  county, 
Ky.,  and  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1844.  They  had  eight  children,  six  of 
whom  died  under  five  years.  The  others, 
NARCISSA'and  WILLIAM  SHER- 
MAN, residj  with  their  parents  in  Cumin 
township. 


JOEL  S.,  born  March  15,  1824,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county  aged 
twenty-three  years. 

SAMUEL  L.,  born  June  29,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  27,  1855, 
to  Lydia  Lee,  who  was  born  Feb.  14, 
1834,  in  Dover,  Del.  They  have  four  liv- 
ing children,  namely:  MARY  A., 
LOUIS  K.,  ROBERT  and  MARGA- 
RET B.,  and  live  near  the  family  home- 
stead in  Curran  township. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Jan.  29,  1833,  in  San- 
gamon county,  unmarried,  and  lives  with 
his  mother. 

Ivins  Foster  died  Jan.  4.,  1866,  and  his 
widow  now — 1874 — resides  one  and  one- 
half  miles  southeast  of  Curran,  where  they 
settled  in  1829. 

FOSTER,  MEREDITH,  was 
born  Nov.  14,  1790,  in  Louisa  county,  Va., 
and  was  married  in  Culpepper  county, 
Feb.  10, 1820,  to  Margaret  Boyer,  who  was 
born  March  9,  1797,  in  Culpepper  county, 
Va.  They  had  six  children  in  Virginia, 
and  the  family  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1835,  lived 
several  days  in  camp  about  four  miles 
west  of  Springfield,  and  then  moved  on  a 
farm  near  by.  They  had  four  children  in 
Sangamon  county,  one  of  whom  died 
young.  Of  their  nine  children — 

WILLIAM  B.,  born  April  9,  1822,  in 
Page  county,  Va.,  came  with  his  parents 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1835;  went  in 
1849  to  California.  He  was  married  there 
to  Emma  Creamer.  They  had  three 
children,  MAGGIE,  IDA  and  WILLIE, 
and  Mrs.  Foster  died.  Mr.  Foster  mar- 
ried again,  and  resides  at  Richmond,  Sac- 
ramento county,  Cal. 

HENRY  H.,  born  Sept.  4,  1824,  in 
Page  county,  Va.  He  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  Dec.  2,  1847,  *°  Nancy 
Davis.  See  sketch  of  John  Davis.  They 
have  one  child,  ROBERT  MEREDITH, 
and  reside  in  Curran  township,  near  Chat- 
ham. 

JOHN  E.,  born  July  24,  1826,  in 
Page  county,  Va.  He  enlisted  at  Spring- 
field, 111.,  in  1846,  in  Co.  A,  4th  111.  Inf., 
and  served  under  Col.  E.  D.  Baker 
through  the  Mexican  war.  He  died  on 
his  way  home,  June  13,  1847,  at  Virginia, 
Cass  coynty,  111. 

ABNER  M.,  born  Jan.  25,  1828,  in 
Page  county,  Va.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  December,  1863,10  Mrs.  Hatch, 


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who  was  formerly  Mrs.  Murphy,  and 
whose  maiden  name  was  Lawton.  She 
is  a  native  of  Lincoln,  Penobscot  county, 
Maine.  They  reside  two  miles  east  of 
Loami. 

MART  y.,  born  Nov.  21,  1830,  in 
Page  county,  Va.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  James  Lockridge.  See  his 
name.  They  had  ten  children,  four  of 
whom  died  young.  Of  the  six, 
CHARLES  M.,  MARY  M.,  SARAH 
I.,  LULA  A.,  LENORA  and  EVA,  re- 
side with  their  parents. 

CATHARINE  A.,  born  April  20, 
1834,  in  Page  county,  Va.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  James  Young. 
They  have  eight  children,  ABNER, 
MAGGIE,  JAMES,  EUGENE,  NAN- 
CY, FRANK,  ALBERT  and  ETTA, 
and  reside  near  Curran. 

ROBERT  F\,  born  Jan.  3,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  and  lives  with  his 
sister,  Mrs.  Grissom,  near  Chatham. 

CHARLES  N.,  born  Dec.  3,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  was  killed  July  5, 
1868,  by  an  accident  on  the  Chicago  & 
Alton  railroad. 

MAR GARE  T  R.,  born  Dec.  28, 1842, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  19, 
1861,  to  Thomas  Grissom,  who  was  born 
Feb.  8,  1841,  in  Sangamon  county,  111. 
They  have  three  children,  AGNES,  IDA 
and  EDWARD,  and  reside  three  miles 
northwest  of  Chatham. 

Mrs.    Mai-garet    Foster   died    Dec.    13, 

1866,  and  Meredith  Foster  died  Aug.  31, 

1867,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 
FOUTCH,     JOHN,    was     born 

May,  1776,  in  Loudon  county,  Va.  Three 
brothers  by  the  name  of  Fouche  came 
from  France  and  settled  in  Loudon  county, 
Va.,  before  the  American  revolution. 
Two  of  them  were  soldiers  in  that  war, 
and  one  of  them  was  Abraham,  the 
father  of  John,  whose  name  heads  this 
sketch.  John  Foutch  went  to  Fayette 
county,  Ky.,  when  he  was  a  young  man, 
and  was  there  married,  in  1796,  to  Nancy 
A.  Wherrett,  who  was  born  March  8, 
1778,  in  St.  Mary's  county,  Md.  They 
had  five  children  born  in  Fayette  county, 
near  Lexington,  and  the  family  moved  to 
Dearborn  county,  near  Harrison,  Indiana, 
where  they  had  four  children,  and  moved 
to  Franklin  county,  where  one  child  was 
born,  thence  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  the  fall  of  1825  at  the  south 


side  of  Richland  creek,  east  of  where 
Pleasant  Plains  now  stands,  and  in  the 
spring  of  1826  moved  to  Island  Grove, 
Sangamon  county.  Of  their  ten  child- 
ren— 

ABRAHAM,  born  April  i,  1797,  in 
Fayette  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  1820,  in 
Franklin  county,  Ind.,  to  Elizabeth  Van- 
sickle,  and  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1825.  He  brought  one  child  from  Ind., 
and  had  seven  children  in  Sangamon 
county.  In  1849  they  moved  to  Polk 
county,  near  DesMoines,  Iowa,  and  from 
there,  in  1870,  to  Elmore,  near  Browns- 
ville, Neb.,  where  they  now  reside. 
Abraham  Foutch  was  justice  of  the  peace 
for  many  years  in  Sangamon  county. 
He  was  one  of  the  three  Commissioners 
of  Sangamon  county  at  the  time  the  State 
House  (now  used  as  a  Court  House)  was 
built. 

THOMAS,  born  Nov.  25,  1709,  in 
Fayette-  county,  Ky.,  was  married  Dec. 
21,  1820,  in  Fayette  county,  Ind.,  to  Sarah 
Wherrett,  who  was  born  Nov.  20,  1800,  in 
Fayette  county,  Ky.  Her  parents  moved 
to  Jessamine  county,  and  from  there  to 
Fayette  county.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Foutch 
had  two  children  in  Indiana,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  in  1825,  where  they 
had  four  children.  ELIZABETH  A., 
born  Nov.  21,  1821,  in  Indiana,  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  Dec.  5, 
1839,  to  Thomas  Pollock.  See  his  name. 
NANCY,  born  Jan.  23,  1824,  in  Indiana, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  Jan.  2, 
1842,  to  J.  D.  Be  van.  See  his  name. 
JOHN,  born  Sept.  6,  1826,  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  April  12,  1849,  to 
Martha  M.  Smith.  They  had  nine  child- 
ren. SARAH  M,,  married  F.  P.  Gillespie, 
have  three  children,  Mattie  M.,  Guy  ^., 
and  William  E.,  and  reside  one-half  mile 
south  of  New  Berlin.  THOMAS,  the  second, 
and  ELLA  M.,  the  sixth  child,  both  died 
under  three  years.  The  other  six,  HATTIE 

S.,  JOHN  W.,  CARRIE  M.,  LIZZIE  D.,  ED- 
WARD L.  and  GEORGE  T.,  reside  with  their 
parents  in  New  Berlin.  Mr.  John  Foutch 
resides  within  two  miles  of  his  birthplace 
and  has  done  so  all  his  life,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  one  year.  CAROLINE,  born 
March  8,  1829,  in  Sangamon  county,  was 
married  there  April  8,  1847,  *°  Thomas 
A.  Kerlin.  They  had  one  living  child, 
LIZZIE  A.  She  lives  with  her  grandfather 
Foutch.  Mrs.  Kerlin  died  Dec.  31,  1854. 


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Mr.  Kerlin  is  married  again,  and  lives 
near  Bedford,  Mo.  WILLIAM  W., 
born  Sept.  4,  1834,  in  Macoupin  county, 
was  a  graduate  of  Shurtleff  College, 
Upper  Alton,  and  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1861, 
for  three  years  in  Co.  D,  26th  111.  Inf. 
At  the  organization  of  the  company  he 
was  elected  and  commissioned  First  Lieu- 
tenant. He  was  taken  sick  while  with  his 
regiment,  at  Quincy,  III.,  came  home  and 
died  of  typhoid  fever  Sept.  25,  1861. 
HUGH,  born  Dec.  19,  1836,  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  Sept.  2,  1858,  to 
Mary  Wykoff.  They  have  one  child, 
WILLIAM  \v.,  and  live  at  Decatur.  Thomas 
Foutch  and  wife  reside  in  Island  Grove 
township,  three  and  a-half  miles  west  of 
Berlin. 

HUGH,  born  March  12,  1802,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
December,  1827,  to  Nancy  Rhea.  They 
had  nine  children,  and  he  died  December, 
1845,  in  Fulton  county.  His  widow  mar- 
ried William  Meeker,  and  resides  in  Iowa. 

ELIZABETH,  born  August,  1804, 
in  Kentucky,  was  married  September, 
1824,  to  Samuel  Blair.  They  had  twelve 
children.  The  parents  died  at  Montezu- 
ma,  Pike  county,  111.  Two  of  their  child- 
ren, THEOPHILUS  and  NANCY  A., 
are  married,  and  reside  near  Montezuma, 
111. 

JOHN,  born  Oct.  25,  1805,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
in  1827,  to  Jehoida  Rhea.  They  had 
four  children,  and  she  died.  He  married 
Letitia  Farris.  They  have  nine  children, 
and  reside  in  Fulton  county,  five  miles 
west  of  Havana. 

SUSAN,  born  June  10,  1809,  in  Dear- 
born county,  Ind.,  was  married  Dec.  n, 
1828,  to  William  Rhea.  See  his  name. 

DOROTHY,  born  April,  1811,  in 
Dearborn  county,  Ind.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  December,  1830,  to 
Samuel  Feebler.  They  have  had  six 
children.  The  parents  both  died  in  1842, 
on  the  same  day,  and  were  buried  in  one 
coffin,  at  F airfield,  Iowa. 

MART  A.,  born  Dec.  25, 1812,  in  Dear- 
born county,  Ind.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  Dec.  n,  1828,  to  Henry  Har- 
mon. See  his  name. 

SI  RON,  born  May  10,  1815,  in  Dear-- 
born county,  Ind.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  February,  1837,  to  Anthony 
H.  ShufF.  See  his  name. 


WILLIAM,  born  Jan.  8,  1818,  in  Indi- 
ana, died  in  Sangamon  county,  Oct.,  1831. 

Mrs.  Nancy  A.  Foutch  died  March  12, 
1845,  and  J°hn  Foutch  married  Celia 
Harmon.  He  died  Sept.  15,  1848,  and 
Mrs.  Celia  Foutch  died  in  1851,  all  in 
Sangamon  county. 

FOWKES,  WILLIAM  L., 
was  born  Jan.  17,  1793,  in  Loudon  coun- 
ty, Va.  He  was  married  there,  July  20, 
1813,  to  Mrs.  Margaret  D.  Saunders, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Saunders.  She 
was  born  March  i,  1788,  in  the  same  coun- 
ty. She  had  three  sons  by  her  first  mar- 
riage. See  names  of  Presley,  Asbury, 
John  and  Cyrus  G.  Saunders.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Fowkes  had  two  children  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  and  Mr^  Fowkes 
served  a  term  in  the  war  of  1812,  about 
the  time  of  his  marriage.  They  moved, 
in  the  spring  of  1817,  to  Warren  county, 
Ky.,  where  they  had  four  children,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  Oct.,  1826,  and  settled  three  miles  west 
of  Springfield,  where  one  child  v/as  born. 
Mr.  Fowkes  taught  school  there  in  a  house 
built  of  round  logs,  with  the  earth  for  a 
floor,  oiled  paper  for  window  lights,  and  a 
fire  place  as  wide  as  one  end  of  the  house. 
That  house  was  built  in  1827.  In  the 
spring  of  1831  Mr.  F.  moved  to  German 
Prairie,  four  miles  northeast  of  Spring- 
field. Of  their  seven  children — 

ROBERT  H.  S.,  born  May  2,  1814, 
in  Loudon  county,  Va.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Jan.  21,  1841,  to  Mary 
G.  Pettus.  They  had  four  children. 
JOHN  T.  married  Sarah  O.  Hulbert,  and 
reside  near  Grove  City,  Christian  county. 
ALBERT  married  Adaline  Barnes,  and 
resides  at  Topeka,  Kan.  GEORGE  W. 
enlisted  in  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  I, 
41  st  111.  Inf.,  and  was  killed  at  the  battle 
of  Jackson,  Miss.,  July,  1863.  ELIZA- 
BETH A.  resides  with  her  father.  Mrs. 
Mary  G.  Fowkes  died  Feb.  26,  1852,  and 
R.  H.  S.  Fowkes  was  married  Oct.,  1852, 
to  Mrs.  Harriet  Fuller,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Pettus.  They  have  four  child- 
ren:  JAMES  H.,  MARY  E.,  WIL- 
LIAM E.  and  NEWTON  C.,  and  re- 
side near  Mt.  Auburn,  Christian  county. 

ELIZABETH  M.,  born  Feb.  26, 
1816,  in  Loudon  county,  Va.,  resides  with 
her  brother,  William  H.,  near  Spring- 
field. 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


HARRIET  Z.,  born  April  8,  1818, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, June,  1841,  to  Simon  D.  Etzroth,  who 
died  in  1845,  and  she  married  James 
Clark,  in  March,  1848.  They  had  two 
children.  JOANNA  married  John  Cop- 
per, and  resides  near  Mt.  Pulaski  or  Lin- 
coln. HARRIET  J.  is  married.  Mrs. 
Clark  died  Jan.,  1852. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  April  17,  1820, 
in  Warren  county,  Ky.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Nov.  28,  1843,  to  Mary 
Riddle,  who  was  born  May  13,  1819. 
They  had  seven  living  children.  LIL- 
LIE  E.  died,  aged  seven  years.  MAR- 
GARET E.,  MARY  L.,  GEORGE  F., 
SARAH  A.,  WILLIAM  D.  and  MAR- 
THA J.  reside  with  their  parents,  adjoin- 
ing Springfield  on  the  west.  William  H. 
Fowkes  enlisted  in  1861,  in  Co.  F,4th  Iowa 
Inf.,  served  nine  months,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged  on  account  of  physical 
disability. 

LOUISA  M.,  born  Aug.  i,  1822,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Henry  J.  King,  Nov.  5,  1840.  They 
had  four  children,  and  live  near  Timber 
Creek  PostofKce,  Marshall  county,  Iowa. 

JOSEPH  F.,  born  Oct.  8,  1824,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Jane  Curry.  Both  died ;  Mr.  Fowkes, 
Jan.  6,  1866.  Three  of  their  children  live 
.at  Topeka,  Kan.  MARY  J.  lives  in 
Christian  countv. 

MARGARET  S.,  born  March  23, 
1827,  in  Sangamon  county,  died  in  her 
eighth  year. 

Wm.  L.  Fowkes  died  Nov.  26,  1864, 
and  his  widow  died  Nov.  20,  1873,  both 
in  Christian  county. 

FOWLER,  MASON,  was  born 
about  1766  in  Virginia.  He  was  married 
and  had  five  children  in  that  State,  and 
the  family  moved  to  the  vicinity  of  Nash- 
ville, Tenn.,  where  they  had  seven  child- 
ren. They  moved  from  there  to  Southern 
Illinois  in  1816,  and  in  the  spring  of  1820 
Mr.  Fowler,  with  his  two  sons,  Edward 
and  John  and  a  young  man  by  the  name 
of  Frederick  Wise,  came  to  what  is  now 
Cotton  Hill  township,  Sangamon  county. 
They  raised  a  crop,  built  a  house  that 
summer,  returned  «outh  and  brought  Mr. 
Fowler's  family  to  their  new  home  on 
Horse  creek  in  the  fall  of  that  year.  Of 
their  children — 


ED  WARD  and  JOHN,  born  in  Vir- 
ginia, married  in  Sangamon  county  to  two 
sisters  by  the  name  of  Hale,  and  moved  to 
Wisconsin  near  Galena.  The  two  broth- 
ers and  ten  other  citizens,  including  an 
Indian  agent  and  interpreter,  were  riding 
over  the  country  without  suspecting  dan- 
ger. They  were  attacked  by  Indians  and 
eleven  of  them  killed.  One  only  escaped 
— a  man  by  the  name  of  Pierce  Holly, 
who  had  the  fleetest  horse,  and  that  alone 
saved  his  life.  The  widows  of  the  Fow- 
ler brothers  married  again,  and  continued 
to  reside  in  that  region  of  country. 

ELIZABE7^H,  born  in  Virginia, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Mr. 
Pierce.  They  both  died,  leaving  three 
sons,  who  were  raised  by  William  South- 
wick  and  Joseph  Enslee,  in  Sangamon 
county. 

ANN,  born  in  Virginia,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Dr.  Samuel  D.  Sla- 
ter. She  died  in  1832  or  '3,  leaving  two 
children. 

REBECCA,  born  in  Virginia,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Frederick 
Wise.  See  his  name. 

TABITHA,  born  in  Tennessee,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  a  Mr.  Hale. 

J^HOMAS,  born  in  Tennessee,  came 
to  Sangamon  county  with  his  parents,  and 
after  the  death  of  his  brothers  Edward  and 
John,  left  home  with  the  avowed  purpose 
of  avenging  their  death.  After  an  ab- 
sence of  ten  years  with  the  Indians,  he 
visited  his  friends  in  Sangamon  countv, 
went  again  to  the  Indians,  and  was  never 
heard  of  after. 

NANCY,  born  in  Tennessee,  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Wm.  Kirkpatrick. 
She  died  in  Sangamon  county,  leaving 
five  children. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Tennessee,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  in  1834,  to 
Polly  Durbin,  and  moved,  in  1842,  to 
Dubuque  county,  Iowa. 

Mrs.  Prudence  Fowler  died  about  1823, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  Mason  Fowler 
married  Mrs.  Anna  M.  Seeley,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Slater.  They  had  two 
children — 

El^IZA  A.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  to  a  Mr.  Clarke.  They  live  in 
Iowa. 

MIL  TON  F.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  went  to  Iowa,  married  there,  re- 
turned to  Sangamon  county,  inherited  his 


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father's  homestead  by  will,  and  died  there, 
Sept.  5,  1867. 

Mason  Fowler  died  March,  1844,  and 
Mrs.  Anna  M.  Fowler,  died  about  1853, 
both  in  Sangamon  county. 

FOWLER,  THOMAS,  was 
born  about  1800,  in  Lincolnshire,  Eng- 
land, and  was  married  there  to  Millicent 
Bowis,  who  was  born  about  1803,  in  the 
same  shire.  Six  children  were  born  in 
England,  and  the  family  embarked  at 
Liverpool,  May  15,  1835,  and  landed  in 
New  York  after  a  voyage  of  nine  weeks. 
They  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  the 
latter  part  of  July,  1835,  and  settled  in 
Loami  township,  where  three  children 
were  born.  Of  all  the  children — 

MILLICENT,  born  in  England,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  William  Jar- 
rett.  See  his  name. 

THOMAS,  born  in  England,  died  in 
Sangamon  county,  at  twenty-one  years  of 
age. 

JOHN  B.,  born  June  10,  1827,  in 
Lincolnshire,  England,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Jan.  23,  1849,  to  Sarah  A. 
Greening.  They  have  seven  children, 
AFFYLINE,  THOMAS,  ABIGAIL, 
JOHN,  JAMES,  WILLIAM  and 
GEORGE,  and  reside  six  miles  southwest 
of  Chatham. 

ROBERT,  born  in  England,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Minerva  Bilyeu, 
have  eleven  children,  and  live  in  Crawford 
county,  Kansas. 

fANE,  born  in  England,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Willis  R.  Webb, 
who  died,  and  she  married  Young  Hudson. 
See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Dec.,  1833,  in 
England,  married  in  Sangamon  county. 
May  n,  1854,  to  William  M.  Gibson. 
See  his  name. 

MAR  T,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  to  Thomas  N.  Park.  See  his 
name. 

FANNY,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Charles  Strong,  have  one  child, 
and  live  in  Crawford  county,  Kansas. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Mary  Brown,  and  live  in 
Crawford  county,  Kansas. 

Thomas  Fowler  died  July  7,  1867,  and 
his  widow  resides  with  her  daughter,  Mrs. 
Jarrett — 1874. 

FRANCIS.— The    records    of  this 
family  date  back  in   Connecticut  as  far  as 
—40 


1^32,  but  the  immediate  ancestor  of  that 
family  who  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  was 
Simeon  Francis,  Sen.,  who  was  married 
May  24,  1793,  in  Connecticut,  to  Mary  A. 
Adams.  They  were  both  natives  of  that 
State.  Mrs.  Francis  died  Sept.  18,  1822, 
and  Mr.  Francis  died  Sept.  7,  1823,  both 
in  their  native  State,  leaving  nine  child- 
ren, (seven^sons  and  two  daughters),  who 
assembled  at  the  family  homestead  in 
Wethersfield,  Conn.,  in  the  spring  of 
1829,  and  decided  to  sell  the  property  and 
seek  homes  in  the  west.  The  eldest  bro- 
ther— 

FRANCIS,  CHARLES,  was 
born  March  19,  1794,  in  Wethersfield, 
Conn.;  married  Elizabeth  Haskell  there. 
He  did  not  unite  with  the  others  on  the 
point  of  destination,  but  emigrated  to 
Cherry  Valley,  then  in  Madison,  now  in 
Otsego  county,  N.  Y.  Afterwards  he 
moved  to  Ohio,  and  in  the  autumn  of 
1834  started  for  Chicago.  At  that  time 
emigrants  traveled  with  wagons,  camp- 
ing wherever  night  overtook  them.  By 
the  time  he  reached  Laporte,  Ind., 
winter  set  in  with  great  severity.  After 
leaving  that  village  they  met  a  party  re- 
turning from  Chicago,  who  represented 
that  there  were  no  provisions  in  that  set- 
tlement, nor  work  of  any  kind  progress- 
ing. This  news  turned  him  back,  and, 
reaching  Laporte,  he  remained  there  until 
the  following  spring,  when  he  settled  in 
what  was  known  as  the  Galena  woods, 
near  Laporte.  Charles  Francis  and  wife 
had  seven  children — 

AfAfirA.died'm  Wethersfield,  Conn., 
Aug.  19,  1826. 

JOSEPHH.,\>orn  Sept.  23,  1821,  in 
Wethersfield,  Conn.,  was  married  March 
4,  1849,  in  Laporte  county,  Ind.,  to  Cath- 
arine Martin.  They  have  two  children. 
MARY  E.,  born  Jan.  7,  1850,  was  mar- 
ried Oct.  13,  1872,  to  Ralph  W.  Marshall, 
who  was  born  in  Will  county,  111.,  June  i, 
1843.  He  was  ist  Lieut,  in  Co.  A,  2Oth 
111.  Reg.  Vol.  Inf.  They  have  three 
children,  MARY  E.,  FRANCES  B.  and  JOSEPH 
R.,  and  reside  in  Joliet,  111.  FRANCIS 
G.,  born  March  10,  1852,  resides  with 
his  parents,  in  Laporte  county,  Ind. 

LUKE,\)orn  May  16,  1823,  in  Weth- 
ersfield, Conn.,  was  married  June  5,  1848, 
to  Betsy  A.  Marshall,  in  Galena  town, 
Laporte  county,  Ind.  They  are  without 
family,  and  reside  in  Laporte. 


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EARLT  SETTLERS 


SIMEON,  born  April  23,  1827.  in 
Wethersfield,  Conn.,  was  married  in  Indi- 
ana, May  12,  1859,  to  Mary  E.  Martin,  of 
Laporte  county.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, CHARLES  W.  and  JESSIE  G., 
and  reside  at  Three  Oaks,  Mich. 

W.  WALLA  CE,  born  Dec.  17,  1828, 
in  Wethersfield,  Conn.,  was  married 
March  29,  1851,  in  Indiana,  to  Ann  M. 
Martin.  They  had  six  children.  SARAH 
B.,  born  June  10,  1852,  married  A.  J. 
Holman.  They  had  two  children,  FRED- 
ERICK and  CATHARINE.  Mrs.  Sarah  B. 
Holman  died  Dec.  17,  1873.  FREDER- 
ICK, born  June  9,  1854,  resides  at  Austin, 
Nevada  'Territory.  MARY  A., 
CHARLES  W.,  HULDAH  A.  and 
JOSEPH  F.,  live  with  their  father.  Mrs. 
Ann  M.  Francis  died  Sept.  29,  1869,  and 
W.  W.  Francis  was  married  Feb.  20, 
1871,  to  Mary  E.  Plimpton,  of  New  Buf- 
falo, Berrien  county,  Mich.  They  have 
one  child,  DWIGHT  P.,  and  reside  at 
Rolling  Prairie,  Laporte  county,  Ind. 

CHARLES,]ur\.,  born  April  4, 1831,  in 
Madison  county,  N.  Y.,  married  Minerva 
Weed,  Nov.  9,  1856.  Mrs.  Minerva 
Francis  died  April  II,  1865,  and  Charles 
F.  Francis  was  married  June  i,  1869,  to 
Miss  R.  B.  Hollingsworth,  of  Porter 
county,  Ind.  They  have  one  child, 
MARY  E.,  and  reside  at  Three  Oaks, 
Mich. 

ED  WIN,  born  August,  1833,  in  Madi- 
son county,  N.  Y.,  died  in  Laporte,  Ind., 
October,  1839. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Francis  died  in  1856, 
and  Charles  Francis  died  in  1870, 
both  in  Laporte,  Ind.,  leaving  their  child- 
ren in  good  circumstances. 

The  eight  Francis  brothers  and  sisters 
who  left  Connecticut  for  Illinois,  em- 
barked on  the  sloop  Falcon,  at  Hartford, 
Conn.,  Sept.  17,  1829.  Their  journey 
was  down  the  Connecticut  river  and 
across  Long  Island  sound  to  New  York 
city;  up  the  Hudson  river  to  Albany, 
thence  to  Buffalo  by  canal,  and  from  Buffalo 
to  Lower  Sandusky,  in  a  sailing  vessel,  on 
the  lake.  From  there  to  Cincinnati  by 
wagons.  Many  hardships  were  exper- 
ienced in  traveling  through  Ohio,  with 
poor  accommodations,  bad  roads,  and 
oftentimes  want  of  provisions.  At  one 
place  where  they  stopped  over  night,  they 
had  to  appease  their  hunger  with  honey, 
corn  bread  and  fresh  pork.  After  this 


meal  they  were  ill  for  several  days.  At 
Cincinnati  they  took  steamer  down  the 
Ohio  and  up  the  Mississippi  river  to  St. 
Louis,  where  they  arrived  Dec.  3,  1829, 
having  escaped  the  wreck  of  one  steamer 
on  the  way,  and  traveled  every  day  but 
one  Sunday  for  seventy-seven  days,  to 
accomplish  a  journey  which  can  now  be 
made  in  half  as  many  hours.  They  re- 
mained together  in  St.  Louis  until  the 
summer  of  1831,  when  Josiah  came  to 
Springfield  and  issued  a  prospectus  for  the 
Sangamo  Journal,  soliciting  subscrip- 
tions to  the  same.  Simeon  and  J.  Newton 
came  later,  and  the  first  number  of  the 
Journal  was  issued  Nov.  10,  1831.  Of 
the  six  brothers  and  two  sisters  who 
arrived  in  St.  Louis — 

FRANCIS,  SIMEON,  was 
born  May  14,  1796,  in  Wethersfield, 
Conn,  served  an  apprenticeship  in  a  print- 
ing office  in  New  Haven,  Conn.  After 
which  he  formed  a  partnership,  under  the 
name  of  Clapp  &  Francis,  and  published 
a  paper  in  New  London,  Conn.,  in  1824. 
He  was  married  in  the  latter  place,  sold 
out,  and  moved  to  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  where 
he  published  the  Buffalo  Emporium,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Lazwell  &  Francis.  They 
being  Free  Masons,  and  the  Morgan  ex- 
citement breaking  out  at  the  time  caused 
a  suspension  of  the  paper  and  closing  the 
business  of  the  firm  early  in  1828.  He 
came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  1831.  Simeon 
Francis  and  wife  were  without  family,  but 
brought  up  Ann  Douglas,  a  niece  of  Mrs. 
Francis,  who  returned  to  New  York  in 
1836,  married  Capt.  George  Barrell,  and  re- 
sides in  Springfield,  111.  Simeon  Francis,  in 
connection  with  his  brothers  Josiah,  Allen 
and  J.  Newton,  published  the  " Sangamo 
Journal?"1  through  all  its  changes  to  the 
present  daily  and  weekly  '''•State  Jour- 
nal" In  1840  President  Harrison  ap- 
pointed Simeon  Francis,  Indian  Agent  for 
Oregon,  but  after  making  all  necessary 
preparation  for  his  trip  there  he  resigned. 
He  and  his  brother  Allen  sold  their  inter- 
est in  the  State  Journal,  June,  1856,  to 
Baker  &  Bailhache.  Simeon  then  engaged 
in  mercantile  business,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Francis  &  Barrell.  He  was  for 
several  years  Secretary  of  the  State  Agri- 
cultural Society.  In  1859  he  closed  his 
business  in  Springfield,  and  moved  to 
Portland,  Oregon.  He  edited  the  Oregon 
Farmer,  and  was  President  of  the  Oregon 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


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State  Agricultural  Society.  In  .  1861 
President  Lincoln  appointed  him  Paymas- 
ter in  United  States  army,  with  residence 
at  Ft.  Vancouver,  Washington  Territory. 
In  1870  he  was  retired  on  half  pay,  and 
returned  to  Portland,  Oregon,  where  he 
died,  Oct.  25,  1872.  His  widow  resides 
there — 1876. 

FRANCIS,  MARY  A.,  sister 
of  Simeon,  Josiah,  Allen,  Charles,  Calvin, 
Edwin  and  Huldah,  was  born  Aug.  9, 
1798,  remained  with  her  brother  Edwin, 
in  St.  Louis,  until  his  death,  when  she 
came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  June,  1834. 
She  died  unmarried,  at  the  residence  of 
her  brother  Simeon,  Oct.  17,  1834. 

FRANCIS,  CALVIN,  born 
June  12,  1802,  in  Wethersfield,  Conn., 
was  married  Oct.  21,  1823,  to  Abigail  D. 
Francis,  of  his  native  place.  They  had 
several  children,  all  of  whom  died  except 
two.  Calvin  Francis  and  family  came 
with  his  brothers  and  sisters  to  St.  Louis, 
remained  there  until  Sept.  8,  1836,  when 
he  moved  to  Wesley  city,  Tazewell  coun- 
ty, 111.,  and  in  1837  *°  Athens,  in  what 
was  then  Sangamon  county.  In  1853  he 
moved  to  Springfield,  and  was  for  several 
years  connected  with  the  Journal  office. 

Of  his  children — 

JEANETTE,  born  in  Wethersfield, 
Conn.,  was  married  Jan.,  1844,  to  Abner 
B.  Hall.  They  have  three  children,  IDA 
F.,  ABBIE  J.  and  CALVIN,  and  reside 
in  Athens,  Menard  county,  111. 

MART  F.,  born  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y., 
was  married  Dec.,  1848,  to  B.  C.  Whitney. 
They  have  three  children,  CHARLES 
F.,  JOHN  C.  and  GRACE  M.,  and  re- 
side in  Athens. 

Calvin  Francis  moved  from  Springfield 
to  Chatham,  111.,  in  1863.  Mrs.  Abigail 
D.  Francis  died  there,  Oct.  23,  1865.  He 
resides  with  his  children  in  Athens,  Men- 
ard county,  111. 

FRANCIS,  JOSIAH,  born  Jan. 
17,  1804,  at  Wethersfield,  Conn.  He  was 
the  first  of  the  family  who  came  to 
Springfield,  111.,  arriving  in  the  summer  of 
1831,  and  at  once  took  measures  to  estab- 
lish the  Sangamo  Journal,  and  issued  the 
first  number  Nov.  10,  1831.  He  severed 
his  connection  with  the  Journal,  in  1835, 
and  was  married  the  same  year  to  Mar- 
gery Constant,  near  Athens,  111.,  and  in 
1836  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  in 
Athens.  While  there,  he  represented 


Sangamon  county  in  the  State  Legislature, 
in  1840.  A  few  years  later  he  returned  to 
Springfield,  and  was  elected  Sheriff  of 
Sangamon  county,  and  still  later  Mayor  of 
Springfield.  He  was  Quartermaster- 
General  of  Illinois,  under  Gov.  Yates, 
and  resigned  a  short  time  before  the  rebel- 
lion commenced.  Josiah  Francis  and  wife 
had  four  children,  viz  : 

THOMAS  N.,  born  Jan.  8,  1837,  at 
Athens,  111.,  learned  the  printing  business 
in  the  Journal  office,  enlisted  in  the  first 
company  and  regiment  raised  in  Illinois 
for  the  suppression  of  the  rebellion,  viz., 
Co.  I,  7th  111.  Vol.  Inf.,  for  three  months. 
At  the  expiration  of  that  time  he  re-en- 
listed in  same  company  and  regiment  for 
three  years,  was  chosen  2d  Lieutenant  of 
his  company,  and  promoted  at  the  battle 
of  Ft.  Donnelson  to  ist  Lieutenant  and 
Adjutant  of  his  regiment.  He  was 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Corinth,  Miss., 
Oct.  4,  1862,  and  resigned  the  following 
November.  He  was  married  in  St.  Joseph, 
Mo.,  to  Amelia  E.  Hancock,  a  native  of 
Pennsylvania.  They  have  one  child, 
MARGERY,  and  reside  at  96,  west 
Adams  street,  Chicago,  111. 

JULIA  y.,  born  Dec.  25,  1839,  in 
Athens,  was  married  Feb.  13,  1866,  at 
Independence,  Mo.,  to  Hobart  T.  Ives, 
who  was  born  Aug.  2,  1839,  in  Litchfield, 
Conn.  They  returned  to  Springfield,  and 
have  two  children,  FRANCIS  S.  and 
MATTIE  J.,  and  reside  in  Springfield. 
Mr.  Ives  served  two  years  as  county  col- 
lector. He  also  served  as  Alderman  in 
the  Springfield  city  council. 

ANNA  E.,  born  March  31,  1842,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  Oct.  10,  1866,  in 
Springfield,  to  Dr.  John  E.  Hanback,  who 
was  born  Sept.  24,  1834,  at  Winchester, 
111.,  graduated  at  Illinois  College,  Jackson- 
ville, in  1868,  studied  medicine  in  Rush 
Medical  College,  Chicago.  They  have 
two  children  living,  GERTRUDE  A. 
and  CARRIE  B.  Dr.  Hanback  was  city 
physician  of  Springfield  for  1874.  They 
reside  at  Winchester,  Scott  countv,  111. 

CHARLES  S.,  born  Feb.  21,  1845, 
in  Springfield,  was  married  in  1868  to 
Lydia  Newell.  She  died  June  21,  1870. 
He  was  married  May  23,  1873,  in  Chicago, 
to  Eunice  E.  Teachoute.  They  have  one 
child,  CHARLES  S.,  Jim.,  and  reside  at 
Three  Oaks,  Michigan. 


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Mrs.  Margery  Francis  died  Dec.  17, 
1846,  and  Josiah  Francis  was  mairied  in 
March,  1848,  to  Jeanette  Hicks,  in  Menard 
county.  They  had  three  children — 

EDWIN  G.  died  May  24,  1875,  in 
Springfield,  111. 

MART  A.,  born  in  Springfield,  111., 
resides  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Ives. 

JEANETTE,  born  in  Springfield, 
111.,  resides  there  with  Mrs.  Young. 

Mrs.  Jeanette  Francis  died  Dec.,  1861, 
and  Josiah  Francis  died  Oct.  8,  1867,  both 
in  Springfield. 

FRANCIS,  EDWI  1ST.  was  born 
Oct.  9,  1807,  in  Wetherfield,  Conn.,  died 
of  cholera  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  June  4, 

FRANCIS,  HULDAH,  born 
May  10,  1811,  in  Wethersfield,  Conn., 
came  to  Springfield  June,  1834,  and  was 
married  in  1837  to  Joseph  Williams. 
See  his  name. 

FRANCIS,  ALLEN,  born 
April  12,  1815,  in  Wethersfield,  Conn.,  re- 
sided in  St.  Louis  until  the  death  of  his 
brother  Edwin,  in  1834,  when,  with  his 
two  sisters,  he  came  to  Springfield,  111. 
Worked  in  the  Journal  office,  and  sub- 
sequently became  a  partner  in  the  same. 
He  was  married  Dec.  25,  1838,  in  Spring- 
field, to  Cecilia  B.  Duncan,  of  Glasgow, 
Scotland,  and  sister  of  David  Duncan, 
who  was  drowned  in  attempting  to  cross 
the  Sangamon  river  on  horseback,  in 
1837.  They  had  six  living  children, 
namely — 

CECILIA  J.,  born  in  Springfield, 
married  in  Oregon  to  Hermon  Hoffer- 
kamp,  and  now  resides  in  Washington 
Territory. 

MARIETTA,  born  in  Springfield, 
Illinois,  married  in  Victoria,  Vancouver's 
Island,  to  David  A.  Edgar,  of  Staten 
Island,  N.  Y. 

HULDAH  G.,  born  in  Springfield, 
111.,  married  Byron  Z.  Holmes,  of  Port- 
land, Oregon,  and  resides  there. 

ELIZA  E.,  born  in  Springfield,  111., 
married  William  T.  Gillihan,  of  Port- 
land, Oregon. 

ALLEN,  BUNN,  born  in  1849,  in 
Springfield,  accompanied  his  father  to  the 
Pacific  coast.  Subsequently  became  agent 
for  a  fur  company  in  San  Francisco,  was 
stationed  at  Fort  Constantine,  in  Alaska, 
and  never  saw  a  white  woman  or  heard  his 
native  lans:ua<re  for  over  eighteen  months. 


He  is.  now  interested  in  a  quartz  mine  in 
that  territory,  which  he  discovered  in  the 
autumn  of  1874. 

ED  WIN  H.,  born  in  1851,  in  Spring- 
field, went  to  Alaska  soon  after  it  was 
purchased  of  Russia  by  the  United  States, 
was  appointed  deputy  collector  at  Sitka, 
and  clerk  of  the  city  council.  He  has 
seen  much  of  frontier  life,  is  master  of  the 
Russian  language,  and  many  of  the  In- 
dian languages,  and  reside  at  Sitka, 
Alaska. 

Allen  Francis  was  for  several  years  a 
member  of  the  city  council  of  Springfield, 
111.,  from  the  first  ward.  He  erected  the 
Journal  buildings,  and  a  brick  dwelling 
on  the  corner  of  Sixth  and  Carpenter 
streets.  In  Oct.,  1861,  President  Lincoln 
appointed  him  consul  at  Victoria,  Van- 
couver's Island.  He  left  for  that  point 
February,  1862,  and  resigned  in  1871. 
He,  with  his  two  sons,  engaged  in  the  fur 
trade  with  the  Indians,  on  the  north 
Pacific  coast.  He  resides  in  Victoria, 
Vancouver's  Island. 

FRANCIS,  J.  NEWTON, 
born  June  6,  1817,  in  Connecticut,  came  to 
Springfield  with  his  brother  Simeon  in 
1831,  and  was  married  in  Springfield  to 
Julia  A.  Constant.  Mr.  F.  was  connected 
with  the  State  Journal  until  Nov.,  1843, 
when  he  accidently  shot  himself  while  re- 
turning from  a  hunting  excursion,  near 
Monticello,  Piatt  county,  111.,  leaving  a 
widow  and  one  child — 

JANE  N.,  who  was  married  in  1862, 
at  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  to  Isaac  Treadway, 
and  lives  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Mrs.  Julia  A.  Francis  married  R.  V. 
Kenedy.  They  have  two  children,  and 
reside  in  Chicago.  This  ends  the  history 
of  the  Francis  brothers  'and  sisters  who 
came  from  Connecticut. 

FRANCIS,  CHARLES  B., 
was  born  Oct.  30,  1799,  in  Pittsfield, 
Mass.,  and  was  there  married  to  Roxanna 
Goodrich.  They  had  two  living  children, 
and  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  1835. 
He  was  for  several  years  engaged  in  the 
manufactm-e  of  cabinet  furniture  with  his 
brother  Josiah.  They  were  distant  rela- 
tives of  Simeon  Francis  and  his  brothers, 
founders  of  the  Illinois  State  Journal. 
Charles  B.  Francis  united  with  others  in 
building,  under  contract,  fifteen  miles  of 
the  Northern  Cross  railroad — now  Toledo, 


SANG  AM  ON    COUNTY. 


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Wabash  &  Western  railroad — from  New 
Berlin  to  Springfield.  Of  his  children — 

MARIETTA,  born  Nov.  29,  1826,  in 
Pittsfield,  Mass.,  was  married  Feb.  n, 
1846,  in  Springfield,  111.,  to  James  L. 
Riggs.  They  have  one  daughter,  ALICE, 
born  July  16,  1853,  was  married  in  Peoria, 
111.,  to  Alexander  G.  Tyng,  Jun.  Mr. 
Riggs  died  June  30,  1859,  in  Brimfield, 
111.,  and  his  widow  and  daughter  reside  in 
Peoria. 

JANE  A.,  born  Oct.  23,  1830,  in  Pitts- 
field,  Mass.,  was  brought  up  in  Spring- 
field, 111.,  and  married  Dec.  n,  1851,  at 
Brimfield,  111.,  to  Robert  A.  Smith.  They 
have  seven  children,  and  reside  in  Peoria, 
111. 

Charles  B.  Francis  died  Oct.  10,  1843, 
in  Jacksonville,  111.,  while  in  attendance 
at  the  Illinois  Baptist  Convention.  Mrs. 
Roxanna  Francis,  after  living  a  widow 
twenty-nine  years,  was  married  in  Pitts- 
field,  Mass.,  Oct.  7,  1872,  to  Jirah  Stearns, 
and  resides  in  Newberg,  N.  J. 

^  FRANCIS,  JOSIAH,  was  born 
Sept.  24,  1801,  in  Pittsfield,  Berkshire 
county,  Mass.  He  was  married  Dec.  2, 
1824,  in  Pittsfield,  to  Fidelia  Clark,  who 
was  born  Jan.  u,  1803,  in  Westhampton, 
Hampshire  county,  Mass.  In  1825  they 
moved  to  Palmyra,  Wayne  county,  N. 
Y.,  where  they  had  two  living  children. 
They  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriving 
June  30,  1836,  and  had  one  child  in 
Springfield.  Mr.  Francis  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  cabinet  furniture,  in  con- 
nection with  his  brother  Charles  B.,  and 
continued  in  that  business  until  1852, 
when  he  engaged  in  farming,  four  miles 
northeast  of  Springfield,  near  what  is 
now  German  Prairie  station.  Of  his 
children — 

LUCIUS  C.,  born  Dec.  26,  1828,  at 
Palmyra,  Wayne  county,  N.  Y.,  married 
Aug.  23,  1860,  in  Springfield,  111.,  to  Clara 
Pierson.  She  died  Nov.  14,  1864.  Mr. 
Francis  was  married  Dec.  23,  1873,  'n 
Atlanta,  111.,  to  Mrs.  Susan  Leonard, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Keigwin.  She 
was  born  March  21,  1840,  in  Springfield. 
They  reside  half  a  mile  west  of  German 
Prairie  station,  but  their  postoffice  is 
Springfield,  111. 

JAMES  S.,  born  Jan.  15,  1831,  in 
Palmyra,  Wayne  county,  N.  Y.,  resides 
with  his  father. 


MARIA  E.,  born  Oct.  23,  1837,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  and  lives  with  her  father. 

Mrs.  Fidelia  Francis  died  Oct.  21,  1874, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  Josiah  Francis 
resides  near  German  Prairie  station,  with 
his  postofHce  at  Springfield,  111. 

FRAZEE,  HENRY  S.,  born 
April  16,  1811,  in  Monmouth  county,  N. 
J.  His  mother  died  when  he  was  an  in- 
fant, and  his  father  when  he  was  nine 
years  old.  Henry  S.  Frazee  and  Sarah 
Van  Patten  were  married  Nov.  5,  1836,  in 
Somerset  county,  N.  J.  They  moved  in 
company  with  her  father  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  Aug.  9,  1838,  at 
Springfield.  They  had  four  children  in 
Sangamon  county,  namely — 

CORNELIA  A.,  born  Oct.  24,  1839, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  25, 

1863,  to  Lewis  Large.      He  enlisted  Sept. 
21,  1 86 1,  for  three  years,  in   Co.  A,  roth 
111.    Cav.,   served    until    April    16,    1862, 
when  he   was  discharged    on    account  of 
physical  disability.      He  died    March  25, 

1864,  just  three    months   after  marriage. 
Mrs.  Cornelia  A.  Large  was  married  Dec. 
31  >  1868,  to    Seth  W.   Wickham.     They 
have  one  child,  MINNIE   L.,  and  reside 
one  mile  south  of  Farmingdale. 

HANNAH,  born  Nov.  8, 1842,  married 
March  10,  1864,  to  Richard  G.  Large. 
He  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1861,  in  Co.  A,  roth 
111.  Cav.,  for  three  years;  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran  January,  1864,  served  to  the  end 
of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged November,  1865,  at  San  An- 
tonio, Texas.  They  had  three  children. 
ROSE  B.,  the  youngest,  died  in  infancy. 
HENRY  GRANT  and  EDWARD  F. 
live  with  their  parents,  near  Fredonia, 
Wilson  county,  Kansas. 

ELIZA£ETH,\>orn  August  11,1845, 
is  a  teacher,  and  resides  with  her  parents. 

MARGARET,  born  Dec.  6,  1849, 
married  Jan.  3,  1869,  to  Edward  M. 
Beach.  See  his  name. 

Henry  S.  Frazee  and  wife  resides  one 
and  a  half  miles  south  of  Farmingdale — 
1874. 

FULLINWIDER,  HENRY, 
was  born  in  1799,  near  Hagerstown,  Md., 
and  was  taken  when  quite  young  to  Shel- 
by county,  Ky.  This  family,  with  others, 
soon  after  assembled  in  a  block  house  for 
protection.  The  men  all  being  out,  In- 
dians attacked  the  fortifications,  and  killed 
an  elder  brother  of  Henry,  a  lad  who  was 


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aiming  to  enter  the  fort.  A  hole  was  dug 
under  the  timbers  from  the  inside,  and  his 
body  drawn  in,  to  prevent  its  falling  into 
the  hands  of  the  Indians.  This  circum- 
stance made  an  impression  on  the  mind  of 
Henry  that  was  never  effaced.  Harriet 
Neal  was  born  in  1789,  in  Fauquier  coun- 
ty, Va.,  and  was  taken  when  quite  young 
to  Kentucky.  Henry  Fullinwider  and 
Harriet  Neal  were  married.  They  had 
thirteen  children,  all  born  in  Shelby  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  four  of  whom  died  young.  In 
the  fall  of  1833  Mr.  Fullinwider  visited 
Sangamon  county,  and  purchased  a  farm 
adjoining  Mechanicsburg  on  the  east.  He 
returned  to  Kentucky  for  his  family,  and 
died  there  July  21,  1834.  The  family 
moved  to  the  home  thus  provided,  arriv- 
ing at  Mechanicsburg  in  the  fall  of  1834. 
Of  their  nine  children — 

LUCINDA  JV.,  born  Dec.  27,  1809, 
in  Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Ken- 
tucy,  March  8,  1832,  to  Richard  Bird. 
See  his  name. 

SAMUEL  N.,  born  Feb.  17,  1811,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  Matilda 
Hathaway.  They  had  three  children, 
and  Mrs.  F.  died  in  Sangamon  county 
from  injuries  received  while  riding  in  a 
wagon.  Two  of  their  children  are  dead. 
HARRIET  married  Lee  Phillips,  and 
resides  at  Fremont,  Neb.  Samuel  N. 
Fullinwider  married  in  Chatham  to  Mary 
Thornton.  They  reside  at  Fremont, 
Dodge  county,  Neb. 

ELIZABETH  G.,  born  March  8, 
1812,  in  Kentucky,  married  there,  Feb.  10, 
1832,  to  Talbott  Lyon.  They  had  three 
children :  HARRIET  H.  married  Joseph 
Foster,  and  died.  See  his  name.  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  G.  Lyon  died,  and  Mr.  Lyon 
married  Eliza  Correll,  and  he  died.  See 
Correll. 

JACOB  N.,  born  June  5,  1814,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  March  23,  1837,  to  Sarah  A. 
Ballard.  They  had  eleven  children, 
three  of  whom,  MARY  E.,  ANN  E. 
and  JOHN  W.,  died  under  four  years. 
Of  the  other  eight.  ELIZABETH  J., 
born  March  8,  1838,  married  David  S. 
Hall.  See  his  name.  WILLIAM  A., 
born  Nov.  20,  1842,  in  Mechanicsburg, 
was  married  there,  March  4,  1875,  to 
Alice  Elkin,  and  resides  near  Mechanics- 
burg. HARRIET  N.,  born  Sept.  n, 
1845,  near  Mechanicsburg,  was  married 


there  to  Edward  W.  Bennett.  See  his 
name.  HENRY  T.,  born  March  i, 
1846,  was  married  Dec.  28,  1871,  to  Sarah 
C.  Lindsly,  who  was  born  June  13,  1849, 
in  Christian  county,  111.  They  had  one 
child,  CHARLES  w.,  who  died  in  infancy. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  reside  three  miles  north- 
east of  Mechanicsburg.  MARCUS  L., 
born  June  13,  1849,  m  Mechaniscburg, 
graduated  in  1871,  at  the  Wesley  an  Uni- 
versity, Bloomington,  111.,  and  graduated 
in  medicine  Jan.,  1874,  at  Rush  Medical 
College,  Chicago,  111.  He  was  married 
May  n,  1876,  in  Bloomington,  111.,  to 
Clara  F.  Munsell,  and  resides  in  Mechan- 
icsburg. Dr.  Fullinwider  is  practicing  his 
profession  there.  SAMUEL  T.,  born 
June  21,  1851,  in  Mechanicsburg,  gradu- 
ated June  17,  1874,  at  Wesleyan  Univer- 
sity, Bloomington,  111.,  and  was  married 
in  Mechanicsburg,  May  27,  1875,  to 
Lucilla  Elkin.  They  reside  near  Mechan- 
icsburg. JACOB  T.,  born  Nov.  24,  1853, 
and  OWEN  H.,  born  August  19,  1856. 
The  two  latter  live  with  their  parents. 
Jacob  N.  Fullinwider  lesides  on  the  farm 
where  the  family  settled  in  1834,  adjoin- 
ing Mechanicsburg  on  the  east,  and  is  one 
of  the  most  extensive  farmers  and  stock 
raisers  in  Sangamon  county. 

NANCT  N.,  born  July  3,  1818,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Nov.  23,  1837,  to  Rev.  Ar- 
nold Bowman,  of  the  M.  E.  church. 
They  had  seven  children.  LAVINIA 
married  Capt.  Theodore  True,  of  the 
U.  S.  Army,  and  resides — 1876— at  Fort 
Bridger,  Wyoming  Territory.  HAR- 
RIET F.,  born  in  October,  1844,  resides 
with  her  mother.  JOHN  was  killed, 
aged  about  twenty  years,  in  Sangamon 
county,  while  hauling  logs.  JENNIE 
married  Lewis  P.  Butler,  a  practicing 
lawyer  at  Murphysboro,  111.  MATIL- 
DA married  Dr.  Josiah  Richardson,  and 
resides  in  Louisville,  Ky.  They  have  one 
child,  RICHARD  H.,  born  Oct.  13,  1860,  in 
Springfield,  111.  HOWARD  lives  with 
his  mother.  Rev.  Mr.  Bowman  was  a 
preacher  in  the  M.  E.  church  twenty- 
eight  years,  and  died  Oct.  3,  1865,  near 
Mechanicsburg.  His  widow  resides  at 
Mattoon,  111. 

SOLOMON  N.,  born  in  1820,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Elizabeth  Little.  They  had  three 
children,  HENRY,  HARRIET  and 


SANGAMON   COUNTY. 


ELIZABETH.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Fullin- 
wider  died,  and  S.  N.  Fullinwider  mar- 
ried Amanda  Fox.  They  had  two  child- 
ren. Mr.  F.  enlisted  in  the  army  to  sup- 
press the  rebellion,  and  died  Jan.  10,  1864, 
at  home  on  sick  furlough.  His  widow 
married  Marion  Smith,  and  resides  one 
mile  east  of  Buffalo. 

SIMON  P.,  born  May  14,  1826,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  was  married  Aug. 
22,  1848,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
Louisa  C.  Hesser.  They  have  five  living 
children.  EDWIN  R.,  born  July  2, 1840, 
enlisted  at  Cincinnati,  O.,  March  10,  1865, 
in  Co.  K,  8ist  Reg.  Ohio  Inf.,  for  one 
vear  or  during  the  war,  and  was  honora- 
bly discharged  July  13,  1865,  at  Louisville, 
Ky.  He  was  married  Nov.  3,  1870,  in 
Mechanicsburg,  111.,  to  Flora  Gore.  They 
have  three  children,  SIMON  p.,  ESTELLA 
j.  and  EDWIN  E.,  and  live  near  Wheatfield 
postoffice,  Sangamon  county,  111,  HEN- 
RY N.,  born  May  14,  1851,  lives  with  his 
parents.  G.  SAMUEL  born  Dec.  22, 
1852,  is  a  «lerk  in  Springfield.  KATIE  L. 
and  RICHARD  S.  reside  with  their  par- 
ents, one-half  mile  east  of  Lanesville, 
Sangamon  county,  111.  Their  postoffice  is 
Wheatfield. 

MARCUS  L.,  born  June  29,  1829,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Mechanicsburg  to 
Sarah  Fairbanks.  They  had  two  child- 
ren, GEORGE  and  CALVIN,  and  Mrs. 
F.  died.  He  married  Maria  Ely,  and  had 
two  children,  LINCOLN  and  GUY. 
Mrs.  Maria  Fullinwider  died.  Mr.  Ful- 
linwider married  a  third  time  early  in 
1876,  and  lives  at  Fairmount,  Vermilion 
county,  111. 

JOHN  H.,  born  Sept.  17,  1831,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  Sept.  20,  1855,  to  Isabel  Hall. 
They  have  four  living  children,  HAR- 
RIET J.,  JOHN  GRANT,  HENRY 
A.  and  NANNIE  BELLE,  and  reside 
adjoining  Buffalo  on  the  east. 

Henry  Fullinwider  died  in  Kentucky, 
July  21,  1834,  and  Mrs.  Harriet  Fullin- 
wider died  Jan.  31,  1867,  in  Sangamon 
countv. 

FUNDERBURK,  HENRY, 
was  born  Feb.  18,  1773,  in  Orange  dis- 
trict, S.  C.  Polly  Rape  was  born  in 
February,  1786,  in  the  same  district.  They 
were  married  and  had  two  children.  They 
then  moved  to  Dickson  county,  Tenn., 
where  four  children  were  born,  and 


then  to  St.  Clair  county,  111.,  in  1816. 
From  St.  Clair  county  they  moved  to 
what  became  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
in  the  spring  of  1817  or  '18  west  of  Horse 
creek,  near  where  Daniel  G.  Jones  now 
resides,  in  Cotton  Hill  township.  Mr.  F. 
moved  in  company  with  William  Nelson. 
They  both  built  cabins  and  raised  crops 
the  year  they  came.  Mr.  F.  had  seven 
children  born  in  Sangamon  county,  mak- 
ing a  total  of  thirteen.  Of  their  children — 

POLLY,  born  Dec.  14,  1803,  in  South 
Carolina,  came  with  her  parents  to  what 
is  now  Sangamon  county,  in  the  spring 
of  1817  or  '18,  married  Elijah  Hinkle, 
who  died,  and  she  married  William 
Chambers,  and  he  died,  and  she  married 
John  Bowman,  and  resides  near  Taylor- 
ville.  She  had  no  children.  She  could 
have  given  me  definite  information 
whether  the  family  came  in  1817  or  18, 
but  I  could  not  obtain  any  information 
from  herself  or  her  brother  James. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Jan.  31,  1806, 
in  South  Carolina,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  with  her  parents  in  the  spring  of 
1817  or  '18,  married  Thomas  Hanks. 
They  have  eleven  children,  and  reside 
near  Whitehall,  Greene  county. 

JACOB,  born  Nov.  9,  1808,  in  Ten- 
nessee, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Ruth  Sampson.  They  have  ten  children, 
and  live  in  Vernon  county,  Mo. 

JAMES,  born  Dec.  14,  1810,  in  Ten- 
nessee, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Nancy  Nelson.  They  have  six  children, 
and  live  near  Taylorville. 

HENRY,  born  Feb.  14,  1813,  in  Ten- 
nessee, married  in  Sangamon  county  Nov. 
5,  1835,  to  Jane  Snodgrass.  They  have 
eight  children.  E.  JANE,  born  May  6, 
1838,  married  John  Durbin,  have  five 
children,  and  live  near  Conesville,  Musca- 
tine  county,  Iowa.  JOHN  S.,  born  April 
14,  1840,  died  April  8,  1842.  CARTER, 
born  August  14,  1857,  married  Alice 
Wenicke,  and  live  near  D.  G.  Jones,  in 
Cotton  Hill  township.  POLLY,  born 
Jan.  15,  1846,  lives  with  her  parents. 
LEWIS,  born  June  12,  1851,  married 
Mary  Hinkle,  and  live  in  Christian 
county,  east  of  Pawnee.  COOPER, 
born  Jan.  8,  1851,  resides  east  of  Pawnee. 
NANCY,  born  July  17,  1853,  and 
JAMES  H.,  born  Sept.  9,  1857,  live 
with  their  parents  in  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship. 


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MILL  T,  born  March  17,  1815,  in  Ten- 
nessee, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Abishai  Rape.  They  both  died,  leaving 
a  daughter,  who  married  George  Morgan, 
and  lives  in  Christian  county. 

SALLT,  born  April  8,  1819,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Henry  Dixon. 
They  had  eight  children,  and  Mr.  D. 
died.  The  family  live  near  Taylorville. 

RAPE,  born  Feb.  10,  1821,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Amanda  Jones. 
She  had  one  child,  ALEXANDER.  He 
married  Harriet  A.  Levi,  who  died,  and 
he  married  Salena  Morrow,  and  lives  in 
Christian  county.  Mrs.  Amanda  F.  died, 
and  Mr.  F.  married  Mary  Sanders,  and 
she  died.  He  then  married  Caroline 
Armstrong.  They  had  eight  children, 
MARY  J.,  ABEL,  GEORGE  W., 
AMANDA,  ALBERT  C.,  MELVIN, 
EDWARD  L.,  and  MILES,  and  reside 
in  Ball  township. 

MARTHA,  born  June  3,  1826,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  John  H.  Sanders. 
See  his  name. 

NANCT,  born  April  i,  1828,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  James  White.  He 
died,  leaving  a  widow  and  seven  children, 
at  Taylorville. 

ELIZA,  born  Aug.  2,  1830,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Robert  E.  Sanders. 
See  his  name. 

ORLENA,  born  Oct.  21,  1832,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  William  Crow- 
der,  who  died,  and  she  married  Benj. 
Howard,  have  four  children,  and  live  near 
Taylorville. 

Mrs.  Polly  Funderburk  died  Aug.  i, 
1841,  and  Henry  Funderburk  died  Aug. 
14,  1843,  both  near  where  they  settled  in 
1818,  in  Cotton  Hill  township. 

FUNDERBURK,  DAVID, 
born  Jan.  9,  1795,  in  Orange  District,  S. 
C.,  was  bound  apprentice  to  a  hatter,  but 
instead  of  teaching  him  how  to  make  hats, 
his  master  put  him  to  work  in  the  fields 
with  the  negroes  and  otherwise  treated 
him  harshly,  so  he  ran  away  and  enlisted 
in  the  3d  U.  S.  Rifle  Reg.  for  five  years, 
from  Aug.  15,  1814.  It  was  so  near  the 
close  of  the  war  with  England  that  he  was 
not  in  any  battle.  His  five  years  were 
spent  in  garrison  duty  on  the  frontier, 
and  was  at  Ft.  Osage,  on  the  Missouri 
river,  near  the  present  line  between  Mis- 
souri and  Kansas,  when  his  term  of  enlist- 
ment expired,  Aug.  15,  1819.  He,  with 


eight  other  discharged  soldiers,  fastened 
two  canoes  together,  with  a  platform  over 
them,  and  all  left  for  St.  Louis  with  their 
knapsacks.  Mr.  F.  says  that  they  were 
somewhat  crowded,  and  on  the  way  down 
he  stole  a  canoe,  and  taking  a  comrade  left 
the  other  seven  who  began  drinking  and 
ran  their  craft  on  a  sawyer,  which  upset  it, 
and  they  lost  everything  except  what  they 
had  on  their  persons,  but  the  men  clung 
to  the  sunken  log,  and  but  for  the  stolen 
canoe  they  must  all  have  drowned.  Mr. 
F.  and  his  comrade  took  them  all  safely  to 
shore.  He  has  always,  in  his  quaint  wav, 
insisted  that  that  was  "providential  steal- 
ing." On  arriving  at  St.  Louis,  he  learned 
that  his  uncle,  Henry  Funderburk,  had 
moved  into  the  San-ga-ma  country,  and 
he  determined  to  visit  him.  He  found  his 
uncle  on  the  3ist  of  Aug.,  1819,  in  what 
is  now  Cotton  Hill  township,  between 
Brush  and  Horse  creeks,  and  went  to 
work  to  supply  himself  with  clothing,  in 
place  of  that  which  was  lost  on  the  river. 
David  Funderburk  was  married  in  March, 
1821,  to  Hannah  Hinkle.  They  had 
eight  living  children,  all  born  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  Of  their  eight  children — 

SARAH,  born  April  2,  1822,  married 
Henry  Voyles.  They  have  eleven  child- 
ren, and  live  in  Madison  county,  near 
Staunton,  Macoupin  county. 

MART  J.,  born  March  18,  1827,  mar- 
ried Thomas  Funderburk.  They  have 
five  children,  and  live  near  Staunton, 
Macoupin  county,  111. 

JOHN  S.,  born  March  1 6,  1831,  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Eliza  J.  Voyles,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Davis.  They  have  six  children, 
EDWARD  E.,  MARY  E.,  JOSEPH 
E.,  WILLIAM  A.,  MARTHA  and 
VELMA,  and  live  in  Madison  county, 
near  Staunton,  Macoupin  county,  111. 

PHEBE,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
is  married,  and  resides  there. 

ALFRED  N.,  born  Sept.  27,  1837, 
married  Emily  Ward.  They  have  three 
children,  WILLIAM  B.,  THOMAS  L. 
and  BENJAMIN  A.,  and  reside  in  Cot- 
ton Hill  township. 

DA  F//9,  Jun.,  born  Dec.  22,  1839,  en- 
listed at  Springfield  in  1861,  for  three 
years,  in  what  became  Co.  B,  nth  Mo. 
Inf.,  served  full  time,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  in  1864.  He  was  married  to 
Sarah  A.  Torry.  They  have  four  child- 
ren, MINNIE  L.,  ADDIE  L.,  MARY 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


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A.  and  a  babe — 1873 — and  reside  at  the 
homestead  settled  by  his  parents  in  1821, 
in  Cotton  Hill  township. 

WILLIAM  F.,  born  Nov.  22,  1842, 
enlisted  in  August,  1862,  in  Co.  — ,  i  I4th 
111.  Inf.,  for  three  years.  He  was  wounded 
and  captured  at  the  battle  of  Guntown, 
Miss.,  June  10,  1864;  one  arm  was  ampu- 
tated by  a  rebel  surgeon.  He  was  held  a 
prisoner  until  the  close  of  the  rebellion. 
Is  unmarried,  and  resides  in  Christian 
county. 

THOMAS  J.,  born  May  6,  1845, 
married  Angeline  N.  Carlton.  They 
have  four  children,  NELLIE  VIOLA, 
JESSIE  MAY,  HANNAH  E.  and 
WILLIAM,  and  reside  near  the  family 
homestead  in  Cotton1  Hill  township,  San- 
gamon  county. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Funderburk  died  Sept. 
22,  1873,  after  nearly  fifty-three  years  of 
wedded  life.  David  Funderburk  resides 
with  his  children  part  of  the  time,  near 
Staunton,  and  part  in  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

Q- 

GAINES,  RICHARD,  was 
born  Nov.  8,  1777,  in  Charlotte  county, 
Va.  Amy  C.  Green  was  born  Feb.  3, 
1782,  in  the  same  county.  They  were 
married  and  had  three  children,  and 
moved  to  Barren  county,  Ky.,  about  1807, 
where  they  had  three  children,  and  the 
family  moved  to  Christian  county,  where 
one  child  was  born,  and  then  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  Novem- 
ber, 1825,  in  what  is  now  Cartwright 
township,  and  settled  about  one  mile  north 
of  where  Pleasant  Plains  now  stands.  Of 
the  seven  children — 

ROBERT  G.,  born  June  20,  1801,  in 
Virginia,  married  June  26,  1823,  to  Han- 
nah Quaite.  They  had  nine  daughters 
and  one  son,  and  Mrs.  Gaines  died  April 
27,  1843.  Mr.  Gaines  is  living  with  his 
third  wife,  in  Missouri. 

MILDRED,  born  Oct.  4,  1802,  in 
Virginia,  married  Feb.  22,  1823,  to  Sam- 
uel Black.  See  his  name. 

RICHARD  F.,  born  March   18,  1806, 
married    in    Sangamon     county  to    Mary 
Black.     They  have  five  children,  and  live 
five  miles  north  of  Jacksonville. 
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JOHN,  born  April  20,  1808,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Feb.  25,  1836,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  Sarah  Renshaw,  had  six 
children,,  and  Mrs.  Gaines  died.  Mr. 
Gaines  lives  with  his  brother-in-law,  Wil- 
liam Batterton. 

COL  EM  AN,  born  Dec.  28,  1809,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
Nov.  17,  1831,  to  Susan  Batterton.  They 
had  one  son,  JOHN  ST.  CLAIR,  who 
died,  aged  seventeen  years.  Mrs.  Gaines 
died  in  1833,  and  Mr.  G.  was  married 
Oot.  9,  1834,  to  Priscilla  McDonald,  and 
lives  at  Lincoln,  111. 

ELIZA,  born  Dec.  4,  1811,  married 
Jan.  i,  1833,  to  William  Batterton.  See 
his  name. 

ABRAHAM  CLAT,  born  June  4, 
1814,  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  Nov.  21,  1839,  to  Mary  Sackett. 
They  had  eight  children,  and  Mrs.  G. 
died  May  9,  1863,  and  he  was  married 
Sept.  15,  1864,  to  Mrs.  Sarah.  J.  Newell, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Mills.  They 
have  two  children,  and  live  near  Odell,  111. 

Richard  Gaines  was  a  local  preacher  in 
the  M.  E.  church  for  twenty-five  or  thirty 
years.  He  died  Jan.  7,  1845,  anc^  Mrs. 
Amy  C.  Gaines  died  Aug.  19,  1871,  both 
in  Sangamon  county. 

GARDNER,  JOHN,  was  born 
June  21,  1805,  in  that  part  of  Gallatin 
that  is  now  Trimble  county,  Ky.  Mary 
C.  Duncan  was  born  March  27,  1810,  in 
the  same  county.  They  were  married 
there  June  13,  1830.  They  had  one  child 
in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving:  April  17,  1833,  two 
miles  west  of  Springfield,  and  early  in 
1834  moved  to  what  is  now  Gardner 
township,  two  miles  north  of  Farming- 
dale.  They  had  eight  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  Of  their  children — 

HIRAM  #.,  born  April  28,  1831,  in 
Trimble  county,  Ky.,  opposite  the  city  of 
Madison,  Ind.  He  was  raised  in  San<ra- 
mon  county,  and  married  June  17,  1857, 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  to  Louisa  R.  Brown. 
They  had  one  child,  EDWIN  B.,  born 
Sept.  27,  1858,  and  died  July  13,  1873. 
Mrs.  Louisa  R.  Gardner  died  July  23, 
1859,  and  Hiram  E.  Gardner  was  married 
Feb.  8,  1865,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Har- 
riet E.  Bradford.  They  have  three  child- 
ren, LOUISA  B.,  HARRIET  M.  and 
HARRY  B.,  and  reside  in  Gardner  town- 
ship, one  mile  northwest  of  Bradfordton. 


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Hiram  E.  Gardner  has  represented  Gard- 
ner township  in  the  Sangamon  county 
Board  of  Supervisors  for  several  years, 
and  is  one  of  the  most  extensive  farmers 
in  the  countv. 

SARAH  A.,  born  Oct.  15,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  lives  with  her  mother. 
r  NANNIE  C,  born  Sept.  12,  1836,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  April  10,  18^7. 

JOHN  P.,  born  July  <?,  1839,  in  ^San- 
gamon county,  married  Sept.  7,  1869,  to 
Susan  L.  Kendall.  They  had  one  child  that 
died  in  infancy,  and  Mrs.  Gardner  died 
June  30,  1871.  John  P.  Gardner  was 
married  November,  1874,  to  Lou.  Gibson, 
and  lives  in  Curran  township,  five  miles 
west  of  Springfield. 

CRANMER  died  Aug.  3,  1843,  aged 
two  years. 

JAMES,  born  March  27,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  lives  with  his  mother. 

MART  E.,  born  April  3,  1847,  'n  San- 
gamon  countv,  lives  with  her  mother. 

LUCY  M.,  born  June  19,  1851,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Feb.  24,  1869,  to 
William  Hurt,  a  native  of  Kentucky. 
They  have  two  children,  and  reside  two 
miles  southeast  of  Pleasant  Plains. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  June  13,  1854, 
lives  with  his  mother. 

John  Gardner  died  Feb.  n,  1868,  and 
his  widow,  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Gardner,  re- 
sides two  miles  north  of  Farmingdale, 
where  they  settled  in  1834. 

John  Gardner  was  one  of  the  commis- 
sioners who  divided  Sangamon  county  in- 
to townships,  and  the  township  where  the 
family  reside  bears  the  family  name,  in 
honor  of  his  memory. 

G-ARDNER/HIRAM  K.,was 
born  June  5,  1803,  in  Trimble  county, 
Ky.,  and  was  married  there  May  29, 1827, 
to  Eliza  Morris.  He  moved  in  company 
with  his  brother  John  to  Sangamon 
countv  in  April,  1833.  He  now — 1876 — 
lives  in  Gardner  township. 

John  Gardner  was  born  March  i  ^, 
1772,  and  his  wife,  Nancy,  was  born  Jan. 
12,  1773,  both  in  Virginia.  They  were 
the  parents  of  Hiram  K.  and.  John  Ga/d- 
ner. 

CARD,  EPHRAIM,  was  born 
March,  1776,  in  Union  county,  Penn.,  and 
was  married  there  to  Susannah  Sutton,  a 
native  of  the  same  county.  They  moved 
to  Butler  county,  Ohio,  where  they  had 
twelve  children.  Mr.  Gard  was  captain 


of  a  company  from  that  countv,  in  the 
war  of  1812.  He  moved  in  1826  to  Fay- 
ette  county,  Ind.,  and  from  there  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1839,  where  Pleasant  Plains  now  stands. 
Of  their  children — 

KEZ.IAH,  born  in  1801,  in  Ohio,  mar- 
ried there  to  John  McDowell,  and  came  to 
Sangamon  county  a  year  later  than  her 
parents.  They  moved  about  1845  to 
Menard  county,  where  they  both  died, 
leaving  several  children. 

MARIA,  born  in  1803,  in  Ohio,  mar- 
ried Abijah  Stout,  who  died  in  California, 
leaving  a  widow  and  nine  children  in  But- 
ler countv,  Ohio. 

REBECCA,  born  in  1805,  married  in 
Ohio  to  Joseph  Hamilton,  moved  to  Fay- 
ette  county,  Indiana,  thence  to  Little  Rock, 
Arkansas. 

JACOB,  born  Sept.  23,  1806.  in  But- 
ler county,  Ohio,  married  there,  March  10, 
183=5,  to  Jane  Campbell,  had  one  child  in 
Ohio,  and  moved  to  Fayette  countv,  Tnd., 
in  1827,  where  they  had  three,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Nov., 
1834,  in  what  is  now  Gardner  township, 
where  they  had  five  children.  Of  their 
nine  children — MORRIS,  born  Aug.  24, 
1827,  in  Ohio,  married  Rhoda  Jackson, 
had  three  children,  and  died  in  Gardner 
township.  His  widow  married  James 
Sherwood,  and  lives  at  Cuba,  Fulton 
county,  111.  DEMARIS,  born  Jan.  27, 
1829,  in  Indiana,  married  Feb.  22,  1849, 
to  Berry  D.  Stone.  They  had  two  child- 
ren. ELIZA  j.,  married  June  22,  1869,  to 
Daniel  Diehl,  who  was  born  Oct.  5,  1834, 
in  Berks  county,  Penn.  Thev  have  three 
children,  Ora  Etta,  John  H.,  and  Allie 
Demaris,  and  live  at  Cross  Plains  Post- 
office.  JOHN  B.,  lives  with  his  grandfather 
Gard.  B.  D.  Stone  died,  and  his  widow 
married,  Nov.  22,  1853,  to  James  M.  Pel- 
ham.  See  his  name.  SUSANNAH, 
born  Nov.  n,  1831,  married,  Feb.  22, 
1849,  to  Butler  Stone,  and  he  died,  leaving 
one  child,  ALICE  s.,  who  married  Win.  C. 
Price,  have  two  children,  Nora  and 
Henry,  and  live  in  Umatilla  Oregon. 
Mrs.  S.  Stone  married  Jacob  C.  Lacy. 
See  his  name.  ABIGAIL  M.,  born 
June  27,1834,  married  Lewis  Nelson,  who 
died,  leaving  a  widow  and  six  children  in 
DeWitt  county.  EPHRAIM  H.,  born 
June  27,  1838,  married  Mary  E.  Garrett. 
They  have  four  living  children,  WILLIAM 


SANG  AM  ON    COUNTT. 


C.,  CHARLES  D.,  HENRY  and  MARY  ELLEN, 

and  live  near  Ci'oss  Plains  Postoffice. 
RACHEL  E.,  born  Jan.  27,  1840,  mar- 
ried Alfred  Ross.  See  his  name. 
JOHN  L.,  born  March  18,  1841,  married 
May  17,  1860,  to  Sarah  E.  Miller.  They 
have  tour  children,  OPHELIA,  LUELLA, 
OLIVER  and  WILLIAM  M.,  and  live  two 
and  one-half \miles  southeast  of  Salisbury. 
Jacob  Gard  and  his  wife  reside  three  miles 
south  of  Salisbury,  in  Gardner  town- 
ship. 

JAMES  L.,  born  Oct.  22,  1808,  mar- 
ried Oct.  30,  1829,  in  Indiana,  to  Sarah 
Sutton,  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  Sept.  21,  1839,  where  Pleasant 
Plains  now  stands.  They  brought  five 
children,  and  had  five  in  Sangamon 
county.  MARTIN  V.,  born  Oct.  22, 
1831,  married  Elizabeth  Jackson,  Feb.  22, 
1849.  They  had  five  children.  The 
parents  and  two  of  the  children  died. 
BENJAMIN  B.,  born  June  29,  1833,  mar- 
ried Mary  Shrader,  and  resides  in  Cass 
county,  Mo.,  near  State  Line.  LU- 
CINDA,  born  April  13,  1835,  married 
Ephraim  Jackson,  have  two  living  child- 
ren, Buchanan  and  Adam,  and  live  two 
miles  east  of  Salisbury.  SAMUEL  s.,  born 
Jan.  8,  1836,  married  Esther  Jackson,  and 
live  in  Menard  county.  JEREMIAH,  born 
June  22,  1838,  married  Sarah  E.  Oliver. 
He  enlisted  for  three  years,  Aug.,  1862,  in 
Co.  F,  78th  111.  Inf.,  was  in  many  of  the 
greatest  battles,  and  went  with  Sherman 
in  his  "march  to  the  sea."  He  was  honor- 
ably discharged,  in  June,  1865,  and  was 
accidentally  killed  in  a  well,  July  if,  1866, 
near  Hickory  Ridge,  Hancock  county, 
111.  ANN  M.,  married  Newton  Goodman. 
He  died,  leaving  a  widow  and  four  child- 
ren in  Menard  county.  THOMAS  F.,  mar- 
ried Surrilda  Pry  or,  have  five  children, 
and  live  in  Menard  county.  ALCEMENA 
married  S.  T.  Lewis,  who  died,  and  she 
married  George  Neale,  and  lives  in  Cass 
county,  Mo.  MARY  j.,  married  George 
R.  Ward,  and  lives  in  Menard  county, 
one  mile  north  of  Salisbury.  ELIZA  A. 
married  Samuel  Hibbs,  and  lives  in  Men- 
ard county.  James  L.  Gard  and  wife  re- 
side three  miles  south  of  Athens,  in 
Menard  county. 

JOHN  S.,  married  Mary  Ellis,  and 
died,  leaving  a  widow  and  children  in 
Indiana. 


HARRISON,  born  in  Ohio,  married 
in  Indiana  to  Serena  Cook,  came  to  San- 
gamon county  in  1838,  and  resides  near 
Florence,  Morgan  county,  Mo. 

JEREMIAH,  married  in  Indiana  to 
Dicey  A.  Smith,  moved  to  Little  Rock, 
Ark.,  and  died  there. 

EPHRIAM,  Jun.,  born  in  Ohio,  came 
to  Sangamon  county  with  his  father^  mar- 
ried, in  Morgan  county,  to  Pauline  Parr 
and  died,  leaving  a  widow  and  children  in 
Morgan  county. 

LUCINDA,  born  Jan.  7,  1821,  in 
Ohio,  married,  in  1854,  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Solomon  Miller.  She  had  one 
daughter,  RHODA,  who  married  Henrv 
Grady,  had  four  children,  EMMA  j.,  ALME- 
DA,  ANNETTA  and  LUCY.  Mr.  Grady 
died,  Nov.  14,  1871,  and  his  family  live 
near  Cross  Plains  Postoffice.  Solomon 
Miller  died.  See  his  name.  His  widow 
resides  in  Gardner  township. 

DA  VID,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in 
Indiana  to  Lydia  Hockenberry,  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  in  1839.  They  had 
three  children.  David  Gard  and  his  son 
ALBERT,  aged  five  years,  were  killed 
,by  lightning,  June  21,  1850,  near  Salis- 
bury. They  had  taken  refuge  under  a 
tree  during  a  shower  of  rain. 

Mrs.  Susannah  Gard  died,  Aug.  10 
1851,  and  Ephraim  Gard  died  Nov.  21, 
1863,  both  in  Gardner  township. 

GARRETSON,  SAMUEL, 
was  born  Dec.  7,  1785,  in  York  county, 
Pa.  Ann  Pierce  was  born  April  i,  1786, 
in  Chester  county,  Pa.  They  were  mai-- 
ried  Oct.  26,  1808,  in  Newbury  township, 
York  county,  Pa.,  according  to  Friends' 
ceremony,  in  open  meeting.  They  had 
one  child  in  York  county,  and  in  1810 
moved  to  Anne  Arundel  county,  Md., 
where  they  had  nine  children.  Mrs.  Ann 
Garretson  died  April  30,  1827,  in  Mary- 
land. Mr.  G.  was  married  March,  1834, 
at  Newbury,  Pa.,  by  Friends'  ceremony, 
to  Hannah  Cadwallader.  His  four  eldest 
children  remained  east,  but  Mr.  G.,  with 
his  six  youngest,  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  May  22,  1837,  in 
Fork  Prairie,  near  Rochester.  Of  the 
six  children — 

VINCENT,  born  Dec.  11,  1815,  in 
Anne  Arundel  county,  Md.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  March  31,  1846,  to 
Elizabeth  T.  Barrickman,  a  native  of 
Clark  county,  Ind.  They  had  one  child, 


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FRANCES,  that  died  in  infancy,  and 
Mrs.  G.  died  March  18,  1857.  Vincent 
Garretson  was  married  March  11,  1858, 
in  Baltimore,  Md.,  to  Sarah  A.  Miller, 
who  was  born  Dec.  16,  1815,  in  Anne 
Arundel  county,  Md.  They  had  three 
children  in  Sangamon  county;  all  died 
young.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Garretson  reside 
four  miles  southwest  of  Illiopolis. 

HANNAH  R.,  born  April,  1817,  in 
Maryland,  married  Feb.  22,  1843,  in  San- 
gamon county,  to  Jacob  D.  Constant. 
See  his  name.  She  died  Oct.  22,  1850. 

THOMAS  P.,  born  Sept.,  1818,  in 
Maryland,  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1839,  married  in  Menard  county,  to  Mar- 
tha M.  Harrison.  She  died  in  Spring- 
field, and  he  married  Phoebe  Campbell. 
They  have  seven  children,  and  live  near 
Lincoln,  111. 

ELI,  born  May  5,  1820,  in  Maryland, 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  Sept.  14,  1838. 

JOHN,  born  in  1821,  in  Mary- 
land, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Harriet  Sherman.  He  died  August  26, 
1843,  near  Rochester.  His  widow  mar- 
ried Mr.  Cotton,  and  lives  at  Elkhart. 

SAMUEL,  Jun.,  born  Dec.  4,  1823,  in. 
Anne  Arundel  county,  Md.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Nov.  7,  1848,  to  Amelia 
J.  Dickerson,  who  was  born  Feb.  25, 
1828,  in  Kentucky.  They  had  six  child- 
ren. JAMES  T.,  the  eldest,  died  in  his 
thirteenth  year.  HARRIET,  the  voung- 
est,  died  in  infancy.  SUSAN  "ANN, 
born  Dec.  7,  1854,  CHARLES  V.,  born 
July  15,  1856,  ARCHIBALD  F.,  born 
June  22,  1858,  MARY  M.,  born  Sept.  9, 
1860,  live  with  their  parents,  three 
miles  northeast  of  Rochester. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Garretson  died  Sept.  26, 
1838,  and  Samuel  Garretson,  Sen.,  died 
May  i,  1847,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 

GARLAND,  NICHOLAS 
AUSTIN,  born  Feb.  23,  1806,  in  Al- 
bemarle  county,  Va.,  was  married  July 
16,  1827,  at  Liberty,  Bedford  county,  Va., 
to  Mary  C.  M.  Phillips,  who  was  born 
there,  May  2,  1810.  They  had  one  child 
there,  and  in  1829  moved  to  the  vicinity 
of  where  Carondelet,  Mo.,  now  stands. 
In  moving,  he  went  across  the  country 
with  a  six  horse  team,  taking  with  him 
seven  or  eight  slaves  that  he  had  inherited 
from  his  father's  estate.  That  was  about 
all  the  property  he  had,  but  soon  after  his 
arrival  in  Missouri  he  resolved  that  he 


could  not  conscientiously  hold  slaves,  and 
determined  to  extricate  himself  from  the 
imcongeniel  position.  He  hired  them  out 
for  a  few  years,  with  a  proviso  for  each 
to  be  free  at  a  given  time,  and  retained 
them  all  under  his  control  until  the  last 
one  was  liberated.  He  still  farther  mani- 
fested his  aversion  to  slavery  by  moving 
his  family  to  Illinois,  arriving  in  Spring- 
field in  1832.  In  1837  Mr.  Garland  left 
the  city  and  settled  in  what  is  now  Cot- 
ton Hill  township,  in  section  thirty-two, 
town  fourteen,  range  four  west,  where  he 
built  a  horse  mill  in  1838,  and  ran  a  turn- 
ing lathe  in  connection  with  it,  doing  gen- 
eral cabinet  work.  He  afterwards  sold  this 
farm  and  entered  a  tract  one  mile  east,  in 
section  thirty-three.  N.  A.  Garland  and 
wife  had  one  child  in  Missouri  and  six  in 
Sangamon  county.  Of  their  eight  child- 
ren— 

SAMUEL  R.,  born  in  Virginia,  died 
in  Springfield.  111.,  in  his  seventh  year. 

LUCT  P.,  born  Dec.  13,  1831,10  St. 
Louis  county,  Mo.,  brought  up  in  Spring- 
field, 111.,  was  married  August,  1856,  in 
Sullivan,  Moultrie  county,  111.,  to  Charles 
L.  Roane.  They  have  five  children, 
MARY,  LUCY,  SARAH,  CHARLES 
and  FANNIE,  and  reside  at  Sullivan, 
Moultrie  county.  111. 

AUSTIN  "M.,  born  Oct.  29,  1833,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  Nov.  10,  1859, 
near  Chatham,  to  Sarah  E.  Hoppin,  who 
was  born  June  17,  1838,  in  Madison  coun- 
ty, N.  Y.,  and  came  with  her  father, 
F.  B.  Hoppin,  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1852.  They  have  four  children,  MARY 
H.,  LUCY  H.,  GERTRUDE  G.  and 
FRANK  H.  Austin  M.  Garland  learned 
the  printing  business  in  the  State  Regis- 
ter office.  He  was  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Garland  &  Jones  in  publishing  a  cam- 
paign paper  in  1858,  called  the  Illinois 
American.  That  paper  was  merged  into 
the  Daily  Independent  by  Garland  & 
Wheler,  in  the  fall  of  1859.  Garland  sold 
his  interest  in  the  paper  the  following 
summer,  and  engaged  in  farming  from 
Jan.,  1860,  to  Jan.,  1871,  when  he  returned 
to  Springfield.  He  was  elected  Secretary 
of  the  State  Agricultural  Society  in  1870, 
and  continued  in  that  position,  by  re-elec- 
tion, annually,  four  years,  ending  in  the 
winter  of  1874-5. 

JAMES  M.,  born  Sept.  26,  1835,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there,  Feb.  24, 


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1858,  to  Mary  E.  Hawley.  They  have 
seven  living  children,  CHARLES  HAW- 
LEY,  CORA  BELL,  MARYE.,  JOHN 
AUSTIN,  ALICE  M.,  JOSIE  and 
EDWARD  M.  Mr.  Garland  has  been 
for  several  years  and  is  now  a  merchant  of 
Springfield,  111.,  where  he  and  his  family 
reside. 

ELIZABETH  A.,  born  Sept.  19, 
1837,  in  Springfield,  was  married  at  Sul- 
livan, Moultrie  county,  111  ,  Oct.  6,  1873, 
to  Kemper  Campbell.  They  have  one 
child,  HATTIE,  and  reside  at  Lovington, 
Moultrie  county,  111. 

ELLEN  D.,  born  Sept.  16,  1839,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  was  married  Sept.  15, 
1857,  to  Andrew  J.  Lynn,  who  was  killed 
at  the  battle  of  Stone's  river,  Tennessee, 
leaving  two  children,  ANDREW  J.  and 
ANNIE,  who  live  with  their  mother. 
Mrs.  Lynn  was  married  Sept.  26,  1865,  to 
Thomas  M.  Bushfield,  of  Sullivan.  They 
have  one  living  child,  CHARLES,  and 
reside  in  Sullivan,  Moultrie  county,  111. 

MARY  F.,  bom  Nov.,  1841, in  Spring- 
field, 111.,  married  Daniel  W.  Rawlins,  of 
Jacksonville,  111.  They  have  two  living 
children,  DANIEL  WESTERVELT 
and  ELEANOR  GARLAND,  and  re- 
side in  Liberty,  Bedford  county,  Va. 

Mrs.  Mary  C.  M.  Garland  died  August 
6,  1844,  anc^  N-  A.  Garland  was  married 
March  22,  1849,  to  Mrs.  Rhoda  G.  String- 
field,  whose  maiden  name  was  Jack.  She 
died  Feb.  22,  1852,  and  N.  A.  Garland  was 
married  July  28,  1853,  to  Mrs.  Lucy  S. 
McDaniel,  whose  maiden  name  was  Burr, 
sister  of  Ho'n.  A.  G.  Burr,  of  Green  coun- 
tv,  111.  They  had  five  living  children — 

WILLIAM  B.,  born  in  Springfield, 
111.,  resides  in  Denver,  Colorado. 

ALBERT  E.,  PAULINA  C., 
AGNES  and  LAURA,  live  with  their 
m  other. 

Nicholas  A.  Garland  died  Jan.  4,  1874, 
and  Mrs.  Garland  and  family  reside  in 
.Springfield,  111. 

GARVEY,  SAMUEL,  was  born 
Aug.  31,  1794,  in  Culpepper  county,  Va. 
His  father,  Job  Garvey,was  born  in  Scot- 
land, and  brought  to  America  when  he 
was  quite  young.  His  parents  both  dying 
early,  he  was  bound  to  a  man  who  proved 
to  be  a  cruel  master.  Determined  to 
escape  the  hard  servitude,  and  partly  from 
patriotic  motives,  he  enlisted  as  a  soldier 
in  the  revolutionary  army,  and  served  the 


whole  seven  years.  When  Samuel  was 
about  one  year  old  his  parents  moved  to 
Woodford  county,  Ky.,  and  four  or  five 
years  later  moved  to  Franklin  county, 
about  eighteen  miles  south  of  Frankfort. 
Samuel  volunteered  in  a  regiment  of  dra- 
goons at  Frankfort,  under  Col.  Dick  John- 
son, and  was  in  the  battle  of  the  river 
Thames,  in  Canada,  in  which  Col.  John- 
son is  reputed  to  have  killed  the  Indian 
chief  Tecumseh.  After  his  return  the 
family  moved  to  that  part  of  Gallatin 
which  is  now  Owen  county,  Ky.  Samuel 
Garvey  was  there  married,  Dec.  26,  1816, 
to  Maria  Elliston,  who  was  born  July  25, 
1800,  in  Franklin  county.  They  lived  in 
Owen  county  for  some  time,  then,  with  a 
family  of  seven  children,  moved  to  San- 
gamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1830,  in  the  vicinity  of  what  became 
Mechanicsburg,  where  they  had  five 
living  children.  Of  their  twelve  children — 

SCOT7\  born  Nov.  12,  1817,  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  in  Sangamon  county  in  the 
twenty-first  year  of  his  age. 

LEMUEL,  born  Sept.  u,  1819,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county  in 
his  twenty-sixth  year. 

MART  A.,  born  Aug.  u,  1823,  in 
Kentucky,  married  William  H.  Hampton. 
See  his  name. 

SAMUEL,  Jun.,  born  Aug.  27,  1825, 
in  Owen  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  July  31,  1849,  to  Sarah  A. 
Gideon.  She  was  born  Jan.  13,  1828,  in 
Champaign  county,  Ohio,  and  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1846.  They  had 
five  children.  MARY  A.,  born  May  21, 
1850,  married  Sept.  9,  1869,  to  David  C. 
Fletcher.  They  have  three  children, 
NEVADA,  CORINNA  and  LENORA,  and  re- 
side in  Illiopolis  township,  three  miles 
east  of  Mechanicsburg.  D.  C.  Fletcher 
was  born  May  3,  1843,  m  Christian  coun- 
ty. He  enlisted  Aug.  6,  1862,  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  A,  73d  111.  Inf.,  was  wound- 
ed at  the  battle  of  Stone's  river,  Tenn., 
also  at  Adairsville,  Ga.;  served  to  the  end 
of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged in  June,  1865.  ANN  M.,  born 
Aug.  23,  1852,  CATHARINE  J.,  born 
Oct.  1 6,  1854,  and  HENRY  C.,  born 
Aug.  13,  1863,  reside  with  their  parents. 
ANDREW'S,  died  Dec.  6,  1871,  aged 
four  years.  Samuel  Garvey,  Jun.,  resides 
two  and  a  half  mih'S  east  of  Mechanics- 
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ELIZABETH  A.  and  NANCT  C., 
twins,  horn  March  i,  1827,  in  Kentucky. 

EL  I Z ABE  rfH  A.  married  in  Sanga- 
mon  county  to  John  P.  Jack,  and  resides 
at  Edina,  Knox  county,  Mo. 

NANCT  C.  married  John  S.  Hamp- 
ton. See  his  name. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  Aug.  22,  1829, 
in  Owen  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Spring- 
field, Feb.  2,  1854,  to  Elizabeth  A.  Wil- 
liams, who  was  born  Nov.  29,  1829,  in 
Montgomery  county,  Md.  They  had  six 
children.  Their  second,  THOMAS  E., 
died,  aged  eight  years.  The  fourth,  EM-  . 
MA  J.,  died,  aged  two  years.  HORACE 
O.,  CLARA,  WILLIAM  H.  and 
SAMUEL,  reside  with  their  parents,  one 
and  a  quarter  miles  southwest  of'Illiopolis. 

JANE,  born  March  25,  1831,  in  San- 
gamon  county,  married  Nov.  5,  1872,  to 
Josiah  T.  Peden,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania, 
and  resides  at  Illiopolis. 

JEREMIAH  C.  died,  aged  six  years, 
and 

EMIL  2^  died,  aged  four  years. 

JOHN,  born  June  29,  1839,  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  married  Oct.  12,  1869,  to 
Maria  F.  Darneille.  They  had  four  child- 
ren. OWEN  and  OLIN  died  in  infancy. 
MINNIE  F.  and  BERTHA  live  with 
their  parents  at  the  homestead  of  his 
father,  one  and  a  half  miles  east  of 
Mechanicsburg. 

HENRT  C.,  born  July  15,  1844,  died 
April  26,  1864. 

Mrs.  Maria  Garvey  died  Jan.  17,  1871, 
and  Samuel  Garvey,  Sen.,  resides  one  and 
a  half  miles  east  of  Mechanicsburg,  and 
within  that  distance  of  where  he  settled 
in  1830,  just  before  the  "deep  snow." 

GATES,  MICHAEL,  born  Jan. 
30,  1776,  in  Lancaster  county,  Penn.  His 
parents  moved  to  the  vicinity  of  Salisbury, 
North  Carolina,  when  he  was  three  years 
old.  He  was  married  there  to  Catharine 
Groves.  They  moved  to  Muhlenburg 
county,  Ky.,  where  seven  children  were 
born,  and  the  family  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1830- — 
except  Andrew  and  Mary,  the  two  eldest 
children,  who  arrived  May  31,  1831,  in 
what  is  now  Auburn  township.  Of  their 
seven  children — 

MART  A.,  born  October,  1805,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Simeon  Vancil.  See  his 
name.  She  died  March  6,  1873. 


ANDREW,  born  Jan.  17,  1807,  in 
Muhlenburg  county,  Ky.,  was  married. in 
Sangambn  county  to  Lucinda  Wood. 
They  had  twelve  children,  six  of  whom 
died  young.  Of  the  other  six,  CATH- 
ARINE A.  married  H.  B.  Organ.  See 
his  name.  ANDREW  J.  Jun.,  married 
Miriam  Davis,  and  live  in  Auburn  town- 
ship. MARY  E.  married  Jerome  Bald- 
win, and  live  in  Macoupin  county,  111. 
LEANDER  A.  is  a  teacher,  and  lives 
with  his  parents.  LUCINDA  E.  was 
married  Feb.  20,  1873,  to  A.  J.  Leutz, 
and  resides  in  Sangamon  county,  near 
Virden.  •  SARAH  F.  lives  with  her 
parents.  Andrew  Gates  and  wife  reside 
five  miles  southwest  of  Auburn. 

PETER,  born  Sept.  21,  1808,  in  Ken- 
tucky, came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in 
Oct.  1829,  and  was  married  there  to 
Christiana  Dukes,  who  died  March  24, 
1848,  and  he  married  Sarah  A.  Wood, 
October,  1848,  in  Macoupin  county,  111. 
They  had  eleven  children ;  six  died  young. 
WILLIAM  F.,  born  Oct.  14,  1849,  was 
married  Oct.  13,  1872,  to  Maggie  Shank- 
lin,  in  Macoupin  county,  and  resides  in 
Auburn  township.  JOHN  M.,  born 
Sept.  2,  1852,  died  Nov.  24,  1872. 
GEORGE  W.,  PETER  M.  and 
JAMES  E.,  reside  with  their  parents 
near  Virden. 

ELIZABE7^H,  born  Jan.  21,  1821,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  there  to  Isham 
Gibson.  He  died  in  1875,  and  Mrs.  Gib- 
son resides  in  Missouri. 

CA7^HARINE,  born  August,  1811, 
in  Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Hardy  Gatlin,  and  died 
March.  1852. 

MARGARET,  born  February,  1813, 
in  Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Samuel  Davidson,  and  died 
in  1861. 

FANNT,  born  October,  1815,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Joseph  Poley.  See  his  name. 

Michael  Gates  died  in  1848,  and  his 
wife  died  in  1849,  both  in  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

GATTON,  MRS.  RUTH, 
was  born  in  1775.  Her  husband,  Thomas 
Gatton,  died  in  1828,  in  Gray  son  county, 
Ky.  Mrs.  Gatton  with  her  daughters, 
Maria  and  Eliza,  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  under  the  care  of  her  son  Jo- 
sephus,  who  had  returned  to  Kentucky  to 


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be  present  at  the  death  of  his  father. 
Of  her  children  who  came  to  Sangamon 
county — 

JOHN  A.,  born  March  n,  1797,  in 
\Vashington  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Gravson  county  to  Anna  Newton.  They 
had  two  children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Oct. 
16,  1827,  in  what  is  now  Ball  township, 
where  five  children  were  born.  Of  their 
seven  children — MONICA,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Benjamin  Burtle.  See  his  name. 
THOMAS  O.,  born  Feb.  17,  1826,  in 
( iray son  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Dec.  26,  1850,  to  Me- 
linda  Harper.  They  had  eleven  children, 
six  of  whom  died  young.  Of  the  five 
living — ROSETTA,  STEPHEN  A.  '  D.,  and 
MARY  j.,  were  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
111.  RUTH  j.  and  MARTHA  F.  were  born 
in  Kansas.  T.  O.  Gatton  resides  near 
Osage  Mission,  Neosho  county,  Kansas. 
[OSEPHUS,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Mary  E.  Harper.  They  had  one 
child,  and  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Gatton  died. 
Josephus  Gatton  married  Rebecca  Mc- 
\eely.  They  live  in  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship/ RUTH  A.  married  Robert  Gatton, 
and  lives  in  Auburn,  Sangamon  county, 
111.  JOHN  W.  lives  in  Ball  township. 
SARAH  E.  married  James  H.  Burtle. 
See  his  name.  She  died.  THERESA 
lives  with  James  H.  Burtle.  John  A. 
Gatton  died  in  Feb.,  1847,  anc^  Mrs.  Anna 
Gatton  died  Oct.,  1865,  both  in  Ball  town- 
ship, and  are  buried  near  St.  Bernard 
Catholic  church,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

THOMAS,  born  October,  1804,  in 
Washington  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Gravson  county,  Ky.,  to  Martina  Thomp- 
son, and  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1828.  A  few  years  later  he  went  to 
Galena  and  engaged  in  lead  mining.  He 
moved  to  Dubuque,  thence  to  DeWitt, 
Clinton  county,  Iowa,  where  the  parents 
both  died,  leaving  three  children. 

JOSEPHUS,  born  Sept.  13,  1806,  in 
Washington  county,  Ky.,  was  taken  by 
his  parents,  in  1813,  to  Gravson  county, 
Ky.  From  there  he  came  to  Stingamon 
county,  arriving  Oct.  16,  1827,  in  what  is 
now  Ball  township.  He  returned  to  Ken- 
tucky at  the  time  of  his  father's  death. 
He  experienced  all  the  hardships  of  the 
deep  snow  of  1830  and  '31.  For  several 


weeks  the  family  lived  on  bread  made  of 
corn  that  was  beaten  with  a  pestle  until 
fine  enough,  then  sifted  through  a  deer 
skin  which  was  stretched  over  a  hoop  and 
burned  full  of  holes  with  a  hot  iron.  He 
says  the  happiest  time  of  his  life  was 
when  he  was  able  to  go  to  mill  and  obtain 
two  sacks  of  corn  meal.  When  the 
Black  Hawk  war  broke  out  he  did  not 
wish  to  go,  but  his  mother  said  her  broth- 
ers were  soldiers  in  the  Revolution,  and 
she  wished  him  to  go  and  never  return 
with  a  wound  in  his  back.  He  enlisted  in 
a  Sangamon  county  company,  did  his 
duty,  and  returned  in  safety.  Josephus 
Gatton  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
July  24,  1834,  to  Mary  Burtle.  They  had 
five  living  children.  RUTH  E.,  "born 
April  16,  1835,  was  married  in  1859  to 
James  A.  Able.  They  have  five  children, 

JOSEPH,    MARY    E.,    WILLIAM,    EMMA    and 

CHARLES,  and  reside  one  and  a  half  miles 
southwest  of  Pawnee.  SARAH  E., 
born  May  25,  1837,  married  John  W. 
Bell.  See  his  name.  THOMAS  J., 
born  Aug.  23,  1838,  married  Angeline 
Durbin.  He  died  April  20,  1867,  leaving 
a  widow  and  three  children  near  St.  Ber- 
nard's church,  Sangamon  county,  111. 
MARY  M.,  born  Feb.  13,  1840,  married 
Nathan  J.  Durbin.  They  have  six  child- 
ren, and  reside  in  Cotton  Hill  township. 
WILLIAM  W.,  born  Aug.  19,  1841, 
lives  with  his  father.  Mrs.  Mary  Gatton 
died  May  5,  1843,  and  Josephus  Gatton 
was  married  Jan.  29,  1844,  to  Eveline 
Husband.  They  had  six  children.  J. 
NEWTON,  born  Oct.  21, 1844,  was  mar- 
ried Dec.  15,  1859,  to  Georgetta  C. 
Mourer.  They  have  two  children, 
GEORGIA  and  KRANKIE,  and  reside  six 
miles  south  of  Springfield.  ELIZA  J., 
born  Feb.  i,  1847,  was  mai'i'ied  Oct.  5, 
1870,  to  John  L.  Bliss,  who  was  born  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  Aug.  20,  1846.  They 
have  one  child,  LUKLLA,  and  live  seven 
miles  south  of  Springfield.  JAMES  H., 
JOSEPHUS  M.,  SUSAN  E.  and  WAT- 
SON T.,  live  with  their  mother.  Jose- 
phus Gatton  died  March  25,  1876,  and  was 
buried  at  Oak  Ridge  cemetery,  Spring- 
field. His  widow  and  children  reside  six 
miles  south  of  Springfield. 

MARIA,  born  March  13,  1811,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  James  Miller,  who  died, 
and  she  married  Joseph  Burtle.  See  his 
name. 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


ELIZA  E.,  born  May  17,  1813,  in 
Kentucky,  married  James  Burtle.  See 
his  name. 

Mrs.  Ruth  Gatton  died  October,  1832, 
near  St.  Bernard's  church,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

GEORGE,  EDWARD,  born 
about  1809,  in  Fauquer  county,  Va.,  went 
to  Bath  county,  Ky.,  about  1815,  and  came 
to  Sangamon  county  in  the  fall  of  1833. 
He  was  married  to  Catharine  Whaley. 
They  had  nine  children.  She  and  three  of 
the  children  died  near  the  same  time.  He 
married  Mary  Martin,  and  she  died.  He 
then  married  Mrs.  Lucinda  Jones,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Pike.  They  have  five 
children.  He  died  in  1875.  His  widow 
and  children  live  near  Rochester. 

GEORGE,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  in  Cabell  county,  West  Va.,  came 
with  his  family  to  Sangamon  county,  in 
1829  or  30,  and  settled  in  what  is  now 
Loami  township.  His  sons — 

JOHN,  WILLIAM  and  FRAN- 
CIS, all  have  families,  and  reside  near 
Edinburg,  Christian  county,  111. 

GELLING,  JOHN,  was  born 
Nov.  13,  1805,  in  the  city  of  Douglas, 
Isle  of  Man,  and  came  to  America  in  1830. 
He  landed  at  New  York,  and  went  to  the 
vicinity  of  Morristown,  N.  J.  Hannah 
Monson  was  born  in  1797,  near  Morris- 
town,  N.  J.  She  was  of  an  old  French 
family  that  was  among  the  earliest  settlers 
of  New  jersey.  John  Gelling  and  Han- 
nah Monson  were  married  June  23,  1833, 
near  Morristown.  They  moved  in  1838 
to  Vevr.v,  Switzerland  county,  Ind.  Mr. 
Gelling,  his  wife,  and  a  girl  living  in  the 
family,  started  from  Vevay  in  a  wagon, 
and  drove  through  Indianapolis  to  Spring- 
field, arriving  in  October,  1839.  Since 
that  time  he  has  resided  four  years  in 
Morgan  county.  With  that  exception,  he 
has  been  in  Sangamon  county  to  the  pres- 
ent time.  They  never  had  any  children. 
Mrs.  Hannah  Gelling  died  Dec.  30,  1872, 
and  John  Gelling  resides  two  and  a  half 
miles  south  of  Dawson. 

Miss  Ellen  C.  Gelling,  sister  to  John 
Gelling,  resides  with  him.  She  was  born 
on  the  Isle  of  Man,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1852. 

Robert  Gelling,  brother  to  John  and 
Ellen  C.,  born  in  1809  on  the  Isle  of  Man, 
and  married  there,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1855.  He  has  two  sons  and  two 


daughters,  and  resides  two  miles  south  of 
Dawson. 

GIBSON,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  about  1780,  near  Staunton,  Va.,  and 
was  taken  by  his  parents,  at  six  or  seven 
years  of  age,  to  Fayette  county,  Ky.  He 
was  married  in  Boone  county,  in  1809,  to 
Mary  Holman.  She  was  born  July  29, 
1789,  in  Woodford  county.  Her  father, 
Edward  Holman,  and  Jesse  Holman — for 
many  years  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Indiana — were  brothers.  She  was 
consequently  a  cousin  to  Hon.  Wm.  S. 
Holman,  of  the  Fifth  Congressional  Dis- 
trict of  Indiana.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gibson 
had  six  children,  near  Lexington,  Fayette 
county,  Ky.,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  Nov.  i,  1829,  and 
settled  in  what  is  now  the  northwest  cor- 
ner of  Chatham  township.  Of  their 
children — 

DAVID  E.,  born  April  16,  1811,  in 
Fayette  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  April  14,  1831,  to  Mary 
Greenwood.  They  had  five  children: 
MARY  A.,  born  Feb.  12,  1832,  married 
May  12,  1855,  to  John  C.  Cresswell,  who 
was  born  Feb.  21,  1832,  in  Jersey  county. 
They  have  four  living  children,  ALICE  D., 
DAVID  E.,  LIZZIE  and  LAURA,  and  live 
five  miles  south  of  Loami.  WILLIAM 
M.,  born  Jan.  i,  1834,  married  May  u, 
1854,  to  Elizabeth  Fowler,  who  was  born 
Dec.,  1833,  in  Lincolnshire,  England. 
They  have  five  children:  MAR v,  JOANNA, 

DAVID  E.,  THOMAS    and   WILLIAM   M.,   Jim. 

JOHN  T.,  born  March  5,  1836,  married 
March  7,  1861,  to  Millicent  Jarrett.  They 
have  four  children,  MARGARET  L.,  ARTA- 
MESIA,  WILLIAM  E.  and  JOSEPH  F.,  and 
live  five  miles  south  of  Loami.  AMER- 
ICA, born  Sept.  6,  1838,  married  James 
M.  Coley.  See  his  name.  ELIZA- 
BETH, born  Jan.  12,  1841,  married 
Henry  A.  Weber.  They  had  five  child- 
ren ;  all  of  them  died  under  three  years, 
and  Mr.  W.  died  Sept.  2,  1872,  at  White 
Oak,  Montgomery  county.  Mrs.  Weber 
resides  with  her  father.  Mrs.  Mary  Gib- 
son died  March  24,  1842,  and  David  E. 
Gibson  was  married  June  25,  1851,  to 
to  Julia  A.  Hall.  They  had  five  children. 
JANE  died,  aged  four  years.  SUSAN, 

ILLINIA,    HARRIET    and    DAVID     E.,    Juil., 

reside  with  their  parents,  five  miles  south 
of  Loami.  David  E.  Gibson  started  to 
Jacksonville,  about  twenty-five  miles  dis- 


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tant,  when  there  was  but  little  improve- 
ment on  the  prairie.  A  snow  storm  set 
in  soon  after  he  started,  and  as  night 
approached  and  he  thought  himself  almost 
at  the  end  of  his  journey,  he  discovered 
that  he  was  only  one  and  a  half  miles 
from  home.  He  had  been  riding  around 
a  circle  all  day. 

David  E.  Gibson  remembers  that  in 
1832  seed  corn  was  so  scarce  that  his 
father  sent  him  to  St.  Clair  county  for 
some.  He  paid  $1.00  per  bushel,  and  shelled 
it  himself.  Settlements  were  so  far  apart 
that  no  food  could  be  obtained.  With 
two  small  scraps  of  bread — one  from  corn 
meal,  the  other  from  shorts — a  drink  of 
buttermilk  and  some  wild  onions,  he 
traveled  seventy-five  miles,  to  reach  home. 
WM.  HOLM  AN,  was  born  March  16, 
1816,  in  Kentucky,  was  married  March  3, 
1841,  in  Sangamon  county  to  America 
Forrest.  They  had  one  child,  ELIZA- 
BETH, who  died,  aged  eighteen  years. 
W.  H.  Gibson  died  Dec.  26,  1849.  His 
widow  married  Thomas  J.  Darneille.  See 
his  name. 

ABIGAIL,  born  Jan.,  1822,  in  Ken-  • 
tucky,  married  James  M.  Brown,  in  San- 
gamon county.  They  had  two  living 
children,  and  moved  to  California.  He 
was  murdered  and  robbed  there  of  $3,000 
in  gold,  Oct.,  1870.  His  family  moved 
from  California  to  Nevada,  thence  to  Os- 
wego,  Kansas.  Of  their  children — ELI- 
ZABETH, married,  and  JAMES  lives 
with  his  mother.  Sec  name  of  Joshua 
Broivn  and  his  son,  James  M. 

JAMBS  E.,  born  May  16,  1823,  in 
Kentucky,  married,  June  5,  1845,  in  San- 
gamon county,  to  Margaret  L.  Forrest. 
He  died,  Jan.  13,  1873.111  Chatham.  His 
widow  resides  at  Pioneer,  Williams  county, 
Ohio. 

AfARY,  born  in  1825,  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
Charles  R.  Campbell.  See  his  name. 
They  have  two  children,  WILBUR  and 
ABIGAIL. 

JOHN  A.,  born  in  1827,  in  Kentucky, 
brought  up  in  Sangamon  county,  went  to 
California,  in  1851,  last  heard  from  in 
1865. 

William  Gibson  died,  Oct.  5,  1838,  and 
his  widow  died,  Sept.,  1869,  both  in  San- 
gamon county. 

GIBSON,  JAMES  M.,  brother 
to  Preston  H.,  born  May  19,  1812,  in  Gal- 
—42   , 


latin  county,  Ky.,  eight  miles  above  War- 
saw. He  came  to  Sangamon  county 
about  1829,  and  was  married  April  14, 
1832,  to  Sally  Greenwood.  They  had 
eight  living  children — 

NANCY  J.,  born  March  21,  1833, 
married  James  E.  Campbell,  who  was 
born  Oct.  22,  1824,31  Delphi,  Ross  coun- 
ty, Ohio.  They  have  eight  children, 
MARY  A.,  GEORGE  W.,  PERME- 
LIA  C.,  MARGARET  R.,  THEO- 
DORE M.,  COMMODORE  P.,EMMA 
F.  and  ALLEN  EVA,  and  reside  three 
miles  southwest  of  Curran. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Nov.  18,  1534,  in 
Sangamon  county,  went  to  California  in 
1859,  and  lives  at  Saratoga,  Santa  Clara 
county. 

SAMUEL  P.,  born  Feb.  10,  1836,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Sarah  Van 
Doren.  They  have  three  living  children, 
EMMA,  PETER  and  WILLIAM,  and 
live  in  Piatt  county. 

THOMAS  B.,  born  Sept.  8,  1838, 
married  March  i,  1864,  to  Sophia  A. 
McComas,  have  three  children,  LONA 
M.,  ARCHIE  C.  and  NELLIE  E.,  and 
live  five  miles  west  of  Chatham. 

PRESTON  H.,  born  July  19,  1840, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Mary  E. 
Sommers,  have  one  child,  HELEN,  and 
live  at  Brownsville,  Neb. 

MARGARET  R.,  born  Feb.  10,  1842, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  G.  W. 
Campbell.  They  have  three  living  child- 
ren, EUGENE,  ROBERT  and  JAMES 
L.,  and  live  in  Piatt  county,  111. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  Jan.  7,  1844, 
married  Dec.  30,  1869,  to  James  Kinter, 
who  was  born  Dec.  23,  1846,  in  Jefferson 
county,  Pa.  She  died  May  24,  1873,  in 
Curran  township. 

DA  VI D  W.,  born  June  6,  1848,  re- 
sides in  Curran  township. 

Mrs.  Sally  Gibson  died  May  12,  1853, 
and  J.  M.  Gibson  was  married  Sept.  7, 
1854,  to  Cynthia  McComas.  They  had 
five  children — 

VAN  OSCAR,  GARRETT  ^f., 
CHARLES  L.,  ETTA  F.  and 
JAMES  A.,  all  live  with  their  mother. 

James  M.  Gibson  died  May  12,  1865, 
and  his  widow,  Mrs.  Cynthia  Gibson,  re- 
sides two  miles  south  of  Curran 

GIBSON,  PRESTON  H., 
was  born  Sept.  28,  1810,  in  that  part  of 
Boone  which  is  now  Gallatin  county,  Ky., 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


eight  miles  above  Warsaw.  He  was 
married  in  that  county  May  14,  1835,  to 
Ann  Finley.  She  was  born  Dec.  26, 
1811,  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia.  When 
she  was  an  infant  her  parents  moved  to 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  they  both  died 
when  she  was  quite  young.  She  was 
adopted  by  her  aunt,  Mrs.  Robinson,  and 
taken  to  Gallatin  county,  Ky.,  at  sixteen 
years  of  age.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gibson 
moved  immediately  after  they  were  mar- 
ried to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
June  10,  1835,  in  what  is  now  Curran 
township,  north  of  Lick  creek.  They 
had  four  children  in  Sangamon  county — 

JOHN  E.,  born  Jan.  28,  1838,  mar- 
ried Feb.  7,  1861,  to  Sarah  McGinnis,  and 
had  one  child.  It  died  on  the  i2th,  and 
the  mother  on  the  28th,  of  March,  1865. 
John  E.  Gibson  lives  with  his  mother, 
but  spends  much  of  his  time  at  his  farm 
in  Nodaway  county,  Mo. 

NANCY  A.,  born  Jan.  26,  1840,  mar- 
ried, Oct.,  1864,  to  William  H.  Trimble. 
See  his  name. 

JAMES  W.,  born  Sept.  20,  1842,  is 
unmarried,  and  resides  with  his  mother. 

HAMPTON,  born  Nov.  12,  1844, 
married  Oct.  25,  1866,  to  Susan  A.  Patte- 
son,  have  three  children,  JEAN  W., 
PRESTON  A.  and  JOHN  E.,  and  lives 
near  the  family  homestead  in  Curran 
township. 

Preston  H.  Gibson  died  Sept.  8,  1863, 
and  his  widow,  Mrs.  Ann  Gibson,  resides 
on  the  farm  settled  by  herself  and  husband 
in  1835.  It  is  in  Curran  township,  north 
of  Lick  creek. 

GIBSON,  JAMES  H.,  was 
born  Sept.,  1809,  in  Gallatin  county,  near 
Warsaw,. Ky.  He  came  to  Berlin,  San- 
gamon county,  in  1840,  and  practiced 
medicine  there  more  than  thirty  years. 
He  died  near  Berlin,  Nov.  22,  1873,  leav- 
ing a  widow,  and  a  daughter  who  is  mar- 
ried, and  has  two  children. 

GIGER,  GEORGE,  was  born 
June  9,  1748,  and  was  married  in  Green- 
brier  county,  Va.,  to  Mrs.  Anna  Auts, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Creek.  She  was 
born  Nov.  19,  1765.  He  died  in  Tennes- 
see, and  she  came  to  Sangamon  county 
with  her  children,  sketches  of  whose  lives 
are  found  below.  She  died,  Oct.  12, 
1837.- 

GIGER,  SUSANNAH,  born 
Sept.  26,  1795,  in  Jefferson  county,  Tenn., 


and  was  there  married  to  John  Cooper. 
See  his  name. 

GIGER,  MARY,  was  born  June 
n,  1797,  in  Jefferson  county,  Tenn.,  and 
was  married  there  to  John  Eckel.  See 
his  name. 

GIGER,  HENRY,  was  born 
May  14,  1799,  in  Jefferson  county,  Tenn. 
Nancy  Todd  was  born.  May  7,  1798,  in 
Cocke  county,  Tenn.  They  were  married 
March  ii,-iSi9,  in  Jefferson  county,  and 
moved,  in  company  with  their  brother-in- 
law,  John  Cooper,  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  April  2,  1820,  at  a  point  two 
miles  north  of  Rochester,  and  one  year 
later  moved  into  what  is  now  Cooper 
township,  where  they  had  five  living 
children,  namely — 

ANNA,  born  April  4,  1821,  married 
April  3,  1836,  to  James  Wilson.  They 
had  one  child,  NANCY  A.,  born  Jan.  28, 
1837,  niarried  March  9,  1858,  to  Harrison 
Furrow.  The"y  had  six  children,  GEORGE 

LINCOLN,      MARY,     LAURA      B.,     EDWARD, 

ANNA  and  WILLIAM,  and  live  in  Christian 
county,  seven  miles  east  of  Rochester. 
James  Wilson  died  Sept.  12,  1839,  and  his 
widow  married  in  October,  1843,  *°  ^^" 
ward  Jones,  who  died  May  3,  1867,  and 
she  married  April  17,  1873,10  Peter  Gore. 
They  live  in  Mechanicsburg. 

ALEXANDER  T.,  born  June  23, 
1824,  married  Dec.  15,  1845,  to  Mary  J. 
McCoy,  had  eight  children;  three  died 
young.  JAMES H.,ADDISON,  OTTO, 
ADELIA  and  ELBRIDGE,  live  with 
their  parents,  in  Mitchell  county,  near 
Cawker  City,  Kan. 

BENJAMIN  A.,  born  Jan.  8,  1827, 
married  Nov.  30,  1848,  to  Mary  A.  V. 
Kirke.  She  died  May  10,  1853.  Mr. 
Giger  was  married  Oct-  26,  1853,  to  Mar- 
garet J.  Kirke.  They  had  three  children. 
IDA  L.  died,  aged  four  years.  WIL- 
LIAM E.  and  H.  DOUGLAS,  live 
with  theii  father.  Mrs.  M.  J.  Giger  died 
May  19,  1869,  and  he  was  married  March 
i,  1870,  to  Mary  E.  Johnson,  who  was 
born  May  14,  1845,  in  Springfield.  They 
had  one  child,  NOLA  B.,  who  died 
young.  B.  A.  Giger  and  wife  live  in 
Sand  Prairie,  Cooper  township,  where  his 
parents  settled  in  1822.  It  is  five  miles 
east  of  Rochester.  Mr.  G.  is  serving  his 
second  term  as  justice  of  the  peace — 1874. 

ADDISON,  born  Jan.  i,  1829,  mar- 
ried January,  1862,  to  Susan  Benson,  had 


SAN  GAM  ON   COUNTT. 


one  child,  and  Mr.  Giger  died  Jan.  15, 
1864.  His  widow  married  and  went  to  Cali- 
fornia, where  his  son  FRANKLIN  died. 

MARTHA  /?.,  born  J3n.  30,  1831, 
married  July  26,  1848,  to  John  L.  Green. 
They  had  two  children,  and  Mr.  G.  and 
both  children  died.  Mrs.  G.  married 
Lewis  J.  Eyman,  who  enlisted  in  Macon 
county  Sept.  2,  1862,  in  Co.  E,  u6th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years,  was  commissioned 
Capt.  Sept.  6,  1862,  and  was  killed  in  bat- 
tle at  Arkansas  Post,  July  n,  1863.  His 
widow  and  two  sons,  HENRY  A.  and 
EDWARD  O.,  reside  temporarily — 1874 
— at  Eureka,  111.,  for  educational  purposes. 
Their  home  is  at  Mechanicsburg. 

Henry  Giger  died  Nov.  21,  1844,  on  the 
farm  where  he  settled  in  1822.  His  widow 
resides  in  Mechanicsburg. 

GIGER,  BENJAMIN, was  bom 
July  25,  1803,  in  Jefferson  county,  Tenn. 
He  came  to  Sangamon  county  on  a  visit 
in  1828,  returned  to  Tennessee,  and  moved, 
in  company  with  his  widowed  mother  and 
his  brother-in-law,  John  North,  arriving 
April  12,  1829,  in  what  is  now  Cooper 
township.  Benjamin  Giger  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  Nov.  18,  1832,  to 
Susanna  Todd,  who  was  born  Dec.  20, 
1808,  in  his  native  county.  They  had 
three  living  children  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, namely — 

LETITIA  A.,  born  Sept.  15,  1836,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  27,  1853. 
to  Aaron  H.  Martin,  who  was  born  Dec. 
4,  1825,  in  Clarke  county,  Ind.  They 
had  five  children,  ALBERT  T.,  SUSAN 
A.,  MARY  L.,  FLORA  L.  and  JEN- 
NIE I.,  and  live  in  Mechanicsburg. 

HENRY,  born  June  28,  1840,  in  San- 
gamon count}',  married  Feb.,  1863,  to 
Mary  J.  Kirk.  They  have  two  children, 
ALBERT  O.  and  LAURA  B.,  and  live 
near  Norborne,  Corroll  county,  Mo. 

BENJAMIN  H.,  born  June  30, 
1846,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  April 
6,  1865,  to  Sarah  A.  Dickson.  They  had 
three  children:  SUSANNA,  the  young- 
est, died  in  her  fourth  year.  ALVIN  C. 
and  MATTIE  T.  reside  with  their  par- 
ents in  Mechanicsbui'g. 

Benjamin  Giger  had  natural  talents  for 
inventing  useful  machinery.  It  is  believed 
by  his  descendents  that  it  was  from  some 
machinery  of  his  inventing  that  the  origi- 
nal ideas  embodied  in  the  McCormick 
reaper  were  obtained.  He  did  invent  and 


construct  many  ingenious  and  useful  im- 
plements. He  would  often  study  for  days 
at  a  time,  sometimes  quitting  his  work  in 
the  daytime,  would  go  to  bed,  cover  up 
head  and  ears,  and  continue  in  the  deepest 
study.  When  a  plan  or  design  was  fully 
matured,  he  would  leave  his  work,  or  arise 
from  bed,  as  the  case  might  be,  and  write, 
without  stopping  to  eat  or  sleep,  until  his 
thoughts  were  transferred  to  paper.  He 
invented  a  machine  for  heading  grain ; 
also  some  plows  and  other  agricultural 
implements,  and  was  on  his  way  to  Wash- 
ington with  his  models,  for  the  purpose  ot 
obtaining  patents.  He  was  taken  sick  on 
board  a  steamer  ascending  the  Ohio  river, 
and  died  at  Brownsville,  Pa.,  June  23, 
1850.  His  widow  died  Nov.  28,  1858,  in 
Sangamon  county. 

GIGER,  ANNA,  born  Nov.  4, 
1807,  in  Jefferson  county,  Tenn.,  married 
there  to  John  North.  See  his  name. 

GLASCOCK,  DANIEL  M., 
was  born  May  n,  1795,  in  Louclon  coun- 
ty, Va.  Three  brothers  by  the  name  of 
Glascock  came  from  France,  with  LaFay- 
ette,  and  fought  in  the  revolutionary  army 
until  Independence  was  acknowledged  by 
England.  They  all  remained,  married 
and  raised  families  on  James  river,  Va. 
One  of  them  had  a  son  James,  and  it  is 
his  son,  Daniel  M.,  whose  name  heads  this 
sketch.  Mary  E.  Lake  was  bdrn  Sept. 
20,  1798,  in  Loudon  county,  Va.  Daniel 
M.  Glascock  and  Mary  E.  Lake  were 
there  married,  Aug.  18,  1818.  They  made 
their  home  in  Fauquier  county,  until  seven 
children  were  born,  and  then  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall 
of  1833,  in  what  is  now  Fancy  Creek 
township,  where  they  had  three  children. 
Of  their  ten  children — 

LUC  IND  A  C.,  born  Aug.  12,  1819, 
in  Fauquier  county,  Va.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Sept.  19,  1837,  *°  Elisha 
Primm.  See  his  name. 

BA  YL,IS  K.,  died  in  Virginia,  June  4, 
1832,  aged  eleven  years. 

MARY  E.,  born  Oct.  30,  1823,  in  Vir- 
ginia, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Elijah  S.  Primm.  See  his  name. 

MARGARET  E.,  born  July  16, 
1826,  in  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Martin  L.  Bishop.  They  have 
five  children,  and  live  in  McLean  county, 
Illinois. 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


JAMES  B.,  born  Nov.  n,  1828,  in 
Fauquier  county,  Va.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  married,  Aug.  31,  1850,  to  Sarah 
M.  Stone,  who  was  born  Aug.  4,  1831,  in 
Menard  county.  They  have  four  living 
children,  WILLIAM  M.,  MARY  E., 
MARGARET  A.,  and  EMMA  E.,  and 
reside  in  Menard  county,  two  and  one-half 
miles  north  of  Cantrall. 

THOMAS,  born  Feb.  24,  1831,  in 
Fauquier  county,  Va.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Mary  J.  Brittin.  She  died 
Feb.  i,  1859.  Thomas  Glascock  was  mar- 
ried, Aug.  28, 1860,  to  Mrs.  Eliza  F.  Brit- 
tin,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mallorv. 
They  have  three  living  children,  LIZZIE 
FLORENCE,  WILLIAM  O.,  and 
NETTIE  A.,  and  reside  in  Fancy  Creek 
township,  four  miles  northwest  of  Sher- 
man. Thomas  Glascock  served  several 
years  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Super- 
visors of  Sangamon  county. 

DANIEL,  died  May  15,  1848,  aged 
thirteen  years. 

ELIAS  L.,  born  Oct.  24,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Emeline 
Miller.  They  had  three  children,  and  she 
died.  Mr.  G.  married  Margaret  King, 
and  live  in  Butler  county,  Kansas. 

EZEKIEL  F.,  born  Feb.  5,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Mary  Hurt, 
who  was  born  Feb.  6,  1844,  in  Menard 
county.  They  had  four  children.  LY- 
DIA  A.,  the  second  child,  died  in  her 
third  year.  MARGARET  E.,  MARY 
L.,  and  EMMA  E.,  reside  with  their 
parents  three  miles  southwest  of  Can- 
trail. — 1874. 

Daniel  M.  Glascock  died  March  4,  1840, 
and  his  widow  died  April  4,  1840,  both  in 
Sangamon  county. 

GOO  DELL,  CALVIN,  born 
Nov.  5,  1783,  in  Connecticut,  was  married 
in  New  York  to  Martha  Coley,  who  was 
born  Feb.  14,  1789.  They  had  six  child- 
ren in  New  York,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  in  1824,  in  what 
is  now  Loami  township,  where  five  child- 
ren were  born.  Of  their  children — 

CHLOE,  born  May  n,  1809,  in  New 
York,  was  married  in  Illinois  to  Philip 
Aylesworth.  She  died,  leaving  four 
children. 

HARRISON,  born  April  9,  1811,  in 
New  York,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Mary  Taylor.  They  have 


seven    children,    and    live   in    Woodford 
county,  111. 

PHTLATTA,  born  March  13,  1813, 
in  Madison  <5bunty,  N.  Y.,  married  John- 
son Harding,  had  three  children,  and  Mr. 
Harding  died,  and  she  married  George 
Beach,  who  was  born  in  1810,  in  Mary- 
land. They  had  eight  children,  three  of 
whom  died  under  ten  years.  Of  the  other 
five:  LAFAYETTE,  born  Nov.  5, 1842, 
married  May  29,  1862,  to  Catharine 
Alexander,  have  one  child,  CHARLES  D., 
and  live  five  miles  west  of  Chatham. 
MARY,  born  Oct.  19,  1839,  married  June 
2,  1860,  to  Josiah  S.  Kirk,  who  was  born 
Dec.  7>  J834,  in  Washington  county,  Va. 
They  have  three  children,  MARY  j., 
GEORGE  A.  and  MARTIN  F.,  and  live  in 
Loamiv  JOSEPH,  born  Feb.  8,  1852, 
OSCAR  F.,  born  Oct.  13,  1854,  and 
JULIA  A.,  live  with  their  parents. 
George  Beach  and  wife  reside  in  Loami. 

SCHUTLER,  born  July  18,  1815, 
married  Melinda  Sowell,  have  eleven 
children,  and  live  in  Miami  county,  Kan. 
See  SOTJO  ell  family. 

WILLIS,  born  Sept.  i,  1817,  in  New 
York,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Sally  Sowell.  They  had  one  child, 
ALICE,  and  he  died.  See  So-well 
family. 

JOSEPH,  born  Jan.  5,  1820,  in  New 
York,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
moved  to  California,  and  died  there,  leav- 
a  widow  and  two  children. 

WILLIAM,  born  Sept.  21,  1822,  mar- 
ried to  Mrs.  Sally  Goodell,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Sowell,  and  lives  in  Missouri. 

MART  A.,  born  .Dec.  3,  1824,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Martin  Thurber. 
They  had  six  children,  and  Mr.  T.  died. 
The  widow  and  children  live  in  Hancock 
county,  111. 

CAL  VIN,  Jun.,  born  April  13,  1827, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  a  soldier  in  an 
Illinois  regiment,  and  died  in  the  army. 

ADAL1NE,  born  Dec.  30,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Herman 
Burt,  had  five  children.  He  died  in  Indi- 
ana. She  resides  in  Madison,  Wis. 

NE  WTON  M.,  born  in  1840,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married,  has  three  child- 
ren, and  lives  in  Menard  county. 

Mrs.  Martha  Goodell  died  Sept.  13, 
18=52,  and  Calvin  Goodell  died  March  10, 
1863,  both  at  Loami. 


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Mr.  Goodell  was  always  engaged  in 
milling.  Rebuilt  a  mill  on  a  small  stream 
one  mile  east  of  Loami.  Cultivation 
soon  drained  the  country  and  cut  off  his 
supply  of  water.  True  to  his  Yankee 
origin,  he  then  put  horses  inside  the 
wheel,  and  ran  it  on  the  principle  of  a 
squirrel  cage. 

GOODAN,  LEVI  W.,  was  born 
in  Pennsylvania,  taken  by  his  parents  to 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  was  a  soldier  from  that 
county  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  after  the 
war  was  married  in  that  county  to  Garner 
Crouch.  They  came  to  Sangamon  county 
in  1820  or  '21,  and  settled  at  what  is  now 
Sangamon  station,  where  they  had  two 
children,  and  Mrs.  Goodan  died  there.  Of 
their  children — 

WILLIAM died  in  Springfield. 

DA  VID  married  in  Springfield  to 
Catharine  VanNostrand,  and  died,  leaving 
a  widow  and  children  near  Pana. 

Levi  W.  Goodan  died  near  Pana,  also. 

GOODAN,  ELEANOR,  sister 
to  Levi  W.,  married  Andrew  Jones.  See 
his  name. 

GOLD,  HEZEKIAH  S.,  was 
born  June  6,  1807,  at  Cornwall,  Litchfield 
county,  Conn.  He  married  Sept.  6,  1836, 
to  Chloe  A.  Peet,  who  was  born  April 
26,  1812,  in  the  town  of  Warren,  in  the 
same  county.  They  had  one  child  there, 
and  moved  to  Waverly,  111.,  in  the  fall  of 
1839.  In  the  summer  of  1840  he  bought 
land  and  built  a  house  three  and  a  half 
miles  east  of  Waverly,  in  what  is  now 
Talkington  township,  Sangamon  county, 
where  they  had  two  children.  Of  their 
three  children — 

HENRY  M.,  born  July  25,  1837,  in 
Litchfield  county,  Conn.,  raised  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  enlisted  in  1861  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  I,  i4th  111.  Inf.  He  was 
accidentally  wounded  September,  1861, 
and  died  Nov.  7,  1861,  in  the  court  house 
hospital  at  Rolla,  Mo. 

MTRON  S.,  born  Dec.  i,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  in  1862  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  G,  loist  111.  Inf.  He 
was  discharged  on  account  of  physical 
disability  late  in  1862,  and  lives  in  Talk- 
ington township,  near  Waverly. 

ETHEL  EDWARD,  born  Feb.  i, 
1847,  in  Sangamon  county,  lives  in  New 
York  city.  He  is — 1874 — superintendent 
of  the  Gold  Heating  company,  manufac- 


turers   of  sanitary  heaters,  105  Beekman 
street. 

Mrs.  Chloe  A.  Gold  died  Sept.  3,  1857, 
in  Talkington  township.  Hezekiah  S. 
Gold  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1861,  in  the  fifty- 
sixth  year  of  his  age,  at  Springfield,  in 
Co.  K,  2nd  Reg.  111.  Light  Art,,  for  three  • 
years,  served  more  than  full  term,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  Dec.  30,  1864, 
and  now  resides  on  the  farm  where  he  set- 
tled in  1840,  being  the  second  settler  in 
what  is  now  Talkington  township,  Wil- 
liam Eustace  being  the  first. 

GRAGG,  MRS.  MARTHA, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Runnels,  was 
born  in  Albermarle  county,  Va.,  and  taken 
by  her  parents,  when  she  was  quite 
young,  to  Montgomery  county,  Ky., 
where  she  was  married  to  John  Gragg. 
They  moved  to  Nicholas  county,  where 
Mr.  Gragg  died,  leaving  a  widow  and 
three  children,  who  returned  to  her  friends 
in  Montgomery  county,  Ky.,  where  the 
eldest — 

JESSE,  died,  aged  eighteen  years. 

Mrs.  Gragg  and  her  two  children 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1838,  near  Mechanicsburg. 
Of  the  two  children — 

MARGARET,  born  Nov.  13,  1814,  in 
Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Elder  John  L.  Wil- 
son. See  his  name. 

WILLIAM,  born  June  10,  1818,  in 
Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1838,  and  was  married  March 
26,  1844,  to  Sophia  McBride.  They  had 
four  living  children  in  Sangamon  county, 
namely:  THOMAS  J.,  born  Jan.  i, 
1845,  was  married  Jan.  20,  1870,  in  San- 
gamon county,  to  Lucinda  Fry,  who  was 
born  Nov.  6,  1850,  in  Shelby  county,  Ky. 
They  have  one  living  child,  CLARA,  and 
live  five  miles  southeast  of  Mechanics- 
burg.  JOHN  H.,  born  Aug.  17,  1847, 
was  married  May  31,  1871,  to  Matilda 
D,  Blair,  who  was  born  Sept.  22,  1851, 
near  Moro,  Madison  county,  111.  They 
have  one  child,  WILLIAM  B.,  and  live  four 
and  a-half  miles  east  of  Mechanicsburg. 
WILLIAM,  Jun.,  born  June  10,  1851, 
was  married,  Feb.  8,  1876,  at  the  house  of 
Vincent  Garretson,  to  Fanny  Hissey,  and 
live  near  Mechanicsburg.  HARVEY, 
born  Jan.  21,  1853,  lives  at  the  home- 
stead. Mrs.  Sophia  Gragg  died  Dec.  26, 
..  1872,  and  William  Gragg  died  July  30, 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


1875,  five  miles  southeast  of  Mechanics- 
burg,  in  Illiopolis  township. 

Mrs.  Martha  Gragg  died  Aug.  31,  1843, 
in  Sangamon  county. 

GRAHAM,  ROBERT,  was 
born  about  1794,  in  Washington  county, 
Penn.  Sarah  Mitchell  was  born  in  1797, 
in  the  same  county.  They  were  married, 
Jim.  24, 1819,  and  had  three  children  in  Penn. 
The  family  moved,  in  1834,  to  Richland 
county,  Ohio,  where  two  children  were 
born,  and  then  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  arriving,  Nov.,  1838,  in  what  is 
now  Woodside  township.  Of  their  five 
children — 

JOHNL.,  born  March  8,  1821,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  in  1844,  to 
Mary  Johnson.  They  have  eight  children, 
and  live  in  Bates  county,  Mo. 

WILLIAM  M.,  born  Jan  5,  1830,  in 
Penn.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Rebecca  Trumbo.  She  had  one  child, 
REBECCA,  who  married  Mitchel  Law- 
son.  Mrs.  Graham  died,  and  Mr.  G.  was 
married,  Aug.  26,  1857,  to  Lucy  Marsh. 
They  have  three  children,  WILLIAM 
M.,  LYDIA  C.,  and  CORDELIA,  and 
live  in  Springfield. 

ROBERT  S.,  born  Sept.  24,  1833, 
married  Nov.  21,  1856,  to  Adaline  B.  Me- 
gredy.  They  have  five  children,  MARY 
A.,  WILLIAM  P.,  JOHN  C.,  SARAH 
E.,  and  NELLIE  G.,  and  live  in  Chris- 
tian county,  near  Pawnee. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  May  5,  1835, 
married  Ellen  S.  Shutt.  They  have  two 
children,  and  live  in  Fayette  county. 

THOMAS  P.,  born  March  2,  1837, 
in  Ohio,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  aged 
twenty  years. 

Robert  Graham  died  Nov.  i,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county.  His  widow  married 
Charles  Rice.  He  died  June  7,  1862,  and 
she  lives  with  her  Graham  children. 

GRAHAM,  NATHANIEL, 
was  born  in  Pennsylvania.  When  a 
young  man  he  went  to  Columbus,  Ohio, 
and  a  few  years  later  to  Fleming  county, 
Ky.,  where  he  was  married  to  Sarah  Har- 
bor. They  had  eight  children  in  Fleming 
county,  and  the  family  moved  to  Spring- 
field, 111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1826.  In 
the  spring  of  1827  they  moved  three  and 
a  half  miles  east  of  Springfield,  between 
Sugar  creek  and  the  South  fork  of  Sanga- 
mon river.  Of  their  eight  children — 


NANCY,  born  in  Fleming  county, 
Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
James  Woods.  They  had  ten  children, 
two  of  whom  lived  to  be  married,  but  all 
are  dead.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Woods  live  at 
Darlington,  Lafayette  county,  Wis. 

WILLIAM,\)orn  in  1808,  in  Fleming 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Elizabeth  Trotter.  They  had  four 
living  children.  JAMES  lives  in  Spring- 
field. HESTER  married  David  Carver, 
and  lives  in  Springfield.  CHARLES 
married  Jane  Hart,  and  lives  in  Spring- 
field. William  Graham  and  wife  are  both 
dead. 

SARAH,  born  in  Kentucky,  raised  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  Lafayette 
county,  Wis.,  to  John  Woods. 

THOMAS,  KEZIAH  and  HES- 
TER, all  died. 

MART,  born  Jan.  3,  1818,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Dec.  22,  1840,  to  Turner 
Lloyd.  They  have  six  children,  and  live 
in  Springfield. 

JOSHUA,  born  Jan.  6,  1821,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  Sept.  25, 
1848,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Elizabeth 
A.  Branch.  They  had  eight  children, 
five  of  whom  died  under  two  years. 
NANCY  ELIZA,  GEORGE  E.  and 
REBECCA  E.,  reside  with  their  parents 
near  Sangamon  station,  on  the  farm  where 
his  parents  settled  in  1827. 

Nathaniel  Graham  and  his  wife  both 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  on  the  farm 
where  they  settled  in  1827. 

GRANT,  JAMES,  was  born  in 
Rutherford  county,  N.  C.  He  was  there 
married  to  Sarah  Elliott,  sister  to  Andrew 
Elliott.  They  had  two  children  in  North 
Carolina,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, arriving  in  the  fall  of  1834,  near 
Springfield,  where  two  children  were 
born.  Of  their  four  children — 

WILLIAM,  born  in  North  Carolina, 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  and  married 
Mrs.  Sarah  Gibbons.  They  have  child- 
ren, and  live  at  Greenview,  Menard 
county. 

MTRA,  born  in  North  Carolina, 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  was  a  deaf 
mute,  and  died  at  the  Institution  for  the 
Deaf  and  Dumb,  at  Jacksonville. 

JOHN  A.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
is  unmarried,  and  lives  at  439  north  Fou/th 
street,  Springfield. 


SANG  AM  ON    COUNTY. 


JAMES,  Jun.,  is  married,  and  lives  at 
439  north  Fourth  street. 

James  Grant  and  his  wife  both  died  in 
Sangamon  county. 

GREENWOOD,  JOHIST,  was 
horn  in  Virginia.  His  parents  moved  to 
Warren  county,  Ky.,  when  he  was  quite 
young.  He  was  a  fellow  student  with 
Judge  S.  T.  Logan,  at  Glasgow,  Ky.,  and 
intended  making  the  law  his  profession, 
hut  abandoned  it.  He  was  married  in 
Barren  county,  Ky.,  to  Tryphena  Garri- 
son, and  had  two  living  children  there. 
The  family  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1831,  in  what  is 
now  Fancy  Creek  township.  In  the 
spring  of  1832  they  moved  to  Fort  Clark, 
now  Peoria,  where  Mrs.  Greenwood  died, 
May  26,  1832.  Mr.  G.  returned  with  his 
two  children  to  Sangamon  county,  and 
was  married  Nov.  20,  1832,  to  Mary  Sale. 
They  had  one  child  there,  and  the  family, 
except  the  eldest  son,  moved  to  Bush's 
ferry,  on  Rock  river,  in  Lee  county,  111., 
where  Mr.  Greenwood  was  accidentally 
killed  while  raising  a  house  for  himself. 
His  widow  and  children  returned  to  San- 
gamon county,  and  she  was  three  times 
married.  She  and  all  her  husbands  are 
dead.  Of  Mr.  Greenwood's  three  child- 
ren— 

BASIL,  born  Sept.  29,  1819,  in  Bar- 
ren county,  near  Glasgow,  Ky.,  married 
Nov.  15,  1849,  near  Pleasant  Plains,  San- 
gamon county,  to  Eliza  A.  Townsend, 
who  was  born  May  29,  1823,  in  Cape 
May  county,  N.  J.,  and  came  with  her  pa- 
rents to  Sangamon  county  in  1841.  Basil 
Greenwood  and  wife  had  five  children: 
TRYPHENA  A.,  born  Sept.  27,  1850, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  April 
28,  1870,  to  Charles  Whitmer.  They 
have  one  living  child,  NELLIE  MAY,  and 
live  in  Taylorville,  111.  PARTHENIA 
J.  died  in  Springfield,  aged  five  years. 
JOHN  R.,  born  Oct.  13,  1854.  SARAH 
M,  born  Dec.  11,  1856,  live  with  their  pa- 
rents. JULIA  A.,  born  July  8,  1859,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Sept.  19, 
1875,  to  Asa  H.  Culver,  formerly  of  Ohio. 
They  live  in  Edinburg,  111.  Dr.  Basil 
Greenwood  and  family  reside  in  Edinburg, 
Christian  county,  111.,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession.  He  was 
isolated  from  his  relatives  by  the  death  of 
his  mother,  and  fared  exceedingly  hard. 
When  a  boy  he  walked  and  led  an  ox 


from  Illinois  to  Philadelphia  for  a  drover, 
who  failed  there  and  left  the  boy  without 
a  cent  of  money,  to  work  his  way  back 
as  best  he  could.  He  apprenticed  him- 
self and  learned  the  trade  of  a  carpenter 
in  Springfield.  After  spending  twelve 
years  without  knowing  where  a  single 
relative  was,  he  accidentally  met  his  bro- 
ther John,  and  after  a  long  interview,  be- 
came satisfied  that  they  were  brothers,  and 
for  the  first  time  learned  that  his  father 
was  dead.  From  the  business  of  a  car- 
penter he  went  to  dealing  in  drugs  and 
medicines,  and  then  studied  medicine.  For 
the  last  twelve  years  he  has  been  engaged 
in  practicing  his  profession. 

JOHN,  Jun.,  born  April  2,  1829,  near 
Glasgow,  Ky.  He  had  both  his  hands 
seriously  crippled  when  he  was  a  child. 
He  enlisted  at  Springfield,  in  May,  1846, 
in  Co.  I,  4th  111.  Inf.,  and  served  thirteen 
months  in  the  Mexican  war;  was  honor- 
ably discharged,  and  received  one  hundred 
and  sixty  acres  of  land.  He  was  married 
in  Springfield,  August  7,  1854,  to  Emily 
Blakely,  who  was  born  Sept.  30,  1836,  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  They  have  three  living 
children,  ANNIE  G.,  MINER  VA  A.  and 
JOHN  W.,  and  reside  at  Williamsville. 
By  the  second  wife — 
WILLIAM  C.,  born  August  24,  1833, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  near  Galena 
to  Elizabeth  Keithley.  They  have  one 
living  child,  CHARLES  E.,  and  reside 
at  522  south  Ninth  street,  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

GREENWOOD,  WIL- 
LIAM, was  born  about  1772,  near 
Petersburg,  Va.  He  was  there  married 
to  Ruth  Brooks,  and  moved  to  Cabell 
county,  W.  Va.,  where  eight  children 
were  born.  They  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  Oct.,  1824,  in  what 
is  now  Curran  township.  Of  all  their 
children — 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  1804,  in  Va., 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
Montague  A.  Morris,  and  for  a  second 
husband  married  George  Hilyard.  She 
died  without  children,  in  Pike  county, 
Illinois. 

THOMAS,  born  Jan.  5,  1806,  in  West 
Virginia,  was  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  to  Ann  Lindley.  They  had 
eleven  children,  two  of  whom  died  under 
ten  years  of  age.  Of  the  other  nine — 
ELIZA,  married  John  Mullen,  had  two 


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children,  and  she  and  one  of  the  children 
died.  The  other  child,  HENRY,  lives  in 
Decatur,  111.  SIMON  L.,  born  Aug.  27, 
1827,  was  married,  Jan.  16,  1853,  to  Eliza- 
beth Myers.  She  died,  Dec.  30,  1871, 
leaving  four  children,  JOHN  T.,  ANN  M., 
BYRON  s.  and  GEORGE  w.  Simon  L. 
Greenwood  died,  June,  1874,  in  LaFay- 
ette  county,  Mo.  MARY  died  in  her 
eighteenth  year.  RUTH  A.,  born  Feb. 
27,  1832,  was  married,  Aug.  30,  1855,  to 
Hugh  M.  Forrest,  who  died  Jan.  7,  1857, 
and  she  was  married,  Jan.  20,  1859,  to 
David  E.  McGinnis.  See  •  his  name. 
WILLIAM  B.,  born  Aug.  28,  1836,  mar- 
ried Anna  Young.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren, and  he  enlisted  in  Co.  I,  33d  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years.  He  was  discharged 
on  account  of  physical  disability,  and  died 
of  disease,  at  Pilot  Knob,  Mo.,  in  1864. 
SARAH  M.  married  Robert  McCartney. 
They  have  four  children,  and  reside  in 
Jacksonville,  111.  CAROLINE  married 
James  M.  Coley.  See  his  name.  She 
died  six  weeks  after  marriage.  SUSAN 
married  Newton  Harlan,  have  three  chil- 
dren, and  live  in  Nebraska.  THOMAS, 
Jun.,  born  Nov.  14,  1845,  enlisted  in  Co. 
I,  73d  111.  Inf.,  and  died  at  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  Jan.  17,  1863.  Mrs.  Ann  Green- 
wood died,  Oct.  u,  1848,  and  Thomas 
Greenwood  died,  Nov.  7,  1868,  both  in 
Sangamon  county,  111. 

'ANN,  born  in  1808,  in  West  Virginia, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
Calvert  J.  Morris.  They  moved  to  Mis- 
souri, and  both  died  there,  leaving  three 
children. 

JOHN,  born  Jan.  3,  1810,  in  Cabell 
county,  W.  Va.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Oct.  20,  1832,10  Eliza  Mil- 
ler. They  had  three  living  children. 
JAMES  W.,  born  Feb.  2,  1834,  was  mar- 
ried, Dec.  1 8,  1856,  to  Margaret  Baker, 
who  was  born  Oct.  27,  1834.  They  had 
five  children — JOHN  w.  died  in  his  tenth 
year.  HARRIET  c.  died  in  her  third  year. 
NANCY  j.,  JAMES  w.  and  THOMAS  SHERI- 
DAN. The  three  latter  live  with  their 
parents  in  Loami  township.  LEAH  M. 
was  married,  Jan.  25,  1855,  to  Fielding 
M.  Neal.  See  his  name.  RUTH  J. 
was  married,  Jan.  3,  1855,  to  Joel  L. 
Franklin.  They  have  three  children, 
MARY  E.,  JI>J,IA  B.  and  EMILY  A.,  and  live 
near  Tolono,  Champaign  county,  111. 
Mrs.  Eliza  Greenwood  died,  Feb.  10, 


1841,  and  John  Greenwood  was  married, 
March  10,  1842,  to  Emily  Miller,  who 
died  April  21,  1866.  John  Greenwood 
resides  five  miles  west  of  Chatham. 

POLLY,  born  Jan.  8,  1812,  in  West 
Virginia,  was  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  to  David  E.  Gibson.  See  his 
name. 

SALLY,  born  in  West  Virginia,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
James  M.  Gibson.  Sec  his  name. 

EDMUND  was  born  Jan.  8,  1814,  in 
Cabell  county,  West  Virginia,  and  at  ten 
years  of  age  was  brought  by  his  parents  to 
Sangamon   county,  111.     He  was  married 
Aug.  n,  1835,  in  Springfield,  to  Jeanette 
Foster.     They  had   four  children  in  San- 
gamon county,   and    in   the  fall   of    1852, 
moved  to  Adair  county,  Mo.,  where  they 
had  one  child.  Of  their  children,  JAMES 
M.,    born    Nov.   15,    1836,   in   Sangamon 
county,   111.     He  first  attended   school  at 
the     McGinnis    school    house,   on    Lick 
creek,  and  at  the  public   school  in  Loami. 
He  was  always  noted  for  his  love  of  fun, 
and  the  facility  with  which  he  learned  all 
his  lessons,  generally  "  working  the  sums  " 
for  all  the  boys  in  school.     At  the  age  of 
sixteen — the    very    time    his    facilities  for 
education  should  have  been  increased — the 
family  moved   to   Missouri,  and   the  next 
four  years  was  spent  on  the  farm  without 
entering  school :  but  his  ardor  for  learning 
could  not  thus  be  quenched.  He  managed 
to  buy  an    old  algebra,   geometry,  Latin 
grammar     and      Butler's    Analogy,    and 
studied  them  of    nights,   rainy  days    and 
Sundays,   until  their  contents  were   mas- 
tered.    In  the   winter  of  1855  he  taught 
the    first   public    school    ever   held  in  the 
township  where  his   father  now  lives,  re- 
ceiving fifteen   dollars   per  month  for  his 
services.      The  next   wintei    he   attended 
school  at   Kirksville,  Mo.     He  continued 
laboring    on    the    farm    until    September, 
1857,   when   he  entered  the   seminary  at 
Canton,  Mo.,  taking  in   one  year  the  en- 
tire course  with   the  exception   of  Greek, 
passing  examinations  in  twenty  branches; 
but  nature  rebelled  against  such  overwork, 
and  he  was  not  able  to  graduate,  although 
his  oration  was   ready  for  delivery.     For 
a  year  books  were  thrown  aside.     From 
1859   to   1866   his  winters  were    spent   in 
teaching,  and  the  remainder  of  each  year 
in  farming.     In  August,  1867,  he  accepted 
the    chair    of    Mathematics,    Astronomy, 


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Mechanical  Philosophy  and  Logic,  in  the 
North  Missouri  State  Normal  School,  at 
Kirksville.  He  rilled  that  position  until 
June,  1870,  when  he  was  elected  to  the 
same  position  in  Mt.  Pleasant  College, 
lluntsville,  Mo.  In  December  following 
he  was  re-elected,  and  accepted  his  former 
position  in  the  State  Normal  School,  at 
Kirksville,  Mo.,  which  he  held  until  June, 
1874.  At  the  latter  date  Prof.  Green- 
wood was  elected  out  of  seventeen  ap- 
plicants to  the  position  of  Superintendent 
of  the  Kansas  City  public  schools.  After 
that  he  was  elected  Principal  of  the  South 
Missouri  State  Normal  School,  at  War- 
rensburg,  also  of  the  Northwest  Normal 
School,  at  Oregon,  Holt  county,  Mo.,  both 
of  which  he  declined,  justly  regarding  his 
present  connection  with  the  Kansas  City 
schools  as  the  second  educational  position 
in  the  State.  For  the  last  ten  years  he 
has  done  as  much  to  popularize  and  de- 
fend the  cause  of  education  as  any  man  in 
the  State,  having  delivered  upwards  of  five 
hundred  public  addresses  to  Missouri  audi- 
ences-on  educational  topics,  besides  hav- 
ing written  extensively  on  similar  subjects 
for  the  leading  Journals  of  the  State.  He 
has  been  and  is  now  an  untiring  student, 
not  only  of  the  ablest  American  authors 
in  his  favorite  department,  but  also  of  the 
best  English,  French  and  German  writers 
on  the  more  advanced  Mathematics.  His 
mathematical  library  is  said  to  be  the  best 
collection  in  Missouri.  The  State  Univer- 
sity of  Missouri,  as  a  slight  recognition  of 
his  services,  conferred  upon  Prof.  Green- 
wood the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts.  It 
will  thus  be  seen  that  what  appeared  to  be 
the  crushing  out  of  his  aspirations  for  educa- 
tion, by  removing  him  from  all  schools, 
was  only  placing  him  on  missionary 
ground,  where  he  could  see  the  impera- 
tive needs  of  the  growing  State,  and  edu- 
cate himself  for  the  great  work  before 
him.  I  imagine  that  the  early  settlers  of 
Sangamon  county  will  take  special  pleas- 
ure in  perusing  this  brief  sketch  of  the 
trials  and  triumphs  of  a  son  of  one  of 
their  own  families.  JAMES  M.  Green- 
wood was  married  Nov.  i,  1859,  in  Car- 
roll county,  Mo.,  to  Amanda  A.  McDaniel. 
They  have  three  children  ADA  M  ,  HER- 
VEY  v.  and  NETTIE  E.,  and  reside  in 
Kansas  City,  Mo.  RUTH  E.,  born  April 
5,  1838,  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
March  26,  1857,  in  Adair  county,  Mo.,  to 

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James  J.  Hatfield,  and  have  three  child- 
ren, EDMUND  B.,  NETTIE  and  JAMES  P. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hatfield  live  near  Bruns- 
wick, Chariton  county,  Mo.  PEYTON 
F.,  born  Feb.  12,  1840,  in  Sangamon 
county,  attended  district  school  with 
his  brother,  James  M.,  in  his  native  coun- 
ty, and  private  schools  in  Kirksville,  Mo. 
He  also  spent  one  year  in  the  Baptist 
College  at  Lagrange,  Mo.  He  was  mar- 
ried Sept.,  1 86 1,  to  Frances  M.  Foster, 
who  died  in  six  weeks  after  marriage.  In 
April,  1864,  he  married  Julia  Bryan,  and 
has  three  children,  EVA,  SAMUEL  E.  and 
GRACE.  Peyton  F.  Greenwood  is  a  prac- 
ticing lawyer,  and  resides  in  Kirksville, 
Mo.  SARAH  E.,  born  Oct.,  1852,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  POLLY,  born 
May  5,  1854,  in  Adair  county,  Mo.,  live 
with  their  parents.  Edmund  Greenwood 
and  wife  reside  near  Brashear,  Adair 
county,  Mo.  The  business  habits  of  Mr. 
Greenwood  are  somewhat  remarkable. 
He  was  never  sued,  nor  never  sued  an- 
other, and  for  nearly  thirty  years  has  not 
given  a  note  or  any  evidence  of  indebted- 
ness. His  son,  Prof.  James  M.,  never 
gave  but  one  note,  and  paid  that  within 
two  weeks.  Their  motto  is,  "If  you  can't 
pay,  don't  buy." 

MARGARET,  born  in  West  Vir- 
ginia, was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  to  William  H.  Foster.  See  his 
name. 

WILLIAM  V.,  born  April  18,  1826, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  there, 
Dec.  4,  1845,  to  Barbara  A.  Starr.  They 
have  two  children.  CHRISTOPHER 
C.  enlisted  Dec.,  1863,  in  Co.  B,  loth  111. 
Cav.,  served  until  the  close  of  the  rebel- 
lion, and  was  honorably  discharged,  in 
Nov.,  1865,  at  Galveston,  Texas.  He  was 
married  Dec.  21,  1875,  at  Chatham,  111., 
to  Zula  Hillerman,  and  lives  in  Chatham. 
GEORGE  W.  enlisted,  Dec.,  1863,  in 
the  same  company  and  regiment  with  his 
brother,  and  was  honorably  discharged,  on 
account  of  physical  disability,  in  1865. 
He  was  married,  Dec.  16,  1875,  to  Emma 
A.  Baker,  and  lives  in  Chatham.  William 
V.  Greenwood  enlisted  in  Co.  I,  73d  Reg. 
111.  Inf.,  in  July,  1862,  for  three  years,  was 
appointed  first  Duty  Sergeant,  served  until 
Dec..  1863,  when  he  was  discharged  on 
account  of  physical  disability.  He  resides 
in  Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  111. 


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Mrs.  Ruth  Greenwood  died  July  6, 
1837,  and  William  Greenwood  died  Aug. 
1 6,  1855,  both  in  Sangamon  county,  111. 

GREENING,  THOMAS  A., 
was  born  Nov.  19,  1796,  in  Fauquier 
county,  Va.  His  parents,  Reuben  Green- 
ing and  Sarah  Allen,  were  born  and  mar- 
ried in  that  county.  In  1804  they  moved 
to  the  vicinity  of  Cumberland  Gap,  Clai- 
borne  county,  Tenn.,  and  in  1808  moved 
to  Clarke  county,  Ky.,  where  they  spent 
the  remainder  of  their  lives.  Thomas  A. 
was  a  soldier  from  that  county  in  the  war 
of  1812.  He  was  married  there,  in  1816, 
to  Elizabeth  Dawson.  She  was  born  Jan. 
I,  1789.  They  had  six  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, moved  to  Montgomery  county, 
Mo.,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1830,  at  Buffalo 
Hart  Grove,  where  they  spent  the  winter 
of  the  "  deep  snow."  In  the  spring  of 
1831  they  moved  to  what  is  now  Loami 
township,  where  they  had  four  living 
children.  Of  their  children —  ' 

ELIZA  A.,  born  in  Clark  county, 
Ky.,  married  to  John  A.  Neal.  See  his 
name. 

THOMAS,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  to  Dicey  Bilyeu, 
and  both  died. 

DAVID,  born  Sept.  20,  1822,  in 
Clark  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Dec.  6,  1842,  to  Mary  P.  Colburn, 
who  was  born  March  25,  1827.  They 
have  seven  children.  JAMES  enlisted  in 
1861,  in  Co.  — ,  3Oth  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years;  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran, Jan.  i,  1864, 
served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion  and  was 
honorably  discharged,  July  17,  1865.  He 
was  married  to  Florence  Skinner,  and  has 
five  children,  DAVID  o.,  ANNIE  E.,  WIL- 
LIAM T.,  JAMES  o.  and  MINNIE  o.,  and 
live  in  Chatham  township.  MARIA  E. 
married  Charles  T.  Dodd,  has  one  child, 
WARREN  L.,  and  lives  in  Loami  township. 
ZACHARY  T.,  NOAH  L.,  GEORGE 
W.,  WILLIAM  D.  and  ULYSSES 
TECUMSEH  live  with  their  parents  in 
Loami  township,  north  of  Lick  creek. 
David  Greening  remembers  that  during 
the  winter  of  the  "  deep  snow  "  the  deer 
would  assemble  in  the  rush  flats  in  Buf- 
falo Hart  Grove,  beat  the  snow  down,  and 
secure  sufficient  food  to  sustain  life.  He 
saw  twenty-five  or  thirty  deer  in  an  open 
space  with  the  snow  banked  up  fifteen  or 
twenty  feet  around  them.  It  had  driftecl 


in  that  form.  The  crust  was  of  sufficient 
strength  to  bear  a  man,  and  they  could 
walk  to  the  brink  and  look  down.  Dogs 
that  ventured  in  were  soon  killed,  and 
even  wolves  fared  no  better,  except  that 
some  of  them  burrowed  out,  in  order  to 
escape  from  the  enraged  deer. 

„  1 MANDA  died  at  eleven  years  of  age. 

ABIGAIL,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  A.  J.  Sweet, 
had  three  children,  and  Mr.  Sweet  died. 
She  married  Levi  Church,  has  four  child- 
ren, and  resides  at  Waverly. 

SARAH  A.,  born  in  "Clark  county, 
Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to  John 
B.  Fowler.  See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Oct.  17,  1830, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  John  H. 
Miller.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Sept.  17,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Mahala  A. 
Neal,  and  have  two  children.  CHARLES 
W.  lives  with  his  parents.  CAROLINE 
married  George  W.  Neal.  See  his  name. 
John  W.  Greening  enlisted  August  9, 

1862,  in   Co.  B,  3oth   111.   Inf.,  for  three 
years,  was  forty-seven  days  under  fire  at 
the  siege  of  Vicksburg,  was  with  Sherman 
in  his  march  to  the  sea,  served  full  term,  and 

,  was  honorably  discharged  at  Springfield, 
June,  1865,  and  resides  in  Chatham  town- 
ship. 

JULIETTE  married  John  Cutter. 
See  his  name. 

JAMES  M.,  born  Dec.  14,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  March  5, 

1863,  to   Margaret   C.   Darneille.     They 
have  four  children,  MARY  E.,  JAMES 
F.,  EMMA  MAY,  HARVEY   E.  and 
LAURA  EDITH,  and  live  at  the  home- 
stead settled  by  his  parents  in  1831.     It  is 
in  Loami  township. 

Thomas  A.  Greening  died  May  4, 
1855,  and  his  widow  died  Jan.  31,  1872,  in 
her  eighty-fourth  year. 

Thomas  A.  Greening  kept  a  store  for 
several  years  where  his  son,  James  M., 
now  lives.  His  goods  were  all  hauled 
from  St.  Louis  and  Alton.  He  would 
send  teams  down  loaded  with  produce, 
which  was  exchanged  for  goods  and  hauled 
back.  There  was  no  competition  nearer 
than  Springfield. 

GREENING,  JOHN  F., 
brother  to  Thomas  A.,  was  born  Nov.  20, 
1806,  in  Powell's  Valley,  near  Cumber- 
land Gap,  Claiborne  county,  Tenn,  His 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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parents,  moved,  in  1808,  to  Clark  county, 
Ky.  He  was  married  in  Bracken  county, 
May  26,  1831,  to  Elizabeth  G.  Rose,  who 
was  born  Sept.  6,  1814,  in  that  county. 
They  had  one  child  in  Kentucky,  and 
moved,  in  the  fall  of  1834,  to  Hamilton 
county,  Ind.,  where  they  had  one  living 
child,  and  the  family  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.,  1839,  on  Ger- 
man Prairie,  northeast  of  Springfield, 
where  they  had  two  children,  and  in  Feb., 
.  1844,  moved  to  Buffalo  Hart  Grove,  where 
they  had  four  children.  Of  their  eight 
children — 

URSULA  L.,  born  May  4,  1832,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Sept.  30,  1856,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Thomas  F.  Burns. 
See  his  name. 

SARAH  E.,  born  July,  4,  1838,  in 
Indiana,  died  Dec.  29,  1861,  at  Buffalo 
Hart  Grove. 

GERSHOM  A"".,  born  May  31,  1841, 
near  Springfield,  enlisted  July  25,  1862, 
in  Co.  I,  ii4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years, 
served  full  term,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged Aug.  8,  1865,  was  forty-seven 
days  under  fire  at  the  siege  and  capture  of 
Vicksburg,  was  with  Gen.  Thomas  at  the 
battle  of  Nashville,  and  was  at  the  siege 
and  capture  of  Mobile,  and  now — 1874 — 
lives  with  his  brother  Zachary  T. 

MARY  F.,  born  Jan.  8,  1844,  married 
Adam  H.  Constant.  See  his  'name. 

ZACHARY  T.,  born  Aug.  3,  1846, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  27, 
1871,  to  Mary  Elder.  They'  have  one 
child,  GEORGIE,  and  live  two  miles 
south  of  Buffalo  Hart  station. 

WINFIELD  S.,  born  March  27, 
1849,  in  Sangamon  county,  lives  with  his 
brother  Zachary  T. 

ISADORE  A.,  born  May  22,  1852, 
and 

;   JOHN  F.,  Jun.,  born  July  29,    1857, 
live  with  their  parents. 

John  F.  Greening  and  his  wife  are  both 
living — 1874 — and  reside  one  and  one-half 
miles  east  of  Buffalo  Hart  station,  Sanga- 
mon county. 

GREEN  A  WALT  JACOB, 
was  born  Oct.  27,  1804,  in  Hardin  county, 
Ky.  Mary  Bradley  was  born  Aug.  4,  1810, 
in  Larue  county,  Ky.  They  were  there 
married,  Jan.  29,  1827,  and  had  two  child- 
ren in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.,  1830,  in 
what  is  now  Ball  township,  and  the  next 


year  moved  to  Putnam  county.  The 
Black  Hawk  Indian  war  breaking  out,  he 
returned  to  Sangamon  county.  After  the 
capture  of  Black  Hawk,  he  went  back 
to  Putnam,  but  sold  out  there,  and  re- 
turned to  Sangamon  in  1836.  They  had 
six  children  in  Illinois.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  Jan.  11,  1828, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Louisa  Proctor.  They  have  seven 
children,  and  live  in  Edinburg. 

JOHN  W.,  born  July  23,  1830,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Elizabeth  A. 
McAtee.  They  have  four  children, 
JAMES  H.,  SMITH,  JOHN  T.  and 
LUNETTA  F.,  and  live  in  Cotton  Hill 
township,  four  and  one-half  miles  north  of 
Pawnee. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Feb.  24,  1833^11 
Sangamon  county,  married  Lemira  Ho.lo- 
way,  and  live  at  Raymond,  Montgomery 
county,  111. 

SARAH  E.,  born  Feb.  24,  1836,  in 
Illinois,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Wm.  A.  Penn,  moved  to  Texas  in  1853, 
aud  he  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Pea 
Ridge.  His  widow  married  Mr.  McCann, 
and  lives  in  Texas. 

WM.  JASPER,  born  Oct.  14,  1839, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Hayden,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Vancil.  He  died,  leaving  a  widow  and  one 
child.  The  widow  married  Absolom 
Scott,  who  died,  and  she  lives  in  Piatt 
county  with  her  children. 

JAMES  N.,  died  July  8,  1861,  in  his 
eighteenth  year. 

MARY  F.,  born  July  19,  1853,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Thomas  Wm. 
Dozier.  See  his  name. 

Jacob  Greenawalt  died  Feb.  24,  1863,  in 
Cotton  Hill  township.  Mrs.  Mary  Green- 
await  married  Michael  Fay,  and  live  in 
Cotton  Hill  township.  See  Bradley  fam- 
ily in  the  Omissions. 

GREENAWALT,  THOMAS 
B,,  was  born  in  1816  or  '17,  in  Hardin 
county,  Ky.,  and  came  with  his  brother 
Jacob  to  Sangamon  county,  in  1830. 
David  B.  and  Lewis  B.  are  younger 
brothers  to  Thomas  B.  and  Jacob,  but  have 
not  been  in  the  county  sufficient  time  to  be 
included  as  "early  settlers.,'  Thomas  B. 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Mary  E. 
Gatton.  They  had  four  living  children 
in  Sangamon  county,  namely: 


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EA  RL  Y  S  B  7  TLERS  OF 


WILLIAM  R.,  born  July  25,  1841, 
married  Mary  E.  Burtle.  They  have  five 
children,  THOMAS  B.,  JAMES  F., 
MINNIE  E.,  LAURA  R.,  and  JOHN 
E.,  and  live  two  miles  southeast  of 
Pawnee. 

SARAH  A.  died  at  twelve  years  of 
age. 

MART  J.,  married  G.  J.  Boll.  See 
his  name. 

JAMES  R.,  lives  with  his  brother 
Wm.  R. 

Thomas  B.  Greenawalt  died  Jan.,  1848, 
and  his  widow  died  July,  1849,  both  in 
Ball  township. 

GREENSLATE,  JOHN,  vas 
born  Nov.  18,  1801,  near  Lexington,  Ky., 
and  raised  in  Greenup  county.  He  was 
married  June  8,  1826,  in  Portsmouth,  O., 
to  Sarah  M.  Oliver,  who  was  born  Feb. 
18,  1808,  in  Lewis  county,  Ky.  They 
made  their  home  in  Greenup  county  until 
they  had  four  children,  and  moved  to 
Louisville,  Ky.,  thence  to  Alton,  111.,  and 
from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
in  May,  1836,  four  miles  northeast  of 
Springfield,  where  four  children  were 
born;  two  died,  each  in  their  eighth  year. 
Of  the  other  six  children — 

GEORGE,  born  Sept.  8,  1827,  in 
Greenup  county,  brought  up  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  married  in  Logan  coun- 
ty to  Mary  J.  Iden.  They  had  four  child- 
ren, and  he  enlisted  in  1862,  for  three 
years,  in  the  n6th  111.  Inf.,  at  Lincoln, 
and  died  at  Jackson,  Tenn.,  Dec.  8,  1862. 
His  widow  married  James  Broughton,and 
lives  near  Mt.  Pulaski. 

LUCINDA  M.,  born  June  12,  1830, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  Jackson  Kelly,  had  two  children, 
and  Mr.  K.  died.  She  then  married  John 
Napier,  and  lives  near  Camp  Butler. 

MART  J.,  born  April  17,  1832,  in 
Kentucky,  married  William  Scroggins, 
had  three  children,  and  Mr.  S.  died.  She 
married  Benj.  Baker,  has  five  children, 
and  lives  in  Logan  county. 

SILAS  M.,  born  in  Kentucky,  died  in 
Sangamon  county  in  his  eighteenth  year. 

SARAH  E.,  born  and  died  in  Sanga- 
man  county,  in  her  twenty-first  year. 

JAMES  C,  born  April  n,  1842,511 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  in  1861,  for 
three  years,  in  the  $2cl  111.  Inf.,  at  Spring- 
field, and  was  killed  in  battle,  April  6, 
1862,  at  Pitsburg  Landing,  Tenn. 


John  Greenslate  died  June  26,  1845,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow  mar- 
ried William  Bedinger.  See  his  name. 

GREEN,  GEORGE  M.,  born 
Dec.  25,  1809,  in  Prince  William  county, 
Va.  He  was  married  Dec.  26,  1833,  in 
Loudon  county,  to  Mary  Miller.  They 
had  two  children,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.  2,  1839, 
near  Mechanicsburg,  and  May  9,  1840, 
moved  south  of  the  Sangamon  river  into 
what  is  now  Rochester  township,  where 
two  children  were  born.  Of  their  four 
children — 

ANN  N.,  born  Sept.  16,  1836,  in  Lou- 
don county,  Va.,  married  Feb.  21,  1856, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  William  H. 
Rhodes.  She  died,  Sept.  17,  1870,  leav- 
ing six  children,  JOHN  D.,  CHARLES 
W.,  GEORGE  W.,  MINNIE  V., 
HARRIET  E.  and  MARY  O.  They 
live  with  their  father  near  Rochester. 

MARGARET  J.,  born  May  10, 
1839,  in  Loudon  county,  Va.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Robert  H.  Sattley. 
See  his  name. 

CHARLES  F.,  born  June  4,  1842, 
in  Sangamon  county,  died  July  7,  1861. 

GEORGE  H.,  born  March  5,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  the  same 
county,  Dec.  24,  1869,  to  Catharine 
Hughes.  They  have  two  children,  and 
reside  near  Coon  Creek  PostofHce,  Barton 
county,  Mo. 

Mrs.  Mary  Green  died  Aug.  3,  1848,  in 
her  native  county  of  Loudon,  where  she 
had  gone  hoping  to  improve  her  health. 
George  M.  Green  was  married  Jan.  3, 
1849,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Harriet  Satt- 
lev.  They  have  eight  children — 
'EMIL  T F.,  ED  WARD  F.,  JOHN 
W.,  MART  E.,  IDA  E.,  ROBERT 
W.,  LE  WIS  M.,  and  JESSIE  L. 

George  M.  Greene  and  family  reside 
two  miles  southeast  of  Rochester. 

Mrs.  Margaret  Green,  mother  of 
George  M.,  John,  James  and  William, 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  with  her  four 
sons,  in  the  fall  of  1839.  Her  husband, 
Rolla  Green,  and  her  second  son,  Sumner, 
having  died  in  Virginia.  She  died  in  San- 
gamon county,  at  the  house  of  her  son 
George  M. 

GREEN,  JOHN,  born  in  Loudon 
county,  Va.,  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1839,  with  his  mother  and  brothers,  and 
after  a  few  years  stay  went  to  the  \Vis- 


SAN  GAM  ON   COUNTY. 


34' 


consin  lead  mines,  thence  to  the  northern 
pineries,  and  from  there  to  California,  in 
1854.  He  now — 1874 — lives  near  Merced, 
California. 

GREEN,  JAMES,  was  born 
Oct.  9,  1830,  in  Loudon  county,  Va.,  and 
brought  by  his  mother  to  Sangamon 
county,  in  1839.  He  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Feb.  18,  1858,  to  Caroline 
Horning,  who  was  born  Oct.  29,  1836,  in 
Baden,  Germany,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1857.  They  have  five  children 
in  Sangamon  county,  namely — 

MARGAREl^  C.,  EMILT  P., 
GE  OR  GE  W.,  BER  THA  and  J  OHN 
P.,  and  reside  in  Sand  Prairie,  Cooper 
township,  five  miles  east  of  Rochester. 

GREEN,  WILLIAM,  born  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  was  brought  by  his 
mother  to  Sangamon  county,  in  1839,  is 
unmarried,  and  lives  east  of  Rochester. 

GREEN,  GEORGE,  was  born 
about  1 800,  in  Lexington,  Ky.  He  was 
married  in  Kentucky  to  Nancy  Danley, 
and  had  three  children  there.  They 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  about 
1830,  and  settled  in  what  is  now  Clear 
Lake  township,  where  they  had  four  liv- 
ing children.  Of  their  seven  children — 

ELIZABE7^H,  born  in  Kentucky, 
came  with  her  parents  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, went  to  Missouri  on  a  visit,  and  was 
there  married  to  William  Lee,  and  died 
there,  leaving  several  children. 

VIRGINIA  died  at  sixteen  years  of 
age. 

DANIEL  M.,  born  in  Kentucky,  died 
in  Sangamon  county,  Oct.  27,  1861,  un- 
married. 

MELINDA  A.,   born   in    Sangamon  ' 
county,    married    Cyrus    Sponsler.       She 
died   Sept.  9,  1860,  in  Sangamon  county, 
leaving  one   child,   ALICE,  who   resides 
with  her  father,  in   Iowa. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Lydia  Turner,  in  Macon 
county.  Mr.  Green  died  March  5,  1874, 
leaving  a  widow  and  ten  children  at  Har- 
ristown.  G.  W.  Green  was  a  soldier  in 
the  loth  111.  Cav. 

MART  S.,  born  Oct.  6,  1839,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Sept.  2,  1860,  at 
the  residence  of  Rev.  Albert  Hale,  in 
Springfield,  to  Henry  P.  Hankins,  who 
was  born  Oct.  31,  1831,  in  Mercer  county, 
N.  J.  They  had  four  children.  AME- 
LIA T.  and  IDA  MAY  died  in  infancy. 


HENRY  T.  died  Nov.  4,  1871,  in  his 
ninth  year.  IRVIN  T.  resides  with  his 
parents  at  Illiopolis.  Mr.  Hankins  is  a 
manufacturer  of  and  dealer  in  cabinet 
furniture. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Green  died  Oct.  9,  1839, 
and  George  Green  died  Nov.  17,  1862, 
both  in  Sangamon  county.  George 
Green  was  a  soldier  in  the  Black  Hawk 
war. 

GREEN,  JOSIAH,  was  born  in 
1800,  in  South  Carolina.  Rebecca  Long 
was  born  in  South  Carolina  also.  The 
father  of  each  of  them  were  Baptist  preach- 
ers. Josiah  Green  and  Rebecca  Long  were 
married  in  Kentucky.  They  had  six 
children  there,  and  the  family  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  arriving  in  1828,  in 
what  is  now  Mechanicsburg  township, 
where  five  children  were  born.  Of  their 
ten  children — 

CA  THAR1NE  B.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  in  her  fif- 
teenth year,  to  Hugh  Dickerson.  See  his 
name. 

JOHN  L.,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  July  28,  1848,  to 
Martha  D.  Giger.  He  was  a  traveling 
preacher  in  the  M.  E.  Church  for  seven 
years,  and  died  Feb.,  1850.  His  widow 
married  Lewis  Eyman.  See  Giger 
family. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Sarah  E. 
Burch.  They  have  one  living  child, 
LULU,  and  reside  at  Kearney  Junction, 
Nebraska. 

ELIZA  A.,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Robert  T. 
Penn,  have  ten  children,  and  live  near 
Frankfort,  Ky. 

LEANDER,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  Nov.  5,  1852,10 
Mary  E.  Baker.  They  have  two  living 
children.  Mr.  Green  served  three  years 
as  Lieutenant  and  Quartermaster  in  the 
4ist  111.  Inf.,  and  now  resides  at  Medoc, 
Missouri. 

SO  WEL  M.,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, spent  several  years  in  California, 
returned,  and  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Eliza  Keller.  She  died  June 
u,  1864,  leaving  one  child.  Mr.  Green 
was  married  in  1867  to  Mary  Powell. 
They  have  three  children,  and  live  in 
Sullivan,  Moultrie  county. 


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SAMUEL,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Mary  Mclntyre,  have  six  child- 
ren, and  live  in  Gainesville,  Texas. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  August  9,  1835, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  at  Mechan- 
icsburg,  Jan.  9,  1856,  to  Samuel  K.  Skeen, 
who  was  born  Dec.  31,  1828,  in  Rock- 
bridge  county,  Va.  They  have  four 
children,  namely:  ARABELLA,  born 
Feb.  24,  1857,  married  Dec.  28,  1873,  to 
Samuel  Hearing,  a  native  of  Reading, 
Pennsylvania.  They  live  in  Springfield. 
ELLA  M.,  ROLVIN  B.  and  JENNIE 
MAUD  reside  with  their  parents,  at  Illi- 
opolis.  Mr.  Skeen  is  Station  and  Express 
Agent  of  the  T.,  W.  and  W.  R.  R.  at 
that  place. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  May,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  Moultrie 
county  to  Caroline  Steutsman,  and  she 
died  in  1860.  He  enlisted  in  1861  in  the 
7th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years;  served  full 
term.  He  then  raised  Co.  I,  415!  111.  Inf., 
.was  commissioned  ist  Lieutenant,  and 
promoted  to  Captain.  Served  to  the  end 
of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. He  was  married  Sept.,  1865,  in 
Smithland,  Ky.,  to  Hannah  Richardson. 
They  have  four  children,  and  his  family 
reside  near  Hutchison,  Kan. 

ELIZAS  E7^H,  born  May  28,  1841, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Mr.  Sny- 
der,  and  died  six  months  after  marriage, 
at  Sullivan,  111. 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Green  died  Aug.  n, 
and  Mr.  Green  married  March,  1848,  to 
Mrs.  Eliza  Smith,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Burch.  She  died,  and  Josiah  Green  died 
August  ir,  1855,  all  in  Sangamon  county. 

GREGORY,  GEORGE,  was 
born  Jan.  7,  1808,  at  Ripley,  Derbyshire, 
England.  Sarah  Knowles  was  born 
Sept.  15,  1 8 10,  at  Brackenfield,  and  they 
were  married,  June  6,  1830,  at  Matlack, 
all  in  Derbyshire.  They  had  one  child 
at  Brackenfield,  and  Mr.  Gregory  came 
to  America  alone,  landing  at  Philadel- 
phia, in  March,  1832.  After  about  four- 
teen months  spent  in  building  steam  en- 
gines, he  returned  to  England,  to  learn 
that  his  family  had  already  sailed  for 
America.  He  came  back  at  once  to  Phil- 
adelphia. They  had  two  children  in 
Chester  county,  Penn.,  and  came  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  late  in  the  fall 
of  1836,  at  Springfield,  where  they  had 
one  living  child,  and  the  family  moved  to 


a  farm  he  had  previously  purchased,  five 
miles  west  of  Springfield,  and  north  of 
Spring  creek,  where  they  had  six  living 
children.  Of  the  ten  children — 

GEORGE,  ]nn.,  born  Feb.  2,  1832,  at 
Breckenfield,  Derbyshire,  England,  was 
killed  Jan.  i,  1842,  by  a  horse  running 
away  with  him  while  he  was  riding  from 
Springfield  to  the  farm. 

ISAAC,  born  Nov.  6,  1834,511  Penn- 
sylvania, was  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, in  1856,  to  Susan  Ray.  They  had  four 
children,  SAMUEL,  ISAAC  and 
THOMAS,  twins,  and  ALBERT.  Mrs. 
Susan  Gregory  died,  and  Isaac  Gregory 
married  Delia  V.  Moore.  They  have  one 
child,  FANNIE,  and  live  near  Macon, 
Macon  county,  111. 

SAMUEL,  born  Sept.  30,  1836,  in 
Pennsylvania,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  Harriet  Wardaugh.  They  had  two 
children,  and  Mrs.  Harriet  G.  died. 
Mr.  Gregory  was  killed,  Jan.  n,  1868,  by 
being  thrown  from  a  horse,  in  Macon 
county.  His  two  children,  SARAH  and 
EMMA,  live  with  their  grandfather  Gre- 
gory- 

JACOB,  born  Sept.  23,  1838,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  married  Laura  Stone. 
They  have  two  children,  MARY  and 
GEORGE,  and  live  near  Macon. 

BENJAMIN,  born  Jan.  12,  1842, 
the  first  on  Spring  creek,  died  in  his  fifth 
year. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Jan.  25,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  April  26, 1862, 
to  William  Day,  a  native  of  Louisiana. 
They  have  three  children,  EDWARD, 
ORLAND  and  SUSAN,  and  live  with 
her  parents. 

MART,  born  April  25,1848,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Benjamin  Wallace. 
They  have  two  children,  GRACIE  and 
STELLA,  and  live  in  Keokuk,  Iowa. 

EMMA,  born  April  13,  1852, 

ELIZA,  born  Jan.  6,  1854, 

GEORGE,  Jun.,  born  Dec.  28,  1856, 
live  with  their  parents. 

George  Gregory  commenced  work  in 
Philadelphia,  in  the  machine  shops  be- 
longing to  the  State  of  Pennsylvania,  in 
connection  with  the  first  railroad  built  in 
that  State,  which  is  now  the  Pennsylvania 
Central  Railroad.  He  assisted  to  remove 
the  first  five  locomotives  that  came  from 
England,  from  the  ships,  and  put  them  to 
work  on  the  road  in  1832.  The  people 


SANG  AM  ON  COl'N  /')'. 


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were  afraid  of  the  engines,  and  when  the 
first  eighty-two  miles  .  were  built,  from 
Philadelphia  to  Columbia,  the  passenger 
trains  were  run  by  horses;  locomotives 
being  used  to  draw  the  freight  trains  only. 
Parties  interested  in  stage  lines,  taking 
advantage  of  the  general  distrust,  caused 
placards  to  be  published,  with  cuts  repre- 
senting the  blowing  up  of  locomotives, 
with  the  air  full  of  legs  and  arms  of  human 
beings.  Mr.  Gregory  remembers  that  a 
stage  overturned,  and  killed  foui  passen- 
gers, between  Lancaster  and  Harrisburg. 
They  were  members  of  the  Legislature, 
and  their  bodies  were  put  on  board  a 
freight  train,  at  Lancaster,  and  taken  back 
to  Philadelphia  for  interment.  Mr.  Gre- 
gory grimly  remarked  that  they  were  the 
first  passengers  ever  drawn  by  a  locomo- 
tive over  that  road. 

After  working  three  years  in  connection 
with  that  road,  rather  than  submit  to  a  re- 
duction of  his  wages,  from  $80  per  month, 
Mr.  Gregory  came  to  Springfield,  in  1836, 
and  engaged  in  blacksmithing  on  his  own 
account,  running  six  fires.  He  was  after- 
wards induced  to  take  charge  of  the  en- 
gines on  the  Northern  Cross,  now  part  of 
the  Toledo,  Wabash  &  Western  railroad. 
He  ran  the  roud  for  about  three  years,  and 
in  the  capacity  of  engineer,  with  T.  M. 
Averitt  as  fireman,  ran  a  locomotive  from 
Jacksonville  to  Springfield,  arriving  Feb. 
15,  1842,  being  the  first  railroad  engine 
that  ever  entered  the  Capitol  of  the  State 
of  Illinois.  Mr.  Gregory  long  since  aban- 
doned railroading,  and  has  for  many  years 
been  a  successful  farmer.  He  resides  five 
miles  west  of  Springfield. 

GREGORY,  JAMES,  was  born 
about  1784,  in  New  York  City,  and  was 
married  to  Mrs.  Abigail  Johnson,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Carter.  She  had  six 
children  by  her  first  husband.  JOEL 
JOHNSON,  of  the  Revere  House  in 
Springfield,  is  the  only  one  of  them  that 
ever  came  to  Sangamon  county.  See  his 
name.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gregory  had  four 
children  in  New  York,  and  in  1819  or  20, 
moved  to  Gallatin  county,  111.,  and  from 
there  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
Dec.  31,  1824,  in  what  is  now  Rochester 
township.  Of  their  four  children — 

DELIA  ANN,  born  Sept.,  1808,  in 
New  York,  married  in  Gallatin  county  to 
Nelson  Alley.  They  moved  .to  Sanga- 
mon county  in  1829,  had  five  children, 


and  moved  to  Monmouth,  111.,  where  Mr. 
Alley  died.  The  widow  and  children  re- 
side there. 

CLARA  ANN,  born  April  2,  1810,  in 
New  York,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Henry  C.  Stafford.  See  his  name. 
He  died,  and  she  married  David  Crouch. 
See  his  name. 

WILLIAM,  born  Oct.  12,  1812,  in 
New  York,  married  in  1837,  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Martha  Asbury,  had  four  child- 
ren, and  he  died  March  8,  18=55,  near 
Rochester.  His  family  moved  to  Mis- 
souri. 

JAMES,  Jun.,  born  Sept.,  1817,  in 
New  York  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
March  4,  1834. 

James  Gregory  died  May,  1834,  and 
Mrs.  Abigail  Gregory  died  Dec.  25,  1847, 
both  in  Rochester  township. 

GROESBECK,  CORNELI- 
US, was  born  March  i,  1817,  in  Rens- 
sellaer  county,  N.  Y.  He  was  there  mar- 
ried, Feb.  14,  1838,  to  Rebecca  Brown, 
who  was  born  Jan.  13,  1817,  in  New 
York  also.  They  moved  to  Springfield, 
111.,  arriving  Oct.  25,  1839,  had  three  liv- 
ing children  in  Springfield,  namely : 

HARRIET,  born  Sept.  18,  1840, 

IDA,  born  in  1853,  and 

MART,  born  in  1862,  all  live  with 
their  parents  in  Springfield. 

Mr.  Groesbeck  has  three  brothers  who 
were  early  settlers  in  Sangamon  county. 
Nicholas  and  Stephen  live  in  Utah  City, 
Utah  Territory,  and  Jacob  lives  in  Mis- 
soui'i. 

GROVE,  JOHN  R.,  was  born 
August  28,  1805,  in  Montgomery  county, 
Ky.  Maria  L.  Grooms  was  born  Feb. 
n,  1812,  in  the  same  county.  They  were 
married  in  Mt.  Sterling,  Ky.,  Feb.  14, 

1832,  and  had  two  children  in  Bath  coun- 
ty.      The    family    moved    to     Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  late  in  1835,  in  what 
is  now  the  northeast  corner  of  Chatham 
township,  where  they  had  two  children. 
Of  their  four  children — 

ELIZABETH    C.,    born    July     15, 

1833,  in    Bath    county,    Ky.,   married    in 
Sangamon  county  to  Andrew  T.  Thomp- 
son.    See  his  name. 

SARAH*  B.,  born  Jan.  11,  1835,  in 
Bath  county.  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  William  O.  Jones.  They  had 
five  children:  CHARLES  L.,  FRED- 
.ERICK  O.,  MARIA  L.,  ALBERT 


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EARLT  SETTLERS  OP 


HALE  and  EDNA  G.  Mr.  Jones  died 
Dec.,  1873,  near  Decatur,  and  his  family 
reside  there. — 1874. 

LOUISA  y.,  born  April  17,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  about  1860,  in 
Decatur,  to  Noah  Matkin.  They  had  two 
children,  OTTO  and  JOHN.  Mr.  Matkin 
died  in  1868,  and  his  family  reside  in 
Greencastle,  Ind. 

MARIA  E.,  born  Jan.  15,  1843,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  Nov.  26,  1858,  in 
Jacksonville,  111.,  while  attending  school 
there. 

Mrs.  Maria  L.  Grove  died  Nov.  7,  1844, 
and  Mr.  Grove  was  married  Sept.  21, 
1846,  to  Priscilla  M.  Thompson.  They 
had  one  child — 

yOHNH.,\>ovn  Dec.  5,  1847,  and  died 
Dec.  18,  1862. 

John  R.  Grove  died  Sept.  20,  1849,  in 
Mechanicsburg.  His  widow  married 
Rev.  Joseph  M.  Grout.  See  sketch  of 
the  Thompson  family. 

GROVE,  HENRY,  born  Oct. 
20,  1784,  at  Ephrata,  Lancaster  county, 
Penn.  His  father,  Jacob  Grove,  moved  to 
Dauphin  county,  Penn.,  nine  miles  east  of 
Harrisburg,  about  the  year  1800.  The 
ancestors  of  this  family  came  from  Ger- 
many and  settled  at  Ephrata,  Lancaster 
county,  Penn.,  about  1725.  They  spelled 
*  their  name  Graff,  and  were  seventh  day 
Baptists.  As  early  as  1728,  there  was  a 
church  of  that  order  established  at  the 
aforesaid  place,  as  the  church  records  still 
show.  There  are  deeds  of  land  at  Eph- 
rata, bought  by  Abraham  Graff,  dated 
1760.  lie  had  five  children,  and  died  in 
Lancaster  county  in  1 788.  His  son  Jacob, 
born  in  17515  wrote  his  name  Groff,  and 
there  are  many  of  his  descendants  still 
living  in  Lancaster  county,  Penn.,  who 
adhere  to  that  spelling.  He  married 
Nancy  Kneisley,  of  Ephrata,  about  1780, 
They  had  sixteen  children,  one  of  whom 
was  Henry,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 
He  spelled  his  name  Grove,  and  the  change 
to  Groves  has  since  been  made.  Henry 
Grove  was  married  in  Hummelstown, 
Dauphin. county,  Penn.,  June  7,  1808,  to 
Eve  Hammaker,  who  was  born  Jan.  9, 
1791,  in  that  county.  They  had  twelve 
living  children  there.  He  and  his  family 
moved  to  .Springfield,  111.,  arriving  Nov. 
i,  1836,  and  in  March,  1837,  moved  into 
what  is  now  Williams  township.  Of  their 
twelve  children — 


ADAM,  born  March  16,  1809,  in 
Pennsylvania,  was  married  at  Xenia,  Ohio, 
to  Sarah  A.  T.  Horn,  and  came  to  Spring- 
field, 111.,  in  1830,  preceding  his  father  six 
years.  They  had  seven  children,  and 
Mr.  G.  died  at  Athens,  111.,  in  1851.  His 
widow  married  John  England.  See  his 
name.  One  only  of  Adam  Groves'  child- 
ren reside  in  Sangamon  county,  viz — 
JOHN  H.,  born  in  1837,  in  Springfield,  is 
unmarried,  and  resides  at  Williamsville. 

JA  COB,  born  in  1811,  in  Pennsylvania, 
was  married  about  1847,  'n  Harrisburg, 
Penn.,  to  Barbara  Phillips.  They  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  where  they  had  one 
living  child,  LYDIA  A.  She  married 
Robert  McClelland,  Jun.  See  his  name. 
Jacob  Groves  died  about  April,  1865, 
and  his  widow  died  in  the  autumn  of 
1870. 

SUSAN,  born  July  28,  1815,  near  Har- 
risburg, was  married  Dec.,  1838,  in  San- 
gamon county,  to  John  W.  Constant. 
See  his  name. 

JOHN,\)orn  Feb.  27,  1817, in  Dauphin 
county,  Penn.,  was  married  Nov.  9,  1865, 
at  Williamsville,  to  Pauline  Keck,  who 
was  born  in  1843.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, HENRY  C.  and  BARBARA  C., 
and  live  at  Elkhart,  Logan  county,  111. 

HENRY,  born  in  1819,  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, married  Feb.,  1844,  to  Sarah  Flem- 
ing, of  Scott  county,  111.,  and  died  in  June, 
1844,  leaving  a  widow  without  children. 

ELIZA,  born  Dec.  27,  1820,  in  Penn- 
sylvania, was  married  Dec.  23,  1847,  'n 
Sangamon  county,  to  Andrew  Lester. 
Mr.  Lester  died  in  18^9,  and  his  widow 
died  in  1866,  both  in  Williamsville. 

GEORGE,  born  Sept.  22,  1822,  in 
Hummelstown,  Penn.,  was  married  Nov. 
26,  1844,  in  Fancy  Creek  township, 
Sangamon  county,  to  Jane  Brown,  who 
was  born  April  29,  1826.  They  had  six 
living  children:  JAMES  H.,  born  Oct.  8, 
1847,  was  married  March,  1871,  in  Wil- 
liamsville, to  Mary  A.  Constant,  daughter 
of  G.  W.  "Constant.  See  his  name. 
They  have  one  child,  FRANK,  and  live  near 
Williamsville.  JOHN  W.,  born  June  13, 
1849,  was  married  in  Williamsville,  Dec. 
24,  1875,  to  Isabel  J.  Shick.  They  live  in 
Chicago.  GEORGE  A.,  born  April  19, 
1851,  lives  in  Williamsville,  111.  ISAAC 
F.,  MARY  E.  and  EDWIN  L.  reside 
with  their  parents,  in  Chicago,  111. 


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',  born  Dec.  25,  1824,  in  Dau- 
phin county,  Penn.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  in  1844,  to  Shelby 
Starr.  See  his  name. 

SARAH,  born  Jan.  i,  1828,  in  Penn., 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  Aug. 
12,  1849,  to  James  Lester.  They  had  ten 
living  children— HENRIETTA,  MAT- 
TIE,  the  latter  was  married,  in  1872,  to 
Edward  Van  meter.  See  his  name. 
BARBARA  A.,  ANDREW  J.. 
GEORGE  W.,  CLARA  B.,  LYDIA 
A.,  JAMES  N.,  WALTER  S.  and  EL- 
MER G.  James  Lester  and  family  re- 
side one  mile  northeast  of  Williamsville. 

ISAAC,  born  Jan.  25,  1830,  at  Harris- 
burg,  Penn.,  was  married  June  5,  1851,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Lucinda  Alexan- 
der, daughter  of  Henry  Alexander.  They 
had  six  children,  three  of  whom  died 
young.1  SUSANNAH,  born  May  31, 
1854,  was  married  Feb.,  1872,  in  Williams- 
ville, to  John  McClelland.  They  have 
two  living  children,  and  reside  near  Wil- 
liamsville. HENRY  A.  and  ISAAC 
N.  live  with  their  parents,  at  Chicago, 
Illinois. 

AFFINDA,  born  July  28,  1833,  in 
Pennsylvania,  was  married  Oct.,  1861,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Alanson  Albright. 
They  have  seven  children,  SUSAN, 
GEORGE,  CHARLES,  CATHA- 
RINE, FREDERICK,  AARON  and 
MARY,  and  live  near  Rosevjlle,  Ver- 
milion county,  111. 

RACHEL  C.,  born  July  28.  1835,  in 
Pennsylvania,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  James  H.  Taylor.  "Sec  his 
name. 

Mrs.  Eve  Groves  died  Nov.  6,  1862,  and 
Henry  Groves  died  Jan.  7,  1863,  both  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  near  Williams- 
ville. 

GRUBB,  SAMUEL,  was  born 
July  23,  1819,  in  London  county,  Va.  He 
went  to  Catawba,  Clarke  county,  Ohio,  in 
1838,  and  to  Sangamon  county  111.,  in  the 
fall  of  1839.  After  one  or  two  visits  back 
to  Virginia,  and  three  years  spent  in  Cal- 
ifornia, Samuel  Grubb  was  married  Nov. 
19,  1853,  in  Rochester,  to  Adaline  E. 
Lock.  They  have  eight  living  children — 

SAMUEL  C.,  JESSIE  A., 
RACHEL  J.,  ALBERT  C.,  WIL- 
LIAM O.,  OSCAR  B.,  C  ROM  AR- 
TIE J.  and  JOHN  TRACT,  and  re- 
side two  miles  northeast  of  Rochester. 

—44 


GRUBB,  SAMUEL,  born  May 
1 6,  1794,  in  Chester  county,  Penn.,  was 
married  in  Perry  .county,  Penn.,  to  Ann 
Rogers,  who  was  born  about  1798  in  the 
same  State.  They  had  six  living  children 
there,  and  moved  to  Madison  county,  111., 
in  1836,  and  to  Springfield,  May  10, 
1838.  Of  their  children — 

HENRT  B.,  born  July  31,  1820,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  July  3,  1850, 
to  Sarah  A.  Constant,  daughter  of  Rezin 
H.  Constant.  They  had  six  living  child- 
ren: WILLIAM  R.,  AMANDA  P., 
ROBERT,  GEORGE  and  HARLAN 
R.  H.  B.  Grubb  is  a  bridge  builder,  and 
resides  in  Springfield. 

JANE,  born  Dec.  17,  1821,  was  mar- 
ried in  Springfield  to  William  C.  Beam, 
in  August,  1849.  They  live  in  Spring- 
field. 

RICHARD  R.,  born  Jan.  31,  1824, 
was  married  in  Springfield,  May  13,  1852, 
to  Catharine  Hawker.  She  died  Dec.  2. 
1852,  and  he  was  married  May  8,  1854,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Matilda  Rusk,  a 
daughter  of  Benj.  F.  Rusk.  Richard  R. 
Grubb  died  Jan.  28,  1862,  and  his  widow 
died  March  30,  1871,  leaving  one  child, 
MARGARET  J.,  who  lives  with  her 
aunt,  Jane  Beam. 

SAMUEL  and  WILLIAM,  twins, 
born  March  18,  1827. 

SAMUEL,  was  married  April  27, 
1855,  in  Springfield,  to  Elizabeth  Dren- 
nan.  They  had  two  living  children, 
namely:  SAMUEL,  is  a  clerk  in  the 
Postoffice  in  Springfield.  FLORA  lives 
with  her  mother.  Samuel  Grubb  died 
Dec.  3,  1873,  and  his  widow  and  children 
reside  in  Springfield,  111. 

WILLIAM  Grubb,  the  other  twin, 
died  in  May,  1857. 

MART  A.,  born  April  16,  1834,  was 
married  about  1854,  in  Springfield,  to 
Willis  H.  Whitehurst,  a  native  of  Ken- 
tucky. They  had  one  child,  WILLIAM 
H.,  who  is  a  railroader,  and  lives  in  Rock 
Island. 

Mrs.  Ann  Grubb  died  July  14,  1873,  in 
Springfield,  111.  Samuel  Grubb  was  a 
Fife  Major  in  the  war  of  1812.  He  built 
many  bridges  in  Sangamon  and  adjoining 
counties,  and  had  the  reputation  of  being 
a  skillful  workman.  He  died  August  26, 
1875,  m  Springfield,  Illinois. 


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EXPLANATION: — For  the  convenience 
of  those  consulting  this  volume,  the  explan- 
ation is  again  inserted,  .by  which  it  may 
be  known  what  generation  of  a  family  any 
person  belongs  to,  by  the  kind  of  type  used 
in  printing  his  or  her  name.  Original 
earlv  settlers  or  heads  of  families  are  in 
LARGE  LETTERS;  second  gen- 
eration, ITALIC  CAPITALS;  third, 
in  CAPITALS;  fourth,  in  SMALL  CAPI- 
TALS; fifth,  in  Italics. 


HAINES,  CHRISTOPHER, 

was  born  July  4,  1795,  in  Russell  county, 
Va.  His  parents  soon  after  moved  to 
Allen  county,  Ky.  He  was  married  in 
that  county,  Oct.  12, 1815,  to  Myrah  Gate- 
wood,  who  was  born  June  9,  1797'  m  Ala- 
bama, and  partly  raised  in  Georgia.  They 
had  two  children  in  Allen,  and  moved  to 
Barren  county,  where  five  children  were 
born,  thence  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving Oct.  22,  1829,  in  what  is  now  Cot- 
ton Hill  township,  where  they  had  three 
children.  Of  their  ten  children — 

NANCT  W.,  born  Aug.  n,  1816,  in 
Allen  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  to  Samuel  D.  Snodgrass. 
See  his  name. 

JOHN  G.,  born  Jan.  5,  1818,  in  Allen 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Springfield, 
Feb.  20,  1840,  to  Mary  A.  Palmer,  who 
was  born  March  5,  1820,  in  "East  St. 
Louis.  Her  parents  came  from  Oswego, 
N.  Y.  She  was  educated  at  Rock  Spring 
Seminary,  111.,  and  came  to  Springfield  in 
Jan.,  1835.  They  had  eight  children,  five 
of  whom  died  under  five  years  of  age. 
HESTER  A.,  born  July  29,  1841,  was 
married  May  22,  1859,  to  A.  J.  Maxfield, 
who  was  born  July  29,  1837,  at  Cam- 
bridge, Ohio.  They  have  two  living 
children,  WILLIAM  o.  and  VIRGINIA  T., 
and  live  in  Cotton  Hill  township.  DO- 
CIA  C.,  born  April  15,  1843,  was  marrie(l 
Oct.  6,  1866,  to  John  R.  Moore.  She 
died  Jan.  8,  1873.  MARTHA  J.,  born 
Jan.  15,  1854,  was  married  June  12,  1873, 
to  A.  B.  Allen,  and  live  at  Roodhouse. 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Haines  died  Jan.  31,  1874, 
and  John  G.  Haines  was  married,  Sept. 
7,  1874,  to  Eliza  P.  Criteser.  They  have 
one  child,  WINFORD  i.  J.  G.  Haines  en- 
isted  in  Springfield,  111.,  April,  1861,  in  the 


7th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  months,  and  was 
discharged  at  Paducah,  Ky.,  re-enlisted 
in  2nd  111.  Art.,  served  one  year  and 
one  day.  He  and  his  family  live  in  Cot- 
ton Hill  township,  ten  miles  southeast  of 
Springfield.  He  has  served  eight  years  as 
Justice  of  the  peace. 

SAMUEL,  born  July  5,  1820,  in  Bar- 
ren county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  May  10,  1842,  to  Mrs. 
Matilda  J.  Stout,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Willian.  They  had  six  children; 
two  died  in  infancy.  THOMAS  M.  died 
August  28,  1868,  in  the  twentieth  year  of 
his  age.  He  was  a  member  of  the  High 
school  in  Springfield  at  the  time.  SAM- 
UEL G.  died  in  his  fifth  year.  MARY 
P.  and  SARAH  V.  reside  with  their  par- 
ents, in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

MARIA,  born  Sept.  2,  1822,  in  Barren 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  Jan.  8,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Eri  Darwin. 
She  died  May  4,  1841,  leaving  one  child, 
LAURA,  who  has  been  twice  married, 
and  is  now  the  wife  of  James  Masterson. 
They  live  in  Washington  Territory,  and 
have  four  children. 

FLETCHER  born  Nov.  5,  1824,  in 
Barren  county,  Ky.,  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Mexican  war  from  Sangamon  county,  un- 
der Col.  E.  D.  Baker.  He  married  Lu- 
cinda  J.  Hatler,  who  died,  leaving  one 
child,  JAMES  WM.,  who  married  Susan 
Kessler,  and  lives  in  Taylorville.  Mr.  F. 
Haines  married  Lydia  Anderson.  They 
have  five  children,  MILLARD  F.,  ELI- 
ZABETH, MARY  J.,  EDITH  and 
SHERMAN,  and  live  near  Taylorville. 

JAMES  M.,  born  Nov.  23,  1826,  in 
Barren  county,  Ky.,  brought  up  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  May  24,  1853, 
in  Christian  county,  111.,  to  Mira  O.  Ricks, 
who  was  born  Oct.  31,  1835,  in  Trigg 
county,  Ky.  They  had  six  living  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county,  111.  ALICE 
E.,  BENETTIE  L.,  MARGARET 
E.,  ULYSSES  G.,  IDA  M.  and  AR- 
THUR G.  reside  with  their  parents,  at 
the  homestead  settled  by  Mr.  Haines'  pa- 
rents in  1830,  in  Cotton  Hill  township,  at 
the  Junction  of  Horse  creek  and  the 
South  Fork  timber,  ten  miles  southeast  of 
Springfield,  near  New  City,  111. 

D&CIA,  born  June,  1829,  in  Barren 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  John  B.  Ricks,  who  was 
born  Nov.  14,  1831,  in  Trigg  county,  Ky. 


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They  have  five  children:  JAMES  B., 
born  Dec.  25,  1852,  was  married  Dec.  23, 
1872,  in  Bloomington,  to  Pammie  L. 
Geltmacher.  They  have  one  child,  and 
live  in  Taylorville.  He  is  a  lawyer,  and 
engaged  in  practice  there.  HENRIETTA 
L,  LAURA  B.,  MARGARET  E.  and 
QUINTUS  A.  reside  with  their  parents 
in  Taylorville.  John  B.  Ricks  has  served 
one  term  or  more  as  sheriff  of  Christian 
county,  was  a  representative  of  that  coun- 
ty in  the  legislature  of  1867,  and  aided  in 
enacting  the  law  for  building  the  present 
State  House,  and  is  now — 1876 — clerk  of 
the  circuit  court  of  Christian  county. 

FRANCIS  A.,  born  March  22,  1832, 
in  Sangamon  county,  went  to  Oregon  in 
1852,  returned  in  1859,  and  was  married, 
Jan.  17,  1859,  at  Princeton,  Bureau  coun- 
ty, 111.,  to  Zerilcla  A.  Britt,  and  now — 
1876 — live  at  New  City,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111. 

BENJAMIN  K.,  born  Aug.  20, 
1834,  in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  April 
1 8,  1861,  for  three  months,  in  Co.  G,  7th 
111.  Inf.,  served  until  July  25,  1861,  en- 
listed in  the  2d  111.  Art.,  for  three  years, 
served  full  term,  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran, 
and  served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  in 
1865,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged. 
He  was  married,  June  9,  1873,  to  Nancy 
J.  Haines,  and  lives  near  Palmer,  Christian 
county. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  Oct.  23,  1839, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married,  May 
17,  1858,  to  Burrilla  Ashford,  who  was 
born  March  8,  1840,  in  Allen  county,  Ky. 
Mr.  Haines  enlisted  April  18,  1861,  in 
Co.  G,  7th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  months, 
served  until  July  5,  1861,  when  he  was 
discharged  for  physical  disability.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Haines  had  three  children, 
THOMAS  E.,  the  eldest,  died  in  his 
fourth  year.  LENA  L.,  the  youngest, 
died  in  infancy.  ETTA  FRANCES, 
born  Aug.  24,  1864,  lives  with  her  parents 
in  Springfield,  111. 

Christopher  Haines  died  March  29, 
1850,  and  Mrs.  Myrah  Haines  died  Nov. 
n,  1859,  both  on  the  farm  where  they 
settled  in  1830. 

HALBERT,  DR,  JAMES, 
was  born  Aug.  19,  17855  m  Essex  county, 
near  Port  Royal,  Va.  Nancy  Reynolds 
was  born  in  the  same  county,  and  they 
were  married  there  Dec.  24,  1816.  They 
had  six  children  and  moved  to  Ross  coun- 


ty, near  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  about  1831, 
where  one  child  was  born.  Mrs.  Nancy 
Halbert  died  there  in  Nov.,  1834.-  The 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  at  Springfield  in  the  fall  of  1839, 
and  a  few  weeks  later  settled  in  what  is 
now  Clear  Lake  township.  Of  their 
eight  children — 

MART  L.,  born  Nov.  15,  1817,  in  Es- 
sex county,  Va.,  married  March  31,  1836, 
in  Ohio,  to  Eli  Harbert,  who  was  born 
Aug.  n,  1811,  and  moved  at  once  to  the 
vicinity  of  West  Point,  Tippecanoe  coun- 
ty, Ind.,  where  two  children  were  born, 
and  Mr.  Harbert  died  there  Nov.  29, 

1839.  The  widow  came   with    her    two 
children    to    the   house  of  her  father,  in 
Sangamon  county,  in  Jan.,   1840,  where 
one  child  was  born.     Of  her  three  child- 
ren— SAMUEL  M.,  born   May  31,  1837, 
near    West    Point,    Tippecanoe    county, 
Ind.,  married  in   Sangamon  county,  Dec. 
25,  1862,  to  Serilda  Miller,  who  was  born 
Feb.     14,     1844,    in     Sangamon    county. 
They  have  two  living  children,  JOHN  and 
ANNA,  and   live  four  miles  northwest  of 
Illiopolis.     NANCY  R.,  born  Sept.  n, 
1838,  near  West  Point,  Tippecanoe  coun- 
ty,   Ind.,  married    in    Sangamon   county, 
Sept.    14,   1858,  to    Amariah  D.   Gilbert, 
who  was  born  April  10,  1828,  in  Portage 
county,  Ohio.     They  have  three  children, 
ELI  j.,  OLUE  M.  and  FANNIE  j.     Mr.  Gil- 
bert was  appointed,  April  i,  1869,  Post- 
master at  Illiopolis,  and  continues  to  hold 
the  office— 1876.     ELI  C.,  born  Feb.   3, 

1840,  in  Sangamon  county,  after  the  death 
of  his  father.     He   enlisted  July  25,  1862, 
in  Co.  I,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  was  captured  after 
the  battle  of  Guntown,  Miss.,  June,  1864, 
and    spent   six  months  in    Andersonville 
prison.     After  that   he  was  in  other  pris- 
ons, and  was  honorably  discharged  Aug. 
3,  1865.     He  was    married  in   Sangamon 
county,     Sept.    21,     1870,    to     Mary    E. 
Griggs,  who  was  born  March  n,  1849,  at 
Leroy,    111.     They    have    two    children, 
MINNIE  PEARL  and  HENRY  OTIS,  and  live 
four   miles  northwest   of  Illiopolis.     Mrs. 
Mary  Harbert  was   married  in  Sangamon 
county  to    Rezin   H.  Constant.     See   his 
name.     She  died  May  18,  1863. 

SALLY,  born  Jan.  23,  1820,  in  Vir- 
ginia, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
James  S.  Taylor.  See  his  name. 

SIDNEY  R.,  born   Feb.   3,    1822,  in 


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Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
John  C.  Woltz.  See  his  name. 

FANNT,  born  June  22,  1825,  in  Vir- 
ginia, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Thomas  L.  Simpson.  See  his  name. 

KITTT,  born  Nov.  19,  1827,  in  Vir- 
ginia, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Ninian  R.  Taylor.  See  his  name. 

ALEXANDER  S.,  born  June  15, 
1830,  in  Essex  county,  Va.,  came  with  his 
father  to  Sangamon  county,  was  educated 
at  Illinois  College,  in  Jacksonville,  gradu- 
ated at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  N.  Y., 
and  was^married,  May  8,  1855,  to  Marv 
E.  Latham.  Dr.  A.  S.  Halbert  died 
Feb.  n,  1859,  leaving  one  child,  KATIE 
TODD.  His  widow  and  child  reside  with 
her  mother  on  seventh  street,  Spring- 
field. 

MARGARET  J.,  born  Sept.  13, 
1833,  in  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Isaac  J.  Taylor.  See  his 
name. 

Dr.  James  Halbert  died  Nov.  5,  1858, 
in  Sangamon  county.  He  was  a  regularly 
ordained  minister  in  the  Baptist  church. 
Dr.  Halbert  was  among  the  first  to  intro- 
duce sheep  raising  into  Sangamon  county, 
and  was  the  first  in  Clear  Lake  township. 
He  was  a  man  of  great  energy,  strong  in- 
tellectual abilities,  and  great  originality  of 
mind. 

HALE,  ALBERT,  was  born 
Nov.  29,  1799,  in  Glastenbury,  Hartford 
county,  Conn.  At  the  age  of  fourteen 
years  he  became  a  clerk  in  a  store  in 
Wethersfield,  Conn.,  remaining  eight 
years.  During  that  time  he  embraced  re- 
ligion. He  attended  Yale  College,  and 
graduated  there  in  1827,  and  then  com- 
menced studying  for  the  ministry.  He 
next  became  an  agent  of  the  American 
Tract  Society,  spending  one  and  a  half 
years  in  South  Carolina,  Florida  and 
Georgia,  part  of  the  time  in  Sunday  school 
work  among  the  "Sand  hills"  of  the  lat- 
ter State.  He  returned ,  to  Yale,  was 
licensed  and  ordained  to  preach  in  1830, 
by  the  New  Havan  Association  East — 
Congregational.  After  preaching  a  few 
months  in  the  vicinity  of  Boston,  making 
his  home  in  the  family  of  Rev.  Dr.  Lyman 
Beecher,  he  came  west,  landing  at  Shaw- 
neetown,  111.,  Nov.  11,  1831,  remained 
there  a  few  weeks,  and  went  to  Green- 
ville, Bond  county,  and  made  his  home  in 
the  McCord  settlement,  where  he  labored 


half  the  time  and  spent  the  other  hal" 
traveling  over  the  State,  doing  the  work 
of  an  evangelist,  for  about  eight  years. 
During  that  time  he  visited  Springfield 
a  few  times.  He  received  a  call  from  the 
Second  Presbyterian  Church,  to  become 
its  pastor,  and  accepting  the  call,  he  came 
and  entered  upon  its  duties  in  1839.  Rev. 
Albert  Hale  was  married  April,  1839,  at 
what  is  now  Godrey,  Madison  county, 
111.,  to  Abiah  Chapin,  a  teacher  in  Monti- 
cello  Female  Seminary  at  that  place. 
They  had  three  children,  all  born  in 
Springfield. 

CATHARINE  and 

SOPHIA  reside  with  their  father. 

ALBERT  F.,  born  Oct.  2,  1844,  in 
Springfield,  graduated  at  Yale  College  in 
1866,  studied  theology,  and  was  licensed 
and  ordained  to  preach  by  Springfield 
Presbytery  in  1871. 

Mrs.  Abiah  Hale  died  Jan.,  1865,  in 
Springfield.  Rev.  Albert  Hale  was 
pastor  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church 
in  Springfield  for  twenty-seven  years, 
until  1866,  when,  in  consequence  of  the 
infirmities  of  age,  he  resigned.  He  con- 
tinues to  preach,  both  in  city  and  county, 
as  his  strength  will  permit,  and  resides  in 
Springfield. 

HALL,   DAVID,  was  born  Dec. 

25,  1799,  in  Shelby  county,  near  Shelby  - 
ville,  Ky.     David  Hall  and  Juliet  Owen 
were  there  married,  Dec.  23,  1823.     They 
had   six  children    in    Shelby  county,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
Sept.    23.    1834,    at    Mechanicsburg,    and 
soon  after  settled  about  four  miles  further 
west,  in   the  same  township,   where    five 
children    were     born.       Of    their    eleven 
children — 

GEORGE  M.,  born  Oct.  10,  1824,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Mechanicsburg,  Oct. 

26,  1852. 

MART  M.,  born  Dec.  31,  1825,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Sept.  18,  1845,  m 
Sangamon  county,  to  Wesley  Hathaway. 
See  his  name. 

OWEN,  born  Jan.  n,  1828,  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  Nov.  6,  1847,  in  Sangamon 
county. 

DA  VID  S.,  born  Jan.  9,  1830,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county, 
March  15,  1855,  to  Elizabeth  J.  Fullin- 
wider.  They  had  five  children.  The 
second,  ADA  G.,  died  in  her  second  year. 
GEORGIA  E.,  CHARLIE  B.,  ED- 


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WIN  P.  and  JACOB  F.  live  with  their 
parents  in  Mechanicsburg. 

WILLIAM,  born  Dec.  22,  1831,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Sept.  30,  1856,  in  San- 
gamon county,  to  Sarah  A.  Mantle. 
They  had  one  child,  EVA  MAY,  who 
died  at  seven  years  of  age.  Mrs.  Sarah 
A.  Hall  died  in  March,  1863,  and  William 
Hall  was  married  June  13,  1871,  in  Shelby 
county,  Ky.,  to  Fannie  Saunders,  a  native 
of  that  county.  He  is  a  merchant  in 
Mechanicsburg,  and  resides  there. 

ALLEN,\)orn  Oct.  »i,  1833, in  Shelby 

T^  •          1        •    °     O 

county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, March  13,  1862,  to  Rachel  A.  Mantle, 
who  was  born  Nov.  3,  1838,  in  Fayette 
county,  Ohio.  They  have  one  child, 
CARRIE  MAY,  and  reside  in  Mechan- 
icsburg. Mr.  Hall  is  a  merchant  there. 

ISABEL,  born  Feb.  22,  1836,  in  San- 
gamon  county,  married  John  H.  Fullin- 
wider.  See  his  name. 

PRESTON,  born  Feb.  7,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  March  12, 
1867,  at  Mt.  Sterling,  Ky.,  to'  Sarah  L. 
Davis,  who  was  born  there,  August  28, 
1840.  They  had  four  children,  OWEN 
D.,  ELIZA  E.,  HARRISON  P.  and 
ARVIL  C.  Mrs.  Sarah  L.  Hall  died 
in  1875,  and  Preston  Hall  lives  near 
Mechanicsburg. 

HENRT  H.,  born  Dec.  13,  1840,'  in 
Sangamon  county,  studied  at  the  Hahne- 
man  Medical  College,  Chicago,  and  is  a 
practicing  physician  at  Pana. — 1874. 

HATTIE  E.,  born  April  12,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  May  10,  1870, 
to  John  C.  O'Conner.  They  had  one 
child  that  died  in  infancy  in  1872.  J.  C. 
O'Conner  was  born  Feb.  16,  1845,  at 
Fredonia,  Licking  county,  Ohio.  He  en- 
listed August  4,  1862,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  C,  1 24th  111.  Inf..  at  Cairip  Butler. 
In  August,  1863,  he  was  detailed  to  take 
charge  of  the  regimental  medical  stores, 
and  was  detailed  in  April,  1865,  as  Medi- 
cal dispenser  for  Post  Hospital,  at  Mont- 
gomery, Ala.  He  was  mustered  out  with 
his  regiment  at  Chicago,  in  Sept.,  1865. 
He  studied  medicine  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich., 
in  1867  and  '8,  and  is  now  a  druggist  at 
Buffalo. 

E  VELINE  0.,  born  April  18,  1845, 
died  August  28,  1849. 

David  Hall  died  April  25,  1864,  in 
Mechanicsburg,  and  his  widow,  Mrs. 
Juliet  Hall,  resides  with  her  daughter, 


Mrs.    O'Conner,    at    Buffalo,    Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

HALL,  BENJ.  LOGAN, 
brother  to  David  Hall,  was  born  Jan.  6, 
1806,  in  Shelby  county;  Ky.  He  was 
there  married  Jan.  6,  1831,  to  Eveline 
Pickrell.  They  had  one  child  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  Sept.,  1833,  in  what  is  now 
Mechanicsburg  township,  where  ten  chil- 
dren were  born,  three  died  young.  Of 
their  eight  children  — 

OLIVER  P.,  born  March  n,  1832, 
in  Shelby  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Jan.  24,  1855,  to  Susan  M. 
Short,  who  was  born  Oct.  14,  1833,  in 
Pickaway  county,  Ohio,  and  came  to  San- 
gamon county  in  1846.  They  had  six 
children.  HARVEY  E.,  the  second 
child,  born  Oct.  7,  1857,  died  March  12, 
1864.  The  other  five,  WILLIAM  L., 
LEWIS  B.,  J.  LESLIE,  RENA  and 
OSCAR  E.,  live  with  their  parents,  one 
and  one-half  miles  north  of  Mechanics- 


GEORGE  W.,  born  Feb.  19,  1836, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  14, 
1859,  to  Eliza  G.  Hammitt.  They  had 
three  children,  and  Mrs.  Hall  died  Nov. 
10,  1869.  The  children,  MATTIE  B., 
VIRGINIA  M.  and  ELIZA  L.,  live 
with  their  aunt,  Mrs.  Rev.  H.  Buck,  in 
Decatur.  Geo.  W.  Hall  was  married, 
Aug.  1  6,  1870,  to  Laura  McNeill,  in  Me- 
chanicsburg, and  in  August  following, 
moved  to  Ottawa,  Kansas,  where  Mr. 
Hall  died  Jan.  15,  1872.  His  widow  lives 
in  Mechanicsburg. 

MARIA  B,  born-  June  18,1838,  mar- 
ried Nov.  1  6,  1865,  to  David  H.  Hall,  who 
was  born  Jan.  19,  1828,  in  Shelby  county, 
Ky.  They  had  five  children;  three  died 
young.  EVELYN  and  FLORENCE, 
twins,  live  with  their  parents  in  Wood- 
side  township,  four  miles  southwest  of 
Springfield. 

FRANKLIN,  born  Aug.  10,  1840, 
married  Sept.  13,  1864,  to  Cecelia  Hanks, 
in  Sangamon  county.  Thev  had  one 
child,  and  Mrs.  Hall  died  March  23,  1866. 
F.  Hall  and  Elizabeth  Hanks  —  sister  to 
his  first  wife  —  were  married  Sept.  18, 
1867,  in  Decatur.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, and  live  in  Taylorville. 

WILLIAM  T.,  born  Dec.  21,  1844, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  9,1872, 


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in  Jacksonville,  111.,  to  Florence  M.  Winn. 
They  live  at  Salina,  Kansas. 

HARD  IN  O.,  born  April  2,  1849, 
married  Oct.  18,  1870,  near  Mexico,  Mo., 
to  Irene  Lucky.  They  have  one  child, 
ROBERT  L.,  and  live  three  miles  north- 
west of  Mechanicsburg. 

MART  L.,  born  Sept.  29,  1851,  died 
Feb.  28,  1866. 

E  VA  F.,  born  July  14,  1855,  died 
Sept.  26,  1867. 

BENJAMIN  Z.,  Jun.  born  Sept.  n, 
1858,  lives  with  his  parents. 

Benj.  Logan  Hall  and  wife  reside  in 
Buffalo,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

HALL,  MRS.  ELIZABETH, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Foster,  was  born 
in  Bedford  county,  Va.,  and  married  there 
to  John  Hall.  They  had  five  children  in 
Va.,  and  moved  to  Adair  county,  Ky., 
where  four  children  were  .born,  and  Mr. 
Hall  died  there.  His  widow  and  children 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1830,  north  of  Spring  creek, 
and  six  miles  west  of  Springfield.  Mrs. 
Hall  was  married  there  to  Samuel  Willis, 
and  in  1844  or  '5,  moved  to  De Witt  coun- 
ty, where  Mr.  Willis  died.  She  now  lives 
with  her  son, 

CAS  WELL  HALL,  near  Leroy, 
McLean  county,  111.  Her  son — 

JOEL  HALL,  born  Feb.  19,  1821, 
in  Adair  county,  Ky.,  came  with  his 
mother  to  Sangamon  county  in  1830.  In 
1841  he  went  to  DeWitt  county,  and  was 
there  married  to  Martha  Banta.  They 
moved  to  Missouri,  in  1856,  have  nine  liv- 
ing children,  and  reside  in  Eagleville, 
Harrison  county,  Mo.  Her  daughter 
married  Trulove  Sparks.  See  his  name. 

HALL,  MRS.  HANNAH, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Cunningham, 
was  born  in  1798,  in  Pendleton  county, 
Va.  She  was  married  Nov.  3,  1814,  in 
that  county,  to  Dr.  Samuel  B.  Hall,  and 
they  had  eight  children  in  Virginia.  Dr. 
Hall  died  Oct.  16,  1827,  and  Mrs.  Hall, 
with  her  children,  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111,  arriving  Nov.  20,  1833,  in 
what  is  now  Chatham  township,  and  the 
next  year  moved  to  what  is  now  Loami 
township.  Of  her  children — 

JOHN  C.,  born  Feb.  17,  1816,  in 
Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Feb.  20,  1840,  to  Susan  Cutter.  They 
had  six  living  children.  ELIZABETH 
married  John  W.  Joy,  who  enlisted  in 


Co.  I,  73d  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  was 
discharged  on  account  of  physical  disabil- 
ity, and  died  in  1863.  Mrs.  Joy  married 
John  Brigham,  has  three  children,  and 
lives  in  Travis  county,  near  Onion  creek 
Postoffice,  Texas.  Mr.  Brigham  was  a 
Union  soldier  also.  JOHN  C.,  Jun.,  en- 
listed in  Co.  B,  30th  111.  Inf.,  March  28, 
1864,  for  three  years,  and  was  discharged 
July  14,  1865,  at  Springfield,  111.  He 
married  Catharine  Williamson.  They 
have  three  children,  and  live  near  Onion 
creek,  Texas.  SETH  R.  served  six 
months  in  the  Union  army,  and  now  lives 
in  Texas.  SARAH  C.  married  Newton 
Young,  and  lives  near  Loami.  ADA  D. 
and  VIRGINIA  D.  reside  with  their  pa- 
rents, near  Onion  creek  Postoffice,  Travis 
county,  Texas. 

ELIZABETH  M.,  born  Oct.  n, 
1817,  in  Virginia,  was  married  Jan.  15, 
1838,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Harness 
A.  Trumbo.  See  his  name. 

WILLIAM  C.,  born  May  30,  1819, 
in  Virginia,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  April  26,  1849,  to  Leah  Priddy. 
They  had  two  children,  and  the  parents 
both  died.  Their  son,  SAMUEL  B., 
born  Jan.  26,  1850,  and  LEE,  born  Oct. 
25,  1851,  live  in  Loami  township. 

JAMES  A.,  born  Jan.  23,  1821,  in 
Virginia,  was  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  to  Elizabeth  McGinnis.  They 
had  two  children,  and  mother  and  child- 
ren died.  Mr.  Hall  was  married  Dec.  16, 
1852,  to  Margaret  Darneille.  They  had 
eight  children.  ELIZABETH  and 
VIRGINIA  died  under  seven  years. 
JEFFERSON  died,  aged  eight  years. 
The  other  five,  LAURA,  HANNAH, 
JOSEPH,  JOHN  and  JAMES,  live  with 
their  parents,  one  half  mile  east  of  Loami. 

REBECCA  A.,  born  Oct.  7,  1822, 
married  James  Megredy.  See  his  name. 

SAMUEL  B.,  born  July  18,  1824,  in 
Virginia,  brought  up  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  went  to  California  in  1849,  re- 
turned to  Sangamon  county  in  1874,  is 
unmarried,  and  lives  near  Loami. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  June  18,  1826,  in 
Virginia,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  un- 
married, April  17,  1873. 

JOSEPH,  born  March  19,  1828,  in 
Virginia,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
went  to  California  in  1850,  is  unmarried, 
and  resides  near  Loami. 


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Mrs.  Hannah  Hall  was  married  May 
i,  1835,  to  Adam  Trumbo.  See  his  name. 
He  died,  and  she  died  at  the  house  of 
her  son,  James  A.  Hall,  Jan.  30,  1872. 

John  Cunningham,  the  father  of  Mrs. 
Hannah  Hall,  was  a  native  of  Hardy 
county,  Va.  He  came  with  Mrs.  Hall,  in 
1833,  to  Sangamon  county,  and  died  a 
few  years  later,  near  Loami. 

HALL,  HENRY,  was  born  in 
1774,  near  Hagerstown,  Md.,  and  married 
in  London  county,  Va.,  to  Sally  Harper, 
who  was  born  about  1783.  They  had  five 
children  in  Pittsylvania  county,  Va.,  and 
in  1816,  the  family  moved  to  Martin  coun- 
ty, Ind.,  where  three  children  were  born, 
thence  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
Oct.,  1828,  in  what  is  now  Loami  town- 
ship. Of  their  eight  children — 

NANCY,  born  in  1801,  in  Virginia, 
married  William  Taylor,  and  had  five 
children— GEORGE  W.,  married  Lu- 
cinda  Turpin,  have  five  children,  and  live 
in  Christian  county,  111.  LOUISA  mar- 
ried Wm.  Hays,  have  four  children,  and 
live  in  Shelby  county,  near  Mowequa. 
SALLY  JANE  married  Peter  Work- 
man. See  his  name.  NANCY  mar- 
ried Jacob  Workman.  See  his  name. 
MARY  married  Ezekiel  Preston,  have 
five  children,  and  live  in  Mowequa,  111. 
Wm.  Taylor  died  Aug.,  1830,  and  his 
widow  married  David  Hays,  had  four  chil- 
dren, and  live  in  Christian  county,  near 
Mowequa. 

AARON,  born  Dec.  25,  1802,  in  Vir- 
ginia, married  Feb.  10,  1825,  to  Nancy 
Hays,  in  Indiana,  had  two  children  there, 
and  came  with  his  father  to  Sangamon 
county,  in  1828,  where  they  had  eight 
children.  Of  their  children  — PRIS- 
CILLA  A.,  born  Sept.  21,  1825,  married 
Henry  Jacobs.  See  his  name.  ELIZA 
J.,  born  Sept.  20,  1827,  married  William 
Hays.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hays  died,  leaving 
three  children.  JEANETTE  died,  aged 
fourteen  years.  ELIZA  JANE  married 
Charles  I.  Turpin,  Jun.  See  his  name. 
CAROLINE  K.  married  Dennis  Turpin. 
See  his  name.  ELIZABETH  D.  mar- 
ried George  Jacobs,  and  both  died,  in 
Christian  county.  HENRY  W.,  WIL- 
LIAM and  ALFRED  T.,  died  under 
four  years.  AARON,  Jun.,  born  Aug. 
25,  1837,  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
Rebecca  Turpin,  had  five  children — EL- 
MER E. 'died  young.  CHARLES  D.,  THOMP- 


SON A.,  JAMES  M.  and  JOSEPH  E.,  live  with 
their  parents  near  Loami.  NANCY 
married  Asa  Turney,  and  lives  in  Morgan 
county.  JOHN  died  at  two,  and  SUSAN 
at  eleven  years  old.  Aaron  Hall  died 
Dec.  13,  1851.  His  widow  married,  July 
6,  1852,  to  Wm.  L.  Dodd,  and  live  three 
and  one-half  miles  south  of  Loami. 

THOMAS,  born  in  Virginia,  died  in 
Indiana,  aged  fifteen  years. 

WASHINGTON,  born  May  8,  1809, 
in  Pittsylvania  county,  Va.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Nov.  6,  1831  to  Susan- 
nah H.  Wyckoff.  They  had  nine  living 
children  in  Sangamon  county.  JULIA 
A.,  born  April  23,  1833,  married  David 
E.  Gibson.  See  his  name.  THOMAS 
M.  died  in  his  tenth  year.  JAMES 
WARREN,  born  Oct.  16,  1836,  married 
Nov.  22,  1868,  to  Mary  A.  Dodd,  who 
was  born  Dec.  13,  1842,  in  Bradley  coun- 
ty, Tenn.  They  live  four  miles  south  of 
Loami.  MARY  J.,  born  March  27, 1838, 
married  Thomas  Baker.  See  his  name. 
SUSANNAH  H.  and  JOHN  W.,  twins, 
born  Aug.  16,  1841.  SUSANNAH  H. 
married,  Jan  22,  1858,  to  Thomas  Cosser, 
a  native  of  England.  He  went  from  San- 
gamon county  to  Navarro  county,  Texas, 
in  Feb.,  1860,  and  Mrs.  Cosser  went  in 
September  following.  Mr.  Cosser  went 
into  partnership  with  Maj.  H.  P.  Darling, 
in  the  business  of  wool  growing.  Whilst 
engaged  in  sheep  shearing,  at  Laredo, 
near  Ft.  Mclntosh,  Webb  county,  Tex.,  in 
April,  1866,  Mr.  Cosser,  a  Mr.  Smith  and 
a  negro  boy  were  killed  by  Indians,  who 
made  a  raid  on  them  and  were  gone  be- 
fore the  soldiers  in  the  fort  were  aware  of 
their  presence.  Mr.  Darling  was  killed 
at  the  same  time,  but  some  miles  away. 
Mrs.  Cosser,  Mrs.  Smith,  and  a  daughter 
of  Maj.  Darling,  buried  the  bodies  with 
their  own  hands.  Mrs.  Cosser  returned 
to  Sangamon  county,  and  was  married  to 
Thomas  Baker.  See  his  name.  JOHN 
W.  enlisted  in  1862,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  I,  73d  111.  Inf.,  served  full  time  and 
was  honorably  discharged.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Oct.,  1873,  to  Nancy  J.  Watts. 
They  have  one  child,  FRANK  w.,  and  live 
at  Charleston,  111.  ALBERT  T.  died  in 
his  ninth  year.  CYRUS,  born  Jan.  5, 

1856,  and  "DAVID  W.,   born    Feb.   12, 

1857,  live  with  their  father.     Mrs.  Susan- 
nah   H.  Hall   died   March   10,    1867,  and 
Washington  Hall   resides  three  and  one- 


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half  miles  south  of  Loami,  on  the  farm 
where  he  settled  in  1832.  He  was  the 
administrator  of  the  estate  of  his  brother- 
in-law,  Wm.  Taylor,  in  1830.  From  that 
time  to  1867  he  administered  on  the  es- 
tates of  at  least  fifty  of  his  deceased  neigh- 
bors. He  filled  many  local  offices,  and 
during  the  great  rebellion,  he  three  times 
enrolled  the  names  of  those  subject  to 
military  duty  in  the  townships  of  Talking- 
ton  and  Loami,  for  the  United  States 
Government. 

THOMPSON,  born  Aug.  19,  iSn, 
in  Pittsylvania  county,  Va.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Jan.  17,  1839,  to  Eve- 
line Jacobs.  They  had  eight  children, 
three  died  young.  'Of  the  other  five — 
WILLIAM  T.,  bo'rn  Sept.  7,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  7,  1869, 
to  Jennie  Lowry,  who  was  born  May  3, 
1849,  in  county  Down,  Ireland.  They 
have  two  children,  EVA  A.  and  SAMUEL 
E.,  and  reside  four  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  Loami.  SARAH  A.  married 
Wm.  G.  Miller.  See  his  name.  AMAN- 
DA married  James  M.  Joy,  had  two  chil- 
dren, WARREN,  died  in  infancy,  and 
IDA  E.  lives  with  her  parents  in  Loami 
township.  MARY  E.  and  GEORGE 
T.  live  with  their  parents,  three  and  one- 
half  miles  south  of  Loami. 

SALLY  A.,  born  in  1821,  in  Indiana, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Andrew 
Hays,  have  eight  children,  and  live  in 
Christian  county,  near  Mowequa. 

HENRY,  Jun.,  born  in  1823,  in  Indi- 
ana, mnvried  in  Sangamon  county  to  Erne- 
line  WyckofF,  had  six  children,  and  Mrs. 
Hall  died.  Mr.  Hall  married  Margaret 
.McNeely,  had  three  children,  and  he  died 
in  Loami  township. 

EMILY,  born  in  1828,  in  Indiana, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  James 
Dobson.  She  died  April  28,  1852. 

Henry  Hall  died  Dec.  24,  1846,  and  his 
widow  died  Oct.  22,  1860,  both  in  Loami 
township. 

HAGGARD,  HARMON,  was 
bom  July  13,  i79°i  near  Bponesboro, 
Clark  county,  Ky.  Sally  B.  Steele  was 
born  May  26,  1804,  in  the  same  county. 
Their  parents  moved  to  Christian  county, 
in  the  same  State,  where  they  were  mar- 
ried, Nov.  25,  1822,  and  had  two  children 
there.  They  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, arriving  in  1830,  in  what  is  now  Gard- 


ner township,  where  they  had  four  child- 
ren.    Of  their  six  children — 

ELIZABETH,\)orn  August  6,  1825, 
married  Daniel  Whitehead,  and  died  near 
Joliet,  leaving  two  children. 

ZARELDA,  born  April  12,  1828,  in 
Christian  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  William  P.  Hazlitt.  See 
his  name. 

ROBERT,  born  August  26,  1833,111 
Sangamon  county,  married  Elizabeth 
Ray.  See  Ray  family.  She  died,  and 
he  married  again  and  lives  near  Labette, 
Kansas. 

MARTIN,  born  Jan.  2,  1836,  married 
Catharine  Tigar,  who  died,  and  he  lives 
near  Labette,  Kansas. 

SALLY,  born  March  14,  1841,  mar- 
ried E.  J.  Robinson,  and  lives  in  Labette 
county,  Kansas. 

HARMON,  Jun.,  born  May  12,  1846. 

Mrs.  Sally  B.  Haggard  died  Sept.  3, 
1852,  and  Harmon  Haggard  married  Mrs. 
Sarah  Humphrey,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Worley.  He  died  August  28,  1874, 
near  where  he  settled  in  1830. 

HAM,  HEZEKIAH,  was 
born  Oct.  i,  1807,  in  Nicholas  county, 
near  Carlisle,  Ky.  He  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  in  the  fall  of  1831,  and 
was  married  Dec.  22,  1837,  to  Mary  A. 
Arnold.  They  had  six  living  children  in 
Sangamon  county,  namely — 

MARY  J.,  married  March  25,  1858, 
to  Henrv  T.  Zeigler. 

JOSEPH  C.  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  i4th 
111.  Inf.,  in  1861,  for  three  years.  He  was 
mortally  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Pitts- 
burg  Landing,  April  6,  1862,  and  died  the 
next  day  on  the  battlefield. 

SARAH  E.,  married  James  Steele, 
has  five  children,  and  lives  in  Menard 
county. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Jan.  8,  1846.  He 
enlisted  Dec.  15,  1863,  in  Co.  G.,  U4th 
111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  served  until 
March  7,  1865,  when  he  was  discharged 
on  account  of  physical  disability.  He  was 
married  August  29,  1867,  to  Rebecca 
Yocom.  They  had  two  children. 
CHARLES  E.  died  in  his  third  year. 
WILLIAM  T.  lives  with  his  mother, 
two  miles  northwest  of  Dawson.  John 
Ham  died  in  the  spring  of  1875. 

WILLIAM  T.,  born  Dec.  5,  1847, 
married  Jan.  16,  1872,  to  Alice  A.  Smith. 
They  have  one  child,  LEWIS,  and  live 


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near  Belle    Plain,  Sumner  county,  Kan- 
sas. 

LAURA  F.,  born  Dec.  17,  1852,  mar- 
ried John  B.  Jones,  have  one  child, 
HARRY,  and  live  in  Logan  county, 
near  Buffalo  Hart  Postoffice. 

Hezekiah  Ham  died  April  21,  1859,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow,  Mrs. 
Mary  A.  Ham,  resides  with  her  daughter, 
Mrs.  Jones. 

HAM  I  LTON,  GEORGE 
K.NOX,  was  born  August  17,  1798,  in 
Davidson  county,  Tenn.  He  came,  in 
company  with  his  father,  four  brothers 
and  two  sisters,  to  Sangamon  county,  ar- 
riving in  the  fall  of  1819,  and  settled  near 
what  is  now  Bradford  Station.  He  was 
married  March  5,  1823,  to  Jane  Colman. 
they  had  three  children,  namely — 

ROBERT  F.,  born  Nov.  15,  1824,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  28,  1847, 
to  Tabitha  J.  Purvines.  They  had  ten 
children;  two  died  in  infancy.  FRAN- 
CES A.  married  Abraham  Weir.  They 
have  two  children,  NELLIE  T.  and  FRANK 
MILTON,  and  reside  one  mile  east  of 
Pleasant  Plains.  MARY  J.  married 
Andrew  Zane.  See  his  name.  MAR- 
THA E.  married  Samuel  Ayers.  SYL- 
VIA H.died  April  3,  1876,  in  her  twenty- 
second  year.  CLARA  M.,  WILLIAM 
L.,  CORDIA  A.  and  KATIE  C.  reside 
with  their  parents,  one  and  a  quarter 
miles  northeast  of  Pleasant  Plains.  Mr. 
Robert  F.  Hamilton  has  in  his  possession 
documents  showing  that  the  Richland 
Primitive  Baptist  Church  was  organized 
Sept.  1 6,  1820,  by  Robert  Brayle,  moder- 
ator, and  Simon  Lindley,  clerk.  It  was 
the  second  church  of  any  kind  organized 
in  Sangamon  county;  the  first  having 
been  effected  May  15,  1820,  by  Elder 
Stephen  England.  See  his  name. 

MARTHA  M.,  born  March  28,  1827, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Azro  Eme- 
ry, in  Crawford  county,  Mo.,  had  two 
children,  and  died.  Her  husband  and 
children  reside  in  Missouri. 

GEORGE  K.,  Jun.,  born  April  11, 
1829,  after  the  death  of  his  father,  raised  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  Crawford 
county,  Mo.,  to  Nancy  Anderson.  They 
had  three  living  children,  and  both  died 
in  Cartwright  township.  Of  the  child- 
ren— WILLIAM  F.  is  a  clerk  in  Spring- 
field. ELLA  J.  and  THEODOSIA  B. 
live  with  their  grandmother  Purvines, 

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George  Knox  Hamilton  died  Oct.  14, 
1828,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow 
married  Alexander  C.  Purvines.  See  his 
name. 

Robert  Hamilton,  the  father  of  G.  K. 
Hamilton,  was  born  in  North  Carolina, 
married  in  Tennessee,  moved  to  Pope 
county,  111.,  and  was  one  of  the  early  rep- 
resentatives of  that  county  in  the  State 
Legislature,  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1819,  moved  to  Arkansas  a  few  years 
later,  and  died  there  in  1833  or  '4.  His 
sons  and  daughters,  all  except  Geo.  Knox, 
left  Sangamon  county  many  years  ago. 
Some  went  to  Missouri,  and  three  of  them 
from  there  to  Oregon,  where  two  of  them 
have  families,  and  now  reside. 

HAMILTON,  WILLIAM 
S.,  born  in  New  York — a  son  of  Alex- 
ander Hamilton,  the  distinguised  States- 
man who  was  slain  by  Aaron  Burr — came 
to  Springfield  when  it  was  regarded  as 
the  temporary  county  seat.  He  was 
elected  one  of  the  representatives  of  the 
county  in  the  State  Legislature  of  1823-4. 
He  was  an  advocate  of  the  movement  to 
make  Sangamo  the  county  seat.  After 
that  he  went  to  Galena  and  engaged  in 
lead  mining.  On  the  discovery  of  gold 
in  California,  he  went  there,  and  died. 

HAMLIN,  HENRY  N.,  was 
born  Jan.  30,  1816,  in  Oneida  co'unty, 
N.  Y.  He  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
the  Spring  of  1837,  to  assist  his  uncle, 
Asa  Hamlin,  who  had  a  contract  to  build 
several  miles  of  the  Northern  Cross — 
now  T.,  W.  &  W.  R.  R.  His  uncle 
died  in  the  fall  of  that  year,  leaving  his 
contract  unfinished.  Henry  N.  had  loaned 
him  all  his  savings  from  several  years 
school  teaching.  He  not  only  lost  that, 
but  his  wages  while  he  was  with  his  uncle, 
also.  On  realizing  the  situation,  he  went 
to  Morgan  county,  near  Franklin,  and  re- 
sumed his  profession  as  a  teacher.  He 
was  there  married,  Dec.  30,  1838,  to  Eve- 
line Scott.  In  March,  1839,  they  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  in  what  is  now 
Chatham  township.  He  engaged  in 
farming,  and  taught  school  in  the  winter. 
In  the  spring  of  1840  he  returned  to  Mor- 
gan county,  and  remained  there  until 
1847,  when  he  came  back  to  Sangamon 
county.  They  had  five  children — 

MART  ANTIONETTE,\>orn  Oct. 
3,  1839,  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
Dec,  29,  1859,  to  James  N.  Puntenney. 


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They  have  five  children,  CHARLES 
SUMNER,  LIZZIE  ETTA,  MINNIE 
ETHEL,  SARAH  EVELINE  and  a 
daughter,  and  live  near  Butler,  Mont- 
gomery county,  Illinois. 

D  WIGHT  MONSON,  born  Oct.  23, 
1843,  *n  Morgan  county,  enlisted  at 
Springfield,  August,  1862,  for  three  years, 
in  Co.  D,  1 26th  111.  Inf.,  served  to  the  end 
of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged in  1865.  He  was  married  Jan. 
23,  1872,  to  Anna  Chambers,  who  was 
born  Dec.  6,  1850,  near  Madison,  Ind. 
They  have  two  children,  HENRY 
NOBLE  and  CHARLES  CARROLL, 
and  live  in  Springfield. 

ERASTUS  EMMONS,  born  July 
9,  1845,  in  Morgan  county,  raised  in  San- 
gamon  county,  and  lives  at  Centralia, 
Nemaha  county,  Kansas. — 1874. 

FRANCIS  Z.,  born  June  8,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county,  lives  with  his  mother. 

LAURA  H.,  born  April  10,  1851,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  26,  1871, 
to  Samuel  L.  Ridgeway,  and  lives  in 
Atchis6n  county,  Mo. 

Henry  N.  Hamlin  died  July  30,  1853, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow  re- 
sides near  the  centre  of  Ball  township, 
four  and  a  half  miles  southeast  of  Chat- 
ham. 

H.  N.  Hamlin  was  an  ordained  minis- 
ter in  the  M.  E.  Church,  but  never  entered 
into  the  traveling  connection.  Emmaus 
Hamlin,  of  Mason  &  Hamlin,  Organ 
Manufacturers,  Boston,  and  W.  Hamlin, 
manufacturer  of  the  George  Wood  organ, 
at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  are  brothers  of 
Henry  N. 

HAMMOND,  CHARLES, 
was  born  about  1767,  in  Virginia,  near 
where  the  river  Rappahannock  empties 
into  Chesapeake  Bay.  He  was  there 
married  to  Nancy  Carter,  and  had  two 
children.  About  I79S  they  moved  to 
Woodford  county,  Ky.,  where  twelve 
children  were  born.  Their  fourteen 
children  grew  to  be  men  and  women. 
Two  died  unmarried,  and  nine  of  them 
married  in  Kentucky,  and  remained  there. 
One  son  moved  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1825,  and  a  son  and  daughter  came  with 
the  parents,  arriving  Sept.  26,  1839,  in 
Island  Grove  township.  Of  the  three 
children  who  came  to  this  county — 

JOHN,  born  in  Woodford  county, 
Ky.,  married  there  to  Nancy  Smith,  and 


moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
about  1825  in  what  is  now  Island  Grove 
township,  where  they  had  four  living  chil- 
dren. FLORINDA  married  William 
Fink,  and  lives  in  Macoupin  county.  EM- 
ILY married  Wilson  Moore,  has  one 
child,  and  lives  in  New  Berlin.  LUCIN- 
DA  married  Jacob  Bartley,  and  lives  in 
Piatt  county.  JOHN  A.  -married  Miss 
Hudson,  and  lives  in  Piatt  county.  John 
Hammond  moved,  in  1866,  to  the  vicinity 
of  Cerro  Gordo,  Piatt  county,  111. 

EMIL  Y,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
John  Ryan,  had  one  child,  and  Mr. 
Ryan  died  in  Dubuque,  Iowa.  His 
widow  married  William  Thorpe,  and  lives 
at  Kingston,  Peona  county,  111. 

WILLIAM,  born  June  i,  1816,  in 
Woodford  county,  Ky.,  married  March  6, 
1842,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Emeline 
Underwood.  They  had  three  children — 
ARTHUR  C.  enlisted,  Aug.  9,  1861,  in 
Co.  B,  3Oth  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  re- 
enlisted  as  a  veteran,  Jan.,  1864,  served 
until  July  27,  1865,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  at  Springfield.  He  was  musi- 
cian during  the  whole  time;  was  with 
Sherman  in  his  "March  to  the  Sea."  He 
lives  in  Loami.  MARY  H.  married  Oct. 
i,  1865,  to  James  C.  Thralls,  who  was 
born  Dec.  i,  1843,  in  Vigo  county,  Ind. 
He  enlisted,  in  1861,  in  Co.  B,  2ist  Mo. 
Inf.,  for  three  months,  enlisted  Sept.  i, 
1 86 1,  in  Co.  B,  3d  Mo.  Cav.,  for  three 
years,  served  until  Feb.,  1864,  when  he 
was  honorably  discharged,  at  St.  Louis. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thralls  have  three  children, 
OWEN  P.,  FRED  c.  and  ARTHUR,  and  live 
in  Loami — 1874.  William  Hammond 
and  wife  live  in  Loami — 1874. 

Charles  Hammond  moved  from  Island 
Grove  to  Jacksonville,  111.,  in  March,  1843, 
and  died  there,  July  4,  1843.  His  widow 
died  Sept.,  1845,  at  Island  Grove. 

HARBUR,  LEVI,  was  born 
Nov.  21,  1797,  in  Garrard  county,  Ky. 
When  he  was  a  child  his  parents  moved 
to  Christian  county,  in  the  same  State. 
He  was  there  married,  June  29,  1817,  to 
Eleanor  Ashley,  and  moved  to  Madison 
county,  111.,  in  Sept.  following,  accom- 
panied by  his  wife  and  his  brother  Samuel. 
He  left  his  brother  in  Madison  county, 
and  with  his  wife  went  to  the  southern 
part  of  Missouri,  remaining  one  and  a 
half  years,  and  had  one  child  there.  He 
returned  to  Madison  county,  where  Mrs, 


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Eleanor  Harbur  died,  Sept.  10,  1819. 
Leaving  his  child  in  the  care  of  a  friend, 
he  came  to  what  is  now  Sangamon  coun- 
tv,  one  and  a  quarter  miles  east  of  the  town 
of  Loami.  He  went  eighty  miles  to  Ed- 
wardsville,  obtained  a  license,  returned  to 
the  San-ga-ma  country,  and  was  married 
March  25,  1820,  to  Mary  Sawyers.  They 
had  ten  living  children  in  Sangamon 
county.  Of  his  children — 

WILLIS,  born  April  24,  1818,  in 
Southern  Missouri,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Elizabeth  Darneille. 
Thev  have  five  children,  and  live  in  Scot- 
land county,  Mo. 

By  the  second  wife — 

DELILAH,  born  March  9,  1821,  mar- 
ried Benjamin  WyckofF,  had  one  child, 
and  Mr.  W.  died,  and  she  married  Peter 
Ellicott.  Thev  have  two  living  children, 
and  live  in  Scotland  county,  Mo. 

ELIZABE7^H,  born  Sept.  13,  1822, 
married  Joseph  Farrer,  who  died,  leaving 
two  children,  and  she  married  Lorenzo 
Garner,  had  several  children,  and  she  died 
near  Warsaw,  111. 

REBEC  CA,\)orn  April  2,  1825,  mar- 
ried Elza  Boyer,  had  one  child,  and  she 
and  her  husband  both  died. 

MART,  born  Jan.  8,  1827,  married 
Turner  Underwood.  See  his  name.  He 
died  and  she  married  Mr.  Thompson,  and 
resides  at  Hamburg,  Fremont  county, 
Iowa. 

SAMUEL  B.,  born  Sept.  10,  1830, 
married  Lucinda  Thurman.  They  have 
seven  children,  and  live  in  Greene  coun- 
ty, Mo.  • 

WILLIAM  R.,  born  Sept.  19,  1832, 
married  Elizabeth  Fisher,  have  six  child- 
ren, and  liv^  in  Moultrie  county,  111. 

NANCT  JANE,  born  Sept.  6,  1835, 
married  Robert  Gray,  had  three  children, 
and  Mr.  Gray  died,  and  the  widow  mar- 
ried Miles  Meacham,  and  lives  in  Warren 
county,  111. 

MARION  D.,  born  Sept.  21,  1842, 
married  Martha  Meacham.  She  died, 
leaving  one  child,  and  he  married  Sarah 
Meacham.  They  haye  one  child,  and 
live  in  Warren  county,  111. 

SARAH  A.,  born  Feb.  16,  1845,  mar' 
ried  Martin  Landgrebe,  have  four  child- 
ren, and  live  in  Moultrie  county,  111. 

LE  VI  ,!/.,  born  August  5,  1848,  lives 
with  his  father. — 1873. 


Mrs.  Mary  Harbur  died  Sept.  8,  1857, 
and  Levi  Harbur  was  married  Oct.  i, 
1861,  to  Frances  Young.  They  have  two 
living  children — 

ELISHA   T.  and 

ORA  ELLEN,  live  with  their  par- 
ents on  the  farm  where  Mr.  H.  settled  in 
1827.  It  is  three  miles  south  of  New 
Berlin. 

Levi  Harbur  says  that  the  snow  of 
1830-31  was  three  feet  four  inches  on  an 
average,  and  that  he  resolved  if  it 
ever  went  off,  Illinois  would  not  hold 
him  long.  The  snow  went  off,  but  he 
did  not.  I  have  measured  a  stump  near 
where  Mr.  H.  resides.  It  is  white  oak, 
eight  feet  high  and  two  feet  in  diameter 
at  the  top.  Mr.  Harbur  says  he  cut  it  not 
more  than  two  feet  above  the  snow,  so 
that  the  snow  must  have  been  six  feet 
deep  at  that  place,  but  that  was  drifted. 
It  will  be  seen  that  the  two  brothers  spell 
the  family  name  differently ;  each  claim  to 
be  right. 

HARBOUR,  SAMUEL,  was 
born  Sept.  24,  1799*  in  Garrard  county, 
Ky.,  and  was  taken  by  his  parents,  in  in- 
fancy, to  Christian  county.  In  1817  he 
accompanied  his  brother  Levi  to  Madison 
county,  111.,  and  from  there  he  came  to 
what  is  now  Chatham  township,  Sanga- 
mon county,  arriving  Oct.,  1819.  He  was 
married  March,  1823,  to  Elizabeth  Briscoe. 
They  had  one  child — 

ELIZABETH,  born  Jan.  26,  1824, 
married  James  McBride.  They  had  five 
children,  and  she  died,  April  5, 1854,  leav- 
ing her  family  in  Brown  county,  ill. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Harbour  died  Feb., 
1824,  and  Samuel  Harbour  and  Elizabeth 
Lindley  were  married  July  28,  1826. 
They  had  nine  children — 

LEVI,  born  March  11,  1827,  married 
Jan.  27,  1847,  to  Cynthia  Bilyeu.  They 
have  ten  children — ANNA  married  Sam- 
uel Workman.  See  his  name.  SAM- 
UEL married  Mary  Workman,  have  two 
children,  PETER  and  LEVI,  and  live  in 
Loami  township.  PETER  married  Sally 
Workman,  and  live  in  Loami  township. 
MARY  J.  married  John  Brewer,  have 
one  child,  JESSE,  and  live  in  Chatham 
township.  NANCY  married  Jacob. 
Workman,  have  one  child,  and  live  in 
•Loami  township.  ELIZABETH,  DI- 
CEY, SALLY,  LEVI,  Jun.,  and  JOHN 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OP 


W.,  reside  with  their  parents,  two  miles 
south  of  Loami. 

WILLIS,  born  Oct.  17,  1828,  married 
Oct.  14,  1858,  to  Matilda  L.  White.  They 
have  five  living  children,  ELIZABETH, 
JOHN  W.,  MARTHA  J.,  WILLIS, 
Jun.,  and  BENJAMIN  F.,  and  reside 
five  miles  southwest  of  Chatham. 

ANNA,  born  July  6,  1830,  married 
Jacob  Workman.  See  his  name. 

ELISHA,  born  March  4,  1832,  mar- 
ried Manvilla  Shelton.  They  had  six 
children,  and  Mrs.  Harbour  died,  and  he 
married  Tabitha  Ribble,  and  lives  in  Ma- 
coupin  county. 

JOSEPH,  born  Dec.  13,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  March  15, 
1860,  to  Rachel  L.  White,  who  was  born 
Nov.  10,  1842,  in  Lafayette  county,  Wis^. 
They  had  nine  children,  three  of  whom 
died  under  three  years  of  age.  Of  the 
other  six— EMMA  J.,  RACHEL  A., 
GEORGE  B.,  MATILDA  E., 
CHARLES  M.  and  DAVID  F.,  reside 
with  their  parents,  five  miles  west  of 
Chatham. 

LAV  IN  A  J.,  born  Dec.  n,  1835, 
married  Oct.  19,  1856,  to  Jasper  Harbour. 
Mr.  H.  died  Nov.  25,  1869,  in  Barton 
county,  Mo.,  leaving  a  widow  and  three 
children,  who  live  in  Chatham  town- 
ship. 

NANCT  D.,  born  Feb.  26,  1839, lives 
with  her  mother. 

SAMUEL,  Jun.,  born  Dec.  10,  1841, 
died  Jan.  23,  1865. 

Samuel  Harbour  died  in  1874,  and  his 
widow  resides  on  the  farm  where  they 
settled,  in  1829.  It  is  five  miles  west  of 
Chatham. 

HARDIN,  ASA,  born  Nov.  22, 
1785,  in  Adair  county,  Ky.,  was  married 
there,  Feb.  4,  1813,  to  Elizabeth  Taylor, 
who  was  born  Feb.  29,  1790,  in  Orange 
county,  Va.  They  had  ten  children  in 
Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Morgan  county, 
111.,  and  two  years  later  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1832,  at 
Island  Grove.  Of  their  children — 

JAMES  T.,  born  Dec.  3,  18:3,  in 
Adair  county,  Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  with  his  parents,  and  was  married 
May  i,  1843,  in  Iowa,  to  Mary  A.  Pitzer. 
She  died,  leaving  two  children — OLI- 
VIA died  young.  BEN  is  a  teacher,  and 
lives  with  his  uncle,  William  Stitt,  in 
Sangamon  county.  James  T.  Hardin 


went  to  California,  and  was  drowned  by 
the  upsetting  of  a  skiff  on  Feather  river 
Nov.  3,  1849. 

NANCY  y.y  born  April  29,  1815,  in 
Adair  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  to  George  Crane.  They 
have  five  children,  and  live  at  F  airfield, 
Iowa. 

SARAH  P.,  born  Nov.  25,  1816,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  Aug.  14,  1834,  to  Greenburv 
Rucker.  They  had  two  children.  MY- 
RA  married  James  Phillips.  They  have 
two  children,  and  live  at  Centre  Ridge, 
Woodson  county,  Kansas.  MARY  lives 
with  her  uncle,  William  Stitt.  Mr. 
Rucker  died  in  1846,  and  Mrs.  R.  died  in 
1854;  he  in  Morgan  county,  and  she  in 
Sangamon  county,  111. 

STEPHEN,  born  March  25,  1818,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Dec.  25,  1844,  to  Elizabeth  C. 
Parker.  They  had  five  children.  ALICE 
died,  aged  seventeen.  VIRGINIA  died 
in  her  twentieth  year.  JULIETTE  and 
CLARA  live  with  their  uncle  and  aunt 
Stitt.  CHARLES  is  a  member  of  Co. 
G,  ist  United  States  Dragoons  now — 
1873 — and  stationed  in  California. 

MARY,  born  July  5,  1819,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  John  R.  Reagor,  who  died,  leaving 
four  children.  Mrs.  Mary  Reagor  mar- 
ried M.  D.  Archibald.  They  had  two 
children,  and  she  died  in  Iowa. 

JOHN  J.,  born  Nov.  25,  1820,  in 
Adair  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Sept.  12.  1855,  to  Mrs. 
Frances  C.  Butler,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Brown.  They  have  one  living  child, 
J.  DICK.  Mr.  Hardin  was  'elected  city 
assessor  and  collector  of  Springfield, 
in  1864,  elected  clerk  of  Sangamon 
county,  in  Nov.,  1873,  and  resides  in 
Springfield. 

E  VAN  T.,  born  Dec.  23,  1822,  in 
Kentucky,  brought  up  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  there  Jan.  29,  1852, 
to  Leutha  A.  Boynton.  They  have  seven 
children.  Evan  T.  Hardin  and  family 
live  near  Calhoun,  Harrison  county, 
Iowa. 

ELIZABEJ^H,  born  Sept  5,  1824, 
in  Adair  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  William  Stitt. 
See  his  name. 


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WILLIAM,  born  Nov.  25,  1827,  in 
Kentucky,  was  brought  up  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  and  enlisted  in  June,  1846,  in 
Co.  A,  of  the  4th  111.  Inf.,  under  Col.  E. 
D.  Baker,  and  died  in  Mexico,  Oct.  30, 
1846. 

ALBERT,    born    Sept.  17,    1830,    in 

Adair  county,  Ky.,  brought  up  in    Sanga- 

mon   county,  enlisted   in  186-,   in   Co.    C, 

-  111.  Inf.,  for   three  years,  and  died  at 

Howling  Green,  Ky. 

Asa  Harding  died  Aug.  22,  1847,  an(^ 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Harding  died  Feb.,  1854, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  111. 

HARMON,  MRS.  CATHA- 
RINE^ whose  maiden  name  was  Sears, 
was  born  about  1755,  in  North  Carolina. 
She  was  married  to  George  W.  Harmon, 
and  had  three  children  in  North  Carolina. 
They  moved  to  Simpson  county,  Ky., 
where  they  had  six  children.  Mr.  Har- 
mon died  there  about  1825.  Mrs.  Har- 
mon, with  eight  of  her  children,  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1827,  in  Island  Grove.  One  of  her 
children  married  in  Kentucky  and  came 
later. 

A  DAM,  born  in  1780,  in  North  Caro- 
lina, came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1847  or 
'8, and  married  Mrs.  Polly  Weaver,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Donner,  daughter  of 
George  Donner.  See  his  name.  They 
had  two  children,  and  he  died  in  1853. 
His  family  moved  to  the  vicinity  of  Fair- 
field,  Iowa. 

JACOB,  born  in  North  Carolina, 
married  in  Kentucky,  to  Esther  Imler, 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  had  three 
sons,  and  moved  to  Fairfield,  Iowa, 
where  Mr.  H.  died.  His  sons  went  to 
Lone  Tree,  Oregon,  and  reside  there. 

FRANCES,  born  in  North  Carolina, 
married  in  Kentucky  to  David  Charlock, 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1827,  and 
had  four  children.  Their  eldest  and 
youngest  sons  went  to  Mason  county,  and 
died  there.  ABSOLOM  P.,  born  Jan.  i, 
1829,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Jane 
Foster,  have  eight  children,  MARY  F., 

JOHN  W.,  SARAH  L.,   ROXANA,  MARIA, 

MARTHA,  MINNIE  and  ROSABEL,  and  live 
near  Berlin.  Absolom  P.  Charlock  en- 
listed Aug.,  1862,  in  Co.  A.,  io6th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years,  served  full  term,  and 
was  honorably  discharged.  ELIZA- 
BETH, born  April,  1830,  married  James 
Walker,  and  lives  in  Berlin.  David  Char- 


lock died  in  1842,  and  his  widow  resides  in 
Berlin. — 1875. 

MAR  T,  born  in  Kentucky,  married  in 
Island  Grove  to  Jacob  Sears,  and  she  died 
in  1849,  *n  Sangamon  county.  He  went, 
in  1855,  to  Missouri,  and  was  then  nearly 
one  hundred  years  old. 

ABSOLOM  S.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Elizabeth 
Donner,  daughter  of  George  Donner. 
They  had  eight  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  Mrs.  H.  died  May  16,  1850. 
The  family  moved  to  Libertyville,  Iowa, 
where  Mr.  Harmon  died,  April,  1871. 

CELIA,  born  Sept.,  1818,  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  John 
Foutch,  Sen.  See  his  name. 

HENRT  M.,  born  May  4,  1805,  in 
Simpson  county,  Ky.,  married  Dec.  u, 
1828,  in  Island  Grove,  to  Mary  A.  Foutch. 
They  had  eight  living  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  CAROLINE,  born  Dec. 
20,  1829,  married  June  4,  1852,  to  Joel 
Ellis.  See  his  name.  GEORGE  W., 
born  Oct.  n,  1831,  married  Dec.  30,  1858, 
to  Nannie  H.  Taylor,  who  died  Sept.  23, 

1860.  He  enlisted  August,   1862,  in  Co. 
A.,    io6th  111.    Inf.,  for  three  years,  was 
commissioned  ist  Lieutenant  at  the  organ- 
ization of  the  company,  promoted  to  Cap- 
tain, April,    1863,    anc^    resigned    in   Oct., 
1864,  after  which  he  spent  four  years  in 
the  gold  diggings  of  Montana.     He  was 
married  Dec.  31,  1871,  to  Mrs.  Almira  E. 
J.  Melvin,  whose  maiden  name  was  James. 
She   was  born  Jan.  29,    1842,   in    Rock- 
bridge  county,  Va.     G.  W.  Harmon  and 
wife  reside  in  Berlin.      CATHARINE, 
born   Dec.    27,     1833,    married    Dec.   25, 
1866,  to  John  W.  Bucher,  have  four  child- 
ren, and  live   in    Island    Grove.    JOHN 
W.,  born   Dec.  23,  1835,  married    March 
23,    1862,    to    Isadora    Montague.     They 
have  three  children,  and  live  near  River- 
ton,  Fremont  county,  Iowa.     THOMAS 
W.,  born  March   14,  1838,  enlisted  Aug., 

1 86 1,  in   Co.  D,  26th    111.  Inf.,  for   three 
years,  was  wounded  at  Mission  Ridge  in 

1863,  and  died   from   its  effects,   May  16, 

1864,  at  Camp    Butler.      NANCY"  A., 
born  Dec.  26,  1840,  married  Dec.  25,  1860, 
to  Anthony   A.    Rhodes,  had   one    child, 
and  she   died    Dec.   14,   1868.     HENRY 
H.,  born   Nov.   i,  1844,  married  Dec.    26, 
1870,  to    Millie  Garrard,  have  one   child, 
and  live  at  Marysville,  Kan.     FRANK- 
LIN   P.,  born   Nov.   21,  1852,  lives   with 


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his  mother.  Henry  M.  Harmon  died 
August  i,  1871,  and  his  widow  resides  in 
Berlin. 

MARGARET,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  to  Govert  Fleharty.  They  have 
five  children,  and  live  near  Oxford,  Henry 
county,  111. 

CATHARINE,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  David  Weger.  They  had  five 
children;  two  died.  She  resides  in  Iowa. 

Mrs.  Catharine  Harmon  moved  to  Iowa 
in  1854,  and  died  near  Liberty ville,  Jeff- 
erson county,  in  the  summer  of  1860, 
aged  about  one  hundred  and  five  years. 

HARNSBERGER,  JACOB, 
was  born  in  1781,  in  Rockingham  county, 
Va.,  and  was  there  married  to  Catharine 
Harnsberger.  They  had  two  children  in 
Virginia,  and  moved  to  Clarke  county, 
Ohio,  where  seven  children  were  born, 
and  from  there  to  Clinton  county,  Ind., 
where  one  child  was  born,  and  Mrs. 
Harnsberger  and  one  child  died  there. 
The  eldest  son  went  to  Wisconsin,  mar- 
ried, had  one  child,  and  died  there.  Two 
sons  and  thi-ee  daughters  remained  in 
Indiana.  Mr.  Harnsberger  and  three 
sons  came  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
Aug.  29,  1839,  in  what  is  now  Cartwright 
township.  Of  the  three  sons — 

HENRT  M.,  born  Feb.  2,  1823,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ohio,  married  Feb.  18, 
1846,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Melinda  A. 
Harrison.  They  had  four  children — 
JOHN  J.  married  Nancy  C.  Campbell, 
has  one  child,  CARRIE,  and  lives  in  Men- 
ard  county,  near  Pleasant  Plains.  G. 
LEONARD,  S.  AMANDA  C.  and  M. 
A.  VIRGINIA,  live  with  their  parents. 
Henry  M.  Harnsberger  and  wife  reside 
three  and  one-half  miles  northeast  of 
Pleasant  Plains — 1873. 

GEORGE  G.,  born  in  1825,  in  Ohio, 
and  married  Mary  Scott.  They  have  four 
living  children,  and  1'eside  six  miles  north- 
east of  Decatur. 

JACOB  S.,  born  in  1829,  married 
Sarah  Starr,  have  three  children,  and  re- 
side near  Tionus,  Bibb  county,  Ala. 

Jacob  Harnsberger  died  Sept.,  1847,  'n 
Montgomery  county,  Ala. 

HARRISON,  EKEKIEL, 
was  born  Oct.  6,  1752,  in  Rockingham 
county,  Va.  Sarah  Bryan  was  born  July 
31,  1753,  in  the  same  county.  They  were 
there  married  in  1775,  and  had  nine  chil- 
dren in  Virginia.  The  family  emigrated, 


about  1816,  to  Christian  county,  near 
Hopkinsville,  Ky.  Mr.  H.,  with  his  wife, 
three  spns  and  one  daughter,  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Nov.  4, 
1822,  north  of  Richland  creek,  in  what  is 
now  Cartwright  township.  Of  the  four 
children — 

JESSE,  born  May  24,  1777,  married 
in  Virginia  to  Rachel  Harrison,  moved 
to  Christian  county,  Ky.,  and  from  there 
to  Sangamon  county,  and  after  a  stay  of 
but  two  years,  moved  to  Missouri. ,  His 
first  wife  died  in  Missouri.  He  married 
again,  had  five  children,  and  died  on  the 
evening  of  Dec.  31,  1872,  at  Mexico, 
Audrain  countv,  Mo. 

REUBEN,  born  June  12,  1779,  in 
Rockingham  county,  Va.,  married  there, 
May  1 6,  1804,  to  Parthenia  Harrison. 
She  had  one  child,  and  died  in  Virginia. 
Mr.  H.  was  married  Nov.  29,  1810,  to 
Barbara  A.  Harnsberger.  They  had 
three  children,  and  moved,  in  1818,  to 
Christian  county,  Ky.,  where  one  child 
was  born,  and  came  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  in  company  with  his  father,  arriving 
Nov.  4,  1822,  on  Richland  creek.  Of  his 
five  children:  LEONARD  C.,  the  only 
child  by  the  first  wife,  was  born  Feb.  4, 
1805,  in  Virginia,  entered  the  ministry  in 
the  M.  E.  Church  at  eighteen  years  of 
age,  was  married  in  South  Carolina, 
moved  to  Summerfield,  Alabama,  and 
died  there,  in  1867,  leaving  a  widow  and 
eight  children.  Of  the  children  by  the 
second  wife,  GEORGE  M.,  born  March 
20,  1813,  in  Virginia,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  with  his  parents  in  1822.  He 
studied  medicine  in  Springfield  under  Dr. 
Jacob  M.  Early,  rode  on  horseback  to 
Virginia,  sold  his  horse  there  and  went 
by  stage  to  Philadelphia,  and  graduated 
in  April,  1840,  at  Rush  Medical  College. 
He  was  the  second  graduate  in  any  medi- 
cal college,  from  Sangamon  county,  Dow 
Matheny  being  the  first.  Dr.  George  M. 
Harrison  was  married  May  28,  1840,  near 
Harrisburg,  Rockingham  county,  Va.,  to 
Maria  B.  C.  J.  Houston.  They  came  at 
once  to  Sangamon  county,  and  he  engaged 
in  practice  on  Richland  creek,  where  they 
had  three  living  children,  namely:  ANN 
AMANTHA,  born  August  13,  1841,  in  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  was  married  June  7, 
1866,  in  Virginia,  to  Frank  W.  Elliott. 
They  have  three  children,  Irene  H., 
Charles  E.  and  William  H.,  and  livejn 


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Cartwright  township.  REUBEN  n.,  born 
Nov.  9,  1842,  in  Sangamon  county,  en- 
listed in  1862,  for  three  years,  in  the  H4th 
Reg.  111.  Inf.,  served  full  time,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  in  1865.  He  was 
married  in  the  spring  of  1875,  in  Nebras- 
ka, to  Mary  J.  Hendrickson,  and  resides 
on  land  received  for  his  services  in  the 
army,  situated  near  York  Center,  York 
county,  Nebraska.  SARAH  B.  c.,  born 
May  8,  1844,  married  Thomas  Cummings. 
See  his  name.  Mrs.  B.  C.  J.  Harrison, 
died  Jan.  n,  1845,  an^  Dr.  "•  M.  Harri- 
son was  married  Nov.  25,  1847,  *°  Mary 
A.  Megredy.  They  had  nine  living  chil- 
dren: EMMA  E.,  born  April  27,  1849, 
was  married  March  28,  1872,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  Philip  Oscar  Hodgen,  who 
was  born  Nov.  19,  1845,  near  Burlington, 
Iowa.  They  have  two  children,  William 
O.  and  Clara  J/.,  and  reside  in  Peters- 
burg, Menard  county.  111.  M.  JENNIE, 
born  May  22,  1850,  was  married  Dec.  26, 
1872,10  George  S.  Beekman.  They  have 
one  child,  Harry  ^.,  a/id  live  in  Tallula, 
Menard  county,  111.  JULIA  s.  was  mar- 
ried Jan.  i,  1874,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
William  E.  Beekman.  They  had  one 
child,  Edward  ^.,  and  Mrs.  Julia  S. 
Beekman  died  June  18,  1875.  ABBIE, 

MELINDA,  JOHN   E.,  WILLIAM   H.,  MARY   B. 

and  HENRIETTA  live  with  their  mother. 
Dr.  George  M.  Harrison  died  Sept.  i, 
1873.  He  had  been  to  the  house  of  a 
neighbor  on  business,  and  was  returning 
late  in  the  evening.  His  horse  arriving 
at  home  without  a  rider,  search  was  in- 
stituted, and  his  body  found  at  the  cross- 
ing of  a  sharp  ravine,  where  it  was 
thought  the  horse  had  tripped  arid  thrown 
him  over  its  head.  His  widow  resides  on 
the  farm  where  he  commenced  practice 
in  1840.  It  is  north  of  Richland  creek, 
and  two  and  a  half  miles  west  of  Salis- 
bury. JOHN  H.,  born  April  6,  1815, 
in  Rockbridge  county,  Va.,  raised  in  San- 
gamon county,  and  married  in  Menard 
county,  May  17,  1843,  *°  Sarah  A.  Con- 
over,  who  was  born  March  15,  1825,  near 
Princeton,  N.  J.  They  had  eight  living 
children.  PARTHENIA  E.  F.,  died  Feb.  2, 
1862,  in  her  seventeenth  year.  CHARLES 
H.  lives  in  Kansas.  SUE,  SAM.  H.,  GEORGE 
R.,  HOAT  and  v ANNIE  live  with  their  pa- 
rents. John  H.  Harrison  resides  on  the 
farm  where  his  grandfather  Harrison  set- 
tled in  1822.  From  that  to  the  present 


time  (1873)  his  home  has  been  on  the 
same  spot,  included  within  an  area  of  four 
rods  square.  SARAH  U.,  born  Dec.  20, 
1817,  in  Kentucky,  married  Feb.  14,  1849, 
to  Daniel  Megredy,  and  died  July  4,  1849, 
less  than  five  months  after  marriage. 
MELINDA  A.,  born  March  20,  1820,  in 
Christian  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Henry  M.  Harnsberger.  Sec 
his  name.  Mrs.  Barbara  A.  H.  died  Aug. 
23,  1842,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  her 
husband,  Reuben  Harrison  died  May  3, 
1852,  at  Summerfield,  near  Selma,  Ala- 
bama. 

EZEKIEL  B.,  born  July  19,  1786,  in 
Virginia,  married  Ann  Bell.  They  had 
six  children  in  Kentucky.  One,  a  twin, 
died  when  they  were  moving  to  Illinois, 
and  they  had  four  children  in  Sangamon 
county.  Their  son,  MILTON  B.,  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Martha  Sutton,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Hunter.  They  have  one  child, 
MARTHA  H.  AN  ABEL,  and  reside  in  Peters- 
burg. LUCINDA  P.  married  Enoch 
Megredy.  See  his  name.  Mrs.  Ann  H. 
died,  and  Ezekiel  B.  Harrison  married 
Elizabeth  Stewart,  and  he  died  in  June, 
1851,  at  Petei'sburg. 

LUCINDA  B.,  born  March  13,  1792, 
in  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Rev.  Theophilus  Sweet.  See  his 
name.  She  died  August  20,  1873,  at  the 
house  of  her  nephew,  J.  H.  Harrison. 

Ezekiel  Harrison  died  about  183^,  and 
Mrs.  Sarah  Harrison  died  June  6,  1845, 
both  in  Sangamon  county. 

HARRISON,  FIELDING, 
was  born  about  1777,  in  Rockingham 
county,  Va.  Anna  Quinn  was  born 
about  1779*  m  Culpepper  county,  Va. 
They  were  married  in  Culpepper,  and 
made  their  home  in  Rockingham  county, 
until  they  had  one  child.  They  moved 
about  1805  to  Christian  county,  Ky., 
where  they  had  five  children,  and  from 
there  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving Nov.  1822,  at  the  north  side  of 
Richland  creek,  in  what  is  now  Salisbury 
township.  Of  their  six  children — 

PEYTON  L.,  born  Sept.  7,  1804,  in 
Rockingham  county,  Va.,  married  Nov. 
13,  1827,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  to  Eliza  B. 
Cartwright,  both  of  Sangamon  county. 
They  had  nine  children  .in  Sangamon 
-county.  FRANCES  A.,  born  Nov.  27, 
1828,  married  William  H.  Purvines.  See 
his  name.  WEALTHY  M.J.,  married 


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Nathan  S.  Purvines.  See  his  name. 
SARAH  M.  married,  Feb.  22,  1854,  to 
Amos  Ely,  a  native  of  Philadelphia. 
They  had  two  children.  HARRY  died, 
aged  six  years.  ALBERT  lives  with  his 
parents  in  Chicago.  P.  QUINN,  born 
May  20,  1837,  married  June  4,  1867,  to 
Emeline  L.  Lamothe,  who  was  born  Dec. 
12,  1843,  in  Alton.  They  have  one  child, 
LUELLA,  and  live  two  miles  east  of  Pleas- 
ant Plains.  CATHARINE  married 
William  P.  Crafton.  See  his  name. 
PETER  L.  married  Elizabeth  F.  Cart- 
wright.  They  have  two  children,  and 
live  near  Pleasant  Plains.  EMILY  W. 
married  Benjamin  Berry,  of  Morgan 
county,  111.  They  have  one  child,  WIL- 
LIAM PEYTON,  and  live  at  Pleasant 
Plains.  CAROLINE  A.  married  Josiah 
W.  Owen,  and  live  five  miles  west  of 
Pleasant  Plains.  VICTORIA  M.  mar- 
ried Dr.  James  T.  Logan.  They  have 
one  child,  EVA  MAY,  and  live  at  Tolona, 
111.  Peyton  L.  Harrison  remembers  see- 
ing sixteen  hundred  Pottawattomie  In- 
dians camped  about  one  mile  north  of 
where  he  now  lives.  They  were  about 
leaving  the  country,  in  the  winter  of  1823 
or  '4.  While  the  Indian.s  were  there  he 
fired  into  a  herd  of  deer  and  killed  one. 
Some  of  the  Indians  saw  him,  and  he 
feared  they  would  take  his  .game,  but  his 
fears  were  soon  dispelled  by  their  express- 
ing admiration  for  the  young  hunter,  in 
saying  boy !  boy !  then  pointing  to  the  deer 
they  said,  buck!  buck!  Pevton  L.  Harri- 
son and  wife  reside  one  mile  west  of 
Pleasant  Plains. 

JOHN  F.,  born  Feb.  5,  1807,  in 
Christian  county,  Ky. — the  day  was  long 
known  as  the  cold  Friday — He  married 
Parthenia  Harrison  (a  sister  to  Milton  B. 
Harrison  of  Petersbui'g.)  They  had  six 
children,  and  live  in  Petersburg. 

PEACHY  A.,  born  Nov.  19,  1809,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Robert  Harrison.  They  had  nine  chil- 
dren. Of  their  children— FIELDING 
T.  lives  in  Alton.  CASTLE  R.  lives  in 
Jacksonville.  JOHN  H.  lives  in  Taylor- 
ville,  111.  SIMEON  B  lives  at  Morrison- 
ville,  111.  JAMES  married  and  lives  in 
Kansas.  Robert  Harrison  died  in  1855  or 
'6,  and  Mrs.  Peachy  A.  Harrison  died  in 
1866,  both  in  Alton. 

MART E.,  born  June  5,  1811,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 


Irwin  Randall.     They   have  seven  child- 
ren, and  live  in  Edwardsville. 

SIMEON  j^.,  born  Sept.  27,  1816,  in 
that  part  of  Christian  which  is  now  Trigg 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  S'angamon  coun- 
ty to  Mary  A.  Renshaw.  They  had  five 
living  children.  ROBERT  P.  married 
Almeda  J.  Bone.  ANNIE  Q.,  born 
May  26,  1848,  married,  Jan.  19,  1870,  to 
Dr.  Joseph  B.  Cloud  (son  of  Rev.  New- 
ton Cloud,  of  Jacksonville,  Illinois.) 
He  died  Dec.  31,  1872,  in  Pleasant  Plains. 
Mrs.  Cloud  lives  with  her  father — 1873 — 
JENNIE  E.,  born  Dec.  19,  1850,  married 
Dec.  24,  1868,  to  Frank  Cassell.  They 
have  one  child,  s.  QUINN,  and  live  in  Pe- 
kin.  Mr.  Cassell  is  a  practicing  lawyer. 
MARY  R.,  IDA  V.  and  SUE  A.,  reside 
with  their  parents,  two  miles  northeast  of 
Richland  station,  Sangamon  county. 

MARTHA  J.,  born  Jan.  31,  1820,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  James  Harrison.  They  had  four  child- 
ren. James  Harrison  died  July  8,  1873, 
near  Shullsburg,  Wis.,  and  his  widow  re- 
sides there.  Their  son,  Dr.  W.  H.  Harri- 
son, lives  at  Warren,  111. — 1873. 

Fielding  Harrison  died  June  n,  1829, 
and  his  widow  died  Aug.,  1835,  he  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  she  in  Alton, 
Illinois. 

HARROWER,  WILLIAM, 
born  Aug.  20,  1808,  in  Stirling,  Scotland. 
In  1833  he  came  to  New  York  city,  and 
returned  to  Scotland  in  about  three  years, 
and  came  back  in  company  with  a  number 
of  Scotch  people ;  his  future  wife  being  of 
the  party.  He  was  married,  May  9,  1838, 
in  New  York  city,  by  Dr.  Brownlee,  to 
Janette  Blacklock,  who  was  born  June  18, 
1809,  in  Lockerbie,  Scotland.  They  at 
once  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1838,  where  they  had  four 
children. 

DA  VI D  W.,  born  Sept.  29,  1839,  lives 
with  his  mother. 

JAMES,  born  Jan.  22,  1841,  died 
March  6,  1871,  in  Springfield,  111. 

A  GNESy  born  June  2, 1842,  in  Spring- 
field, was  married  Oct.  12,  1864,  to  James 
B.  Smith,  son  of  Rev.  James  Smith,  D. 
D.  J.  B.  Smith  was  born  June  3,  1840, 
in  Nashville,  Tenn,  graduated  at  Cincin- 
nati Medical  College,  in  1865,  and  prac- 
ticed medicine  in  Cerro  Gordo  and  Daw- 
son,  111.  Dr.  J.  B.  Smith  and  wife  had 
four  children,  BRAINARD  HAR- 


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ROWER,  NETTIE  E.,  ANNIE  F., 
and  JAMES  B.  L.  Dr.  J.  B.  Smith  died 
Dec.  30,  1869,  in  Springfield.  Mrs.  Agnes 
Smith  and  children  reside  with  her  mother. 

ANN  JANET.,  born  July  17,  1844, 
died  June  7,  1851,  in  Springfield,  111. 

William  Harrower  died  July  27,  1869, 
in  Springfield.  His  widow  resides  on 
eas,t  Monroe  street,  Springfield,  111.  Mr. 
Harrower  was  a  stone  mason,  and  worked 
on  the  Capitol  which  he  found  in  course 
of  construction  by  the  State  of  Illinois. 
He  completed  it  by  building  the  porticos. 
He  was  an  earnest,  consistent  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  church,  and  as  such  won 
the  esteem  of  the  community  generally. 
He  served  several  years  as  a  member  of 
the  city  council  of  Springfield. 

HARGIS,  THOMAS,  was  born 
in  1775?  in  West  Virginia,  and  was 
married  there  about  1800  to  Susan  Riley. 
She  was  born  in  1782.  They  had  two 
children  in  Virginia,  and  moved  to  Cum- 
berland county,  Ky.,  where  they  had 
eight  children,  and  then  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1830  in  what  is  now  Fancy  creek  town- 
ship. Of  their  ten  children — 

NANCY  married  James  McDaniel, 
and  died,  leaving  four  children,  who  live 
with  their  father  at  West  Point,  Iowa. 

ELIZABETH  married  Spencer 
Stone,  had  nine  children,  and  Mr.  S.  died. 
Two  of  their  children— JEFFERSON 
married  Sarah  Moran,  and  lives  one 
mile  east  of  Athens.  SARAH  married 
James  B.  Glascock.  See  his  name.  Mrs. 
Stone  lives  at  Wapella,  111. 

JOHN  C.  died  in  Kentucky,  at  twenty- 
five  years  old. 

SARAH  married  Jeremiah  Dooley, 
moved  to  Galena,  and  she  died,  leaving 
three  children  there. 

DORCAS  married  Jefferson  Smith, 
moved  to  Wisconsin  and  died,  leaving  two 
children  there. 

WILLIAM  married  Nancy  Strode. 
They  had  nine  children,  and  moved  to 
Doniphan  county,  Kan.,  in  1857,  and  he 
died  there,  One  son,  THOMAS  J.,  was 
living  in  Sangamon  county  in  1862,  and 
enlisted  in  Co.  K,  n5th  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years.  He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of 
Chicamauga,  and  discharged  on  account 
of  physical  disability.  He  was  married, 
while  a  soldier,  to  Harriet  Judd,  and  re- 
sides three  miles  east  of  Springfield.  The 
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family  of  William  Hargis  live  near  Troy, 
Kansas. 

THOMAS  married  Druzilla  Shepherd. 
He  died,  leaving  a  widow  and  four  child- 
ren, in  Fulton  county,  111. 

AL  VA  W.  was  killed  in  Kentucky  by 
a  cotton  gin,  at  seven  years  of  age. 

MINER  VA  J.  married  John  Smith, 
have  nine  children,  and  live  in  Fulton 
county,  111. 

AMANDA  married  Alonzo  McCauley, 
have  five  children,  and  live  in  Fulton 
county. 

SUSAN  B.  married  James  B.  Strode. 
See  his  name. 

Thomas  Hargis  established  a  pottery 
soon  after  he  came  into  the  county.  He 
was  a  local  preacher  in  the  M.  E.  church 
in  Kentucky,  and  joined  the  traveling 
connection  in  Illinois.  He  was  in  charge 
of  a  circuit  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
took  place  in  Fulton  county  in  June,  1850. 
His  widow  died  there  in  1860. 

HARPER,  JAMES,  was  born 
Jan.  3,  1801,  in  Tennessee.  He  was  mar- 
mied  there  to  Elizabeth  Cochran,  who 
was  born  Oct.  7,  1801.  They  had  five 
children  in  Tennessee,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  June  10,  1831, 
where  they  had  three  children.  Of  their 
children — 

LOUISA,  born  Sept.  29,  1821,  in  Ten- 
nessee, was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Allison  Lucas. 

MARTHA,  born  May  15,  1823,  in 
Tennessee,  and  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

WILLIAM,  born  Oct.  i,  1825,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Lucretia  Penick,  and  live  in  Christian 
county,  111. 

LAFAYETTE,  born  Aug.  9,  1827, 
in  Tennessee,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  a  soldier,  from  Galena,  in  the  Mexi- 
can war,  married,  Sept.  18,  1847,  to  Mar- 
tha J.  Smith,  have  eight  children,  and  live 
near  Osage  Mission,  Kansas. 

ELIZABETH  J.,  born  March  10, 
1831,  in  Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Zacharia  Burtle.  See  his 
name. 

MELINDA,  born  April  17,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Thomas  O. 
Gatton.  See  his  natne. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  July  16,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Bell  Deboe, 


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and  live  in  Cotton  Hill  township,  Post- 
office,  Pawnee. 

MART  E.,  born  April  16,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Josephus  Gat- 
ton,  Jun.  See  his  name. 

James  and  Elizabeth  Harper  both  died 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  were  buried  at 
St.  Bernard  Catholic  church. 

HARLAN,  JpHN  C.,  was  born 
April  18,  1815,  in  Cecil  county,  Md.;  came 
to  what  is  now  Ball  township,  Sangamon 
county,  April  2,  1839.  He  remained  one 
year,  returned  to  Maryland,  came  to  San- 
gamon county  the  second  time,  traveling 
all  the  way  in  a  wagon,  and  most  of  the 
time  alone.  He  was  married  in  Ball 
township,  east  of  Chatham,  July  n,  1843, 
to  Lydia  A.  White,  who  was  born  Sept.  3, 
1825.  They  moved  to  the  vicinity  of 
Waverly,  Morgan  county,  and  had  nine 
living  children  there.  Of  their  childi-en — 

LOUIS  E.,  born  April  13,  1844,  mar- 
ried Dec.  25,  1872,  in  Shelby  county,  111., 
to  Susan  Humphreys,  and  resides  near 
Buckley,  111. 

JOHN  C.  and  WILLIAM  P.,  twins, 
born  Jan.  2,  1848,  reside  with  their  pa- 
rents. 

JOANNA,  born  Oct.  21,  1850,  mar- 
ried William  R.  Megredy,  Oct.  8,  1872. 
See  his  name. 

SARAH  A.,  born  Sept.  24,  1852, 
GEORGE  F.,  born  Sept.  20,  1856, 
CHARLES  O.,  born  Sept.  17,  1858, 
MART  L.,  born  March  n,  1861,  and 
ELMER  E.,  born  July  n,  1863,  all  re- 
side with  their  parents. 

John  C.  Harlan  moved  in  March,  1868, 
to  the  vicinity  of  Buckley,  Iroquois  coun- 
ty, 111.,  and  now — 1876 — resides  there. 

HARLAN,  SILAS,  was  born 
Jan.  5,  1781,  in  Berkley  county,  Va.  He 
went  to  Christian  county,  Ky.,  and  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  1827. 
He  entered  about  one  thousand  acres  of 
land,  and  improved  a  farm,  three  and  a 
half  miles  south  of  Chatham.  Elizabeth 
Messick  was  born  March  26,  1809,  in 
Rockingham  county,  Va.,  and  her  father 
moved  the  next  year  to  Christian  county, 
Ky.  In  1827  Elizabeth  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  with  the  family  of  John 
French.  Silas  Harlan  and  Elizabeth 
Messick  were  married  Sept.  10,  1829,  and 
had  nine  children  in  Chatham  township, 
some  of  whom  died  young.  Of  their 
children — 


GEORGE  W.,  born  in  1830,  died  un- 
married in  1860. 

MAR  T  J.  married  Hugh  Aldrich,  and 
died  in  1863,  leaving  four  children. 

SARAH  E.  married  Francis  M.  Cook, 
and  lives  near  the  old  homestead. 

SILAS,  Jun.,  died  in  1860,  aged 
twenty-three  years. 

RA  CHEL,  born  in  1839,  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  married  James  Irwin.  He 
enlisted  July,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  the 
Springfield  Light  Artillery,  was  pro- 
moted, June  28,  1864,  to  Second  Lieuten- 
ant; and  Oct.  4,  1864,  to  First  Lieutenant. 
He  served  until  the  end  of  the  rebellion, 
and  was  mustered  out  with  the  battery  at 
Springfield,  111.,  June  30,  1865.  Mr.  Ir- 
win is  a  farmer,  and  resides  three  miles 
south  of  Chatham. 

Silas  Harlan  died  Nov.  9,  1844,  and  his 
widow  married  Sept.  8,  1846,  to  George 
Roberts,  who  was  born  Oct.  2,  1818,  in 
Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.  They  had  six 
children  in  Sangamon  county,  namely — 

ERASTUS  enlisted  in  1861  in  Co.  B, 
loth  111.  Cav.,  was  wounded  at  the  battle 
of  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  Sept.  10,  1863,  came 
home  and  died  Dec.  I,  1863. 

NORA,  born  Aug.  2,  1849,  married  in 
1866  to  William  H.  Beardon,  and  lives  in 
Chatham  township. 

MINER  VA  C.  married  Asa  Brewer, 
and  lives  in  Loami  township. 

George  Roberts  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1861, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  B,  loth  111.  Cav., 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  Jan.  i,  1864,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  with  the  regi- 
ment at  San  Antonio,  Texas,  Nov.  22, 
1865.  He  was  appointed  train  master 
April  I,  1862,  and  was  company  farrier 
during  the  whole  term  of  his  second  en- 
listment. Mr.  Roberts  resides  three  miles 
south  of  Chatham. 

HARRIS,  JOB  F.,  was  born 
Sept.  19,  1798,  in  Rockbridge  county,  Va., 
and  was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Barren 
county,  Ky.,  in  1806.  He  was  apprenticed 
to  learn  the  business  of  cabinet  making, 
and  moved  to  St.  Louis,  in  1816.  Busi- 
ness being  dull,  his  master  released  him, 
and  he  spent  some  time  on  the  lower 
Mississippi,  and  went  from  New  Orleans 
to  the  Rocky  mountains,  with  a  company 
of  trappers,  returning  in  the  fall  of  1818. 
In  the  fall  of  1822  he  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  in  what  is  now  Ball  township.  In 
1827  he  enlisted  in  a  Sangamon  county 


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company  to  fight  the  Winnebago  Indians, 
but  the  campaign  ended  without  fighting. 
Job  F.  Harris  was  married,  May  24,  1844, 
to  Mrs.  Mary  Phillips.  They  had  two 
children — 

ELIZABETH  B.    and   JOHN  M. 

Mr.  Harris  died  July  29,  1866.  His 
widow  and  children  live  two  and  a  half 
miles  northeast  of  Auburn. 

Mr.  Harris  voted  for  Abraham  Lincoln 
every  time  he  was  a  candidate  for  any  office, 
from  Captain  of  a  military  company  to 
President  of  the  United  States  for  the 
second  time. 

HARVEY,  ABNER,  was  born 
April  13,  1804,  in  Adair  county,  Ky. 
Eliza  A.  Davis  was  born  May  9,  1809,  in 
Kentucky.  They  were  married,  had 
one  child  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to 
what  is  now  Irish  Grove,  Menard  county, 
and  from  there  to  what  is  now  Gardner 
township,  Sangamon  county,  arriving  in 
the  spring  of  1831,  where  five  children 
were  born.  Of  all  their  children — 

THERESA,  born  July  18,  1829,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
aged  twenty-two  years. 

JOHN  F.,  born  Dec.  10,  1831,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  at  Irish  Grove, 
Nov.  n,  1857,  to  Lydia  J.  Stone,  who 
was  born  there,  July  25,  1835.  They  have 
five  living  children:  MAUD  O.,  HAL- 
LECK,  AGNES,  WILLIE  and  CORA, 
and  reside  in  Urbana,  Illinois. 

ALFRED  C.,  born  Jan.  7,  1834,  died 
aged  seventeen  years. 

ELIZABETH  J.,  born  Oct.  15, 
1835,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Dec. 
19,  1856,  to  Sylvester  M.  Bailey,  who 
was  born  Oct.  19,  1834,  in  Fairfield  coun- 
ty, Ohio.  They  had  seven  children. 
MARION  E.  died  in  his  second  year. 
EVA  MAY  died  in  her  ninth  year. 
WALTER  H.,  THERESA  A.,  WIL- 
LIAM A.,  SARAH  L.  and  MAUD  E. 
The  five  latter  reside  with  their  parents. 
S.  M.  Bailey  enlisted  August,  1862,  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  K,  ii5th  111.  Inf., 
was  commissioned  ist  Lieutenant  at  the 
organization  of  the  company,  and  acted 
as  Captain,  but  never  was  mustered,  as  he 
was  soon  after  wounded  at  the  battle  of 
Chickamauga,  Sept.  20,  1863,  while  in 
command  of  his  company.  He  has  since 
served  three  years  as  a  member  of  the 
Sangamon  county  Board  of  Supervisors 


for  Salisbury  township,  and  now  resides 
near  Sylvandale,  Labette  county,  Kansas. 

OLIVER  G.,  born  July  20,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Josephine 
Reeves.  They  have  three  children, 
LILLIAN,  FRANKLIN  C.  and  PAUL 
CLIFFORD,  and  reside  at  Cantrall, 
Sangamon  county. 

MAR  Y,  born  August  30,  1 840,  and 
died  aged  two  years. 

Abner  Harvey  died  about  1840,  and 
his  widow  died  soon  after,  both  in  San- 
gamon county. 

HARVEY,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  and  when  a  young 
man  went  to  Washington  county,  Md. 
He  was  there  married,  in  1 829,  to  Eliza 
Rice,  who  was  born  Nov.  9,  1804,  in 
Chambersburg,  Pa.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren in  Maryland,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  Nov.,  1835,  at 
Springfield,  where  they  had  two  children. 
Of  their  five  children — 

CHARLES  C.,  born  June,  1831,  in 
Maryland,  raised  in  Springfield,  went  to 
California,  in  1849,  and  died  there  in 

i853. 

MART  J.,  born    April    n,    1833,    in 

Williamsport,  Washington  county,  Md., 
married  in  Springfield,  March  9,  1853,  to 
William  Stadden,  who  was  born  March 
9,  1826,  in  Licking  county,  Ohio.  They 
had  six  living  children.  CLARA  M. 
died,  aged  seven  years.  WILLIAM  H. 
and  RICHARD  M.  live  near  Sanford, 
Orange  county,  Fla.,  engaged  in  the  culti- 
vation of  oranges  and  lemons.  GEORGE 
B.,  EDWIN  L.  and  EVA  DELL,  live 
with  their  mother.  William  Stadden  died 
Oct.  23,  1873,  and  his  widow  resides  in 
Springfield. 

Mr.  Stadden  was  for  twenty-five  years 
connected  with  the  Auditor's  department 
of  the  State  of  Illinois.  After  that  he 
was  for  several  years  Superintendent  of 
Insurance,  and  died  in  office. 

WILLIAM  R.,  born  Oct.,  1835,  in 
Williamsport,  Md.,  and  raised  in  Spring- 
field. At  the  beginning  of  the  rebellion 
he  was  in  New  Mexico,  went  with  a  fron- 
tier regiment  of  the  Union  army,  and  was 
never  heard  of  after. 

SAMUEL  S.,  born  Oct.,  1837,  in 
Springfield,  and  raised  there.  He  was 
married  at  Montgomery,  Alabama,  and 
resides  at  Pensucola,  Florida. 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


MARIA  L.,  born  Oct.  13,  1839,  in 
Springfield,  married  William  F.  Elkin, 
Jun.  See  his  name. 

William  Harvey  was  elected  Sheriff  of 
Sangamon  county,  in  1846,  serving  one 
term.  He  died  Sept.,  1854,  and  Mrs. 
Eliza  Harvey  died  Sept.,  1870,  both  in 
Springfield. 

HATHAWAY,  WESLEY, 
was  born  Dec.  2,  1814,  in  Boone  county, 
Ky.  His  parents  moved  to  Montgomery 
county  when  he  was  about  twelve  years 
old.  He  came  to  Illinois  in  May,  1831, 
first  stopping  at  Jacksonville.  Mr.  Hath- 
away returned  to  Kentucky  in  1832,  and 
remained  two  years  at  Sharpsburg  and 
Mt.  Sterling  as  a  clerk.  He  came  back 
to  Morgan  county,  111.,  in  1834,  and  in 
1835  went  to  the  Job  settlement  in  Mc- 
Donough  county,  and  engaged  in  mer- 
chandising as  a  partner  of  Dr.  George  B. 
Rogers,  with  whom  he  came  to  the  State 
in  1831.  He  closed  his  business  there,  and 
came  to  Mechanicsburg,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, in  1838,  and  first  engaged  in  teaching. 
A  year  or  two  later  he  commenced  mer- 
chandising with  B.  Logan  Hall.  Wesley 
Hathaway  and  Mary  M.  Hall  were  mar- 
ried Sept.  1 8,  1845,  *n  Sangamon  county, 
where  they  had  seven  children,  namely — 

ALICE  0.,  born  Dec.  30,  1847,  mar- 
ried May  9,  1872,  to  Joseph  H.  Grubb, 
who  was  born  Nov.  21,  1848,  in  Perry 
county,  Pa.  He  enlisted  at  Springfield 
for  one  year,  March  2,  1865,  in  Co.  I, 
H4th  111.  Inf.,  served  in  that  regiment 
until  it  was  mustered  out  in  July,  1865, 
when  he  was  transferred  to  Co.  D,  58th 
111.  Inf.,  served  full  term,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged  March  2,  1866.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Grubb  live  at  Illiopolis. 

JULIET,  born  Aug.  22,  1849,  died  in 
her  sixth  year. 

WALTER  A.,  LUELLA  B., 
DAVID  Z.,  MART  AUGUSTUS 
and  ANNA  MA  T,  live  with  their  parents 
in  Buffalo,  Sangamon  county,  111.  Mr. 
Hathaway  is  a  merchant  there. 

HATLER,  JAMES,  was  born 
March  23,  1800,  probably  in  Tennessee, 
and  taken  by  his  parents  to  Allen  county, 
Ky.  He  was  there  married  to  Nancy 
Dean,  Jan.  30,  1823.  She  was  born  in  that 
county.  They  had  five  children,  and  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1834,  in  what  is  now  Cotton  Hill 
township.  The  next  year  three  members 


of  the  family  died,  including  both  parents, 
namely :  Mrs.  Nancy  Hatler  died  July  9, 
1835;  their  daughter,  Rebecca,  died  July 
14,  aged  eleven  years;  and  James  Hatler 
died  Sept.  4,  1835.  That  broke  up  the 
family,  and  the  four  children  were  taken 
to  Greene  county,  and  raised  by  their 
grandfather  and  uncle.  Of  the  children — 

GRANVILLE,  born  Sept.  14,  1825, 
in  Allen  county,  Ky.,  married  Oct.  22, 
1846,  in  Greene  county,  111,  to  Sarah  Fin- 
ley,  who  was-  born  in  that  county,  Nov. 
17,  1828.  They  have  nine  children;  one 
born  in  Greene  county,  and  eight  in  San  • 
gamon,  namely :  JAMES  H.,  born  Jan. 
17, 1848,  in  Greene  county,  married,  Nov. 
ID,  1871,  to  Salome  Bomhoff,  who  was 
born  in  Sangamon  county,  Nov.  30,  1851. 
They  reside  in  Cotton  Hill  township. 
The  third  child,  NANCY  J.,  born  Oct. 
22,  1851,  married  Silvan  Williams.  See 
his  name.  The  other  seven  children, 
LEWIS  J.,  JOHN  H.,  MARY  E., 
ROSA  M.,  EMMA  J.,  EFFIE  and 
RUFUS  CARROLL,  live  with  their 
parents,  in  Cotton  Hill  township.  Gran- 
ville  Hatler  owns  and  lives  on  the  farm 
purchased  by  his  father  on  coming  to  the 
county  in  1834. 

GILBERT,  born  Jan.  20,  1828,  in 
Allen  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Greene 
county,  111.,  to  Delilah  Finley.  He  died 
April  13,  1872,  leaving  a  widow  and  five 
children— SARAH  J.,  JOSEPHINE, 
NANCY  E.,  ALBERT  and  DAISEY. 
The  family  live  in  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship. 

LUC  2ND  A  y.,  born  April  14,  1830, 
married  Fletcher  Haines.  See  his  name. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  Feb.  28,  1833, 
in  Allen  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Greene 
county,  111.,  to  Sarah  Overbey,  have  three 
children,  and  reside  near  Athensville, 
Greene  county,  111. 

HAWLEY,  ELIPHALET, 
was  born  Dec.  17,  1782,  either  in  New 
York  or  one  of  the  New  England  States. 
He  was  married  Aug.  24, 1815,  in  Albany, 
N.  Y.,  to  Elizabeth  McMurdy,  who  was 
born  there  Feb.  26,  1 797,  of  Scotch  ances- 
tors. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hawley  had  two 
living  children  in  Albany.  In  September, 
1821,  they  left  for  the  west,  the  family 
traveling  in  a  carnage,  and  hauling  their 
household  goods  in  wagons.  When  they 
arrived  at  Olean  Point,  on  the  Alleghany 
river,  they  transferred  their  goods  to  a 


SAN  GAM  ON   COUNTY. 


raft  and  floated  down  to  Pittsburg,  where 
they  remained  until  the  next  spring.  One 
child  was  born  there.  Mr.  Hawley  and 
Mr.  Wheelock  united  in  purchasing  a 
boat,  in  which  their  two  families  descended 
the  Ohio  river  to  Shawneetown,  arriving 
in  April,  1822.  Mr.  Wheelock  settled  in 
Atlas,  Pike  county,  and  Mr.  Hawley  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  in  April  or 
May,  1822,  in  what  is  now  Fancy  Creek 
township,  in  the  same  carriage,  and  drawn 
by  the  same,  horses,  they  started  with.  Mr. 
Hawley  had  soldiers'  claims,  and  located 
them  in  the  military  reservation  west  of 
the  Illinois  river,  and  began  improving  a 
farm  on  Spoon  river,  in  Fulton  county, 
five  miles  northwest  of  the  present  town 
of  Havana.  He  was  returning  to  his 
family  on  horseback,  and,  in  attempting  to 
swim  his  horse  across  Salt  creek,  in  Mason 
county,  was  drowned,  June  21,  1822. 
The  horse  came  home,  and  upon  search 
being  made,  the  body  was  found  a  week 
later  and  interred.  It  was  afterwards 
moved  to  Indian  Point,  in  Menard  county. 
The  widow  and  children  removed  to 
Springfield  the  next  winter.  William  S. 
H.  Hamilton  (See  his  name)  was  then  a 
practicing  lawyer  in  Springfield.  The 
court  appointed  him  guardian  of  the  three 
orphan  children.  James  Adams  (See  his 
name)  was  appointed  administrator  of  the 
estate.  Of  the  three  children — 

ELIPHALET  B.,  born  May  30, 
1816,  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  raised  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  married  in  Springfield, 
July  12,.  1838,  to  Mary  D.  Sayre,  who  was 
born  June  26,  1815,  in  Lebanan,  O.  They 
had  four  living  children  in  Springfield, 
namely:  MARY  E.,  born  July  19,  1839, 
in  Springfield,  married  James  M.  Gai'land. 
See  his  name.  ISABELLA  G.,  born 
July  21,  1843,  in  Springfield,  married 
Aug.  4,  1862,  to  George  M.  BrinkerholF, 
who  was  born  Aug.  20,  1839,  in  Gettys- 
burg, Penn.,  graduated  at  Pennsylvania 
College  in  the  class  of  1859,  and  soon 
after  came  to  Springfield.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
BrinkerhofF  have  four  children,  JOHN  11., 

MARIAN  B.,  GEORGE  M.,   JU11.,    and    MARIA 

c.,  and  reside  in  Springfield.  Mr.  Brink- 
erhoff  is  Secretary  of  the  Springfield  Iron 
Company,  and  one  of  its  stockholders. 
MARIA  D.,  born  June  22,  1848,  in 
Springfield,  married  in  her  native  city, 
July  10,  1872,  to  Edward  B.  Springer, 
who  was  born  July  15,  1847,  in  N,ew 


York  city.  They  have  one  child,  GEORGE 
HAWLEY.  Mr.  Springer  is  connected 
with  the  firm  of  Keith  Brothers,  mer- 
chants- of  Chicago,  and  resides  in  that 
city.  BENJAMIN  died  Sept.  9,  1864, 
aged  twelve  years.  Eliphalet  B.  Hawley, 
when  quite  young,  entered  a  dry  goods 
store  in  Springfield  as  clerk,  and  thus 
qualified  himself  for  mercantile  pursuits. 
.He  was  in  that  business  about  thirty  years, 
the  greater  part  of  the  time  on  his  own 
account.  He  retired  a  few  years  ago,  but 
still  resides  in  Springfield.  He  has  for 
many  years  been  a  Ruling  Elder  in  the 
Second  Presbyterian  church  of  this  city. 

ISAAC  A.,  born  Nov.  26,  1819,  in 
Albany,  N.  Y.,  brought  up  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  in  Springfield  April  30, 
1851,  to  A.  Eliza  McCauley,  who  was 
born  Jan.  13,  1828,  in  Washington  county, 
Penn.  They  have  one  daughter,  ADDIE 
E.,  living  with  her  parents  in  Springfield. 
Isaac  A.  Hawley  commenced  as  a  clerk, 
and  from  1837  to  ^57  was  a  dry  goods 
merchant  in  the  same  building,  southwest 
corner  of  Adams  and  Sixth  streets.  In 
1864  he  was  elected  Treasurer  of  Sanga- 
mon county,  serving  two  years.  He  is 
now  —  1876 — engaged  in  the  insurance 
business. 

ISABELLA  G.,  born  Nov.  28,  1821, 
in  Pittsburg,  Penn.,  brought  up  in  Spring- 
field and  educated  in  Monticello  Female 
Seminary,  at  Godfrey,  111.  She  made 
teaching  her  profession  until  her  health 
failed.  She  died  April  15,  1845,  in  Schuy- 
ler  county,  111. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hawley  was  married 
Aug.  9,  1823,  in  Springfield,  to  John 
Moore.  See  his  name. 

HAWN,  FREDERICK,  was 
born  June  5,  1810,  at  Indian  Castle,  now 
Danube,  Herkimer  county,  New  York. 
His  ancestors  were  of  German  origin; 
his  grandfather,  Conradt  Hahn,  was  born 
in  the  kingdom  of  Bavaria,  and  married 
there  to  a  Miss  Windacre.  They  emi- 
grated to  America  about  1765,  and  settled 
in  Canajoharie,  Tryon  county,  now  Mont- 
gomery county,  New  York.  Mrs.  Hahn 
died  in  1775.  Conradt  Hahn  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Revolutionary  army,  and  was  killed 
in  battle  at  Oriskany,  Oneida  county,  New 
York,  leaving  four  children.  The  eldest, 
Conrad,  married  Catharine  Young. 
Frederick,  whose  name  heads  this  sketch, 
is  their  son.  By  assimilation  with  the 


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English  language  the  name  was  changed 
from  Hahn  to  Hawn.  Frederick  Hawn 
studied  civil  engineering,  and  was  thus 
employed  on  the  first  railroads  constructed 
in  the  States  of  New  York  and  Pennsyl- 
vania. He  came  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  Oct.,  1835,  where  he  was 
married,  Nov.  9,  1837,  to  Abigail  Cutter. 
See  Cutter  family .  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hawn 
had  two  children  in  Sangamon  county? 
and  in  1-843  m°ved  to  Weston,  Platte 
county,  Missouri,  where  they  had  one 
child.  Of  their  children — 

MARIA  G.,  born  Sept.  9,  1838,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  was  married  in  Weston, 
Missouri,  Nov.  4,  1857,  to  Joseph  C. 
Hemingray,  a  native  of  Pittsburg,  Penn. 
They  have  two  children,  REUBEN 
PHELPS  and  LILEON  KERR,  and 
reside  in  Leavenworth,  Kansas.  Mr. 
Hemingrav  is  a  practicing  lawyer. 

MARTHA,  born  Feb.  17,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  was  married  June 
21,  1875,  in  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  to 
Charles  H.  Lamar,  a  native  of  Tennessee. 
They  live  near  Weston,  Platt  county, 
Missouri.  Mr.  Lamar  is  a  farmer.  Mrs. 
Hemingray  and  Mrs.  Lamar  have  for 
many  years  been  active  members  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  Leaven- 
worth. 

LAURENS,  born  Sept.  4,  1847,  at 
Weston,  Missouri,  graduated  at  Cornell 
University,  Ithica,  New  York,  in  the 
class  of  1875.  He  is  now — 1876 — studying 
law  in  Leavenworth,  Kansas. 

Frederick  Hawn  was  professionally  en- 
gaged in  the  earlier  public  improvements 
of  Illinois.  After  his  removal  to  Mis- 
souri he  was  the  civil  engineer  in  the  con- 
struction of  the  Hanibal  &  St.  Joseph  Rail- 
road, and  in  the  geological  survey  of  the 
State  of  Missouri.  In  1860  he  moved  to 
Leavenworth,  Kansas,  and  was  connected 
with  the  survey  of  the  United  States 
lands,  and  later  was  engaged  in  the  geolog- 
ical survey  of  the  State  of  Kansas.  He 
has  written  extensively  on  the  natural  re- 
sources of  the  latter  State,  and  climate  of 
the  west.  Frederick  Hawn  and  family 
reside  in  the  city  of  Leavenworth,  Kan- 
sas. 

HAZLETT,  ROBERT,  was 
born  Dec.  20,  1799,  in  Stokes  county,  N. 
C.  Rebecca  Daigh  was  born  Dec.  12, 
1802,  in  Bath  county,  Va.  They  were 
married  March  29,  1820,  in  Virginia,  had 


three  children  there,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1828,  at  Springfield.  In  the  spring  of 
1831  they  moved  to  what  is  now  Cooper 
township,  where  they  had  three  children. 
Of  the  six  children — 

WILLIAM  P,  born  Nov.  29,  1821, 
in  Bath  county,  Va.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Oct.  19,  1843,  to  Zerilda  Haggard. 
Thay  had  ten  children,  three  of  whom 
died  under  three  years.  Of  the  other 
seven — SARAH  R.  married  Dec.  24, 
1863,  to  Brice  A.  Patton,  has  three  chil- 
pren,  and  lives  in  Lawrence  county,  Mo. 
ROBERT  H.,  born  July  6,  1847,  is  a 
graduate  of  the  Law  School  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan,  at  Ann  Arbor.  He  re- 
sides in  Springfield,  and  is  one  of  the  law 
firm  of  Hazlett  &  Kane.  ELIZABETH 
A.  married  Feb.  23,  1870,  to  Henry  Spen- 
gler.  They  have  one  child,  LOURETTA 
B.,  and  live  two  miles  southeast  of  Farm- 
ingdale.  WILLIAM  J.,  MARTIN  M., 
CHARLES  E.  and  AMELIA  B.,  reside 
with  their  parents,  three-quarters  of  a  mile 
east  of  Bradfordton. 

JOHN  A.,  born  Feb.  9,  1823,  in  Ma- 
son county,  Va.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  to  Mary  J.  Drennan. 
They  have  nine  living  children,  and  live 
five  miles  north  of  Edinburg,  111. 

ELIZA  J.  married  Isaac  Troxell. 
They  had  two  children,  WILLIAM  E. 
and  GEORGE  L.,  and  Mrs.  Troxell 
died. 

ELIZABEJ^H  A.,  born  Feb.  14, 
1828,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married, 
Feb.  13,  1851,  to  Henry  W.  Neeley.  They 
had  one  child,  and  moved  to  Grimes  coun- 
ty, near  Anderson,  Texas,  in  1852,  where 
they  had  five  living  children.  JOSEPH 
W.,  born  in  Sangamon  countv,  married 
.Sept.  8,  1870,  to  Frances  C.  Criger,  and 
live  near  Anderson,  Texas.  REBECCA 
L.,  born  in  Texas,  married  Nov.  30,  1871, 
to  Daniel  McMahon,  and  live  near  Ander- 
son, Texas.  GEORGE  L.,  ELIZA  A. 
and  ADA  E.,  live  with  their  mother.  H. 
W.  Neeley  died  July  3,  1871,  near  Ander- 
son, Texas,  and  his  widow  and  child  re- 
side there. 

CHARLES  F.,  born  Feb.  29,  1832, 
in  Sangamon  county,  went  to  California 
in  the  spring  of  1853,  and  reside  at  Teha- 
ma,  Tehama  county,  Cal. 

REBECCA  V.,  born  May  29,  1833, 
married  Ephraim  Nelms,  had  two  child- 


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ren,  and  Mr.  N.  died.  She  married  John 
M.  Abel,  have  four  children,  and  live  near 
Niantic. 

Robert  Hazlett  died  Aug.  15,  1835,  and 
his  widow  married  Joseph  Firey,  of  Chris- 
tian county.  They  had  two  children; 
both  died  young.  Mr.  Fiery  died,  and 
his  widow  resides  near  her  son,  John  A. 
Hazlett,  in  Christian  county. 

HEDGES,  JOS  I  AH,  born  about 
1788,  in  Maryland,  and  was  taken  to  Vir- 
ginia, and  from  there  to  Grayson  county, 
Ky.,  when  he  was  about  twelve  years 
old.  Anna  Brown  was  born  Dec.  25, 
1798,  in  Davis  county,  Ky.  Josiah 
Hedges  and  Anna  Brown  were  there  mar- 
ried and  made  Grayson  county  their 
home  until  they  had  three  children,  and 
then  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving in  the  fall  of  1826,  at  the  north 
side  of  Island  Grove,  two  and  a  half  miles 
northwest  of  the  present  town  of  Berlin, 
where  two  children  were  born.  Of  their 
five  children — 

LUCINDA,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Henry  Hawkins. 
They  have  nine  children,  and  live  near 
Beatrice,  Gates  county,  Nebraska. 

LEAH,  born  in  Kentucky,  died  in 
Sangamon  county,  Sept.  25,  1842,  aged 
about  twenty-four  years. 

MARINDA,  born  in  1820,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  William  D.  Chilton,  and 
live  near  Berlin. 

CALEB,  born  July  4,  1828,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Jan.  n,  1866,  to 
Theresa  Dunlap,  who  was  born  May  30, 
1841,  in  Knox  county,  Ky.  They  have 
three  children,  HARDIN  W.,  LOGAN 
H.  and  DORA  BELL.  Caleb  Hedges 
lives  on  the  farm  settled  by  his  father  in 
1826,  and  where  he  was  born.  It  is 
two  and  a  half  miles  northwest  of  Berlin. 

ELIZABETH  A.,  born  April  4, 
1833,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Nov. 
18,  1863,  to  George  W.  Dunlap.  He  was 
born  March  29,  1829,  in  Knox  county, 
Ky.  They  have  four  children,  IRVIN 
T.,  SARAH  A.,  WILLIE  H.  and 
GEORGE  A.,  and  live  north  of  Island 
Grove,  and  two  and  a  half  miles  north- 
west of  Berlin. 

Mrs.  Anna  Hedges  died  June  9,  1872, 
and  Josiah  Hedges  died  August  29,  1872, 
both  on  the  farm  where  they  settled  on 
coming  to  the  county  in  1826. 


Mr.  Hedges  moved  from  Kentucky 
with  an  ox  team.  One  of  his  oxen  was 
trained  to  work  in  shafts.  He  made  a 
light  wagon  all  of  wood,  and  with  that  ox 
did  all  his  marketing  after  coming  to  the 
country.  When  he  came  he  brought 
money  to  enter  forty  acres  of  land.  By 
industi'y  and  economy  he  became  the 
owner  of  nine  hundred  acres  of  the  rich- 
est land  in  the  county. 

HEDRICK,  CHARLES.    See 
family  sketch  in  Omissions. 

HELM,  MEREDITH,  was 
born  March  2,  1802,  at  Williamsport, 
Md.  His  father  died  when  he  was  quite 
young,  leaving  ample  means  for  his  educa- 
tion. After  graduating  in  his  literary 
studies,  he  attended  the  Baltimore  Medical 
College,  graduated  there  also,  and  en- 
tered on  the  practice  of  medicine  in  his 
native  town.  Elizabeth  Orendorff  was 
born  in  1805.  Her  mother  died  when  she 
was  quite  young,  and  she  was  raised  by 
an  aunt  who  is  yet  living  (1873)  near 
Hagerstown,  aged  more  than  one  hundred 
years.  Dr.  M.  Helm  and  E.  Orendorff 
were  married  in  1824.  They  had  two 
living  children  in  Maryland.  Dr.  Helm 
traveled  on  horseback  in  the  summer  of 
1833,  visited  Springfield,  and  returning  to 
Maryland,  brought  out  his  family  in  the 
summer  of  1834.  He  bought  land  and 
tried  farming  near  Rochester,  but  soon 
abandoned  it,  returned  to  Springfield  and 
practiced  medicine  to  the  end  of  his  life. 
They  had  two  living  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  Of  their  four  children — 

THOMAS  M.,  born  Jan.  22,  1829,  in 
Williamsport,  Md.,  studied  medicine  under 
his  father  in  Springfield,  and  attended  lec- 
tures in  Chicago  during  the  winter  of 
1849  and  '50.  He  also  attended  lectures 
in  the  winter  of  1852  and  '3,  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  St.  Louis,  where  he  graduated. 
Since  that  time  he  has  been  engaged  in 
practice.  Dr.  Thomas  M.  Helm  was 
married  March  12,  1857,  to  Henrietta  B. 
Jones.  They  have  two  living  children, 
CHARLES  W.  and  LULU,  and  reside 
at  Williamsville. 

DA  VID,  born  Feb.  22,  1832,  in  Mary- 
land, qualified  himself  for,  and  engaged  in, 
the  practice  of  medicine  in  Springfield. 
He  was  soon  after  thrown  from  a  sulkey 
by  a  fractious  horse,  which  caused  his 
death,  in  August,  1857. 


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WILLIAM  McK.,  born  in  1836  in 
Sangamon  county.  At  sixteen  years  of 
age  he  went  to  California,  and  was  with 
the  Walker  (Nicaragua)  expedition.  Re- 
turning home  he  studied  medicine,  gradu- 
ated at  the  McDowel  Medical  College  of 
St.  Louis,  and  is  now  a  practicing  physi- 
cian. Dr.  William  McK.  Helm  married 
Harriet  Wilson.  They  have  four  children, 
and  reside  at  Mt.  Auburn,  Christian 
county. 

HENRT,  born  in  Springfield,  and 
lives  there. 

Dr.  Meredith  Helm  died  March  9,  1866, 
and  his  widow  died  Jan.  14,  1870,  both  in 
Springfield. 

HENDRIX,  ANTHONY, 
was  born  Dec.  19,  1789,  in  Fleming  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  and  married  there  to  Nancy 
Dean,  who  was  born  in  Clark  county. 
They  had  six  children  in  Kentucky,  and 
the  family  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1830,  first  in 
Williams  and  then  in  Clear  Lake  town- 
ship, where  four  children  were  born.  Of 
their  ten  children — 

SUSAN,\)wr\\  in  Fleming  county,  Ky., 
married  Simeon  Taylor.  See  his  name. 

REBECCA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried Philip  Smith.  See  his  name. 

AMY,  born  in  Fleming  county,  Ky., 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Charles 
Kinnaman.  She  had  three  children,  and 
died  in  Clear  Lake  township.  Her  son, 
ANTHONY  W.,  married  "Emily  Blue, 
and  lives  in  Logan  county.  ANDREW 
J.  married  Miss  Hendrix,  and  lives  in 
Clayton.  CELIA  J.  is  unmarried  and 
resides  in  Williamsville. 

SAMUEL  W.,  born  March  29,  1822, 
in  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Mary  E.  Neville,  Jan. 
28,  1845.  They  had  seven  living  children. 
HIRAM  A.  married  Nancy  Blue,  have 
four  children,  and  live  in  Logan  county. 
CYNTHIA  A.  married  Henry  Marshall, 
have  four  children,  and  live  near  Barclay. 
MARY  E.  married  Felix  Jones,  and  lives 
near  Barclay.  IRENA  C.  and  HER- 
SCHEL  V.  live  with  their  mother. 
Samuel  W.  Hendrix  died  Feb.  13,  1874, 
and  his  widow  lives  at  Barclay. 

SALL  Y  A.,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Benjamin 
Kinnaman,  have  two  children,  and  live  in 
Clayton,  111. 


ELIZABETH,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  John 
Smith.  They  had  three  children,  namely  : 
SUSAN  married  William  Smith,  had  one 
child,  and  died.  ALICE  A.  married 
William  T.  Ham.  See  his  name.  JEN- 
NIE married  George  Strawn,  and  lives  in 
Williamsville.  John  Smith  died,  and  his 
widow  married  Stephen  King.  See  hi<> 
name. 

NANCY  A.  married  Jesse  Alexander. 
See  his  name. 

MARY  married  George  Fisher,  have 
six  children,  and  live  in  Kansas. 

ELIZA  married  Hiram  Alexander. 
See  his  name. 

JOHN,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
Sept.  19,  1835,  married  Caroline  Taylor. 
They  have  three  children,  EMILY  F., 
NANCY  A.  and  MARY  J.,  and  live  in 
Illiopolis  township. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Hendrix  died  August  29, 
1839,  and  Mr.  H.  married  Catharine 
Wickoff.  She  died  May,  1866,  and  An- 
thony Hendrix  died  Dec.  6,  1866. 

HENKLE,  JUSTUS,  was  born 
about  1775,  in  Virginia.  Elizabeth  Judy 
was  born  about  1778,  in  Randolph  county, 
Va.  They  were  married  in  Randolph 
county,  and  had  eleven  children  in  Vir- 
ginia, and  moved  from  there  to  Belleville, 
111.,  in  the  fall  of  1817.  They  moved 
from  there  to  the  San-ga-ma  country,  ar- 
riving about  the  middle  of  March,  1818, 
at  the  west  side  of  Horse  creek,  in  what 
is  now  Pawnee  township,  about  one 'mile 
north  of  Pawnee.  Mr.  Henkle  made  im- 
provements there,  and  entered  the  land 
when  it  came  into  market.  Of  their  chil- 
dren born  in  Virginia — 

MARTIN  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  Martha  Bagby;  both  died  without 
children. 

SARAH,  married  twice,  is  now  a 
widow,  and  resides  with  her  only  daugh- 
ter, who  is  the  wife  of  James  Card,  and 
lives  in  Taylorville. 

CATHARINE  died  unmarried,  in 
Sangamon  county,  aged  sixty-two  years. 

ELIJAH  married  Polly  Funderburk. 
They  never  had  any  children,  but  adopted 
and  raised  Marshall  Henkle,  who  lives  in 
Christian  county.  Elijah  Henkle  died 
there. 

LE  VI  married  Nancy  Vandever. 
She  had  one  child,  and  died,  and  he  mar- 


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369 


ried  Harriet  McWilliams.     They  had  two 
children,  and  Mr.  Henkle  died. 

HANNAH,  born  in  Virginia,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  David  Funder- 
hurk.  See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH  married  Garret  De- 
Mor,  and  died,  leaving  one  child. 

ABIGAIL     died,     aged     thirty-two 
years. 

JESSE  married  Nancy  Johnson,  and 
had  four  children.  He  and^all  except  one 
of  his  children  are  dead. 

DELILAH died,  aged  eighteen  years. 

JACOB,  born  July  25,  1812,  in  Ran- 
dolph county,  Va.,  served  three  months  in 
the  Black  Hawk  war,  from  March,  1831. 
He  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Nov.  20,  1836,  to  Nancy  Hatchett.  They 
have  ten  children,  all  born  in  Sangamon 
county.  DICEY  E.  married  Samuel  N. 
Galloway,  April  14,  1853.  He  was  born 
Oct.  28,  1821,  in  Bath  county,  Ky.  They 
have  one  child,  JAMES  ALPHEUS,  and  live 
in  Cotton  Hill  township,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111,  JOHN  Y.  married  Dulcina  Lock- 
ridge.  They  have  one  child,  ADA.  DI- 
ANA F.,  born  April  23,  1842,  was 
married  April  7,  1863,  to  Michael  Baker, 
who  was  born  Sept.,  1830,  in  Prussia. 
They  have  one,  child,  GEORGE  c.,  and  live 
three-fourth  of  a  mile  south  of  Pawnee. 
MARTIN'V.,  born  Aug.  12,  1844,  mar' 
ried  March  13,  1867,  to  Sarah  E.  Hoover, 
who  was  born  in  Christian  county,  Aug. 
22,  1849.  They  have  two  children, 
CHARLES  M.  and  NANCY  L.,  and  live  near 
Pawnee.  SARAH  J.,  born  April,  1847, 
married  Aug.  15,  1869,  to  Charles  H. 
Willison,  who  was  born  Dec.  15,  1830, 
in  county  Tyrone,  Ireland.  He  had  pre- 
viously married  Sarah  O'Neal.  See 
Samuel  O'Neal,  They  had  one  child, 
LAURA  BELL,  and  .live  one  mile  east  of 
Pawnee.  ELVIRA,  HARRISON  H., 
MARY  A.,  AMANDA  and  LAURA 
A.,  reside  with  their  parents,  two  miles 
north  of  Pawnee.  Jacob  Henkle  remem- 
bers that  when  his  father  moved  from  St. 
Clair  county,  it  was  with  the  following 
named  families :  John  Neeley,  from  Ten- 
nessee; Henry  Funderburk,  of  South  Car- 
olina; Joseph  Dixon,  of  St.  Clair  county; 
Robert  Davis  and  a  Mr.  Short,  both  from 
the  south,  numbering  in  all  fifty-three  per- 
sons. They  were  the  first  settlers  in  that 
part  of  the  country,  and  they  kept  as  close 
together  as  possible  for  protection  against 

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the  Indians.  They  were  Kickapoos  and 
Pottowattamies,  and  were  friendly  with 
the  whites;  but  it  was  not  pleasant  to  be 
alone  and  know  that  you  were  in  their 
power. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Henkle  died  in  1836, 
and  Justus  Henkle  died  in  1842,  near 
where  they  settled  in  1818. 

HENKLE,  JASON  C.,  was 
born  Oct.  10,  1820,  in  Pendleton  county, 
Va.,  and  came  to  Springfield  July  8, 1838. 
He  was  married  April  16,  1849,  in  Clarks- 
ville,  Mo.,  to  Kate  Travis,  who  was  born 
Nov.  25,^1825,  in  Calhoun  county,  111. 
They  had  nine  living  children  in  Spring- 
field— 

ANNA  T.,  born  March  20,  1850,  died 
Jan.  i,  1873. 

ELLA  died  in  her  twelfth  year. 

CLINTON  M.  died  in  his  fourth  year. 

VIRGINIA  died  in  her  twenty-second 
year. 

GEORGE  E.,  CHARLES  C., 
EMMA,  IR  VING  and  JESSE  C., 
live  with  their  father. 

Mrs.  Kate  Henkle  died  Jan.  26,  1871, 
and  Jason  C.  Henkle  resides  in  Spring- 
field. He  has  been  for  many  years  in  the 
mercantile  business,  and  is  now  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Woods  &  Henkle.  For 
ten  years  he  has  been  a  director  of  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Springfield. 

HENRY,  JAMES  D.,  was  a 
native  of  Pennsylvania,  but  the  exact  date 
and  place  of  his  birth  is  not  known.  His 
earlier  years  being  devoted  to  manual 
labor,  he  was  barely  able  to  read  and  write 
when  he  arrived  at  the  age  of  manhood. 
In  1822  he  came  to  Edwardsville,  111., 
where  he  labored  as  a  mechanic  during 
the  day,  and  at  night  attended  school.  He 
next  engaged  in  merchandising  there,  and 
moved  to  Springfield  in  1826,  where  he 
continued  in  the  same  business,  and  was 
soon  after  elected  Shei'iff  of  Sangamon 
county.  While  discharging  his  duties  as 
Sheriff,  the  Winnebago  war  of  1827  came 
on.  A  battalion  of  four  companies  was 
raised,  and  under  command  of  Col.  Tom 
M.  Neale,  with  Sheriff  Henry  as  Adju- 
tant, started  in  pursuit  of  the  savages. 
Six  of  the  leaders  gave  themselves  up, 
and  thus  ended  the  campaign. 

When  the  Black  Hawk  war  began  in 
1831,  Adjutant  Henry  was  appointed  to 
command  the  first  of  the  two  battalions 
from  Sangamon  county.  The  Indians  re- 


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treated  before  the  soldiers  across  the  Mis- 
sissippi river,  and  the  chiefs  returned  and 
made  a  treaty  of  peace  June  30,  1831.  In 
the  spring  of  1832,  when  the  chief  Black 
Hawk  again  commenced  hostilities,  Col. 
Henry  was  once  more  appointed  to  com- 
mand abatallion;  but  before  meeting  the 
enemy,  the  term  of  enlistment  of  the 
whole  eighteen  hundred  men  in  the  field 
expired.  A  regiment  was  immediately 
organized  of  those  among  the  disbanded 
forces  who  were  willing  to  volunteer  for 
the  purpose  of  holding  the  savages  in 
check  while  more  permanent  forces  could 
be  raised.  Col.  Henry  acted  as  Lieuten- 
ant-Colonel of  this  temporary  organiza- 
tion. Three  thousand  two  hundred  men 
were  raised,  and  Lieut.-Col.  Henry  was 
appointed  General  of  the  third  brigade  of 
twelve  hundred  men.  Gen.  Henry  com- 
manded in  the  battle  of  Wisconsin,  July 
2ist,  and  the  battle  of  Bad  Axe,  Aug.  2, 
1832,  winning  both  battles,  which  termin- 
ated the  war.  (See  account  of  the  Winne- 
bago  and  Black  Haivk  wars,  pages  jj 
and  54?)  He  had  achieved  these  victories 
against  not  only  the  wishes,  but  machina- 
tions, of  the  officers  of  the  regular  army. 

On  his  return  from  the  scene  of  conflict, 
the  citizens  of  Springfield  gave  him  a 
public  reception  in  recognition  of  his  ser- 
vices; but  owing  to  his  extreme  sensi- 
tiveness in  presence  of  the  ladies,  he  never 
entered  the  apartment  presided  over  by 
them.  The  exposures  and  hardships  of 
the  campaign  brought  on  disease  of  the 
lungs,  and  he  went  south,  hoping  by 
spending  the  following  winter  in  a  warm 
climate  to  avert  its  effects;  but  it  was  too 
late.  He  died  March  4,  1834,  in  New 
Orleans.  Such  was  his  singular  modesty, 
that  those  in  whose  hands  he  fell  for  the 
closing  scenes  of  his  life,  did  not  know  until 
after  his  death  that  he  was  General  Henry, 
the  hero  of  the  Black  Hawk  war.  Gov. 
Ford,  in  his  History  of  Illinois,  speaks  of 
Gen.  Henry  as  the  idol  of  the  people,  and 
says :  "•  If  he  had  lived  he  would  have  been 
elected  Governor  of  the  State  in  1834  by 
more  than  twenty  thousand  majority :  and 
this  would  have  been  done  against  his 
own  will,  by  the  spontaneous  action  of  the 
people." 

HENTQN,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  Oct.  22,  1807,  in  Green  county,  Ky., 
taken  by  his  parents  to  Washington  coun- 
ty, Indiana,  and  from  there  to  Bond  coun- 


ty, Illinois,  in  1818.  In  1828  he  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  and  was  married  Aug. 
16,  1832,  to  Pauline  Short.  They  had 
seven  living  children  in  Sangamon  county, 
namely — 

JAMES  J.,  born  Sept.  30,  1835, 
married  Janette  Barger,  who  died  Nov. 
21,  1864,  leaving  four  children.  Mr.  Hen- 
ton  is  married  again,  and  lives  near  Lin- 
den, Kan. 

MART  £v  born  Dec.  31,  1838,  died 
March  4,  18^9' 

CATHARINE  A.,  born  Feb.  19, 
1840,  in  Sangamon  county,  is  unmarried 
and  lives — 1873 — at  the  old  homestead  of 
her  grandfather,  Caleb  Short.  It  is  two 
and  a  half  miles  north  of  Curran. 

THOMAS  W.,  born  Aug.  6,  1841, 
lives  with  his  sister  Catharine. 

JOHN  R.,  born  Feb.  18,  1843,  mar- 
ried Vinley  A.  Patterson,  has  two  child- 
ren, and  lives  near  Linden,  Osage  county, 
Kansas. 

ELIZABETH  A.,  born  Aug.  6, 1845, 
lives  with  her  sister  Catharine. 

CHARLES  G.,  born  June  6,  1847, 
married  Rebecca  Taylor,  has  three  child- 
ren, and  lives  two  and  a  half  miles  north 
of  Curran. 

William  Henton«died  Nov.  i,  1848,  and 
Mrs.  Pauline  Henton  died  Oct.  24,  1853, 
both  in  Sangamon  county. 

HENTON,  ALLJE  M.,  was 
born  June  16,  1814,  in  Shelby  county, 
Ky.,  came  to  Springfield  in  the  fall  of 
1829,  and  lived  in  the  family  of  her  uncle, 
Andrew  Laswell,  until  the  marriage  of 
her  brother  William,  in  whose  family  she 
lived  until  she  was  married  to  Daniel  K. 
Callerman.  See  his  name. 

HENSLEY,  SIMON,  was  born 
Feb.  26,  1785,  in  Washington  county,  Va. 
He  was  married  Feb.  .2,  1820,  near  Day- 
ton, Montgomery  county,  Ohio,  to  Mary 
Arnold,  who  was  born  Aug.  24,  1792,  in 
Ohio.  They  had  two  children  in  Ohio, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving in  the  fall  of  1823,  in  what  is  now 
Island  Grove  township,  north  of  Spring 
creek,  where  two  children  were  born.  Of 
their  four  children — 

JOHN,  born  Jan.  20,  1821,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  Thursday, 
between  Christmas  and  New  Year,  Dec., 
1 86 1,  to  Leanah  Lynch.  She  was  born 
Jan.  12,  1841,  in  Pickaway  county,  Ohio. 
They  had  six  children — MARY  and 


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TAMES  died  young.  KATIE,  WIL- 
LIAM, SAMUEL  and  HARRY,  live 
with  their  parents,  in  Cartwright  town- 
ship, four  miles  east  of  Berlin. 

SAMUEL,  born  June  16,  1822,  in 
Ohio,  is  unmarried,  and  lives  with  his 
brother  John. 

JAMES,  born  Jan.  2,  1824,  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  died  Aug.  18,  1831. 

GEORGE,  born  Dec.  13,  1825,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  in  1857,  to 
Calista  Huber,  a  native  of  Ohio.  They 
have  three  children,  MARY  J.,  HOR- 
ACE and  BELLE,  and  live  near  Topeka, 
Kansas. 

Simon  Hensley  died  Aug.  12,  1826,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow  married 
Aug.  22,  1827,  to  Josiah  Kirkpatrick. 
They  had  two  children — 

JACOB  KIRKPATRICK,  born 
Oct.  5,  1828,  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried Huldah  Atkinson.  They  have  three 
children,  HENRY,  WILLIAM  and 
MARY,  and  live — 1873 — near  Roseville, 
Warren  county,  111. 

MART  A.  KIRKPATRICK,  born 
Aug.  19,  1831,  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried Dr.  Remer  Sanders.  They  have  two 
children,  MARINDA  and  CLARA,  and  reside 
near  Avon,  Fulton  county,  111.  Dr.  San- 
ders is  a  practicing  physician,  now — 1873 — 
on  a  tour  to  Europe. 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Kirkpatrick  died,  in 
1857,  and  Josiah  Kirkpatrick  died  March 
18,  1872,  both  in  Warren  county,  111. 

HENWOOD,  BE'RRY- 

MAN,  was  born  July  n,  1821,  in 
Cabell  county,  West  Va.  He  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  stopping  with  his 
uncle,  Berrvman  Knight,  near  Chatham. 
He  was  married  to  Sarah  Jordan.  They 
had  three  children  in  Sangamon  county — 

MARGARET  E,  born  Jan.  18,  1843, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Aug.  15, 
1856,  to  John  McLaughlin.  They  had 
two  children,  ELIZABETH  A.  and 
JOHN  B.,  and  Mr.  McLaughlin  died 
Nov.  28,  186 1,  in  Arkansas,  and  his  widow 
married  George  W.  Saunders.  See  his 
name, 

MARTHA  A.,  born  March,  1844.  and 

SARAH  /.,  born  in  1846,  are  both 
married,  and  live  in  Missouri. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Henwood  died,  and  he  was 
married  twice  after,  and  lives  in  Osceola, 
Arkansas. 


HERMON,  DAVID  H.,  was 
born  Jan.  12,  1805,  in  Wilkes  county, 
North  Carolina.  His  grandfather  was 
German  and  his  grandmother  English. 
Sally  Mitts  was  born  Feb.  n,  1811,  in 
Grant  county,  Ky.  They  were  married 
in  that  county,  August  27,  1827,  had  one 
living  child  there,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  arriving  Oct.  26, 
1830,  in  what  is  now  Ball  township. 
They  lived  in  a  cabin  one  mile  west  of 
Sugar  Creek  timber,  and  spent  the  winter 
of  the  "deep  snow"  there.  But  one 
other  family  lived  away  from  the  timber. 
The  recollection  of  Mr.  Hermon  is  that 
rain  fell  for  a  day  or  two  until  the  earth 
was  saturated.  The  day  before  Christ- 
mas the  rain  turned  to  snow,  and  by 
night  it  was  about  six  inches  deep.  Snow 
continued  to  fall  almost  every  day  for  six 
weeks.  Feb.  n,  1831,  was  the  first  time 
he  saw  the  sun,  and  then  it  was  partially 
eclipsed.  He  burned  all  the  rails  and 
loose  timber  of  every  kind  near  his  house, 
and  it  was  all  he  could  do  to  keep  him- 
self and  family  from  freezing.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hermon  had  four  children  in  San- 
gamon county.  Of  their  children — 

MART  A.,  born  August  26,  1829,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Green  Ray.  They  had  three 
living  children,  GEORGE  R.,  REZIN 
L.  and  DAVID.  Mr.  Ray  died,  and 
Mrs.  Ray  was  married  June  28,  1855,  to 
T.  Stopperun.  They  had  two  children, 
FREDERICK  and  LIZZIE.  Mr.  Stop' 
perun  died,  and  his  widow  married 
Thomas  McCallum.  They  live  in 
Chicago. 

JOHN  H.,  born  Nov.  12,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  May  8, 
1856,  to  Nancy  Drennan,  who  died,  and 
he  was  married  Oct.  15,  1872,  to  Mrs. 
Gracie  Smith,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Levi.  They  have  one  child,  FLOR- 
ENCE M.,  and  live  in  Chatham. 

PRTOR  J.,  born  Dec.  22,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  near  Chatham.  He 
attended  the  district  school  until  he  was 
twenty  years  of  age,  after  that  the  Spring- 
field University  one  winter,  and  spent 
much  of  his  time  in  teaching  until  May  i, 
1855,  when  he  entered  the  office  of  Dr 
J.  N.  Wright,  of  Chatham.  He  gradu- 
ated at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago, 
Jan.  21,  1863,  and  was  married  to  Eliza 
A.  Neale,  April  15,  1863.  They  have 


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four  living  children,  FRANCIS  E., 
JULIA  A.,  HARRIET  L.  and  FLOR- 
ENCE M.  Dr.  P.  J.  Hermon  is  a  prac- 
ticing physician,  and  resides  in  Raymond, 
Montgomery  county,  111. 

DA  VID  C,  born  April  24,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  April  4, 
1861,  to  Lousetta  Shidy.  They  have  two 
living;  children,  EMMA  F.  and  MIL- 
DRED L.,  and  live  in  Chatham. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  May  17,  1840,111 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Feb.  26, 
1863,  to  Sarah  Childers.  They  have  four 
children,  NORA  E.,  EMMA  D.,  AU- 
GUSTA M.  and  LENA  P.,  and  live 
near  Raymond,  111. 

WILLIAM,  born  Nov.  20,  1842,  near 
Chatham,  was  married  Nov.  17,  1875,  to 
Emma  Mitts. 

JAMES  D.,  born  Nov.  13,  1844,  died 
Nov.  7,  1865. 

SARAH  E.,  born  April  28,  1849,  was 
married  Sept.,  1865,  to  John  Mitts.  They 
have  two  children,  NORA  and  CORA 
L.,  and  live  near  Chatham. 

JOSEPHINE,  born  Sept.  2,  1853, 
and  died  Jan.  3,  1860,  in  Sangamon 
county. 

David  H.  Hermon  and  wife  reside  two 
miles  east  of  Chatham,  near  where  they 
settled  in  1830. 

HERRI  N,  JAMES,  was  born 
April  6,  1802,  in  Harrison  county,  Ky., 
was  married  in  that  county  Aug.  I,  1833, 
tp  Mary  A.  McDaniel,  and  soon  after 
started,  in  company  with  her  parents,  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Nov.  14, 
1833,  in  what  is  now  Clear  Lake  town- 
ship, east  of  the  Sangamon  river.  They 
had  four  children,  all  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  namely — 

DA  VID  C.,  born  May  25,  1834,  mar- 
ried May  22,  1862,  to  Sarah  J.  North. 
They  have  five  children,  ROBERT  E., 
JAMES  W.,  GEORGE  E.,  DAVID  A. 
and  JESSE  LEE,  and  reside  three  quar- 
ters of  a  mile  northwest  of  Lanesville, 
Wheatfield  Postoffice,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

WILLIAM  F.,  born  Nov.  18,  1836, 
married  Sept.  10,  1863,  to  Mary  A.  North. 
They  have  four  children,  BELLE  N., 
JAMES  E.,  CHARLES  F.  and  BURT 
A.,  and  reside  one  and  a  half  miles  east  of 
Buffalo,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

HARRIET  F.,  born  Jan.  6,  1838, 
mavried  in  1860  to  Robert  Hewitt,  who 


was  born  in  New  Jersey.  They  have 
three  children,  MARY  FRANCES, 
IMLA  and  JOHN  E.,  and  reside  in 
Menard  county,  one  and  a  half  miles  north 
of  Ashland,  Cass  county,  Illinois. 

JOHN  A.,  born  Aug.  4,  1841,  died  at 
fifteen  years  old. 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Herrin  died  March  25, 
1868,  in  Clear  Lake  township,  on  the  farm 
where  they  settled  in  1835.  James  Her- 
rin resides  with  his  son,  William  F.,  near 
Buffalo,  Sangamon  county.  Illinois. 

HERNDON,  ARCHER  G., 
born  Feb.  13,  1795,  in  Culpepper  county, 
Va.,  went  to  Greensburg,  Green  county, 
Ky.,  when  he  was  about  ten  years  old, 
and  was  there  married,  in  1816,  to  Mrs. 
Rebecca  Johnson,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Day.  Her  father  was  a  revolutionary 
soldier.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herndon  had  one 
child  in  Kentucky,  and  they  moved  to 
Troy,  Madison  county,  111.,  where  one 
child  was  born ;  from  there  they  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
spring  of  1821,  settling  on  what  is  now 
German  Prairie,  five  miles  northeast  of 
Springfield,  where  two  children  were 
born,  Of  their  four  children — 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  Dec.  25,  1818, 
in  Green  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  March  26,  1840,  to 
Mary  J.  Maxcy,  who  was  born  July  27, 
1822.  They  had  six  children.  JAMES 
N.,  born  April  26,  1841,  in  Springfield, 
111.,  married  Mary  Dunlap,  and  lives  in 
Fancy  creek  township.  ANNIE  M., 
born  April  9,  1843,  in  Springfield,  was 
married  June  26,  1863,  in  her  native  place, 
to  Frank  Fleury,  who  was  born  Sept.  28, 
1840,  in  Meadville,  Penn.  They  have 
one  child,  ANNIE  MAY.  Mr.  Fleury  was 
city  clerk  during  1868,  '69,  '70  and  '71. 
He  is  now  engaged  in  the  drug  business, 
in  Springfield,  where  he  resides.  BEV- 
ERLY P.,  born  Dec.  30,  1845,  lives  in 
Colorado.  ELIZABETH  R.,  born  Nov. 
n,  1849,  married,  Aug.  27,  1867,  to 
James  S.  Cooper,  who  was  born  July  16, 
1842,  in  Belleville,  St.  Clair  county,  111. 
They  live  in  Springfield,  111.  LEIGH  W., 
born  Oct.  22,  1852,  lives  with  his  father. 
MARY,  N.  lives  with  her.  sister,  Mrs. 
Fleury.  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Herndon  died 
Aug.  18,  1860,  and  W.  H.  Herndon  was 
married  July  31,  1861,  to  Anna  Miles, 
who  was  born  March  i,  1836.  They  have 
two  children,  NINA  BELLE  and  WIL- 


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LIAM  M.,  and  live  in  Fancy  Creek 
township,  six  miles  north  of  Springfield, 
Illinois.  Win.  H.  Herndon  was  for  many 
years  a  practicing  attorney  in  Springfield, 
111.,  and  was  the  law  partner  of  Abraham 
Lincoln,  from  1848  to  the  death  of  Mr. 
Lincoln. 

ELLIOTT  B.,  born  Aug.  i,  1820,  at 
Troy,  Madison  county,  111.,  has  practiced 
law  in  Springfield  since  1842.  He  was 
city  attorney  during  1854  and  '5,  and 
county  attorney  in  1856.  He  was  United 
States  District  Attorney,  under  President 
Buchanan,  and  was  corporation  counsel 
during  1874  and  '5.  E.  B.  Herndon  was 
married,  Sept.  30,  1875,  to  Mrs.  Jerusha 
Lee,  whose  maiden  name  was  Palmer. 
She  was  born  April  16,  1833,  in  Ogdens- 
burg,  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.  Mr. 
Herndon  is  a  practicing  lawyer,  and  re- 
sides in  Springfield,  111. 

ARCHER  G.,  Jun.,  born  Nov.  29, 
1825,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  was  mar- 
ried in  DeWitt  county,  Oct.  15,  1846, 
to  Roanna  R.  Robbins,  who  was  born 
April  17,  1829,  in  Campbell  county,  Ky. 
They  had  eleven  children,  three  of  whom 
died  under  two  years.  Of  the  other 
eight— WILLIAM  FRANCIS,  born 
April  9,  1848,  was  married  Sept.  14,  1871, 
to  Mary  H.  Bryant,  who  was  born  Sept. 
21,  1852.  They  have  one  child,  EDGAR 
BRYANT,  and  live  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 
NONA  R.  died  Jan.  17,  1876,  from  burns, 
caused  by  the  explosion  of  a  lamp.  LO- 
AMI  D.,  ELLIOTT  G.^  RODELIA 
A.,  MOLLIE  E.,  ROMEPEER  R.  and 
ELMA  R.;  the  six  latter  live  with  their 
parents.  Archer  G.  Herndon,  Jun.,  and 
family,  reside  near  the  southeast  corner 
of  Rochester  township. 

NATHANIEL  F.,  born  in  1827,  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  died  there,  in 
1834. 

Archer  G.  Herndon,  Sen.,  was  engaged 
in  mercantile  pursuits,  from  1825  to  1836, 
in  Springfield,  and  during  that  time 
erected  the  first  regular  tavern  in  town. 
He  was  one  of  the  "Long  Nine"  who 
were  instrumental  in  having  the  capital  re- 
moved from  Vandalia  to  Springfield,  hav- 
ing been  elected  State  Senator  in  1836. 
He  was  receiver  of  public  moneys,  from 
1842  to  1849,  in  the  Land  Office,  in 
Springfield.  A.  G.  Herndon,  Sen.,  died 
Jan.  3,  1867,  and  Mrs.  Rebecca  Herndon 


died  Aug.  19,    1875,  both  in    Springfield, 
Illinois. 

HESSER,  SAMUEL  L.,  born 
June  2,  1797,  in  Winchester,  Va.  He  was 
married  May  31,  1821,  to  Sarah  Fry. 
They  had  one  child,  viz — 

MARY  A.,  born  in  Virginia,  married 
Edward  Huffman.  They  have  one  child, 
SALLIE  P.,  and  reside  in  Winchester, 
West  Va. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Hesser  died  Jan.  15,  1825 
and  Samuel  L.  Hesser  was  married  Sept. 
12,  1826,  to  Ann  Maria  Slagle,  in  Hagers- 
town,  Md.  She  was  born  in.  that  city 
Oct.  4,  1803,  and  brought  up  in  Winches- 
ter, Va.  They  had  five  children  in  Berry  - 
ville,  Frederick  county,  Va.,  and  the  fami- 
ly moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriv- 
ing at  Springfield  June  6,  1836,  where 
they  had  four  living  children.  Of  their 
nine  children — 

LOUISA  C.,  born  June  26,  1827,  in 
Berryville,  Va.,  married  in  Mechanics- 
burg,  111.,  Aug.  22,  1848,  to  Simon  P. 
Fullinwider.  See  his  name. 

ANN  M.,  born  Oct.  16,  1828,  in  Vir- 
ginia, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Jefferson  McBride.  See  his  name. 

EDMONIA  E.,  born  May  31,  1831, 
in  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
Feb.  4,  1852,  to  Dial  Davis.  She  died 
July  4,  1064,  leaving  six  children — 
FRANKLIN  P.,  SALLIE  M., 
CHARLES  E.,  HENRY  S.,  DIAL 
W. — the  latter  died  Nov.  25,  1875 — and 
CARRIE  E.  The  five  living  children 
reside  with  their  father  at  Mt.  Auburn, 
Christian  county,  111. 

GEORGE  W^born  Sept.  30,  1833,111 
Berryville,  Va.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  May  15,  1860,  to  Caroline  Mor- 
gan. They  have  five  children,  BYRON 
B.JESSE  M.,HOMER  H.,  ARTHUR 
A.  and  CLARA  B.,  and  reside  two  miles 
northeast  of  Wheatfield  postoffice,  Lanes- 
ville,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

JOHN  Z.,  born  March  16,  1835,  in 
Virginia,  brought  up  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, enlisted  Aug.  7,  1862,  at  Camp  Butler, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  A,  73d  111.  Inf.  He 
went  in  as  1st  Corporal ;  promoted  to  5th 
Sergeant  Oct.  25,  1862;  promoted  to 
Orderly  Sergeant  Jan.  8th,  and  2d  Lieu- 
tenant Sept.  17,  1863.  He  never  had  a 
day's  sickness  or  missed  a  march  or  battle 
while  in  the  service,  except  when  he  was 
in  prison.  He  was  captured  at  the  battle 


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of  Chicamauga,  Sept.  20,  1863,  and  was 
in  different  rebel  prisons  nineteen  months, 
principally  at  Andersonville.  Mr.  Hesser 
says  the  battlefield  was  pleasant  compared 
with  the  gloomy  prisons,  where  starvation, 
filth,  vermin  and  disease  prevailed.  He 
expresses  his  gratitude  that  through  the 
whole  eighteen  months  he  had  one  friend 
who  was  ever  faithful  and  true,  John  W. 
North,  of  the  same  company  and  regiment. 
See  his  name.  Mr.  Hesser  says  that  hy 
the  aid  of  each  other  and  the  will  of  God, 
they  escaped  with  their  lives.  It  was  not 
death  they  dreaded  so  much  as  the 
"  thought  of  staying  with  those  south- 
down sons  of  sin,  dead  or  alive."  He  served 
full  time,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
at  the  close  of  the  rebellion.  He  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Mary 
J.  Crumley.  They  have  one  child, 
SARAH  M.,  and  reside  two  miles  east  of 
Riverton,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

HENRIETTA  C.,born  Nov.  6,1836, 
in  Springfield,  married  Oct.  18,  1859,  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Samuel  Pheasant, 
who  was  born  Nov.  24,  1819,  in  Washing- 
ton county,  Md.  Came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1857.  They  had  four  children. 
DANIEL  Z.  died,  aged  eight  years. 
HENRIETTA  M.,  WILLIAM  L.  and 
SAMUEL  E.,  died  under  two  years. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pheasant  reside  one  mile 
south  of  Buffalo,  Sangamon  county. 

JACOB  A.,  born  Nov.  12,  1838,  in 
Springfield,  went  to  Texas  in  1859,  and 
there  married  Maggie  Marchbanks. 
They  have  one  living  child,  CHARLES, 
and  reside  at  Corsicana,  Nevarro  county, 
Texas. 

CORNELIUS  N.,  born  Nov.  17, 
1843,  in  Springfield,  died,  aged  seven 
years. 

CHARLES  S.,  born  Sept.  3,  1845,  in 
Springfield,  married  April  I,  1873,  in 
Nebraska,  to  Fannie  Stillwell,  and  reside 
near  York,  York  county,  Neb. 

Samuel  L.  Hesser  was  one  of  the  eight 
men  who  organized  the  first  Masonic 
Lodge  in  Springfield.  He  died  Oct.  15, 
1871,  at  Buffalo,  Sangamon  county,  and 
his  widow  resides  there. 

HESSER,  ARMSTEAD  N., 
younger  brother  to  Samuel  L.,  came  to 
Springfield  in  1837,  raised  a  family  of 
several  children,  and  himself  and  wife  both 
died  in  1847.  Their  daughter — 


M.  ADDIE,  married  Richard  C.  Bird. 
See  his  name. 

HICKMAN,  WILLIAM, 
born  Sept.  i,  1790,  near  Winchester,  West 
Virginia,  went  to  Shelby  county,  Ky.,  in 

1812,  and  his  father's  family  moved  there 
the  same  year.     He  was  married  there  in 

1813,  t°  Mary  M.  Card  well,  who  was  born 
March  18,  1795,  in  Virginia.     They  had 
seven    children    in     Shelby     county,    and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
Nov.   8,   1833,  at   Springfield,  and  in   the 
spring   of    1834    settled  near    Mechanics- 
burg,   where    one    child    was    born.     Of 
their  children — 

GEORGE  T.,  born  Nov.  8,  1814,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  April  7,  1842,  to 
Elizabeth  Lyon,  who  was  born  Dec.  21, 
1823,  in  Shelby  county,  Ky.  They  had 
seven  children  in  Sangamon  county. 
WILL  AM  H.,  born  Sept.  15,  1843,  en- 
listed August  5,  1862,  in  Co.  B,  30th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years.  He  was  taken  sick 
in  going  to  the  field  of  conflict,  and  died 
Jan.  17,  1863,  in  military  hospital,  Mem- 
phis, Tennessee.  JAMES  F.  married 
Sophia  C.  Burns,  and  lives  in  Menard 
county,  near  Buffalo  Hai't,  Sangamon 
county,  111.  MARY  E.,  RICHARD 
O.,  CALVIN  WESLEY,  HENRIET- 
TA and  THOMAS  C.  reside  with  their 
parents,  five  miles  southeast  of  Williams- 
ville. 

WILLIAM  A.,  born  Oct.  26,  1816,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Nel- 
son county,  Ky.,  to  Burnett  Barber,  who 
died,  leaving  two  children.  W.  A. 
Hickman  married  Sue  Elsuit.  They  have 
one  child.  William  A.  Hickman  is  a 
practicing  physician,  and  resides  at  Owens- 
boro,  Ky. 

JAMES  F.,  born  Feb.  14,  1819,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  Nov.  3,  1863,  to 
Sarah  E.  Bice.  They  had  four  children, 
WILLIAM  and  ARTHUR,  the  first 
and  fourth,  died  under  two  years.  MARY 
IRENE  and  GEORGE  THOMAS  live 
with  their  parents,  one  and  a  half  miles 
north  of  Barclay,  at  the  Bice  family 
homestead. 

JOHN  F.,  born  April  8,  1821,  in 
Shelby  county,  Ky.,  was  married  at  Har- 
rodsburg,  Ky.,  to  Sally  Curry.  She  had 
one  child,  and  died,  and  he  married  Em- 


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ma  Wilson.  He  is  a  practicing  physician 
at  Bardstown,  Ky. 

If  ART  A.  E.,  born  May  19,  1823,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Harrison  D.  Lyon.  See  his 
name. 

JULIET  A.,  born  March  26,  1825, 
in  Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  H.  C.  Linsley.  They  have 
seven  children,  and  live  near  Grove  City, 
Christian  county,  111. 

RICHARD  O.,  born  Nov.  i,  1831, 
in  Shelby  county,  Ky.,  brought  up  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  was  married  there, 
August  8,  1872,  to  Maggie  Perill.  They 
have  one  child.  He  was,  in  1873,  Treas- 
urer of  Montana  Territory,  and  resides  at 
Virginia  City. 

SUSAN  E.,  born  April  26,  1834,  near 
Mechanicsburg,  Sangamon  county,  111., 
was  married  there,  June,  1859,  to  Am- 
brose J.  Sell,  who  was  born  Dec.,  1827, 
in  Hanover,  York  county,  Penn.,  and 
came  to  Springfield  in  May,  1851.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Sell  have  one  child,  EDWIN 
A.,  and  reside  in  Springfield,  111.  Mr. 
Sell  is  a  grocer  on  north  Fifth  street. 

Mrs.  Mary  M.  Hickman  died  July  17, 

1835,  and  Mr.  Hickman  was  married  Oct. 
u,  1837,  to   Mary    Ann    Lemon.     Their 
only  living  child — 

EUCLID  L.,  born  May  4,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  is  unmarried,  and  lives 
near  Barclay,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Hickman  died  Jan.  19, 
1843,  and  William  Hickman  was  married 
Feb.  14,  1845  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Burrell, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Short.  William 
Hickman  died  Jan.  15,  1874,  in  Spring- 
field, 111.,  in  his  eighty-fourth  year.  His 
widow  resides  on  north  Seventh  street, 
Springfield,  111. 

HIC16OX,  ADDISON,  was 
born  May^  1798,  in  Middlebury,  Conn., 
was  a  brother  to  Horace  and  Virgil.  He 
was  married  Nov.  10,  1823,  in  Jefferson 
county,  N.  Y.,  to  Rhoda  Stanley,  who 
was  born  March  10,  1803,  in  that  county. 
They  had  three  living  children  in  New 
York,  and  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  in 

1836,  and   had  three  children  in  and  near 
Springfield.     Of  their  six  children — 

HARRIET  M.,  born  March  18,  1826, 
in  Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  married  in 
Springfield,  111.,  Jan.  i,  1857,  to  Benjamin 
F.  Haines,  who  was  born  March  19,  1824, 
in  Xenia,  Ohio,  raised  in  Bloomington, 


111.,  came  to  Springfield  in  1863  or  '4,  and 
was  engaged  in  milling  until  1873,  when 
he  moved  to  Florida,  and  engaged  in  the 
culture  of  oranges  and  lemons.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Haines  now  reside  at  Spring  Garden, 
Florida. 

EATON  R.,  born  Nov.  i,  1827,  in 
Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  and  raised  in 
Springfield,  111.  In  1851,  Mr.  Hickox 
went  to  California,  returning  in  1857,  he 
t  soon  after  engaged  in  mercantile  business, 
in  Atlanta,  111.,  where  he  was  married, 
Aug.  7,  1858,  to  Sallie  B.  Mahew,  a  na- 
tive of  New  Jersey.  They  had  three 
children,  ADDISON,  RAY  and  HUGH, 
and  Mrs.  Hickox  died  Dec.  i,  1863.  Mr. 
Hickox  was  married,  Sept.'  7,  1864,  to 
Hannah  L.  Mahew,  in  Atlanta,  and  soon 
after  moved  to  Springfield,  where  they 
had  one  living  child,  ANNA  B.,  and  re- 
side in  Springfield.  At  one  time  Mr. 
Hickox  was  engaged  in  the  milling  busi- 
ness with  his  father.  He  is  now  in  the 
grain  trade,  in  connection  with  the  Spring 
field  Elevator.  While  in  Atlanta,  he  was 
Postmaster. 

ADA  A.,  born  Sept.  3,  1830,  in  Jeffer- 
son county,  N.  Y.,  married  in  Springfield, 
May  i,  18*54,  to  William  H.  Ames,  of  St. 
Louis.  Mrs.  Ames  died  Feb.  4,  1855,  in 
Springfield. 

MARTIN,  born  Sept.  14,  1837,  in 
Springfield,  married  Jan.  25,  1859,  in  At- 
lanta, 111.,  to  Mary  James,  a  native  of 
Ohio.  They  had  one  son,  L.  JAMES, 
and  Mrs.  Hickox  died  April  28,  1863. 
Mr.  Hickox  and  his  son  reside  in  Spring- 
field. He  is  proprietor  of  the  Excelsior 
flouring  mills. 

SILAS  W.,  born  Aug.  12,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  on  the  first 
call  for  75,000  men,  in  April,  1861,  in  Co.  I, 
7th  111.  Inf.,  served  three  months,  and  was 
honorably  discharged.  Enlisted  in  1862, 
in  Co.  M,  loth  111.  Cav.,  for  three  years. 
He  was  captured  at  darks  Mills,  south- 
east Missouri,  in  1863,  forced  to  take  an 
oath  not  to  go  into  the  service  again. 
Silas  W.  Hickox  was  married,  June  15, 
1864,  to  Susan  F.  Keyes.  They  have 
three  children,  WALTER,  ELLA  and 
CLARA,  and  reside  in  Springfield,  111. 
S.  W.  Hickox  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Leggott  &  Hickox,  in  the  stove  and  tin- 
ware trade. 

DOUGLAS,  born  March  10,  1846,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  was  married,  Sept.  5, 


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1867,  to  Martha  Jane  Keyes.  They  have 
four  children,  FLORENCE  MAY, 
REED  KEYES,  HENRIETTA  M.  and 
GEORGE  L.,  and  reside  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

Addison  Hickox  went  to  St.  Augustine, 
Fla.,  for  the  benefit  of  his  health,  and  died 
there  Jan.  10,  1872.  His  remains  were 
brought'  to  Springfield,  and  interred  in 
Oak  Ridge  Cemetery.  His  widow,  Mrs. 
Rhoda  Hickox,  resides  in  Springfield. 

HICKOX,  HORACE,  brother 
to  Virgil  and  Addison,  was  born  Oct.  18, 
1795,  in  Middlebury,  New  Haven  county, 
Conn.  He  was  married  in  1817,  at  Rut- 
land, Jefferson  county,  N.  Y.,  to  Eliza 
Stanley,  who  was  born  Oct.  28,  1799,  at 
Augusta,  Oneida  county,  N.  Y.  They 
had  five  children,  three  of  whom  died 
young.  The  family  moved  to  Springfield, 
111.,  arriving  early  in  1836.  Of  their  two 
children — 

VOLNET,  born  Nov.  i,  1835,  in  Rut- 
land, N.  Y.,  brought  up  in  Springfield, 
prepared  for  college  by  Prof.  Beaumont 
Parks,  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  the 
class  of  1857,  and  admitted  to  the  practice 
of  law  in  1858  at  the  bar  of  St.  Louis, 
Mo.  Early  in  the  war  of  the  rebellion  he 
was  appointed  additional  aid-de-camp  on 
Gen.  McClellan's  staff;  was  mustered  out 
in  the  spring  of  1862.  He  was  re- 
appointed,  with  the  rank  of  Captain,  on 
Gen.  Fremont's  staff,  and  soon  after 
assigned  to  duty  on  Gen.  Hunter's  staff, 
and  wa^  honorably  mustered  out  in  Janu- 
ary, 1864.  From  the  spring  of  1865  to 
1866,  he  was  an  army  correspondent  of 
the  Cincinnati  Commercial,  In  the  fall 
of  1 866  he  went  to  New  York,  and  was 
sent  to  the  City  of  Mexico  as  correspond- 
ent of  the  New  York  7^ribune,  returning 
from  there  in  1867.  Volney  Hickox  was 
married  Oct.  i,  1873,  at  Batavia,  Illinois, 
to  Cassandra  Browning  Moore,  who  was 
born  at  that  place,  Sept.  c^,  1849.  They 
have  one  child,  HART,  and  reside  in 
Springfield.  Mr.  Hickox  is  a  practical 
stenographer. 

LELIA,  born  March  n,  1838,  in 
Springfield,  married  in  her  native  city  in 
1860  to  John  Hunter,  an  attorney  of  Cin- 
cinnati. She  died  December,  1871,  in 
Springfield. 

Mr.  Horace  Hickox  was  engaged  in 
milling,  in  connection  with  his  brother 


Addison,  for  many  years.     Mr.  and   Mrs. 
Hickox  reside  in  Springfield. 

HICKOX,  VIRGIL,  was  born 
July  12,  1806,  in  Jefferson  county,  New 
York,  his  parents  having  moved  there  in 
1803,  from  New  Haven  county,  Connecti- 
cut. He  received  a  common  school  edu- 
cation in  his  native  county,  and  started, 
August  25,  1828,  for  the  southwest. 
After  a  wearisome  journey  of  two  months 
by  wagon,  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis,  at  that 
time  a  city  of  but  5,500  inhabitants.  In 
one  hour  after  his  arrival  he  was  engaged 
to  work  as  a  journeyman  carpenter,  at 
one  dollar  per  day.  From  that  time  he 
was  busily  employed  until  1833,  when  he 
went  to  the  Galena  lead  mines,  where  he 
spent  one  year.  He  then  came  to  Spring- 
field, 111.,  and  opened  a  store,  May  5, 1834, 
and  continued  in  the  mercantile  business 
nearly  nineteen  years.  In  1851  he  united 
with  other  business  men  in  organizing  a 
company  to  build  a  railroad  from  Alton  to 
Springfield,  and  continued  in  the  directory 
until  the  road  was  constructed  to  Joliet, 
and  had  charge  of  the  right  of  way  in 
constructing  that  much  of  the  present 
Chicago  and  St.  Louis  railroad.  From 
him  emanated  the  law  regarding  the  as- 
sessment and  taxation  of  railroad  property, 
which  was  in  force  from  1855  to  1872.  He 
withdrew  from  active  connection  with  the 
road  in  May,  1874.  In  May,  1869,  he 
was  appointed  by  Gov.  Palmer  to  the  of- 
fice of  Canal  Commissioner,  serving  two 
terms  of  two  years  each.  He  was  a  direc- 
tor of  the  old  State  Bank  of  Illinois,  in 
1839-40-41.  In  January,  1874,  he  became 
President  of  the  Springfield  Savings 
Bank,  and  as  such  continues  to  manage  its 
business  to  the  present  time.  He  has 
always  been  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and 
acted  as  Chairman  of  the  Democratic 
State  Committee  for  nearly  twenty  years. 
In  that  capacity  he  received  and  still  holds 
the  last  letter  ever  dictated  by  his  lifelong 
personal  and  political  friend,  Hon.  Stephen 
A.  Douglas,  that  of  May  10,  1861,  in 
which  he  declared  there  could  be  but  two 
parties,  that  of  patriots  and  traitors,  and 
advised  his  political  friends  to  lay  aside 
every  feeling  that  would  impede  united 
action  for  the  preservation  of  the  Union. 
Mr.  Hickox  has  some  peculiar  views  with 
regard  to  government.  He  believes  that 
the  United  States  should  not  own  any 
property  except  what  is  necessary  for 


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forts  and  arsenals,  and  for  the  transaction 
of  business  at  the  seat  of  government. 
He  also  holds  that  the  whole  postal  sys- 
tem should  be  abolished,  and  that  the 
laws  of  trade  should  regulate  the  transpor- 
tation of  what  is  called  mail  matter  in  the 
same  manner  as  such  laws  regulate  all 
other  transportation.  He  thinks  that  if 
men  and  women  were  as  careful  to  obey 
the  scripture  injunction,  "  six  days  shalt 
thou  labor,"  as  they  are  to  rest  on  the 
seventh,  there  would  be  less  sufferiug 
from  want. 

In  Oct.,  1839,  Mr.  Hickox  was  mar- 
ried in  Springfield  to  Miss  Catharine 
Cabanis,  a  native  of  Kentucky.  She  died 
Sept.  25,  1875,  leaving  three  sons  and 
three  daughters.  Mr.  Hickox  resides  in 
Springfield,  in  the  same  house  he  brought 
his  young  wife  to,  nearly  thirty^seven 
years  ago. 

HIGGINS,-  WILLIAM,  was 
born  Sept.  7,  1770,  in  Virginia.  His  pa- 
rents moved  to  Fayette  county,  Ky., 
when  he  was  a  young  man.  He  was 
married  there  to  a  Miss  Young,  who  died, 
and  he  was  married  March  2,  1804,  in 
Boone  county,  Ky.,  to  Mary  Moseby, 
who  was  born  July  10,  1781,  in  North 
Carolina.  They  had  twelve  living  child- 
ren in  Fayette  county,  Ky.,  and  the  fami- 
ly moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriv- 
ing Oct.  I,  1830,  in  what  is  now  Wood- 
side  township,  seven  miles  south  of 
Springfield.  Of  their  twelve  children — 

DRUCILLA  W.,  born  Jan.  i,  1805, 
in  Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county  in 
1836  or  1837. 

BEDFORD,  W.,  born  May  6,  1806, 
in  Kentucky :  came  to  Sangamon  county 
with  his  parents;  went  back  to  Kentucky 
and  married  Susan  Dozier.  They  had 
one  living  child,  ROBERT,  born  Nov. 
22,  1835,  in  Montgomery  county,  Ken- 
tucky; married  in  Sangamon  county  Oct. 
3,  1860,  to  Lydia  Stair.  They  have  five 
living  children,  CHARLES  W., 
FRANK  H.,  ELMER  E.,  DORA  B., 
and  CATALINA,  and  reside  in  Paw- 
nee. Mrs.  Susan  Higgins  died,  and 
B.  W.  Higgins  was  married  July  27, 
1841,  to  Marv  A.  Norris.  Of  their  seven 
children,  ELLEN  married  John  L.  Par- 
ker, and  lives  in  Cotton  Hill  township. 
WILLIAM  A.  enlisted  Aug.,  1862,  in 
Co.  E,  i  I4th  Illinois  Infantry ;  served 
until  Feb.,  1865,  when  he  was  discharged 
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on  account  of  physical  disability,  and  now 
draws  a  pension.  He  was  married  Dec. 
1 6,  1873,  to  Sarah  Durrell,  and  lives  in 
Palmer.  MARTHA  S.  married  John 
Lockwood,and  lives  near  Oconee.  JOEL 
T.,  ANNA,  BENJAMIN  H.,  and  EM- 
MA F.  live  with  their  parents  in  Cotton 
Hill  township. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  James 
M.  Haley,  and  died,  leaving  one  child, 
ELEANOR,  who  married  Joseph  Lock- 
ridge.  See  his  name. 

ROBERT  0.,  born  July  4,  1811,  in 
Fayette  county,  Kentucky;  was  serving 
an  apprenticeship  when  his  parents  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  and  he  arrived  in 
1832.  He  was  married  in  Franklin,  Mis- 
souri, to  Camilla  A.  Donaldson,  a  native 
of  Baltimore,  Maryland.  They  had  one 
child  in  Missouri,  and  then  moved  back 
to  Sangamon  county,  where  they  had  six 
living  children.  EDWIN  L.,  born 
March  24,  1840,  at  Boone ville,  Missouri, 
and  brought  up  in  Sangamon  county;  en- 
listed April  24,  1861,  in  Company  I,  7th 
Illinois  Infantry,  for  three  months;  served 
full  term,  and  was  honorably  discharged. 
He  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1861,  for  three  years 
in  Company  K,  33d  Illinois  Infantry-Nor- 
mal. He  was  wounded  June  18,  1863,  at 
the  siege  of  Vicksburg.  The  wound 
was  a  remarkable  one.  A  musket  ball 
entered  his  face  below  and  forward  of  the 
right  ear,  passed  over  the  roof  of  the 
mouth,  and  came  out  of  the  left  eye.  He 
recovered  without  totally  losing  the  sight 
of  that  eye.  He  re-enlisted  Jan.  i,  1864, 
as  a  veteran  in  the  same  company  and 
regiment.  He  was  promoted  through  all 
grades  from  private,  and  was  commis- 
sioned as  Captain  Nov.  16,  1864,  and 
served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  Dec.  7,  1865. 
He  was  appointed  by  Gov.  Palmer,  March 
24,  1869,  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  and 
was  appointed  by  Gov.  Beveridge,  Jan. 
20,  1873,  Adjutant  General  of  the  State  of 
Illinois,  which  he  held  two  years.  Gen. 
E.  L.  Higgins  was  married  Sept.  7,  1870, 
to  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Hoskins,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Huntington.  She  was  born 
July  30,  1847,  at  Geneva,  New  York. 
She  had  one  child,  Charles  H.  Hoskins 
who  died  July  26,  1874,  in  his  sixth  year. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Higgins  have  one  living 
child,  FLORA  BELLE,  and  reside  in 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


Springfield.  ALEXANDER  D.,  born 
Dec.  21,  1844,  in  Sangamon  county,  111., 
enlisted  August  15,  1862,  in  Co.  G,  ii4th 
111.  Inf.,  served  three  years,  and  was  hon- 
orably discharged,  August,  1865.  He 
was  married  in  Springfield,  Nov.  29, 
1872,  to  Lizzie  Nottingham.  They  have 
one  living  child,  RALPH,  and  live  in 
Springfield.  JULIA  E.  and  ROBERT 
ALONZO  live  with  their  parents.  EM- 
MA married  Justus  Graves,  and  lives  at 
Evanston,  111.  FRANK  and  WALTER 
L.  live  with  their  parents.  Robert  O. 
Higgins  and  wife  reside  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

VIRMANE  T,  born  in  Kentucky,  died 
in  Sangamon  county,  aged  thirty-one 
years. 

WILLIAM  E.y  born  in  Kentucky, 
went  from  Sangamon  county  to  Missouri, 
and  from  there,  in  1849,  to  California. 
He  was  on  his  way  home,  and  died  on 
shipboard,  on  the  Pacific  ocean  in  1851. 

SINAI  MEL  VINA,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Thomas  J.  Haley.  They  had  two  child- 
ren. BENJAMIN  H.,  born  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  enlisted  May  29,  1861,  in% 
Co.  A.,  3d  111.  Cav.,  served  full  term,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  Sept.  5,  1864. 
He  is  married,  and  lives  at  Palmer,  111. 
EDWARD  enlisted  May  10,  1861,  in  Co. 
A,  3d  111.  Cav.,  for  three  years,  served 
until  May  n,  1864,  when  he  was  dis- 
charged on  account  of  physical  disability, 
and  died,  in  1865,  at  Woodside.  T.  J. 
Haley  and  wife  live  at  Palmer,  Christian 
county,  Illinois. 

JOEL  V.,  born  Oct.  8,  1817,  in  Fay- 
ette  county,  Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1830,  and  was  married  June  16, 
1850,  to  Margaret  B.  Womack,  who  was 
born  Nov.  13,  1822,  in  Butler  county,  Ky. 
They  had  eight  living  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  JAMES  N.,  GEORGE  B., 
SINAI  M".,  J^OEL  E.,  MARY  A.,  AN- 
NIE E.,  JOHN  A.  and  IDA  L.,  live  with 
their  parents  on  the  farm  where  Mr.  Hig- 
gins father  settled  in  1830.  The  house  in 
which  he  lives  was  built  by  his  father  in 
1831,  entirely  of  black  walnut  lumber;  the 
frame,  doors,  door  and  window  casings, 
sash,  weather  boarding,  shingles,  and 
everything  else.  It  is  two  stories  high, 
two  rooms  long,  and  stands  seven  miles 
south  of  Springfield. 


THOMAS  W.,  born  March  2,  1819, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Mary  Husband,  have  five  children, 
and  live  in  Bates  county,  Missouri. 

ALONZO,  born  in  1822,  in  Kentucky, 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  in  1844. 

CAROLINE,  born  July  31,  1823,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
June  24,  1847,  to  Thomas  A.  Rogers,  who 
was  born  June  16,  1822,  in  Kentucky. 
They  have  seven  children — ALONZO 
H.,  born  Aug,  6,  1848,  married  Eliza  Ad- 
ams, and  reside  in  Cotton  Hill  township. 
The  other  six  moved  with  their  parents, 
in  1873,  to  the  vicinity  of  Gerard,  Craw- 
ford county,  Kansas. 

BENJAMIN  died,   aged    ten    years. 

William  Higgins  died  Aug.  7,  1840, 
and  his  widow  died  Dec.  7,  1866,  both  on 
the  farm  where  they  settled  in  1830. 

HIGGINS,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  April  12,  1774,  ift  Barren  county, 
Ky.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Down- 
ing. She  had  one  child,  and  died,  and  he 
was  married,  March  6,  1800,  to  Rosanna 
Megery,  who  was  born  Dec.  18,  1778,  in 
the  same  county.  She  had  five  child- 
ren, and  died  there.  In  1817  Mr.  Higgins 
moved  his  family  to  St.  Clair  county,  111., 
and  was  there  married  to  Rosanna  Dun- 
can. He  started  with  his  family,  in  the 
fall  of  1818,  to  the  San-ga-ma  country. 
They  stopped,  on  Sugar  creek,  with  the 
Drennan's,  until  Jan.  or  Feb.,  1819,  when 
they  moved  about  fifteen  miles  north,  and 
built  a  cabin  on  the  south  side  of  the  San- 
gamon river,  above  where  the  Chicago  & 
Alton  railroad  now  crosses.  While  he 
was  living  in  camp,  before  his  cabin  was 
completed,  himself  and  wife  crossed  to  the 
north  side  of  the  river  on  horseback. 
They  were  belated,  and  spent  one  night 
in  the  river  bottom,  near  the  mouth  of 
Fancy  creek.  A  few  days  later  Mr.  Hig- 
gins went  to  the  north  side  alone,  found 
five  bee  trees,  and  killed  a  panther,  which 
measured  nine  feet  from  tip  to  tip.  He 
went  over  soon  after,  accompanied  by  his 
wife  and  two  daughters,  one  of  whom  is 
now — 1876 — the  wife  of  David  England. 
These  three  are  believed  to  have  been  the 
first  white  women  who  ever  crossed  to  the 
north  of  the  river,  in  what  is  now  Sanga- 
mon county.  Stephen  England  and  his 
two  sons-in-law  came  on  their  exploring 
expedition,  and  stopped  with  Mr.  Higgins 
who  accompanied  them  t°  the  north  side, 


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and  led  the  way  to  the  vicinity  of  where 
Cantrall  now  stands,  and  all  four  selected 
sites  for  improvement.  The  creek  was 
for  several  years  called,  in  honor  of  his 
having  first  visited  the  locality,  Higgins 
creek;  since  changed  to  Cantrall's  creek. 
Soon  after  this,  a  Mr.  Chapman,  son-in- 
law  of  Judge  Latham,  crossed  the  river 
and  built  a  cabin  on  the  north  side,  be- 
tween where  the  Chicago  &  Alton  and 
Oilman,  Clinton  &  Springfield  railroads 
now  cross.  His  wife  is  thought  to  have 
been  the  fourth  white  woman  on  that  side 
of  the  river.  Mr.  Chapman  established  a 
canoe  ferry  there,  which  for  three  years 
was  the  onlv  chance  for  crossing  the  river. 
Persons  could  be  taken  over  safe  and  dry, 
animals  could  swim,  and  wagons  were 
taken  to  pieces,  and  with  their  loads  were 
carried  over,  piece  by  piece.  About  three 
years  later  a  boat  was  first  used  for  a  ferry. 
The  latter  part  of  April,  1819,  Stephen 
England,  his  two  sons-in-law,  his  son 
David,  and  two  of  his  daughters  crossed 
over  and  finished  building  their  houses 
and  planting  their  crops.  Those  two 
daughters  of  Mr.  England  were  the  fifth 
and  sixth  women  north  of  the  river.  One 
of  them,  Lucy,  was  the  wife  of  John 
Chine.  This  account  was  given  to  me  by 
David  England  and  his  wife,  who  was 
Margaret  Higgins.  Of  the  five  children 
of  Wm.  Higgins,  by  his  second  wife — 

CATHARINE,  born  May  12,  1801, 
in  Kentucky,  married  Wm.  Bradbury  in 
St.  Clair  county,  and  both  died  there, 
leaving  four  children. 

MARGARET,  born  Sept.  6,  1804,  in 
Barren  county,  Ky.,  married  David  Eng- 
land. See  his  name. 

LOUISIANA,  born  Nov.  16,  1806,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  George  Harper,  raised  a  family,  and 
lives  in  Oregon. 

INDIANA,  born  March  24,  1809,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Wm.  Crane,  in  San- 
gamon county.  She  died,  leaving  one 
child,  JOSEPH  A.  CRANE,  who  is 
now  a  practicing  attorney,  in  Freeport, 
Illinois. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  Feb.  25,  1813, 
in  Kentucky,  married  Priscilla  Kearney, 
have  five  children,  and  live  in  Cedar  coun- 
ty, Missouri. 

ROSANNA^  born  Dec.  16,  1816,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Milton  Claypool.  He  died,  leaving  a 


widow  and  eleven  children,  in  JoDaviess 
county,  Illinois. 

William  Higgins  built  a  boat,  and  in 
1823  took  his  goods  down  the  Sangamon, 
and  up  the  Illinois  rivers  to  a  point  near 
Lewiston,  and  after  that  built  a  mill  near 
Canton,  111.  He  moved  from  there  to  the 
northern  part  of  the  State,  where  he  and 
his  third  wife  died,  leaving  four  children. 

HILL,  WILLIAM  R., was  born 
August  7,  1820,  in  Jessamine  county,  Ky. 
His  father,  John  H.  Hill,  came  with  his 
family  to  Sangamon  county,  in  Auburn 
township,  Oct.  15,  1836.  In  1837  they 
moved  to  Christian  county.  William  R. 
went  with  the  family,  and  returned  to 
Auburn  township  when  he  was  about 
twenty-one  years  of  age.  He  was  there 
married,  Oct.  6,  1858,  to  Jennie  Mason. 
They  have  four  children — 

MARTHA  E.,  FANNT  M.,  WIL- 
LIAM M.  and  JENNIE  M.,  and  re- 
side one  mile  northeast  of  Auburn. 

HILDRETH,  HARVEY. 
See  his  name  in  connection  with  the 
" sudden  change"  page  65. 

HILLMAN,  OLIVER,  born 
May  10,  1785,  in  Philadelphia,  was  mar- 
ried July  23,  1807,  in  that  city,  to  Rachel 
Smith.  They  had  six  children  in  Phila- 
delphia and  New  Jersey,  and  moved  with 
a  part  of  their  family  to  Springfield,  111., 
arriving  in  April,  1839.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

RICHARD  S.,  born  July  7,  1808,  in 
New  Jersey,  was  married  Aug.  11,1831, 
in  Philadelphia,  to  Margaret  Knorr. 
They  had  four  children  there,  two  of 
whom  died  under  three  years  of  age. 
The  family  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  in 
1840,  where  two  children  were  born. 
In  1846  or  '7  Mr.  Hillman  moved  to  St. 
Louis,  where  twins  were  born,  one  of 
whom  died  young.  Of  their  five  living 
children:  MARY  C.,  born  July,  1833, 
in  Philadelphia,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  to  Joseph  P.  Hesser. 
They  have  five  children,  and  live  in 
Bloomington,  Illinois.  RACHEL  S., 
born  Sept.  30,  1835,  in  Philadelphia,  was 
married  Oct.  18,  1855,  in  Springfield,  111., 
to  Daniel  P.  Hopping,  who  was  born 
Feb.  21,  1832,  in  Morris  county,  New 
Jersey.  They  have  five  children,  JOSEPH 

F.,    MARY    E.,   WILLIAM     P.,     HERBERT     P. 

and  SAMUEL  M.,  and  reside  in  Springfield. 
D.  P.  Hopping  is  a  contractor  and  builder. 


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EARLT  SETTLERS  OP 


He,  in  connection  with  Mr.  Henry  Ridge- 
ly,  established  a  planing  mill  in  1867.  It 
was  the  first  of  the  kind  in  Springfield. 
ELMIRA  J.,  born  March  n,  1841,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  was  married  in  1863  to 
William  Wyatt.  They  live  in  Jackson- 
ville, 111.  ANN  E.,  born  Sept.  7,  1845, 
in  Springfield,  111.,  married  Lewis  A. 
Wood.  See  his  name.  MARGARET, 
born  April  3,  1848,  in  St.  Louis.  (Her 
twin  mate,  Richard,  died  in  his  third  year.) 
She  was  married  Jan.  22,  1868,  to  Francis 
C.  Fessenden.  They  have  four  living 
children,  FRANCIS  E.,  Jun.,  BIRDIE  L., 
GEORGIE  and  RICHARD  p.  Mr.  Fessenden 
is  a  stairbuilder,  and  resides  in  Spring- 
field, 111. 

Mrs.  Margaret  Hillman  died  May  23, 
1848,  in  St.  Louis.  Richard  S.  Hillman 
was  married  Feb.  8,  1849,  m  t^iat  c'ty>  to 
Mrs.  Eliza  J.  Vinton,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Bell.  She  died  without  child- 
ren, Feb.  15,  1852,  at  Campbellsville, 
Ky.  R.  S.  Hillman  brought  his  family 
back  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  1853,  and  was 
there  married,  Dec.  14,  1854,  to  Ann  J. 
Williamson.  Thev  had  two  living  child- 
ren, RICHARD  and  MARY  JANE  live 
with  their  mother.  Richard  S.  Hillman 
died  May  31,  1862,  in  Springfield,  and 
his  widow  married  Samuel  Yocom.  See 
his  name. 

JOHN  S.,  born  Nov.  29,  1809,  in 
Philadelphia.  He  was  married  three 
times,  and  all  his  wives  and  three  children 
died  there.  He  came  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  in  1839  or  '40,  and  was  married  in 
the  same  county  to  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Uncles- 
bee,  whose  maiden  name  was  PofFenber- 
ger.  They  had  eleven  children,  three  of 
whom  died  under  six  years.  Of  the  other 
eight,  RICHARD,  born  Sept.  26,  1843, 
married  Dec.  29,  1874,  to  Elizabeth  J. 
Rape.  They  have  one  child,  EARNEST  s., 
and  live  in  Cotton  Hill  township.  MAR- 
GARET A.,  born  March  7,  1848,  was 
married  May  8,  1867,  to  William  T.  John- 
son. They  have  two  children,  and  live 
in  Springfield.  He  is  engineer  at  the  new 
State  house.  RACHEL  E.,  born  April 
20,  1849,  was  married  March  7,  1871,  to 
Isaac  Fisher.  They  have  one  child,  JES- 
SIE, and  live  near  Mt.  Pulaski.  GEORGE 
H.  lives  with  his  mother.  WILLIAM 
A.  married  Dec.  15,  1875,  to  Flora  E. 
Cooper,  and  lives  near  Williamsville. 
DANIEL  R.,  MARY  E.,  SARAH  J., 


TOHN  L.  and  LIZZIE,  the  six  un- 
married, live  with  their  mother.  John  S. 
Hillman  died  March  22,  1872,  and  his 
widow  resides  in  Cotton  Hill  township, 
near  New  City  Post-office. 

ALLEN^orn  Sept.  3,  1811,  in  Phila- 
delphia, was  married  there  and  had  two 
children.  He  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  and  died  there.  His  family  re- 
turned to  Philadelphia. 

MARY,  born  August  29,  1813,  in 
Philadelphia,  was  married  there  to  John 
Unsworth.  Their  son,  WILLIAM,  lives 
with  his  third  wife  in  Springfield,  111. 

MARGARET,  born  Jan.  28,  1816,  in 
Philadelphia,  was  married  there  to  John 
Hardin,  and  never  came  west. 

FRANCIS,  born  Oct.  8,  1817,  in 
Philadelphia,  died  in  Springfield,  111. 

Mrs.  Rachel  Hillman  died  March  21, 
1842,  in  Springfield,  111.  Oliver  Hillman 
married  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Short,  and  he  died 
March  II,  1856,  in  Sangamon  county. 

H1NMAN,  JOHN  B.,  wasborn 
Sept.  12,  1804,  in  Madison  county,  N.  Y., 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  with  his 
uncle,  Henry  Kinney,  Sen.,  arriving  May 
6,  1822,  in  what  is  now  Loami  township.' 
He  was  married  Dec.  25,  1824,  to  Jane 
Smith,  who  was  born  Dec.  n,  1802,  on 
Long  Island,  N.  Y.,  and  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  in  Sept.,  1822,  with  her  sister, 
Mrs.  Julia  Colburn.  They  had  eight 
children  in  Sangamon  county — 

EMILY,  born  March  3,  1826,  mar- 
ried, Feb.  5,  1846,  to  George  Dill,  who 
was  born  June  2,  1825,  in  Preble  county, 
Ohio.  They  had  eight  children — EMMA 
C.  died  in  her  sixth  year.  HENRY  H. 
married  Alice  Wilson,  have  one  son,  and 
live  in  Curran  township.  SARAH  J. 
married  Martin  Shelton.  See  his  name. 
JOHN  B.,  AMOS  S.,  SUSAN  A., 
JULIA  M.  and  GEORGE  W.,  live  with 
their  parents,  in  Chatham  township. 

LOLA  A.,  born  Aug.  15,  1827,  mar- 
ried Joseph  Sweet,  have  seven  children, 
and  live  in  Chatham. 

DICEY,  born  Dec.  i,  1829,  married 
Samuel  Dill,  and  live  in  Girard,  Illinois. 

NANCY,  born  Jan.  25,  1832,  married 
Abraham  Dill,  had  five  children;  one  was 
killed  by  a  runaway  team.  The  other 
four  live  with  their  parents,  east  of 
Auburn. 

yULIA  A.}  married  Joshua  Hender- 


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3s 


son,  had    two  children,  and  mother  and 
both  children  are  dead. 

JOHN  B.,  Jim.,  died,  at  ten  years  of 
age. 

SMIl^H  J.  married  Jan.  i,  1859,  to 
Melvina  Catlett,  who  was  born  in  Garrard 
county,  Ky.,  have  four  children,  and  live 
in  Chatham  township. 

CAL  VIN  A.,  married  Laura  A.  Em 
mons,  of  Preble  county,  Ohio,  have  two 
children,  and  live  one  mile  east  of  Loami. 

John  B.  Hinman  and  his  wife  reside 
one  mile  east  of  Loami,  where  they  set- 
tled in  1832.  » 

Mrs.  Lola  Hinman,  the  mother  of  John 
B.,  came  to  Sangamon  county  with  him, 
in  May,  1822,  and  died  in  September  of 
the  same  year. 

HINSLEY,  ALFRED,  was 
born  in  1792?  m  North  Carolina.  He  was 
there  married,  in  1819,  to  Lucy  Elkin, 
who  was  born  April,  1803.  They  had 
two  children  in  North  Carolina,  and 
moved  to  Jones  county,  Ga.,  where  two 
children  were  born,  from  there  to  Smith 
county,  Tenn.,  where  one  child  was  bqrn. 
The  family  moved  to  White  county,  111., 
and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  ar- 
riving Nov.,  1834,  at  old  Salem,  and  in 
1836  moved  to  what  is  Viow  Gardner 
township,  where  they  had  one  living  child. 
Of  their  children — 

CAROLINE,  born  in  1810,  in  North 
Carolina,  died  in  Illinois,  unmarried,  in 

^57- 

JANE,  born  in  North  Carolina,  mar- 
ried in  Illinois  to  Alfred  Wagoner.  They 
have  five  children,  and  live  in  Peters- 
burg. 

MARTHA,  born  in  Georgia,  married 
in  Illinois  to  James  S.  Carter,  have  four 
children,  and  live  in  Petersburg. 

ALFRED  N.,  born  Dec.  27,  1826,  in 
Jones  county,  Ga.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  July  23,  1851,  to  Margaret  A. 
Lemmon.  Thev  have  three  children, 
SUSAN  A.,  MILDRED  L.  and  ULICK 
P.,  and  live  at  Salisbury. 

LECT,  born  in  Smith  county,  Tenn., 
married  in  Illinois  to  James  Bryant,  have 
four  children,  and  live  in  Petersburg. 

JAJMES  F.,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, has  been  twice  married,  and  lives  in 
Petersburg. 

MART,  born  Jan.  n,  1840,  in  Menard 
county,  married  S.  Spear,  and  lives  in 
Bates  county,  Missouri. 


SARAH,  born  Dec.  3, 1842,  in  Menard 
county,  was  killed  March  7,  1868,  at 
Greenview,  111.,  by  an  accident  on  the 
Jacksonville  branch  of  the  Chicago  &  Al- 
ton railroad. 

Alfred  Hinsley  died  Oct.  13,  1844,  and 
his  widow  resides  in  Petersburg. 

HOAG,  WILLIAM  C.,  was 
born  Aug.  8,  1816,  at  Oxford,  Butler 
county,  Ohio.  He  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  at  Springfield,  Aug., 
1836,  and  was  married  at  Salisbury,  Feb. 
16,  1837,  to  Melinda  Miller.  They  had 
seven  living  children — 

JANE  died  at  sixteen  years  old. 

ALONZO,  at  fourteen,  and 

FL  OR  ILL  A  at  three  years  old. 

BARILA  born  Dec.  18,  1844,  married 
Thomas  C.  Yoakum.  See  his  name. 

SOLOMON  M.,  born  Dec.  31,  1846, 
married  Ida  Carman,  have  one  child, 
NORMAN,  and  live  in  Salisbury. 

WINFREY  V.,  born  July  3,  1851, 
and 

FRANKLIN  T.,  born  Nov.  5,  1857; 
the  two  latter  live  with  their  parents. 

William  C.  Hoag  and  wife  are  both  liv- 
ing—  1874  —  in  Salisbury,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

HODGE,  RICHARD,  born 
May  19,  1819,  in  Smithfield,  Jefferson 
county,  Virginia,  was  married  April,  1838, 
to  Catharine  Divelbiss,  in  Westmoreland 
county,  Penn.  They  moved  to  Spring- 
field in  the  fall  of  1839,  and  had  five  liv- 
ing children — 

JACOB, born  Oct.,  1840, was  married 
March  19,  1863,  to  Elizabeth  J.  Dennis, 
who  was  born  June  7,  1844,  in  Spring- 
field. They  have  five  children,  MIN- 
NIE, MARGARET,  LIZZIE,  AB- 
BIE  and  SALLIE,  and  live  in  Spring- 
field. Jacob  Hodge  is  a  wagon  manufac- 
turer. 

NOAH,  born  Feb.  6,  1842,  in  Spring- 
field, 111.,  was  married  in  Jackson,  Missis- 
sippi, to  Miss  D.  L.  O.  Johnson.  She 
died  Aug.  10,  1874,  leaving  two  children, 
EDGAR  O.  and  D.  L.  O.,  who  live  with 
their  father.  Noah  Hodge  was  Circuit 
Clerk  of  Hinds  county,  Miss.,  from  Sept. 
12,  1869,  to  Jan.  4,  1876.  He  moved  to 
Akron,  Ohio,  and  was  married  there, 
May  1 6,  1876,  to  Sarah  W.  Ashmun.  Mr. 
Hodge  is  a  practicing  lawyer,*  and  resides 
at  Akron. 


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RICHARD,  Jun.,  born  June  25,  1846, 
was  married  in  Springfield,  111.,  Oct.  21, 
1872,  to  Sallie  Pierce.  He  is  a  wagon- 
maker,  and  lives  in  Springfield. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Feb.  22,  1849, 
lives  near  Springfield,  Illinois. 

KA  TE,  born  Oct.  10,  1851,  was  mar- 
ried Feb.  8,  1871,  in  Springfield,  111.,  to 
Jonas  F.  Stuver,  who  was  born  May  12, 
1846,  in  Northampton  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania. They  have  two  children,  EL- 
SIE E.  and,  NELLIE  E.,  and  live  in 
Akron,  Ohio. 

Richard  Hodge  died  May  30,  1852,  on 
his  way  to  California.  It  was  his  second 
trip  there.  Mrs.  Catharine  Hodge  lives 
with  her  son,  Noah,  in  Akron,  Ohio. 

HODGERSON,  JOHN,  was 
born  in  Ireland,  and  brought  to  America 
at  ten  years  old.  He  was  married  in 
Greenbrier  county,  Va.,  to  Betsy  Martin, 
moved  to  Cabell  county,  and  from  there  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  bringing  seven 
children,  and  settled  five  miles  west  of 
Loami,  where  two  children  were  born. 
Mr.  Hodgerson  died,  about  1843,  and  his 
widow  in  1850  or  '51.  Their  daughter — 

REBECCA,  married  John  C.  Buch- 
anan. They  had  seven  children.  Mr. 
Buchanan  and  five  of  the  children  died. 
Mrs.  Rebecca  Buchanan  lives  five  miles 
southwest  of  Springfield. 

HOFFMAN,  MOSES,  was 
born  Nov.  24,  1 798,  in  Greenbrier  county, 
Va.  His  parents  moved  to  Clark  county, 
Ohio,  when  he  was  a  boy.  He  was  mar- 
ried there,  Dec.  2,  1823,  to  Mi's.  Rhoda 
Winn,  whose  maiden  name  was  Turman. 
She  was  born  Feb.  14,  1806,  near  Spring- 
field, Ohio.  They  had  three  children 
there,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  Nov.,  1829,  in  what  is  now 
Fancy  Creek  township,  where  they  had 
three  living  children.  Of  their  six  child- 
ren— 

MART  A.,  born  Dec.  10,  1824,  in 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Sept.  12,  1844,  to  James  W.Dunn.  They 
had  seven  living  children,  namely:  AL- 
WILDA,  RICHARD  M..  HENRY  C., 
IDA,  MARGARET,  JAMES  W.  and 
MARY,  and  live  near  Corvallis,  Ben- 
ton  countv,  Oregon. 

MARGARET,  born  Jan.  2,  1827,  in 
Ohio,  was  married,  April  10,  1845,  *n 
Sangamon  c6unty,  111.,  to  James  H.  Thax- 
ton.  See  his  name. 


LEWIS  F.,  born  Sept.  21,  1828,  in 
Champaign  county,  Ohio,  was  married, 
Jan.  17,  1861,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Hannah  A.  Gamble,  a  native  of  Holmes 
county,  Ohio.  They  had  two  living 
children,  LORA  and  ELMER  G.,  and 
live  at  the  homestead  settled  by  Mr.  Hoff- 
man's parents  in  1829;  it  is  six  miles  north 
of  Springfield. 

AMANDA,  born  Dec.  20,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married,  Jan.  i, 
1850,  to  John  B.  Huffman.  They  have 
eight  children,  and  reside  near  Winterset, 
Iowa. 

LUCINDA,  born  Oct.  3,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married,  May  23, 
1852,  to  John  L.  B.  Dunlap.  They  had 
four  children— CATHARINE  married 
James  H.  Blue.  See  his  name. 
CHARLES  F.,  FLORENCE  and  ELI- 
ZA. J.  L.  B.  Dunlap  died,  June,  1863. 
His  widow  and  children  live  two  miles 
north  of  Cantrall.  See  his  name. 

CLARISSA,  born  Aug.  20,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married,  March 
u,.i858,  to  Willard  R.  Shepherd.  They 
had  three  children;  one  died  in  infancy. 
JENNIE  H.  and  JULIA  G.  reside  with 
their  parents,  in  Menard  county,  sixteen 
miles  north  of 'Springfield. 

Moses  Hoffman  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Black  Hawk  war.  He  died  in  Sangamon 
county,  June  3,  1842.  His  widow  was 
married,  Feb.  6,  1847,  to  Solomon  Wood. 
They  have  one  child — 

SOLOMON  S.,  was  born  Feb.  23, 
1848,  was  married  April  8,  1868,  to  Mary 
J.  Wolf,  who  was  born  Jan.  8,  1850,  near 
Mansfield,  Ohio.  They  have  two  children, 
JOHN  W.  and  CHARLES  O.,  and  live 
one  mile  south  of  Sherman.  Solomon 
Wood  died  April  18,  1848,  in  Logan  coun- 
ty, and  his  widow  resides  with  her  son, 
Lewis  F.  Hoffman. 

Mrs.  Wood  remembers  that  her  first 
husband  measured  the  snow  of  1830  and 
'31,  and  it  was  full  four  feet  on  a  level; 
she  also  remembers  the  steamboat,  Talis- 
man, that  came  up  the  Sangamon  river  to 
Bogues'  Mill,  or  Portland,  as  it  was 
sometimes  called.  It  was  on  the  south 
bank  of  the  Sangamon  river,  about  half 
way  between  the  Chicago  &  Alton  and 
Gilman,  Clinton  &  Springfield  railroad 
bridges. 

HOLLAND,  TURNER,  was 
born  July  17,  1806,  in  Maryland,  and  was 


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taken  by  his  parents  to  Bath  county,  Ky. 
When  a  young  man  he  went  to  Mays- 
ville  and  learned  the  tanning  business, 
and  then  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriv- 
ing in  August,  1831.  He  was  sick  several 
weeks,  and  when  he  became  convalescent 
was  introduced  to  Levi  Cantrall,  who  he 
was  told,  had  a  tannery  in  connection 
with  his  farm  in  Fancy  Creek  township. 
He  engaged  to  work  for  Mr.  Cantrall, 
and  in  Feb.,  1832,  was  married  to  his 
daughter,  Nancy  Cantrall.  They  had 
eight  living  children  in  Sangamon  county, 
namely — 

AMANDA,  born  May  30,  1833,  mar- 
ried Elias  B.  French.  She  had  one  child, 
and  died  April  3,  1854. 

FANNY,  born  Dec.  5,  1835,  married 
Oct.  8,  1854,  to  Thomas  R.  Claypool. 
He  was  born  Feb.  19, 1826,  in  Champaign 
county,  Ohio,  came  with  his  parents  to 
what  was  then  Sangamon,  but  now  Me- 
nard  county,  in  1827.  They  have  five 
living  children,  IDA  M.,  CLARA  B., 
LEVI  B.,  CHLOE  L.  and  FREDDIE 
D.  Thomas  R.  Claypool  lives  adjoining 
Cantrall  on  the  north. 

MILAM  A.,  born  July  19,  1837,  mar- 
ried Mary  A.  England.  He  died  in  Feb. 
1857,  about  one  month  after  marriage. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  March  2,  1839, 
died  in  March,  1857. 

WILLIAM  H.  y/.,born  Oct.  28,  1840, 
enlisted  August  12,  1862,  for  three  years, 
in  Co.  C,  ii4th  111.  Inf.  He  was  captured 
at  the  battle  of  Guntown,  June,  1864,  and 
spent  nine  months  in  prison — at  Ander- 
sonville  three  months,  Charleston  six 
weeks,  and  the  remainder  of  the  time  at 
Florence,  S.  C.  He  served  his  full  term, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  July  I, 
1865;  was  married  Feb.  12,  1867,  to  Ruth 
A.  Canterbury.  They  have  two  children, 
ALBERT  C.  and  CHARLES  T.,  and 
live  near  Cantrall. 

BENJAMIN  F.,  born  July  8,  1842, 
married  Dec.  28,  1865,  to  Margaret  Hunt, 
who  was  born  Sept.  30,  1843,  in  Clarke 
county,  Ohio.  They  have  two  children, 
and  live  near  Cantrall. 

LUCINDA,  born  Feb.  17,  1844,  mar- 
ried March  i,  1866,  to  James  I.  Wood. 
They  had  one  child,  JAMES  L,  Jun. 
Mr.  Wood  died  July  2,  1870.  His  widow 
lives  near  Ciintrall. 

PR1SC1LLA,  born  March   17,  1846, 


married    to    William    Hurt.     They    have 
three  children,  and  live  at  Elkhart. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Holland  died,  and  Turner 
Holland  was  married  in  March,  1852,  to 
Mrs.  Hannah  Lloyd,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Whitney.  They  had  four  living 
children  in  Sangamon  county. 

NANCT  M.  lives  with  her  brother, 
B.  F.  Holland. 

ELIZA  J.,  lives  with  her  sister,  Mrs. 
Wood. 

ROZETTA  lives  with  her  sister,  Mrs. 
Hurt. 

ABIGAIL  lives  with  her  brother, 
Wm.  H.  H.  Holland. 

Turner  Holland  died  March  6,  1866, 
and  his  widow  died  March  n,  1866,  both 
at  Athens,  111.,  to  which  place  they  had 
moved  a  short  time  before. 

HOLLENBACK,  AN- 
DREW F.,  born  Jan.  14,  1807,  in 
Great  Barrington,  Berkshire  county, 
Mass.  He  came  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  Nov.  n,  1830,  at  Rochester, 
but  a  few  days  before  the  "deep  snow," 
and  remembers  that  Archibald  Sattley 
and  himself  gathered  corn  during  the 
whole  winter,  and  fed  sixty  head  of 
cattle  and  fifteen  horses.  They  kept 
a  wagon  road  open  through  the  fields 
and  each  would  take  a  basket  and 
bring  the  corn  to  the  wagon.  He  thinks 
the  snow  was  from  four  to  four  and  one- 
half  feet  deep.  He  was  married  in 
Rochester,  Dec.  30,  1838,  to  Juliann  E. 
St.  Clair,  who  was  born  Oct.  9,  1818, 
in  Vermont.  They  had  three  children; 
two  died  in  infancy.  Their  son — 

RANSOM  A.,  died  at  Buffalo,  Dec. 
21,  1867,  in  his  twenty-fifth  year. 

Mrs.  Hollenback  died  Aug.  29,  1873. 
Mr.  Hollenback  was  appointed  Postmaster 
at  Buffalo,  in  April,  1870,  and  holds  the 
office  to  the  present  time.  A.  F.  Hollen- 
back was  married  Feb.  3,  1875,  in  Joliet, 
111.,  to  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Ledyard,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Carpenter.  She  was 
born  Dec.  18,  1818,  in  Barre,  Orleans 
county,  New  York.  She  has  a  son, 
George  R.  Ledyard,  who  lives  with  them, 
at  Buffalo,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

HOPPIN,  FRANKLIN  B., 
brother  to  Daniel  and  Charles  T.,  was 
born  May  18,  1815,  in  Madison  county, 
N.  Y.,  married  there  to  Sarah  McConncll, 
and  had  two  children  there.  He  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,'  and  settled  near 


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his  brothers,  Charles  T.  and.  Daniel,  ad- 
joining Chatham  on  the  southwest.  Of 
his  children — 

SARAH,  born  in  New  York,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  A.  M.  Garland. 
See  his  name. 

FRANKLIN  S.,  born  in  New  York, 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Sarah 
Pierce,  and  lives  in  Louisiana. 

F.  B.  Hoppin  died  June,  1866,  and  was 
buried  in  Oak  Ridge  Cemetery,  Spring- 
field. His  widow  resides  with  her  daugh- 
ter, Mrs.  Garland,  in  Springfield. 

The  three  Hoppin  brothers  and  the  Mc- 
Connell  brothers  were  among  the  earliest 
'  wool  growers  in  Sangamon  county.  They 
prosecuted  the  business  very  extensively, 
from  about  1840  until  the  close  of  the  re- 
bellion in  1865,  when  the  busines  declined 
for  a  time. 

HOPPI N,  CHARLES  T.,  born 
June  8,  1817,  in  Madison  county,  IS.  Y., 
was  married  there  to  Eliza  McConnell. 
They  had  one  child  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  and  settled  near  Chat- 
ham, where  his  brother  Daniel  then  lived. 
They  had  two  children  in  Sangamon 
county.  Of  their  three  'children — 

SARAH  L.,  born  in  Madison  county, 
New  York,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  to  E.  F.  Richmond.  They  have  two 
children,  CALISTA  and  CHARLES  S., 
and  live  in  Davenport,  Iowa.  Mr.  Rich- 
mond is  a  lawyer  in  practice  there. 

MAR  T  E.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Allen  E.  Parmenter,  and  died 
March,  1870,  in  Sangamon  county.  Mr. 
Parmenter  was  born  Dec.  30,  1842,  in 
Madison  county,  New  York.  See  his 
name  in  connection  with  the  family  of 
Daniel  Hoppin. 

CHARLES  C.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  lives  with  his  father. 

Mrs.  Eliza  Hoppin  died  in  Oct.,  1852, 
in  Talkington  township,  and  Charles  T. 
Hoppin  was  married  Feb.,  1855,  in  Madi- 
son county,  N.  Y.,  to  Phirietta  G.  Par- 
menter. They  have  seven  children  born 
in  Sangamon  county,  GEORGE  L., 
NETTIE  A.,  KATE  L.,  FLOR- 
ENCE M.,  FREDDIE  P.,  ANNIE 
F.  and  CARRIE  P.,  and  reside  in 
Talkington  township,  seven  miles  west  of 
Auburn. 

HOPPIN,  DANIEL,  was  born 
Sept.  1 6,  1819,  in  Madison  county,  N.  Y. 
He  visited  Sangamon  county,  in  company 


with  his  father,  in  1839,  and  bought  land 
near  Chatham.  In  the  fall  of  1840  he 
came  out  with  a  flock  of  five  hundred 
sheep  for  himself,  and  about  two  hundred 
for  Edward  F.  McConnell.  He  was  one 
of  the  earliest  and  most  extensive  wool 
growers  in  the  county,  and  continued  it 
for  many  years.  Daniel  Hoppin  and  Cor- 
delia Bradley  were  married,  March,  1848, 
at  Chatham.  They  had  three  living 
children— 

ANNA  E.  married  Allen  E.  Parmen- 
ter. She  died  in  1875,  in  Talkington 
township.  See  his  name  in  connection 
ivith  the  family  of  Charles  7\  Hoppin. 

GEORGE  B.,  and 

CHESTER  B.  live  with  their  pa- 
rents. 

Daniel  Hoppin  and  wife  reside  near 
Pocahontas,  Bond  county,  111. — 1874. 

HAUGHTON,  ALVIN.     Sec 
family  sketch  in   Omissions. 

HOUSTON,  JOHN,  born  May 
i,  1770,  in  Rockingham  county,  Virginia, 
was  married  April  23,  1807,  in  Augusta 
county,  Va.,  to  Mrs.  Jane^  Curry,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Curry.  She  was  born 
June  29,  1776,  in  Augusta  county,  and  had 
one  child  by  her  first  marriage — 

ELIZABETH  CURRT,  born  Mar. 
31,  1801,  in  Augusta-  county,  Va.,  was 
married  there  to  James  Curry,  Feb.  17, 
1817.  They  had  three  children  in  Vir- 
ginia, and  moved  to  Rush  county,  Ind., 
where  two  children  were  born,  thence  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  1841.' 
Of  their  five  children:  ROBERT  J., 
born  Nov.  9,  1818,  in  Virginia,  was  mar- 
ried March  27,  1839,  in  Indiana,  to  Mary 
Bracken.  They  had  seven  children : 
SARAH  j.  married  David  Myers,  who  died, 
leaving  three  children,  and  she  married 
Wesley  Sparks.  They  have  two  children, 
and  live  near  Dawson.  AMERICA,  died 
in  1862,  aged  nineteen  years.  WILLIAM, 
born  Dec.  25,  1845,  lives  in  Berlin. 
GEORGE  B.,  THOMAS  j.,  ROBERT  w.  and 
JOHN  w.  reside  at  the  homestead.  Mrs. 
Mary  Curry  died  Jan.  24,  1869,  and  R.  J. 
Curry  was  married  August  8,  1869,  to 
Sarah  French,  a  native  of  Onondaga 
county,  New  York.  They  had  two  child- 
ren, ESTELLA  and  COQUILLA.  Robert 
J.  Curry  died  Feb.  23,  1874,  suddenly, 
while  waiting  at  German  Prairie  station 
for  a  train  to  Springfield.  Mrs.  Sarah 
Curry  was  married  August  14,  1875,  at 


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Barclay,  to  George  Whitesides,  and  re- 
side five  miles  northeast  of  Springfield. 
John  Houston  and  wife  had  three  living 
children.  They  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  Nov.  14,  1828,  and 
on  the  twenty-eighth  of  the  same  month 
moved  to  German  Prairie,  five  miles  east 
of  Springfield.  Their  eldest  child — 

JAMES    M.     died,    aged    fourteen 
years. 

MARY,  born  Oct.  19, 1809,  in  Augusta 
county,  Va.,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  David  Newsome.  See  his  name. 

SAMUEL,  born  Feb.  23,  1813,  in 
Augusta  county,  Va.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  Nov.  7,  1833,  to 
Lucretia  Rudder,  who  was  born  Sept.  6, 
1816,  in  Bath  county,  Ky.,  and  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  the  fall  of  1830,  with 
her  grandfather,  Andrew  Cartmell.  They 
had  ten  living  children — NANCY  J. 
married  Jonathan  T.  Payne,  and  died 
April  8,  "1852.  MILETUS  C.  married 
Eliza  W.  Miller.  JOHN  A.  enlisted  in 
1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  I,  114111  111. 
Inf.,  was  at  home  on  sick  furlough,  and 
died  May  27,  1865.  WILLIAM,  T.  en- 
listed in  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  G, 
ii4th  111.  Inf.,  served  full  time,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  in  1865.  He  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  Sept.,  1866, 
to  Permelia  Churchill.  -They  have  one 
child,  WILLIAM  F.,  and  live  at  Edinburg, 
111.  CHARLES  G.  was  married  in  San 
Francisco,  Cal.,  to  Maggie  E.  Hall.  They 
have  three  children,  and  reside  in  Balti- 
more, Md.  JAMES  W.  married  Fran- 
ces Nave.  They  have  one  child,  and  live 
in  Springfield,  111.  ANNA  M.  married 
Alexander  Dixon.  They  have  one  child, 
and  live  five  miles  east  of  Springfield. 
F.  EDWARD,  GEORGE  S.  and  VIR- 
GIL T.,  live  with  their  parents.  Samuel 
Houston  and  wife  reside  near  German 
Prairie  station,  on  the  farm  where  his 
father  settled  in  1828. 

John  Houston  died  Jan.  31,  1841,  and 
his  widow  died  Oct.  18,  1852,  on  the  farm 
where  they  settled  in  1828. 

HUDSON,  JOHN,  was  born 
April  25,  1794,  in  Mecklenberg  county, 
Virginia,  and  taken  by  his  parents  to  Ca- 
bell  county,  West  Va.  John  Hudson  was 
a  soldier  from  that  county,  serving  from 
Sept.,  1813,  to  April,  1814.  He  was 
married  in  Cabell  county,  Oct.  8,  1814,  to 
Margaret  McCray,  who  was  born  April 

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7,  1803,  in  Rockingham  county,  Virginia. 
They  had  three  children  in  Cabell  county, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving in  the  autumn  of  1826,  in  what  is 
now  Loami  township,  where  they  had 
eight  children.  Of  their  children — 

YOUNG  M.,  born  Sept.  22,  1819,  in 
Cabell  county,  W.  Va.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  Oct.  5,  1843,  *° 
Minerva  L.  Meacham.  They  had  one 
living  child,  ELSA  JANE,  who  married 
Daniel  Staley,  Jun.  See  his  name.  Mrs. 
M.  L.  Hudson  died  Sept.  2,  1851,  and 
Y.  M.  Hudson  was  married,  Feb.  2,  1853, 
to  Mrs.  Jane  Webb,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Fowler.  They  reside  in  New 
Berlin. 

JANE  C,  born  Aug.  3,  1821,  in  Ca- 
bell county,  W.  Va.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Win.  Hodgerson.  They 
have  eight  children,  and  live  five  miles 
south  of  Waverly. 

WILLIAM  E.,  born  Dec.  31,  1824, 
in  Cabell  county,  W.  Va.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Harriet  Nipper,  who 
died  Aug.  31,  1851.  Mr.  H.  married 
Mary  Lacey.  They  have  three  children, 
MARY  M.,  ELLIE  K.  and  LUCINDA 
A.,  and  live  three  and  one-half  miles  west 
of  Loami. 

RACHEL  S.,  born  Feb.  22,  1830, 
married  Willis  Meacham.  See  his 
name. 

JOHN  M.,  born  Jan.  4,  1833,  mar- 
ried March  29,  1860,  to  Sarah  J.  Camp- 
bell, have  one  living  child,  LUCY  E., 
and  live  three  and  one-half  miles  south  of 
New  Berlin. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Jan.  30,  1836, 
married  Nancy  H.  Park,  and  he  died, 
without  children.  She  married  James 
L.  Short. 

ANDREW  J.,  born  Jan.  23,  1839, 
married  Feb.  20,  1862,  to  Mary  M.  Smet- 
ters.  She  was  born  Aug.  28,  1840,  in 
Ohio.  They  live  three  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  New  Berlin,  in  Loami  town- 
ship. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  Nov.  14,  1842, 
in  Sangamon  county.  He  enlisted  April 
16,  1861,  (the  first  man  to  enlist  in  Loami 
township)  in  Co.  G,  7th  111.  Inf.,  on  the 
first  call  for  75,000  men;  served  full  term, 
and  was  honorably  discharged.  He  was 
elected  Coroner  of  Sangamon  county,  in 
1864.  He  lives  with  his  father  near 
Loami. 


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SARAH  E.,  born  Feb.  9,  1845,  mar- 
ried Thomas  N.  Park.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Margaret  Hudson  died  Oct.  2, 
1854,  and  John  Hudson  was  married  June 
21,  1855,  to  Mrs.  Grezelle  McNew,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Park.  They  reside 
now — 1873 — in  Loami  township,  three 
and  one-half  miles  west  of  Loami,  and 
the  same  distance  south  of  New  Berlin. 

Mr.  John  Hudson  says  that  his  father 
and  the  father  Bishop,  Thomas  A.  Morris, 
lived  neighbors,  in  Cabell  county,  W. 
Va.  When  Thomas  A.  was  a  young 
man,  he  was  a  deputy  under  his  brother 
Edward,  who  was  clerk  of  Cabell  county. 
While  in  the  office,  at  Guyandotte,  the 
county  seat,  Thomas  A.  attended  a  Meth- 
odist camp  meeting  there,  and  was  con- 
verted. He  visited  his  father  soon  after 
and  told  him  he  felt  it  to  be  his  duty  to 
preach  the  gospel.  His  father  then  pro- 
posed to  give  out  an  appointment  for  his 
son  in  two  weeks  from  that  time,  with 
the  promise  that  if  he  (the  father)  thought 
the  son  could  preach,  he  would  tell  him 
so.  The  appointment  was  filled,  the 
father  listened  very  attentively,  and  at  the 
close  said  to  his  son:  "Well,  Tommy,  I 
think  that  if  you  don't  get  the  big  head, 
you  will  make  a  preacher."  That  was 
thought  to  be  an  evidence  of  remarkable 
liberality  on  the  part  of  the  old  gentle- 
man, in  view  of  the  fact  that  he  belonged 
to  the  anti-mission  or  predestinarian  Bap- 
tists. 

Mr.  Hudson  heard  that  effort  of  the 
boy,  and  the  criticisms  of  the  father,  and 
has  been  familiar  with  the  history  of  the 
young  preacher  through  all  his  progress 
to  the  present  superanuated  Bishop  Mor- 
ris.— 1873.  Two  brothers  of  Bishop  Morris 
were  early  settlers  in  Sangamon  county. 
See  their  names. 

HUDSON,  JOHN,  was  born 
Dec.  25,  1 799,  on  Roanoke  river,  Virginia. 
He  was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Wilson 
county,  and  from  there  to  Rutherford 
county,  Tenn.  Nancy  Pitts  was  born 
April  4,  1805,  in  Wayne  county,  N.  C. 
Her  father  died  there,  and  her  mother, 
with  seven  children,  moved  to  Ruther- 
ford county,  Tenn.,  in  the  fall  of  1815. 
John  Hudson  and  Nancy  Pitts  were  mar- 
ried in  that  county,  near  the  junction  of 
east  and  west  Stone's  river,  Sept.  30, 
1824,  had  two  children  there,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 


fall  of  1829,  about  two  miles  east  of 
Loami,  where  five  children  were  born. 
Of  their  children — 

LOUISA  P.,  born  July  20,  1825,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  William  Herrold,  had  one  child, 
SARAH  J.,  who  married  August  2, 
1870,  to  Benjamin  Card,  a  native  of  Eng- 
land. They  have  one  child,  WILLIAM  H., 
and  live  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Mr.  Herrold 
died,  and  she  married  Homer  E.  Starks. 
She  died,  leaving  four  children.  NAN- 
CY A.  lives  with  her  aunt  Edwards. 
LOUISA  M.  lives  with  her  grandmother 
Hudson.  JULIA  A.  and  ELLEN  T. 
live  with  their  father,  who  is  married,  and 
resides  in  Kansas.  He  served  in  an  Illi- 
nois regiment,  and  was  with  Sherman  in 
his  "march  to  the  sea." 

ROBERT  W.,  born  April  4,  1828,  in 
Tennessee,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
July  6,  1849. 

CAROLINE,bovn  Feb.  13,  1830,111 
Sangamon  county,  married  David  Ed- 
wards. They  have  three  children. 
NANCY  ^E.  married  John  W.  Smith; 
have  three  children,  MARK  c.,  NELLIE  c. 
and  KATIE  A.,  and  live  in  Curran  town- 
ship. VAN  GOLTRA  and  JANE 
M.  M.  reside  with  their  parents  in  Chat- 
ham township. 

AMERICA  A.,  born  Feb.  15,  1832, 
married  Henry  R.  Burton,  and  had  nine 
children.  MARY  F.  married  William 
Bell,  and  died,  leaving  two  children. 
H.  R.  Burton  enlisted  in  Dec.,  1863,  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  H,  loth  111.  Cav., 
served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and 
was  honorably  discharged.  He  died 
March  28,  1872,  in  Brown  county.  His 
widow  married  John  Bell,  and  lives  in 
Chatham. 

JOHN  H.,  born  Jan.  7,  1836,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  March  4,  1855, 
to  Elizabeth  McLaughlm.  She  died  Jan. 
10,  1856,  and  he  was  married  April  12, 
1868,  to  Charlotte  E.  Smith,  in  Milford, 
Wis.  She  was  born  in  Fulton  county, 
N.  Y.,  Oct.  26,  1842.  They  live  in  Talk- 
ington  township,  eight  miles  west  of 
Auburn — 1873. 

WILLIAM  V.,  born  April  8,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  lives  with  his  bro- 
ther, John  H. 

BLANET  Z.,  born  Oct.  n,  1841, 
died  Oct.  6,  1864. 


SANGAMON    COUNTT. 


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John  Hudson  died  Oct.  24,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow  lives 
with  her  sons,  John  H.  and  William  V. 

Benjamin  Hudson,  the  father  of  John 
Hudson,  with  his  wife,  two  sons,  William 
and  Richard,  and  his  daughter,  Susan, 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1827.  In 
the  fall  of  1839  they  all  moved  to  Wash- 
ington county,  Iowa. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Pitts,  the  mother  of  Mrs. 
Nancy  Hudson  and  Blaney  Pitts,  the 
youngest  brother  of  Mrs.  H.,  came  with 
herself  and  husband  to  Sangamon  county, 
and  both  went  to  St.  Clair  county,  where 
the  mother  died.  Blaney  Pitts  has  been 
twice  married,  and  lives  in  Marion 
county. 

Mrs.  Hudson  vividly  remembers  the 
privations  she  endured  on  coming  to  the 
country.  The  first  year  they  all  shook 
with  ague.  The  next  year  the  "deep 
snow"  came.  Their  cabin  was  built  with 
the  door  outside.  One  morning  they  got 
up  and  could  not  open  it;  the  snow  was 
drifted  higher  that  the  door.  By  loud 
calls  they  attracted  the  attention  of  her 
father-in-law,  who  came  and  shoveled  the 
snow  away,  and  relieved  them  from  their 
imprisonment.  They  were  for  a  long 
time  without  tea,  coffee  or  sugar,  and  had 
to  substitute  hominy  for  bread.  She 
thought  that  if  she  could  only  get  out  of 
Illinois  she  would  never  want  anything 
more,  but  would  be  happy  the  remainder 
of  her  mortal  life.  Four  years  later  her- 
self and  husband  visited  Tennessee.  The 
hills  seemed  higher — she  thought  the 
stone  on  the  land  had  increased  ten  fold, 
and  the  soil  was  a  deeper  red  than  ever 
before.  Her  chief  desire  Was  to  return  to 
Illinois,  and  she  has  always  been  satisfied 
since  that  time. 

Mrs.  Hudson,  describing  a  visit  to  St. 
Clair  county  to  see  her  mother,  says  they 
traveled  in  a  one-horse  carriage  over 
country  where  it  yielded  at  least  forty 
bushels  of  green  flies  to  the  acre.  It  was 
all  they  could  do  to  save  the  life  of  their 
horse  by  wrapping  it  up  with  bed  cloth- 
ing. After  that  they  laid  up  in  daylight 
and  traveled  at  night. 

HUCKLEBERRY,  HEN- 
RY, was  born  about  1779,  in  Pennsyl- 
vania. His  parents  had  just  emigrated 
from  Baden,  Germany,  and  soon  after  his 
birth  they  moved  to  Kentucky,  a  short 
distance  above  Louisville.  A  few  years 


later,  while  returning  from  school,  his 
youngest  brother  was  captured  by  In- 
dians. The  father  pursued  them,  and 
when  about  to  rescue  his  boy,  an  Indian 
sunk  a  tomahawk  in  the  boy's  head,  and 
threw  him  from  the  canoe  into  the  Ohio 
river.  It  was  near  the  mouth  of  a  small 
stream  that  is  called  Huckleberry  creek  to 
the  present  time.  The  family  soon  after 
moved  to  Clark  county,  Ind.  Henry 
was  married  there  to  Susan  Wigal.  She 
was  born  in  1792,  in  Virginia,  and  taken 
by  her  parents  to  Clark  county.  They 
had  ten  children  in  that  county,  and  the 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  Oct.,  1833,  and  settled  in  what 
is  now  Mechanicsbiirg  township,  where 
they  had  one  child.  Of  their  children — 

ANNA,  born  Nov.  15,  1807,  in  Indi- 
ana; married  there  to  Wm.  B.  Johnson. 
•See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Feb.  21,  1810, 
in  Indiana;  married  there  to  Blakely 
Smith.  They  had  two  living  children, 
and  Mr.  Smith  died  Aug.,  1847,  at  Car- 
lington,  Louisiana,  while  traveling  on 
business.  His  widow  married  March  18, 
1851,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  John  Lang- 
ley.  They  had  one  child.  Of  her  three 
children,  ANGELINE  SMITH  mar- 
ried Silas  Igo,  have  seven  children,  and 
live  in  Christian  county.  HENRY  J. 
SMITH  married  Aug.  27, 1859,  to  Nancy 

A.  Martin.     They  have  three  living  child- 
ren,   ELIZA    A.,  LAURA    J.,    and    BENJAMIN 

F.,and  live  near  Mechanicsburg.  LAURA 

B.  LANGLEY   married   Henry  Framp- 
ton,   have   two   children,   and    live    near 
Mechanicsburg.     John  Langley  and  wife 
live  four  miles  south  of  Dawson,  Sanga- 
mon county. 

JONATHAN,  born  Feb.  5,  1814, 
in  Clark  county,  Ind.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  April,  1841,  to  Luann  Mc- 
Daniel.  They  had  five  children.  MARY 
E.  died  Sept.  22,  1873,  in  her  3Oth  year. 
MARIA,  born  June  20,  1846,  married 
James  H.  McDaniel  (son  of  Jeptha).  Mr. 
McDaniel  died  Aug.  14,  1870,  leaving 
two  children.  His  widow  and  children, 
ALBERT  and  LESLIE,  live  with  her  father. 
CAROLINE  lives  with  her  father. 
JAMES  H.  married  Lavica  Lenville,  and 
lives  near  Illiopolis.  ANN  E.  lives  with 
her  aunt,  Mrs.  North.  Mrs.  Luann 
Huckleberry  died  Jan.  2,  1855,  and  Jona- 


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than  Huckleberry  lives  two  miles  southeast 
of  Illiopolis — 1874. 

ELIZA,  born  July  19,  1816,  married 
Wm.  Laughrey;  had  two  children,  and 
all  the  family  died. 

DA  VID,  born  Nov.  5,  1818,  in  Clarke 
county,  Ind.,  married  Nov.  19,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Almyra  Cherry. 
They  have  five  living  children,  namely : 
WILLIAM  H.,  BENJAMIN  F., 
OWENO.,  ORAH  A.,  and  CHARLES 
I.,  and  live  three  miles  south  of  Riverton, 
Sangamon  county. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Sept.  2,  1822,  in  Ind. 
He  enlisted  in  Sangamon  county  in  Co. 

D,  4th  111.  Inf.,  and  served  from   1846  to 
1847,  m   tb-e  war  w'th  Mexico.     He  was 
married  Jan.  12,  1851,  to  Barbara  S.  Der- 
ry,    who    was    born     March    i,    1834,  in 
London  county,  Va.     They  had  six  child- 
ren; three  died  under  five  years.    ALICE 

E.  married    Absalom  J.   Barracks,    have 
four   children,    and    live    near    Illiopolis. 
ALONZO  E.  and  IDA  MAY  live  with 
their  parents,  three  miles  south   of  Daw- 
son,  Sangamon  county.     John  W.  Huck- 
leberry  enlisted   Aug.  6,    1862,  for  three, 
years,  in   Co.  A,  73d  111.   Inf.      He   was 
captured   at   Stone's  River  Jan.    i,   1863; 
was  paroled  at   Richmond,  Va.,  and  ex- 
changed at  St.  Louis;  served  in    the  In- 
valid Corps  the  rest  of  his  term,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  in  1865. 

CHRISTIANA,  born  Feb.  4,  1824, 
in  Indiana;  married  in  Sangamon  county 
Nov.  28,  1850,  to  John  R.  Williams,  who 
was  born  July  30,  1824,  in  Dearborn 
county,  Ind.  They  have  six  children, 
JOHN  H.,  FLORENCE  A.,  GEORGE 
L.,  EDGAR  H.,  LUCIUS  A.,  and 
MELISSA  B.,  and  live  three  miles  south 
of  Dawson.  John  R.  Williams  served 
one  year,  from  June,  1846,  in  Co.  D,  4th 
111.  Inf.  in  the  war  with  Mexico. 

ELI  L.,  born  April  7,  1829,  in  Ind., 
married  in  Sangamon  county  Dec.  14, 
1856,  to  Emily  H.  Derry,  who  was  born 
Aug.  26,  1840,  in  London  county,  Va. 
They  have  seven  children;  three  died  un- 
der five  years.  The  other  four,  MARY 
M.,  SAMUEL  L.,  HATTIE  MAY 
and  NORA,  live  with  their  parents  at 
Illiopolis.  E.  L.  Huckleberry  enlisted  Aug. 
6,  1862,  in  Co.  A,  73d  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years;  served  until  Jan.  23,  1863,  when  he 
was  discharged  on  account  of  physical 
disability. 


AMERICA,  born  April  14,  1832,  in 
Ind.,  married  Nathan  Potts;  have  two 
living  children,  and  live  near  Taylorville. 

SUSAN,  born  March  n,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  at  seventeen  years 
of  age. 

Henry  Huckleberry  died  March  13, 
1859,  and  his  widow  died  Dec.  31,  1868, 
both  near  where  they  settled  in  1833,  in 
the  vicinity  of  Mechanicsburg.  Henry 
Huckleberry  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of 
1812.  He  fought  at  the  battle  of  Tippe- 
canoe,  and  it  is  well  attested  that  he  killed 
the  last  Indian  that  was  slain  at  that  battle. 

HUFFMASTER,  WM.,  was 
born  about  1800,  either  in  Germany  or 
immediately  after  the  arrival  of  his 
mother  in  Virginia,  his  father  having  died 
in  Germany.  The  widow  married  a  man 
named  Sawyers,  had  two  children,  and 
he  died,  and  she  married  Henry  Brown, 
and  moved  from  St.  Clair  to  Sangamon 
county,  as  early  as  March,  1819,  and  set- 
tled at  the  north  side  of  Lick  creek,  in 
Loami  township.  William  had  a  sister, 
Lucinda.  They  came  with  Mr.  Brown, 
their  stepfather,  to  Lick  creek,  and  while 
he  went  back  after  another  load  of  goods, 
HufFmaster  cut  logs,  built  a  cabin,  and 
had  it  ready  for  the  family  when  Mr. 
Brown  returned.  He  had  also  made  a 
trough,  placed  it  in  the  cabin,  cut  down 
bee  trees,  and  filled  the  trough  wfth 
honey.  When  John  Campbell  came  and 
settled  at  the  south  side  of  Lick  creek, 
he  thought  himself  the  first  settler,  but 
hearing  the  sound  of  an  axe,  he  went 
over  and  found  that  HufFmaster  had  been 
there  before  him.  After  more  settlers 
came  in,  HufFmaster  was  in  the  woods 
with  Samuel  Harbour,  and  they  found  a 
panther  up  a  tree.  Harbour  went  for  a 
gun,  and  the  panther  came  down.  HufF- 
master urged  on  the  dogs,  and  securing  a 
large  club,  went  to  their  assistance,  and 
when  Harbour  returned,  to  his  surprise, 
found  the  panther  stretched  out  dead  with 
HufFmaster  and  the  dogs  standing  around 
it.  HufFmaster's  powers  of  endurance 
were  remarkable.  It  is  well  attested  that 
he  split  7°°  raHs  in  one  day.  He  was 
married,  about  1821,  to  Clarissa  Smith, 
who  was  born  in  Kentucky,  and  came 
with  her  parents  to  Sangamon  county, 
about  1820.  They  had  eleven  children — 

SARAH,  born  Sept.  4,  1823,  married 
in  1844  to  Asa  Morris.  They  have  several 


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389 


children,    and    live   in    Missouri.     Their 
son,  Mayhew  Morris;  lives  near  Loami. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Nov.  8.  1824, 
married  Brice  R.  Weir,  had  two  children, 
and  she  died.  Their  daughter,  SUSAN, 
married  Jesse  Dodd,  and  lives  in  Chat- 
ham township.  JANE  married  Lawrence 
Underwood,  and  lives  in  Loami  town- 
ship. 

EDMUND,  born  April  26,  1827,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Colburn,  and  for  a  second 
wife  married  Susan  Parker,  and  lives  in 
California. 

WILLIAM,  Jun.,  born  Dec.  9,  1829, 
married  in  1848  to  Emeline  Colburn,  and 
had  two  children.  IRA  W.  lives  at 
Loami.  PAUL  E.  is  a  member  of  Co. 
B,  i6th  U.  S.  Inf.— 1873.  Mrs.  Emeline 
Huffmaster  died  in  1854,  and  he  married 
Achsa  Underwood,  have  several  children, 
and  reside  near  Owanaco,  Christian 
county,  Illinois. 

DA  VID,  born  Feb.  17,  1831,  married 
Adelia  Parker,  had  one  child,  and  Mrs. 
Huffmaster  died  in  Sangamon  county. 
Mr.  H.  started  to  California  overland,  in 
1856,  and  lost  his  life  in  a  singular  man- 
ner. He  was  playing  with  a  favorite 
dog,  while  holding  a  gun  in  his  hand. 
The  dog  struck  the  hammer  and  the  gun" 
went  off,  lodging  the  charge  in  the  shoul- 
der of  Mr.  H.,  causing  his  death  in  a  few 
days.  His  daughter,  LYDIA,  is  now  in 
California — 1873. 

LUCINDA,  born  June  15,  1832,  mar- 
ried Daniel  W.  Colburn.  See  his  name. 

MART,  born  June  12,  .1834,  married 
James  Davis,  had  two  children,  and  she 
died.  Her  sons,  ADIN  and  SIDNEY, 
live  in  Loami. 

JOHN,  born  May  21,  1836,  married, 
Jan.  4,  1866,  to  Mary  Davis.  They  have 
four  children,  FRANK,  EZRA,  WAL- 
TER and  LUCY,  and  live  near  Loami. 

NANCT  A.,  born  May  26,  1838,  mar- 
ried Ebenezer  Colburn.  See  his  name. 

ROBERT,  born  'Nov.  31,  1842,  lives 
in  Loami. 

DANIEL,  born  Nov.  21,  1844,  en- 
listed in  1861,  in  Co.  C,  nth  Mo.  Inf.,  for 
three  years,  and  died  in  the  army,  March 
8,  1862. 

William  Huffmaster  died  Oct.  19,  1861, 
and  his  widow  died  Sept.  23,  1866,  both 
at  Loami. 

HUGHES,  CHARLES  F., 
was  born  July  9,  1807,  in  Baltimore,  Md. 


His  father,  John  E  manual  Hughes,  was 
born  March  13,  1767,  in  Montpellier, 
France,  and  married  in  Baltimore,  Md., 
U.  S.  A.,  Oct.  7,  1806,  to  Juliana  S.  B. 
Wiesenthal,  who  was  born  in  Baltimore, 
Jan.  12,  1785.  Her  father  was  physician 
to  Frederick  the  Great,  of  Prussia. 
Charles  F.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
graduated  at  St.  Mary's  College,  Em- 
mettsburg,  Md.,  at  the  age  of  twenty; 
studied  medicine  under  Dr.  Edrington,  in 
Baltimore,  and  graduated  three  years 
later  at  Maryland  Medical  College,  Balti- 
more. His  health  being  impaired,  he  took 
a  sea  voyagfe,  immediately  after  graduat- 
ing. On  their  arrival  at  Guatemala, 
Central  America,  they  were  surprised  by 
the  negroes,  who  were  in  successful  in- 
surrection. They  killed  all  the  officers, 
crew  and  passengers,  except  Dr.  Hughes 
and  another  physician,  whose  lives  they 
spared  solely  because  they  were  "medicine 
men."  For  seven  years  he  practiced  his 
profession  among  those  savages,  watching 
for  an  oportunity  to  escape.  He  was 
always  under  surveillance  when  vessels 
•  were  in  port.  Finally,  while  discharging 
his  duties  in  a  hospilal  near  the  landing, 
he  saw  an  American  vessel  approaching, 
and  secreted  himself  among  some  barrels 
until  the  way  was  clear,  when  he  reached 
the  vessel  and  returned  to  his  native 
land.  He  was  married,  Sept.  3,  1835, 
to  Sarah  J.  Chambers,  who  was  born  in 
1812,  in  Chestertown,  Maryland.  She 
was  the  daughter  of  Gen.  Campbell 
Chambers,  an  officer  of  the  war  of  1812. 
He  was  born  April  2,  1783,  and  married 
Jan.  1 8,  1807,  to  Sarah  J.  Clarkson,  who 
was  born  Oct.  18,  1787,  in  Kent  county, 
Md.  Dr.  Hughes  came  to  Springfield  in 
1836,  and  engaged  in  the  drug  business 
for  a  short  time.  For  two  years  he  prac- 
ticed medicine  in  the  different  small  towns 
of  the  county,  then  resumed  the  drug  busi- 
ness in  Springfield.  Dr.  Hughes  and  wife 
had  six  children,  two  of  whom  died 
young.  Of  the  four  living  children — 

ANNA  C.,  born  July  23,  1836,  in  Bal- 
timore, was  married  Oct.  31,  1861,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  to  Charles  W.  Salisch. 
See  his  name  in  connection  with  the 
Capps family. 

MART  E.,  born  Oct.  14,  1838,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  Feb.  4,  1861, 
in  Springfield,  to  Herman  H.  Abrams, 
who  was  born  in  1837,  in  Springfield. 


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They  have  four  living  children,  NINA, 
JOHN,  VICTOR  and  FREDERICK. 
Mrs.  Abrams  died  Oct.  8,  1874,  at  Camer- 
on Junction,  Missouri,  and  is  buried  at 
Palmyra,  Mo.  Mr.  Abrams  and  his 
children  reside  at  the  former  place. 

JOHN  C.,  born  Jan.  10,  1841,  in  Mt. 
Auburn,  Christian  county,  Illinois,  en- 
listed August  15,  1862,  in  Co.  B,  114111 
111.  Inf.,  and  was  appointed  Corporal. 
He  was  at  the  siege  and  capture  of  Vicks- 
burg,  and  in  the  battle  of  Jackson,  Miss., 
and  was  discharged  on  account  of  physi- 
cal disability,  Sept.  18,  1863.  John  C. 
Hughes  was  married  Feb.-  14,  1865,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  to  Sarah  C.  Henry,  who 
was  born  Dec.  19,  1845,  near  Pleasant 
Plains,  Sangamon  countv.  They  have 
four  living  children.  BERTHA  B., 
OLIVE  I.,  S.  LUCRETIA  and  KATE. 
Mr.  Hughes  has  been  employed  in  the 
book  room  of  the  State  Journal  Com- 
pany for  sixteen  years — except  the  time 
spent  in  the  army — the  last  six  years  as 
Superintendent  of  the  State  printing,  is 
so  engaged  at  the  present  time — 1876 — 
and  resides  in  Springfield. 

JULIANA  B.,  born  Sept.  4,  1843,  in 
Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  111.,  was 
married  March  20,  1865,  in  Palmyra,* 
Missouri,  to  Oliver  T.  Prickett,  who  was 
born  Feb.  26,  1845,  in  Fairmont,  Virginia. 
They  have  two  children,  RALPH  and 
GUY,  and  reside  at  Carbondale,  111. 

Dr.  Charles  F.  Hughes  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Episcopal  church  in 
Springfield,  and  was  treasurer  of  the  same 
several  years.  He  died  Sept.  2,  1850, 
and  Mrs.  Hughes  died  May  20,  1871  — 
both  in  Springfield. 

Dr.  Hughes  was  the  eldest  of  three 
brothers  and  two  sisters,  all  natives  of 
Baltimore,  Md.  Andrew  W.  came  to 
Springfield  in  1836,  and  after  a  stay  of  a 
year  or  two,  returned  east  and  died  in 
1875,  in  Washington,  D.  C.  John  T. 
was  a  Surgeon  in  the  U.  S.  army,  sta- 
tioned at  Jefferson  Barracks,  Mo.  He  died 
in  the  Island  of  St.  Thomas,  in  1848.  Maria 
E.  was  married  in  Baltimore  to  Henry  Rei- 
gart,  and  resides  there.  Sophia  J.  came  to 
Springfield  in  1840,  and  married  Mr.  Bier- 
sted  in  1858.  He  died  in  1860,  in  Carroll- 
ton,  111.,  and  she  resides  in  Baltimore.  Mrs. 
Juliana  S.  B.  Hughes,  mother  of  the  above 
named,  came  to  Springfield  with  her  daugh- 
ter, Sophia  J.,  in  1840,  and  died  here  in  1848. 


HUGGINS,  JOHN,  was  born 
about  1788,  in  New  York,  and  raised  in 
Greenbrier  county,  Va.,  and  went  to 
Gallia  county,  Ohio,  when  he  was  a  young 
man.  Jane  Hazlitt  was  born  about  1797, 
in  Stokes  county,  N.  C.,  and  was  taken  to 
Gallia  county,  Ohio,  when  she  was  quite 
young.  They  were  married,  had  seven 
children,  and  moved  to  Virginia,  where 
one  child  was  born;  thence  to  Cartel- 
county,  Ky.,  where  one  child  was  born, 
and  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in 
the  fall  of  1840,  in  what  is  now  Loami 
township.  Of  their  children — 

HANNAH,  born  in  Ohio,  June  5,  1818, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  James 
Short,  and  had  two  children.  Mr.  Short 
went  to  California,  was  on  his  way  home, 
and  is  believed  to  have  been  lost  on  the 
ship  Central  America,  about  1855.  His 
widow  died  July  7,  1871.  Their  daugh- 
ter, FANNIE,  married  Peter  Workman. 
See  his  name.  His  wife  and  two  children 
live  with  their  grandmother  Huggins. 
JAMES  A.  SHORT  lives  with  his  grand- 
mother Huggins,  also — 1874. 

CHARLES,  born  April  30, 1820;  died, 
aged  23. 

JOHN  T.,  born  April  16,  1822,  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Lucy  Runyon;  has  two  child- 
ren, and  lives  near  Bethany,  Harrison 
county,  Missouri.  « 

ELIZABE7^H}  born  April  22,  1824, 
lives  with  her  mother. 

SARAH,  born  June  18,  1826,  in  Ohio; 
married  Jan.  ^o,  1852,  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, to  Ethan  A.  Bell,  who  was  born  July 
25,  1829,  in  Madison  county,  111.  They 
have  three  children,  SUSAN  J.,  MAR- 
THA E.,  and  THOMAS  B.,  and  reside 
three  and  one-half  miles  west  of  Loami. 

MARTHA,  born  Aug.  4,  1828;  lives 
with  her  mother. 

FRANCES  M.,  born  July  22,  1831, 
married  Daniel  Whitehead;  have  eight 
childrer  and  reside  near  Edinburg,  Illi- 
nois. 

PHk,BE,  born  Jan.  22,  1833,  in  Vir- 
ginia, married  James  Lindsay,  who  died, 
leaving  a  widow  and  five  children,  in  Da- 
vis county,  Missouri. 

JUNIOR,  born  June  3,  1837,  in  Car- 
ter county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Lavina  Bartlett;  had  two  child- 
ren, and  live  near  Edinburg,  Illinois. 


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John  Huggins  died  Sept.  19,  1845,  and 
his  widow  lives  half  a  mile  west  of  Loami, 
Illinois. 

HU  MH  PREYS,  OWEN,  was 
born  May  27,  1769,  near  Humphreysville, 
now  Bryn  Mawr,  Montgomery  county, 
Penn.  his  parents  moved  to  Fleming 
county,  Ky.,  when  he  was  quite  young. 
Mrs.  Isabel  Keith,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Lee,  was  born  Sept.  7,  I771'  but 
whether  it  was  in  Virginia  or  Kentucky  is 
not  known.  Owen  Humphreys  and  Mrs. 
Isabel  Keith  were  married  in  Fleming 
county,  Ky.  They  had  seven  child ren 
born  in  Fleming  and  Bath  counties,  and 
Mrs.  Isabel  Humphreys  died  April  12, 
1823,  in  Bath  county.  Owen  Humphreys, 
with  some  of  his  children,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  111  ,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1828  or  1829,  and  settled  three  and  a  half 
miles  southeast  of  Springfield,  and  west 
of  Sugar  creek.  Of  his  seven  children — 

THO-\[AS  L.,  born  Jan.  24,  1799,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Bath 
county,  to  Sally  Foster.  They  had  four 
living  children  in  Fleming  county,  and 
moved  to  Bath  county,  where  one  child 
was  born,  and  then  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  spring  of  1830, 
three  and  a  half  miles  southeast  of  Spring- 
field. Mr.  Humphreys  being  sick  that 
summer,  they  returned  to  Bath  county, 
Ky.,  and  came  back  to  Sangamon  county 
in  1844,  settling  at  the  same  place  he 
occupied  in  1830.  Some  of  his  children  died 
young,  and  he  brought  but  three  with  him 
to  Sangamon  county  the  second  time,  viz: 
MARY,  born  June  6,  1824,  near  Flem- 
ingsburg,  Ky.;  married  March,  1847,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  George  W.  Wil- 
liams, who  was  born  Oct.  27,  1822,  at 
Columbus,  Ohio.  He  is  a  descendant  of 
Roger  Williams,  of  Rhode  Island.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Williams  had  five  children,  three 
of  whom  died  in  infancy.  LLEWELLYN 
died  in  her  ninth  year.  MARY  T.,  born 
born  Jan.  i,  1848,  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  Dec.  28,  1865,  to  Charles  E. 
Payne.  They  had  four  children,  all  of 
whom  died  under  four  years.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Payne  live  five  miles  southwest  of 
Edinburg.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Williams  reside 
five  and  a  half  miles  southwest  of  Edin- 
burg, Christian  county,  111.  MINERVA, 
born  June  12,  1828,  in  Fleming  county, 
Ky.;  died  Oct.,  1854,  in  Christian  county, 
111.  CHARLES,  born  Dec.  8,  1830,  in 


Bath  county,  Ky. ;  came  with  his  parents  to 
Sangamon  county;  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1861, 
in  Co.  C,  2d  111.  Light  Artillery,  for  three 
years.  After  serving  two  and  a  half  years, 
he  was  commissioned  Lieutenant  of  Co.  C, 
8th  U.  S.  Colored  Artillery,  and  served 
eleven  months.  Charles  Humphreys  was 
married  March  23,  1865,  near  Virclen, 
111.,  to  Julia  Goodrich.  They  have  three 
children,  CHARLES,  NELLIE  and  HATTIE. 
He  is  a  merchant  in  Virden,  and  resides 
there.  Mrs.  Sally  Humphreys  died  March 
18,  1852,  and  Thomas  Humphreys  died 
Aug.,  1855,  both  in  Christian  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

CHARLES  .F.,  born  June  18,  1801, 
in  Fleming  county,  Ky. ;  never  married. 
He  superintended  an  establishment  for 
producing  iron  from  the  ore,  in  Greenup 
county,  Ky.,  until  his  health  failed,  when 
he  came  to  Sangamon  county,  and  died  at 
his  father's  house,  Feb.  9,  1831. 

ALEXANDER,  B.  V.,  born  Nov. 
27,  1803,  in  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married 
Oct.,  1827,  in  Bath  county,  to  Nancy  R. 
Whitecraft.  They  moved,  in  a  few 
weeks,  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriving  Dec., 
1827.  They  had  one  child  born  in  Spring- 
field, and  in  1829  moved  to  Sugar  creek 
timber,  three  and  a  half  miles  southeast  of 
Springfield,  where  six  children  were  born. 
Of  their  children— JOHN  O.,  born  July 
18,  1828,  in  Springfield,  is  unmarried,  and 
resides  seven  miles  southwest  of  Edinburg. 
BENJAMIN  F.,  born  Sept.  10,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  it,  1866, 
in  Christian  county,  to  Mrs.  Mary  J. 
Martin,  whose  maiden  name  was  Wood. 
She  was  born  Jan.  13,  1842,  in  Montgom- 
ery county,  Ky.  They  had  one  child, 
and  B.  F.  Humphreys  died  Nov.  30,  1870. 
His  widow  and  daughter,  IDA,  resides  at 
Edinburg,  111.  CHARLES  F.,  born  Feb. 
3,  1833,  in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  Aug. 
5,  1861,  in  Co.  C,  2d  111.  Light  Art.  He  was 
promoted  through  all  the  grades  to  First 
Lieutenant.  Served  exactly  four  years, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  at  Spring- 
field, 111.,  Aug.  5,  1865.  He  was  married 
Jan.  19,  1875,  to  Jane  A.  Williams,  and 
reside  one-half  mile  southeast  of  Roches- 
ter, Sangamon  county,  111,  DAVID  C. 
died  in  his  second  year.  THOMAS  E., 
born  Sept.  29,  1838,  in  Sangamon  county, 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1862,  in  Co.  E,  114111 
111.  Inf.,  for  three  years.  He  was  color 
bearer  of  his  regiment,  and  was  wounded 


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Dec.  1 6,  1864,  the  second  day  of  the  battle 
of  Nashville;  recovered,  served  his  full 
time,  and  was  honorably  discharged  at  the 
close  of  the  rebellion.  He  died  at  the 
family  homestead,  in  Christian  county, 
111.,  Dec.  26,  1868.  MARY  M.  J.,  born 
Feb.  29,  1840,  in  Sangamon  county,  111., 
was  married  March  3,  1875,  to  Dr. 
J.  Henry  Dickerson,  who  graduated 
Feb.  23,  1870,  at  the  Philadelphia 
University  of  Medicine  and  Surgery. 
Dr.  Dickerson  and  wife  reside  ten 
miles  northwest  of  Taylorville,  Christian 
county.  See  Dr.  Dickersoti's  name  in 
connection  'with  the  name  of  his  grand- 
father, Robert  Bell.  JOSEPH  A.,  born 
Jan.  2,  1843,  is  unmarried,  and  resides  at 
the  family  homestead.  Alexander  B.  V. 
Humphreys  was  engaged  in  blacksmithing 
while  he  lived  in  Springfield;  but  the 
business  of  his  life  was  farming,  in  which 
he  was  eminently  successful.  In  March, 
1850,  he  moved  with  his  family  to  Chris- 
tian county,  seven  miles  southwest  of 
Edinburg,  where  Mrs.  Nancy  R.  H. 
died  Feb.  28,  1862,  and  A.  B.  V.  Hum- 
phreys died  Oct.  8,  1865. 

MART  A.,  born  Jan.  17,  1807,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Philetus  G.  Pierce.  They 
had  five  children  in  Sangamon  county. 
ISABEL  died  young.  The  family  moved 
in  1851,  to  the  vicinity  of  Roseburg, 
Douglas  county,  Oregon,  where  Mr. 
Pierce  died,  in  1858  or  '9,  and  Mrs.  Pierce 
died  Jan.,  1872.  Their  four  children, 
JOHN  D.,  ELIZABETH,  CARO- 
LINE and  OWEN  reside  in  Oregon. 

JOHN  D.,  born  Oct.  2,  1809,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  married  Nov.  8,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Mary  McKinnie. 
They  had  two  children.  MIRANDA, 
born  August  i,  1833,  died  in  her  third 
year.  DAVID,  born  Dec.  4,  1834,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  June  9,  1857, 
to  Mary  A.  Chapman,  who  was  born 
March  2,  1835,  in  Devonshire,  England. 
They  have  three  children,  JOHN  j.,  MARY 
A.  and  MINNIE  E.,  and  reside  at  Farming- 
dale,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  He  is 
station  agent  and  postmaster  there.  John 
D.  Humphreys  died  in  July,  1835,  three 
and  a  half  miles  southeast  of  Springfield, 
and  his  widow  married  John  Branson. 
See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Feb.  n,  1812, 
in  Bath  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 


mon county  to  Willoughby  Churchill. 
See  his  name.  They  had  four  children, 
and  started,  in  1850,  to  Oregon.  Mrs. 
C.  died  at  the  Delles,  a  narrow  gorge  in 
Columbia  river.  The  family  reside  near 
Harrisburg,  Linn  county,  Oregon. 

DA  VI D,  born  Feb.  4,  1819,  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  in  Sangamon  county,  Sept.  6, 
1834. 

Owen  Humphreys  died  Jan.,  1846,  in 
Sangamon  county,  near  Mechanicsburs:. 

HUNTER,  JAMES,  was  born 
August  14,  1778,  in  London  county,  Va., 
and  went,  when  a  young  man,  to  Gallatin 
county,  Ky.  He  was  there  married  to 
Rachel  Scott,  who  was  born  Oct.  17,  1783, 
in  Virginia.  They  had  nine  children  in 
Gallatin  county,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111,,  arriving  Dec.,  1828,  in  what 
is  now  Illiopolis  township.  Of  their 
children — 

WILLIAM,  born  Feb.  17,  1807,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Polly  Dickerson.  They  both  died, 
leaving  a  large  family  near  Mt.  Auburn, 
Christian  county. 

ELIZABE7^H.  born  May  i,  1809, 
in  Gallatin  county,  Ky.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  William  Donner.  See 
his  name. 

JOHN,  born  Aug.  8,  1811,  in  Gallatin 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Martha  Dickerson,  who  was  born  Sept. 
25,  1811.  They  had  six  children — MARY 
J.,  born  May  18,  1840,  married  Harrison 
P.  Hampton.  See  his  name.  HUGH 
L.,  born  Oct.  i,  1841,  enlisted  July  19, 
1861,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  I,  41  st  111. 
Inf.,  served  full  term,  and  was  honorably 
discharged,  Aug.  20,  1864,  was  married, 
March  30,  1865,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Rose  Ann  Ream,  and  lives  three  and  one- 
half  miles  southwest  of  Illiopolis. 
RACHEL  F.,  born  Feb.  9,  1843,  married 
Nov.  14,  1 86 1,  to  James  Lee,  who  was 
born  Nov.  16,  1838,  in  Gallipolis,  Ohio. 
They  had  five  children — HARRIET  A.  died 
in  infancy.  WM.  GRANT,  FLORENCE, 
LAURA  v.  and  ALLIE  live  with  their  pa- 
rents, three  miles  southwest  of  Illiopolis. 
SARAH  E.,  born  July  4,  1845,  married 
Thomas  Sidener,  have  two  children,  and 
live  near  Rochester.  THOMAS  S., 
born  Sept.  18,  1847,  and  ARCHER 
SCOTT,  born  Sept.  28,  1852,  live  in  Illi- 
opolis township.  Mrs.  Martha  Hunter 


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died    Aug.,  1854,  and  John    Hunter  died 
Dec.  22,  1856. 

JAMES,  Jun.,  born  Feb.  14,  1814,  in 
Gallatin  county,  Ky.,  was  brought  by  his 
parents  to  Sangamon  county,  in  1828,  and 
was  married  in  Macon  county  to  Lucinda 
Warnick.  They  had  one  child— SARAH 
L.,  born  Dec.  25,  1839,  married,  April  18, 
1 86 1,  in  Springfield,  to  Sylvanus  Dake, 
who  was  born  Feb.  26,  1834,  in  Cattarau- 
gus  county,  N.  Y.  They  had  three  child- 
ren— JULIA  ANNA  died  in  her  second 
year.  CORNELIA  F.  and  OSCAR  H.,  live 
with  their  parents  in  Illiopolis.  Mrs.  Lu- 
cinda Hunter  died  Dec.  31,  1839,  and  Mr. 
Hunter  married  Rebecca  Newell.  They 
had  two  children,  WILLIAM  and  MAR- 
GARET A.  They  live  in  .Iowa.  James 
Hunter  died  in  1845.  His  widow  married 
a  Mr.  Feeds. 

CELIA,  born  Feb.  29,  1816,  in  Galla- 
tin county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Archibald  Dickerson.  See  his 
name. 

SALLY,  born  in  1818,  in  Kentucky, 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  married  in 
Macon  county  to  Joseph  Hanks,  and  had 
four  children.  RACHEL  married  Oct. 
26,  1857,  to  Elijah  Gathard,  have  six 
children,  and  live  seven  miles  east  of 
Springfield.  MARGARET  married 
Dr.  Frank  Hall,  and  died.  CELIA  mar- 
ried Dr.  Frank  Hall.  See  his  name.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hanks  died  in  Macon  county. 

MARGARET  J.,  born  Dec.  26, 
1819,  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Wm.  Freeman,  had  three  child- 
ren, and  the  parents  died  in  Macon 
county. 

RACHEL,  born  April  26,  1822,  in 
Kentucky,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Lewis  Freeman,  had  three  child- 
ren, and  Mrs.  F.  died  in  Macon  county. 
Mr.  F.  moved  to  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

THOMAS,  born  Sept.  14,  1824,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  at 
about  twenty  years  of  age. 

Mrs.  Rachel  Hunter  died  April  18, 
1865,  and  James  Hunter  died  April  22, 
1867,  both  in  Illiopolis  township,  near 
where  they  settled  in  1828. 

HUNTER,  THOMAS  S., 
was  born  Feb.  8,  1814,  in  Hardin  county, 
Ky.  His  father  died  in  1818,  his  mother 
married  Wm.  Y.  Singleton,  and  the  fam- 
ily came  to  Sangamon  county  111.,  in  the 
spring  of  1837.  Mi's.  Singleton  died  in 

—5° 


1855.  Thomas  S.  Hunter  was  married 
June  13,  1844,  to  Martha  Darneille.  They 
had  three  children,  namely — 

MARTHA  R.,  married  James  W. 
Barger.  See  his  name. 

JAMES  W.  and  ROBERT  S.,  live 
with  their  parents,  five  miles  west  of 
Chatham. 

Of  the  three  sisters — 

HUNTER,  ELIZA,  married 
James  Lampton,  and  died,  leaving  three 
children  in  Mason  county. 

HUNTER,  MARY  M.,  mar- 
ried G.  R.  Vigus,  who  died,  leaving  a 
widow  and  one  son  near  Ottawa,  Kansas. 

HUNTER,  REBECCA  H., 
married  Absolom  D.  McGraw.  See 
his  name. 

HURST,  CHARLES  R.,  was 
born  Sept.  20,  1811,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
He  came  to  Springfield  in  March,  1834, 
and  first  engaged  as  clerk  with  Bell  & 
Tinsley,  dry  goods  merchants,  on  Jeffer- 
son street,  between  Second  and  Third, 
where  the  Springfield  Manufacturing 
Company's  works  now  stand.  He  bought 
out  the  dry  goods  business  of  Joshua  F. 
Speed,  and  has  been  in  the  mercantile 
business  to  the  present  time;  now  as  one 
of  the  firm  of  Hurst  &  Ruth.  Charles 
R.  Hurst  was  married  in  Springfield  to 
Ann  Taylor,  a  daughter  of  Col.  John 
Taylor.  They  had  six  living  children,  all 
in  Springfield — 

JENNIE  E.  and 

ANNA   W.  reside  with  their  parents. 

GEORGIA  S.  was  married  April, 
1874,  to  Maurice  Starne,  a  son  of  Hon. 
Alexander  Starne,  and  resides  in  Spring- 
field. 

CHARLES  H., 

ED  WARD  S.  and 

HUIZINGA  M.  reside  with  their  pa- 
rents in  Springfield. 

Mr.  Hurst  served  the  city  of  Spring- 
field as  alderman  eight  years.  He  was 
chairman  of  the  committee  on  finance  dur- 
ing the  whole  of  that  time.  He  also 
served  three  years  as  Waterworks  Com- 
missioner. 

HUSBAND,  HARMON,  was 
born  April  10,  1791,  in  Noi'th  Carolina, 
and  taken  by  his  parents  to  Christian 
county,  Ky.  Sarah  Pyles  was  born  Nov. 
12,  1790,  in  South  Carolina.  Her  parents 
moved  about  1795,  to  the  vicinity  of  Mt. 
Sterling,  Ky.,  and  three  or  four  years 


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later  moved  to  Christian  county.  Harmon 
Husband  and  Sarah  Pyles  were  there 
married  in  1811,  and  had  five  children  in 
that  county.  The  family  moved  to  San- 
gamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  Oct.,  1820, 
and  settled  three  miles  east  of  the  present 
town  of  Auburn,  where  seven  children 
were  born.  Of  their  children — 

EVELINE,  born  April  i,  1814,  in 
Christian  county,  Ky.,  married  Josephus 
Gatton.  See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  about  1816,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Thomas  Mason.  See 
his  name.  She  died  Dec.  23,  1850,  leaving 
four  children. 

MART  A.,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
Thomas  J.  Higgins.  See  his  name. 

JANE,  born  in  Kentucky,  is  unmar- 
ried, and  lives  at  the  family  homestead. 

MARTHA,  married  Wm.  M.  Snow, 
and  died  March  8,  1856,  in  Carlinville, 
leaving  one  child,  ENOCH  W.  SNOW. 
He  lives  at  the  Husband  family  home- 
stead. 

SUSAN  died  in  1850,  aged  twenty- 
eight  years. 

JAMES  E.  D.  is  unmarried,  and 
lives  at  the  family  homestead. 

JOHN  J|>.  A.,  born  Feb.  19,  1828,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  7,  1864, 
to  Ann  E.  Barrow.  They  have  three 
children,  EFFIE  A.,  MINNIE  A.  and 
CLARLES  H.,  and  live  six  miles  south 
of  Springfield. 

SARAH  R.,  and 

WILLIAM  H.,  twins,  born  in  San- 
gamon county,  are  both  unmarried,  and 
live  at  the  family  homestead. 

EMIL  T,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Lockwood  M.  Todd.  See  his 
name.  They  live  in  Virginia  City, 
Montana  Ter. 

Harmon  Husband  died  Feb.  15,  1848, 
and  Mrs.  Sarah  Husband  resides— 1874 — 
on  the  farm  where  they  settled  in  1820. 
It  is  three  miles  east  of  Auburn,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

HUSTON,  MARTHA,  was 
born  May  4,  1819,  in  Cumberland  county, 
Penn.  She  came  to  Chatham,  May  14, 
1839,  on  a  visit  to  her  sister,  Mrs.  Wm. 
P.  Thayer,  and  was  married  in  Chatham, 
Sept.  28,  1843,  to  Henry  Thayer,  who 
was  .born  July  i,  1812,  in  Boston,  Mass., 
and  came  to  Sangamon  county,  in  April, 
1841.  They  had  eight  children — 


JOSEPH  L.,  died  at  two  years  of 
age. 

HENR  T,  died  in  his  thirteenth  year. 

Of  the  other  six  Thayer  children — 

ELLEN  M.,  born  June  29,  1844, 
married,  Aug.  25,  1864,  to  Thomas  Mc- 
Elwain.  They  have  one  living  child, 
ANNA  ROSA,  and  live  in  Chatham. 

OLIVE  J.,  E.  RUGGLES, 
CHARLES  M.,  ANNA  C.  and  EM- 
MA A.,  reside  with  their  parents  in  Chat- 
ham— 1874. 

HUSSEY,  NATHAN,  was 
born  Sept.  20,  1785,  in  York  county, 
Penn,;  went  to  Washington  county,  Va., 
when  a  young  man.  Mary  Stewart  was 
born  in  the  latter  county  Oct.  i,  1785. 
They  were  there  married  in  1803,  and 
soon  moved  to  Green  county,  Ohio, 
about  fourteen  miles  southeast  of  Xenia. 
Seven  of  their  children  were  born  there, 
and  the  family  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  arriving  May  10,  1819,  in  what  is 
now  Fancy  Creek  township,  where  two 
children  were  born.  Of  their  nine  child- 

fpn 

CHRISTOPHER  and  MA  R  T, 
twins,  were  born  March,  1805,  in  Ohio. 

CHRISTOPHER  was  married  Sept. 
12,  1828,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Eliza- 
beth Primm,  and  died  Sept.  16,  1830, 
leaving  a  widow  without  children. 

MART\v&&  married  Feb.  27,  1829,  to 
Joseph  R.  Young.  They  had  three  liv- 
ing children  in  Sangamon  county.  In 
1850  they  moved  overland  to  Oregon, 
with  their  three  children.  DAVID  died 
on  the  summit  of  the  Rocky  mountains. 
MARGARET  died  soon  after  their  arri- 
val in  Oregon.  Mr.  Young  died  there  in 
1855,  from  the  effects  of  a  gun-shot  wound, 
received  in  the  Black  Hawk  war  as  a 
soldier  from  Sangamon  county.  His 
only  son,  STEPHEN,  is  married,  and 
practicing  medicine  at  or  near  McMin- 
ville,  Oregon.  Mrs.  Mary  Young  still  re- 
sides on  her  farm  near  McMinville,  Yam- 
hill  county,  Oregon. 

WILLIAM,  S.,  born  Nov.  2,  1809,  in 
Green  county,  Ohio,  was  married  Dec.  18, 

1834,  in   Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Sarah 
Yocum.     They    had    seven    children,    all ' 
born  in  Sangamon    county,    and    in    1851 
moved    overland    to     Oregon.       Of    their 
seven     children — NATHAN,     born     in 

1835,  married    Charlotte    Keagle.     They 
have    four    living    children,    IIENHY     c., 


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MATTIE  R.,  ANNIE  L.  and    SARAH  A.,  who 

reside  with  their  parents,  three  miles 
south  of  Williamsville.  JACOB  Y., 
born  in  1836,  in  Sangamon  county,  111., 
enlisted  Sept.,  1861,  in  Co.  A,  $2d  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years;  was  wounded  in  the 
battle  of  Pittsburgh  Landing,  April,  1862, 
and  was  discharged  on  account  of  physi- 
cal disability  Sept.,  1862.  He  now  draws 
a  pension.  He  married  Sarah  Yocum. 
They  have  two  children,  WILLIAM  M. 
and  CHARLES  H.  Jacob  Y.  Hussey  is  sta- 
tion agent  at  Barclay,  and  resides  on  a 
farm  near  that  place.  HENRY  CLAY, 
born  Feb.  13,  1838,  enlisted  Sept.,  1861, 
in  Co.  A,  $2(1  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years, 
and  died  of  typhoid  fever,  near  Pitts- 
burgh Landing,  May,  1862.  MARY 
J.,  born  in  Sangamon  .county,  April  15, 
1839,  was  married  in  1856,  in  Oregon,  to 
Alfred  F.  Thompson,  who  was  born  in 
McMinn  county,  Tenn.  They  have  six 
living  children,  WILLIAM  H.,  JOHN  w., 

MARY    E  ,  ROBERT    E.    and    LULA     B.,     and 

reside  two  miles  northeast  of  Barclay. 
WILLIAM  F.,  born  Sept.  3,  1841,  en- 
listed Oct.  3,  1864,  in  Co.  B,  30th  111.  Inf. 
In  Feb.,  1865,  that  regiment  was  merged 
into  another,  and  he  became  a  member  of 
Co.  A,  77th  111.  Inf.  He  was  honorably 
discharged  Aug.  31,  1865,  and  was  mar- 
lied  Feb.  14,  1866,  to  Alice  C.  Irwin. 
They  have  two  living  children,  ALICE  M. 
and  WILLIAM  H.,  who  reside  with  their 
parents  in  Williamsville,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.  STEPHEN,  born  Nov.  28,  1842, 
enlisted  in  the  same  company  and  regi- 
ment with  his  brother,  William  H.,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  at  the  same 
time.  He  married  Mary  Darnall.  They 
have  three  living  children,  who  reside 
with  their  parents  at  Lawndale,  Illinois. 
MARIA  E.,  the  youngest  child,  lost  her 
life  in  Oregon,  in  1860,  by  her  clothes  ac- 
cidentally taking  fire  while  attending  a 
sick  friend.  Her  father's  hands  were  so 
badly  burned  in  his  efforts  to  extinguish 
the  fire  that  it  made  him  a  cripple  for 
life.  %lrs.  Sarah  Hussey  died  in  1852, 
and  William  S.  Hussey  was  married  in 
Oregon,  May,  1855,  to  Mrs.  Jemima 
Gilbreath,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Thompson,  a  native  of  Tennessee.  They 
had  two  living  children  in  Oregon,  and 
in  1864,  Mr.  Hussey  returned  with  his 
family  to  Sangamon  county,  111.  Of  their 
two  children— JOSEPHINE  C.  was 


married  in  1872,  to  Richard  W.  Barger. 
They  have  one  child,  SARAH,  and  R.  W. 
Barger  is  a  practicing  attorney -at-law,  and 
resides  in  Des  Moines,  la.  CHARLES  A. 
lives  with  his  parents.  Mrs.  Jemima  Hussey 
had  two  children  by  a  former  marriage. 
SARAH  C.  died  in  1865.  WILLIAM 

C.  Gilbreath  graduated  June    18,  1875,  at 
the  Wesleyan  University,  at  Bloomington, 
111.  He  was  married,  Aug.  6, 1875,  to  Lillie 

D.  Lyon,  of  Pontiac.     He  is  now  a  mer- 
chant in  Williamsville.     W.  S.  Hussey  was 
elected  Justice  of  the  Peace,  in  1858,  in  Ore- 
gon, which  office  he  held  until  his  return 
to  Illinois,  when  he  was  elected  a  member 
of    the   Board  of  Supervisors  of  Sanga- 
mon county,  twice,  and  tendered  the  office 
the  third  time,  but  declined.      William  S. 
Hussey  and  wife  reside  in  Williamsville, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

NANCY  A.,  born  March  29,  i8n,in 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
to  Abraham  D.  VanMeter.  See  his  name, 

^O/W//t,  born  July  18,  1813,  in  Ohio, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
James  Brown,  and  moved  to  Oregon  in 
1850.  They  have  seven  children,  and  re- 
side in  McMinnville,  Yamhill  county, 
Oregon. 

NATHAN,  born  Dec.  14,  1815,  in 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Sarah  Burton.  They  had  five  children 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  in  1845  moved 
to  Oregon,  where  their  family  was  increas- 
ed to  eight  children.  The  mother  and 
three  children  died,  and  the  father  and 
five  children  reside  near  Fort  Haskins, 
Oregon. 

STEPHEN,  born  Oct.  16,  1818,  in 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  to  Cornelia  Crowl.  They  had  five 
children  in  Sangamon  county,  and  moved 
to  Oregon,  in  1850,  where  others  were 
born.  Mrs.  H.  and  four  of  their 
children  died  there.  One  of  the  living 
children,  ELIZABETH,  is  married  to 
James  Peterson,  and  resides  in  Portland, 
Oregon.  The  other  three,  with  their 
father,  moved  to  California,  where  he 
died. 

MARGARET,  born  April  5,  1821, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Henry  Bird. 
See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH  S.,  born  Aug.  i,  1823, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  William 
Lynch.  They  have  two  sons,  and  reside 
in  F  airfield,  Iowa. 


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Mrs.  Mary  S.  Hussey  died  in  Sanga- 
mon  county  June  30,  1841,  and  Nathan 
Hussey  accompanied  two  of  his  children 
to  Oregon,  and  died  there  Oct.  29,  1857. 

HAMPTON,  JAMES  P.,  was 
born  April  17,  1787,  in  the  vicinity  of 
Hampton  Roads,  Va.  In  1790  his  pa- 
rents crossed  the  Alleghany  mountains, 
and  embarking  in  boats,  at  Pittsburg, 
went  down  the  Ohio  river.  Some  fami- 
lies had  been  massacred  a  short  time  be- 
fore, at  Limestone,  now  Marysville.  The 
Hamptons  and  their  friends  intended 
landing  at  the  same  point,  but  were  con- 
vinced by  the  movements  of  the  savages 
on  shore  that  it  would  not  be  safe.  They 
landed  further  down,  and  thus  saved  their 
lives,  but  the  Indians  captured  one  of  their 
boats  with  all  their  stores.  Mr.  Hampton 
settled  in  what  became  Franklin  county, 
Ky.  James  P.  was  a  soldier  from  that 
county,  in  the  war  of  i8i2-'i3,  under 
Gen.  Harrison.  He  was  married  in  1818, 
in  the  adjoining  county  of  Woodford,  to 
Sarah  Poindexter,  who  was  born  in  that 
county,  March  24,  1800.  They  made 
their  home  in  Franklin  county,  four  miles 
from  Frankfort,  until  they  had  five  living 
children.  The  family  moved  .to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.,  1829,  in 
what  is  now  Illiopolis  township,  where 
they  had  two  living  children.  Of  their 
seven  children — 

WILLIA M  H.,  born  July  17,  1821, 
in  Franklin  county,  Ky.,  married  April 
20,  1843,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Mary 
A.  Garvey.  They  had  ten  children  in 
Sangamon  county— EMILY  J.,  ANNIE 
M.,  JAMES  W.,  SURRILDA  E., 
FRANKLIN  P.,  HATT1E;  LOUISA 
died  in  her  eighth  year  ;  LAURA, 
NANCY  and  ELBIE,  the  nine  living, 
reside  with  their  parents  in  Illiopolis 
township,  two  miles  east  of  Mechanics- 
burg. 

JAMES  M.,  born  about  1823,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
Tuly  17,  1845. 

JOHN  S.,  born  Aug.  29,  1824,  in 
Frankfort,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  April  29,  1847,  to  Nancy  C.  Gar- 
vey. They  had  eight  children  born  in 
Sangamon  county;  one  died  in  infancy. 
MARY  E.,  born  Sept.  6,  1848,  married 
March  26,  1872,  to  John  S.  Ford,  have 
one  child,  HORACE  N.,  and  live  three 
miles  east  of  Mechanicsburg,  in  Illiopolis 


township.  ELIZA  F.,  SUSAN  B.  and 
SARAH,  live  with  their  parents. 
CHARLES  LINCOLN  was  drowned 
while  bathing,  July  27,  1875.  ELEA- 
NOR and  ARTHUR  E.  reside  with  their 
parents.  John  S.  Hampton  had  one  foot 
amputated  in  June,  1875.  He  has  acted  as 
a  Justice  of  the  peace  many  years,  and 
part  of  the  time  was  engaged  in  merchan- 
dizing. He  now — 1876 — resides  in  Illi- 
opolis, Illinois. 

MARTHA  J.,  born  Nov.  23,  1826,  in 
Kentucky,  is  unmarried,  and  lives  in  Illi- 
opolis. 

MART  A.,  born  Aug.  29,  1828,  in 
Franklin  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Aug.  7,  1862,  to  Simon  P. 
Williams,  who  was  born  Sept.  17,  1825, 
in  Tuscarawas  county,  Ohio.  They  had 
two  children,  ROLLIN  E.  and  RENA 
A.,  and  Mrs.  W.  died  July  19,  1873.  Mr. 
Williams  and  his  children  live  in  Illiopolis. 

PRES7  ON  B.,  born  Jan.  28,  1831- 
during  the  "deep  snow" — in  Sangamon 
county,  married  in  Mechanicsburg,  March 
5,  1857,  to  Dorothy  Rankin,  who  was 
born  March  25,  1832,  in  York  county, 
Maine,  raised  in  New  Hampshire,  and 
came  to  Mechanicsburg,  April,  1855. 
They  have  five  children,  SHERIDAN, 
ABRAHAM  LINCOLN,  JOHN  LO- 
GAN, FLORA  MAY  and  JAMES 
GRANT.  Preston  B,  Hampton  enlisted 
Aug.  4,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  A, 
73d  111.  Inf.,  served  until  April  18,  1863, 
when  he  was  discharged  on  account  of 
physical  disability.  He  resides  in  Illiop- 
olis township,  five  miles  east  of  Mechan- 
icsburg, on  the  farm  where  his  parents 
settled  in  1829,  and  where  he  was  born. 

HARRISON  P.,  born  April  2,  1840, 
in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  Aug.  4, 
1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  A,  73d  111. 
Inf.,  served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  with  the 
regiment,  June  24,  1865.  He  was  married 
March  14,  1867,  to  Mary  J.  Hunter.  They 
have  two  children,  EBER  and  CALLIE, 
and  live  in  Illiopolis. 

James  P.  Hampton  died  Dec.  15,  1853, 
and  his  widow  died  Jan.  14,  1858,  both 
near  Illiopolis,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

HAMPTON,  SAMUEL  C., 
brother  to  James  P.,  was  born  about 
1791,  in  Franklin  county,  Ky.  He  was 
there  married,  in  1819,  to  Catharine  John- 
son, a  native  of  Virginia.  They  had  four 


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children  in  Frankfort,  Franklin  county, 
Ky.  The  eldest,  J.  Henry,  died  there. 
Mr.  Hampton  moved  with  his  family  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1830,  in  what  is  now  Mechanics- 
burg  township,  where  they  had  one  child. 
Of  their  four  children — 

JAMES  W.,  born  Oct.  4,  1823,  in 
Frankfort,  Ky.,  married  in  Springfield  to 
Elizabeth  Johnson.  They  had  three 
children,  two  of  whom  died  young.  JOHN 
T.  is  married,  and  resides  in  Decatur,  111. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hampton  died,  and 
James  W.  Hampton  married  Ada  Baker. 
They  had  three  living  children,  FRANK, 
NETTIE  and  CHARLES  R.  James 
W.  Hampton  died  Oct.  25, 1875,  in  Spring- 
field, 111.  His  widow  and  children  live 
at  817  South  Fourth  street. 

ELIZASETH^orn  in  1825,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  in 
1842  to  Isaac  Hart.  They  had  five  child- 
ren, and  in  1860  moved  to,  and  are  now 
living  at,  Ottumwa,  Iowa. 

SETH  COOK,  born  April  18,  1828,  in 
Frankfort,  Ky.,  was  married  Sept.  8,  1853, 
in  Springfield,  to  Mary  A.  Conant.  They 
had  seven  children— SETH  COOK,  Jun., 
the  eldest,  and  EMERY  E.,  the  young- 
est, died  under  five  years.  The  other 
five,  HARRY  L.,  L YDIA  C.,  ALBERT 
S.,  RUTH  M.,  and  RUFUS  C.  live 
with  their  parents.  Mr.  Hampton  has 
been,  from  his  boyhood,  engaged  in  mer- 
chandizing, and  is  now  in  that  business  in 
Springfield — 1876. 

CHARLES  B.,  born  March,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  March  I,  1874,  in 
Springfield,  leaving  neither  wife  nor 
children. 

Samuel  C.  Hampton  died  about  1839, 
and  Mrs.  Catharine  Hampton  died 
Jan.  19,  1859,  both  in  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 


iLES,  ELIJAH,  was  born  Mar. 
28,  1796,111  what  was  then  Fayette  county, 
Ky.,  about  sixty  miles  east  of  Lexington. 
His  grandfather  was  an  Englishman,  and 
his  grandmother  Welch.  Thomas  lies, 
the  father  of  Elijah  lies,  was  born  in 
Chester  county,  Pa.,  in  1765,  emigrated  to 
Kentucky  about  the  year  1790,  married 
Elizabeth  Crockett,  a  relative  of  David 


Crockett.  Their  five  children  were 
Mary,  Elijah,  William,  Washington  and 
Elizabeth.  The  latter  was  eight  days 
old  when  the  mother  died.  Elijah,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  attended  school  for 
two  winters,  where  reading,  writing  and 
arithmetic  were  the  highest  branches 
taught.  He  became  proficient  in  these 
studies,  and  taught  school  himself  two 
winters.  His  father  then  gave  him  $300 
with  which  he  bought  one  hundred  head 
of  yearling  cattle.  These  he  herded 
among  the  mountains  in  the  eastern  part 
of  Kentucky,  about  twenty  miles  outside 
of  civilization,  on  the  Little  Sandy  river. 
Here  he  camped,  his  only  companions 
being  his  horse,  dog,  gun,  milk  cow  and 
the  cattle.  These  last  he  shifted  from 
one  valley  to  another,  wintering  the  cat- 
tle without  grain,  and  they  would  be  in 
tolerable  condition  in  the  spring.  His 
meals  generally  consisted  of  a  stew  made 
of  bear  meat,  venison,  turkey,  and  a  piece 
of  fat  bacon.  He  baked  his  corn  bread  on 
a  johnny-cake  board  or  in  the  ashes.  This, 
together  with  sweet  milk  (not  skimmed) 
and  honey,  he  thought  good  living,  and 
although  alone,  enjeyed  life.  Sometimes 
the  young,  men  from  Lexington  and  Paris 
would  join  him  for  a  hunt,  always  bring- 
ing good  •whisky  and  other  refreshments. 
He  sold  his  cattle,  in  three  years,  for  about 
ten  dollars  a  head,  realizing  a  large  sum 
of  money  for  that  time,  and  with  this  left 
for  Missouri,  on  horseback,  arriving  at  St. 
Louis  in  1818,  which  was  only  a  French 
village  of  2,500  inhabitants.  From  there 
he  went  to  Old  Franklin,  Mo.,  opposite 
where  Brownsville  now  stands.  Here  he 
engaged  as  clerk  in  a  store,  and  acted  as 
land  agent  for  eastern  capitalists.  He  re- 
mained there  three  years,  investing  his 
money  in  lands.  In  1821  he  visited  Ken- 
tucky ;  returning,  he  passed  through  cen- 
tral Illinois.  There  were  no  roads  then, 
and  his  only  guide  from  Vincennes  to 
Vandalia,  and  from  the  latter  place  to  the 
Sangamon  valley,  was  the  surveyors 
stakes.  He  was  so  much  pleased  with 
what  is  now  Sangamon  county  that  he  de- 
termined to  locate  here,  and  returned  to 
Missouri  to  sell  some  of  his  land  and  col- 
lect some  money.  Proceeding  to  Illinois, 
on  horseback,  he  crossed  the  Mississippi 
river  at  the  present  town  of  Louisiana, 
swam  his  horse  across  the  mouth  of  the 
Illinois  river,  rode  from  there  to  Carrol- 


EA  RL  Y  SB  TTLERS  OF 


ton,  thence  to  Diamond  Grove,  near  where 
Jacksonville  now  stands.  There  he  found 
a  settlement.  From  there  he  proceeded 
by  way  of  Island  Grove  to  the  head  of 
Spring  creek,  and  thence  to  Springfield, 
arriving  in  June,  1821,  just  after  it  had 
been  made  the  temporary  county  seat  of 
Sangamon  county,  which  embraced  all  of 
Illinois  north  of  Greene  and  Madison 
counties.  The  inhabitants  of  Springfield 
consisted  of  the  families  of  Charles  R. 
Matheny,  John  and  William  Kelly,  An- 
drew Elliott,  Levi  D.  and  Jacob  Ellis,  Lan- 
terman,  Little  and  Lindsay.  Mr.  lies  board- 
ed with  John  Kelly  about  a  year.  He 
describes  it  as  being  the  best  board- 
ing house  he  ever  had,  before  or 
since.  Two  of  Mr.  Kelley's  brothers 
were  hunters,  and  the  table  was  well  sup- 
plied with  venison,  wild  turkey,  prairie 
chickens,  squirrels  and  fresh  fish.  The 
bread  was  the  old  fashioned  hoe  cake, 
with  plenty  of  milk  and  honey.  Soon 
after  domiciling  himself  at  Mr.  Kelly's, 
Mr.  lies  concluded  to  visit  some  friends 
north  of  the  Sangamon  river.  Arriving 
at  the  stream  he  found  the  banks  full,  and 
a  horn  left  on  the  south  side,  opposite  the 
ferry,  to  be  blown  by  persons  desiring  to 
cross.  Mr.  lies  blew  this  horn,  at  inter- 
vals, for  several  hours,  but  failed  to  at- 
tract the  attention  of  the  ferryman.  Des- 
pairing of  crossing  for  that  day,  he  re- 
turned to  Springfield  that  night,  and  the 
next  day  started  again,  with  the  same  re- 
sult. He  returned  the  second  night  to 
Springfield,  and  the  third  day,  by  loud 
and  continuous  blowing,  he  succeeded  in 
crossing  and  visiting  his  friends.  On  re- 
turning, Mr.  lies  contracted  for  the  build- 
ing of  a  log  store,  sixteen  feet  square, 
with  a  shed  attached,  and  set  out  on  horse- 
back for  St.  Louis,  to  buy  goods.  He  re- 
mained four  weeks,  and  bought  fifteen 
hundred  dollars  worth  of  merchandise, 
consisting  of  wrought  iron,  pot  metal,  dry 
goods  and  groceries.  Mr.  lies  loaded 
these  on  a  keel  boat,  which  was  towed  up 
the  Mississippi  by  six  men  having  a  rope, 
which  they  pulled  from  the  shore.  He 
found  but  one  house  at  Alton,  one  at  the 
mouth  of  the  Illinois  river,  and  an  empty 
cabin,  built  by  Mr.  Beard,  where  Beards- 
town  now  stands.  Here  he  was  landed 
with  his  goods,  and  the  men  returned 
with  their  boat,  leaving  Mr.  lies  alone  on 
the  bank  in  a  wilderness.  He  paid  seven- 


ty-five dollars  freight  to  Beardstown. 
After  a  month's  delay,  he  succeeded  in 
bringing  all  his  goods  to  Springfield,  and 
opened  the  first  store  in  town,  July,  1821. 
The  Indians  were  about  as  numerous  as 
the  whites,  and  his  sales  were  about  equal. 
Everyone  seemed  honest,  and  he  often 
left  his  store  open.  The  Indians  paid  him 
in  furs  and  undressed  deerskins.  The 
whites  in  silver  coin,  homemade  jeans,  and 
cotton  and  linen  cloth,  beeswax,  honey, 
butter,  etc.  His  trips  to  St.  Louis  were 
made  on  horseback.  Silver  was  the  only 
currency.  This  he  carried  in  saddlebags, 
thrown  over  the  saddle,  and  when  he 
stopped  at  a  house  on  the  way,  took  them 
in,  dropping  them  behind  the  door  of  the 
room  he  entered,  without  fear  of  their 
being  molested.  Indeed,  any  one  travel- 
ing with  money  in  those  days  rather  made 
a  show  of  it,  to  impress  the  early  settlers 
•with  their  importance.  When  Mr.  lies' 
first  stock  was  reduced,  he  locked  the 
store,  leaving  the  key  with  Mr.  Matheny, 
and  left  for  St.  Louis,  in  perfect  confidence 
that  all  would  be  safe;  but  on  his  return 
found  the  store  had  been  robbed  of  nearly 
everything.  About  a  month  afterwards  he 
heard  of  a  man  by  the  name  of  Cotteral, 
who  had  been  living  with  two  families  by 
the  name  of  Percifield,  on  the  bluffs,  not 
far  from  where  Naples  now  stands,  travel- 
ing with  a  two-horse  wagon,  and  ped- 
dling such  goods  as  were  stolen  from  him. 
Mr.  lies  took  an  officer  and  searched  the 
Percifields,  finding  goods  like  his,  but 
could  not  identify  them,  as  the  marks  were 
removed,  so  he  abandoned  the  search. 
Several  persons  were  robbed  about  this 
time,  and  his  searching  the  Percifields  led 
to  the  belief  that  they  were  the  thieves, 
and  a  regulating  company,  headed  by 
Murray  McConnell,  drove  them  from  the 
country.  Mr.  lies  heard  afterwards  that 
one  was  hung  and  the  other  sent  to  the 
penitentiary.  Aside  from  this,  Mr.  lies  be- 
lieves no  country  was  ever  settled  by  a 
more  honest  and  industrious  people.  He 
invested  in  land  as  soon  as  it  came  into  mar- 
ket, and  among  his  entities  was  the  south- 
west quarter  of  section  twenty-seven,  town 
sixteen  north,  range  five  west,  being  £he 
northeast  part  of  the  present  city  of  Spring- 
field. This  entry  was  made  in  1823,  at  one 
dollar  and  a  quarter  per  acre.  P.  P.  Enos, 
D.  P.  Cook  and  Thomas  Cox  entered  the 
other  three-qnarters  of  the  section  joining 


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his  on  the  southwest  corner.  This  is  near 
the  intersection  of  Washington  and  Second 
streets.  These  four  laid  off  the  original 
town  plat,  the  title  being,  by  agreement, 
in  the  names  of  P.  P.  Enos  and  Elijah 
lies.  The  legislature  of  1825,  then  meet- 
ing in  Vandalia,  appointed  three  Commis- 
sioners to  locate  the  county  seat  of  Sanga- 
mon.  The  competing  points  were  Spring- 
field, Sangarno,  about  seven  miles  north- 
west, on  the  Sangamon  river;  a  point 
near  the  mouth  of  Spring  creek,  and  one 
on  Prairie  creek,  near  Salisbuiy.  The 
Commissioners  had  visited,  on  horseback, 
all  the  competing  points  except  Spring- 
field and  the  one  near  the  mouth  of  Spring 
creek.  A  strong  opposition  had  sprung 
up  between  the  two  latter  points,  owing 
to  the  efforts  of  a  land  company,  which 
had  bought  up  the  Spring  creek  site 
for  a  speculation.  But  Messrs.  Enos  and 
lies  were  too  shrewd  for  them,  and  they 
employed  Andrew  Elliott  to  pilot  the 
Commissioners  to  the  Spring  creek  site. 
He  was,  of  course,  a  Springfield  man,  so 
he  concluded  to  take  them  the  longest  and 
roughest  route  he  knew  of.  There  were 
neither  bridges  or  roads,  so  he  had  it  all 
his  own  way,  and  they  swam  several 
creeks,  waded  through  marshes  and 
almost  impenetrable  thickets,  but  finally 
arrived  at  the  place,  and  pronounced  it  a 
fine  site  for  a  city,  but  suggested  that  the 
people  who  were  to  fill  it  might  never 
find  it.  And  they  directed  Mr.  Elliott  to 
take  them  by  a  more  direct  route,  but  the 
return  route  was  even  more  perilous  than 
the  other.  By  this  time  the  Commis- 
sioners were  convinced  that  the  Spring 
creek  site  was  inaccessable,  and,  on  a  pro- 
mise from  Messrs.  Enos  and  lies  that  they 
would  give  the  county  forty-five  acres 
of  land,  and  what  was  of  more  conse- 
quence to  the  Commissioners,  namely, 
cashing  their  warrants  issued  at  a  dollar  a 
day  for  their  services,  they  decided  to 
locate  the  county  seat  permanently  at 
Springfield.  This  forty-five  acres  in- 
clude the  old  State  house  sqimre.  A 
court  house  was  built  on  Jefferson  street, 
between  First  and  Second,  of  rough  logs, 
and  the  space  between  them  filled  with 
black  mud.  It  consisted  of  one  room, 
thirty  feet  square,  without  a  floor,  a  small 
platform  was  erected  for  the  Judge,  and 
the  jury  on  retiring  had  all  out-doors  for 
their  deliberations.  When  court  was  not  in 


session,  which  was  the  greater  part  of  the 
time,  the  room  was  used  as  a  refuge  for 
emigrants  until  more  permanent  quarters 
could  be  provided.  In  1826,  Elijah  lies 
was  elected  a  State  Senator,  and  again  in 
1830. 

In  1827,  the  Winnebago  Indians  became 
troublesome.  Troops  were  called  for,  and 
Mr.  lies  was  elected  Major  of  the  regi- 
ment commanded  by  Col.  Tom  M.  Neal. 
On  arriving  at  Galena,  they  found  the 
Indians  suing  for  peace;  a  treaty  was 
made,  and  the  troops  disbanded.  This 
was  the  Winnebago  war.  The  Black 
Hawk  war  occurred  in  1831,  and  a  regi- 
ment was  raised  in  this  part  of  the  State. 
Major  lies  was  a  private  in  one  of  the 
companies  from  Springfield.  See  sketch 
of  the  Black  Haivk  war,  page  54.  In 
this  expedition  were — Gen.  Stillman, 
commanding;  Zachary  Taylor,  afterwards 
President;  Lieut.  Jeff.  Davis,  afterwards 
President  of  the  Confederacy;  Abraham 
Lincoln,  Hon.  John  T.  Stuart,  Gen.  Har- 
ney,  William  S.  Hamilton,  son  of  Alex- 
ander Hamilton;  Lieut.  Robert  Anderson, 
of  Fort  Sumter  fame;  Major  Fry,  and 
many  others,  who  afterwards  became 
distinguished.  They  had  some  skirmishes 
with  the  Indians,  and  were  discharged. 
Volunteers  were  called  for  to  protect  the 
frontier,  until  new  recruits  could  be 
brought  forward.  A  battallion  was 
formed,  and  Mr.  lies  was  elected  Captain 
of  a  company.  He  insists  that  he  was  the 
least  qualified  of  any  of  them  for  the  of- 
fice, and  he  was  chosen  because  the  as- 
piring members  were  envious  of  each 
other.  But  it  is  more  than  probable  that 
his  qualifications  were  as  good  as  any  of 
them.  The  title  of  Major  still  clings  to 
Mr.  lies,  and  has  become  almost  part  of 
his  name.  In  1838  and  '9,  he  built  the 
American  House  (now  the  Central  Hotel), 
located  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Sixth 
and  Adams  streets.  This  was  the  largest 
hotel  at  the  time  in  Illinois,  and  created  a 
greater  sensation  while  building  than  the 
Leland,  which  was  built  in  1866,  at  a  cost 
of  $350,000. 

In  the  early  settlement  of  Illinois,  Ma- 
jor lies  invested  largely  in  land,  that 
became  valuable  in  after  years,  placing 
him  in  independent  circumstances.  He 
has  reached  a  ripe  old  age,  and  enjoys  the 
respect  and  confidence  of  ALL  WHO  KNOW 
HIM.  He  was  a  member  of  the  commit- 


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tee  to  secure  the  removal  of  the  State 
capital  from  Vandalia  to  Springfield. 

In  1824  Elijah  lies  was  married,  in 
Springfield,  to  Melinda  Benjamin,  a  na- 
tive of  Lima,  Livingston  county,  N.  Y. 
They  had  two  children,  namely : 

LOUISA  ELIZABETH,  born  in 
1825,  in  Springfield,  married  in  1856, 
to  T.  J.  Carter.  Mrs.  Carter  died 
in  1857,  without  children.  Mr.  Carter 
was  born  Sept.  15,  1817,  at  Wilmington, 
Middlesex  county,  Mass.  ;  his  ancestors 
were  among  the  earliest  settlers  of  New 
England.  Rev.  Thomas  Carter  was  edu- 
cated at  Exeter,  England,  emigrated  to 
Boston,  in  1630,  and  finally  settled  in 
Charlestown,  then  a  portion  of  the  town 
where  T.  J.  Carter  was  born.  It  was 
from  him  that  the  Carter  family  in  Amer- 
ica descended.  One  of  the  fifth  or  sixth 
generation  from  Rev.  Thos.  Carter  was 
Timothy  Carter,  who  married  Sabra 
Jaquess.  They  were  the  parents  of  Thos. 
J.  Carter.  The  first  fifteen  years  of  his 
life  was  spent  with  his  parents  on  a  large 
dairy  farm,  and  attending  a  district  school. 
In  1832  he  entered  Phillip's  Academy,  at 
Andover,  Mass.  Failing  health,  caused 
by  too  close  application  to  study,  caused 
him  to  abandon  a  collegiate  course,  and 
devote  himself  to  civil  engineering.  His 
earliest  labors  in  this  profession  were  in 
connection  with  some  of  the  most  distin- 
guished civil  engineers  of  his  time,  who 
were  in  charge  of  the  public  works  then 
in  progress  in  the  eastern  part  of  the 
United  States  and  in  Canada.  In  1850 
Mr.  Carter  was  solicited  by  Boston  capi- 
talists to  accompany  them  on  a  western 
tour.  During  that  trip  they  devised  plans 
out  of  which  grew  the  great  lake  rail- 
road route,  connecting  Boston  with  Chi- 
cago and  the  west.  In  1852  Mr.  Carter 
was  appointed  Vice  President  and  Gen- 
eral Superintendent  of  Engineers  for  the 
construction  of  the  Wabash  line  from  To- 
ledo to  St.  Louis.  He  was  engaged  on 
this  work  four  years,  with  residence  in 
Springfield. 

During  that  time  he  was  married,  and 
so  soon  lost  his  wife.  In  1857  he  left  for 
Kansas,  and  in  1859  for  Texas,  where 
he  built  a  short  railroad.  He  obtained  a 
charter  from  the  State  of  Kansas  for  a 
railroad  from  the  Missouri  river  to  the 
Pacific,  now  known  as  the  Kansas  Pacific 
route,  and  commenced  building  it  in  1863. 


In  that  year  he  was  appointed  by  Presi- 
dent Lincoln,  U.  S.  Government  Director 
for  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad,  the  duties 
of  which  he  discharged  for  five  years. 
In  1868  he  was  requested  to  report  on  a 
branch  road  from  the  Union  Pacific  to  the 
Colorado  mines,  which  was  the  origin  of 
the  narrow  guage  system  in  that  section 
of  the  country.  In  1869  Mr.  Carter 
visited  portions  of  Europe,  intending  a 
more  extended  tour  at  some  future  time, 
which  he  took  in  1875,  accompanied  by 
his  bride,  formerly  Miss  Allie  S.  Hoge, 
of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  They  spent  six 
months  in  visiting  Great  Britain,  France, 
Germany,  Belgium,  Austria,  Italy,  Egypt, 
Palestine,  Turkey  and  Greece.  The  title 
of  Colonel  was  confered  on  Mr.  Carter  in 
civil  life,  as  a  compliment  for  the  aid  he 
rendered  during  the  canvass  and  election 
of  the  first  Whig  Governor  of  New 
Hampshire.  He  has  worn  it  to  the 
present  time.  He  is  now,  while  this 
is  in  press,  on  a  visit  to  the  Centennial 
Exhibition. — June,  1876. 

IRA  THOMAS,  born  in  1830,  in 
Springfield,  resides  with  his  father,  Major 
lies,  who  is  now  in  his  eighty-first  year. 
While  Springfield  continues  to  be  his 
home,  he  spends  much  of  his  time  travel- 
ing, and  with  relatives  in  other  parts  of 
the  country. 

ILES,  WASHINGTON,  was 
born  July  18,  1800,  in  Bath  county,  Ky. 
At  eighteen  years  of  age,  he  visited 
Illinois  on  business  for  another  man, 
traveled  over  the  country  along  the  San- 
ga-ma  river,  and  found  that  the  land  was 
very  rich.  A  wealthy  man  from  Ken- 
tucky had  brought  out  a  drove  of  horses, 
sold  them  on  credit,  and  when  the  money 
was  due,  came  to  collect  it,  but  found  his 
customers  unprepared  to  pay.  It  was 
then  lawful  to  imprison  men  for  debt,  and 
he  threatened  to  collect  his  money  in  that 
way.  His  creditors  combined  and  con- 
vinced him  that  it  would  not  be  very 
pleasant  to  attempt  it,  and  he  left  the 
country  in  haste.  On  reaching  home  he 
offered  Mr.  lies  one-half  the  amount  of 
the  claims  if  he  would  collect  them.  The 
offer  was  accepted  He  found  the  men 
were  honest,  and  by  kind  treatment  he 
succeeded  in  collecting  every  dollar. 
Mr.  lies  returned  to  Kentucky,  and 
was  married  in  Flemingsburg,  May 
21,  1822,  to  Ann  Foster,  who  was 


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born  there  Dec.  3,  1804.  They  lived 
near  Owensville,  Bath  county,  Ky.,  for 
some  time,  and  then,  with  two  children, 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  ar- 
riving at  Springfield  in  the  year  1825. 
Nine  children  were  born  in  Sangamon 
county.  Of  their  children — 

MARTHA  H.,  born  June  14,  1823, 
in  Kentucky,  died  Aug.  26,  1827,  in  San- 
gamoir  county,  Illinois. 

MART  E.y  born  Aug.  4,  1825,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Jacob  G.  Loose.  See  his 
name. 

CORDELIA  M.,  born  May  25,  1827, 
in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  married  Obed 
Lewis.  See  his  name. 

ME  LINDA  A.,  born  April  23,  1829, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Joseph  B. 
Pirkins.  See  his  name. 

ANN  E.,  born  May  27,  1831,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  there  to 
William  H.  Bourne.  They,  have  five 
children,  namely:  CARRIE,  ANNIE, 
KITTIE,  VIRGINIA  .and  BENJA- 
MIN. W.  H.  Bourne  and  family  till  re- 
cently lived  near  Sharpsburg,  Bath 
county,  Ky.  Removed  in  1876  to  Spring- 
field, Illinois,  and  reside  one  mile  south. 

WASHINGTON  T.,  born  April  6, 
1833,  in  Springfield,  111.,  was  married  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  Dec.  6,  1864,  to  Emily 
Jones,  who  was  born  in  that  county  April 
4,  1844.  They  have  three  children — JU- 
LIA J.,  LINNA  L.,  and  BENJAMIN, 
and  live  four  and  one-half  miles  southeast 
of  Springfield. 

NANCT  V.,  born  July  23,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  there 
Nov.  1856,  to  Norman  M.  Broad  well, 
who  was  born  Aug.  i,  1825,  in  Morgan 
county,  111.  Of  their  seven  children — 
Two  died  young.  ANNA,  LOUIE, 
LUCY,  STUART  and  VIRGINIA 
live  with  their  parents  in  Springfield.  N. 
M.  Broadwell  served  one  term  in  the 
State  Legislature  of  Illinois.  In  the 
spring  of  1862,  he  was  elected  County 
Judge,  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the 
death  of  Judge  William  D.  Power,  and 
served  until  Dec.,  1865.  He  was  mayor 
of  the  city  in  1867,  and  again  in  1869,  and 
is  a  practicing  attorney  in  Springfield. 

ELIJAH  F.,  born  Feb.  18,  1838,  in 
Springfield,  was  married,  Oct.  6,  1863,  in 
Lincoln  county,  Mo.,  to  Mildred  Steele, 
who  was  born  in  that  county,  Feb.  16, 

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1844.  They  have  four  children  born  in 
Sangamon  county,  LEWIS  W.,  DA- 
VID S.,  ELIJAH  F.,  jun.,  FRANK  B. 
and  a  boy,  and  live  two  and  one-fourth 
miles  south  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

EDWARD,  born  Oct.  i,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  is  an  extensive  im- 
porter and  breeder  of  thoroughbred  cat- 
tle. He  is  unmarried,  and  resides  two 
miles  south  of  Springfield,  on  the  farm 
where  his  father  settled  in  1826. 

JULIA  E.,  born  Feb.  9,  1843,  died  in 

i857- 

MARIA)  born  Nov.  n,  1845,  died  in 
her  third  year. 

Mrs.  Ann  lies  died  Aug.  25,  1866,  and 
Washington  lies  died  July  4,  1871,  both 
near  Springfield,  Illinois. 

Washington  lies  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Winnebago  and  Black  Hawk  wars.  He 
aided  in  bringing  the  steamboat,  Talis- 
man, up  the  Sangamon  river,  opposite 
Springfield — the  only  steamboat  that  ever 
ascended  that  stream  so  high. 

INGELS,  JAMES  V.,  was  born 
April  5,  1815,  in  Fayette  county,  Ky. 
His  father,  Thomas  Ingels,  was  born 
April  20,  1789)  m  Penn.,  was  taken  by  his 
parents  to  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  and  was 
married  in  Fayette  county  to  Judith  Haley. 
They  had  six  children,  and  moved  to 
Jacksonville,  111.,  thence  to  that  part  of 
Schuyler  which  is  now  Brown  county, 
where  they  had  three  children,  and  Mrs. 
Judith  Ingels  died.  Thomas  Ingels  mar- 
ried again,  his  wife  died,  and  he  moved, 
with  part  of  his  children,  to  Gentry 
county,  Mo.,  and  died  there.  Two  of 
his  sons  came  to  Sangamon  county, 
James  V.  and  John.  The  former,  whose 
name  heads  this  sketch,  came  in  Oct., 
1837,  an(^  was  married  March  22,  1838,  to 
Henrietta  Earnest.  They  had  four  living 
children,  namely — 

SARAH  J.,  born  Feb.  13,  1840,  mar- 
ried Jan.  31,  1867,  to  Charles  W.  Hall. 
They  live  in  Piatt  county,  near  Weldon, 
DeWitt  county. 

JACOB  E.,  born  June  25,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  went  to  Idaho  Terri- 
tory in  1862,  married  there  July  14,  1867, 
to  Augusta  Thompson;  moved  to  Cali- 
fornia, where  she  died.  He  returned  to 
Sangamon  county,  and  was  married  Jan. 
25,  1871,  to  Salome  O.  Turner.  They 
have  two  children,  EDWARD  E.  and 


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EARLY  SEfTLERS  OF 


JAMES  T.,  and   live   six   miles   west  of 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

vS1.  GERARD,  born  Aug.  22,  1848, 
and 

HENRIETTA  E.,  born  Feb.  14, 
1858,  live  with  their  parents. 

James  V.  Ingels  resides  in  Island 
Grove  township,  four  miles  east  of  Berlin 
-1874. 

INGELS,  JOHN,  was  born 
Sept.  2,  1819,  in  Fayette  county,  Ky.  He 
is  a  brother  of  James  V.  John  Ingels 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  March 
14,  1843,  to  Elizabeth  King.  They  have 
eight  children  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
namely — 

JOHN  T.,  born  Sept.  12,  1845,  mar- 
ried Dec.  29,  1870,  to  Martha  J.  Morri- 
son, a  daughter  of  John  B.  Morrison. 
She  was  born  March  5,  1852,  in  Island 
Grove  township.  They  reskle  near 
Berlin. 

MARIA  A.,  born  Nov.  i,  1847,  lives 
with  her  parents. 

CHARLES  K.,  born  June  3,  1850, 
married,  Nov.  5,  1873,  to  Nannie  Reed, 
daughter  of  Calvin  Reed.  They  live 
near  Berlin,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

SOPHIA  F.,  born  May  7,  1852,  mar- 
ried Nov.  6,  1873,  to  John  Bates,  and  live 
near  Virginia,  Cass  county,  111. 

JOANNA  B.,  born  Nov.  i,  1856. 

WILLIAM  W.,  born  Jan.  27,  1859. 

JAMES  V.,  Jun.,  born  May  31, 
1863,  and 

ELIZABETH,  born  July  14,  1865; 
the  four  latter  reside  with  their  parents, 
near  Berlin,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

INNIS,  ALEXANDER,  was 
born  Nov.  26,  1780,  in  Bellarona,  county 
Down,  Ireland.  Ann  Wilson  was  born 
March  16,  1794?  in  Drumlee,  in  the  same 
county.  They  were  married  in  Drumlee, 
in  Aug.,  1812,  had  one  child,  and  emigra- 
ted to  America,  settling  in  St.  Lawrence 
county,  New  York,  in  1826.  Their  only 
child— 

ELIZABETH,  born  Dec.  13,  1813, 
in  Backaderry,  county  Down,  Ireland, 
married  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  New 
York,  to  Charles  Watts.  See  his  name. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Innis  moved  from  New 
York  to  Sangamon  county,  III.,  arriving 
in  the  spring  of  1835  at  the  house  of  their 
daughter,  Mrs.  Charles  Watts.  They 
purchased  a  farm  one  mile  southwest  of 
the  present  Farmingdale  station.  Alex- 


ander Innis  died  Nov.  27,  1854,  and  his 
widow  died  Sept.  16,  1869,  both  in  Gard- 
ner township,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

IRWIN,  SAMUEL  L.,  born 
June  6,  1779,  in  Cabarras  county,  N.  C. 
Rachel  Hudson  was  born  Oct.  15,  1785, 
in  Rockingham  county,  Va.  She  was 
taken  by  an  uncle  to  Cabarras  county,  N. 
C.,  where  she  was  married  Sept.  23, 
1802,  to  Samuel  L.  Irwin.  They  had  ten 
living  children  born  in  North  Carolina, 
and  in  the  fall  of  1818  the  family  moved 
to  that  part  of  Tennessee  then  called  the 
Cherokee  purchase,  where  one  child  was 
born.  The  family  moved  to  what  became 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  April  20, 
1820,  and  first  pitched  their  tents  in  what 
is  now  the  northeast  part  of  Pleasant 
Plains.  After  a  few  months'  stay,  they 
moved  about  two  miles  down  Richland 
creek,  at  the  south  side,  where  four 
children  were  born.  Of  their  fifteen 
children — 

HANNAH,  born  July  n,  1803,  in 
North  Carolina,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  William  Miller.  They  had 
eight  children;  three  died  young.  Four 
of  the  living  are  married,  namely :  FRAN- 
CIS, VIRGIL,  JANE  and  SARAH. 
Hugh  is  unmarried,  and  lives  with  his 
mother.  Mr.  Miller  died  in  Feb.,  1870, 
and  his  widow  resides  in  Morgan  county. 

MART,  born  Jan.  10,  1805,  in  North 
Carolina,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Samuel  Purvines.  See  his  name. 

JANE,  born  June  26,  1806,  in  North 
Carolina,  died  in  Sangamon  county  Jan. 
15,  1832. 

DEBORAH,  born  Nov.  7,  1807,  in 
North  Carolina,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Miles  Stevenson.  See  his 
name. 

WILLIAM  C.,  born  Feb.  7,  1809,  in 
North  Carolina,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Matilda  Plunkett.  They  had 
eight  children.  NANCY  J.,  born  Sept. 
13,1833,  married  Daniel  Penny,  and  died 
Jan.  19,  1863.  CHRISTOPHER  C., 
born  Sept.  4,  1835,  married  Jan.  25,  1858, 
to  Lucinda  C.  Capps,  who  was  born  April 
i,.  1841,  in  Hardin  county,  Ky.  They 
have  three  living  children,  WILLIAM  c., 
ELMER  E.  and  EVA  MAY,  and  live  two 
miles  east  of  Pleasant  Plains.  MARTHA 
married  Elder  C.  C.  Purvines.  See  his 
name,  RUFUS  R.  and  ELIZABETH 


SANGAMON   COUNTT. 


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J.  live  with  their  mother.  SAMUEL 
G.,  born  Feb.  20,  1844,  enlisted  in  1862 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  F,  ii4th  111.  Inf. 
He  was  captured  June  10,  1864,  at  the 
battle  of  Guntown;  was  starved  three 
months  in  Andersonville  prison  pens;  es- 
caped ;  served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  in  1865. 
He  was  married  Aug.  27,  1867,  to  Martha 
C.  Davis,  who  was  born  Nov.  19,  1848. 
They  have  three  children,  OLLA  B.,  MARY 
j.,  and  SUSIE  E.,  and  live  near  Bates,  San- 
gamon  county,  111.  JULIUS  H.,  born 
March  28,  1846,  enlisted  Feb.  6,  1865,  m 
Co.  A,  i52d  111.  Inf.,  served  to  the  end  of 
the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged Sept.  n,  1865;  married  Feb.  27, 
1870,  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Iowa,  to  Har- 
riet I.  Cassiday,  who  was  born  in  Jeffer- 
son county,  Iowa.  Her  mother  was  a 
daughter  of  Shadrach  Scott,  brother  of 
Dallas  Scott.  They  live  three  miles 
northeast  of  Pleasant  Plains.  JAMES 
M.  and  William  H.  live  with  their  moth- 
er. William  C.  Irwin  died  in  1852,  and 
his  widow  resides  in  Menard  county, 
eight  miles  north  of  Pleasant  Plains. 

NANCT,  born  Oct.  2,  1810,  died  in 
1824. 

HUGH  B.,  born  Aug.  30,  1812,  in 
North  Carolina,  married  in  1836  in  San- 
gamon  county,  to  Priscilla  Kyle.  They 
had  five  children,  and  he  died  Oct.  18, 
1852,  and  his  widow  resides  in  Menard 
county.  THOMAS,  .the  eldest,  and 
CHARLES,  the  youngest,  live  in  Mis- 
souri. Their  son,  HENRY,  was  a  sol- 
dier in  Co.  F,  1 14th  111.  Inf.,  from  Aug., 
1862,  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion.  He 
was  married,  had  one  child,  and  his  wife 
died  Oct.,  1873.  He  resides  in  Menard 
county,  and  is  married  again.  JANE 
is  dead,  and  CYNTHIA  lives  in  Menard 
county,  Illinois. 

ALEXANDER  B.,  born  Feb.  7, 
1814,  in  Cabarras  county,  N.  C.,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  Oct.  18,  1838,  to 
Cynthelia  Broadwell.  They  had  four 
living  children.  AMOS  D.,  born  Oct. 
12,  1839,  married  Rebecca  J.  Plunkett; 
have  two  children,  ROBERT  A.  and  ADOL- 
PHUS  j.,  and  live  at  Pleasant  Plains. 
JOHN  B.,  born  March  27,  1841,  enlisted 
Sept.,  1861,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  C, 
64th  111.  Inf.  He  was  wounded  Oct.  4, 
1862,  at  the  battle  of  Corinth,  Miss.,  and 
tdied  of  his  wounds  at  Jackson,  Tenn., 


March  20,  1863.  BETSY  J.,  born 
April  i,  1843,  married  William  Huber; 
have  one  child,  and  live  near  Medina, 
Jefferson  county,  Kansas.  SAMUEL 
P.,  born  Feb.  22,  1845,  enlisted  Jan.,  ^62, 
in  Co.  C,  64th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years. 
He  was  wounded  in  June,  1864,  at  Kenne- 
saw  mountain,  Ga.,  by  a  musket  ball  en- 
tering the  left  side  of  his  face  and  coming 
out  of  the  back  of  -his  neck.  He  recov- 
ered, and  went  with  Sherman  in  his 
"march  to  the  £ea;"  served  to  the  end  of 
his  term,  and  was  honorably  discharged. 
He  was  married  Feb.  21,  1867,  to  Almeda 
Howard,  who  was  born  in  St.  Lawrence 
county,  N.  Y.  They  have  three  "children, 
JOHN  A.,  SAMUEL  and  CYNTHELIA,  and 
live  three  miles  east  of  Pleasant  Plains. 
Mrs.  Cynthelia  Irwin  died  Aug.  10,  1847, 
and  Alexander  B.  Irwin  was  married  Feb. 
28,  1855,  to  Mrs.  Jane  S.  Seaman,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Broadwell.  They  have 
four  children,  namely:  JAMES  H., 
ARABEL  A.,  RACHEL  A.,  and 
•MAGGIE  S.,  and  reside  in  Cartwright 
township,  two  miles  east  of  Pleasant 
Plains.  Mr.  Irwin  has  served  a  number 
of  years  as  a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  also  as 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Supervisors  of 
Sangamon  county.  On  the  seventh  day 
of  Feb.,  1874,  Alex.  B.  Irwin  gave  a  fes- 
tival commemorating  the  sixtieth  anniver- 
sary of  his  birth.  The  invitations  were  to 
relations,  only,  with,  perhaps,  the  sin- 
gle exception  of  the  writer  of  this  sketch 
and  his  wife,  which  they  were  very 
reluctantly  compelled  to  decline.  There 
were  two  hundred  and  sixty-four 
guests  present.  By  way  of  recognizing  . 
the  fact  that  they  were  all  descendants  of 
a  family  of  the  earliest  settlers  in  the 
county,  no  meat  except  that  of  wild  game . 
was  served — buffalo  and  venison,  from 
the  western  plains,  and  wild  turkeys  from 
Wisconsin,  with-  prairie  chickens,  quails, 
etc.,  taken  nearer  home.  Four  States 
were  represented  by  the  different  branches 
of  the  family,  and  if  all  had  been  present 
it  would  have  included  half  a  dozen  more 
States.  The  host  was  not  in  good  health 
at  the  time,  but  still  enjoyed  the  company 
of  so  many  of  his  relatives.  He  was  the 
recipient  of  a  number  of  presents ;  among 
others,  a  fine  gold-headed  cane,  and  a 
beautiful  silver  watch,  the  two  latter  ac- 
companied by  some  cheering  words  from 
a  niece,  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 


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EARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


RACHEL,\)orn  March  26,  1816,  died 
in  1852. 

MATILDA  B.,  born  Feb.  13,  1818, 
married  William  Conner,  and  lives  in 
Cartwright  township. 

ROBERT  7\  born  March  7,  1820,  in 
that  part  of  Tennessee  then  called  the 
Cherokee  purchase,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  Jan.  14,  1847,  to  Mary  E.  Day, 
who  was  born  March  20,  1820,  at  Ogdens- 
burg,  N.Y.  They  had  twins.  SOPHIA 
J.  married  Joseph .  J.  Dillon.  See  his 
name.  FRANCES  MARIA  married 
Peter  S  .  Cartwright.  See  his  name. 
Robert  -T.  Irwin  resides  near  Pleasant 
Plains,  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

BENJAMIN  F.,  born  May  18,  1822, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  11, 
1844,  to  Jane  Combs,  of  Menard  county. 
They  had  one  child,  MARY  T.,  born 
March  28,  1846,  married  Aug.  5,  1869,  to 
John  W.  Whitcomb,  who  was  born  Dec. 
6,  1842,  in  Owen  county,  Ky.;  went  to 
Missouri  in  1859,  and  when  the  rebellion, 
broke  out,  he  entered  the  enrolled  State 
militia  (loyal);  served  nine  months;  came 
to  Sangamon  county  in  June,  1863,  and 
enlisted  in  Feb.,  1864,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  C,  64th  111.  Inf.  He  was  with  Sher- 
man on  his  "march  to  the  sea;"  was  in 
North  Carolina  when  the  rebellion  ended, 
and  was  present  at  the  great  review  in 
Washington,  D.  C.,  in  May,  1865;  was 
honorably  discharged  at  Chicago  July  18, 
1865.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whitcomb  have  two 
children,  LIZZIE  ETHEL  and  CHARLES 
FRANKLIN.  They  live  one  and  one-half 
miles  south  of  Farmingdale,  in  Sangamon 
county.  Mrs.  Jane  Irwin  died  March  7, 
1848,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  B.  F.  Ir- 
win was  married  Jan.  16,  1870,  at  Mount 
Florence,  Kansas,  to  Mattie  Huber.  Her 
mother  resides  there.  They  had  two 
children.  ETHEL  died  in  infancy,  and 
EDWARD  F.  lives  with  his  parents,  at 
Pleasant  Plains,  Illinois.  B.  F.  Irwin 
has  served  several  years  as  Justice  of  the 
Peace  and  Police  Magristrate. 

JULIUS  H.,  born  July  22,  1824,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  24,  1851, 
to  Sarah  Kyle;  had  six  living  children, 
SAMUEL  W.,  MARY  L.,  ARMIN- 
TA  A.,  EMMA  D.,  CHARLES  H., 
and  BENJAMIN  F.  Mrs.  Sarah  Irwin 
died  Nov.  24,  1873,  and  Julius  H.  Ir- 
win died  Oct.  5,  1875.  Their  children  re- 


side at  the  homestead,  one  mile  southeast 
of  Pleasant  Plains. 

JAMES  C,  born  May  6,  1827,  mar- 
ried March  18,  1862,  to  Jane  Howard, 
who  was  born  Nov.  29,  1839,  in  St.  Law- 
rence county,  N.  Y.  They  have  four 
living  children,  LIMIE  E.,  ROBERT 
H.,  FRANCES  M.  and  KATE  B.,  and 
reside  two  miles  southeast  of  Pleasant 
Plains. 

JOHN  M.,  born  April  24,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  March  15, 
1859,  to  Sarah  May,  who  was  born  April 
6,  1831,  at  Circleville,  Ohio.  They  had 
two  children,  ABRAHAM  L.,  and 
MARY  M.,  and  Mrs.  Irwin  died  Oct.  8, 
1864.  He  was  married  May  16,  1867, 
to  Ann  Williams,  who  was  born  Jan.  30, 
1841,  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y. 
They  have  two  children,  LULU  M.  and 
ALBERT  W.,  and  reside  at  Pleasant 
Plains. 

Samuel  L.  Irwin  died  March  i,  1845, 
and  his  widow  died  July  6,  1867,  both 
on  the  farm  where  they  settled  in  1820. 
Samuel  L.  Irwin  was,  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  in  his  sixty-seventh  year,  and 
his  widow,  at  her  death,  was  in  her 
eighty-third  year. 

IRWIN,  WILLIAM,  was  born 
March  31,  1789,  in  Cabarras  county,  N. 
C.  He  was  cousin  to  Samuel  L.  Irwin. 
Robert  Irwin,  the  father  of  William,  was 
killed  by  a  runaway  team,  about  the 
time  of  the  war  of  1812.  There  is  a  tra- 
dition in  the  family  that  the  original  name 
was  Erwin.  William  Irwin  was  married, 
Oct.  2,  1811,  in  his  native  county,  to  Mar- 
garet Purviance.  They  had  five  children 
born  in  North  Carolina,  one  died  in  in- 
fancy, and  Mr.  Irwin,  with  his  wife  and 
son,  came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving in  the  fall  of  1827  on  Richland 
creek,  in  what  is  now  Cartwright  township. 
He  returned  to  North  Carolina  the  next 
spring,  and  brought  out  the  remainder  of 
the  family,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1828.  They 
traveled  in  wagons,  and  were  seven  weeks 
on  the  road.  Three  children  were  born 
in  Sangamon  county.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

ROBERT  S.,  born  Nov.  14,  1813,  in 
Cabarras  county,  N.  C.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Jan.  19,  1837,  to  Cyn- 
thia Duncan,  who  was  born  Aug.  18, 
1818,  in  Adair  county,  Ky.  They  had 
ten  children— S  A  NFORD,  JAMES  S.,  . 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


MARY  and  ROBERT  died  under 
twelve  years.  WILLIAM  F.,  born  Oct. 
21,  1837,  was  married,  May  23,  1872,  to 
Ellen  J.  Williams.'  They  have  one  child, 
\v  VRREN  H.,  and  reside  in  Salisbury  town- 
ship, near  the  Iron  Bridge.  MARTHA 
}.,  horn  Dec.  15,  1839,  was  married,  Jan. 
14,  1864,  to  Franklin  W.  Duncan.  They 
have  tour  children  living,  MARY  M.,  JAS- 
PER x.,  CYNTHIA  and  GREEN,  a;id  live  in 
Mcnard  county,  111.  GREEN  P.  died 
vSept.  4,  1871,  aged  twenty-six  years. 
OSCAR;  HARVEY  D.  was  married 
Dec.  31,  1874,  to  Mary  E.  Wells.  They 
have  one  child,  ADA  R.,  and  live  in  Salis- 
bury township.  CHARLES  CAR- 
ROLL. The  two  unmarried  sons  reside 
at  the  homestead.  Mrs.  Cynthia  Irwin 
died  April  6,  1872,  and  Robert  S.  Irwin 
died  May  3,  1874,  both  in  Salisbury  town- 
ship, east  ot"  the  Sangamon  river,  and  near 
the  Iron  Bridge. 

JOHN  C.,  born  June  16,  1816,  in 
North  Carolina,  was  married,  June  12, 
1842,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Minerva 
Duncan.  They  have  eight  children, 
EVVIN,  VIRGINIA  and  HARRIET 
died  under  four  years.  AUSTIN  F., 
horn  Aug.  12,  1845,  married  Ann  Brown, 
and  live  near  Ft.  Scott,  Kansas.  TAR- 
LETON,  SILAS,  JANE,  CHARLES 
and  LUELLA  reside  with  their  parents, 
two  miles  northwest  of  Salisbury,  in  San- 
gamon county. 

WILLIAM  F.,  born  March  12,  1820, 
in  North  Carolina,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Jan.  23,  1851,  to  Matilda  D. 
Campbell/  They  have  one  child,  MARY 
E.,  and  reside  in  Menard  county,  two  and 
one-half  miles  northwest  of  Salisbury. 

JANE  E.,  born  July  6,  1822,  in  North 
Carolina,  married  John  B.  Gum,  in  San- 
gamon county,  111.  They  have  live  child- 
ren, and  live  seven  miles  west  of  Peters- 
burg, Menard  county. 

SAMUEL  L.,  Jim.,  born  Jan.  25, 
•  82  s,  married  Matilda  Green,  and  live  in 
Jncoln,  111. 

JAME.S  //.,  born  Nov.  9,  1828,  mar- 
ried and  lives  in  Logan  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

A".  L\rC  r,  born  Nov.  15,  1831 ,  married 
Enoch  Wiseman,  who  died,  and  she  mar- 
ried Abraham  Wiseman,  and  lives  in  Dela- 
yan. 

WARREN  J".,  born  June  16,  1834, 
married  Marv  Shi\elv,  who  died.  He 


married  Eli/a  \V.iseman,  and  lives  in  Lo- 
gan county. 

Mrs.  Margaret  Irwin  died  Oct.  25, 
1852,  and  William  Irwin  died  June  13, 
1871,  and  both  were  buried  at  the  Baptist 
church,  in  Cartwright  township,  where 
they  settled  in  1828. 

fRW IN,  JOHN,  was  bom  Jan. 
20,  1804,  in  Williamsport,  now  Monon- 
gahela,  Washington  county,  Penn.  He 
came  west,  stopping  a  short  time  in  St. 
Louis,  and  joined  his  brother  Robert  in 
Sprinfield,  111.,  in  1838.  He  remained  a 
few  years,  returned  to  his  native  place, 
and  was  married  there,  Jan.  31,  1844,  to 
Margaret  Jack  Guthrie,  who  was  born 
May  23,  1820,  at  Greensburgh,  Westmore- 
land county,  in  the  same  State.  They 
came  at  once  to  Springfield.  Mr.  Irwin 
was  for  several  years  in  business  as  a  dry 
goods  merchant,  first  with  his  brother 
Robert  and  Col.  John  Williams.  Then 
the  Irwin  brothers  bought  out  the  interest 
of  Col.  Williams,  and  a  few  years  later, 
when  Robert  became  connected  with  the 
Marine  and  Fire  Insurance  Bank,  John 
continued  in  the  mercantile  business  alone, 
and  still  later  admitted  as  a  partner, 
Walter  Davis.  In  consequence  of  declining 
health,  Mr.  Irwin  retired  from  business 
about  1857.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Irwin  had 
three  children  in  Springfield — 

WILLIAM  is  married,  and  lives  in 
Colorado. 

HETTY  W.  resides  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

MARGARET,  born  Jan.  2,  1850,  in 
Springfield,  married  Nov.  22,  1871,  to 
Cleveland  J.  Salter,  who  was  born  Oct. 
12,  1845,  m  Waverly,  Morgan  county,  III. 
They  have  one  child,  CLEVELAND  I., 
and  reside  in  Springfield.  Mr.  Salter  is 
in  the  mercantile  business  with  his  father, 
J.  D.  B.  Salter. 

Mrs.  Margaret  J.  Irwin  died  June  14, 
iS^o,  and  John  Irwin  died  Mav  21,  1859, 
both  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

IRWIN,  ROBERT,  was  born 
Nov.  7,  1808,  in  Monongahela  City,  Pa. 
He  came  west  when  a  voting  man,  and 
was  married  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Mav  30, 
1833,  to  Clara  C.  Doyle,  who  was  born  in 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  March  9,  1815.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Irwin  left  St.  Louis,  crossing 
the  Mississippi  river  on  the  ice  when  it 
was  in  motion,  jumping  the  open  space 
between  the  ice  and  the  shore.  They 


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came  by  stage,  stopping  two  nights  on 
the  way,  and  arrived  in  Springfield  in 
January,  1834.  They  had  five  children  in 
Springfield,  two  of  whom  died  young — 

ELIZA  J.,  born  Feb.  7,  1834,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there,  August 
n,  1859,  to  William  H.  Marston,  who  was 
born  August  19,  1832,  in  Deerfield,  New 
Hampshire.  He  went  to  New  York  in 
1851,  and  came  to  Springfield  first  in  1853, 
spending  part  of  each  year  in  the  latter 
city,  until  1861.  Mrs.  Marston  died  Feb. 
25,  1868,  in  New  York,  leaving  three 
children,  ROBERT  I.,  LAURA  and 
ELLA,  who  live  with  their  fathei. 
After  the  death  of  his  wife,  Mr.  Marston 
spent  part  of  1870  and  '71  in  London, 
England.  He  is  now  engaged  in  business 
at  No.  36,  Broad  street,  and  resides  at  No. 
110,  West  Forty-fourth  street,  New  York 
City. 

SARAH  ELLA,  born  March  9,  1839, 
was  married  Oct.  5,  1865,  in  Springfield, 
Illinois,  to  Charles  D.  Chase  a  native  of 
New  Hampshire.  They  have  one  living 
child,  a  daughter,  and  reside  in  Deerfield, 
New  Hampshire. 

ROBERT  T.,  born  Oct.  30,  1844,  is 
unmarried,  and  resides  in  his  native  city. 

Robert  Irwin  formed  a  partnership 
with  John  Williams,  as  dry  goods  mer- 
chants, soon  after  he  came  to  Springfield. 
His  brother  John  was -admitted  to  the 
firm,  and  still  later  the  Irwin  brothers 
transacted  business  alone,  until  Robert  be- 
came connected  with  the  Fire  and  Marine 
Insurance  Co.  Bank,  first  as  Secretary, 
then  as  Cashier.  He  continued  in  the 
latter  position  until  his  death,  March  8, 
1865.  His  widow  resides  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 


JAYNE,GERSHOM,bornOct. 
15,  1791,  in  Orange  county,  New  York, 
received  his  diploma  from  the  New  York 
medical  authorities,  and  came  west,  locat- 
ing, in  1820,  at  what  became  Springfield, 
Illinois,  being  the  first  practicing  physician 
that  settled  in  the  place.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  1822,  to  Sibvl  Slater.  They  had 
four  children — 

JULIA  J\L,  born  in  June,  1824,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there,  June  i, 
1843,  t°  Hon.  Lyman  Trumbull,  a  native 
of  Colchester,  Conn.  He  was,  at  the  time, 


Secretary  of  State  for  Illinois.  In  1848 
he  became  one  of  the  Supreme  Court 
Judges  of  Illinois.  In  1854  he  was  elect- 
ed representative  in  Congress,  and  elected 
in  January,  1855,35  one  of  the  two  United 
States  Senators  from  Illinois.  He  was 
twice  re-elected,  serving,  in  all,  eighteen 
years,  ending  in  1873.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Trumbull  had  six  children.  Three  only 
are  living,  WALTER,  PERRY  and 
HENRY.  Mrs.  Julia  M.  Trumbull  died 
in  August,  1868,  in  Washington,  D.  C. 
Hon.  Lyman  Trumbull  resides  in 
Chicago  Illinois. 

WILLIAM,  born  Oct.  8,  1826,  in 
Springfield,  was  educated  at  Illinois-Col- 
lege, Jacksonville,  studied  medicine  with 
his  father  in  Springfield,  and  graduated  in 
the  medical  department  of  Missouri  State 
University  in  1849.  Dr.  William  Jayne 
was  married  Oct.  17,  1850,  in  Jacksonville, 
111.,  to  Julia  E.  Witherbee,  who  was  born 
in  1830,  in  Vermont.  They  had  six  child- 
ren, four  of  whom  died  young.  Of  their 
two  living  children,  WILLIAM  S., 
born  Oct.  18,  1851,  in  Springfield,  Illinois, 
was  married  in  his  native  city,  Nov.  18, 
1875,  to  Margaret  E.  Palmer,  daughter  of 
Ex-Governor  John  M.  Palmer.  She  was 
born  March  20,  1854,  in  Carlinville,  111. 
William  S.  Jayne  is  connected  with  the 
office  of  the  Auditor  of  State,  and  resides 
in  Springfield,  111.  LIZZIE,  born  July 
10,  1855,  in  Springfield,  resides  with 
her  parents.  Dr.  William  Jayne,  in  addi- 
tion to  his  professional  duties,  has  found 
time  to  engage  in  politics.  He  was  elected, 
in  1859,  Mayor  of  Springfield.  In  1860 
was  elected  State  Senator  for  one  term 
of  four  years,  and  resigned,  in  1861, 
to  accept  an  appointment  by  President 
Lincoln,  of  Territorial  Governor  of  Da- 
kota. In  April,  1876,  he  was  again  elected 
Mayor  of  Springfield,  and  is  consequently 
.  the  Centennial  Mayor  of  the  Capital  city. 
Dr.  Wm.  Jayne  still  continues  the  practice 
of  medicine,  and  resides  in  Springfield, 
Illinois.  As  this  goes  to  press — June, 
1876 — he  is  on  a  visit  to  the  great  Ameri- 
can Centennial  Exposition,  at  Philadel- 
phia. 

HENR  T,  born  June  S,  1837,  in  Spring- 
field, enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  I,  7th 
111.  Inf.,  for  three  months,  re-enlisted  in 
the  7th  111.  Cav.,  was  hospital  steward, 
and  afterwards  commissioned  Lieutenant 
of  Co.  K,  bv  Gov.  Yates.  He  was  ap- 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


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pointed,  by  President  Lincoln,  aid-de- 
camp, with  the  rank  of  Captain  in  the 
fifteenth  army  corps,  and  in  that  'capacity 
served  until  the  close  of  the  rebellion, 
when  he  was  appointed,  by  President 
Johnson,  Lieutenant  in  the  United  States 
Cavalry,  but  did  not  accept.  Henry 
Jayne  attended  medical  lectures  at  Ann 
Arbor,  Michigan,  University,  in  1865,  and 
located  in  Taylorville  in  1866,  for  the 
practice  of  medicine.  He  was  married 
Sept.  8,  1868,  to  Jennie  Cheney,  daughter 
of  Thomas  Cheney.  See  name  of  Archi- 
bald Sattley.  Dr.  Henry  Jayne  is  en- 
gaged in  the  drug  business  in  Taylor- 
ville', and  resides  there. 

MART  ELLEN,  born  Nov.,  1842,  in 
Springfield,  resides  with  her  mother. 

Dr.  Gershom  Jayne  was  one  of  the 
first  Commissioners  of  the  Illinois,  and 
Michigan  canal,  appointed  in  1830  and  '31. 
When  he  located  in  Springfield  there  was 
not  another  physician  so  far  north  in  the 
State.  He  practiced  forty-seven  years, 
and  died  April  17,  1867,  in  Springfield, 
and  his  widow  resides  there. 

JACOBS,  DANIEL,  was  born 
May  27,  1795,  near  Winchester,  Clark 
county,  Ky.  Charlotte  Webb,  was  born 
April  19,  1797,  in  Jessamine  or  Clark 
county,  Ky.  Her  father,  Adin  Webb, 
was  a  soldier  from  Clark  county,  in  the 
war  of  1812,  and  died  somewhere  in  the 
northern  lake  region.  Daniel  Jacobs  and 
Charlotte  Webb  were  married,  Jan.  30, 
1819,  in  Clark  county.  They  had  four 
children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Nov  7,  1825, 
in  what  is  now  Loami  township,  where 
seven  children  were  born.  Of  their 
eleven  children — 

HENR  T  W.,  born  March  5,  1820,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
July,  1846,  to  Priscilla  A.  Hall.  They 
had  eight  living  children;  and  AARON 
died,  aged  nineteen  years.  Mr.  Jacobs 
lives  in  Graysonville,  Missouri. 

MART,  born  Oct.  i,  1821,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county,  Dec. 
17,  1840,  to  Benjamin  F.  Darneille.  See 
his  name. 

AMANDA,  born  April  19,  1823,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  John  T.  Wyckoff.  She  had  one  child, 
and  died. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Feb.  17,  1825, 
n  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 


ty to  L.  P.  Bradley.  They  have  nine 
living  children,  and  reside  two  miles  west 
of  Girard,  Illinois. 

MAR7'HA,  born  April  2,  1827,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  July  16,  1850, 
to  James  L.  Foster,  who  was  born  Jan.  8, 
1822,  in  Boone  county,  Ky.,  and  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1848.  They  had 
eight  children— LIZZIE  and  MARTHA 
W.  died,  aged  four  years  each.  ELLEN, 
born  May  25,  1851,  married  Feb.  18,  1874, 
to  Luther  Rigg,  and  live  in  New  Berlin 
township.  GEORGE  W.,  JAMES  A., 
HUBBARD  C.,  SUSAN  and 
CHARLES  reside  with  their  parents, 
one  and  one-fourth  miles  west  of  Loami. 

JAMES  A.,  born  Aug.  4,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  n,  1855, 
to  Mary  E.  Neal.  They  had  five  child- 
ren—LIZZIE,  the  third  child,  died  Feb. 
24,  1865,  aged  five  years.  AMANDA, 
HENRY  C.,  CHARLOTTE  and  AL- 
PHEUS  live  with  their  parents,  at  the 
homestead  where  Mr,  Jacobs'  parents  set- 
tled in  1825,  and  where  he  was  born.  It 
is  two  miles  southeast  of  Loami. 

SUSAN,  born  Nov.  20,  1831,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married,  March  4,  1852,10 
Hubbard  S.  Coley.  See  his  name. 

ISABEL,  born  Jan.  30,  1834,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Stephen  Staley. 
See  his  name. 

CHARLOTTE,  born  Jan.  22,  1836, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  W.  Wash- 
ington McGinnis.  See  his  name. 

KATE,  born  Feb.  16,  1838,  married 
Greenberry  McGinnis.  See  his  name. 

ANN  IS,  born  Oct.  10,  1840,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Feb.  10,  1859,  to 
James  E.  Dodd,  have  five  children,  and 
live  five  miles  west  of  Auburn. 

Daniel  Jacobs  died  Oct.  5,  1853,  and 
his  widow  resides — 1874 — at  the  home- 
stead settled  by  them  in  1825,  two  miles 
southeast  of  Loami. 

JACpBS,  GEORGE,  was  born 
in  1793,  in  Clarke  county,  Ky.  He  was 
married  there  to  Nancy  Haney.  They 
had  five  children,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  with  his  brother  Daniel, 
arriving  Nov.  7,  1825,  in  what  is  now 
Loami  township,  where  five  children  were 
born;  about  1839  the  family  moved  to 
Christian  county,  where  one  child  was 
born.  The  only  representative  of  the 
family  in  Sangamon  county  is — 


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EVELINE,  born  Oct.  12,  1819,  in 
Clark  county,  Ky.,  married  Thompson 
Hall.  See  his  name. 

SARAH  married  Willis  Virden,  have 
two  children,  and  live  in  Shelby  county. 

JAMES  married  Elizabeth  Atter- 
bury.  She  died,  leaving  two  children, 
and  he  married  Belle  Covington,  and  live 
in  Macon  county. 

The  other  children  are  all  dead. 

George  Jacobs  died  Jan.  i,  1845,  and 
his  widow  died  Jan.  16,  1857,  both  in 
Christian  county,  111. 

JAMES,  ABRAHAM,  was 
born  in  1792  in  Pennsylvania.  He  was 
married  in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  to  Jane 
Beatty.  They  had  five  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1829  in  Roches- 
ter township.  Of  their  five  children — 

WILLIAM,  born  in  1812,  in  Ken- 
tucky, came  with  his  parents  to  Sangamon 
county,  and  died,  unmarried,  in  Missouri 
in  1858. 

MART  J.,  born  in  1814, in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  William 
Herbert.  They  have  four  children, 
and  live  in  Orangeville,  Stephenson  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

RA  CHEL,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  William  Coe; 
have  three  children,  and  live  in  Cotton 
Hill  township. 

ELLEN,  born  in  1826,  in  Kentucky, 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  married  in 
Missouri  to  Richard  Opie;  have  four 
children,  and  live  near  High  Point,  Moni- 
teau  county,  Missouri. 

JAMES  A.,  born  Jan.  28,  1828,  in 
Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  August  28,  1856,  to  Amanda 
Bashaw.  They  have  six  children,  MAH- 
LON  F.,  ISABEL  J.,  HANNAH  L., 
ARMINDA  E.,  IRA  H.  and  IRENE 
A.,  and  reside  in  Clear  Lake  township, 
seven  miles  due  east  of  Springfield. 

Abraham  James  moved  to  Stephenson 
county,  Illinois,  in  1846,  and  Mrs.  James 
died  there.  He  moved  to  Missouri,  mar- 
ried; had  two  children,  and  he  died  June, 
1867,  in  Moniteau  county,  Mo. 

JACK,  ROBERT,  was  born- 
Nov.  9,  1778,  in  Virginia.  His  parents 
moved  to  Kentucky  when  he  was  a  boy. 
He  was  married  there  to  Nancy  Fleming, 
who  was  born  Nov.  25,  1786,  in  Pennsyl- 
vania. They  had  five  children  in  Ken- 


tucky, and  the  family  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  in  1825  or  '6, 
near  Old'  Berlin.  Of  their  children — 

JAMES  died  at  fourteen  or  fifteen 
years  of  age. 

MARGARET  married  Elias  Jefferies. 
See  his  name. 

RHODA  G.,  born  June  30,  1813,  mar- 
ried Nov.  21, 1833,  to  John  W.  Stringfield. 
He  died  Dec.  6,  1847,  and  she  was  mar- 
ried March  22,  1849,  to  Nicholas  A.  Gar- 
land. See  his  name. 

MARIA,  born  in  1815,  married  about 
1833  to  Robert  Patton.  They  moved  to 
Lawrence  county,  Mo.,  had  five  children, 
and  returned  to  Sangamou  county  during 
the  war,  and  Mr.  Patton  died  here  in 
1863.  His  family  live  in  Missouri. 

JOHN  D.  died  at  eight  or  ten  years 
of  age. 

Robert  Jack  died  about  the  spring  of 
1834,  and  his  widow  died  January,  1863, 
both  in  Sangamon  county. 

JARRETT,  JONATHAN, 
was  born  July  23,  1778,  in  Kanawha 
county,  West  Virginia.  He  was  married 
there  to  Sarah  Anderson.  They  had  six 
children,  and  Mrs.  Jarrett  died  Oct.  28, 
1812.  Mr.  Jarrett  married  Jan.  i,  1814, 
to  Rebecca  Wilson.  They  had  six  child- 
ren in  West  Virginia,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  Nov.,  1826,  and 
settled  one  and  one-half  miles  south  of  the 
present  town  of  Loami,  where  two  child- 
ren were  born.  Of  his  fourteen  child- 
ren— 

MORDECAI,\>orn  Dec.  21,  1803,  in 
West  Virginia,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Black 
Hawk  war,  and  died,  unmarried,  in  San- 
gamon county  Feb.  5,  1856. 

LEAH,  born  Feb.  27,  1805,  in  West 
Virginia,  married  there  to  Achilles  Mor- 
ris. See  his  name.  He  was  Captain  of 
a  company,  and  died  in  1847,  in  Mexico. 
His  widow  married  L.  Samples.  He  died 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  she  moved  to 
Missouri  with  her  children,  and  died  there 
in  1871. 

DA  VIS,  born  Dec.  n,  1806,  in  Vir- 
ginia, enlisted  in  Sangamon  county  under 
his  brother-in-law,  Capt.  Morris,  and  died 
near  Carlinville,  just  as  the  company  had 
started  for  the  Mexican  war  in  1846. 

NANCT,  born  Jan.  15,  1808,  in  West 
Virginia,  married  there  to  Joshua  Morris. 
They  moved  to  Ray  county,  Mo.,  and 
both  died,  leaving  six  children. 


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409 


MARY,  born  Sept.  n,  1809,  in  West 
Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Peter  Morris,  moved  to  Ray  county,  Mo., 
where  he  died.  She  married  Charles 
Shrewsbury,  had  three  children,  and  she 
died. 

MARGARET,  born  Feb.  15,  1810,  in 
West  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Rowan  Morris;  had  eight  child- 
ren, and  moved  to  Dallas  county,  Texas. 

By  the  second  marriage — 

WILLIAM,  born  Oct.  17,  1814,  in 
West  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Aug.  12,  1841,  to  Milicent  Fow- 
ler. They  had  three  children— THOM- 
AS, born  July  27,  1842,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Nov.  7,  1868,  to  Florence 
Lowery,  had  three  children — ROSAN- 
NA  died  in  infancy.  ABNER  W.  and 
THOMAS  L.  live  with  their  parents, 
five  miles  south  of  Loami.  MILI- 
CENT, born  Feb.  5,  1845,  married  John 
T.  Gibson.  See  his  name.  JONA- 
THAN died  in  his  third  year.  William 
Jarrett  and  wife  reside  five  miles  south  of 
Loami,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

SARAH,  born  Feb.  24,  1817,  in  West 
Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Aug.  n,  1836,  to  Charles  J.  Turpin.  See 
his  name. 

JONATHAN,  Jun.,  born  Aug.  i, 
1818,  in  West  Virginia,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Emily  Meacham.  She 
died,  leaving  one  child,  SARAH  A.,  who 
married  Cyrus  W.  Baker.  See  his  name. 
Jonathan  Jarrett,  Jun.,  married  Sarah  J. 
Baker.  They  had  seven  children — AR- 
MINDA  J.  married  Thomas  Westfall, 
have  one  child,  and  live  in  Ottawa,  Kan- 
sas. MARGARET  married,  Sept.  22, 
1871,  to  Charles  Dood,  and  live  in  Talk- 
ington  township.  PAULINE  lives  near 
Loami.  MARY  JOSEPHINE  married, 
April  5,  1876,  to  Wm.  Abner  Knight. 
See  his  name.  EMMA,  JAMES  M. 
and  CHARLOTTE  MAY  live  near 
Loami.  Jonathan  Jarrett,  Jun.,  died  Dec. 
4,  1863,  and  his  widow  died  Feb.  15,  1876. 
Their  unmarried  children  live  near  Lo- 
ami, on  the  farm  settled  by  his  father  in 
1826. 

REBECCA  A.,  born  July  16,  1822, 
in  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Robert  Coley.  Sec  his  name. 

SIBTL,  born  May  8,  1825,  in  Vir- 
ginia, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Charles  Priddy,  They  had  six  children, 

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and  she  died  in  Loami  township.  The 
children  live  with  their  father  in  Mis- 
souri. 

PE7"ER  L.,  born  Dec.  20,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  Dec.  13, 
1849,  to  Mary  M.  Meacham.  Both  died, 
leaving  one  child,  LEWIS  L.,  who  lives 
with  his  uncle,  William  Jarrett. 

CHARLES,  born  July  26,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Ursula  Col- 
burn.  They  have  four  children,  REBEC- 
CA, LILLIE  MAY,  LAURA  and 
ALVA,  and  live  four  miles  south  of 
Loami. 

Jonathan  Jarrett,  Sen.,  died  Apr.  28,1834, 
and  Mrs.  Rebecca  Jarrett  died  Dec.  n,  1863, 
both  in  Loami  township.  He  owned  slaves 
in  Virginia,  and  brought  two  of  them  with 
him  to  Sangamon  county.  Others  fol- 
lowed, and  they  were  all  content  to  work 
as  they  had  done  in  slavery — some  of 
them  even  better.  One  of  them  was  a 
tanner,  and  by  his  aid  Mr.  Jarrett  carried 
on  tanning  for  many  years. 

JARRETT,  WILLIAM  B., 
born  March  n,  1814,  in  Kanawha  coun- 
ty, Va. ;  was  second  cousin  to  Jonathan 
Jarrett,  Sen.  He  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  1828,  with  his  sis- 
ter, Mrs.  Elizabeth  Swan,  who  after- 
wards returned  to  West  Virginia.  Wm. 
B.  Jarret  was  married,  Aug.  16,  1838,  in 
Morgan  county,  where  Waverly  now 
stands,  to  Jane  Huggins,  who  was  born 
Dec.  26,  1816,  in  Gallia  county,  Ohio,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county  with  her 
mother  and  step-father,  Charles  Alsbury, 
arriving  at  Springfield  in  1825.  Wm.  B. 
Jarrett  and  wife  had  nine  children — 

ELI,  born  June  4,  1839,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Sarah  Robinson,  have 
two  children,  and  live  in  Christian 
county. 

IRVIN,  born  Sept.  25,  1840,  married 
Joanna  Wheeler,  have  four  children, 
MARY  J.,  NANCY,  SARAH  am! 
JOANNA,  and  live  five  miles  west  of 
Loami. 

LEAH,  born  Aug.  18,  1842,  mar- 
ried John  H.  Meacham.  See  his  name. 

GEORGE  R.,  born  Aug.  28,  1844, 
married,  Feb.  22,  1867,  to  Elizabeth 
Buchanan,  have  one  living  child,  WIL- 
LIAM W.,  and  live  four  miles  west  of 
Loami. 

NANCT  J.  born  Nov.  7,  1846,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Robert  Hug- 


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gins.  He  served  in  an  Ohio  regiment  in 
suppressing  the  rebellion.  They  have 
three  children,  and  live  at  Osage  Mission, 
Kansas. 

HARRIET  A.,  born  Jan.  25,  1848, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married,  Sept.  22, 
1870,  to  James  A.  Hill,  who  was  born 
May  8,  1838,  in  Greene  county,  111.  They 
had  two  children— ANDRE  W  J.  died  in 
his  second  year.  MARY  A.  lives  with 
her  parents,  four  miles  west  of  Loami. 
James  A.  Hill  was  five  years  in  Co.  G, 
Third  Arkansas  Infantry,  Confederate 
army. 

WILLIAM  W., 

JOHN  H.,  and 

STEPHEN  A.  D.  live  with  their 
parents. 

Wm.  B.  Jarrett  and  wife  reside  five 
miles  west  of  Loami,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

JEFFERIES,  ELIAS,  was 
born  March,  1800,  in  Ross  county,  Ohio. 
His  ancestors  were  from  Hardy  county, 
Va.  Elias  was  married  March  11,1824, 
to  Rachel  Johnstone.  She  was  born  in 
the  same  county  in  1805.  Her  ancestors 
were  from  Monroe  county,  Va.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Jefferies  had  one  child  in  Ohio,  and 
moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1826,  where  they  had  one  child. 
Of  the  two  children — 

GEORGE  y.,  born  May  13,  1826,  in 
Ohio,  raised  in  Sangamon  county,  and 
died  in  Ohio,  in  his  nineteenth  year. 

NIREM  A.,  born  Aug.  2,  1828,  in 
Springfield,  raised  in  Ohio,  married  in 
1861  to  Ruth  J.  Weese,  in  Sangamon 
county.  They  had  four  living  children, 
and  Mrs.  Jefferies  died  June  4,  1872.  Mr. 
Jefferies  married  in  1874  to  Miss  Weese, 
and,  with  his  four  children,  JOHN, 
f  HENRY  C.,LAUR A  L.  and  GEORGE, 
live  four  miles  north  of  Springfield. 

Mrs.  Rachel  Jefferies  died  Dec.  3,  1830, 
and  Elias  Jefferies  was  married  to  Mar- 
garet Jack.  They  had  four  children, 
three  of  whom  died  under  five  years  of 
age. 

ROBERT  J.,  born  April  27,  1836, 
married  April  30,  1857,  to  Mary  Weese. 
Mr.  Jefferies  has  served  four  years  as 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  is  now — 1874 — 
in- his  second  term.  He  has  no  children, 
and  lives  in  Fancy  creek  township,  eight 
miles  north  of  Springfield. 


Mrs.  Margaret  Jeffefies  died  in  the  fall 
of  1838,  and  Elias  Jefferies  died  in  the 
spring  of  1840,  both  in  Springfield  town- 
ship, Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JOHNSON,  ANDREW,  was 
born  in  Dumfrieshire,  Scotland,  and  came 
to  America  when  he  was  a  young  man, 
and  to  Sangamon  county  as  early  as  1826 
or  '7.  He  was  a  millwright,  and  built  a 
mill  on  the  South  Fork  of  Sangamon 
river  for  Edwark  Clark.  Andrew  John- 
son was  married  about  1827  to  Mrs.  Mary 
Barker,  whose  maiden  name  was  Wil- 
liams. They  had  three  sons,  namely — 

JOHN,  born  Oct.  23,  1828,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  March  i,  1849,10 
Phoebe  E.  Bell.  They  had  five  living 
children.  ISAIAH  B.,born  May  9,  1851, 
married  April  27,  1871,  to  Annie  Love- 
lace. They  have  one  child,  ELIZABETH, 
and  live  two  and  one-half  miles  south  of 
Rochester.  LAURA  J.,  born  Feb.  14, 
1854,  married  Dec.  30,  1869,  to  Henry  R. 
Hedrick.  They  have  two  children,  and 
live  two  miles  west  of  Clarksville. 
ROBERT  SUMNER  died,  aged  four 
years.  JOHN  A.,  born  March  i,  1861,  and 
MINNIE  S.,  born  Sept.  17,  1866.  The 
two  latter  live  with  their  father.  Mrs. 
Phoebe  E.  Johnson  died  Feb.  17,  1871,  and 
John  Johnson  was  married  June  13,  1873, 
to  Theresa  Taff,  who  was'  born  Oot.  21, 
1846,  near  Mechanicsburg.  They  reside 
two  miles  south  of  Rochester. 

SAMUEL,  born  Sept.  18,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Sept.  22,  1852, 
to  Lavina  J.  Baker;  had  one  child,  JAN- 
ETTA  F.,  born  Sept.  5,  1854,  married 
Dec.  14,  1871,  to  Joseph  Sharp,  and  live 
in  Cotton  Hill  township.  Mrs.  Lavina 
J.  Johnson  died  March  24,  1856,  and 
Samuel  Johnson  was  married  Aug.  26, 
1856,  to  Louisa  Taff,  who  was  born  July 
4,  1839,  near  Athens,  Menard  county,  Illi- 
nois. They  have  eight  children,  MARI- 
ETTA, THERESA  A.,  JAMES  E., 
IDA  F.,  FLORA  A.,  MARTHA  C., 
ARTHUR  and  IRO.  and  reside  three- 
quarters  of  a  mile  southwest  of  Clarks- 
ville, Berry  Postofrice. 

ANDRE  W}  Jun.,  born  in  1833,  and 
died,  aged  twelve  or  thirteen  years. 

Andrew  Johnson  died  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  his  widow  married  Greenberry 
Baker.  See  his  namk. 

JOHNSON,  JOHN,  was  born 
about  1795,  in  Cazenovia,  Madison  coun^ 


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411 


ty,  N.  Y.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Coley,  had  three  children  in  New 
York,  and  moved,  in  company  with  her 
brother,  Willis  Coley,  to  Shawneetown, 
Illinois,  and  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1825,  where  they  had  one  child.  Of  tneir 
four  children — 

E ME LINE,  born  in  New  York,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  in  1836,10  Rev. 
Peter  Wallace.  She  died  in  1862,  at  Sid- 
ney, Champaign  county,  leaving  four  chil- 
dren, who  live  with  their  father,  who  is 
married  again,  and  is  presiding  Elder  at 
Quincy,  Illinois. — 1874. 

LUCINA,  born  in  New  York,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  James  Lang- 
ford,  and  lives  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

JAMES,  born  in  New  York,  married 
in  1838  to  Margaret  Cheney.  He  died, 
and  his  widow  married,  and  lives  in  San 
Francisco. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  Oct.  u,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  1851  to 
Columbia  Withrow.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren in  Sangamon  county.  OSCAR, 
born  July  5,  1852,  married  July  4,  1872,  to 
Mary  A.  Sanborn.  They  have  one  child, 
LOUIE  GLENN,  and  live  in  Loami.  FLO- 
RA B.,  CHARLES  L.,  NELLIE  and 
HARRIET  E.  live  with  their  parents  at 
Onarga,  Iroquois  county,  Illinois. 

John  Johnson  died  Sept.  15,  1870,  and 
his  widow  lives  with  her  son,  F.  Marion 
Johnson,  at  Onarga,  Illinois. 

JOHNSON,  ELIAS,  was  born 
in  Delaware,  and  went  to  Fayette  county, 
Ky.,  when  a  young  man.  He  was  there 
married  to  Margery  Martin,  a  native  of 
Delaware  also.  They  had  four  children 
in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Clark  coun- 
ty, Ind.,  where  six  .children  were  born, 
and  in  1830  the  family  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  and  settled  in  what  is 
now  Cooper  township.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

AARON,  married  in  Indiana,  moved  to 
Texas,  had  four  children,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  on  a  visit,  and  died  in  1851 
in  Cooper  township. 

JOHN,  born  about  1805  in  Casey 
county,  Ky.,  went  back  from  Indiana,  and 
was  married  near  Lexington  to  Elizabeth 
Martin ;  came  to  Sangamon  county ;  his 
wife  died.  He  married  again,  and  died  in 
1866  in  Sangamon  county,  leaving  child- 
ren by  both  marriages. 


DANIEL,  born  Aug.  i,  1807,  m> 
Casey  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  in  1838,  to  Mary  E.  Ferguson. 
They  had  two  children — one  died  young. 
ELIAS  J.,  born  April  10,  1841,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  enlisted  Aug.,  1862,  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  E,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  served  full 
term,  and  was  honorably  discharged.  He 
was  married,  Jan.,  1869,  to  Mary  M. 
Boyce,  and  lives  near  Breckenridge. 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Johnson  died  in  Aug., 
1845,  and  Daniel  Johnson  was  married, 
April,  1846,  to  Sarah  Young,  who  died  in 
Sept.,  1846.  Daniel  Johnson  was  married 
in  Jan.,  1851,10  Mrs.  Julia  G.  Dickerson, 
who  had  previously  been  Mrs.  Welch, 
and  whose  maiden  name  was  Cooper. 
They  had  four  children;  all  died  under 
seven  years.  They  reside  in  Breckenridge, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WILL  JAM  B.,  born  in  1809,  in  Ca- 
sey county,  Ky.,  came  with  his  parents  to 
Sangamon  county,  returned  to  Clark 
county,  Ind.,  and  was  married  there,  in 
1831,  to  Anna  Huckleberry.  They  had 
six  children  in'Sangamon  county.  TODD 
S.  is  married,  and  is  a  traveling  preacher 
in  the  M.  E.  Church,  and  resides  at  Oco- 
nee,  111. — 1874.  SARAH  lives  with  her 
mother.  EARLY  S.,  MELVILLE  C. 
and  ASBURY  C.,  have  families,  and  live 
near  Monticello,  111.  NORMAN  A. 
lives  with  his  mother.  Wm.  B.  Johnson 
was  a  local  preacher  in  the  M.  E.  Church. 
He  died  in  1870,  and  his  widow  resides  at 
Monticello,  Piatt  county,  111 — 1874. 

JAMES,  born  in  Clark  county,  Ind., 
united  with  the  M.  E.  Church,  in  Spring- 
field, went  to  Texas,  about  1850,  and  be- 
came a  traveling  preacher,  and  Presiding 
Elder  in  the  M.  E.  Church,  South;  mar- 
ried there,  and  resides  at  Huntsville,  Walk- 
er county,  Texas — 1874. 

ELISHA,  born  July  16,  1814,  in  Clark 
county,  Ind.,  married  Sarah  A.  Hutchins, 
had  three  children  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  in  the  fall  of  1847  moved  to  Arkansas, 
where  they  had  three  children — COL- 
BERT R.,  born  Jan.  28,  1843,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  in  Texas,  and  died 
there,  leaving  a  widow  and  two  children. 
MARY,  born  May  14,  1845,  in  Spring- 
field, married  Benj.  A.  Giger.  See  his 
name.  ELIZABETH,  born  April  13, 
1847,  'n  Sangamon  county,  married  in 
Springfield,  Sept.  19,  1869,  to  John  W. 
Corby,  and  lives  in  Springfield.  MAR- 


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GERY,  born  and  died  in  Arkansas,  aged 
fourteen.  JAMES  H.,  born  April  25, 
1854,  in  Arkansas,  lives  with  his  sister, 
Mrs.  Giger.  NANCY  I.  died,  aged 
seven  years.  Mrs.  S.  A.  Johnson  died  in 
1857,  in  Arkansas.  Elisha  Johnson  was 
married  to  Mrs.  Jane  L.  Creger,  moved 
back  to  Sangamon  county  in  1865,  and 
died  Dec.,  1866,  in  Cooper  township, 
leaving  a  widow  and  one  c  hild,  who  soon 
returned  to  Arkansas. 

ZA  CHARIAH,  born  in  1816,  in  Indi- 
ana, married  in  Sangamon  county  to  De- 
lilah Todd,  and  had  three  children — SA- 
RAH A.  and  MARY  E.,  twins,  born 
Aug.  29,  1848.  SARAH  A.  married 
Joseph  Bardwell,  and  live  near  Brecken- 
ridge.  MARY  E.  married  Hosea  B. 
Ross,  and  live  near  Rochester.  JAMES 
F.,  born  June  11,1850,  married  Fannie 
Rhodes,  and  lives  near  Breckenridge. 
Z.  Johnson  died  about  1855,  and  his 
widow  married  Joseph  Johnson.  See  his 
name. 

JOSEPH,  born  in  Indiana,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  -Mrs.  Delilah 
Johnson,  whose  maiden  name  was  Todd. 
They  had  three  children,  and  she  died  in 
1866.  He  married  Amanda  J.  Frazee. 
Joseph  Johnson  died  in  Cooper  township, 
and  his  widow  and  one  child  live  at  Ma- 
con,  Macon  county,  Illinois. 

ELI  AS  H.,  born  about  1830,  in  Indi- 
ana, died  unmarried.. in  1860. 

ELIZABETH,  and 

SARAH  A.,  born  in  Indiana,  and 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  the  former  at 
twenty,  and  the  latter  aged  four  years. 

Elias  Johnson  and  Mrs.  Margery  John- 
son both  died  in  Cooper  township,  Sanga- 
mon county. 

JOHNSON,  JOEL,  was  born 
May  21,  1806,  in  Berkshire  county,  Mass. 
His  father  died  when  he  was  five  months 
old.  His  mother  married  a  Mr.  Gregory, 
and  when  Joel  was  five  years  of  age  she 
left  him  with  an  uncle,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.  See  the  name  of 
Gregory.  Joel  Johnson  saw  his  mother 
no  more  for  twenty-one  years.  He  left 
Massachusetts  and  first  visited  an  elder  bro- 
ther in  Salem,  Columbiana  county,  Ohio. 
He  then  traveled  by  steamboat  down  the 
Ohio  and  up  the  Mississippi  rivers,  to  St. 
Louis,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon  coun- 
tv,  to  visit  his  mother,  arriving  in  July, 
1832.  He  was  returning  to  his  brother  in 


Ohio,  and  had  reached  St.  Louis,  when  he 
discovered  that  he  had  only  five  dollars. 
That  would  pay  for  a  deck  passage  on  a 
steamboat,  but  he  lacked  a  single  dollar  to 
buy  food  for  the  trip;  and  for  want  of  that 
the  whole  course  of  his  life  was  changed. 
He  found  work  in  St.  Louis  at  his  trade 
as  a  boot  and  shoe  maker.  But  when  he 
had  saved  fourteen  dollars,  there  was  no 
farther  employment  for  him.  By  this 
time  he  abandoned  the  idea  of  returning 
to  Ohio,  because  he  had  heard  so  much  said 
in  favor  of  111.  With  his  fourteen  dollars 
he  procured  leather  and  other  materials, 
and  left  for  Edwardsville,  111.,  where  he 
opened  a  shop  and  went  to  work.  He 
had  a  severe  fit  of  sickness  during  the 
winter  of  1832  and  '33.  In  April,  1833, 
he  moved  to  Springfield,  coming  with 
Alexander  B.  Irwin,  who  was  hauling 
goods  from  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Irwin  only 
charged  him  fifty  cents  for  bringing  him- 
self and  goods.  Joel  Johnson  was  married 
in  February,  1834,  at  Carlinville,  111.,  to 
Eliza  Newman,  who  was  born  in  1815,  in 
Madison  county,  111.  They  had  five 
children,  two  of  whom  died  under  three 
years — 

CHARLES,  born  in  Springfield,  died 
aged  twenty-one  years. 

ED  WARD  S.,  born  Aug.  9, 1843,  in 
Springfield.  Served  a  four  years'  ap- 
prenticeship at  the  printing  business,  and 
was  engaged  with  his  father  in  the  boot, 
shoe  and  leather  business  when  the  rebel- 
lion broke  out.  He  enlisted  at  the  first 
call  for  75,000  men,  April,  1861,  in  Co.  I, 
7th  111.  Vol.  Inf.,  for  three  months;  was 
appointed  first  sergeant,  and  served  as 
such  full  time.  He  re-enlisted  July  24, 
1861,  for  three  years,  in  the  same  company 
and  regiment,  at  Mound  City,  111.  Ser- 
geant Johnson  remained  there  in  charge 
of  the  property,  while  the  company  re- 
turned home  on  furlough.  At  the  elec- 
tion of  officers  in  Springfield,  although 
absent,  he  was  elected  First  Lieutenant, 
and  served  as  such  until  Feb.  15,  1862, 
when  he  was  promoted  to  Captain,  to  fill 
the  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Capt. 
Noah  E.  Mendell,  who  was  killed  at 
Fort  Donelson  two  days  before.  Capt. 
Johnson  commanded  his  company  until 
Dec.  22,  1863,  when  he  re-enlisted 
with  his  company,  'as  a  veteran.  He 
continued  in  command  until  April  22, 
1864,  when  he  was  promoted  to  Major 


SANGAMON    COUNTY. 


4*3 


of  the  regiment.  Major  Johnson  was 
appointed  hy  Gen.  John  M.  Corse,  Sept- 
ember 30,  1864,  Post  Commandant  at 
Rome,  Ga.,  and  served  as  such  until  the 
movement  of  the  grand  army  on  Sher- 
man's "march  to  the  sea,"  in  November 
following.  He  then  returned  to  his  regi- 
ment, and  served  with  it  until  all  were 
mustered  out,  July  25,  1865.  He  partici- 
pated in  the  battles  of  Fort  Henry,  Fort 
Donelson,  Pittsburg  Landing,  siege  and 
capture  of  Corinth,  Florence,  Savannah, 
Bentonville,  besides  innumerable  skir- 
mishes. Major  E.  S.  Johnson  was  en- 
gaged in  business  in  Springfield  from  the 
close  of  the  rebellion  for  more  than  two 
years.  In  consequence  of  impaired  health, 
and  for  observation,  he  planned  a 
European  tour,  and  in  company  with  Dr. 
Rufus  S.  Lord,  left  Springfield  March 
30,  1868.  They  went  by  steamer  from 
New  York  to  Liverpool,  thence  to  Lon- 
don, and  from  there  to  Paris.  Thence  to 
Nice  on  the  Mediterranean ;  entered  Italy 
at  Genoa,  thence  to  Pisa,  Leghorn  and 
Naples.  They  visited  Herculaneum, 
Pompei,  Vesuvius,  etc.  From  Naples  to 
Rome,  Florence  and  Verona.  In  Aus- 
tria, they  visited  Trieste  and  Vienna,  thence 
to  Dresden  in  Prussia.  From  there  to 
Berlin,  Pottsdam,  Cologne,  down  the 
Rhine  to  Coblentz  and  Mayence,  where 
they  left  the  Rhine,  and  visited  Baden- 
Baden,  Heidelberg  and  Strasbourg,  en- 
tered Switzerland  at  Basle,  thence  to 
Berne,  Luzerne,  Mount  Rigi,  Martigny, 
and  by  the  mountain  pass  Tete  Noir  to 
Chamounix,  in  the  midst  of  the  mountain 
region,  including  Mont  Blanc.  Thence  to 
Geneva,  by  Diligence,  and  from  there  to 
Paris,  where  he  met  Dr.  Lord,  whom  he 
had  previously  left  at  Strasbourg.  They 
proceeded  to  London,  thence  to  Edinburg, 
Scotland,  and  back  to  Liverpool,  where 
they  took  steamer  for  New  York.  From 
the  latter  city  they  proceeded  to  Saratoga, 
Ticonderoga,  on  Lake  George,  Platts- 
burg,  Ogdensburg,  Prescott,  Montreal, 
Quebec,  Toronto,  Niagara  Falls,  Buffalo 
and  Sarnia,  where  they  took  steamer  on 
the  lakes  for  Chicago,  reaching  Spring- 
field early  in  September. 

Edward  S.  Johnson  was  married,  Aug. 
10,  1869,  in  Springfield,  to  Laura  I.  Clin- 
ton, who  was  born  Oct.  21,  1848,  in 
Springfield,  also.  They  have  one  child, 


EDWARD  RUSSELL,  born  May  9, 
1875,  and  reside  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

JOHN  W.,  born  April  15,  1845,  in 
Springfield,  enlisted  Dec.,  1863,  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  I,  yth  111.  Inf.  He  was 
killed,  Oct.  4,  1864,  at  the  battle  of  Alla- 
toona  Pass,  Ga. 

Mrs.  Eliza  Johnson  died,  and  Joel  John- 
son was  married,  Jan.  3,  1852,  to  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  T.  Campbell. 

Joel  Johnson  Engaged  in  the  boot  and 
shoe  business,  on  coming  to  Springfield, 
in  1833,  and  in  1835  opened  a  hotel.  He 
has  been  in  that  business  forty-one  years, 
and  is  the  oldest  hotel  keeper  in  central 
Illinois,  if  not  the  oldest  in  the  State,  and 
is  now  the  proprietor  of  the  Revere 
House. 

JOHNSON,  LUE,  was  born 
about  1786,  at  Mitldlebury,  Vermont.  A 
short  time  before  his  birth,  his  father  had 
a  difficulty  with  an  Indian  of  the  St.  Re- 
gis tribe,  who  were  on  friendly  terms  with 
the  whites.  In  a  scuffle  the  Indian  threw 
Mr.  Johnson,  and  was  about  to  take  his 
life,  when  a  chief  of  the  same  tribe  came 
to  his  rescue,  and  killed  the  Indian,  in  order 
to  save  the  life  of  his  white  friend.  The 
name  of  that  chief  was  Lue — pronounced 
Lu-e,  and  Mr.  Johnson  named  his  first 
born  son  for  the  dusky  friend  who  saved 
his  life.  The  father  of  Lue  Johnson  died 
when  he  was  five  years  old,  and  his 
mother  married  Orson  Douglas,  an  uncle 
to  Stephen  A.  Douglas.  Lue  Johnson 
was  married  in  Ferrisburg,  Vt.,  to  Betsy 
Benham,  who  was  born  in  1787,  in  Che- 
shire, New  Haven  county,  Ct.  They  had 
seven  children  in  Vermont,  and  moved  in 
1829  to  Pontiac,  Michigan,  where  Mrs. 
Johnson  died  in  1833.  Lue  Johnson 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  spring  of  1836,  near  Rochester.  Of 
his  seven  children — 

HENRY,  born  June  30,  1816,  at  Bur- 
lington, Vt.,  went  with  his  parents  to 
Michigan,  and  preceded  his  father  to  San- 
gamon county,  arriving  Oct.  7,  1832,  at 
Rochester.  He  left  Michigan  by  stage. 
The  stage  broke  down  in  Indiana,  fifty 
miles  from  Chicago.  He  enjoyed  the  hos- 
pitality of  an  Indian  wigwam  one  night, 
walked  to  Chicago,  which  then  consisted 
of  a  fort,  a  few  huts,  and  1,000  Pottowat- 
tomie  Indians.  He  did  not  think  the 
place  worth  stopping  at,  and  came  on  to 
Sangamon  county.  Henry  Johnson  was 


4H 


BARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


married  Nov.  8,  1838,  near  Rochester, 
to  Joanna  Twist.  They  had  nine  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county.  CALVIN  C., 
born  Jan.  14,  1840,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Amelia  St.  Clair.  They  have 
one  child,  EMMA  FAY,  and  live  at  the 
Union  Stock- Yards,  Chicago.  MARY 
N.,  born  March  9,  1842,  married  in  1868 
to  William  Lowe.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, and  live  near  Edinburg,  Christian 
county.  ELIZABETH  A.  and  ORSON 
D.,  twins,  born  Aug.  3,  1844.  ELIZA- 
BETH A.  married  William  Shipley. 
They  have  one  child,  ALBERT  R.,  and  live 
in  Springfield.  ORSON  D.  enlisted 
Aug.  4,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  I, 
i  i4th  111.  Inf.,  and  died  at  Memphis,  Tenn., 
Jan.,  1864.  His  remains  were  brought 
home,  and  buried  west  of  Rochester. 
LAURA  R.,  born  Sept.  19,  1853,  HEN- 
RY F.,  born  Nov.  25,  1857,  CHARLES 
A.,  born  Aug.  25,  1859,  and  FLORA  E., 
born  Sept.  6,  1861,  reside  with  their  par- 
ents, three  miles  northeast  of  Rochester, 
Sangamon  county,  111.  Henry  Johnson 
served  from  1867  to  1872  in  the  Sangamon 
county  Board  of  Supervisors.  He  dis- 
played such  splendid  horsemanship  at  the 
Sangamon  county  "Fair,  in  a  contest  not 
mentioned  in  the  programme,  Sept.,  1875, 
that  he  was  presented  with  a  fine  gold- 
headed  cane,  purchased  by  an  improptu 
collection  from  the  spectators. 

MART  A.,  born  July,  1830,  in  Ver- 
mont, was  married  in  Springfield,  111.,  to 
William  Cole.  They  had  one  child, 
FLORA,  born  in  1851,  in  Springfield, 
married  Abner  Thompson.  They  have 
two  children,  and  live  in  Decatur.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Cole  died  in  Iowa. 

ANNELlZABETH,\)vv\\  in  1825,  in 
Vermont,  was  married  in  Springfield,  111., 
to  Peter  Fields,  who  died  in  1852.  She 
married  Alexander  Fisher.  See  his  name. 

ORSON  D.,  born  in  1827  in  Vermont, 
married  in  Rochester  to  Lydia  Eggleston. 
They  have  four  children,  two  of  whom 
are  married,  and  live  in  Mt.  Pulaski,  Lo- 
gan county,  111. 

FLORA  A.,  born  in  1829  in  Vermont, 
died  in  1845  in  Springfield. 

LUE ,  Jun.,  born  in  1831  in  Vermont, 
and  died  in  1837  near  Rochester. 

Lue  Johnson,  Sen.,  died  Sept.,  1838, 
near  Rochester,  111. 

JOHNSON,  LEWIS,  was  born 
Jan.  1 6,  1812,  in  Somerset  county,  Penn. 


He  came  to  Springfield  July  8,  1838.  He 
was  married  to  Martha  J.  VanDeren. 
They  had  one  child,  MARTHA  J.,  and 
Mrs.  Johnson  died  July,  1845,  m  Somer- 
set county,  Penn.,  while  on  a  visit  to  his 
parents.  Lewis  Johnson  married  in  1854, 
to  Mrs.  Margaret  W.  Thompson,  whose 
maiden  name  was  VanDoren.  They  had 
four  children.  LE  W1S  W.  died  at  six 
years.  GEORGE  W.  died  in  his  fourth 
year.  MARGARET  E.  and  GEOR- 
GIE  E.  reside  with  their  parents  in 
Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. — '74. 

JONES,  ALEXANDER,  bro- 
ther to  Robert,  William  and  Thomas. 
He  was  born  in  1786,  in  Orange  county, 
N.  C.  His  parents  moved,  when  he  was 
a  child,  to  Madison  county,  Ky.,  and  from 
there  to  Pulaski  county,  in  the  same 
state.  Susan  Woozley  was  born  in  1788, 
in  Halifax  county,  Va.,  and  taken  when 
young  to  Pulaski  county,  Ky.  Alexander 
Jones  and  Susan  Woozley  were  married 
in  Pulaski  county  about  1808.  They  had 
one  child  in  that  county,  and  moved  to 
Bedford  county,  Tenn.,  where  one  child 
was  born,  and  then  moved  to  that  part  of 
Barren  which  has  since  became  Hart 
county,  Ky.,  where  three  childien  were 
born.  In  1821  they  moved  to  Wayne 
county,  111.,  where  they  had  two  children, 
and  then  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  ar- 
riving Oct.  9,  1827,  in  what  is  now  Ball 
township,  where  one  child  was  born.  Of 
their  eight  children — 

THOMAS  W.,  born  in  Pulaski  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
America  Pittman,  moved  to  Missouri,  and 
died  there  in  1853,  leaving  a  widow  and 
children.  T.  W.  Jones  was  a  soldier  in 
the  Black  Hawk  war.  He  was  also  Capt. 
of  a  company  from  Sangamon  county  in 
the  Mexican  war.  His  company  was  in 
several  battles,  but  every  man  lived  to  re- 
turn except  one,  who  sickened  and  died. 

JAMES  B.,  born  in  Bedford  county, 
Tenn.,  raised  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried three  times,  and  died  in  Missouri  in 
1853. 

ROBERT  W.,  born  in  1814,  in  Hart 
county,  Ky.,  died  in  Sangamon  county  in 
1833. 

JOSHUA  W.,  born  Sept.  9,  1817,  in 
Hart  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Polly  Ann  Wills.  They  had  sev- 
en living  children,  viz:  ADOLPH  W., 
born  July  19,  1846,  was  a  soldier  in  the 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTY. 


I  ml.  Inf.;  residence  not  known. 
LAURA  J.,  born  Oct.  25,  1847,  married 
Jan.  20.  1869,  to  J.  W.  Renn,  who  was 
born  Oct.  15,  1847,  in  Sangamon  county. 
They  have  three  children,  JESSIE  A., 
LAURA  s.  and  EDNA,  and  live  half  a  mile 
east  of  Woodside,  Sangamon  county. 
WILLIS  A  ,  WILEY  E.,  AMERICUS 
V.,  JAMES  A.  and  HORATIO  S.  live 
with  their  father.  Mrs.  Polly  A.Jones  died 
Apr.  8, 1867,  and  J.  W.Jones  married  Sept. 
3,  1869,10  Mary  E.  Dryer  of  McLean  coun- 
ty, and  have  two  children,  LUELLA  and 
JUNETTIE.  Joshua  W.  Jones  resides  in 
Ball  township,  adjoining  the  farm  where 
his  father  settled  in  1827.  It  is  three 
miles  east  of  Chatham.  He  studied  med- 
icine, and  practiced  it  eight  years,  but  now 
confines  his  business  to  farming. 

MOSES  A.,  born  July  31,  1820,  in 
Hart  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Jan.  18,  1846,  to  Nancv  Arm- 
strong, who  was-  born  in  Virginia,  Feb. 
16,  182*4.  They  had  eleven  children. 
SUSAN  J.  and  MARY  E.  died,  each  in 
their  second  year.  The  other  nine: 
CAROLINE  A.  married  William  D.  Pat- 
ton.  See  his  name.  ELIZABETH  A., 
and  THOMAS  A.  live  with  their 
parents,  JAMES  B.  is  a  druggist, 
and  lives  in  Springfield,  ROBERT  W., 
JOHN  M.,  ANDREW  J.,  ELIZA  B. 
and  CHARLOTTE  F.  reside  with  their 
parents  in  Ball  township,  ten  miles  due 
south  of  Springfield. 

BURRELL  T.,  born  in  Wayne  coun- 
ty, Illinois,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  in  Missouri  to  Charlotte  Williams, 
moved  to  Clinton,  DeWitt  comity,  111., 
and  died  in  1864,  leaving  a  widow  and 
two  children.  They  now  live  in  Cali- 
fornia. He  practiced  law  in  Missouri, 
and  edited  a  paper  in  Clinton,  Illinois. 

AMANDA  J.,  born  in  Wayne  coun- 
ty, married  Rape  Funderburk.  See  his 
name. 

SUSAN  D.,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  in  Missouri  to  Caswell  Wil- 
liams, and  died  there  in  1847. 

Mrs.  Susan  Jones  died  Jan.  20,  and 
Alexander  Jones  died  Oct.  20,  1844,  and 
both  are  buried  in  Ball  township. 

JONES,  ROBERT,  born  Sept. 
25,  1790,  in  Orange  county,  North  Caro- 
lina, was  a  brother  of  Alexander,  William 
and  Thomas.  When  he  was  a  child  his 
parents  moved  to  Madison  county,  Ky., 


and  from  there  to  Pulaski  county,  same 
State,  where  his  father  died,  and  all  the 
family  moved  to  Bedford  county,  Tenn. 
He  went  from  that  county  as  a  soldier  in 
the  4th  Tenn.  Reg.  during  the  war  of 
1812,  and  was  in  a  battle  against  the  In- 
dians on  the  Tallaclega  river,  Alabama,  in 
which  Gen.  Jackson  was  in  immediate 
command.  Robert  Jones  served  three 
months  and  fourteen  days.  He  went 
from  Tennessee  to  Hart  county,  Ky., 
where  he  was  married  about  1816  to  Ta- 
bitha  Lard,  who  was  born  June  18,  1795. 
She  was  a  sister  of  John  Lard.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Jones  had  one  child  in  Kentucky,  and 
moved  to  Wayne  county,  111.,  where 
four  children  were  born;  thence  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  May  13,  1828, 
in  what  is  now  Ball  township,  where 
they  had  three  children.  Of  all  their 
children — 

MAHALA,  born  Nov.  9,  1818,  in  Hart 
county,  Ky.,  died  Aug.  7,  1838,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

ALEXANDER  J.,  born  Jan.  9, 
1820,  in  Wayne  county,  111.,  brought  up 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  June 
26,  1871,  in  Christian  county,  111.,  to  Cas- 
sandra E.  Hunt.  Mrs.  C.  E.  Jones  died 
May  5, 1875,  leaving  one  child,  MELISSA 
A.,  who  lives  with  her  father  in  Ball 
township,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JOAB,  born  Aug.  27,  1823.  in  Wayne 
county,  111.,  died  Aug.  30,  1844,  in  Sanga- 
mon county. 

JOHN  G.,  born  July  21,  1825,  in 
Wayne  county,  died  Sept.  2,  1838,  in  San- 
gamon county. 

MADISON,  born  Aug.  7  1827,  in 
Wayne  county,  111.,  died  Feb.  16,  1849,  in 
Sangamon  county. 

DRURY,  born  June  12,  1830,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  there  July 
n,  1850,  to  Amanda  M.  Porterfield. 
They  had  three  children.  JAMES  M. 
lives  with  his  father.  ROBERT  P. 
died,  aged  seven  years.  MINER VAJ. 
died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  A.  M.Jones  died  Apr. 
22,  1855,  and  Drury  Jones  was  married 
Sept.  n,  1856,  to  Susannah  Meredith. 
They  had  seven  children.  SARAH  M.  A. 
died  in  infancy.  AMANDA  J.  was  mar- 
ried Oct.  i,  1874,  to  Charles  R.  McClure, 
and  lives  near  Pawnee,  Sangamon  county, 
111.  The  other  five,  CHARLES  C.  L., 
DAVIS  A.  W.,  WILLIAM  A.  E., 
FRANCIS  M.  J.and  MARY  E.  T.  M., 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


live  with  their  ^parents,  in  Ball  township, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

CAL  VIN,  born  Aug.  22,  1832,  in  San- 
gamon county,  died,  unmarried,  Dec.  I  =5, 

^55- 

ROBERT  WILET,  born  May  17, 
1838,  in  Sangamon  county,  died  Dec.  12, 
1845. 

Mrs.  Tabitha  Jones  died  Sept.  22,  1861, 
and  Robert  Jones  died  May  16,  1874, 
both  in  Ball  township.  He  was  in  his 
eighty-fourth  year. 

JONES,  WILLI AM,  was  born 
about  1793,  in  Orange  county,  N.  C.  He 
was  married  in  Wayne  county,  111.,  in 
1824,  to  Lucinda  Gore,  had  three 
children  in  that  county,  and  the  family 
moved  to  Sangamon  county  with  his 
brothers,  Alexander  and  Robert,  in  1827 
or  '8  and  settled  in  Ball  township,  where 
eight  children  were  born.  Of  all  the 
children — 

MARGARE7\  born  March  28,  1825, 
married  Elijah  Wall,  who  died,  and  she 
married  Smith  McAtee,  and  had  two 
children — JANE  McATEE  is  unmarried 
and  lives  in  Cotton  Hill  township.  MA- 
RY McATEE  married  Henry  B.  Rose, 
and  lives  near  Independence,  Kansas. 
Smith  McAtee  died,  and  she  married  Fe- 
lix Stovall,  and  he  died. 

MART,  born  Sept.  16,  1826,  in 
Wayne  county,  married  Richard  Wall. 
See  his  name. 

SARAH,  born  Jan.  30,  1827,  married 
Johnson  Wall,  and  she  died. 

JAMES,  born  Nov.  5,  1828,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  a  member  of  an  Illi- 
nois regiment,  and  died  in  Mexico,  in 
time  of  the  war  in  1846  or  '7. 

E  L  I Z  A  BE  TH  married  Logan 
Lightfoot,  as  her  third  husband,  and  lives 
in  Davis  county,  Iowa. 

DELILAH  married  to  Wm.  Calla- 
way  in  Marysville,  California. 

ANDRE  W  J.,  born  in  1835,  in  San- 
gamon county,  served  three  years  in 
the  Union  army,  married  Elizabeth  Lard, 
and  lives  near  Independence,  Kansas. 

SUSAN,  born  Feb.  21,  1837, in  San' 
gamon  county,  married,  Jan.  8,'  1853,  to 
David  B.  Greenawalt,  who  was  born 
June  30,  1819,  in  Hardin  county,  Ky. 
They  have  three  children,  MARY  M., 
DAVID  M.  and  IVEY  D.,  and  live  two 
miles  north  of  Pawnee. 


ROBERT  A.,  born  in  1839,  in  San- 
gamon county,  served  in  the  Union  army, 
married  Sarah  J.  Keys,  and  live  near  In- 
dependence, Kansas. 

NEWTON  C,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  served  three  years  in  the  Union 
army,  mai'ried,  and  lives  near  Grafton, 
Kansas. 

Mrs.  Lucinda  Jones  died  May  19,  1843, 
and  Wm.  Jones  died  April  2,  1844,  both 
in  Sangamon  county. 

JONES,  THOMAS,  brother  to 
Alexander,  Robert  and  William,  was  born 
in  Pulaski  county,  Ky.,  about  1800,  mar- 
ried in  Wayne  county,  111.,  to  Zilpha 
Green,  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1828, 
bringing  three  children,  and  had  seven 
children  in  Sangamon  county.  Of  the 
ten  children — 

ABIGAIL,  born  in  Wayne  county, 
married  Richard  Kelly,  who  died,  and 
she  married  Benj.  Howard,  and  she  died 
in  Christian  county,  leaving  one  child. 

MARY  A.  married  Dempsey  Tucker, 
and  had  four  children.  Mr.  Tucker  and 
one  child  died.  The  widow  married 
James  Davidson,  and  she  died. 

PIERCE,  born  in  1827,  in  Wayne 
county,  111.,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Elizabeth  Enochs,  and  live  in  Iowa. 

SALLY,  born  in  1829,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Eli  Davidson. 

FIELDING,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  twice  married,  and  lives  in 
Iowa. 

EMERINE,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  James  Enochs,  and  live 
in  Iowa. 

GREEN,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Susan  Smith,  and  lives  in  Ball 
township. 

AIAHALA,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Wm.  Fry,  who  was  killed  on  the 
road  south  of  Springfield,  leaving  four 
children.  The  widow  and  children  live 
near  Edinburg,  Christian  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

ALEXANDER,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  to  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Pugh, 
and  live  near  Edinburg,  Christian  county. 

Mrs.  Zilpha  Jones  died  in  1850,  and 
Thomas  Jones  married  Polly  Kelly,  and 
he  died  about  1855 — both  in  Sangamon 
county. 

JONES,  WILLIAM,  Jun.,  was 
born  about  1808,  in  Kentucky.  His  father, 
James  Jones,  was  a  brother  to  Alexander, 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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Robert,  Thomas  and  William.  William, 
Jun.,  came  to  Sangamon  county,  when  a 
boy,  with  his  uncle,  Robert  Jones.  He 
was  married  in  1831  to  Martha  A.  Lillard, 
who  was  born  July  24,  1815,  in  Rocking- 
ham  county,  N.  C.,  and  came  to  Sanga- 
mon  county  in  1829.  They  had  seven 
living  children — 

J^EMPERANCE,  born  August  25, 
1832,  married  April  8,  1852,  to  A.  C. 
Campbell. 

SARAH  E.,  born  Dec.  24,  1834,  mar- 
ried in  1854  to  W.  C.  Enix.  They  have 
three  living  children,  and  live  near  Mora- 
via, Monroe  county,  Iowa. 

TAB1THA  A,  born  Nov.  6,  1837, 
married  Alexander  Elliott,  August,  1853, 
have  five  living  children,  and  live  near 
Palmer,  Christian  county. 

ROBERT  A.,  born  April  14,  1840, 
married  March,  1862,  to  Rachel  A.  Sears, 
have  three  living  children,  and  reside  at 
Palmer,  Illinois. 

JAMES  T.,  born  July  10,  1845,  in 
Sangamon  county,  is  married  and  living  in 
Washington  Territory. 

WILLIAM  C.,  born  April  28,  1848, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Burnetta 
Hill,  who  died,  and  he  married  Alice  M. 
Shadrick,  and  lives  in  Palmer,  Christian 
county,  Illinois. 

NANCY  y.,  born  Jan.  10,  1851,  mar- 
ried James  P.  Lawley.  See  his  name. 

William  Jones,  Jun.,  died  in  1858,  in  San- 
gamon county,  and  his  widow,  Mrs. 
Martha  A.  Jones  resides  near  Palmer, 
Christian  county,  Illinois. 

JONES,  ANDREW,  was  born 
Jan.  10,  1783,  in  Culpepper  county,  Va. 
His-  parents  died  when  he  was  quite  young, 
and  about  1808  he  went  to  Bath  county, 
Ky.,  and  was  there  married,  in  1812, 
to  Eleanor  Goodan,  who  was  born  March 
1 6,  1793,  in  Pennsylvania,  and  was  taken 
by  her  parents  to  Kentucky  when  she 
was  young.  They  had  five  children  in 
Bath  county,  and  the  family  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1825,  on  Round  Prairie,  where 
one  child  was  born.  Of  their  six  child- 
ren— 

RA  CHEL,  born  Sept.  8,  1814,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  George  W\  PofFcnberger.  See 
his  name. 

LEVI  W.,  born  April  26,  1817,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 

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mon  county,  Feb.  23,  1837^  to  Grace  Mc- 
Clees,  who  was  born  Feb.  22,  1817,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.  They  have  three 
children.  EMILY,  born  Nov.  28,  1837, 
married  William  Beadle.  They  have  two 
children,  ELIZA  E.  and  WILLIAM  A.,  and 
live  in  Springfield,  ELIZABETH  E., 
born  Oct.  29,  1842,  married  William  Un- 
derwood. They  have  three  children, 
JOSEPH,  CLARA  and  ETTIE  F.,  and  live 
near  Santa  Fe,  Missouri.  LEVI  W., 
Jun.,  born  Dec.  22,  1848,  lives  with  his 
parents,  one  and  a  half  miles  west  of 
Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

ELIZA,  born  Sept.  12,  1819,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Samuel  Miller.  See  his 
name. 

DANIEL  G.,  born  Nov.  15,  1822,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  1849,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Amanda  J.  Brunk. 
She  died  Sept.  28,  1865,  leaving  two  chil- 
dren. LAURA,  born  Feb.  3,  1852,  died 
Jan.  1 8,  1870.  GEORGE  A.,  born  May 
31,  1860,  lives  with  his  father.  Daniel  G. 
Jones  was  married  May,  1869,  to  Mary  F. 
Rickard.  They  have  two  children, 
MARY  R.  and  HELEN,  and  live  four- 
teen miles  south  of  Springfield,  in  Cotton 
Hill  township. 

E  VELINE,  born  May  i,  1825,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  to  Joseph  E.  McCoy. 
See  his  name. 

JOHN  A.,  born  Oct.  4,  1829,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  there  to 
Louisa  Smith.  They  have  four  children, 
ARTHUR  E.,  EVA  E.,  GEORGE  A. 
and  LOUELLA,  and  live  in  Clinton, 
DeWitt  county,  Illinois. 

Andrew  Jones  died  Oct.  20,  1854,, and 
Mrs.  Eleanor  Jones  died  March  8,  1859, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JONES,  REUBEN,  brother  of 
Andrew  and  Levi,  was  born  in  Virginia, 
and  married  in  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  to 
Jennie  Bracken.  They  had  four  children 
in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  in  1824,  where  Mrs.  Jennie 
Jones  died.  Reuben  Jones  married  again 
and  moved  to  McLean  county,  Illinois. 
He  died  in  southeastern  Illinois. 

JONES,  LEVI,  brother  of  An- 
drew and  Reuben  was  born  in  Virginia, 
and  married  in  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  to 
Fanny  Shackleford.  They  had  three 
children  there,  and  came  to  Sangamon 


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EA  RL  Y  SB  TTLBRS  OF 


county  in  1824.*  The  parents  settled  on 
German  Prairie,  northeast  of  Springfield. 
Their  three  children  married  and  moved 
to  Iowa. 

JONES,  EMANU  EL,  was  born 
Jan.  i,  1818,  in  Fleming  county,  Ky. 
His  parents  moved  in  1828  to  Kaskaskia, 
111.  He  came  in  1836  to  Sangamon 
county,  to  join  his  two  brothers,  and  was 
married  early  in  1837  *°  Eliza  Shane. 
They  had  seven  children,  namely — 

JOS  I  AH,  born  May  5,  1838,  enlisted 
July  20,  1 86 1,  at  Springfield,  in  what  be- 
came Co.  C,  nth  Mo.  Inf.,  for  three 
years.  He  was  wounded  May  22,  1863, 
in  one  knee  and  one  hand,  at  the  assault 
on  the  rebel  fortifications  at  Vicksburg. 
After  recovering,  he  was  transferred  to 
the  Vet.  Res.  Corps,  and  was  detailed  as  a 
ward  master  and  steward  in  the  military 
hospital  at  Keokuk,  Iowa,  served  full 
term,  and  was  honorably  discharged  Aug. 
5,  1864.  He  was  married  March  17, 
1 868,  at  Loami,  to  Laura  E.  Davis,  and  had 
three  children.  CARRIE,  died  in  in- 
fancy. HARRY  and  ALICE  live  with 
their  parents  at  Loami. 

CATHARINE,  born  1841,  married 
George  Brewer,  and  lives  in  Macon 
county. 

JOHN,  born  1844,  enlisted  in  1862  in 
Co.  I,  63d  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  and 
died  at  Columbus,  Ky.,  in  1863. 

C2WT/?IAtmamed  Alexander  Scott, 
and  lives  in  Macon  county. 

WILLIAM  lives  at  Decatur. 

THOMAS  and 

MARTHA  live  with  their  mother. 

Emanuel  Jones  moved  from  Loami  to 
Macon  ocunty  in  1854,  and  died  there  Aug. 
9,11858.  His  widow,  Mrs.  Eliza  Jones,  and 
two  youngest  children,  live  in  Shawnee- 
town,  Illinois. 

JONES,  JAMES,  elder  brother 
to  Emanuel  and  John,  was  born  in  Flem- 
ing county,  Ky.,  was  taken  by  his  parents  to 
Kaskaskia,  111.,  in  1828,  and  came  to  San- 
gumon  county  in  1831.  He  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Jane  Snyder; 
raised  a  family,  moved  to  Macon  county, 
and  now  resides  near  Decatur. 

JONES,  J  O  H  N ,  eldest  brother  to 
James  and  Emanuel,  was  born  in  Fleming 
county,  Ky.,  went  to  Kaskaskia,  111.,  in 
1828,  from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  with 
his  brother  James,  in  1831,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  at  fifty-five  years  of 


age,  to    Emeline    Shane,    and  both  died 
without  children. 

JONES,  ENOCH,  was  born 
in  Maryland,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
among  the  earliest  settlers,  and  located  in 
Island  Grove.  He  brought  a  wife  and 
seven  children.  Six  of  his  children  were 
by  a  former  wife,  who  had  been  a  widow, 
Halliday,  with  four  children.  Her  daugh- 
ter, Sarah  Halliday,  married  Starling 
Willis.  See  his  name.  The  whole  fam- 
ily moved  to  Knox  county,  where  the 
parents  died. 

JONES,  HENRY,  was  born 
August  25,  1793,  in  Caroline  county,  Va. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812. 
Mary  F.  Chiles  was  born  Nov.  n,  1801, 
in  the  same  county,  and  they  were  mar- 
ried there,  Jan.  9,  1819.  They  had  six 
children  in  Virginia,  and  moved  to  Todd 
county,  Ky.,  where  two  children  were 
born.  The  family  then  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1834,  in  what  is  now  Springfield  town- 
ship, south  of  Sangamon  river.  Of  their 
children — 

SARAH  A.  M.,  born  Oct.  16,  1819,  in 
Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Thomas  McKinnie.  Sec  his  name. 

WILLIAM  B.,  born  July  4,  1821,  in 
Virginia,  married  Jan.  31,  1843,  to  Eliza- 
beth A.  McKinnie,  and  live  five  miles 
west  of  Springfield. 

HENRY  H.,  born  Sept.  17,  1822,  died 
August  25,  1835. 

MART  W.,  born  Feb.  15,  1824,  lives 
with  her  mother. 

JOSEPH  W.  and  RICHARD  J., 
twins,  born  Sept.  14,  1825,  in  Virginia. 

RICHARD  J.  married  Melhida 
Browning,  have  three  children,  and  live 
in  Springfield.  He  is  a  cabinet  maker. 

JOSEPH  W.,  married  Lucy  Rans- 
dell,  have  five  children,  RICHARD  N., 
JOHN  H.,  ELIJAH  ARTHUR,  WIL- 
LIAM E.  and  GEORGE  E.,  and  live  in 
the  northwest  corner  of  Springfield  town- 
ship. 

ELEANOR  L.,  born  June  30,  1829, 
in  Kentucky,  married  Sept.  8,  1853,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Levi  Bowker,  who 
was  born  April  27,  1823,  in  Cape  May 
county,  N.  J.  They  have  seven  children, 
WILLIAM  H.,  JOHN  L.,  EDMUND 
F.,  MARY  E.,  THOMAS  E.,  JAMES 
M.  and  ALBERT  CHILES,  and  reside 
five  miles  northwest  of  Springfield. 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTY. 


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JONATHAN  If.,  born  July  21,  1833, 
in  Kentucky,  married  Nov.  29,  1866,  to 
Martha  E.  Marshall,  who  was  horn  Sept. 
12,  1842,  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  They  had 
two  children,  JENNIE  13.,  the  youngest, 
died  in  infancy.  CHARLES  HENRY 
lives  with  his  parents,  five  and  a  half 
miles  northwest  of  Springfield. 

Henry  Jones  died  Jan.  I,  1848,  and  his 
widow  resides  in  the  northwest  corner  of 
Springfield  township,  six  miles  from 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

JONES,  STROTHER  G.,  was 
born  Dec.  18,  1813,  in  Lincoln  county, 
Ky.,  and  was  taken  by  his  parents  in  1818 
to  Shelby  county.  His  grandfather,  Jo- 
siah  Jones,  was  born  in  Wales,  and  was 
married  there.  His  wife  was  of  Scotch 
descent.  They  emigrated  to  America  be- 
fore the  Revolution.  Strother  G.  says 
they  were  both  sold  to  pay  for  their  pas- 
sage across  the  ocean;  that  they  were 
both  in  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and 
that  his  grandmother  received  a  wound 
in  the  breast.  They  afterwards  settled  in 
Rappahannock  county,  Va.,  and  raised  a 
family.  Four  of  their  sons  emigrated  to 
Kentucky.  One  of  them,  Josiah,  walked 
the  whole  distance,  without  shoes  or  hat. 
His  entire  wardrobe  consisted  of  a  single 
garment,  a  sack  made  of  tow  linen,  and 
fastened  by  a  draw-string  around  the 
neck.  He  was  married  in  Mercer  county 
to  Nancy  Finley,  a  daughter  of  Col.  Oba- 
diah  Finley.  Mrs.  Finley's  maiden  name 
was  Gaines.  She  was  a  sister  to  the 
mother  of  President  Harrison.  There  is 
a  family  tradition,  that  in  the  early  trou- 
bles with  the  savages,  in  Kentucky,  Mrs. 
Finley  slew  four  Indians.  Strother  G. 
Jones  was  married  July  10,  1834,  in  Mer- 
cer county,  Ky.,  to  Lucy  Newton,  who 
was  born  in  that  county  March  5,  1817. 
They  embarked  at  Louisville,  on  a  steam- 
boat, and  came  by  the  Ohio,  Mississippi 
and  Illinois  rivers  to  Beardstown,  and 
from  there  by  wagon  road,  stopping  at 
the  house  of  John  B.  Broadwell,  at  a  place 
then  called  Clayville,  one  mile  south  of 
the  present  town  of  Pleasant  Plains,  ar- 
riving in  Springfield  March  16,  1836. 
They  had  four  living  children  in  Spring- 
field, namely — 

ELIZABETH  A.,  born  June  12, 
1836,  in  Springfield,  married,  Sept.  4, 
1853,  to  Nimrod  Nooe.  They  have  eight 
children,  and  live  near  Mattoon. 


MART  E.,  born  Sept.  2,  1839,  in 
Springfield,  married  Daniel  Pottle.  See 
his  name. 

JAMES  W.,  born  July  15,  1846,  in 
Springfield.  He  enlisted  June  28,  1862, 
in  Co.  F,  yoth  111.  Inf.,  for  three  months; 
served  until  Oct.  23,  1862,  when  he  was 
honorably  discharged.  He  enlisted  in  the 
nth  Mo.  Inf.,  but  was  taken  out  by  his 
father  because  he  was  under  age.  He 
was  married,  Oct.  12,  1865,  to  Sidney  E. 
Taylor.  They  have  two  children,  MAG- 
GIE and  WILLIAM  A.,  and  live  one 
and  one-half  miles  northwest  of  Dawson. 

LUCT  E.,  born  Aug.  30,  1850,  in 
Springfield,  married  to  Wm.  A.  Burns. 
See  his  name. 

Strother  G.  .Jones  married,  June  14, 
1865,  in  Logan  county,  for  his  second  wife, 
Lucy  E.  Cass.  They  have  four  child- 
ren— 

MORRIS  A.,  born  at  Morris,  Grundy 
county,  Illinois. 

SHIRLEY  A.,  EARNEST, 
S  7"R  O  THE  R  J.  and  JESSIE 
MA  Y ;  the  three  latter  born  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  and  all  four  live  with  their  pa- 
rents, at  Dawson. 

S.  G.  Jones  was  City  Marshal  of  Spring- 
field, under  Mayor  John  Calhoun.  He 
was  justice  of  the  peace  and  Postmaster 
at  the  same  time,  in  Dawson.  He  took  an 
active  part  in  organizing  the  Old  Settlers' 
Society,  and  was  President  of  the  same 
for  two  years — 1868  and  '9 — and  vice- 
President  and  acting-President  the  year 
after. 

JONES,  THOMAS,  was  born 
August  31,  i77o»  h's  descendents  think  in 
Virginia,  and  that  he  emigrated  to  Ken- 
tucky when  a  young  man.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  August  20, 
1799,  to  Polly  Bryan,  a  daughter  of  the 
founder  of  Bryan's  Station.  They  had 
eight  children  in  Kentucky,  four  of  whom 
died  there.  Mr.  Jones  came  to  Spring- 
field in  the  spring  of  1834,  and  purchased  • 
a  farm  adjoining  Springfield  on  the  north. 
He  built  a  house  on  the  land  which  is 
now  part  of  the  residence  of  Judge  S.  T: 
Logan.  He  returned  to  Kentucky  for 
his  family,  and  found  his  wife  sick.  She 
died  soon  after,  and  Mr.  Jones  moved, 
with  three  of  his  children,  to  Springfield, 
arriving  in  Nov.,  1834.  Of  those  three 
children — 


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EARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


SARAH,  born  Jan.  21,  i8n,in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  there  to  N.  G.  Bal- 
dock.  He  died  in  Kentucky,  and  she  came 
with  her  father  to  Sangamon  county, 
where  she  was  married  in  March,  1837,  to 
Thomas  P.  Smith.  They  moved  to 
Missouri,  and  both  died  there,  leaving 
four  children,  namely:  MARY,  THOM- 
AS, AFFIA  and  JULIA— the  latter 
dead.  Mary  returned  to  Illinois,  where 
she  married,  and  now  resides  in  Menard 
county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  T.,  born  May  8,  1817,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  April  12,  1840,10 
Lavina  J.  Merriman.  They  have  two 
children  born  in  Sangamon  county. 
HENRIETTA  B.  married  Dr.  Thomas 
M.  Helm.  See  his  name.  GEORGE 
B.  married  Frances  W.  Ellis.  They 
have  three  children,  WILLIAM,  ALLIE  and 
BELLE,  and  live  with  his  parents,  two 
and  one-quarter  miles  west  of  Williams- 
ville. 

7^HOMAS  N.  died,  unmarried,  Jan., 
1838,  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Thomas  Jones  died  Oct.  23,  1841,  about 
three  miles  west  of  Williamsville,  Sanga- 
mon county. 

JUDD,  EZEKIEL,  was  born 
Feb.  14,  1797,  in  Mason  county,  Ky.,  and 
was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Clermont 
county,  Ohio.  He  was  married  in  the 
adjoining  county  of  Brown,  to  Delilah 
Lakin.  They  had  two  children  in  Brown 
county,  and  moved  with  his  brother,  Cor- 
ban,  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1825  in  what  is  now  Clear 
Lake  township,  where  they  had  several 
children.  After  a  residence  of  nearly  a 
quarter  of  a  century  in  the  county,  he 
moved,  about  1850,  to  Winchester,  Scott 
county,  111.,  where  Mrs.  Delilah  Judd  died. 
Ezeziel  Judd  and  his  four  living  children 
reside  in  Jackson,  Michigan. 

JUDD,  REZIN,  was  born  Dec. 
26,  1 798,  in  Mason  county,  Ky.,  and  taken 
when  a  child  to  Clermont  county,  Ohio. 
He  was  married,  in  the  adjoining  county 
of  Brown,  Jan.  3,  1822,  to  Eve  Shinkle, 
who  was  born  in  that  county  Dec.  2,  1804. 
They  had  two  children,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall 
of  1826,  in  what  is  now  Clear  Lake  town- 
ship, where  his  brothers,  Ezekiel  and 
Corban,  had  settled  the  year  before.  They 
had  eight  children  in  Sangamon  county — 


ALBERT  J.  and  MART  I.  died, 
each  in  their  fourth  year. 

ELIZA  A.,  born  Oct.  18,  1822,  in 
Brown  county,  Ohio,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Thomas  A.  Magee.  They 
had  six  living  children.  Mr.  Magee  died, 
in  1863,  and  his  widow  lives  five  miles 
south  of  Mechanicsburg,  in  Christian 
county,  Illinois. 

NELSON  S.,  born  Oct.  22,  1825,  in 
Brown  county,  Ohio,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Nov.  15,  1849,  to  Susan 
Miller,  who  was  born  April  20,  1831,  in 
Champaign  county,  Ohio.  They  have 
six  living  children,  ELIZA  J.,  SARAH 
E.,  GEORGE  W.,  MARY  M.,  ANNA 
E.  and  EMMA  A.,  and  live  three  miles 
southwest  of  Dawson,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

JOHN  A.,  born  Sept.  6,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  Oct.  7,  1848. 

ARMINDA  R.,  born  April  17,  1833, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  John  H. 
Shankland.  They  have  three  children, 
and  live  in  Riverton. 

WILLIAM  W.,  born  Aug.  19,  1836, 
in  Sangamon  county.  He  served  three 
months  in  Co.  F,  7oth  111.  Inf.;  and  en- 
listed in  May,  1864,  for  one  hundred  days, 
in  Co.  I,  1330!  111.  Inf.,  served  full  term, 
and  was  honorably  discharged.  He  is 
Postmaster,  at  Dawson,  and  lives  with  his 
mother — 1874. 

MARGARET  E.,  born  Feb.  13, 
1839,  in  Sangamon  county,  married,  May 
30,  1871,  to  Robert  Alls.  He  was  born 
Dec.  2,  1833,  in  Montgomery  county,  Va., 
was  married  in  Clinton  county,  Illinois,  to 
Mary  M.  Potts,  who  died,  leaving  one 
child,  REBECCA  V.  He  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  Feb.  11,  1867,  to 
Mrs.  Maria  L.  Grabendich,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Morgan.  See  Morgans  name. 
She  died,  leaving  one  child,  CHARLES 
A.,  and  he  married  M.  E  .Judd.  They 
have  one  child,  REZIN  A.,  and  live  near 
Dawson,  Illinois. 

MARQUIS  L.,  born  Dec.  23,  1841, 
in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  in  1862,  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  F,  7oth  111.  Inf.;  served 
full  term,  and  was  honorably  discharged. 
He  lives  in  Dawson. 

REZIN  A.  V.,  born  Dec.  16,  1846,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  lives  with  his 
mother. 


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Rezin  Judd  died,  July  7,  1873,  and  his 
widow  resides  with  her  three  sons,  in 
Dawson,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JUDD,  COR  BAN  C.,  born  Nov. 
16,  1800,  in  Marion  county,  Ky.,  was  mar- 
ried in  Brown  county,  Ohio,  March  7> 
1824,  to  Nancy  Lakin.  She  was  a  twin 
sister  of  his  brother  Ezekiel's  wife,  with 
whom  they  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  in  the  autumn  of  1825.  They  had 
eight  children — 

MILTON  r.,  born  June  18,  1825,  in 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
about  1850,  to  Rebecca  Miller.  They 
had  four  children,  MARY,  NATHAN, 
ELIZABETH  and  SARILDA.  Milton 
V.  Judd  enlisted  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  for 
the  Mexican  war,  served  his  term,  and 
died,  Nov.  5,  1872,  in  Minneapolis,  Min- 
nesota. His  widow  and  children  live  in 
Champaign  county,  Ohio. 

ADD  IS  ON  B.,   a  twin  brother  of 

MIL7^ON  T.,  died  near  Mechanics- 
burg,  Sangamon  county,  February  22, 
1844. 

MARIA  L.  died  in  infancy. 
WILLIAM  D.,  born  June  8,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married,  about 
1852,  to  Charlotte  McCord,  of  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant, 111.  He  served  three  years  in  the 
Federal  army,  and  died  at  Dewitt,  Ohio, 
leaving  four  children — ADA  J.  and  D. 
WILLIS,  who  live  with  J.  S.  Judd,  in 
Whitehall,  and  MAMIE  and  BELLE, 
who  are  married,  and  live  in  St.  Loim, 
Missouri. 

CAROLINE  M.,  a  twin  sister  of 
WILLIAM  D.,  was  married  to  James 
McFarland,  in  1849,  at  Carrolton,  111. 
He  died,  in  1858,  leaving  a  widow  and 
two  daughters,  DORA  and  BELL.  Mrs. 
Caroline  M.  McFarland  married  John  J. 
Bell,  who  died  Jan.  i,  1875,  leaving  a 
widow  and  three  children,  JAMES,  DA- 
VID and  LEMPE,  who  live  near  Ber- 
dan,  Greene  county,  Illinois. 

JOHN  S.,  born  April  30,  1835,  in 
Platte  Valley,  Grant  county,  Wisconsin, 
accompanied  his  father  and  family  to 
Whitehall,  111.,  arriving  in  June,  1847. 
He  was  married  there,  Oct.  20,  1858,  to 
Sarah  E.  Culver,  of  Whitehall,  daughter 
of  Rev.  S.  H.  Culver,  D.  D.  She  died 
without  issue,  Feb.  4,  1862.  John  S. 
Judd  enlisted  June,  1862,  as  first  Lieuten- 
ant, in  Co.  I,  pist  111.  Inf.,  returned  home 
in  1865,  and  was  married,  Jan.,  1866,  to 


Melissa  J.  Culver.  She  died  April  29,  1869, 
without  issue.  J.  S.  Judd  was  married, 
June  20,  1870,  to  Melissa  A.  McCallister, 
of  Whitehall.  They  have  three  children 
NORMAN  W.,  HERMAM  S.  and 
CORBAN  E.  John  S.  Judd  has  been  a 
leading  merchant  of  Whitehall,  Greene 
county,  111.,  since  1858. 

MELINDAA.,  born  about  1837,  mar- 
ried Rev.  John  C.  Wood,  of  Bunker  Hill, 
111.,  in  1854  or  '5.  They  have  five  child- 
ren, and  live  at  Bunker  Hill,  Macoupin 
county,  Illinois. 

WATSON  W.,  born  about  1840,  en- 
listed in  1861,  and  died  in  service  Jan.  13, 
1862,  at  Laclede  Hotel,  St.  Louis,  Mis- 
souri. 

MARY  E.,  was  born  about  1842,  and 
died  in  1853,  at  Waterloo,  Iowa. 

Corban  C.  Judd  served  as  a  soldier  two 
terms,  from  Sangamon  county,  in  the 
Black  Hawk  war.  He  served  in  the 
Mexican  war,  under  Gen.  Scott,  and  died 
at  Pueblo,  Mexico,  Dec.  17,  1847.  His  wid- 
ow, Mrs.  Nancy  Judd  died  April  26,  1851. 
John  S.  Judd  writes  to  the  author  that 
the  four  youngest  children  of  Corban  C. 
Judd  were  given  a  kind  home  by  J.  S. 
Hackney,  one  of  the  noblest  sons  of  Illi- 
nois, formerly  of  Logan  county. 


KANE,    ANDREW    J.,     was 

born  Feb.  n,  1818,  in  Guilford  county, 
North  Carolina.  His  father  died  when 
he  was  an  infant,  and  his  mother,  with 
her  three  children  moved  to  Greene  coun- 
ty, Ind.,  in  1830.  Andrew  J.,  when  ap- 
proaching manhood,  went  to  Indianapolis, 
where  he  remained  several  years,  learning 
the  trade  of  a  carpenter.  Mr.  Kane  next 
traveled  by  the  way  of  Michigan  City  to 
Chicago.  That  place  was  such  a  misera- 
ble quagmire,  he  did  not  think  it  worth 
stopping  at,  and  started  for  Springfield. 
He  stopped  one  night  at  Irish  grove,  in 
Menard  county,  paid  his  last  cent  for 
lodging,  and  left  without  breakfast  and 
without  letting  the  family  where  he  stop- 
ped know  that  it  was  because  he  had  no 
money.  When  within  five  or  six  miles  of 
his  destination,  his  hunger  prompted  him 
to  stop  and  3sk  for  something  to  eat,  stat- 
ing that  he  had  no  money.  Breakfast 
was  readily  prepared,  and  enjoyed  with  a 


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keen  relish.  He  came  on  toward  Spring- 
field, and  found  men  building  a  bridge 
across  the  Sangamon  river,  where  Car- 
penter's mill  now  stands.  He  obtained 
employment  there,  and  when  he  received 
his  first  pay,  he  walked  back  to  the  house 
where  he  had  been  supplied  with  break- 
fast, and  handed  the  man  a  twenty-five 
cent  piece,  and  told  him  what  it  was  for. 
The  old  gentleman  turned  to  his  wife, 
handed  her  the  money,  and  said :  "There, 
mammy,  give  him  back  a  bit" — meaning 
a  twelve-  and  one-half  cent  piece.  Mr. 
K.  refused  to  take  any  change.  The 
host  was  Nathan  Hussey,  whose  name 
heads  a  sketch  in  this  volume.  Mr. 
Kane's  arrival  was  in  July,  1839.  He 
was  married  May  13,  1847,  to  Caroline 
M.  Beers.  They  had  seven  living  child- 
ren— MATTIE  E.,  CHARLES  P., 
JULIA  E., HENRY  B.,  EUGENE 
S.,  CAMPBELL  N.,  and  BELLE 
C.,  all  live  with  their  parents,  Charles 
P.  is  a  practicing  attorney,  of  the 
firm  of  Kane  &  Hazlett,  Springfield. 
Henry  B.  is  one  of  the  letter-carriers  em- 
ployed by  the  United  States  govern- 
ment. 

Andrew  J.  Kane  and  wife  reside  in 
Springfield.  He  was  ordained  to  preach 
the  gospel  in  1842,  in  connection  with  the 
Christian  church,  and  has  continued 
preaching  to  the  present  time — June, 
1876. 

K  EAGLE,  JOHN,  was  born 
July  14,  1794,  near  Harrisburg,  Pa.  He 
was  married  there  to  Mary  A.  Parker. 
They  had  two  children  in  Pennsylvania, 
and  moved  to  Ross  county,  Ohio,  where 
they  had  six  living  children,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  1835, 
in  what  is  now  Fancy  Creek  township. 
Of  their  eight  children — 

JOHN,  Jun.,  born  in  Pennsylvania, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Adaline 
Cooper.  They  have  six  children.  Their 
daughter  CHARLOTTE  married  Nathan 
Hussey.  See  his  name.  John  Keagle 
and  family  live  in  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

JOSEPH,  born  Sept.  8,  1818,  in 
Pennsylvania,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, in  1842,  to  Angeline  Hall.  They 
raised  six  children,  and  Mr.  Keagle  died 
in  1871.  His  widow  lives  near  Barclay, 
Illinois. 

MARY    married    Robert    Stringfield, 


have  three  children,  and  live  in  Williams- 
ville. 

SAMUEL,  married  Christiana  Farris, 
and  lives  in  Fancy  Creek  township. 

DOR O THY  married  Ambrose  Coop- 
er. See  his  name. 

LETU^IA  married  James  C.  King, 
and  lives  in  Logan  county. 

HARRISON  lives  in  Logan  county, 
Illinois. 

Mrs.  Mary  Keagle  died  August,  1851, 
and  John  Keagle  died  June,  1872,  both  in 
Sangamon  county,  111. 

KEEDY,  JpHN  A.,  was  born 
in  Pennsylvania^  in  the  year  1800,  was 
married  in  Maryland  about  1830,  to  Susan 
Wolgamot,  who  was  born  in  1800,  in 
Washington  county,  Md.  Two  children 
were  born  in  Maryland.  The  family 
moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  1838,  com- 
ing all  the  way  in  wagons.  They 
brought  with  them  the  first  carriage  ever 
used  in  Sangamon  county.  They  had 
one  child  in  Springfield.  Of  the  three 
children — 

MARGARET,  was  born  July  4,  1832, 
and  was  married  in  Springfield  Sept.  19, 
1855,  to  Amzi  McWilliams,  a  native  of 
Ohio,  a  lawyer  by  profession,  and  who 
was  at  one  time  State's  Attorney  for  this 
circuit.  They  had  one  living  child, 
FREDERICK  V.,  born  August  7,  1856, 
now  attending  school  at  Litchfield,  111., 
and  living  with  his  uncle,  Maj.  Robt.  Mc- 
Williams. 

JOHN  D.,  born  July  15,  1832,  in 
Washington  county,  Md.,  married  in 
Springfield,  Jan.  18,  1855,  to  Charlotte 
Opdycke,  a  daughter  of  Stacy  B.  Opdycke. 
See  his  name.  She  was  born  in  Chester,  111., 
March  19, 1835.  They  had  five  living  child- 
ren, viz :  STACY  B.  died  at  eight  years  of 
age.  SUSAN,  CHARLOTTE,  JOHN 
D.,  Jun.,  and  HANNAH  live  witH  their 
parents.  John  D.  Keedy  was  several 
years  Deputy  Sheriff,  is  now  serving  his 
second  term  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  in 
Springfield,  where  he  resides. — 1876. 

WILLIAM,  born  about  1839,  in  San- 
gamon county.  He  left  home  some  time 
in  1863,  in  declining  health.  The  family 
received  one  letter  from  him,  from  New 
York  City,  since  which  time  they  have 
heard  nothing  from  him,  but  suppose  that 
he  is  dead. 

Mr.  John  A.  Keedy  was  alderman  one 
term  in  1846,  and  was  for  a  while  mer- 


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chandising  with  Tinsley  &  Co.  He  died 
Sept.  27,  1854.  His  widow  is  still  living 
in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

KEIGWIN,  STERRY  S., 
born  Oct.  n,  1803,  in  Windham  county, 
Connecticut.  Susannah  Morse  was  born 
Feb.  14,  1811,  in  Sutton,  Massachusetts. 
They  were  married  May  23,  1833,  in 
Millberry,  Mass.,  and  made  their  home 
there  until  they  had  one  child,  and  then 
moved  to  Illinois,  first  stopping  in  Mc- 
Lean county,  and  then  moved  to  Spring- 
field in  May,  1838,  where  one  child  was 
born.  Of  their  two  children — 

CORNELIA,  M.,  born  July  10, 
1835,  a*-  Millberry,  Mass.,  married  in 
Springfield,  111.,  to  F.  A.  Moore,  and  died 
Sept.  13,  1856,  at  LaCrosse,  Wisconsin. 

vS"  USA N  K.,  born  March  21,  1840,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  married  June  n,  1868,  in 
Atlanta,  111.,  to  John  P.  Leonard.  He 
died  at  the  latter  place  March  16,  1872. 
Mrs.  Susan  K.  Leonard  was  married  Dec. 
23,  1873,  to  Lucius  C.  Francis.  See  his 
name. 

Sterry  S.  Keigwin  moved  from  Spring- 
field, in  1858,  lo  Washington  county,  Mo., 
and  in  1861  to  Atlanta,  111.,  where  he  now 
resides. 

KELLY,  HENRY,  was  born 
about  1742.  The  place  of  his  birth  is  not 
certainly  known  to  his  descendants.  He 
was  married,  and  had  five  sons  and  two 
daughters,  all  born  in  Rutherford  county, 
North  Carolina,  namely:  J  O  PI  N, 
ELISHA,  ELIJAH,  WILLIAM 
and  GEORGE  W.  The  daughter, 
ELEANOR,  married  in  North  Caro- 
lina to  Joseph  Reavis.  SALL  T  married 
a  Mr.  Greenawalt.  Two  of  the  sons, 
John  and  Elisha,  preceded  their  father  to 
Sangamon  county.  Henry  Kelly  owned 
slaves,  but  none  of  the  sons,  except 
George,  would  have  them ;  so  he  freed 
the  slaves,  and  gave  land  to  his  sons,  in- 
stead. The  daughters  had  three  slaves, 
each;  and,  after  tarrying  less  than  thirty 
days  in  Sangamon  county,  moved  on  to 
Missouri.  Henry  Kelly  died  in  June,  1832, 
and  was  buried  about  two  miles  north  of 
Curran.  He  was  about  ninety  years  old. 
His  widow  moved  several  years  later  to 
the  vicinity  of  Bolivar,  Polk  county,  Mo., 
and  died  there  about  1840.  The  follow- 
ing sketches  are  headed  with  the  names 
of  the  five  sons. 


KELLY,  JOHN,  was  born  about 
1783,  in  Rutherford  county,  North  Caro- 
lina. He  was  there  married  to  Mary 
Whitesides,  had  five  children  there,  and 
moved  to  Illinois  in  the  fall  of  1818,  first 
stopping  on  Macoupin  creek.  In  the 
spring  of  1819  he  moved  to  what  is  now 
Springfield,  and  built  the  cabin  in  which 
the  first  court  of  Sangamon  county  was 
held,  in  May,  1821.  It  stood  at  what  is 
now  the  northwest  corner  of  Seqond  and 
Jefferson  streets.  It  was  the  first  build- 
ing of  any  kind  erected  within  the  city 
limits  of  Springfield.  In  September  or 
October  of  that  year  Mrs.  Kelly  died. 
Mr.  Kelly  had  business  unsettled  in  North 
Carolina,  and  returned  for  that  purpose. 
While  there  he  was  married,  in  the  fall  of 
1821,  to  Margaret  Waldrup,  and  brought 
her  at  once  to  his  new  home.  She  never 
had  any  children.  Of  his  five  children — 

JONATHAN,  born  Sept.  19,  1808,  in 
Ruhherford  county,  N.  C.,  married  Sept. 
8,  1831,  in  Fayette  county,  111.,  to  Sarah 
Cook,  who  was  born  Dec.  3,  1812,  in  Ten- 
nessee. They  had  eight  children  in  San- 
gamon county,  namely:  WILLIAM 
W.,  born  Feb.  n,  1833,  married  Mrs. 
Almeda  McMurray,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Davis.  She  had  two  children  by  her 
first  marriage,  and  they  have  two,  THOMAS 
j.  and  SARAH  E.,  and  live  with  his  mother, 
near  Curran.  MARY  F.,  born  June  10, 
1834,  married  Wm.  B.  Cobb.  They  had 
eight  children.  Mr.  Cobb  and  two  of  the 
children  died.  The  widow  and  six  child- 
ren live  in  Gardner  township.  JOHN  C., 
born  March  27,  1837,  niarriecl  Emily  J. 
Kellums,  had  four  children,  CASSIUS  E., 
IDA  B.,  MARY  E.  and  LYDiA  A.,  and  Mrs. 
Kelly  died,  and  he  married  Mary  J. 
Woods;  have  two  children,  EMMA  L.  and 
JOHN  H.,  and  live  in  Hancock  county,  111. 
ELIZABETH  A.,  born  Oct.  5,  1839, 
married  Oct.  10,  1872,  to  Charles  A. 
Jackson,  of  New  York,  and  live  in  Ne- 
braska. HARRIET  L.,  born  Jan.  20, 
1842,  married  William  D.  Kelly.  See 
his  name.  BENJAMIN  F.,  born  April 
12,  1848,  married  Margery  S.  Hibbs,  of 
Mason  county,  and  live  two  miles  north 
of  Curran.  MELISSA  E.  died  in  in- 
fancy. SARAH  ELLEN  lives  with  her 
mother.  Jonathan  Kelly  died  June  23, 
1873,  and  his  widow  resides  one  and 
three-quarter  miles  north  of  Curran. — 
1874. 


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SARAH  married  Ewell  Rigg.  See 
his  name.  She  died  July  16,  1854. 

ELIZABETH  married  Henry 
Robertson,  and  had  thirteen  children. 
Mr.  R.  and  seven  children  died.  The 
widow  lives  two  and  a  half  miles  east  of 
Loami. 

WILLIAM  R.  married  Florella  M. 
Alford,  have  six  children,  and  live  near 
Edinhurg,  111. 

MAR  r  M.  married  William  S.  Mc- 
Ginnis.  See  his  name.  Their  .  son, 
JOHN,  married  Sarah  F.  Vestal,  in  Mis- 
souri, and  lives  in  Loami  township. 

John  Kelly  died  about  1823,  in  Spring- 
field, and  was  buried  north  of  Hutchison 
cemetery,  where  his  first  cabin  was  built. 
His  widow  married  Zachariah  Peter. 
Sec  his  name. 

KELLY,  ELISHA,  born  March 
13,  1787,  in  Rutherford  county,  North 
Carolina.  He  came  to  Macoupin  county, 
111.,  about  1817,  and  remained  there  for 
two  years,  spending  most  of  his  time  in 
hunting.  He  is  the  old  bachelor  spoken 
of  on  page  thirty-two.  His  selecting  the 
place  for  a  hunting  ground  and  inducing 
others  to  come,  was  the  beginning  of 
Springfield.  The  parties  caused  to  come 
were  his  father,  Henry  Kelly,  and  his  three 
brothers,  William,  John  and  Elisha.  The 
younger  brother,  George,  came  a  few  years 
later,  at  the  same  time  the  sisters  halted 
here  on  their  way  to  Missouri,  where  they 
went  because  they  could  not  keep  their 
slaves  in  Illinois.  Elisha  Kelly  abandoned 
his  bachelor  life,  and  was  married  in  San- 
mon  county  Feb.  24,  1823,  to  Nancy 
Sims,  who  was  born  Sept.  27,  1803,  in 
Sparklenberg  county,  S.  C.  She  was  a 
sister  of  John  Sims.  They  had  six  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county,  namely — 

JOHN  R.,  born  Dec.  24,  1823,  mar- 
ried Sarah  Yeaman,  and  had  three  child- 
ren, and  the  family  moved  to  Texas. 
CHARLES  died  there  at  twenty-one 
years.  CAROLINE  married,  and  lives 
in  Dallas  county,  Texas.  ANNA  lives 
with  her  sister,  Caroline.  The  parents 
both  died  in  Texas.  Mr.  Kelly  tried  to 
reach  the  Union  lines,  but  was  forced  into 
the  rebel  army,  contracted  disease,  and 
went  home  and  died. 

LOUISA  E.,  born  Dec.  24,  1824,  mar- 
ried Sept.  3,  1846,  to  Isaac  L.  Ewell.  See 
his  ?tame. 


MARTHA,  born  Aug.  27,  1826,  mar- 
ried Thomas  Desper;  had  several  children, 
and  live  in  Missouri. 

ELMIRAH,  married  James  Wilson, 
and  died  in  Texas,  leaving  several  child- 
ren. Mr.  Wilson  married  again,  and 
lives  in  Sangamon  county. 

WILLIAM  I).,  married  Harriet, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  Kelly.  He  died, 
and  she  married  Erastus  Canfield;  has 
two  children,  and  live  near  Plymouth, 
Hancock  county,  Illinois. 

ZILPAH  M.  is  living  with  her  third 
husband  in  Texas. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Kelly  died  Jan.  27,  185=;, 
and  Elisha  Kelly  died  April  6,  1871,  both 
in  Curran  township,  Sangamon  county. 

KELLY,  WI  LLI  AM,  was  born 
in  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina; 
married  there  to  Dicey  Ann  Cook;  came 
to  Sangamon  county  in  company  with  his 
son-in-law,  Andrew  Elliott,  in  the  fall  of 
1819.  They  had  children,  and  some  live 
in  North  Carolina,  and  some  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  Of  their  children — 

ZILPA  H.y  born  March  12,  1797,  in 
North  Carolina,  married  there  to  Andrew 
Elliott.  See  his  name. 

ZILLA,  married  John  Holt. 

E  MM  A  LEE  C  A  married  Lucien 
Berry. 

JANE  married  Jacob  Cooper.  See 
his  name. 

ALZIRA  married  Benjamin  Cook. 

ALTA  married  William  McGinnis, 
who  died,  and  she  married  John  Fullerton, 
and  resides  at  Carthage,  Jasper  county, 
Missouri. 

CLEMANTINE  married  Nathan 
Ralstow. 

William  Kelly  and  wife  moved  to  Jas- 
per county,  Mo.,  in  1836,  and  both  died 
there,  near  Carthage. 

KELLY,  ELIJAH,  born  in 
Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  mar- 
ried there  to  Esther  Cook,  came  to  San- 
gamon county  in  1821  or  '2.  They  had 
seven  children.  Elisha  Kelly  died  in 
Sangamon  county  about  1832.  His 
widow  and  children  moved  to  Mis- 
souri. 

KELLY,  GEORGE,  born  in 
Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  came 
to  Sangamon  county  about  1821;  married 
Elizabeth  Orendorff;  moved  about  1836  to 
the  vicinity  of  Bolivar,  Polk  county, 
Mo.;  raised  a  family  of  eight  children, 


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and    Mr.   Kelly    and    his  wife   both  died 
there. 

KENT,  JOSIAH  P.,  was  born 
Nov.  28,  1804,  near  Bainbringe,  Ross 
county,  Ohio.  Clarissa  Poole  was  born 
Nov.  19,  1816,  in  the  same  county,  near 
Chillicothe.  They  were  there  married 
Aug.  2,  1836,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  arriving  in  November  of  that 
vear,  in  what  is  now  Illiopolis  township. 
They  had  two  children — 

ADALINE,  born  Aug.  7,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  8,  1854, 
to  Charles  M.  Turner,  who  was  born 
Dec.  2,  1820,  in  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1847,  to 
visit  his  sister,  Mrs.  S.  G.  Nesbitt.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Turner  had  seven  children, 
three  of  whom  died  under  two  years. 
ELIZA  A.,  MARY  E.,  CHARLES  A. 
and  LAURA  BELLE  reside  with  their 
parents  in  Illiopolis. 

JAMES  T.,  born  August  8,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county.  He  served  nine 
months  in  the  U.  S.  Navy  in  the  war  to 
suppress  the  rebellion,  and  was  married 
Sept.  6,  1869,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Jennie  Dorrell.  Thev  have  two  children, 
HORACE  G.  and  GEORGE,  and  re- 
side at  Washington  Heights,  office  202, 
LaSalle  street,  Chicago,  Illinois. — 1874. 

Josiah  P.  Kent  died  July  26,  1856,  in 
Illiopolis  township.  Mrs.  Clarissa  Kent 
was  married  March  17,  1861,  to  Albert 
Booth.  He  died  March  i,  1873,  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois,  and  his  widow  resides  there. 

KENT,  JESSE  H.,  born  in 
1809,  near  Bainbridge,  Ross  county,  Ohio. 
He  was  married  in  1838,  in  Christian 
county,-  to  Lydia  A.  Walker,  but  soon 
after  made  their  home  in  the  eastern  part 
of  Sangamon  county,  111.,  where  one  child 
was  born,  and  they  moved  to  Springfield, 
where  they  had  four  children.  William 
and  John  T.  died  young.  Of  the  other 
three  children — 

SARAH  E.,  born  June  25,  1840,  near 
Mechanicsburg,  married  George  W.  Con- 
stant. See  his  name. 

JAMES  H.,  born  in  Springfield,  en- 
listed in  1861,  in  Company  I,  7th  111.  Inf, 
for  three  years,  was  wounded  in  1864,  and 
discharged  on  account  of  physical  disa- 
bility, married  Jane  Howard,  and  she 
died. 


JOSIAH  P.,  born  in  Springfield, 
married  Lou  Rogers,  and  lives  with  his 
father,  near  Savannah,  Mo. 

Jesse  H.  Kent  lived  in  Springfield  until 
1874,  when  he  moved  to  the  vicinity  of 
Savannah,  Mo.,  where  he  now  resides. . 

KENNEY,  MATTHEW  P., 
was  born  Sept.  3,  1808,  in  Christian 
county,  Kentucky.  He  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  in  1827,  and  was  married 
Ian.  6,  1829,  to  Amanda  Viney.  They 
had  seven  living  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  namely: 

JAMES  T.  married  Mary  Crane, 
and  lives  in  Auburn  township. 

JOHN N.  married  Amanda  Wallace, 
and  lives  one  and  a  quarter  miles  south  of 
Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  married  Martha  A.  Dren- 
nan,  and  live  in  Bates  .county,  Mis- 
souri. 

REBECCA  married  Elias  Tusker, 
have  three  children,  and  reside  three  and 
a  half  miles  east  of  Auburn,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

MA  TTHE  W  S., 

NINIAN  E.  and 

ABRAHAM  V.  live  with  their 
mother. 

Matthew  P.  Kenney  died  Dec.  13,  1851, 
and  his  widow  resides — 1873 — on  the  farm 
where  they  settled  in  1829.  It  is  three 
miles  east  of  Auburn,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

KESSLER,  ADAM,  was  born 
Oct.  22,  1807,  in  Baden,  near  Heidelburg, 
Germany.  May  10,  1839,  he  embarked 
for  America,  and  spent  the  whole  summer 
on  the  Atlantic  ocean,  arriving  in  the  fall. 
He  went  to  Ohio,  and  found  employment 
in  constructing  one  of  the  canals  of  that 
State.  He  went  from  there  to  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  and  in  the  fall  of  1840  arrived  in 
Springfield.  His  parents  came  to  this 
country  in  1842,  and  died  in  Springfield. 
Adam  Kesslerwas  married,  Feb.,  184*9,  to 
Catherine  Weis,  who  was  born  in  Baden, 
Germany,  also.  They  had  four  child- 
ren— 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Springfield, 
married,  Jan.  27,  1870,  to  John  C.  Schu- 
ler,  who  was  born  July  22,  1846,  in  Duir- 
wangen,  Germany.  They  have  four 
children,  CATHARINE,  JOHN,  CON- 
RAD and  MARY,  and  live  in  Spring- 
field. 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


GEORGE, 
JOHN  and 

MAR  Y,  all  reside  in  Sangamon  county, 

Mrs.  Catharine  Kessler  died  in  1859, 
and  Mr.  Kessler  was  married,  Nov.,  1859, 
to  M.rs.  Mary  Giesler,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Hies.  They  have  six  child- 
ren— 

CHRISTINA,  ADAM,  BARBA- 
RA, EMMA,  MART  and  FREDE- 
RICK, and  reside  in  Springfield. 

Mr.  Kessler  was  for  many  years  en- 
gaged in  horticulture  and  market  garden- 
ing, by  which  he  has  acquired  a  compe- 
tence. In  the  summer  of  1870  he  visited 
Germany,  returning  in  the  fall  of  that 
year. 

KESSLER,  BENJAMIN, 
was  born  Dec.  28,  1803,  in  Botetourt 
county,  Va.,  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1827,  raised  a  family,  and  lives  in  Auburn. 

KEYS,  ISAAC,  was  born  Jan.  n, 
1790,  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  and 
when  a  young  man  went  to  Pickaway 
county,  Ohio.  Elizabeth  Hess  was  born 
about  1795  in  Virginia,  and  was  taken  by 
her  parents,  when  she  was  a  child,  to 
Pickaway  county,  Ohio.  Isaac  Keys 
and  Elizabeth  Hess  were  married,  and 
had  three  children  in  that  county.  They 
moved  to  what  became  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  1819,  in  what  is  now  the 
southwest  corner  of  Rochester  township, 
where  they  had  five  children.  Of  their 
eight  children — 

MARY,  born  in  Pickaway  county, 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Tim- 
othy Shoup.  See  his  name. 

SAMUEL,  born  in  Pickaway  county, 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Elizabeth  Delay.  They  had  six  living 
children.  HENRY,  born  in  1845,  went 
to  Washington  Territory  in  1871;  has 
not  been  heai'd  from  since  1872.  MARY 
married  John  Poffenberger,  and  died  in 
1870.  LORENZO  D.,  born  Aug.  10, 
1862,  died,  aged  thirteen  years.  JULIA 
A.,  FLORENCE  G.  and  WINNIE  live 
with  their  parents.  Samuel  Keys  and 
wife  live  in  the  southwest  corner  of  Roch- 
ester township,  Sangamon  county,  on  the 
farm  where  his  father  settled  in  1819. 

DANIEL,  born  in  1817,  in  Ross 
county,  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  Jan.  3,  1844,  t°  Sarah  J.  Arm- 
strong, who  died,  Sept.  28,  1844,  leaving 
one  child,  SARAH  J.  She  married 


Robert  A.  Jones.  See  his  name.  They 
live  near  Independence,  Montgomery 
county,  Kansas.  Daniel  Keys  married, 
May  7,  1845,  to  Nancy  A.  Dozier,  who 
was  born  Sept.  26,  1823,  in  Montgomery 
county,  Ky.  They  had  eight  children  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  in  1860  moved  to 
Christian  county,  where  they  had  two 
children.  Of  their  children— JAMES 
A.,  and  ISAAC  W.  live  with  "their  pa- 
rents. NANCY  A.  died  young.  MI- 
RANDA A.,  borii  Jan.  28,  1852,  married, 
in  1871,  to  Sylvester  Miller,  and  live  in 
Christian  county,  Illinois.  JOHN, 
CHARLES,  EDWIN  S,,  JESSIE  F., 
MARY  J.  and  HATTIE  M.  All  the  un- 
married children  live  with  their  parents, 
one  and  one-half  miles  northwest  of  Pana, 
Christian  county,  Illinois. 

ISAAC,  Jun.,  born  Jan.  16,  1825,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  February 
14,  1852,  near  Rochester,  to  Almira  J. 
Neal.  They  had  three  children.  ED- 
WARD D.  is  bookkeeper  in  the  Fire  and 
Marine  Insurance  Bank,  and  lives  with  his 
parents.  ANNIE  E.  lives  with  her  par- 
ents also.  NELLIE  I  died  Sept.  5,  1875, 
aged  eighteen  years.  Isaac  Keys  was 
Deputy  United  States  Marshal  in  the 
southern  district  of  Illinois,  from  1857  ^° 
1862,  when  he  was  appointed  by  Presi- 
ident  Lincoln,  Provost  Marshal  for  the 
eighth  congressional  district  of  Illinois, 
and  served  until  Sept.,  1865,  all  that 
time  without  the  slightest  complaint 
of  irregularity.  He  was  one  of  the  origi- 
nal proprietors  of  the  Fifth  street  horse 
railroad,  and  superintened  the  construc- 
tion of  the  same.  After  that,  he  was 
interested  in  the  Barclay  coal  mine,  and 
superintended  that.  He  now  resides  in 
Springfield. 

JAMES,  born  April  n,  1828,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Jan.  i,  1863,  to 
Nannie  Gardner,  daughter  of  Hiram  K. 
Gardner.  She  was  born  Feb.  6,  1835,  in 
Trimble  county,  Ky.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Keys  have  one  daughter,  IDA,  born  Oct. 
21,  1863.  Mr.  Keys  is  a  dealer  in  real 
estate,  and  lives  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

CLARISSA,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Allen  Miller;  has  seven 
children,  and  lives  in  Springfield. 

ELIZA    A.,  born    April    3,    1832,   in 
Sangamon  county,  married  May  16,  1852,  to* 
Jasper  Newton  Inslee.  They  had  five  child- 
ren.    ANN  E.  died  in  her  second  year. 


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EMMA  J.,  MARY  L.,  MELISSA  and 
JOSEPH  W.  live  with  their  parents  in 
Cotton  Hill  township,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

MARINDA,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  Marion  Goldsby;  has  a  family 
of  children,  and  live  in  Cass  county,  Mis- 
souri. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Keys  died  in  May,  1847, 
and  Isaac  Keys,  Sen.,  died  May  2,  1848, 
both  on  the  farm  where  they  settled  when 
they  came  to  the  county  in  1819. 

KEYES,  HUMPHREY,  was 
born  in  1763,  at  Keyes'  Ferry,  Jefferson 
county,  Va.  It  is  on  the  Shenandoah 
river,  six  miles  from  the  junction  with  the 
Potomac.  He  was  married  in  London 
county  to  a  Miss  Strider.  They  had  five 
children,  and  Mrs.  Keyes  died.  Humphrey 
Keyes  was  married  in  Monroe  county, 
Va.,  to  Sarah  Hanley,  who  was  born  in 
that  county  in  1776.  They  had  six  child- 
ren in  Monroe  county,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  at  Spring- 
field, Nov.  10,  1830.  Of  his  children  by 
the  first  marriage — 

ISAA  C,  born  and  married  in  Virginia, 
died  in  the  Wabash  Valley,  Indiana,  leav- 
ing a  widow  and  four  children.  She  mar- 
ried Mr.  McCullough,  and  lives  in  Edgar 
county,  Illinois. 

JOSEPH,  born  and  married  in  Vir- 
ginia, brought  up  a  family  there. 

LUCRET1A,  born  in  Virginia,  was 
married  there  to  Joseph  Fawcett,  and 
both  died  in  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  leaving 
five  children. 

THOJMAS,  born  and  married  in  Vir- 
ginia, died  in  Bond  county,  111.,  without 
family. 

PHCEBE,  born  in  Virginia,  was  mar- 
ried there  to  Joseph  Bywater.  They 
brought  up  a  family  in  Rockingham  coun- 
ty, Virginia. 

The  children  of  Mr.  Keyes  by  the  sec- 
ond marriage  are — 

GERSHOM,  born  Feb.  16,  1804,  in 
Monroe  county,  Virginia,  one  hundred 
and  eighty  miles  south  of  Richmond,  was 
married  in  that  county,  June  17,  1830,  to 
Amanda  Nichols,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  with  his  parents  in  1830.  They 
had  one  child,  and  Mrs.  Keyes  died,  Sept. 
23,  1832.  Her  son,  ISAAC  P.,  died, 
aged  twelve  years.  Mr.  G.  Keyes  was 
married  June  12,  1836,  in  Springfield, 
111.,  to  Matilda  Matheny.  They  had  two 


children.  DOW,  born  May  n,  1837,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  was  married  Dec.  5,  1872, 
near  Springfield,  to  Elizabeth  H.  Wil- 
son, who  was  born  in  St.  Lawrence  coun- 
ty, New  York.  They  reside  at  Pana, 
Illinois.  C.  HUMPHREY,  born  Feb. 
4, 1840,  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  enlisted  in 
1861,  in  Co.  B,  33d  111.  Inf.,  was  wounded 
at  Mobile,  and  came  home  in  1865,  where 
he  was  honorably  discharged.  He  went 
to  Kansas  in  the  summer  of  1866,  and  was 
there  married  in  May,  1867,  to  Mary 
Smith,  who  was  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Colby 
Smith,  of  Cotton  Hill  township.  She 
died  in  1869.  C.  Humphrey  Keyes  was 
married  in  August,  1871,  to  Hattie  Burt. 
They  have  one  child,  GERTIE,  and  live 
near  Xenia,  Bourbon  county,  Kansas. 
Mrs.  Matilda  Keyes  died,  Sept.  18, 
1840,  and  Gershom  Keyes  was  married, 
June  8,  1843,  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  to 
Priscilla  Norris.  They  had  ten  children 
near  Springfield.  ELLA,  the  sixth 
child,  died,  aged  nine  years.  MARY 
A.  lives  with  her  parents.  JAMES, 
born  April  29,  1845,  was  married  July 
3,  1872,  in  Pana,  to  Nellie  Elmore,  and 
lives  in  Carlinville.  ROBERT  C., 
born  July  '15,  1848,  lives  in  Springfield 
with  Henson  Robinson.  ARNOLD 
R.  lives  with  his  parents.  MAGGIE, 
born  July  3,  1851,  was  married  June  25, 
1874,  to  Samuel  R.  Ray,  have  one  child, 
GERSHOM,  and  live  in  Shelby  county, 
postoffice,  Pana.  NOAH  G.,  GEORGE 
B.,  VIRGINIA  N.  and  S.  ROBERTA. 
The  four  latter  live  with  their  parents. 
Gershom  Keyes  and  family  moved,  in 
1870,  to  a  farm  four  miles  north  of  Pana, 
Illinois,  where  they  now  reside — 1876. 

JAMES  W.,  born  Nov.  i,  1805,  in 
Monroe  county,  Va.,  was  married  Jan.  9, 
1827,  in  Botetourt  county,  Va.,  to  Lydia 
Spickard,  who  was  born  June  17,  1807,  in 
same  county.  They  had  two  children 
born  and  died  there,  and  moved  to  Spring- 
field, 111.,  arriving  April,  1831.  They  had 
nine  children  in  Springfield;  one  died  in 
infancy.  Of  their  eight  children — 
CHARLES  A.,  born  Dec.  4,  1831,  in 
Springfield,  graduated  at  Illinois  College, 
in  1854,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1856, 
and  was  city  attorney  during  1857  and  '58. 
Charles  A.  Keyes  was  married  in  Xenia, 
Ohio,  to  Elizabeth  Lanman.  They  have 
two  living  children,  LILLIAN  and  MARYE. 


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BARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


C.  A.  Keyes  represented  Sangamon  county 
in  the  State  Legislature  of  Illinois,  in  1862. 
He  was  appointed  Master  in  Chancery  of 
Sangamon  county,  by  Judge  E.  Y.  Rice, 
in  1867,  re-appointed  by  Judge  B.  S.  Ed- 
wards, and  again  by  Judge  John  A.  Mc- 
Clernand.  He  held  the  position  until 
May,  1875,  and  with  his  family  resides  in 
Springfield.  MARY  C.,  born  Aug.  i, 
1833,  in  Springfield,  was  married  Jan.  11, 
1864,  to  William  H.  VanDoren.  They 
had  three  children — VIRGINIA  E.  died, 
aged  three  years.  SUSAN  F.  and  JAMES 
K.  live  with  their  parents,  in  Springfield, 
111.  EDWARD  L.,  born  Aug.  26,  1835, 
married  Ann  Dillard.  They  had  four 
children,  CORA,  OSCAR,  ANNIE  and  MAR- 
CUS, who  live  with  their  father.  Mrs. 
Ann  Keyes  died  in  the  summer  of  1874, 
and  E.  L.  Keyes  and  family  live  four  miles 
north  of  Springfield,  111.  HENRIETTA 
M.,  born  July  29,  1839,  in  Springfield,  111., 
was  married,  May  8,  1861,  to  Henson 
Robinson,  who  was  born  March  15,  1839, 
in  Xenia,  Ohio,  where  he  learned  the  tin- 
ning business,  and  came  to  Springfield, 
111.,  July  i,  1858.  They  have  three  living 
children,  LYDIA  M.,  MARGARET  H.  and 
CHARLES  H.,  who  live  with  their  parents. 
Henson  Robinson  is  now,  and  has  been 
for  fourteen  years,  engaged  in  the  tinware 
and  stove  business  in  Springfield.  His 
father,  John  Robinson,  came  to  Illinois, 
and  bought  land  in  Sangamon  county, 
in  1838.  He  returned  to  Ohio  for  his 
family,  but  before  they  were  ready  to 
start  he  died,  in  1842,  in  Xenia,  Ohio. 
THOMAS  R.,  twin  to  Henrietta  M.,  is 
unmarried,  and  lives  with  his  parents. 
SUSAN  F.,  born  Nov.  i,  1841,  in  Spring- 
field, married  Silas  W.  Hickox.  See  his 
name.  MARGARET  E.,  born  July  17, 
1846,  married  William  Day.  See  his 
name.  MARTHA  J.  born  Sept.  6,  1848, 
married  Douglas  Hickox.  See  his  name. 
James  W.  Keyes  was  Postmaster  in  Spring- 
field seven  months,  under  President  Van- 
Buren,  and  again  during  the  administra- 
tion of  President  Buchanan.  He  was 
Justice  of  the  Peace  fourteen  years.  Mr. 
Keyes  and  family  reside  four  miles  north- 
west of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

ALEXANDER,  born  in  1811,  in 
Virginia,  died  in  Springfield,  in  1831. 

MARGARET  W.,  born  March  31, 
1814,  in  Union,  Monroe  county,  Va.,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  L. 


C.  Backenstoe.  They  had  one  child, 
VIRGINIA  E.  Mr.  Backenstoe  died, 
in  1833,  and  his  widow  married  James  F. 
Reed.  See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  1816,  in  Vir- 
ginia, died,  in  1832,  in  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

ROBERT  CAD  EN,  born  in  1818, 
in  Monroe  county,  Va.,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  with  his  parents,  in  1830, 
went,  in  1845,  to  .California,  with  a  drove 
of  cattle  belonging  to  other  parties,  from 
there  to  Oregon,  and  returned  to  Califor- 
nia, where  he  met  his  sister,  Mrs.  Reed, 
July  4,  1847,  a*-  the  house  of  Capt.  Yontz, 
where  a  party  had  assembled  to  celebrate 
the  national  anniversary.  R.  C.  Keyes 
brought  eighty-one  Americans  with  him, 
and  found  one  hundred  and  twenty-seven 
others  on  the  ground.  They  united  in 
what  is  believed  to  have  been  the  first  cel- 
ebration ot  the  fourth  of  July  on  the  Pa- 
cific coast.  Capt.  Yontz  furnished  all  the 
provisions,  and  the  ladies  present  made  a 
fl:ig  by  sacrificing  their  underclothing. 
Mr.  Keyes  was  fourteen  years  superintend- 
ent of  the  Almaden  quicksilver  mines  in 
California.  Robert  C.  Keyes  was  married 
about  1853,  in  California,  to  Mrs.  Roberts, 
of  Australia,  but  of  English  birth  and 
parentage.  She  was  the  widow  of  an 
Episcopal  clergyman,  who  was  married  in 
Australia,  and  died  soon  after  coming  to 
California.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  C.  Keyes 
had  three  children,  and  he  died  Sept.  14, 
1865.  His  widow  and  children  reside  in 
San  Jose,  California. 

Humphrey  Keyes  died  Oct.  11,  1833, 
near  Springfield,  111.,  and  his  widow,  Mrs. 
Sarah  Keyes,  died  May  29,  1846,  four 
miles  above  the  mouth  of  Blue  river,  and 
near  where  Manhatten,  Kansas,  now 
stands.  She  was  on  her  way  to  Califor- 
nia with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Reed.  See 
Reed  and  Donner  party. 

KING,  JEREMIAH,  was  born 
Sept.  10,  1808,  in  Kentucky.  His  father 
was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.  His 
mother  died  during  the  war,  and  his 
father  was  wounded,  from  the  effects  of 
which  he  died  on  his  way  home.  Jere- 
miah was  taken  to  Xenia,  Ohio,  where 
he  was  apprenticed  to  the  tanning  busi- 
ness. He  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1827,  and  was  married  Aug.  21,  1828,  to 
Julia  A.  Brown.  They  had  ten  children, 


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four  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Of  the 
other  six — 

MARTHA  A.,  born  May  9,  1831,  mar- 
ried James  L.  Plunkett.  See  his  name. 

JACOB,  born  Dec.  15,  1832,  married 
Elizabeth  Carson,  and  resides  near  Lamor 
Station,  Nodaway  county,  Mo. 

ELIZA  J.,  born  Jan.  12,  1835,  mar- 
ried William  C.  Langston.  See  his 
name. 

MART  E.,  born  Oct.  4,  1841,  married 
Beatty  J.  Strode.  See  his  name. 

MARGARET  L.,  born  Dec.  9,  1845, 
married  Elias  Glascock.  See  his  name. 
They  reside  in  Menard  county,  Illinois. 

LEV  I  7\,  born  Jan.  24,  1848,  was 
married  Oct.  8,  1871,  to  Mary  E.  Rhodes. 
They  have  one  child,  MAGGIE  M., 
and  live  with  his  mother,  seven  miles 
north  of  Springfield. 

Jeremiah  King  died  Dec.  21,  1869,  and 
his  widow  lesides  in  Fancy  Creek  town- 
ship, seven  miles  north  of  Springfield. 

KING,  JOHN,  was  born  Jan.  22, 
1804,  in  Kentucky.  He  was  a  brother  to 
Jeremiah  King,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
about  1821,  and  was  married  Feb.  18, 
1824,  to  Sarah  Earnest.  They  had  ten 
children,  three  of  whom  died  in  infancy. 
Of  the  other  seven — 

WILLIAM  E.,  born  June  12,  1826, 
married  Almyra  Bradley.  He  died  Feb. 
1 6,  1856,  leaving  a  widow  and  two  child- 
ren. She  married  Henry  Morgan.  See 
his  name.  He  died,  and  she  resides  near 
Fredonia,  Kansas. 

E  LIZ  ABE  TH,  born  Feb.  i,  1828,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  March  14, 
1843,  to  John  Ingels.  See  his  name. 

JEREMIAH,  born  Sept.  19,  1830, 
married  Aug.  29,  1862,  to  Mary  E.  Doug- 
las, who  was  born  Sept.  19,  1843,  in  San- 
gamon countv.  They  have  six  children, 
IDA,  SARAH,  ANNIS,  ELIZABETH, 
EDWARD  and  MARY,  and  reside  two 
and  one-half  miles  west  of  Curran. 

JOHN  E.,  born  Dec.  21,  1832,  mar- 
ried Nancy  Campbell;  have  four  children, 
and  live  near  Fredonia,  Kansas. 

CHARLES  W.,  born  July  6,  1835, 
married  Oct.  3,  1872,  to  Virginia  Beach, 
and  live  with  his  mother. 

SARAH  C.,  born  May  12,  1836,  mar- 
ried Daniel  H.  Brundage;  have  six  child- 
ren, and  reside  in  lola,  Allen  county, 
Kansas. 


MARTHA  F.,  born  March  18,  1839, 
married  Feb.  14,  1860,  to  Jacob  J.  Ingels, 
who  was  born  Aug.  25,  1834,  in  Bourbon 
county,  Ky.  They  had  three  children. 
The  two  youngest  died  in  infancy.  Mrs. 
Ingels  died  May  23,  1866.  LIZZIE, 
born  Sept.  14,  1861,  is  the  eldest  child, 
and  the  only  member  of  the  family  living, 
resides  with  her  grandmother  King. 

John  King  died  Dec.  29,  1838,  and  his 
widow  resides  four  miles  northwest  of 
Curran,  Sangamon  county. 

KING,  TURNER  Rv  born 
Jan.  12,  1812,  at  Sutton,  Worcester  county, 
Mass.,  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriving 
Dec.,  1840,  remained  until  1842,  and  went 
to  Missouri.  From  there,  in  1844,  he 
went  to  Pekin,  111.,  and  in  June,  1849,  he 
returned  to  Springfield,  111.  .President 
Taylor  appointed  him  Register  of  the 
Land  Office.  He  retained  the  position 
during  that  administration.  In  1854  he 
was  elected,  unsolicited  by  himself,  Police 
Magistrate,  and  served  one  year.  In  the 
autumn  of  1862  was  appointed  United 
States  Collector  for  the  eighth  Congres- 
sional District,  by  President  Lincoln,  and 
held  the  office  until  1865.  In  1868  he 
moved  to  his  farm,  near  McLean  station, 
McLean  county,  111.,  where  he  now  re- 
sides. He  never  married. 

KING,  WILLIAM  B.,  was  born 
April  23,  1783,  in  Fauquier  county,  Va., 
and  when  a  young  man  went  to  east  Ten- 
nessee. Anna  R.  Greening — a  sister  to 
Thomas  A.  and  John  F.  Greening — 
was  born  July  5,  1788,  in  Fauquier  coun- 
ty, Va.,  and  taken  by  her  parents  to  east 
Tennessee.  William  B.  King  and  Anna 
R.  Greening  were  there  married  about 
1807,  and  at  once  moved  to  Fayette  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  and  from  there  to  Clark  county, 
Ky.,  where  they  had  four  children;  and 
the  family  moved  to  Bracken  county, 
Ky.,  about  1815,  where  seven  children 
were  born,  and  all  the  family,  except  the 
eldest  son,  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  arriving  Oct.,  1830,  and  settled 
three  miles  east  of  Springfield,  where 
one  child  was  born.  Arriving  so  late 
in  the  season  gave  but  little  opportunity 
to  prepare  for  winter.  They  built  a  log 
cabin,  roofed  it  with  clap-boards,  and  cut 
out  a  place  for  a  door  and  a  chimney;  but 
the  snow  come  on  before  they  could  build 
a  chimney,  make  a  door,  or  chink  and 
daub  the  cracks.  They  spent  the  winter 


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with  the  cabin  in  that  condition. 
Thirty-one  snows  fell  that  winter,  mak- 
ing the  "deep  snow."  Of  their  thirteen 
children — 

THOMAS  A.,  born  April  22,  1809, 
in  Clark  county,  Ky.,  married  Nov.  n, 
1830,  in  Bracken  county,  to  Ann  Mann, 
and  came  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
Oct.,  1831,  and  settled  three  miles  east  of 
Springfield.  They  had  twelve  children 
in  Sangamon  county;  five  died  young. 
ELIZABETH,  born  April  16,  1832,  mar- 
ried Anderson  Todd;  have  ten  children, 
and  live  in  Illiopolis  township.  WIL- 
LIAM, born  Nov.  21,  1835,  died  Jan.  23, 
1862.  MELVIN,  born  Oct.  6,  1839,  en- 
listed July,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co. 
I,  114  111.  Inf.  Served  full  term,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  Aug.,  1865.  He 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county  Nov. 
12,  1867,  to  Artamesia  M.  Kipps,  who 
was  born  July  2,  1850,  in  Cobb  county, 
Georgia.  They  have  two  children,  AN- 
NIE A.  and  LINNIE  j.,  and  live  half  a  mile 
east  of  Riverton.  URIAH,  born  Aug. 
20,  1842,  enlisted  at  Chicago,  June  17, 
i86i,inCo.  E,  24th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years. 
He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Chick- 
amauga,  Sept.  19,  1863,  and  captured  the 
next  day,  and  after  enduring  the  horrors 
of  nearly  all  the  famous  rebel  prisons,  at 
Richmond,  Danville,  Andersonville,  Sa- 
vannah, Millen,  Thomasville,  and  back  to 
Andersonville,  was  released  March  20, 
1865,  and  returned,  via  Vicksburg  and  St. 
Louis,  to  Springfield,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  June  7,  1865,  being  within  ten 
days  of  one  year  over  time.  Uriah  King 
was  married  Oct.  i,  1868,  to  Melvina 
Bailey,  who  was  born  March  17,  1850,  in 
Sangamon  county.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, JULIA  BELLE  and  MANETTA,  and  live 
one  and  one-quarter  miles  east  of  River- 
ton.  JOHN  H.,  born  June  28,  1848, 
lives  with  his  parents.  JULIA  A.,  born 
Dec.  6,  1851,  married  Dec.  n,  1872,  to 
John  G.  Turney,  who  was  born  July  27, 
1844,  in  Northumberland  county,  Canada 
West.  They  live  one  mile  east  of  River- 
ton.  THOMAS  A.,  Jun.,  born  July  29, 
1855,  lives  with  his  parents.  Thomas  A. 
King  and  wife  reside  where  they  settled 
in  1831.  It  is  one  mile  east  ot  Riverton, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

RE  UBEN,  born  Jan.,  1811,  in  Clark 
county,  Ky.,  came  with  his  parents  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1830,  and  was  a  soldier 


in  the  Black  Hawk  war  in  1831-32.  He 
was  married  to  Susan  Howell.  They 
raised  a  large  family  in  McLean  county, 
and  moved  to  Iowa,  where  Mrs.  Susan 
King  died,  and  he  married  a  second  time. 
When  the  rebellion  commenced,  he  en- 
listed in  the  I2th  Iowa  Inf.,  at  fifty-two 
years  of  age,  and  was  killed  at  the  battle 
of  Pittsburg  Landing,  April  6,  1862. 
His  son,  THOMAS,  enlisted  in  1862  in 
Co.  I,  ii4th  111.  Inf.  Served  to  the  end 
of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. He  died  in  McLean  county  in 
1874.  JAMES  enlisted  in  the  loth  Mo. 
Cav.,  and  was  never  heard  of  after  the 
Price  raid  of  1862  in  Missouri.  ISABEL 
married  George  Arnold,  and  lives  in  Mc- 
Lean county,  ten  miles  east  of  Lexington. 
She  is  the  only  living  member  of  Reuben 
King's  family. 

ELIZABETH,  born  March  2,  1812, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Uriah  Mann.  See  his  name. 

JAMES  M.,  born  Jan.  30,  1815,  in 
Clark  county,  Ky.  He  went  to  the  Wis- 
consin lead  mines,  in  1834,  and  worked 
for  three  and  one-half  years  at  smelting 
lead  for  William  S.  Hamilton,  son  of 
Alexander  Hamilton,  who  was  killed  by 
Aaron  Burr.  He  married,  Nov.  14,  1839, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  America  Elliott. 
They  had  nine  children ;  three  died  young. 
CLIFTON  H.,  born  Sept.  18,  1840,  en- 
listed July,  1 86 1,  at  Springfield,  in  what 
became  Co.  B,  nth  Mo.  Inf.,  served 
three  years,  and  was  honorably  discharg- 
ed, at  St.  Louis.  He  was  married,  March 
7,  1865,  to  Alida  Yocom,  had  one  child, 
ALIDA,  and  Mrs.  King  died  March  27, 
1866.  He  was  married  Dec.  12,  1867,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Martha  Wilson. 
They  have  three  children,  ARTHUR  w., 
LUELLA  and  MARGARET,  and  live  in  Mur- 
ray county,  near  Worthington,  Noble 
county,  Minn.  CLARISSA  A.,  born 
Jan.  6,  1843,  died  Oct.  12,  1863.  HES- 
TER F.,  born  July  3,  1845,  married  John 
E.  Constant.  See  his  name.  WIL- 
LIAM T.,  born  June  30,  1849,  married 
Sept.  25,  1873,  at  Petersburg,  to  Mary  F. 
McCrea,  and  live  three-quarters  of  a  mile 
east  of  Barclay.  MARY  F.,  born  May 
26,  1853,  and  RUFUS  H.,  born  Dec.  25, 
1855,  live  with  their  parents,  three-quarters 
of  a  mile  east  of  Barclay. 

WILLIAM  G.,  born  in  1817,  in 
Bracken  county,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sangamon 


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county,  married  in  New  Orleans  to  Sarah 
R.  Tonguelet,  had  two  children,  went  to 
California  in  1849,  an<^  c^e(^  there  in 
1871. 

HENRY  J.,  horn  in  1819,  in  Bracken 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, in  1840,  to  Louisa  Fowkes.  They 
had  six  children,  and  moved  to  the  vicini- 
ty of  Marshaltown,  Iowa.  His  son, 
WILLIAM,  enlisted  in  an  Iowa  regi- 
ment, and  died  at  New  Madrid,  Missouri. 

SARAH,  born  in  1821,  in  Bracken 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Nathaniel  B.  Neal.  See  his 
name.  He  died,  and  she  married  Hudson 
Lanham,  and  had  four  children.  ROSA 
married  John  Brantner,  and  resides  in 
Springfield.  Mrs.  and  Mrs.  Lanham  died 
at  Riverton. 

STEPHEN,\)orn  in  1823,111  Bracken 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Smith,  whose  maid- 
en name  was  Hendrix.  They  had  seven 
children:  ALBERT  died,  aged  fourteen 
years.  NELLIE,  LINCOLN, 
CHARLES,  WILLIE,  KATIE  and 
EDDIE,  and  reside  four*  miles  southeast 
of  Williamsville. 

HES7^ER  P.,  born  Jan.  21,  1825,  in 
Bracken  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Culvin  S.  Churchill.  See 
his  name. 

ANNA  JR.,  born  August  21,  1826,  in 
Bracken  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Nov.  10,  1843,  to  Christopher 
Mann.  See  his  name. 

FIELDING  A.,  born  Nov.  14,  1828, 
in  Bracken  county,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  went  around  Cape  Horn  to 
California  in  1849,  enlisted  and  fought  In- 
dians there  three  years  during  the  rebel- 
lion, is  unmarried,  and  resides  at  You 
Bet,  Nevada  county,  California. 

JOHN F.,  born  Dec.  12,  1831,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Oct.  18,  1860,  also 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Mary  J.  Threl- 
keld.  She  was  born  Jan.  5,  1838,  in 
Bracken  county,  Kv.  They  have  seven 
children,  ELM  A  E.",  JOHN  L.,  JESSIE 
V.,  CHARLES  W.,  THOMAS  M., 
HENRY  O.  and  TILLIE  M.,  and  re- 
side two  miles  southeast  of  Riverton, 
Sangamon  county.  John  F.  King  was 
commissioned  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  in 
1858,  and  served  until  he  enlisted,  July  18, 
1862,  in  what  became  Co.  I,  114111  111. 
Inf.  He  recruited  the  company,  and  was 


elected  Captain,  but  was  not  commissioned, 
but  when  the  regiment  was  organized  he 
was  elected  and  commissioned,  Sept.  18, 

1862,  as    Lieutenant    Colonel.      He  was 
commissioned  August  23, 1864,35  Colonel, 
but  never  mustered,  because  the  regiment 
was  then  reduced  to  a  minimum.     He  re- 
signed   Dec,   9,    1864.       Col.    King    was 
commissioned,  in   1866,  as  assistant  asses- 
sor in    charge    of  distilleries.      Commis- 
sioned as  gauger  in   1867,  and   in  1869  as 
U.  S.   Storekeeper,  all  in    the  eighth  dis- 
trict of  Illinois.     He  served  three  years  as 
Secretary  of  the  Old  Settlers'  Society. 

William  B.  King  died  Oct.  19,  1863, 
and  Mrs.  Ann  R.  King  died  March"  27, 
1873,  both  in  Sangamon  count v,,  Illinois. 

KILGOUR,  JAMES  W.,  was 
born  Dec.  14,  1823,  near  Chillicothe,  Ohio. 
His  father  died  when  he  was  quite  young, 
and  his  mother  married  William  V. 
Brown.  They  had  one  son,  who  died  at 
seven  years  of  age.  The  family  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1832  in  what  is  now  Fancy  Creek 
township.  Mrs.  Brown  died,  April  17, 
1857,  an<^  William  -V.  Brown  died  in 
1871. 

James  W.  Kilgour  was  married,  Aug. 
10,  1846,  to  Hannah  H.  Alexander.  They 
had  four  children,  namely — 

WILLIAM  J.  died,  at  ten  years  of 
age. 

MARY  E.,  aged  eight,  and 

GEORGE,  in  infancy. 

SARAH  ANN,  born  Sept.  23,  1851, 
married,  Sept.  29,  1870,  to  B.  F.  Larkin, 
and  live  in  Logan  county,  two  and  one- 
half  miles  west  of  Williamsville,  Illi- 
nois. 

Mrs.  H.  H.  Kilgour  died,  March  12, 
1855,  and  J.  W.  Kilgour  was  married, 
Dec.  5,  1855,  to  Nancy  E.  Tipton,  who 
was  born  March  17,  1824,  in  Carter  coun- 
ty, Tenn.  They  have  one  child — 

ISAAC  F.,  born  Oct.  17,  1856,  and 
lives  with  his  parents. 

James    W.  Kilgour    enlisted    Feb.    17, 

1863,  in  Co.   G,    7th   111.   Inf.,,  for  three 
years,  served  until  July  17,  1865,  when  he 
was  honorably  discharged  with  the  regi- 
ment.   He  resides  at  Sherman,  Sangamon 
county,   Illinois — 1874. 

K  I  N  N  E  Y,  H  E  N  R  Y,  was 
born  March  i,  1774,  in  Woodstock,  Con- 
necticut. In  1795  he  went  to  Cazenovia, 
N.  Y.,  and  from  there  to  Clinton,  Oneida 


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county,  in  the  same  State,  and  was  there 
married,  March  4,  1798,  to  Dicey  Pond. 
She  was  born  Sept.  4,  1778,  in  Hartford, 
Conn.  They  lived  at  Cazenovia,  Madi- 
son county,  N.  Y.,  until  they  had  three 
children,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  May  6,  1822,  in  what  is  now 
Loami  township.  Of  their  three  child- 
ren— 

HENRT,  Jun.,  born  Aug.  4,  1807,  in 
New  York,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Oct.  23,  1828,  to  Margaret  Dorrance. 
They  had  five  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  namely — DANIEL  married  An- 
nis  Elmore.  They  have  two  children, 
HENRY  H.  and  EDITH  c.,  and  live  one  and 
one-quarter  miles  east  of  Loarni.  CLA- 
RISSA, born  April  9,  1831,  married 
James  M.  Darneille.  See  his  name. 
CAROLINE  died,  March  6,  1853,  in  her 
twenty-first  year.  ELIZA  J.,  born  Oct. 
9,  1834,  married,  Nov.  30,  1854,  to  John 
R.  Shelton.  Seehisname.  REBECCA 
married  David  M.  Vanderen.  See  his 
name.  Henry  Kinney,  Jun.,  and  his  wife 
reside  in  Chatham.  He  was  a  soldier  in 
the  Black  Hawk  war,  in  1831,  in  a  cavalry 
company,  under  Capt.  Jonathan  Saun- 
ders. 

MAJOR,  born  Jan.  2,  1810,  in  New 
York,  married,  Nov.  15,  1834,  to  Melissa 
S.  Pond,  who  was  born  March  12,  1819, 
at  Meadville,  Penn.  Her  father,  Martin 
T.  Pond,  moved  to  Logan  county,  Illinois, 
before  the  "deep  snow,"  and  was  living 
there  when  his  daughter  Melissa  was  mar- 
ried. He  moved  to  Concord,  Morgan 
county,  and  died  there,  Feb.  2,  1864. 
Major  Kinney  and  wife  had  five  children 
in  Sangamon  county,  namely — DICEY, 
born  Nov.  25,  1840,  married,  March  29, 
1860,  to  Wm.  D.  Farrar,  have  three  child- 
ren, FRANK  D,  ALLICE  G.  and  STELLA  B., 

and  live  in  Osage  county,  Kan.  A  MAN- 
DA,  born  Aug.,  1842,  married,  in  1862,  to 
James  N.  Moore.  She  died,  Nov.  7,  1864, 
leaving  one  son,  HERBERT  B.,  who  lives 
with  his  father,  near  Virginia,  Cass  coun- 
ty, 111.  HENRY,  born  Nov.  21,  1844, 
married,  April  9,  1868,  to  Anna  F.  Hes- 
ser,  who  was  born  June  3,  1845,  near  Pal- 
myra, Mo.  They  have  two  children, 
WILLYS  H.  and  EUGENE  E.,  and  live  near 
Loami.  JULIUS  M.  died  March  4, 
1864,  in  his  sixteenth  year.  ALICE, 
born  July  18,  1851,  lives  with  her  parents. 
Major  Kinney  and  wife  reside  near  Con- 


cord, Morgan  county — 1874.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  a  Light  Horse  company  in  the 
Black  Hawk  war. 

JOHN,  born  Sept.  2,  1813,  in  New 
York,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  Nov. 
3,  1836,  to  Asenath  Sweet.  They  have 
two  children,  both  married.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Kinney  live  at  Linden,  Osage  coun- 
ty, Kansas. 

Mrs.  Dicey  Kinney  died,  Sept.  1^,1850, 
and  Henry  Kinney,  Sen.,  died  March  18, 
1859,  both  in  Loami  township.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  church  sixty-seven 
years,  and  a  deacon  the  greater  part  of  that 
time. 

KIRK,  WILLIAM  B.,  was 
born  Jan.  18,  1787,  in  Virginia;  was  mar- 
ried there  Aug.  31,  1809,  to  Mary  Young, 
a  native  of  Virginia  also;  and  moved  to 
Bath  county,  Ky..  where  they  had  seven 
children.  They  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  Nov.,  1836,  in  what 
is  now  Cartwright  township.  Of  their 
children — 

RA  CHEL  B.  married  S.  A.  Craig, 
and  remained  in  Kentucky. 

JOHN  A.  Jot™.  Oct.  17,  1812,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Julia  W.  Cunnin,  who  died,  and  he  mar- 
ried in  Kentucky  to  Isabel  Frazier,  who 
died  in  Menard  county,  leaving  one  child, 
MARYJ.  She  married  Henry  Giger. 
See  his  name.  J.  A.  Kirk  married  Sarah 
Ferguson,  who  died,  leaving  one  child, 
JOSIAH  B.  He  enlisted  in  an  Illinois 
regiment,  and  died  of  disease  near  Mem- 
phis, Tenn.,  in  March,  1863.  J.  A.  Kirk 
died  in  Cooper  township,  Jan.,  1861. 

WILLIAM  T.,  born  Feb.  21,  1815,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Alletta  A.  Earnest.  They  had  one 
child,  JULIA  F.,  married  and  lives  in 
Missouri.  Mr.  K.  died  in  Sangamon 
county  in  1852.  His  widow  married  a 
Mr.  Watson,  and  lives  in  Missouri. 

MART  A.  V.,  born  April  15,  1820,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Benjamin  A.  Giger.  See  his 
name. 

ANDRE  W  ST.  CLAIR,  born  April 
13,  1822,  in  Bath  county,  Ky.,  raised  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  farming  there, 
and  in  February,  1861,  left  home  unex- 
pectedly, and  the  first  heard  of  him 
at  the  end  of  two  years,  he  was  in  the 
Union  army.  Served  three  and  a  half 
vears,  and  was  honorably  discharged.  He 


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resides  four  miles  north  of  Athens,  Illi- 
nois. 

MARGARET  J.,  born  Oct.  6,  1824, 
in  Bath  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon  county  to  Benjamin  A.  Giger.  See 
Ills  name. 

AGNES  S.,  horn  Sept.  n,  1827,  in 
Kentucky,  died  unmarried  in  Sangamon 
county,  Oct.  29,  1866. 

William  B.  Kirk  died  April  12,  1847, 
and  his  widow  died  March  22,  1848,  both 
at  Mechanicsburg,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

KNIGHT,  MRS.  ELIZA- 
BETH, whose  maiden  name  was  Bow- 
en,  sister  to  Zaza  Bowen,  was  born  Jan. 
i,  1796,  in  Guilford  county,  N.  C.  She 
was  married  in  that  county  to  Abner 
Knight.  They  had  two  children  there, 
and  she  and  her  husband,  in  company 
with  her  widowed  mother  and  family, 
moved  to  Cabell  county,  West  Va.,  where 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Knight  had  six  children. 
Abner  Knight  died  there,  Dec.  17,  1838. 
Mrs.  Knight,  with  six  of  her  children, 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
April,  1839,  in  what  is  now  Loami  town- 
ship. Of  all  her  children — 

EZEKIEL,  born  in  North  Carolina, 
left  home  in  Virginia  about  the  time  the 
family  came  west.  He  went  down  the 
Mississippi  river,  and  has  never  been  heard 
of  by  the  family  since. 

MINERVA,  born  Aug.  21,  1817,  in 
North  Carolina,  married,  May  26,  1837, 
in  West  Virginia,  to  Wm.  F.  Joy.  They 
had  seven  living  children  in  West  Vir- 
ginia, and  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1857,  where  one  child  was  born.  Of  the 
eight  children — JOHN  W.  married  Eliza- 
beth Hall.  Mr.  Joy  enlisted,  Aug.,  1862, 
in  Co.  I,  73d  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  was 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Perryville, 
brought  home,  and  died.  JAMES  M. 
enlisted  in  Aug.,  1862,  in  Co.  I,  73d  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years.  He  was  captured  at 
the  battle  of  Chickamauga.  He  was  five 
weeks  in  Libby  prison,  at  Richmond,  five 
months  at  Danville,  eleven  months  in 
Amlersonville,  with  its  usual  bill  of  fare. 
He  was  released  from  that  place,  March 
27,  1865,  and  honorably  discharged,  June 
17,  1865,  He  married  Amanda  Hall,  has 
one  child,  and  lives  in  Loami  township. 
WILLIAM  E.  enlisted  Aug.,  1862,  in 
Co.  I,  73d  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  was 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Perryville,  Ky., 

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and  discharged  on  account  of  physical  dis- 
ability. He  married  Celestine  Cook,  has 
two  children,  LETTIE  MAY  and  WILLIE, 
and  lives  in  Loami.  JOSEPH  O.  enlist- 
ed Aug.,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  I, 
73d  111.  Inf.,  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of 
Mission  Ridge,  Nov.  24,  1863,  recovered, 
served  full  term,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged, June  24,  1865,  at  Springfield. 
He  was  married  to  Jane  Baker.  They 
have  three  children,  and  live  near  Loami. 
MARY  E.  married  John  D.  Nevins,  had 
two  children,  NELLIE  and  JOSEPH  o.,  and 
Mr.  Nevins  died.  His  widow  and  child 
live  with  her  mother.  BUENA  V.  en- 
listed in  1863,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  I, 
i6th  111.  Cav.,  He  was  captured,  and  first 
put  in  Libby  prison,  was  one  winter  at 
Belle  Isle,  taken  thence  to  Andersonville, 
where  he  died,  July  5,  1864.  WIRT  W., 
and  ZAZA  B.,  live  with  their  mother. 
Wm.  F.  Joy  died,  March  17,  1873,  and 
his  widow  resides  two  and  one-half  miles 
southwest  of  Loami,  Sangamon  county. 

NANCT  L.,  born  Feb.  2,  1821,  mar- 
ried Michael  Cassity. 

JAMES  M.,  born  Oct.  8,  1823,  in 
West  Virginia,  married,  Sept.  17,  1850, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Rachel  Tilley. 
They  have  ten  children — ZAZA  B.  lives 
near  Loami.  WILLIAM  A.  was  mar- 
ried, April  5,  1876,  to  Mary  Josephine 
Jarret,  and  live  near  Loami.  LEROY 
G.,  JOHN  M.,  SUSANNA,  MARY  A., 
LIZZIE  M.,  JAMES  M.,  NANCY  J. 
and  LYDIA;  the  seven  latter  live  with 
their  parents,  one  and  one-half  miles  west 
of  Loami,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

SUSANNA^  born  in  1825,  in  Virginia, 
married  Wm.  Boyd,  and  died,  leaving  five 
children  in  Indiana. 

ZAZA  D.,  born  in  Virginia,  died  in 
Sangamon  county,  at  twenty-six  years  of 
age.  t 

ABNER  W.,  born  May  18,  1832,  in 
Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Oct.  14,  1858,  to  Hepsey  Nipper,  who 
died,  leaving  one  child,  ALICE.  Mr. 
Knight  was  married,  Oct.  17,  1872,  to 
Catharine  R.  Langston,  who  was  born 
Aug.  17,  1851,  in  Mason  county.  They 
live  near  Mason  City,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  West  Virginia, 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  aged  twenty- 
two  years. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Knight  resides  with  her 
son,  James  M.,  in  Loami  township — 1874. 


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KNOTTS,  THOMAS,  was 
born  in  Lee  county,  Virginia,  and  was 
married  there  to  Ella  Young.  They 
moved  to  Washington  county,  Ind.,  and 
from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  the  spring  of  1819,  in  what  is 
now  Ball  township.  They  had  ten 
children,  four  of  whom,  or  their  de- 
scendants, live  in  Ball  township,  namely — 

LUCT  married  Martin  G.  Pulliam. 
See  his  name. 

ALBION,  born  April  i,  1814,  was 
married  April  16,  1835,  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Linna  Davidson,  who  was  born 
Dec.  23,  1819.  They  had  seven  children 
in  Sangamon  county.  THOMAS,  born 
Nov.,  1837,  man"ied  Cassandra  Pedde- 
cord,  a  native  of  Ohio  county,  Ky.,  and 
daughter  of  Jonathan  Peddecord,  now  of 
Ball  township.  Thomas  Knotts  and  wife 
had  two  children,  CORDELIA  E.  and 
THOMAS.  Mr.  Knotts  died  Dec.  26,  1870, 
and  his  widow  and  children  live  in  Ball 
township.  JOHN,  unmarried,  and  lives 
with  his  father.  ELLA  married  George 
S.  Pulliam.  See  his  name.  SAMUEL 
was  born  a  cripple,  in  1845,  lives  with  his 
father.  ELIZABETH  married  Joseph 
Dragoo,  and  lives  in  Ball  township. 
JOSEPH  O.  married  Martha  Brawner, 
and  lives  in  Pawnee  township.  WIL- 
LIAM J.  lives  with  his  father.  Mrs.  Linna 
Knotts  died,  and  Albion  Knotts  was 
married  March  2,  1854,  to  Mary  J.  Ped- 
decord. They  have  four  children, 
CHARLES  W.,  ALBERT,  HENRY 
J.  and  EDDIE,  all  live  with  their  parents 
on  the  farm  where  their  grandfather 
Knotts  settled  in  1819.  It  is  in  Ball 
township,  two  and  a  half  miles  southeast 
of  Chatham. 

THOMAS,  Jun.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Elizabeth  Brawrter.  They 
have  six  children,  and  live  two  and  a  half 
miles  southeast  of  Chatham. 

RUTH  married  Henry  Shoup.  See 
his  name. 

AMELIA  married  Mr.  Withrow,  and 
lives  in  Macoupin  county,  Illinois. 

DANIEL  married  Martha  Keagle. 
She  lives  in  Springfield. 

ETTA  married  John  M.Taylor,  and 
lives  in  Iowa. 


Thomas  Knotts,  Sen.,  died  within  one 
year  after  bringing  his  family  into  the 
new  country. 

KNOX,  THOMAS  J.,  was  born 
in  1802,  at  Wheeling,  Va.  He  went  to 
Kentucky  when  a  boy,  and  came  to  San- 
gamon county  in  1820,  stopping  in  what 
is  now  Clear  Lake  township.  He  was 
commissioned  3d  Lieutenant  of  25th  111. 
Militia  by  Gov.  Edwards,  March  4,  1830, 
and  served  in  the  Black  Hawk  war.  He 
was  married  in  1830  to  Mrs.  Mary  Myers, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Danley.  She 
had  four  children  by  her  first  marriage. 
Her  son,  Samuel  Myers,  lives  north  of 
Riverton,  Illinois. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Knox  had  six  children  in 
Sangamon  county,  namely — 

RUTH M.,  married  Lewis  Allen,  had 
one  child,  and  lives  near  Carthage,  Mis- 
souri. 

MARGARET  J.,  married  John 
Hawker,  have  five  children,  and  lives  in 
Pana. 

CAR  T  J.  married  Peter  Mann.  Sec 
his  name. 

NANCT  A.  married  Charles  Parker. 
They  had  one  child.  Air.  Parker  enlisted 
August,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  C, 
1 1 4th  111.  Inf.,  was  wounded  and  captured 
June  10,  1864,  at  Guntown,  Miss.  He 
died  from  the  effects  of  privation  in  An- 
dersonville  prison.  His  widow  married 
Charles  Cruser,  has  two  children,  and 
lives  near  Carthage,  Mo. 

JAMES  M.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  enlisted  August,  1862,  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  I,  i  i4th  111.  Inf.  He  was 
transferred  to  the  quartermaster's  depart- 
ment, served  his  full  term,  and  was  hon- 
orably discharged  in  186^.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  1867,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Elizabeth  Johnson.  They  have  two 
children,  and  live  near  Danvers,  McLean 
county. 

MART  ALICE  A.,  born  May  7, 
1843,  married  Dec.  24,  1867,  to  William 
Richardson,  who  was  born  May  u,  1840, 
in  New  Haven,  Conn.  They  have  two 
children,  GERTRUDE  and  JANET, 
and  live  two  miles  east  of  Riverton. 

Thomas  J.  Knox  died  Dec.  8,  1857,  and 
his  widow  was  killed  by  a  team  backing 
off  an  embankment  in  Clear  Lake  town- 
ship, August  15,  1 86 1. 


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435 


LAMB,  GEORGE,  was  born 
Dec.,  1789,  near  Hagerstown,  Maryland, 
and  when  quite  young  went  to  Mt. 
Pleasant,  Westmoreland  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania, where  he  learned  the  business  of 
saddle  and  harness-making.  He  was  mar- 
ried at  Mt.  Pleasant  May  24,  1820,  to 
Eliza  H.  Hubbs,  who  was  born  in  that 
place  in  1794.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Dr.  Charles  Hubbs,  who,  although  a 
a  member  of  the  Society  of  Friends,  was 
a  surgeon  in  the  American  army,  near  the 
close  of  the  Revolution.  Later  in  life, 
Dr.  Hubbs  became  a  preacher  in  the  Bap- 
tist church.  George  Lamb's  ancestors 
were  members  of  the  Society  of  Friends 
also.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lamb  had  three 
children  in  Pennsylvania,  and  moved  to 
Kaskaskia,  Randolph  county,  111.,  in  the 
spring  of  1830,  where  two  children  were 
born.  One  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Eliza 
H.  Lamb  died  Aug.  15,  1834,  in  Chester, 
111.,  and  in  June,  1836,  George  Lamb 
moved  to  Springfield.  Of  his  four  child- 
ren— 

CHARLES  H.,  born  May  19,  1822, 
at  Brownsville,  Fayette  county,  Penn., 
accompanied  his  parents  to  Illinois,  and 
came  to  Springfield  in  1832,  preceding  his 
father,  to  attend  school.  He  remained 
one  year,  and  returned  to  his  parents,  who 
had  moved  from  Kaskaskia  to  Chester, 
111.  He  afterwards  learned  the  printing 
business,  in  the  Sangamo  Journal  in 
Springfield,  with  Simeon  Francis  &  Co. 
In  1841,  Charles  H.  Lamb  started  the 
Rock  River  Register,  at  Grande  de 
Tour,  Ogle  county,  111.,  but  sold  out  the 
following  spring.  He  was  afterwards, 
with  his  uncle,  James  L.  Lamb,  in  the 
pork  packing  business.  He  is  unmarried, 
and  resides  on  hi.?  farm,  near  Pawnee,  in 
Ball  township,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

MART  ELIZA,  born  Oct.  6,  1824, 
near  Mt.  Pleasant,  Penn.,  died  Aug.  23, 
1834,  at  Chester,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  Nov.  14,  1826, 
in  Pennsylvania,  died  Oct.  I,  1834,  at 
Chester,  Illinois. 

SUSAN  /I/.,  born  Sept.  3,  1830,  in 
Kaskaskia,  111.,  was  brought  up  by  her 
aunt,  Hannah  G.  Mather,  and  married  in 
Springfield,  111.,  Nov.  14,  1855,  to  Dr.  C. 


Perry  Slater,  who  died  at  Springfield 
March  12,  1858,  leaving  two  children. 
JULIA  died  in  infancy.  HANNAH  M., 
born  Sept.  10,  1850,  in  Springfield,  lives 
with  her  mother  in  Chicago.  Mrs.  Susan 
M.  Slater  was  married  Nov.  9,  1870,  to 
James  H.  Roberts.  See  his  name. 

George  Lamb  was  married  March  28, 
1840,  in  Springfield,  to  Mrs.  Lucinda 
Crowder,  whose  maiden  name  was  San- 
ders, a  native  of  Kentucky.  They  had 
three  children — 

JAMES  7'.,  born  May  23",  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Dec.  5, 
1867,  to  Mary  Weber.  They  had  four 
children,  CHARLES  W.,  who  died 
Sept.  8,  1875;  EMILY  O.,  GEORGE 
CARROLL  and  JOSEPH  F.,  and  live 
in  Ball  township,  four  miles  northwest  of 
Pawnee,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

GEORGE  G.,  born  Aug.  16,  1845, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  there 
Feb.,  1869,  to  Marietta  Clayton.  They 
have  three  children,  JAMES,  ESTEL- 
LA  and  CHARLES,  and  live  in  Cotton 
Hill  township,  three  and  a  half  miles  north 
of  Pawnee. 

MAR  T  E.,  born  Oct.  u,  1848,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  there  Nov. 
14,  1867,  to  William  O.  Matthews.  See 
his  name.  They  have  two  children, 
IDA  M.  and  FANNIE  A.,  and  live  in 
Cotton  Hill  township,  three  and  a  half 
miles  north  of  Pawnee,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

George  Lamb  died  Aug.  26,  1867,  and 
Mrs.  Lucinda  Lamb  died  Jan.  18,  1872, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

LAMB,  JAMES  L.,  brother  to 
George  Lamb,  was  born  Nov.  7,  1800,  at 
Connellsville,  Fayette  county,  Penn.  His 
father,  George  Lamb,  died  while  he  was 
quite  young,  leaving  six  children  to  be 
cared  for  by  the  widowed  mother.  The 
family  were  members  of  the  "Society  of 
Friends."  James  early  desired  to  assist 
his  mother  in  bringing  up  the  family,  and 
at  twelve  years  of  age  went  to  Cincinnati, 
making  his  trip  on  horseback,  and  engaged 
as  clerk  with  Hugh  Glenn,  a  relative  of 
the  family,  and  a  prominent  merchant  of 
that  city.  In  1820  J.  L.  Lamb  removed 
to  Kaskaskia,  111.,  where  he  engaged  in 
mercantile  pursuits  and  pork  packing,  in 
company  with  Col.  Thos.  Mather  and  S.  B. 
Opdycke,  at  that  place  and  at  Chester,  111. 
This  firm  packed  and  shipped  the  first 


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EARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


barrel  of  pork  ever  sent  to  New  Orleans 
from  Illinois.  J.  L.  Lamb  was  married, 
Jan.  13,  1824,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  to  Susan 
H.  Cranmer,  daughter  of  Dr.  Cranmer  of 
that  city.  She  was  born  there,  Aug.  13, 
1803.  They  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  in 
1831,  and  in  moving  his  effects  it  was 
necessary  to  charter  a  boat  at  St.  Louis, 
and  take  it  up  the  Kaskaskia  river  to  the 
village.  This  was  the  only  instance  of  a 
steam  boat  ascending  that  stream.  The 
goods  were  landed  at  Beardstown,  and 
transported  to  Springfield  in  wagons. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  L.  Lamb  had  seven 
children ;  two  died  young.  Of  the  other 
five — 

JOHN  C.,  born  June  16,  1825,  in 
Kaskaskia,  was  married  in  Goshen,  N.  Y., 
Dec.,  1868,  to  Anna  Pougher,  a  native  of 
England.  J.  C.  Lamb  was  engaged  with 
his  father  in  pork  packing,  and  is  now  the 
proprietor  of  the  ^xEtna  foundry  and  ma- 
chine works,  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

SUSAN  A.,  born  April  3,  1828,  in 
Kaskaskia,  Was  married  in  Springfield, 
Oct.  20,  1847,  to  John  Cook,  who  was 
born  June  12,  1826,  in  Belleville,  111.  Mr. 
and  Mrs  Cook  had  seven  children,  four  of 
whom  died  in  infancy.  JAMES  L., 
JOHN  C.  and  WILLIAM  J.  live  with 
their  parents.  John  Cook  was  the  only 
son  of  Hon.  Daniel  P.  Cook,  one  of  the 
early  congressmen  from  Illinois,  who  mar- 
ried a  daughter  of  Gov.  Ninian  Edwards. 
She  died  when  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
was  quite  young,  and  he  was  brought  up 
by  his  grandfather,  Gov.  Edwards.  He 
was  under  the  instruction  of  Rev.  John 
F.  Brooks  (then  of  Belleville,  but  now  of 
Springfield),  from  1834  to  1840,  and  en- 
tered Illinois  College,  at  Jacksonville,  in 
1841.  He  was  obliged  to  abandon  his 
studies  the  next  year,  from  a  temporary 
loss  of  sight,  and  afterwards  attempted  to 
finish  his  education  at  Kemper  College, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  but  failed  from  defective 
sight;  and  clerked  in  a  commission  house 
in  the  latter  city  for  three  years.  Jan.  8, 
1846,  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Haw- 
ley  &  Edwards,  in  Springfield,  111.,  in  the 
dry  goods  business.  In  1854  John  Cook 
was  elected  Mayor  of  Springfield,  and  in 
1856  Sheriff  of  Sangamon  county.  At 
the  expiration  of  his  term,  Gov.  W.  H. 
Bissell  appointed  him  Quartermaster  Gen- 
eral of  Illinois,  and  in  1858  he  organized 
an  independent  military  company,  called 


the  Springfield  Zouave  Grays,  and  was 
chosen  Captain.  This  company  was  ac- 
cepted by  Gov.  Yates,  under  the  State's 
quota  of  75,000  men  in  1861,  and  was  the 
nucleus  of  the  ist  Reg.,  111.  Vol.  Inf.,  of 
which  he  was  chosen  Colonel,  and  which 
was  called  No.  7,  in  honor  of  the  six  regi- 
ments furnished  by  Illinois  for  the  Mexi- 
can war.  Col.  Cook's  commission  was 
dated  April  24,  i86i,and  the  regiment  was 
mustered  in  at  Camp  Yates,  April  25, 1861, 
by  Capt.  John  Pope  of  the  regular  army, 
and  was,  consequently,  the  first  regiment 
to  enter  the  field  from  Illinois  for 
suppressing  the  rebellion.  They  wefe 
ordered  to  several  different  points, 
and  at  Fort  "Joe  Holt,"  Ky.,  Col. 
John  Cook  was  assigned  command  of  a 
Brigade.  Feb.  3,  1862,  he  was  assigned 
to  the  command  of  Gen.  Charles  F. 
Smith,  in  the  movement  up  the  Cumber- 
land and  Tennessee  rivers.  After  the  cap- 
ture of  Fort  Donelson  Col.  Cook  was 
commissioned  Brigadier  General,  for  gal- 
lant conduct.  During  the  advance  on 
Corinth  he  was  ordered  to  report  to  the 
Secretary  of  War,  and  was  assigned  a 
command  consisting  of  his  brigade,  with 
two  brigades  from  Gen.  Shields  division, 
eleven  batteries  of  Artillery,  and  two  reg- 
iments of  cavalry.  After  McClellan's  re- 
treat from  Harrison's  Landing  and  Pope's 
retreat  from  the  valley,  Gen.  Cook  was 
relieved,  at  his  own  request,  and  the  fol- 
lowing fall  was  ordered  to  report  to  Major 
Gen.  John  Pope,  commanding  the  military 
department  of  the  northwest,  under  whom 
he  remained  until  Oct.  9,  1864,  when  he 
was  assigned  command  of  the  military 
district  of  Illinois,  with  headquarters  at 
Springfield.  He  was  there  mustered  out, 
having  been  previously  commissioned  by 
President  Johnson,  Major  General  by 
brevet.  He  was  elected  in  the  fall  of 
1868,  Representative  in  the  Illinois  State 
Legislature,  from  Sangamon  county.  He 
was  instrumental  in  securing  the  second 
appropriation  for  the  erection  of  the  New 
State  House.  Gen.  Cook  and  family  re- 
side in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

CAROLINE  F.,  born  Feb.  8,  1831, 
was  married  in  Springfield,  Dec.  19,  1855, 
to  William  J.  Black,  who  was  born  in 
Vandalia,  111.,  Nov.  n,  1828.  He  died, 
Nov.  24,  1861,  leaving  a  widow,  who  re- 
sides with  her  mother  in  Springfield. 

HANNAH  M.,  born  July  6,  1838,  in 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTY. 


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Springfield,  was  married  there,  June  18, 
1862,  to  Legh  R.  Kimball,  who  was  born 
Aug.  7,  1826,  in  New  Hampshire.  They 
had  one  child  JULIA  L.,  who  died  in  in- 
fancy. Mr.  Kimball  was  paymaster  on 
the  Chicago  &  Alton  railroad,  and  after- 
wards General  Agent  on  the  T.  W.  & 
\\  .  railroad.  He  died  May  30,  1865,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  and  his  widow  resides 
there  with  her  mother  also. 

ELIZABETH  T.,  horn  July  29, 
1844,  m  Springfield,  was  married  June  8, 
1864,  to  Gideon  R.  Brainerd.  They  have 
four  living  children,  LEGH  K  I M- 
BALL,  BENJAMIN  H.,  JAMES  L. 
L.  and  SUSAN  L.  Mr.  Brainard  was 
book-keeper  in  the  Marine  and  Fire  Insu- 
rance Company's  Bank.  He  is  now  en- 
gaged in  farming,  two  miles  west  of 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

James  L.  Lamb  was  an  elder  in  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  of  Springfield, 
and  a  director  of  the  Theological  Semi- 
nary of  the  Northwest,  at  Chicago.  He 
was  an  active,  earnest,  Christian  gentleman, 
always  interested  in  education,  and  a 
friend  to  those  in  need,  as  the  writer  of 
this  can  testify  from  personal  knowledge. 
He  was  in  the  pork  packing  business, 
in  Spi'ingfield,  from  1842  to  the  time  of 
his  death,  which  occurred  Dec.  3,  1873. 
His  widow  and  children  reside  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

LAMB,  HANNAH  G.,  a  native 
of  Pennsylvania,  and  sister  to  George  and 
James  L.  Lamb,  was  married  to  Col. 
Thomas  Mather.  See  his  name. 

LAM  UN,  JAMES,  was  born 
Dec.  12,  1802,  in  Ross  county,  Ohio,  and 
was  married  May  25,  1822,  in  that  coun- 
ty, to  Ann  McCafFerty,  had  three  living 
children,  and  Mrs.  Lamun  died  there, 
May  31,  1830.  Mr.  Lamun  came  to 
Springfield  alone  in  1839,  and  four  or 
five  years  later  returned  to  Ohio  and 
brought  out  his  three  children,  namely — 

JOHN,  born  July  2,  1823,  in  Ross 
county,  Ohio,  and  after  spending  several 
years  in  Sangamon  county,  returned  to 
Ohio,  and  was  there  married;  has  six 
children,  and  lives  in  the  northwest  cor- 
ner of  Cooper  township,  two  and  a  half 
miles  southeast  of  Mechanicsburg. 

ELEANOR,  born  March  3,  1825,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Flemuel  Prickett,  and  lives  near  Mt. 
Auburn,  Christian  county,  Illinois. 


ANDRE  W,  born  March  25,  1829,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Hettie  Robbins.  They  moved  to  the  vi- 
cinity of  Shady  Grove  Postoffice,  Dallas 
county,  Mo.,  where  he  died  in  1870,  leav- 
ing a  widow  and  six  children. 

James  Lamun  has  remained  a  widower 
forty-five  years,  and  resides  in  the  north- 
east corner  of  Cooper  township,  two  and 
a  half  miles  southeast  of  Mechanicsburg, 
Illinois. — 1874. 

LACY,  CLAWSON,  was  born 
April  i,  1800,  in  Morris  county,  New 
Jersey.  Phebe  Force  was  born  March 
23,  1799.  They  were  there  married, 
Dec.  24,  1820,  and  had  five  children  in 
that  county.  The  family  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  June  5,  1830, 
in  what  is  now  Salisbury  township, 
where  they  had  five  children.  Four  of 
their  children  died  young.  Of  the  other 
six — 

HARRIET,  born  May  27,  1822,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  Jacob  Carman  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  she  died  August, 
1859,  in  Christian  county.  Mr.  Carman 
and  his  threfc  daughters,  all  married,  live 
in  Missouri. 

SARAH  F.,  born  Feb.  14,  1828,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, March  19,  1848,  to  John  Hale,  who 
was  born  April  i,  1818,  in  Muskingum 
county,  Ohio.  They  had  three  living 
children,  OSCAR  A.,  ELLIS  A.  and 
ELMER  E.,  live  with  their  parents  in 
Salisbury  township.  John  Hale  enlisted 
August  12,  1862,  in  Co.  H,  ii4th  111.  Inf., 
for  three  years,  served  full  term,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  August  8,  1865. 

MAHLON  S.,  born  Feb.  20,  1830,  in 
New  Jersey,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
Jan.  25,  1855. 

^  JACOB  C,  born  Nov.  3,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Mrs.  Susan 
Stone,  whose  maiden  name  was  Gard. 
They  have  four  living  children,  LOTTIE, 
HARRIET  C.,  MARY  J.  and  MAG- 
GIE D.,  and  live  in  Salisbury  township. 
Jacob  C.  Lacy  enlisted  August  12,  1862, 
in  Co.  H,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years, 
was  captured  at  the  battle  of  Guntown, 
Miss.,  June  10,  1864,  was  more  than  nine 
months  in  Andersonville  prison.  His 
hearing  and  health  is  impaired  from  priva- 
tion and  suffering. 

JOHN,  born  March  31,  1840,  in  San- 
gamon county.  He  enlisted  August  12, 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  H,  i  I4th  111. 
Inf.,  was  captured  at  the  battle  of  Gun- 
town,  June  10,  1864,  taken  to  Anderson- 
rille,  remained  seven  months  and  eighteen 
jays,  and  was  exchanged ;  served  full 
term,  and  was  honorably  discharged.  He 
weighed  one  hundred  and  sixty-five 
pounds  when  he  went  into  Andersonville, 
and  ninety  pounds  when  he  came  out. 
He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Cox.  They 
had  one  child,  JAMES  H.,  who  died, 
aged  three  years.  John  Lacy  and  wife 
live  with  his  parents,  near  Salisbury. — 
1874. 

PHCEBE,  born  June  20,  1843,  in  San- 
gamon  county,  married  Alvetus  Jackson, 
who  was  born  at  Jay,  Oxford  county, 
Maine,  about  1830.  They  have  four  chil- 
dren, BENJAMIN  F.,  ORPHA,  AN- 
NIE and  ADA,  and  reside  in  Salisbury 
township. 

Clawson  Lacy  lives,  now — 1874 — in 
Salisbury  township,  near  where  they  set- 
tled in  1830. 

LAKE,  BAYLISS  G.,  was  born 
Nov.  i,  1795,  in  Fauquier  county,  Va. 
He  was  married  in  Frederick  county 
Oct.  5,  1820,  to  Eliza  Glascock,  who  was 
born  in  London  county  Oct.  31,  1800. 
They  at  once  moved  to  Clark  county, 
Ohio,  where  they  had  three  children. 
B.  G.  Lake  and  John  McBeth  started 
April  3,  1827,  on  foot,  to  see  Illinois. 
They  arrived  at  Springfield  April  141!!. 
Mr.  Lake  had  some  friends  in  the  county. 
After  spending  about  one  month  with 
them,  he  made  an  engagement  to  help 
herd  some  cattle  and  drive  them  east,  ar- 
riving at  his  home  in  June  with  more 
money  than  when  he  started.  He  moved 
his  family  in  a  wagon  drawn  by  four 
horses,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1827,  in  what 
is  now  Fancy  Creek  township,  where 
they  had  six  children.  Of  their  nine 
children — 

MARY,  born  May  16,  1823,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Stephen 
Wilcockson.  See  his  name. 

THOMAS  W.,  born  July  4,  1825, 
in  Clark  county,  Ohio,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  June  27,  1847,  *°  Ju"a  J^- 
England.  They  had  ten  children.  Four 
died  in  infancy,  and  DANIEL  was 
drowned  when  ten  years  old.  Of  the 
other  five,  MARY  F.  married  Eugene 
Hockaday ;  has  two  children,  NOURMA  and 
WILLIAM  E.,  and  live  near  Champaign 


city,  111.  WILLIAM  F.  married  Annie 
Driskill;  has  one  child,  OLLIE  MAY,  arid 
live  near  Lincoln,  111.  LAURA  E., 
MARGARET  E.  and  JOSEPH  A.  live 
with  their  parents  in  WiHiatnsville,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

PHEBE,  born  June  23,  1827,  m  wi,,^, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  William 
Mount,  who  was  born  April  20,  1826,  in 
Monmouth  county,  New  Jersey.  They 
had  three  children.  JOHN  W.  and 
TOM  E.  live  with  their  parents.  AUS- 
TRALIA died,  aged  eight  years.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Mount  reside  in  Menard  coun- 
ty, six  miles  northwest  of  Williamsville, 
Illinois. 

HARRID,  born  April  n,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  killed  in  1843  by 
a  horse  running  away  with  himself  and 
sister,  Mary. 

EDNA,  born  June  7,  1831,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  John  H.  Council. 
See  his  name. 

HENRY,  born  April  24,  1834,  in  San- 
gamon county,  lives  near  Lawndale,  Lo- 
gan county — 1874. 

JOHN  S.,  born  Jan.  9,  1840,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Feb.  26,  1867,  to 
Charlotte  Brittin.  They  have  one  child, 
DORA  E.,  and  live  in  Fancy  Creek  town- 
ship. 

MARGARET,  born  Dec.  15,  1843, in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Andrew  J. 
Barber,  who  was  born  Oct.  5,  1836,  in 
Fauquier  county,  Va.  They  have  two 
children,  JOHN  and  BAYLISS  L.,  and 
live  in  Fancy  Creek  township. 

HARRIET  C.,  born  Oct.  22,  1845, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Evans  E. 
Brittin.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Eliza  Lake  died  Aug.  28,  1864, 
and  Bayliss  Lake  was  married  Sept.  26, 
1865,  to  Sallie  McKendree.  She  was 
born  Dec.  6,  1804,  in  Jefferson  county, 
Va.  They  reside  four  and  a  half  miles 
northwest  of  Sherman,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

LAKE,  THOMAS,  was  born 
Dec.  30,  1800,  in  Fauquier  county,  Va. 
Harriet  Dillon  was  born  Nov.  27,  1808,  in 
the  same  county.  They  were  there  mar- 
ried, Jan.  4,  1826,  and  had  two  children 
there.  The  family  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  what  is  now  Fancy 
creek  township,  where  seven  children 
were  born.  Of  the  nine  children — 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


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ANN  E.,  born  July  17,  1830,  in  Vir- 
ginia,'(lied  unmarried  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, aged  thirty-two  years. 

BATLISS  E.,  born  August  10,  1832, 
in  Fauquier  county,  Va.,  raised  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Sarah  Rogers. 
They  have  one  child,  JAMES,  and  live 
near  Winterset,  Iowa.  Bayliss  E.  Lake 
enlisted  in  July,  1861,  in  Co.  D,  ist  Iowa 
Cav.,  for  three  years,  re-enlisted  as  a  vet- 
eran, served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion, 
and  was  honorably  discharged. 

SUSANNA,  born   Nov.  20,   1834,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  John  L.  Har- 
ris.    They  have  two  children,  THOMAS 
M.  and  HATTIE,  and  live  near  Bedford,  . 
Taylor  county,  Iowa. 

JAMES,  born  June  i,  1837,  m  ^an~ 
gamon  county.  He  enlisted  in  Sept., 
1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  G,  H4th  111. 
Inf.,  and  was  appointed  Sergeant.  He 
was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Guntown, 
Miss.,  June  n,  1864,  captured,  and  died  in 
rebel  prison  at  Mobile,  Alabama. 

JOHN  P.,  born  June  6,  1839,  in  San- 
gamon county.  He  enlisted  August  9, 
1861,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  A,  3d  111. 
Cav.,  and  was  discharged  on  account  of 
physical  disability,  Dec.  25,  1861.  He  was 
married  Nov.  29,  1865,  to  Matilda  Lemon, 
who  was  born  June  n,  1847,  in  Ireland. 
They  have  two  children,  CHARLES  W. 
and  CORA  A.,  and  live  in  Fancy  Creek 
township. 

ELIZABETH  A.,  born  May  13, 
1842,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Win. 
F.  Constant.  See  his  name.  They  have 
one  child.  MARY  E. 

AGNES  C.,  born  June  5,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Charles  Uns- 
by.  She  died  March  16,  1871,  in  Wil- 
liams township. 

WILLIAM B.,  born  August  23,  1847, 
in  Sangamon  county,  resides  with  his 
mother. 

.\f.\l\T  .I/.,  born  June  28,  1850,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  John  W.Jones. 
They  have  one  child,  DORA  A.,  and  re- 
side in  Logan  county. 

Thomas  Lake  died  April  10,  1853,  and 
his  widow  lives  two  and  a  half  miles  west 
of  Williamsville,  Illinois. 

LANGSTON,JECHONIAH, 
was  born  in  the  year  1769,  in  South  Car- 
olina. His  father  was  a  Whig,  and  Jech- 
oniah  was  often  sent  by  his  father  to 
convey  information  to  Whigs  of  the 


whereabouts  and  doings  of  the  Tories. 
On  one  occasion  the  Tories  were  about  to 
kill  his  father,  and  he  informed  the 
Whig  soldiers  in  time  to  save  his  life. 
He  was  then  about  ten  years  old,  and 
soon  after,  some  of  the  Tory  soldiers 
caught  him,  and  taking  a  leather  strap 
used  for  fastening  their  extra  clothing 
behind  them  on  their  saddles,  they  hung 
hung  him  to  a  beam  outside  his  father's 
•  barn,  and  watched  him  until  he  ceased 
to  manifest  any  signs  of  life;  and  then 
took  him  down  to  save  the  strap,  and  left 
him  on  the  ground  dead,  as  they  supposed ; 
but  after  a  long  time  he  came  to  life.  He 
was  married  in  South  Carolina,  and  after 
the  birth  of  one  child,  his  wife  died.  He 
left  the  child  there,  and  went  to  Wayne 
county,  Ky.,  where  he  was  married  to 
Nancy  Dodson.  They  had  three  children 
in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Champaign 
county,  Ohio,  where  two  children  were 
born;  and  then  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  J 11.,  arriving  Feb.,  1820,  in  what 
is  now  Fancy  Creek  township,  where 
they  had  four  children.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

JOSEPH  D.,  born  Dec.  25,  1805,  in 
Wayne  county,  Ky.,  married  July  23, 
1829,  to  Elizabeth  Cantrall.  She  was 
born  Aug.  29,  1808,  in  Ohio.  They  had 
five  living  children  in  Sangamon  county. 
WILLIAM  C.,  born  April  25,  1830, 
married  Oct.  28,  1851,  to  Elizabeth  J. 
Fagan,  who  died  Dec.  26,  1853,  and  he 
married  June  17,  1855,  to  Eliza  J.  King. 
They  live  in  Fancy  Creek  township,  seven 
miles  north  of  Springfield.  EMILY, 
born  in  1832,  married  Asaph  Bates. 
They  had  five  children,  THERESA  E., 

JOHN     T.,     EMZABETH    A.,  EMILY     S.,     and 

JOSEPH  w.,  and  Mrs.  Bates  died  May  8, 
1872.  THERESA  and  JOHN,  twins, 
born  May  n,  1834.  She  died  June  22, 
1856.  JOHN  married  April  n,  1862,  to 
Martha  Price.  They  had  one  child,  EVA 
JANE,  and  he  enlisted  Aug.,  1862,  in  Co. 
C,  I  I4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years.  He  was 
killed  at  the  battle  of  Nashville,  Tenn., 
Dec.  15,  1864.  JAMES  B.  born  Nov. 
29,  1836,  married  Eliza  Taylor;  have  five 
children,  SARAH  A.,  MARY  A.,  JOHN  o., 
IDA  s.,  and  BKUI.AH,  and  live  near  his 
father,  in  Menard  county.  Joseph  D. 
Langston  and  wife  reside  in  Menard 
county,  one  mile  north  of  Sangamon 
county  line,  and  one  mile  west  of  Peoria 


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road,  and    fifteen   miles  north   of  Spring- 
field. 

Joseph  D.  Langston  remembers  that 
during  the  fourteen  months  from  the  time 
his  father  moved  into  his  new  home  until 
Sangamon  county  was  organized,  they 
were  under  the  jurisdiction  of  Madison 
county,  and  the  authorities  at  Edwards- 
ville  claimed  that  they  were  entitled  to 
some  revenue  from  the  isolated  settlers. 
They  were  so  scattered  that  it  was  not 
thought  advisable  to  send  out  an  assessor, 
and  after  him  a  collector,  but  the  sheriff, 
Bowling  Whitesides,  would  send  out  a 
deputy,  with  instructions  to  assess  and 
collect  as  he  went.  Mr.  Langston  re- 
members that  late  in  1820  or  early  in  1821, 
the  deputy  came,  riding  one  horse  and 
leading  another,  with  a  pack  saddle  on  it. 
He  would  engage  in  a  promiscuous  con- 
versation, and  without  making  his  business 
known,  would  fix  some  value  on  their  pro- 
perty. He  would  direct  the  conversation 
in  such  a  manner  as  to  ascertain  how  many 
coon  skins  they  had  on  hand.  He  would 
then  make  his  business  known,  and  pro- 
ceed to  make  his  assessment  and  col- 
lection. Mr.  Langston  said  it  was  a  re- 
markable fact  that  the  tax  in  almost  every 
case  amounted  to  exactly  the  number  of 
coon  skins  they  had  on  hand.  When  the 
officer  had  accumulated  all  his  horse  could 
carry, he  would  go  to  Edwardsville,  make 
a  deposit,  and  return  for  another  load. 
And  that  was  the  way  the  first  revenue 
was  collected  in  Sangamon  county. 

JAMES  W.,  born  June  15,  1808,  in 
Wayne  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Nov.  n,  1838,  to  Mrs.  Har- 
riet L.  Skinner,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Constant.  They  had  five  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  WILLIAM  H.,  born  July 
6,  1841,  enlisted  June  10,  1862,  in  Co.  H, 
yoth  111.  Inf.,  for  three  months,  served 
four  months  and  thirteen  days  as  Sergeant, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  Oct.  23, 
1862.  He  again  enlisted,  Jan.  30,  1864,  in 
the  naval  service  for  one  year,  at  Mound 
City,  111.,  served  until  May  4,  1865,  when 
he  was  honorably  discharged  at  Philadel- 
phia. He  was  married  -Nov.  3,  1870.  at 
Jacksonville,  111.,  to  Belle  B.  Rowe,  who 
was  born  Sept.  12,  1848,  at  Hazleton, 
Luzerne  county,  Pa.  They  have  one 
child,  IRENE,  and  reside  at  Louisana, 
Pike  county,  Mo.  MARY  G.,  born 
July  19,  1843,  married  April  10,  1866,  to 


George  W.  Thompson,  who  was  born 
March,  1837,  in  Washington  county,  f^ew 
York.  He  was  Captain  of  a  company  in 
the  1 6th  111.  Inf.,  and  served  from  1862  to 
the  end  of  the  rebellion.  TJiey  have  four 
children,  HARRIET  M.,  LAURA  L.,  LILIAN 
GRANT  and  GERTRUDE,  and  reside  near 
Warrensburg,  Macon  county,  Illinois. 
ELIZA  J.,  born  April  23,  1846,  is  un- 
married, and  lives  with  her  mother. 
MARTHA  E.,  born  Oct.  3,  1849,  and 
died  in  her  eleventh  year.  LAURA 
died  in  her  second  year.  James  W.  Langs- 
ton  died  March  16,  1855,  and  his  widow, 
Mrs.  Harriet  Langston,  resides  in  Me- 
chanicsburg,  Illinois. 

JECHONIAH,  7^.,  born  in  Wayne 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Mary  Martin.  They  had  eight  child- 
ren. Mr.  Langston  died,  and  his  family 
live  near  Macomb,  McDonough  county, 
Illinois. 

MARTHA,  born  April  20,  1816,  in 
Champaign  county,  Ohio,  married  in 
Sangamon  connty,  Dec.  i,  1844,  *°  Jonn 
R.  McKee,  who  was  born  Nov.  10,  1820, 
near  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  They  had  one 
child,  EMMA,  who  died  in  her  third 
year.  Mr.  McKee  enlisted,  Aug.  i, 
1861,  in  Co.  F,  33d  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years.  He  re-enlisted  Dec.  31,  1863,  at 
Indianola,  Texas,  and  served  until  Oct., 
1865,  when  about  one  month  before  his 
regiment  he  was  mustered  out.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  McKee  live  at  Williamsville,  Illi- 
nois. 

MARY  G.,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Aug.  13,  1840,  to  Al- 
exander M.  Doake,  who  was  born  in 
Kentucky.  They  both  died,  leaving  one 
child,  MARGARET  J.,  who  married  to 
Lewis  Ludy.  They  have  five  children, 
and  live  at  Emporia,  Kansas. 

MARGARET,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Isaac  Booth.  They  both 
died,  leaving  one  child,  ALICE,  who 
married  George  Simpson.  They  live  in 
Missouri. 

NANCY  H.,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  Joseph  Shepherd.  They  had 
one  child,  CHARLES,  who  died,  aged 
seven  years.  Mr.  S.  died,  and  she  married 
Samuel  Yocom.  See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  John  Ludy,  moved  to 
Emporia,  Lyons  county,  Kansas.  Mrs. 
Ludy  died,  leaving  five  children,  three  of 


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whom  died.     The  family  live  at  Emporia, 
Kansas. 

JANE,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Lewis  Ludy,  and  died  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  leaving  two  children. 

Jechoniah  Langston  died,  Feb.,  1852,  in 
Sangamon  county.  His  widow  moved 
to  Kansas,  and  died,  Aug.  19,  1866,  near 
Emporia,  Lyons  county. 

LANHAM,  MRS.  ANN  E., 
whose  maiden  name  was  Havner,  was 
born  May  29,  1800,  in  London  county, 
Va.  She  was  married  in  Harrison  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  to  Walter  Lanham,  and  moved 
to  Perry  county,  Ohio,  where  they  had 
three  children,  and  Mr.  Lanham  died 
there.  Mrs.  Lanham,  with  her  children, 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriv- 
ing in  the  fall  of  1840,  at  Mechanicsburg. 
Of  her  three  children — 

SOLOMON,  born  May  4,  1821,  in 
Perry  county,  Ohio,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Nov.  25,  1846,  to  Mary  E. 
Sparks.  They  had  seven  living  children, 
ANNIE,  WILLIAM  T.,  MINNIE  M., 
LEWIS  A.,  LUELLA  A.,  CHARLES 
W.  and  HARVEY  O.,  and  live  with 
their  parents,  two  and  one-half  miles 
southwest  of  Dawson,  Illinois. 

WES  LET,  born  May  26,  1823,  in 
Ohio,  married,  Aug.  4, 1844,  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Nancy  A.  Steele.  They  had 
four  children— FRANCIS  M.,  born  Dec. 
8,  1847,  Carried,  May  26,  1871,  to  Emma 
Skinner,  had  one  child,  and  mother  and 
child  died.  He  lives  near  Harristown,  111. 
EDWARD  W.,  born  July  i,  1850,  mar- 
ried, March  26,  1874,  to  Frances  M. 
Leeds,  and  live  near  Harristown,  Illinois. 
CHARLES  O.,  born  April  27,  1854,  lives 
near  Harristown.  ANNA  L.,  born  July 
2,  1856,  lives  with  her  mother.  Wesley 
Lanham  died  Aug.  26,  1861.  His  widow 
married  William  Graham,  and  reside  one 
mile  northeast  of  Illiopolis. 

NANCT,  born  in  1825,  in  Ohio,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  Aug.,  1844,  to 
Asa  Maxfield.  They  have  two  living 
children,  MINERVA  A.  and  EDGAR, 
and  live  in  Carrollton,  Missouri. 

Mrs.  Ann  E.  Lanham  died  Feb.  27, 
1874,  in  Sangamon  county. 

LANHAM,  ELIJAH  T.,  was 
born  Jan.  28,  1801,  in  Frederick  county, 
Md.  His  grandfather  on  his  mother's 
side  was  Benjamin  Penn,  who  was  a  rela- 
tive of  William  Penn,  the  founder  of  the 

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colony  of  Pennsylvania.  E.  T.  Lanham 
was  married  in  1823,  in  Clermont  county, 
Ohio,  to  Eleanor  Constant.  See  her 
name.  They  had  two  children  in  Ohio, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
with  her  parents  in  1826.  They  had 
seven  children  in  Sangamon  county.  Of 
their  nine  children — 

NANCT  ELLEN,  born  May  15, 
1824,  in  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, to  A.  W.  May.  They  have  six  child- 
ren, and  live  near  Cornland,  Logan 
county. 

RACHEL  A.,  born  March  8,  1826, in 
Clermont  county,  Ohio,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  John  W.  Mathews.  See 
his  name. 

BENJAMIN  F.,  born  July  8,  1827, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Miranda 
Stockton.  They  have  five  living  children, 
and  reside  at  Decatur,  111. 

HARRIE7\  born  July  25,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Ebenezer 
Coe.  See  his  name. 

JOHN H.,  born  July  18,  1833,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  April  i,  1856,  to 
Elizabeth  M.  Matthews.  They  have 
three  living  children,  ELEANOR  J., 
JOHN  W.  and  ELIJAH,  live  with  their 
parents  near  Barclay,  Illinois. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Sept.  4,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  1862,  to 
Pauline  Blankenbaker,  and  enlisted  soon 
after,  at  Springfield,  in  Co.  C,  i24th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years.  He  was  killed  in 
battle  at  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  June  27,  1863. 

WILLIAM  N.,  born  Oct.  21,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county.  He  enlisted  in  1861, 
in  Co.  H,  3Oth  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years, 
served  full  term,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. He  was  married  August  i, 
1865,  to  Rebecca  Hartsrnan,  who  was 
born  Sept.  27,  1845,  in  Cumberland  coun- 
ty, Pa.  She  died  Feb.  11,1874,  in  De- 
catur, 111.,  and  he  resides  there. 

MART  J.y  born  Nov.  20,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  James  Can- 
trail,  have  one  child,  and  live  in  Decatur, 
Illinois. 

CAROLINE  H.,  born  May  24,  1842, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Jesse  Hen- 
ard,  have  two  children,  and  live  near 
Forsyth,  Macon  county,  Illinois. 

Elijah  T.  Lanham  died  Sept.  16,  1847,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  Mrs.  Eleanor 
Lanham  died  Nov,  3,  1869,  at  Decatur, 
Illinois. 


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LANPHIER,      CHARLES 

H.,  was  born  April  14,  1820,  in  Alexan- 
dria, Va.  He  went^  to  Vandalia,  111.,  in 
May,  1836,  and  from  there  to  Springfield, 
arriving  Aug,  6,  1839.  He  was  married, 
Feb.  25,  1846,  in  Gallatin  county,  near 
Equality,  Illinois,  to  Margaret  T.  Cren- 
shaw,  who  was  born  there,  Dec.  4,  1828. 
Her  father,  John  Crenshaw,  settled  there 
in  1812,  being  one  of  the  earliest  pioneers 
in  that  part  of  the  State.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lanphier  had  seven  children  in  Spring- 
field, two  of  whom  died  young.  Of  the 
other  five — 

FRANCINE  E.,  born  Dec.  24,  1846, 
in  Springfield,  married  James  W.  Patton. 
See  his  name. 

ROBERT  G.,  born  Oct.  21,  1848,  in 
Springfield,  is  farming  in  Gallatin  county, 
Illinois. 

^  JOHN  C.,  born  Oct.  19,  1850,  in 
Springfield,  is  a  practicing  lawyer  with 
his  brother-in-law,  J.  W.  Patton,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

CHARLES  H.,  Jun.,  born  Sept.  26, 
1854,  in  Springfield,  is  in  the  drug  busi- 
ness in  his  native  city. 

MAR  G  ARE  7^  C.,  resides  with  her 
parents. 

Charles  H.  Lanphier,  Sen.,  came  to 
Springfield  as  an  apprentice  in  the  Regis- 
ter office.  On  the  death  of  one  of  the 
proprietors  (Mr.  Walters),  in  1846,  he,  in 
connection  with  George  Walker,  pur- 
chased the  office.  From  that  time  he  was 
part  or  entire  owner,  and  published  the 
Illinois  State  Register  until  1863,  when 
he  sold  out  to  a  company,  who 
afterwaids  published  the  paper  about  one 
year,  and  sold  it  to  E.  L.  Merritt  &  Bro.,  the 
present  proprietors.  During  the  time 
Mr.  Lanphier  was  publishing  the  Regis- 
ter^ he  was  once  elected  State  Printer, 
being  the  last  one  elected  under  the  con- 
stitution of  1818.  He  was  also  elected 
Printer  to  the  Constitutional  Conventions 
of  1847  an{l  1 86 1.  Mr.  Lanphier  was 
elected,  in  1864,  clerk  of  the  circuit  court 
of  Sangamon  county,  for  one  term  of  four 
years,  and  in  1868,  re-elected  for  another 
term  of  four  years.  He  has  also  served 
several  terms  as  alderman  in  the  city  coun- 
cil. He  now — 1876 — resides  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

LANTERMAN,  PETER, 
was  born  Jan.  8,  1749,  in  Germany,  but 
when  he  came  to  America  is  not  known 


by  his  descendants.  He  was  married 
about  1779  to  Alletta  Applegate.  *  They 
had  nine  children  in  Maryland,  and  came 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1819.  I  find  in 
the  family  record,  in  the  hands  of  Mrs. 
Martha  H.  Britt  in  Springfield,  that  Peter 
Lanterman  died  June  14,  1821.  The  pro- 
bate court  of  Sangamon  county  admitted 
his  will  to  record  Aug.  26,  1821,  the  first 
ever  recorded  in  the  county.  See  page  41. 
His  widow,  Alletta  Lanterman,  died  Dec. 
30,  1839.  From  the  record  in  the  hands  of 
Mrs.  Britt,  I  copy  the  date  of  the  birth  of 
each  of  their  nine  children,  as  follows — 

LANTERMAN,  SOPHIA, 
was  born  July  7?  1780,  and  married  John 
Lindsay.  See  his  name.  They  are  both 
dead,  but  left  two  sons,  JOHN  and 
ABRAHAM.  Sec  the  Lindsay  family. 

LANTERMAN,  RICHARD, 
born  Sept.  13,  1782,  never  came  to  San- 
gamon county. 

LANTERMAN,  JOHN,  was 
born  Oct.  18,  1784;  his  sons  think  in 
Maryland.  He  was  married  Nov.  28, 
1811,  in  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  to  Eliza- 
beth McKinnie,  who  was  born  June  30, 
1793.  They  had  five  children  in  Fleming 
county,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
arriving  in  the  fall  of  1819,  two  and  a  half 
miles  northwest  of  where  Springfield  now 
stands,  where  they  had  eight  children. 
Of  their  thirteen  children — 

ABRAHAM,  born  Dec.  22,  1812,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Catharine  Cabanis. 
They  had  several  children,  and  moved  to 
Kansas,  in  the  vicinity  of  Medoc,  Mis- 
souri. Their  son,  JOHN  L.,  enlisted  in 
a  Wisconsin  regiment,  and  died  in  the 
army,  during  the  war  for  the  suppression 
of  the  rebellion. 

NAATCT,  born  March  30,  1815,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  was  left  there  with 
her  grandmother  until  1822.  She  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county  Oct.,  18, 1832, 
to  Joseph  W.  Duncan.  See  his  name. 
J.  W.  Duncan  died,  and  she  married  Har- 
rison Bishop.  He  died ;  she  is  now  living 
with  her  son,  David  Duncan,  at  Williams- 
ville,  Illinois. 

ANDRE  W  J.,  born  May  6,  1816,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  was  brought  up  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  married  in  Mar- 
shal county,  111.,  to  Elizabeth  Bell.  They 
had  four  children;  two  died  young. 
NANCY  E.,  and  JOHN  R.,  live  with 


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their  father.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Lanterman 
died  ifi  1855,  and  A.  J.  Lanterman  mar- 
ried Martha  M.  Berry.  They  have  three 
children,  JANE,  McCLELLAN  and 
LYCURGUS,  and  live  near  Elkhart, 
Logan  county,  Illinois. 

PETER,  born  Sept.  4, 1817,  in  Flem- 
ing county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  111.,  to  Dolly  A.  Lightfoot. 
They  had  ten  children,  five  of  whom  died 
young.  Of  the  others,  SUSAN  J.,  mar- 
ried Jacob  Yocum.  See  his  name. 
JOHN  H.  married  Isabel  Dunham. 
They  have  five  children,  FRANCIS  R., 

CHARLES    P.,    EDWARD    S.,    W.    GROSS,  and 

EARNEST  H.,  who  reside  with  their  par- 
ents, near  Elkhart,  Logan  county,  111. 
JOSEPH  M.  married  Lizzie  Constant, 
and  lives  at  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado. 
SCOTT  and  JAMES  live  with  their  pa- 
rents, four  and  a  half  miles  southeast  of 
Elkhart,  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

ALLETTA  J.,  born  June  13,  1819, 
in  Kentucky,  and  brought  up  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  was  married  in  JoDaviess 
county,  to  Sutton  Gott.  They  have  five 
children,  three  of  whom  are  married. 
Sutton  Gott  died  Sept.  17,  1873.  His 
widow  and  children  reside  near  Elizabeth, 
JoDaviess  county,  Illinois. 

MART  A.,  born  Feb.  17,  1821,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  George  Ca- 
banis.  They  had  two  children.  JAS- 
PER N.  was  captured  in  a  Wisconsin 
regiment,  and  died  in  the  army,  leaving  a 
widow  and  one  child.  JAMES  H.  re- 
sides with  his  parents,  near  Big  Patch, 
Grant  county,  Wisconsin. 

ELEANOR  A.,  born  Nov.  14,  1822, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Milton 
Carpenter.  They  had  four  children,  and 
Mr.  Cai'penter  died.  His  widow  married 
Russell  Godby-  They  have  two  child- 
ren, and  reside  near  Petersburg,  Menard 
county,  Illinois. 

SOPHIA  L.,  born  Oct.  25,  1824,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Calvin  Cloyd. 
See  his  name. 

JAMES,  born  1826,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  twice.  Has  children,  and 
resides  in  Georgetown,  Grant  county, 
Wisconsin. 

LEWIS  McK.,  born  Jan.  31,  1827, 
died  Sept.  4,  1835. 

JOHN  L.,  born  June  30,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Mary  With- 
row.  She  had  one  child,  and  mother  and 


child  died.  J.  L.  Lanterman  married 
Ann  Lindsay.  He  enlisted  in  the  73d 
Reg.,  111.  Inf.,  and  died  at  Murfreesboro, 
Tenn.,  leaving  his  widow  and  children  in 
Logan  county,  Illinois. 

SARAH  E.,  born  Dec.  30,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  John  Askins. 
They  had  one  child,  and  Mrs.  A.  died. 

ME  LINDA)  born  May  13,  1833,  'n 
Sangamon  county,  married  William  Mer- 
gethaler.  They  had  one  child,  and  Mrs. 
M.  died. 

CHARLOTTE  T.,  born  May  17, 
1836,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Wal- 
lace Reed.  They  had  four  children,  and 
she  died.  Her  husband  and  children  re- 
side near  Petersburg,  Illinois. 

John  Lanterman  died  March  14,  1842, 
and  his  widow  died  May  10  or  n,  1857 — 
he  in  Sangamon  county  and  she  in  Logan 
county,  Illinois. 

LANTERMAN,  DANIEL 
A.,  born  Dec.  24,  1786,  in  Maryland, 
was  twice  married,  and  lived  in  Madison 
county,  111.  He  never  resided  in  Sanga- 
mon county. 

LANTERMAN,  JAMES, 
born  April  15,  1789,  in  Maryland.  He 
brought  up  a  family  in  Lawrence  county, 
111.,  but  never  lived  in  Sangamon 
county. 

LANTERMAN,  ABRA- 
HAM, was  born  Jan.  20,  1792,  in  Ma- 
ryland, came  with  his  parents  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  about  1819,  and  was  married 
Jan.  12,  1826,  in  Menard  county,  to  Mar- 
tha White,  who  was  born  Sept.  30,  1795, 
in  Green  county,  Ky.  They  had  six 
children,  namely — 

ELIZABETH  J.,  born  Aug.  10, 
1827,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married, 
June  24,  1847,  to  Hiiam  Westlake. 
They  have  six  children— CLARA  B, 
CHARLES,  SAMUEL,  MARTHA, 
WILLIAM  and  FRANK,  and  reside  in 
Salinas,  Monterey  county,  California. 

ALLETTA  M.,  born  May  23,  1829, 
died  about  1849. 

SOPHIA,  born  May  3,  1831,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married,  Feb.  2, 
1854.  to  David  N.  McCandless,  who  was 
born  Feb.  9,  1828,  in  Butler  county, 
Penn.  They  have  six  children,  ED- 
MONDSON  S.  resides  with  his  parents. 
JULIA  E.  was  married,  Feb.  24,  1876,  to 
Dudley  Jones.  MARTHA  E.,  HELEN 
B.,  MARY  F.  and  CHARLES  N.  live 


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with  their  parents,  six  miles  southeast  of 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

NANCY  G.,  born  Jan.  26,  1834,  was 
married  in  Springfield,  June  24,  1853,  to 
James  A.  McCandless,  cousin  of  David  N. 
They  have  six  children — EDITH  married 
Albion  Baker.  GEORGE,  GRACE, 
ALBERT  and  CARL,  all  live  in  Salinas, 
Montery  county,  California. 

MARTHA  H.,  born  April  27,  1837, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married,  July  i, 
1859,  in  Springfield,  to  Henry  Britt,  who 
was  born  April  2,  1826,  in  Sussex,  Eng- 
land. They  have  four  children — 
CHARLES  A.,  MOLLIE  E.  HAN- 
NAH M.  and  CLARA  E.,  and  reside 
in  the  northwest  part  of  Springfield,  on 
part  of  the  land  entered  by  Mrs.  Britt's 
father. 

ISABEL  W.,  born  Dec.  23,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married.  Nov.  30, 
1865,  to  Wm.  Albert  Crowder.  See  his 
name. 

Mrs.  Martha  Lanterman  died,  June  14, 
1861,  and  Abraham  Lanterman  died  May 
28,  1863,  both  near  Springfield,  Illinois. 

LANTERMAN,  HETTY, 
born  Dec.  8,  1793,  in  Maryland,  never 
lived  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

LANTERMAN,  PETER, 
Jun.,  was  born  July  26,  1795,  in  Mary- 
land, came  to  Springfield  with  his  parents, 
in  1819,  married  Eliza  Purviance,  and 
moved  to  Dewitt  county,  Illinois. 

LANTERMAN,  A  L  L  E  T- 
TA,  born  March  19,  1799,  in  Maryland, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Thomas  Earnest.  See  his  name. 

LARD,  JOHN,  was  born  Feb. 
12,  1792,  near  Charleston,  S.  C.,  was  taken 
by  his  parents  to  Kentucky,  where  his 
father  died.  At  fifteen  years  of  age  he 
went  to  St.  Louis  to  visit  an  uncle,  and 
was  married  there  in  1812,  to  Lydia  Tocld. 
She  died  in  Feb.,  1824,  leaving  one  child. 
John  Lard  went  to  Wayne  county,  111., 
and  was  there  married  to  Elizabeth  Kelly, 
and  returned  to  St.  Louis  about  1830,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  March, 
1835,  an^  settled  in  what  is  now  Ball 
township.  They  had  six  children.  Of 
his  seven  children — 

JOS  I  AH,  born  May  12,  1819,  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  married  Sept.  22,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Jemima  J.  Crowder. 
She  had  six  children,  and  died  April  3, 
1855.  Mr.  Lard  was  married  Nov.  25, 


1857,  to  Amelia  Funderburk.  They  had 
four  living  children.  Of  all  his  children, 
MARTHA  A.,  married  John  Marshall, 
and  lives  in  Missouri.  JOAB  J.  mar- 
ried Mary  J.  Stroud,  has  three  children, 

ELECTA    A.,  JAMES   J.    and    PHILEMAN     S., 

and  live  in  Ball  township.  LYDIA  E. 
married  J.  J.  Jones,  and  lives  in  Mont- 
gomery county,  Kansas.  SARAH  T., 
married  Alfred  Curtis,  have  one  child, 
LAURA,  and  live  in  Ball  township.  AL- 
CY  or  ALICE,  GEORGE  R.,  JACOB 
F.,  JOHN  H.,  EMMA  and  MINNIE 
live  with  their  parents.  Josiah  Lard  lives 
on  the  farm  where  his  father  settled  in 
1835,  in  Ball  township,  twelve  miles 
south  of  Springfield. 

CYNTHIA  A.,  married  Robert 
Maher,  have  one  child,  LOUISA  P.,  and 
reside  in  Ball  township,  six  miles  south  of 
Springfield. 

THOMAS  K.  died  in  1851,  aged  sev- 
enteen years. 

AMELIA  'married  William  J.  Atter- 
bery,  and  lives  in  Christian  county,  Mis- 
souri. 

ROBER7^  J.,  married  Sarah  Rupert, 
have  two  children,  MARY  E.  and  LU- 
ELLA  MAY,  and  live  in  Ball  town- 
ship. 

MAHALA  married  Ninian  M.  Taylor. 
See  his  name. 

HEZEKIAH  is  unmarried,  and  lives 
with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Maher. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Lard  died  Feb.  9,  1843, 
and  John  Lard  died  Nov.  16,  1845,  both  in 
Sangamon  county. 

LASWELL,  ANDREW,  was 
born  in  Feb.,  1781,  in  London  county, 
Va.  When  thirteen  years  old,  he  went 
on  a  pack-horse,  in  company  with  his 
brothers  and  sisters,  to  Shelby  county, 
Ky.  When  a  young  man  he  went  to 
Greene  county,  and  was  there  married  to 
*  Nancy  Wright,  who  was  born  in  1784,  in 
Culpepper  county,  Va.,  and  taken  by  her 
parents  to  Green  county,  Ky.  They  had 
nine  children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  Nov., 
1824,  and  settled  one  mile  west  of  Spring- 
field. Of  their  children — 

POLLY,  born  in  1805,  in  Kentucky, 
married  to  John  Crowder.  See  his 
name. 

THOMAS,  born  Nov.  13,  1806,  in 
Green  county,  Ky.,  married  Feb.  4,  1830, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Sally  Henry, 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


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who  was  born  June  4,  1811,  in  Gallia 
county,  Ohio.  They  had  ten  living  chil- 
dren. MARY  married  James  Tomlin- 
son,  has  six  children,  and  lives  in  Gardner 
township.  ANDREW  J.  married  Eve- 
line Jones  in  Missouri.  She  died,  leaving 
three  children,  and  he  married  Drucilla 
Rick,  has  one  child,  and  lives  in 
Gardner  township.  NANCY  married 
Jules  Beauloss,  and  died,  leaving  three 
children.  AMANDA  married  John 
Turner,  has  five  children,  and  lives  in 
Labette  county,  near  Fort  Scott,  Kansas. 
EMILY  married  Thomas  Vance; 
has  four  children,  and  live  in  La- 
bette county,  Kansas.  ELIZABETH 
married  Jacob  Hurst,  and  lives  in  Labette 
county,  Kansas.  LUCINDA  married 
Newton  Simpson,  who  died,  leaving  one 
child.  Mr.  Simpson  served  three  years 
in  the  loth  111.  Cav.  His  widow  mar- 
ried John  Ryan,  who  was  a  veteran  sol- 
dier, and  was  "with  Sherman  in  his 
march  to  the  sea."  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ryan 
have  two  children,  and  live  in  Spring- 
field. JOHN,  HENRY  and  LAURA 
E.  live  with  their  parents,  five  miles 
northwest  of  Springfield. 

MOSES,  born  May,  1809,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Mary  Enyart.  His  wife  and  children 
are  all  dead.  He  lives  in  Springfield. 

PE  7^ER,  born  in  1811  in  Kentucky, 
has  been  twice  married,  and  lives  in  Ore- 
gon. 

SAL LT died,  aged  nineteen  years. 

ELLEN  married  Martin  McCoy,  who 
died  in  1870,  leaving  a  widow  and  child, 
near  Auburn,  Illinois. 

JOHN,  born  in  1815  in  Green  county, 
Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Virginia  Barrett.  He  died  in  Dec.,  1871, 
leaving  three  children.  His  family  lives 
in  Springfield. 

ELI Z  ABE  TH  married  William 
Robbins.  See  his  name.  They  have 
four  children,  and  live  near  Mechanics- 
burg. 

Andrew  Laswell  died  April  n,  1853, 
and  his  widow  died  April,  1855,  both  near 
Springfield. 

LATHAM,  JAMES,  was  born 
Oct.  25, 1768,  in  London  county,  Virginia, 
of  English  parents.  He  emigrated  when 
a  young  man,  to  Kentucky,  and  was  there 
married,  June  21,  1792,  to  Mary  Briggs, 
who  was  born  Feb.  3,  1772,  in  Virginia, 


of  Scotch  parents.  They  had  nine  child- 
ren in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Elkhart 
Grove,  in  what  is  now  Logan  county,  but 
was  formerly  a  part  of  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  1819.  Mr.  Latham  and 
his  son  Richard  built  a  horse  mill,  at  Elk- 
hart,  in  1823.  It  was  the  first  mill  north 
of  the  Sangamon  river.  When  he  settled 
at  Elkhart,  their  nearest  mill  was  at  Ed- 
wardsville,  more  than  one  hundred  miles 
south.  When  Sangamon  county  was  or- 
ganized, James  Latham  was  appointed 
Judge  of  the  Probate  Court,  May  27, 
1821.  He  was  also  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

Of  his  children — 

ELIZABETH,  born  Nov.  25,  1793, 
in  Kentucky,  was  married  there,  May  9, 
1810,  to  James  W.  Chapman.  They 
moved  to  Illinois  with  her  parents,  and 
settled  north  of  the  Sangamon  river,  near 
the  mouth  of  Fancy  creek,  where  Mr. 
Chapman  established  a  ferry,  in  1818,  on 
the  Sangamon  river,  near  Bogue's  mill. 
He  remained  there  two  or  three  years, 
and  moved  farther  north.  Two  only  of 
their  children  are  living.  ELIZA  mar- 
ried Hiram  Lloyd,  and  lives  near  Broad- 
well,  Logan  county,  111.  ADALINE 
married  Thomas  Gale,  and  lives  in  Mem- 
phis Tenn.  The  parents  both  died  at 
Elkhart.  Mr.  Chapman,  in  1871,  being 
'the  last  of  the  two. 

LUCT,  born  Aug.  18,  1797,  in  Ken- 
tucky, came  with  her  parents  to  Sangamon 
county,  and  married  Grant  Blackwell. 
They  returned  to  Kentucky  in  1827,  and 
died  there,  leaving  one  child,  THOMAS, 
who  lives  near  Morganfield,  Union  coun- 
ty, Kentucky. 

RICHARD,  born  Dec.  23,  1798,  in 
Bowling  Green,  Warren  county,  Ky. 
came  with  his  parents  in  1819  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  He  was  married,  Sept.  16, 
1824,  at  Elkhart,  111.,  to  Emily  Hubbard, 
a  native  of  Kentucky.  They  had  one 
child,  and  mother  and  child  died,  in  1825, 
at  Elkhart.  Richard  Latham  was  mar- 
ried, Nov.  27,  1825,  to  Mrs.  Margaret 
Broadwell,  whose  maiden  name  was  Ste- 
phenson.  She  was  a  sister  of  James  C., 
John  and  Robert  Stephenson,  See  their 
names.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Latham  had  thir- 
teen children,  seven  of  whom  died  young. 
Of  the  other  six— MARY  A.,  born  Feb. 
25,  1829,  was  married,  Nov.  25,  1848,  to 
Dr.  Timothy  Leeds.  See  his  name. 
MARTHA  E.  married  James  S.  Major. 


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She  died  Sept.  20,  1852.  HENRY  C., 
born  April  n,  1837,  at  Elkhart,  is 
dealing  in  conveyancing  and  furnishing 
abstract  titles  to  real  estate.  He  resides 
in  Springfield.  LUCY  lives  with  her 
mother.  KITTIE  S.,  born  Jan.  24,  1841, 
at  Elkhart,  was  married  in  Springfield, 
Jan.  30,  1 868,  to  Elder  J.  H.  McCullough, 
a  minister  of  the  Christian  church,  and 
resides  in  Denver,  Colorado.  NANNIE, 
born  Dec.  6,  1843,  a*  Elkhart,  was  married 
Sept.  1 6,  1873,  in  Springfield,  to  George 
H.  Souther.  They  have  one  child,  LA- 
THAM, and  reside  in  Springfield.  Richard 
Latham  died,  June  5,  1868,  and  his  widow 
lives  with  her  son  Henry  C.  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

MART L.,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
John  Constant.     See  his  name. 

PHILIP  C.,  born  Jan.  25,  1804,  in 
Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  came  to  Elkhart 
Grove  with  his  father,  in  1819.  In  Feb., 
1827,  he  entered  the  county  clerk's  office, 
in  Springfield,  under  C.  R.  Matheny, 
county  clerk.  He  remained  there  eight 
years,  and  was  married  in  Springfield, 
May  15,  1831,  to  Catharine  R.  Taber, 
who  was  born  Feb.  25,  1812,  in  Cham- 
paign county,  Ohio.  They  had  five  living 
children  in  Springfield.  MARY  E., 
born  in  1836,  married  Dr.  Alexander' 
Halbert.  See  his  name.  JULIA  M., 
born  Jan.  1 1,  1838,  was  married  in  Spring- 
field to  B.  D.  Magruder,  a  native  of  Baton 
Rouge,  Louisiana.  They  have  two 
children,  ELLA  and  HARRY  L.,  and  live  in 
Chicago.  WM.  HENRY,  born  Nov.  27, 
1839,  enlisted  in  1862  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  B,  ii4th  111.  Inf.,  was  elected  ist 
Lieutenant  at  the  organization,  and  at 
once  promoted  to  Adjutant.  He  died 
Dec.,  1863,  in  Springfield,  of  disease  con- 
tracted in  the  army.  GEORGE  C.;  born 
May  16,  1842,  was  married,  Oct.  2,  1867, 
to  Olive  Priest.  They  have  three  child- 
ren, OLIVE,  MARY  M.  and  JOHN  P.,  and 
live  in  Springfield.  G.  C.  Latham  is  con- 
nected in  business  with  his  father-in-law, 
Jonn  W.  Priest.  PHILIP  C.,  Jun.,  born 
July  18,  1844,  was  married  to  Lucy 
George,  a  native  of  Canada.  He  died 
suddenly,  Feb.  16,  1871,  leaving  one  child, 
HENRY  i.  Mrs.  Lucy  Latham  married, 
and  resides  in  Nebraska.  Mr.  Philip  C. 
Latham,  Sen.,  was  killed  by  lightning, 
near  Shawneetown,  111.,  May  25,  1844. 


His  widow  resides  in  Springfield,  in  a 
house  built  by  her  husband  in  1838. 

NANCT  resides  with  Mrs.  Richard 
Latham. 

MARIA,  born  Nov.  14,  1809,  in  Bowl- 
ing Green,  Ky.,  was  married  to  Archibald 
Constant.  See  his  name. 

JOHN,  born  Sept.  9, 1812,  in  Bowling 
Green,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Lucy  Bennett,  a  native  of  Ken- 
tucky. They  had  two  children — MARY 
E.  married  William  Dustin,  a  banker, 
and  resides  in  Lincoln,  111.  MARGA- 
RET E.  married  Morgan  H.  Bailhache, 
and  resides  in  Martinez,  California. 

ROBERT  B.,  born  June  21,  iSiS, in 
Union  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Nov.  5,  1846,  to  Georgiana 
Gillette,  a  native  of  New  Haven,  Conn. 
She  died  in  1853.  R.  B.  Latham  w_:; 
married  July  24,  1857,  in  Logan  county, 
to  Savilla  Wyatt,  a  native  of  Morgan 
county,  111.  They  have  five  children, 
MARY,  RICHARD,  ROBERTIE, 
WILLIAM  W.  and  GEORGIANA, 
and  reside  in  Lincoln,  111.  Robert  B. 
Latham  was  elected  Sheriff  of  Logan 
county  in  1850,  and  served  two  years. 
He  was  elected  Representative  in  Illinois 
Legislature  for  1861-62.  He  raised  a  reg- 
iment and  became  Colonel  of  the  io6th 
111.  Vol.  Inf.,  and  served  twenty  months 
in  the  war  to  suppress  the  rebellion,  and 
then  resigned  on  account  of  impaired 
health.  He  is  now  a  dealer  in  real  estate 
in  Lincoln,  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

After  James  Latham  had  served  a  year 
or  two  as  Judge  of  the  Probate  Court  of 
Sangamon  county,  he  was  appointed,  on 
the  part  of  the  U.  S.  Government,  to 
superintend  the  Indians  around  Fort 
Clark.  Soon  after,  he  moved  his  family 
there,  making  that  place  his  headquarters. 
The  town  of  Peoria  was  laid  out, 
on  land  including  the  fort.  Judge  Latham 
died  there,  Dec.  4,  1826.  His  widow 
returned  with  her  family  to  Elkhart, 
where  she  died. 

LAUGH  LIN,  JOHN,  was  born 
in  I757>  place  not  known,  and  was  mar- 
ried in  South  Carolina  to  Elizabeth  Orr, 
who  was  born  in  1779.  They  went  to 
Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  and  had  eight 
children  there,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  1828,  in  what  is 
now  Ball  township.  Of  their  children — 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTY. 


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MARGARE7\  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  William 
S.  Viney.  See  his  name. 

WILLIAM  L.  married  Isabel  Hol- 
land, and  both  died  without  children  in 
Sangamon  county. 

JANE  married  Matthew  Crowder. 
See  his  name. 

LE  WIS  A.  married ;  has  five  children, 
and  lives  near  New  London,  Iowa. 

THOMAS  married  Nancy  Lowrey. 
They  had  two  children.  He  was  a  prac- 
ticing physician,  and  died  in  Clinton,  111., 
leaving  his  family  there. 

JOHN  married  Catharine  Lowrey. 
He  died,  leaving  a  widow  in  Ball  town- 
ship. 

JAMES  died,  aged  eleven  years. 

ISABEL,  born  in  Caldwell  county, 
Ky.,  married  Washington  Crowder.  See 
his  name. 

John  Laughlin  died  Nov.,  1829,  and 
his  widow  died  in  Feb.,  1833,  both  in 
Sangamon  county. 

LAVELY,  WILLIAM,  born 
Aug.,  1811,  in  Baltimore,  Maryland. 
His  father  and  uncle  were  captains  of 
war  vessels  during  the  war  of  1812—15 
with  England.  When  a  young  man, 
William  Lavely  came  west,  by  the  way  of 
Cincinnati,  arriving  in  Springfield  during 
the  summer  of  1830,  where  he  joined  his 
sister,  Mrs.  Dr.  Merriman.  He  was  mar- 
ried April  2,  1839,  in  Menard  county,  111., 
to  Lavinia  Constant.  They  had  three 
children,  namely — 

SUSAN  died  in  infancy. 

WILLIAM  T.,  born  July  19,  1843,  in 
Springfield,  married  in  his  native  city 
Feb.  5,  1868,  to  Lora  Dunton,  who  was 
born  June  i,  1850,  in  Racine,  Wisconsin. 
They  have  one  child,  RUFUS  W.,  and  re- 
side in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

ELLEN  MA  T,  born  July  14,  1848, 
in  Springfield,  was  married  in  her  native 
city  Feb.  28,  1871,  to  Park  E.  Temple, 
who  was  born  April  29,  1845,  *n  Bloom- 
ington,  111.  He  graduated  in  the  law  de- 
partment of  Michigan  University,  Ann 
Arbor,  in  1870.  They  have  two  children, 
MAI  and  DAISY.  Mr.  Temple,  after 
his  marriage,  served  one  year  as  City 
Attorney  of  Springfield.  He  is  now  a 
newspaper  correspondent,  and  practices 
law  in  Bloomington,  111.,  where  he  and 
his  family  reside. 


William  Lavely  has  filled  a  number  of 
civil  offices,  such  as  Justice  of  the  Peace 
ten  or  twelve  years,  Mayor  of  the  city  of 
Springfield  for  the  year  1852,  chairman  ot 
the  Board  of  Supervisors  of  Sangamon 
county  three  years,  etc.  He  was  Grand  Mas- 
ter of  the  Masonic  Grand  Lodge  of  Illi- 
nois for  the  years  1847  an(^  '^-  During 
the  greater  part  of  his  life,  he  has  been 
engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits,  and  now 
— 1876 — resides  in  Spi'inggeld.  • 

LAV/,  BENJAMIN  C.,  was 
born  March  31,  1805,  in  Huntington 
county,  Penn.  His  parents  moved  to 
Ohio,  thence  to  Bath  county,  Ky.,  where 
he  was  married  Sept.,  1824,  to  Janetta 
McClees.  They  had  one  child  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved  to  Dickson  county, 
Tenn.,  where  three  children  were  born; 
and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county  111.., 
arriving  April,  1836,  five  miles  east  of 
Springfield,  where  six  children  were  born. 
Of  their  ten  children — 

ANNA,  born  March  ^,  1827,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to  J. 
Perry,  and  both  died  of  cholera  in  1851, 
leaving  two  children. 

THOMAS,  born  Sept.  21,  1831,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Louisa  Gibson;  have  five  children,  and 
live  in  Mechanicsburg  township. 

REBECCA,  born  June  3,  1833,  in 
Tennessee,  married  Henry  Harwood,  an 
engineer  of  the  T.,  W.  &  W.  They  have 
six  children,  and  live  in  Springfield. 

MART,  born  March  31,  1835,  in  Ten- 
nessee, married  David  McCarthy;  have 
five  children,  and  live  in  Mechanicsburg. 

JANE,  born  Dec.  5,  1837,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  lives  with  her  parents. 

MATTHEW  and  MARK,  twins, 
born  Sept.  30,  1839,  in  Sangamon  county, 
both  live  with  their  parents,  five  miles 
ea§t  of  Springfield. 

MARK  enlisted  July,  1862,  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  I,  1 141!!  111.  Inf.  Served  to 
the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  with  the  regiment  in  July, 
1865. 

NARCISSA,  born  June  9,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  May  19,  1872, 
to  Silas  Thomas,  a  native  of  Clermont 
county,  Ohio.  She  died  Dec.  31,  1873. 
Silas  Thomas  enlisted  in  July,  1861,  in 
Co.  G,  7.th  111.  Inf.;  re-enlisted  as  a  vet- 
eran, served  until  July,  1865,  when  he 
was  honorably  discharged.  Himself  and 


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four  brothers  served  through    the  whole 
war,  and  came  out  without  a  wound. 

GR1ZELLA,  born  Feb.  17,  1844, 
died,  aged  seven  years. 

LTDIA  C.,  born  Feb.  17,  1846,  lives 
with  her  parents. 

Benj.  C.  Law  and  wife — 1874 — live  on 
the  farm  where  they  settled  in  1836,  five 
miles  east  of  Springfield. 

Mark  Law,  the  father  of  Benjamin  C., 
was  born  March  6,  1762,  in  county  Ty- 
rone, Ireland,  came  with  his  son  to  San- 
gamon  county,  and  died  Feb.  23,  1840. 

LAWLEY,  STEPHEN,  born 
July  22,  1777,  in  North  Carolina,  was 
married  there  to  Mrs.  Abigail  Wilson, 
and  moved  to  Smith  county,  Tenn.,  where 
they  had  four  children,  and  moved  to 
Springfield,  111.,  arriving  in  the  spring  of 
1828.  He  remained  one  year  near  Spring- 
field, and  in  the  spring  of  1829  moved  to 
what  is  now  Ball  township,  ten  miles 
south  of  Springfield.  Of  their  four  chil- 
dren— 

MAR  Y,  born  in  Tennessee,  was  mar- 
ried there  to  William  Wright.  They 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1827,  one 
year  before  her  father,  lived  two  years 
near  Springfield,  and  in  the  spring  of  1829 
moved  to  what,  is  now  Ball  township. 
The  next  year  the  family  returned  to  Ten- 
nessee. The  parents  died  there,  leaving 
five  children. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Tennessee, 
was  married  there  to  Paschal  Wright. 
They  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1828, 
with  her  father.  About  1835,  the  family 
returned  to  Tennessee.  They  had  seven 
children;  all  lived  to  be  men  and  women. 

PRUDENCE,  born  in  Smith  county, 
Tennessee,  was  married  there  to  Leonard 
Fry.  They  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
in  1827,  first  living  in  what  is  now  Cotton 
Hill  township,  and  afterwards  moved-  to 
Ball  township,  where  they  raised  a  family 
of  eight  children.  In  the  fall  of  1870, 
they  moved  to  Bates  county,  Mo.,  except 
one  daughter,  Mary,  who  married  Barnes 
Peak,  have  three  children,  and  live  near 
Edinburg,  Christian  county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  B.,  born  June  24,  1811, 
in  Smith  county,  Tennessee,  came  to 
Springfield  with  his  father,  in  1828,  and 
in  1829  went  to  what  is  now  Ball  town- 
ship. He  was  married,  Dec.  25,  1831,  to 
Amy  Meredith.  They  had  two  children. 
DAVIS  W.,  bom  Nov.  15,  1832,  in  San- 


gamon county,  was  married  there  to 
Cassandra  Peddecord.  They  had  two 
children,  MARY  E.  and  DAVIS  F.  D.  W. 
Lawley  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1862,  in  Co.  E, 
H4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years;  served  full 
term,  and  was  honorably  discharged  Aug. 
3,  1865.  For  a  second  wife,  he  married 
Mary  Ann  Ray.  They  had  four  children, 

IDA  F.,   JAMES  W.,  LUELLA   MAY  and  EVA 

i.  D.  W.  Lawley  lives  in  Cotton  Hill 
township.  STEPHEN  T.,  born  Nov. 
23,  1836,  married  in  1859  Mary  A.  Gaines, 
a  native  of  Indiana.  They  have  six 
children,  SARAH  E.,  AMY  j.,  MARY  M., 

MARGARET  L.,  ALBERT  W.,  CHARLES  A., 

and  LAURA  H.,  and  live  in  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship. Mrs.  Amy  Lawley  died  .Sept.  12, 1838, 
and  William  B.  Lawley  was  married 
Nov.  28,  1839,  to  Sarah  M.  Duncan. 
They  have  eight  living  children.  RUTH 
J.,  born  Sept.  13,  1840,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  in  1850  to  Lawrence 
Saltenger.  They  have  six  children,  WIL- 
LIAM S.,  ELMER  E.,  JAMES  E.,  FRANCIS  E., 

MINNIE  c.,  and  MARY  v.,  and  live  near 
Palmer,  Christian  county,  111.  ELIJAH 
D.,  born  Sept.  9,  1842,  in  Sangamon 
county,  enlisted  in  Aug.,  1862,  in  Co.  E, 
i  I4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years.  He  was 
wounded  and  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle 
of  Guntown,  Mississippi,  June  10,  1864. 
He  was  a  prisoner  to  the  close  of 
the  rebellion,  and  was  disabled  for 
life.  He  was  married  in  1868  to  Sarah  J. 
Boyd.  They  have  two  children,  LEWIS 
E.  and  FREDDIE,  and  live  at  Macon,  Ma- 
con  county,  111.  JAMES  P.,  born  Dec. 
10,  1844,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  too 
young  to  enlist  with  his  brothers,  but  ran 
off,  and  enlisted  July,  1863,  in  Co.  E, 
1 1 4th  111.  Inf.,  at  Black  River.  Miss. 
Served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and 
was  honorably  discharged.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  1869  to  Nancy  J.  Jones.  They 
have  one  child,  ROBERT  w.,  and  live 
in  Palmer,  Christian  county,  Illinois. 
AMANDA  E.,  born  June  9,  1849,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  1868  to 
John  B.  Matthew.  See  his  name.  They 
have  two  children,  CHARLES  E.  and  GEORGE 
R,  and  live  at  Mt.  Auburn,  111.  SARAH 
M.,  LEONARD  W.,  FRANCIS  J., 
JEROME  F.  and  PRUDENCE  A.  live 
with  their  parents.  William  B.  Lawley 
and  wife  live  ten  miles  south  ot  Spring- 
field, in  Ball  township,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 


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Mrs.  Abigail  Lawley  died  Jan.  6,  1853, 
and  Stephen  Lawley  died  Dec.  28,  1861, 
both  on  the  farm  where  they  settled  in 
1829,  in  Ball  township,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

LAWSON,  WILLIAM  P., 
was  born  Nov.  19,  1794,  at  what  was  then 
called  Grassy  Lick,  Kentucky.  Priscilla 
Duncan  was  born  Dec.  12,  1797,  in  Bath 
county,  Kentucky.  They  were  married 
Feb.  3,  1820,  and  had  two  children,  and 
Mrs.  Lawson  died  in  Fleming  county, 
Ky,  Aug.  20,  1824.  Mr.  Lawson  was 
married  Oct.  19,  1826,  in  Fleming  coun- 
ty, to  Frances  Dunn.  They  had  one 
child,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  Nov.  18,  1828,  at  Buffalo 
Hart  grove,  where  they  had  eight  living 
children.  Of  all  his  children — 

MARGARET,  born  Jan.  8,  1821,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  Aug.,  1852,  to  John  Fletcher. 
They  have  three  children,  and  live  one 
and  one-quarter  miles  southeast  of  Buffalo 
Hart  station,  Sangamon  county. 

SARAH  J.,  born  Dec.  25,  1823,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Robert  Cass,  Jun.  See 
his  name. 

2^4  CO#,  born  Oct.  4,  1827,  in  Flem- 
ing county,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  to  Martha  Davis.  They 
have  nine  children,  and  live  near  Catlin, 
Vermilion  county,  Illinois. 

NANCT  A.,  born  Aug.  7,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  James  Tim- 
mons;  have  six  children,  and  live  four 
miles  northwest  of  Illiopolis. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  July  10,  1833, in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Hepry  Bell. 
They  had  six  children,  and  Mr.  Bell  died 
June,  1868,  in  Petersburg,  111.  His  widow 
and  children  reside  there. 

CLARINDA,  born  Aug.  3,  1836,  was 
drowned  by  crawling  in  an  open  well  the 
very  day  she  was  one  year  old. 

LUCINDA,  born  Aug.  29,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Marcus  Cos- 
tilla,  a  native  of  Ireland,  have  four  child- 
ren, and  live  in  Buffalo  Hart  township. 

CHRISTIANA,  born  May  9,  1842, in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Lewis  Cass. 
See  his  name. 

ELIZA  y.,  born  July  14,  1845,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Lafayette 
Ball;  have  four  children,  and  live  at 
Fairmount,  Vermilion  county,  Illinois. 

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JULIA  C.,  born  Feb.  6,  1848,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Hiram  Amos,  and 
lives  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 

ISABEL,  born  Feb.  13,  1851,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  John  Shaver. 

Mrs.  Frances  Lawson  died  Oct.  10, 
1867,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  Wm.  P. 
Lawson  lives  with  his  daughter,  Mrs. 
Robert  Cass,  Jun. — 1874. 

LEEDS,  PETER  T.,  was  born 
March  29,  1801,  near  Leeds'  Cove  or 
Leeds  Landing,  in  Gloucester  county,  N. 
J.  His  ancestors  emigrated  from  Leeds, 
England,  about  the  year  1700.  His  pa- 
rents, James  and  Rhoda  Leeds,  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Society  of  friends.  They  had 
five  sons  and  three  daughters  in  New  J  er- 
sey,  and  with  their  family  left  there,  May 
15,  1806,  and  settled  near  Moscow,  Cler- 
mont  county,  Ohio.  The  girls  married 
farmers,  and  three  of  the  sons  became  far- 
mers also;  the  whole  six  settling  in  Cler- 
mont  county.  One  son,  Josiah,  learned 
the  hatter's  trade,  and  Peter  T.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  selected  a  profession, 
and  commenced  the  study  of  medicine  at 
the  age  of  twenty.  Not  having  the 
means  to  attend  medical  school,  he  taught 
during  the  day  and  read  medicine  at  night 
until  he  was  theoretically  qualified  for 
practice.  While  teaching,  he  had  one  pu- 
pil who  attended  his  school  two  summers, 
and  who  has  since  been  known  as  Gen. 
Ulysses  S.  Grant,  the  leader  of  the  U.  S. 
armies  in  crushing  the  great  rebellion, 
also  twice  President  of  the  United  States. 
Dr.  P.  T.  Leeds  remembers  having  seen 
the  first  steamboat  that  ascended  the  Ohio 
river  as  far  as  Moscow.  He  was  married, 
in  1821,  to  Jane  Harden.  They  had  six 
children  in  Ohio,  one  of  whom  died  young. 
Dr.  Leeds  moved  with  his  family  to  Illi- 
nois, arriving  at  Mechanicsburg,  Sanga- 
mon county,  April  i,  1836.  Of  his  child- 
ren— 

DA  VI D,  born  Oct.,  1822,  in  Clermont 
county,  Ohio,  studied  medicine  with  his 
father,  and  located  in  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa. 
He  was  married  there  to  Martha  Shaw. 
They  had  three  children,  JOHN,  MAT- 
TIE  and  ARTEMAS.  Dr.  David 
Leeds  died  in  Mt.  Pleasant,  September, 

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TfAfOTf/r,   born  Jan.,  1825,  in  Ohio, 

studied  medicine  with  his  father,  and 
graduated  at  St.  Louis  Medical  College. 
He  married  Mary  A.  Latham.  Dr.  Tim- 


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othy  Leeds  practiced  medicine  in  Mt. 
Pulaski,  until  1856,  when  he  moved  to 
Lincoln,  111.  He  died  there  May  i,  1857, 
and  was  buried  at  Mt.  Pulaski  with 
Masonic  honors.  His  widow  died  in 
Springfield,  Dec.  n,  1857,  leaving  her 
two  children,  MAGGIE  and  TIMO- 
THY, with  their  grandmother,  Mrs.  Mar- 
garet Latham,  in  Springfield. 

L  YD  I  A,  the  only  daughter,  born 
March,  1827,  in  Clermont  county,  Ohio, 
and  brought  up  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried to  her  cousin,  John  M.  Leeds,  at  Mt. 
Pleasant,  Iowa,  and  moved  to  Clinton, 
Illinois.  They  had  five  children — DAR- 
THULA  J.,  born  Jan.  5,  1847,  in  Glas- 
gow, Jefferson  county,  Iowa,  married 
April  21,  1871,  in  Clinton,  111.,  to  A.  H. 
C.  Barber,  formerly  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 
They  have  three  children,  VIOLET,  JOHN 
and  FANNIE,  and  reside  in  Clinton,  111. 
ALICE  A.,  was  born  in  Mechanicsburg, 
and  died,  aged  two  years.  MARY  E., 
born  Dec.  24,  1850,  in  Marion,  Dewitt 
county,  111.,  was  married,  March  i,  1871, 
to  J.  H.  Morse,  formerly  of  Milford  Cen- 
tre, Union  county,  Ohio.  They  have  one 
child,  GEORGE  B.,  and  live  in  Clinton,  111. 
SARAH  ARGILLIA,bornJan.9, 1855, 
and  LYDIA  LENORAH,  born  Sept.  3, 
1857,  in  Clinton.  The  two  latter  live 
with  their  mother.  John  M.  Leeds  went 
to  California,  in  1862,  and  on  returning  he 
was  killed  by  Indians,  in  the  Sierra  Ne- 
vada mountains.  His  widow  and  two  un- 
married daughters  reside  in  Clinton,  De- 
witt county,  Illinois. 

DANIEL  K.,  born  Nov.,  1829,  in 
Ohio,  enlisted  in  the  regular  army  during 
the  Mexican  war,  was  wounded  in  the 
battle  of  the  City  of  Mexico,  and  died  in 
that  city,  in  1847,  of  inflammation  of  the 
lungs. 

LUCIAN  LAV  ASS  A,  was  born 
April,  1831,  in  Clermont  county,  Ohio, 
commenced  the  study  of  medicine  with 
his  father,  at  seventeen  years  of  age,  and 
graduated  at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chi- 
cago, 111.,  in  1852.  He  practiced  medicine 
with  his  father  three  years,  and  during 
that  time  he  married  Susan  Shoup,  of  Lo- 
gan county.  She  died,  in  1854,  leaving 
one  child,  SARAH  ALICE.  He  then 
located  in  Lincoln,  111.,  and  in  1855  mar- 
ried Sarah  J.  Shoup;  she  only  lived  ten 
weeks,  and  in  the  autumn  of  1856  he  mar- 
ried Hannah  Wilson,  of  Lo^on  county. 


They  have  three  children,  viz:  ANNIE 
M.,  MYRTIE  j.  and  HANNAH  E.  The 
eldest  child,  Sarah  Alice,  married  E.  Spell- 
man,  and  lives  in  Lincoln.  Dr.  L.  L. 
Leeds  has  owned  one  horse  thh'teen 
years,  and  kept  a  record  of  his  travels, 
which  has  been  82,000  miles,  to  January, 
1876.  His  name  is  Gray  Bill,  and  he  is  yet 
able,  ready  and  willing  to  travel,  and  he 
will  probably  yet  make  his  100,000  miles. 
Dr.  L.  L.  Leeds  continues  in  the  practice 
of  his  profession,  at  Lincoln,  Logan  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

Dr.  Peter  T.  Leeds  moved  from  Me- 
chanicsburg to  Buffalo,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  August  19,  1859;  re- 
mained in  active  practice  until  1865,  but 
has  now  partially  withdrawn,  and  only 
attends  to  office  business.  He  has  been  a 
successful  practitioner,  and  is  strictly  a 
self-made  man. 

LEMON,  JOHN  I.,  born  March 
6,  1803,  in  Scott  county,  Kentucky,  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  at  Berlin 
in  1834  or  '5.  He  was  married  near 
Washington,  Tazewell  county,  to  Ann 
Maria  White.  They  made  their  home  in 
Sangamon  county  until  they  had  five 
living  children.  The  family  moved  to 
Farmer  City,  and  from  there  to  El  Paso, 
where  three  children  were  born.  Their 
eldest  children,  JAMES  D.,  WIL- 
LIAM U.  and  JOHN  7.,  Jun.,  were 
all  born  in  Sangamon  county,  and  were 
Union  soldiers  in  Co.  A,  io7th  111.  Inf. 

JAMES  D.  was  Lieutenant,  and  was 
killed  in  battle  on  the  Potomac. 

WILLIAM  U.  and 

J  O  H N  I.  died  of  disease  in  the 
army,  the  former  near  Paducah,  and  the 
latter  in  Tennessee. 

John  I.  Lemon  resides  at  El  Paso,  Illi- 
nois. 

LEMON,  MARY  ANN,  sister 
to  John  I.,  was  born  Nov.  3,  1805,  in 
Scott  county,  Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1835  or  '6,  married  to  William 
Hickman.  See  his  name.  They  had  one 
son,  Euclid. 

LEMON,  ELIZA,  sister  to  John 
I.,  born  March  29,  1808,  in  Scott  county, 
Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1835  or 
'6,  married  William  Underwood.  See 
his  name.  He  died,  and  she  married 
John  Churchill.  See  his  name. 

LEMMON,  ULICK,  was  born 
July  30,  1791,  in  Baltimore,  Md.  He 


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visited  the  western  States,  and  entered 
land  in  Sangamon  county.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  in  1826  or  '7,  to 
Mrs.  Susan  Bachus,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Pearce.  She  was  born  Sept.  19, 
1799,  near  Nashville,  Tenn.  She  had  one 
child  by  her  first  marriage — 

NANC  T  BA  CHUS,  born  Oct.  28, 
1823,  and  married  Willard  Mitchell. 
They  had  two  living  children.  Mr. 
Mitchell  was  at  one  time  employed  on  the 
Panama  railroad,  contracted  disease,  went 
to  California,  and  died  therein  1850.  His 
widow  married  Benjamin  Force,  had 
three  children,  and  lives  in  Athens,  Me- 
nard  county,  Illinois. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lemmon  had  six  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county,  namely — 

WILLIAM  E.,  born  Nov.  17,  1828, 
married  Elizabeth  Martin,  have  seven 
children,  and  live  in  Logan  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

MARGARET  A.,  born  March  5, 
1830,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Alfred 
N.  Hinsley.  See  his  name. 

EL  VIRA,  born  June  22,  1835,  mar- 
ried May  i,  1853,  to  Alexander  Hale. 
They  have  ten  children,  and  live  in  Athens, 
Menard  county,  Illinois. 

JAMES  and  JOHN,  twins,  born 
May  19,  1838.  They  are  both  preachers 
in  the  Christian  church,  and  reside  at 
Athens,  Menard  county,  Illinois. 

CTNl^HIA  S.,  born  Sept.  25,  1840, 
married  Madison  Batterton.  See  his 
name. 

Ulick  Lemmon  died  Jan.  6,  1852,  and 
his  widow  died  Jan.  18,  1866,  both  in  San- 
gamon county. 

LEVEL,  JAMES  M.,  was  born 
Dec.,  1817,  in  Pickaway  county,  Ohio. 
His  parents  died  when  he  was  a  child,  and 
he  was  brought  to  Sangamon  county  by 
Abel  Powell.  They  arrived  June  27, 
1828.  James  M.  Level  was  married  Dec. 
2,  1855,  to  Margaret  Sawyers,  who  was 
born  Nov.  3,  1830,  in  Fayette  county, 
They  had  six  children,  two  of  whom 
died — 

CLARISSA  E.  in  her  eighth  year; 
and  WILLIAM-  T.  in  infancy.  The 
other  four — 

JOHN  S.,  born  April  5,  1858, 

JAMES  H.,  born  Sept.  23, 1859, 

MART  E.,  born  July    15,  1861,  and 

CLARA  M.,  born  May  28,  1866,  live 
with  their  parents.  James  M.  Level  re- 


sides on  the  farm  settled  by  Levi  Cantrall 
in  1820.  It  is  adjoining  Cantrall  on  the 
southwest. 

James  M.  Level  remembers  that  about 
1838  he  helped  to  cut  wheat  with  the  old- 
fashioned  sickle  or  reap-hook,  tramped  it 
out  with  horses,  fanned  the  chaff  out  by 
two  men  taking  a  linen  sheet  and  using  it 
for  a  fan,  while  a  third  one  stood  on  some 
elevated  place,  and  poured  the  wheat  and 
chaff  down  before  the  fan.  This  fanning 
operation  cannot  be  described  to  a  person 
who  never  saw  it;  and,  therefore  ought  to 
be  enacted  at  some  Old  Settlers'  meeting. 
He  then  drove  a  four-horse  team  and 
hauled  fifty  bushels  of  the  wheat  to  St. 
Louis,  one  hundred  miles,  and  sold  it  for 
twenty-five  cents  per  bushel.  It  required 
from  ten  to  twelve  days  to  make  the  trip. 

LEVI,  JOHN  M.,  born  about 
1800,  came  to  what  is  now  Ball  township, 
with  his  pai'ents,  among  the  early  settlers, 
and  was  married  to  Eliza  J.  Hurley.  They 
had  five  children — 

MART  married  John  Hartsock,  and 
lives  in  Christian  connty. 

GRACIE  J.  married  James  Smith, 
had  one  child,  FRANCIS  A.,  and  Mr. 
Smith  died  August  23,  1869,  and  his  wid- 
ow married  Oct.  15,  1872,  to  John  H. 
Hermon.  See  his  name. 

SARAH  married  Daniel  H.  Funder- 
burk,  has  four  children,  and  lives  in  Chris- 
tian county. 

LOUISA  married  Rev.  Franklin 
Doughty,  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  have 
five  children,  and  live  at  Fairfield,  Iowa. 

ELIZABETH  married  Joseph  C. 
Dodds.  They  have  two  children,  JOHN 
and  IVY  PEARL,  and  live  in  Ball 
township,  Sangamon  county. 
•  Mrs.  Eliza  J.  Levi  died,  and  Mr.  Levi 
married  Fannie  demons,,  and  he  died 
Dec.  23,  1872.  His  widow  lives  in  Roch- 
ester, Illinois. 

LEWIS,  JOHN  R.,  was  born  in 
1806  in  Farmington,  Connecticut.  He 
studied  medicine  at  New  Haven,  came 
West  in  1831  or  '2,  and  established  him- 
self in  practice  at  Carlinville,  111.  He 
returned  to  his  native  place,  and  was  there 
married  Nov.  16,  1835,  to  Mrs.  Ruth 
Stanley,  whose  maiden  name  was  Cramp- 
ton.  He  brought  his  wife  to  Carlinville, 
ceased  practicing  medicine,  and  engaged 
in  farming.  Mrs.  Ruth  Lewis  died  Aug. 
28,  1839,  at  Carlinville,  leaving  one  child. 


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Dr.  Lewis  soon  after  moved  to  Chatham, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  engaged  in 
practice  there.  His  son — 

CHARLES  H.,  born  April  4,  1837, 
near  Carlinville,  brought  up  in  Chatham, 
graduated  in  1862  from  the  academi- 
cal department  of  Yale  college,  and  from 
the  medical  department  of  the  same  col- 
lege in  1867.  He  spent  the  intermediate 
time  in  the  army,  and  afterwards  prac- 
ticed a  short  time  in  Chatham.  Dr. 
Charles  H.  Lewis  was  married  April  n, 
1869,  in  Oswego,  Kansas,  to  Imogene 
Lewis.  They  have  two  children,  ED- 
WARD H.  and  FLORENCE  M.,  and 
reside  near  Cedar  Vale,  Chautauqua 
county,  Kansas.  Dr.  Lewis  is  engaged  in 
farming  and  the  drug  business. 

Dr.  John  R.  Lewis,  soon  after  remov- 
ing to  Chatham,  became  acquainted  with 
Miss  Sarah  M.  Thompson,  a  native  of 
Monson,  Massachusetts,  whose  home  in 
the  West  was  with  her  brother-in-law, 
Rev.  James  A.  Clark,  in  Fort  Madison, 
Iowa,  where  Dr.  Lewis  and  Miss  Thomp- 
son were  married  Aug.  25,  1844,  and  at 
once  came  to  Chatham.  They  had  five 
children.  Of  the  three  living — 

MARIA  L.  was  married  Jan.  i,  1874, 
to  Dr.  Charles  B.  Johnston,  a  practicing 
physician  at  Tolono,  Champaign  county, 
111.,  where  they  reside. 

JOHNT.W& 

EDWARD  V.,  both  born  in  Chat- 
ham, and  live  there  with  their  mother. 

Dr.  J.  R.  Lewis  assisted  in  organizing 
the  First  Presbyterian  church  in  Carlin- 
ville, and  was  one  of  the  ruling  Elders  as 
long  as  he  lived  there.  He  was  elected  to 
the  same  office  in  the  church  at  Chatham, 
and  contiuued  to  discharge  its  duties  to 
the  end  of  his  life.  He  died  Aug.  5, 
1858,  in  Chatham,  where  his  widow  and 
two  sons  now  reside — 1876. 

LEWIS,  EDDIN,  was  born 
Dec.  23,  1803,  in  Caldwell  county,  Ky. 
He  was  there  married,  about  1825,  to 
Winnifred  Easley,  who  was  born  in  the 
same  county,  March  10,  1806.  They  had 
two  children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  in  the  fall  of  1830, 
in  what  is  now  Ball  township,  where  they 
had  six  children — 

WILLIAM  R.,  born  Oct.  n,  1826,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
aged  twentv  vears. 


JAMES  M.,  born  May  27,  1828,  in 
Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  married  March  6, 
1851,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Berrilla  M. 
Lockridge.  She  died  May  4,  1857,  leav- 
ing one  child,  CYRUS  E.  James  M. 
Lewis  married  August  30,  1860,  to  Mrs. 
Emily  Ricks,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Simpson.  She  died  April  20,  1864,  leav- 
ing one  child,  LAURA  BELLE,  who  re- 
sides with  her  uncle,  Andrew  Simpson,  in 
Taylorville.  James  M.  Lewis  married 
Mary  A.  Clayton.  She  died  June  20, 
1868,  leaving  two  children,  JULIA  M. 
and  MANFORD  S.  T.  M.  Lewis  was 
married  August  30,  1869,  to  Jane  Burris. 
They  have  one  child,  MINNIE  ALICE, 
and  reside  five  miles  southeast  of  Auburn. 
James  M.  Lewis  remembers  one  event 
connected  with  the  deep  snow,  beginning 
in  December,  1830.  His  father  had  just 
finished  his  first  cabin,  and  moved  into  it, 
as  the  snow  began  falling.  In  building  it 
he  dug  the  earth  out  in  front  of  the  hearth 
and  used  it  in  forming  the  side  walls  to  his 
fireplace.  That  hole  under  the  floor  was 
for  keeping  vegetables,  but  he  had  none. 
When  the  snow  became  quite  deep,  he 
found  that  he  would  certainly  loose  a  fine 
litter  of  pigs  unless  he  could  find  protec- 
tion for  them.  He  could  think  of  no 
other  place  than  his  rude  cellar.  He 
raised  a  puncheon,  dragged  the  sow  in, 
and  pitched  her,  with  the  pigs,  down  that 
cavity.  The  record  shows  that  James  M. 
was  but  two  and  a  half  years  old,  but  the 
squealing  of  the  hog  almost  frightened 
him  into  fits,  making  an  impression  on  his 
mind  that  remains  indelible.  If  all  his- 
tory was  written  it  would  be  found  that 
many  of  the  best  families  and  fortunes 
were  built  on  as  rude  foundations  as  this 
incident  implies. 

JOHN  W.,  born  May  27,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  spent  six  years  in  Cal- 
ifornia, returned  home,  started  for  Pikes 
Peak,  and  died  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  in 
1860  or  '61. 

MARGARET  E.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  George  F.  Kessler,  who 
was  accidentally  shot  dead,  while  on  a 
hunting  excursion,  in  1858.  She  married 
Sylvanus  Wineman,  who  died  July  29, 
1875.  She  resides  near  Auburn. 

SARAH  y.,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  George  W.  Armstrong. 
They  have  two  children,  LAURENTI- 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTY. 


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US  B.  and  ALONZO  W.,  and  reside  in 
Auburn. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  in  1838,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Abraham  Gish, 
has  two  children,  namely:  CHARLES 
and  ARRAH,  and  reside  in  Virden. 

SAMUEL,  born  Sept.  17,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county.  He  was  married  Feb. 
7,  1861,  in  Auburn,  to  Emma  Wheeler. 
Mr.  Lewis  enlisted  August  9,  1862,  for 
three  years,  in  %Co.  B,  ii4th  111.  Inf.,  and 
was  commissioned  ist  Lieutenant  of  his 
company  in  April,  1865.  He  was  wound- 
ed and  captured  at  the  battle  of  Guntown, 
Miss.,  June  10,  1864,  was  taken  to  Ander- 
sonville  prison,  and  enjoyed  its  hospitalities 
for  ten  months;  sent  to  Vicksburg  for  ex- 
change, where  he  first  heard  of  the  assas- 
sination of  President  Lincoln.  He  had  a 
silver  ring,  with  a  quarter  dollar  gold 
piece  set  in  it.  By  giving  that  to  the  rebel 
guard  he  was  permitted  to  escape  before 
the  time  for  exchange.  He  was  honorably 
discharged  at  Camp  Butler,  August  12, 
1865.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lewis  have  five 
children,  EDITH  M.,  MARY  B., 
FREDERICK  L.,  MAGGIE  J.  and 
JAMES  H.,  and  reside  in  Auburn.  Mr. 
Lewis  is  a  merchant  there,  and  President 
of  the  Auburn  Bank. 

MARY  M.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  there  to  Thomas  Black.  See 
his  name. 

Mrs.  Winnifred  Lewis  died  Nov.  15, 
1843,  and  Eddin  Lewis  was  married  May 
28,  1844,  to  Permelia  A.  Fletcher.  They 
had  two  children — 

ED  WARD  H.  was  married  Nov.  4, 
1869,  to  Margaret  Whetstone.  She  died 
Feb.  8,  1872,  leaving  one  child, 
CHARLES  D.  E.  H.  Lewis  lives  in 
Auburn. 

PERMELIA  P.,  married  Jan.  7, 
1864,  to  James  A.  Ogg,  who  was  born 
Oct.  9,  1842,  in  Madison  county,  Ky.  He 
enlisted  for  three  years,  March  29,  1862, 
in  Co.  F,  i2th  111.  Cav.,  served  until  Apr. 
2,  1865,  when  he  was  honorably  discharg- 
ed. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ogg  have  three  child- 
ren, JAMES  F.,  WILLIAM  A.  and 
MARY  E.,  and  live  in  Auburn,  Illinois. 

Eddin  Lewis  died  Jan.  29,  1850,  and 
his  widow  married  Larkin  H.  Lewis,  and 
resides  in  Auburn. 

Eddin  Lewis  was  an  energetic  farmer 
and  business  man.  He  was  one  of  the 
earliest  men  engaged  in  buying  and  drov- 


ing fat  hogs  and  cattle,  and  packing  pork 
in  Sangamon  county. 

LEWIS,  LARKIN,  brother  to 
Eddin  Lewis,  was  born  in  Caldwell  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  married  there  to  Elizabeth 
Welch.  They  had  three  children  in 
Kentucky,  and  she  died  there,  May  17, 
1835.  He  moved  with  his  children  to 
Sangamon  county,  in  1838  or  '9,  and  was 
married,  Feb.  28,  1856,  to  Mrs.  Permelia 
A.  Lewis,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Fletcher.  They  had  two  children.  Of 
his  children — 

WILLIAM  J.,  married  Sarah  Clay- 
ton, have  two  children,  ALFRED  and 
SARAH,  and  live  in  Ball  township. 

SAMUEL  married  Mary  Henderson, 
have  three  children,  and  live  in  Kansas. 

DA  VID  married  Margaret  Henderson, 
have  three  children,  MARY,  NETTIE 
and  LOTTIE,  and  live  in  Pawnee  town- 
ship. 

By  the  second  wife — 

GEORGE   W.,  and 

yAMES  L.,  live  with  their  parents, 
in  Auburn,  Illinois. 

LEWIS,  WILLIAM,  born  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Jemima  Easley,  and  lives  at  St.  Joseph, 
Missouri. 

LEWIS,  NANCY,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
James  O.  Wilson,  and  lives  in  Bates  coun- 
ty, Missouri. 

LEWIS,  MORGAN,  born  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Sarah  Walters,  and  both  died,  without 
children. 

LEWIS,  JOHN,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Nancy  Campbell,  and  have 
four  children — 

WILLIAM  H.  married  Lorilla  Wil- 
son, and  lives  in  Ball  township. 

ELIZABETH, 

JOHN  F.,  and 

AMANDA,  live  with  their  parents,  in 
Ball  township. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Lewis,  the  mother  of 
Eddin,  Larkin,  William,  Nancy,  Mary 
Morgan  and  John,  died  in  1857,  in  Ball 
township,  in  the  seventy-fifth  year  of  her 
age. 

LEWIS,  OBED,  was  bom  April 
25,  1812,  in  Chester  county,  Penn.  He 
came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  1838,  was  mar- 
ried, Sept.  23,  1851,  to  Cordelia  M.  lies. 
They  have  three  children — 


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WILLIAM  T., 

KA  TE,  and 

MARY,  and  reside  in   Springfield. 

From  1839  to  1868  Mr.  Lewis  was  en- 
gaged in  manufacturing  carriages  and 
wagons.  He  served  the  city  as  alderman, 
from  1862  to  1864,  and  from  1868  to  1873. 
He  was  elected  mayor,  in  April,  1874, 
serving  a  term  of  one  year.  Obed  Lewis 
and  family  reside  in  Springfield. 

LEWIS,  SAMUEL,  born  Feb. 
1 6,  1767,  in  Pennsylvania,  about  sixteen 
miles  above  Philadelphia,  on  the  Dela- 
ware river.  He  crossed  the  Allegheny 
mountains  on  horseback  five  times,  and 
was  married  on  the  Kanawha  river,  West 
Virginia,  about  1799,  to  Sally  Floro,  who 
was  born  there  in  1785.  They  moved  in 
1814,  to  St.  Francis  county,  Mo.,  and 
from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving May,  1830,  in  what  is  now  Cotton 
Hill  township.  They  had  children  in 
West  Virginia,  in  Missouri,  and  in  San- 
gamon county,  making  a  total  of  fifteen. 
In  June,  1844,  Mr.  Lewis  moved  his  fam- 
ily to  Delaware  county,  Iowa.  Mrs. 
Sally  Lewis  died  there  in  1847,  ag£d 
sixty-two  years.  Her  mother  lived  to  be 
one  hundred  and  six  years  of  age,  and  was 
living  at  Strawberry,  Texas,  at  the  time 
of  her  daughter's  death.  Samuel  Lewis 
died  in  Iowa,  Aug.  9,  1867,  being  in  his 
one  hundred  and  first  year.  His  mother 
lived  to  be  one  hundred  and  fourteen 
years  old.  Of  their  fifteen  children,  six 
only  are  living — four  of  them  in  Iowa. 
One  only  resides  in  Illinois,  the  seventh 
child. 

ALFRED,  born  March  26,  -1823,  in 
St.  Francis  county,  Missouri,  raised  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  March  14, 
1850,  in  Loami,  to  Eliza  J.  Abell,  a 
granddaughter  of  Adam  Barger.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Lewis  had  nine  children  in 
Sangamon  county,  four  of  whom  died 
young.  SARAH  S.,  MARIA  A., 
JOHN  S.,  LOUISA  F.  and  CORNE- 
LIA E.  J.  live  with  their  parents.  Al- 
fred Lewis  made  his  home  in  Sangamon 
county,  near  Breckinridge  mill,  until  the 
fall  of  1872,  when  he  moved  to  Taylor- 
ville  for  the  purpose  of  educating  his 
children,  and  now  resides  there.  He 
carries  the  first  month's  wages  he  ever 
earned  in  his  pocket  to  the  present  time. 
It  is  in  the  shape  of  a  watch. 


LEWIS,  MARIA,  sister  to  Alfred, 
born  April  6,  1815,  married  in  Missouri 
to  William  Cooper.  He  died  Sept.,  1836, 
in  Sangamon  county,  leaving  four  child- 
ren, two  of  whom  are  living  in  Benton 
county,  Mo.  His  widow  married  Hamil- 
ton McCoy.  See  his  name. 

LEWIS,  LEVI  D.,  born  Aug. 
26,  1801,  near  Morristown,  N.  J.  Eliza 
Sutton  was  born  Feb.  4,  1804,  at  the  same 
place.  They  were  there  .married  Aug. 
13,  1823,  and  had  six  children,  one  of 
whom  died,  aged  five  years.  The  family 
moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  Nov.,  1835, 
where  they  had  one  child.  Of  their  six 
children — 

WILLIAM  C.  B.,  born  Sept.  u, 
1824,  in  New  Jersey,  went  as  musician  in 
an  Illinois  regiment,  to  the  Mexican  war, 
returned,  and  died  Oct.  6,  1847,  in  Spring- 
field. 

SARAH,  born  July  30,  1826,  near 
Morristown,  N.  J.,  married  in  Springfield 
to  Reuben  Coon,  who  was  born  July  22, 
1821,  in  New  Jersey.  They  had  eight 
children  in  Springfield,  one  of  whom  died 
young.  LEVI  L.,  born  June  n,  1849, 
married  in  Springfield,  Jan.  8,  1872,  to 
Mary  J.  Tully,  who  was  born  Jan.  8, 
1855,  at  Little  Rock,  Arkansas.  Mr.  L. 
L.  Coon  is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
boots  and  shoes,  in  Springfield.  ANN 
ELIZA,  born  July  27,  1851,  married  in 
Springfield,  Feb.  25,  1873,  to  William  H. 
Billington,  who  was  born  March  31,  1849, 
in  Shrewsbury,  England.  They  have  one 
child,  LINA  MAY,  and  reside  in  Spring- 
field. Mr.  Billington  is  conductor  on  the 
T.  W.  &  W.  railroad.  FRANKLIN  P., 
born  May  12,  1853,  is  farming.  CHAR- 
LEY, LINA,  SUSAN  and  GEORGE 
reside  with  their  mother.  Mr.  Reuben 
Coon  was  for  several  years  engaged  in 
the  leather  trade,  and  the  manufacture  of 
boots  and  shoes.  He  died,  Nov.  7,  1871, 
and  his  widow  and  children  reside  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

MART  E.,  born  Sept.  19, 1834,  in  N. 
J.,  married  in  Springfield,  in  1853,  to 
Thomas  H.  Palladay.  She  died  May  18, 

185.5- 

JAMES  S.,  born  Feb.  10,  1837,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  March  27,  1862, 
to  Mary  A.  Smith,  in  Monmouth,  War- 
ren county,  111.,  and  reside  there. 

JOHN  BERGEN,  born  Nov.  15, 
1843,  in  Springfield,  married  in  Nov., 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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1871,  near  Monmouth,  111.,  to  Eliza 
Smith,  and  resides  at  Lenox,  Iowa. 

Levi  D.  Lewis  was  connected  with  his 
brothers,  Joseph  and  Thomas,  in  the  boot 
and  shoe  business  for  several  years.  In 
1849  he  went  to  California,  and  died 
there  Feb.  24,  1850.  Mrs.  Eliza  Lewis 
resides  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Coon,  in 
Springfield. 

LEWIS,  THOMAS,  born  July 
9,  1808,  near  Baskingridge,  Somerset 
county,  New  Jersey,  was  married  at  New 
Brunswick,  N.  J.,  April  4,  1832,  to  Mar- 
garet A.  VanNorstrand,  who  was  born  in 
Somerset  county,  N.  J.,  Oct.  4,  1810.  In 
July,  1836,  Mr.  Lewis  took  a  trip  West, 
with  the  view  of  selecting  a  future  home. 
After  passing  through  Indiana,  Illinois 
and  Missouri,  he  selected  Springfield,  111., 
and  returned  to  New  Jersey  for  his  fami- 
ly, consisting  of  his  wife  and  two  child- 
ren. They  started  West  June  9,  1837,  *n 
company  with  Mr.  Lewis'  two  brothers, 
John  and  Eliphalet  C.,  with  their  families; 
his  sister,  Susan  A.,  and  his  brother-in 
law,  C.  VanNostrand,  in  all  twenty- 
seven  persons.  They  arrived  in  Spring- 
field Aug.  i,  1837.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lewis  had  five  children;  one  died  in  in- 
fancy. Of  the  others — 

ADALINE,  born  Sept.  12,  1833,  in 
New  Brunswick,  New  Jersey,  married  in 
Springfield  March,  1858,  to  Stephen  D. 
Ay  res,  who  was  born  May  20,  1829,  in 
Trumansburg,  N.  J.  They  have  six  chil- 
dren living.  WILLIAM  J.,  NETTIE, 
LEWIS  C.,  STELLA,  ALBERT  T. 
and  OLIVE.  S.  D.  Ayres  and  family 
reside  in  Cairo,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  T.,  born  Sept.  25,  1836, 
in  New  Brunswick,  New  Jersey,  was 
married  April  20,  1862,  in  Macon 
county,  111.,  to  Sarah  C.  Sprouse,  who 
was  born  April  20,  1843.  They  have 
six  children  living— CHARLES  A., 
SARAH  M.,  EDWARD  P.,  OWEN, 
STELLA  A.  and  ANNIE.  W.  T. 
Lewis  and  family  reside  in  Chilicothe, 
Missouri. 

CHARLES  H.,  born  Aug.  12,  1839, 
in  Springfield,  111.,  died  Feb.  6,  1855. 

ALBERT,  born  Aug.  i,  1849,  in 
Springfield,  is  unmarried,  and  resides  in 
Cairo,  Illinois. 

Thomas  Lewis  had  nine  brothers  and 
one  sister.  His  brothers  all  died,  each 
leaving  a  widow.  For  several  years  Mr. 


Lewis  had  nine  widowed  sisters-in-law, 
and  eight  are  still  living.  His  brothers, 
Eliphalet  C.  and  John,  settled  in  Warren 
county,  111.,  and  died  there.  Thomas 
Lewis  has  been  an  active,  energetic  busi- 
ness man  all  his  life.  He  lived  in  Spring- 
field until  1875,  when  he  moved  to  Cairo, 
111.,  where  he  now  resides — 1876. 

LEWIS,  SUSAN, born  April  19, 
1814,  in  New  Jersey,  the  only  sister  of 
Thomas  Lewis,  was  married  in  Spring- 
field, 111.,  to  Henry  VanHoff.  See  his 
name.  Mr.  VanHhff  died,  and  his 
widow  married  Rev.  J.  G.  Bergen.  See 
his  name. 

LJGHTFOOT,  HENRY  F., 
was  born  Feb.  22,  1787,  near  Madison 
Court  House,  Virginia,  and  was  there 
married  Feb.  21,  1811,  to  Mary  T.  Jones, 
who  was  born  Jan.  6,  1792,  at  the  same 
place.  They  moved  to  Adair  county, 
Ky.,  where  they  had  three  children,  and 
from  there  to  Warren  county,  near  Bowl- 
ing Green,  where  three  children  were 
born;  thence  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  Oct.  23,  1830,  near  Springfield. 
Two  children  were  born  in  Sangamon 
county.  Of  their  children — 

JOHN  A.,  born  Sept.  3,  1814,  in 
Acteir  county,  Ky.,  was  married  Sept.  24, 
1838,  to  Susan  J.  Jones.  She  died  Sept. 
5,  1844,  in  Chester,  111.,  leaving  one 
child,  HENRY  F.,  who  was  born  Sept. 
i,  1840,  at  Georgetown,  Randolph  county, 
111.  He  was  married  in  the  fall  of  1864, 
at  Rock  Island,  111.,  to  Fannie  F.  Kelly. 
H.  F.  Lightfoot  died  in  St.  Louis,  leaving 

two  children,  HENRY  w.,  and ,  who 

live  with  their  mother  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
John  A.  Lightfoot  married  Cornelia  Sig- 
ler.  She  died,  leaving  three  children, 
CHARLES  W.,  MARY  A.  and  SU- 
SAN M.,  with  their  relatives  in  Jackson- 
ville, 111.  J.  A.  Lightfoot  is  employed  in 
the  U.  S.  Custom  House  at  New  Orleans. 

GOODRICH,  born  April  19,  1817,  in 
Adair  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  Dec.  i,  1842,  to  Nancy  Callerman. 
They  had  eight  living  children.  MARY 
E.,  born  Sept.  18,  1847,  married  Sept.  2, 
1868,  to  John  F.  Fagan.  See  his  name. 
ELIZABETH  J.,  born  June  22,  1849, 
married  Sept.  6,  1870,  to  Richard  T. 
Lewis,  who  was  born  April  18,  1838,  in 
Delaware  county,  Ohio,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  in  1844.  He  enlisted  at 
Springfield,  Sept.  28,  1861,  in  Co.  G,  loth 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


111.  Cav.,  for  three  years.  Re-enlisted 
as  a  veteran  Dec.  12,  1863;  served  until 
the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged  Nov.,  1865,  at  San  An- 
tonia,  Texas,  and  mustered  out  at 
Springfield  Jan.  6,  1866.  He  resides  at 
Elkhart,  Logan  county,  Illinois.  JAMES 
R.,  born  April  17,  1852,  -married  Dec.  24, 
1873,  to  Julia  A.  Plunkett,  and  live  near 
Marysville,  Nodaway  county,  Mo.  SU- 
SAN M.  married  Jan.  8,  1874,  to  John  L. 
Callerman,  Jun.  See  his  name.  JOHN  L., 
JUDITH  L.,  ALICE  B.  and  JULIA 
ANN  live  with  their  parents,  three  miles 
north  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

DOLLY  A.,  born  Feb.  9,  1820,  in 
Adair  county,  Ky.,  married  Dec.  6,  1839, 
to  Peter  Lanterman.  See  his  name. 

MARGARET  S.,  born  Nov.  16, 
1822,  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Philip  F.  Lightfoot.  They  had 
two  children.  REUBEN  enlisted  in 
1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  A,  38th  111. 
Inf.  He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of 
Stone's  river,  and  died  Jan.  4,  1863. 
GABRIEL  lives  near  Springfield,  111. 
Mrs.  Margaret  S.  Lightfoot  died  Dec.  15, 
1847,  while  on  a  visit  in  Alabama. 

ROBERT  S.,  born  March  13,  1825, 
in  Kentucky,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
with  his  parents,  went  to  California  soon 
after  the  discovery  of  gold,  and  died 
there. 

ELIZABETH  M.  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Henry  Shuck,  and  died, 
leaving  one  child,  ANNIE,  who  lives 
with  her  father  in  Springfield. 

PHILIP  H.,  born  August  24, 1829,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county  in 
his  seventh  year. 

GABRIEL  M.,  born  August  8,  1832, 
died  March  12,  1846. 

Henry  F.  Lightfoot  died  Feb.  10,  1846, 
while  on  a  visit  to  Kentucky  near  Dan- 
ville. His  widow  died  Oct.,  1858,  in  San- 
gamon county. 

LILLARD,  THOMAS,  born 
in  North  Carolina,  married  there  to  Tem- 
perance Duncan.  They  moved  to  Ten- 
nesee  with  her  father,  and  from  there  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  1830 
in  what  is  now  Woodside  township.  Mrs. 
Lillard  died,  and  he  married  again,  and 
moved  to  Missouri,  taking  all  except  two 
of  his  children — 

MARTHA  A.  married  William  Jones, 
Jun.  See  his  name. 


The  other  is  the  wife  of  Burril  McKin- 
ney,  and  lives  in  Wisconsin. 

LINCOLN,  ABRAHAM, 
was  born  Feb.  12,  1809,  in  that  part  of 
Hardin,  which  is  now  Larue  county,  Ky. 
He  was  taken  by  his  parents,  in  his  eighth 
year,  to  Spencer  county,  Indiana.  His 
mother  died  there,  and  his  father  returned 
to  Kentucky,  and  married  again.  In  1830 
the  family  moved  to  Macon  county,  111., 
and  spent  the  winter  of  the  "deep  snow" 
there.  In  the  spring  of  1831,  Abraham 
Lincoln  passed  through  Springfield  and 
went  to  New  Salem,  near  where  Peters- 
burg, Menard  county,  now  stands.  He 
labored  at  boat  building,  rail  making  and 
like  employments,  also  clerking  in  a  store, 
until  the  Black  Hawk  war  came  on,  when 
he  was  elected  captain  of  a  volunteer 
company.  After  the  war  he  was  elected 
to  the  Legislature  four  times.  He  studied 
surveying  and  practiced  that,  usually  in 
summer,  after  having  spent  the  winter  in 
the  legislature.  During  all  the  intervals 
between  other  employments  for  gaining  a 
livelihood,  he  studied  law,  and  when  quali- 
fied to  practice  he  sold  his  surveying  im- 
plements, and  in  1837  moved  to  Spring- 
field He  was  married  in  Springfield, 
Nov.  4,  1842,  to  Mary  Todd.  They  had 
four  children — 

EDDIE,  WILLIE  and  THOMAS 
(Tad)  are  all  dead. 

ROBERT  T.,  born  in  Springfield, 
graduated  at  Harvard  College,  married  in 
Washington,  D.  C.,  to  the  daughter  01 
Senator  Harlan,  of  Iowa,  is  now  a  practic- 
ing lawyer  in  Chicago. 

Abraham  Lincoln  was  elected,  in  1846, 
Representative  in  Congress,  serving  one 
term  of  two  years.  From  the  close  of 
that  term  until  1854,  he  "practiced  law 
more  assiduously  than  ever  before."  Dur- 
ing that  time  he  took  but  little  interest  in 
politics,  but  the  repeal  of  the  Missouri 
compromise  ai'oused  him  to  the  encroach- 
ments of  slavery,  and  he  united  with  kin- 
dred spirits  in  organizing  the  Republican 
party,  at  Bloomington,  111.,  in  1856.  In 
1858  he  was  a  candidate  for  United 
States  Senator  to  succeed  Stephen  A. 
Douglas,  whose  term  was  drawing  to  a 
close.  Contrary  to  the  usual  custom  with 
candidates  for  that  office,  instead  of  aiming 
to  influence  the  members  of  the  legisla- 
ture, by  whose  votes  the  choice  is  made, 
the  contest  was  brought  directly  before 


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the  people,  in  order  to  influence  their  ac- 
tion in  choosing  members  of  the  legisla- 
ture, who  were  to  choose  a  United  States 
Senator.  That  led  to  seven  joint  debates 
between  Mr.  Lincoln  and  Mr.  Douglas, 
in  different  parts  of  the  State  of  Illi- 
Mr.  Douglas  was  elected  as  his 


own  successor,  but  Air.  Lincoln's  speeches 
in  that  campaign  gave  him  a  national  repu- 
tation, and  proved  that  his  understanding 
of  the  slavery  question  was  more  clear 
and  comprehensive  than  that  of  any  other 
man  in  the  nation.  That  led  to  his  being 
chosen  by  the  Republican  National  Con- 
vention, assembled  in  Chicago,  in  June, 
1860,  as  the  candidate  of  that  party  for 
the  office  of  President  of  the  United 
States.  He  was  elected  in  November  of 
that  year.  When  he  took  his  seat  at 
Washington,  D.  C.,  March  4,  1861,  he 
found  fifteen  States  in  armed  rebellion 
against  his  authority,  the  treasury  of  the 
nation  empty,  its  arsenals  plundered,  and 
its  ships  of  war  scattered  to  the  most  re- 
mote parts  ot  the  globe.  War — cruel, 
bloody  and  relentless,  followed.  He  was 
re-elected  President  in  November,  1864, 
and  when  he  took  the  oath  of  office  for 
.the  second  time,  March  4,  1865,  the  armed 
hosts  of  the  rebellion  had  almost  melted 
away,  and  in  his  Heart  he  was  beginning 
to  sing  the  glad  anthem  of"  Peace  on  earth 
and  good  will  to  men,"  when  he  was  shot 
by  the  hand  of  an  assassin  on  the  evening 
of  April  14,  and  breathed  his  last  on  the 
morning  of  April  15,  1865,  at  the  capital 
of  the  nation. 

His  remains,  accompanied  by  a  large 
delegation  of  the  most  distinguished  men 
of  the  nation,  civilians,  statesmen  and  sol- 
diers, occupying  a  railroad  train  of  nine 
cars,  were  conveyed  to  his.  former  home. 
For  twelve  days  and  nights  the  train 
moved  on,  and  was  hailed  everywhere 
more  like  a  triumphal  procession  than  a 
funeral  cortege.  May  4,  1865,  his  body 
was  deposited  in  the  receiving  tomb  at 
Oak  Ridge  Cemetery,  Springfield,  Illi- 
nois. 

A  grateful  people  have  erected  to'  his 
memory  a  monument,  and  upon  it  placed 
his  statue,  in  bronze,  of  heroic  size.  It 
was  unveiled  Oct.  15,  1874,  in  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Society  of  the  Army  of  the 
Tennessee,  at  their  eighth  annual  re-union, 
with  a  host  of  citizens,  making  an  assem- 
blage of  about  twenty-five  thousand  per- 
—58 


sons.  When  the  four  groups  of  statuary, 
representing  the  Infantry,  Cavalry,  Artil- 
lery and  Navy,  are  put  in  position  on  the 
monument,  the  total  cost  will  be  about 
two  hnndred  and  twelve  thousand  dollars. 

Mrs.  Lincoln  resides  with  her  sister, 
Mrs.  Edwards,  in  Springfield,  Illinois. — 
July,  1876. 

The  following  are  the  only  words  Mr. 
Lincoln  ever  wrote  concerning  himself  or 
his  ancestors.  They  were  not  intended 
for  publication,  but  were  written  as  an  act 
of  personal  regard  for  an  old  friend,  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  Hon.  Jesse  W. 
Fell,  of  Bloomington,  111.,  in  December, 
1859.  It  is  very  properly  termed  by  Mr. 
Fell,  the 

AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF  ABRAHAM  LINCOLN. 

"I  was  born  Feb.  12,  1809,  in  Hardin 
county,  Kentucky.  My  parents  were  both 
born  in  Virginia,  of  undistinguished  fami- 
lies— second  families — perhaps  I  should 
say.  My  mother,  who  died  in  my  tenth 
year,  was  of  a  family  of  the  name  of  Hanks, 
some  of  whom  now  reside  in  Adams,  and 
others  in  Macon  counties,  Illinois.  My 
paternal  grandfather,  Abraham  Lincoln, 
emigrated  from  Rockingham  county,  Va., 
to  Kentucky  about  1781  or  '2,  where,  a 
year  or  two  later,  he  was  killed  by  In- 
dians, not  in  battle,  but  by  stealth,  when 
he  was  laboring  to  open  a  farm  in  the  for- 
est. His  ancestors,  who  were  Quakers, 
went  to  Virginia  from  Berks  county, 
Pennsylvania.  An  effort  to  identify  them 
with  the  New  England  family  of  the 
same  name  ended  in  nothing  more  definite 
than  a  similarity  of  Christian  names  in  both 
families,  such  as  Enoch,  Levi,  Mordecai, 
Solomon,  Abraham,  and  the  like. 

"  My  father,  at  the  death  of  his  father, 
was  but  six  years  of  age,  and  he  grew  up 
literally  without  education.  He  removed 
from  Kentucky  to  what  is  now  Spencer 
county,  Indiana,  in  tny  eighth  year.  We 
reached  our  new  home  about  the  time  the 
State  came  into  the  Union.  It  was  a  wild 
region,  with  many  bears  and  other  wild 
animals  still  in  the  woods.  There  I  grew 
up.  There  were  some  schools,  so-called, 
but  no  qualification  was  ever  required  of  a 
teacher,  beyond  "readin',  writin'  and 
cipherin'"  to  the  rule  of  three.  If  a 
straggler,  supposed  to  understand  Latin 
happened  to  sojourn  in  the  neighborhood, 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


he  was  looked  upon  as  a  wizard.  There 
was  absolutely  nothing  to  excite  ambition 
for  education.  Of  course,  when  I  came 
of  age,  1  did  not  know  much;  still,  some- 
how I  could  read,  write,  and  cipher  to  the 
rule  of  three,  but  that  was  all.  I  have 
not  been  to  school  since.  The  little  ad- 
vance I  now  have  upon  this  store  of 
education,  I  have  picked  up  from  time  to 
time,  under  the  pressure  of  necessity. 

"  I  was  raised  to  farm  work,  which  I 
continued  till  I  was  twenty-two.  At 
twenty-one  I  came  to  Illinois,  and  passed 
the  first  year  in  Macon  county.  Then  I 
got  to  New  Salem,  at  that  time  in  Sanga- 
mon,  now  in  Menard  county,  where  I 
remained  a  year,  as  a  sort  of  clerk  in  a 
store.  Then  came  the  Black  Hawk  war, 
and  I  was  elected  a  captain  of  volunteers, 
a  success  which  gave  me  more  pleasure 
than  any  I  have  had  since.  I  went 
the  campaign,  was  elated;  ran  for  the 
legislature  the  same  year — 1832 — and  was 
beaten,  the  only  time  I  ever  have  been 
beaten  by  the  people.  The  next,  and 
three  succeeding  biennial  elections,  I  was 
elected  to  the  legislature.  I  was  not  a 
candidate  afterwards.  During  this  legis- 
lative period  I  had  studied  law,  and 
removed  to  Springfield  to  practice  it.  In 
1846,  I  was  once  elected  to  the  lower 
house  of  congress;  was  not  a  candidate 
for  re-election.  From  1849  to  1854,  both 
inclusive,  practiced  law  more  assiduously 
than  ever  before.  Always  a  Whig  in 
politics,  and  generally  on  the  Whig  elec- 
toral tickets,  making  active  canvasses;  I 
was  losi:;g  interest  in  politics,  when  the 
repeal  of  the  Missouri  Compromise 
aroused  me  again.  What  I  have  done 
since  then  is  pretty  well  known. 

"  If  any  personal  description  of  me  is 
thought  desirable,  it  may  be  said,  I  am  in 
height,  six  feet  four  inches,  nearly,  lean  in 
flesh,  weighing  on  an  average  one  hun- 
dred and  eighty  pounds,  dark  complexion, 
with  coarse  black  hair  and  gray  eyes;  no 
other  marks  or  brands  recollected. 
"  Yours,  very  truly, 

"A.  LINCOLN." 
Hon.  J.  W.  Fell. 


During  the  war  to  suppress  the  rebel- 
lion, as  is  well  known,  Mr.  Lincoln  was 
frequently  waited  upon  by  delegations 
from  religious  bodies.  Among  others,  a 


large  number  of  women  belonging  to  the 
Society  of  Friends  gave  him  a  call.  One 
of  their  number,  the  widow  of  Joseph  John 
Gurney,  a  distinguished  Quaker  preacher 
of  England,  wrote  him  a  letter.  The  fol- 
lowing is  Mr.  Lincoln's  reply.  It  will  be 
highly  prized,  because  it  contains  such  em- 
phatic and  unequivocal  expressions  of  his 
belief  in  the  overruling  providence  of 
God. 

"  EXECUTIVE  MANSION*,          ) 
"  WASHINGTON,  Sept.  4,  1864.      \ 

"  Eliza  P.  Gurney : 

"  MY  ESTEEMED  FRIEND — T  have  not 
forgotten — probably  ne^er  si. all  forjet — 
the  very  impressive  occasion  when  your- 
self and  friends  visited  me,  on  a  Sabbath 
forenoon,  two  years  ago;  n  T  has  your 
kind  letter,  written  nearly  a  year  later, 
ever  been  forgotten.  In  all,  it  has  been 
your  purpose  to  strengthen  my  reliance 
on  God.  I  am  much  indebted  to  the  good 
Christian  people  of  this  country  for  their 
constant  prayers  and  consolations;  and  to 
no  one  of  them,  more  than  yourself.  The 
purposes  of  the  Almighty  are  perfect,  and 
must  prevail;  though  we  erring  mortals 
may  fail  to  accurately  perceive  them  in  ad- 
vance. We  hoped  for  a  happy  termina- 
tion of  this  terrible  war  long  before  this; 
but  God  knows  best,  and  has  ruled  other- 
wise. Wre  shall  yet  acknowledge  His 
wisdom  and  our  own  error  therein.  Mean- 
while, we  must  work  earnestly  in  the  best 
light  He  gives  us,  trusting  that  so  work- 
ing still  conduces  to  the  great  ends  He  or- 
dains. Surely,  He  intends  some  great 
good  to  follow  this  mighty  convulsion, 
which  no  mortal  could  make,  and  no  mor- 
tal could  stay. 

"  Your  people,  the  Friends,  have  had, 
and  are  having,  a  very  great  trial.  On 
principle  and  faith,  opposed  to  both  war 
and  oppression,  they  can  only  practically 
oppose  oppression  by  war.  In  this  hard 
dilemma,  some  have  chosen  one  horn  and 
some  the  other.  For  those  appealing  to 
me  on  conscientious  grounds,  I  have  done, 
and  shall  do,  the  best  I  could  and  can,  in 
my  own  conscience,  under  my  oath  to  the 
law.  That  you  believe  this,  I  doubt  not; 
and  believing  it,  I  shall  still  receive,  for 
our  country  and  myself,  your  earnest 
prayers  to  our  Father  in  Heaven. 
"  Your  sincere  friend, 

"A.  LINCOLN." 


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LINDLEY,  SIMON,  was  born 
Jan.  20,  1769,  in  Orange  county,  N.  C. 
Anna  Standley  was  born  Feb.  3,  1766,  in 
Kent  county,  Del.  Her  parents  moved  to 
Pendleton  District,  S.  C.  Simon  Lindley 
and  Anna  Standley  were  there  married, 
July  14,  1789.  Their  home  was  in 
Orange  county,  N.  C.,  until  four  children 
were  born,  and  they  moved  to  Christian 
county,  Ky.,  wheie  they  had  three  child- 
ren. In  the  fall  of  1807  they  moved  to 
Madison  county,  111.,  and  the  next  spring 
to  what  is  now  Bond  county.  All  was 
quiet  there  for  about  three  years,  but  in 
the  latter  part  of  1811  the  Indians  became 
hostile,  and  began  to  murder  the  settlers 
and  steal  property.  Mr.  Lindley  was 
warned  by  a  very  old,  whitehaired  Indian, 
of  the  threatened  danger.  Then  the  set- 
tlers united  in  building  a  fort  or  stockade, 
about  two  and  a  half  miles  from  where 
Greenville  now  stands.  They  lived  in 
that  fortification  during  the  whole  time 
the  war  with  Great  Britain  was  raging. 
They  could  not  have  held  their  ground 
and  provided  for  their  families,  but  the 
soldiers  who  were  stationed  there  guarded 
the  men  while  they  worked  in  the  fields. 
They  lived  that  way  four  years,  many  of 
their  members  being  murdered.  The  In- 
dians continued  to  swarm  about  them  in 
greater  numbers,  and  they  abandoned  the 
fort,  and  all  went  back  to  the  vicinity  of 
Edwardsville,  in  September,  1814,  and 
the  next  spring,  1815,  a  treaty  was  made, 
in  consequence  of  which,  hostilities 
ceased.  Mr.  Lindley  remained  near  Ed- 
wardsville four  or  five  years,  and  moved 
to  what  became  Sangamon  county,  arriv- 
ing April  14,  1820,  in  what  is  now  Chat- 
ham township.  The  farm  is  now  owned 
by  the  heirs  of  Benjamin  F.  Darnielle. 
Of  his  seven  children — 

JOHN,  born  Jan.  23,  1791,  in  North 
Caroliaa,  married  twice,  and  died  in  Mad- 
ison county,  Illinois. 

JOSEPH,  born  Jan.  7,  1793,  in 
North  Carolina,  married  in  Bond  county 
to  Nancy  Hicks,  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  then  to  Tennessee,  and  from  there 
to  Freestone  county,  Texas. 

Af ART",  born  May  11,  1795,  married 
George  Bridges,  raised  a  family,  and  died 
in  St.  Clair  county. 

SARAH,  born  Dec.  4,  1797,  married 
Allen  Bridges.  They  raised  a  family  and 
live  in  Polk  county,  Mo. 


SIAfON,  Jun.y  born  August  16,  1799, 
in  Christian  county,  Ky.,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  with  his  parents,  went  to 
South  America  when  a  young  man,  mar- 
ried there,  and  has  not  been  heard  of  for 
several  years. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Sept.  3,  1803, 
in  Christian  county,  Ky.,  married  July  30, 
1826,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Samuel 
Harbour.  See  his  name. 

ANNA,  born  May  9,  1806,  married 
April  13,  1826,  to  Thomas  Greenwood. 
•See  his  name. 

Simon  LinJley  died  August  30,  1827, 
and  his  widow  died  Jan.  23,  1849,  both 
near  where  they  settled  in  1820. 

Simon  Lindley  was  a  minister  of  the 
Regular,  or  Predestinarian  Baptist  church. 
In  July,  1821,  himself  and  wife,  John 
Bridges  and  wife,  united  with  others  for 
the  purpose  of  keeping  up  worship,  and 
on  the  second  Saturday  in  June,  1826, 
the  Liberty  Baptist  church,  on  Lick  creek, 
was  organized  by  Elders  William  Crow, 
Thomas  Ray  and  Micajah  Rowland,  and 
brethren  Austin  Sims  and  Peter  Robeson. 
There  were  thirteen  members: — 


Males. 

John  Morris, 
John  Hilyard, 
Wm.  D.  Morris, 
Levi  Harbour, 
Simon  Lindley, 
Joseph  Hilyard, 
Morris  Hilyard. 


Females. 

Ruth  Greenwood, 
Elizabeth  Hilyard, 
Clarissa  Huffmaster, 
Polly  Harbour, 
Polly  Hilyard, 
Clarinda  Morris. 


The  church  worships  now  hi  a  school 
house  in  Curran  township,  and  is  under 
the  pastoral  care  of  Elder  C.  C.  Pur- 
vines. 

Mr.  Lindley  was  a  very  eccentric  man, 
and  many  anecdotes  are  related  of  him, 
both  'in  connection  with  his  preaching 
and  in  private  life.  Mr.  Lindley  was 
also  a  man  of  liberal  education.  He  was 
educated  at  some  college  in  Philadelphia, 
but  whether  he  was  a  graduate  or  not,  I 
cannot  say.  After  the  town  of  Spring- 
field was  laid  out,  there  was  a  discrepancy 
between  the  surveyors  of  that  and  the 
former  town  of  Calhoun,  and  Mr.  Lind- 
ley was  called  on  to  re-survey  it  and  har- 
monize the  differences,  which  he  did,  to 
the  satisfaction  of  all  parties. 


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LINDSAY,  JOHN,  was  born  in 
Virginia,  and  married  Sophia  Lanterman. 
See  his  name  in  Omissions. 

LINDSAY,  ISAAC,  born  May 
16,  1819,  in  Franklin  county,  Penn.,  was 
married  in  Jacksonville,  111.,  in  1841,  to 
Mary  Dyer.  Their  four  children  all  died 
young,  and  Mrs.  Mary  Lindsay  died  in 
the  spring  of  1850.  Mr.  Lindsay  was 
married  in  Jan  ,  1851,  in  Springfield,  to 
Mercy  Elder,  a  n-.itive  of  Kentucky.  See 
Elder  family.  They  had  three  children, 
and  all  died  young.  Mrs.  Mercy  Lindsay 
died  Jan.  27,  1858.  Mr.  L.  was  married 
in  Springfield,  111.,  to  Mrs.  Sarah  Rogers, 
whose  maido-i  lame  was  Elder,  a  sister  of 
his  second  wuc.  They  have  five  living 
children,  MARTHA  A.,  FRANK  R., 
WILLIAM  E.,  ADA  and  IDA,  twins, 
who  all  live  with  their  parents. 

Isaac  Lindsay  was  a  bricklayer  by  trade, 
and  was  for  about  seven  years,  from 
1858,  clerk  in  the  recorder's  branch  of  the 
circuit  court  of  Sangamon  county.  He 
was  assessor  and  collector  for  the  city  two 
years — 1856  and  1857.  He  and  his  family 
reside  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

LINDSAY,  MORRIS,  born 
June  30,  1818,  in  Franklin  county,  Penn. 
He  came  to  Springfield  with  his  brother, 
Isaac,  in  1836,  and  was  married  April  2, 
1844,  at  Salisbury,  to  Sarah  Miller,  a 
daughter  of  Solomon  Miller.  They  had 
four  children,  two  of  whom  died  young. 
Of  the  other  two — 

SOLOMON  L.,  born  March  12, 1846, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  Jan.  8, 
1872,  in  Arkansas,  to  Dora  Moore,  a  na- 
tive of  Tennessee.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, MORRIS  W.  and  ALBERT 
CHARLES,  and  reside  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

ALLIE,  born  Aug.  26,  18^0,  in  San- 
gamon county,  and  resjdes  with  her 
mother. 

Morris  Lindsay  was  appointed  postmas- 
ter, at  Springfield,  in  1858,  and  served 
until  1861.  He  also  served  several  terms 
as  a  member  of  the  city  council  of  Spring- 
field. In  1863  or  '4  he  moved  to  Carbon- 
dale,  111.,  where  he  died  March  25,  1869. 
His  remains  were  brought  to  Springfield, 
and  interred  in  Oak  Ridge  Cemetery.  His 
widow  and  daughter  reside Hn  Carbondale, 
Jackson  countv,  Illinois. 

LITTLE,  SAMUEL,  born  in 
1776,  in  Virginia.  He  was  married  in  the 


year  1797,  in  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  to 
Mary  Newcomb.  They  had  nine  children 
in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  St.  Clair 
county,  Illinois,  where  two  of  their  child- 
ren died.  Mr.  Little  moved  with  his  fam- 
ily to  what  became  Sangamon  county,  ar- 
riving in  1819  or  1820,  and  settled  two  and 
one-half  miles  southwest  of  the  present 
State  House.  Six  of  their  children  mar- 
ried and  raised  families,  and  all  except  one 
has  died,  and  their  children  have  moved 
away  from  the  county.  The  only  remain- 
ing one — 

SAMUEL  N.,  born  March  1,'iSq,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon countv,  Jan.  29,  1843,  to  Eliza  M. 
Morgan.  They  have  seven  children — 
WILLIAM  H.,  born  March  16,  1845, 
near  Springfield,  married,  Oct.  31,  1872, 
to  Delia  Pirkins.  Wm.  H.  Little  was 
killed  Aug.  16,  1873,  by  an  accident  on 
the  Chicago  &  Alton  railroad,  at  Sag 
Bridge,  near  Chicago,  and  interred  in  Oak 
Ridge  Cemetery.  His  widow  resides 
with  her  father,  R.  Pirkins.  Sec  his 
name.  GERSHOM  J.,  born  Feb.  19, 
1847,  near  Springfield,  married,  Jan.  2, 
1867,  to  Nellie  Crafton.  She  died  Jan. 
14,  1868.  G.  J.  Little  was  married,  Oct. 
27,  1874,  to  Maggie  E.  Conner,  who  was 
born  June  22,  1851,  in  Springfield.  G. 
J.  Little  is  of  the  firm  of  S.  N.  Little  &. 
Sons,  and  resides  in  Springfield.  SAN- 
FORD  H.,  born  June  21,  1849,  lives  in 
Springfield,  and  is  of  the  firm  of  S.  N. 
Little  &  Sons.  HARRIET  C.,  born 
Dec.  12,  1853,  near  .Springfield,  married 
Feb.  14,  1867,  to  John  W.  Crafton.  They 
had  one  child,  WILLIAM  H.,  who  died  in 
his  third  year.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crafton  re- 
side in  Springfield.  MARY  E.,  born  May 
10,  185 1,  died  Oct.  30,  1855.  MINERVA 
C.,  died  Aug.  i,  1857.  FANNIE  Z., 
born  Jan.  S,  1869,  resides  with  her  parents. 
Samuel  N.  Little  owns  and  resides  on 
the  farm  where  his  father  settled  in  1819, 
and  received  the  title  from  the  United 
States  government  soon  after  it  came  into 
market,  in  1823.  He  is  also  engaged  in 
the  livery  business,  in  Springfield,  with 
his  sons,  Gershom  J.  and  Sanford  H., 
under  the  firm  name  of  S.  N.  Little  & 
Sons. 

Of  his  parents — Mrs.  Mary  Little  died 
in  July,  1823,  and  Samuel  Little  died  Jan. 
i,  1847,  both  near  Springfield. 


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LITTLE.  THOMAS  S.,  born 
March  16,  1820,  in  Northampton,  Mass., 
came  to  Springfield,  111.,  Aug.,  1838, 
where  he  was  married,  May  30,  1844,  to 
Ann  M.  Watson.  They  had  five  child- 
ren, two  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Of 
the  other  three  children — 

MARIA  W.,  born  Jan.  27,  1846,  in 
Springfield,  was  married,  Aug.  7,  1865,  to 
Samuel  A.  Slemmons,  who  was  born  Jan. 
28,  1842,  at  Cadiz,  Harrison  county,  Ohio, 
and  came  to  Springfield  in  1859.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Slemmons  have  three  children, 
GEORGE  B.,  ELLA  L.  and  ALICE 
H.  Mr.  Slemmons  was  a  member  of  an 
independent  military  company,  of  which 
John  Cook  was  captain,  and  it  was  part  of 
a  regiment  of  which  E.  E.  Ellsworth  was 
Colonel.  *  In  connection  with  that  com- 
pany, Mr.  Slemmons  volunteered  on  the 
first  call  for  75,000  men,  in  April,  1861, 
but  being  under  age  he  was  prevented  by 
his  father  from  going.  He  returned  to 
Ohio,  in  1862,  and  became  Lieutenant  of 
Co.  E,  88th  Ohio  Inf.,  a  three  months 
regiment,  in  whic,h  he  served  four  and 
one-half  months.  During  that  time  he 
was  appointed  Major  of  a  three  years 
regiment,  but  could  not  serve  on  account 
of  a  crippled  arm.  He  came  back  to 
Springfield,  and  engaged  in  business. 
Mr.  Slemmons  was  one  of  the  original 
projectors  of  the  Springfield  Spice  and 
Hominy  Mills,  and  aided  in  building  and 
running  the  same,  as  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Conkling,  Slemmons  &  Co.  He 
went  out  of  the  firm  in  April,  1876,  and 
is  now — July  1876 — residing  in  Spring- 
field. 

ELLEN  C.,  born  Dec.  14,  1847,  ^n 
Sprin Afield,  was  married,  Oct.  20,  1870, 
to  William  O.  Converse,  who  was  born 
June  30,  1840,  in  Painesville,  Lake 
county,  Ohio,  and  was  brought 
with  the  family  of  his  father,  Henry  Con- 
verse, to  Springfield,  in  1846.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Converse  have  two  daugh- 
ters, NIANA  and  ,  and  reside 

in  Springfield.  Mr.  Converse  is  a 
farmer,  and  trader  in  stock,  land,  etc.  He 
united  with  A.  M.  Garland,  who  first 
suggested  it,  in  obtaining  a  pledge  from 
the  board  of  supervisors  of  Sangamon 
county,  that  they  would  lease  the  old  poor 
house  grounds  to  an  Agricultural  Society. 
Mr.  Garland  and  Mr.  Converse  induced 
others  to  unite  with  them  in  organizing 


the  present  Sawgamon  county  Agricultural 
Society,  and  securing  the  lease  for  the 
grounds  for  twenty-five  years — from  1872. 
Wm.  O.  Converse  served  the  society  four 
years  as  secretary,  and  is  now — 1876 — its 
treasurer,  elected  for  two  years. 

EMMA  J3.,  born  March  2,  1850,  in 
Springfield,  was  married,  Dec.  9,  1869,  to 
Charles  E.  Blake.  They  have  one  child, 
PAUL,  and  i-eside  at  Anoka,  Minn.  He 
is  cashier  and  manager  of  the  Anoka 
Bank. 

Thomas  S.  Little  was  in  business  as  a 
merchant  tailor  and  clothier,  from  1844  to 
the  spring  of  1876,  when  he  retired 
in  consequence  of  impaired  health,  and 
resides  in  Springfield. 

LOCK,  JOHN  was  born  Jan.  10, 
1799,  in  the  town  of  Farrisburg,  Addi- 
son  county,  Vermont.  Maria  Jaquays 
was  born  Aug.  31,  1802,  in  the  same 
county.  They  were  there  married  Jan. 
5,  1820,  had  three  living  children  in 
Vermont,  and  moved  to  Essex  county,  N. 
Y.,  where  two  children  were  born.  The 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  May  2,  1832,  at  Rochester, 
where  they  had  six  children.  Two  died 
young.  Of  their  nine  children — 

HANNAH,  born  Jan.  13,  1821,  in 
Vermont,  was  twice  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  died  there  Nov.  27,  1844. 

JONA'THAN,  born  Feb.  3,  1823,  in 
Vermont,  died  in  Sangamon  county  July 
8,  1838. 

MER  C  Y,  born  June  4,  1825,  died  in 
her  eleventh  year. 

RACHEL  S.,  born  May  30,  1829,  in 

.New  York,  married  in  Sangamon  county 

Aug.  17,  1852,  to  Isaac  May.    They  have 

a  family,  and  live  near   Greenville,  Dade 

county,  Missouri. 

ADELINE  E.,  born  Aug.  3,  1831,  in 
Essex  county,  N.  Y.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  Nov.  19,  1853,  to  Samuel 
Grubb.  See  his  name. 

SYLVESTER,  born  June  14,  1834, 
in  Sangamon  county,  died  in  his  four- 
teenth year. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  Aug.  16,  1840, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  28, 
1861,  to  Amanda  M.  Delay.  They  had 
two  children,  LOLA  and  WILLIAM 
H.,  Jun.,  and  Mr.  Lock  died  Jan.  25,  1871. 
His  family  live  in  Rochester. 

VILROY,  born  Nov.  21,  1843,  died  in 
in  his  fourth  vear. 


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JOHN,  Jun.,  born  Feb.  26,  1848,  in 
Rochester,  lives  with  his  parents. 

John  Lock  and  his  wife  have  been  living 
together  nearly  fifty-six  years,  and  reside 
in  Rochester.  May  3,  1832,  the  day  after 
his  arrival,  and  before  he  had  unloaded 
his  wagon,  he  was  notified  to  appear  at 
Springfield  on  the  morning' of  the  4th,  to 
stand  draft  to  fight  the  Indian  under 
Black  Hawk.  He  was  there  in  time,  but 
more  men  had  volunteered  than  had  been 
called  for,  and  his  services  were  not  want- 
ed. There  was  no  corn  in  Sangamon 
county  at  the  time,  and  Mr.  Lock  went 
thirty  miles  below  St.  Louis,  paid  five 
dollars  for  ten  bushels,  and  hauled  it  home 
for  seed,  and  bread  for  his  family.  He 
has  known  corn  to  sell  for  four  dollars  per 
bushel,  and  has  seen  equally  as  good  corn 
sell  at  eight  cents  per  bushel,  a  difference 
of  fifty  fold.  Mr.  Lock  donated  timber 
and  labor  to  aid  in  building  the 'first 
steam  mill  in  Rochester.  After  it  was 
built,  the  proprietors  refused  to  grind  for 
toll,  and  demanded  twenty-five  cents  per 
bushel  for  grinding.  Mr.  Lock  offered 
two  bushels  for  grinding  one,  but  the 
miller  refused.  The  price  of  corn  was 
ten  cents.  He  was  forced  to  the  necessity 
of  hunting  a  purchaser  for  two  and  one- 
half  bushels,  take  the  twenty-five  cents 
and  pay  it  for  grinding  one  bushel.  The 
usual  toll  is  one-eighth  of  the  grain. 

LOCKRIDGE,  JOHN,  was 
born  about  1758,  in  Augusta  county,  Va. 
He  enlisted  about  1775,  in  the  revolution- 
ary army,  and  was  in  the  battles  of  Guil- 
ford  Court  House,  the  Cowpens,  and 
many  others.  For  his  services  he  drew  a 
pension  to  the  end  of  his  life.  Mr.  Lock- 
ridge  married  in  his  native  county,  and 
moved  to  Montgomery  county,  Ky.,  raised 
a  large  family,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  with  his  son,  William  A.,  ar- 
riving in  1835.  He  died  in  1848.  He 
had  four  sons  and  four  daughters,  who 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  nafaely — 

JOSEPH  H.,  born  Dec.  10,  1791, 
in  Montgomery  county,  Ky.,  was  mar- 
ried there  to  Martha  Cassity.  They 
moved  to  Sangamon  county  in  1835,  in 
what  is  now  Ball  township,  where  he 
died.  His  widow  married  James  Phelps, 
and  lives  in  Auburn. 

ELIJAH,  born  Dec.  19,  1806,  in 
Montgomery  county,  Ky.,  married  in 
Kentucky,  to  Lavina  Cassity,  and  moved 


to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  1835, 
in  what  is  now  Ball  township.  They 
had  eight  children,  namely:  ELIZA- 
BETH A.  married  Charles  Bridges, 
moved  to  Missouri,  and  Mr.  Bridges  died 
there.  JOSEPH  W.  married  Oct.  i, 
1848,  to  Eleanor  Haley.  They  had  two 
living  children,  EDWARD  and  JULIETTE, 
who  live  with  their  mother.  Joseph  W. 
Lockridge  died  Dec.  27,  1865,  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  His  widow  married  July 
19,  1867,  to  George  Young,  who  was 
born  November,  1832,  in  Pittsylvania 
county,  Va.  They  had  three  children, 

WILLIAM    E.,    LUELLA     and     THOMAS     M., 

and  live  half  a  mile  north  of  Pawnee. 
JOHN  married  Elizabeth  A.  Hart.  They 
have  two  children,  ROSE  and  ROBERT,  and 
live  in  Henry  county,  Mo.  He  served 
three  years  in  an  Illinois  regiment,  nine 
months  of  the  time  in  Libby  prison,  and 
came -as  near  starving  to  death  as  it  was 
possible  to  do,  and  live.  FRANCIS  M., 
served  three  years  in  an  Illinois  regiment, 
and  was  honorably  discharged.  He  lives 
in  Henry  county,  Mo.  ROBERT  en- 
listed in  an  Illinois  regiment,  and  died  in 
the  army.  MARTHA  J.  married  Henry 
Kitch.  They  moved  to  Missouri,  where 
he  died,  and  she  married  again.  MARY 
married  James  Mollihorn.  They  have 
three  children,  AMBROSE,  CORDELIA  and 
LILLIE  BELLE,  and  live  three  miles  north- 
west of  Pawnee.  AMANDA  L.  mar- 
ried John  Forahner,  and  lives  in  Missouri. 
Elijah  Lockridge  died  in  Ball  township, 
about  1856.  His  widow  lives  with  her 
children,  in  Missouri. 

LOCKRIDGE,    WILLIAM 

A.,  was  born  Jan.  17,  1810,  in  Montgom- 
ery county,  Ky.  He  was  married  there 
to  Sally  Moore,  June  3,  1830.  They  had 
two  children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  in 
company  with  his  father,  John  Lockridge, 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.  22, 
1835,  in  what  is  now  Ball  township, 
where  five  children  were  born.  Of  their 
seven  children — 

BURRILLA  TV.,  born  June  n,  1832, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, to  James  M.  Lewis.  See  his  name. 

JULIA  A.,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried to  Napoleon  Lloyd.  They  have 
three  children,  WILLIAM,  ROBERT 
and  HATTIE,and  reside  at  Mt.  Sterling, 
Kentucky. 


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MART  E.,  born  March  14,  1836,111 
Sangamon  county,  married  William  Gard- 
ner. They  reside  in  Chatham,  Illinois. 

MARGARET,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  is  an  invalid,  and  resides  with  her 
sister,  Mrs.  Ingels. 

SARAH  J3.,  born  Jan.  i,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  -  Nathaniel 
Ingels,  who  was  born  Jan.  i,  1837,  near 
Paris,  Ky.  T.hev  have  five  living  child- 
ren, SARAH  P".,  HENRY  G.,  FRED- 
ERICK L.,  JOHN  A.  and  JESSIE  N. 
WILLIAM  B.  died,  aged  two  years. 
They  live  in  Ball  township,  two  and  a 
half  miles  southeast  of  Chatham,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  7?.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  April  22,  1869,  to 
Mary  Nuckolls.  They  had  one  child, 
CHARLES  W.,  and  reside  adjoining 
Pawnee  on"  the  north.  William  R.  Lock- 
ridge  is  a  farmer,  stock-raiser  and  mer- 
chant. 

JOHN  R.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  to  Sarah  J.  Headley.  They  have 
one  child,  JAMES  W.,  and  live  in  Ball 
township,  near  Sugar  creek  Cumberland 
Presbyterian  church,  on  the  farm  settled 
by  Joseph  Dodds  in  1818. 

Mrs.  Sally  Lockridge  died  Nov.  23, 
1857,  'n  Sangamon  county,  and  Wm.  A. 
Lockridge  was  married  June  10,  1858,  to 
Amanda  E.  Goodbar,  who  was  born  in 
Kentucky,  June  2,  1826.  They  have 
three  children,  EMMA,  RACHEL  L. 
and  MART  M. 

Wm.  A.  Lockridge  resides  in  Ball 
township,  two  and  a  quarter  miles  south 
of  Chatham,  111.  *j When  Mr.  Lockridge 
came  to  Sangamon  county  the  timber 
land  was  all  taken,  and  it  was  almost  im- 
possible to  buy  it  at  any  price.  Prairie 
land  could  be  obtained  for  two  or  three 
dollars  per  acre,  and  at  the  same  time  he 
has  known  timber  land  to  sell  as  high  as 
eighty  dollars  per  acre.  Timber  land 
equally  good  can  now  be  bought  for 
forty  dollars  per  acre,  while  the  prairie 
land  that  was  then  so  cheap  sells  from 
forty  to  sixty  dollars  per  acre.  Railroads, 
coal  and  the  hedge  plant  have  wrought  the 
change.  Mr.  Lockridge  says  he  raised 
wheat,  tramped  it  out  with  horses,  hauled 
it  ninety  miles  to  St.  Louis,  and  sold  it 
for  thirty  seven  and  a  half  cents  per 
bushel.  It  required  ten  days  to  make  the 
trip,  and  a  full  four-horse  load  would 
bring  about  seventeen  dollars  and  fifty 


cents.  The  best  he  could  do  in  selling 
net  pork  in  Springfield  was  one  dollar 
and  a  quarter  per  hundred  pounds,  and 
half  of  that  in  trade  at  very  high  prices. 
Mr.  Lockridge  is  now  one  of  .the  most 
extensive  farmers  in  the  county. 

LOCKRIDGE,  JOHN,  was 
born  July  17,  1799,  either  in  Montgomery 
or  Fayette  county,  Kentucky.  He  was 
married  in  Kentucky  Sept.  3,  1811,  to 
Margy  Killough,  and  moved  in  1826  to 
Owen  county,  Indiana,  and  from  there  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  Oct. 
20,  1838.  Of  their  eight  children — 

NANCY,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Indiana  to  John  M.  Hart,  and  died, 
leaving  a  family  in  Putnam  county, 
Indiana. 

JOHN  MILTON,  born  Jan.  15, 
1814,  in  Montgomery  county,  Kentucky, 
cane  to  Sangamon  county,  near  Auburn, 
in  1837,  one  year  before  his  father  c.me. 
He  was  married  July  2,  1840,  to  Jane 
Nuckolls.  They  had  five  living  children 
in  Sangamon  county.  ROBERT  H., 
the  fourth  one,  born  Jan.  17,  1850,  mar- 
ried May  3,  1871,  to  Ella  Hough,  who 
was  born  July  22,  1853,  in  Lewis  county, 
New  York.  They  live  two  and  a  half 
miles  southeast  of  Chatham.  The  other 
four,  JOHN  W.,  JAMES  M.,  AN- 
DREW H.  and  CHARLES  E.,  live 
with  their  parents.  J.  Milton  Lockridge 
and  family  reside  one  mile  west  of  Au- 
burn, Illinois.  Mr.  Lockridge  has  served 
several  years  as  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Supervisors  of  Sangamon  county 

JAMES  W.,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried Margaret  A.  Bridges.  She  died,  and 
he  married  Jane  Foster.  They  reside  at 
Elkhart,  I  ogan  county,  Illinois.  He  has 
children  by  both  marriages. 

MARGARET  married  Alexander 
Smith,  and  died,  leaving  seven  children 
in  Chatham. 

MATTHEW  K.  married  Pauline 
Landers.  She  died,  and  he  lives  in  Cali- 
fornia. 

JOSEPH  H.  married  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Frazier,  whose  maiden  name  was  Wal- 
lace, and  live  in  Auburn,  Illinois. 

ELIZABETHm*\v\z<\  Madison  Cur- 
vey,  and  died  without  children. 

LOUISA  married  Franklin  Steele, 
and  lives  in  Owen  county,  Indiana. 

John  Lockridge  died  in  Oregon  Sept. 
20,  1852,  having  left  his  family  in  Sanga- 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


mom  county,  expecting  to  return.  His 
widow,  Mrs.  Margy  Lockridge,  died  in 
Montgomery  county,  Illinois,  November  2, 
1864. 

LOCKRIDGE,  ELIZA- 
BETH, born  in  Kentucky,  married 
Alexander  Cassity.  See  his  name. 

LOCKRIDGE,  ISABEL  K., 
born  July  4,  1815,  in  Kentucky,  married 
William  Bridges.  See  his  name. 

LOCKRIDGE,  MARGA- 
RET, married  James  Bridges.  See  his 
name. 

LpCKRIDGE,  REBECCA, 
born  in  Kentucky,  married  George  Bridg- 
es. See  his  name. 

LO NG  N I N  E*.— In  the  State  Leg- 
islature of  Illinois  that  assembled  at  Van- 
dalia,  in  December,  1836,  and  continued 
until  March,  1837,  the  delegation  from 
Sangamon  county  was  composed  of  two 
Senators  and  seven  members  of  the 
House  of  Representatives.  They  were 
the  most  remarkable  body  of  men  from 
any  one  county,  for  the  reason  that  they  ^ 
were  much  taller  than  the  average  of 
human  stature.  Some  of  them  were  a 
little  less  and  some  a  little  more  than  six 
feet,  but  their  combined  height  was  ex- 
actly fifty-four  feet.  They  were  then, 
and  are  yet,  spoken  of  as  the  "Long 
Nine." 

The  names  of  those  in  the  Senate 
were  Archer  G.  Herndon  and  Job  Fletch- 
er; in  the  House  of  Representatives, 
Abraham  Lincoln,  Ninian  W.  Edwards, 
John  Dawson,  Andrew  McCormack,  Dan 
Stone,  William  F.  Elkin  and  Robert  L. 
Wilson.  One  or  two  were  as  tall,  but 
none  taller,  than  Abraham  Lincoln,  who 
it  will  be  seen,  by  reference  to  his  Auto- 
biography, could  add  four  inches  to  be  di- 
vided among  those  who  fell  below  the 
average.  A  sketch  of  each  of  them  will 

• 

be  found  in  their  appropriate  places,  in 
the  alphabetical  arrangement. 

The  settlement  of  the  State  began  in 
the  southern  part,  and  Kaskaskia  was 
made  the  capital  of  the  territory  because 
it  was  more  easy  of  access  to  a  majority  of 
the  inhabitants  than  any  other  point.  Set- 
tlements moved  northward,  and  Vandalia 
was  created  for  the  purpose  of  making  it 
the  capital.  A  feeling  prevailed  at  the 
time  that  it  would  again  be  necessary  to 
move  further  north.  For  that  reason  a 


clause  was  inserted  in  the  law  establishing 
the  capital  at  Vandalia,  that  it  should  not 
be  moved  from  there  for  twenty  years. 

Before  the  expiration  of  that  time,  it 
Was  everywhere  conceded  that  the  capi- 
tal must  again  be  moved  north,  Spring- 
field was  early  a  candidate,  and  the  mem- 
bers of  the  legislature  from  Sangamon 
county  were  chosen  with  direct  reference 
to  that  subject.  The  people  of  Illinois 
were  at  that  time  nearly  insane  on  the 
subject  of  internal  improvements.  The 
previous  session  of  the  legislature  com- 
menced chartering  railroad  companies,  but 
the  session  of  1836-' 7  was  devoted  largely 
to  business  of  that  kind.  The  capital 
stock  authorized  to  joint  stock  companies, 
chiefly  railroads,  clown  to  the  end  of  the 
session  of  i836-'7,  was  twelve  millions  of 
dollars.  The  internal  improvement  act  ol 
Feb.  27,  1837,  appropriated  ten  million, 
two  hundred  thousand  dollars,  directly 
from  the  State  treasury;  more  than  nine 
millions  of  that  sum  was  for  railroads.  At 
the  same  session  private  laws  were  enact- 
ed, chartering  joint  stock  companies  with 
authorized  capital  stock,  to  the  amount  of 
nearly  eight  millions,  making  an  aggre- 
gate of  nearly  thirty  millions  of  dollars 
involved  in  efforts  to  legislate  railroads  in- 
to existence,  before  the  business  of  the 
country  would  justify  it. 

In  order  to  accomplish  this  legislation, 
a  great  amount  of  what  is  understood 
among  politicians  as  "log  rolling,"  was 
done.  That  is,  you  help  me  to  get  my  pet 
scheme  through,  and  I  will  help  you. 
The  "Long  Nine"  did  not  ask  much  for 
their  section  in  the  way  of  internal  im- 
provements, but  they  never  lost  an  op- 
portunity to  make  a  vote  for  the  removal 
of  the  capital  to  Springfield.  It  is  only 
surprising  that,  with  such  opportunities, 
they  did  not  accomplish  more.  It  will  be 
seen,  by  reference  to  the  forty-third 
page,  that  there  were  seven  candidates 
for  the  location,  and  that  on  fhe  first  ballot 
Springfield  received  thirty-five  of  the  one 
hundred  and  twenty  rone  votes  cast,  and 
continued  to  gain  until  the  fourth  ballot, 
when  she  received  seventy-three  of  the 
one  hundred  and  eight  votes  cast.  It 
was  thus  decided  that  Springfield  was  to 
be  the  future  capital  of  the  State,  and  as 
surely  determined  that  the  men  who  se- 
cured that  result  should  ever  after  be 
known  as  the  "Long  Nine." 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTY. 


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LONG,  THOMAS,  was  born 
May  6, 1775,  in  Nelson  county,  Ky.;  went 
to  Caldvvell  county,  married  there  Feb.  4, 
1819,  to  Annis  Hurlbut,  who  was  born  in 
Vermont  Feb.  14,  1801.  They  had  three 
living  children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  April 
19,  1824,  seven  miles  south  of  Spring- 
field, where  three  children  were  born,  and 
they  moved  to  Rochester,  in  the  same 
county,  where  they  had  two  children.  Of 
their  nine  children — 

MATTHE  IV  E.,  born  June  12,  1820, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty Feb.  4,  1844,  to  Eliza  Thompson, 
daughter  of  General  Lewis  Thompson. 
Mr.  Long  moved  to  Taylorville  in  the 
spring  of  1850.  Mrs.  Eliza  Long  died 
Nov.,  1857,  in  Taylorville,  and  he  was 
married  July  4,  1861,  to  Mary  Sattley. 
Mr.  Long  was  elected  Justice  of  the 
Peace  in  1869,  and  is  now  serving  his 
second  term.  Matthew  E.  Long  and 
wife  reside  in  Taylorville,  Illioois. 

JOHN  H.,  born  Aug.  26,  1822,  in 
Kentucky,  died  March  I,  1841,  in  Sanga- 
mon county. 

JAMES  G.,  born  Dec.  8,  1824,  mar- 
ried Feb.  3,  1857,  in  Washington,  D.  C., 
to  Virginia  Stone.  Tney  had  one  child, 
VIRGINIA.  Mr.  Long  was  Sheriff  of 
Menard  county  two  terms,  after  which  he 
obtained  a  clerkship  in  the  pension  office, 
and  served  sixteen  years.  He  was  then 
elected  and  served  one  term  in  the  legis- 
lature of  the  District  of  Columbia.  Mrs. 
Virginia  Long  died  Sept.  15,  1860,  in 
Washington,  D.  C.  Mr.  Long  and 
daughter  reside  there. 

THOMAS  W.,  born  March  8,  1830, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  19, 
1854,  to  Mary  Trotter,  who  was  born 
Aug.  6,  1835.  See  Trotter  family.  They 
had  one  child,  JAMES  E.,  and  Mrs. 
Long  died  March  21,  1856.  T.  W.  Long 
was  married  May  15,  1864,  to  Harriet 
Logan,  a  native  of  Ohio.  They  had  one 
child,  FLORA  B.,  and  Mrs.  Long  died 
Jan.  6.  1871.  Mr.  Long  was  Deputy 
Sheriff  of  Christian  county  in  1863  and 
'64,  and  is  now  keeping  the  Long  House 
in  Tavlorville,  Illinois. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  March  3,  1833, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  in  Taylor- 
ville, June  22, 1852,  to  Sarah  J.  Stockdale, 
a  native  of  Kentucky.  They  had  one 
child,  WILLIAM  F.,  and  Mrs.  Sarah 

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Long  died  April  2,  1861.  Mr.  Long 
was  married  in  1871,  to  Millie  Tickle,  a 
native  of  New  York  State.  They  have 
one  child,  FLORENCE  E.,  and  reside 
in  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

ELIZABETH  A.,  born  Aug.  27, 
1835,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  in 
Taylorville,  Oct.  2,  1861,  to  Charles  A. 
Manners,  who  was  born  Aug.  2,  1827,  in 
Somerset  county,  New  Jersey.  His 
mother  was  a  Stout,  a  descendant  of 
"Penelope."  See  Stout  family.  Her  own 
name  was  Penelope,  also.  Mr.  Manners 
came  to  Christian  county,  and  settled  in 
Taylorville,  July,  1851.  He  was  county  sur- 
veyor from  1852  to  '54,  and  then  was  ap- 
pointed Government  surveyor  in  Kansas 
and  Nebraska,  and  was  there  from  1855  *° 
'60.  He  was  the*n  elected  sheriff,  in  1862,  in 
Christian  county  for  one  term,  since  which 
time  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  construc- 
tion of  railroads  and  fanning.  They  have 
two  children,  FRANCES  C.  and  TOM, 
who  reside  with  their  parents,  in  Taylor- 
ville, Illinois. 

BENJAMIN  F.  and  FRANCIS 
M.,  twins,  born  Oct.  21,  1837,  in  Roch- 
ester, Sangamon  county. 

BENJAMIN  F.  married  in  Taylor- 
ville, April  17,  1862,  to  Eliza  Rice,  of 
Kentucky.  They  have  one  child,  VIR- 
GINIA, and  reside  in  Taylorville. 

FRANCIS  M.  was  Captain  of  Co. 
G,  4ist  111.  Inf.,  was  promoted  to  Major, 
at  Memphis,  in  1862.  Was  wounded  at 
Jackson,  Miss.,  July  12,  1863,  from  which 
he  died  the  sixteenth  of  the  same  month. 

Thomas  Long  was  Major  in  the  Black 
Hawk  war — first  campaign.  He  left 
Springfield  as  Captain,  and  was  elected 
Major,  at  Beardstown,  and  commanded 
what  was  known  as  Long's  Odd  Batalion. 
He  died  July  13,  1875,  in  Taylorville. 
His  widow  still  resides  there — 1876. 

LOGAN,  JAMES  M.,  born 
Sept.  22,  1815,  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky. 
He  came  to  Springfield  in  May,  1840,  and 
was  married  April,  27,  1843,  near  Roches- 
ter, to  Elizabeth  W.  Bowling.  She  was 
born  Sept.  22,  1818.  They  had  five 
children,  two  of  whom  died  young. 

NANCTM.,  born  March  31,1845,  in 
Springfield,  married  Jan.  2,  1868,  to  Sam- 
uel F.  Ridgeway.  See  fits  n<~me. 

JAMES  C.  and  COLUMBIA  J., 
twins,  were  born  June  2,  1848,  in  Spring- 
field. 


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EARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


JAMES  C.  was  married  Dec.  3,  1873, 
in  Marys v Hie,  California,  to  Libbie  Wil- 
bur. They  have  one  child,  JAMES  W., 
and  reside  in  Oroville,--Butte  county,  Cali- 
fornia. 

COLUMBIA  J.  was  married  in 
Springfield  Dec.  7,  1871,  to  Isaac  C. 
Preston,  of  Maryland.  They  live  in  Es- 
sex, Page  county,  Iowa. 

James  M.  Logan  resides  in  Springfield. 

LOGAN,  STEPHEN  T.,  was 
born  Feb.  24,  1800,  in  Franklin  county, 
Ky.  His  parents  moved  to  Lincoln 
county  HI  1802.  Stephen  T.  attended 
school  at  Frankfort,  and  became  a  clerk 
in  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of  State, 
under  Martin  D.  Hardin,  the  father  of 
Col.  John  J.  Hardin,  who  fell  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Buena  Vista,  Mexico,  in  1846. 
Although  Stephen  T.  Logan  was  but 
thirteen  years  old  at  the  time,  it  so  hap- 
pened that  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties 
he  issued  all  the  commissions  to  the  officers 
under  Governor  and  Gen.  Shelby  in  his 
campaign  to  the  northern  frontier  in  the 
war  of  1812.  The  office  of  the  Secretary 
of  State  was  kept  in  the  third  story  of  the 
capitol,  which  was  burned  soon  after,  and 
S.  T.  Logan  came  very  near  being  burned 
with  it.  In  1817  he  went  to  Glasgow, 
Ky.,  studied  law  and  practiced  there. 
He  was  married  in  Glasgow,  in  June, 
1823,  to  America  T.  Bush,  who  was  born 
there  in  1806.  They  had  four  children  in 
Glasgow,  two  of  whom  died  young.  Mr. 
Logan  moved  his  family  to  Springfield, 
111.,  arriving  May  16,  1832.  They  had 
four  children  in  Springfield.  Their  chil- 
dren were  two  sons  and  four  daughters. 
Both  sons  and  two  daughters  are  dead. 

Mrs.  America  T.  Logan  died  Feb.  24, 
1868,  and  Stephen  T.  Logan  resides  in 
Springfield.  He  has  lived  in  the  same 
house  forty  years. 

Stephen  T.  Logan  was  elected  Judge 
of  a  circuit  that  included  about  one-fourth 
of  the  State.  After  serving  a  short  time, 
he  resigned  in  1837.  He  was  again  elect- 
ed, in  1839,  without  his  consent,  but  re- 
sigited  in  a  few  weeks,  both  times  because 
he  could  not  live  on  the  salary,  and  could 
do  better  by  private  practice.  Judge 
Logan  served  four  terms  in  the  State 
Legislature,  and  was  a  member  of  the 
State  Constitutional  Convention  of  1847. 
early  in  life  he  established  a  reputation 
as  one  of  the  most  able  lawyers  in  the 


country,  and  long  enjoyed  a  lucrative 
practice.  He  retired  several  years  ago, 
and  is  now  in  his  seventy-seventh  year. 
He  was  at  one  time  a  partner  with  Abra- 
ham Lincoln.  Success  never  affected  him 
injuriously.  His  whole  life  has  been 
plain  and  unostentatious. 

LOGS  DON,  JOSEPH,  was  born 
about  1780,  in  Madison  county,  Kv.  He 
was  there  married  to  a  Miss  Simmons. 
They  had  several  children  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  1824,  in  what  is  now  Ball 
township,  near  where  St.  Bernard  church 
now  stands.  In  1832  or  '33,  he  moved 
his  family  to  Missouri,  and  from  there  to 
Texas.  He  died  in  1848  on  his  road 
from  Texas  to  California.  He  is  partic- 
ularly remembered  in  the  vicinity  of  St. 
Bernard  church  from  the  fact  that  the  first 
religious  services  ever  conducted  by  a 
Catholic  priest  in  Sangamon  county  was 
held  at  his  house,  in  1829. 

LOOSE,  JACOB  G.,  born  about 
1812,  in  Washington  county,  Penn.,  and 
came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  1836  or  '7. 
He  was  married  in  Springfield,  Dec.  18, 
1845,  to  Elizabeth  lies.  They  had  ten 
children  in  and  near  Springfield,  three  of 
whom  died  young.  Ot  the  other  seven 
children — 

S  ALL  IE  C.,  born  Dec.  25,  1848,  in 
Springfield,  was  married,  Jan.  9,  1865,  to 
Junius  D.  Crabb,  a  native  of  Harrison 
county,  Ohio.  They  have  five  children, 
and  reside  adjoining  Springfield  on  the 
south. 

JESSIE  V.,  born  Nov.  2,  1850,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there,  Feb.  7, 
1872,  to  Dr.  Jacob  S.  Price,  who  was  born 
in  Kentucky.  They  have  two  children, 
and  reside  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

JOSEPH  /.,  'FRANK  E.,  GEO. 

PAS  FIELD,  ROBERT  D.  and 
ELIZABE7^H;\\-\z  five  latter  live  with 
their  mother. 

Jacob  G.  Loose  died  Nov.  4,  1874, 
and  his  widow  and  children  reside  two 
miles  southwest  of  the  State  House, 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

When  Mr.  Loose  came  to  Springfield, 
he  first  engaged  as  clerk  in  a  dry  goods 
store,  and  later  engaged  in  business  on  his 
own  account,  at  one  time  in  partnership 
with  Col.  John  Williams,  again  with  E. 
B.  Hawley.  He  afterwards  purchased 
land  and  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 


SANGAMON  COUN7T. 


467 


raising,  which  he  continued  until  he  be- 
came the  own£r  of  seventeen  hundred 
acres  of  land  adjoining  Springfield,  south 
and  southwest.  Becoming  satisfied  that 
his  land  contained  coal,  he  made  arrange- 
ments with  Mr.  P.  L.  Hewlett,  who  was 
then  horing  for  coal  at  Riverton,  to  use 
his  machinery,  but  afterwards  decided  not 
to  wait,  and  sent  to  the  oil  regions  of 
Pennsylvania,  obtained  a  complete  outfit, 
and  commenced  boring  in  June,  1866.  He 
bored  down  to  coal,  satisfied  himself  that 
it  would  pay  to  mine  it,  and  commenced 
sinking  a  shaft  in  September.  He  com- 
menced taking  coal  from  the  shaft  in 
April,  1867,  being  the  first  shaft  within 
fifteen  miles  of  Springfield  to  supply  the 
market  with  coal.  The  mine  is  237  feet 
deep,  reaching  a  bed  of  coal  five  feet  ten 
inches  in  thickness.  The  entire  cost  when 
first  fitted  up,  including  steam  engine, 
hoisting  machinery,  etc.,  was  eighty  thou- 
sand dollars.  The  mine  is  at  the  junction 
of  the  C.  &  A.,  and  the  T.  W.  #  W.  rail- 
roads, two  miles  south  of  the  State  house, 
and  is  yet  owned  by  his  heirs.  This 
was  only  the  beginning  6f  the  develop- 
ment of  the  underground  treasures  of 
Sangamon  county.  There  are  now — 
1876 — seven  shafts  in  the  county. 

L Y  MAN,  JOHN,  was"  born  Apr. 
2,  1780,  at  Lebanon,  New  Hampshire. 
The  Lyman  family  in  America  trace  their 
origin  to  Richard  Lyman,  of  High  On- 
gar,  near  London,  England,  who  emi- 
grated to  America  in  1631,  and  settled  at 
Northampton,  Mass.  He  had  three  sons, 
one  of  whom,  Richard,  removed  to 
Lebanon,  N.  H.  He  had  five  sons,  Eben- 
ezer,  Thomas,  David,  John  and  Richard. 
John  was  married  in  1731  to  Hannap 
Burchard.  They  had  one  child,  Mary, 
and  Mrs.  Lyman  died.  He  married  in 
1747  to  Mary  Strong.  They  had  one 
daughter  and  six  sons.  Four  of  their 
sons,  John,  Abel,  Elijah  and  Josiah, 
moved  to  Brookfield,  Vermont.  Abel 
had  six  sons,  five  of  whom — John,  Azel, 
Alvan,  Ezra  and  Cornelius — emigrated  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  It  was  the 
latter  John  whose  name  heads  this  sketch. 
He  was  married  Nov.  13, 1804,  at  Lebanon, 
New  Hampshire,  to  Martha  Storrs,  a 
native  of  that  town.  They  made  their 
home  at  Randolph,  Vermont,  until  they 
had  two  living  children.  He  was,  mean- 
time, privately  studying  medicine,  and 


took  his  family  to  his  father's  house  at 
Brookfield,  while  he  attended  medical 
lectures  at  Dartmouth  college.  Having 
completed  his  studies  about  1808,  he  com- 
menced practice  at  New  Haven  township, 
Vt.  During  the  war  of  1812,  he  was  part 
of  the  time  surgeon  in  the  United  States 
army,  and  was  stationed  at  Swanton,  Vt. 
In  1817,  he  removed  to  Williston,  Vt., 
and  in  1824  to  Potsdam,  N.  Y.  In.  1832 
he  and  his  brother,  Azel,  traveled  over 
the  Western  country;  and  in  the  fall  of 
1833,  in  company  with  fifty-two  persons, 
including  his  four  brothers,  he  removed  to 
Sangamon  county,  and  settled  on  Prairie 
creek,  in  what  is  now  Gardner  tow  nship, 
nine  miles  northwest  of  Springfield. 
They  were  eight  weeks  on  the  road,  and 
observed  the  fourth  commandment  by 
resting  every  Sabbath  and  assembling  for 
divine  worship,  which  was  conducted  by 
Rev.  Billious  Pond,  who  fell  in  with  the 
company  at  Oswego,  N.  Y.  Dr.  John 
Lyman  and  wife  had  eight  children,  three 
of  whom  died  young.  Of  the  other 
five — 

HENRY  P.,  born  Aug.  10,  1805,  at 
Randolph,  Orange  coun'y,  Vt.,  married 
Aug.  7,  1833,  at  Madrid,  St.  Lawrence 
county.  N.  Y .,  to  Mercy  Sanders,  who  was 
born  Dec.  4,  1805,  at  Bethel,  Windsor 
county,  Vt.  They  started  soon  after 
marriage  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  in 
the  fall  of  1833.  They  had  four  children 
in  Sangamon  county,  namely :  CALIS- 
TA  M.,  born  July  14,  1834,  married 
March  5,  1864,  to  R.  C.  Curtis,  and  re- 
sides in  Waverly,  Illinois.  JOHN 
STORRS,  born  July  31,  1841,  enlisted 
Aug.  9,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  G, 
loist  111.  Inf.;  served  to  the  end  of  the 
rebellion,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
June  22,  1865,  at  Springfield.  He  was 
married  Sept.  13,  1870,  to  Mary  Carrie 
Happer,  who  was  born  July  26,  1849,  in 
Sangamon  county.  The}  have  two  child- 
ren, EDWARD  H.  and  NELLIE  c.,  and  reside 
one  and  three-quarters  miles  northwest 
of  Farmingdale — 1876.  SARAH  A.,  born 
Jan.  1 6,  1844,  married  Aug.  15,  1865,  to 
Rev.  Jomes  D.  Kerr.  They  have  three 
children,  HARRY  p..  JAMES  M.  and  RALPH 
c.,  and  reside  at  Nebraska  City,  Neb. 
He  is  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
church  there— 1876.  GEORGE  H., born 
Oct.  4,  1850,  married  Jan.  16,  1873,  to 
Emelie  Stewart,  and  resides  at  Carmi.  111. 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


— July,  1876.  Henry  P.  Lyman  and  his 
wife  reside  at  Farmingdale,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois — 1876. 

HANNAH,  born  Sept.  16,  1807,  at 
Randolph,  Vt.,  married  Stephen  Child. 
See  his  name. 

BENJAMIN  RUSH,  born  March 
10,  1815,  at  New  Haven,  Vt.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  Dec.,  1837,  to  Eliza 
Estabrook.  They  had  three  children,  and 
Mr.  Lyman  died  Feb.  16,  1847,  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  His  widow  married  Seth 
Child,  and  moved  to  Manhattan,  Kansas, 
taking  two  of  her  children.  Her  son, 
LEWIS  J.  LYMAN,  went  there  later, 
and  is  now — 1876 — a  practicing  physician 
at  St.  George,  Pottawattomie  county, 
Kansas. 

MARTHA,  born  March,  1817,  mar- 
ried Lewis  Judd,  and  died  Dec.,  1835,  in 
Madison  county,  Illinois. 

LAURA,  born  Jan.  14,  1819,  married 
Augustin  Curtis,  and  died  Aug.,  1847, 
at  Waverly,  Til.,  leaving  one  daughter, 
LAURA,  who  married  Wm.  Brown, 
and  died  Jan.,  1870.  Mr.  Brown  lives  in 
Waverly,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Martha  Lyman  died  March  8, 
1862,  and  Dr.  John  Lyman  died  Aug.  4, 
1865,  after  one  hour's  illness.  Both  died 
near  Farmingdale,  Sangamon  county. 

LYMAN,  AZEL,  was  born  Aug. 
i,  1784,  at  Lebanon,  Conn.,  and  was 
taken  by  his  parents  two  years  later,  to 
Brookfield,  Vt.  He  was  married  in  1808, 
in  Randolph,  Vt.,  to  Roxana  Fisk,  who 
was  born  there,  Dec.  12,  1788.  They 
moved  to  Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  in  1810, 
had  three  living  children,  and  Mrs.  Ly- 
man died  there,  June  7,  1829.  He  was 
married  in  1830  at  Potsdam,  to  Mary  P. 
Bates,  who  was  born  there,  Feb.  2,  1809. 
They  moved  to  Sangamon  county  with 
his  four  brothers,  arriving  in  1833,  at 
what  is  now  Farmingdale  They 
had  eight  children,  six  of  whom  were 
born  in  Sangamon  county.  Four  only  of 
their  children  are  living.  Of  his  child- 
ren— 

AZEL  S.,  born  in  New  York,  mar- 
ried in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  raised  a  family, 
and  resides  in  New  York  City.  He  in- 
vented a  way  of  making  paper  from  wood, 
a  refrigerating  vessel  and  a  historical  chart, 
.•ill  of  which  are  valuable. 

ROXANA,  married,  and  died  in 
Chicago  about  the  time  of  the  great  fire. 


MART  is  unmarried,  and  resides  with 
her  brother,  Azel  S.,  in  ^jTew  York  City. 
She  was  educated  in  Jacksonville  by  Rev. 
Theron  Baldwin. 

By  the  second  wife— 

ELLEN,  born  April  2,  1831,  in  Pots- 
dam, N.  Y.,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, May  i,  1852,  to  S.  Simonson,  who 
was  born  March  22,  1824,  in  Norway. 
They  have  one  child,  and  reside  at  Green 
Valley,  Tazewell  county,  Illinois. 

THERON  B.  married  Miss  Mundy, 
has  three  children,  and  lives  in  Tallula, 
Menard  county. 

ALMTRA,  married,  has  two  children, 
and  resides  with  her  mother. 

O7^TO  married  and  resides  near  Green 
Valley  Postoffice,  Tazewell  county. 

Azel  Lyman  died  Jan.  3,  1873,  near 
Delavan,  111.,  and  his  widow  resides  there. 
The  family  moved  from  Sangamon  to 
Tazewell  county  in  1852.  Azel  Lyman 
was  an  active  Sunday  school  worker.  He 
established  Sunday  schools  in  thirty-five 
counties  of  Illinois. 

LYMAN,  ALVAN,  born  Mch. 
5,  1786,  at  Brookfield,  Vt.  He  was  mar- 
ried, February,  1813,  at  Royalton,  Vt.,  to 
Lucy  Perrin,  who  was  born  there  Dec. 
22,  1790.  They  became  acquainted  in 
St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  and  returned 
to  Vermont  to  be  married.  They  had 
two  children  born  and  died  in  St.  Law- 
rence county,  N.  Y.,  and  moved  with  a 
colony  of  fifty  persons  to  Sangamon 
county,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1833  near 
Farmingdale.  Mr.  Lyman  helped  to  haul 
the  silver  coin  from  Alton  to  Springfield, 
to  establish  the  State  Bank  of  Illinois. 
He  arrived  with  one  of  four  loads  of  coin, 
July  4,  1835.  Alvan  Lyman  lived  thirty- 
three  years  in  Sangamon  county,  and  died 
September.  1866,  near  Farmingdale.  His 
widow  resides  with  her  niece,  Mrs.  T.  H. 
Ferry,  four  miles  southwest  of  Pleasant 
Plains. — 1874. 

LYMAN,  EZRA,  born  Feb.  23, 
1789,  at  Brookfield,  Vt.  He  went  to 
Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  in  May,  1809,  and  in 
1811  went  back  to  Brookfield,  Vt.,  and 
was  married  to  Mercy  Cushman.  They 
made  their  home  in  Potsdam,  until  four 
children  were  born,  one  of  whom,  BET- 
SY, died  at  three  years  of  age,  and  the 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
in  1833,  with  a  colony,  and  settled  in  what 


SANG  AM  ON  COL  NT*. 


469 


is  now  Gardner  township.  Of  their  child- 
ren—  « 

EZRA  C.,  born  May  19,  1814,  in 
Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  March  28,  1840,  to  Caroline  Van 
Patten.  They  had  eight  children  in 
Sangamon  count}'.  AL  V  AN,  horn  June 
33,  1842,  died,  aged  seven  years.  HAN- 
NAH H.,  born  Oct.  14,  1844,  married, 
Nov.  15,  1863,  to  Thomas  H.  Earnest. 
See  his  name.  MARY  E.,  born  Feb.  23, 
1846,  married,  Dec.  12,  1867,  to  Robert 
Morris,  a  native  of  New  Jersey.  They 
have  two  children,  ETTIE  c.  and  WILLIAM 
E.,  and  reside  near  Maroa,  Macon  county. 
CORNELIUS,  born  Oct.  14,  1849. 
CUSHMAN,  born  Oct.  21,  1851.  AL- 
VAN,  born  Jan.  31,  1853.  JOHN  D., 
born  Oct.  7,  1856.  LAURA  A.,  born 
Oct.  16,  1858;  the  five  latter  reside  with 
their  parents,  near  Maroa,  Macon  county, 
111.,  where  they  moved  from  Sangamon 
county  in  1874. 

MERCT  S.,  born  May  19,  1820,  in 
New  York,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Jeremiah  D.  Low.  (He  was  one  of  the 
fifty-two  colonists,  and  was  a  teacher.) 
They  had  three  children— CORNELIA 
A.  died  in  St.  Louis,  aged  eleven  years. 
LAURA  T.,  born  July  16,  1848,  and 
CHARLES  H.,  born  Oct.  n,  1851,  re- 
side with  their  parents,  in  Chicago. 

ZERfVIAH  H.,  born  about  1831,  is 
unmarried,  and  resides  with  her  brother, 
Ezra  C. 

Ezra  Lyman  died,  Oct.  i,  1851,  and 
Mrs.  Mercy  Lyman  died  in  1864,  both  in 
Sangamon  county. 

LYMAN,  CORNELIUS,  was 
born  August  10,  1792,511  Brookfield,  Vt. 
He  was  there  married,  about  1814,  to 
Betsy  Cushman,  and  moved  to  Potsdam, 
N.  Y.,  where  they  had  two  children. 
The  family  moved  to  Clinton  county,  and 
from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in 
1833,  as  part  of  the  colony  of  fifty-two 
persons.  After  residing  in  Sangamon 
county  many  years,  they  moved  to  Min- 
nesota with  the  first  emigration,  and  set- 
tled at  St.  Croix  Lake.  Of  their  two 
sons — 

CORNELIUS  S.,  born  in  1816,  in 
New  York,  married  at  Chatham,  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  Emily  Kincaid.  They 
have  a  large  family,  and  reside  near  Still- 
water,  Minn. 


DA  VID  />.,  born  in  New  York,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Ann  J.  Han- 
nah. They  have  a  family,  and  reside 
near  Stillwater,  or  Marine  Mills,  Minn. 

Cornelius  Lyman  died  Jan.  31,  1864, 
and  his  widow  died,  both  near  Stillwater, 
Minn. 

LYON,  HENSON,  was  born 
July  28,  1790,  in  Loudon  county,  Va., 
was  taken  by  his  parents  about  -1800  to 
Clark  county,  Ky.  Nancy  McCann  was 
born  Jan.  8,  1795,  in  Clark  county,  and 
they  were  there  married  Aug.  10,  1814. 
They  moved  to  Shelbyville,  where  they 
had  nine  children,  and  the  family  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Oct., 
1834,  in  what  was  then  called  Portland, 
south  of  the  Sangamon  river,  and  seven 
miles  northeast  of  Springfield,  where  one 
child  was  born.  In  March,  1835,  they 
moved  to  a  farm,  two  and  one-half  miles 
east  of  Springfield,  Of  their  ten  child- 
ren— 

HARRISON  D.,  born  May  7,  1815,  in 
Shelbyville,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  April  6,  1^43,  to  Mary  E.  Hick- 
man.  They  had  four  living  children. 
MARY  E.  lives  with  her  parents. 
WILLIAM  H.  married  March  12,  1874, 
to  Sarah  A.  Day,  a  native  of  New  York, 
and  resides  three  miles  northeast  of 
Springfield.  EUCLID  F.  and  JAMES 
F.  reside  with  their  parents,  three  and 
one-half  miles  northeast  of  Springfield. 

LUCINDA  M.,  born  Feb.  20,  1818, 
in  Shelbyville,  Ky.,  married  there  to  Clif- 
ton L.  Burge,  and  came  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty in  1836.  She  died  July  27, 1860,  leaving 
three  children  in  Sangamon  county. 
GEORGE  W.  married  in  Springfield  to 
Martha  Clarke,  and  lives  in  Ottawa,  Kan- 
sas. SOPHRONIA  E.  married  jn  Kan- 
sas to  Willis  P.  Broadwell,  and  lives  in 
Rockport,  Boone  county,  Mo.  C  LIF- 
TON  L.,  Jun.,  lives  in  Ottawa,  Kansas. 

JAMES  0.,  born  Oct.  15,  1821,  in 
Kentucky,  died,  unmarried,  in  Spring- 
field, Feb.  5,  1860. 

HESTER  A.fi.,born  Nov.  13,  1823, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  James  S.  Dawson.  They  have  seven 
children,  and  live  near  Paris,  Mo. 

ELIZABETH  M.,  born  June  21, 
1825,  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Morgan  Mace,  and  live  near 
Ironton,  Mo. 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


HAR  VET  M,, born  Feb.  25,  1827,  in 
Ky.,  died  Oct.  22,  1859,  unmarried,  in 
Springfield. 

BENJAMIN  N.,  born  Oct.  26,  1829, 
in  Kentucky,  died,  unmarried,  in  Spring- 
field, Sept.  5,  1857. 

EUCLID  jF.,  born  Sept.  27,  1830,111 
Kentucky,  died,  unmarried,  near  Spring- 
field, Feb.  22,  1848. 

THOMAS  Z.,  born  Sept.  28,  1832,  in 
Kentucky,  died,  unmarried,  at  the  house 
of  his  brother,  Harrison  D.,  Aug.  16, 
iS'66. 

CLIFTON  B.,  born  Jan.  15,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died,  unmarried,  near 
Springfield,  Feb.  21,  1857. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Lyon  died  Dec.  5,  1845, 
and  Henson  Lyon  died  Sept.  29,  1867, 
both  near  Springfield. 

LYON,  TALBOTT,  was  born  in 
1805,  in  Shelby  county,  Ky.  He  came  to 
the  house  of  his  uncle,  Henson  Lyon,  in 
Sangamon  county,  in  1834.  He  married 
Elizabeth  Fullin wider;  had  six  children, 
and  she  died;  and  he  married  Eliza  Cor- 
rell,  had  four  children,  and  he  died  Sept., 
1845.  His  children  are  all  dead,  and  his 
widow  married,  and  lives  in  Atchison, 
Kansas. 

LYON,  ELIZABETH,  sister  to 
Talbott,  born  Dec.  21,  1823,  in  Shelby 
county,  Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
in  1840,  married  George  T.  Hickman. 
See  his  name. 

LYNN,  JAMES,  was  born  Feb. 
24,  1788,  in  Rowan  county,  N.  C.  In 
1809  he  went  to  Muhlenberg  county,  Ky., 
and  when  the  war  between  the  United 
States  and  England  commenced,  in  1812, 
he  enlisted  in  a  regiment  at  Russelville, 
Ky.,  and  served  eighteen  months.  He 
was  severely  wounded  by  a  gunshot  in 
Canada.  After  leaving  the  army  he  re- 
turned to  Muhlenberg  county,  Ky. 
Sarah  DePoyster  was  born  April  29,  1795, 
in  Iredell  county,  N.  C.  When  she  was 
a  child  her  parents  moved  to  Butler 
county,  Ky.  James  Lynn  and  Sarah  De- 
Poyster were  married  Nov.  27,  1814,  in 
Butler  county,  and  at  once  visited  his  pa- 
rents in  North  Carolina,  remaining  one 
year,  and  in  the  fall  of  1815  moved  to 
Barren  county,  Ky.,  where  they  had  four 
children,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1825,  at  the 
north  end  of  Buffalo  Hart  Grove.  Mrs. 
Lynn  says  that  the  country  looked  so 


new  and  wild,  it  required  three  days  to 
look  around  and  consult  before  they  could 
decide  to  unload  their  wagons.  Her 
husband  would  willingly  have  gone  back, 
but  she  would  not  consent  to  it.  Indians 
were  very  numerous,  but  never  did 
them  any  harm.  They  had  four  children 
in  Sangamon  county.  Of  their  eight 
children — 

AfARY  ANN,  born  Nov.  7,  1816,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Feb.  28,  1840,10  Garrett  Laughlin.  They 
had  eight  children.  JAMES  H.,  born 
Dec.  6,  1842,  and  JOHN  W.,tborn  Nov. 
I,  1845,  are  unmarried,  and  reside  with 
their  parents.  SARAH  J.,  born  April  9, 
1848,  married  April  9,  1870,  to  Alexander 
McMurray,  whs  was  born  in  1843,  in 
county  Donegal,  Ireland.  She  died  Sept. 
29,  1873.  IS  ABEL,  born  March  14, 1850, 
married  Jan.  13,  1869,  to  Samuel  Remines, 
have  two  children,  MINNIE  and  MARY. 
WILSON  D.,  GEORGE  P.,  GAR- 
RET F.  and  EMMA  C.— the  four  latter 
live  with  their  parents,  half  a  mile  south- 
west of  Cornland,  in  Sangamon  county. 

R.  PERRY,  born  July  20,  1819,  in 
Barren  county,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  May,  1865,  at  Sedalia, 
Mo.,  to  Emily  Dickson,  a  native  of  Ar- 
kansas. They  had  three  children ;  two 
died  in  infancy.  CATHARINE  lives 
with  her  parents  at  the  homestead  settled 
by  his  father  in  1825,  near  Buffalo  Hart 
Station,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

CALYOU  JANE,  born  Feb.  2, 
1822,  in  Kentucky,  married  March,  1868, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  William  Beck. 
They  live  in  Vernon  county,  Mo.,  near 
Appleton,  Kansas. 

JOHN  W.,  born  May  24,  1824,  in 
Barren  county,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Aug.  5,  1858,  to  Sarah 
Matthews,  at  Decatur,  although  they  both 
lived  at  the  time  in  Sangamon  county. 
She  was  born  Sept.  14,  1835,  in  Cler- 
mont .  county,  Ohio.  They  had  eight 
children;  two  died  in  infancy.  LUE 
BELLE  died  March  23,  1871,  in  her 
twelfth  year.  The  other  five,  ALICE  A., 
SARAH  F.,  CLARA  D.,  MARY  E. 
and  ADA  MARIA  live  with  their  pa- 
rents, two  and  a  half  miles  east  of  Buffalo 
Hart  Station,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

MAR7^HA,  born  Dec.  29,  1826,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  Sept.  25,  1830. 


SANGAMON    COUNTY. 


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SUSAN,  born  Feb.  2,  1829,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Feb.,  1851,  to 
Lewis  Dyer.  They  have  five  children, 
and  live  in  Vernon  county,  Mo.,  near 
Appleton,  Kansas. 

SARAH  P.,  born  May  4,  1834,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Sept.,  1857, 
to  Monroe  Lynn,  have  one  child,  LAURA, 
and  live  at  Niantic,  Illinois. 

MARIA  K.,  born  Sept.  22,  1836, 
married  Feb.,  1867,  to  John  G.  Lynn,  and 
died  June  n,  1870,  in  Missouri. 

James  Lynn  died  March  n,  1860.  He 
carried  the  musket  ball  received  in  1814, 
in  Canada,  in  his  flesh  to  the  grave.  His 
widow  resides  —  1874  —  with  her  son,  R. 
Perry  Lynn,  on  the  farm  where  herself 
and  husband  settled  in  1825.  It  is  half  a 
mile  northeast  of  Buffalo  Hart  Station. 


MALLORY,  VALENTINE 
R.,  was  born  Dec.  16,  1798,  near  Paris, 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  war  of  1812,  and  was  at  the  battle 
of  the  river  Thames.  Nancy  Dawson 
was  born  Sept.  20,  1802,  in  Fairfax  coun- 
ty, Va.,  and  in  1804  was  taken  by  her  pa- 
rents to  Bracken  county,  KV.  V.  R. 
Mallory  and  Nancy  Dawson  were  there 
married,  June  28,  1821.  Tney  had  three 
children,  and  in  March,  1827,  united 
with  the  Baptist  church.  They  moved, 
in  company  with  her  brother,  John 
Dawson  (see  his  name)  to  Sangamon 
county,  IllinoiSj  arriving  Oct.  22,  1827,  in 
what  is  now  Clear  Lake  township,  where 
they  had  six  children.  Of  all  their  child- 
ren — 

WILLIAM  A.,  was  born  Oct.  25, 
1822,  in  Bracken  county,  Ky.  At  nine- 
teen years  of  age  he  commenced  teaching 
school,  and  reading  medicine,  first  under 
Dr.  John  Todd,  of  Springfield,  then  at 
Laporte,  Ind.  His  first  practice  was  at 
Beloit,  Wisconsin,  one  year.  He  spent 
some  time  at  Louisville  Medical  College, 
in  1846,  and  Cincinnati  Eclectic  Medical 
College,  in  1847,  and  located  at  Fort  Mad- 
ison, Iowa,  in  1848.  He  was  married  at 
Denmark,  five  miles  from  Fort  Madison, 
Lee  county,  Iowa,  June  6,  1848,  to  Susan 
A.Johnson,  who  was  born  Feb.  21,  1824, 
at  Bedford,  Penn.,  of  Scotch  parents. 
Dr.  Mallory  and  his  wife  had  one  child 


in  Iowa,  and  returned  to  Illinois.  He 
commenced  practice,  in  Springfield,  Dec. 
21,  1849.  In  Aug.,  1852,  he  commenced 
publishing  the  Cnristian  Sentinel*  It 
was  sold  to  Eureka  College,  in  February, 
1856.  March  20,  1856,  he  went  into  the 
employ  of  the  Illinois  State  Christian  As- 
sociation, preaching  and  teaching  at  Pitts- 
field  and  Rushville,  and  then  to  the 
churches  in  Sangamon  and  Menard^oun- 
ties,  until  the  beginning  of  the  rebellion, 
when  he  resumed  the  practice  of  medi- 
cine in  Clear  Lake  township.  In  June, 
1862,  he  was  commissioned,  by  Governor 
Yates,  as  a  recruiting  officer,  which  cul- 
minated in  the  organization  of  the  ii4th 
111,  Inf.  Dr.  Mallory  became  Captain  of 
Co.  C,  at  the  organization  of  the  regi- 
ment. He  served  until  Sept.  n,  1863, 
when  he  resigned  on  account  of  ill  health. 
On  recovering,  he  resumed  practice, 
preaching  and  Sunday  school  work,  at 
Hewlett,  now  Riverton.  Dr.  Mallory 
and  his  wife  had  two  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  Of  their  three  children — 
ROLLIN  V.,  born  March  26,  1849,  at 
West  Point,  Lee  county,  Iowa,  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  Sept.,  1872,  to  Mi- 
randa CantralK  They  have  one  child, 
WILLIAM  c.,  and  live  at  Cantrall,  Sanga- 
mon county.  ALEXANDER  J.,  born 
Apr,  28,  1857,  and  INA  SUE,  born  March 
1 6,  1863,  reside  with  their  parents,  near 
Riverton,  and  within  half  a  mile  of  where 
his  parents  settled,  in  1827. 

JOHN  T.,  born  April  27,  1825,  in 
Bracken  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  April,  1847,  to  Elizabeth 
Myers.  They  had  two  children — CLA- 
RENCE A.  married  Mary  Strode,  and 
reside  in  Fancy  Creek  township.  HERP 
L.  is  unmarried,  and  resides  in  Abilene^ 
Kansas — 1874.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mallory 
died  in  Macon  county.  J.  T.  Mallory 
married  Mrs.  Ellen  Simpson,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Holden.  They  have 
seven  children,  and  live  near  Ottawa, 
Franklin  county,  Kansas. 

ELIZABETH,  born  May  28,  1827, 
in  Bracken  county,  Ky.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Jan.  8,  1857,  to  John  C. 
Anderson,  who  was  born  Dec.  2,  1833, 
near  Bloomington,  Ind.  They  had  three 
children,  ELIJAH  H.,  CLARA  M.  and 
JOHN  C.  Mr.  Anderson  died  Dec.  6,  1860, 
near  Williamsville.  His  widow  and  child- 
ren reside  with  her  mother,  near  Riverton. 


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REUBEN,  born  Sept.  7,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  April,  1854, 
to  Mary  J.  Nesbitt.  They  have  seven 
children,  and  reside  near  Buffalo,  Wilson 
county,  Kansas. 

EGBERT  0.,  born  Dec.  21,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  August,  1858, 
to  Nancy  A.  Cantrall.  They  have  five 
children.  E.  O.  Mallory  enlisted  July, 
i862finCo.  I,  uphill.  Inf.,  for  three 
years.  He  was  elected  Lieutenant  at  the 
organization  of  the  company,  promoted 
to  Captain,  in  1863,;  served  as  such  to1  the 
end  of  the,  rebellion,  and  was  honorably 
mustered  out,  at  Springfield,  in  1865.  He 
moved  to  Knox  county,  Mo.,  and  was 
elected  Judge  of  the  Comity  Court  of 
that  county,  and  now  resides  near  Greens- 
burg,  Missouri. 

ELIZA  F.,  born  Sept.  15,  1834,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  G.  W.  Brittin. 
See  his  name.  He  died,  and  she  married 
Thomas  Glascock.  See  his  name. 

NANCT  D.,  born  Sept.  17,  1836,  in 
Sa>ngamon  county,  married  Henry  Brittin. 
See  his  namef 

JAMES  D.,  born  May  9,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  April  25, 

1861,  to  Frances  P.  Cantrall.     They  have 
two  children,  HENRY  E.  and  EDWIN 
O.    James  D.  Mallory  enlisted  July  25, 

1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co,  I,  1 141!!  III. 
Inf.,  and  was  elected  orderly  Sergeant  at 
the   organization    of   the    company.     He 
was  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of  Gun- 
town,  June  10,  1864,  was  in  hospital  one 
month  at   Mobile,  in  Andersonville  prison 
from    August  I    to   Sept.   13;  while   there 
he  saw  the  inhuman  rebel,   Gen  Winder, 
fall  dead,  from  either  heart  disease  or  ap- 
oplexy.    Mr.  Mallory  was  sent  to  Charles- 
ton and   kept  three  weeks  under  the   fire 
of  the  Union  artillery  while  the  bombard- 
ment was  progressing.     He  saw  a  Union 
soldier  who  tried  to   escape,  hung  by  the 
thumbs  with  a  small  cord  and  drawn  up 
until  his  feet  barely  touched  the   ground. 
He  was  whirled  around   until   circulation 
ceased,  and  he  was  dead  in  fifteen  minutes. 
He  was  sent  from  Charleston  to  Florence 
in    Oct.,     1864,    remaining    five     months. 
Rations   was    half  a  pint   of  corn     meal, 
corn  and  cob  ground  together,  and  half  a 
pint   of  peas.     Had    one    small    ration  of 
meat  soon  after    entering,   and    no   more 
until   March,  1865,  when  six   cows   heads 
were  sent  in  with  the  tongues  and   brains 


taken  out.  He  was  hospital  steward  at 
the  time,  and  issued  them  himself.  At 
Florence  a  soldier  had  no  blanket,  and 
when  he  asked  for  one  he  was  tied  up 
and  whipped  one  hundred  lashes  by  a 
New  York  rough  named  Stanton,  under 
direction  of  the  prison  authorities.  The 
soldier  lived  through  it.  Stanton  received 
some  favor  for  it,  but  was  watched  and 
killed  at  Annapolis,  Md.  When  Sher- 
man's army  approached  the  prison  in 
March,  1865,  Mr.  Mallory  was  among 
those  who  were  too  much  emaciated 'to 
march,  and  was  released,  paroled,  and 
fell  into  the  hands  of  the  Union  soldiers. 
J,  D.  Mallory  resides  in  Clear  Lake  town- 
ship, near  Riverton,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

MARK  C.,  born  Jan.  16,  1844,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Nov.  28,  1869,  in 
Menard  county,  to  Emily  Jordan.  They 
live  near  Olathe,  Johnson  county,  Kansas. 

Valentine  R.  Mallory  died  Nov.  21, 
1864,  and  his  widow  resides  on  the  tarm 
where  they  settled  in  1827.  It  is  three 
miles  southeast  of  Riverton,  formerly 
Howlett,  and  previous  to  that  Jamestovvui, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

M  ALON  E.— Three  brothers  of  that 
name  were  among  the  early  settlers  of 
Sangamon  county,  namely: 

JOHN  W.  was  born  about  1816  near 
Richmond,  Va. ;  was  taken  by  his  parents 
to  McMinn  county,  Tenn.,  in  1824;  went 
to  Brown  county,  111.,  about  1832;  was 
married  there  to  Caroline  Phillips,  and 
moved  to  Springfield  in  1834.  They  had 
five  children  in  Springfield,  and  moved 
to  St.  Louis,  where  Mr.  Malone  died. 
His  widow  resides  near  Mt.  Sterling, 
Brown  county.  Her  son,  Joseph  Malone, 
is  a  dentist,  and  practiced  in  Springfield. 
He  is  now  practicing  at  Mt.  Sterling, 
Brown  county,  Illinois. 

JESSE  y.,  born  Jan.  21,  1818,  near 
Richmond,  Va.,  moved  to  McMinn 
county,  Tenn.,  in  1824;  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  about  1836;  went  to  Craw- 
ford county,  Mo.,  two  years  later;  there 
married  May  3,  1842,  to  Harriet  Patton; 
returned  to  Sangamon  county  in  1846; 
practiced  medicine  in  Chatham;  moved  to 
Waverly,  111.,  and  died  there  of  cholera, 
July  15,  1851.  His  widow  returned  to 
her  friends  in  Missouri.  Their  daughter, 
MARY  F.,  married  George  W.  Trumbo. 
See  his  name.  LAURA  married  Hugh 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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M.  Frazier,  and  lives  near  Monticello, 
Mo.  CHARLES  F.  is  unmarried.  Mrs. 
Harriet  Malone  married  in  Missouri, 
April  12,  1855,  to  Benjamin  Ruggles. 
Had  two  children,  JOHN  C.  and  WIL- 
LIAM N.,  and  Mr.  Ruggles  died  in 
1868.  Mrs.  Ruggles  resides  with  her 
daughter,  Mrs.  Trumbo,  eight  miles  south 
of  Springfield,  Illinois — 1874. 

ALFRED  C.,  born  March  23,  1822, 
near  Richmond,  Va.,  was  taken  by  his 
parents  to  McMinn  county,  Tenn.,  and 
came  to  Springfield  Sept.  2,  1840.  He 
was  married  Sept.  18,  1845,  *°  Amanda 
M.  Bridges.  They  had  ten  i  ving  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county,  namely:  WIL- 
LIAM B.,  EMMA  ].,  LOUISA  D., 
MARTHA  E.,  MIRANDA  E., 
AMANDA  R.,  MARIA  E.,  CHAR- 
LES E.,  MARY  J.  C.  and  ALBERT 
H.  reside  with  their  parents,'  in  the  north- 
east corner  of  Chatham  township,  one 
and  a  half  miles  north  of  Chatham, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MALTBY,  JOSIAH,  was  born 
in  1779,  in  Connecticut.  Mary  Me  Arthur 
was  born  in  1783  in  New  Hampshire. 
They  were  married  in  Orange  county, 
Vt.,  moved  to  Oneida  and  Tioga  coun- 
ties, N.  Y.,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  in  1822,  on  Spring  creek. 
Their  daughter — 

SARAH,  married  Sylvan  us  Massie.- 
See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Mary  Maltby  died  in  1827,  and 
Josiah  Maltby  died  Jan.,  1841;  she  in  San- 
gamon, and  he  in  Brown  county,  Illinois. 
MANN,  CHRISTOPHER 
C.,  born  Jan.  2,  1819,  in  Bracken  county, 
Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon  county  later  than 
his  brother,  Uriah.  He  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  Nov.  10,  1843,  to  Ann 
R.  King.  They  had  six  children,  name- 
ly— 

HENRY  F.,  born  Nov.  10,  1844.  He 
went  from  Springfield  and  enlisted  in 
Chicago  June  17,  i86i,in  Co.  E,  24th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years.  He  was  captured  by 
John  Morgan  at  Pulaski,  Tenn.,  in  1862, 
and  escaped  in  about  twenty-four  hours. 
He  was  slightly  wounded  at  Rocky  Face 
Ridge,  Ga.,  in  May,  1862;  served  until 
Aug.  6,  1864,  when  he  was  honorably 
discharged  at  Chicago.  He  was  married 
Jan.  30,  1868,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Jeanetta  Snodgrass,  who  was  born  Dec. 
32,  1848.  They  have  three  children, 
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LUAMMA,  MARETHA  J.  and 
CHARLES  E.,  and  reside  seven  miles 
east  of  Springfield,  in  Clear  Lake  town- 
ship. 

WILLIAM,  born  July  9,  1847,  en- 
listed Aug.,  1862,  in  Co.  I,  H4th  111.  Inf., 
for  three  years;  served  until  the  suppres- 
sion of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  at  Springfield.  He  lives  at 
Carthage,  Missouri. 

MART,  born  Nov.  25,  1849,  married 
Oct.  i,  1869,  to  John  Huffman  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  They  have  two  children, 
and  live  at  Carthage,  Missouri. 

ALICE  J.,  born  April  28,  1852, 
married  April  2,  1869,  to  John  B.  Allen; 
have  three  children,  and  live  at  Carthage, 
Missouri. 

MARETHA,  born  Oct.  17,  1853, 
married  May  n,  1872,  to  James  Farley, 
who  was  born  May  14,  1845,  *n  countv 
Dublin,  Ireland,  and  raised  in  Louisville, 
Ky.  They  have  one  child,  GLENARA, 
and  reside  at  Riverton,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois — 1874. 

EMIL  T  E.,  born  Sept.  6,  1857,  mar- 
ried Dec.  24,  1873,  to  Franklin  Steele, 
and  reside  at  Riverton,  Illinois. 

Christopher  C.  Mann  died  Jan.  31, 
1859,  and  his  widow  resides  at  Riverton, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MANN,  URIAH,  was  born 
Sept.  17,  1810,  in  Bracken  county,  Ky. 
He  came  to  Sangamon  county  with  his 
sister,  Anna,  and  her  husband,  Thomas 
A.  King,  arriving  the  first  Sunday  in 
Oct.,  1831.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Black  Hawk  war,  in  1832,  in  the  same 
regiment  with  Capt.  Abraham  Lincoln, 
with  whom  he  had  many  a  wrestling 
match.  Uriah  Mann  was  married  Jan. 
6,  1832,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Eliza- 
beth King.  They  had  seven  children 
in  Sangamon  county,  two  of  whom  died 
young. 

PE TER,  born  July  23,  1833,  married 
Sept.  17,  1854,  to  Carrie  J.  Knox.  They 
had  five  living  children.  URIAH  died 
Feb.,  1870,  in  his  ninth  year.  CLAR- 
ENCE A.,  LUELLA  B.",  ALLEN  and 
OLIVER  live  with  their  parents,  adjoin- 
ing Camp  Butler  National  Cemetery  on 
the  east. 

SARAH  A.,  born  Jan.  27,  1836,  mar- 
ried George  W.  Bla.ck.  See  his  name. 

THOMAS  H.,  born  April  6,  1843,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  Aug.,  1862, 


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for  three  years,  in  Co.  I,  H4th  111.  Inf. 
He  was  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of 
Guntown,  Miss.,  June  10,  1864;  was  ten 
months  in  Andersonville  prison  pen,  ex- 
changed about  the  close  of  the  rebellion, 
and  honorably  discharged  June  14,  1865, 
at  Springfield,  and  died  at  home  Feb.  16, 
1867,  of  disease  contracted  in  the  rebel 
prison. 

CHARLES  V.,  born  Dec.  26,  1846, 
lives  with  his  father. 

MAR  T  F.,  born  March  2,  1853,  lives 
with  her  father. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mann  died  Sept.  9,  1861, 
and  Uriah  Mann  was  married  Aug.  25, 
1862,  to  Ellen  Brimbarger,  who  was  born 
Sept.  8,  1859,  *n  Gallatin  county,  Ky. 
They  had  eight  children.  URIAH 
GRANT  and  ELIZABETH  S.,  died 
in  their  seventh  and  third  years,  respec- 
tively. -FANNIE  B.,  B  E  T  T  I  E, 
ETHEL  M.,  SONORA,  PERCES 
ANN  and  RICHARD  OGLES-BY  live 
with  their  parents,  on  the  farm  where 
Mr.  Mann  settled  in  183:5.  It  is  five  miles 
east  of  Springfield,  adjoining  Camp  But- 
ler. 

Uriah  Mann  hauled  all  the  rails  and 
timber,  for  improving  his  farm1,  on  a 
wagon  constructed  by  himself,  without 
any  iron,  the  wheels  being  hewn  each 
from  a  single  piece  of  timber,  from  the 
largest  tree  he  could  find.  His  house 
was  built  by  himself,  of  round  logs.  His 
tables,  cupboard  and  other  furniture  were 
made  from  wild  cherry  lumber.  In  the 
absence  of  saw-mills,  he  split  the  timber 
into  broad  slabs,  fastened  them  into  a 
snatch  block,  hewed  them  to  a  uniform 
thickness,  and  after  waiting  a  sufficient 
time  for  them  to  season,  worked  them  in- 
to his  household  furniture.  The  first 
meal  he  ate  in  his  own  house,  the  meat 
was  hog's  jowl,  and  the  bread  made 
from  frostbitten  corn.  He  hauled  the  first 
wheat  he  raised  for  sale  to  St.  Louis,  and 
sold  it  for  thirty-five  cents  in  trade.  He 
is  now  among  the  most  successful  farmers 
of  the  countv. 

MAN  1ST,  ME  LI  NBA,  born  Aug., 
1807,  in  Bracken  county,  Ky.,  married 
there  to  Thomas  Threlkeld,  had  five  chil- 
dren, and  Mr.  T.  died.  She  married 
Win.  Summers,  had  two  children,  and  he 
died.  Mrs.  Melinda  Summers  and  her 
seven  children  all  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  arriving  Oct.  20,  1847.  Her 


daughter,  Rebecca,   married   Stephen  L. 
Cooper.     See  his  name. 

MANN,  ANN,  born  Jan.  i,  1813, 
in  Bracken  county,  Ky.,  married  Thomas 
A.  King.  See  his  name. 

MANN,  PETER,  the  father  of 
Melinda,  Uriah,  Ann  and  Christopher, 
was  a  soldier  from  Bracken  county,  Ky., 
in  the  war  of  1812,  and  came  near  dying 
of  disease  in  Canada.  He  returned  to 
Kentucky  and  died  there. 

MARSH,  WILLIAM  H., 
was  born  Dec.  15  1804,  in  Lancaster  coun- 
ty, Penn.  He  was  married  May  14,  1829, 
in  the  city  of  Lancaster,  to  Lydia  Brady, 
who  was  born  April  7,  1810,  in  Chester 
county,  Penn.  They  had  two  children, 
and  Mrs.  Marsh  died,  July  24,  1833. 
Wm.  H.  Marsh  was  married,  April  9, 
1835,  to  Mary  Lytle,  in  Lancaster.  She 
was  born  in  that  county  March  17,  1808. 
The  family  moved  to  Sangamon  countv, 
111.,  arriving  May  16,  1837,  at  Springfield, 
where  four  children  were  born.  Of  his 
six  children — 

LUCT  A.,  born  Sept.  2,  1830,  in  Lan- 
caster county,  Penn.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Aug.  26,  1857,  to  Mitchell 
Graham.  See  his  name. 

DEWITT  C.y  born  Oct.  21,  1832,  in 
Lancaster  county,  Penn.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Aug.  29,  1855,  to  Harriet 
M.  Bryant,  and  have  four  children, 
EVANGELINE  M.,  MARY  A.,  VI VI 
I.  and  JULIA  A.  Mrs.  Marsh  died, 
Dec.  29^  1869,  and  he  married  Rebecca 
Snyder,  who  was  born  July  24,  1836,  in 
Bedford  county,  Penn.  They  have  two 
children,  CHARLES  W.  and  WIL- 
LIAM D.,  and  live  one  and  one-half 
miles  north  of  Springfield. 

By  the  second  marriage. 

LTDIA  C,  born  May  15,  1838,  in 
Springfield,  died  March  10, 1854. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  Aug.  13,  1840, 
in  Springfield,  married,  Oct.  10,  1866,  to 
Charles  Reed.  They  have  one  child, 
MARY,  and  live  at  1061,  North  5th  street, 
Springfield. 

ISABEL,  born  April  17,  1842,  in 
Springfield,  lives  with  her  father. 

DELIA,  born  Sept.  7,  1845,  m  Spring- 
field, married,  Dec.  18,  1872,  to  Albert 
Jennings,  and  died,  in  Springfield,  Aug. 


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Mrs.  Mary  Marsh  died,  March  25, 
1872,  and  Wm.  H.  Marsh  resides  two 
miles  north  of  Springfield. 

When  Wm.  H.  Marsh  came  to  Spring- 
field, he  was  employed  by  the  State 
House  Commissioners  as  foreman  in  erect- 
ing that  edifice,  under  direction  of  the 
architect.  He  was  thus  engaged,  part  of 
1837,  all  of  '38,  and  part  of  1839.  He 
was  next  employed  as  foreman  on  the 
abutments  of  the  bridge  at  the  Sangamon 
river,  for  the  Northern  Cross  railroad,  now 
the  T.  W.  &  W.,  road,  at  Riverton. 
When  gold  was  discovered  on  the  Pacific 
coast,  he  attempted  to  go  to  California, 
but  became  disabled  at  the  Rocky  moun- 
tains, and  returned.  He  was  keeper  of 
the  Sangamon  county  poor  house  for  ten 
years,  ending  in  the  fall  of  1859. 

MARTIN,  ABRAHAM,  was 

born  about  1787,  in  Kentucky,  of  parents 
from  North  Carolina.  He  was  married 
in  Kentucky,  about  1807,  to  Melinda 
Lewis.  They  had  three  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved  to  the  vicinity  of  Bed- 
ford, Lawrence  county,  Ind.,  where  nine 
children  were  born,  and  the  family  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1830,  in  what  is  now  Cooper  town- 
ship, where  one  child  was  born.  Of  their 
children — 

LE  WIS,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Indiana,  moved  with  his  father  to  San- 
gamon county,  and  after  two  years  return- 
ed to  Indiana,  where  his  wife  died ;  and 
he  was  married  there  to  Mrs.  Martha 
Stotts.  In  1848,  he  came  back  to  Sanga- 
mon county.  He  has  five  living  children, 
nearly  all  married,  and  lives  near  Sharps- 
burg,  Christian  county.  He  had  one  son 
who  served  in  the  Union  army  through 
the  rebellion. 

.  MARGARET,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Henry 
Judy.  They  had  five  children,  two  of 
whom  died  young,  and  Mr.  Judy  died. 
The  widow  and  two  of  her  children  live 
in  Atchinson  county,  Kansas.  She  had 
two  sons  in  the  Union  army,  one  of  whom 
was  killed  while  bearing  a  flag  in  battle; 
the  other  was  since  killed  by  an  accident 
on  a  railroad. 

JOHN,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
Rachel  Harvey.  He  died,  and  his  widow 
and  five  children  live  in  Christian  county, 
Illinois. 


SUSAN,  born  in  Indiana,  married  in 
Missouri  to  David  Driscoll.  He  died, 
Sept.,  1845,  leaving  two  children.  Her 
son,  LEWIS  S.  DRISCOLL,  was  a 
member  of  Co.  D,  33d  111.  Inf.,  and  died, 
at  Ironton,  Mo.  His  remains  were  buried 
in  Cooper  township.  The  widow  has 
been  twice  married  since;  the  last  time  to 
Hugh  Turner.  See  his  name. 

SAMUEL,  born  in  Indiana,  raised 
and  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Mary  Bragg.  They  moved  to  Buchanan 
county,  Mo.,  and  from  there  went  to  the 
mouth  of  the  Platt  river,  Neb.,  and  in 
company  with  another  man,  laid  out  the 
town  of  Plattsmouth,  where  he  died,  in 
1853,  leaving  a  widow  and  three  children 
by  the  first,  and  one  by  the  second  wife. 
He  had  two  sons  in  the  Union  army. 

JEFFERSON,  born  in  Indiana, 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  married  in 
Mills  county,  Iowa,  to  Fidelia  Clark,  and 
died  there,  without  children,  June,  1864. 

RA  CHEL,  born  in  Indiana,  raised  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  Buchanan 
county,  Mo.,  to  James  W.  Berry.  He 
died,  leaving  four  children,  and  she  mar- 
ried George  L.  Atwood,  had  one  child, 
and  died  in  Sangamon  county.  Two  of 
her  sons  were  in  the  Union  army  during 
the  rebellion.  One  has  since  died,  and 
the  other  is  in  the  regular  army. 

MOSES,  born  in  Indiana,  raised  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Mary  J.  Crull. 
They  have  eight  children,  and  live  in 
Bates  county,  Mo. 

MESSENGER,  born  Feb.  22,  1833, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married,  Dec.  23, 
1858,  to  Eliza  Craig,  who  was  born  May 
12,  1837,  'n  Scotland.  They  have  four 
living  children,  MARY  M.,  SARAH 
J.,  AMANDA  and  SUSAN  BELL,  and 
reside  on  the  farm  where  his  parents  set- 
tled in  1830,  in  Cooper  township,  near 
Breckenridge. 

Abraham  Martin  moved,  in  1839,  to 
Buchanan  county,  Mo.,  and  returned  in 
1845.  Mrs.  Melinda  Martin  died,  Feb. 
19,  1860,  and  Abraham  Martin  died,  Oct. 
24,  1864,  both  in  Cooper  township,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

MARTIN,  GEORGE,  wasborn 
in  1805,  in  Hampshire  county,  Va.,  and 
was  there  married  to  Leah  Fans.  They 
had  two  children,  and  moved  to  Licking 
county,  Ohio,  where  one  child  was  born; 
and  then  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 


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arriving  in  the  spring  of  1834,111  German 
Prairie,  and  in  1836  moved  to  what  is 
now  Cotton  Hill  township,  where  three 
children  were  born.  Of  their  six  chiU 
dren — • 

MARGARET  A.,  born  in  Virginia, 
died  Feb.  19,  1849,  *n  Sangamon  county. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Feb.  22,  1830,  in 
Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Mary  Wood.  He  died  July  2,  1862. 

JAMES  M.,  born  June  15,  1832,  in 
Licking  county,  Ohio,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  Feb.  i,  1855,  to  Mary  Wil- 
liams. They  had  six  children,  four  of 
whom  died  under  six  years.  MARY  F. 
and  JAMES  H.  reside  with  their  parents, 
in  Cotton  Hill  township,  near  old  Ri- 
enzi,  Sangamon  county. 

MARY  C.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  David  H.  Stewart,  and  died. 

MELINDA  J.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  died,  aged  ten  or  twelve  years. 

RACHEL  L.  died,  aged  three  years. 

George  Martin  died  Oct.  25,  1841,  and 
Mrs.  Leah  Martin  died  Aug.  8,  1860; 
both  in  Cotton  Hill  township. 

MARTIN,  WILLIAM,  a 
brother  to  George  Martin  and  Mrs.  Mil- 
slagle,  was  born  in  Hampshire  county, 
Va. ;  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1834 
or  '35.  He  married  Nancy,  Torrence. 
They  had  four  children. 

MARY J.  married  Edward  George, 
and  died. 

SARAH  E.  married  D.  F.  Chap- 
man. 

JOHN  W.  died  young. 

RA  CHEL  married  Melvin  Bell.  See 
his  name. 

Wm.  Martin  died,  and  his  widow  mar- 
ried John  Adams. 

MASpN,   JOHN  A.,  born  June 

14,  1814,  in  S wanton,    Franklin    county, 
Vt.     When  quite  young  he  went  to  Buf- 
falo, N.  Y.,  and  there  joined  his  bfother, 
and  came  from   there   to  Springfield,  111., 
arriving  May  20,  1837.     He  learned   the 
business  of  a  chair  maker  in  Springfield, 
and  from   that  worked  into  the  manufac- 
ture   of    cabinet    furniture.      He    retired 
from  business  in  1869,  with  ample  means 
and  impaired  health.     He  is  not  yet  mar- 
ried,   and    resides    at   Buffalo,   Sangamon 
county,   Illinois,   but  spends   much   of  his 
time  among  his  old  friends  in  Springfield. 

MASON,   NOAH,  was  born  Jan. 

15,  1782,  at  Mendon,   Worcester  county, 


Mass.  He  was  bound  to  a  hard  master} 
ran  away,  and  followed  the  life  of  a 
sailor  for  about  five  years.  Lucinda 
Stetson  was  born  June  14,  1782,  in  Han- 
over, Plymouth  county,  Mass.  They 
were  married  July  15,  1804.  Soon  after 
marriage  Mr.  Mason  left  on  a  voyage  to 
China  and  the  East  Indies,  and  was  ab- 
sent twenty-one  months.  On  his  return 
they  moved  to  the  vicinity  of  Belfast, 
Hancock  county,  Maine,  where  they  had 
three  children.  In  1812  he  moved  to 
Madison  county,  N.  Y.,  thence  to  Gene- 
see  county,  in  the  same  State,  in  1814, 
where  two  children  were  born.  In  the 
spring  of  1819  he  moved  to  Olean  Point, 
on  the  Allegheny  river,  and  in  the  autumn 
of  1821  united  with  two  other  families  in 
building  a  boat,  in  which  the  three  fami- 
lies descended  the  Allegheny  and  Ohio 
rivers,  landing  in  Pope  county,  Illinois, 
where  another  son  was  born,  and  they 
called  his  name  Seth.  After  remaining 
two  and  a  half  years,  the  family  left  for 
what  is  now  Tazewell  county,  but  on 
reaching  Sugar  creek,  in  what  is  now 
Auburn  township,  April  10,  1824,  decided 
to  settle  there.  Of  the  six  children — 

NOAH,  Jun.,  born  Feb.  25,  1807, 
fifteen  miles  from  Belfast,  Maine,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  Feb.  19,  1835, 
to  Martha  Nuckolls.  They  had  six  chil- 
dren, and  Mrs.  Martha  Mason  died,  Mar. 
24,  1852.  Noah  Mason,  Jun.,  was  mar- 
ried Aug.  9,  i$§3,  to  Elizabeth  Talbott. 
They  had  one  child.  Of  all  his  children, 
GEORGE  T.,  born  Feb.  11,  1836,  mar- 
ried June  9,  1 86 1,  to  Anna  Brooks.  They 
have  three  children,  and  reside  in  Auburn 
township.  JANE,  born  July  22,  1837, 
married  William  R.  Hill,  Oct.  8,  1858. 
They  have  four  children,  and  reside  in 
Auburn  township.  JOHN  L.,  born 
March  15,  1839,  has  represented  Chat- 
ham township  for  several  years  in  the 
County  Board  of  Supervisors,  He  was 
married  May  4,  1876,  in  Springfield,  111., 
to  Mildred  Harker,  and  resides  one  mile 
northwest  of  Auburn,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois.  MARY  ANN,  born  Jan.  i, 
1842,  was  married  Jan.  i,  1861,  to  James 
M-  Stout.  See  his  name.  AMANDA 
died,  aged  seven  years.  ELMINA  E., 
born  Oct.  4,  1847,  was  married  April  25, 
1866,  to  Ira  Ryan.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren, and  reside  in  Girard.  MARTHA 
C.,  born  April  n,  1849,  was  married  May 


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477 


30,  1872,  to  James  P.  Brasfield,  have  one 
child,  NOAH  w.,  and  reside  at  Loami. 
NOAH  D.,  the  only  child  by  the  second 
wife,  born  Oct.  3,  1854,  resides  with  his 
parents.  Noah  Mason,  Jun ,  has  met 
with  some  narrow  escapes  from  death. 
He  still  exhibits  a  spot  on  his  head,  whiter 
than  the  rest,  as  the  mark  of  a  severe  fall 
in  childhood.  Once,  in  New  York,  he 
accompanied  his  father  to  the  woods, 
where  he  was  clearing  timber  from  the 
land,  when  the  weather  was  extremely 
cold.  Noah  became  sleepy  and  sat  down 
under  a  tree.  When  his  father's  attention 
was  called  to  him  he  c~ould  not  be  wakened. 
He  was  carried  to  the  house,  and  with 
the  utmost  exertion  of  all  the  members  of 
the  family,  he  was  aroused  and  his  life 
saved.  His  first  business  transaction  was 
in  Pope  county,  111.  He  was  paddling 
about  in  the  Ohio  river  in  a  boat  of  his 
own  building,  when  a  stranger  hailed  him 
with  "  What  will  you  take  for  your  boat?  " 
He  replied,  one  dollar.  The  man  handed 
him  a  two  dollar  bill,  and  Noah,  with 
much  running  to  and  fro,  returned  the 
change,  only  to  find,  after  his  boat  was  gone, 
that  the  two  dollar  bill  was  a  counterfeit. 
From  childhood  Mr.  Mason  has  been  re- 
markable for  presence  of  mind.  While 
the  Mason  family  were  at  Olean  Point, 
N.  Y.,  on  the  Allegheny  river,  Noah  was 
one  day  engaged  in  his  favorite  amuse- 
ment of  paddling  about  on  a  slab  in  the 
river,  and  had  gone  with  the  current  some 
distance  down  the  stream,  when  suddenly 
he  heard  a  noise,  and  looking  up  he  saw  a 
tree  falling  towards  him.  He  was  a  good 
swimmer,  and  quick  as  thought  he  jump- 
ed off"  his  slab,  diving  to  the  bottom.  He 
heard  the  tree  splash  in  the  water  above 
him,  and  he  came  to  the  surface  among 
its  branches,  unhurt.  Again,  his  father, 
with  another  man,  were  felling  trees,  and 
the  limb  of  one  tree  had  lodged  against  a 
knot  on  another,  balancing  in  mid-air. 
Noah  was  trimming  the  branches  from 
those  that  had  fallen,  and  unconsciously 
came  under  this  loose  limb,  and  it  fell. 
He  heard  it  coming,  and  threw  himself 
down  beside  a  large  log,  which  the  limb 
fell  across,  immediately  over  his  head,  and 
he  escaped  with  only  a  fright.  Again,  he' 
was  hauling  stakes  for  a  fence,  when  he 
came  to  the  deep  ford  on  Sug«ir  creek, 
Sangamon  county.  On  driving  in,  the 
load  slipped  forward  on  the  horses,  and 


Noah  landed  on  the  wagon  tongue.  The 
The  horses  began  kicking  and  running, 
and  he  thought  his  time  had  come;  but 
he  made  one  desperate  jump,  clearing 
the  horses'  heels  and  front  wagon  wheel, 
and  landed  head-first  in  the  water.  For- 
tunately he  took  the  lines  with  him, 
which  enabled  him  to  stop  the  horses. 
When  the  Masons  arrived  in  Sangamon 
county,  horse-mills  were  the  only  kind  in 
use;  but  soon  other  kinds  were  built. 
Nearly  all  the  bread  used  was  made  from 
Indian  corn  Mr.  Mason,  Sen.,  raised 
cotton  for  many  years  after  coming  to 
Sangamon  county,  and  there  were  two 
cotton-gins  built  near  him.  The  nearest 
carding  machine  was  at  Sangamo,  and 
owned  by  a  Mr.  Broadwell.  After  the 
wool  and  cotton  were  carded,  the  differ- 
ent families  manufactured  their  own  cloth, 
and  this  constituted  the  wearing  apparel 
of  both  males  and  females.  Peaches 
were  almost  a  sure  crop,  and  Mr.  Thomas 
Black  had  a  copper  still  attached  to  his 
horse-mill;  and  Noah  M.,  Jun.,  assisted 
him  in  making  pure  whisky  from  corn, 
and  pure  brandy  from  peaches.  He  also 
cut  hickory  wood  for  Mr.  Black  at  thirty- 
seven  and  one-half  cents  per  cord,  and 
made  rails  the  summer  he  was  twenty-one 
years  old,  for  thirty-seven  and  one-half 
cents  per  hundred,  and  cut  corn  in  the 
fall,  sixteen  hills  square,  for  five  cents  per 
shock  or  fifty  cents  per  day.  In  this  way 
he  clothed  himself,  and  had  sixteen  and 
one-half  dollars — all  in  silver  half  dollars 
— when  he  started,  with  a  number  of 
others,  March  19,  1829,  for  the  Galena 
lead  mines;  was  there  six  summers  and 
two  winters  including  the  winter  of  the 
deep  snow.  Mr.  Mason  served  in  tour 
different  companies  during  the  Black 
Hawk  war.  In  1834  he  had  five  eighty- 
acre  tracts  of  land,  bought  with  money 
earned  by  himself  in  the  lead  mines. 
The  prairie-flies  were  a  great  annoyance 
in  summer,  and  in  order  to  avoid  them 
plowing  among  the  corn  was  frequently 
done  at  night.  Whisky  was  thought  to 
be  indispensable  in  early  times  in  the  har- 
vest field,  but  Mr.  Mason  proved  to  the 
contrary.  He  threshed  his  wheat  with 
horses,  and  cleaned  it  with  a  fanning  mill. 
With  the  help  of  a  boy,  one  season  he  pre- 
pared one  load  of  wheat  per  week  for 
four  weeks,  and  sold  it  in  Alton  for  forty 
cents  per  bushel.  He  has  hauled  wheat 


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to  St.  Louis,  selling  it  for  thirty-eight 
cents  per  bushel.  The  merchants  had 
their  goods  hauled  on  wagons  from  St. 
Louis  and  Chicago.  Mr.  Mason  and 
nine  others  brought  goods  from  the  latter 
city  for  Mr.  Bela  Webster,  of  Springfield, 
at  one  dollar  per  hundred  pounds,  and 
were  three  weeks  going  and  coming. 
Mr.  Mason  is  one  of  the  successful  farm- 
ers of  Sangamon  county.  He  has  retired 
from  active  business,  and  now — 1876 — 
resides  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

LUCINDA,  born  July  24,  1809,  in 
Maine,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
B.  F.  Hutton.  They  reside  in  Chatham 
township,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

THOMAS,  born  Aug.  2,  1812,  in 
Maine,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Elizabeth  Husband.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren, namely — NOAH  died,  aged  sixteen 
years.  EMILY  married  Jacob  Brunk. 
See  his  name.  ELIZABETH  mairied 
William  Epling,  who  was  born  in  1840, 
in  Giles  county,  Va.  They  have  two 
children,  THEODORE  ULYSSES  and 
CHARLES  w.  Mr.'Epling  has  recently 
brought  from  Virginia  his  two  sisters, 
Adaline  and  Hesiltine,  and  his  brother, 
John  H.  He  resides  three  and  one-half 
miles  south  of  Chatham.  WILLIAM 
T.  married  Nancy  Dodds.  They  have 
one  child,  and  live  two  miles  northwest  of 
Auburn,  Illinois.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mason 
died  in  1851,  and  Thomas  Mason  died, 
Sept.  5,  187 1, both  in  Sangamon  county. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Feb.  4,  1816,  in 
New  York,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Ezra  Barnes.  See  his  name. 

CAROLINE,  born  Feb.  13,  1819, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Madison 
Curvey.  They  had  four  children,  and 
Mrs.  Curvey  died  in  the  spring  of  1854. 
Her  son,  ORRIN,  married  Ann  Roberts, 
and  lives  in  Chatham  township. 

SETH,  born  Jan.  j,  1823,  in  Pope 
county,  111.,  married,  Aug.  21,  1851,  to 
Eleanor  Kent,  who  was  born  May  28, 
1831,  in  Harrison  county,  Ohio.  They 
have  no  family.  Seth  Mason  resides  on 
the  farm  where  his  father  settled  in  1824, 
in  Auburn  township.  He  has  in  his  pos- 
session a  trunk  made  of  camphor  wood 
which  his  father  brought  from  China, 
with  a  set  of  table  ware  made  to  order 
there,  with  the  initials  of  himself  and  wife 
(X.  L.  M.)  on  each  piece.  The  chest  was 
filled  with  silks  and  other  rich  goods. 


Noah  Mason,  Sen.,  died,  Nov.  18,  1834, 
and  his  widow  died,  October,  1862,  both 
in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MASSIE,  THOMAS,  was  born 
Dec.  26,  1759,  in  Albemarle  county,  Va. 
He  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  for  which 
he  drew  a  pension  near  the  close  of  his 
life.  He  went  to  Kentucky  after  the  Rev- 
olution, and  there  became  personally  ac- 
quainted with  Simon  Kenton,  one  of  the 
associates  of  Daniel  Boone  in  the  early 
settlement  of  Kentucky.  Thomas  Massie 
was  married  to  Fanny  Hudson,  either  in 
Kentucky  or  Virginia.  They  had  four 
children,  none  of  whom  ever  came  to 
Sangamon  county.  Mrs.  Fanny  Massie 
died  in  Kentucky,  and  Thomas  Massie 
married  Rebecca  Collyer,  a  native  of  Vir- 
ginia, also.  They  had  eight  children,  all 
born  in  Montgomery  county,  Ky.,  and  the 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  1828,  in  what  is  now  Curran 
township.  Of  their  eight  children — 

ABSALOM,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Tennessee,  and  died  there. 

JOHN  C.,  born  Aug.  n,  1795,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Aug.  13,  1815,  in 
Tennessee,  to  Elizabeth  Freeman.  He 
moved  to  Sangamon  county  soon  after  his 
father,  in  1828,  and  after  a  stay  of  five  or 
six  years,  moved  to  Pike  county,  111., 
where  Mrs.  Massie  died.  Mr.  Massie 
married  again,  and  died  there.  His  son, 
MELVIN  MASSIE,  was  a  Represen- 
tative from  Pike  county,  to  the  Legisla- 
ture of  1873. 

HUDSON,  remained  in   Kentucky. 

STL  VAN  US,  born  Sept.  12,  1799,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Aug.  n,  1829,  to  Sarah  Maltby,  and  had 
seven  children.  He  died,  June  28,  1856, 
and  his  widow  lives  in  Gardner  town- 
ship, Saoigamon  county. 

FRANCES  J.,  born  June  25,  1802, 
married  Wm.  Ralston,  Tun.  See  his  name. 

THOMAS,  yz/«.,"born  in  Kentucky, 
was  educated  as  a  physician,  and  died,  un- 
married, in  Tennessee. 

JESSE  E.}  born  in  Kentucky,  in 
1810,  is  unmarried,  and  lives  in  Gardner 
township. 

MARTHA,  born  Feb.  i,  1813,  in 
Kentucky,  married,  July  14,  1829,  to 
Thomas  Morgan.  See  his  name. 

Thomas  Massie,  Sen.,  died,  Aug.  19, 
1 835,  and  Mrs.  Rebecca  Massie  died  Sept. 
7,  1835,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 


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MATHENY,  CHARLES  R., 
born  March  6,  1786,  in  Loudon  county, 
Va.  When  a  young  man  he  visited  his 
brother  at  Crab  Orchard,  Ky.,  and  was 
there  licensed  to  preach,  by  the  proper 
authority,  in  the  M.  E.  church.  He  went, 
in  1805,  as  missionary,  under  the  auspices 
of  that  church,  to  that  part  of  the  North- 
Western  territory  which  afterwards  be- 
came St.  Clair  county,  Jll.  In  addition  to 
preaching  he  studied  and  practiced  law. 
He  was  married  in  1806,  in  St.  Clair  coun- 
ty, 111.  to  Jemima  Ogle,  who  was  born  in 
that  county,  Oct.  26,  1787.  Her  father, 
Captain  Joseph  Ogle,  emigrated  from 
Pennsylvania  very  early,  and  was  a  prom- 
inent actor  in  the  Indian  wars  and  other 
events  connected  with  the  early  history  of 
the  country.  Ogle  countv,in  the  northern 
part  of  Illinois,  was  named  in  honor  of 
his  memory.  C.  R.  Matheny  was  elected 
in  1817,  representative  in  the  Territorial 
Legislature,  which  met  at  Kaskaskia,  111., 
and  was  clerk  of  the  House  during  the 
winters  of  1820  and  '21.  C.  R.  Matheny 
and  wife  had  seven  children  in  St.  Clair 
county,  111.,  and  when  the  law  was  en- 
acted for  the  organization  of  Sangamon 
county,  he  was  induced  by  the  tender  of 
the  office  of  county  clerk,  county  auditor, 
circuit  clerk,  and  some  other  prospective 
advantages,  to  come  to  Springfield,  arriv- 
ing in  the  spring  of  1821,  where  four 
children  were  born.  Of  their  eleven 
children — 

MART,  born  April  13,  1837,  in  St. 
Clair  county,  was  married  in  Springfield 
to  Robert  Thompson.  See  his  name. 

MATILDA,  born  August  29,  1809,  in 
St.  Clair  county,  was  married  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois,  to  Gershom  Keyes.  See  his 
name. 

LUCT,  born  Mar.  13,  1811,  in  St.  Clair 
county,  was  married  in  Springfield  to 
P.  Asbury  Sanders,  who  was  born  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  and  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  in  1828.  Mrs.  Lucy  Sanders 
died,  Feb.  8,  1836,  leaving  one  son, 
CHARLES  M.,  who  went  to  California 
in  1857,  an^  was  ^ast  heard  from  by  his 
friends  in  Springfield  in  the  Union  army. 
P.  A.  Sanders  married  Margaret  Ogden. 
They  have  two  sons  in  Springfield. 

LORENZO  DOW,  born  March  25, 
1813,  in  St.  Clair  county,  111.,  studied 
medicine  in  Springfield,  111.,  under  Dr. 
J.  M.  Early,  and  served  in  the  Black 


Hawk  war.  He  graduated  in  the  spring 
of  1836,  in  the  medical  department 
of  Transylvania  University,  Lexington, 
Kentucky,  the  first  native  of  Illinois  to 
obtain  th»t  distinction,  and  the  second 
citizen  of  Sangamon  county  to  graduate 
in  any  medical  college,  Dr.  Geo.  M.  Har- 
rison being  the  first.  See  his  name.  Dr. 
L.  D.  Matheny  had  just  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  medicine  under  flattering  cir- 
cumstances, when  hediedf-Feb.  7»  ^37, in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

NOAH  W.,  born  July  31,  1815,  in  St. 
Clair  county,  Illinois.  He  assisted  his 
father  in  the  county  clerk's  office  as  soon 
as  he  could  write.  At  his  father's 
death  Noah  was  appointed  clerk  pro  tern., 
by  the  county  court,  and  in  Nov.,  1839, 
he  was  elected  to  fill  the  unexpired  term 
of  his  father.  He  was  afterwards  elected 
for  eight  successive  terms,  of  four  years 
each.  He  was  married  in  Springfield, 
August  22,  1843,  to  Elizabeth  J.  Stamper, 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Jonathan  Stam- 
per, of  the  M.  E.  church.  She  was  born 
April  18,  1825,  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky. 
Noah  W.  Matheny  and  wife  have  four 
children,  all  born  in  Springfield.  WIL- 
LIAM S.,  SAMUEL  O.,  EDWARD  C. 
and  FANNIE,  who  reside  with  their  pa- 
rents. Mr.  Matheny  served  as  county 
clerk  until  1873.  He  served  ten  or  twelve 
years  as  deputy  for  his  father,  and  thirty- 
four  years  by  election.  He  is  now — 1876 
— President  of  the  First  National  Bank, 
Springfield,  111.,  and  resides  in  the  city. 

JAMES  H.f  born  Oct.  30,  1818,  in 
St.  Clair  county,  was  brought  up  in 
Springfield.  At  fifteen  years  of  age  he 
we  employed  as  clerk  in  the  Postoffice 
and  Recorder's  office,  transacting  the  bus- 
iness of  both  offices.  The  two  now  have 
grown  to  require  the  services  o.f  at  least 
twenty  men.  J.  H.  Matheny  was  appointed 
deputy  clerk  of  the  State  Supreme  Court 
for  1839  and  '40.  In  1841  he  became 
deputy  in  the  circuit  clerk's  office.  He 
was  married  in  Springfield,  Feb.  II,  1845, 
to  Maria  L.  Lee,  who  was  born  in  1827, 
in  Carrolton,  111.  They  have  seven  child- 
ren, all  born  in  Springfield.  LEE  is  now 
clerk  in  the  Postoffice,  Springfield,  111. 
EDWARD  DOW,  born  Dec.  4,  1847, 
studied  law  with  his  father,  and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  law  firm  of  Matheny,  Mc- 
Guire  &  Matheny,  Springfield,  Illinois. 
LUCY,  NORA,  JAMES  H.,  Jun., 


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RALPH  C.  and  ROBERT  W;  the 
five  latter  live  with  their  parents.  J.  H. 
Matheny  was  a  member  of  the  constitu- 
tional convention  of  1848.  He  was  elect- 
ed circuit  clerk  in  1852  for  four  years, 
after  which  he  was  commissioned  Lieut- 
enant Colonel  of  the  i3Oth  111.  Inf.  After 
the  capture  of  Vicksburg  he  was  on  de- 
tached duty,  holding  military  courts  u^til 
1864,  when  his  regiment  was  consolidated 
with  another,  and  he  resigned.  In  Nov., 
1873,  he  was  elected  Judge  of  Sangamon 
county  for  four  years,  and  resides  in 
Springfield,  111. 

In  1840  ten  young  men,  who  had  been 
brought  up  in  the  vicinity  of  Springfield, 
and  had  not  seen  much  of  the  world,  or 
heard  a  great  man  speak,  learned  that 
Henry  Clay  was  to  make  a  speech  at 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  at  a  certain  time.  They 
fitted  up  an  old  prairie  stage,  put  on  a 
cover,  provided  themselves  with  tents  and 
provisions,  and  in  August,  1840,  Benja- 
min A.  Watson,  Henry  Oswald,  Daniel 
'Wood  worth,  Edna  Moore,  Stanislaus 
P.  Lalumere,  John  H.  Craighead,  Oliver 
P.  Bowen,  Benoni  Bennett,  Moreau  Phil- 
lips and  James  H.  Matheny  started  in 
their  wagon,  drawn  by  four  horses,  and 
driven  by  Phillips.  They  camped  out  at 
night,  did  their  own  cooking,  and  sung 
the  stirring  campaign  songs  of  that  year 
in  passing  through  every  town  and  vil- 
lage. In  some  places  they  were  applaud- 
ed, at  others  jeered,  and  occasionally  they 
were  pelted  with  stale  eggs,  but  they 
sang  through  it  all,  were  on  time  to  hear 
Clay's  speech,  and  were  invited  on  the 
platform.  They  sung  some  of  their 
spirited  songs,  creating  quite  a  furore,  saw 
a  crowd  of  forty  thousand  men,  ten  times 
as  many  as  they  had  ever  seen  before, 
and  returned  home  as  they  went,  having 
been  out  five  weeks,  and  traveled  about 
one  thousand  miles.  They  felt  well  paid 
for  their  time,  labor  and  expense.  James 
H.  Matheny  delivered  the  oration  at  the 
first  meeting  of  early  settlers  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.  He  is  the  senior  member 
of  the  firm  of  Matheny,  McGuire  & 
Matheny,  of  Springfield,  111.,  and  is  now 
'(1876)  Judge  of  the  Sangamon  county 
court. 

CHARLES  W.,  born  Sept.  27,  1820, 
in  St.  Clair  county,  was  married  in 
Springfield,  Feb.  13,  1845,  to  Margaret 
Condell.  a  native  of  Pennsylvania.  They 


had  three  children — HELEN,  born  Jan., 
1846,  died  Jan.,  1864.  CHARLES  O. 
and  GEORGE  H.  reside  with  their  pa- 
rents. Charles  W.  Matheny  was  for 
many  years  engaged  in  merchandizing  in 
Springfield,  and  now — 1876 — resides  in 
the  city. 

A.  ELIZABETH,  born  Nov.  28, 
1823,  in  Sangamon  county,  resides  with 
her  sister,  Mrs.  Whjtehurst. 

ELIJAH  COOK,  born  June  13, 
1826,  in  Springfield,  crossed  the  Plains  in . 
1849,  and  remained  on  the  Pacific  coast 
until  1854,  when  he  returned,  and  was 
married  Feb.  3,  1857,  *n  Springfield,  to 
Alletta  L.  Vannordstran.  They  had  two 
children,  JOHN  R.  and  LOUISA  I. 
Mrs.  Matheny  died  in  June,  1864,  and  he 
was  married,  in  1865,  to  Mrs.  Naomi  L. 
Rittenhouse,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Schroyer.  She 
has  two  children  by  a  former  marriage, 
CHARLES  E.  and  LOUIS  PERCY 
Rittenhouse.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Matheny  have 
three  children,  MIMA,  PHILLIPS  G., 
and  ADA  L.,  who  reside  with  their  parents. 
E.  C.  Matheny  was  deputy  United 
States  Marshal  about  nine  years,  for  the 
southern  district  of  Illinois,  and  during 
that  time  sold  over  $2,000,000  worth  of 
confiscated  property,  at  Cairo.  He  resides 
in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

MARIA  C.,  born  Aug.  10,  1829,  in 
Springfield,  was  married,  June  12,  1849, 
to  Stephen  S.  Whitehurst.  They  had 
seven  children — MIMI,  born  April  13, 
1854,  in  Springfield,  111.,  was  marrie  there, 
Jan.  13,  1876,  to  George  H.  Helmle,  who 
was  born  Feb.  5,  1853,  in  Springfield.  G. 
H.  Helmle  was  elected  town  clerk,  in  the 
spring  of  1874,  and  again  in  1875,  and 
was  elected  assessor  in  1876.  He  is  an 
architect,  and  resides  in  Springfield. 
MARY,  MEREDITH  HELM,  LIZ- 
ZIE M.,  CARRIE  M.,  SUSIE 
M.  and  REGINALD  GWYNN,  live 
with  their  mother.  Stephen  S.  White- 
hurst died,  May  19,  1875,  and  Mrs. 
Whitehurst  and  family  reside  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

EMILT R.,  born  March  16,  1832,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there,  Sept.  25, 
1860,  to  Benjamin  C.  McQuesten.  They 
have  one  child,  BENJAMIN,  and  moved 
in  1869  to  Ottawa,  Kansas,  where  Mr. 
McQuesten  is  engaged  in  banking,  and 
where  he  and  his  family  reside. 


SANGAMON   COUNTY. 


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Charles  R.  Matheny  held  the  office  of 
county  clerk  until  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred Oct.  10,  1839.  Mrs.  Jemima  Ma- 
theny died  Feb.  23,  1858,  both  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

MATTHEWS,  JOSEPH,  was 
born  in  Buckingham  county,  Va.,  and 
when  a  young  man  went  to  Fayette 
county,  Ky.,  where  he  was  married  to 
Tabitha  Rutherford,  a  native  of  that 
county.  After  spending  a  few  years 
each  in  Wayne  and  Cumberland  coun- 
ties, Ky.,  they  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.  20,  1830,  in 
what  is  now  Cooper  township.  They 
had  eleven  children,  some  of  whom  died, 
and  some  married  and  remained  in  Ken- 
tucky and  Tennessee. 

S  ALL  T  married  in  Kentucky  to 
Charles  Thomas.  She  died  in  Mechan- 
icsburg  in  1865,  leaving  one  son,  ROW- 
LAND D.  Thomas,  who  is  married,  and 
lives  in  Cooper  township. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  there  to  Dr.  Joel  Hughes,  came 
to  Springfield  in  1834,  and  in  1837  went 
to  Ashley,  Mo.,  where  Dr.  Hughes  died. 
His  widow  married  in  Springfield  to  Wil- 
liom  Brown,  and  died  Oct.  19,  1859,  in 
Cotton  Hill  township. 

WILLIAM  S.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  1833,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Mrs.  Lucinda  Ashley,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Cooper.  He  died  in  1834, 
leaving  one  child,  WILLIAM  S., Jun.  He 
served  three  years  in  the  i3Oth  111.  Inf., 
part  of  the  time  in  Andersonville  prison. 
W.  S.  Matthews,  Jun.,  lives  near  Edinburg, 
Illinois. 

LO7^  P.,  born  Oct.  u,  1811,  in  Cum- 
berland county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  June  28,  1838,  to  Eliza 
Forrest,  who  was  born  in  1815.  They 
had  four  children  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. SARAH  J.,  born  April  30,  1839, 
married  Joseph  Breckinridge.  See  his 
name.  He  died,  and  she  married  Thomas 
Pike.  LA  VINA  A.  died,  aged  twenty- 
two  years.  JOHN  HENRY,  born  June 
8,  1848,  is  a  minister  in  the  Christian 
church  at  Toledo,  Ohio— 1874.  JAMES 
J.,  born  March  4,  1854,  lives  at  Illiopolis. 
Mrs.  Eliza  Matthews  died  July  13,  1866. 
Lot  P.  Matthews  lived  in  Cooper  town- 
ship until  the  death  of  his  wife.  Since 
that  time  he  has  been  traveling  as  a  col- 
porteur in  the  Christian  church. 
— 6 1 


JOSEPH  H.,  born  Nov.  2,  1813,  in. 
Cumberland  county,  Ky.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Oct.  20,  1843,  to  Sarah 
A.  Hayley.  They  had'  eight  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  FRANCES  A.,  born 
July  ii,  1844,  married  Dec.  4,  1859,  to 
Charles  H.  Bridges.  See  his  name* 
JAMES  F.,  born  Jan.  i,  1846,  died  in 
his  nineteenth  year.  THOMAS  P.,  born 
Nov.  1 8,  1848,  married  Silence  A.  Pearce, 
and  live  in  Niantic,  Macon  county,  111. 
MARY  E.  died  in  her  third  year. 
AMELIA  and  CORLELIA,  born  July 
2,  1854;  WILLIAM  A.,  born  June  10, 
1857,  and  ALICE,  born  Dec.  26,  1859. 
The  four  latter  live  with  their  mother. 
Joseph  H.  Matthews  died  Oct.  16,  1861, 
in  Pawnee,  and  his  widow  and  children 
reside  in  Illiopolis,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

JAMES  J.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Ann 
Dozier,  and  both  died. 

Mrs.  Tabitha  Matthews  died  August, 
1835,  and  Joseph  Matthews  died  Dec.  15, 
1844,  both  in  Cooper  township,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

MATTHEWS,  SCHUYLER 
B.,  was  born  Aug.  n,  1821,  in  Greene 
county,  Kentucky,  and  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  arriving  Oct.  18,  1834,  in 
what  is  now  Island  Grove  township,  two 
miles  east  of  Berlin.  S.  B.  Matthews 
and  Elizabeth  Batty  were  married  in 
Sangamon  county  June  i,  1854.  She 
was  born  Oct.  16,  1825,  in  Lancashire, 
England.  They  have  three  children, 
JOHN  W.,  WILBER  B.  and  SCHUY- 
LER  A.;  all  reside  with  their  parents, 
three  miles  south  of  New  Berlin,  111. 

MATHEW,  SIMON,  was  born 
Feb.  12,  1787,  in  Virginia,  and  was  mar- 
ried in  Franklin  county,  Ohio,  April  7, 
1812,  to  Anna  Deardorff,  They  had  two 
children  in  Ohio,  and  in  1816  or  '17  moved 
to  Washington  county,  Indiana,  where 
they  had  six  children,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  Nov.,  1833,. 
in  what  is  now  Ball  township,  where  they 
had  o.ne  child.  Of  their  children — 

JAMES  D.,  born  about  1813,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Dorcas  Hamilton.  They  have  ten  child- 
ren, and  reside  near  Chandlerville,  Cass 
county,  Illinois. 

JOHN  M.,  born  in  1815,  in  Franklin 
county,  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 


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ty  to  Mrs.  Sarah  Crowder,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Woozley.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren in  Sangamon  county.  JAMES  H., 
horn  Oct.  13,  1838,  married  March  28, 
1860,  to  Sally  A.  Handlin.  They  have 
two  children,  EVERETT  s.  and  JENNIE  M., 
and  live  in  Springfield.  SIMON  T., 
married  Mary  A.  Clayton.  They  have 
three  childeen,  ETTA  E.,  LUTHER  F.  and 
CHARLES  CARROLL,  and  reside  in  Ball 
township,  Sangamon  county,  111.  SU- 
SAN ANN,  born  August  29,  1844,  mar- 
ried Marcus  D.  Clayton,  See  his  name. 
WILLIAM  O.  married  Mary  E.  Lamb, 
have  two  children,  IDA  MAY  and  FANNIE 
A.,  and  live  four  miles  north  of  Pawnee, 
Illinois.  LEONARD  S.,  married  Sept. 
24,  1874,  to  Alice  Galloway.  Mrs.  Sarah 
Matthew  died,  and  John  M.  Matthew 
married  Mary  A.  Scott.  Thev  have  five 
children,  FANNIE,  JOHN  M.,  Tun., 
LAURA,  LUCY  and  JOSEPHINE, 
and  reside  in  Ball  township,  three  and  a 
half  miles  southeast  of  Chatham,  Illinois, 

SILAS  D..  born  in  18-18,  in  Washing- 
ton county,  Indiana,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Ellen  DeardorfF,  who  died,  and 
he  married  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Wood.  They 
had  five  children.  Their  son,  JOHN  F., 
served  two  enlistments  in  the  army,  and 
died  at  home  of  disease  contracted  in  the 
service.  Silas  D.  Matthew  and  family  re- 
side near  Edinburg,  Christian  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

CATHARINE  A.,  born  in  1820,  in 
Washington  county,  Indiana,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  John  DeardorfF,  who 
died,  leaving  two  children,  and  she  mar- 
ried Daniel  Fetters.  They  have  one 
child,  and  reside  near  Macon,  Macon 
county,  Illinois. 

OSCAR  P.,  born  in  1822,  in  Wash- 
ington county,  Indiana,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Margaret  Britton.  They 
had  nine  children.  ANNA  E.  died  at 
seventeen  years  of  age.  WINFIELD 
SCOTT,  born  May  6,  1848,  is  now— 
1875 — a  student  in  the  Senior  class  of  the 
Northwestern  University,  Chicago,  with 
the  intention  of  entering  the  ministry  in 
connection  with  the  M.  E.  church. 
JOHN  B.  married  in  1868  to  Amanda  E, 
Lawley.  They  have  two  children, 
CHARLES  E.  and  GEORGE  R.,  and  live  at 
Mt.  Auburn,  Christian  county,  Illinois, 
REBECCA  J.  married  Daniel  Poffen- 
berger.  See  his  name.  THOMAS  L. 


lives  with  his  parents.  LOUISA  L.  died, 
aged  seventeen  years.  OSCAR  M.  died 
young.  LAFAYETTE  LINCOLN, 
and  MATILDA  M.  live  with  their  pa- 
rents. Oscar  F.  Matthew  and  wife  re- 
side near  Cotton  Hill  Postoffice,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  in  1825,  in 
Washington  county,  Indiana,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Nancy  VanOsdol. 
They  have  five  children,  and  reside  at 
Los  Nietos,  Los  Angeles  county,  Cali- 
fornia. 

SARAH  E.,  born  in  1827,  in  Indiana, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  John 
Smith,  who  died,  and  she  married  Isaac 
Grimes,  and  lives  near  Chatham,  Illinois. 
DA  VID  L.,  born  in  1829,  in  Wash- 
ington county,  Indiana,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Caroline  Matthew,  who 
died,  and  he  married  Hannah  Conyer,  and 
resides  near  Chandlerville,  Cass  county, 
Illinois. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  July  25,  1834, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  July  14, 
1853,  to  Mary  Safley.  They  have  four 
living  children,  MARTHA  V.,  STEPH- 
EN L.,  U.  S.  GRANT  and  IDA  A., 
and  reside  in  Cotton  Hill  township,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Anna  Matthew  died  Oct.  24, 
1834,  and  Simon  Matthew  was  married  in 
1835  to  Mrs-  Elizabeth  DeardorfF.  They 
had  three  children  in  Sangamon  county — 

THOMAS  G.  married  Ann  Ferrigo, 
and  lives  near  Mapleton,  Bourbon  coun- 
ty, Kansas. 

MATILDA  J.  married  Brigham 
Pease,,  have  four  children,  and  live  in 
Ball  township. 

ELIZA  died,  aged  seventeen  years. 

Simon  Matthew  died  June  18,  1848, 
and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Matthew  died  Oct., 
1849,  both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
MATTHEW,  WILLIAM, 
was  born  June  9,  1802,  in  Bracken  county, 
Ky.  He  was  married  Jan.  4,  1824,  to 
Sarah  McDaniel,  who  was  born  August, 
1808.  They  had  six  children  in  Kentucky, 
and  moved  to  Marion  county,  Ind.,  in 
1834,  and  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriv- 
ing October,  1836,  in  what  is  now  Mechan- 
icsburg  township,  where  two  children 
were  born.  Of  their  eight  children-^- 

JOHN  W.,  born  Oct.  4,  1824,  in 
Bracken  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  August,  1848,  to  Rachel 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTT. 


Lanham.  They  have  eight  children — 
MARTHA  E.  married  Blackstone  Mc- 
Daniel.  See  ins  n<~me.  WILLIAM  H. 
married  Edna  Vaughn,  have  one  child, 
ESTELLA,  and  lives  with  his  father.  ELI- 
JAH T.,  SARAH  F.,  IRENE,  HAR- 
RIET E.  and  MARY  F.,  live  with 
their  parents.  JOSEPH  died,  aged 
three  years.  John  W.  Matthew  has  no 
education  from  books,  but  has  been  a 
good  business  man  in  farming  and  stock 
dealing.  In  1872  he  took  an  over  dose  of 
quinine  which  totally  destroyed  his  hear- 
ing. Not  being  able  to  read  or  write, 
and  knowing  nothing  of  sign  language, 
he  is  utterly  unable  to  receive  or  commu- 
nicate a  thought.  He  lives  near  Dawson, 
Illinois — 1874. 

ROBERT  W.,  born  Jan.  27,  1826, 
and  died  Sept.,  1853. 

NATHANIEL  F.,  born  Nov.  4, 
1827,  in  Bracken  county,  Ky.,  married 
Nov.  26,  1856,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Mary  McDaniel.  They  had  seven  child- 
ren; the  first  and  third,  ALBERT  and 
DOUGLAS, died  young.  OLIVER  F., 
BELLE  M.,  ROBERT  S.,  GEORGE 
M.  and  WILLIAM  J.,  live  with  their 
parents,  four  and  one-half  miles  southeast 
of  Buffalo  Hart  station,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

LUANNE,  born  Dec.  10,  1829,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Jan.,  1855,  to  A.  J.  Newhouse,  have  five 
children,  and  live  in  Marion  county, 
Indiana. 

JAMES  H,,  born  March  20,  1832, 
in  Bracken  county,  Ky.,  brought  to  San- 
gamon county,  in  1835,  married  Nov.  14, 
1854,  in  Hillsboro,  to  Sarah  C.  House, 
who  was  born  Sept.  2,  1835,  in  Cabarras 
county,  N.  C.  They  have  four  children, 
TOHN  L.,  ALICE  M.,  MARY  A.  and 
ILLNOY  C.,  and  live  one-half  mile 
northwest  of  Barclay,  Illinois — 1874. 

ELIZABETH  M.,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, Aug.  15,  1834,  married  John  H. 
Lanham.  See  his  name. 

MART  E.,  born  Sept,  15,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  Feb.,  1857,  to 
William  D.  Turner.  They  have  five 
children,  and  live  in  Wayne  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

MARTHA  7.,  born  Feb.  i,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  Sept.,  1857, 
to  John  Turner,  had  one  child,  and  Mr. 
Turner  died.  She  married  John  Good- 


man,   has    two    children,    and    lives    in 
Wayne  county,  Illinois. 

William  Matthew  died,  April  12,  1841, 
and  his  widow  died  Sept.  26,  1851,  she,  in 
Sangamon,  and  he,  in  Logan  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

MAXWELL,  ARCHIBALD, 
was  born  July  n,  1808,  in  Doune,  Perth- 
shire, Scotland.  He  crossed  the  Atlantic 
ocean  in  1830,  first  landing  at  Quebec, 
Canada,  went  to  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia, 
thence  to  New  York  city,  landing  Nov., 
1831.  He  left  there  in  June,  1832,  while 
the  cholera  was  raging.  After  a  short 
stay  in  Trenton,  N.  J.,  he  went  to  Phila- 
delphia, and  spent  a  whole  day  trying  to 
find  a  lodging  place.  He  had  plenty  of 
money,  and  could  obtain  all  the  food  he 
wanted,  but  fear  of  cholera  prevented  his 
finding  a  resting  place;  and  he  was  com- 
pelled to  leave  the  city  for  one  night,  but 
returned  the  next  day  and  obtained  em- 
ployment at  his  trade,  stone  cutting.  In 
the  summer  of  1833  he  went  to  Raleigh, 
N.  C.,  and  was  employed  on  the  State 
House,  being  erected  there.  From  Ral- 
eigh he  carrie  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  ar- 
riving in  April,  1838,  and  soon  after  went 
to  work  on  the  State  Capitol,  then  in 
course  of  construction.  It  is  now  the 
Court  House  of  Sangamon  county.  Mar- 
garet Wilson  was  born  Oct.  10,  1818,  in 
Dumfriesshire,  Scotland,  and  came  to 
America,  with  her  brother  William  C. 
Wilson,  landing  in  New  York,  in  1836, 
and  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  Novem- 
ber, 1837.  Archibald  Maxwell  and  Mar- 
garet Wilson  were  married,  Nov.  26, 
1840,  in  Springfield.  They  had  nine 
children  in  Sangamon  county,  two  of 
whom  died  young.  Of  the  other  seven 
children — 

JOHN,  born  Sept.  n,  1842,  in  San 
gamon  county,  resides  with  his  parents. 

ARCHIBALD  and  MARGARE7 
C.,  twins,  born  July  16,  1844,  'n  Sanga- 
mon countv. 

ARCHIBALD  is  a  teacher,  and  re- 
sides with  his  parents. 

MARGARET  C.,  was  married  July 
31,  1866,  to  Calvin  L.  Finley,  who  was 
born  July  3,  1841,  in  Ohio.  They  have 
five  children,  MARGARET  E.,  ETTA 
R.,  ARCHIE  C.,  ROBERT  J.  and 
MOLLIE  G.,  and  live  one  mile  north  of 
Illiopolis. 


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EARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


ROBERT  W.,  born  Dec.  13,  1845,  in 
Sangamon  county,  graduated  March  25, 
1874,  in  the  law  department  of  Michigan 
University,  at  Ann  Arbor.  He  is  now 
practicing  law  at  Decatur,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  C.,  was  born  Oct.  21, 
1850,  in  Sangatnon  county.  He  gradu- 
ated, Feb.  26,  1874,  at  Bellevue  Hospital 
Medical  College,  New  York  city,  and 
commenced  practice  in  Chesnut,  Logan 
county,  Illinois.  Dr.  Maxwell  is  now 
practicing  in  Springfield — 1876. 

ELIZABETH  M.,  born  June  18, 
1852,  died  in  her  fifth  year. 

JAMES  T.,  born  July  15,  1859,  re- 
sides with  his  parents. 

Archibald  Maxwell  and  wife  reside  two 
miles  west  of  Illiopolis.  Their  marriage 
and  the  marriage  of  their  eldest  daughter 
were  both  solemnized  by  Rev.  John  G. 
Bergen,  D.  D. 

MAXWELL,  ELIAS,  wasborn 
in  Green  county,  Ohio.  He  was  there 
married  to  Mrs.  Nancy  Morgan,  a  native 
of  the  same  county.  They  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  about  1825, 
and  had  six  children  in  Island  Grove — 

SARAH  A.,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married,  had  one  child,  and  mother 
and  child  both  died. 

JULIA  A.,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  Thomas  D.  Smith.  He  died 
Feb.  10,  1873,  leaving  a  widow  and  seven 
children  at  Humboldt,  Kansas. 

WILLIAM,  born  May  4,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  27,  1852, 
to  Hannah  H.  Batty,  a  native  of  Eng- 
land. They  had  eight  children;  three 
died  young,  and  WILLIAM  H.  died,  aged 
twelve  years.  RICHARD  E.,  JOHN 
E.  and  EMMA  E.  reside  with  their  pa- 
rents in  New  Berlin,  Illinois. 

ANTHONT  P.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  went  to  the  Pacific  coast  in  1859, 
married  in  Oregon  to  a  Miss  Powell,  has 
a  family,  and  lives  near  Salem,  Oregon. 

GEORGE  M.,  born  May  i.  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  March  27, 
1860,  to  Adaline  Meacham.  They  have 
two  children,  LUELLA  and  GEORGE 
H.,  and  reside  one  mile  north  of  New 
Berlin,  Illinois. 

EDSO1V  d\e(\,  aged  twelve  years. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Maxwell  died  Nov.,  1837, 
and  Elias  Maxwell  married  Minerva 
Grant.  They  had  one  child — 


L  UDL  O  W  W.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Ada  Record.  They 
have  one  living  child,  and  live  at  Shapier, 
Wisconsin. 

Mrs.  Minerva  Maxwell  died,  and  Elias 
Maxwell  married  Mary  Ellis.  Ther 
had  one  child — 

ABNER,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
enlisted  April,  1861,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  D,  26th  111.  Inf.,  re-enlisted  as  a  vet- 
eran, was  taken  sick  in  the  army,  came 
home,  and  died  in  1864. 

Elias  Maxwell  died  April,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county.  His  widow  married 
Andrew  Scott.  See  his  name. 

MAXCY,  JOEL,  was  born  about 
1759,  in  Rockingham  county  Va.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  a  Virginia  regiment  in 
time  of  the  Revolution,  and  was  in  the 
battle  of  Guilford  Court  House.  He  re 
mernbered  having  seen  Generals  Marion, 
Morgan,  DeKalb  and  Gates.  He  was 
married  after  the  war  in  Prince  Edward 
county,  to  Mrs.  Susan  Hill,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Davis.  She  had  five  children 
by  her  first  marriage.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Maxcy  had  three  children  in  Virginia; 
and  in  1798  moved  to  Warren  county, 
near  Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  where  one 
child  was  born.  Mrs.  Susan  Maxcy  died 
there  Aug.  27,  1812.  Of  her  four  child- 
ren, one  only  ever  came  to  Sangamon 
county. 

JAMES,  born  Nov.  17,  1791,  in 
Prince  Edward  county,  Va.,  and  was  ta- 
ken by  his  parents  in  1 798  to  Warren 
county,  Ky.  He  enlisted  at  Bowling 
Green,  in  1812,  in  the  United  States 
army.  His  regiment  started  the  day  of 
his  mother's  death,  Aug.  27,  1812, — and 
returned  in  tour  months.  He  enlisted 
again  Aug.  2^,  1813.  His  regiment 
marched  the  next  day.  At  Newport, 
Ky.,  he  was  elected  Second  Lieutenant. 
The  march  continued  north,  and  he  was 
in  the  battle  of  the  river  Thames,  Oct,  5, 
1813,  and  was  honorably  discharged  in 
November  following.  He  returned  home, 
and  was  married  Dec.  29,  1813,  near 
Bowling  Green,  to  Maria  C.  Cook.  She 
was  born  Feb.  20,  1794,  near  Danville, 
Ky.  They  had  four  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  ar- 
riving May  3,  1834.  Of  their  children — 
JOHN  C.,  born  Nov.  22,  1814,  in  Bowl- 
ing Green,  Ky.,  married  Sept.  22,  1835, 
in  Springfield  to  Farnetta  C.  Lloyd. 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTY. 


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They  had  six  children.  Of  their  five 
living  children,  MARGARET  D.  married 
Charles  S.  Zane.  See  his  name.  JAMES 
R.  was  married  in  Chicago  to  Harriet 
Dickson.  MARY  AGNES  was  married  in 
•Springfield,  111.,  to  R.  D.  Lawrence. 
They  have  one  living  child,  Susie  C.,  and 
live  in  Springfield.  MARIA  c.  married 
George  A.  Davis.  They  have  one  child, 
Georgia.  ZACH  AR  Y  T.,  born  in  1851, 
in  Springfield.  John  C.  Maxcy  has  filled 
several  local  offices;  among  others,  he 
has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Su- 
pervisors of  Sangamon  county,  and  re- 
sides in  Springfield,  111.  JAMES  M., 
born  Sept.  16,  1816,  in  Kentucky,  lived  in 
Springfield  from  1834  to  1849,  when  he 
went  to  California.  He  was  Quarter- 
master in  the  United  States  army  during 
the  rebellion,  and  died  there  in  1866. 
MARGARET  E.,  died  in  her  fifth  year. 
MARY  J.,  born  July  27,  1822,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Springfield  to  Wm.  H. 
Herndon.  See  his  name.  Mrs.  Maria 
C.  Maxcy  died  in  1876,  and  James  Maxcy 
lives  in  Springfield.  He  was  the  first  City 
Marshal  of  Springfield,  and  for  twenty- 
six  years  in  succession  filled  some  one 
of  the  city  offices.  He  is  now  in  his 
.eighty-fifth  year. 

Joel  Maxcy  was  married  in  Butler 
county,  Ky.,  to  Mrs.  Betsey  A.  Howard, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Brown.  She 
was  born  Feb.  14,  1795,  in  Prince  Ed- 
ward county,  Va.  She  had  two  children, 
Mordecai  and  America  Howard,  both  of 
whom  married  and  died  in  Shelby  county, 
111.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Maxcy  had  two  chil- 
dren born  in*  Butler  county,  Ky.,  and 
moved  to  Logan  county — same  State, — 
where  three  children  were  born;  and  the 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111;, 
arriving  Nov.,  1827,  at  Springfield,  and 
soon  after  moved  to  Island  Grove  town- 
ship, north  of  Little  Spring  creek.  Of 
their  five  children — 

NELSON,  born  Dec.  26,  1814,  in 
Butler  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  April  27,  1829,  to  Mary  Camp- 
bell. They  had  one  child,  ERASTUS, 
who  now  resides  near  Washington, 
Texas.  Nelson  Maxcy  married,  as  his 
second  wife,  Melinda  Maxcy,  in  Arkan- 
sas. They  had  two  children,  CYRILDA 
and  IRENE,  and  Mr.  Maxcy  died  Nov., 
1869,  near  Washington,  Texas,  leaving 
his  fafnily  there. 


BURRELL  y.,  born  Sept.  29,  1818. 
in  Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  in 
his  twenty -first  vear. 

HARRISON  B.,  born  Sept.  26, 
1820,  in  Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon 
county,  Dec.  7,  1845. 

NAPOLEON  B.  died  in  Kentucky, 
aged  four  years. 

SAMUEL  0.,  born  Aug.  19,  1825,  in 
Logan  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  Nov.  16,  1848,  to  Nancy  Archer. 
They  had  two  children  in  Sangamon 
county.  JAMES  H.,  born  Sept.  18, 
1849,  married  Feb.  19,  1873,  to  Alice  S. 
Jameison,  who  was  born  April  7,  1846,  in 
Licking  county,  Ohio.  They  reside  four 
miles  east  of  Berlin.  WILLIAM  J., 
born  Oct.  13,  1856,  lives  with  his  par- 
ents. Samuel  O.  Maxcy  and  wife  reside- 
on  the  farm  where  his  father  settled  in 
1827.  It  is  four  miles  east  of  Berlin. 

Joel  Maxcy  died  Dec.  27,  1827,  in  San- 
gamon county.  His  widow  lived  with 
her  son,  Samuel  O.,  but  went  to  visit  her 
children  by  the  first  marriage,  and  died  in 
Shelby  county  Feb.  11,  1856. 

MAY,  WILLIAM  L.,  was  an 
early  settler  of  Springfield,  and  was  a 
member  of  Congress  from  this  district,  as 
early  as  1836.  I  am  unable  to  obtain  the 
information  for  a  complete  sketch. 

McATEE,  ANDREW,  was 
born  in  Kentucky,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  with  his  brother,  Smith,  married 
Mary  A.  Rape,  had  two  children,  and  the 
family  moved  to  Polk  county,  Missouri. 

McATEE.  SMITH,  was  born  in 
1801  or  '2,  in  Kentucky,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  about  1825,  and  entered 
what  is  now  part  of  Daniel  G.  Jones' 
farm,  in  Cotton  Hill  township.  He  went 
to  Galena  and  worked  in  the  lead  mines 
until  he  earned  money  to  make  improve- 
ments on  his  land.  He  was  married,  in 
1829,  to  Elizabeth  Rape,  in  Sangamon 
county.  She  had  one  child — 

HENRY  R.,  born  in  1830,  a-nd  died, 
unmarried,  Nov.  14,  1856. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  McAtee  died,  and  he 
married  her  sister,  Tennessee  Rape,  in 
1831.  They  had  seven  living  children  in 
Sangamon  county. 

ELIZABETH,  born  March  5,  1832, 
married  John  W.  Greenawalt.  See  his 
name. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Jan.,  1852,  died  in 
his  nineteenth  year. 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


SUSANNAH,  born  April  2,  1836, 
died  in  her  fourteenth  year. 

BENJAMIN  F.,     born    March    3, 

1838,  married    Feb.  26,    1863,  to    Almyra 
Marshall.       They     have    three    children, 
NORMAN    A.,    LAURA    BELL  and 
EUGENE  CARROLL,  and  live  three 
miles  north  of  Pawnee,   in   Ball  township 
-1874. 

THOMAS    J.,    born    November  22, 

1839,  died,  unmarried,  Sept.  3,  1865. 
SARAH,  born  Dec.    14,  1841,  died   at 

twelve  years  of  age. 

MAR7HA,\>orn.  Oct.  31,  1844,  died, 
unmarried,  Aug.  19,  1865. 

Mrs.  Tennessee  McAtee  died  March  9, 
1847.  Smith  McAtee  was  married,  Nov., 
1847,  to  ^rs-  Margaret  Wall,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Jones.  They  had  two 
children — 

JANE,  born  Dec.  17,  1849,  is  unmar- 
ried, and  lives  with  her  mother. 

MART,  born  July  6,  1850,  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  married,  Jan.  23,  1869,  to 
Henry  B.  Rose,  who  was  born  March  12, 
1844,  'n  Floyd  county,  Ky.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  Co.  C,  and  transferred  to  Co. 
G,  i4th  Ky.  Cav. ;  enlisted  for  one  year, 
served  fourteen  months,  and  was  honora- 
bly discharged.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rose 
have  two  children,  EDGAR  J.  and 
HENRY  E.,  and  reside  near  Independ- 
ence, Montgomery  county,  Kan. — 1874. 

Smith  McAtee  died  May  19,  1851.  His 
widow  married  Felix  Stovall.  He  died, 
and  she  lives  in  Cotton  Hill  township, 
Sangamon  county. 

Hezekiah  McAtee,  the  father  of  Smith 
and  Andrew,  came  with  them  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  after  tarrying  a  few  days 
moved  on  with  the  other  members  of  his 
familv,  to  Pike  county,  Illinois. 

MeBRIDE,  JAMES,  was  born 
April  n,  1782,  in  Bedford  county,  Va. 
He  was  there  married  to  Elizabeth  Boyd, 
who  was  born  April,  1783,  in  the  same 
county.  They  had  two  children  in  Vir- 
ginia, and  moved  to  Madison  county,  Ky., 
in  1807,  where  eight  children  were  born. 
James  McBride  went  to  South  Carolina 
on  business,  and  died  there,  Nov.,  1826. 
His  family  moved  to  Montgomery  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  where  two  of  the  children  died, 
and  one  married  and  settled  there.  Mrs. 
McBride  and  seven  of  her  children  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  in 
Nov.,  1837,  in  what  is  now  Cooper  town- 


ship, north   of  Sangamon   river.     Of    her 
children — 

JOHN,  born  Oct  23,  1803,  in  Virginia, 
married  in  Montgomery  county,  Ky.,  to 
Nancy  Pebworth.  She  died  March, 
1865,  in  Missouri.  Their  only  child, 
JAMES,  is  married  and  lives  in  Indiana. 
John  McBride  lives  in  Illiopolis  township 
with  the  Gragg  family. 

AMELIA,  born  March  20,  1806,  in 
Virginia,  died  in  Kentucky,  May,  1834. 

NANCT,  born  Dec.  n,  1808,  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  in  Sangamon  countv,  Sept., 
1838. 

JAMES,  born  March  26,  1811,  in 
Madison  county,  Ky.,  is  unmarried,  and 
lives  in  Mechanicsburg. 

SOPHIA,  born  March  n,  1813,  in 
Madison  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  William  Gragg.  Sec  his 
name. 

THOMAS,  born  March  n,  1816,  in 
Kentucky,  died  there,  March,  1834. 

CORRENA,  born  July  27,  1818,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
Sept.,  1838. 

WILLIAM,  born  Sept.  22,  1820,  in 
Kentucky,  is  unmarried,  and  resides  in 
Illiopolis  township. 

ELIZABETH,  born  June  17,  1824, 
in  Madison  county,  Ky.,  is  unmarried, 
and  resides  with  her  brother-in-law,  Wil- 
liam Gragg. 

JEFFERSON,  born  June  8,  1826, 
in  Madison  county,  Ky.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Jan.  5,  1847,  ^°  Ann  M. 
Hesser.  They  had  ten  children;  the  eld- 
est died  in  infancy.  ALBERT  O.,  born 
March  12,  1851,  resides  *at  Buffalo. 
MARIA  L.,  born  April  20,  1853,  mar- 
ried August  27,  1872,  to  Jasper  Daley, 
have  one  child,  arid  reside  at  Moravia, 
Iowa.  GEORGE  W.,  born  March  20, 
1855,  resides  with  his  parents.  ELIZA- 
BETH E.,  born  April  20,  1857,  married 
Jan.  15,  1873,10  Caleb  Duvall,  and  resides 
near  Asherville,  Kansas.  FRANCES 
C.,  SAMUEL  J.,  NOAH  E.,  JESSE  T. 
and  FLORA  ANNIE  MAY;  the  five 
latter  reside  with  their  parents  at  Mora- 
via, Appanoose  county,  Iowa. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  McBride  died  March 
27,  1856,  in  Sangamon  county. 

McCORMACK,  ANDREW, 
was  born  April  27,  1801,  in  Nashville, 
Tenn.  His  father  was  born  near  Dublin, 
Ireland,  and  his  mother  (whose  maiden 


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487 


name  was  McFarren)  came  from  the 
north  of  Ireland.  They  were  Protesants, 
and  left  their  native  country  during  the 
rebellion  of  1798,  and  were  married  in 
America,  probahly  in  Tennessee.  They 
moved  with  their  family  from  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  to  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  and  Mr. 
McCormack  died  there  about  1815,  leav- 
ing the  family,  consisting  of  the  mother, 
four  brothers  and  three  sisters,  to  the  care 
of  Andrew,  whose  name  heads  this 
sketch.  He  managed  to  keep  them  to- 
gether until  they  were  able  to  take  care  ot 
themselves.  Being  studiously  inclined, 
he  worked  in  the  day  and  studied  at 
night.  He  brought  his  mother  and  all 
the  children  to  Sangamon  county  about 
1829,  settling  on  Fancy  creek.  Shortly 
after  he  went  to  work  in  the  Galena  lead 
mines,  and  during  some  Indian  troubles 
there,  he  was  Captain  of  a  company  of 
volunteers.  On  his  return  he  moved  to 
Springfield,  and  was  married  July  27, 
1834,  on  Sugar  creek,  to  Ann  S.  Short — 
daughter  of  James  Short, — who  was  born 
Jan.  3,  1810,  in  Green  county,  Ky.  They 
had  ten  children,  three  of  whom  died  in 
infancy.  The  eldest  died,  aged  eighteen 
years.  Of  the  other  children — 

MARGARET  J.,  born  Jan.  10,  1838, 
in  Springfield,  was  married  Aug.  23, 
1866,  to  David  Caldwell,  who  was  born 
Oct.  16,  1839,  in  Dearborn  county,  Ind. 
He  enlisted  Aug.,  1861,  in  Co.  B,  26th 
Ind.  Inf.,  and  served  three  years.  They 
have  two  children  living,  JOHN  A.  and 
GEORGE  D.,  who  reside  with  their 
parents,  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

LUCRE TIA  B.,  born  Jan.  6,  1841, 
was  married  June  21,  1867,  in  Springfield, 
to  William  C.  Poffenbarger,  who  was 
born  in  Sangamon  county.  They  have 
four  children,  ELIZABETH  A.,  MARY 
A.,  IRA  D.  and  HENRIETTA  A., 
who  reside  with  their  parents,  on  a  farm 
near  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

MART E.  resides  with  her  mother. 

JOHN  A.,  born  July  8,  1845,  was 
married  Aug.  10,  1870,  in  Springfield,  to 
Matilda  Morganroth,  a  native  of  McLean 
county,  111.  J.  A.  McCormack  is  a  car- 
penter, and  is  now  employed  at  the  T., 
W.  &  W.  R.  R.  shops.  He  resides  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

ALEXANDER  R.,  born  Sept.  25, 
1847,  was  married  Oct.  12,  1875,  in 
Springfield,  to  Mrs.  Fannie  Rivers, 


whose  maiden  name  was  Creamer.  They 
reside  in  Springfield. 

ANN  C.,  born  Jan.  14,  1850,  was 
married  May  3,  1874,  in  Springfield,  to 
Henry  Schneider,  a  native  of  Switzer- 
land. She  resides  with  her  mother. 

Andrew  McCormack  was  a  stonecutter 
and  brickmason.  He  represented  Sanga- 
mon county  three  times  in  the  State 
Legislature,  and  was  one  of  the  "Long 
Nine."  He  was  Mayor  of  the  city  for 
1843  and  '44,  and  was  a  man  of  great 
physical  strength,  standing  six  feet  two 
and  a  half  inches  in  height,  and  weighing 
two  hundred  and  eighty  pounds.  Andrew 
McCormack's  mother  died  at  his  house  in 
Springfield,  Jan.  21,  1842,  and  he  died 
January  24,  1857.  His  widow  still 
resides  in  Springfield,  111. — 1876. 

McCORMACK,  JOHN,  bro- 
ther of  Andrew,  married  Miss  Sherrill,  on 
Sugar  creek,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
in  1833.  He  resides  at  New  Buda, 
Iowa. 

MeCORMACK,  WILLIAM, 
brother  of  Andrew  and  John,  married 
Miss  White,  on  Fancy  creek,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  moved  to  Missouri,  and 
died  there. 

MeCORMACK,  ALEXAN- 
DER, brother  of  Andrew,  John  and 
William,  married  in  1834,  in  Springfield, 
111.,  to  Miss  Gillock.  They  reside  in 
Princeton,  Missouri. 

MeCORMACK,  JAMES, 
brother  of  Andrew,  John,  William  and 
Alexander,  went  to  Lexington,  Ky., 
when  a  young  man,  and  resides  there. 
The  sisters  of  Andrew  McCormack  are 
dead. 

MeCOY,  DAVID,  was  born  in 
1790,  in  the  State  of  Georgia.  His  par- 
ents moved  to  Tennessee,  and  both  died 
there  when  he  was  quite  young.  He 
went  with  a  married  sister  to  Ohio,  and 
from  there  to  Montgomery  county,  111. 
Mary  Kilpatrick  was  born  March  29, 
1800,  in  Fayette  county,  Ky.  In  1817 
her  parents  moved  to  Montgomery  coun- 
ty, 111.  David  McCoy  and  Mary  Kilpat- 
rick were  there  married  in  the  fall  of 
1818,  and  moved  to  the  south  side  of 
Richland  creek,  in  what  became  Gardner 
township,  Sangamon  county,  arriving  in 
the  spring  of  1819.  They  came  in  com- 
pany with  her  brother,  Wm.  Kilpatrick, 
and  his  wife,  both  couple  having  just 


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been  married.  They  lived  there  one  year 
before  they  had  any  knowledge  of  another 
family  coming  into  that  region  of  country. 
His  improvements  were  on  a  piece  of 
school  land,  which  was  not  for  sale  when 
the  other  land  came  into  market.  In  the 
fall  of  1823  Mr.  McCoy  moved  five  miles 
south,  to  the  north  side  of  Spring  creek, 
in  what  is  now  Carrwright  township. 
They  had  three  children  on  Richland 
creek  and  eight  on  Spring  creek ;  two  of 
the  latter  died  in  infancy.  Of  their  nine 
children — 

OWEN F.,  born  Feb.,  1820,  went  to 
California  in  1849,  and  died  there  in  1856. 

HUGH,  born  March,  1821,  died  un- 
married, March,  1848,  in  Sangamon 
county. 

POLL  T  A.,  born  April  8,  1823,  on 
Richland  creek,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Oct.  29,  1844,  to  Elihu  Scott, 
who  was  born  August  18,  1821,  in  Ten- 
nessee. They  had  six  children;  one  died 
in  infancy.  MARY  E.,  born  July  30, 
1845,  married  April  16,  1868,  to  C.  How- 
ard Sowle,  who  was  born  Jan.  8,  1839, 
near  Rochester,  N.  Y.  They  have  two 
children,  JOSEPHINE  and  CHARLEY,  and 
reside  one  mile  northeast  of  Richland 
station,  Sangamon  county,  111.  MAR- 
THA J.  lives  with  her  mother.  JOHN  B. 
resides  at  Kansas  City,  Mo,  OWEN  M. 
and  ELIHU,  Jun.,  live  with  their  mother. 
Elihu  Scott  died  May  21,  1869,  in  San- 
gamon county,  and  his  widow  resides  one 
mile  northeast  of  Richland  Station,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. — 1876. 

NANCTJsom.  Feb.  i,  1825,  on  Spring 
creek,  married  Feb.  9,  1843,  to  R.°Dert 
Bone.  They  have  a  family  of  children, 
and  live  in  Menard  county,  five  miles 
north  of  Richland  station. 

THOMAS  A'.,  born  in  1827,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  in  1848,  to  Mar- 
garet A.  Kendall,  have  five  living  child- 
ren, and  live  in  Umatilla  county,  Oregon, 
near  Walla  W7alla,  Washington  Terri- 
tory. 

WILLIAM  A%  born  April,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  is  unmarried,  and  re- 
sides at  Bancroft,  Daviess  county,  Mo. 

JAMES  P.,  born  July  3,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jane  L.  See- 
ley,  had  eight  children,  five  of  whom  are 
living  with  their  parents  in  Topeka,  Kan- 
sas.— 1874. 


RA  CHEL,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  Rev.  John  C.  VanPatten. 
See  his  name. 

JOSEPH  G.,  born  Dec.,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Sarah  Epler, 
had  five  children;  two  died  in  infancy. 
The  three  living  reside  with  tneir  pa- 
rents in  Kansas  City,  Mo. — 1874. 

Mrs.  Mary  McCoy  died  Jan  20,  1848, 
and  David  McCoy  died  Jan  22,  1868,  both 
in  Sangamon  county. 

David  McCoy  had  some  experience  in 
breaking  prairie  before  he  came  to  San- 
gamon county.  He  was  one  of  the  few 
early  settlers  who  never  cleared  the 
timber  from  his  land,  but  made  his  farm 
in  the  prairie.  He  brought  a  plow  with 
him  suitable  for  breaking  prairie.  He 
hung  it  under  the  axle  of  his  wagon, 
and  thought  he  could  drive  the  oxen  and 
hold  the  plow  himself,  but  found  that  he 
could  not.  His  wife  volunteered  to  drive 
while  he  held  the  plow,  but  then  another 
difficulty  arose.  The  baby  could  not  be 
left  alone  long  at  a  time.  In  that  dilemma 
Mr.  McCoy  made  a  box  similar  to  a  cra- 
dle, made  it  fast  on  the  beam  of  the 
plow,  put  the  babe  into  it,  and  in 
that  way  broke  his  land.  He  built  a  saw 
mill  on  Spring  creek,  about  1825  or  '26, 
and  added  grinding  machinery  soon  after 
When  that  mill  was  put  in  operation, 
there  was  great  joy  in  the  settlement,  as 
it  was  the  only  place  where  grinding 
could  be  obtained.  He  adopted  as  a  rule 
that  a  grist  belonging  to  a  wridow  should 
never  be  tolled.  He  would  loan  money 
without  interest  for  the  purpose  of  entering 
land.  Mr.  McCoy  went  annually  to  St. 
Louis,  with  strained  honey  and  deer-skins, 
and  exchanged  them  for  groceries  and  other 
necessaries  for  the  family.  His  daughter, 
Mrs.  Scott,  remembers  when  the  first 
shoes  were  made  for  the  children.  The 
eldest  one  was  seven  vears  old. 

McCOY,  JAMES,  was  born  July 
25,  1791,  in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812,  from 
Kentucky,  in  the  Dragoons  under  Col. 
Dick  Johnson,  and  was  in  the  battle 
where  Tecumseh  was  killed.  He  returned 
to  Kentucky,  and  was  married  in  Nicholas 
county,  Sept.  15,  1814,  to  Jane  Murphy, 
who  was  born  in  that  county,  March  29, 
1494.  They  had  two  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1818,  on  Horse 


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creek,  in  what  is  now  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship. Mr.  McCoy  and  Levi  W.  Goodan 
owned  a  wagon  together,  and  each  had  a 
horse,  a  wife  and  two  children,  and  hoth 
families  moved  from  Kentucky  in  that 
wagon  together.  Their  wives  were  two 
of  the  six  women  who  came  to  Sangamon 
county  that  year.  The  wives  of  the  two 
Drennans,  Joseph  Dodds  and  Mr.  Vancil 
being  the  other  four.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mc- 
Coy had  twins  there,  one  of  whom  died 
in  infancy.  In  the  spring  of  1819  they 
moved  to  what  is  now  Rochester  town- 
ship, where  seven  children  were  born. 
Of  their  ten  children — 

CAROLINE  M.,  born  July  16, 
1815,  in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  August  17, 
1834,  to  Lewis  A.  Grimsley.  They  had 
two  children — ELIZA  J.,  born  May  19, 
1838,  was  married,  June  23,  1857,  to 
Henry  Jacoby.  They  had  one  child, 
AMELIA,  and  Mr.  Jacoby  died  Oct.  3, 
1859.  His  widow  and  daughter  reside  in 
Springfield.  WILLIAM  P.,  born  May 
9,  1840,  in  Rochester,  is  now  chief  clerk 
in  the  county  clerk's  office,  Springfield, 
111. — May,  1^76.  Lewis  A.  Grimsley 
died  Sept.  23,  1842,  in  Logan  county. 
Mrs.  Caroline  M.  Grimsley  died  March 
28,  1843,  at  ner  father's  house,  near 
Rochester. 

SYLVESTER  G.,  born  April  28, 
1817,  in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  Nov.,  1841,  to 
Mary  Robinson.  They  had  two  child- 
ren—JAMES  B  ,  born  Oct.  5,  1842,  in 
Rochester,  111.,  served  in  the  war  to  sup- 
press the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably 
discharged.  He  was  married,  Jan.  8, 
1857  to  Nellie  Gillett.  They  had  four 
children,  CHARLES  A.,  TAYLOR  i.,  SYL- 
VESTER A.  and  MARY  ARMINTA,  who  re- 
side with  their  parents,  near  Abington, 
Jefferson  county,  Iowa.  CAROLINE, 
born  Oct.  2,  1844,  married  Hall  McRey- 
nolds,  Jan.,  1870.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren, LEE,  HILDA  and  IRA,  who  reside 
with  their  parents,  near  Maryville,  \Vap- 
ella  county,  Iowa.  Sylvester  G.  McCoy 
died  March  5,  1844,  in  Sangamon  county, 
111.  His  widow  and  children  moved  to 
Iowa,  in  December  of  that  year.  She 
was  married, -in  1859,10  P.  A.  McRey- 
nolds,  and  resides  at  Abington,  Jefferson 
county,  Iowa. 

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JOSEPH  E.,  born  March  12,  1819. 
in  what  is  now  Cotton  Hill  township,  and 
is  believed  to  have  been  the  FIRST  WHITE 

CHILD  BORN  WITHIN  THE  PRESENT  LIM- 
ITS OF  SANGAMON  COUNTY.  He  had  a 
twin,  who  died  in  infancy.  Joseph  E. 
McCoy  was  married,  July  14,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Eveline  Jones.  They 
had  two  children — ELIZA  A.,  born  in 
Sangamon  county,  is  unmarried,  and  re- 
sides in  Jewell  county,  Kansas.  JANE 
E.,  born  in  Sangamon  county,  was  mar- 
ried there  to  James  B.  Ward.  They  have 
two  children,  ALBERT  and  OTTO,  and  re- 
side in  Jewell  county,  Kansas.  Mrs. 
Eveline  McCoy  died,  Jan.  6,  1849,  in 
Decatur,  111.,  and  J.  E.  McCoy  was  mar- 
ried, April  22,  1863,  in  the  same  place,  to 
Mary  F.  Hudnut,  a  native  of  Washing- 
ton, Ky.  They  have  two  children,  JO- 
SEPH E.,  Jun.,  and  JOHN  E.  J.  E. 
McCoy  and  family  moved,  in  1872,  to 
Jewell  county,  Kansas,  near  Cawker 
city,  Mitchell  county,  where  they  now 
reside — 1876.  When  Joseph  E.  McCoy 
and  his  twin  sister  were  born,  there  were 
twins  in  another  family,  and  triplets  in 
still  another,  making  seven  children  in 
the  three  first  births  in  Sangamon  county. 

ISAIAH  T.,  born  May  16,  1821,  near 
Rochester,  married  Lucilla  Robinson. 
They  had  four  children.  The  eldest  son, 
LEWIS  GRANVILLE,  enlisted  in  the 
second  Iowa  Infantry,  and  was  Orderly 
Sergeant  on  Gen.  Grant's  staff.  He  was 
married  in  Logan  county,  111.,  and  resides 
at  Cincinnati,  Arkansas — 1874.  Mrs.  Lu- 
cilla McCoy  died,  April,  1855,  *n  Roches- 
ter. Isaiah  T.  McCoy  married  Helen 
Thompson,  and  she  died  in  less  than  a 
year.  He  then  married  Isabel  Kinney. 
They  have  five  children,  and  reside  near 
Lincoln,  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

MILTON  />.,  born  Oct  16,  1823,  near 
Rochester,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  March  29,  1848,  to  Malcina 
A.  Cooper.  They  had  seven  children,  all 
born  near  Rochester.  The  fourth  one, 
VALMORE  B.,  died  Sept.  25,  1857,  in 
his  third  year.  Of  the  other  six — csYL- 
VESTER  J.,  born  May  3,  1849,  was 
married,  Jan.  8,  1874,  to  Pauline  Abel, 
and  resides  in  Macon  county,  near  War- 
rensburg.  JACOB  C.,  born  Oct.  19, 
1850,  resides  near  Cawker  city,  Mitchell 
county,  Kansas.  LOUVILTA  JANE, 
JESSE  K.,  MARY  M.  and  LILLIE 


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C.  reside  with  their  parents,  at  the  family 
homestead  settled  by  Mr.  McCoy's  pa- 
rents, in  1819,  adjoining  Rochester  on  the 
east. 

MART  J.,  born  Aug.  22,  1825,  was 
married  near  Rochester,  November,  1847, 
to  Alexander  T.  Giger.  See  his  name. 

ANDERSON  A.,  born  Oct.  22,  1827, 
was  killed  by  a  fall  from  a  horse,  August 
i,  1846,  near  Rochester. 

JAMES  M.,  born  March  6,  1830, 
was  married,  in  1850,  to  Louisa,  sister  of 
O.  N.  Stafford.  They  had  three  children. 
MALCINA  married  John  McBride,  and 
resides  near  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 
CHARLES  C.  resides  near  Mt.  Pulaski, 
and  JAMES  M.,  Jun.,  lives  near  Roches- 
ter. James  M.  McCoy  died  in  September, 
1855.  His  widow  married  James  Huston, 
and  reside  near  Carroll  on,  Missouri. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Feb.  19,  1832,  en- 
listed, in  1861,  in  the  yth  111.  Cav.,  for  three 
years;  served  more  than  his  full  time,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  in  1864.  He 
married  Deborah  McBride,  and  mother 
and  child  died.  He  was  married,  in  1869, 
to  Minerva  Kearns;  each  marriage  occured 
near  Broadwell,  Logan  county.  They 
have  two  children,  and  reside  near  Caw- 
ker  City,  Kansas. 

JULIA  A.,  born  March  31,  1834, 
died  Feb.  25,  1852. 

James  McCoy  died  March  25,  1844,  and 
Mrs.  Jane  McCoy  died  Jan.  22,  1852,  both 
on  the  farm  where  they  settled  in  1819, 
adjoining  Rochester  on  the  east. 

James  McCoy  bought  the  first  full  sack 
of  salt  ever  sold  in  Springfield.  He  paid 
for  it  in  coon  skins.  Salt  was  brought  in 
sacks  of  about  four  bushels.  His  brother, 
Joseph  E.,  says  that  he  assisted  in  catch- 
ing the  coons,  and  it  took  all  winter  to 
procure  a  sufficient  number  to  buy  that 
sack  of  salt.  This  occurred  in  1821  or 
1822. 

MeCOY,  JOSEPH  E.,  born 
Oct.  5,  1797,  in  Nicholas  county,  Ky. ; 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  at  the 
house  of  his  brother  James  in  1821.  He 
was  a  soldier  from  Sangamon  county  in 
the  Black  Hawk  war  of  1831-2.  He 
never  married,  and  resides  with  his 
nephew,  Isaiah  T.  McCoy,  near  Lincoln, 
Logan  county,  Illinois. 

McCOY,  HAMILTON,  was 
born  March  22,  1815,  in  Mason  county, 
West  Virginia;  came  to  Sangamon  coun- 


ty (Cotton  Hill  township)  in  1836;  was 
married  Jan.  3,  1838,  to  Mrs.  Maria 
Cooper,  whose  maiden  name  was  Lewis. 
They  had  ten  children, — two  died  young. 
Of  frh'e  other  eight  children — 

JOHN  married  Elizabeth  Abell,  and 
died,  leaving  two  children,  WILLARD 
and  JOHN. 

S  AM  UJBL, "born,  in  Sangamon  county, 
enlisted  in  Feb.,  1862,  in  the  33d  111.  Inf., 
and  was  discharged  on  account  of  physi- 
cal disability,  Sept.  1862.  Enlisted  in 
1863  in  the  i6th  111.  Cav.;  was  captured 
in  Virginia,  taken  to  Libby  prison,  ex- 
changed, and  died  in  Baltimore,  Md., 
from  the  effects  of  his  prison  treatment. 

POLLY  died  in  Sangamon  county 
April  3,  1864,  aged  twenty-two  years. 

WILLIAM  died,  aged  twenty-two 
years,  in  Sangamon  county.  * 

JAMES  A.  died,  aged  twenty -two 
years. 

ALFRED,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
served  a  term  in  the  loth  111.  Cav.,  and 
was  in  Washington  at  the  time  of  Presi- 
dent Lincoln's  assassination.  He  married 
Jane  Rhodes,  and  lives  at  Columbus, 
Ohio — 1874. 

DA  VID,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  went  to  California  in  1873. 

THOMAS  PRESTON,  born  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Margaret 
Berry,  and  reside  one  and  one-half  miles 
southwest  of  Brecken ridge. 

Mrs.  Maria  McCoy  died  Sept.  14,  1872, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  Hamilton  Mc- 
Coy resides  near  the  old  Brecken  ridge 
mill,  in  Cotton  Hill  township,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

MeCONNELL,  JAMES,  was 
born  in  1789,  near  Belfast,  Ireland.  Sarah 
Smith  was  born  at  the  same  place,  in 
1787.  They  were  married  in  i8ii,and 
soon  after  embarked  for  America,  landing 
in  New  York  City.  In  a  short  time  he 
went  to  Belleville,  New  Jersey,  where  he 
labored  in  a  powder  mill  three  years, 
without  losing  a  day.  The  war  with 
England,  from  1812  to  1815,  was  then  in 
full  force,  and  caused  a  great  demand  for 
powder.  Mr.  McConnell  having  learned 
all  the  processes  of  manufacturing  the 
same,  and  was  an  especial  adept  in  the 
most  difficult  part — that  of  refining  salt- 
petre. He  went  to  Madison  county,  New 
York,  and  established  works  on  his  own 
account,  and  continued  to  manufacture 


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powder  there,  seven  or  eight  years,  when 
he  turned  his  attention  to  farming  and 
raising  fine  stock  in  the  same  countyk 
After  making  several  trips  to  Kentucky, 
selling  stock,  he  was  advised  to  take  some 
to  Illinois.  Acting  upon  this  advice^  he 
embarked  at  Pittsburg  with  a  lot  of  jacks 
and  jennets,  landed  them  at  Shawnee- 
tovvn,  and  drove  them  from  there  to 
Springfield,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1840, 
He  had  no  thought  of  making  his  home 
here,  but  was  so  well  pleased  with  the 
country  that  he  bought  the  land  about 
three  miles  south  of  Springfield,  making 
part  of  the  farms  on  which  two  of  his 
sons  now  reside.  He  went  back  to  New 
York,  settled  up  his  business,  and  came 
with  his  family  the  next  year.  His  re- 
moval was  the  cause  of  several  other  fam- 
ilies coirting,  also.  Mr.  McConnell 
brought  a  flock  of  about  two  hundred 
fine  merino  sheep,  and  at  the  same  time 
some  thorough-bred  Berkshire  hogs.  His 
son,  Edward  F.,  brought  a  flock  of  merino 
sheep,  also.  This  was  about  the  first  effort  to 
introduce  fine  blooded  sheep  and  hogs  into 
Sangamon  county. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  McConnell  had  one  child 
in  New  Jersey  and  seven  in  New  York, 
namely — 

MART,\>Gv\\  in  18  [2,  in  New  Jersey, 
married  in  New  York  to  John  Buck,  and 
died  there.  Mr.  Buck  married  again 
and  resides  in  Auburn,  Illinois. 

SARAH,  born  in  1814,  in  Madison 
county,  N.  Y.,  was  married  there  to 
Franklin  B.  Hoppin.  See  his  name. 

EDWARD  F.,  born  April  30,  1816, 
in  Madison  county,  N.  Y.,  married  there 
to  Ann  M.  Hoppin.  They  had  one  son. 
JAMES  S.,  born  Feb.  9,  1843,  at  the 
home  of  his  grandfather,  near  Spring- 
field, 111.,  married  June  21,  1866,  in  Gales- 
burg,  111.,  to  Laura  Lavinia  Pike,  who 
was  born  Feb.  18,  1845,  at  Middleburg, 
Elkhart  county,  Indiana.  They  had  two 
children,  EDWARD  PIKE  and  MARY  I.AVI- 
NIA;  the  latter  died  Dec.,  1875,  in  her 
sixth  year.  James  S  McConnell,  son 
and  wife  reside  near  Chatham,  111.  Mrs. 
Ann  M.  McConnell  died  June  14,  1853, 
near  Chatham,  aged  thirty-two  years.  Ed- 
ward F.  McConnell  was  married  March  13, 
1855,  at  Eaton,  N.  Y.,  to  Mary  P.  Hoppin. 
They  have  no  living  children,  and  reside 
two  miles  southwest  of  Chatham,  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.  E.  F.  McConnell  has, 


from  the  time  he  came  to  the  county, 
been  engaged  in  farthing,  making  wool 
growing  a  specialty.  Previous  to  1866 
the  McConnell  and  Hoppin  flocks  of 
sheep  had  been  developed  and  brought  up 
to  a  standard  of  excellence  not  equaled  in 
any  of  the  older  eastern  States  for  weight 
of  carcass^  length  of  staple^  density  of 
fibre,  and  average  weight  of  fleece  per 
head,  These  essential  merits  were 
brought  forth  by  the  highly  nutritious 
grasses  and  fattening  properties  of  the 
corn  raised  in  Sangamon  county.  Mr. 
McConnell  was  Major  in  the  New  York 
State  Militia  previous  to  his  removal  west. 
When  he  came  it  was  by  private  con- 
veyance, that  being  before  the  days  of 
railroads.  He  has  since  returned  in  as 
many  hours  as  it  required  days  to  travel 
over  the  route  the  first  time. 

ANDRE  WB.,  born  Jan.,  1819,  in  Madi- 
son county,  N.  Y.,  was  married  there  to 
Augusta  Rogers.  They  have  eight  chil- 
dren born  in  Sangamon  county,  namely : 
MERCY  ADELIA  married  DeWitt 
Smith.  See  his  name.  FRANK  R., 
married  Belle  Merriman,  has  two  child- 
ren, and  lives  near  Victoria,  Victoria 
county,  Texas.  EDWARD  O.  married 
Luella  Patteson,  has  one  child,  and  lives 
at  Bates,  Sangamon  county,  111.  SARAH 
A.  married  S.  Willis  Merriman,  has  one 
child,  and  lives  near  Victoria,  Texas. 
JOHN  D.,  WILL  A.,  AUGUSTA  and 
ANDREW ;  the  four  latter  reside  with 
their  parents.  A.  B.  McConnell  was 
elected  President  of  the  Illinois  State 
Agricultural  Society  four  years  in  succes- 
sion, i865-'66-'67  and  '68.  In  1870  he 
was  elected  Sheriff  of  Sangamon  county 
for  two  years.  He  resides  now — 1876 — 
three  miles  south  of  Springfield,  on  part 
of  the  land  purchased  by  his  father  in 
1840. 

ELIZA,  born  •  in  Madison  county, 
New  York,  married  there  to  Charles  T. 
Hoppin.  See  his  name. 

JOHN,  born  Dec.  5,  1824,  in  Madi- 
son county,  N.  Y.,  married  in  1848,  at 
Chatham,  Illinois,  to  Elizabeth  Parsons, 
who  was  born  March  10,  1831,  in  Con- 
necticut. They  have  two  sons  born  in 
Sangamon  county,  SAMUEL  P.,  born 
July  5,  1849,  married  Feb.,  1876,  in  Chic- 
ago, to  Sarah  Rogers,  daughter  of  Judge 
J.  G.  Rogers.  S.  P.  McConnell  is  a  prac- 
ticing lawyer  in  Chicago,  and  resides 


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there.    JAMES  H.  is  engaged  in  business 
in   Springfield.     At  the  beginning  of  the 
rebellion  John  McConnell   raised  a  com- 
pany, which  was    assigned  us  Co.  A,   3d 
111.    Cav.     He  was    promoted,   Sept.   u, 
1861,   to    Major   of    the    regiment,   with 
which    he  served    until   until    March    18, 
1863,  when    he     resigned.       While    con- 
nected  with  the   Third     Cavalry,   Major 
McConnell  commanded  the  only  cavalry 
engaged  in  the  battle  of  Pea  Ridge,  Mar. 
6,  7  and  8,  1862.     Col.   G.  M.  Dodge,  of 
the   Fourth  Iowa    Infantry,  commanding 
the  brigade,  in  his  report  says:    "Where 
so   many    fought  gallantly,  it    would   be 
hard    to   distinguish;    but    I    noticed    the 
daring   bravery   of  Major   McConnell,  of 
the  Third  Illinois  Cavalry,  who  supported 
me  on  my  right."     Gen.  E.  A.  Carr,  who 
commanded  the  Fourth  Division,  in  a  let- 
ter dated  April  14,  1862,  after  apologizing 
for  the  delay  on  account  of  a  wound  in  his 
right  hand,  says:v   "Otherwise,  I  should 
have  taken   the  liberty  of  writing  to  you 
long  before  this,  to  congratulate  you  on 
having  such  a  noble  man  for  a  husband. 
His     conduct     on     the     day    of     battle, 
and  all  other  days,  was  admired  by  every- 
one. With  about  two  hundred  and  seventy- 
five    men   he    kept   back    a   line    of    the 
enemy  four  or  five  deep  and  three-quarters 
of  a   mile  long,  comprising  several  thou- 
sand,   and  prevented  them  from    getting 
around  so  as  to  fall  on  our  flank  and  rear. 
Tell  his  father  that  he  has  great  reason  to 
be  proud  of  such  a  son."     Major  McCon- 
nell was  appointed,  June  15,  1863,  Colonel 
of  the  5th  111.  Cav.     He  was  physically 
unable  for  duty  until  May  27,  1864,  when 
he  was  mustered  in  and   took  command, 
the   regiment    then  being   in   Mississippi. 
Col.    McConnell  was   appointed,    March 
13,    1865,   to   Brev.    Brig.-General.      His 
commission    was    issued  April     14,    1865, 
having    been   signed    on    the  morning  of 
that  day  by  President  Lincoln,  being  one 
among   the  last  acts  of  his  official   life,  as 
he  was    assassinated   on     the  evening    of 
that    day.     Gen.    McConnell's     regiment 
was  assigned  to  the  First  Brigade,  Second 
Division,  Major-Gen.  Custer  commanding. 
They    moved    by    way   of    Red    river  to 
Hempstead,  Texas,  where  they  remained 
from    August    to     October    6,    and    then 
moved    to    Springfield,    111.,  where    Gen. 
McConnell    was   mustered    out   with    the 
•  Fifth  Cavalry,  Oct.  27,  1865.     Gen.  John 


McConnell  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  on 
part  of  the  land  bought  by  his  father  in 
1840,  three  miles  south  of  Springfield. 

JANE,  born  April  15,  1829,  in  Madi- 
son county,  N.  Y.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  in  1842,  to  Franklin  Fassett,  a 
native  of  Ohio.  They  have  two  daugh- 
ters, SARAH  E.  and  JENNIE,  and  re- 
side on  south  Sixth  street,  Springfield, 
111.  Mr.  Fassett  is  a  farmer,  and  is  en- 
gaged in  business  in  Springfield. 

Mrs.  Sarah  McConnell  died  Jan.  17, 
1855,  and  James  McConnell  died  Jan.  7, 
1867,  both  in  Woodside  township,  three 
miles  south  of  Springfield,  111. 

In  consequence  of  his  efforts  to  intro- 
duce improved  stock,  and  his  advanced 
ideas  generally  on  the  subject  of  cultivat- 
ing the  soil,  James  McConnell  was  by 
common  consent  assigned  an  honorable 
position  among  the  farmers  of  Illinois. 
He  was  one  of  the  earliest  farmers  who 
were  in  favor  of  forming  a  State  Agricul- 
tural Society,  and  was  president  of  the 
convention  assembled  in  1852,  in  Spring- 
field, that  organized  the  Illinois  State 
Agricultural  Society,  now  called  the  Illi- 
nois State  Board  of  Agriculture. 

MeCLEES,    THOMAS,    was 

born  about  1775,  in  Pennsylvania,  and 
went  to  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  and  from 
there  to  Ohio,  where  he  was  married 
Sept.  9,  1804,  to  Mary  Jameison,  who 
was  born  in  Fleming  county,  Ky.  They 
had  two  children  in  Ohio,  and  returned  to 
Kentucky,  where  six  children  were  born. 
The  family  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1830,  and  set- 
tled five  miles  southeast  of  Springfield. 
Of  their  eight  children — 

JANETTA,  born  Nov.  18,  1805,  in 
Ohio,  married  Benj.  C.  Law.  See  his  name. 

JOHN,  born  Jan.  25,  1807,  in  Ohio, 
never  came  to  Illinois.  History  not 
known. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Fleming  county, 
Ky.,  came  with  the  family  to  Sangamon 
county,  and  died  at  Mineral  Point,  Wis., 
in  1851. 

DANIEL,  born  about  1812  or  '13,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Margaret  Clark.  They 
had  three  children,  and  he  went  to  Cali- 
fornia in  the  early  gold-digging  times, 
and  his  family  went  to  him.  His  daugh- 
ter MARY  J.,  married  John  Spence. 
He  served  three  years  in  a  Wisconsin 


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493 


regiment;  was  starved  in  Andersonville 
prison,  and  died  after  coming  home.  His 
widow  lives  in  Springfield.  CHRIS- 
TIANA married  Thomas  Petty,  and 
lives  near  Sangamon  station.  Daniel 
McClees  lives  in  Washington  Territory, 
near  Puget  Sound. 

LOUISA,  born  about  1815,  in  Flem- 
ing county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  John  Lewis,  who  died,  and  she 
married  Peter  Carril,  and  had  one  child, 
JAMES  T.,  who  is  married,  and  resides 
near  Quincy,  Mo.  Peter  Carril  died,  and 
his  widow  lives  with  her  sister,  Mrs. 
Law. 

G^C^born  Feb.  22,  1817,  in  Flem- 
ing county,  Ky.,  married  Levi  W.Jones. 
See  his  name. 

THOMAS,  born  Nov.  18,  1818,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  in 
his  twenty-fourth  year. 

JAMES,  born  Oct.  17,  1820,  in  Ken- 
tucky, went  from  Sangamon  county  to 
California  soon  after  the  discovery  of 
gold,  and  has  not  been  heard  of  since 
about  1850. 

Mrs.  Mary  McClees  died  in  Sept., 
1831,  and  Thomas  McClees  died  in  1852, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MCCLELLAND,  ROBERT, 

was  born  about  1789,  in  Ohio.  His 
mother  died  when  he  was  quite  young, 
and  his  father  died  a  few  years  later.  He 
went  to  White  county,  111.,  when  he  was 
a  young  man.  Charlotte  Council  was 
born  about  1797,  near  Tarboro,  N.  C.,  and 
was  taken  by  her  parents  to  White 
county,  111.  Robert  McClelland  and 
Charlotte  Council  were  there  married, 
had  two.  children  in  that  county, 
and  moved  to  what  became  Fancy  Creek 
township,  Sangmon  county,  Sangamon 
county,  arriving  in  Aug.,  1819,  where 
ten  children  were  born.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  White  coun- 
ty, 111.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Conrad  Crawley.  They  had  four  child- 
ren, and  moved  to  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  and 
from  there  to  Liberty,  Mo  ,  where  Mrs. 
Crawley  died.  Mr.  Crawley  returned  to 
Sangamon  county  with  their  children. 
Their  son,  JAMES  M.  Crawley,  married 
Miss  Shoup,  and  resides  half  a  mile  east 
of  Crow's  Mill.  See  Shoup  family. 
Thomas  died  early  in  1872,  at  the 
house  of  his  brother,  James  M. 


JAMES,  born  in  1818,  in  White 
county,  111.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Mary  Brown.  She  was 
born  Dec.  25,  1818.  They  had  nine 
living  children  in  Sangamon  county. 
ROBERT  married  Ann  Groves.  They 
have  one  child,  MINNIE,  and  reside  two 
and  a  half  miles  northeast  of  Williams- 
ville.  THOMAS  L.  enlisted  Aug.  12, 
1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  C,  ii4th  Jll. 
Inf.  He  was  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle 
of  Guntown,  Miss.  June  n,  1864.  Spent 
four  months  in  Andersonville  prison,  and 
was  I'educed  from  160  to  100  pounds  by- 
starvation.  He  was  taken  to  Millen,  Ga., 
and  remained  two  months.  He  was 
paroled  and  exchanged  Dec.,  1864;  served 
his  full  term,  and  was  honorably  discharg- 
ed Aug.  12,  1865.  He  was  married  to 
Nancy  J.  Jones.  They  had  three  child- 
ren, CHARLES  B.,  NOAH  F.  and  IRWIN  S., 

and  reside  two  miles  north  of  Williams- 
ville.  MARTHA  J.  died,  aged  eleven 
years.  JOHN  W.,  married  Susan  Grove^s. 
They  have  one  child,  MABEL,  and  reside 
three-quarters  of  a  mile  southeast  of 
Williamsville.  CHARLES  lives  with 
his  mother.  NANCY  A.  married  Wal- 
ter S.  Redford,  and  lives  in  Illiopolis. 
GEORGE,  MARY  and  JAMES  live 
with  their  mother.  James  McClelland 
died  Sept.  25,  1865,  and  his  widow  resides 
one  and  a  half  miles  northeast  of  Wil- 
liamsville. 

WILLIAM  born  Jan.  19,  1820,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Aug.  29, 
1844,  to  Margaret  Sales.  She  was  born 
Aug.  10,  1829,  in  Sangamon  county. 
They  have  nine  children.  MARY  E. 
married  Homer  N.  Bryant.  He  served 
three  years  in  the  I  I4th  111.  Inf.,  and  was 
honorably  discharged.  They  reside  at 
Lone  Tree.  Neb.  LUCINDA  J.  married 
David  F.  Hurst.  He  was  a  soldier  in  a 
Pennsylvania  regiment.  They  live  near 
Elkhart,  111.  GEORGE  married  Mary 
E.  Shively,  and  live  near  Lone  Tree, 
Neb.  THOMAS  lives  with  his  mother. 
MELISSA  married  March  12,  1872,  to 
Asa  Canterberry,  and  live  near  Athens, 
111.  EMMA,  EDGAR,  WILLIAM,and 
FLORENCE  live  with  their  mother. 

William  McClelland  died  April  17, 
1876,  and  his  widow  resides  three  and  one- 
half  miles  northwest  of  Sherman,  Illinois- 

NANCT,  born  Aug.  17,  1821,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  in  1846,  to  Charles 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


McCrea,  who  was  born  in  1818,  in  Penn. 
They  moved  to  Beardstown,  and  resided 
there  until  two  children  were  born. 
JAMES  E.,  born  Jan.  4,  1847,  unmarried, 
and  resides  at  Long  Valle},  California. 
MARY  F.,  born  Dec.  3,  1849,  married 
William  F.  King.  See  his  name. 
Charles  McCrea  went  to  California  in 
1849,  was  about  starting  for  home  when 
last  heard  from  in  1855,  and  it  is  believed 
by  his  friends  that  he  was  murdered  for 
his  money.  Mrs.  McCrea  was  married 
in  1856  to  John  W-  Beck.  They  had 
three  children,  HARRY,  ANNA  and 
EMMA.  Mr.  Beck  died  in  1868,  and 
his  family  reside  in  Petersburg. 


,  born  in  Sangarnon  county, 
married  Stephen  Brittin.  They  had  six 
children.  CHARLOTTE  married  John 
Lake.  EVANS  married  Catharine  Lake, 
and  reside  in  Iowa.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brittin 
both  died  in  Fancy  Creek  township. 

JOHN,  born  Sept.  i,  1824,  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  married  Oct.  12,  1848,  to 
Elizabeth  Mitts.  They  have  seven  child- 
ren. JANE  married  S.  Sanford  Turley. 
They  have  four  children",  NORA  L  ,  I.UEL- 
LA,  JOHN  E.  and  OLLIE  M.,  and  reside  one 
and  a  half  miles  south  of  Williamsville. 
Mr.  Turley  enlisted  in  Co.  B,  nth  Mo. 
Inf.,  in  July,  1861;  served  full  term,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  Aug.  4,  1864. 
ROBERT  E.  is  a  practicing  physician. 
MARTHA  E\,  CHARLOTTE  F.,  AN- 
NIE and  ALICE,  twins,  and  MARY 
L.,  are  unmarried,  and  reside  with  their 
parents,  at  Williamsville  —  1874. 

ROBER7\\>Q\-n  April  17,  1827,  mar- 
ried Nov.  23,  18^4,  to  Martha  Mitts. 
They  have  five  children,  MARIETTA, 
GEORGE  A.,  WILLIAM  H.,  KATE 
and  LEWIS,  and  reside  two  and  a  half 
miles  northwest  of  Williamsville. 

LUCINDA  died  in  1850,  at  twenty- 
two  years  of  age. 

MART,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Mr.  Harper,  who  died,  and  she 
married  James  Washington.  She  resides 
in  St.  Joseph,  Missouri. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Feb.  27,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  21,  1858, 
to  Mary  C.  Brown,  who  was  born  July 
20,  1837.  They  have  four  children, 
FREDERICK,  FRANK,  PAUL  and 
ARTHUR,  and  reside  three  miles  north- 
west of  Sherman. 


THOMAS,  born  March  26,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  2,  1860, 
to  Sarah  J.  Brown,  who  was  born  Nov. 
3,  1839,  in  Sangamon  county.  They  had 
three  children.  MINNIE  K.  died  in 
her  fourth  year.  CHARLIE  B.  and 
EDWIN  live  with  their  mother.  Thos. 
McClelland  died  April  24,  1876,  on  his 
farm,  six  miles  southeast  of  Springfield, 
111.,  where  his  family  reside. 

JULIA  A.  is  unmarried,  and  lives  at 
Petersburg,  Illinois. 

Robert  McClelland  died  Oct.,  1860, 
and  Mrs.  Charlotte  McClelland  died  May, 
1868,  both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MeCOLLY,  JOHN,  a  native  of 
New  York,  was  married  in  St.  Lawrence 
county  to  Sarah  Bryant,  a  sister  to  Mrs. 
Isaac  Bates,  and  cousin  to  William  Cul- 
len  Bryant.  They  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1837,  with  tne  family  of  Isaac 
Bates,  settled  in  Fancy  creek  township, 
raised  a  family,  and  in  1856  moved  to 
Lynn  county,  Iowa. 

MeCOMAS,  ELISHA,  was 
born  March  25,  1803,  in  Cabell  county, 
West  Virginia.  He  was  there  married, 
March  30,  1825,  to  Sophia  Shelton,  who 
was  born  there,  Oct.  9,  1809.  They  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  April 
30,  1825,  in  what  is  now  Curran  township. 
They  had  nine  living  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  namely — 

DIKE,  born  April  18,  1827,  married 
May,  1848,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Nancy 
Murphy.  They  moved  to  Wayne  coun- 
ty, Iowa,  in  April,  1853.  He  was  killed 
March  6,  1856,  by  the  fall  of  a  tree, 
leaving  a  widow  and  three  children, 
two  of  whom  have  since  djed.  The 
living  child,  GEORGE,  married  Lorena 
McMurray,  and  lives  in  Wayne  county, 
Iowa.  His  mother  is  married,  and  lives 
in  the  same  county. 

JINCT,  born  -May  15,  1829,  married 
Henry  Davis.  She  died,  Nov.,  1864,  leav- 
ing her  husband  and  five  children  in 
Wayne  county,  Iowa. 

CYNTHIA,  born  April  8,  1831,  mar- 
ried Sept.  7,  1854,  to  James  M.  Gibson. 
See  his  name. 

MARY  E.,  born  Sept.  i,  1835,  mar- 
ried Dec.,  1853,  to  Andrew  J.  Davis. 
They  have  five  children,  and  live  in 
Wayne  county,  Iowa. 

SARAH  J.,  born  March  14,  1838, 
married  Sept.  7,  1865,  to  William  H. 


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Featherston.  She  had  three  children, 
and  died  in  Missouri.  Mr.  F.  and  two 
children  live  in  Curran  township,  Sanga- 
mon  county.  The  other  child  lives  with 
her  aunt,  Mary  E.  Davis,  in  Wayne  coun- 
ty, Iowa. 

ELISHA  T.,  born  Sept.  14,  1840.  en- 
listed August  5,  1862,  in  Co.  I,  73d  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years.  He  was  wounded 
at  the  battle  of  Stone's  river,  Dec.  31, 
1862,  and  died  in  hospital,  Jan.  6,  1863, 
near  Murfreesboro,  Tenn. 

SOPHIA  A.,  born  Dec.  24,  1842,  mar- 
ried March  7,  1864,  to  Thomas  B.  Gib- 
son. See  nis  name. 

FRANCES  7.,  born  April  19,  1845, 
married  Nov.  13,  1867,  to  Ebenezer  H. 
VanDoren.  See  his  name. 

JESSIE  M.  is  unmarried,  and  lives 
with  her  mother. 

Elisha  McComas  died  Nov.  30,  1863, 
and  his  widow  resides  two  and  a  half 
miles  south  of  Curran,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois. — 1876. 

McCOMAS,  DAVID,  a  brother 
to  Elisha,  born  about  1813,  in.  Cabell 
county,  West  Virginia,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  in  1827,  was  married  in  the 
spring  of  1831,  to  Nancy  Shelton.  They 
had  seven  children.  The  father  died  in 
LaSalle  county,  and  the  mother  in  Iowa. 
Their  daughter — 

LOUISA  married  James  M.  Shelton. 
See  his  name. 

MeCUNE,  GAVIN,  was  born 
July  7,  1788,  in  Pennsylvania,  and  was 
taken  by  his  parents  in  1796  to  Nicholas 
county,  Ky.  He  was  there  married  to 
Hannah  Ardry,  a  native  of  that  county. 
They  had  six  children  in  Kentucky,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1832  in  what  is  now  Cooper 
township.  Of  their  six  children — 

MART,  born  Dec.  27,  1811,  in  Ky., 
married  James  Bashaw.  See  his  name. 

ISABEL,  born  Oct.,  1813,  in  Ky., 
married  William  S.  Bashaw.  See  his 
name. 

JANE,  born  about  1815  in  Kentucky, 
lives  with  Solomon  Reed,  near  Roches- 
ter, Illinois. 

JAMES  M.,  born  Feb.  27,  1817,  in 
Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  Feb.  24,  1842,  to  Nancy 
Whitford.  She  was  born  June  15,  1823, 
in  Wayne  county,  Illinois.  They  had 
eight  children  in  Sangamon  county. 


WILLIAM,  born  Dec.  29,  1842,  enlisted 
Aug.,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  I, 
i  I4th  111.  Inf.  '  He  was  captured  June 
10,  1864,  at  the  battle  of  Guntown,  Miss.; 
spent  nine  months  in  a  rebel  prison  in 
Alabama,  exchanged  at  Vicksburg,  and 
honorably  discharged  at  the  end  of  the 
rebellion.  He  was  married  Jan.,  1870,  to 
Mary  E.  Frankeberger;  have  one  child, 
and  live  near  Nashville,  Barton  county, 
Mo.  HENRY  C.,  born  Feb.  3,  1844, 
married  June  7,  1865,  to  Margaret 
Thompson,  who  was  born  April  26,  1841, 
in  Fairfax  county,  Va.  They  have  two 
children,  ALMA  and  IONA,  and  live  five 
miles  east  of  Rochester.  ELMIRA  J., 
born  June  3,  1847,  married  Sept.  i,  1864, 
to  Charles  Flagg;  have  two  children,  and 
live  near  Nashville,  Mo.  CHARLES 
A.  lives  at  Decatur,  111.  MARY  A., 
AMANDA  A.  and  ROBERT  W.  live 
with  their  parents.  JOHN  W.  died  Sept. 
23,  1875.  James  M.  McCune  and  family 
live  three  miles  east  of  Rochester,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

JOHN  M.,  born  May  20,  1820,  in 
Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Jan.  25,  1844,  to  Jane  Baker. 
They  have  five  children.  CAROLINE, 
born  Nov.  19,  1844,  married  Aug.  28, 
1866,  to  Robert  Martin,  who  was  born 
July  3,  1840,  in  county  Do\tn,  parish  of 
Killylaigh,  Ireland;  came  to  America  and 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1856;  enlisted 
July  25,  1862,  in  Springfield,  in  Co.  I, 
H4th  111.  Inf.;  served  three  years,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  July,  1865. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin  have  three  children, 
JOHN  w.,  CHARLES  E.  and  JAMES  A.,  and 
reside  eight  miles  due  east  of  Springfield. 
MARY  E.,  born  Aug.  3,  1848,  married 
April  7,  1867,  to  William  J.  Nutt,  who 
was  born  July  10,  1841,  in  Orange  county, 
N.  Y.;  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1857: 
enlisted  July  25,.  1862,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  I,  ii4th  111.  Inf.;  served  to  the  end  of 
the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged Aug.  3,  1865,  with  the  regiment. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nutt  have  three  children, 
CHARLES  E.,  OTHO  L.  and  ROBERT  E.,  and 
reside  eight  miles  east  of  Springfield. 
ELIZA  A.,  born  March  3,  1851,  married 
Sept.  n,  1873,  to  David  H.  Gobin,  who 
was  born  Oct.  8,  1844,  in  Shelby  county. 
111.;  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1856: 
enlisted  Oct.  8,  1862,  as  musician  in  Co.  I. 
ii4th  111.  Inf.;  served  three  years,  and 


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was  honorably  discharged  Oct.  8,  1865. 
Mr.  Gobin  is  a  preacher  in  the  United 
Brethren  church,  and  resides  at  Taylor- 
ville,  Illinois.  LUELLA  A.,  born  June 
16,  1858,  and  IDA  B.,  born  Jan.  9,  1865, 
reside  with  their  parents,  three  miles  east 
of  Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

ROBERT,  born  in  Kentucky  in  1822, 
died  in  Sangamon  county  Sept.  1843. 

Mrs.  Hannah  McCune  died  April  22, 
1848,  and  Gavin  McCune  was  married  to 
Ruth  Hamm.  He  died  Aug.  29,  1853,  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

McDANIEL,  HENRY,  was 
born  May  20,  1781,  near  Harrisburg,  Pa., 
and  about  1786  he  was  taken  by  his  pa- 
rents to  Clark  county,  Ky.  In  1809  he 
entered  the  ministry  in  connection  with 
the  M.  E.  church.  From  that  time  until 
1822  he  gave  his  entire  time  to  preaching, 
so  far  as  his  health  would  permit.  He 
was  stationed  at  Georgetown,  Lexington, 
Louisville  and  Danville,  respectively.  His 
wife  died  in  Kentucky  without  children, 
and  he  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1834, 
returned  to  Kentucky,  and  brought  out 
some  of  his  brothers  in  1836.  He  was 
married  in  1838,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Amanda  Carrico.  They  had  five  child- 
ren— 

CATHARINE,  born  Feb.  22,  1839, 
married  Thomas  Hunter.  They  had  two 
children.  FRANCES  E.  lives  with  her 
mother,  and  CLARETTA  lives  with  her 
grandmother  McDaniel.  Thomas  Hun- 
ter died  in  1866,  and  his  widow  married 
Austin  Phelps,  and  lives  in  Spi'ingfield. 

AJSfGELINE,  born  July  9,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  John  T.  Mc- 
Elfresh,  have  three  children,  and  reside  in 
Decatur,  111. 

CHARLES  B.,  born  Feb.  7,  1845,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  in  1862,  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  A,  73d  111.  Inf.,  was 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Stone's  river, 
Dec.  31,  1862,  recovered,  and  was  trans- 
ferred to  Bat.  G,  First  Mo.  Art.,  was  with 
Sherman  in  his  march  to  the  sea,  and  was 
with  the  force  that  liberated  the  last  of 
the  Union  men  from  Andersonville 
prison.  He  was  honorably  discharged,  in 
1865,  was  married,  Jan.  22,  1866,  in 
Springfield,  to  Martha  E.  Matthews,  have 
three  children,  JOHN  L.,  JENNIE  F. 
and  HENRY  H.,  and  live  in  Mechanics- 
burg,  Illinois. 


JOHN  A.,  born  March  19,  1848, 
and 

REUBEN  T.,  born  Aug.  24, 1852,  re- 
sides with  their  mother. 

Rev.  Henry  McDaniel  died,  Aug.  10, 
1863,  in  Mechanicsburg,  and  his  widow 
resides  two  and  one-half  miles  southwest 
of  Dawson. 

The  mother  of  Henry,  James,  William, 
Jonathan  and  Robert  McDaniel,  came 
with  her  two  youngest  sons  to  Sangamon 
county,  and  died,  aged  near  one  hundred 
years. 

McDANIEL,  WILLIAM, 
was  born  Oct.  20,  1786,  in  Clarke  county, 
Ky.  He  was  married  there  to  Margaret 
McDonald.  They  had  twelve  living 
children  in  Clark  and  Harrison  counties. 
The  family  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  Nov.,  1833,  and  setlled 
near  Mechanicsburg.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

LUANNA,  born  March  22,  1809,  in 
Clark  county,  Ky.,  married  there  May  15, 
1828,  to  Thomas  Sparks,  and  came  with 
her  parents  to  Sangamon  county,  in  1833. 
They  had  seven  children — MARY  E., 
born  March  8,  1829,  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Solomon 
Lanham.  See  his  name.  MARGA- 
RET A.  married  James  Lawyer,  and 
lives  in  Salisbury.  CYNTHIA  A.  mar- 
risd  George  Bowers.  EMILY  W.  mar- 
ried H.  H.  Clemons,  and  lives  near  Dover, 
Shawnee  county,  Kansas.  JOHN  W., 
born  June  n,  1838,  served  three  years  as 
a  Union  soldier,  from  Illinois,  about  one 
year  in  rebel  prisons.  He  was  married  to 
Mrs.  Sarah  Myers,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Curry.  They  have  two  children, 
MARY  c.  and  SARAH  M.,  and  live  near 
Dawson,  111.  MARTHA  died,  in  1865, 
aged  twenty-two  years.  HARRIET  B. 
married  D.  W.  Walters,  had  one  child, 
MATTIE  E.,  and  Mrs.  Walters  died,  Feb. 
2,  1872.  Thomas  Sparks  died,  Feb.  14, 
1851,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  Mrs. 
Luanna  Sparks  died,  June  22,  1873,  in 
Missouri,  caused  by  an  accident  while  rid- 
ing in  a  spring  wagon. 

SALLT,  born  Aug.  28,  1811,  in  Clark 
county,  Ky.,  married  there  to  Thomas 
Correll.  See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  1811,  in 
Kentucky,  married  there  to  Frederick 
Sutcliffe,  and  came  with  her  parents  to 
Sangamon  county,  had  three  children, 


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497 


and  Mr.  S.  died.  The  was  twice  married 
after,  and  died,  leaving  two  children,  in 
Iowa. 

MART  A.,  born  Aug.  4,  1813,  in 
Clark  county,  Ky.,  married  James  Herrin. 
See  his  name. 

DA  VrID  S.,  horn  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Matilda  A. 
Shinkle.  He  died,  and  his  widow  married 
Aaron  Morgan.  See  his  name. 

CLARK,  born  in  Kentucky,  died  in 
Sangamon  county,  in  his  twentieth  year. 

ROBERl^  P.,  born  Sept.  4,  1819,  in 
Harrison  county,  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Jan.  18,  1844,  to  Eli- 
zabeth R.  Correll.  He  died,  Aug.  5, 
1851,  leaving  two  children — RUFUS 
died, aged  eighteen  years,  and  ROBERT 
W.,  aged  two  years.  His  widow  married 
James  H.  McDaniel.  See  his  name. 

MARTHA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Aaron  Mc- 
Intire.  They  both  died  in  Fulton  county, 
Mo.,  leaving  several  children. 

MARGARET,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Jacob 
Maxwell,  and  died,  without  children. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Kentucky,  died 
in  Sangamon  county,  aged  nineteen 
years. 

JAMES  H.,  born  May  12,  1827,  in 
Harrison  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Nov.  3,  1853,  to  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth R.  McDaniel,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Correll.  They  had  three  children — 
IRVIN  died,  aged  four  years.  JENNIE 
and  LIZZIE  live  with  their  parents,  two 
miles  south  of  Dawson,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

JOSEPH,  born  in  Kentucky,  raised 
in  Sangamon  county,  is  unmarried,  and 
lives  at  Farmington.  Iowa. 

William  McDaniel  died,  January,  1852, 
and  his  widow  died,  Dec.  31,  1856,  both 
in  Sangamon  county. 

McDANIEL,  JpNATHAN, 
was  born  April  8,  1796,  in  Clark  county, 
Ky.  He  was  married  March  23,  1820,  in 
Harrison  county,  Ky.,  to  Elizabeth  Cor- 
rell. They  had  five  living  children  in 
the  latter  county,  and  the  family  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1835,  in  what  is  now  Mechanics- 
burg  township,  where  they  had  two  chil- 
dren. Of  their  children — 

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LUANN,  born  Jan.  6,  1823,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Jonathan  Huckleberry. 
See  his  name.  She  died  Jan.  2,  1855. 

MARTHA,  born  August  i,  1825,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  John  Langley.  She  died  in  1850,  and 
Mr.  L.  married  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Smith, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Huckleberry. 

ROBERT,  born  'Oct.  30,  1827,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  Feb. 
22,  1855. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Sept.  23,  1834, 
in  Harrison  county,  Ky.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  April  9,  1861,  to  Jacob 
Myers,  who  was  born  Oct.  22,  1831,  in 
Berks  county,  Pa.  He  has  three  children 
by  a  former  marriage,  WILLIAM,  ELI 
and  MARIA,  and  by  the  present  wife, 
EDWIN,  OLIVER  and  LENA.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Myers  reside  three  miles  north 
of  Illiopolis,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JAMES,  born  Sept.  22,  1837,  m  San- 
gamon county,  died  in  his  sixth  year. 

MARIA,  born  Nov.  26,  1838,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  John  W.  North. 
See  his  name. 

Jonathan  McDaniel  died  Jan.  1868,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
McDaniel  resides  with  her  daughters, 
Mrs.  Myers  and  Mrs.  North. — 1876. 

MeDANIEL,  JAMES, an  elder 
brother  to  Robert,  was  born  Sept.  2,  1781, 
in  Pennsylvania.  His  father,  Robert  Mc- 
Daniel, was  a  Revolutionary  soldier, 
served  three  years  and  six  months,  and 
was  present  when  Cornwallis  surrendered 
at  Yorktown,  Va.  When  James  was  a 
child  the  family  moved  to  Stroude's  sta- 
tion, Clark  county,  Ky.  He  was  there 
married  to  Mary  Matthews.  They  had 
one  child  there,  and  moved  to  Bracken 
county,  where  they  had  three  living  child- 
ren, and  the  family  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving,  in  1838,  at  Buffalo 
Hart  Grove.  Of  their  four  children — 
JEPTHA,  born  in  1806,  in  Clark 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Bracken  county, 
and  came  to  Sangamon  county  with  his 
father  in  1838.  They  had  one  child  in 
Kentucky  and  seven  in  Sangamon  county. 
ELIZABETH  married  Levi  McDaniel. 
See  his  name.  MARY  married  William 
Matthews,  have  five  children  and  live  in 
Buffalo  Hart  township.  MARTHA 
married  Oliver  McDaniel.  See  his  name. 
JOHN  T.,  unmarried,  is  a  teacher.  Mrs. 
Sarah  McDaniel  died  in  1852,  and  Jeptha 


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MARY,  born  Dec.  16,  1820,  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  in  Sangamon  county,  in  her 
twenty-seventh  year. 

McDaniel  died  in  1856,  both  in  Sangamon 
county. 

LUANN,  born  March,  1810,  married 
Glover  Matthews,  and  had  eleven  child- 
ren. He  died  August,  1855,  and  his  wid- 
ow resides  in  Buffalo  Hart  township. 

MARY,  married  Thomas  Elliott,  and 
both  died. 

WILLIAM  married  Nancy  A.  Smith, 
had  two  children,  and  he  died.     She  mar- 
ried again,  and  is  now  a  widow  near  Riv 
erton. 

Mrs.  Mary  McDaniel  died  in  1845,  and 
James  McDaniel  died  in  1861,  both  in 
Sangamon  county. 

MeDANIEL,  ROBERT,  was 
born  Feb.  14,  1799,  in  Clark  county,  Ky. 
He  was  married  in  Bracken  county, 
March  25,  1825,  to  Jemima  Correll.  She 
was  born  July  10,  1799,  in  Montgomery 
county,  Ky.  They  had  five  children  in 
Bracken  county,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1835,  m 
Mechanicsburg  township,  and  the  next 
year  to  Buffalo  Hart  grove,  where  one 
child  was  born.  Of  their  six  children — 

GEORGE,  born  June  9,  1826,  in 
Bracken  county,  Ky.,  married  Oct.  31, 
1854,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Louisa  J. 
Constant.  They  had  two  children,  ED- 
WIN A.  and  ELMER  W.,and  live  three 
miles  southeast  of  Buffalo  Hart  Station, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

LE  VI,  born  Dec.  3,  1827,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Feb.  16,  1871,10  Elizabeth 
McDaniel,  and  lives  with  his  parents. 

JOSEPH,  born  Dec.  12,  1830,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Feb.  16,  1864,  in  San- 
gamon county,  to  Mary  E.  Furrow.  She 
was  born  August  7,  1836,  near  Piqua,  O. 
They  live  in  Buffalo  Hart  township,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

MARY  H.,  born  Jan.  24,  1833,  niar' 
ried  Nov.  26,  1856,  to  Nathaniel  F.  Mat- 
thews. See  his  name. 

HARRISON,  born  June  2,  1835,  in 
Bracken  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Feb.  6,  1868,  to  Clarrissa  M. 
Priest,  who  was  born  Oct.  20,  1846,  in 
St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.  They  had 
three  children,  two  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy. ROBERT  F.  resides  with  his 
parents,  one  mile  east  of  Buffalo  Hart 
Station,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 


OLIVER,  born  Dec.  27,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  July  16,  1867, 
to  Martha  McDaniel.  They  have  three 
living  children,  BERTHA  MAY, 
GRACE  LOU  and  JOSEPH  A.,  and 
live  in  Buffalo  Hart  township,  Sangamon 
county. 

Robert  McDaniel  and  his  wife  now — 
1876 — reside  three  miles  east  of  Buffalo 
Hart  Station,  on  the  farm  where  they  set- 
tled in  1836. 

McDANNOLD,  MRS.  ELIZ- 
ABETH C.,  whose  maiden  name  was 
lies,  a  sister  of  Elijah  and  Washington 
lies,  was  born  Dec.  16,  1802,  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  and  married  there  Oct.  8, 
1822,  to  John  E.  McDannold,  who  was 
born  Nov.  7,  1795,  in  Kentucky.  Mr. 
McDannold  died  Nov.  6,  1833,  in  Ken- 
tucky, leaving  five  children.  Mrs.  Mc- 
Dannold came  with  her  family  to  Spring- 
field, 111,  in  Oct.,  1836.  Her  daughter— 

PARTHENIA,  born  July  6,  1823,  in 
Mount  Sterling,  Montgomery  county, 
Ky.,  was  married  April  9,  1845,  to  Gen. 
James  W.  Singleton.  They  have  two 
children,  LOUISA  E.  and  JAMES  J., 
and  live  at  Quincy,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  E.  C.  McDannold  married  - 
Strawbridge.     See    his    name. 

McELVAIN,  SAMUEL,  was 
born  Feb.  22,  1794,  in  Augusta  county,  Va, 
Arriving  at  manhood,  he  went  to  Adair 
county,  Ky.  He  enlisted  in  the  army 
against  Great  Britain,  and  was  in  the  bat- 
tle of  New  Orleans,  Jan.  8,  1815.  Re- 
turning to  Adair  .county,  after  the  war, 
he  was  married  Jan.  4,  1816,  to  Penelope 
Abell.  They  had  five  children,  and  the 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  Sept..  1828,  in  what  is  now 
Auburn  township.  Of  their  children — 

HARRIET  N.,  born  Oct.  23,  1816, 
in  Kentucky,  married  May  4,  1844,  'n 
Sangamon  county,  to  Harvey  Walker,  of 
Cass  county,  and  died  while  on  a  visit  to 
the  old  homestead,  in  Sangamon  county, 
June  17,  1849,  leaving  three  childien,  viz: 
SUSANNAH  married  a  Mr.  Wood,  of 
Iowa.  They  have  six  children,  and  live  at 
Indianola,  Warren  county,  [owa.  WIL- 
LIAM studied  law,  and  died  in  1868. 
HARRIET  N.  finished  a  collegiate 
.  course,  and  died  Sept.,  1874. 

MARGARET  J.,  born  Sept.  i,  1819, 
in  Kentucky,  married  Feb.  i,  1844,  in 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTY. 


499 


Sangamon   county,  to     Mat  hew     Patton. 
See  his  name. 

WILLIAM  A.,  born  Dec.  i,  1822, 
in  Kentucky,  married  Nov.  i,  1853,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Angeline  A.  Sowell. 
They  have  six  children,  namely :  HOW- 
ARD A.,  SAMUEL  S.,  JAMES  W., 
XELLIE  J.,  MARGARET  A.  and 
LIZZIE  G.  W.  A.  McElvain  resides 
one  and  a  half  miles  southwest  of  Auburn, 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  near  where  his 
father  settled  in  1828. 

JAMBS  E.,  born  Nov.  16,  1825,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Nancy  Sowell,  and  moved  to  Missouri 
in  Oct.,  1857,  and  from  there  to  Butler 
county,  Neb.,  in  March,  1871.  They 
have  eight  children, — seven  sons  and  one 
daughter.  WILLIAM  married  Miss 
Richardson,  of  Missouri,  in  1871,  and  re- 
sides near  Hiawatha,  Butler  county,  Neb. 
The  other  seven  live  with  their  parents, 
near  Hiawatha,  Butler  county,  Nebraska. 

THERESA,  M.  H.,  born  Nov.  7, 
1827,  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  Oct.  18,  1849,  to  B.  M.  White. 
They  had  eight  children, — five  sons  and 
three  daughters,  and  live  at  Fountain, 
Miami  county,  Kansas. 

Samuel  McElvain  died  April  i,  1848, 
and  his  widow  died  Sept.  28,  1855,  both 
in  Sangamon  county.  Mr.  McElvain 
and  his  wife  united  with  the  First  Pres- 
byterian church,  Springfield,  in  1829.  It 
was  then  in  charge  of  Rev.  John  G. 
Bergen.  Dr.  Bergen  organized  a  Presby- 
terian church  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  Mc- 
Elvain, in  1830.  It  was  composed  of 
twelve  members.  Mr.  McElvain  was 
elected  one  of  the  Ruling  Elders,  and 
continued  to  discharge  the  duties  of  his 
office  to  the  end  of  his  life. 

MCGINN  is,  DAVID,  was  bom 

in  1798,  in  Mercer  county,  Ky.  He  was 
married  Dec.  24,  1820,  in  Boone  county, 
to  Eliza  Gibson,  a  native  of  that  county. 
They  had  three  children  in  Boone  county, 
and  Mr.  McGinnis  visited  Sangamon 
county,  in  the  fall  of  1826,  selected  a  loca- 
tion for  a  home,  returned  to  Kentucky, 
and  brought  his  family,  accompanied  by 
his  brother,  G.  Dawson,  arriving  Nov. 
18,  1827,  in  what  is  now  Island  Grove 
township,  where  six  children  were  born. 
Of  all  his  children — 

MART  J.,  born  Oct. 9,  1821,  in  Ken- 
tucky,   narried    in    Sangamon    county  to 


Bernard  A.  Vanderen.  See  his  name. 
She  died,  Aug.  5,  1842.  Her  only  living 
child,  JOHN  D.,  is  married,  and  reside  in 
Labette  county,  Kansas. 

WILLIAM,  born  July  7,  1823,  in 
Boone  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  June  19,  1845,  to  Lorinda  Dar- 
neille.  They -had  three  living  children — 
ZACHARAY  T.  married,  Nov.,  1871,  to 
Fannie  Wright,  daughter  of  Dr.  N.Wright, 
have  two  children,  JENNIE  B.  and  a  babe, 
and  live  in  Chatham,  111.  EMMA  was 
married,  Dec.  24,  1874,  to  Jacob  Staley. 
CHARLES  lives  with  his  parents,  five 
miles  southwest  of  Chatham,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  Sept.  i,  1827,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Thomas  J.  Darneille.  See  his  name. 
She  died,  Dec.  2,  1853. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Oct.  25,  1829, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  James  A. 
Hall.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  J.,  born  Feb.  8,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  July  16,  1855, 
to  Elizabeth  Green,  who  was  born  Feb. 
5,  1838,  in  Owen  county,  Ky.  They  had 
two  living  children,  DAVID  R.  and 
WILLIAM,  who  reside  with  their 
mother.  John  J.  McGinnis  died  Feb.  15, 
1866.  His  widow  and  child  reside  where 
his  father  settled  in  1827,  in  a  brick 
house  he  built  in  1836.  It  is  four  miles 
southwest  of  Curran,  Sangamon  county. 

AMERICA  died,  at  ten  years  of 
age. 

MARGARE7^  married  R.  R.  Rob- 
erts, had  one  child,  and  mother  and  child 
died,  at  the  family  homestead. 

DAVID  S.,  born  Dec.  15,  1838,  died 
in  1860. 

ELIZABETH  J.,  born  March  29, 
1840,  married  April  2,  1867,  to  John  J. 
Green,  who  was  born  Oct.,  1842,  in  Owen 
county,  Ky.  They  had  two  children, 
DAVID  M.  and  JOHN  M.,  and  she 
died,  Feb.  3,  1873.  Mr.  Green  and  the 
children  live  at  the  David  McGinnis 
homestead. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  McGinnis  died,  Nov., 
1844,  and  David  McGinnis  was  married, 
in  1^51,  in  Warsaw,  Ky.,  to  Mrs.  Sally 
M.  King,  whose  maiden  name  was  Spen- 
cer. David  McGinnis  died,  July  2,  1867, 
from  the  effects  of  being  thrown  from  a 
buggy  by  a  runaway  horse.  His  widow 


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resides  at  her  old   homestead,  three  miles 
southwest  of  Curran. 

David  McGinnis  stall  fed  about  sixty 
bead  of  cattle,  in  1838,  which  was  the 
first  thing  of  the  kind  done  in  the  county, 
so  far  as  my  informant  knows.  He  drove 
them  to  St.  Louis,  and  sold  them  for  $18 
per  head.  They  averaged  1600  pounds 
each,  so  that  they  brought  a  little 
more  than  one  dollar  per  hundred 
pounds.  The  money  was  brought  home 
in  silver,  kept  for  months  in  an  old 
business  secretary,  without  locks  on  that 
or  the  house.  The  doors  of  the  desk 
were  often  open  so  the  money  could 
be  seen,  and  several  hired  men  were 
about,  and  there  never  was  a  dollar 
stolen.  The  brick  house  built  by  David 
McGinnis,  in  1836,  in  what  is  now  Island 
Grove  township,  is  in  a  good  state  of  pre- 
servation. It  was  about  the  first,  if  not 
the  first,  brick  house  built  in  Sangamon 
county  outside  of  Springfield. 

William  McGinnis  remembers  that  his 
father,  two  hired  men  and  himself,  each 
put  a  sack  of  corn  on  a  horse  and  rode  to 
a  water  mill  on  Spring  creek,  eight  miles 
distant.  This  required  the  labor  of  four 
men  .and  four  horses  a  whole  day  to  get 
about  ten  bushels  of  grain  ground.  That 
was  the  prevailing  custom.  It  was 
thought  to  be  an  almost  unpardonable  in- 
novation when  a  Yankee  came  in  and 
would  put  more  grain  in  his  wagon,  and 
with  two  horses  and  one  man  accomplish 
more  easily  what  had  required  four  men 
and  four  horses. 

David  and  William  McGinnis  were  the 
inventors  of  a  device  for  guiding  prairie 
plows  by  wheels  and  a  lever.  They  put 
it  in  operation  in  the  summer  of  1829.  It 
was  adopted  throughout  the  prairie  coun- 
try, and  might  have  made  them  a  large 
amount  of  money,  but  it  was  never  pat- 
ented. 

McGINNIS,  GREENBER- 
RY  DAWSON,  brother  to  David 
and  William.  He  was  born  Feb.  16, 
1800,  in  Mercer  county,  Ky.  Sally  Bark- 
ley  was  born  August  7,  1806,  in  Bracken 
county,  Ky.  Her  parents  moved  to 
Boone  county.  G.  Dawson  McGinnis 
and  Sally  Barkley  were  married  in  Boone 
county,  Ky.,  Sept.  13,  1827.  A  few  weeks 
later  they  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  Nov.  18,  1827,  in  what  is 
now  Island  Grove  township,  and  soon 


after  into  Curran  township.     He  prepared 
his   logs   and    hauled    them     together   to 
build  a  house.     By  that  time  all  his  money 
was  gone  except  one  quarter  of  a  dollar. 
They  did   not  like  to  part  with  their  last 
cent,  not  knowing  where  the  next  was  to 
come   from,  but  it  was  the  universal  cus- 
tom to  have  whisky  at  their  house  raisings. 
The  raising   was  delayed,  hoping  to   find 
some  way  to   obtain  the  whisky  and   save 
the  money.     The  thought  was  entertained 
for  a  time   of  inviting   their   neighbors  to 
assist    without   the  accustomed  stimulant. 
It  was  doubtful  if  they  would  come,  but  the 
husband    and   wife    held    a    consultation, 
and  decided    that  even  though   they    re- 
sponded to  the  call   and  helped   them,  he 
would  always  be  regarded  as  the  stingiest 
man    in    the    whole   county,    and     that   it 
would  be  better  to  part  with  his  money 
than  to  have  such  a  name.      The  whisky 
was    purchased    and    the    house    raised. 
That  house  was  less  than  one-fourth  of  a 
mile  north  of  the  Lick  creek  timber.     His 
neighbors  wondered  at   his  going   so    far 
from    timber,  and    assured    him    that    he 
could  never  raise  any  except  muley  cattle, 
because  the  weather  would  be  so  cold  out 
on  the  prairie    that  it  would    freeze    the 
horns  off.     They  had  nine  living  children 
at  that  place,  namely — 

DA  VID  ER  VIN,  born  August  24, 
1828,  married  August  i,  1850,  to  Matilda 
Miller.  They  had  four  children,  PER- 
MELIA  A.,  the  third  child,  died  in  her 
eighth  year.  The  other  three,  WIL- 
LIAM 'j.,  GREENBERRY  D.'  and 
ROBERT  E.  live  with  their  father. 
Mrs,  Matilda  McGinnis  died  May  3, 
1858,  and  he  was  married  Jan.  20,  1859, 
to  Mrs.  Ruth  A.  Forrest,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Greenwood.  Thev  have  six 
children,  SCOTT,  THOMA*S  H.,  JE- 
ROME, CAROLINE,  CLIFTON  and 
a  boy  babe.  David  E.  McGinnis  resides 
in  Loami  township,  three  miles  southeast 
of  Bates,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

W.  WASHINGTON,  born  March 
15,  1830,  married  April  2,  1857,  to  Char- 
lotte Jacobs.  They  have  five  living  chil- 
dren, TABITHA,  TEDORSIS,  ULYS- 
SES GRANT,  LUTHER  and  a  babe. 
W.  W.  McGinnis  lives  at  the  family 
homestead,  where  he  was  born. — 1874. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Sept.  2,  1831, 
died  in  her  eleventh  year. 


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PEYTON M.,  born  August  9,  1833, 
married  Oct.  22,  1857,  to  Caroline  Neal. 
She  was  born  April  18,  1840.  They  re- 
side in  the  southwest  corner  of  Curran 
township,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  March  24,  1835, 
married  April  2,  1857,  to  James  Brawner. 
See  his  name. 

GREENBERRT  D.,  Jun.,  born 
May  4,  1837,  married  Catharine  Jacobs. 
They  have  seven  children  and  live  in 
Bates  county,  Mo. 

SARAH,  born  August  5,  1839,  mar- 
ried John  E.  Gibson.  See  his  name. 

ROBERT  SMITH,  born  July  23, 
1841,  enlisted  August  13,  1862,  at  Spring- 
field, for  three  years,  in  Co.  B,  i3Oth  111. 
Inf.,  served  full  term,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  at  Springfield,  August  30, 
1865.  He  was  married  Nov.  i,  1866,  to 
Mary  E.  Bacon,  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  re- 
sides one  and  a  half  miles  south  of 
Bates,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MART  E.,  born  August  12,  1849, 
lives  at  the  family  homestead. 

Greenberry  Dawson  McGinnis  died  Jun. 
29,  1869,  of  heart  disease,  and  his  widow 
resides  with  her  son  W.  Washington  Mc- 
Ginnis, at  the  homestead  settled  by  her- 
self and  husband  in  1827.  It  is  four  miles 
southwest  of  Curran,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. — 1874. 

McGINNIS,  WILLIAM  S., 
was  born  March  30,  1810,  in  Mercer 
county,  Ky.;  came  to  Sangamon  county, 
111., -in  1827,  with  his  brothers,  David  and 
G.  Dawson.  He  was  married  the  latter 
part  of  1833  to  Mary  M.  Kelly.  They 
had  one  child. 

JOHN  G.}  born  Dec.  4,  1834,  in  San- 
gamon county ;  raised  in  Jasper  county, 
Mo.,  and  married  there  July  10,  1860,  to 
Sarah  F.  Vestal,  who  was  born  Feb.  24. 
1843,  in  Hardin  county,  Tenn.  They  had 
two  children.  LAURA  E.  died  in  in- 
fancy. DELILAH  MAY  lives  with  her 
parents  in  Chatham  township,  two  miles 
east  of  Loami. 

Mrs.  Mary  M.  McGinnis  died  August, 
1835,  and  W.  S.  McGinnis  married  Alta 
M.  Kelly,  a  cousin  to  his  first  wife.  They 
had  one  child  in  Sangamon  county,  and 
the  family  moved,  in  1837,  to  what  was 
Barry,  but  is  now  Jasper  county,  Mo., 
where  five  children  were  born.  William 
S.  McGinnis  died  Oct.  20,  1845,  and  his 


widow  and  four  children,  reside  in  Jasper 
countv,  Missouri. 

McGINNIS,  SMITH,  born  and 
married  in  Mercer  county,  Ky.,  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  stopping  a  short  time 
with  his  brothers,  David,  G.  Dawson  and 
William  S.,  and  moved  to  Adams  county, 
111.;  thence  to  Andrew  county,  Mo.  His 
daughter  is  the  wife  of  Dr.  E.  Artzman, 
of  Springfield. 

McGRAW,  ABSALOM  D., 
brother  to  Charles  G.,  was  born  May  30, 
1812,  in  Harrison  county,  Ky.  At  twenty- 
four  years  of  age,  he  left  his  native  county, 
and  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriving 
Nov.  28,  1836,  just  in  time  to  encounter 
the  "sudden  change"  of  Dec.  20,  1836.  He 
was  married  April  30,  1839,  in  Spring- 
field, to  Rebecca  Hunter,  who  was  born 
July  17,  1815,  in  Hardin  county,  Ky. 
They  had  seven  living  children — 

OR  VILLE  //.,  born  Oct.  15,  1841.  in 
Springfield,  married  March  4,  1868,  to 
Annie  Gourley.  They  had  one  child, 
MINNIE  F.>  and  Mrs.  McGraw  died 
Jan.  5,  1872.  He  was  married  July  3, 
1873,  to  Abbie  V.  Mason,  and  lives  in 
Decatur.  He  is  so  severely  crippled  as  to 
lose  the  use  of  one  arm,  and  nearlv  lose 
the  use  of  one  leg. 

DALLAS  y.,  born  April  12,  1845,  *n 
Springfield.  He  was  injured  by  a  railroad 
accident  March  31,  1871,  and  died  April 
9,  1871,  at  Brownsburg,  fourteen  miles 
west  of  Indianapolis,  Indiana. 

HELEN  J.,  born  Sept.  27,  1847,  in 
Springfield,  married  Oct.  14,  1868,  to 
William  Trimble.  See  his  name. 

AMBRO  D.,  born  Jan.  6,  1850; 
MART  E.,  born  April  12,  1852;  MA- 
RIA, born  Jan.  19,  1855,  and  LIN- 
NAEUS, born  Aug.  15,  1857; — the  four 
latter  live  with  their  parents. 

A.  D.  McGraw  engaged  in  farming, 
March,  1848,  and  now  resides  five  miles 
due  south  of  Springfield. 

McGRAW,  CHARLES  G., 
was  born  Feb.  13,  1801,  in  Mason  county, 
Ky.,  near  Washington.  His  parents 
moved  to  Harrison  county  in  1810  or  'n. 
He  spent  a  few  years,  when  a  young 
man,  in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  St.  Louis, 
Mo.;  came  to  Springfield  in  March,  1836, 
and  engaged  in  the  mercantile  trade,  as  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Hill  &  McGraw. 
C.  G.  McGraw  was  married  April,  1839, 
to  Vienna  Adams,  daughter  of  James 


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Adams.     See  his  name.       They   had  one 
child— 

JAMES  A.,  born  March  8,  1840,  in 
Spi'ingfield,  111.,  is  unmarried,  and  is  a 
merchant  in  his  native  city. 

Mrs.  Vienna  McGraw  died  Feb.  12, 
1844.  C.  G.  McGraw  was  married  Dec. 
15,  1848,  to  Almira  Walker.  They  had 
two  children — 

ALIDA,  born  Feb.  26, 1850,  in  Spring- 
field, was  married  in  Logan  county,  111., 
Sept.  8,  1869,  to  Alexander  Downey. 
They  had  one  child,  RUSH  V.,  who 
lives  with  his  mother.  Mr.  Downey  died 
in  Pontiac,  March  22,  1872,  and  his 
widow  was  married  Jan.  6,  1875,  to  R. 
Fenwick,  in  Bloomington,  111.,  where  they 
now  reside — 1876. 

FANNIE  M.,  born  May  5,  1852,  in 
Springfield,  is  unmarried,  and  lives  in 
Bloomington,  Illinois. 

Charles  G.  McGraw  died  Aug.  i,  1858, 
near  McLean,  anJ  his  widow  died  July 
22,  1872,  in  Bloomington,  Illinois. 

McHENRY,  JOSEPH,  moved 
from  Kentucky,  and  settled  on  Richland 
creek,  among  the  earliest  settlers.  He 
brought  seven  children,  and  left  one  mar- 
ried in  Kentucky.  His  son — 

HENR  T,  lives  in  Petersburg. 

MARTIN,  lives  in  Menard  county. 

ELIZABETH  married  Matthias 
Yoakum,  and  lives  in  Menard  county. 

FRANCES  married  Uriel  Greene, 
had  six  children,  and  Mr.  Greene  died  in 
1835;  and  the  widow  married  Alex.  Mc- 
Murphy,  had  two  children,  and  he  died ; 
and  she  married  Jesse  Whitlow,  and  she 
died  March  2,  1870.  Her  daughter, 
Catharine  Greene,  married  Ebenezer 
Preston,  Jun.  See  his  name. 

MeKEE,  JOHN,  was  born  Jan., 
1802,  in  Harrison  county,  Ky.,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  with  his  sister  and  bro- 
ther-in-law, Ivins  Foster.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Mary  Brown- 
ing, who  was  born  in  Boone  county,  Ky. 
They  had  four  children,  namely — 

WILLIAM  D.,  born  Sept.  14,  1836, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  April  23, 
1863,  to  Sophronia  Sweet.  They  have 
two  living  children,  ELIZABETH  D., 
and  MORRIS  E.,  and  live  near  Sweet 
Home,  Nodaway  county,  Mo. — 1874. 

REBECCA,  born  March  25,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  August  5, 
1862,  to  J.  W.  Woods,  who  was  born 


August  5,  1839,  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio. 
They  have  one  child,  WILLIAM  W., 
and  reside  at  Loami,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. — 1874. 

JAMES,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  to  Nancy  J.  Barbre,  have  two 
children,  and  live  near  Sweet  Home, 
Nodaway  count v,  Mo. — 1874. 

J ' OHN,  born  Sept.  30,  1844,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Sept.  29,  1863,  to 
Caroline  Williams,  have  one  child, 
MARTHA,  and  live  in  Loami,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Mary  McKee  died  in  1846.  Mr. 
M.  is  married  again,  and  lives  one  and  a 
half  miles  east  of  Loami,  Illinois. — 1874. 

MeKEE,  JAMES,  brother  to 
Mrs.  Ivins  Foster,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1829,  and  settled  on  Lick  creek, 
and  now  lives  in  Cooper  township,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

MeKINNIE,  LEWIS,  was 
born  Oct.  n,  1767,  in  Virginia;  it 
is  believed  that  it  was  in  Cul- 
pepper  county.  His  father  was  born  on 
board  a  ship  in  the  Atlantic  ocean,  while 
his  parents  were  on  the  way  from  Scot- 
land to  America.  Nancy  Saunders  was 
born  Oct.  12,  1771,  in  London  county, 
Va.  Lewis  McKinnie  and  Nancy  Saun- 
ders were  married  in  Fayette  county,  Ky. 
They  had  nine  living  children  there. 
Some  of  their  children  married  in  Ken- 
tucky and  preceded  him  to  Sangamon 
county.  He  came  to  visit  two  of  them  in 
1820,  and  moved  his  own  family,  arriving 
Nov.  15,  1826,  near  Springfield.  He 
commenced  at  once  to  build  a  house,  and 
moved  into  it  Feb.,  1827.  It  was  four  miles 
northwest  of  Springfield.  Of  their  nine 
children — 

E  LIZ  ABE  TH,  born  June  30, 1793,  in 
Fayette  county,  Ky.,  married  there  to  John 
Lanterman.  See  his  name.  They  came 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1819. 

ANDREW,  born  Feb.  2,  1795,  in 
Fayette  county,  Ky.,  married  there  to 
Martha  Tomlinson,  and  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  with  Captain  Jonathan  Saun- 
ders in  1824,  settling  four  miles  northwest 
of  Springfield.  They  had  one  child  in 
Kentucky,  and  eight  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. Two  died  young.  ELIZABETH 
A.,  born  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  William  B.  Jones.  See 
his  name.  REBECCA  married  John 
Morgan,  and  died.  ANDREW  is  un- 
married, and  lives  near  Leroy,  McLean 


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county,  111.  THOMAS  married  Nancy 
Little,  and  died  in  1873,  leaving  a  widow 
and  two  children,  near  Leroy.  CHAR- 
LES A.  married  Elizabeth  Land,  has 
three  children,  and  lives  near  Farmer 
City.  MARTHA  died,  aged  eighteen 
year;.  SARAH  M.  married  William 
Morgan,  has  six  children,  and  lives  near 
Farmer  City,  Illinois.  Andrew  Mc- 
Kinnie  died  June,  1855,  and  his  widow 
resides  near  Farmer  City,  DeWitt  county, 
Illinois. 

GUNNNELL  S.,  born  March  26, 
1897,  in  Fayette  county,  Ky.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  April  25,  1824,  to 
Elizabeth  Little.  *  They  had  five  child- 
ren. MARY,  born  Feb.  21,  1826,  mar- 
ried Dec.  5,  1848,  to  William  J.  Sinnard. 
They  had  seven  children,  WILLIAM  T., 

(U   NNKLL     M.,  E.    E.,    ALLISON    D.,    SARAH 

E-,  MARY  F.  and  LEWIS  H.,  and  live  near 
Blue  Mound,  Christian  county,  Illinois. 
NANCY,  born  April  i,  1828,  married 
Dec.  10,  1848,  to  C.  C.  Hollier.  They 
had  twelve  children,  six  of  whom  died 
under  three  years.  The  six  living  are: 
LEWIS  s.;  MARY  E.  married  Jacob 
Bliler,  have  one  child,  Clarence  S.\ — 

EDMUND    A.,    ALICE     B.,   IDA  J.  and  LUCY. 

C.  C.  Hollier  and  family  reside  near  Blue 
Mound,  Illinois.  LEWIS  H.,  born  Sept. 
10,  1832,  married  Feb.  18,  1862,  to  Marga- 
ret J.  Fletcher.  They  had  three  children, 
CHARLES  A.  E.  lives  with  his  parents; 
MARY  E.  and  ALICE  T.  died  young.  L. 
H.  McKinnie  resides  near  Blue  Mound, 
111.  SAMUEL  H.,  born  Dec.  5,  1834, 
died  March,  1860.  ALLISON  S.,  born 
July  26,  1837,  was  married  Sept.  15,  1863, 
to  Clarissa  Reed.  They  have  one  living 
child,  BENJAMIN  F.,  and  live  two  miles 
north  of  Springfield.  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
McKinnie  died  Aug.  15,  1869,  and  Gun- 
nell  McKinnie  died  Oct.  14,  1875,  near 
Blue  Mound,  Christian  county,  111. 

ELEANOR,  born  Feb.  22,  1799,  in 
Fayette  county,  Ky.,  married  Uriah  Cal- 
lennan.  See  his  name. 

SARAH,  born  Jan.  16,  1801,  in  Flem- 
ing county,  Ky.,  married  there  to  Jona- 
than R.  Saunders.  See  his  na»ic. 

NANCT,  born  June  15, 1803,  in  Flem- 
ing county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Hiram  Duncan.  They  moved 
to  soutrfwest  Missouri,  where  three  chil- 
dren were  born,  then  moved  to  the  vicin- 


ity   of    Stockton,    California,    and    reside 
there. — 1876. 

MART,  born  Feb.  8,  1806,  in  Flem- 
ing county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  John  Humphrey.  See  his 
name.  He  died,  and  she  married  John 
Branson.  See  his  name. 

THOMAS  /,.,  born  Feb.  4,  1808,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  August  27,  1840,  to  Sarah 
A.  M.  Jones.  They  had  five  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  MARY  E.,  born 
Nov.  27,  1841,  married  Waldermer  F. 
Helvety,  and  lives  near  Forsvthe,  Macon 
county,  111.  WILLIAM  L.',  born  Feb. 
4,  1844,  was  married  Jan.  8,  1874,  to 
Eleanor  Hood,  and  has  one  child,  MAUD  E. 
HENRY  H.,  born  March  7,  1846,  died 
March  7,  1860.  COLUMBIA  A.,  born 
April  29,  18^0,  married  Henry  B.  Drake. 
They  have  one  child,  MABEL  L,  and  re- 
side near  Elkhart,  111.  JULIA  F.,  born 
April  2,  1856,  resides  with  her  parents. 
Thomas  L.  McKinnie,  and  his  wife  re- 
side on  the  farm  where  his  parents  set- 
tled in  Feb.,  1827,  four  miles  northwest  of 
Springfield. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  May  20,  1810,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  May  12, 
1839,  to  Sarah  J.  Threlkeld,  who  was 
born  Oct.  16,  1817,  in  Shelby  county,  Ky. 
Her  home  was  in  Sanga'mon  county  from 
about  1832,  but  the  marriage  took  place 
while  she  was  on  a  visit  near  Burlington, 
Iowa.  They  had  ten  children,  all  born  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.  MARY  A.,  born 
May  11,  1840,  married  Nov.  9,  1865,  to 
William  A.  Montgomery.  They  had 
two  children.  The  second,  CHARLES  F., 
died  young.  EDWARD  p.  lives  with  his 
parents,  near  Assumption,  Christian  coun- 
ty, III.  THOMAS  L.  S.,  born  June  13, 
1841,  married  Jan.  i,  1868,  to  Harriet 
Clark,  in  Springfield.  They  had  two 
children.  GEORGE  T.  died  young.  ED- 
WIN E.  lives  with  his  parents  near  Buffalo 
Hart  Station,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
LUCY  J.,  born  Nov.  5,  1842,  married 
Nov.  9,  1865,  to  Charles  H.  Judd. 
They  *had  one  child,  FRANCIS  E.,  and 
Mr.  Judd  died  August  30,  1870.  His 
widow  and  son  reside  with  her  pa- 
rents. SARAH  E.,  born  Sept.  4,  1844, 
married  Dec.  25,  1862,  to  Joseph  E.  Cpr- 
bin,  and  have  three  children,  OLIVER  E.. 
WILLIAM  and  JENNIE  B.,  and  live  near 
Rockville,  St.  Clair  county;  Missouri. 


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WILLIAM  A.,  born  March  n,  1846, 
was  married  Sept.  16,  1874,  to  Emma 
Marshall,  and  lives  near  his  father. 
VIRGIL  U.,  born  May  4,  1848,  was 
married  Sept.  10,  1872,  to  Elizabeth 
Hood.  They  have  two  children,  and 
reside  near  Forsythe,  Macon  county,  111. 
NANCY  E.,  born  June  7,  1850,  married 
John  W.  Taylor.  See  his  name.  FRAN- 
CES M.,  born  March  4, 1852,  was  married 
Sept.  n,  1872,  to  Victor  F.  Hilvety. 
They  have  two  children,  EARNEST  and  a 
babe,  and  live  near  Forsythe,  Macon 
county,  111.  HARRIET  M.,  born  Nov. 
25,  1855,  was  married  Feb.  12,  1874,  to 
Isaac  Hazlett,  and  live  near  Farmer  City. 
CHARLES  E.,  born  Oct.  13,  1859,  lives 
with  his  parents.  Wm.  P.  McKinnie  and 
wife  reside  four  miles  northwest  of  Spring- 
field, on  the  farm  where  they  settled  in 
1840,  and  adjoining  where  his  father  set- 
tled in  1827. 

Lewis  McKinnie  died  Oct.  7,  1841,  and 
Mrs.  Nancy  McKinnie  died  Oct.  8,  1843, 
both  near  Springfield,  Illinois, 

MeLOUD,  JOHN  K.,  was  born 
in  1809  or  '10,  in  Washington  county, 
Tenn.  He  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1837  or  '8,  and  was  married  to  Mrs.  Mar- 
garet McNabb,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Dunlap.  They  had  six  children,  namely — 

LOUISA  married  Collin  H.  Cowardin, 
have  six  children,  and  live  in  Sullivan 
county,  Mo. 

LUZETTA,  married  Oct.  13,  1863, 
to  Cyrus  Lilly,  a  native  of  Augusta  coun- 
ty, Va.  They  have  four  children, 
LAURA  B.,  NORA  E.,  MARY  M. 
and  GRACE  M,,  and  reside  three  miles 
west  of  Sherman,  Illinois. 

DRUCILLA  married  Augustus 
Young.  They  have  five  children,  and 
live  in  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  April  9,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  March  9, 
1871,  to  Mayne  E.  Myers,  who  was  born 
in  Licking  county,  Ohio,  Dec.  13,  1849. 
They  have  one  child,  CLARENCE  P., 
and  reside  at  the  family  homestead,  two 
and  a  half  miles  west  of  Sherman,  Illi- 
nois.— 1874. 

MART  E.,  married  Bernard  Henley, 
haye  two  children,  and  live  in  Sullivan 
county,  Mo. 

MARGARET  E.,  married  Adolphus 
Allen,  and  lives  in  Sullivan  county,  Mo. 


Mrs.  Margaret  McLoud  died  April  7, 
1860.  John  K.  McLoud  resides  in  Fancy 
Creek  township,  two  and  a  half  miles 
west  of  Sherman,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois.— 1874. 

MeMURPHY,  DAVID,  was 
born  Aug.  20,  1794,  in  Windsor  county, 
Vermont,  married  in  St.  Lawrence 
county,  New  York,  to  Elizabeth  WThite, 
who  was  born  in  Harrisburg,  Pennsyl- 
vania. They  had  three  living  children  in 
New  York.  Mr.  David  McMurphy  vis- 
ited Sangamon  county  in  1837,  and  moved 
his  family,  in  1839,  to  what  is  now  Salis- 
bury township.  Of  his  children — 

GEORGE,  born  Jan.  6,  1823,  in  St. 
Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  married  at  Salis- 
bury, Sangamon  county,  March  29,  1845, 
to  Mary  A.  Miller,  who  was  born  Dec. 
18,  1827.  They  had  eight  children  in 
Sangamon  county,  two  of  whom  died 
young.  ALBERT,  born  March  29, 
1846,  at  Salisbury,  married  near  Carbon- 
dale,  111.,  to  Julia  A.  Prickett.  They 
have  one  child,  DAISEY  IRENE,  and  re- 
side in  Springfield.  Mr.  Albert  McMur- 
phy is  engaged  in  the  gi'ocery  trade. 
GEORGE  W.,  born  July  31,  1850; 
WILLIAM  H.,  born  Oct.  17,  1853; 
ISAAC  H.,  born  January  20,  1855; 
SARAH  A.,  born  July  u,  1860;  the 
four  latter  at  Salisbury.  MARY  O., 
born  March  3,  1864,  in  Springfield.  The 
five  latter  reside  with  their  parents.  Mr. 
George  McMurphy  moved  from  Salis- 
bury to  Springfield,  in  1863,  and  is  in  the 
grocery  business,  corner  of  Madison  and 
sixth  streets. 

WILLIAM  //.,  born  Nov.  20,  1826, 
in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  partly 
raised  near  Salisbury,  Sangamon  county, 
and  married,  in  1854,  in  Mason  county,  to 
Lucinda  M.  Holland.  They  have  three 
children,  JOHN,  NELSON  ana  )  EM  - 
NIE,  and  reside  near  Burton  View. 
Logan  county,  Illinois. 

LESTER,  born  Jan.  28,  1833,  in  St. 
Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  married  ne:-r 
Salisbury,  Sangamon  county,  March  13, 
1853,  to  Eliza  J.  Parvin,  who  was  born 
March  30,  1830,  on  the  farm  where  she 
was  married.  They  had  four  children, 
two  of  whom  died  young.  DAVID  V., 
born  May  5,  1856,  and  CHARLES, 
born  June  22,  1862,  reside  with  their 
father.  Mrs.  Eliza  J.  McMurphy' died  in 
Springfield,  March  3,  1865,  and  Lester 


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Me  Murphy  was  married  March  26,  1867, 
in  Jacksonville,  111.,  to  Mary  E.  Gass,  a 
native  of  that  city.  They  have  two 
children,  FRANK  P.  and  HERBERT 
L.,  who  reside  with  their  parents,  in 
Springfield.  Lester  McMurphy  was  act- 
ing post  master  at  Salisbury  for  five 
years,  and  came  to  Springfield  in  1860, 
and  from  that  time  to  the  present  has 
been  employed  in  the  Post  Office.  He  is 
now  chief  clerk — 1876. 

David  McMurphy  was  a  practical  mill- 
wright for  many  years  before  coming  to 
Illinois,  and  he  built  many  mills  in  Sanga- 
mon  and  adjoining  counties. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  McMurphy  died  Oct. 
18,  1868,  in  Springfield,  and  David  Mc- 
Murphy died  Oct.  29,  1875,  in  Logan 
county,  Illinois. 

McMURRY,  MRS.  ELIZ- 
ABETH, whose  maiden  name  was 
Logue,  was  born  Dec  6,  1775,  in  Virginia. 
She  was  married  in  Botetourt  county, 
Virginia,  to  Robert  McMurry,  who  was 
born  about  1772  in  that  county.  They 
had  four  children  there,  and  in  the  autumn 
of  1801  moved  to  Washington  county, 
Ky.,  where  three  children  were  born.  In 
the  autumn  of  1810  they  moved  to  St. 
Clair  county,  111.,  where  they  spent  one 
winter  in  camp.  In  the  spring  of  1811 
they  moved  to  a  place  called  Turkey  Hill, 
near  the  present  city  of  Belleville.  Rob- 
ert McMurry  died  there,  in  Feb.,  1812. 
The  Indians  were  manifesting  signs  of 
hostility  as  the  allies  of  Great  Britain,  in 
the  war  of  1812,  and  Mrs.  McMurry  very 
wisely  decided  to  return  to  Kentucky  with 
her  s'even  children.  After  the  war  she 
moved  to  St.  Clair  county  again,  and  from 
there  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  tall  of  1821,  settling  north  of  Spring 
creek,  and  eight  milles  west  of  Spring- 
fiel.l.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  McMurrry  died  in 
18=57,  in  Cumin  township.  Of  her  seven 
children  — 

WILLIAM,  born  Dec.  29,  1793,  in 
Botetourt  county,  Virginia,  remained  with 
his  mother  until  her  return  to  Kentucky, 
after  the  death  of  his  father.  He  was 
married  Oct.,  1817,  in  Washington  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  to  Elizabeth  Clampit,  who  was 
born  March  22,  1801,  in  Kentucky.  They 
came  to  St.  Clair  county,  111.,  in  1818, 
where  one  child  was  born,  and  moved,  in 
the  fall  of  1820,  to  what  became  Sanga- 
mon county,  settling  north  of  Spring 
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creek,   and   eight    miles  west   of   Spring- 
field, where  they  had  nine  living  children. 
In  1849  Mr.  McMurry  moved  to    DeWitt 
county,   111.     Of  his  children:    JAMES 
L.,  born  Jan.  31,  1819,  in  St.  Clair  county, 
married    three     times,    without    children 
by  either  marriage.      He  was  married  the 
fourth    time   in    Iowa.     They    have    two 
children,  WILLIAM  and  JOSEPH,  and   live 
in    Urbana,    111.      ELIZABETH,    born 
Feb.    17,   1821,  was   married  to    Caswell 
Hall.    They  had  four  children.    EDITH  M. 
died  in  1863.     EMMA   married   Mr.  Stout, 
May    19,   1868,    and    lives   at    Leroy,   111. 
PETER  c.  is  married,  and  lives  at  Leroy, 
111.      WILLIAM    lives    at    Leroy.      Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Hall    died    Oct.   16,  1853,  near 
Clinton,  111.     Caswell   Hall  was   married 
in    1855   to   Miss    Edwards,   and   lives    at 
Leroy,   McLean  county,  111.      NANCY, 
born    March   5,  1823,  died  June  16,  1851. 
WILLIAM    C.,   born    Oct.   2,    1826,   in 
Sangamon     county,    was    married    there, 
April  24,  1850,  to  Elizabeth  J.  Cummings. 
They    had  four  children.  '  ANN   E.  mar- 
ried Joseph  Jackson,  Feb.  26,  1875.     IDA 
G.,  MARTHA   A.  and  JAMES    M.  live  with 
their  father.     Mrs.  McMurry  died  Oct.  7, 
1860,  and  W.  C.  McMurry  enlisted  Sept. 
4,  1 86 1,  in  Co.  I,  39th  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years.     He   was  taken   prisoner,  May  16, 
1864,  at  Dairy's  Bluff,  Virginia,  and   im- 
prisoned one  week   at  Libby,  three  and  a 
half  months  at  Andersonville,  two  weeks 
at  Charleston,   five  months   at    Florence, 
South    Carolina,  was  exchanged,   and  en- 
tered the  Union  lines,  Feb.  26,  1865,  and 
was    honorably     discharged,     March     14, 
same  year,  being  six  months  and  ten  days 
over  his  full  time.     He  was  married  Apr. 
20,  1865,  to  Mrs.  Lucinda  B.  Cummings, 
whose  maiden  name  was  McCord.    They 
have  one  child,  TOT,  and  reside  in  Farmer 
City,    111.     LEWTIS   R.,    born    May    25, 
1829,  died  Sept.   18,  1851.     MOSES  C., 
born  April   15,  1831,  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty,   enlisted  Juue,    1864,  for   one  hundred 
days,  in  Co.  A,  135th  111.  Inf.,  served  full 
time,  and  was  honorably  discharged,  Oct., 
1864.     He  was  married  Nov.  17,  1868,  to 
Almeda  Warner,  who  was  born  April  30, 
1844,  in  Ohio.     They  have  two  children, 
JAMES  o.  and  OTTO  F.     M.  C.  McMurry 
and    family   live    near    Saybrook,   Cham- 
paign   county,  111.     SAMUEL    B.,  born 
Sept.   6,   1833,   in    Sangamon  county,  en- 
listed in  1861,  in  Co.  E,  2oth  111.  Inf.,  for 


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three  years,  and  died  at  Mound  City,  111., 
March  21,  1862,  was  taken  home,  and 
buried  at  Clinton.  JOSEPH  D.,  born 
April  7,  1838,  lives  at  Farmer  City. 
ANN  J.  P.,  born  Fe'b.  29,  1840,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  at  Clinton, 
March  5,  1867,  to  T.  H.  Benton  McEl- 
haney,  who  was  born  Feb.  4,  1842,  in 
DeWitt  county,  111.  He  enlisted  August 
n,  1862,  in  Co.  D,  K>7th  111.  Inf.,  for 
three  years,  served  until  the  close  of  the 
rebellion,  and  was  honorably  discharged, 
July  n,  1865.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McElhaney 
have  three  children,  WILLIAM  A.,  LOU  c.  A. 
and  BENTON  M.,  and  live  at  Clinton,  111. 
PETER  A.,  born  July  14,  1843,  in  San- 
gamon  county,  enlisted  June,  1864,  for 
one  hundred  days,  in  Co.  A,  I35th  111.  Inf. 
served  full  time,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged, Oct.  1865.  He  was  married  in 
June,  1874,  to  Olie  McMahon,  and  re- 
sides at  Clinton,  111.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mc- 
Murry  died  Sept.  17,  1850,  and  William 
McMurry  was  married  August  14,  1853, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Mrs.  Agnes 
Bryant,  whose  maiden  name  was  Sims. 
William  McMurry  died  Feb.  13,  1876,  at 
Clinton,  111.,  and  his  widow  resides  there. 
SAMUEL,  born  Oct.  21,  1795,  in 
Botetourt  county,  Va.,  was  married  Nov. 
20,  1821,  in  St.  Clair  county,  to  Mary 
Rittcnhouse.  She  was  born  Oct.  i,  1800, 
in  Madison  county,  Va.  They  moved  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1823,  settling  south 
of  Spring  creek  and  eight  miles  west  of 
Springfield.  Thev  had  nine  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  JOHN  D.,  born  Aug. 
6,  1824,  was  married  Jan.  9,  1846,  to  Cath- 
arine Bormann,  who  was  born  Feb.  14, 
1825,  in  the  Kingdom  of  Bavaria.  They 
had  four  living  children.  SAMUEL  H., 
born  March  i,  1848,  was  married  Sept.  2, 
1874,  to  Matilda  Roots,  of  Mannsville, 
Taylor  county,  Ky.  They  live  two 
miles  west  of  Outran,  111.  LAURETTA  A., 
born  December  25,  1850,  was  married 
February  22,  1872,  to  George  F.  Allen. 
They  had  one  child,  Arthur  F.  Mrs. 
L.  A.  Allen  died,  November  12,  1874. 

BARTIIENA  D.  and  CHARLES  W.,  live   with 

their  father.  Mrs.  Catharine  B.  McMur- 
ry died  May  31,  1872,  and  John  D.  Mc- 
Murry was  married  Jan.  7,  1875,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  to  Mrs.  Rebecca  Mc- 
Kechnie,  who  was  born  in  1826  in  York- 
shire, England,  and  whose  maiden  name 
was  Snape.  They  reside  three  miles 


northwest  of  Curran,  Sangamon  countv, 
111.  PETER  C.,  born  Jan.  29,  1826, 
married  Almeda  Davis.  They  had  two 
children.  He  died  Oct.  22,  1853.  Of 
their  children,  CHARLES  s.  and  JOHN  L. 
live  with  their  mother,  who  married  W. 
W.  Kelly.  See  his  name.  ROBERT 
T.,  born  Jan.  6,  1828,  married  Margaret 
Davis.  They  have  four  children.  MARY 
E.  was  married  March  16,  1875,  to  Bos- 
well  Thatcher,  of  Wayne  county,  Iowa. 
SAMUEL  o.,  DAVID  L.  and  JAMES  live 
with  their  parents,  near  Bethlehem,  Iowa. 
WILLIAM  L.,  born  Jan. -26,  1830,  mar- 
ried Barbara  A.  Bormann.  They  have 
seven  children.  VERLINDA  c.  married 
George  McComas  in  1872,  and  lives  near 
Bethlehem,  Iowa.  GEORGE  p.,  LEXORE, 

MELISSA   M.,  MOSES    S.,  ELMORE  and  JOHN 

L.  live  with  their  father.  Mrs.  McMurry 
died  June  u,  1875,  and  the  family  live 
near  Bethlehem,  Iowa.  ARTHUR  B., 
born  Jan.  30,  1832,  died,  aged  ten  years. 
GEORGE  L.,  born  Feb.  19,  1834,  mar- 
ried Julia  F.  Head.  They  have  two  liv- 
ing children.  Mrs.  Julia  McMurry  died 
Sept.  1 6,  1875.  Mr.  McMurry  and  the 
children  live  near  Bethlehem,  Iowa. 
JAMES  O.,  born  March  19,  1837,  mar' 
ried  Elizabeth  Pearce.  They  had  four 
children,  ROBERT,  DEBORAH  c.,  BARTIIE- 
NA and  JAMES.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mc- 
Murry died  April,  1873.  He  married 
Matilda  Chrisman.  They  have  one 
child,  EARNEST,  and  live  near  Bethlehem, 
Iowa.  ELIZABETH  E.,  born  Jan.  20, 
1839,  married  Debold  Paulen.  See  his 
name.  MARY  J.,  born  Sept.  23,  1842, 
married  George  Mentzer.  They  have 

three  children,  JOHN  D.,  LAURA  and , 

and  reside  near  Cerro  Gordo,  111.  Mrs. 
Mary  McMurry  died  April  5,  1863,  and 
Samuel  McMurry  died  April  19,  1863. 

JAMES,  born  April  5,  1798,  in  Bote- 
tourt county,  Virginia,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Lavina  Ear- 
nest. They  had  six  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  moved  to  Keokuk,  Iowa; 
from  there  to  Independence,  Mo.,  thence 
to  California,  about  1855.  Of  their  child- 
ren, SARAH  married  Rev.  Mr.  James. 
She  died  in  1854,  leaving  one  child. 
MARTHA  J.  married  Inglefield  Greg- 
ory. ROBERT  S.  married  in  1849,  and 
his  wife  died  Nov.  16,  1863,  leaving  six 
children,  LUELLA,  ALTA,  SARAH,  MARY 
L.,  WILLIAM  H.  and  OLIVE  M.  THOS. 


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FRANK,  JAMES  and  ELIZA— the 
three  latter  are  married.  James  McMurry 
died  near  lone  City,  California,  and  his 
family  reside  there. 

LE  WIS,  horn  April  15,  1801,  in  Vir- 
ginia, came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  with 
his  mother  in  1823.  He  married  Leanna 
DeMula,  a  French  lady  of  St.  Louis,  and 
died  there,  without  children,  in  1853. 

ES7WER,  born  Oct.  28,  1803,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  John  Turner.  See  his  name. 

ARTHUR  B.,  born  Nov.  7,  1807,  in 
Washington  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Sarah  Enyart. 
They  had  six  children.  ROBERT  died 
in  his  twenty-first  year.  MARTHA  J. 
married  Robert  Elder,  and  live  in  Butler 
county,  Neb.  ELIZABETH  A.  mar- 
ried Wesley  Huggins,  and  died  June  12, 
1862.  MARY  F.  married  John  F. 
Crowder.  See  his  name.  She  died 
in  June,  1873.  LEWIS  S.  married  Me- 
lissa Griffin.  They  have  three  children, 
and  reside  in  Butler  county,  Neb.  SA- 
RAH M.  was  married  in  1866  to  Dr. 
Charles  Kerr.  They  had  four  children, 

CHARLES,     MABEL,      MAUD      and     NETTIE; 

the  latter  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  S. 
Melissa  Kerr  died  March  22,  1876,  in 
Pawnee,  and  was  buried  in  Oak  Ridge 
Cemetery.  •  See  Dr.  Kerr's  name  with 
E/isha  Satiders.  Arthur  B.  McMurry 
died  Feb.  28,  1855,  and  his  widow  was 
married  June  7,  1875,  to  William  Parkes. 
See  his  name. 

LOGAN,  born  March  22,  1810,  in 
Washington  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  Dec.  22,  1831,  to  Melis- 
sa Robison,  who  was  born  Nov.  i  i, 
1813.  They  had  ten  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county!!  EDWARD  S.,  bom  Nov. 
13,  1832,  was  married  Jan.  10,  1858,  to 
Susan  Reid  ;  have  four  children, j.  j.,  ANNA, 
MAKTHA  E.  and  G.  E.  LEWIS,  and  live  at 
Leghorn,  Kansas.  E.  S.  McMurry  is 
Postmaster  there.  JOHN  L.,  born  Mar. 
31,  1835,  died  in  his  third  year.  MARY 
E.,  and  MARTHA  J.,  twins,  born  July  10, 
1838.  Mary  E.  was  married  July  26, 
1868,  to  Hiram  F.  Robbins.  born  in 
Warren  county,  Penn.  They  have  three 
children,  SANDFORD  L.,  FANNIE  A.  and 
ANN  IK  M.,  and  reside  near  Maple  Grove, 
Pottawatomie  county,  Kansas.  Martha 
J.  was  married  July  i,  1868,  to  James 
Sidclens,  who  was  born  in  Putnam 


county,  Indiana,  February  9,  1836. 
They  have  three  children,  IDA  B., 
SADIE  M.  and  MARY  F.,  and  reside  near 
Westmoreland,  Pottawatomie  county, 
Kansas.  ANGELINE,  born  May  23, 
1841,  died  in  her  second  year.  ELIHU 
J.  L.,  born  Aug.  9,  1844,  enlhted  in  Capt. 
Pratt's  Co.,  1 30th  111.  Inf.,  Aug.  n,  1862, 
for  three  years.  The  company  disbanded, 
and  he  joined  Co.  B,  loth  111.  Cav.,  in 
October  of  the  same  year.  Served  three 
years  and  three  months,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged.  GEORGE  F.,  born 
Aug.  21,  1847,  resides  near  Westmore- 
land, Pottawattomie  county,  Kansas. 
SARAH  A.,  born  June  20,  1850,  EMI- 
LY F.,  born  March  5,  1854,  and  ROS- 
ELLA,  born  March  21,  1858,  all  reside 
with  their  parents,  half  a  mile  south  of 
Farmingdale,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
MeNABB,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  about  1760,  in  Ireland,  and  emigrated 
to  America  before  the  Revolution.  The 
family  settled  in  that  part  of  Amherst 
which  is  now  Nelson  county,  Vir- 
ginia. He  was  there  married  to 
Mary  Crawford,  a  cousin  of  Win.  H. 
Crawford,  of  Georgia,  who  was  one  of  the 
four  candidates  for  President,  in  1824. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  McNabb  moved  from  Vir- 
ginia to  Green  county,  Ky.,  where  they 
had  six  children,  and  moved  to  Illinois,  in 
1819,  first  stopping  in  Logan  countv,  and 
in  1820  moved  to  a  point  about  three 
miles  west  of  Springfield,  and  settled  the 
farm  now  owned  by  .Washington  Rickard. 
Of  -their  six  children —  4 

SAMUEL,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried there,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
about  1826,  and  in  the  spring  of  1831 
moved  to  the  vicinity  of  Petersburg,  111. 
and  died  there  in  1872. 

HESTER,  born  Dec.  10, 1789  in  Green 
county,  Ky.,  married  there  to  Robert 
White,  July  17,  1806,  and  came  to  St.  Clair 
county,  111.,  in  1814,  and  in  1818  came  to 
what  was  afterwards  Sangamon,  and  still 
later  Menard  county,  and  settled  near  what 
is  now  Athens.  Mr.  White  was  born 
Oct.  1 8,  1779.  They  had  five  children, 
namely:  MARY  P.,  born  in  Green  count  v 
Ky.,  married  Mr.  Miner,  who  lived  hut  \\ 
few  months,  and  she  married  William 
McDougal  in  1827.  Thev  had  thir- 
teen children,  all  except  one  lived  to 
maturity:  ten  of  whom  are  yet  living, 


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and   have  families.     Mr.    and    Mrs.  Mc- 
Dougal     reside     near     Athens,      Illinois. 
ELIZA,    born  in  1810,  in  Green  county, 
Kentucky,  married    near  Athens,  Illinois, 
March  15,  1834,  to  Jacob  C.  West,  a  native 
of  Tennessee.      They  had  eight  children, 
five   of  whom  died  young.     Of  the  other 
three — WILLIAM  F.,  born  June  19,  1835, 
married  Miranda   England,  and  had  three 
children,  all  of  whom  died  young.     Wm. 
F.  West  was  a  graduate  of  the   Missouri 
Medical     College.      He    was    appointed, 
Sept..  1861,  Assistant  Surgeon,  and  soon 
after  promoted  Surgeon  of  the    28th    111. 
Inf.     He    served    until  June,   1863,  when 
he    resigned      on      account    of    impaired 
health,    and    died    March   27,    1864,    near 
Athens.    JOHN   M.,   born   Dec.   22,    1836, 
became  first  Assistant  Contract  Surgeon  to 
the  28th   111.   Inf.,  in   April,   1862,   and  in 
December  of  the  same  year   resigned,    in 
consequence    of    impaired     health.       He 
completed    his  medical  course,  and  gradu-» 
ated    in  February,    1864,  at  Rush    Med- 
ical   College,   Chicago.      He    was     mar- 
ried, Feb.,  1863,  to  Harriet  L.  Bishop,  at 
Williamsville,    111.      She    died,    June     7, 
1875,   leaving  one  child,    J.   Hial.       Dr. 
West  was  married,  Feb.  i,  1876,  in   Pitts- 
burg,  Penn.,  to  Susie  Lockwood,  a  native 
of  Norwalk,  Conn.     Dr.  J.  M.  West  is  a 
practicing  physician,    in   Springfield,   111. 
JACOB  B.,   born  in  1848,  lives  with  his  pa- 
rents.     Jacob  C.    West  and   wife   reside 
near    Athens,   111.      JOHN    R.,  born    in 
Green    county,   Ky.,.  died    near    Athens, 
aged  twenty*two  years.     WILLIAM  H., 
born  in  Kentucky,  married  near  Petersburg 
to  Elizabeth  Bone.    They  had  seven  child- 
ren, four  of  whom   are  yet  living.     Mrs. 
White  died,   and  Wm.  H.  White   married 
Mrs.   Elizabeth    Sewell.     They  had  three 
children,   and    he  died     Nov.,   1864,   near 
Athens,  111.       ROBERT   F.,  born  near 
Athens,  111.,  married  in  Morgan  county  to 
Rachel     Roach,    daughter    of     Rev.    N. 
Roach.     They  had  seven  children,  four  of 
whom  died    early  in  life.     MARY  E.  and 
JOHN  R.  live  with  their  parents.     ESTHER 
married   William   Moore,  and  lives  in  De- 
witt  county.     Rober  F.  White  and  wife 
reside     near    Athens,  111.     Robert  White 
died  Nov.  27,  1847,  ant^  Mrs.  Hester  White 
died    April    2,    1867,  both     near    Athens, 
Menard  county,  Illinois. 

CA  I^HARINE,  born,  and   married  in 
Kentucky  to  Mr.  Blakeman,  spent  a  short 


time  in    Illinois,    and    returned    to     Ken 
tucky. 

ISABELLA,  born,  and  married  in 
Kentucky  to  Benjamin  Wilcox,  raised  a 
large  family  near  Petersburg,  Illinois. 

MARTHA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried John  Jeneson,  near  Springfield, 
raised  a  family  of  six  children,  and  both 
died,  near  Petersburg,  Illinois. 

JAMES  CRA  WFORDMcNABB, 
born  Dec.  27,  1800,  in  Green  county,  Kv., 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  Nov.  8, 
1825,  to  Ann  R.  Watson.  They  had 
four  children  in  Sangamon  county— EVE- 
LINE, born  Sept.  15,  1826,  married,  Oct. 
24,  1843,  to  John  G.  Elkin.  See  /it's 
name.  ADELAIDE  C.,  born  March  4, 
1829,  married,  in  1847,  to  Henry  Beers. 
See  his  name.  Mr.  Beers  died,  August, 
1851,  and  she  married,  Oct.  28,  1858  to 
Adolphus  Rogers.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, HENRY  c.  and  ADELAIDE,  and  reside 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  JAMES  H.,  born 
Sept.  17,  1831,  in  Sangmon  county,  went 
to  California  in  1849,  and  was  married 
there,  in  1859,  to  Mary  Scudder,  a  native 
of  New  Jersey.  They  have  three  living 
children,  ADELAIDE,  JAMES  and  MARY  L. 
James  H.  McNabb  was  twelve  years  edit- 
or of  the  l^etalouma  Argus,  was  State 
Senator,  from  1862  to  1868.  He  is  now — 
1876 — and  has  been  for  the  last  five  years, 
deputy  collector  in  the  United  States  Cus- 
tom House,  at  San  Francisco,  California, 
and  resides  there.  LUCILLA  H.  died, 
aged  nine  years.  James  C.  McNabb  died, 
January,  1835,  in  Sangamon  county,  and 
his  widow  resides  in  Mechanicsburg,  Illi- 
nois. 

William  McNabb  died,  early  in  1831, 
near  Springfield,  and  his  widow  died 
about  1836,  in  Petersburg,  Menard  county, 
Illinois. 

MeNEILL.— The  origin  of  this 
family  in  America  was  with  two  brothers, 
John  and  Archibald  McNeill,  who  emi- 
grated from  Scotland  in  1770.  Archi- 
bald was  a  physician,  and  settled  in 
Georgia.  John  was  a  General  in  the 
British  army.  He  took  leave  of  absence, 
and  settled  in  Kent  county,  Maryland. 
W'hen  the  war  began,  which  ended  in  the 
American  Revolution,  General  McNeill 
was  ordered  home  to  duty,  but  refused  to 
go,  his  sympathies  being  with  the  colonists. 
He  aided  them  all  he  could  without  en- 
tering the  army.  At  one  time  some 


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American  officers  were  at  his  house  in 
consultation.  Gen.  McNeill  discovered  a 
man  at  the  window  eavesdropping.  He 
walked  back  and  forth  by  the  window, 
and  at  a  favorable  moment  plunged  a 
cane  through  the  glass  into  the  face  of 
the  eavesdropper,  who  escaped  with  the 
loss  of  an  eye.  Gen.  John  McNeill  had 
two  sons,  Archibald  and  John,  the  latter 
of  whom  had  two  sons,  who  were  among 
the  early  settlers  of  Sangamon  county, 
and  are  the  subjects  of  the  following 
sketches: — 

McNEILL,  FRANCIS  A., 
born  Jan.  i,  1809,  in  Allegheny  county, 
Md.  He  was  baptized  in  infancy  by 
Rev.  Francis  Asbury,  the  first  Bishop  of 
the  M.  E.  church  in  America.  He  was 
converted  in  early  life,  and  at  twenty 
years  of  age  was  in  the  ministry  and  sta- 
tioned at  Frederick  City,  Mel.  His  health 
failing,  he  commenced  the  study  of  medi- 
cine, and  in  1834  graduated  at  the  Univer- 
sity ot  Maryland,  in  Baltimore,  and  locat- 
ed at  Shepherdstown,  Va.  He  was  mar- 
ried Feb.  i,  1830,111  Frederick  City,  Md., 
to  Mary  E.  Cronise,  who  was  born  there, 
March  4,  1812.  Dr.  McNeill  and  wife 
moved  from  Shepherdstown,  Va.,  to 
Springfield,  111.,  in  the  spring  of  1835. 
He  practiced  medicine  in  Springfield 
twelve  years,  and  at  the  same  time  re- 
tained his  ministerial  connection.  He 
was  ordained  deacon  in  1833,  at  Balti- 
more, by  Bishop  Hedding,  and  ordained 
Elder  in  1837,  at  Jacksonville,  111.,  by 
Bishop  Soule.  In  1847  ^r-  McNeill 
moved  to  Peoria,  and  became  pastor  of 
the  Methodist  church  at  that  place.  From 
there  he  was  appointed  to  Racine,  Wis- 
consin, and  from  there  to  Mt.  Morris, 
Ogle  county,  111.,  October,  1852.  His 
labors  in  the  ministry  had  again  impaired 
his  health,  and  at  Mt  Morris  he  resumed 
the  practice  of  Medicine.  Dr.  McNiell 
had  ten  children,  live  of  whom  died 
young, and 

MARY  F.  died,  aged  eleven  years. 

Of  the  other  four — 

ANN  NOR  I  ELLA,  born  June  26, 
1835,  in  Shepherdstown,  Va.,  partially 
brought  up  in  Springfield,  was  married  at 
Mt.  Morris,  111.,  Feb.  i,  1854,10  Henry 
I.  Little,  who  was  born  Nov.  25,  1826,  in 
Washington  county,  Md.  They  have 
nine  children,  WILLIAM  F.,  CHAR- 
LEY F.,  ELDRIDGE  H.,  MARY  E., 


ARTHUR  B.,  ELLEN  L.,  WILLIAM 
McN.,  NORVELLA  L.  and  KITTIE 
L.  Mr.  Little  is  a  dry  goods  merchant, 
and  resides  at  Mt*  Morris,  Ogle  county, 
Illinois. 

JAMES  F.,  born  Oct.  15,  1841,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  enlisted  August  12,  1862, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  G,  ii4th  111.  Inf. 
He  was  promoted  to  Sergeant-Major, 
served  to  the  close  of  the  rebellion,  was 
honorably  discharged,  August  15,  1865, 
and  was  afterwards  clerk  in  the  Adjutant- 
General's  office  until  that  office  was  abol- 
ished. He  was  married  Nov.  18,  1872,  to 
Julia  E.  Hibbs,  a  native  of  New  York 
City.  They  have  two  children,  WAL- 
TER F.  and  MABEL.  James  F.  Mc- 
Neal  is  corresponding  clerk  in  the  first 
National  Bank,  of  Springfield,  111.,  and 
resides  in  the  city. — 1876. 

WILBUR  A.,  born  June  12,  1843,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  resides  at  Machachinock, 
Mahaska  county,  Iowa. 

HOB  ART  W.,  born  June  r8,  1847,  in 
Peoria,  111.,  was  married  May  15,  1869,  at 
Eldora,  Iowa,  to  Lizzie  Phillips.  They 
have  one  living  child,  ANNA  M.,  and 
reside  at  Oscaloosa,  Iowa. 

While  Dr.  F.  A.  McNeill  was  living  in 
Peoria,  his  wife,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  McNeill 
visited  friends  in  Springfield,  and  died 
there  Nov.  24,  1849.  Dr.  McNeill  was 
married  Feb.  2,  1857,  at  Mt.  Morris,  111., 
to  Barbara  E.  Wagner,  who  was  born 
Oct.  6,  1834,  in  Washington  county, 
Maryland.  They  had  four  children,  two 
of  whom  only  are  living,  namely — 

KITTIE  M.  and 

FRANK  S..,  who  reside  with  their 
mother. 

Rev.  Francis  A.  McNeill,  M.  D.,  died 
Feb.  3,  1872,  at  Mt.  Morris,  Ogle  countv, 
111.,  and  his  widow  resides  there.  Dr. 
McNeill  was  a  man  of  much  more  than 
ordinary  ability,  and  of  untiring  industry. 
In  addition  to  the  labors  of  two  profes- 
sions, he  found  time  to  devote  to  political 
matters.  Having  from  childhood  wit- 
nessed the  pernicious  influence  of  slavery, 
he  very  early  in  life  became  an  opponent 
of  its  extension.  It  was  partly  to  avoid 
its  influence  that  he  moved  West.  While 
practicing  medicine  in  Springfield,  he 
took  an  active  part  in  the  politics  of  the 
day.  As  a  public  speaker,  he  advocated 
the  election  of  Harrison  for  President  in 
1840,  and  in  1844  was  a  delegate  to  the 


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convention  that  nominated  Clay  for  Pres- 
ident. He  was  one  of  the  delegates  from 
Ogle  county  to  the  convention  that  as- 
sembled m  Bloomington  in  1856,  which 
gave  birth  to  the  Republican  party. 
Being  a  warm  friend  of  Mr.  Lincoln, 
while  living  in  Springfield,  when  the 
latter  became  a  candidate  for  President,  he 
had  not  a  more  ardent  supporter  than 
Dr.  McNeill. 

Before  the  convention  assembled  that 
nominated  Mr.  Lincoln,  Dr.  McNeill  was 
editing  a  paper  at  Mount  Morris,  and  was 
among  the  first  to  hoist  the  name  of 
Abraham  Lincoln  for  President.  In  1860 
he  was  elected  Representative  from  Ogle 
county,  for  two  years,  in  the  State  Legis- 
lature; and  was,  consequently,  in  that 
body  when  the  rebellion  broke  out.  He 
was  appointed  Oct.  12,  1861,  by  Governor 
Yates,  army  surgeon,  and  was  with  the 
34th  111.  Inf.  about  six  months,  when  he 
resigned  on  account  of  impaired  health. 
He  was  commissioned  July  18,  1862,  hos- 
pital chaplain,  and  assigned  to  the  post  at 
Paducah,  Ky.,  where  he  remained  until 
1864,  when  he  was  transferred  to  Louis- 
ville, as  chaplain  of  the  post  there.  He 
resigned  August,  1865,  returned  home, 
and  resumed  the  practice  of  medicine, 
which  he  continued  until  stricken  down 
with  paralysis,  which,  after  a  year's  suffer- 
ing, terminated  in  death — as  previously 
stated — thus  closing  a  well-spent  life. 

MeNEILL,  WILLIAM,  born 
Aug.  15,  i8u,in  Cumberland,  Allegheny 
county,  Maryland.  Rev.  F.  A.  McNeill, 
M.  D.,  was  his  brother.  William  Mc- 
Neill studied  medicine  in  his  native  town, 
and  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  Col- 
lege, Philadelphia,  in  Feb.,  1835.  He 
was  married  Aug.  i,  1837,  in  Cumber- 
land, to  Civilia  McNamee,  who  was  born 
July  6,  1817,  in  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 
They  had  one  child  in  Cumberland,  and 
in  the  spring  of  1839  moved  to  Peters- 
burg, Illinois.  In  the  autumn  of  that 
year  he  moved  to  Mechanicsburg,  Sanga- 
nion  county.  They  had  eight  living 
children  in  Illinois.  Of  their  nine  child- 
ren— 

7^/OAfAS  //.,  born  May  17,  1838,  in 
Maryland,  is  unmarried,  and  is  farming 
near  Cornland,  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

RICHARD  J.,  born  Dec.  23,  1840, 
in  Mechanicsburg,  111.,  graduated  Feb., 
1863,  at  the  Eclectic  Medical  College,  of 


Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Dr.  R.  J.  McNeill 
was  married  Dec.  18,  1873,  near  Roches- 
ter, 111.,  to  Eliza  Taft.  They  have  one 
child,  WILLIAM  T.,  and  live  in  Roch- 
ester. 

LAURA,  born  December  12,  1842,31 
Bolivia,  Christian  county,  111.,  was  mar- 
ried in  Mechanicsburg  to  George  W. 
Hall.  See  his  name.  He  died,  and  she 
lives  at  Illiopolis. 

ROBERT  B.,  born  April  28,  1846,  in 
Mechanicsburg,  is  a  druggist,  in  Pana, 
Illinois. 

FRANCIS  A.,  born  Oct.  23,  1849, 
near  Rochester,  graduated  at  the  Eclectic 
Medical  College,  Cincinnati,  Feb.,  1874, 
and  is  practicing  medicine  at  Pana,  Illi- 
nois. 

MARY  F.,  born  Oct.  19,  1853,  and 

CHARLES,  born  Jan.  3,  1855,  both 
near  Rochester. 

NELLIE,  born  July  17,  1858,  and 

LUTIE,  born  Jan.  27,  1864,  both  in 
Mechanicsburg.  The  four  latter  reside 
with  their  parents  in  Taylorville,  111.  Dr. 
William  McNeill  is  practicing  his  profes- 
sion there. — Aug.,  1876. 

MATHER.— The  origin  of  the 
Mather  family  in  America  was  with  REV. 
(i)  RICHARD  MATHER,  who  was  born  in 
1596,  at  Lowton,  Lancashire,  England. 
He  came  to  America,  landing  in  Boston, 
Aug.  17,  1635,  and  the  next  year  became 
pastor  of  a  church,  at  Dorchester,  Mass., 
where  he  remained  until  his  death,  April 
22,  1669.  His  son,  (2)  INCREASE  MATH- 
ER, born  June  21,  1639,  at  Dorcester, 
Mass.,  became  pastor  of  North  street 
church,  Boston,  in  1664,  and  continued  in 
charge  of  that  church  until  the  day  of  his 
death,  Aug.  23,  1723.  He  was  President 
of  Harvard  College,  from  1685  to  1701, 
and  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Di- 
vinity from  its  board  of  trustees  in  1692, 
the  first  title  of  the  kind  ever  conferred  in 
America.  His  son,  (3)  COTTON  MATHER, 
born  Feb.  12,  1663,  in  Boston,  became  the 
colleague  of  his  father  in  the  pastorate  in 
1684.  He  was  elected  in  1713  a  member 
of  the  Royal  Society  of  London,  being 
the  first  American  ever  thus  honored. 
Rev.  Cotton  Mather  died  Feb.  13,  1728, 
and  in  1729  his  life  was  written  by  his 
son,  (4)  SAMUEL  MATHER.  His  son,  Dr. 
5)  THOMAS  MATHER,  had  a  son,  (6), 

ILLIAM   MATHER,  who  was    a  soldier 


SANGAMOtf    COUNTT. 


from    Connecticut      in     the     Revolution. 
His  son — 

MATHER,  (7)  THOMAS,  was 
born  April  24,  1795,111  Simsbury,  Hart- 
ford county,  Conn.  Inheriting  much  of 
the  intellectual  ability  and  integrity  of 
character  of  his  ancestors,  and  impelled 
by  the  New  England  spirit  of  enterprise, 
on  arriving  at  the  age  of  manhood,  he 
left  his  native  State  and  engaged  in  busi- 
ness in  New  York  city,  where  he  re- 
mained but  a  short  time.  In  the.springof 
1818,  he  went  to  Kaskaskia,  the  capital  of 
the  Territory  of  Illinois.  There  he  sub- 
sequently became  associated  in  business 
with  Edmund  Roberts,  James  L.  Lamb 
and  Stacy  B.  Opdycke.  Some  years 
later  they  laid  out  the  town  of  Chester, 
Randolph  county,  111,,  and  engaged  in 
business  there  also.  Thomas  Mather  was 
married  Dec.  5,  1825,  in  Kaskaskia,  to 
Hannah  G.  Lamb,  who  was  born  March 
23,  1798,  in  Connellsville,  Fayette  county, 
Penn.  She  was  a  sister  to  George  and 
James  L.  Lamb.  In  addition  to  his 
mercantile  pursuits,  Mr.  Mather  found 
time  to  look  after  the  interests  of  the 
government.  He  served  a  number  of 
times  in  both  branches  of  the  Legislature, 
was  a  member  of  the  lower  house  during 
the  session  of  1822-3,  when  the  resolution 
\v;ts  adopted  to  submit  to  the  people  a 
proposition  for  a  convention,  to  be  called 
for  the  purpose  of  amending  the  constitu- 
tion, with  the  view  of  admitting  slavery 
into  the  State.  He  opposed  the  resolution 
submitting  it,  and  when  it  was  before  the 
people  he  bore  a  conspicuous  part  in  the 
public  discussion  against  adopting  the 
measure.  It  was  through  the  persist- 
ent opposition  of  Mr.  Mather  and  kindred 
spirits,  that  Illinois  was  saved  by  the 
small  majority  of  1,800  votes  from  be- 
coming a  slave  State.  In  1825  he  was  ap- 
pointed by  President,  John  Quincy  Adams, 
one  of  the  commissioners  to  locate  a  mili- 
tary road  from  Independence,  Mo.,  to  Santa 
Fe,  New  Mexico,  and  to  negotiate  treaties 
with  the  Indian  tribes  along  the  line.  He 
acquired  the  title  of  Colonel  during  the 
administration  of.  Governor  Coles — 1822- 
26 — by  being  assigned  an  honorary  posi- 
tion on  his  staff,  and  wore  the  title  ever 
after.  He  once  declined  an  appointment 
to  fill  a  vacancy  in  the  United  States 
Senate.  When  Col.  Mather  moved  to 
Springfield  in  1835,  the  mercantile  firm 


with  which  he  was  associated  was  reor- 
ganized, and  opened  under  the  firm  name 
of  Mather,  Lamb  &  Co.,  and  thus  it  con- 
tinued tor  many  years.  The  State  Bank 
of  Illinois  was  chartered  by  the  Legisla- 
ture, at  Vandalia,  during  the  session  of 
1834-5.  The  bank  was  organi/ed  at 
Springfield  May  11,  1835,  with  Thomas 
Mather  President,  and  N.  H.  Ridgely 
Cashier.  They  continued  in  office  the 
whole  time  the  bank  was  in  existence — 
about  seven  years.  The  Northern  Cross 
Railroad,  from  Meredosia,  through  Jack- 
sonville, to  Springfield,  having  run  down 
so  as  to  be  practically  useless,  it  was  pur- 
chased of  the  State  by  Thomas  Mather, 
N.  H.  Ridgely,  James  Duncan  and 
others.  They  put  it  in  good  running 
order,  and  extended  it  to  the  Indiana 
State  line.  It  is  now  part  of  the  Toledo, 
Wabash  &  Western  Railroad.  He  was 
afterwards  connected  with  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Illinois  Central  and  Galena 
Union  Railroad  Companies,  and  induced 
eastern  capitalists  to  furnish  the  means  for 
building  the  former.  Col.  Mather  was  a 
true  friend  of  education,  which  he  mani- 
fested by  serving  a  number  of  years  as  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
Illinois  College,  at  Jacksonville,  and  con- 
tributing liberally  toward  the  endowhient 
of  that  and  other  institutions  of  learning. 
His  parents  were  Congregationalists,  and 
he  never  forgot  his  New  England  train- 
ing; but  on  coming  to  Illinois,  he  identi- 
fied himself  with  the  Presbyterian  church, 
differing  from  that  of  his  father's  not  in 
doctrine,  but  in  government  only.  His 
religious  principles  were  not  the  result  of 
education  alone,  but  originated  in  a  pro- 
found conviction  of  the  divine  claims  of 
Christianity.  His  benefactions  to  the 
church  were  large  and  judiciously  be- 
stowed. He  retired  from  active  business 
in  consequence  of  impaired  health ;  but  con- 
tinued to  reside  in  Springfield,  and  died 
March  28,  1853,  in  the  city  of  Philadel- 
phia. His  remains  lie  buried  in  the 
place  of  his  nativity,  surrounded  by  gen- 
erations of  his  ancestors.  His  widow- 
lived  in  Springfield  until  1866,  when  she 
moved  to  Chicago,  where  she  now— 1876 
— reside*,  in  the  seventy -eigth  year  of  her 
age,  and  in  the  full  possession  of  her  men- 
tal and  physical  powers,  venerated  and 
loved  not  only  by  those  to  whom  she  has 
so  long  been  a  mother,  but  by  their  child- 


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ren  also.  Their  house  was  truly  the  home 
of  the  orphan.  More  than  one  bereaved 
of  natural  protectors  was  fondly  and  lov- 
ingly cherished  beneath  their  roof.  There 
are  those  yet  living  in  whose  memories 
Col.  Mather  is  enshrined  as  a  true  friend 
and  a  second  father.  Not  having  any 
children  of  his  own,  he  adopted  the  fol- 
lowing: 

R.  PENNELL  LAMB,  son  of  Dr. 
Thos.  G.  Lamb,  of  Favette  county,  Penn., 
was  born  in  1822.  He  studied  medicine, 
and  graduated  at  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, in  1849.  In  1852  he  was  married 
to  Mary  Johnson,  of  Springfield,  and  re- 
moved the  same  year  to  Butler  county, 
Ohio,  where  he  died  in  1866,  leaving  no 
children. 

SUSAN R.  LAMB,  born  in  Kaskas- 
kia,  111.,  was  married  in  1855  to  Dr.  C. 
Perry  Slater,  of  Springfield,  who  died  in 
1858.  See  his  name.  She  was  married 
in  1870  to  James  H.  Roberts.  See  nis 
name. 

THOMAS  C.  MA  l^HER  was  born 
in  Illinois  in  1839.  He  studied  law  and 
graduated  from  Ann  Arbor  University, 
Michigan.  In  1871  he  was  married  to 
Mary  Horine,  of  Missouri.  They  have 
three  children,  THOMAS,  Jun.,  LIN  A 
and  MAY.  Mr.  Mather  is  practicing  his 
profession  and  resides  in  Springfield. 

Gen.  THOMAS  S.  MATHER,  of 
Springfield,  was  not  adopted,  but  is  a  son 
of  William  Mather,  a  younger  brother  of 
Col.  Thomas  Mather. 

MEADER,  TIMOTHY  E., 
was  born  Nov.  25,  1800,  in  Rochester,  N. 
II.  When  a  young  man  he  spent  several 
years  in  Maine,  part  of  the  time  in  teach- 
ing, and  part  of  the  time  in  the  tanning 
and  currying  business.  In  1834  he  set 
out  for  a  visit  to  the  west.  He  traveled 
by  stage  and  canal  to  Buffalo,  and  from 
there  to  Chicago  by  sailing  vessel,  and 
was  seven  weeks  traveling  from  Maine  to 
Chicago.  He  went  down  DesPlaines 
river  in  a  canoe,  and  found  a  tribe  of  In- 
dians camped  at  the  mouth  of  the  river. 
He  went  from  Hennepin  to  Beardstown 
by  steamboat,  and  walked  from  the  latter 
place  to  Springfield,  arriving  in  June. 
He  next  went  to  St.  Louis,  thr  nee  to  New 
Orleans,  and  embarked  on  a  sailing  vessel 
for  Boston,  arriving  in  that  city  in  Jan., 
1835.  ^e  returned  to  Springfield  in  1836, 
and  remained  until  1839,  during  which 
time  he  bought  and  improved  a  piece  of 


land  in  what  is  now  Pawnee  township. 
In  the  fall  of  1839  he  returned  east,  and 
was  married  Nov.  9,  1839,  at  Dover, 
N.  H.,  to  Miriam  H.  Trickey.  She  was 
born  Feb.  8,  1802,  at  Brookfield,  N.  H. 
They  went  the  same  fall  they  were  mar- 
ried to  Plattvjlle,  Wis.,  and  in  the  winter 
of  1840  '41  started  for  Sangamon  county 
in  a  sleigh,  and  came  the  whole  distance 
that  way,  although  they  had  to  wait  sev- 
eral times  for  snow,  but  they  arrived 
safely  at  their  home  in  Pawnee  township. 
They  have  only  one  child — 

VIENNA,  born  April  21,  1843,  '» 
Sangamon  county,  married  George  P. 
Weber.  See  his  name. 

Timothy  Mcader  and  wife  are  both 
living  on  Brush  creek,  between  Pawnee 
and  Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
—  1876. 

MEADER,  WILLIAM  W., 
born  April  22,  1820,  in  New  Hampshire, 
came  to  Springfield  in  1839,  resided  two 
years  at  Springfield  and  Pawnee,  returned 
east,  and  was  married  at  Dover,  N.  H.,  in 
1845,  to  Lavina  Trickey.  He  brought 
his  family  to  Sangamon  county  in  1866, 
engaged  in  farming  and  selling  dry  goods, 
moved  to  Christian  county  in  1868,  and 
Mrs.  M.  died,  Nov.,  1872,  at  Clarksdale. 
Their  only  child — 

ED  WARD  P.,  is  now  of  the  firm  of 
Brock  &  Meader,  Clarksdale,  Christian 
county,  Illinois.  W  m.  W.  Meader  lives 
in  Clarksdale  also. 

Mrs.  Vienna  Bodge,  widow  of  James 
Bodge,  late  a  merchant  of  Pawnee,  is  a 
sister  to  Timothy  E.  and  Wm.  W. 
Meader. 

L.  M.  Babb,  who  lives  three  miles  north- 
east of  Pawnee,  is  a  nephew  of  the 
Meaders. 

MEACHAM,  ADIN  E.,  was 
born  March  10,  1789,  at  Benson,  Rutland 
county,  Vermont.  His  father  started 
with  his  family  to  move  west,  July  30, 
1812,  and  halted  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio., 
Sept.  24.  They  resumed  their  journey 
May  20,  1813,  passing  through  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  Lexington,  Ky.,  thence  to 
Shawneetown,  111.,  from  there  to  Kaskas- 
kia,  thence  up  the  Mississippi  river  to  the 
American  bottom,  about  ten  miles  above 
St.  Louis,  arriving  July  26,  1813,  and  on 
the  12th  day  of  September,  the  father 
died.  The  family  remained  there  until 
the  close  of  the  war  with  Great  Britain. 
Adin  E.,  with  his  mother,  moved  to  the 


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vicinity  of  the  present  town  of  Loami, 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  in  1819.  He  was 
married  there  to  Isabel  Colburn,  and 
had  si-x  children — 

FIDELIA,  born  Aug.  i,  1820,  mar- 
ried James  D.  Weir.  They  had  seven 
living  children — OLIVER  B.  was  mai- 
ried  in  Missouri  to  Martha  Blackwell. 
They  had  two  children,  JOHN  and  LAURA. 
At  the  breaking  out  of  the  rebellion,  he 
left  Missouri,  brought  his  family  to  San- 
gamon  county,  and  enlisted  in  the  73^ 
111.  Inf.,  for  three  years.  He  was  wound- 
ed at  the  battle  of  Chattanooga,  Sept.  19, 
1863,  and  died  seven  days  later.  His 
children  reside  with  their  mother,  who  is 
married  to  Charles  Freddy.  They  have 
four  children,  and  live  in  Green  county, 
Missouri.  MARY  J.  married  John  Hun- 
ter. They  have  five  children,  and  live  at 
Plattville,  Taylor  county,  Iowa.  MAR- 
THA E.  married  John  Frank.  They 
have  two  children,  and  live  in  Carthage, 
Missouri.  HENRY  is  unmarried,  and 
lives  at  Carthage.  ISABEL  married 
Mr.  McMaster.  They  have  two  children, 
and  live  in  Springfield,  Missouri.  MA- 
RION and  AGNES  live  with  their  pa- 
rents at  Carthage,  Missouri. 

EUNICE  M.,  born  Oct.  13,  1822, 
married  Isaac  R.  Mengel.  See  his  name. 

JANE  L.,  born  Oct.  12,  1824,  mar- 
ried Levi  B.  Mengel.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Jane  L.  Mengel  has  a  commission 
held  by  her  father,  Adin  E.  Meacham,  as 
Lieutenant  in  the  yth  Reg.  111.  Militia, 
dated  at  Kaskaskia,  Aug.  17,  1817,  and 
signed  by  Ninian  Edwards,  Governor. 
On  the  back  of  the  same  is  the  endorse- 
ment that  Adin  E.  Meacham  has  taken 
the  oath  of  fidelity  and  of  office,  as  pre- 
scribed by  "An  act  to  suppress  dueling," 
dated  Sept.  i,  1817,  attested  by  John  H. 
Randle,  District  Clerk.  A.  E.  Meacham 
served  sixty  days  in  a  company  of  Indian 
Rangers,  and  received  for  that  service 

$4°  37^- 

JTLIA  A.,  born  Dec.  16,  1827,  mar- 
ried May  23,  1844,  to  Charles  H.  Dawson, 
who  was  born  Feb.  26,  1820,  in  Vermont. 
They  had  eight  children,  two  of  \vhom 
died  in  infancy.  RICHARD  H.,  born 
March  14,  1845,  married  Lizzie  C. 
Ruckle.  They  have  two  children,  KATIE 
and  ALICE,  and  live  in  Springfield,  Illi- 
nois. GEORGE  E.,  born  June  23, 
1847,  graduated  at  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan 


University,  was  Professor  of  Languages, 
in  the  High  School,  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  for 
some  time,  and  is  now — 1875 — leaving  for 
a  two  years'  tour  of  Europe,  studying  and 
perfecting  himself  in  the  law.  LYDIA 
I.,  was  born  May  12,  1847,  an(^  married 
Joseph  E.  Coleman.  See  his  name. 
OLIVE  A.,  born  Sept.  2,  1853,  married, 
Oct.  7,  1873,  to  Robert  E.  Short.  See 
his  name.  They  have  one  child,  OLIVE 
IRENE,  and  live  near  Loami.  ANDREW 
L.  and  WALTER  L.  live  with  their 
mother.  Charles  H.  Dawson  died  July 
22,  1820,  and  his  widow  lives  near  Lo- 
ami, Sangamon  countv,  Illinois. 

ADIN  E.  A.,  born  July  16,  1831,,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Jan.  I, 
1852,  in  Stoughton,  Wisconsin,  to  Martha 
Renshaw,  who  was  born  April  22,  1836, 
in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.  They 
have  six  living  children,  CHARLES  W., 
AUSTIN  S.,  ADA  BELLED  MAGGIE 
E.,  MARIETTA  and  ORRIN  R.,  and 
live  at  Loami,  Sangamon  county,  111. 
Adin  E.  A.  Meacham  has  in  his,  posses- 
sion a  powder  horn  that  has  been  in 
the  family  three  generations  before  it 
came  into  his  hands.  It  bears  the  follow- 
ing inscription,  elaborately  carved :  "  ^fohn 
Herolf s  Horn,  1756"  The  only  other 
letters  on  it  are  tlA  Muscovy  Cat"  over 
a  figure  supposed  to  represent  an  animal 
known  by  that  appellation.  It  also  con- 
tains figures  of  other  animals,  ships,  and 
various  hieroglyphics,  and  must  have  oc- 
cupied many  leisure  hours  of  some  sol- 
dier engaged  in  the  French  and  English 
wars  on  this  continent  before  our  nation 
was  born.  A.  E.  A.  Meacham  has  also  a 
gourd  raised  by  his  father  in  1826,  near 
where  he  now  resides;  it  holds  an  even 
half  bushel.  How  a  Yankee  came  to  grow 
a  gourd,  such  as  our  early  education  led 
us  to  believe  could  only  be  done  by  some 
person  with  southern  blood  in  their  veins, 
is  a  mvstery. 

HARRIE7  /.,  born  Oct.  3,  1834,  was 
married  Oct.  7,  1857,  to  Andrew  ].  Par- 
ker. They  have  two  children,  DORA 
I.  and  IRA  M.,  and  live  in  Loami. 

Mrs.  Isabel  Meacham  died  Nov.  25, 
1864,  and  her  husband,  A.  E.  Meacham, 
died  March  9,  1866,  both  near  Loami, 
Sangamon  countv,  Illinois. 

MEACHAM,  EDOM,  was  born 
in  Kentucky,  and  married  there  to  Nancy 
Cavenah.  They  had  three  children,  and 


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moved  to  Sangamoii  county,  111.,  arriving 
Dec.,  1830,  just  in  time  for  the  "deep 
snow,"  on  Lick  Creek,  in  what  is  now 
Loami  township,  where  they  had  three 
children.  Of  their  six  childien — 

MARTHA  E.,  born  Jan.  27,  1827,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
Jan.  23,  1846,  to  Jonathan  Morris.  See 
his  name. 

WILLIS,  born  in  Kentucky,  and 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Rachel 
C.  S.  Hudson.  They  have  two  children, 
ADALINE  and  MARGARET,  and  re- 
side in  Waverly,  111. 

.  M.MARGARET,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Peter  L. 
Jarrett.  See  his  name. 

FRANKLIN,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Mary  Hutchinson,  has 
one  child,  and  lives  in  Waverly,  Illinois. 

LUCINDA,  born  July  29,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Aug.  12, 1853, 
to  Wellington  B.  Huffaker,  who  was 
born  Oct.  22,  1829,  in  Morgan  county, 
and  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1851. 
They  had  seven  children.  JESSIE  B., 
the  second  child,  died  when  she  was 
seven  years  old.  WELLINGTON  L., 
the  fourth  child,  died  in  his  third  year. 
GEORGE  G.  was  married  June  2,  1875, 
in  New  Berlin,  to  Clara  J.  Manson,  and 
lives  near  New  Berlin,  111.  LIZZIE 
M.,  JENNIE,  FRANCIS  M.  and 
LOULU  A.  live  with  their  mother. 
Wellington  15.  HufTaker  died  March  3, 
1873.  His  widow  and  children  reside 
four  miles  south  of  New  Berlin,  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.  Mr.  Huffaker  was  a 
successful  farmer  and  stock  raiser,  and 
had  just  completed  the  finest  private  resi- 
dence in  Sangamon  county,  outside  of 
Springfield. 

ADALINE,  born  Oct.  4,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  March  27, 
1860,  to  George  Madison  Maxwell.  See 
his  name. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Meacham  died  Sept.  11, 
1853,  and  Edom  Meacham  was  married 
in  1855  to  Margaret  McCormick.  They 
have  nine  children,  and  reside  in  Waver- 
ly, Morgan  county,  Illinois. 

Willis  L.  Meacham,  the  father  of  Edom, 
was  a  native  of  North  Carolina.  He 
moved  from  Kentucky  to  Sangamon 
county  with  his  son,  Edom,  both  families 
arriving  just  as 'the  deep  snow  commenced 
falling  in  Dec.,  1830.  He  brought  several 


other  children  with  him.  His  daughter 
Annis,  married  Dr.  West,  who  died, 
leaving  three  children;  and  she  married 
William  Sims,  and  lives  in  Jacksonville, 
111.  His  son,  Tandy,  married  Julia  Lit- 
trall,  and  lives  in  Waverly,  111.  Willis 
L.  Meacham  and  wife  both  died  in  San- 
gamon county. 

MEACHAM,  JOSEPH  K., 
was  born  in  Kentucky,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  among  the  earliest  settlers, 
and  married  Ann  Hodgerson.  Thev  had 
four  children  in  Sangamon  county,  naine- 

!y— 

WILLIAM  CM  born  Jan.  S,  1833, 
married  Narcissa  Parsley.  They  have 
five  children,  and  reside  near  Maroa, 
Macon  county,  Illinois. 

JOHN  H.,  born  Feb.  12,  1834,  mar- 
ried Jan.  4,  1861,  to  Leah  Jarrett.  Thev 
had  six  children;  two  died  in  infancy. 
JOSEPH  K.  died  in  his  eighth  year. 
JAMES  W.,  LUANNA  J.  and  ADA 
E.  live  with  their  parents,  three  miles 
south  of  New  Berlin,  Illinois. 

WILLIS  died  at  ten  years  of  age. 

REBECCA  E.,  born  April  8,  1838, 
married  Rowan  Morris,  Jun.,  and  live  in 
Ray  county,  Missouri. 

Joseph  K.  Meacham  died  July  28,  1838, 
and  his  widow  died  April  12,  1867,  both 
in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MEACHAM,  JOSEPH,  was 
born  in  1794  in  Christian  count}-,  Ky. 
Thankful  Finley  was  born  in  179^  in  the 
same  county.  They  were  married,  and 
had  seven  children  there.  The  familv 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  Oct., 
1840,  at  Springfield,  and  the  next  spring 
moved  to  what  is  now  Loami  township. 
Of  their  children — 

ELCET  F.,  -born  Oct.  2,  1820,  in 
Christian  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  Nov.  7,  1844,  to  Jackson 
Archer.  See  his  name.  He  died,  and 
she  married  William  DufF.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Aug.,  1822,  in  Chris- 
tian county,  Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1838,  preceding  his  parents. 
He  was  married  in  Springfield  to  Ann 
Young.  They  had  seven  children ;  one 
only  is  living,  ROBERT  P.  He  mar- 
ried Sarah  Jumper  in  Jacksonville.  The 
family  reside  in  Waverly,  Illinois. 

MARY  H.,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  A.  S.  Har«- 


SANGAMON   COUNTT. 


mon.  She  died,  and  Mr.  Harmon  married 
again.  He  lives  in  Waverly. 

ELIZABETH  E.  was  twice  mar- 
ried. .  She  and  both  husbands  died  in 
Waverly. 

MINERVA  L.,  born  in  Christian 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Young  Hudson.  See  his 
name. 

ABNER    W.,  died    in   Kentucky,  and 

AMERICA  J.,  died  in  Sangamon 
county,  each  at  ten  years  of  age. 

Mrs.  Thankful   Meacham  died  Oct.   7, 

1844,  and  Joseph  Meacham  died  Oct.  19, 

1845,  DOt;h  near  Loami,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

MEGREDY,  ENOCH,  born 
in  1794,  in  Cecil  county,  Maryland,  was 
married  there,  Aug.  20,  1816,  to  Mary  S. 
Jones,  who  was  born  in  Cecil  county, 
April  7,  1798.  Mr.  Megredy  was  en- 
gaged in  merchandizing,  and  they  had 
four  children  there.  About  1823  they 
moved  into  the  adjoining  county,  in  Penn- 
sylvania^ where  Mr.  Megredy  continued 
in  the  mercantile  business.  Four  children 
were  born  in  Pennsylvania,  and  about 
1831  they  returned  to  Maryland,  where 
they  had  three  cnildren.  Mr.  M.  moved 
his  family  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriving 
June  1 6,  1837,  and  in  December  following 
moved  to  what  is  now  Ball  township,  six 
miles  south  of  Springfield,  where  two 
children  wei'e  born.  Of  all  their  child- 
ren;  the  eldest — 

ELIZABETH  died  Dec.  14,  1821, 
in  Maryland,  aged  four  years. 

JAMES  J.,  born  Feb.  i,  1819,  in 
Cecil  county,  Md.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  Dec.  30,  1841,  to  Ann 
R.  Hall.  They  had  ten  children,  three 
died  under  four  years,  and  JOHN  B.  in 
his  fourth  year.  Of  the  other  six — 
CHARLES  L.  married  Virginia  Weber, 
and  lives  at  Belleville,  Kansas.  ANNA, 
WILLIAM  P.,  SAMUEL  E.,  MIL- 
LARD  F.  and  FANNIE,  live  with  their 
parents,  three  and  three-fourths  miles 
northwest  of  Pawnee.  James  J.  Megre- 
dy represented  Sangamon  county  in  the 
State  Legislature,  for  the  session  of  1857 
and  '8. 

MART  A.,  born  Nov.  3,  1820,  in 
Cecil  county,  Maryland,  was  married 
Nov.  25,  1847,  i°  Sangamon  [county,  111., 
to  Dr.  Cieorge  M.  Harrison.  See  his 
name. 


DANIEL,  born  Aug.  30,  1822,  in 
Maryland,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Feb.  22,  1849,  to  Sarah  N.  Harri- 
son, who  died,  and  he  married  Catharine 
Kennedy.  Daniel  Megredy  died  in  Ball 
township,  leaving  three  children,  WIL- 
LIAM ARTHUR,  MARY  and  SA- 
RAH. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Sept.  n,  1824, 
in  Lancaster  county,  Penn.,  is  unmarried, 
and  lives  at  the  family  homestead,  in  San- 
gamon county. 

ENOCH,  born  June  16,  1826,  at  Con- 
estoga,  Lancaster  county,  Penn.,  raised  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  Oct.  16,  1850, 
to  Lucinda  P.  Harrison,  who  was  born 
Sept.  10,  1828,  in  that  part  of  Sangamon 
which  is  now  Menard  county.  They  had 
four  children — MARY  A.,  the  second 
child,  died  in  her  fifth  year.  ENOCH 
E.,  ADA  and  LESLIE  E.  live  with  their 
parents,  in  Menard  county,  three  and  one- 
half  miles  northwest  of  Salisbury. 

JOHN,  born  July  11,  1828,  in  Cones- 
toga  Center,  Pennsylvania,  married  Pris- 
cilla  L.  Miller.  They  had  four  children, 
and  Mr.  Megredy  died,  near  Springfield. 
His  widow  and  children  live  in  Kansas 
City,  Missouri. 

SARAH  died,  aged  twenty  years. 

ABIGAIL,  born  July  18,  1832,  in 
Cecil  county,  Maryland,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  April  14,  1858,  to 
Morgan  B.  Pettus.  They  have  three 
children,  and  live  in  Lincoln,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  R.,  born  Dec.  31,  1833, 
in  Wakefield,  Cecil  county,  Maryland, 
was  married  in  Iroquois  county,  111.,  Oct. 
8,  1872,  to  Joanna  Harlan,  who  was  born 
Oct.  21,  1850,  in  Morgan  county,  111. 
They  have  one  child,  WILLIAM,  and 
live  in  Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

AD  ALINE  B.,  born  Nov.  21,  1835, 
in  Cecil  county,  Maryland,  was  married 
Nov.  21,  1855,  in  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois to  Robert  S.  Graham.  See  his 
name. 

ARCHIBALD  JOB,  born  January 
30,  1838,  in  Sangamon  county,  lives  at  the 
homestead. 

MARGARE7'  R.,  born  April  20, 
1840,  in  Sangamon  county,  is  unmarried, 
and  lives  at  the  homestead. 

Enoch  Megredy,  Sen.,  died  December 
28,  1851,  and  his  widow  died  Aug.  1 1, 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


1866,  both  on  the  farm  where  they  settled 
in  1837,  s*x  miles  south  of  Springfield. 

Archibald  Job,  a  cousin  of  Mr.  Megre- 
dy, had  a  contract  for  furnishing  stone  to 
build  the  State  House,  in  Springfield, 
which  was  commenced  the  year  Mr.  Me- 
gredy  came  to  the  county.  The  stone 
was  obtained  in  Ball  township,  near 
Crow's  mill,  and  Mr.  Megredy  was  em- 
ployed to  superintend  the  quarries.  He 
was  experienced  in  the  business  before  he 
came  west.  Mr.  Megredy  was  a  local 
Methodist  preacher,  and  a  consistant  tem- 
perance man.  He  lectured  on  temperance 
on  all  suitable  occasions. 

MENGEL,  ISAAC  R.,  was 
born  about  1820,  in  Lancaster  county, 
Penn.  He  left  home  with  his  brother, 
Levi  B.,  April  17,  1838,  and  arrived  at 
Springfield,  111.,  early  in  May,  and  a  few 
days  later  went  to  Lebanon,  now  Loami, 
in  the  employ  of  J.  P.  Langford,  who 
had  a  contract  for  furnishing  timber  for 
the  State  House,  then  being  built  in 
Springfield.  He  was  married  near  Loami 
to  Eunice  M.  Meacham.  They  had  twelve 
children,  among  them  two  pairs  of  twins, 
and  once  three  at  a  birth,  two  boys  and  a 
girl;  the  latter  and  one  of  the  boys  died 
young.  The  other  boy — 

ELLIS,  lives  with  his  parents  in  Ne- 
braska. 

LE  VI  enlisted  in  Co.  K,  I24th  111. 
Inf.,  and  died  in  the  army. 

ETHAN  M.,  enlisted  in  Co.  K,  124111 
111.  Inf.  He  lost  an  eye  by  an  accidental 
shot  from  a  weapon  in  the  hands  of  his 
Captain,  near  the  close  of  his  term  of 
service.  He  married  Amanda  M.  Weber, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  lives  in  Ne- 
braska. 

A  R  MIND  A  J.,  married  a  Mr.  Grif- 
fin, in  1865.  They  have  three  children, 
and  live  near  Lincoln,  Neb. 

HA  TT1E  lives  with  her  parents  in 
Wahoo,  Neb. 

Isaac  R.  Mengel  resides  at  Wahoo, 
Saunders  county,  Nebraska.  He  is  Pro- 
bate Judge  of  that  county — 1875. 

MENGEL,  LEVI  B.,  born  in 
1822  in  Lancaster  county,  Penn.,  and 
came  with  his  brother,  Isaac  R.,  to 
Springfield,  thence  to  Loami,  in  1838. 
He  was  married  Nov.  13,  1842,  to  Jane 
L.  Meacham.  They  had  ten  living  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county. 


ELIZABETH,  born  June  12,1843, 
married  June,  1869,  to  James  Colemaa. 
They  have  twins,  NINA  MAY  and 
LINA  JANE,  and  live  in  Christian 
county,  Illinois. 

T1RZAH  married  David  P.  Colburn. 
See  his  name. 

ANTHONY  W.  died  Aug.  27,  1871, 
in  his  seventeenth  year. 

EUNICE  married  Oct.  29,  1874,  to 
Ezra  D.  Fuller.  They  have  one  child, 
LULU,  and  live  near  Loami,  Illinois. 
FRANCIS,  ALICE  C.,  JOSEPH 
W.,  KATE  M.,  ANNA  L.  and  HAR- 
RY S.  live  with  their  mother. 

Levi  B.  Mengel  died  Sept.  10,  1874, 
near  Loami,  Sangamon  county,  111.,  and 
his  widow  and  children  reside  there. 

MEREDITH,  ABSALOM, 
born  about  1785,  in  Virginia,  was  mar- 
ried there  about  1807,  to  Mary  Royal,  a 
native  of  the  same  State.  They  moved 
to  Butler  county,  Ohio,  where  they  had 
four  children,  and  then  moved  to  Miami 
county,  where  two  children  were  born. 
The  family  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  Oct.  27,  1829,  in  what  is  now 
Ball  township.  The  company  in  which 
they  came  numbered  sixty-three  persons. 
Of  their  six  children — 

THOMAS,  born  in  Butler  county, 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Priscilla  Fields,  who  died,  and  he  mar- 
ried Jane  Basil.  They  had  two  children. 
DAVIS  was  a  soldier  in  an  111.  Reg., 
and  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Resaca, 
Georgia,  May  15,  1864.  NANCY  E. 
married  a  Mr.  Buck.  He  was  a  Union 
soldier,  and  died  in  the  army.  His  widow 
resides  with  her  mother.  Thomas  Mere- 
dith was  drowned  in  Sacramento  river, 
Cal.  His  widow  and  widowed  daughter 
reside  near  Elizabeth,  JoDaviess  county, 
Illinois. 

AMY,  born  in  Butler  county,  Ohio, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
William  B.  Lawley.  See  his  name. 

DA  VIS,  born  June  14,  1812,  in  But- 
ler county,  Ohio,  was  married  June  29, 
1836,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Mary  New- 
comer. They  had  eight  children;  one 
died  in  infancy.  Of  the  other  seven — 
SUSANNAH,  born  May  4,  1837,  mar 
ried  Drury  Jones.  See  his  name. 
CHARLES  N.,  born  July  23,  1839,  en- 
listed in  Co.  E,  ii4th  111.  Inf.,  August  11, 
1862.  He  was  taken  sick  at  Camp  Butler, 


SANGAMON  COUN'Jt. 


and  was  out  of  the  service  six  months. 
He  was  married  March  8,  1863,  to  Laura 
Wagoner,  who  was  born  Sept.  3,  1841,  in 
Menard  county,  111.  He  rejoined  his  reg- 
iment, March  20,  of  same  year,  and  after 
the  siege  of  Vicksburg,  was  sent  to 
Memphis,  where  he  was  detailed  as  Or- 
derly at  headquarters  of  the  Sixteenth 
Army  Corps.  Charles  N.  Meredith  was 
honorably  discharged,  Oct.,  1864,  at 
Memphis,  Tenn.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mere- 
dith have  two  living  children,  MARY  F. 
and  IDA  j.,  who  live  with  their  parents. 
C.  N.  Meredith  is  engaged  in  the  cloth- 
ing business  at  Taylorville,  111.,  and  re- 
sides there.  MARY  J.,  born  Dec.  3, 
1842,  was  married  Jan.  i,  1863,  to  John 
R.  Kincaid,  who  was  born  Nov.  14,  1833, 
in  Virginia,  and  brought  up  in  Gallia 
county,  Ohio.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kincaid  have 
four  living  children,  LUTHER  E.,  JAMES 

W.,  CATALINA  MAY  and  FRED  CARROLL, 

and  live  five  miles  north  of  Pawnee,  San- 
gamon  county,  111.  SARAH  A.,  born 
Nov.  2,  1844,  was  married  Oct.  19,  1865, 
to  Lewis  R.  Hedrick.  They  have  three 
living  children,  namely,  MARY  s.,  FRANCIS 
R.  and  ALICE  j.,  and  live  in  Taylorville, 
Christian  county,  111.  CHRISTOPHER 
C.,  born  June  3,  1848,  resides  with  his  pa- 
rents. LUTHER  OSBORN,  born  July 
7,  1851,  was  married  Sept.  4,  1873,  to 
Eli /a  A.  Poffenberger.  They  have  one 
child,  CHARLES  NOAH,  and  live  in  Cotton 
Hill  township,  Sangarnon  county,  Illi- 
nois. FANNIE  L.,  born  Jan.  27,  1857, 
lives  with  her  parents.  Davis  Meredith 
lives  in  Ball  township,  ten  miles  south- 
east of  Springfield,  111.  He  remembers 
that,  after  the  deep  snow,  when  it  had  en- 
tirely disappeared  except  on  the  roads, 
where  the  snow  had  been  packed  down, 
they  looked  like  ribbons  stretched  over 
the  prairie,  and  the  sight  was  beautiful. 
These  strips  were  from  one  to  three  feet 
wide,  and  it  was  weeks  after  the  other 
snow  was  gone  before  they  disappeared. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Butler  county, 
Ohio,  brought  up  in  Sangarnon  county,  is 
a  minister  in  the  United  Brethren  church, 
and  lives  at  Fort  Scott,  Kansas. 

SARAH  A.,  born  in  Miami  county, 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  to  James  Dillon.  They  have  two 
children,  OLIVER  and  DAVIS,  who 
live  with  their  father.  Mrs.  S.  A.  Dillon 


died  at  Hittle's  Grove,  McLean  county, 
Illinois. 

JOSEPH,  born  in  Miami  county, 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  to  Susan  Dillon,  who  died,  leaving 
five  children,  SARAH  A.,  LESLIE  C., 
THOMAS  J.,  CHARLOTTE  J.  and 
MARY  C.  live  with  their  father.  He 
married  Mary  Adams.  They  have  one 
child,  MELISSA.  Joseph  Meredith  and 
family  live  near  Taylorville,  111. 

Absolom  Meredith  died  in  Rochester 
township,  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in  4842, 
and  his  widow  died  in  1844,  m  Ball 
township,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MERRIMAN,  ELIAS  H., 
was  born  Jan.  20,  1802,  in  Baltimore, 
Maryland.  He  graduated  at  William  and 
Mary  College  about  1820,  and  at  the 
Baltimore  Medical  University  soon  after. 
He  was  married  in  Baltimore  Aug.  16, 
1822,  to  Susan  H.  Lavely,  a  sister  to 
William  Lavely.  See  his  name.  She 
was  born  Dec.  9,  1804,  in  that  city.  They 
had  one  child  there,  also.  After  prac- 
ticing for  a  time  in  the  vicinity  of  Balti- 
more, Dr.  Merriman  moved  to  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  and  from  there  to  Springfield,  111., 
arriving  in  March,  1830.  They  had  one 
child  in  St.  Louis,  and  two  in  Springfield. 
Of  their  children — 

JAMES  H.,  born  Jan.  27,  1^27,  in 
Baltimore,  Md.,  was  raised  in  Springfield, 
111.  He  enlisted  in  Co.  A,  4th  111.  Inf.,  in 
1846,  and  was  appointed  by  Col.  E.  D. 
Baker  Sergeant- Major  of  the  regiment, 
and  served  as  such  during  the  war  with 
Mexico.  He  was  appointed  under  Presi- 
dent Taylor  to  a  clerkship  in  the  United 
States  General  Land  Office,  and  was 
later  appointed  Lieutenant  in  the  United 
States  Revenue  Service,  in  which  he 
served  about  twenty-four  years,  the  last 
twelve  as  Captain.  He  is  now  Inspector 
of  the  Life  Saving  Service,  having 
charge  of  all  the  stations  on  the  Atlantic 
coast,  with  headquarters  in  New  York 
city — 1876. 

WILLIAM  J.  N,,  born  Feb.  10, 
1830,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  raised  in 
Springfield.  In  1852,  he  went  to  Cali- 
fornia, and  in  1855  went  from  there  with 
Gen.  Walker  on  his  expedition  to  Central 
America,  after  which  he  returned  to  the 
United  States.  He  now  resides  in  Spring- 
field, 111. 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OP 


ELLEN  M.,  born  May  i  1832,  in 
Springfield,  married  in  1854  to  Thomas 
H.  Murphy,  a  native  of  Quebec,  Canada. 
They  moved  in  1859  to  New  Orleans, 
and  returned  to  Springfield  in  1873.  She 
resides  with  her  mother,  in  Spring- 
field. 

Dr.  E.  H.  Merriman  was  engaged  in 
one  of  the  campaigns  of  the  Black  Hawk 
war,  and  was  bearer  of  dispatches  from 
General  Henry  to  General  Atkinson. 
See  page  85.  He  w:  s  in  success- 
ful practice  in  Springfield  for  twen- 
ty years.  In  1851  he  went  to  San 
Francisco;  spent  four  years  there, 
and  in  1855  went  to  Costa  Rica,  in  search 
of  coal.  He  had  commenced  mining,  but 
the  yellow  fever  breaking  out  among  the 
men,  he  treated  them  successfully,  but 
afterwards  fell  a  victim  to  the  disease 
himself,  and  died  there  on  the  Island  of 
Cano,  May  8,  1855.  His  widow  resides 
in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

MERRIMAN,  REUBEN, 
was  born  Sept.  6,  1790,  in  Connecticut. 
When  a  young  man,  he  went  to  Ken- 
tucky, and  after  a  stay  of  one  year,  re- 
turned t  o  Connecticut,  and  was  married, 
May  4,  1812,  about  twenty  miles  from 
Bridgeport,  to  Betsy  Bennett.  They 
went  at  once  to  Scott  county,  Ky  ,  settled 
on  Big  Eagle  creek,  and  engaged  in  mil- 
ling and  coopering  with  his  younger  bro- 
ther, Lyman,  and  their  father,  who  all 
moved  at  the  same  time.  They  had  five 
living  children.  The  father  died  there, 
and  the  two  brothers,  with  their  families 
and  their  sister,  and  widowed  mother, 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1829,  in  what  is  now  Wil- 
liams township,  where  twins  were  born. 
Of  all  their  children — 

LUCINDA,  born  Feb.  21,  1813,  in 
Scott  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Isaac  Constant.  See  his  name. 
Thev  had  four  children,  and  moved  to 
Jackson  county,  Oregon,  Rogue  River 
Valley,  in  1852. 

LAVINA  y.,  born  April  2,  1817,  in 
Kentucky,  married  to  William  T.Jones. 
See  his  name. 

GEORGE  B.,  born  Sept.  8,  1818,  in 
Scott  county,  Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  in  1829,  married,  Jan.  i,  1844,  to 
Maria  L.  Dawson.  They  had  six  living 
children  in  Sangamon  county — JOHN 
W.  married  Maria  J.  Brittin,  have  two 


children,  DORA  B.  and  HARRY  w.,  and  re- 
side in  Marion  county,  Iowa.  REUBEN 
A.  resides  in  Williams  township.  BEL- 
BERT,  LUCY  T.,  BERTHA  E.  and 
GEORGE  A.  reside  with  their  parents, 
four  miles  southeast  of  Williamsvile,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

JOHN  S.,  born  Nov.  29,  1821,  in 
Scott  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Nov.  7,  1848,  to  Mary  J.  Dawson. 
They  had  ten  children;  one  died  in  in- 
fancy, and  NOAH  W.,  the  youngest 
child,  died  March  4,  1873,  aged  six  years. 
MARY  FLORENCE  died,  Aug.  12, 
1874,  and  ANN  ELIZA  died,  June  13, 
1876,  at  their  father's  house,  near  Wil- 
liamsville,  Illinois.  Of  the  other  six — 
MARTHA  V.,  CHARLES  B.,  LELIA 
L.,  CLAY  S.,  CORA  E.  and  ABRA- 
HAM L.  live  with  their  parents,  three 
miles  west  of  Williamsville,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  March  4,  1825, 
in  Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Mary  A.  Lewis.  They  had 
two  children,  and  in  1852  started  overland 
for  Oregon.  Mrs.  Merriman  and  one  of 
the  children  died  on  the  way.  Mr.  Mer- 
riman and  the  other  children  went  on  to 
their  destination.  Wm.  Merriman  was 
there  married  to  Mrs.  Artamesia  Chap- 
man, whose  maiden  name  was  Riddle. 
They  have  several  children,  and  reside 
near  Jacksonville,  Jackson  county,  Ore- 
gon. 

ROBERT  F.,  and  FRANCIS  A., 
twins,  born  Sept.  5,  1830,  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

ROBERT  F.,  married  Sept.  17,  1862, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Elizabeth 
Thompson,  who  was  born  Jan.  28,  1840, 
in  Wayne  county,  Ohio.  They  have  one 
child,  WILLIE,  and  reside  five  miles 
southeast  of  Williamsville. 

FRANCIS  A.  married,  Oct.  7,  1858, 
to  Emma  Bishop,  who  was  born  Dec.  12, 
1838,  in  Clark  county,  Ohio.  They  had 
five  children,  EDDY  F.,  MARY  L., 
MYRTILLA,and  BYRON  and  ROSE, 
twins;  the  two  latter  died  in  infancy. 
Mrs.  Emma  Merrimnn  died  May  9, 
1866.  F.  A.  Merriman  was  married, 
Nov.  25,  1868,  to  Chloe  Sparklin,  a  na- 
tive of  Elkhart  county,  Indiana.  They 
reside  five  miles  southeast  of  Williams- 
ville, and  two  and  one-half  miles  north  of 
Barclay,  Illinois. 


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Mrs.  Betsy  Merriinan  died  Feb.  27, 
1842,  and  Reuben  Merriman  died  Feb. 
28,  1842,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 

MERRIMAN,  LYMAN,  was 
born  in  1792,  in  Connecticut.  He  went 
with  his  brother  Reuben  to  Scott  county, 
Ky.,  in  1812,  and  was  there  married  to 
Sarah  R.  Howard,  v/ho  was  born  there 
in  1794.  They  had  four  living  children, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving in  the  fall  of  1829,  in  what  is  now 
Williams  township,  where  one  child  was 
born.  Of  their  five  children — 

MADISON M.,  born  March  n,  1817, 
in  Scott  county,  Ky.,  married  Elizabeth 
Fletcher.  They  have  seven  living  child- 
Their  daughter,  ELIZABETH  A., 


married  Irvin  J.  Houtz,  and  reside  in 
Williams  township,  two  and  a  quarter 
miles  north  of  Sherman.  The  other 
six  reside  with  their  parents,  in  Logan 
county,  Illinois. 

SARAH  J.,  born  Aug.  22,  1819,  in 
Scott  county,  Ky.,  married  William  Yo- 
com.  See  his  name. 

EL  VIRA  married  Francis  M.  Young, 
had  one  child,  and  died  in  1851. 

CORDELIA  L.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  March  10, 
1862,  to  B.  F.  Fletcher.  See  his  name. 

MART  A.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Hiram  J.  Young.  She  died 
Aug.,  1867,  leaving  four  children,  LAU- 
RA A.  and  MARY  A.  reside  with  their 
aunt,  Mrs.  Win.  Yocom.  The  two  sons 
live  with  their  father,  in  Montgomery 
county,  Illinois. 

Lyman  Merriman  died  in  March,  1865, 
and  his  widow  died  Sept.  20,  1869. 

LAURA,  the  sister  of  Reuben  and 
Lyman  Merriman,  who  came  with  them 
from  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  in  1829  to  Francis  Arenz,  went  to 
Beardstown,  and  died  within  a  year  after 
she  was  married.  The  mother  of  the 
Merriman  brothers  and  sister  died  in 
Beardstown,  also. 

MESLER,     CORNELIUS, 
was  born  Oct.  7,  1798,  in   Morris  county, 

ew  Jersey.  Phoebe  Shepard  was  born 
July  15,  1804,  at  Green  village,  Morris 
county,  New  Jersey.  They  were  mar- 
ried Dec.  25,  1822,  in  Newark,  New  Jer- 
sey. They  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in 
June,  1830,  and  settled  one  and  one-half 
miles  east  of  the  city.  In  1834  they 
moved  to  what  is  now  Cooper  township, 


south  of  Sangamon  river.  Cornelius 
Mesler  died  July  7,  1854,  and  his  widow 
resides  on  the  farm  where  they  settled  in 
1834.  It  is  in  Cooper  township,  three  miles 
northeast  of  Clarksville,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

MERRIWEATHER,  JOHN 
H.,  was  born  July  2,  1808,  in  Baltimore 
county,  Md.  He  .migrated  to  the  vicin- 
ity of  Springfield,  Clark  county,  Ohio, 
and  was  there  married  in  1834  to  Eliza- 
beth Hummell.  They  had  two  children 
there,  and  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriv- 
ing in  May,  1839,  where  six  children 
were  born,  one  of  whom  died.  Of  their 
seven  children — 

ELIZABETH  H.,  born  in  1836 
near  Springfield,  Ohio,  was  married  May 
2,  1864,  in  Springfield,  111.,  to  Edward  L. 
M.  Johnson,  a  native  of  Virginia.  He 
was  a  contractor,  and  superintended  the 
carpenter  work  on  the  Springfield  and 
Illinois  Southeastern — now  O.  and  M. — 
railroad.  He  died  November,  1874.  His 
widow  resides  n  Pana,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  April  28,  1838, 
in  Clark  county,  Ohio,  was  married  Sept. 
20,  1860,  in  Springfield,  111.,  to  Sarah  J. 
Bateman,  who  was  born  there  Sept.  13, 
1842.  He  served  seventeen  months  in 
Co.  B,  H4th  111.  Inf.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Merriweather  have  five  children,  and  live 
near  Gerard,  Crawford  county,  Kansas. 

ELIZA  W.,  born  May  5,  1840,  was 
married  in  Springfield,  111.,  April  19, 
i S6o,  to  John  T.  Rhodes,  who  was  born 
Jan.  14,  1831,  in  Frederick  county,  Md. 
They  have  two  children,  WILLIAM 
R.  and  ELLA  M.  J.  T.  Rhodes  is 
a  contractor  and  builder.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Supervisors  of  San- 
gamon county  for  three  years,  and  was 
elected  in  the  spring  of  1874  a  member  of 
the  City  Council  for  three  years,  and  re- 
sides in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

JAMES,  born  Sept.  30,  1844,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  Oct.  20,  1870,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Minerva  Enyart. 
They  have  one  child,  ANN  E  ,  and  live 
near  Pawnee,  Illinois. 

JOHN  H.}  Jun.,\*o\-n  Sept.  7,  1846, 
in  Springfield,  and  resides  in  Pawnee, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

ELLA  L.,  born  April  18,  1851,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there  Nov.  4, 
1874,10  Charles  W.  Post,  who  was  horn 
Oct.  26,  1854,  in  Springfield,  111.  C.  W. 


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EARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


Post  is  with  his  father,  C.  R.  Post,  in  the 
agricultural  implement  business,  in  Spring-- 
field, Illinois. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  April  29,  1855, 
in  Springfield,  lives  with  his  sister,  Mrs. 
Johnson,  in  Pana,  Illinois. 

John  H.  Merriweather,  Sen.,  was  a 
merchant  in  Springfield  for  many  years, 
but  the  latter  part  of  his  life  was  spent  on 
his  farm,  near  Pawnee,  111.,  where  he 
died  Oct.  15,  1863.  His  widow  died  Aug. 
18,  1868. 

MESSICK,  JOSEPH  W., 
was  born  in  Christian  county,  Ky.,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1829,  with 
his  sisters,  Matilda  and  Melinda.  He  re- 
turned to  Kentucky  in  1840,  married 
there,  and  brought  his  wife  and  youngest 
sister,  Julia  A.,  to  Sangamon  county.  He 
makes  his  home  in  Macoupin  county, 
near  Nilwood.  His  sister — 

ELIZABETH,  came  before,  and 
married  Silas  Harlan.  See  his  name.  He 
died,  and  she  married  George  Roberts, 
and  resides  in  Chatham  township. 

MATILDA  is  unmarried,  and  re- 
sides with  her  niece,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Irwin. 

MELINDA  married  M.  F.  Can- 
non, and  both  died  in  1850  in  Chatham 
township. 

JULIA  A.,  married  William  D. 
Crow.  See  his  name. 

MILLER,  CHRISTIAN,  was 
born  Jan.  12,  1771,  in  Loudon  county,  Va. 
Sarah  Neer  was  born  June  28,  1786,  in 
the  same  county,  and  they  were  there 
married  in  1807.  They  had  eight  child- 
ren in  that  county.  The  whole  family 
left  Loudon  county  Sept.  4,  1833,  travel- 
ing in  wagons;  they  reached  Champaign 
county,  Ohio,  and  stopped  with  a  brother. 
Mr.  Miller  and  his  eldest  son,  David,  set 
out  on  horseback  for  Illinois,  via  Indian- 
apolis, Crawfordsville,  Vermilion  Salt 
Works,  thence  through  Illinois  to  Pekin, 
Lewiston  and  Canton,  and  returning, 
crossed  the  Illinois  river  at  Fort  Ross — 
now  Havana — thence  to  Springfield, 
Paris,  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  and  back  to 
Ohio.  He  purchased  a  farm  in  Miami 
county,  Ohio,  and  commenced  moving  to 
it  on  the  morning  after  the  great  meteoric 
shower,  Nov.  13,  1833.  One  year  later 
he  sold  out  in  Ohio,  and  started,  Nov.  17, 
1834,  with  his  family;  passing  through 
Springfield  they  reached  Alton  in  Decem- 
ber. From  there  thev  moved  back  to 


Sangamon  county,  arriving  in  Spring- 
field, Jan.  20,  1835.  Mr.  Miller  entered 
two  thousand  one  hundred  acres  of  land 
in  the  vicinity  of  the  mouth  of  Buckhart 
creek,  in  what  is  now  Cooper  and  Roch- 
ester townships.  On  the  i9th  of  March, 
1835,  the  family  moved  to  what  is  now 
Cooper  township.  All  the  Miller  family 
except  David  and  John  C.,  moved,  in 
Nov.,  1838,  to  Coles  county,  six  miles 
from  Jefferson  City,  Mo.,  and  all  returned 
to  Sangamon  county  in  Dec.,  1841.  Of 
the  eight  children  of  Christian  Miller— 

DA  VI. D,  born  April  18,  1809,  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  183^,  married  April  26,  1838,  to 
Eliza  D.Jackson,  who  was  born  July  10, 
1808,  in  Shelby  county,  Ky.  She  died 
without  children,  in  Sangamon  county, 
Oct.  10,  1871.  David  Miller  was  married 
Feb.  i,  1872,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Fannie  Jackson,  who  was  born  Oct.  28, 
1841,  in  Nelson  county,  Ky.,  and  raised  in 
Missouri.  They  had  two  children. 
FANNIE  E.  died  in  infancy.  David 
Miller  died  Jan.  23,  1875.  His  son, 
DAVID  EDWIN,  born  August  31,  1875, 
seven  months  and  eight  days  after  the 
death  of  his  father.  The  widow  and  in- 
fant son  of  David  Miller  reside  at  Sanga- 
mon Station,  five  miles  east  of  Spring- 
field, 111. 

ANN,  born  Nov.  II,  1810,  in  Virginia, 
resides  with  her  brother,  Jacob  C.  She 
never  married,  has  been  an  invalid  for 
fifteen  years,  and  has  been  blind  since 
Nov.  30,  1 868. 

JOHN  C.,  born  Oct.  19,  1812,  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1835,  married  at  Rochester, 
Feb.  5,  1837,  to  Melvina  Sattley.  They 
had  six  children  in  Sangamon  county, 
namely:  GEORGE  H.,  born  March 
19,  1838,  married  March  13,  1863,  to 
Louisana  Archer.  They  had  one  child, 
JOHX  E.,  and  Mrs.  Miller  died  Jan. 
i,  1874.  Mr.  Miller  and  his  son  reside  at 
the  family  homestead,  three  miles  east  of 
Rochester.  HARRIET  V.,  born  Oct. 
13,  1840,  married  Feb.  9,  1862,  to  Daniel 
Waters,  who  was  born  Sept.  14,  1830,  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  and  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  in  1852.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren, two  of  whom  died,  GEORGE  E.  in 
his  third  year,  and  I.UI.A  in  infancy.  The 
other  three,  ANNIE  A.,  CHARLES  M.  and 
LII.LA  M.,  a  twin  to  Lula,  reside  with 


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their  parents,  five  miles  east  of  Rochester. 
EDMOND,  born  Feb.  i,  1843,  married 
Oct.  13,  1870,  to  Louisana  Whitesides. 
She  died  Nov.  23,  1871,  and  he  resides 
three  miles  east  of  Rochester,  where  his 
parents  settled  in  1837,  and  where  he  was 
horn.  SARAH  ANN,  born  Sept.  20, 
1845,  married  August,  1866,  to  George 
Lucas,  have  two  children,  JOHN  H.  and 
MARY  E.,  and  live  five  miles  west  of 
Mechanicsburg.  ELIZA  E.,  born  Feb. 
23,  1848,  married  Dec.  27,  1870,  to  John 
Archer,  have  one  child,  LOUETTA,  and 
live  three  miles  north  of  Edinburg,  111. 
MARY  ALICE,  born  March  2,  1851, 
lives  with  her  mother.  John  C.  Miller 
died  Jan.  13,  1853,  and  his  widow  resides 
three  miles  east  of  Rochester,  111.,  where 
she  and  her  husband  settled  in  1837. 

SAMUEL,  born  Aug.  27,  1815,  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  June  30,1841,10  Eliza  Jones. 
They  had  four  children.  ANDREW 
died  August  20,  1845,  'n  ^'s  f°urth  year. 
EVELINE,  born  May  28,  1846,  married 
Sept.  26,  1866,  to  George  H.  Waters. 
Mrs.  Waters  died,  Dec.  18,  1870,  leaving 
a  son,  ORVAL  E.,  who  lives  with  his 
father,  near  Sangamon  Station.  SARAH 
•ELEANOR,  born  Nov.  6,  1850,  married 
Jan.  10,  1871,  to  William  H.  Crowl.  See 
his  name.  They  have  two  children, 
LAURETTA  and  SAMUEL,  and  reside  near 
Taylorville,  111.  MARY,  born  Sept.  19, 
1855,  lives  with  her  parents,  one  and  a 
quarter  miles  west  of  Rochester,  Illinois. 

NATHAN,  born  Majch  24,  1822,  in 
Virginia,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  June 
9,  1848. 

JACOB  C.}  born  April  9,  1824,  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  June  io,-i869,  to  Charlotte 
Prather.  She  was  born  Jan.  4,  1843,  in 
Washington  county,  Md.  They  have 
two  children,  SAMUEL  J.  and  DON 
WILLIAM,  and  live  in  Sand  Prairie,  five 
miles  east  of  Rochester,  Illinois. 

JOSEPH,  born  August  18,  1826,  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Oct.  4,  1849,  to  Louisiana 
Branch.  They  have  ten  children,  SAM- 
UEL J.,  DAVID  F.,  WILLIAM  E«> 
GEORGE  W.,  ALBERT  J.,  IDA  E., 
DELLA  ANN,  REBECCA,  JOSEPH, 
Jun.,  and  MIRTIE,  and  reside  in  Cooper 
township,  four  miles  east  of  Rochester, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
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ELIZABETH,  born  Nov.  3,  1829, 
in  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Samuel  Neer.  She  died  April  2,  1854, 
leaving  one  son,  NATHAN  JESSE 
NEER,  born  March  7,  1854,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  raised  and  educated  by  his 
aunt,  Ann  Miller.  He  is  telegraph  op- 
erator and  station  agent  at  Rochester, 
Illinois. 

Christian  Miller  died  Sept.  14,  1842, 
and  Mrs.  Sarah  Miller  died  August  20, 
1864,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 

MILLER, ADAM,  Sen., young- 
er brother  to  Christian,  Sen.,  was  born, 
raised  a  family,  and  died  in  Loudon  coun- 
ty, Virginia,  Aug.  6,  1828.  His  three 
sons  and  five  daughters  all  came  to  San- 
gamon county,  as  follows — 

ELIZABETH  married  John  Jacobs 
in  Virginia.  She  is  a  widow  in  Cooper 
township,  where  she  came  in  1839. 

CATHARINE  married  in  Virginia 
to  Israel  Dulaney.  She  died  in  1844  in 
Rochester  towr.ship,  Sangamon  county. 

CHRISTIAN,  Jun.,  born  Dec.  25, 
1805,  in  Loudon  county,  Va.,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1835.  He  never 
married,  and  died  at  the  house  of  his 
brother,  John  A.,  Sept.  23,  1874. 

BARBARA,  born  Feb.  20,  1808,  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1835,  anc^  mar-ried  Samuel  A. 
Jones,  and  both  died  near  Rochester,  Illi- 
nois. 

JOHN  A.,  born  Nov.  n,  1810,  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1835  with  his  uncle,  Christian 
Miller,  Sen.  He  was  married  July  14, 
1842,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Mary  Ann 
Norwood.  She  was  born  June  7,  1811, 
in  Loudon  county,  Va.,  and  came  in  1838 
to  Sangamon  county  with  her  brother, 
William,  who  writes  his  name  Norred. 
John  A.  Miller  and  wife  had  four  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county,  MARY  V., 
born  April  9,  1846,  married  Aug.  10, 
1864  to  Andrew  B.  Surber  who  was  born 
June  8,  1836,  in  Pulaski  county,  Ky. 
They  have  three  children,  WILLIAM  F., 
MARY  E.  and  JOHN,  and  live  three  miles 
east  of  Rochester,  Illinois.  JOHN  F., 
born  Oct.  5,  1848,  married  Dec.  22,  1873, 
in  Galesburg,  111.,  to  Laura  J.  Highmore, 
daughter  of  John  S.  Highmore.  They 
live  in  Edinburg,  111.  6*tRISTIAN 
E.,  born  March  12,  1850,  and  SUSAN 
E.,  born  April  18,  1852,  reside  with  their 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


parents,  two  and  a  half  miles  east  of 
Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois — 
1874. 

MAR  7,  born  in  1812  in  Loudon 
county,  Va.,  married  George  M.  Greene. 
See  his  name. 

SARAH,  born  in  Loudon  county,  Va., 
married  there  to  Abraham  E.  Nickolls. 
They  came  to  Sangamon  County  in  1842, 
and  she  died  in  1844,  leaving  two  children. 
Her  son,  GEORGE  Nicholls,  lives  near 
Rochester,  Illinois. 

AD  A  M,  born  July  13,  1819,  in  Lou- 
don county,  Va.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  the  fall  of  1835.  He. was  mar- 
ried in  Rochester  Dec.  31,  1856,  to  Cyn- 
thia Elgin.  She  was  born  Nov.  19,  1839, 
in  Greene  county,  Ind.  They  had  six 
children,  five  of  whom,  GILES  E., 
FRANCISCO,  DON  L.,  WILLIE, 
EDNA  and  a  babe,  all  died  under  ten 
years.  JESSE  E.,  born  March  15,  1864, 
lives  with  his  parents,  in  Pana,  Christian 
county,  Illinois.  . 

MILLER,  GEORGE,  a  brother 
to  Christian  and  Adam,  Sen.,  was  cap- 
tain of  a  company  in  the  war  of  1812. 
He  had  a  son — 

JOHN  G.,  born  Aug.  27,  1810,  in 
Loudon  county,  Va.,  and  married  there, 
Nov.  1833,  to  Amanda  A.  Russell.  They 
had  five  children,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1854.  Their  daughter,  MIN- 
ERVA, married  Benj.  H.  North.  See 
his  name.  John  G.  Miller  moved,  in 
1873,  to  the  vicinity  of  New  Scandinavia, 
Kansas.  His  brother — 

JACOB,  lives  south  of  Springfield. 

"MILLER,  VALENTINE, 
brother  to  Christian,  Sen.,  never  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  but  has  a  son — 

NA  THAN,  who  resides  near  Dawson. 
He  was  not  in  time  to  be  included  as  an 
early  settler. 

MILLER,  JACOB,  was  born 
in  1789,  in  Kentucky.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  war  of  1812,  mustered  in  at  Win- 
chester, Ky..  and  was  in  the  battle  of 
Tippecanoe.  Lucina  Poats  was  born 
Dec.  1 8,  1793,  in  Stafford  county,  Va., 
and  was  taken  to  Clark  county,  Ky., 
when  she  was  quite  young.  Jacob  Mil- 
ler and  Lucina  Poats  were  there  married 
in  1812.  They  had  five  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  Dec.,  1824,  in  what  is  now 
the  northwest  corner  of  Chatham  town- 


ship, where   they  had   five  children.       Of 
their  children — 

ELIZA,  born  June  i,  1815,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county,  Oct. 
20,  1832,  to  John  Greenwood.  See  his 
name.  • 

EUNICE,  born  May  29,  1819,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Feb.  22,  1839,  to  John  D.  Foster.  See 
nis  name. 

JOHN  H.,  born  Dec.  6,  1821,  in 
Clark  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Feb.  14,  1849, to  Elizabeth  Green- 
ing. They  have  three  children — CARO- 
LINE married  William  H.  Shumate, 
have  one  child,  ROBERT  R.,  and  live  in 
Marshall  county,  Kansas.  ELIZA  mar- 
ried George  W.  Stubbs.  See  his  name. 
JOHN  T.  J.  lives  with  his  parents,  in 
Chatham,  Illinois. 

EMILY  T.,  born  Jan.  13,  1824,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
March  7,  1843,  to  John  Greenwood.  See 
his  name.  She  died,  April  21,  1866. 

SALLT,  born  March  20,  1826,  in 
Sangamon  county,  lives  with  her  mother. 

MATILDA,  born  Sept.  25,  1828,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Aug.  i,  1850, 
to  David  Erving  McGinnis.  See  his 
name. 

JAMES  F.,  born  Aug.  7,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  July  6,  1854, 
to  Melinda  E.  Shutt.  They  have  four 
children  living,  THOMAS  J.,  WIL- 
LIAM A.,  CHARLES  H.  and  OLLIE 
MAY,  and  live  in  Loami  township,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

EDMUND  T.,  born  Feb.  15,  1834, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  20, 
1859,  to  Elizabeth  Trimble.  She  had 
one  child,  and  mother  and  child  died. 
Mr.  Miller  was  married  Jan.  27,  1870,  to 
Elizabeth  A.  Stubbs.  They  have  one 
child,  MINNIE  F.,  and  live  on  the  farm 
where  his  parents  settled  in  1824.  It  is 
five  miles  west  of  Chatham,  Illinois. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  Feb.  u,  1836, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  i, 
1858,  to  Eliza  J.  Trimble.  They  have 
seven  daughters,  FLORA  A.,  SARAH 
E.,  MARY  F.,  LILLIE,  LUELLA, 
^YDIA  B.,  and  a  babe,  and  live  in  Chat- 
ham township,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

WILLIAM  G.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Jan.  14,  1858,  to  Nancy 
Baker,  She  died,  leaving  two  children, 


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HENRY  E.  and  MARY  A.  William 
G.  Miller  married  Sarah  Hall.  They  had 
two  children,  WILLIAM  M.  and  MIN- 
NIE M.,  both  of  whom  died  young.  W. 
G.  Miller  enlisted,  Aug.  9,  1862,  in  Co.  I, 
73d  111.  Inf.,1  for  three  years.  He  was 
wounded  at  Mission  Ridge,  Nov.  24,  1863, 
served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and 
was  honorably  discharged,  June  24,  1865, 
and  resides  three  miles  south  of  Loami, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Jacob  Miller  died,  July  27,  1862,  and 
his  widow,  Mrs.  Lucina  Miller,  resides 
at  the  homestead  where  they  settled  in 
1824,  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MILLER,  SOLOMON,  was 
born  about  1796,  in  Adair  county,  Ky. 
He  was  married  there  to  Nancy  A.  Antle. 
They  had  four  children  in  Kentucky,  and 
moved  to  St.  Clair  county,  111.,  and  from 
there  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  in  the 
spring  of  1820,  :it  what  is  now  Salisbury, 
where  five  children  were  born.  Of  their 
children — 

BARBARA,  born  March  15,  1812,  in 
Cumberland  county,  Ky.,  married  Reuben 
Buchanan.  See  his  name. 

E  VE,  born  Dec.  n,  1813, in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Wm.  T. 
H.  Duncan.  See  his  name. 

MELINDA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  William  C. 
Hoag.  See  his  name. 

SARAH,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Morris  Lindsay. 
See  his  name. 

JASON,  born  Nov.  6,  1819,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  oounty,  Feb. 
10,  1853,  to  Sarah  E.  Willis.  They  have 
five  children,  FRANCIS  M.,  MARY  E., 
HARRIET  A.,  THOMAS  W.  and 
SARAH  IDA,  and  reside  at  Salisbury, 
Illinois. 

JOHN  A.,  born  April  8,  1822,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  1847  to 
Hannah  J.  Jackson,  a  native  of  Massachu- 
setts. They  had  three  children  in  San- 
gamon county.  ALLEN  A.,  born  May 
8,  1850,  married  Nov.  9,  1871,  to  Marga- 
ret A.  Crawford,  who  was  born  May  3, 
1850,  in  Laurel  county,  Ky.  They  have 
one  child,  EDWARD,  and  reside  two  miles 
northwest  of  Bradford  station.  MOR- 
RIS R.  and  HARVEY  reside  with  their 
parents,  two  miles  north  of  Salisbury,  Ill- 
inois. 


DOCIA,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Rev.  Tilford  Clarke,  have  nine 
children,  and  live  in  Gardner  township, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

ALLEN,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Clarissa  Keys.  They  have  seven 
children,  and  live  in  Springfield. 

NANCT  A.,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  George  McMurphy.  See  his 
name. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  May  18,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  June  8,  1854, 
to  Abigail  Baker.  They  had  three  child- 
ren, JOHN  B.JENNETTE  and  MAY. 
Mrs.  Abigail  Miller  died  May  n,  1867, 
and  George  W.  Miller  lives  in  Salisbury, 
Illinois. 

Mrs.  Nancy  A.  Miller  died  April,  1854, 
and  Solomon  Miller  married  Lucinda 
Gard.  He  died  in  1858,  near  where  he 
settled  in  1820,  at  Salisbury,  Illinois. 

MILLER,  MICHAEL,  was  born 
March  16,  1800,  in  Rowan  county,  North 
Carolinia.  Eleanor  Turner  was  born 
about  1801  in  the  same  county.  They 
were  married,  and  had  two  children 
there.  In  1823  the  family  moved  to 
Monroe  county,  Ky.,  where  two  children 
were  born;  and  in  1827  moved  to  Morgan, 
and  in  1837  to  Sangamon  county,  in  what 
is  now  Curran  township,  where  they  had 
six  living  children.  Of  their  children — 

RICHMOND  married  Charity  Hart, 
and  lives  in  Iowa. 

ELIZABE7W  married  Pleasant 
Prather,  moved  to  Adams  county,  Iowa. 
He  was  a  Union  soldier,  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran,  and  while  at  home  on  a  furlough, 
was  killed  on  his  own  farm  by  a  rebel 
bushwhacker,  in  1864.  The  murderer 
was  his  nearest  neighbor,  and  was  caught 
by  other  neighbors  and  hung  near  where 
the  murder  was  committed.  He  had  two 
sons,  Union  soldiers,  one  of  whom  was 
killed  in  battle  after  his  father's  death. 
The  widow  and  children  reside  on  the 
same  farm,  in  Adams  county,  Iowa. 
BURRELL  died,  at  sixteen  years. 

JOHN  A.,  born  April  4,  1821,  in 
Rowan  county,  North  Carolina,  came 
with  his  father  to  Morgan  county,  111.,  in 
1827,  and  to  Sangamon  county  in  1837. 
He  was  married  Nov.  24,  1842,  to  Louis- 
iana Clements.  They  had  nine  children, 
three  of  whom  died  young.  FRANCIS 
M.,  born  Oct.  u,*i844,  was  teaching 
school  near  Mechanicsburg,  abandoned 


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it,  and  enlisted  in  June,  1862,  in 
Co.  H,  6pth  111.  Inf.,  for  one  hundred 
days,  and  died  at  home  on  sick  furlough 
July  17,  1862.  JOHN  A.,  Jun.,  born 
Aug.  26,  1852,  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried June  25,  1874,  in  Adams  county,  Iowa, 
to  Margaret  E.  Prather,  who  was  born  in 
that  county  Feb.  26,  1852.  They  live 
near  Chatham,  111.  THOMAS  P.,  born 
Jan.  26,  1855,  married  Aug.  30,  1874,  to 
Martha  V.  Graham,  at  Franklin,  Mor- 
gan county,  111.,  where  she  was  born 
Sept.  8,  1859.  They  live  near  Chatham, 
111.  CHARLES  O.,  OSCAR  C.  and 
ANN  E.  live  with  their  father.  Mrs. 
Louisiana  Miller  died  Aug.  5,  1874,  and 
John  A.  Miller  resides  near  Chatham,  111. 
—1874. 

CHARLOTTE  married  Joseph  Lit- 
tle. She  lives  with  some  of  her  children, 
in  Mechanicsburg. 

HENRT  A.  married  Jane  Mason. 
She  died,  and  he  married  Elizabeth  Mar- 
tin, and  lives  in  Mechanicsburg,  Illi- 
nois. 

SARAH  married  William  Robbins. 
See  his  name. 

MEL  VINA  married  Joseph  White, 
and  she  died. 

CORNELIA  J.  married  Lewis 
Hauser,  and  lives  in  Adams  county, 
Iowa. 

GEORGE    W.  lives  in  Iowa. 

Michael  Miller  died  Jan.  5,  1863,  and 
his  widow  lives  in  Adams  county,  Iowa. 

MILLS,  JAMES,  was  born  Oct. 
20,  1794,  in  Augusta  county,  Va.  When 
he  was  nineteen  years  old  he,  with  two 
brothers,  went  to  Pickaway  county,  Ohio. 
Elizabeth  Mitts  was  born  Oct.  17,  1793, 
in  Virginia,  went  to  Kentucky  with  her 
parents,  and  from  there  to  Pickaway 
county,  Ohio.  James  Mills  and  Elizabeth 
Mitts  were  there  married  and  had  seven 
children,  and  moved  to  Tippecanoe  coun- 
ty, Ind.,  in  1834,  where  one  child  was 
born,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1840,  in 
what  is  now  Fancy  creek  township.  Of 
their  children — 

JOHN,  born  April  24,  1823,  in  Ohio, 
married  there  to  Jane  Wiley,  had  five  or 
six  children,  and  the  parents  died  in  Pick- 
away  county. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Oct.  12,  1824, 
in  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
John  W.  Morrison,  who  was  born  March 


17,  1823,  in  Edinburg,  Scotland.  They 
had  four  children,  ORVILLA  W.,  ES- 
TELLA  died  young;  JOHN  W.  and 
JAMES  W.  The  three  living  reside 
with  their  mother.  Mr.  Morrison  started 
July  9,  1862,  for  Idaho,  and  his  fate  is  not 
certainly  known,  but  it  is  believed  he  died 
there.  His  family  reside  in  Williamsville, 
Illinois. 

ADAM,  born  June  30,  1826,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  March  23, 
i  g53,  to  Louisa  A.  Kerns,  who  was  born 
August  8,  1830,  in  Ross  county,  Ohio. 
They  have  five  living  children,  JOHN, 
HATTIE,  EDWARD,  ADAM  and 
ELLEN,  and  live  two  and  a  half  miles 
north  of  Cantrall. — 1874. 

WILLIAM,  born  August  i,  1828,  in 
Ohio,  died  in  1850. 

MARCUS  A  UR  ELI  US,  born  Sept. 
19,  1830,  in  Ohio',  enlisted  at  Springfield, 
in  1861,  in  Co.  G,  loth  111.  Cav.,  for  three 
years,  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  served  until 
July  5,  1865,  when  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. He  is  unmarried,  and  resides 
with  his  sister,  Mrs.  .Morrison,  at  Wil- 
liamsville, Illinois. 

SARAH,  born  Nov.  23,  1832,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  William 
Newell.  They  had  three  children,  and 
he  and  two  of  the  children  died.  She 
married  Clay  Gaines.  They  have  one 
child,  and  live  near  Odell,  111. 

DEBORAH,  born  Sept.  30,  1834,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
David  C.  Duncan.  See  his  name. 

DORCAS  A.,  born  Sept.  3,  1837,  in 
Indiana,  married  John  J.  Alexander.  See 
his  name. 

James  Mills  died  Jan.  17,  1867,  and  his 
widow  died  June  27,  1870,  both  in  Wil- 
liamsville, Sangamon  county,  111. 

MILLJNGTON,  PETER,  born 
July  6,  1737,  in  Vermont,  was  married  in 
Boston,  Mass.,  in  1759,  to  Henrietta 
Boulden,  of  that  place.  She  died  within 
two  years,  aud  Mr.  Millington  was  mar- 
ried in  1769  to  Mehetible  Glass,  a  native 
of  Massachusetts.  Mr.  Millington  was 
Captain  in  the  Revolutionary  army,  and 
accompanied  Ethan  Allen  and  Benedict 
Arnold  on  their  expedition  into  Canada. 
He  was  taken  prisoner  at  Quebec,  and 
remained  in  captivity  until  the  close  of 
the  war.  Two  years  later  he  moved  to 
Millington  Spring,  New  York,  where  a 


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^  was  born,  March  14,  1801, 
he  being  the  youngest  of  five  children 
and  the  only  one  who  came  West.  He 
accompanied  his  father  to  Ohio,  and  was 
married  June  3,  1827,  at  Worthington,  to 
Jane  Justice,  a  native  of  that  State.  They 
had  two  children  there,  and  came  with 
his  father  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving Oct.,  1839,  and  stopping  for  a  short 
time  at  Mazeppa,  in  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship, where  one  child  was  born.  He  soon 
after  moved  into  Springfield.  Of  the 
three  children,  AUGUSTUS  O.,  born 
June  7,  1828,  in  Worthington,  Ohio,  en- 
listed in.  1846  as  a  private  in  Co.  A*,  4th 
111.  Inf.,  and  was  promoted  by  General 
Scott,  at  the  battle  of  Cerro  Gordo,  to 
Second  Sergeant,  for  meritorious  conduct 
on  the  battle  field.  He  served  in  that  ca- 
pacity until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was 
married  in  Springfield,  111.,  to  Almira 
Marshall,  who  was  born  in  1830,  in  Ohio. 
They  had  five  children,  four  of  whom  died 
young.  Mrs.  Almira  Millington  died 
Nov.  5,  1856.  Augustus  O.  Millington 
was  married  May  10,  1857,10  Mrs.  Harriet 
E.  Doud,  whose  maiden  name  was  Hal- 
liday,  a  native  of  Ohio.  He  raised  a 
company  Aug.  10,  1861,  for  the  Union 
army,  in  one  day,  which  was  mustered  in 
as  Co.  I,  apth  111.  Inf.,  of  which  he  was 
commissioned  Captain.  After  the  battle 
of  Shiloh,  he  was  promoted  by  Governor 
Yates,  for  meritorious  conduct,  to  the 
rank  of  Major.  He  received  his  commis- 
sion as  Colonel,  Aug.  19,  1863,  and  was  in 
command  of  a  provisional  brigade  about 
eighteen  months.  When  Gen.  Sherman 
started  on  his  "march  to  the  sea,"  he  left 
thirty-five  detachments  of  invalid  troops 
with  Colonel  Millington  at  Bridgeport, 
Ala.  He  remained  there  eight  months, 
when  he  was  ordered  to  Chattanooga, 
where  he  was  mustered  out  May  22, 
1866.  According  to  the  statement  of 
Gen.  McClernand,  Col.  Millington  was 
distinguished  for  good  conduct  in  battle, 
and  especially  as  a  drill  officer,  his  regi- 
ment being  the  best  drilled  in  the  brigade. 
Since  the  war  Col.  Millington  has  been 
engaged  as  a  contractor  and  builder,  part 
of  the  time  in  Chicago.  He  resides  in 
Springfield.  His  only  living  child,  OXKO 
i.,  born  March  14,  1852,  is  a  conductor  on 
passenger  train  to  and  from  Little  Rock 
Arkansas.  CAROLINE,  born  May  :8, 
1830,  in  Ohio,  married  John  Beard,  a  na- 


tive of  Ohio.  They  have  two  children, 
and  reside  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  ELI- 
ZA is  married,  and  resides  in  Manchester, 
Mo.  Marcus  Millington  died  Aug.,  1863. 
His  widow  died  in  1865,  both  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

Peter  Millington  died  in  1839;  his 
widow  died  the  same  year,  both  in  Sanga- 
mon county. 

MILSL^VGLE,  ANDREW., 
was  born  March  25,  1801,  in  Hampshire 
county,  Va.  He  was  there  married,  July 
4,  1832,  to  Mary  Martin,  a  native  of  the 
same  county.  They  had  one  child,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriv- 
ing early  in  1834,  near  Springfield,  where 
they  had  one  living  child.  Of  their  two 
children — 

ELIZABETH  A.,  born  May  8, 
1833,  in  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Thomas  Moppin.  She  died, 
July  7,  1867,  leaving  two  children,  who 
reside  with  their  father  in  Kansas. 

JACOB  M.,  born  Oct.  22,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county.  He  enlisted,  Aug.  n, 
1862,  in  Co.  E,  U4th  111.  Inf.,  served  until 
June  5,  1865,  when  he  was  honorably 
discharged.  He  was  married  October  5, 
1865,  in  Christian  county,  to  Elizabeth 
A.  Peek.  They  have  two  children, 
MINNIE  MAY  and  GRACIE,  and 
live  in  Cotton  Hill  township,  near  old 
Rienzi,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Mary  Milslagle  died  Oct.  29,  1838. 
Andrew  Milslagle  married  Mrs.  Jane 
Beatty,  whose  maiden  name  was  Waddell. 
They  had  two  living  children. 

WILLIAM,  born  Sept.  18,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted,  Aug.  11, 
1862,  in  Co.  E,  M4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years.  He  was  discharged  on  account  of 
physical  disability,  in  April,  and  died  at 
home,  July  9,  1863. 

MAR  Y,  born  Dec.  7,  1842,  in  Sanga- 
mon countv,  married  Nelson  Price.  They 
have  three  children,  NELLIE,  AMY 
W.  and  ALICE,  and  live  in  Cotton  Hill 
township,  near  old  Rienzi,  Sangamon 
county. 

Mrs.  Jane  Milslagle  died,  Oct.  23,  1846, 
and  Andrew  Milslagle  resides  in  Cotton 
Hill  township,  where  he  settled  in  1836. 
It  is  near  old  Rienzi,  Sangamon  countv, 
Illinois. 

MISCHLER,  PHILIP,  was 
born  Feb.  16,  1820,  in  Heppenheim,  Hesse 
Darmstadt,  Germany.  His  father's  fain- 


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ily  came  to  America,  landing  in  New 
York  city,  Sept.  17,  1839,  and  moved  at 
once  to  Randolph,  Portage  county,  Ohio. 
Philip  started  with  Adam  Kessler,  in  the 
spring  of  1840,  to  Wellsville,  thence  by 
the  Ohio  river,  to  Cincinnati,  and  from 
there  to  Louisville,  Ky.,  where  his  money 
was  stolen.  They  managed  to  reach  St. 
Louis,  where  they  spent  the  summer  at 
work.  They  went  up  the  Mississippi  and 
Illinois  rivers  to  Beardstown,  and  walked 
from  there  to  Springfield,  without  any- 
thing to  eat  on  the  road,  arriving  Sept.  7, 
1840.  His  father,  Martin  Mischler,  with 
his  wife  and  three  daughters,  came  the 
next  spring.  The  daughters — Mary  mar- 
ried George  Spath.  See  his  name. 
Margaret  married  Andrew  Lump.  Catha- 
rine married  Henry  Ramstetter. 

Philip  Mischler  married  in  Springfield, 
Aug.  20,  1847,  to  Elizabeth  Hrechster, 
who  was  born  Feb.  14,  1822,  at  Herns- 
bach,  Baden,  Germany,  and  came,  in  1845, 
to  Springfield.  They  had  two  children 
in  Springfield. 

PHILIP,  Jun.,  born  Jan.  9,  1848,  is 
a  clerk  in  Bressmer's  store. 

HENRT,  born  June  n,  1860,  lives 
with  his  parents. 

Philip  Mischler  and  his  wife  live  at  the 
corner  of  Eighth  and  Edwards  streets, 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

He  learned  the  business  of  coopering, 
in  Springfield,  and  carried  it  on  quite  ex- 
tensively from  1844  to  1868. 

MITCHELL,  EDWARD, was 
born  Dec.  13,  1794,  in  Botetourt  county, 
Virginia,  and  came  west  when  he  was 
quite  young.  Early  in  1824  he  came  to 
Springfield,  Illinois,  where  he  was  mar- 
ried on  the  6th  of  June,  the  same  year,  to 
Mary  Bartlett,  a  native  of  Connecticut. 
They  had  thi'ee  children,  and  Mrs.  Mary 
Mitchell  died  in  Springfield  in  1830.  Ed- 
ward Mitchell  was  married  Nov.  10, 
1831,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  to  Eleanor  Essex, 
a  native  of  England.  They  had  one 
child.  While  living  in  Springfield  Mr. 
Mitchell  took  part  in  the  Winnebago 
Indian  war  of  1827.  In  1825  or  '6  he 
was  appointed  by  President  John  Quincy 
Adams,  Postmaster  of  Springfield,  and  was 
retained  in  office  by  President  Jackson, 
although  he  was  outspok'en  in  his  opposi- 
tion to  Jackson  politically,  being  a  Whig. 
From  April  5,  1827,  to  August  9,  1835, 
Mr.  Mitchell  was  Recorder  of  Sangamon 


county.  He  died  in  Springfield,  Sept.  12, 
1836.  Soon  after  his  death,  Mrs.  Mitchell, 
with  all  his  ehildren,  moved  to  St.  Louis. 
Mo.  Of  his  children — 

MART  ANN,  born  April-28,  1825,  in 
St.  Clair  county,  111.,  brought  up  in 
Springfield  and  St.  Louis,  was  married  in 
the  latter  city,  Nov.  28,  1853,  to  William 
M.  McPherson.  They  had  six  children, 
WILLIAM  M.,  Jun.,  LAURA,  ED- 
WARD, MARY,  PAGE  and  SOPHIA. 
The  two  eldest  are  married.  Mr.  Mc- 
Pherson was  a  lawyer  and  a  prominent 
business  man  for  many  years.  He  died  in 
St.  Louis  since  the  close  of  the  rebellion. 
His  widow  and  children  reside  in  that 
city. 

LAURA  R.,  born  July  4,  1828,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  was  married  March  28, 
1848,  in  St.  Louis,  to  J.  H.  Page  Black- 
wood.  They  had  three  children,  MARY, 
SALLIE  GLASGOW  and  LAURA. 
J.  H.  P.  Blackwood  died  August  15, 1858, 
and  his  widow  and  children  reside  at  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 

ED  WARD  J.,  born  August  3,  1830, 
in  Springfield,  111.,  married  March  5,  1856, 
in  St.  Louis,  10  Theresa  Cromwell.  They 
had  one  child,  MARY,  and  Edward  J. 
Mitchell,  died  Jan.  29,  1871.  His  widow 
and  daughter  reside  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Mitchell,  after  the  death 
of  her  husband  in  Springfield,  lived  in 
St.  Louis  ten  or  twelve  years,  and  then 
moved  to  Louisiana,  Mo.,  with  her  daugh- 
ter— 

VIRGINIA,  born  Oct.  23,  1835,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  married  Dec.  4,  1851,  in 
Louisana,  Mo.,  to  Dr.  J.  D.  Harper,  who 
was  born  Aug.  7,  1824,  in  Fayette  coun- 
ty, Ohio.  He  had  previously  been  mar- 
ried at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa,  to  a  Miss 
Saunders,  who  died  in  1850.  Soon  after 
their  marriage  Dr*.  Harper  and  wife,  with 
her  mother,  moved  to  Springfield.  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Harper  have  three  living  child- 
ren, JOHN  E.,  ANNIE  E.  and  HAR- 
VEY M.,  and  reside  in  Springfield. 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Mitchell  died  July  21, 
1 86 1,  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

MITTS,  CYRUS,  born  May  19, 
1798,  near  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  Martha 
Burbridge  was  born  Aug.  16,  1798,  in 
Bath  countv,  Kentucky.  They  were 
there  married  Sept.  22,  1818,  and  had  two 
children,  when  they  moved  to  Pickaway 
county,  Ohio,  where  three  children  were 


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born ;  and  then  moved  to  |  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  Jwne,  1828,  in 
what  is  now  Fancy  Creek \  township, 
where  they  had  six  children-  Of  their 
eleven  children — 

JAA1ES  M.,  horn  July  23,  1819,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Eveline  B.  England.  They 
had  six  children  in  Sangamon  county. 
THOMAS  J.  married  Minerva  Stratton. 
They  have  two  children,  and  live  in  her 
native  city,  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  MAG- 
GIE E.  married  James  Symms,  have 
three  children,  and  live  in  Clarke  county, 
Iowa.  -DAVID  H.  married  Mary  Jose- 
phine Nelson,  and  lives  with  his  mother. 
LEWIS  P.,  JAMES  E.  and  BELLE 
M.  live  with  their  mother.  James  M. 
Mitts  died  Feb.  10,  1858,  and  his  widow 
resides  four  and  a  half  miles  northwest  of 
Williamsville,  Illinois. 

JESSE  £.,  born  Dec.  17,  1820,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  in  Iowa  to  Julia  Russell. 
They  had  four  children.  Mr.  Mitts  was 
a  member  of  37th  Iowa  Inf.,  (Grey 
Beards),  and  died  Dec.,  1864,  in  the 
army.  His  widow  and  children  live  in 
Keokuk  county,  Iowa. 

JANE,  born  Oct.  20,  1822,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  George 
XV.  Council.  See  his  name. 

ROLAND,  born  in  Ohio,  died  Dec.  6, 

1862,  aged  thirty-eight  years. 
ELIZABETH  A.,   born  March   19, 

1828,  in  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  John  McClelland.  See  his 
name. 

CARLISLE,  born  March  12,  1830, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  June  4, 

1863,  to   Margaret  Hall,  who  was    born 
Nov.   23,    1838,    in    Menard   county,    111. 
They    reside    in   Fancy  Creek    township, 
four     miles    northwest   of    Williamsville, 
Illinois. 

CYRUS,  Jun.,  born  Jan.  28,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Sarah  Layton. 
They  have  nine  children,  and  live  in 
Keokuk  county,  Iowa. 

ROBERT,  born  July  24,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  is  unmarried,  and  lives 
in  Clarke  county,  Iowa. 

MARJ^HA,  born  March  31,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Robert  Mc- 
Clelland. See  his  name. 

MARY  A.,  born  June  25.  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jefferso-i 


Perce.  They  had  two  children,  and  Mr. 
Perce  died  in  Sangamon  county.  His 
widow  and  children  live  in  Clarke  county. 
Iowa. 

JOHN,  born  Sept.  10,  1841,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  was  a  soldier  three  years  in 
Co.  C,  i  I4th  111.  Inf.,  married  Susie  D. 
Hay,  has  three  children,  and  lives  in 
Clarke  county,  Iowa. 

Cyrus  Mitts  died  Aug.,  1852,  and  his 
widow  died  Dec.  19,  1862,  both  in  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

The  Union  General,  Burbridge,  of 
Kentucky,  was  a  nephew  of  Mrs.  Mitts. 
Her  father  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier 
from  Virginia,  and  four  of  her  brothers 
were  soldiers  in  the  war  of  1812  from 
Kentucky. 

MOFFITT,  GEORGE,  was 
born  about  1780,  in  Augusta  county,  Va., 
was  married  to  Rebecca  Gilkison,  had 
two  children  there,  and  then  moved  to 
Fayette  county,  Ky.,  where  six  children 
were  born.  The  family  moved  to  Chris- 
tian county,  Ky.,  and  from  there  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  in  what  is 
now  Ball  township  in  1829.  Of  their 
children — 

JOHN,  born  in  Viaginia,  died  in  San- 
gamon county,  unmarried,  aged  about 
forty-five  years. 

MYRA,  born  in  Virginia,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Moses  Archer.  See 
his  name. 

SALL  Y,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  David  Black. 
They  had  six  children,  and  Mr.  Black 
died  in  1857.  His  widow  lives  with  her 
son  GEORGE,  who  married  in  St.  Clair 
county  to  Lavina  Broom.  They  have  six 
children,  and  live  near  Blue  Mound, 
Macon  county,  Illinois. 

E  VELINE,  born  in  Kentuckv,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Thomas 
Drennan.  See  his  name. 

MARGARET,  born  May  18,  1808,  in 
Fayette  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Thompson  Pyle.  Sec 
his  name. 

GEORGE,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Mahala 
Peters,  moved  to  Jefferson  county,  Iowa, 
and  died,  leaving  a  widow  and  three  chil- 
dren there. 

MARTHA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  to  Calvin  Stev- 
enson, had  one  son,  and  Mr.  S.  died.  His 


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widow  married  James  Mitts;  •  They  had 
seven  children,  and  she  died  near  Mt. 
Pleasant,  Iowa. 

REBECCA, 'born  in  1814,111  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  1826,  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Smith  Ball.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Moffitt  died  in  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  Mr.  Moffit  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Betsy  Dawdy.  They  had  two 
children — 

JAMES  and  EM1LT,  and  George 
Moffitt  died  in  1860,  in  Jefferson  county, 
Iowa.  His  widow  lives  with  her  son 
James,  in  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa. — 1874. 

MOFFITT,  THOMAS,  was 
born  April  13,  1797,  in  that  part  of  Mont- 
gomery, which  is  now  Bath  county,  Ky., 
and  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  Nov.  14, 
1826.  He  was  married  Jan.  22,  1829,  in 
Morgan  county,  111.,  to  Eliza  A.  Gatton, 
who  was  born  July  26,  1810,  in  Ken- 
tucky, also.  They  had  eight  children  in 
Springfield,  four  of  whom  died  young. 
Of  the  other  four — 

JAMES  W.,  born  June  4,  1830,  was 
admitted  to  the  bar,  and  practiced  law 
with  his  father  for  a  short  time,  and  died 
Sept.  18,  1864. 

JANE  ELIZA,  born  Dec.  4,  1834, 
and  died  March  14,  1858. 

SARAH  /?.,  born  Jan,  7,  1837,  died 
Feb.  1 6,  1864. 

THOMAS  G.,  born  Nov.  3,  1839,  in 
Springfield,  and  was  clerk  in  the  office  of 
the  Auditor  of  State  four  and  a  half 
years.  He  enlisted  in  1861,  in  Co.  A,  7th 
111.  Inf.,  was  commissioned  Lieutenant, 
promoted  to  Adjutant  of  the  regiment, 
and  died  March  29,  1862,  in  Springfield. 

Mrs.  Eliza  A.  Moffitt  died,  Nov.  11, 
1867,  and  Mr.  Moffitt  resides  in  Spring- 
field. He  is  in  his  eightieth  year,  and 
bereft  of  all  his  children,  and  finally  of  his 
wife. 

Thomas  Moffitt  taught  school  when  he 
came  to  Springfield,  devoting  all  the  time 
at  his  command  to  the  study  of  law,  and 
was  licensed  to  practice  in  1828  or  '9.  He 
was  Orderly  Sergeant  in  a  company  from 
Sangamon  county  in  the  Winnebago  war 
of  1827,  and  in  1832  was  captain  of  a 
company  in  the  Black  Hawk  war.  He 
served  two  years  as  county  commissioner, 
and  from  1843  served  as  Judge  of  the  Pro- 
bate Court.  Under  the  constitution  of 
1848,  he  was  elected  County  Judge  for 
four  years.  He  has  for  many  years  been 


a  Ruling   Elder  in  the  Second    Presbyte- 
rian church  of  Springfield,   Illinois. 

MOORE,  CHARLES,  came 
from  one  of  the  Southern  States,  built  a 
cotton  gin  at  the  east  side  of  Buffalo  Hart 
Grove,  in  1823  or  '4,  ran  it  for  several 
years,  and  then  moved  farther  north.  He 
had  been  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  and 
while  going  to  draw  a  pension,  the  stage 
upset,  and'  caused  his  death. 

MOORE,  ENOCH,  was  born 
March  26,  1802,  near  Waterloo,  in  what 
is  now  Monroe  county,  but  then  St. 
Clair  county,  111.  His  parents  settled 
there  about  1781.  His  father,  John 
Moore,  was  a  brother  of  General  James 
B.  Moorie — they  were  natives  of  Virginia 
— and  hils  mother  a  sister  of  General  J.  B. 
Whitesides; — she  was  a  native  of  South 
Carolina;  each  of  whom  were  influential 
men  in  the  early  history  of  Illinois, 
Enoch  Moore  was  married  near  Waterloo. 
Illinois,,  Sept.  10,  1833,  to  Charlotte  Sher- 
man, w"ho  was  born  August  10,  1804,  in 
one  of 'the  eastern  States,  and  came  to 
Illinois  when  quite  young.  They  ha  i 
three  children,  two  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy. Of  the  third — 

HESTER  A.,  born  Nov.  i,  1834,  was 
married  in  Springfield,  Nov.  20,  1854,  to 
J.  N.  Underwood,  a  native  of  Illinois. 
Mrs.  Underwood  died  Nov.  4,  1855,  at 
Bloomington,  111.  Mr.  Underwood  was 
editorially  connected  with  one  of  the 
Bloomington  papers.  He  has  since  mar- 
ried, but  his  residence  is  not  known. 
•  Mrs.  Charlotte  Moore  died  April  2 
1839,  at  Vandalia,  111.  Enoch  Moore  was 
married  near  Richmond,  Kv.,  March  31, 
1845,  t°  Matilda  Wakefield,  who  was  a 
native  of  Massachusetts. 

Enoch  Moore  lived  in  Alton  a  short 
time  after  his  first  marriage,  then  moved 
to  Vandalia,  where  he  was  employed  as 
clerk  in  the  office  of  the  State  Treasurer. 
When  the  records  were  removed  to 
Springfield,  in  1839,  he  came  with  them 
and  was  engaged  principally  in  the  Fund 
Commissioner's  office,  through  all  the 
changes  of  administration.  His  strict  in- 
tegrity, unfeigned  conscientiousness,  hu- 
mility and  consistent  Christian  deportment, 
was  so  apparent  that  no  political  partisan 
ever  felt  justified  in  displacing  him,  and 
he  continued  to  the  end  of  his  life  in  con- 
nection with  some  one  of  the  State 
offices.  His  careful  and  methodical  busi- 


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ness  habits  led  to  the  detection  of  the 
spurious  indebtedness  issued  in  the  name 
of  the  Fund  Commissioners,  to  the  amount 
of  hundreds  and  thousands  of  dollars, 
many  years  after  it  took  place.  He  also 
discovered  the  fraudulent  re-issue  of 
canal  bonds  by  Governor  Matteson. 

Mrs.  Matilda  Moore  died  March  23, 
1863,  in  Springfield.  Enoch  Moore  died 
March  28,  1876,  in  Chicago,  while  under- 
going an  operation  for  cataract  of  the  eye. 
His  remains  were  brought  to  Springfield, 
and  buried  in  Oak  Ridge  Cemetery. 
The  only  surviving  member  of  the  family 
is  their  daughter — 

CHARLOTTE  M.,  who  was  born 
in  Springfield,  and  now — 1876 — resides  in 
her  native  city.  She  has  been  an  ener- 
getic and  efficient  laborer  in  city  mis- 
sionary work,  temperance  and  prison 
reform. 

Enoch  Moore  will  be  remembered  by 
all  who  visited  the  State  House  during 
the  thirty-six  years  he  spent  there,  by  his 
stature.  He  was  but  four  feet  two  inches 
high,  yet  his  body  was  so  fully  developed 
that  in  a  sitting  posture  he  looked  quite  as 
large  as  the  average  of  mankind.  His 
weight  was  about  one  hundred  and  seven- 
ty pounds  when  in  ordinary  health.  The 
deficiency  was  in  the  length  of  his  lower 
limbs.  He  leaves  a  sister,  Mrs.  Hester 
A.  Allyn,  residing  at  the  corner  of  Third 
and  Monroe  streets,  Springfield.  Her 
husband,  Rev.  Norman  Allyn,  was  a 
traveling  preacher  in  the  Southern  Illi- 
nois Conference  M.  E.  church,  at  the  time 
of  his  death,  at  Bunker  Hill,  111.,  in  March, 
1864. 

MOORE,  JOHN,  was  born  Apr. 
20,  1796,  in  Shoreham,  Vermont.  He 
came  to  Springfield,  111.,  and  was  mar- 
ried Aug.  9,  1823,  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Hawley,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mc- 
Murdy-  They  had  four  children  in 
Springfield,  and  moved  to  Schuyler 
county  about  1835,  where  one  child  was 
born.  Of  their  children — 

JOHN  L.,  born  July  5,  1824,  is  un- 
derstood to  have  been  the  first  male  child 
born  in  Springfield.  He  was  married  in 
Schuyler  county  Jan.  3,  1855,  to  Jemima 
J.  Doyle.  He  died  in  the  latter  county 
March  14,  1864,  leaving  a  widow  and  five 
children,  who  now  live  in  Rushville,  Illi- 
nois. 

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SARAH  E.,  born  March  17,  1826,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  in  Schuyler 
county,  111.,  to  Rev.  George  F.  Davis,  of 
the  Presbyterian  church.  They  reside  at 
Casey,  Clarke  county,  Illinois. 

MART  E.,  born  Oct.  22,  1830,  in 
Springfield,  has  been  a  teacher  for  many 
years,  and  resides  with  her  relatives, 
partly,  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

HENRY  P.,  born  Jan.  7,  1833,  in 
Springfield,  was  brought  up  in  Schuyler 
county,  and  married  in  Logan  county, 
111.,  to  Jennie  Bock.  They  have  two 
children,  and  live  near  Elkhart,  Illi- 
nois. 

CARRIE  P.,  born  Nov.  25,  1835,  in 
Schuyler  county.  She  and  her  sister, 
Mary  E.,  were  educated  at  Normal  for 
the  profession  of  teaching.  She  resides 
in  Springfield. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Moore  died  Jan.  24, 
1858,  and  John  Moore  died  June  14,  1873, 
both  in  Schuyler  county,  Illinois. 

MOORE,  BUSHNELL  B., 
was  born  Jan.  6,  1801,  in  Shoreham,  Vt. 
Melissa  Northrope  was  born  Jan.  30,  1803, 
in  the  same  town.  They  were  there  mar- 
ried Jan.  7,  1824.  Mr.  Moore  had  pre- 
viously established  himself  in  business  at 
Hopkinton,  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y. 
They  had  two  living  children  there,  and 
the  family  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  July,  1836,  in  what  is  now 
Gardner  township.  Of  their  children — 

MARC  I  A  A.,  born  Oct.  7,  1826,  is 
unmarried,  and  resides  with  her  mother, 
at  Farmingdale,  Illinois. 

MARIA  L.,  born  June  29,  1828,  at 
Hopkinton,  New  York,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  May  15,  1849,  to  Eben 
Dutch.  He  was  born  Oct.  18,  1819,  in 
Augusta,  Maine.  They  had  four  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county.  FLORENCE 
MAY  is  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools, 
and  resides  at  Farmingdale.  FRED- 
ERICK and  WINTHRbP  live  with 
their  uncle,  Henry  S.  Dutch,  in  Oxford, 
Johnson  county,  Iowa.  RALPH  E.  lives 
at  Farmingdale,  111.  Eben  Dutch  died 
Aug.  29,  1864,  in  Sangamon  county,  and 
his  widow  died  in  1876,  near  Farm- 
ingdale, Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Bushnell  B.  Moore  died  :une  18, 
1838,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow 
married  Rev.  Billious  Pond.  See  his 
name. 


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MOORE,  JOHN  B.,  was  born 
July  ii,  1803,  in  Warren  county,  N.  J. 
Rachel  L.  McCarty  was  born  Feb.  7, 
1812,  in  Morris  county,  N.  J.  They  were 
married  in  the  latter  county,  Dec.  8,  1831, 
and  had  four  children  there.  They  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  July 
28,  1838,  in  what  is  now  Gardner  town- 
ship, where  one  child  was  born.  Of  the 
five  children — 

ELIJAH  V.,  born  Sept.  19,  1832,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Margaret  Jones.  They  had  two  child- 
ren, JOHIJ  B.  and  ANN  E.  Elijah  V. 
Moore  enlisted  August  5,  1861,  in  Co.  C, 
2d  111.  Art.,  was  appointed  Sergeant 
Major,  and  promoted  to  ist  Lieutenant, 
April  20,  1862.  He  was  killed  at  the  sec- 
ond battle  of  Fort  Donelson,  Feb.  5, 
1863.  His  widow  and  children  live  one 
mile  east  of  Bradfordton,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

MOSES  H.,  born  Feb.  28,  1834,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Feb.  24,  1870,  to  Lenora  Crowder, 
who  was  born  March  14,  1852,  in  Mis. 
souri.  They  have  one  child,  ANN  E. 
and  live  one  mile  east  of  Bradfordton 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

DELIA  F.,born  Feb.  5,  1836,  in  New 
Jersey,  married  Dec.  i,  1870,  to  Isaac 
Gregory.  See  his  name.  They  have 
one  child,  FANNIE,  and  live  near  Blue 
Mound,  Macon  county,  Illinois. 

JOHN  B.,  Jun.,  born  Dec.  14,  1837, 
in  New  Jersey,  and  raised  in  Sangamon 
county.  He  engaged  in  freighting  over 
the  plains  from  Nebraska  City  to  Denver, 
and  died  March  21,  1864,  on  Platte  river, 
one  hundred  and  eighty  miles  east  of 
Denver,  and  twenty  miles  from  Jules- 
burg. 

JULIA  A.,  born  Dec.  23,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  n,  1858, 
to  William  H.  Miller,  General  Superin- 
tendent of  C.  and  A.  telegraph  line.  She 
had  one  chilcl,  MARY  R.,  and  Mrs. 
Miller  died  Nov.  16,  1871,  at  Bellefoun- 
taine,  Ohio. 

John  B.  Moore,  Sen.,  died  Aug.  18, 
1839,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow 
married  Oct.  25,  1842,  to  Josiah  Broad- 
well,  Sen.  Sec  his  name. 

MOORE,  JOSEPH,  was  born 
Aug.  12,  1780,  in  Shenandoah  county, 
Virginia.  He  was  there  married,  Sept. 
15,  1803,  to  Julia  Ann  Duck,  They  had 


six  children  in  Virginia,  and  then  moved, 
in  1815,  to  Bath  county,  Ky.,  where  two 
children  were  born.  After  a  residence  of 
twenty -one  years  in  Kentucky,  Mr.  Moore 
moved  his  family  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  what  is  now  Auburn 
township,  in  the  fall  of  1836,  and  four 
years  .later  moved  to  Ball  township.  Of 
their  children — 

REUBEN,  born  in  Virginia,  married 
Charlotte  Coaley,  moved  to  Texas,  about 
1847,  an<^  died  there,  in  1862,  leaving  a 
wife  and  five  children. 

MART,  born  in  Virginia,  married  to 
Daniel  Hannah,  who  died,  leaving  a 
widow  and  one  child  in  Mt.  Sterling, 
Kentucky. 

SARAH,  born  April  27,  1807,  in 
Shenandoah  county,  Virginia,  married  in 
Kentucky  to  Wm.  A.  Lockridge.  See 
his  name. 

JOHN  H.,  born  in  Virginia,  married 
in  Kentucky  to  Louisa  Boyd,  and  remain- 
ed there. 

ABRAHAM,  born  in  Virginia,  died 
in  Mississippi,  aged  twenty-six  years. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Shenandoah 
county,  Vi-f.,  married  Wm.  M.  Patton. 
See  his  name. 

MORRISON  M.,  born  in  Bath 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Elizabeth  Crow.  They  have  eight 
children — JOSEPH  M.  lives  in  Minne- 
sota. JOHN  H.  and  CHARLES  live 
with  their  parents.  MARGARET  A. 
married  William  D.  Nuckolls.  See  his 
name.  GEORGE  L.,  WILLIAM  D., 
ASA  B.  and  SARAH  E.,  live  with  their 
parents,  on  the  farm  where  his  father  set- 
tled in  1840.  It  is  two  miles  south  of 
Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JAMES  IV.,  born  in  Virginia,  mar- 
ried Mary  A.  Walker,  who  died,  and  he 
married  Virginia  Lane,  and  is  a  practicing 
attorney  in  Washington  City,  D.  C. 

RILE  Y,  died,  at  ten  years  of  age. 

Mrs.  Julia  A.  Moore  died,  July  23,1853, 
and  Joseph  Moore  died  Sept.  7,  1856, 
both  in  Sangamon  county. 

MORGAN,  CHARLES,  was 
born  Sept.  5,  1781,  in  Hampshire  county, 
Va.  His  parents  moved  to  Fleming 
county,  Ky.,  in  1793.  Charles  Morgan 
and  Elizabeth  Constant  were  there  mar- 
ried in  1807,  and  had  four  children  in 
Kentucky.  The  family  moved  in  March, 
1814,  to  Clermont  county,  Ohio,  where 


SAN  GAM  ON   COUNTY. 


they  had  four  living  children,  and  then 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  Oct.,  1826,  in  what  is  now  Mechanics- 
burg  township,  where  two  children  were 
born.  Of  their  ten  children — 

JA  COB,  born  May  20,  1808,  in  Flem- 
ing county,  Kj.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  May  17,  1832,  to  Susan  Correll. 
They  had  three  living  children.  JOSE- 
PHUS,  born  March  30,  1833,  is  unmar- 
ried, and  resides  five  and  a  half  miles 
northwest  of  Illiopolis,  111.  MINERVA, 
born  Nov.  8,  1834,  died  April  3,  1854. 
CAROLINE,  born  July  21,  1837,  mar' 
ried  George  W.  Hesser.  See  his  name. 
Mrs.  Susan  Morgan  died  Oct.  15,  1848, 
and  Jacob  Morgan  was  married  Nov.  22, 
1855,  to  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Wilson,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Stickel.  She  was  born 
April  16,  1825,  in  York  county,  Penn. 
They  have  four  children,  LUELLA, 
SELINA  B.,  ANNA  M.  and  CHAR- 
LES W.  Mrs.  Morgan  has  one  son 
by  her  first  ma  riage,  ANDREA  S. 
WILSON,  born  Mar.  23,  1847,  in  Macon 
county,  111.,  married  in  Bloomington,  111., 
to  Mary  Hamilton;  had  one  child,  and 
resides  in  Washington,  Kansas.  He  has 
represented  Washington  county  in  the 
Kansas  Legislature  two  terms,  and  is  now 
—  1874 — Judge  of  the  Twelfth  judicial 
district  in  that  State.  Jacob  Morgan  re- 
sides two  and  a  half  miles  west  of  Mc- 
chanicsburg,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  1810  in  Fleming 
county,  Ky.,  died  in  Sangamon  county  in 
1828. 

JOHN  C.,  born  May  19,  1812,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  Jan.  28,  1836,  to  Elizabeth 
Bridges.  They  had  eight  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  MARTHA  E.,  born 
June  23,  1837,  died  Oct.  6,  1857.  LA- 
VINA  J.,  born  Feb.  19,  1839,  married 
Oct.,  1857,  to  Zenas  Crawford.  They 
have  five  children,  MARTHA  E.,  CHARLES 

II.,     ANNIE  F.,  WM.    GRANT    and    JOHN    T., 

and  live  near  Princeton,  Franklin  county, 
Kansas.  CHARLES  W.,  born  Nov.  n, 
1841.  enlisted  July,  1861,  for  three  years, 
in  Co.  I,  41  st  111.  Inf.  He  was  killed  at 
Fort  Donelson  Feb.  15,  1862.  His  re- 
mains were  brought  home  and  interred 
near  Mechanicsburg.  SARAH  A.,  born 
Feb.  21,  1844,  married  July  22,  1865,  to 
Victor  Bechtel.  He  served  three  years, 
from  July,  1861,  in  Co.  I,  4ist  111.  Inf. 


They  have    five  children,  IDA  MAY,  LIL- 

LIE  A.,  HARVEY  T.,  ALVA  E.  and  ALTA   I., 

and  live  near  Ottawa,  Kansas.  NOR- 
MAN C.,  born  Sept.  23,  1846,  married 
Aug.  31,  1871,  to  Emily  Peak,  have  one 
child,  JOHN  T.,  and  live  near  Richmond, 
Kansas.  AARON  T.,  born  July  22, 
1849,  died  Jan.  12,  1865.  FIDELIA 
ADALINE,  born  July  5,  1852,  and 
RUTH  EMELINE,born  July  10,  1854, 
reside  with  their  parents,  three  miles 
southwest  of  Illiopolis,  Illinois — 1874. 

DANIEL,  born  Feb.  28,  1813,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  Jan.  9,  1834,  to  Melinda  Mor- 
gan. They  had  seven  children;  one  died 
in  infancy.  ELIZA,  J.,  born  Dec.  31,  1834, 
married  Aug.  26,  1858,  to  Jeremiah  Kel- 
ly, have  two  children,  and  live  in  Madi- 
son, Greenwood  county,  Kansas.  MARY, 
born  Nov.  22,  1836,  married  Dec.  6,  1860, 
to  James  Lockhart,  and  died  July  14, 
1861.  FRANKLIN  B  ,  born  March  14, 
1839,  married  Oct.  13,  1870,  to  Margaret 
A.  Ficklin,  had  one  child,  FRANKLIN,  and 
live  two  and  a  half  miles  west  of  Me- 
chanicsburg. WILLIAM  W.,  born 
Nov.  24,  1841,  married  Jan.  12,  1868,  to 
Emily  A.  Patterson,  have  one  living 
child,  EDGAR,  and  live  three  and  a  half 
miles  west  of  Mechanicsburg.  ER- 
SKINE,  born  June  3,  1849,  and  EMMA 
A.,  born  May  12,  1854,  reside  with  their 
parents,  two  and  a  half  miles  each  from 
Mechanicsburg,  Dawson  and  Buffalo— 
1874. 

AARON,  born  March  3,  1816,  in 
Clermont  county,  Ohio,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  Jan.  12,  1837,  to  Matilda 
A.  McDaniel,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Shinkle.  They  had  eleven  children,  four 
of  whom  died  under  seven  years.  Of  the 
other  seven — MARIA  L-,  born  April 
26,  1840,  married  George  H.  Grabendich, 
had  one  child,  WILLIAM  R.,  and  Mr.  G. 
enlisted  in  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  C, 
married  Robert  Alls,  and  died,  leaving 
I24th  Illinois  Infantry.  He  was  wound- 
ed at  Vicksburg,  June  26,  and  died 
June  27,  1863.  Mrs.  Grabendich 

one  child,  CHARLKS  A.  MINERVA 
E.,  born  Nov.  30,  1844,  married  James 
Moore,  have  two  children,  and  live  two 
and  a  half  miles  west  of  Mechanicsburg. 
CHARLES  W.,  born  June  30,  1849, 
married  Matilda  Moon,  have  one  child, 
and  lives  three  miles  northwest  of  Me- 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


jftnicsburg.  MARY  F.,  JAMES  A., 
JAN  ETTA  and  MARTHA  J.  reside 
with  their  parents,  two  and  one  half 
miles  southeast  of  Dawson. 

WASHINGTON,  born  Feb.,  1818, 
in  Ohio,  died  in  Sangamon  county  Sept. 
26,  1838. 

LA  VINA,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  G.  W.  Carrico, 
and  live  in  Missouri. 

CHARLES  W.,  born  May  23,  1829, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  15, 
1850,  to  Elizabeth  E.  Deny,  who  was 
born  Oct.  26,  1830,  in  Loudon  county,  Va. 
They  had  eleven  children,  five  of  whom, 
GEORGE  E.,  JOHN  R.,  WILLIAM 
A.,  CORDELIA  S.  and  EMMA  F., 
died  under  six  years  of  age.  MINER- 
VA J.,  born  Dec.  28,  1851,  married 
March  9,  1871,  to  Benjamin  Cox,  have 
two  children,  EVELINE  and  ALVA,  and 
live  three  miles  north  of  Illiopolis. 
JAMES  R.,  ELIJAH  A.,  LAURA  A., 
LUELLA  L.  and  CHARLES  A.  reside 
with  their  parents,  in  Macon  county, 
three  and  a  half  miles  northeast  of  Illiop- 
olis, Illinois. 

JAMES  A.,  born  March  13,  1834,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  14,  1856, 
to  Sarah  A.  Lee,  who  was  born  iviarch 
15,  1841,  in  Gallatin  county,  Ohio.  They 
had  seven  children.  The  first,  second  and 
fifth,  HENRIETTA,  IDA  E.  and 
HENRY  L.,  died  under  four  years. 
CHARLES  F.,  VIOLA  E.,  EDWIN 
O.  and  MELVIN  A.  reside  with  their 
parents,  in  Macon  county,  four  miles 
northeast  of  Illiopolis,  Illinois. 

Charles  Morgan  died  Jan.  25,  1866,  and 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Morgan  died  Oct.  9,  1868, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  near  where 
they  settled  in  1826. 

MORGAN,  DANIEL,  brother 
to  Charles,  was  born  March  10,  1785, 
near  Warm  Springs,  Hampshire  county, 
Va.,  and  was  taken  by  his  parents,  in 
1793,10  Fleming  county,  Ky.  Marv  S. 
Woods  was  born  June  17,  1786,  in  Burke 
county,  N.  C.,  and  was  taken  by  her  pa- 
rents to  Wilkes  county,  in  the  same 
State.  In  the  fall  of  1794  they  moved  to 
Clark  county,  Ky.,  and  in  179910  Chilli- 
cothe,  Ohio,  and  in  1801  to  Fleming  coun- 
ty, Ky.  Her*  father,  Andrew  Woods, 
was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  taken  by  his 
parents  to  South  Carolina,  and  was  Cap- 
tain ol  a  company  from  that  State,  and 


served  nine  months  in  the  war  for  Inde- 
pendence. He  died  March  26,  1803,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.  Daniel  Morgan 
and  Mary  S.  Woods  were  married  Oct. 
24,  1810,  in  Kentucky,  and  had  three  chil 
dren  there.  They  moved  to  Monroe 
county,  Indiana,  in  1822,  where  one  child 
was  born,  and  then  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  Nov.  21,  1828,  in 
what  is  now  Mechanicsburg  township. 
Of  their  five  children — 

MELINDA,  born  May  18,  1811,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  to  Daniel  Morgan.  See 
his  name, 

MART,\>orn  Nov.  5,  1815,  in  Flem- 
ing county,  Ky.,  died  Aug.  24, 1835, in  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

ELIZA  M.,  born  August  24,  1822, 
in  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  Jan.  29, 
1843,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Samuel  N. 
Little.  See  his  name, 

MAHALA  C.,  born  July  19,  1824,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  June  29,  1854,  to  Rev.  James 
B.  Houts,  who  was  born  May  31,  1817,  in 
Salem,  Livingston  county,  Ky.  They 
had  two  children,  MARY  F.  and  MI- 
NERVA L.  Rev.  J.  B.  Houts  died 
Nov.  10,  1872,  at  Myersville,  Vermilion 
county,  111.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he 
was  filling  his  33d  appointment  as  circuit 
preacher  in  the  M.  E.  church.  His  wid- 
ow and  daughters  reside  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  June  26,  1826,  in 
Monroe  county,  Indiana,  is  unmarried, 
and  resides  one  mile  west  of  Mechanics- 
burg,  adjoining  the  farm  on  which  his  pa- 
rents settled  in  1828.  He  remembers  go- 
ing with  his  father  to  a  water  mill  on  the 
Sangamon  river,  and  that  th .-  mill  was 
roofed  by  first  covering  it  with  logs  and 
slabs,  and  earth  was  thrown  on  that. 
Weeds  were  growing  on  top  of  the  mill, 
which  he  thought  was  very  strange. 

Daniel  Morgan  was  a  sold  er  from 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  in  the  war  with 
England,  from  Aug.,  1812,  to  March,  1813. 
He  died  in  Sangamon  county,  Sept.  6, 
1866,  and  his  widow  resides  with  her  son, 
William  H.  She  draws  a  pension  for  the 
services  of  her  husband  in  the  war  of 
1812. 

MORGAN,  THOMAS,  was 
born  about  1783,  in  Kentucky.  He  was 
married  near  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  to  Mrs. 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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Elizabeth  Butler,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Bell.  She  was  born  in  1773,  in  Ma- 
ryland. They  had  seven  children  in 
Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  about  1822,  and 
settled  south  of  Spring  creek,  in  what  is 
now  Gardner  township.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

E  VAN,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Elizabeth  Ditson, 
had  five  children,  and  he  died  August  15, 
1834.  His  widow  married  M.  S.  Skid- 
more,  and  lives  near  Hamburg,  Fremont 
county,  Iowa. 

ELIZABETH,  married  in  Ohio  to 
John  Bartlow,  came  with  her  parents  to 
Sangamon  county,  and  moved  to  Schuy- 
ler  county,  111.,  about  1830,  where  they 
both  died,  leaving  seven  children. 

MARTHA,  married  in  Ohio  to  John 
Moffatt,  came  to  Sangamon  county,  and 
died,  leaving  two  children,  who  are  mar- 
ried, and  reside  near  Decatur,.  Illinois. 

JOHN,  born  Jan.  19,  1806,  near  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  came  to  Sangamon  ^county, 
in  1822,  and  married,  Feb.  24,  1*825,  *° 
Gamely  Duff.  They  had  twelve  children, 
in  Sangamon  county.  WILLIAM  H., 
born  Jan.  9,  1826,  married  Emily  Rob- 
inson, had  one  child,  Edward  W.,  born 
Sept.  17,  1851,  resides  in  Gardner  town- 
ship. Mrs.  Emily  Morgan  died,  March 
28,  1852,  and  Mr.  M.  married  Mrs.  El- 
mira  King,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Bradley.  They  started  to  Kansas,  and  he 
died  Nov.  10,1867,  at  Rockport,  Missouri. 
His  widow  lives  in  Wilson  county,  Kan- 
sas. FINIS  E.,  born  Oct.  21,  1827,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Day.  They  have  five  liv- 
ing children,  and  live  at  Clinton,  Illinois. 
JOS1AH  B.,  born  Nov.  26,  1829,  married 
Mary  A.  Reed,  have  four  children,  and 
live  near  Neodesha,  Wilson  county,  Kan- 
sas. MARY  A.,  born  Oct.  17,  1831, 
married  Edward  C.  Sackett,  and  died  at 
her  mother's.  Mr.  S.  was  a  Union  soldier, 
and  lives  near  Carrollton,  111.  AMAN- 
DA J.,  born  Sept.  30,  1833,  married 
Alfred  Moulton,  and  died,  in  1864,  leav- 
ing two  children.  ELIZA  A.,  born  May 
31,  1835,  married,  Oct.  28,  1850,  to  John 
Hardin,  and  has  five  children,  JUI.IET, 

CAMEI.Y  F.,  MARGARET  K.,  IDA  and  ED- 
WARD i..  Mr.  Hardin  has  not  been  heard 
of  for  eight  or  nine  years — supposed  to  be 
dead.  JOHN  F.,  born  May  13,  1837, 
lives  with  his  mother.  CAM  ELY  F. 


died  in  her  eighteen  year.  GREEN  B. 
died  in  his  seventeenth  year.  URIAH, 
LYMAN  T.  and  RUFUS  M.  live  with 
their  mother.  John  Morgan  died  Dec. 
25,  1856,  and  his  widow  resides — 1874 — 
one  and  one-half  miles  south  of  Farming- 
dale,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

RUTH,  born  near  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  DeLos 
Brown.  They  had  three  children,  and  he 
died,  near  Sidney,  Fremont  county,  Iowa. 
His  widow  and  child  live  there. 

THOMAS,  J-un.,  married  Martha 
Massey,  and  both  died  in  Hancock 
county. 

MARGARET,  married  Richard 
Quinton,  and  moved  to  California. 

Thomas  Morgan,  Sen.,  moved  to 
Schuyler  county,  and  he  and  his  wife  died 
there  in  1858. 

MORRIS,  ACHILLES,  a 
cousin  to  Bishop  Morris,  of  the  M.  E. 
church,  was  born  in  Kanawha  county, 
West  Virginia,  married  there,  and  came 
with  his  family  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  arriving  in  the  tall  of  1826,  in 
what  is  now  Loami  township.  He  was 
a  soldier  in  the  Black  Hawk  war,  and 
was  afterwards  elected  as  one  of  the  rep- 
resentatives of  Sangamon  county  in  the 
State  legislature.  He  raised  a  company 
in  the  vicinity  of  Loami,  of  which  he  be- 
came Captian,  in  the  4th  111.  Inf.,  under 
Col.  E.  D.  Baker,  and  died  of  disease  at 
Camargo,  Mexico,  in  1847.  He  left  a 
widow  and  eleven  children  in  Sangamon 
county.  His  eldest  son — 

JONATHAN,  was  born  July  21, 
1825,  in  Kanawha  county,  Va.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Jan.  23,  1846,  to  Mar- 
tha E.  Meacham.  He  enlisted  in  the 
company  of  which  his  father  was  Captain, 
int  he  4th  111.  Inf.  He  was  promoted  to 
Major  of  the  regiment  in  Mexico,  and 
was  one  of  the  party  that  captured  Santa 
Anna's  cork  leg.  Served  to  the  close  of 
the  Mexican  war.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morris 
had  nine  children;  four  died  under  three 
years.  Of  the  other  five:  NANCY 
married  John  Goldsmith,  who  is  editor  of 
the  Waverly  Times,  and  resides  there. — 
1874.  EDOM  D.,  DOUGLAS,  RICH- 
ARD N.  and  WILLIS  GRANT  live 
with  their  mother  in  Waverly.  Jonathan 
Morris  raised  a  company  in  Waverlv,  in 
1 86 1,  and  was  commissioned  Captain  of 
Co.  — ,  I4th  111.  Inf.  He  was  promoted 


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to  Major  of  the  regiment.  After  eighteen 
months  service  a  horse  fell  with  him  and 
crushed  an  ancle,  in  consequence  of  which 
he  resigned  Sept.,  1862,  and  died  sudden- 
ly at  Waverly,  Nov.  12,  1871. 

I  have  no  history  of  the  other  mem- 
bers of  the  family  of  Achilles  Morris. 

MORRIS,  WILLIAM  D.,  bro- 
ther to  Bishop  Thomas  A.  Morris,  was 
born  in  Cabell  county,  West  Va.  He 
was  married  there,  and  brought  his  fami- 
ly to  Sangamon  county  in  the  fall  of  1825, 
and  settled  on  Lick  creek,  in  what  is1  now 
Loami  township.  His  daughter  Melissa 
married  William  Heredith.  See  his 
name. 

MORRIS,  JOHN,  was  born  and 
married  in  Cabell  county,  West  Va.,  and 
moved,  in  company  with  his  brother, 
William  D.,  to  Sangamon  county  in  the 
fall  of  1825,  settled  on  Lick  creek, 
and  raised  a  family  there.  He  was  a 
preacher  in  the  anti-mission  or  predesti- 
narian  Baptist  church.  His  brother,  Win. 
D.,  was  a  member  of  the  same  church. 
They  were  brothers  to  Bishop  Morris,  of 
the  M.  E.  church.  John  Morris  is  dead, 
and  has  no  representative  in  the  county. 

MORSE,  JAMES  M.,  was 
born  Feb.  4,  1807,  in  Newburyport,  Mass. 
He  was  married  April  7,  1831,  in  West 
Newbury,  to  Sarah  C.  Sawyer,  who  was 
born  there,  Nov.  25,  1807.  He  moved,  in 
1831,  to  Vandalia,  111.,  where  they  had 
three  children.  Mr.  Morse  was  employed 
in  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of  State, 
and  when  the  State  government  was  re- 
moved to  Springfield,  in  July,  1839,  he 
came  with  it.  They  had  three  children  in 
Springfield;  one  died  in  infancy.  Of 
their  five  children — 

LTMAN  C.  B.,  born  Feb.  15,  1834, 
in  Vandalia,  died  Feb.  27,  1855,  in  Spring- 
field. 

SARAH  E.,  born  Feb.  13,  1836,  in 
Vandalia,  111.,  married  June  4,  1857,  in 
Springfield,  to  Joseph  E.  Woods.  They 
had  two  children — ANNIE  died  in  in- 
fancy. SARAH  C.  lives  with  her  father. 
Mrs.  Woods  died  July  9,  1860.  Mr. 
Woods  married  again,  and  is  living  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

HARRIET  M.,  born  March  9,  1839, 
in  Vandalia,  married,  Sept.  24,  1857,  to 
William  T.  Church.  They  had  three 
children,  ALLIE  and  ANNIE  died 
young.  JULIA  G.  lives  with  her  grand- 


father Morse.  Mrs.  Church  died,  Dec. 
9,  1873,  at  Elkhart,  111.,  and  was  buried  at 
Oak  Ridge. 

ELLEN  F.,  born  Aug.  2,  1841,  in 
Springfield,  married  Feb.  20,  1862,  to 
Daniel  Winters,  who  was  born  in  Cham- 
bersburg,  Penn.,  Jan.  30,  1832,  and  came 
to  Springfield  in  1851.  They  had  four 
children— CHARLES  E.  and  JAMES 
B.  live  with  their  parents.  MARY  C. 
and  LILIAN  M.  died  young.  NEL- 
LIE is  the  babe.  Mr.  Winters  is  in  busi- 
ness, and  lives  in  Springfield. 

CHARLES  E.,  born  Nov.  i,  1844, 
in  Springfield,  married,  March  10,  1868, 
in  Logan  county,  to  Ellen  E.  Long. 
They  have  five  children,  JAMES  H., 
ANNA  B.,  CHARLES  E.,  JOHN  B. 
and  a  boy  babe.  Mr.  Morse  is  engaged 
in  farming,  near  Elkhart,  Logan  county, 
Illinois. 

JULIETT  E.,  born  July  17,  1848, 
in  Springfield,  died  in  infancy. 

Mrs.  Sarah  C.  Morse  died  July  28,  1848, 
in  Springfield,  and  James  M.  Morse  was 
married  in  Springfield,  Oct.  30,  1850,  to 
Emma  M.  Holton,  who  was  born  in  1814, 
at  Danbury,  Conn.  They  had  four  child- 
ren— 

JAMES    Wm.  died,  aged  two  years. 

JAMES  Wm.,  born  Sept.  3,  1853,  in 
Springfield,  married  Sept.  17,  1872,  to 
Alice  B.  Schmutz,  a  native  of  Bloomington, 
111.  They  have  two  children,  FLOR- 
ENCE B.  and  ETHEL  G.,  and  reside  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

EMMA  G.,  born  Jan.  16,  1856,  in 
Springfield,  resides  with  her  parents. 

ANNA  C,  born  Sept.  9,  1859,  in 
Springfield,  died  March  23,  1866. 

James  M.  Morse  was  in  the  office  of 
the  Secretary  of  State  when  the  office 
was  held  by  A.  P.  Fields,  Stephen  A. 
Douglas,  Lyman  Trumbull  and  Thomp- 
son Campbell.  From  1846  to  1852  Mr. 
Morse  was  Assessor  and  Treasurer  of 
Jiangamon  county,  and  for  fifteen  years 
was  Public  Administrator  of  the  county. 
He  is  now  retired  from  business,  and 
resides  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

When  the  seat  of  government  was 
moved  from  Vandalia  to  Springfield, 
James  M.  Morse  came  with  A.  P.  Fields, 
Secretary  of  State,  in  whose  department 
he  was  employed.  They  were  accompa- 
nied by  Levi  Davis,  Auditor  of  Public 
Accounts,  with  his  clerk,  Wm.  S.  Pren- 


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tiss,  now  Presiding  Elder  in  the  M.  E. 
church;  John  D.  Whitesides,  State 
Treasurer,  and  Enoch  Moore,  his  clerk; 
William  Walters,  Public  Printer,  and 
Charles  H.  Lanphier,  his  assistant. 
From  1842  to  1844  Mr.  Morse  was  en- 
gaged in  rewriting  the  Territorial  records; 
and  during  that  time  roomed  with 
Enoch  Moore  at  the  State  house.  '  A 
friendship  was  thus  cemented  that  could 
only  end  with  their  lives. 

MOSTELLER,  CHRISTO- 
PHER, was  born  in  Buncombe  coun- 
ty, North  Carolina,  went  to  Butler  county, 
Ohio,  when  a  young  man;  and  was  there 
married  to  Phoebe  Sackett.  They  had 
two  children  in  that  county,  and  moved 
to  Union  county,  Ind.,  where  they  had 
two  children;  returned  to  Butler  county, 
Ohio,  and  from  there  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  spring  of  1830, 
in  what  i«  now  Salisbury  township.  Of 
their  children — 

THOMAS,  born  Oct.  8,  1807,  in  But- 
ler county,  Ohio,  was  married  in  Frank- 
lin county,  Ind.,  July  21,  1827,  to  Char- 
lotte Morris.  They  moved  with  his  par- 
ents to  Ohio,  where  they  had  two  child- 
ren, and  came  in  the  spring  of  1830  to 
Sangamon  county,  where  six  children 
were  born.  Of  their  eight  children — 

.  PHCEBE  A.  died,  aged  fifteen  years. 
ALICE  J.,  born  Nov.  29,  1829,  in  Butler 
county,  Ohio,  was  married  Dec.  4,  1845, 
to  Job  Davenport.  See  his  name.  DOR- 
CAS, born  Feb.  14,  1832,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Dr.  Francis  T.  Antle. 
They  had  four  children:  HARRIET  died 
in  1874;  THOMAS  p.,  IONA  o.  and  MARY 
ELLA  live  with  their  parents,  in  Peters- 
burg, 111.  JAMES,  born  Dec.  5,  1833, 
in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  in  1862,  in 
Co.  F,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  and 
died  of  disease,  near  V  icksburg,  Miss.,  Sept. 
1 8,  1863.  His  remains  were  buried  at 
the  Baptist  cemetery  in  Cart'.vnght  town- 
ship. EDWARD  C.,  born  June  22,  1841, 
in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  in  1861  in 
Co.  A,  loth  111.  Cav.,  for  three  years, 

1  and  was  discharged  on  account  of  physi- 
cal disability.  He  was  married  in  Kan- 
sas to  Love  B.  Holladay.  She  died,  and 
E.  C.  Mosteller  was  married  again  in 
Iowa,  and  has  one  child.  He  studied 
medicine,  and  attended  one  course  of 
lectures  at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chi- 
cago, 111.,  graduated  at  the  Eclectic 


Medical  Institute,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and 
is  practicing  his  profession  at  Adelphia, 
Polk  county,  Iowa.  MARTIN  S.,  born 
April  21,  1843,  in  Sangamon  county,  was 
married  Oct.  4,  1864,  to  Sarah  M.  Antle, 
in  Petersburg.  They  had  four  children: 
FRANKIE  H.  died  April  7,  1869,  in  Macon 
county,  111.;  FREDDIE  F.,  ALBERT  A.  and 
MAUD  M.  live  with  their  parents.  M.  S. 
Mosteller  is  a  graduate  of  the  Eclectic 
Medical  Institute  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and 
is  a  practicing  physician  at  Pleasant 
Plains,  111.  JOHN  H.  A.,  born  April 
21,  1847,  'n  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  in 
1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  F,  n.j.th  111. 
Inf.,  and  was  discharged  on  account  of 
physical  disability  in  Aug.,  1863.  He 
re-enlisted  in  1864  in  Co.  D,  33d  111.  Inf.; 
served  to  the  close  of  the  rebellion,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  in  1865.  He 
lives  at  Tallula,  Menard  county,  111. 
ELIZA  W.,  born  June  19,  1852,  was 
married  in  Petersburg, to  Thomas  Davis. 
He  is  a  telegraph  operator,  and  lives  at 
Vandalia,  Audrain  county,  Mo.  Mrs. 
Charlotte  Mosteller  died  March  2,  1865, 
and  Thomas  Mosteller  lives  now — 1876 — 
at  Pleasant  Plains.  He  remembers  being 
present  on  Richland  creek  when  Abra- 
ham Lincoln  was  waiting  to  make  a 
speech.  Josiah  Grady  said:  "Lincoln, 
they  have  the  story  in  circulation  that  you 
are  a  Deist."  Mr.  Lincoln  immediately 
answered:  "That  is  not  so:  my  father 
was  an  old  Baptist,  and  taught  me  to  be- 
lieve in  the  Christian  religion,  and  I  do 
believe  in  it  as  much  as  anybody;  but  I 
confess  I  have  no  religion." 

DORCAS,  born  June  15,  1810,  in 
Butler  county,  Ohio,  was  married  Sept. 
18,  1835,  i'1  Illinois,  to  Benjamin  Mc- 
Elwain.  They  are  without  family,  and 
live  in  Petersburg,  Menard  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

SAMUEL  died  in  1844. 

AARON  A,  born  May,  1820,  in  Union 
county,  Indiana,  was  married  in  184^  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Emily  Camp- 
bell. They  had  six  children.  JANE, 
born  in  1846,  was  married  to  Thomas 
Gorrell.  They  are  without  family,  and 
live  in  Crawford  county,  Kansas. 
GEORGE  W.,  born  in  1848,  married 
Mary  Lindsay.  They  have  two  living 
children,  and  live  in  Crawford  county, 
Kansas.  LOUIS,  born  in  1850,  is  un- 
married, and  lives  in  Kansas.  ANN, 


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born  in  1853,  died,  aged  ten  years. 
JOHN  C.,  born  in  1856,  is  unmarried, 
and  lives  in  Kansas.  LAURA,  born  in 
1861,  died,  aged  two  years.  A.  P.  Mos- 
teller  moved  to  Kansas  in  1861,  where 
Mrs.  Emily  Mosteller  died  Dec.  8,  1872. 
A.  P.  Mosteller  was  married  Feb.  8,  1874, 
to  Mrs.  Mary  Hooper,  and  lives  at  Osage 
mission,  Neosho  county,  Kansas. 

GEORGE  S.,  born  Nov.  9,  1822,  in 
Fianklin  county,  Ind.,  was  married  in 
Mason  county,  111.,  Nov.,  1856,  to  Martha 
Simmons,  who  died  without  family  in 
March,  1858.  G.  S.  Mosteller  was  mar- 
ried Nov.,  1860,  to  Roxana  Reese.  They 
have  three  living  children,  FRANK, 
MARY  and  IDA,  and  live  at  Forest 
City,  Mason  county,  Illinois. 

REBECCA,  born  Oct.  16,  1827,  in 
Butler  county,  Ohio,  was  married  Aug. 
2,  1849,  in  Illinois,  to  Thomas  A.  Gibson. 
They  had  two  children.  GEORGE  L  , 
born  Oct.,  1850,  lives  with  his  parents. 
JOHN  died  in  his  ninth  year.  T.  A. 
Gibson  and  family  live  in  Forest  City, 
Illinois. 

Christopher  Mosteller  died  in  1844,  and 
his  widow  married  Rev.  John  Aiitle. 
She  died  August,  1863;  both  in  Salisbury, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MOTT,  JAMES,  was  born  Nov. 
27,  1803,  in  Kent  county,  England,  and 
came  to  America  in  1821,  landing  in  New 
York.  He  went  to  Sacketts  Harbor, 
learned  cabinet  making,  and  was  married 
there,  Jan.  9, 1830,  to  Amanda  M.  Brown, 
who  was  born  March  18,  1813,  at  Wood- 
stock, Vermont.  They  had  three  child- 
ren; two  died  there,  and  they  moved,  in 
1834,  to  Cleveland,  Ohio.  They  went 
from  there  to  St.  Louis  by  water,  thence 
to  Jacksonville,  111.,  in  a  wagon,  and  after 
visiting  some  relatives  in  Cass  county, 
came  to  Springfield,  arriving  Jan.  i,  1836, 
where  one  child  was  born,  and  in  1838 
moved  to  Menard  county,  near  Peters- 
burg, thence  to  Athens,  Feb.  20,  1843, 
where  twelve  children  were  born,  nine  of 
whom  died  under  five  years  of  age.  Of 
the  other  five — 

JAMES  W.,  born  July  19,  1833,  at 
Sacketts  Harbor,  N.  Y.,  partly  brought 
up  in  Springfield,  was  married  near 
Athens,  April  18,  1856,  to  Millie  J.  Hurt, 
who  died  June  24,  1857.  J.  W.  Mott 
was  married  May  15,  1859,  to  Mrs.  Mary 
A.  Holland,  whose  maiden  name  was 


England.  Thev  had  eight  children, 
ALLEN,  EDGAR,  AGNES,  MAR- 
GARET, JAMES,  CHARLES,  MIL- 
AM  and  EUGENE.  Mrs.  Mott  died 
Nov.  19,  1872,  and  J.  W.  Mott  resides  in 
Athens,  ^angamon  county,  111. — 1874. 

GEORG^E  E.,  born  July  25,  1836,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there  April  19, 
1865,  to  Eliza  P.  Smith,  a  native  of  the 
same  place.  They  have  three  children, 
WILLIAM  R.,  HARRY  W.  and 
LAURA  E.,  and  live  at  635,  north  5th 
street,  Springfield. 

HARRIE 7"  EMMA,  born  July  12, 
1843,  *n  Athens,  married  David  A.  Eng- 
land. See  his  name. 

MART  A.,  born  in  Athens,  married 
James  M.  England.  See  his  nanic. 

HENRT  W.,  born  August,  1847,  in 
Athens,  is  now — July,  1876 — clerk  of  the 
Matteson  House,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

James  Mott  died  Sept.  24,  1873.  His 
widow  lives  at  Athens,  Meuard  county, 
Illinois.  Mr.  Mott  was  associate  Judge 
of  Menard  county  one  term  of  four  years. 

MOURER,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  about  1807,  in  Berkley  county,  Va. 
His  parents  emigrated  to  Muskingum 
county,  Ohio,  where  his  father  died.  In 
In  1823  or  '4  he  went  to  Washington 
county,  Maryland,  where  he  was  married 
Dec.  12,  1833,  to  Jane  I.  Ensminger,  who 
was  born  May  8,  1815,  in  that  county. 
Thev  had  one  child  in  Maryland,  and 
moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1836,  where  they  had  four  children. 
Of  their  five  children — 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Oct.  29,  1834,  in 
Washington  county,  Maryland,  and 
brought  up  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
He  enlisted  in  Springfield,  Aug.  27,  1862, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  E,  H4thlll.  Inf. 
At  the  organization  of  the  regiment,  he 
was  promoted  to  Quarter-Master,  and  was 
with  the  regiment  until  after  the  battle  of 
Nashville,  in  Dec.,  1864,  when  he  was 
honorably  mustered  out  on  account  of 
physical  disability.  He  is  now  a  farmer, 
and  resides  with  his  mother,  five  and  one- 
half  miles  southeast  of  Springfield,  111.  4 

ALICE  J.  and  MARGARET  E., 
twins. 

ALICE  J.  married,  Nov.  18,  1857,  to 
Samuel  N.  Shoup.  See  his  name. 

MARGARET  E.,  MARYLAND 
and  VIRGINIA  reside  with  '  their 
mother. 


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537 


EUGENIE  G.  married  John  N.  Gat- 
ton.  Sec  his  name. 

Mr.  William  Mourer  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  Benjamin  Ferguson,  as  carpen- 
ters and  builders,  soon  after  coming  to 
Springfield.  Their  first  work  was  the 
building  of  the  American  Hotel,  at  the 
southeast  corner  of  Adams  and  Sixth 
streets;  when  finished,  the  finest  hotel  in 
the  State  of  Illinois.  They  were  con- 
tractors for  part  of  the  work  on  the  State 
House,  then  in  course  of  construction, 
now  the  Sangamon  county  Court  House. 
After  the  death  of  Mr.  Ferguson,  Mr. 
Mourer  continued  in  the  business  for 
about  seventeen  years.  In  1850  he  took 
the  contract,  and  built  the  north  and  south 
porticos  to  the  State  House.  He  bought 
a  farm,  and  moved  in  the  spring  of  1853 
to  Woodside  township.  While  discharg- 
ing the  duties  of  grand  juror,  he  was 
taken  violently  ill,  of  pneumonia,  and  died 
in  Springfield,  June  10,  1867.  His  widow 
resides  five  and  one-half  miles  south  of 
Springfield,  on  the  farm  where  they  set- 
tled in  1853. 

MOWRY,  JOHN  H.,  born  Feb. 
26,  ^829,  in  Charleston,  S.  C.  Accom- 
panied his  father  to  Chicago  in  1836,  came 
to  Springfield,  111.,  in  1839,  and  learned 
the  carpenter's  trade.  In  1856  he  was 
elected  Sheriff  of  Mason  county,  but  re- 
signed, after  serving  fifteen  months,  to 
avoid  hanging  a  man  convicted  of  mur- 
der. He  was  married,  Jan.  2,  1858,  in 
Dixon,  Lee  county,  111.,  to  Martha  Grimm, 
who  was  born  March  6,  1832,  at 
Harpers  Ferry,  Va.  They  have  six  chil- 
dren living,  ANN  E.,  IDA  E.,  ELEA- 
NOR A,  MART,  HARRIET  and 
GRACE.  During  the  rebellion  'j.  H. 
Mowry  was  employed  in  the  mechanical 
department  of  the  government  at  Camps 
Yates  and  Butler,'  near  Springfield,  and 
being  ordered  to  Camp  Douglas,  at  Chic- 
ago, mdved  his  family  to  that  city.  He 
was  also  engaged  at  Camp  Fry,  and  at 
the  arsenal  at  Rock  Island,  and  on  the 
public  works  at  Wilmington,  Delaware, 
in  1863  and  '64.  In  1866  he  made  a  two- 
years  tour  through  England  and  the  con- 
tinents of  Europe,  Asia  and  Africa.  He 
lost  all  his  property  in  the  great  Chicago 
fire,  Oct.  9,  1871.  In  July,  1874,  he  took 
charge  as  first  foreman  of  the  addition  to 
the  State  prison  of  Michigan,  then  in 
course  of  construction.  He  remained 
—68 


there  until  1875,  when  he  returned  to 
Springfield,  where  he  is  now  engaged  in 
the  business  of  a  contractor  and  builder. 

MULKEY,  JESSE  H.,  was 
born  in  Dec.,  1818,  in  Kentucky  or  Ten- 
nessee, married  Nancy  Simpson,  a  sis- 
ter to  Wm.  Simpson,  and  came  to  Rich- 
land  creek,  Sangamon  county,  in  1829, 
and  one  year  later  moved  to  DeWitt 
county.  He  died  Oct.,  1858,  and  she  died 
April  5,  1872 — both  in  DeWitt  county, 
leaving  a  large  family.  Their  son — 

SAMUEL  W.,  born  March  i,  1828  in 
Tennessee,  married  July  2,  1865,  to  Al- 
marinda  Harrold,  and  was  married  the 
second  time,  Dec.  i,  1869,  to  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth B.  Combs,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Foster,  a  half-sister  to  Mrs.  Hannah  F. 
Stubbs.  S.  W.  Mulkey  enlisted  July, 
1861,  in  Co.  F.  4151  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years,  served  full  term,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged,  August  i,  1864,  at 
Springfield.  He  lives  four  miles  east  of 
Berlin,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

M  Y  E  RS,  HEN  R Y  C.,  was  born 
Dec.  6,  1817,  in  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  and 
came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  1838.  In  1841 
he  went  to  Boone  county,  Mo.,  and  was 
there  married  in  1843  to  Eleanor  D. 
Robards,  a  native  of  Lexington,  Ky. 
Mr.  Myers  moved  back  to  Springfield, 
111.,  where  they  had  three  children,  one 
of  whom  died  young — 

FRANKLIN,  born  August  5,  1847, 
in  Howard  county,  Missouri,  was  trained 
to  the  mercantile  business  by  his  father, 
and  became  his  successor.  '  He  is  now  en- 
gaged in  miscellaneous  merchandising  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

ELLA  D.,  born  in  Springfield,  resides 
with  her  mother. 

Henry  C.  Myers  was  first  in  the  grocery 
trade,  changed  to  confectionery,  and 
from  1861  to  1865  was  sutler  at  Camp 
Butler.  After  the  close  of  the  rebellion 
he  engaged  in  general  merchandising, 
and  died  Jan.  24,  1871.  Mrs.  Eleanor  D. 
Myers  and  her  two  children  reside  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

1ST 

N  A  VE,  HEN  R  Y,  was  born  Sept. 
22,  1812,  in  Carter  county,  Tenn.  Mar- 
garet C.  Bowers  was  born  Sept.  12,  1812, 
in  the  same  county.  They  were  there 
married,  April  9;  1831,  had  one  child, 


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and  then  moved  to  Washington  county, 
Ind.,  where  one  child  was  born.  Both 
children  died  there,  MARTHA  in  her 
fourth  year,  and  ELIZABETH  in  in- 
fancy. Mr.  Nave  and  his  wife  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Sept.  22, 
1839,  in  what  is  now  Fancy  Creek  town- 
ship. They  reside  one  and  three-quarter 
miles  north  of  Cantrall,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois. — 1874. 

NEAL,  DANIEL,  was  born 
about  1770,  in  Bedford  county,  Va.  He 
was  married  there  to  Polly  Booth,  a 
native  of  the  same  county.  They  had 
ten  children  in  Virginia,  and  moved  to 
Franklin  county,  Tenn.,  in  the  fall  of 
1808,  where  one  child  was  born.  The 
family  then  moved  to  Bourbon  county, 
Ky.,  where  they  had  five  children,  and 
they  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  Nov.  10,  1828,  in  what  is  now 
Chatham  township.  Of  their  sixteen 
children — 

ACHILLES,  born  about  1793,  in 
Virginia,  died  in  1809  in  Tennessee. 

FANNY,  born  in  Virginia,  married  in 
Kentucky  to  Barton  Darneille,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county  before  her  parents. 
He  died  in  Macon  county.  His  widow 
died,  in  1852,  in  Chatham  township,  San- 
gamon county. 

WINS7^ON,  born  in  Virginia,  mar- 
ried in  Kentucky  to  Melinda  Miller, 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1829,  moved 
back  about  1839,  and  died,  leaving  a  large 
family. 

MARY,  born  in  Bedford  county,  Va., 
March  18,  1799,  married  to  Andrew  Starr. 
See  his  name. 

NANCY,  born  in  Virginia,  married  in 
Kentucky  to  Joseph  Jackson,  and  came  to 
Sangamon  county  with  her  father,  Mr. 
Jackson  died  at  Galena,  and  she  married 
John  Hodge,  who  died,  and  she  married 
Andrew  Steele,  who  was  born  Feb.  6, 
1795,  in  Davidson  county,  Tenn.  She 
never  had  children.  They  live  in  Loami 
township. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Virginia,  married 
Rachel  Daisey,  in  Nicholas  county,  Ky., 
and  lives  with  his  third  wife. 

JUDIJ^H,  born  in  Virginia,  about 
1804,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Stephen  Shelton.  See  his  name. 

PRUDENCE,  born  April  9,  1806,  in 
Bedford  county,  Va.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Wm.  Shelton.  See  his  name. 


CA  THARINE  lives  with  her  sister, 
Mrs.  Steele. 

STEPHEN  B.,  born  Dec.  25,  1808, 
in  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Julia  A.  Wyckoff.  They  had  four 
children— FIELDING  M.,  born  Oct.  29, 
1832,  married  Leah  M.  Greenwood.  They 
had  seven  children,  JULIA  A.  died  at  two 
years.  WILLIAM  A., JOHN  s.,  ELIZA  A., 

RUTH  J.,  HENRY  E.  and  CORA  L.    live  With 

their  parents,  four  and  one-half  miles  west 
of  Chatham,  Illinois.  SAMUEL  M. 
enlisted  in  1862,  in  Co.  B,  nth  Mo.  Inf., 
for  three  years.  Served  to  the  end  of  the 
rebellion,  and  was  honorably  discharged. 
He  was  married,  in  1869,  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Clarissa  Underwood,  have 
three  children,  and  live  in  Green  county, 
Mo.  MAHALA  A.  married  John  W. 
Greening.  See  his  name.  WILLIAM 

A.  enlisted  in  1861,  in  Co.  I,  i4th  111.  Inf., 
for  three  years,  re-enlisted   as   a  veteran, 
Jan.,  1864;  served  to  the  end  of  the  rebel- 
lion, was   honorably  discharged,  and  lives 
near   Chatham,  Illinois.       Mrs.  Julia  A. 
Neal  died,  and  S.  B.  Neal  married  Eliza- 
beth Proctor.       They   had    six    children, 
four  of  whom,  STEPHEN  B.,  Jun.,  SI- 
MON  N.,  GEORGE  W.  and    MARY 
JANE,  died  under  fifteen  years.     HEN- 
RY C.  enlisted,  Aug.  9,   1861,  in  Co.  B, 
3Oth    111.   Inf.,  for    three  years.       He  was 
captured  at  the  battle  of  Atlanta,  Georgia, 
July  22,    1864,   and  died   in  Andersonville 
prison  pen   about  one  month  later.     Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Neal  died,  and   S.  B.  Neal  was 
married,  April  28,  1862,  to  Mrs.  Lucinda 
W  hited,  whose  maiden  name  was  Bridges. 
They  had  one  child,  EMMA.     Stephen 

B.  Neal  died,  and   his  widow  lives  in    Lo- 
ami    township,    Sangamon     county,    Illi- 
nois. 

JOHN  A.,  born  July  31,  1809,  in 
Franklin  county,  Tenn.  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Aug.,  1837,  to  Eliza  A. 
Greening.  They  had  two  children. 
MARY  E.  married  James  Jacobs.  See 
his  name.  CAROLINE  married  Pey- 
ton M.  McGinnis.  See  his  name.  Mrs. 
Eliza  A.  Neal  died  in  1846,  and  John  A. 
Neal  was  married,  Jan.  13,  1859,  to  Mrs. 
America  Darneille,  who  had  previously 
been  Mrs.  Gibson,  and  whose  maiden 
name  was  Forrest.  Mr.  Neal  was  a 
member  of  the  Sangamon  county  Board 
of  Supervisors,  from  1862  to  1865,  and  is 
now  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  Chatham 


SANGAMON   COUNTY. 


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township,  and  resides  in  Chatham — 1874. 
John  A.  Neal  is  authority  for  the  state- 
ment that  about  three  and  one-half  miles 
north  of  the  present  town  of  Rochester, 
five  hogs  were  confined  in  a  snow  drift, 
ahout  the  fifth  of  Jan.,  1831,  and  escaped 
from  it  the  latter  part  of  February,  when 
the  snow  was  going  off.  They  had  been 
nearly  two  months  where  it  was  impossi- 
ble for  them  to  obtain  food.  They  were 
skeletons,  but  afterwards  became  good 
hogs. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  in  1811,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1828.  He  went  to  LaFayette 
county,  Mo.,  was  engaged  to  be  married, 
bought  a  farm  of  a  man  named  James 
Bowman,  made  one  payment  on  it,  and 
had  some  money  left.  He  was  murdered 
for  the  money  by  Bowman,  May  6,  1846. 
The  murderer  escaped,  was  captured  two 
years  later,  and  when  within  six  miles  of 
the  county  seat,  one  of  the  guards  care- 
lessly left  a  pistol  in  a  pocket  of  his  over- 
coat, which  he  hung  up  while  partaking 
of  his  breakfast.  The  prisoner  watched 
his  opportunity,  took  the  pistol  and  shot 
himself  dead. 

LUCT,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
Daniel  Richardson,  had  five  children,  and 
lives  in  Monroe  county,  Iowa. 

BERTHENA,  born  in  Kentucky, 
has  been  twice  married,  and  lives  in  Ne- 
braska. 

ELIJAH  B.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Mary 
Heredith.  They  had  seven  children,  four 
of  whom  died.  GEORGE  W.  married 
Carrie  Greening,  and  lives  in  Chatham 
township.  JOHN  and  ELIJAH  also 
live  in  Chatham  township.  The  parents 
both  died  in  1853. 

BARBARA  A.,  born  Jan.  31,  1819, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Sidney  S.  Campbell.  See  his  name. 

Daniel  Neal  died,  Aug.  26,  1838,  and 
his  widow,  Mrs.  Polly  Neal,  died  in  1854, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

.  NEAL,  JAMES  W.,  was  born 
Sept.  26,  1806,  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky., 
and  was  married  in  Nicholas  county,  Jan. 
4,  1827,  to  Mary  Cassity.  They  had  two 
children  in  Bourbon  county,  and  moved, 
in  company  with  her  father,  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  m  the  fall  of  1830,  in 
what  is  now  Rochester  township,  where 


three  children  were  born.     Of  their  five 
children — 

ALMIRA  y.,  born  Nov.  3, 1827,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Feb.  13,  1851,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  Isaac  Keys.  See  his 
name. 

ELIZA  E.,  born  Sept.  to,  1829,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
H.  Cicero  St.  Clair.  See  his  name. 

NANCY  E.,  born  March  14,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Feb.  10,  1853, 
to  Oscar  L.  St.  Clair.  See  his  name. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  April  12,  1835, 
in  Sangamon  county,  lives  at  the  family 
homestead,  one  mile  west  of  Rochester, 
Illinois. 

JAMES  H.,  born  Sept.  5,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  Taylor- 
ville,  Nov.  13,  1866,  to  Lizzie  H.  Moore. 
They  had  two  children,  NELLIE  and 
MARY  R.  The  latter  died  May  8, 
1875,  aged  two  years.  James  W.  Neal 
resides  at  Lamar,  Barton  county,  Mo. 
He  was  elected  Treasurer  of  that  county 
in  the  fall  of  1872,  for  two  years,  and  is  a 
banker  in  Lamar. 

James  W.  Neal  died  June  20,  1870, 
and  his  widow  resides  on  the  farm  where 
the  family  settled  in  1825,  one  mile  west 
of  Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois— 1876. 

NEAL,  NATHANIEL  B., 
was  born  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1835  or  '6. 
He  was  married  in  1839  to  Sarah  A.  King. 
Theyhad  one  child — 

HENRT  H.,  born  Sept.  25,  1840,  five 
miles  northeast  of  Springfield.  He  en- 
listed April  1 6,  1861,  on  the  first  call  for 
75,000  men,  for  three  months,  in  Co.  F, 
9th  111.  Inf.;  re-enlisted  July  28,  1861, 
same  company  and  regiment,  for  three 
years; -served  full  term,  and  was  honora- 
bly discharged,  Aug.  25,  1864,  at  Camp 
Butler.  He  was  married  Oct.  4,  1864,  in 
Spi'ingfield,  to  Lorena  Hill,  a  grand- 
daughter of  Philip  Smith.  They  have 
four  children,  IDA  B.,  ALVA,  EVA, 
and  a  boy  babe,  and  live  four  miles  north- 
west of  Chatham,  on  the  old  Starr  farm. 
-1874. 

Nathaniel  B.  Neal  died,  and  his  widow 
married    Hudson    Lanham.      See   King 
family  name. 

NEALE,  TOM  M.,  was  born  in 
1796  in  Fauquier  county,  Va.  His  parents 
moved  when  he  was  a  boy  to  Bowling 


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EARLY  SETTLERS 


Green,  Ky.  He  enlisted  there  and  served 
the  latter  part  of  the  war  with  Great 
Britain  which  began  in  1812.  He  studied 
law  in  Bowling  Green,  and  early  de- 
clai'ed  himself  opposed  to  slavery.  He 
was  married  there  in  1821  to  Harriet 
Blakemore.  They  had  two  children  in 
Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  at  Springfield  Nov. 
26,  1824,  where  eight  children  were  born. 
Of  their  children — 

SINAI  A.,  born  Nov.  26,  1822,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Thomas  Beerup.  See  his  name. 

MART  E.,  born  March,  1824,  in 
Kentucky,  is  unmarried,  and  resides  in 
Carlinville,  Illinois. 

RICHARD  D.,  born  Feb.  22,  1826, 
in  Springfield,  married  Mrs.  Lucy  Wil- 
liams, whose  maiden  name  was  Patten. 
He  died,  leaving  a  widow  and  one  child, 
JULIA  C.,  who  reside  near  Shelbyville, 
Illinois. 

7^HOMAS  0.,  born  June  4,  1828,  in 
Springfield,  died  in  California,  aged 
twenty-four  years. 

HARRIET  B.,  born  Nov.  29,  1830, 
in  Springfield,  married  Hickison  Grubbs, 
They  have  five  children,  FLORA  K., 
NEVILLE  C.,  FRANK  P.,  ED~ 
WARD  and  HARRY,  and  reside  in 
Springfield,  Missouri. 

SARAH  M.  and  MARTHA  K., 
twins,  born  Sept.  15,  1834,  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

SARAH  M.  married  John  Dugger. 
They  have  four  children,  JEFFERSON 
L.,  RICHARD  N.,  PATTIE  M.  and 
WILLIAM,  and  reside  in  Carlinville, 
Illinois. 

MARTHA  K.  married  Milton  Mc- 
Clure.  They  have  two  children,  JAMES 
A.  and  HATTIE  B.,  and  reside  in  Car- 
linville, Illinois. 

CATHARINE,\x>™]9.n.  15,  1836, 
in  Springfield,  111.,  married  George  Gil- 
bert. They  are  without  family,  and  re- 
side at  Springfield,  Missouri. 

MIRIAM  C.,  born  May  28,  1838,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  married  Joseph  Edwards. 
They  are  without  family,  and  reside  in 
Columbus,  Kentucky. 

MARGARET,  born  April  15,  1840, 
in  Springfield,  married  John  Krugg. 
They  have  one  child,  BERTIE,  and  re- 
ride  in  Wichita,  Kansas. 


Gen.  Tom  M.  Neale  died  Aug.  7,  1840, 
and  his  widow  died  Aug.  27,  1859  both 
in  Springfield,  111.  Gen.  Neale  was  a  lawyer 
by  profession.  He  was  the  highest  mili- 
tary officer  from  Sangamon  county  in 
the  campaign  against  the  Winnebago 
Indians  in  1827,  being  the  Colonel  com- 
manding the  four  infantry  companies. 
He  acted  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  for 
several  years,  and  united  many  couples  in 
marriage  about  the  time  of  the  "deep 
snow."  Sometimes  the  only  fee  tendered 
him  was  a  saddle  of  venison.  Col.  Neale 
surveyed  and  laid  out  into  lots  the  land 
that  was  donated  to  secure  the  county 
seat  at  Springfield.  See  page  j6.  He 
was  three  times  elected  Count)'  Surveyor, 
and  held  that  office  at  the  time  of  his 
death.  Gen.  Neale  appointed  Abra- 
ham .Lincoln  his  deputy  when  he  was  first 
elected  County  Surveyor. 

NELSON,  WILLIAM,  came  . 
from  St.  Clair  county  with  Henry  Fun- 
derburk,  and  settled  on  Horse  creek  in  the 
spring  of  1817,  raised  a  family  of  seven 
children,  and  moved  to  Texas.  His 
daughter,  Nancy,  married  James  Funcler- 
burk.  See  his  name.  They  live  near 
Taylorville,  Illinois. 

NESBITT,  SAMUEL  G., 
was  born  August  18,  1808,  in  what  is  now 
Juniata  county,  Penn.  Mary  B.  Turner 
was  born  Sept.  28,  1814,  in  the  same 
county,  and  her  parents  moved  into  the 
adjoining  county  of  Mifflin.  Samuel  G. 
Nesbitt  and  Mary  B.  Turner  were  there 
married,  June  6,  1833.  They  had  two 
children  in  Juniata  county,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  June  26, 
1837,  a*-  Springfield,  and  in  a  few  weeks 
moved  to  Mechanicsburg,  where  one  child 
was  born.  The  family  then  moved  to 
Decatur,  where  they  had  four  children, 
and  then  moved  back  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Clear  Lake  township,  where  four  chil- 
dren were  born.  Of  all  their  children — 

MART  y.,  born  April  n,  1834,  in 
Pennsylvania,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  April,  1854,  to  Reuben  Mallory. 
See  his  name. 

MARTHA  T.,  born  Dec.  9,  1835,  in 
Pennsylvania,  was  married  March  20, 
1 86 1,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Isaac  O. 
Eyman,  who  was  born  May  20,  1837,  in 
St.  Clair  county,  111.  They  have  five 
living  children,  namely:  LAURA  E., 
CLARA  E.,  LEWIS  E.,  IDA  A.  and 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTT. 


54* 


CHARLEY  M.,  and  live  at  Harristown, 
Macon  county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  CAMERON,\>orn  May 
8,  1838,  at  Mechanicsburg,  Sangamon 
county,  enlisted  in  Co.  E,  I45th  111.  Inf., 
and  was  mustered  in,  June  9,  1864,  as  ist 
Lieutenant,  for  one  hundred  days;  served 
full  term,  and  was  honorably  discharged, 
Sept.  23,  1864.  He  was  married  Feb.  23, 
1865.  to  Sarah  C.  Bailey,  who  was  born 
Oct.  14,  1845,  in  Hawkins  county,  Tenn. 
They  have  three  children,  CHARLES 
E.,  SAMUEL  G.  and  MARY  J.,  and 
live  four  miles  north  of  Rochester,  San- 
gamon  county,  Illinois. 

MARGARET  R.,  born  Feb.  28, 
1840,  in  Decatur,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  Jan.  3,  1867,  to  James  W. 
Richardson,  who  was  born  April  22,  1841, 
in  New  Haven,  Conn.  They  have  four 
children,  JENNIE  B.,  MARY  B., 
THOMAS  and  SAMUEL,  and  live  in 
Clear  Lake  township,  west  of  Sangamon 
river  and  north  of  Sugar  creek.  Mr. 
Richardson  enlisted  July  18,  1862,  in  Co. 
I,  114111  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  and 
served  one  year  in  the  ranks.  He  was 
transferred,  March  28,  1864,  to  the  signal 
corps,  and  served  as  such  to  the  end  of 
the  rebellion.  He  was  honorably  dis- 
charged at  New  Orleans,  July  4,  1865. 

SARAH  G.,  born  May  i,  1842,  in 
Decatur,  was  married  Dec.  24,  1868,  to 
Jacob  F.  Cromley.  She  died  March  5, 
1870,  in  Sangamon  county. 

HELEN  M.}  born  May  8,  1844,  in 
Decatur,  raised  in  Sangamon  county,  was 
married  in  Decatur,  Oct.  31, 1865,  to  John 
S.  Windsor.  They  have  three  children, 
LILLIE  B.,  MARY  L.  and  HELEN 
M.,  and  live  at  Mulberry,  Clermont  coun- 
ty, Ohio.  J.  S.  Windsor  was  born  Sept. 
10,  1836,  near  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  en- 
listed in  Co.  K,  i  i6th  111.  Inf.,  and  was 
mustered  in,  Dec.  30,  1862,  as  ist  Lieut- 
enant, promoted  to  Captain  of  Co.  E, 
Jan.  31,  1863;  promoted  to  Major,  Sept. 
26,  1864,  and  Lieutenant-Colonel,  May  27, 
1865.  He  was  mustered  out  with  the 
regiment,  June  7,  1865. 

ALICE  E.t  born  in  Decatur,  and  lives 
with  her  parents. 

EMMA  K.,  born  Feb.  25,  1849,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  Sept.  29,  1856. 

EVELINE  H.,  born  July  30,  1851, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  Feb. 


20,  1872,  to  Frank  K.  Springer.     See  his 
name. 

SAMUEL  T.,  born  July  12,  1854, 
and 

LAURA  B.,  born  Jan.  31,  1859,  live 
with  their  parents. 

Samuel  G.  Nesbitt  learned  the  art  of 
printing  under  Simon  Cameron,  in 
Pennsylvania.  He  was  for  many  years 
connected  with  the  Illinois  State  Jour- 
nal office,  but  is  now  giving  his  atten- 
tion entirely  to  farming.  While  living 
at  Decatur  he  was  elected  to  repre- 
sent Macon  county  in  the  legislature  of 
1842.  He  acted  with  the  Democratic 
party  until  1861,  when  the  rebellion  broke 
out.  From  that  time  he  acted  with  the 
Republican  party.  He  served  five  years, 
from  1865  to  1870,  as  the  representative 
of  Clear  Lake  township  in  the  Sangamon 
county  Board  of  Supervisors,  and  now 
resides  two  and  a  half  miles  southeast  of 
Riverton,  Illinois. 

NEWCOMER,  CHRISTO- 
P  H  E  R,  was  born  in  Huntmgton 
county,  Penn.,  Oct.  9,  1791.  Susan  Sells 
was  born  March  17,  1794,  in  the  same 
county.  They  were  married  July  i,  1813, 
in  Franklin  county,  Ohio,  and  had  five 
children  there.  The  family  moved  to 
Sangamon  county.  111.,  arriving  Dec.  9, 
1824,  in  what  is  now  Woodside  township, 
where  they  had  five  living  children.  Of 
their  children — 

MARY,  born  June  7,  1814,  in  Ohio, 
married  Davis  Meredith.  See  his  name. 

CHARLES  S.,  born  in  1816,  in 
Ohio,  raised  in  Sangamon  county,  and 
died  June  14,  1839,  at  the  Galena  lead 
mines,  where  he  was  engaged  in  smelting 
lead. 

SAMUEL,  ELIZA  and  SUSAN- 
NAH all  died  young  in  Ohio. 

ARMENIA,  born  in  1825  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  died  Sept.  4,  1845. 

JANE  M.,  born  in  1826,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  died  September  10,  1845. 

The  two  latter  were  engaged  to  be 
married,  which  was  to  have  taken  place 
just  about  the  time  of  their  deaths,  if 
they  had  lived. 

AMANDA  E.  died  April  23,  1839,  in 
her  tenth  year. 

DOW,  born  May  26,1832,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Nancy  M.  Fry,  who 
died  Feb.  23,  1852,  and  he  married  July 
4,  1854,  to  Catharine  M.  Brunk.  They 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


have  two  living  children,  CHARLES 
W.  and  MARY  JOSEPHINE,  and  live 
on  the  farm  settled  hy  Mr.  Newcomer's 
father  in  1824,  in  the  southeast  corner  of 
Woodside  township,  seven  miles  southeast 
of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

Christopher  Newcomer  died  Feb.  12, 
1852,  and  his  widow  died  Jan.  12,  1872, 
both  on  the  farm  where  they  settled  in 
1824. 

NEWMAN,  HENRY,  was 
born  Aug.  18,  1787,  in  Baltimore,  Md. 
In  1795  he  was  taken  by  his  parents  to 
Knox  county,  Tenn.  During  the  war  of 
1812-13-14  with  England,  he  served  in 
three  different  companies;  once  for  him- 
self and  twice  in  the  place  of  relatives, 
who  had  been  drafted.  He  was  under 
Gen.  Jackson  at  the  battle  of  New  Or- 
leans. Henry  Newman  was  married  in 
Knox  county,  Tenn.,  Dec.  15,  1815,  to 
Priscilla  Plumlee,  who  was  born  May  13, 
1791,  in  Burke  county,  North  Carolina. 
They  had  seven  children  in  Tennessee, 
and  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriving  in 
Dec.,  1828,  where  they  had  two  living 
children.  Of  their  nine  children — 

ELIZABETH  E.,  born  Jan.  9,  1817, 
in  Knox  county,  Tenn.,  married  July  13, 
1858,  in  Springfield,  to  John  Haines. 
They  have  one  child,  CHARLES 
HENRY,  and  reside  in  Cotton  Hill 
township,  near  New  City,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

MINER  VA  W,,  born  April  29,  1820, 
in  Knox  county,  Tenn.,  married  April  26, 
1839,  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  to  Henry 
Teed,  who  was  born  in  1818  in  Spring- 
field, Mass.  They  had  four  children,  one 
of  whom  was  drowned  at  about  fifteen 
years  of  age.  The  otherthree,  ALBERT, 
MINERVA  A.  and  CHARLES,  live 
with  their  mother  in  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
whither  the  family  went  in  1852. 

MARTALMIRA,  born  Feb.  3,  1822, 
in  Knoville,  Tenn.,  married  Dec., 
1842,  in  Springfield,  111.,  to  Josiah  Moore, 
a  native  of  Hagarstown,  Md.  Mr. 
Moore  died  in  1857,  and  she  died  July, 
1858.  Their  only  living  child,  AN- 
DREW J.  Moore,  lives  in  San  Antonio, 
Texas. 

JACOB  S.,  born  Jan.  6,  1825,  in 
Knoxville,  Tenn.,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  was  assassinated  by  an  un- 
known hand  April  23,  1873,  at  Spring- 
field, Missouri. 


JOHN  W.,  born  Jan.  u,  1826,  in 
Knoxville,  Tenn.,  raised  in  Springfield, 
married  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  May  13,  1852, 
to  Caroline  M.  Field,  who  was  born 
April  13,  1834,  in  Auburn,  New  York. 
They  have  three  living  children,  HER- 
BERT S.,  JOHN  B.  and  ANNA  G., 
and  reside  in  Springfield.  Mr.  Newman 
is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Thompson  & 
Newman,  planing  mill  and  door,  sash  and 
blind  factory,  Springfield,  Illinois. 

JOSEPH,  PLUMLEE,  born  Nov. 
18,  1827,  in  Springfield,  enlisted  in  the 
4th  111.  Inf.,  under  Col.  E.  D.  Baker,  and 
was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Cerro  Gordo, 
Mexico,  in  1847. 

JAMES  T.,  born  July  29,  1829,  in 
Springfield,  and  died  Sept.  20,  1861,  in  his 
native  city. 

MART  A.,  born  April  15,  1831,  in 
Springfield,  married  Nov.,  1852,  to  Wil- 
liam Fooshe.  They  had  one  living  child, 
JOSEPH  P.,  a  machinist,  and  reside  with 
his  mother  in  Springfield. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  Jan.  i,  1835,  in 
Springfield,  and  died  March  8,  1873. 

Henry  Newman  died  March  20,  1861, 
and  his  widow  died  Aug.  10,  1873,  both 
in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

NEWSOM,  DAVID,  was  born 
Dec.  28,  1805,  in  Greenbrier  county,  Va. 
He  was  the  youngest  of  twelve  children, 
of  William  and  Margaret  Newsom, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Spicer.  The 
father  was  of  English  and  the  mother  of 
German  parentage,  but  both  born  in  Vir- 
ginia. William  Newsom  died  when  his 
son  David  was  seven  years  old.  In  his 
fourteenth  year  David  was  thrown  upon 
his  own  resources,  with  four  dollars  in 
money,  some  clothes  and  a  limited  amount 
of  education.  He  learned  the  tanner's 
trade  in  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  but  never  liked 
the  business.  He  taught  school  two  years  in 
Meigs  county,  Ohio,  and  applied  the  pro- 
ceeds in  improving  his  own  mind.  He 
returned  to  Virginia,  and  was  married 
July  12,  1827,  in  Monroe  county,  to  Polly 
Houston.  They  had  one  child  in  Vir- 
ginia, and  in  company  with  his  father-in- 
law  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  Nov.  14,  1828.  Mr.  Newsom  at 
one  time  owned  and  lived  on  what  is  now 
part  of  Oak  Ridge  Cemetery,  but  sold  it 
at  a  large  profit.  He  then  entered  land 
and  made  a  farm  near  Springfield.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Newsom  had  nine  children  in 


SANGAMON   COUNTT. 


543 


Sangamon  county,  111.,  and  in  April,  1851, 
started  overland  for  Oregon.  One  son 
was  born  on  the  road,  and  after  a  journey 
of  six  months  arrived,  Oct.,  1851,  at  the 
Old  Methodist  Mission,  founded  in  1834, 
about  ten  miles  northwest  of  the  present 
city  of  Salem,  Oregon.  There  he  receiv- 
ed a  donation  of  325  acres  of  land,  upon 
which  they  made  a  farm,  and  where  one 
child  was  born.  Three  of  their  children 
died  young.  Of  the  others — 

JOHN  W.,  born  April  30,  1828,  in 
Monroe  county,  Va.,  brought  up  in  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  was  married  Dec.  21, 
1865,  in  Oregon,  to  Olive  Greenwood. 
They  have  two  living  children,  MIN- 
NIE M.  and  ROY,  and  live  near  Salem, 
Oregon. 

ROBERT  L.,  born  Jan.  22,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  was  married 
in  1856,  in  Hardinsburg,  Ky.,  to  Annie 
Lightfoot.  They  have  five  living  child- 
ren, WILLIAM  WAVERLY,  AL- 
FRED LANDER,  PERCY  LEE, 
LUELLA  and  IRENE.  R.  L.  New- 
som  is  a  druggist,  and  lives  in  Cloverport, 
Kentucky. 

SAMUEL  J.,  born  March  13,  1834, 
in  Sangamon  county,  is  a  stock  raiser. 
He  is  unmarried,  an  i  lives  near  Prineville, 
Wasco  county,  Oregon. 

VIRGIL  £/.,  born  Aug.  29,  1836,  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  is  a  stock 
raiser.  He  is  unmarried,  and  lives  near 
Salem,  Oregon. 

MARGARET  7.,  born  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  was  married  in  Oregon, 
May  7,  1854,  to  Elisha  Veazey,  and  died 
March  24,  1861,  leaving  four  children,  all 
died  young  but  JAMES  M.,  who  lives 
with  his  father,  near  Gervais,  Marion 
county,  Oregon. 

MART  E.,  born  April  2,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  was  married  Dec. 
23,  1857,  in  Oregon,  to  John  W.  Green- 
wood. They  have  four  children,  ALICE 
A.,  FANNIE,  JOHN  L.  and  WINNIE, 
and  live  near  Salem,  Marion  county, 
Oregon. 

ANN  M.,  born  Sept.  25,  1844,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married,  Dec.  31, 
1863,  to  J.  P.  Munkers,  near  Salem,  Ore- 
gon. They  have  three  living  children, 
FRANK,  LENA  and  IVY,  and  live 
near  Heppner,  Umatilla  county,  Oregon. 

GEORGE  H.,  born  July  9,  1851,  at 
Independence  Rock,  on  the  Sweetwater 


river,  on  the  wagon  road  to  Oregon.  He 
was  married  Sept.  5,  1875,  in  Oregon,  to 
Lauretta  Williams.  They  are  without 
family,  and  live  at  the  homestead,  ten 
miles  northeast  of  Salem,  Oregon. 

HAR  VET  M.,  born  April  18, 1854,  in 
Marion  county,  Oregon,  died  there  May 
24,  1875. 

David  Newsom  and  wife  are  living  in 
Marion  county,  Oregon,  on  the  farm 
where  they  settled,  Oct.  29,  1851.  Mr. 
Newsom  was  always  fond  of  literature, 
and  is  extensively  known  in  western  Ore- 
gon as  an  able  writer  on  general  topics. 
He  was  appointed  by  President  Lincoln, 
Statistician  for  the  Williamette  valley, 
and  served  with  honor  until  1870,  when 
he  resigned  in  consequence  of  advancing 
years.  He  is  engaged  in  farming  and 
fruit  growing.  His  address  is  Salem, 
Marion  county,  Ohio. 

NIPPER,  WILLIAMSON, 
was  born  Sept.  19, 1796,  in  Virginia.  His 
father  moved  to  Alabama  when  he  was 
twelve  or  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  from 
there  to  the  vicinity  of  Nashville,  Tenn. 
He  was  there  married  to  Nancy  Moore 
She  had  twins,  and  the  mother  and  child- 
ren died.  He  was  then  married  to  Hep- 
sey  Gibson,  who  was  born  Feb.  14,  1803, 
in  Franklin  county,  Tenn.  They  had 
three  children,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1829, 
about  one  mile  east  of  the  present  town  of 
Loami,  where  six  children  were  born. 
Of  all  the  children — 

ELIZA  C.,  born  Oct.  26,  1823,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
March  19,  1844,  to  George  W.  Legrand. 
He  was  born  March  12,  1823,  in  Brecken- 
ridge  county,  Ky.,  and  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  in  1843.  They  had  eleven 
children,  six  of  whom  died  young.  Of 
the  other  five:  SARAH  married  Oct. 
19,  1867,  to  R.  Wickliffe  Price,  who  was 
born  Feb.  11,  1825,  at  Georgetown,  Ky., 
have  three  children,  ROBERT  w.,  PHILE- 
MON BIRD  and  CHARLES  w.,  and  live  near 
Loami.  Mr.  Price  is  a  lawyer.  WIL- 
LIAMSON A.,  ROBERT  M.,  12LSIE 
M.  and  LUCY  A.  live  with  their  parents, 
five  miles  west  of  Loami,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

NANCT  F.,  born  March  16,  1825,  in 
Tennessee,  married  Miles  Meaciham,  in 
Sangamon  county,  had  four  children,  and 
died  in  Warren  county,  Illinois. 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


HARRIET  M.,  born  Jan.  17,  1829, 
in  Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, to  William  E.  Hudson.  See  his  name. 

ELMIRA  J.,  born  May  31,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  John  Evans, 
and  both  are  dead. 

AMERICA  A.^  born  August  2,  1833, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Abner 
Clark,  have  seven  children,  and  live  in 
Worth  county,  Mo. 

WILLIAMSON  M.,  born  Sept.  22, 

1835.  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Mary 
Staley.       They  had   one  child,  NANCY 
M.    F.,    and     Mrs.    Mary    Nipper    died. 
W.    M.    Nipper    married    Louisa     Cline, 
who  was    born    Oct.   22,    1840,    in    Scott 
county,  111.  They  have  three  children,  EL- 
MIRA S.,  PHILIP  and    JOSEPH  W., 
and  live  four  miles  west  of  Loami,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

HEPSET  A.,  born  Dec.  13,  1837, 
married  Abner  W.  Knight.  See  his 
name. 

THOMAS  H.,  born  Oct.  i,  1840,  died 
aged  twenty-three  years. 

MART  M.,  born  March  26,  1843,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  19,  1863, 
to  Wilson  Cline,  who  was  born  March  3, 

1836,  in  Scott    county.     They  have   three 
children,   BENJAMIN    F.,    JOHN    H. 
and     HARRIET     M.,     and     live     near 
Loami,  Illinois. 

Williamson  Nipper  died  August  24, 
1843,  and  his  widow  married  Daniel 
Staley,  (see  his  name]  and  she  died  Mai'. 
8,  1873,  both  near  Loami,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

NORRED,     RICHARD     C., 

was  born  about  1795  in  London  county, 
Va.,  married  in  Frederick  county,  Md., 
to  Elizabeth  Jenkins;  moved  to  Ohio, 
and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  1836.  They  had  children  in 
Maryland,  Ohio  and  Sangamon  county. 
The  parents  and  most  of  the  children  died 
in  Sangamon  county.  One  son,  only, 
lives  in  the  county. 

FARIS  is  married  and  lives  three 
miles  south  of  Illiopolis,  Illinois. 

JAMES  7\,  last  heard  from  at  Marys- 
ville,  Yuba  county,  Cal.,  in  1869. 

NORRED,  MARY  A.,  sister  to 
William  and  Richard  C.  Norred,  was 
born  ir,i  London  county,  Va.,  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  and  married  John 
A.  Miller.  Sec  his  name. 


NORRED,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  March  9,  1809,  in  London  county, 
Va.  He  was  married  in  1834  in  that 
county  to  Elizabeth  E.  Dowdall,  who 
was  born  there  March  9,  1814.  They 
lived  in  Frederick  county,  Md.,  until 
they  had  two  children,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Nov. 
6,  1838,  and  settled  three  miles  northeast 
of  Rochester,  at  the  mills  of  Darling  & 
Baker,  where  a  child  was  born.  Of  their 
three  children — 

CHARLES  W.,  born  April  n,  1836, 
in  Maryland,  died  in  Sangamon  county  in 
his  third  year. 

SAMUEL  T.  born  July  6,  1838,  in 
Maryland,  died  in  Sangamon  county  in 
his  fourteenth  year. 

CHARLES  H.,  born  Jan.  19,  1842, 
in  Sangamon  county.  He  was  a  medical 
student,  but  laid  aside  his  books  in  Aug., 
1862,  and  enlisted  in  Co.  — .  ii4th  111. 
Inf.  He  was  placed  in  charge  of  a  medi- 
cal dispensary  for  the  regiment,  and 
later,  of  a  hospital,  served  until  the 
close  of  the  war,  when  he  was  honor- 
ably discharged,  attended  McDowell 
College  at  St.  Louis,  and  graduated  there. 
He  was  married  in  Logan  county  to  Eliza- 
beth Dalbey.  They  have  two  children, 
CHARLES  ELMER  and  WILLIAM 
ASBURY.  Dr.  Norred  commenced 
practice  at  Dawson,  but  removed  to  Mid- 
dletown,  Logan  county,  where  he  now 
resides. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  E.  Norred  died  Sept.  i, 
1843,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  William 
Norred  was  married  in  1845,  m  London 
county,  Va.,  to  Mary  Ann  Daneil,  who 
was  born  in  that  county,  April  22,  1820. 
She  died  Oct.  21,  1851,  leaving  one 
child— 

JOHN  W.,  born  June  17,  1847,  ul 
Sangamon  county.  He  married  Mary 
Richardson,  and  lives  in  Middletown, 
Logan  county,  Illinois. 

William  Norred  was  married  Dec.  18, 
1853,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Mrs.  Mar- 
tha Dowdall,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Enlow,  a  native  of  Washington  county, 
Pa.  She  has  one  child  by  her  first  mar- 
riage, Silas  R.  Dowdall.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Norred  have  four  children — 

FENTON  M.,  LAURETTA, 
MART  E.  and  ELIZABEl^H  C, 
and  reside  half  a  mile  northwest  of  Daw- 
son,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 


SANGAMON  COUJMTY. 


545 


NORRIS,  AQUILLA,  was 
born  Jan.  i,  1776,  near  Baltimore,  Md. 
He  was  there  married  to  Eleanor  Norris. 
They  had  eight  children  in  Maryland, 
three  of  whom  died  young,  and  Edward, 
the  eldest,  died  there  Aug.  30,  1830,  aged 
nineteen  years.  The  parents,  with  four 
children,  came  to  Sangamon  county,  ar- 
riving in  Round  Prairie,  six  miles  east  of 
Springfield,  in  April,  1835.  Of  their  four 
children — 

JAMES  L.,  born  July  18,  1813,  in 
Maryland,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Oct/i7,  1841,10  Sarah  E.  Cole.  They 
had  one  living  child,  PRISCILLA,  who 
married  Jesse  Estes,  has  five  children,  and 
lives  in  Winchester,  Scott  county,  Illi- 
nois. James  L.  Norris  and  wife  live  near 
Cotton  Hill  Postoffice,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

JOHN,  born  Oct.  17,  1814,  in  Mary- 
land, married  in  Sangamon  county,  Oct. 
17,  1841,  to  Mary  W.  Cole.  The  two 
brothers  and  sisters  were  married  by  the 
same  ceremony.  John  Norris  was  a  sol- 
dier in  the  Springfield  Cadets,  was  on 
duty  at  Nauvoo,  in  the  Mormon  war,  and 
was  shot  dead  accidentally,  Sept.  28,  1844. 
His  widow  married  John  Fagan.  See  his 
name. 

PRISCILLA,  born  Aug.  19,  1820,  in 
Baltimore,  Md.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Gershom  Keyes.  See  his 
name. 

MART  A.,  born  Feb.  3, 1822,  in  Mary- 
land ,  married  to  Bedford  W.  Higgins. 
Sec  his  name. 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Norris  died  Oct.  28,  1852, 
and  Aquilla  Norris  died  March  4,  1856, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

NORRIS,  ELIZABETH, 
was  born  March  22,  1776,  near  Baltimore, 
Maryland.  She  was  sister  to  Mrs.  El- 
eanor Norris.  She  died  Dec.  20,  1872,  in 
Springfield,  at  the  house  of  A.  R.  Robin- 
son. She  was  nearly  ninety-six  years  of 
age,  and  never  married. 

NORTH,  JOHN,  born  Nov.  22, 
1806,  near  the  village  of  Bent  creek,  on 
James  river,  Buckingham  county,  Va. 
His  grandfather,  Richard  North,  was 
born  in  England,  and  trained  to  the  busi- 
ness of  a  cutler.  He  came  to  America, 
and  worked  at  his  business  at  Bent  creek. 
His  wife's  maiden  name  was  Thornton, 
but  whether  they  were  married  in  Eng- 
land or  America  is  unknown  to  their  de- 
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scendants.  Their  third  son,  Peter,  born 
in  Virginia,  was  married  there  to  Eliza- 
beth Franklin,  a  daughter  of  Robert 
Franklin,  of  Campbell  county,  Va. 
Peter  North  was  a  soldier  from  Virginia 
in  the  war  with  England  in  1812.  In 
1819  or  '20  he  moved  to  Jefferson  county, 
near  Dandridge,  Tenn.,  taking  with  him 
six  children.  The  second  son,  John, 
whose  name  heads  this  sketch,  was  there 
married,  Sept.  22,  1828,  to  Anna  Giger, 
who  was  born  Nov.  4,  1807,  in  that  coun- 
ty. They  came  to  Sangamon  county,  III., 
arriving  April  12,  1829,  in  what  is  now 
Cooper  township,  north  of  Sangamon 
river,  where  they  had  four  living  child- 
ren. Of  their  children — 

BENJ.  HOUSTON,  born  Nov.  19, 
1832,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Nov. 
15,  1855,  to  Minerva  A.  F.  Miller,  who 
was  born  May  18,  1836,  in  Loudon  coun- 
ty, Va.  They  have  three  children, 
JOHN  H.,  MARY  A.  and  ALMEDA 
S.,  and  live  in  Cooper  township,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

HARVET  N.,  born  Jan.  26,  1835, 
married  Nov.  13,  1856,  to  Sarah  E.  Pra- 
ther.  They  have  four  children,  TONY, 
EMERY,  CLYDE  and  PETER,  and 
live  in  Christian  county,  four  miles  north- 
east of  Breckenridge,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Nov.  9,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county.  He  enlisted  August 
7,  1862,  in  Co.  A,  73d  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
yeai's,  was  captured  Sept.  20,  1863,  at  the 
battle  of  Chickamauga,  taken  to  Rich- 
mond, Va.,  was  one  month  in  Libby 
prison,  thence  to  Danville,  Va.,  thence  to 
Andersonville,  Ga.,  arriving  at  that  prison 
pen  March  20,  1864,  where  he  remained 
to  Dec.,  1864.  He  was  then  taken  to 
Charleston,  S.  C.,  where  he  spent  six 
weeks  in  prison,  thence  to  Florence,  S. 
C.,  where  he  was  released  on  parole,  and 
started  from  Wilmington,  N.  C.,  March 
4,  1865,  for  home,  via  Annapolis,  Md.,  and 
reached  home  March  17,  1865,  and  was 
honorably  discharged.  John  L.  Hesser, 
relating  his  prison  experience,  speaks  of 
John  W.  North  as  "  a  man  of  peculiar 
form  or  stature,  six  feet  four  inches  in 
height,  two  hundred  and  ten  pounds  in 
weight,  and  a  heart  in  proportion.  In 
Andersonville  he  generally  went  by  the 
name  of  The  Infant.  He  was  very  kind 
and  obliging  to  all  the  sick  and  weakly 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


souls;  never  allowed  any  imposition  on 
those  poor,  feeble  forms  who  were  not 
able  to  defend  themselves.  We  lived  as 
two  brothers,  commingled  our  sorrows 
together  for  eighteen  dreary  months,  never 
were  separated  but  one  night  during  our 
imprisonment.  *  *  *  Lived  through 
•all  the  trying  and  heart-rending  scenes  of 
the  many  kinds  of  disease  and  death, 
where  so  many  more  died  than  lived, 
astonished  that  even  one  could  live." 
John  W.  North  was  married  March 
8,  1866,  to  Maria  McDauiel.  They 
had  three  children,  LOU  IDA,  ANN 
ELIZABETH  and  GERTIE  LEE,  and 
live  two  and  a  half  miles  south  of  Me- 
chanicsburg,  Illinois. 

ANDRE  W  J.,  born  March  18,  1841, 
died  April  26,  1857. 

Mrs.  Anna  North  died  Feb.  24,  1844, 
and  John  North  was  married  Sept.  19, 
1844,  to  Susannah  Eckel.  They  had  six 
children;  all  died  under  five  years.  Mrs. 
Susannah  North  died  July  1,1855,  and 
John  North  was  married  Feb.  19,  1856, 
to  Mrs.  Amelia  Woodruff,  who  had  pre- 
viously been.  Mrs.  West,  and  whose 
maiden  name  was  Taylor.  They  had 
four  children,  PETER  F.  died  in  his 
second  year.  ROBERT  F.,  born  Mar. 
31,  1859,  EDWARD  E.,  born  Jan.  14, 
1861,  and  PERMELIA  A.,  born  Jan.  24, 
1864.  John  North  resides  on  the  farm 
where  he  settled  in  1829,  three  miles 
south  of  Mechanicsburg,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

NORTH,  ROBERT,  was  born 
in  Oct.,  1814,  in  Buckingham  county, 
Va.,  and  taken  by  his  parents  to  Jefferson 
county,  Tenn.,  when  he  was  a  boy.  He 
came  to  Sangamon  county  with  his 
brother,  John  North,  who  had  been  back 
to  Tennessee.  They  arrived  in  Sept., 
1832,  in  what  is  now  Cooper  township. 
Robert  North  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  March  29,  1838,  to  America 
Schmick.  She  was  born  Feb.  10,  1816, 
in  Lincoln  county,  Ky.,  and  came  to  San- 
gamon county  in  company  with  her 
mother,  brother-in-law — John  demons, 
one  brother,  two  sisters  and  two  nephews, 
arriving  in  the  fall  of  1829,  and  settled 
three  miles  south  of  Springfield.  Robert 
North  and  wife  had  six  living  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  Of  their  children — 

JOHN  W.,  born  May  4,  1840,  mar- 
ried Feb.  23,  1865,  to  Mary  E.  Troxell, 


They  have  two  children,  WILLIAM  R. 
and  SUSAN  E.,  and  reside  two  miles 
southwest  of  Clarksville,  or  Berry  station, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MART  A.,  born  Dec.  31,  1842,  mar- 
ried Sept.  10,  1863,  to  William  F.  Herrin. 
See  his  name.  They  had  five  children, 
BELLE  N.,  JAMES  E.,  CHARLES 
F.,  BURT  A.,  and  CARRIE  F.  BURT 
A.  died  May  7,  1876. 

SARAH  J.,  born  Nov.  17,  i8||, 
married  May  22,  1862,  to  David  C.  Her- 
rin. See  his  name.  They  had  five 
children,  ROBERT  E.,  JAMES  W., 
GEORGE  E.,  DAVID  A.  and  JESSIE 
LEE;  the  youngest  died  Jan.  23,  1875. 

CHRISTIANA,  born  July  17,  1849, 
lives  with  her  parents. 

ALBERT,  born.  April  7,  18=54,  mar' 
ried  Dec.  31,  1873,10  Mary  A.  Lord,  who 
was  born  fan.  10,  1852,  in  Sangamon 
county.  They  live  three-fourths  of  a  mile 
east  of  Clarksville,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

LAURA  F.,  born  Nov.  7,  1859, 
lives  with  her  parents. 

Robert  North  and  wife  reside  two 
miles  northeast  of  Berry  station  or  Clarks- 
ville, Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  He  is 
one  of  the  most  extensive  farmers  in 
Sangamon  county. 

NOTTINGHAM,  JONA- 
THAN, was  born  Sept.  25,  1808,  in 
Cape  May  county,  New  Jersey.  Clark 
Nottingham  emigrated  from  England, 
and  settled  in  Delaware,  about  1760.  He 
moved  to  New  Jersey  soon  after  the  Revo- 
lution, and  raised  a  family.  His  son  Jona- 
than was  Colonel  of  a  New  Jersey  regi- 
ment in  the  war  of  1812.  He  was  there 
married,  and  was  the  father  of  the  subject  of 
this  sketch.  Jonathan  Nottingham  num- 
ber two  was  married,  Jan.  30, 1 83 1 ,  to  Han- 
nah Smith,  who  was  born  July  10,  1807,  in 
the  same  county.  Th  .-y  had  four 
children  in  New  Jersey,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  countv,  Illinois,  arriving  in 
Oct.,  1837,  and  stopped  south  of  Richland 
creek,  where  they  lived  two  years,  and  in 
the  spring  of  1840  moved  to  a  farm  he 
had  purchased,  two  and  one-half  miles 
northwest  of  Pleasant  Plains.  Seven 
children  were  born  in  Sangamon  county. 
Of  their  children — 

REUBEN  Z.,  born  Dec.  14,  1832,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  Lutheria  Hubbard. 
He  enlisted,  Aug.  8,  1863,  for  three. 


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547 


years,  in  Co. — ,  xoist  111.  Inf.,  and  died  of 
disease,  at  Cairo,  111.,  Dec.,  1863. 

JOHN,  born  in  New  Jersey,  married 
Mary  A.  Corson,  have  three  children,  and 
live  in  Menard  county. 

ABIJAH  S.,  bo'rn  in  New  Jersey, 
married  Mary  Eaton,  and  lives  near 
Pleasant  Plains. 

FRANCIS  A.,  born  June  22,  1837, 
in  New  Jersey,  raised  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, went  to  Pike's  Peak,  in  1858,  and 
now  lives  in  Mendocino  county,  Cali- 
fornia. 

RA  CHEL,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Reuben  Corson,  have  four  child- 
ren, and  live  in  Menard  county,  Illinois. 

ALMARIN,  born  March  31,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county.  Served  three  years  in 
the  ist  Oregon  Cavalry,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged.  He  is  a  stock  dealer  at 
Oskaloosa,  Kansas. 

CLARKE,  born  Feb.  26,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  Dayton, 
Ohio,  in  May,  1873,  to  Annie  Christian, 
and  lives  two  and  one-half  miles  north- 
west of  Pleasant  Plains,  Illinois. 

JANE,  born  Oct.  29,  1843,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Henry  K.  Hoff,  has 
three  children,  and  lives  in  Golden  City, 
Colorado.  * 

JAMES  S.,  born  Jan.  17,  1845. 
Served  three  months  in  Co.  I,  7ist  111. 
Inf.,  and  is  now — 1873 — an  attorney  at 
Silver  City,  New  Mexico. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Jan.  22,  1847, 
married  Alexander  Higgins.  See  his 
name. 

CHARLES  W.,  born  June  29,  1848, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  March  26, 
1873,  to  Georgia  Pellet,  and  lives  near 
Pleasant  Plains,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Nottingham  died  July  9, 
1850,  and  Jonathan  Nottingham  was  mar- 
ried, Aug.,  1852,  in  Cape  May  county, 
N.  J.,  to  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Townsend,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Sutton.  Jonathan  Not- 
tingham resides  on  the  farm  where  he 
settled  in  1840,  two  miles  northwest  of 
Pleasant  Plains,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

NUCKOLLS,  JAMES,  was 
born  Jan.  5,  1777,  in  Botetourt  county, 
Va.,  and  the  family  moving  to  Grayson 
county,  same  State,  he  was  there  married 
Jan.  5,  1804,  to  Janey  Swift,  who  was 
born  March  2,  1781,  in  that  county. 
They  had  six  children  in  Virginia,  and  in 


1818  moved  to  Madison  county,  Illinois, 
where  they  had  one  child,  and  moved  to 
what  became  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
in  1820,  in  what  is  now  Auburn  town- 
ship, where  they  had  one  child.  Of  their 
children — 

CHARLES  D.,  born  March  2,  1805, 
in  Grayson  county,  Va.,  was  married 
March  10,  1832,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Mary  Wilson,  who  was  born  Jan.  3, 
1812,  in  Buncombe  county,  N.  C.  They 
had  eight  children  in  Sangamon  county. 
MARGARET  J.,  born  March  19,  f833, 
married  Richard  Ricks,  and  both  died, 
leaving  one  child,  MANFORD  j.  THOM- 
AS J.,  born  Dec.  6,1834,  was  married 
Jan.  19,  1871,  to  Martha  A.  Brunk.  They 
have  three  children,  LILLY  JANE,  LUCY 
M.  and  GEORGE  T;  the  latter  died  Feb.  10, 
1876.  T.  J.  Nuckolls  lives  in  Auburn 
township,  near  where  his  grandfather 
settled  in  1820.  JAMES  M.,  born  Dec. 
28,  1836,  married  iNancy  Drennan,  and 
died  August  24,  1866,  leaving  one  child, 
LAURA  MAY,  who  lives  with  her  mother. 
Mrs.  Nancy  Nuckolls  married  James  M. 
Bennington.  See  his  name..  JOHN  W., 
born  March  30,  1838,  married  Louisa  Pyle. 
They  have  three  children,  MARY  M., 
CHARLES  F.  and  MILLY  ANN,  and  live  four 
miles  west  of  Pawnee,  111.  GEORGE  W., 
born  April  23, 1843,  lives  with  his  mother. 
MARY  E.,  born  Sept.  28,  1845,  married 
William  R.  Lockridge.  See  his  name. 
CHARLES  Wm.,  born  May  27,  1848, 
married  Margaret  J.  Moore.  They  have 
one  child,  MINNIE,  and  live  six  miles  east 
of  Auburn,  Illinois.  Charles  D.  Nuckolls 
was  a  farmer  and  builder  in  early  life. 
In  the  early  settlement  of  Springfield  he 
was  engaged  in  the  leather  business.  He 
purchased  a  lot  at  the  southeast  corner  of 
Sixth  and  Washington  streets  for  twelve 
dollars,  and  several  years  later  sold  it  to 
Sangamon  county  for  twelve  hundred 
dollars.  A  court  house  was  built  on  it, 
which  was  occupied  as  such  from -1845  to 
1876.  Late  in  life  Mr.  C.  D.  NuckolLs 
studied  medicine,  and  graduated  in  1856, 
at  McDowell  College,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
He  practiced  several  years,  and  died  Nov. 
19,  1865.  His  widow  lives  four  miles 
east  of  Aubui'n. 

THOMAS  J.,  born  Oct.  12,  1806,  in 
Virginia,  died  in  Madison  county,  111., 
aged  fourteen  years. 


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MARY,  born  Jan.  6,  1809,  in  Grayson 
county,  Va.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Alfred  Curry,  who  died, 
and  she  married  Jesse  Elgin.  They  live 
in  Pana,  Illinois. 

MARGARET,  born  April  2,  1811, 
in  Virginia,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  James  Wilson,  and  died.  See 
his  name, 

MARTHA,  born  Feb.  20,  1813,  in 
Grayson  county,  Va.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Noah  Mason.  See 
his  name. 

JAMES  M.,  born  March  11,  1815, 
died  in  his  sixth  year. 

JOHN,\>orn  March  24,  1817,  in  Gray- 
son  county,  Va.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  to  Elizabeth  Ricks. 
They  had  one  child,  MYRA  J.,  who 
died,  aged  seventeen  years.  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Nuckolls  died,  and  John  Nuckolls 
married  Adaline  Rice,  and  lives  at  the 
family  homestead  settled  by  his  father  in 
1820,  four  miles  east  of  Auburn. 

JANE,  born  Oct.  n,  1819,  in  Madi- 
son county,  111.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  John  Milton  Lockridge. 
See  his  name. 

ANN,  born  August  23,  1822,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  there,  in 
1843,  to  William  Graham.  He  was 
drowned  in  July,  1844,  while  attempting 
to  cross  a  stream  of  water  in  Christian 
county.  His  widow  was  married  July  30, 
1849,  to  Thomas  P.  Bond,  who  was  born 
July  11,  1812,  in  Burton  county,  N.  C., 
raised  in  Kentucky,  came  to  Montgomery 
county,  Illinois,  in  1835.  In  1839,  he,  in 
company  with  G.  R.  Jernigan  and  Wm. 
S.  Ricks,  circulated  a  petition,  obtained 
the  requisite  number  of  signatures,  and 
Mr.  Bond  took  it  to  Vandalia,  presented 
it  to  the  legislature,  and  secured  the  pas- 
sage of  the  law  creating  Dane  county, 
which  was  afterwards  changed  to  Chris- 
tian coiuity.  In  1848  he  was  elected  to 
fill  an  unexpired  term  as  county  clerk, 
and  then  to  a  full  term ;  was  elected  in 
1868  to  an  unexpired  term  as  county 
treasurer,  and  then  to  a  full  term. 
Thomas  P.  Bond  acquired  the  title  of 
Col  jnel  by  being  elected  to  that  position 
in  the  State  Militia  in  1840.  Mr.  Bond 
has  two  daughters  by  a  former  marriage, 
both  married.  One  resides  in  Nebraska, 
the  other  at  Fairplay,  Park  county,  Col. 


Thomas  P.  Bond  and  wife  reside  in  Tay- 
lorville,  Christian  county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Janey  Nuckolls  died  June  15, 
1836,  and  James  Nuckolls  died  Sept.  15, 
1859,  both  on  the  farm  where  they  settled 
in  1820.  It  is  five  miles  east  of  Auburn. 

NUCKOLLS,  JOHN,  born 
March,  1781,  in  Hanover  county,  Va., 
was  married  March  10,  1809,  in  Grayson 
county,  Va.,  to  Ann  Collins,  who  was 
born  Dec.  II,  1786,  in  North  Carolina. 
They  had  ten  children,  three  of  whom 
died  young.  They  moved  with  five  chil- 
dren to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in 
1826,  in  what  is  now  Auburn  township, 
where  his, brother  James  had  settled  six 
years  befqre.  They  had  two  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  Of  their  seven  child- 
ren— 

CLARK,  born  Feb.  22,  1811,  in  Gray- 
son  county,  Va.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  April  30,  1835,  to  Orlena 
Shellhouse.  Clark  Nuckolls  died  Oct.  5, 
1854,  in  Christian  county. 

MATILDA,  born  Nov.  16,  1813,  in 
Grayson  county,  Va.,  was  married  Dec. 
1 8,  1834,  *n  Sangamon  county,  to  Irvin 
S.  Pulliam.  See  his  name. 

MARTHA,  born  July  3,  1819,  in 
Grayson  county,  V  a.,  was  married  March, 
1844,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Willis 
Shellhouse.  See  his  name. 

CHARLES,  born  Dec.  n,  1822,  in 
Grayson  county,  Va.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  Aug.  29,  1849,  to  Cas- 
sandra Clayton,  who  was  born  Feb.  8, 
1832.  They  had  three  children,  AMAN- 
DA E.,  "M."  and  EMILY  %  Mrs. 
Cassaranda  Nuckolls  was  killed  by  light- 
ning May  25,  1858.  Charles  Nuckolls 
was  married  Oct.  19,  1858,  to  Susan 
Baker,  who  was  born  Jan.,  1832,  in  Bertie 
county,  North  Carolina,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  in  1850.  They 
have  seven  children,  CHARLES  S., 
JOHN  H.,  SARAH  N.,  JAMES  A., 
LYDIA  M.,  ROBERT  J.  and  WIL- 
LIAM W.  Charles  Nuckolls  and  family 
reside  near  Auburn,  Illinois. 

JAMES  D.,  born  Dec.  22,  1824,  in 
Grayson  county,  Va.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  March  22,  1849,  to 
Lydia  Easley.  They  had  six  children, 
JOHN  W.,  JAMES  M.,  THOMAS  J., 
EMMA  A.,  WARHAM  E.  and 
CHARLES  D.  Mrs.  Lydia  Nuckolls 
died  in  Missouri,  and  J.  D.  Nuckolls  was 


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549 


married  June  16,  1870,  to  Louisa  J.  Vo- 
shell.  They  have  one  child,  LYDIA  A., 
and  reside  near  Auburn,  Illinois. 

JANE,  born  Jan.  2,  1828,  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  was  married  there  March  26, 
1846,  to  James  Blount,  who  was  born 
Aug.  8,  1822,  in  Tennessee.  They  had 
three  children:  JOHN,  born  Dec.  25, 
1849,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  JAMES 
H.,  born  Jan.  22,  1851,  in  Sangamon 
county,  both  live  in  Edinburg;  IDA  M., 
born  March  28,  1857,  was  niarr"ied  April 
7,  1874,  to  Thomas  Bell,  who  was  born 
April  5,  1841,  in  Champaign  county, 
Ohio.  They  live  in  Edinburg,  111.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Blount  reside  in  Edinburg, 
Christian  county,  Illinois. 

AMANDA,  born  Oct.  16,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Samuel 
Davidson.  See  his  name. 

John  Nuckolls  died  Aug.  2,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow,  Mrs. 
Ann  Nuckolls,  resides  with  her  children 
in  Ball  and  Pawnee  township.  She  is  in 
her  ninetieth  year,  and  enjoys  excellent 
health — March,  1876. 


OG DEN. —Two  brothers,  John  and 
Joseph  Ogden,  were  born  and  married  in 
Maryland.  John  moved  to  Logan  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  and  raised  a  family  there.  Sev- 
eral years  later,  Joseph  died  in  Maryland. 
John  moved  the  family  of  his  brother 
Joseph  to  Grayson  county,  Ky.  John's 
daughter — 

SARAH,  married  Nathaniel  Rames. 
See  his  name. 

Joseph's  son — 

OGDEN,  ZACHARIAH,  was 
born  Nov.  n,  1794,  near  Frederick  City, 
St.  Mary's  county,  Maryland.  His  father 
died  there  when  he  was  quite  young,  and 
his  mother  moved  to  Washington  county, 
Kentucky.  Zachariah  was  married,  in 
1815,  in  Grayson  county,  to  Elizabeth 
Peerce.  They  had  six  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  the  family  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  Oct  13,  1827,  in 
what  is  now  Ball  township,  where  they 
had  five  children.  Of  their  children — 

MELINDA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Stephen 
Gatton.  They  had  two  children,  and  the 
whole  family  died. 


WINNIE,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  James  Clark. 
They  have  eleven  children,  and  live  in 
Decatur  county,  Iowa. 

JAMES,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Jane  Ogden. 
They  had  six  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  four  of  whom  died,  namely: 
ELIZABETH,  at  seventeen;  MARY 
A.,  at  two;  SARAH  M.,  in  infancy,  and 
ZACHARIAH  P.,  in  his  thirteenth 
year.  JAMES  WM.  and  JOSEPH 
RAMES  live  with  their  father.  Mrs. 
Jane  Ogden  died  May  28,  1869,  and 
James  Ogden  lives  one  and  one-quarter 
miles  southwest  of  Pawnee,  Illinois. 

'  WILLIAM  L.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Eliza  J. 
Davis,  who  died,  Jan.,  1842,  leaving  one 
child.  He  married  Lucy  Durbin.  They 
had  six  children.  Mr.  Ogden  died,  May 
i,  1858,  and  Mrs.  Ogden  died,  June  9, 
1869,  and  all  the  children  are  dead  except 
three.  MIRANDA  I.  lives  with  her 
uncle,  J.  B.  Ogden.  ELIZABETH  A. 
lives  with  J.  T.  Burtle,  Sen.,  and  MAR- 
GARET M.  with  her  uncle,  James  Og- 
den. 

JOSEPH  B.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Mary  E. 
Brawner.  They  had  five  living  children. 
MARY  M.  married  James  Shively,  has 
one  child,  DORA,  and  lives  in  Pawnee 
township.  BETTANEY  E.,  JAMES 
W.,  ANN  E.  and  SARAH  M.  live  with 
their  parents,  one  mile  southwest  of  Paw- 
nee, Illinois. 

JOHN  C.,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Minerva  J.  Clay- 
ton. He  died,  July,  1850,  leaving  a  widow 
and  one  child,  JAMES  HARDIN,.  The 
widow  married,  and  lives  in  Missouri. 

SARAH,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
in  1828,  died  Aug.,  1835. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  in  1830,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Elizabeth  Durbin. 
They  had  two  children,  ZACHARIAH 
and  JAMES  M.  Mrs.  Ogden  died,  and 
he  married  Maria  Riney,  has  four  child- 
ren, SUSAN  E.,  EDNA  F.,  GER- 
TRUDE I.  and  FANNIE  B.,  and  live- 
four  miles  southeast  of  Pawnee,  Illinois. 

ELIZABETH  E.,  born  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  James  Durbin,  who 
died,  leaving  a  widow  and  one  child, 
MARGARET  J.,  who  married  James 


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EA  RL  Y  SB  TTLBRS  OF 


Riney,  and  lives  four  miles  south  of  Paw- 
nee,  Illinois. 

MART  J.  died,  aged  sixteen,  and 

SARAH  M.  died,   aged  five  years. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Ogden  died,  October  4, 
1858,  and  Zachariah  Ogden  died  Aug.  4, 
1869,  and  were  both  buried  at  St.  Bernard 
Catholic  church,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

O'NEAL,  SAMUEL,  was  born 
Oct.  n,  i8n,in  Kentucky,  and  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  when  he  was  a 
young  man.  He  married  three  times, 
and  his  wives  all  died.  His  son — 

JAMES  HENRY,  disappeared  very 
mysteriously.  He  left  a  wife,  but  no 
children.  After  the  death  of  his  father, 
advertisements  were  kept  in  the  papers 
for  two  years,  in  order  to  ascertain  where 
he  was,  that  he  might  obtain  his  propor- 
tion of  his  father's  estate.  At  the  end  of 
that  time,  his  debts  were  paid  from  it,  and 
the  remainder  divided  among  the  other 
heirs.  Samuel  O'Neal's  daughter — 

SARAH,  married  Jan.  6,  1862,  to 
Charles  H.  Willison.  She  died  May  8, 
1864,  leaving  one  child,  MARY  E., 
who  lives  with  her  father.  He  married 
Sarah  J.  Henkle.  See  Jacob  Henkle. 

Samuel  O'Neal  was  married  June  5, 
1847,  *°  Lucy  Scott.  They  had  six  child- 
ren, four  of  whom  died  under  eleven 
years.  Of  the  other  two — 

MINER  VA  E.,  born  Aug.  25,  1854, 
and 

WILLIAM  F.,  born  June  15,  1862, 
live  with  their  mother. 

Samuel  O'Neal  died  in  1863,  and  his 
widow  and  children  reside  in  Ball  town- 
ship, four  miles  southeast  of  Chatham, 
Illinois. 

OROAN,  MICAJAH,  was  born 
Sept.  14,  1793,  near  Nicholasville,  Jes- 
samine county,  Kentucky.  He  was  mar- 
ried Dec.  1 8,  1817,  to  Susannah  Don- 
ner,  a  sister  of  George  and  Jacob  Donner. 
They  had  five  children  in  Kentucky,  one 
of  whom,  WILLIAM  R.,  died,  at  eight 
years  of  age.  The  family  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  autumn 
of  1828,  on  German  Prairie,  five  miles 
northeast  of  Springfield,  and  in  1829 
moved  to  what  is  now  Auburn  township, 
where  they  had  six  living  children.  Of 
their  children — 

GEORGE  L.,  born  Dec.  29,  1820,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 


to  Mary  Foster.  They  had  five  children, 
MINERVA  J.,  SARAH  F.,  WIL- 
LIAM, IDA  and  LESLIE.  Mrs.  Mary 
Organ  died,  and  he  married  Mrs.  Wyatt, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Jacobs.  They 
have  one  child,  EFFIE  M.,  and  live  in 
Virden,  Illinois. 

ATHA,  born  April  7,  1823,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Elijah  A.  West.  See  his  name. 

HEZEKIAH  B.,  born  April  i,  1825, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  Catharine  A.  Gates.  They  have 
three  children,  DAVID,  ANDREW  and 
GEORGE  A.,  and  live  five  miles  south- 
west of  Auburn,  Illinois. 

SUSAN,  born  Jan.  25,  1827,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  to  David  H.  Patton.  See 
his  name. 

DANIEL  F.,  born  April  16,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  married  Eliza- 
beth Kossner,  have  five  children, 
CHARLES,  WILLIAM,  MICAJAH, 
ATHA  M.  and  FRANK,  and  live  near 
Longton,  Elk  county,  Kansas. 

JORDANS.,\>orn  August  16,  1832, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Mai'garet 
ret  C.  Wineman,  daughter  of  Philip 
Wineman.  They  have  two  children, 
IVY  JANE  and  LELIA  GRACE. 
Jordan  S.  Organ  has  for  several  years 
represented  Auburn  township  in  the 
Board  of  Supervisors  of  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. He  resides  two  miles  south  of 
Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

THOMAS  H.,  born  Dec.  11,  1834,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Hannah  J. 
Brown.  They  have  six  children,  WAL- 
TER, CHARLES  S.,  SUE  A.,  JEN- 
NIE M.,  MILLIE  and  DAISEY,  and 
reside  in  Pontiac,  Livingston  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

ELIZABETH  T.,  born  Oct.  15, 
1837,  in  Sangamon  county,  died  unmar- 
ried. 

SARILDA  and  S  ARENA,  twins, 
born  Dec.  29,  1839,  in  Sangamon  county. 

SARILDA  married  Edgar  Cincebox, 
have  two  children,  EDGAR  S.  and 
HETTIE  D.,  and  reside  in  Virden,  Illi- 
nois. 

S  ARENA  married  George  C.  Houch- 
ens,  have  one  child,  SARENA  L.,  and 
reside  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

Mrs,  Susannah   Organ   died    March   3, 

1866,  and  Micajah  Organ  died   March  27, 

1867,  both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


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OPDYCKE,  STACY  B.,  born 
Jan.  i,  1795,  at  New  Castle,  New  Jersey, 
learned  the  trade  of  a  carpenter  there,  and 
went  to  K;  skaskia,  111.,  in  1816,  walking 
nearly  the  whole  distance.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Kaskaskia,  April  25,  1833,  to 
Hannah  G.  Griffith,  who  was  born  Feb. 
u,  1804,  in  Pennsylvania.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  Dr.  Thomas  Griffith,  of 
Tazewell  county,  111.,  and  sister  of  Mrs. 
Charlotte  Pricket,  of  Springfield,  111. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Opdycke  moved  from 
Kaskaskia,  Randolph  county,  to  Chester, 
in  the  same  county,  where  they  had  one 
child,  and  from  there  to  Springfield,  111., 
in  1835,  where  three  children  were  born, 
two  of  whom  died  young.  Of  their  two 
children — 

CHARLOTTE,  born  March  19, 
1835,  was  married  in  Springfield,  111.,  to 
John  D.  Keedy.  -See  his  name. 

THOMAS  G.,  born  April  9,  1847, 
died  in  Nov.,  1864,  in  Springfield. 

Stacy  B.  Opdycke  was  engaged  in 
porkpacking  with  James  L.  Lamb  for 
several  years,  and  was  afterwards  mer- 
chandizing with  Tinsley  &  Fonday. 

Mrs.  Hannah  G.  Opdycke  died  Oct.  9, 
1847,  and  Stacy  B.  Opdycke  died  June 
1 8,  1858,  both  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

OVERSTREET,  JOHN,  was 
born  in  1784  or  '5,  in  Bedford  county,  Va. 
His  father,  John  Overstreet,  was  born  in 
1758,  in  the  same  county,  and  was  a  sol- 
dier in  the  Revolutionary  army  during 
the  whole  seven  years  war  for  Indepen- 
dence. In  1783  he  was  married  to  Nancy 
Dabney.  They  had  four  children  in  Bed- 
ford county,  and  moved  to  Cabell  county, 
West  Virginia,  and  died  there.  His  son, 
whose  name  heads  this  sketch,  was  mar- 
ried in  Cabell  county  to  Susan  Roberts. 
He  became  a  soldier  in  the  war  with  Eng- 
land, in  1812.  While  m  the  army,  he 
heard  that  his  wife  had  been  killed  by 
Indians,  and  soon  after  was  himself  cap- 
tured by  Indians.  Not  long  after  his  cap- 
ture the  Indians  were  preparing  to  burn 
him  alive,  and  while  doing  so  one  of  their 
number  offered  him  such  a  gross  insult 
that  he  knocked  the  savage  down  and  he 
fell  in  the  fire  prepared  to  burn  his  victim. 
This  act  of  brave  daring  in  the  face  of 
death,  inspired  the  other  Indians  with  re- 
spect, and  a  feeling  that  he  was  too  noble 
to  be  thus  treated,  and  they  saved  his  life. 
He  was  next  sold  and  taken  to  Canada, 


where  he  fell  into  the  hands  of  white  men, 
with  whom  he  was  retained  for  a  few  years 
in  rather  easy  restraint,  and  by  the  time  he 
had  gained  his  liberty,  he  had  formed  at- 
tachments, and  married  there.  One  £hild 
was  born,  and  the  wife  and  child  died. 
Finding  himself  once  more  alone  in  the 
world,  a  yearning  desire  for  the  scenes  of 
his  younger  days  sprang  up,  and  he  re- 
turned to  Cabell  county,  Virginia.  He 
paid  his  first  visit  to  the  old  cabin  where 
he  had  spent  the  years  of  his  early  mar- 
ried life.  Seeing  the  smoke  curling  up 
from  the  chimney,  he  sauntered,  half 
dreamily,  to  the  door,  and  without  having 
framed  any  excuse  for  his  visit  he  knocked 
at  the  door,  and  after  a  short  pause  it  turn- 
ed on  its  rude  wooden  hinges,  and  the  wife 
of  his  youth  stood  before  him!  Having 
long  before  given  him  up  for  dead,  his 
sudden  appearance  in  bodily  form  was 
more  than  she  could  bear,  and  she  sunk 
in  a  swoon.  Mr.  Overstreet  soon  discov- 
ered that  she  had  another  husband,  and 
when  she  revived,  the  three  held  a  coun- 
cil. The  two  husbands  agreed  to  leave  it 
for  her  to  say  which  should  be  her  hus- 
band, each  giving  his  word  that  if  he  was 
rejected,  he  would  go  away  and  offer  no 
annoyance  to  the  favored  one.  She  de- 
cided to  retain  her  first  love.  The  reject- 
ed husband,  true  to  his  word,  bade  them 
adieu,  disappeared,  and  they  never  heard 
of  him  again.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Overstreet 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  in  1819,  and 
settled  not  far  from  where  Athens  now 
stands.  A  few  years  later,  being  a  mill- 
wright, he  built  a  horse  mill  at  Athens, 
manufactured  flour,  loaded  a  small  flat 
boat,  in  the  Sangamon  river,  and  with  two 
brothers,  Jesse  G.  and  David  Hurt,  floated 
down  the  Sangamon  into  the  Illinois, 
thence  to  the  Mississippi  river,  and  down 
that  stream  to  New  Orleans.  The  trip 
was  a  successful  one,  but  Mr.  Overstreet 
died  in  New  Orleans,  in  1835.  The  two 
brothers  started  home,  and  David  died  at 
the  mouth  of  the  Ohio  river.  Jesse  G. 
Hurt,  the  only  survivor,  is  yet  living,  and 
resides  in  Menard  county.  He  married  a 
niece  of  Mr.  Overstreet.  See  name  of 
Dabnay  Overstreet.  Mr.  Overstreet  was 
for  several  years  a  local  preacher  in  the 
M.  E.  church.  His  widow  died  in  Athens 
in  1869,  in  her  seventy- fourth  year. 

OVERSTREET,  DABNEY, 
brother  to  John,  was   born  about   1786  in 


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EARLY  SETTLERS 


Bedford  county,  Va.,  and  married  in 
Greenhrier  county  to  Jennie  Rogers. 
They  had  seven  children  in  Virginia,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  1830,  where  seven  children  were  born. 
Of  their  children,  I  can  give  the  sketches 
of  two,  only — 

NELLIE,  born  in  Virginia,  married 
in  Illinois  to  Jesse  G.  Hurt.  They  had 
eleven  children,  and  she  died.  Mr.  Hurt 
and  the  children  live  near  Athens,  Me- 
nard  county,  Illinois. 

JOHN,  born  Oct.  10,  1819,  in  Cabell 
county,  West  Virginia,  married  May  n, 
1839,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Rachel 
Cantrall.  They  had  four  living  children. 
LOUISA  J.,  born  May  n,  1841,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Henry  F.  Shep- 
herd. See  his  name.  JAMES  W., 
born  Feb.  5,  1844,  married  Mrs.  Martha 
E.  Dunlap.  She  had  one  child  by  her 
first  marriage,  JANE  DUNLAP.  They  had 
three  children, JENNIE,  MARY  and  NELLIE 
—and  live  near  Cantrall.  ELIZABETH 
A.,  born  June  13,  1848,  married  Dec.  5, 
1866,  to  Sebastian  B.  Shepherd.  See  his 
name.  JOHN  T.,  born  Nov.  15,  1851, 
married  Dec.  2f,  1872,  to  Maggie  Brenan, 
and  live  in  Ford  county,  Illinois.  John 
Overstreet  and  wife  reside  two  miles 
north  of  Cantrall,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois— 1874. 

OWEN,  THOMAS  J.  V.,  was 
born  July  23,  1824,  in  Kaskaskia,  Illinois. 
His  grandfather,  Major  Ezra  Owen,  was 
born  March  17,  1770,  in  Halifax  county, 
Virginia,  we  t  to  Kentucky  when  a 
young  man,  and  fought  the  Indians  with 
Daniel  Boons.  In  1809,  the  year  the 
Territorial  government  was  organized,  he 
moved  with  his  family  from  Kentucky  to 
Kaskaskia,  Illinois.  His  eldest  son, 
Thomas  J.  V.  Owen,  born  in  Kentucky, 
was  married  in  Kaskaskia,  July  15,  1823, 
to  Emeline  Hotchkiss.  Their  eldest  son 
is  the  one  whose  name  heads  this  sketch. 
His  brother  William,  enlisted  in  Spring- 
field, in  1862,  in  Co.  M,  2d  111.  Art.,  was 
wounded  at  Rogerville,  Tenn.,  captured 
and  taken  to  Libby  prison,  where  he 
starved  to  death.  His  brother,  George  S  , 
was  assassinated  in  Randolph  county  in 
1864,  during  the  rebellion.  His  brother, 
Elias  K.,  entered  the  U.  S.  Navy  in  1848, 
was  taken  from  Springfield  by  Abraham 
Lincoln,  at  that  time  member  of  congress 
fiom  this  district.  He  is  yet  in  the  navy. 


He  married,  in  Kaskaskia,  to  Sarah  Jane 
Riley,  and  resides  in  Baltimore,  Maryland. 
— 1875.  Thomas  J.  V.  Owen,  Sen.,  was 
a  member  of  the  legislature  in  1831,  and 
during  that  year  was  appointed  Indian 
agent  in  Chicago,  where  he  died  Oct.  15, 
1835.  Thomas  J.  V.  Owen,  the  subject  of 
our  sketch,  was  educated  at  St.  Mary's  col- 
lege, Perry  ville,  Mo.,  and  came  to  Spring- 
field, June  4,  1840,  where  he  commenced 
the  study  of  medicine.  He  went  with 
Gen.  Ford's  army  to  Nauvoo,  at  the  time 
the  Mormon  prophet,  Smith,  was  killed, 
'in  1844.  In  1846  he  went  to  Bloom- 
ington,  Illinois,  and  aided  in  organiz- 
ing Co.  B,  4th  Illinois  Infantry,  was 
enrolled  hospital  Steward,  and  after- 
wards appointed  assistant  Surgeon  to 
the  regiment.  He  served  the  full  term  of 
the  regiment  in  Mexico,  returned  to 
Springfield,  and  engaged  in  the  drug 
business.  He  was  married  Aug  15,  1848, 
in  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  to  Mary  Eliza 
Hurst,  eldest  daughter  of  William  t. 
Hurst,  of  that  city.  They  had  two  chil- 
dren— 

MART  EVELINE,  born  Sept.  23, 
1849,  and  died  May  12,  1855. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  Feb.  6,  1852,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  Dec.  17,  1874,  in 
Taylorville,  111.,  to  Jeanette  Denton,  who 
was  born  there,  Nov.  10,  1852.  They 
have  one  child,  WILLIAM  H.,  and  re- 
side in  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

Thomas  J.  V.  Owen  died  March  19, 
1876,  at  Decatur,  111.  His  remains  were 
brought  to  Springfield,  and  buried  in  Oak 
Ridge  Cemetery.  Soon  after  his  death 
his  widow  moved  to  Springfield,  Illinois, 
where  she  now  resides.  Mrs.  Emeline 
Owen,  the  mother  of  T.  J.  V.  Owen, 
Jun.,  lives  with  his  widow,  in  Spring- 
field. 

ORENDORF  F.— For  family 
sketch,  see  Ommissions  or  Appendix. 


PARKS,  BEAUMONT,  was 
born  Jan.,  1775,  in  Norwich,  Conn.  He 
was  an  orphan  at  twelve  years  of  age, 
and  resolved  to  educate  himself.  In  order 
to  obtain  the  means  to  do  so,  he  began 
trading  with  the  French  Canadians  and 
Indians.  He  worked  his  way  out,  in 
company  with  his  brother-in-law,  Rev. 


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Mr.  Bacon,  father  of  Rev.  Leonard  Bacon, 
D.  D.,  of  New  Haven,  Conn.,  through  the 
rivers  and  lakes,  from  Vermont  to  the 
region  of  Georgian  Bay  and  Lake  Huron. 
As  winter  approached,  he  commenced 
building  a  house  with  the  intention  of  re- 
maining in  it  until  spring.  He  was  dis- 
covered by  Col.  Dunham,  commander  of 
the  U.  S.  Fort,  at  Michilimacinac.  Col. 
Dunham  was  astonished  at  seeing  a  boy  of 
fourteen  or  fifteen  years  preparing  to  win- 
ter alone  in  that  inhospitable  region,  and 
enquired  what  he  was  aiming  to  do.  On 
being  told  by  young  Parks  that  he  was 
trying  to  raise  money  to  defray  the  ex- 
pense of  an  education,  Col.  Dunham  of- 
fered him  a  home  in  his  own  family,  with 
the  promise  of  assisting  him  in  his 
purpose.  He  accepted  the  kind  pro- 
position, went  to  the  Fort  and  remained 
there  between  three  and  four  years.  Dur- 
ing that  time  his  savings  amounted  to 
about  $80.  Expressing  his  determination 
to  set  out  for  College,  Col.  Dunham  sent 
some  friendly  Indians  to  accompany  him 
a  portion  of  the  distance.  He  traveled  in 
a  birch  canoe  through  the  upper  lakes  and 
portions  of  Canada,  and  thence  east. 
When  he  had  gone  about  two-thirds  of 
the  distance,  he  was  taken  sick  with  small 
pox,  and  was  compelled  to  travel  alone 
until  he  could  find  shelter,  although  he 
was  then  in  a  part  of  the  country  more  or 
less  settled  by  white  men.  At  Montreal, 
a  French  Canadian  took  him  in  and 
nursed  him  for  nearly  a  month,  until  he 
was  able  to  pursue  his  journey.  His  sav- 
ings were  now  reduced  to  about  thirty 
dollars,  but  his  hospitable  friend  would 
not  receive  anything  for  his  trouble.  His 
exhausted  condition  required  the  expendi- 
ture of  more  money,  and  when  he  arrived 
at  his  destination  his  money  had  all  van- 
ished. Notwithstanding  so  much  time 
was  lost,  after  a  journey  of  one  thousand 
six  hundred  miles,  he  found  himself  at 
Dartmouth  College,  a  stranger,  and  des- 
titute. Yet  he  boldly  knocked  at  the 
doors  of  that  institution  of  learning  for 
admittance.  That  was  about  the  year 
1798.  By  diligent  study  while  in  the 
family  of  Col.  Dunham,  he  was  enabled 
to  teach  the  lower  branches.  He  then 
made  arrangements  to  continue  teaching 
in  summer  and  attend  college  in  the  win- 
ter, and  prosecuted  his  studies  while 
teaching,  so  as  not  to  fall  behind  in  his 
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class.  He  was  thus  enabled  to  defray  his 
expenses,  with  some  aid  furnished  by  Col. 
Dunham.,  and  in  that  way  went  through 
college  on  equal  terms  with  Daniel  Web- 
ster, Levi  Woodbury — the  latter  of  whom 
was  his  class-mate — and  other  world-wide 
celebrities.  After  passing  through  col- 
lege he  entered  the  law  office  of  Judge 
Slade,  of  Middlebury,  Vt.,  and  in  due 
time  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  was 
married  in  1811,  at  Windsor,  Vt.,  to 
Nancy  Conant.  He  ^  soon  acquired  a 
large  and  lucrative  practice,  which  he 
held  for  about  ten  years,  when — however 
others  might  think — he  became  convinced 
that  it  was  impossible  to  be  a  successful 
lawyer  and  a  thoroughly  honest  man. 
That,  with  other  causes,  induced  him  to 
abandon  his  practice  and  move  west.  He 
left  Vermont,  and  in  August,  1821,  landed 
at  Madison,  Ind.,  where  he  opened  an 
academy  for  the  education  of  young  men, 
which  was  one  of  the  earliest  institutions 
of  the  kind  established  west  of  the  Alle- 
gheny mountains,  and  probably  the  first 
school  in  the  State  of  Indiana  where  the 
Greek  and  Latin  languages  were  tanght. 
It  was  attended  by  many  who  have  be- 
come distinguished  at  the  bar,  on  the 
bench,  and  in  the  councils  of  the  nation, 
such  as  the  Hendricks,  Sullivans,  Brights, 
Sheets,  Cravens,  and  many  others.  After 
ten  years  success  in  Madison,  he  was  ap- 
pointed Professor  of  languages  in  the  In- 
diana State  University,  at  Bloomington, 
and  was  in  that  position  about  seven  years. 
He  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  the  autumn 
of  1840,  and  at  once  opened  a  private 
school  or  academy,  which  was  generally 
supported  by  all  the  leading  citizens,  and 
many  of  the  students  have  become  dis- 
tinguished in  the  learned  professions,  in 
politics  and  business.  When  the  city 
schools  of  Springfield  were  organized  on 
the  pi'esent  plan,  he  was  the  first  Superin- 
tendent, and  continued  teaching  in  Spring- 
field for  nearly  twenty  years,  when  old 
age  caused  him  to  relinquish  his  chosen 
field.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Parks  had  four  chil- 
dren in  Vermont,  one  of  whom  died  there, 
and  five  in  Indiana,  one  of  whom  died 
there.  Of  the  other  seven  children — 

SUSAN,  born  Dec.,  1812,  in  Vermont, 
was  married  Dec.  29,  1832,  in  Indiana,  to 
John  Bennett.  They  moved  to  Liberty, 
Mo.,  and  she  died  there  in  March,  1852. 
Of  their  children,  WARWICK  S.  went 


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to  California  about  the  close  of  the  rebel- 
lion, and  has  not  been  heard  from  since. 
RICHARD  married,  and  died  from  a 
wound  received  in  the  Kansas  troubles. 
FRORENCE  J.  was  married  in  1856  to 
George  Challis.  They  have  several  chil- 
dren, and  reside  in  Atchison,  Kansas. 
BEAUMONT  J.  married  in  Atchison, 
Kansas.  Himself,  his  wife  and  his  father 
moved  to  Colorado,  and  reside  on  a  dairy 
farm.  FRANK  W.  was  married  near 
Auburn,  Illinois,  to  Sarah  J.  Davidson. 
They  have  one  child,  EDITH,  and  reside 
near  Mt.  Liberty,  Reno  county,  Kansas. 
LILLIE  is  the  youngest  of  the  family. 

NANCY  C.,  born  Feb.  5,  1818,  in 
Vermont,  was  married  in  Springfield, 
Jan.  28,  1852,  to  Rev.  Joseph  E.  McMur- 
ray,  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  They 
had  four  children,  ALICE  B.,  ED- 
WARD P.,  THOMAS  B.  and  WAL- 
TER S.  The  latter  died  young.  Rev. 
Mr.  McMurray  died  Jan.  27,  1868,  at 
Cerro  Gordo,  Piatt  county,  111.  His  wid- 
ow and  children  reside  in  Auburn,  Illi- 
nois. 

SAMUEL  C.,  born  March  25,  1820, 
in  Windsor,  Vermont,  came  to  Spring- 
field, 111.,  in  1840,  six  months  before  his  pa- 
rents. He  was  married  Nov.  13,  1853,  in 
Logan  county,  111.,  to  Elizabeth  A.  Tur- 
ley.  They  have  four  children,  LULA  H., 
HENRY  C.,  SAMUEL  C.,  Jim.,  and 
MARY  L.  and  reside  in  Lincoln,  111. 
Samuel  C.  Parks  was  appointed,  March, 
1863,  by  President  Lincoln,  Associate 
Judge  of  the  U.  S.  Court  for  the  Territory 
of  Idaho.  He  discharged  the  duties  of 
the  office  until  May,  1865,  when  he  re- 
signed and  returned  to  Lincoln.  He  was 
elected  one  of  the  delegates  representing 
the  district  composed  of  Logan  and  San- 
gamon  counties,  in  the  Illinois  Constitu- 
tional Convention  of  1870.  Judge  Parks 
is  now  a  practicing  lawyer  at  Lincoln, 
Illinois. 

7^HOMAS  S.,  born  May  22,  1822,  at 
Madison,  Ind.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Oct.  23,  1851,  to  Nancy  C.  Poley. 
They  have  four  children.  L^TITIA  is 
now  (1876)  in  the  second  year  of  her  course 
at  Illinois  Female  College,  at  Jacksonville. 
SAMUEL  is  a  clerk  in  his  uncle  Isaac 
Poley's  bank,  at  Auburn.  MINNIE  and 
MARY ;  all  four  live  with  their  parents. 
Thomas  S.  Parks  taught  school  in  Sanga- 
moiMxnmty  eleven  years.  He  is  a  farmer, 


stock  dealer  and  Police  Magistrate.  He 
and  his  family  reside  in  Auburn,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

ELIZA  A.,  born  Dec.  15,  1825,  at 
Madison,  Indiana,  was  married  in  Spring- 
field to  Stephen  Conkling.  She  died  at 
Leroy,  McLean  county,  111.,  in  1859. 

WILLIAM  y.,  born  Dec.,  1832,.^ 
Indiana,  jdied  in  Springfield  in  his  tenth 
year. 

L^TITIA,  born  Dec.  25,  1835,  in 
Blootnington,  Ind.,  married  in  Spring- 
field, 111.,  in  1857,  to  Dr.  Albert  H.  Lan- 
phear,  a  native  of  New  York.  They 
have  two  children,  ALBERT  MOTT 
and  SAMUEL  P.,  and  reside  in  Atchi- 
son, Kansas.  Dr.  Lanphear  is  practicing 
his  profession  there. 

After  Professor  Beaumont  Parks  retired 
from  teaching  he  resided  a  few  years  in 
Springfield,  and  then  determined  to  spend 
the  remainder  of  his  days  in  the  families 
of  his  children.  Mrs.  Parks  died  at 
Cerro  Gordo,  111.,  Sept.  u,  1865.  Prof. 
Parks  continued  active  and  energetic  to 
the  last  day  of  his  life,  and  died  April  8, 
1870,  without  an  hour  of  sickness,  at  the 
residence  of  his  son,  Judge  S.  C.  Parks, 
in  Lincoln,  111.,  and  was  buried  at  that 
place. 

PARK,  JOHN,  born  about  1762, 
in  county  Antrim,  Ireland.  Sarah  May- 
ben  was  born  in  Ireland  also.  They  were 
both  brought  to  America  when  quite 
young,  without  any  knowledge  of  each 
other.  They  were  married  in  South 
Carolina,  and  had  nine  children  there,  one 
of  whom  died  young.  The  family  moved 
to  that  part  of  Logman  county  which  af- 
terwards became  Todd  county,  Ky.,  and 
from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  Nov.  28,  1828,  at  Island  Grove. 
Four  of  their  children  were  married  in 
Kentucky,  but  all  came  with  them  to 
Sangamon  county.  Of  their  children — 

THOMAS,  born  in  South  Carolina, 
was  married,  Jan.  19,  1813,  in  Kentucky, 
to  Jane  Mayben.  They  had  seven  child- 
ren there,  and  moved,  in  1828,  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  where  one  child  was 
born.  They  moved  to  Morgan  county, 
III,  in  1831.  Of  all  their  children— One 
died  young.  JOHN  J.,  born  Nov.  18, 
1814,  was  married  April  4,  1839,  in  Mor- 
gan county,  111.,  to  Jane  E.  Caldwell,  who 
was  born  in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.  They 
had  seven  children  in  Morgan  county,  and 


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moved  to    Sangamon  county,  111.,    March 

22,  1855,  where  three  children  were  born. 
Of  their    children — NANCY  j.,    born  Jan. 

23,  1840,  was    married,  July  u,    1861,   in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Charles  H.  Knapp. 

•  They  have  two  children,  Fannie  L.  and 
Carrie.  C.  H.  Knapp  died  in  Macon 
county,  in  1867,  and  his  widow  was  mar- 
ried, Dec.  14,  1869,  to  John  Carder,  of 
Ohio.  Thej  have  one  child,  Josie  E. 
SARAH  A.,  born  Aug.  29,  1844,  was  mar- 
ried, July  i,  1875,  to  L.  R.  Tracy.  DAVID 

T.,  JOHN    It.,  MARYC.,  JAMES  M.,  ELIZA  M., 

SAMUEL  c.  and  WILLIAM  M.  John  J.  Park 
moved  to  Macon  county,  near  Decattir, 
April  6,  1864,  and  his  unmarried  children 
reside  there  with  him.  HENRY  M., 
born  Nov.  29,  1816,  in  Kentucky,  married 
Nancy  Miller,  of  same  State.  JAMES 
A.,  born  Oct.  8,  1818,  in  Kentucky,  is 
unmarried.  ELIJAH  M.,  born  Dec.  10, 
1820,  in  Kentucky,  married  Nancy  A. 
Armstrong,  of  same  State.  WILLIAM 
R.,  born  Aug.  23,  1824,  in  Kentucky, 
was  married,  Nov.  22,  1850,  to  Nancy  E. 
Graham,  who  was  born  June  9,  1828. 
They  have  four  children,  JOHN  T.,  ELMIRA 
A.,  WILLIAM  R.  and  JAMES  H.,  and  reside 
near  Harristown,  Macon  county,  Illinois. 
ROBERT  Y.,  born  Sept.  20,  1828,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  to  Angeline  Scott. 
SARAH  J.,  born  Oct.  8,  1830,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  William  M.  Gaddis, 
of  New  York.  Thomas  Park  died, 
March  30,  1852,  and  Jane  Park  died  Dec. 
6,  1873,  both  in  Morgan  county,  Illinois. 

MARY,  born  in  South  Carolina,  mar- 
ried in  Kentucky,  April  4,  1816.  They 
had  one  child,  and  both  died  in  Sangamon 
county.  Their  daughter,  SARAH,  mar- 
ried A.  P.  Wyckoff.  See  his  name. 

HUGH,  born  in  South  Carolina,  mar- 
ried in  Kentucky,  March  25,  1816,  to  Jane 
Gibson,  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  in 
1828,  and  from  Sangamon  to  Macon 
county,  where  Hugh  Park  died,  Sept. 
28,  1845,  leaving  four  children. 

GRJZETTE,  born  Aug.  26,  1797,  in 
South  Carolina,  married  Joseph  McNew, 
and  for  a  second  husband,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  John  Hudson.  See 
his  name. 

JAMES,  born  Dec.  25,  1799,  in  South 
Carolina,  married  April  25,  1820,  in  Ken- 
tucky, to  Mary  Modrell,  who  was  born 
June  19,  1800.  They  had  six  children  in 
Kentucky,  and  emigrated  with  his  parents 


to  Sangamon  county,  in  1828,  where 
eight  children  were  born.  Of  their  four- 
teen children — SARAH  J.,  born  July  21, 

1821,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to  De- 
marcus  Gibson.    They  had  eight  children, 
four    of  whom    died    young.     The    other 
four  reside  with  their   parents,  in   Knox- 
ville,    Illinois.    JOHN    G.,   born  July  7, 

1822,  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  March  i,  1855,  to  Elizabeth  Rigg. 
They     had    five     children,      JAMES     E., 
CHARLES  F.   and    SAMUEL  H.  died  young. 
HENRY  A.   and  JOHN  w.  reside  with  their 
parents,   four   miles  west  of  Loami,   San- 
gamon county,  Illinois.     HARRIET  A., 
born  Sept.  12, 1823,  in  Kentucky,  married 
in     Sangamon    county     to    Allen    Short. 
They  have  nine  children,  and  live  in    Ma- 
rion county,  Iowa.     ROBERT   M.,  born 
Dec.     13,     1824,    in    Kentucky,    married 
Mary  Reynolds.     They  had  seven  child- 
ren, and  Mrs.  Park  and  six  of  the  children 
died.        He    married    Elizabeth    Bower. 
They  have  six  children,  and  live  in  Macon 
county,  Illinois.     MARY  L.,  born  Dec. 
25,    1825,  in    Kentucky,   married    Francis 
George.    They  have  three  children,  MARY 
A.,  HEPSIBA  E.  and    RACHEL  A.,  and    live 
near  Edinburg,  Illinois.     ELIZABETH 
H.,   born    Feb.    10,    1827,   in   Kentucky, 
married    in    Sangamon  county,    Aug.  6, 
1844,  to  John  A.  Burton.     See  his  name. 
Mr.  Burton  died,  and  his  widow  married 
March  8,    1860,  to    Wm.  S.  Morris,  who 
was  born  June  17,  1829,  in  Meade  county, 
Ky.     They  have  two  children,  EMMA  L. 
and   DORA  L.,    and    live  two  and  one-half 
miles  northwest  of  Loami,    Illinois.     JU- 
LIA A.,   born  April  17,    1829,  in    Sanga- 
mon county,  married  James  R.  Rigg.  See 
his  name.       THOMAS    N.,  born    Feb. 
16,   1831,    married   Mary  Fowler.     They 
had  two  children,  and  mother  and  children 
died.     Mr.  Park  married  Sarah   E.  Hud- 
son.    They  had  two  children;  one  died  in 
infancy.     LURENA  MAY    lives    with    her 
father.     Mrs.    Sarah    E.    Park  died,    and 
Mr.     Park    married    Elizabeth    Franklin. 
They    have    one   child,   and    reside   three 
miles  west  of  Loami,  111.     RACHEL  G., 
born    March  9,   1833,    married    Benjamin 
W.    Burton.      See   his    name.       HUGH 
A.,    born     February     2,     1835,     married 
Elizabeth     Turpin.         They     have    four 
children,   WILLIS  c.,  EDWARD  M.,  cir AR- 
LES    L.    and    LINDA    P.,    and     reside     two 
miles       southwest     of      Loami,     Illinois. 


EARL  r  SJS  TTLBRS 


NANCY  H.,  born  Jan.  18,  1837,  married 
George  W.  Hudson.  He  died,  and  she 
married  James  L.  Short.  They  have  one 
child,  HUGH  F.,  and  reside  in  Loami  town- 
ship. JAMES  W.,  born  Jan.  24,  1839, 
married  Ma'rtha  Hodgerson,  and  he  died 
in  two  weeks  after  marriage.  MAR- 
THA E.,  born  July  i,  1841,  married 
Young  Hodgerson.  She  died,  without 
children.  WILLIAM  L.,  born  Oct.  13, 
1843,  married,  Sept.  6,  1866,  to  Mary 
Rigg.  They  have  two  children,  JAMES 
R.  and  MARY  j.,  and  reside  on  the  farm 
where  his  parents  settled  in  1835,  and 
where  he  was  born,  three  miles  west  of 
Loami,  Illinois.  James  Park  died,  Oct. 
25,  1865,  and  his  widow  died,  Feb.  7, 
1869,  both  in  Loami  township,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

JANE,  born  in  South  Carolina,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  William 
Earnest,  moved  to  Louisa  county,  Iowa. 
He  died  there,  leaving  a  widow  and  four 
children. 

JOHN  S.,  born  in  South  Carolina, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Mary  A. 
Morrison,  moved  to  Morgan  county, 
brought  up  seven  children,  and  Mr.  Park 
died,  in  May,  1847.  ^  ^s  children — 
ELVIRA  married  J.  A.  Haney,  and 
lives  in  New  Berlin,  Illinois. 

SARAH,  born  in  South  Carolina, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Zaza 
Bowen.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Park  died,  Sept.  9,  1853, 
and  John  Park  died,  Sept.  23,  1853,  both 
at  the  house  of  their  son  James,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

PARKES,  WILLIAM  was 
born  Jan.  29,  1807,  at  Jonesboro,  Wash- 
ington county,  Tenn.  He  was  married 
April  14,  1830,  in  Jefferson  county,  to 
Polly  North,  a  sister  to  John  and  Robert 
North.  She  was  born  about  1810  or '11 
in  Buckingham  county,  Va.  They  had 
two  children  in  Tennessee,  and  moved  to 
Posey  county,  Ind.,  where  one  child  was 
born;  and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  spring  of  1836,  in 
what  is  now  Cooper  township.  Two 
years  later  he  went  to  Mechanicsburg, 
and  in  Feb.,  1848,  moved  to  Cooper 
township,  south  of  Sangamon  river. 
They  had  nine  children  in  Sangamon 
county;  and  five  of  their  children  died 
under  six  years.  Of  the  other  seven,  all 
born  in  Sangamon  county — 


CAROLINE,  born  Jan.  12,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Sept.  24,  1857, 
to  Charles  Bochme;  have  five  children, 
and  live  near  Linwood,  Butler  county, 
Nebraska. 

E  VELINE,  born  Jan.  4,  1841,  mar- 
ried Jan.  8,  1863,  to  J.  South;  have  two 
children,  MATTIE  B.  and  MARY  E. 
She  and^he  children  live  with  her  father. 

HENRT,  born  Jan.  15,  1843,  in  Me- 
chanicsburg, 111.,  enlisted  Aug.,  1862,  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  C,  H4th  111.  Inf.; 
served  until  June  29,  1863,  when  he  died 
at  Chickasaw  Landing,  Tennessee. 

MINERVA,  born  April  6,  1845, 
married  Aug.  14, 1867,10  Charles  Roberts; 
have  one  child,  and  live  near  Princeton, 
Franklin  county,  Kansas. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Jan.  3,  1847, 
married  Jan.  14,1869,  to  Edgar  Eckel. 
See  his  name. 

JAMES,  born  April  2,  1851,  and 

HIRAM,  born  April  8,  1864,  live  with 
their  father. 

Mrs.  Polly  Parkes  died  Sept.  12,  1873, 
and  William  Parkes  was  married  June  7, 
1875,  to  Mrs.  Sarah  McMurry,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Enyart.  They  reside 
near  Berry  PostofHce,  or  Clarksville, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

PARKINSON,  JAMES,  was 
born  Dec.  22,  1805,  in  Belmont  county, 
Ohio,  twelve  miles  below  Wheeling, 
West  Virginia.  His  parents  were  from 
Washit'.gton  county,  Penn.;  and  when 
James  was  an  infant  they  moved  back, 
across  the  Virginia  Pan  Handle,  to  their 
home  in  Pennsylvania,  and  a  few  years 
later,  moved  to  what  is  now  Marshall 
county,  West  Virginia,  in  the  Pan  Han- 
dle. James  Parkinson  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  at  Springfield 
in  Nov.,  1830;  just  in  time  for  the  "deep 
snow."  He  returned  to  Virginia  in  the 
spring,  and  came  again  to  Sangamon 
county  in  the  fall  of  1831.  He  made  his 
home  at  the  house  of  David  McCoy,  on 
Spring  creek,  until  Nov.  7,  1833,  when  he 
was  married  to  Mahala  Earnest.  They 
had  five  living  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  namely — 

MART  J.,  born  Nov.  i,  1834,  married 
William  Baldwin.  See  his  name. 

GRIZZELLA  A.,  born  March  22, 
1836,  married  William  T.  Bradford.  See 
his  name. 


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CLARINDA  A.,  born  Jan.  22,  1838, 
married  June  23,  1859,  to  Thomas  B. 
Petefish,  who  was  born  Aug.  7,  1833,  in 
Shenandoah  Valley,  Virginia.  They 
have  five  children,  MARION  P.,  LOT- 
TIE LOU,  ELIZABETH  M.,MELIN- 
•  DA  E.  and  PEARLIE  M.,  and  reside 
near  Belvoir,  Douglas  county,  Kansas. 

JOHN  J.,  born  Jan.  23,  1840,  enlist- 
ed in  the  fall  of  1861,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  B,  roth  111.  Cav. ;  served  full  term, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  in  1864. 
He  was  married  Nov.  9,  1865,  to  Augusta 
Patteson,  daughter  of  Dr.  Alex.  A. 
Patteson.  They  had  three  children — 
JOHN  L.  died,  aged  four  years;  and 
ALEXANDER  died  in  his  second  year. 
EARNEST  resides  with  his  parents  in 
Gardner  township,  south  of  Spring 
creek,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  H.  born  Oct.  31,  1842, 
married  Feb.  12,  1808,  to  Sarah  J.  Brad- 
ford. They  have  two  children,  JAMES 
B.  and  WlLLIAM  W.,  and  reside  south 
of  Spring  creek,  nine  miles  west  of 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

James  Parkinson  and  wife  reside  in  Cur- 
ran  township,  eight  miles  west  of  Spring- 
field, 111. — south  of  Spring  creek,  and 
within  one  mile  of  where  they  were 
married.  This  sketch  was  written  at 
their  residence  on  the  evening  of  Nov.  7, 
1873,  the  fortieth  anniversary  of  their 
marriage.  They  had  at  their  table  that 
day  all  their  five  children,  fourteen  of  their 
seventeen  living  grandchildren — three  be- 
ing in  Kansas, — and  all  their  sons  and 
daughters-in-law  except  Mr.  Petefish,  of 
Kansas. 

The  courtships  of  George  Bryan — see 
his  name — and  that  of  James  Parkinson 
and  Mahala  Earnest  are,  so  far  as  I  am 
informed,  the  two  shortest  on  record. 
For  two  years  previous  to  their  marriage, 
Mr.  Parkinson  "waited  on"  Miss  Ear- 
nest. Adopting  a  custom  then  quite  prev- 
alent, he  would  start  on  horseback,  call 
for  her,  and  propose  that  they  go  to 
church,  to  a  wedding,  to  a  social  gathering 
or  a  dancing  party.  If  she  assented,  he 
would  take  her  behind  himself  on  the 
horse,  and  set  out.  If  she  declined,  he 
would  usually  spend  the  day  or  evening, 
as  the  case  might  be,  with  her.  This  was 
the  practice  with  them  for  about  two 
years,  and  I  have  it  from  their  own  lips 
that  the  subject  of  their  marriage  was 


never  mentioned  between  them.  Finally 
Mr.  P.  made  up  his  mind  to  change  the 
programme.  He  first,  without  consulting 
the  lady  or  any  friend  of  hers,  went  to 
Springfield  and  obtained  a  license  for  the 
marriage  of  lames  Parkinson  and  Mahala 
Earnest.  He  called  at  her  father's  house 
on  the  morning  of  Nov.  7,  1833,  and  told 
her  that  he  would  be  there  that  evening, 
and  wished  her  to  be  at  home.  That 
was  the  first  time  he  ever  notified  her 
beforehand  to  expect  him.  He  then  de- 
parted hurriedly,  without  giving  the 
slightest  intimation  of  the  object  of  his 
proposed  visit.  The  next  movement  was 
to  call  on  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  by  the 
name  of  Robison,  and  request  that  offi- 
cer to  meet  him  the  same  evening  at  the 
house  of  David  McCoy,  where  Mr.  P. 
boarded.  The  Esquire  wanted  to  know 
if  it  was  necessary  for  him  to  take  any 
papers  or  legal  forms.  Mr.  P.  replied,  as 
he  departed  hurriedly,  that  he  had  all  the 
papers  necessary.  The  Justice  met  him 
at  the  appointed  time  and  place,  when^he 
was  informed  that  he  was  expected  to  sol- 
emnize a  marriage.  'Squire  Robison, 
Mr.  McCoy  and  Mr.  Parkinson  set  out  on 
horseback,  crossing  Spring  creek  from 
north  to  south,  and  arrived  about  sundown 
at  the  residence  of  Miss  Earnest's  father, 
to  find  the  young  lady  out  on  the  open 
pi-airie  milking  the  cows.  Mr.  P.  had 
not  intimated  to  the  other  gentlemen  that 
he  had  his  courting  yet  to  do.  They 
separated  to  find  hitching  places  for  their 
horses;  and  as  they  did  so,  Mr.  P.  went 
to  Miss  Earnest  and  told  her  that  he  had 
come  to  marry  her,  and  asked  if  she 
would  have  him.  She  stood,  milk  pail  in 
hand,  and,  after  a  few  moment's  medita- 
tion, said,  "Go  in  the  house,  and  I  will  be 
there  directly."  These  were  the  only 
words  that  ever  passed  between  them  by 
way  of  courtship.  She  then  resumed  her 
milking,  and  finished  it  as  though  nothing 
unusual  had  occurred.  The  father  of  Miss 
Earnest  was  attending  to  some  outdoor 
work,  and  Mr.  P.  approached  and  told  the 
old  gentleman  that  he  had  come  to  marry 
his  daughter,  and  asked  his  consent  to 
the  union.  Mr.  Earnest  replied  that  he 
had  no  objection  to  the  marriage,  but  re- 
gretted that  he  had  not  been  notified  in 
time  to  make  suitable  preparations  for  so 
important  an  event.  Mr.  Parkinson  said, 
"I  have  made  all  the  preparations  neces- 


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sary,  as  I  have  the  license  in  my  pocket, 
and  the  'Squire  is  here,  ready  to  perform 
his  part."  They  were  married  that  very 
evening,  and  the  notes  from  which  this 
sketch  was  written  were  taken  in  their 
presence,  on  the  evening  of  the  fortieth 
anniversary  of  their  wedding. 

His  reasons  for  taking  such  a  course 
were  secreted  in  his  own  breast  for  forty 
years,  and  were  revealed,  for  the  first 
time,  to  the  writer  on  the  evening  of  the 
anniversary  above  named.  I  can  assure 
the  reader  that  there  was  nothing  in  it 
calculated  to  cast  the  slightest  shadow  of 
reproach  on  the  character  of  either  of 
the  parties.  It  was  a  method  of  his  own 
for  solving  a  problem,  entirely  right  in 
itself,  but  not  such  a  mode  as  I  should 
have  adopted,  for  the  reason  that  the 
courting  was  too  soon  over.  I  would 
much  prefer  to  prolong  so  pleasant  a 
pastime.  I  may  divulge  his  secret  if  he 
fails  to  invite  me  to  his  golden  wedding 
Nov.  7,  1883;  but  if  he  invites  me  to  help 
celebrate  that  day,  and  treats  me  as  well 
as  he  did  on  the  fortieth  anniversary,  he 
may  retain  it  forty  years  longer,  if  he 
wishes  to. 

Mr.  Parkinson  served  as  Justice  of  the 
Peace  twelve  years,  by  successive  re- 
election from  1848.  When  the  township 
organization  was  adopted,  he  was  elected 
the  first  representative  of  Curran  town- 
ship in  the  county  Board  of  Supervisors, 
and  was  twice  re-elected.  Edward  Robi- 
son  was  the  'Squire  who  solemnized  the 
marriage.  See  his  name. 

PAINE,  ENOCH,  was  born 
March  14,  1821,  in  Kaskaskia,  111.  The 
family  moved  from  there  to  Macoupin 
Point,  and  to  Springfield  in  1835.  ^-ls 
mother  was  a  daughter  of  John  Grosve- 
nor,  a  prominent  early  settler  of  Kaskas- 
kia. Enoch  Paine  learned  the  bookbind- 
ing business  with  Birchall  &  Johnson. 
He  there  helped  to  bind  the  work  of  the 
last  session  of  the  legislature  at  Vandalia. 
He  continued  in  the  employ  of  that  house 
until  1859,  which  in  that  time  changed  to 
Johnson  &  Bradford.  In  1860  Mr. 
Paine  established  a  bindery  for  himself, 
and  did  the  State  binding  for  about  ten 
years,  working,  at  some  times,  forty  hands. 
Enoch  Paine  was  married  in  Springfield, 
March  14,  1843,  to  Emily  Sholta,  who 
was  born  March  14,  1820,  in  Edwards- 


ville,  111.     They  had    seven    living  child- 
ren, namely — 

MART  A.,  born  Oct.  19,  1845,  resides 
with  her  parents. 

LUCY  A.,  born  Jan.  4,  1847,  married 
Oct.  17,  1871,  in  Springfield,  to  A.  Judson 
Gunnell.  They  have  one  child,  PEARL . 
J.,  and  reside  at  Moberly,  Mo.  He  is 
locomotive  engineer  on  the  Northern 
Missouri  Railroad. 

ALICE  F.}  born  July  28,  1849,  mar- 
ried Oct.  5,  1872,  in  Springfield,  to  Wil- 
liam Mosely.  They  have  two  children, 
GUY  DeFOREST  and  VIDA  P.,  and 
reside  at  Stonington,  111.  He  is  a  mer- 
chant there. 

RUFUS  E.,  born  Jan.  11,  1852,  mar- 
ried in  Springfield,  May,  1873,  to  Emma 
Pride.  They  have  one  child,  GRACE, 
and  reside  five  miles  northeast  of  Spring- 
field, on  the  farm. 

LILLIE  £.,  born  Nov.  25,  1854,  mar- 
ried June  16,  1873,  in  Springfield,  to  John 
L.  Phillips,  who  was  born  Aug.  i,  1851,  in 
Belleville,  111.  Mr.  Phillips  is  foreman  in 
the  Journal Job  printing  department,  and 
resides  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

JULIA  E.,  born  Jan.  23,  1857,  grad- 
uated at  the  Springfield  High  School  in 
1874,  and  resides  with  her  parents. 

CLARA  resides  with  her  parents. 

Enoch  Paine  and  wife  reside  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

During  the  rebellion  Mr.  Paine  had 
charge  of  the  manufacture  of  cartridges, 
working  from  two  hundred  and  fifty  to 
three  hundred  operatives.  Cartridges 
made  there  cost  only  one-seventh  of  what 
they  did  at  other  places. 

PARRISH,  SAMUEL,  was 
born  June  22,  1809,  in  Franklin  county, 
Ohio.  He  married  Sarah  Manning. 
They  had  three  living  children  in  Ohio. 
The  family  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1839,  in  what 
is  now  Gardner  township,  where  six  chil- 
dren were  born.  Of  their  children — 

SYNDISA,  born  Dec.  23,  1831,  in 
Franklin  county,  Ohio,  was  married  Feb. 
26,  1852,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  William 
Wilson.  They  had  three  children, 
MARGARET  A.,  MOLLIE,  died  in 
her  tenth  year,  and  CHARLES.  Mr. 
Wilson  died  Dec.  18,  1864.  His  widow 
married  May  31,  1866,  to  James  L.  Car- 
man. They  have  one  child,  CORA,  and 
reside  at  Kenny,  DeWitt  county,  111.-- 


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559 


Dec.,  1875.  James  L.  Carman  went  from 
Salisbury,  and  enlisted  in  1861,  in  Co.  E, 
1 4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years;  re-enlisted 
as  a  veteran,  Jan.  4,  1864,  served  to  the 
end  of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably 
discharged,  May  21,  1865. 

CORNELIUS,  born  Jan,,  1836,  in 
Ohio,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  aged 
twenty-two  years. 

REBECCA,  born  Feb.,  1838,  in 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Texas  to  John 
Byford,  and  resides  at  Springfield,  Arkan- 
sas. 

JAMES,  born  Dec.,  1841,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  enlisted  in  Co.  — .  i  I4th  111. 
Inf.,  in  1862,  for  three  years.  He  was 
taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of  Guntown, 
Miss.,  June,  1864,  taken  to  Andersonville 
prison-pen,  where  he  remained  nine  or 
ten  months,  was  released,  and  died  May 
15,  1865,  at  Jacksonville,  Florida. 

SAMUEL,  born  May,  1843,  in  San' 
gamon  county,  enlisted  in  an  111.  Art. 
Co.  for  three  years,  re-enlisted  as  a  vet- 
eran, and  served  to  the  end  of  the  war. 
He  was  married  in  Tennessee  to  Jane 
Richardson.  Thev  have  three  children, 
JOSEPH,  CHARLES  and  FLOR- 
ENCE. Samuel  Parrish  is  Superinten- 
dent at  the  National  Cemetery,  at  Fort 
Donnelson,  Tenn. — 1874. 

AMANDA,  born  Feb.,  1845,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  S.  Neff.  They 
had  seven  children,  FRANKLIN  E., 
JOHN  S.,  FRANCES  M.,  LUELLA, 
ROSCOE  C.,  ANNA  M.  and  another. 
They  reside  near  Chinkapin  Hill,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

JOSEPH,  born  June,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Eliza  Rich- 
ardson. They  have  one  child,  and  reside 
at  Dover,  Tenn. 

CHARLES,  born  July,  1853,  in  San- 
gamon county,  is  unmarried,  and  lives 
in  Arkansas. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Parish  died  Dec.,  1861,  and 
Samuel  Parish  married  Mrs.  Mahala 
Legget.  He  died  May  28,  1873,  in 
Springfield.  Mr.  P.  is  believed  to  have 
chopped  more  timber  than  any  other  man 
in  Sangamon  countv. 

PASFIELD:;  GEORGE,  was 
born  October,  1792,  in  London,  England. 
His  parents  came  to  America  when  he 
was  a  child  and  settled  in  Philadelphia, 
where  they  both  soon  died  of  yellow 
fever,  leaving  their  son  George  without  a 


relative  in]  America.  By  his  own  exer- 
tions, he  obtained  a  good  practical  educa- 
tion, and  learned  a  trade  which  he  did  not 
long  pursue,  and  afterwards  went  to  Ma- 
tanzas,  Cuba,  as  agent  for  a  shipping 
house.  He  remained  there  some  time, 
but  the  climate  not  agreeing  with  him, 
returned  to  Philadelphia,  where  he  invest- 
ed in  real  estate,  and  bought  an  interest  in 
a  nail  mill.  The  results  were  unfortunate. 
He  came  to  Cincinnati,  about  1817,  and 
engaged  in  shippirig  pork  and  flour  from 
that  point  and  Louisville,  on  flat  boats,  for 
New  Orleans.  Later  he  established  him- 
self in  the  grocery  business,  at  Paris, 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  and  continued 
packing  pork  and  shipping.  He  was 
married  in  Paris,  Jan.  5,  1821,  to  Mary 
Forden,  sister  of  John  Forde'n.  See  his 
name.  She  was  born  Oct.  22,  1805,  in 
Hagerstown,  Md.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pas- 
field  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  the 
spring  of  1821,  where  one  child — 

GEORGE,  was  born  Nov.  30,  1831. 
He  studied  medecine,  and  graduated  at 
St.  Louis  Medical  College,  in  the  class  of 
i855-'6.  Dr.  George  Pasfield  was  mar- 
ried Sept.  19,  1866,  at  Mechanicsburg, 
111.,  to  Hathaway  Pickrell.  They  have 
two  children,  EMMA  and  GEORGE 
L.,  and  live  in  Springfield,  111.  Dr.  Pas- 
field  is  not  practicing  his  profession. 

George  Pasfield  was  an  enterprising 
and  successful  merchant,  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  town  board  of  Springfield  be- 
fore the  city  organization.  He  was 
one  of  the  signers  of  the  fifty  thousand 
dollar  note  to  secure  the  location  of 
the  capital  at  Springfield,  and  was  one  of 
the  first  to  commence  business  on  the 
State  House  square,  doing  much  in  the 
way  of  building  to  improve  the  city.  He 
died,  Nov.  9,  1869,  and  his  widow  lives 
with  her  son,  Dr.  George  Pasfield,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

PATTON,  JAMES,  born  Mch. 
17,  1791,  in  the  city  of  Baltimore,  Md. 
When  a  child,  his  parents  moved  to  Stan- 
ton,  Va.,  and  from  there  to  Clark  county, 
Ky.,  in  1798.  There  James  was  appren- 
ticed to  the  tanning  business,  and  in  1808 
the  family  moved  to  Christian  county, 
where  he  joined  them  in  1810,  having  fin- 
ished his  apprenticeship.  James*  Patton 
and  Polly  Husband  were  there  married, 
April,  1815.  They  had  three  children  in 
Kentucky,  and  moved  to  what  became 


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Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  October, 
1820,  in  what  is  now  Auburn  township, 
where  two  children  were  born.  Of  their 
five  children — 

WILLIAM  M.,  born  March  10,  1816, 
in  Christian  county,  Ky.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Elizabeth  A.  Moore. 
They  had  three  children.  JAMES  W., 
born  Feb.  15,  1840,  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  there,  Dec.  8,  1869,  to  Fran- 
cine  E.  Lanphier.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren— LANPHIER  M.  ftied  Sept.  9.  1874. 
WILLIAM  L.  and  JAMES  M.  live  with  their 
parents.  James  W.  Patton  studied  law 
with  Hay  &  Cullom,  and  was  admitted  to 
practice  in  1861.  He  was  elected  in  1864 
to  represent  Sangamon  and  Logan  coun- 
ties in  the  Illinois  State  Legislature.  He 
has  associated  with  him  his  brother-in-law, 
John  C.  Lanphier,  in  the  practice  of  law, 
in  Springfield,  111.,  and  resides  there. 
MATHEW,  Jun.,  born  Aug.  22,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  June  7, 
1876,  near  Virden,  to  Barbara  A.  Ranch. 
See  Ranch  family.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Mathew  Patton  live  in  Chicago,  Illinois. 
JULIA  A.,  born  April  25,  1843,  m  San- 
gamon  county,  was  married  there,  Jan- 
uary 5,  1870,  to  Basil  Hill,  who  was 
born  October  21,  1838,  in  Vanburens- 
burg,  Fayette  county,  Illinois.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Hill  moved  to  Missouri,  Feb.,  1870, 
and  have  one  child,  MATHEW  M.,  born 
Dec.  28,  1870,  and  resides  in  Newtonia, 
Newton  county,  Mo.  William  M.  Pat- 
ton  died,  Jan.  7,  1848.  His  widow  resides 
in  Auburn  township,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

REBECCA  ANN,  born  Oct.  5, 
1817,  in  Kentucky,  married  Elihu  Stout. 
See  his  name.  She  died  Sept.  21,  1852. 

MA7^HEW,  born  March  14,1819,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Feb.  i,  1844,  in  San- 
gamon county,  to  Margaret  J.  McElvain. 
They  had  six  children,  namely :  WIL- 
LIAM D.,  born  Jan.  23,  1845,  'n  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Adaline  M.  Black. 
They  had  one  child,  MINNIE  F.  Mrs.  Pat- 
ton  died  Jan.  26,  1875,  and  W.  D.  Patton 
was  married  Feb.  16,  1876,  to  Caddie  A. 
Jones.  He  is  a  druggist,  and  resides  in 
Auburn,  Illinois.  MARY  E.  died,  aged 
three  years.  ELIZABETH,  born  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  James  Fletch- 
er. They  are  without  children,  and  re- 
side three  miles  southwest  of  Auburn, 
111.  JAMES  SAMUEL,  CHARLES 


M.,   ROBERT   H.  and  MARGARET 

S.  reside  with  their  father.  Mrs.  Marga- 
J.  Patton  died  May  2,  1865,  and  Matthew 
Patton  was  married  Jan.  23,  1867,  to 
Sarah  J.  Mackey.  They  reside  in  Au- 
burn, Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

ELIZABTH,  born  April  15,  1821,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  March  5,  1845, 
to  William  Orr,  and  died  July  29,  1847. 

DAVID  H.,  born  April  19,  1824,111 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  March  4, 
1846,  to  Susan  Organ.  They  have  six 
children — SUSAN  A.  married  William 
Moomaw.  They  have  one  child,  ADA, 
and  live  in  Auburn  township.  WIL- 
LIAM, born  April  21,  1850,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  was  married  Feb.  4,  1873,  to 
Sarah  Jane  Savage.  They  have  one 
child,  WILLIE,  and  live  in  Auburn,  111. 
MATTHEW  DANIEL,  BENJAMIN 
F.,  BETTIE  O.  and  MARGARET  F. 
live  with  their  parents.  David  H.  Patton 
resides  on  the  farm  where  his  father  set- 
tled in  1820,  three  miles  southeast  of  Au- 
burn, Illinois. 

Mrs.  Polly  Patton  died  Feb.  15,  1844, 
and  James  Patton  was  married  in  1846  to 
Mrs.  Lettie  Nifong,  who  died  Feb.  6, 
1856,  and  he  was  married  Aug.  i,  1865, 
to  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gregory.  She  died 
June  23,  1875,  and  James  Patton  resides 
where  he  settled  in  1820,  four  miles 
southeast  of  Auburn.  He  has  always 
been  known  as  Col.  Patton,  a  title  he 
acquired  in  connection  with  early  military 
training  in  the  county.  He  established  a 
tannery  soon  after  he  settled  in  the  coun- 
ty, and  supplied  the  early  settlers  with 
leather  for  many  miles  around.  The 
nearest  mill  to  him  at  the  time  he  settled 
there  was  at  Edwardsville,  sixty  miles 
south.  He  was  in  better  circumstances 
than  most  of  the  early  settlers,  and  when 
he  saw  a  family  laboring  under  disadvan- 
tages, he  interested  himself  in  their  wel- 
fare, and  assisted  them  in  many  ways. 
Noah  Mason,  of  Springfield,  speaking  of 
their  early  experience  in  the  new  country, 
says,  "My  father  found  a  true  friend  in 
the  now  venerable  Col.  James  Patton, 
which  lasted  to  the  end  of  his  life,  and 
is  gratefully  remembered  by  his  de- 
scendants." 

PATRICK,  JOHN  H.,  was  born 
Nov.  i,  1789,  in  Clarke  county,  Ky.,  mar- 
ried Jane  Foster.  They  had  three  child- 
ren, and  Mr.  Patrick  died  while  on  busi 


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ness  in  the  State  of  Mississippi.  His 
widow  married  John  Armstrong,  and 
they  moved,  with  her  three  children,  in 
company  with  her  brother,  George  Fos- 
ter, to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in 
the  fall  of  1827,  in  what  is  now  Loami 
township.  Of  the  three  Patrick  child- 
ren— 

SOPHIA,  born  in  Kentucky,  in.  1813, 
married  in  1828,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
William  Easley. 

MARGARET  K,  born  Jan.  5,  1815, 
in  Kentucky,  married  Albartes  Barger. 
See  his  name. 

LA  VIC  A,  born  in  1817,  in  Kentucky, 
married  there  to  Joseph  Burch,  and  lives 
in  Lafayette  county,  Mo. 

Mrs.  Jane  "Armstrong  died  Aug.  27, 
1870,  in  Macon  county,  Mo.  Both  her 
husbands  were  soldiers  in  1812.  She 
drew  a  pension  to  the  end  of  her  life  as 
the  widow  of  John  Armstrong. 

PAULEN,  DEBOLD,  was 
born  March  25,  1800,  in  the  village  of 
Eingenheim,  twelve  miles  nearly  north  of 
Strasburg,  France,  now  Germany.  He 
was  there  married  to  Margaret  Walter, 
who  was  born  Nov.  11,  1806,  in  the  same 
province.  They  had  one  child  in  France, 
and  emigrated  to  America,  landing  at 
New  Orleans,  Feb.  18,  1837.  In  the  fal1 
of  that  year  the  yellow  fever  raged  as  an 
epidemic  in  New  Orleans.  Of  the  one 
hundred  and  sixty-three  passengers  who 
came  over  in  the  ship  with  Mr.  Paulen, 
all  except  thirty  died.  Mr.  Paulen,  his 
wife  and  child  all  had  the  disease,  but  es- 
caped death.  Their  money  was  gone, 
but  they  came  up  the  Mississippi  and  Illi- 
nois rivers  to  Beardstown,  Illinois,  and 
from  there  by  wagon  to  Sangamon  boun- 
ty, arriving  April  20,  1838,  in  what  is 
now  the  southeast  corner  of  Island  Grove, 
township.  They  had  two  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  Of  their  three  child- 
ren— 

DEBOLD,  Jim.,  born  Sept.  11,  1828, 
in  Alsace,  France,  now  Germany,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1838  with  his  parents, 
married  Jan.  26,  1854,  to  Alpha  C.  Rigg, 
who  died  without  children,  Jan.  18,  1856. 
Mr.  Paulen  was  married  Mar.  10,  1857,  to 
Elizabeth  McMurry.  They  have  four 
children,  namely:  GEORGE  R.,  MAR- 
GARET A.,  JACOB  W.  and  JOHN 
LEW,  and  reside  two  and  three-quarter 
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miles  northwest   of    Curran,    Sangamon 
countv,  Illinois. 

JACOB  W.,  born  Sept.  8,  1839,  in 
what  is  now  Curran  township,  Sangamon 
county,  enlisted  in  1862,  in  Co.  B, 
i3Oth  Reg.  111.  Inf.,  was  elected  2d  Lieut, 
upon  the  organization  of  the  company, 
served  in  the  Vicksburg  campaign  in  the 
4th  division  of  i5th  Army  Corps,  was 
promoted  to  1st  Lieut,  at  DeCrow's  Point, 
Texas,  Feb.  21,  1864.  He  was  taken 
prisoner  in  Gen.  Bank's  expedition,  at  the 
battle  of  Mansfield,  La.,  April  8,  1864; 
was  fourteen  months  a  prisoner  at  Tyler, 
Texas,  and  released  soon  after  the  close 
of  the  rebellion.  He  was  commissioned 
Capt.  of  Co.  E,  i3Oth  111.  Inf.,  after  the  war, 
for  meritorious  conduct,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged  the  latter  part  of  June, 
1865.  He  was  married  June  18,  1866,  to 
Lucy  B.  Johnson,  who  was  born  near 
Frankfort,  Ky.,  March  5,  1848.  They 
had  three  children,  namely:  BENJ.  R. 
S.,  born  in  DeWitt  county,  111.,  July  14, 
1869;  LAURA  E.,  born  June  25,  1871; 
MINNIE  M.,  born  June  2§,  1873.  The 
two  iatter  near  Fredonia,  Wilson  county, 
Kan.,  where  Mr.  Paulen  and  family  re- 
side. 

MART  F.,  born  March  26,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  the  same 
county  to  Ebenezer  F.  Hatfield,  who  was 
born  Dec.  8,  1841,  in  Warren  county,  O., 
enlisted  Sept.  10,  1861,  in  Co.  A,  4th 
Ohio  Cav.,  for  three  years.  He  was 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Chickamauga, 
Sept.  20,  1863,  captured,  and  released  ten 
days  later;  served  his  full  time,  and  was 
honorably  discharged.  He  now  draws  a. 
pension.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hatfield  have 
three  children,  EDWARD  E., 
CHARLES  C.  and  SILAS  G.,  and  re- 
side two  miles  west  of  Curran,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Margaret  Paulen  died  April  7, 
1863,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  her  hus- 
band resides  with,  their  son,  Debold,  Jun. 
Debold  Paulen  was  not  out  of  Sanga- 
mon county  from  the  time  -  he  came,  in 
1838,  for  thirty-two  years.  In  1870  he 
went  to  visit  a  brother  and  sister  in  Can- 
ada, whom  he  had  not  seen  for  forty  years. 
He  is  now — 1876 — in  his  seventy-seventh 
year,  teeth  all  sound,  good  health,  and 
says  he  does  not  know  of  an  ancestor  dy- 
ing under  eighty  years. 

PEACOCK,  CALEB,  was  born 
Nov.  3,  1813,  in  Hardy  county,  Virginia. 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


He  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  the  fall  of 
1836,  and  was  married,  Feb.  27,  1840,  to 
Susannah  Stacy.  She  died  July  8,  1842. 
Mr.  Peacock  was  married,  Dec.  3,  1844, 
to  Phoebe  Dill.  They  moved  to  Ply- 
mouth, Hancock  county,  in  1855,  and  re- 
turned in  1863.  They  have  four  living 
children,  namely — 

BENJAMIN  F.  married  Rebecca  J. 
Eades,  and  live  in  Auburn,  Illinois. 

MILLARD  F.,  AL  VA  B.  and 
SAMUEL  E.  live  with  their  parents. 

Caleb  Peacock  and  family  reside  in 
Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

PEASE,  ABRAM,  born  July 
22,  1791,  in  Martha's  Vineyard,  Dukes 
county,  Mass.  The  ancestors  of  this  fam- 
ily were  from  Wales,  and  came  to  America 
more  than  two  hundred  years  ago,  settling 
in  Massachusetts.  Abram  Pease,  whose 
name  heads  this  sketch,  went  to  the  State 
of  New  York,  when  a  young  man,  and 
was  married  there.  Aug.  18,  i Sir,  to  Or- 
pha  Soufhwick.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
war  of  1812,  from  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y. 
Abram  Pease  and  wife  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  with  the  family  of  Jesse 
Southwick,  arriving  in  1818  in  what  is 
now  Ball  township.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren— 

DEXJ^ER,  born  July  14, 1817,  in  New 
York,  THEODORE,  BRIGHAM™& 
NANCT ;  the  latter  died  August  n, 
1820. 

Mrs.  Orpha  Pease  died  Feb.  22,  1820, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  Abram  Pease 
was  married,  June  21,  1827,  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Dorotha  Lathrop,  who  was 
born  April  12,  1805,  in  New  York.  They 
had  one  living  child — 

SHA  W,  born  April  23,  1828,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  July  6,  1851, 
in  same  county,  to  Amanda  H.  Pettus, 
who  was  born  June  24,  1832,  in  Nicholas 
county,  Ky.,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  with  her  father,  .Thomas  P.  Pet- 
tus, and  her  grandfather,  George  Bryan, 
of  Bryan's  station,  Ky.  Shaw  Pease  and 
wife  have  eight  living  children.  LES- 
LIE T.,  born  Aug.  5,  1852,  in  Sangamon 
.  county,  studied  medicine,  and  was  mar- 
ried, May  9,  1875,  to  Mary  L.  Halsted, 
who  was  born  Feb.  7,  1854,  in  Castile, 
Wyoming  county,  N.  Y.  Dr.  Leslie  T. 
Pease  is  practicing  medicine  at  Blue 
Mound,  Macon  county  111.,  and  resides 
there.  Of  the  other  seven  children — A. 


JUDSON,  FRANCIS  W.,  IDA,  LUEL- 
LA  and  LINCOLN,  were  born  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  GEOROE  and  CHAR- 
LES P.  were  born  in  Macon  county,  111. 
Hon.  Shaw  Pease  was  a  farmer  in  Wood- 
side  township,  Sangamon  county,  until 
1867,  when  he  removed  to  the  vicinity  of 
Niantic,  Macon  county,  where  he  now  re- 
sides. He  served  one  term  as  member  of 
the  Board  of  Supervisors  of  Macon 
county.  In  Nov.,  1874,  he  was  elected  to 
the  twenty-ninth  district  in  the  State 
Legislature  for  two  years.  Mr.  Pease 
nor  either  of  his  sons  chew  tobacco,  drink 
whisky  or  use  profane  language. 

Mrs.  Dorotha  Pease  died,  Aug.  13, 
1832,  and  Abram  Pease  died  September 
i,  1843,  both  in  Sangamon^  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

PENNY,  HIRAM,  was  born 
Oct.  5,  1790,  in  North  Carolina,  and  was 
taken,  when  quite  young,  by  his  parents 
to  Pope  county,  Illinois.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Kentucky,  opposite  where  they 
lived  in  Illinois,  to  Catharine  McHenry. 
They  had  five  children  in  Pope  county, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1822,  in  what  is  now  Cart- 
wright  township,  where  they  had  four 
children.  Of  their  children — 

ALEXANDER,  born  March  i,  1815, 
in  Pope  county,  Illinois,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Mary  Archer.  They 
had  one  child,  WILLIAM  H.,  who  en- 
listed Sept.  18,  1862,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  F,  1 1 4th  111.  Inf.,  was  captured  at 
Guntown,  Miss.,  June  10,  1864,  and  was 
starved  to  death  in  Andersonville  prison. 
Alexander  Penny  married  for  a  second 
wife,  Elizabeth  Hennings,  and  died,  in 
Wilson  county,  Kansas,  in  1870,  leaving  a 
widow  and  one  child. 

HENRY  J.,  born  May  22,  1817, 
married  Louisa  Hannahs,  have  two  child- 
ren, and  live  in  Carroll  county,  Mis- 
souri. 

ELIZABETH  J.,  born  March, 
1819,  died  at  eighteen  years  of  age. 

WILLIAM  G.,  born  Jan.  5,  1821, 
married  Eleanor  Duff,  had  six  children, 
and  he  enlisted  in  an  Illinois  regiment, 
and  died  at  Little  Rock,  Arkansas.  His 
widow  died,  and  his  sons  live  in  Webster 
county,  Nebraska. 

JEMIMA,  born  Sept.  n,  1822,  mar- 
ried James  Ross.  They  had  two  child- 
ren, and  Mrs,  Ross  died.  Mr.  Ross  was 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


563 


a  soldier,  and  died  in  the  Union  army. 
Their  son  lives  in  Logan  county,  and 
their  daughter  in  Iowa. 

SOLOMON  A.,  born  Sept.  15,  1824, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Polly  Dun- 
can, had  one  child,  and  Mrs.  Penny  died. 
He  moved  to  Kansas,  married  again,  and 
died  there. 

CAROLINE,  born  Nov.  21,  1828, 
married  Samuel  Campbell.  They  have 
two  children  and  live  in  Kansas. 

HIRAM  D.,  born  Oct.  16,  1830,  mar- 
ried Jane  Irwin,  who  died,  and  he  mar- 
ried Laura  Graves,  and  lives  in  Wilson 
county,  Kansas. 

Hiram  Penny  died  Dec.  10,  1852,  in 
Sangamon  county.  His  widow  died 
April  30,  1873,  in  Wilson  county,  Kansas. 

William  Penny,  the  father  of  Hiram, 
was  born  in  1751,  and  was  captain  of  a 
company  from  North  Carolina  in  the 
Revolutionary  army.  He  moved  to  Pope 
county,  111.,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon 
county,  and  died,  March  15,  1821,  on 
Richland  creek,  in  what  is  now  Cart- 
wright  township.  He  had  two  brothers, 
Solomon  and  Robert.  Solomon  married 
Jane  Renshaw,  raised  a  family,  and  died 
after  leaving  the  county.  Robert  raised  a 
family  and  died.  His  widow,  more  than 
ninety  years  old,  lives  with  her  daughter, 
Mrs.  Abraham  Freeman,  in  Springfield. 

PELHAM,  JOHN,  was  born 
July  14,  1804,  in  Hamilton  county,  near 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Anna  M.  Judd  was 
born  Oct.  20,  1806,  in  Chenango  county, 
near  Oxford,  N.  Y.  In  1818  her  parents 
moved  to  Westport,  Oldham  county,  Ky., 
and  in  1821  moved  to  the  vicinity  of 
Shawneetown,  111.  In  1823  they  moved 
up  the  Ohio  river  to  Evansville,  Ind. 
John  Pelham  and  Anna  M.  Judd  were 
there  married,  Jan.  23,  1827.  They  soon 
after  went  to  St.  Clair  county,  111.,  thence 
to  Quincy,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon 
county,  arriving  Sept.  n,  1827,  at  Sanga- 
mo  town.  They  had  seven  living  child- 
ren, namely — 

JAMES  M.,  born  May  5,  1829,  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Demaris  Stone,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Gard.  They  had  three  child- 
ren, ALAMANDA,  FRANKLIN  and 
JAMES  M.  In  1859  James  M.  Pelham 
went  to  Pikes  Peak,  and  from  there  to 
California.  In  1862  he  united  with  a  body 
of  men,  styling  themselves  the  "One 
Hundred  Californians."  They  went  in  a 


body  from  San  Francisco  to  Boston, 
Mass.,  and  became  a  Co.  of  the  2d  Mass. 
Cav.  He  served  full  three  years,  and 
was  honorably  discharged,  June,  1865. 
He  received  a  gun  shot  wound  in  the 
Shenandoah  Valley.  That  and  exposure 
so  impaired  his  health  that  he  died,  Jan. 
14,  1866,  near  Salisbury,  within  three 
miles  of  where  he  was  born.  His  widow 
and  children  live  in  Gardner  township, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  B.,  born  April  18,  1834. 
He  enlisted  April,  1861,  on  the  first  call 
for  75,000  men,  in  the  7th  111.  Inf.;  served 
three  months,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged August.  1 6,  1 86 1.  He  enlisted 
in  Co.  D,  33d  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years, 
was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Black  river 
bridge,  May  17,  1863.  ,  Dec.  31,  1863,  he 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  Invalid  Corps,  and  was  dis- 
charged on  account  of  physical  disabilty, 
in  Nov.,  1864.  He  was  married  June  i, 
1865,  to  Elizabeth  White.  They  have 
four  children,  and  live  in  Tazewell  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

DANIEL  C.,  born  Jan.  11,1837,  en- 
listed Aug.  16,  1861,  in  Co.  D,  33d  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years,  re-enlisted  as  a  vet- 
eran, Dec.  31,  1863,  at  Indianola,  Texas, 
served  until  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and 
was  honorably  discharged.  He  was  mar- 
ried Dec.  27, 1866,  to  Mildred  P.  Batterton. 
They  have  four  children,  ARTHUR, 
ADA  L.,  ALBERT  and  HARRY;  the 
latter  died  Aug.  10,  1873.  D.  C.  Pelham 
resides  at  Salisbury,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

MARY  E.,  is  unmarried,  and  lives 
with  her  mother. 

ELIZA  A.,  born  Feb.  6,  1843,  mar- 
Oct.  4,  1866.  to  Josiah  Mitchell.  He  en- 
listed for  three  years,  in  1861,  in  Co.  E, 
i4th  111.  Inf.,  was  wouncbed  at  the  battle 
of  Pittsburg  Landing,  April  6,  1862,  and 
was  honorably  discharged.  He  re-en- 
listed as  a  veteran  Dec.,  1863,  and  \vas4ion- 
orably  discharged  Nov.,  1865.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Mitchell  have  two  children,  AR- 
THUR C.  and  CHARLES  O.,  and  live 
at  Tallula,  Illinois. 

JOHN  H.,  born  August  22,  1846,  en- 
listed Feb.,  1864,  in  Co.  A.,  loth  111.  Cav., 
served  until  Nov.,  1865,  when  he  was 
honorably  discharged,  at  San  Antonio, 
Texas,  and  resides  with  his  mother  at  Salis- 
bury, Illinois. 


BARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


ROBERT  E.,  born  Oct.  22,  1848,  en- 
listed August  19,  1871,  in  Co.  G,  6th  U.  S. 
Inf.  for  five  years,  now — May,  1873 — at 
Buford,  Dacotah  Territory. 

John  Pelham  died  in  St.  Clair  county, 
July  21,  1850.  His  widow  married  Oct. 
3,  1867,  to  Wm.  B.  Gaines.  He  died  Oct. 
21,  1871.  She  resides  at  Salisbury,  San- 
gamon  county,  111.,  and  is  known  as  Mrs. 
Pelham. — 1874. 

PETER,  ZACHARIAH,  was 
born  in  Amherst  county,  Virginia.  His 
parents  moved,  when  he  was  two  years 
old,  to  Washington  county,  Ky.  He  was 
married  near  Danville,  Ky.,  to  Nancy 
Spaulding.  They  had  five  children  in 
Kentucky,  and  moved  to  what  afterwards 
became  Sangamon  county.  111.,  arriving 
Sept.,  1818;  and  finding  an  empty  cabin  in 
what  is  now  Ball  township,  Mr.  Peter 
moved  his  family  into  it.  That  was  the 
cabin  built  by  Robert  Pulliam.  in  the  fall 
of  1817,  the  first  ever  erected  in  Sanga- 
mon connty.  Mr.  Peter  lived  there  until 
the  spring  of  1819,  when  Mr.  Pulliam 
came  with  his  own  family.  Mr.  Peter 
then  vacated  it  and  built  a  cabin  about 
three  miles  further  north,  on  what  is  now 
— 1876 — known  as  the  Megredy  home- 
stead. They  had  one  child  in  Sangamon 
county.  Of  their  six  children — 

MART  T.,  born  Sept.  13,  1806,  in 
Danville,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Sept.  10,  1826,  to  Robert  With- 
row.  See  his  name. 

SAMUEL,  born  in  1808  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Margaret 
Pulliam.  They  had  five  children,  and 
she  died,  in  Iowa,  leaving 'her  children 
there. 

JOHN  N.,  born  in  1810  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Emily 
Waldrup.  They  had  seven  children. 
The  living  members  of  the  family  reside 
near  Butler,  Montgomery  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

MvlHALA  D.,  born  in  1813  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
George  MofFatt.  They  had  five  children, 
and  Mr.  MofFatt  died.  She,  with  some  of 
her  children,  live  in  Glasgow,  Iowa. 

THERZA  or  (THERESA),  born 
in  1815  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Brinsley  Ball.  They  had 
eight  children,  and  Mr.  Ball  went  to 
California  and  died  there.  Mrs.  Ball 


and    some    of    their    children    live    near 
Galena,  JoDaviess  county,  Illinois. 

JAMES  M.,  born  in  1819  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  married  Milly  A.  Peter. 
They  have  four  children,  and  live  near 
Mattoon,  Moultrie  county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Peter  died,  and  Zachariah 
Peter  married  Mrs.  Margaret  Kelly, 
widow  of  John  Kelly.  See  his  name. 
They  had  one  child — 

PETER  CARTWRIGHT,  born 
in  Sangamon  county.  He  was  a  soldier 
from  Sangamon  county  in  the  war  with 
Mexico,  in  1846  and  '7.  He  went  to 
Washington  Territory,  where  he  was 
married ;  went  from  there  to  California, 
and  was  killed  by  Indians,  leaving  a  wid- 
ow and  ont;  child  in  California. 

Mrs.  Margaret  Peter  died,  and  Zacha- 
riah Peter  married  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Thomas,  whose  maiden  name  was  Keyes. 
She  died,  and  he  married  Eliza  Gordan. 

Zachariah  Peter  died  Aug.  5,  1864,  in 
Springfield,  and  was  buried  in  Hutchin- 
son  cemetery.  His  widow  went  to  Cali- 
fornia. 

Mr.  Peter  was  one  of  the  three  com- 
missioners appointed  to  organize  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  locate  the  tempory 
county  seat.  It  was  he  and  William 
Drennan  who  wrote  their  initials  on  the 
stake  driven  in  the  ground,  and  marked  it 
Z.,  P.  &  D.  That  was  the  way  the 
county  seat  was  located,  Api'il  10,  1821, 
and  called  Springfield.  See  page  32. 

PETTUS,  THOMAS  P.,  was 
born  March  31,  1790,  in  Nicholas  county, 
Ky.  He  was  married  there,  in  1830,  to 
Mrs.  Matilda  W.  Todd,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Bryan,  a  daughter  of  George 
Bryan.  See  his  name.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Pettus  had  two  children,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  in  1834,  and  settled  in  what 
is  now  Woodside  township.  Of  their 
children — 

AMANDA  H.,  born  June  24,  1832,  in 
Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Shaw  Pease.  See  his 
name. 

MORGAN  B.,  born  Oct.  2,  1834,  in 
Frankfort,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  April  14,  1858,  to  Abigail  Me- 
gredy. They  have  three  living  children, 
namely— FRANCES  O.,  M.  MALIN- 
DA  and  CHARLES  ARCHIBALD. 
LAURA,  the  third  child,  died  May  n, 
1871,  aged  four  years.  Mr.  Pettus,  in 


SANGAMON   COUNTT. 


1866,  moved  from  Sangamon  county  to 
Lincoln,  Logan  county,  Illinois,  where  he 
i:ow  resides,  and  is  engaged  as  contractor 
and  builder. 

Thomas  P.  Pettus  died  April  2,  1852, 
near  Woodside,  Sangamon  county,  and 
Mrs.  Melinda  W.  Pettus  died,  Nov.  22, 
1872,  at  the  residence  of  her  son,  Morgan 
B.  Pettus,  in  Lincoln,  Logan  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

PHELPS,  ADNA,  Sen.,  was 
born  April  30,  1792,  at  Hebron,  Grafton 
county,  N.  H.  He  was  there  married  to 
Mary  Colburn.  They  had  eight  children, 
all  born  in  New  Hampshire,  three  of 
whom  died  in  infancy.  Some  of  their 
children  came  to  Sangamon  county  be- 
fore 1840.  The  parents  did  not  come  un- 
til July  23,  1844,  when  they  arrived  at 
Loami.  Of  theif  five  children — 

JONATHAN,  born  June,  1814,  mar- 
ried in  Massachusetts  to  Mrs.  Nancy 
Pease,  whose  maiden  name  was  Turrell. 
He  was  a  Universalist  preacher.  He  died 
Oct.  8,  1862,  at  Loami.  His  widow  re- 
sides with  her  daughter  by  her  first  hus- 
band, Mrs.  D.  S.  Lombard,  in  Spring- 
field. 

DA  VI D,  born  Dec.,  1815,  at  Hebron, 
N.  H.,  came  to  Loami  in  1836  or  '7,  mar- 
ried Dec.  16,  1838,  to  Mehetabel  Colburn, 
who  died  March  7,  1842,  and  Mr.  Phelps 
was  married  Jan.  28,  1843,  to  Fanny  Col- 
burn. They  had  two  children;  one  died 
in  infancy.  He  went  to  California  in 
1849.  Their  daughter,  ELMINA,  mar- 
ried A.  J.  McDonald,  and  lives  at  Grass 
Valley,  Nevada  county,  California.  David 
Phelps  was  crushed  while  going  through 
a  mine,  of  which  he  was  part  owner, 
July  6,  and  died  July  8,  1866.  His  widow 
married  George  Hutchinson,  and  lives  in 
California. 

LAURA,  married  in  Massachusetts  to 
James  Herrin,  had  one  child,  and  died  in 
New  Hampshire. 

ADNA,  Jun.,  born  Dec.  28,  1832.  at 
Hebron,  N.  H.,  married  Nov.  16,  1856,  at 
Loami,  to  Martha  Meigs,  who  was  born 
Nov.  14, 1840,  at  an  Indian  trading  post  in 
Iowa.  They  had  eight  children,  CLAR- 
ENCE E.  and  SHERMAN,  third  and 
seventh,  died  in  infancy.  The  other  six, 
LILLIAN  A.,  DAVID  B.,  MATILDA 
M.,  LAURA  E.,  VIOLA  and  DAISY 
M.  live  with  their  parents,  three  miles' 
west  of  Springfield,  111.  Adna  Phelps 


enlisted  Aug.  5,  1862,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  I,  73d  111.  Inf.,  was  appointed  Order- 
ly Sergt.,  promoted,  May  15,  1863,  to  2d 
Lieut.,  promoted  Nov.  22,  1863,  to  ist 
Lieut.,  served  until  June  12,  1865,  when 
he  was  honorably  discharged. 

MANDANA,  born  August  12,  1835, 
at  East  Lebanon,  N.  H.,  married  at 
Loami  to  Isaac  Colburn.  See  his  name. 

Adna  Phelps,  Sen.,  died  March  5,  1852, 
and  his  widow  died  Feb.  13,  1859 — he  in 
Springfield  and  she  in  Loami. 

PHILLIPS,  MRS.  CHAR- 
LOTTE, whose  maiden  name  was 
Smith,  a  sister  to  Jonas  Smith  and  Mrs. 
Ebenezer  Colburn.  She  was  born  Dec. 
18,  1799,  in  Suffolk  county,  L.  I.,  New 
York,  married  in  1816,  at  Marietta,  Ohio, 
to  Burfit  Goldsmith,  a  native  of  Mary- 
land. .  They  had  four  children,  and  Mr. 
G.  died  in  1837  at  Cincinnati.  The  wid- 
ow was  married  in  1838  to  Joel  D.  Phil- 
lips. They  had  one  child,  and  father  and 
child  died  in  1854,  in  Tipton  county,  Ind. 
All  her  children  are  dead  except  her  son, 
W.  H.  O.  Goldsmith.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  ist  U.  S.  Dragoons  for  five  years, 
and  served  through  the  war  to  suppress 
the  rebellion.  He  is  married,  and  lives 
in  Rush  county,  Ind.  Mrs.  Phillips  re- 
sides with  her  brother,  Jonas  Smith,  at 
Loami,  Illinois. 

PHILLIPS,  FRANCIS,  was 
born  in  1785,  in  Maryland.  He  went  to 
Green  county,  Ky.,  and  was  there  mar- 
ried, in  1810,  to  Mary  Duggin,  a  native  of 
Virginia.  They  had  five  children  in 
Kentucky,  one  of  whom  died  young. 
The  family  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
arriving  in  1829,  near  Springfield.  Of 
their  children — 

MOREAU,  born  May  26,  1811,  in 
Green  county,  Ky.,  came  with  his  parents 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1829,  and  was  in 
the  Black  Hawk  war  in  a  Sangamon 
county  company  in  183 1.  He  returned  to 
Kentucky,  and  was  married  in  Green 
county,  in  1836,  to  Melissa  Lee,  a  native 
of  that  county,  also.  They  had  nine  chil- 
dren in  Sangamon  county,  two  of  whom 
died  young.  F.  MORTIMER,  born 
Nov.  7?  ^37,  married  in  1861  to  Mattie 
A.  Troxell,  a  native  of  Maryland.  They 
have  two  children,  ALICE  BELL  and  WIL- 
LIE, and  reside  in  Springfield.  THOM- 
AS J.,  born  Dec.  3,  1839,  died  April, 
1871.  MOREAU  J.,  born  Feb.  16,  1843, 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


and  WILLIAM  O.,  born  in  1846,  re- 
side  in  Springfield  with  their  parents. 
CHARLES  J.,  born  in  1848,  married, 
Oct.  1873,  to  Etta  Snow,  a  native  of 
Maine.  They  have  two  children,  BER- 
THA and  KTTA,  and  reside  in  Springfield. 
MARY,  born  Sept.,  1853,  died  March, 
1873.  URIAH  EDWIN,  born  June, 
1851,  and  ROBERT  EMMET,  born 
Feb.  8,  1858,  reside  with  their  parents,  in 
Springfield.  Moreau  Phillips  was  one  of 
the  ten  young  men  who  went  to  Nash- 
ville, Tenn.,  to  hear  Henry  Clay  make  a 
political  speach  in  1840.  See  sketch  ivith 
name  of  J.  H.  Mat  hen  ey. 

JEFFERSON,  born  in  1813,  in 
Green  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Spring- 
field, in  1836,  to  Elizabeth  Dillman,  a 
native  of  Ohio.  They  had  four  children, 
two  of  whom  died  young.  WILLIAM 
A.  and  FRANCIS  reside  at  Winona, 
Illinois.  Jefferson  Phillips  died  about 
1845. 

MART,  born  in  1815,  in  Green  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  married  in  Springfield,  in  1836, 
to  Stephen  G.  Ubanks.  They  had  two 
children— SUSANNAH,  born  in  Peters- 
burg, married  there  to  Theodore  S.  Rog- 
ers. They  reside  near  Zanesville,  Mont- 
gomery county,  111.  MARGARET  G., 
born  Oct.  2,  1839,  married,  Jan.  30,  1860, 
to  Wm.  H.  Wickersham.  They  have 
five  children,  LILLIE  B.,  NETTIE,  MAUDE, 
OLIVER  and  CHARLES  s.  Mr.  Wicker- 
sham  was  born  March  7,  1836,  in  Ver- 
sailles, Ky.,  learned  the  business  of  print- 
ing in  the  State  Journal  office,  went  to 
California,  in  1853,  returned  to  Spring- 
field in  1859,  enlisted,  Aug.,  1862,  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  C,  i24th  111.  Inf., 
served  until  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and 
was  honorably  discharged.  He  is  now 
engaged  in  the  Journal  office.  Mrs. 
Ubanks  died  in  1845. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  1826,  in  Green 
county,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  about  1846,  in  Petersburg,  111.,  to 
Margaret  White.  They  had  two  children, 
FRANK  and  JEFFERSON,  both  liv- 
ing in  Petersburg.  William  Phillips 
died  in  1852,  in  Petersburg. 

Mrs.  Mary  or  Margaret?  Phillips  died 
in  1834,  in  Springfield.  Francis  Phillips 
went  back  to  Kentucky,  married  a  Mrs. 
Lambkin,  came  to  Springfield  on  business, 
and  was  returning  to  Kentucky  when  he 
died  on  the  road. 


Francis  Phillips  was  something  of  a 
genius.  Farming  and  chair  making  was 
his  main  business,  but  he  would  do  any 
kind  of  a  job  of  painting,  plain  or  orna- 
mental. A  hotel  sign  painted  by  him  for 
Archer  G.  Herndon,  is  remembered  by 
some  of  the  old  men,  who  in  their  boy- 
hood days  regarded  it  with  an  awe  inspir- 
ing reverence  that  seems  not  to  have  left 
them  to  the  present  time.  The  name  of 
the  hotel  was  the  "Indian  Queen,"  and 
the  sign  was  the  painter's  idea  of  that  im- 
aginary personage. 

PICKRELL,  ABEL,  was  born 
March  14,  1782,  in  Loudoii  county,  Va. 
His  father  died  when  he  was  quite  young, 
and  he  was  taken  by  his  mother  to  Flem- 
ing county,  Ky.,  about  1793.  He  went 
to  Montgomery  county,  in  the  same 
State,  when  a  young  man,  and  was  there 
married,  in  1804,  to  Sarah  Taylor,  who 
was  born  Oct.  31,  1784,  at  a  place  called 
Red  Stone  Fort,  Penn.  Mr.  Pickrell 
was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812,  and 
went  from  Montgomery  county,  Ky. 
They  had  six  children  in  that  county, 
and  in  the  fall  of  iSiS,  moved  to  Shelby 
county,  in  the  same  State,  and  from  there 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1831,  in  what  is  now  Wil- 
liams township.  Of  their  children — 

JESSE  A.,  born  June  13,  1805,  in 
Montgomery  county,  Ky.,  came  to  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  the 
spring  of  1828,  being  the  first  of  the  fam- 
ily to  come  to  the  county,  stopping  in 
what  is  now  Mechanicsburg  township. 
He  was  married  Dec.  18,  1828,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  Elizabeth  Churchill. 
They  had  ten  living  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  WILLIAM  O.,  born  Feb. 
27,  1830,  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
near  Keokuk,  Iowa,  to  Hannah  Reed. 
They  have  seven  children,  IDA  M.,  FAN- 
NIE H.,  JESSE,  ELIZABETH,  OLLIE  and 

WALTER  F.,  and  reside  near  Ottawa, 
Kansas.  ABEL  GEORGE,  born  Feb. 
19,  1832,  in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted 
July  20,  1861,  in  Co.  C,  nth  Mo.  Inf., 
for  three  years,  was  commissioned  Quar- 
termaster of  the  regular  army,  July  24, 
1862,  and  mustered  out  August  15,  1864. 
He  was  married  Dec.  27,  1864,  in  Jack- 
sonville, 111.,  to  Emma  H.  Winn.  See 
Branson  family.  They  have  three  child- 
*ren,  GORILLA,  ALICE  and  GERTRUDE,  and 
reside  one  and  a  half  miles  south  of  Lanes- 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTY. 


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ville,  or  Wheatfield  Postoffice,  Sangamon 
county,  111.  MILLER  H.,  bom  March 
31,  1835,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Sophronia  Fry.  ANN  M.,  born  Sept. 
14,  1840,  married  Sept.  25,  1866,  to  Henry 
H.  Lee,  who  was  born  August  10,  1834, 
in  Gallia  county,  Ohio,  and  died  Aug.  10, 
iS6y,  in  Sangamon  county.  She  lives 
with  her  parents.  MARY  V.,  born  Dec. 
n,  1842,  married  Sept.  6,  1865,  to  Samuel 
T.  Rogers.  They  have  one  child,  ROBERT, 
and  live  at  El  Paso,  111.  AMANDA  P., 
born  August  31,  1844,  married  Walter  F. 
Swift,  Oct.  13,  1870.  She  died  June  19, 
1872,  in  Ottawa,  Kansas.  Mr.  Swift 
married  March  6,  1874,  to  Bertha  Burk- 
hardt.  See  her  name.  JOHN  C.,  born 
Oct.  27,  1846,  enlisted  July  26,  1864,  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  B,  25th  U.  S.  Inf.; 
served  full  time,  a  portion  of  it  as  Orderly 
on  Gen.  George  H.  Thomas'  staff.  He 
was  honorably  discharged  July  26,  1867, 
and  died  at  home,  March  25,  1873.  BEN- 
JAMIN F.,  born  Dec.  10,  1848.  M. 
GERTRUDE,  born  Dec.  29,  1850,  and 
SALLIE  E.,  born  March  6,  1855.  The 
two  latter  live  with  their  parents.  Jesse 
A.  Pickrell  and  family  reside  near  Lanes- 
ville,  or  Wheatfield  Postoffice,  Sangamon 
county,  111.  He  was  among  the  earliest 
to  introduce  improved  breeds  of  cattle, 
hogs  and  other  stock  into  Sangamon 
county,  and  is  one  of  the  most  extensive 
farmers  and  stock  raisers  in  the  county. 

WILLIAM  S.,  born  March  28,  1807, 
in  Montgomery  county,  Ky.,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  the  fall  of  1828,  in 
company  with  his  brother  Jesse  A.,  who 
had  returned  to  Kentucky  on  a  visit. 
W.  S.  Pickrell  volunteered  and  served 
three  terms  in  the  Black  Hawk  war;  one 
term  in  1831  and  two  in  1832.  He  was 
Lieutenant,  afterwards  Major,  and  Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel of  militia.  He  was  mar- 
ried near  Springfield,  June  4,  1833,  to 
Amanda  P.  Watson.  See  Watson  fami- 
ly. They  had  ten  living  children. 
JAMES  H.,  born  March  20,  1834,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Sept.  20, 
1860,  near  Paris,  Ky.,  to  Margaret  T. 
Bedford,  who  was  born  there,  March  4, 
18^0.  They  had  seven  children;  one  died 
in  infancy.  AMANDA  w.,  ANNA  L., 

ELLEN   II.,     HARVEY    E.,  WILLIAM     B.  and 

JESSE  G;  the  latter  died  August  5,  1876. 
The  other  five  live  their  parents  at  Har- 
ristown,  Macon  county,  111.  ANNELI- 


ZA,  born  August  20,  1839,  was  married 
Dec.  15,  1858,  to  Harvey  N.  Edwards, 
who  was  born  Nov.  9,  1824,  in  Madison 
county,  N.  Y.  They  reside  in  Spring- 
field, 111.  HATHAWAY,  born  Nov. 
13,  1841,  married  Dr.  George  Pasfield. 
See  his  name.  H.  CLAY,  born  Jan.  27, 
1844.  LAURA,  born  Oct.  3,  1846. 
EMMA,  born  Jan.  n,  1849.  WIL- 
LIAM, born  Feb.  9,  1851.  WATSON, 
born  Oct.  4,  1853.  ARTHUR,  born 
Dec.  29,  1856.  SCOTT,  born  Sept.  19, 
1860.  The  last  seven  children  reside  at 
the  homestead  adjoining  Mechanicsburg. 
William  S.  Pickrell  died  Feb.  4,  1870, 
and  Mrs.  Amanda  P.  Pickrell  died  Mar. 
i,  1876,  both  on  the  farm  where  he  set- 
tled in  1829.  Wm.  S.  Pickrell  entered 
the  land  on  which  Mechanicsburg  now 
stands,  laid  out  the  original  town,  and 
made  two  additions  afterwards.  The 
first  sale  of  lots  took  place  Nov.  16,  1832. 
He  was  one  of  the  most  successful  farm- 
ers and  stock  raisers  of  Sangamon  county. 
His  sons  are  all  well  trained  to  the  same 
business. 

OLIVER  B.,  born  Jan.  31,  1809,  in 
Kentucky,  died  there  Dec.  8,  1829. 

BENJAMIN  F.,  born  March  10, 
1811,  in  Montgomery  county,  Ky.,  came 
with  his  father  to  Sangamon  county,  and 
was  married  Oct.  5,  1834,  to  Mary  A. 
ELKIN.  They  had  three  children. 
WILLIAM  T.,  born  March  6,  1836,  was 
married  in  Ottawa,  Kansas,  to  Virginia 
Whetstone.  They  have  one  child  OTTOE 
K.,  and  reside  in  Ottawa,  Kansas.  FRAN- 
CIS M.,  born  Oct.  n,  1837,  married  near 
Williamsville,  111.,  to  Mary  C.  Poorman. 
They  have  two  children,  JOHN  and  PER- 
CY. ELIZA  F.,  born  Jan.  30,  1839,  was 
married  May,  1874,  in  Decatur,  111.,  to 
John  L.  Routt,  the  present  Governor  of 
Colorado. — -January,  1876.  They  reside 
in  Denver,  Colorado.  B.  F.  Pickrell  died 
August  28,  1838,  in  Sangamon  county. 
His  widow  married  Abner  Riddle.  Sec 
his  name. 

EVELINE,  born  April  i,  '1813,  in 
Montgomery  county,  Ky.,  married  B. 
Logan  Hall.  See  his  name. 

MART  A.,  born  Oct.  11,  1815,  in 
Montgomery  county,  Ky.,  married  John 
Bice.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Pickrell  died  April  9,  1861, 
and  Abel  Pickrell  died  Jan.  3,  1862,  both 


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EARL  Y  SB TTLERS 


in    Sangamon    county,    near     Mechanics- 
burg,  Illinois. 

PIERSON,  MOSES,  born  June 
7,  1802,  in  Warren  county,  near  Lebanon, 
Ohio.  Clarissa  Morris  was  born  June  18, 
1808,  in  the  same  county.  They  were 
married,  Nov.  3,  1824,  and  had  two  living 
children  there.  They  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1833,  a*-  Springfield,  and  a  year  or  two 
later  settled  two  and  one-half  miles  north- 
east of  Springfield.  They  came  to  the 
west  hoping  that  Mrs.  Pearson's  health 
would  be  improved,  but  finding  that  it 
was  not.  They  were  returning  to  Ohio, 
and  stopped  at  Paris,  111.,  to  visit  some 
friends,  when  Mrs.  Pierson  suddenly  died 
there,  June  9,  1836.  Mr.  Pierson  took 
his  two  children  to  their  relatives  in  Ohio, 
an.d  returned  to  Sangamon  county,  where 
he  was  married,  Oct.  18,  1837,  to  Harriet 
Kilbourn,  who  was  born  Oct.  18,  1818, 
near  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  They  had  nine 
children  in  Sangamon  county.  Of  all 
his  children — 

DA  VID  M.,  born  Nov.  12,  1827,  near 
Lebanon,  Ohio,  was  married  Dec.  27, 
1865,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Celestia  E. 
Wilson,  who  was  born  Sept.  5,  1839,  in 
St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.  They  had  two 
children.  LAWRENCE  L.,  the  young- 
est, died  in  his  second  year.  OILMAN 
M.,  born  Oct.  9.  1866,  resides  with  his 
parents,  at  his  grandfather  Wilson's,  two 
miles  northeast  of  Springfield. 

SARAH  LA  VINIA,  born  April  4, 
1831,  near  Lebanon,  Ohio,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  June  27, 1867,  to  Rich- 
ard H.  Beach.  See  his  name. 

Children  of  Moses  Pierson  by  the  sec- 
ond marriage — 

CLARISSA,  born  Aug.  27,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Lucius  C. 
Francis.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  G.,  born  Sept.  3,  1840,  in 
Sangarnon  county,  is  unmarried,  and  re- 
sides at  the  family  homestead,  two  and 
one-half  miles  northeast  of  Springfield. 

JANE  MART,  born  Sept.  30,  1842, 
resides  at  the  famiiy  homestead. 

THEODORE  F.,  born  June  7,  1844, 
enlisted  Aug.  5,  1862,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  G,  ii4th  111.  Inf.  He  was  taken  pris- 
oner June,  1864,  at  the  battle  of  Gun- 
town,  Miss.,  spent  four  months  in  Ander- 
sonville  prison,  and  taken  from  there  to 
Savannah  Ga.,  and  parolled.  On  being 


exchanged  he  returned  to  duty,  at  Benton 
Barracks,  St.  .Louis,  where  he  was  honor- 
ably discharged,  July  27,  1865.  He  was 
married  at  iacksonville,  111.,  Sept.  15, 
1874,  to  Josephine  E.  Morrison,  who 
was  born  Nov.,  1847,  near  Naples,  Scott 
county,  111.  They  reside  four  miles  north 
of  Illiopolis,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

FRANK,  born   Sept.  25,  1846,  resides 
four  miles  north  of  Illiopolis,  Illinois. 
JOSEPH,    born    March    22,     1848; 
EDWARD,  born   May  13,  1849; 
JESSIE  A.,  born  Jan.   6,    1854,  and 
HARRIET,  born  Feb.   27,    1857,  re~ 
side  at  the  family  homestead,  near  Spring- 
field, Illinois.  * 

Mrs.  Harriet  Pierson  died  Feb.  18, 
1858,  and  Moses  Pierson  died  Dec.  20, 
1860,  both  on  the  farm  where  he  settled 
in  1834  or  '5,  two  and  a  half  miles  north- 
east of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

PIKE,  JOHN,  was  born  in  Vir- 
ginia, and  when  a  young  man  went  to 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  where  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Mary  Moon.  They  had  three 
children  in  Bourbon  county.  In  the 
spring  of  1828  Mr.  Pike  started,  with  his 
household  goods  loaded  on  a  wagon  made 
entirely  of  wood,  each  wheel  being  hewn 
from  a  solid  piece  of  timber.  it  was 
drawn  by  a  yoke  of  oxen,  with  one  horse 
in  the  lead.  The  wagon  was  many  times 
taken  to  pieces  and  formed  into  a  raft  to 
float  the  wife,  children,  and  household 
goods  across  the  unbridged  streams.  They 
traveled  in  that  way  until  they  reached 
Jacksonville.  111.  He  was  not  satisfied 
with  the  country,  and  started  back  to 
Kentucky.  On  reaching  White  river, 
Ind.,  they  halted,  and  again  started  for 
Illinois.  Late  in  the  fall  of  1829  they 
stopped  near  the  South  Fork  timber, 
about  three  miles  south  of  the  present 
town  of  Rochester.  The  weather  being 
too  cold  to  travel,  and  it  was  too  late  in 
the  season  to  build,  the  family  spent  that 
winter  in  the  tent  they  had  used  all  sum- 
mer. In  the  spring  of  1830  Mr.  Pike 
had  twenty  acres  under  cultivation.  He 
also  built  a  log  cabin  in  the  edge  of  the 
prairie,  and  lined  it  with  clap  boards. 
The  next  winter  being  the  time  of  the 
"deep  snow,"  when  it  fell  the  wind  drift- 
ed it  around  the  house  until  it  was  almost 
covered,  thus  making  it  very  warm.  Mr. 
Pike  made  rails  at  twenty-five  cents  per 
hundred,  until  he  earned  one  hundred 


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dollars,  with  which  he  entered  his  first 
eighty  acres  of  land.  That  required  the 
making  of  forty  thousand  rails.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Pike  had  three  children  in  Sanga- 
mon  county.  Of  their  six  children — 

MIL  rrON,  born  in  Bourbon  county, 
Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  June 
12,  1845,  to  Martha  J.  Porterfield.  They 
had  three  children,  and  Mrs.  Pike  died 
March  25,  1855.  He  was  married  July 
29,  1857,  to  Elizabeth  M.  Brownell. 
They  have  eight  children,  and  reside  in 
Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

GEORGE  H.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
lived  with  the  family  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty until  he  was  twenty-one  years  old.  He 
was  married  in  Bureau  county,  but  if  liv- 
ing, his  residence  is  not  known. 

THOMAS,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Elizabeth 
Baker,  and  had  two  children.  He  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Breckenridge,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Mathews,  and  lives 
near  Edinburg,  Illinois. 

ELMIRA  J.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Isaac  Baker,  who  died, 
leaving  one  child,  and  she  married  Samuel 
Woodrow,  has  two  children,  and  lives  at 
the  place  where  her  parents  settled  in 
1829,  three  miles  south  of  Rochester,  Illi- 
nois. 

LUCINDA,  born  Nov.  29,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  John  F.  Jones. 
They  had  one  child,  CHARLES  T., 
who  married  Missouri  Reavis,  and  lives 
at  Campbellsburg,  111.  J.  F.  Jones  died, 
and  his  widow  married  Edward  George. 
See  his  name. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  Alvira  White,  and  lives  in 
Kansas. 

John  Pike  died  in  1833  or  '4,  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  His  widow  married  in 
1836  to  James  Martin.  They  had  one 
child— 

NANCY,  who  married  Jefferson 
Smith,  and  lives  two  and  a  half  miles 
south  of  Dawson,  Sangamon  county, -Illi- 
nois. 

Mrs.  Mary  Martin  died  in  1858. 

PIPPIN,  JOSEPH,  was  born 
April  2,  1782,  in  Cecil  county,  Md.,  and 
taken  by  his  parents  to  Russell  county, 
Va.  He  was  there  married,  Dec.  12, 
1812,  to  Sarah  Haines,  sister  to  Christo- 
pher Haines.  See  his  name.  She  was 
born  in  Russell  county,  June  5,  1785.  In 


August,  1813,  they  moved  to  Allen  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  where  they  had  ten  children,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
Nov.  10,  1830,  in  what  is  now  Cotton 
Hill  township,  where  one  child  was  born. 
Of  their  children — 

MARGARET,  married  to  John  Ash- 
ford,  and  died,  leaving  a  family  in  Ken- 
tucky. 

TELITHA,  born  Sept.  29,  1815,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  James  A.  Snodgrass.  See  his  name. 

MARY,\)m\\  in  Kentucky,  and  died 
in  Sangamon  county,  aged  twenty  years. 

CHRISTOPHER,  born  Oct.  12, 
1819,  in  Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon 
county,  Feb.  14,  1848. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  April  11,  1821, 
and 

JOHN  L.,  born  March  10,  1823,  in 
Kentucky,  both  live  with  their  mother. 

WILLIAM  died  under  five  years. 

JESSE,  born  Feb.  11,  1827,  in  Allen 
county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, June  25,  1862,  to  Isabel  Craig.  She 
was  born  August  28,  1840,  in  Glasgow, 
Scotland.  They  had  five  children;  two 
died  under  six  years.  MARY  E.,  JOHN 
A.  and  Burgess  R.  live  with  their  parents, 
near  New  City,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

CATHARINE,  born  Feb.  14,  1829, 
married  Jackson  Ryan.  She  died  Jan.  7, 
1849. 

NANCT  A., ,  born  Feb.  11,  1830,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  John  Benjamin. 

ME  LINDA  J.,  born  March  5,  1833, 
in  Sungamon  county,  married  John  Allen, 
and  she  died  Sept.  2,  1865. 

Joseph  Pippin  died  August  10,  1873,  in 
his  ninety-second  year.  His  widow  lives 
in  Cotton  Hill  township,  near  where  they 
settled  in  1830.  Their  married  life  ex- 
tended over  more  than  sixty  years. 

PIRKINS,  EDWARD,  was 
born  March  15,  1791,  on  the  river  Yad- 
kin,  Wilkes  county,  North  Carolina. 
His  parents  moved,  when  he  was  quite 
young,  to  Adair  county,  Ky.  He  was 
married  Aug.  20,  1812,  in  Campbell 
county,  Tenn.,  to  Anna  Pierce,  who  was 
born  March  28,  1796,  in  Blount  county, 
Tenn.  They  made  their  home  in  Camp- 
bell county,  Tenn.,  until  they  had  four 
children,  and  they  moved  in  company 
with  the  family  of  his  father-in-law,  Rob- 


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BARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


ert  Pierce,  to  Madison  county,  111.,  arriv- 
ing in  the  fall  of  1819.  The  next  spring 
the  two  families  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  arriving  in  Api'il,  1820,  on  Rich- 
land  creek,  in  what  is  now  Cartwright 
township,  where  seven  children  were 
born.  Of  their  eleven  children — 

POLLY,  born  June  25,  1813,  in 
Campbell  county,  Tenn.,  married  Tave- 
ner  B.  Anderson.  See  his  name. 

LEAH,  born  March  29,  1815,  in 
Campbell  county,  Tenn.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Dec.  16,  1841,  to  James 
W.  Beekman,  who  was  born  Dec.  9, 
1816,  in  Somerset  county,  N.  J.  They 
had  five  children,  all  born  in  Sangamon 
county.  MARY  E.,  born  Dec.  7,  1842, 
died  Feb.  4,  1847.  CORNELIUS  T., 
born  Oct.  16,  1846,  died  Nov.  n,  1867. 
JANE  E.  and  SARAH  L.,  twins,  born 
Mar.  26,  1850.  JANE  E.  married,  Sept. 
18,  1872,  to,  Thomas  C.  Richardson,  had 
one  child,  MARY  L.,  who  died  in  infancy. 
They  reside  with  Mrs.  Richardson's 
father.  SARAH .  L.  married,  Oct.  12, 
1871,  to  Winfield  S.  Caldwell,  and  reside 
in  Menard  county,  five  miles  north  of 
Pleasant  Plains.  "  WILLIAM  E.,  mar- 
ried Jan.  i,  1874,  to  Julia  S.  Harrison. 
She  died,  leaving  one  child,  EDWARD  j. 
Mr.  Beekman  resides  with  his  father. 
Mrs.  Leah  Beekman  died,  Feb.  21, 
1873.  James  W.  Beekman  resides 
three  and  one-half  miles  northeast  of 
Pleasant  Plains,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

ELIZA,  born  Dec.  25,  1816,  in  Camp- 
bell county,  Tenn.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Edmund  Crafton.  They  had 
nine  children,  and  Mrs.  Crafton  died, 
in  1869,  in  Springfield. 

ROBERT  L.,  born  April  29,  1819,  in 
Campbell  county,  Tenn.,  married  March 
n,  1841,  in  Menard  county,  to  Harriet  E. 
Bone,  who  was  born  Sept.  10,  1819,  near 
Petersburg.  They  had  five  children,  two 
of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Of  the  other 
three— CHARLES  R.  lives  in  Curran 
township,  near  his  father.  FRANCES 
JENNIE,  born  March  7,  1844,  man"ied, 
Feb.  8,  1866,  to  John  F.  Purvines.  See 
his  name.  THOMAS  M.  lives  in  Cur- 
ran  township,  near  his  father.  Mrs.  Har- 
riet E.  Pirkins  died  Sept.  22,  1851,  and 
R.  L.  Pirkins  was  married,  Nov.  3,  1853, 
to  Emma  M.  Dorand,  who  was  born  July 
15,  1825,  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y. 


They  had  one  child,  HARRIET  E.,  who 
died,  Nov.  16,  1860,  in  her  seventh  year. 
R.  L.  Pirkins  and  wife  reside  in  Curran 
township,  seven  miles  southwest  of 
Springfield,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

EDWARD  RILET,  born  Sept.  25, 
1821,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  June 
16,  1846,  to  Rachel  R.  Butler.  They  had 
six  children  in  Sangamon  county.  WIL- 
LIAM EDWARD,  born  March  21, 
1849,  married,  Dec.  16,  1869,  to  Rose  H. 
Cooper,  who  was  born  April  19,  1849. 
They  have  two  children,  ROSE  BELLE  and 
NELLIE,  and  reside  five  miles  southeast  of 
Pleasant  Plains,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. CORDELIA  E.,  born  May  23, 
1851,  married,  Oct.  31,  1871,  to  Wm.  H. 
Little.  See  his  name.  He  died  at  Chi- 
cago, Aug.  17,  1873,  from  an  accident  on 
the  Chicago  &  Alton  railroad,  the  night 
before.  EMMA  L.,  FANNIE  M.  and 
SALLIE  B.  reside  with  their  parents. 
JULIA  died  in  her  fourth  year.  E.  R. 
Pirkins  lived  in  Cartwright  township, 
three  and  one-half  miles  southwest  of 
Richland  station,  until  he  was  elected 
treasurer  of  Sangamon  county,  Oct.,  1873, 
for  two  years,  and  now — 1876 — resides  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

JOSEPH  B..  born  May  15,  1824,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Aug.  29, 
1849,  to  Melinda  A.  lies.  They  had  four 
children,  one  died  in  infancy.  The  other 
three — ANNIE  C.  P.  married,  October 
20,  1869,  to  William  E.  Morrison.  They 
had  one  child,  JAMES  DON,  and  Mrs.  Mor- 
rison died,  in  1874,  at  Morrison  ville, 
Christian  county,  Illinois.  JULIA  R. 
and  LOUISA  M.  reside  with  their  father. 
Mrs.  M.  A.  Pirkins  died,  Jan.  12,  1857, 
and  J.  B.  Pirkins  was  married  June  8, 
1864,  at  Nicholasville,  Ky.,  to  Ann  Mary 
Price,  who  was  born  Jan.  17,  1842,  in 
Woodford  county,  Ky.  They  had  three 
children,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy. 
JOSEPH  B.,  Jun.,  and  ROBERT  L. 
live  with  their  parents.  J.  B.  Pirkins  re- 
sides near  Woodside,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois.  He  was  a  member  of  Co.  A, 
4th  111.  Inf.,  and  served  one  year  in  the 
war  with  Mexico,  under  Col.  E.  D. 
Baker.  He  was  elected,  in  Nov.,  1858, 
sheriff  of  Sangamon  county,  for  two 
years,  and  was  President  of  the  Sanga- 
mon county  Agricultural  Society,  in 
1872.  He  was  the  first  President  of  the 
Society  as  now  organized. 


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571 


WILLIAM  F.,  born  Feb.  18,  1827, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married,  April  5, 
1860,  to  Mary  Say  re.  They  had  three 
children,  viz:  CLARENCE  F.,  the 
second  one,  died  in  his  second  year.  AN- 
NIE L.  and  JENNIE  E.  reside  with 
their  parents,  four  miles  northeast  of 
Richland  station,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

RACHEL  L.,  born  Jan.  7,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  March  9,  1853. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  Nov.  19,  1832, 
in  Sangamon  county,  went,  in  the  sum- 
mer of  1862,  to  California  and  Ore- 
gon, and  from  there  to  Idaho.  He  left 
Fort  Berthold,  on  the  Missouri  river,  for 
home,  with  about  twenty  others  in  a  boat, 
and  all  of  them  were  massacred  by  Sioux 
Indians,  below  that  Fort,  August  3, 
1863. 

JAMES  M.,  born  Sept.  5,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  unmarried,  Sept. 
27,  1869,  at  the  family  homestead. 

REBECCA  E.,  born  Jan.  24,  1840, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  15, 
1857,  to  William  H.  Wilton,  who  was 
born  March  31,  1827,  at  Carlisle,  Clinton 
county,  Illinois.  They  had  nine  children. 
ANNA  and  EMMA,  twins,  FRANK, 
NED  and  HARRY,  twins,  WILLIE, 
LIZZIE  and  ELLA.  They  reside  two 
and  one-half  miles  north  of  Richland  sta- 
tion, Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  on  the 
farm  where  her  father  settled  in  1820. 

Mrs.  Anna  Pirkins  died  Nov.  i,  1854, 
and  Mr.  Edward  Pirkins,  now  in  his  84th 
year,  resides  with  his  children,  principally 
at  the  farm  where  he  settled  in  1820. 

ROBERT  PIERCE,  the  father-in-law 
of  Edward  Pirkins,  was  an  early  settler 
of  Sangamon  county. 

Edward  Pirkins  remembers  that  when 
himself  and  his  father-in-law,  Mr.  Pierce, 
were  looking  at  the  country  they  were  at 
Island  Grove,  and  Mr.  Pierce  thought  it 
ought  to  be  called  lost  grove  because  there 
was  not  more  than  enough  timber  for  one 
family,  and  as  one  family  could  not  live 
alone,  it  would  be  lost.  They  went  to 
Richland  creek  because  there  was  more 
timber  there.  Claims  were  laid  to  it  all 
before  it  came  into  market,  and  when  it 
was  ready  for  entry  the  timber  land  was 
all  taken  very  soon.  It  had  been  a  source 
of  great  anxiety  because  there  were  no 
pre-emption  laws  to  protect,  the  settlers, 
and  they  felt  very  much  relieved  when 


they  had  generally  secured  their  homes. 
This  happiness  did  not  last  long,  for  they 
soon  began  to  worry  about  how  long  the 
timber  would  last.  Mr.  Pirkins  remem- 
bers meeting  four  or  five  t)f  his  neighbors 
when  the  timber  question  came  up.  He 
gave  it  as  his  opinion,  that  he  would  cut 
the  last  stick  of  his  timber  in  twenty 
years,  and  he  would  have  to  leave  the 
country.  One  man  who  had  read  some- 
thing about  "Peat"  or  turf,  tried  to  con- 
sole those  present  with  the  thought  that 
before  the  timber  was  exhausted  a  plan 
would  be  invented  to  break  the  prairie, 
and  they  could  dry  the  sod,  call  it  peat 
and  burn  it.  There  is  more  wood 
on  his  land  now  than  when  he  en- 
tered it. 

Edward  Pirkins  took  the  premium  of  a 
gold  headed  cane,  at  the  Sangamon  coun- 
ty Fair,  Sept.,  1875,  for  the  best  eques- 
trianism by  aged  gentlemen.  There 
were  eleven  entries,  all  over  sixty  years  of 
age.  Rev.  A.  Gross,  on  behalf  of  the 
society,  said:  "Mr.  Pirkins,  the  commit- 
tee chosen  by  the  Sangamon  county 
Fair,  consider  you  the  most  graceful  rider, 
and  on  behalf  of  the  Society,  I  present 
you  with  this  beautiful  cane,  to  which  we 
feel  you  are  justly  entitled." 

PLAIN,  DAVID  S.,  born  Feb. 
27,  1824,  near  Greenville,  Mechlenburg 
county,  Ky.  His  mother  died  when 
he  was  two  weeks  old,  and  in  1835  ^e 
was  brought  to  what  is  now  Auburn 
township,  by  Samuel  Short,  who  brought 
him  up.  David  S.  Plain  was  married 
Sept.  4,  1845,  to  Eliza  Roach,  who  was 
born  April  14,  1823,  in  Christian  county, 
Ky.  They  have  ten  children — 

EMILY  J.,  born  Feb.  9,  1847,  was 
married  Feb.  26,  1873,  to  W.  A.  Lowder- 
milk,  of  Auburn  township.  They  have 
one  child,  CHARLES  O.,  and  re'side  in 
Cass  county,  Missouri. 

MIRANDA,  born  June  12,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  was  married  May 
n,  1870,  to  Thomas  R.  Stroud.  They 
moved  to  the  vicinity  of  south  Carrolton, 
Ky.,  but  returned  August  16,  1875.  Thev 
have  two  children,  ELIZA  M.  and  ED- 
GAR L.,  and  reside  in  Auburn  township, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JESSE  S.,  born  Feb.  20,  1850,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Sept.  16, 
1873,  to  Fannie  Briant,  who  was  born  in 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OP 


McLean  county,  Ky.  They  live  in 
Mechlenburg  county,  Kv. 

SAMUEL  S.,  born  Dec.  17,  1851, 
was  married  Sept.  3,  1872,  to  Mattie  Jer- 
ingan.  They  live  in  Radford,  Christian 
county,  Illinois. 

AMERICA  R.,  born  Feb.  24,  1854, 
was  married  Dec.  24,  1873,  to  W.  C.  Mc- 
Glothlin,  who  was  born  in  Green  county, 
111.  They  reside  in  Auburn  township, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

DA  VI D  E.,  born  Nov.  20,  1855,  lives 
with  his  parents. 

CHARLES,  born  Oct.  i,  1857,  died 
Oct.  7,  1875. 

ELIZA   J.,  born  Nov.  5,  1859, 

MART  C.,  born  Dec.  26,  i86i,and 

MARGARET  M.,born  May  4,  1864, 
all  in  Sangamon  county,  and  the  unmar- 
ried children  reside  with  their  parents, 
five  miles  southeast  of  Auburn,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

PLANCK,  JACOB  C..  born 
Jan.  27,  1804,  in  Maryland,  went,  when  a 
boy,  to  Kentucky,  and  was  married  in 
Flemingsburg,  Fleming  county,  Ky., 
about  1826,  to  Mary  M.  Rogers,  who 
was  born  there,  April  4,  1806.  They 
moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  the  autumn 
of  1826,  where  they  had  nine  children, 
one  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  and  one 
aged  seven  years,  Of  the  other  seven — 

EMILT  R.,  born  Jan.,  1828,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  was  married  there,  Feb., 
1845,  t°  Benjamin  A.  Watson.  See  his 
name. 

E  ME  LINE,  born  Dec.  4,  1829,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  Dec.,  1848,  to 
Walter  Davis,  a  native  of  Richmond, 
Virginia.  They  had  four  children,  three 
of  whom  died  young.  Mr.  Davis  died 
Jan.  6.  1861,  and  Mrs.  Davis  died  Oct.  4, 
1863,  both  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  leaving 
one  child,  CLARA,  born  May  21,  1854. 
She  was  married  March  25,  1875,  to 
James  Hoyt,  a  native  of  Williamsburg, 
New  York.  They  live  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

yULIA  y.,  born  July  24,  1832,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there,  Oct.  6, 
1852,  to  Joseph  B.!  Fosselman,  who  was 
born  March  4,  1830,  in  Perry  county, 
Penn.  They  have  two  living  children, 
ANNA  M.  was  married  Feb.  23,  1876,  to 
Emery  Wolgamot.  See  his  name. 
EDWARD  lives  with  his  parents.  J.  B. 
Fosselman  came  to  Springfield  in  1850, 


and  being  an  experienced  druggist,  he  en- 
gaged in  that  business,  and  prosecuted  it 
for  ten  years,  when  he  changed  to  the 
wholesale  grocery  trade,  which  he  con- 
tinued thirteen  years.  He  is  now  in  the 
drug  business  in  Springfield,  111. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  Oct.  16,  1835,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there  in  1863,  to 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Robinson,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Abrams.  They  have  one 
child,  KATIE,  and  live  in  St.  Louis, 
Missouri. 

AMELIA  R,  born  May  25,  1839,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  Dec.  24,  1860, 
to  Alexander  R.  Dodds.  See  his  name. 
They  had  one  child,  EVA  MAY,  and 
Mr.  Dodds  died  Jan.,  1864.  Mrs.  Amelia 
R.  Dodds  and  her  daughter  live  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

CHARLES,  born  Dec.  10,  1842,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  Dec.  i,  1868,  to 
Mrs.  Hattie  Bailey,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Stevens,  a  native  of  Rochester,  New 
York.  They  live  in  Holland,  Ottawa 
county,  Michigan. 

MART  E.,  born  Sept.  13,  1849,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  there,  Feb.  18, 
1865,  to  James  Smith,  who  was  born 
May  20,  1841,  in  Vermont.  They  had 
one  child,  LILLIE  MAY,  and  Mr. 
Smith  died  No  v.,  1874,  in  Sandusky,  O. 
Mrs.  Smith  and  her  daughter  live  in  Hol- 
land, Ottawa  county,  Michigan. 

Mrs.  Mary  Planck  died  Jan.  14,  1867, 
and  Jacob  C.  Planck  died  August  3, 
1867,  both  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

PLUNKETT,  JOHN  H.,  was 
born  Oct.  3,  1782,  in  Cabarras  county, 
N.  C.  Elizabeth  Purviance  was  born 
March  17,  1785,  in  the  same  county.  They 
were  married  Feb.  19,  1804,  and  had 
seven  children  there.  The  family  then 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  May,  1823,  at  the  north  side  of  Rich- 
land  creek,  in  what  is  now  Cartwright 
township,  where,  two  children  were  born. 
Of  their  nine  children — 

NANCT,  born  June  15,  1806,  in 
North  Carolina,  married  Maxwell  Camp- 
bell. See  his  name. 

ROBERT  S.,  born  June  15,  1808,  in 
North  Carolina,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Nov.  5,  1829,  to  Ruth  Combs, 
who  was  born  in  Green  county,  Ky. 
They  had  six  living  children.  MAR- 
THA A.,  born  July  4,  1832,  married 
Wm.  Bumgardner,  and  both  died  in  Ef- 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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fingham  county,  leaving  five  children. 
ASA  W.,  born  April  3,  1834,  married 
Jan.  12,  1853,  to  Nancy  J.  Willis,  who 
was  born  July  21,  1831,  in  Kentucky. 
They  had  seven  children;  two  died  in  in- 
fancy, and  MARY  ETHEL  died  in  her 
ninth  year.  ROBERT  s.,  EMMA  j.,  JOHN 
w.  and  LILLIE  MAY  live  with  their  par- 
ents, near  Pleasant  Plains,  111.  JASON 
D.,  born  Jan.  i,  1836,  was  married  Mar. 
5,  1857,10  Catharine  Dunkel.  They  have 
four  living  children,  HARLEM  o.,  WIL- 
LIAM H.,  HATTIE  c.  and  RUTH  c.,  and 
live  four  miles  east  of  Pleasant  Plains, 
Sangamon  county,  111.  RICHARD  M., 
born  Dec.  13,  1838,  died  April  28,  1852. 
JOHN  N.,  born  Sept.  30,  1840,  enlisted 
on  the  first  call  for  seventy-five  thousand 
men,  April,  1861,  for  three  months,  in  Co. 
E,  7th  111.  Inf.,  and  served  full  term.  He 
enlisted  August  11,  1862,  in  Co.  F,  H4th 
111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  served  until  Oct. 
18,  1864,  when  he  was  discharged  on  ac- 
count of  physical  disability,  by  the  special 
order  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  on  the  per- 
sonal application  of  his  father,  who  was  a 
soldier  in  Capt.  Lincoln's  company,  in  the 
Black  Hawk  war.  John  N.  Plunkett 
was  married  August  24,  1865,  to  Mary 
C.  Sutton,  who  was  born  Oct.  22,  1843, 
They  have  four  children,  ITHA  E.,  MIN- 
NIE E.,  MELINDA  j  and  JOHN  c.,  and  live 
one  mile  west  of  Salisburv,  Sangamon 
county,  111.  REBECCA  J.,  born  Oct. 
15,  1841,  married  March  13,  1862,  to 
Amos  D.  Irwin.  See  his  name.  Mrs. 
Ruth  Plunkett  died  Feb.  23,  1844,  and 
Robert  S.  Plunkett  married  Anna  Alex- 
ander, who  died  without  children,  and  Mr. 
Plunkett  was  married  Nov.  n,  1850,  to 
Mrs.  Marilda  Gateley,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Hind.  They  have  two  children, 
LAURA  N.  and  RUTH  D.,  and  reside 
three  and  a  half  miles  east  of  Pleasant 
Plains,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

ELLEN  married  Zachariah  Wilbourn. 
They  had  six  children,  and  moved  to 
the  vicinity  of  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa,  where 
Mrs.  Wilbourn  died.  Her  children  are 
all  married,  and  live  in  Iowa.  Mr.  Wil- 
bourn resides  near  Mt.  Pleasant,  Henry 
county,  Iowa. 

ELIZABETH  MATILDA,  born 
in  Cabarras  county,  North  Carolina,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  William  C. 
Irwin.  See  his  name. 


JOHN  B.,  born  in  1818,  in  North 
Carolina,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  to  Mary  Conner.  They  have  six 
children.  Their  son,  WILLIAM,  is 
married  and  lives  two  and  a  half  miles 
south  of  Pleasant  Plains,  111.  John  B. 
Plunkett  and  family  moved  to  the  vicinity 
of  Edina,  Sullivan  county,  Missouri, 
where  they  now  reside. 

J  OSEPH  M..  born  Sept.  6,1820,  in 
North  Carolina,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Lucy  Cone.  He  died  May, 
1873,  in  Petersburg,  111.,  leaving  a  widow 
and  three  children. 

JAMES  Z.,  born  Sept.  16,  1822,  in 
North  Carolina,  married  June  15,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Martha  A.  King. 
They  had  five  children.  MARTHA  A., 
the  third  child,  died  in  infancy.  LUCET- 
TA  married  William  R.  Strode.  See 
his  name.  They  live  near  Bluff  City, 
Nodaway  county,  Mo.  JULIA  A.,  born 
March  5,  1852,  married  James  R,  Light- 
foot.  See  his  name.  They  moved  to 
the  vicinity  of  Marysville,  Nodaway 
county,  Mo.,  and  returned  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1876.  LUCY  E.  and  CHAR- 
LES live  with  their  parents,  near  Chink- 
apin Hill,  four  miles  northwest  of  Spring- 
field, 111.  James  L.  Plunkett  accompanied 
his  father  to  North  Carolina  in  1839  or 
40,  when  they  brought  with  them  his 
grandfather,  James  Plunkett. 

BENJAMIN  H.,  born  June  15, 
1825,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Eliza 
Cone,  had  eight  children,  and  he  died,  in 
Petersburg,  in  1868.  His  widow  married 
Thomas  Hobbs.  He  died,  and  she  lives 
near  Petersburg,  Illinois. 

SILAS  PINK  NET,  born  June  15, 
1828,  in  Sangamon  county,  married,  Feb. 
26,  1851,  in  Menard  county,  to  Salina 
Keltner,  who  was  born  May  14,  1833,  in 
Cass  county,  111.  They  have  four  living 
children,  CORNELIUS  A.,  JAMES 
H.,  EMMA  E.  and  NANCY  E.,  and 
live  three  miles  east  of  Pleasant  Plains, 
111.  It  is  on  the  farm  where  he  was 
born. 

John  H.  Plunkett  died  Feb.  13,  1849, 
and  his  widow  died  May  8,  1858,  and 
both  are  buried  in  Cartwright  township. 
He  was  the  eldest  son  of  James  Plunkett, 
who  was  born  Feb.  4,  1767,  and  his  wife, 
Agnes  Huston,  born  Sept.  19,  1765.  She 
died  in  North  Carolina,  Feb.  26.  1838, 
and  her  husband  came  to  Sangamon 


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EARL  T  SE  TTLERS 


county,  in  company  with  their  son,  John 
H.,  whose  name  heads  this  sketch,  on  his 
return  from  a  visit  to  North  Carolina. 
James  Plunkett  died  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, in  1841,  aged  seventy-three  years. 

POFFENBERGER,  CHRIS- 
TIAN, was  born  in  Washington  coun- 
ty, Md.,  and  was  there  married  to  Mary 
Brantner.  They  had  seven  children  in 
Maryland,  and  moved,  in  1826,  to  Frank- 
lin county,  near  Columbus,  O.,  where 
four  children  were  born.  The  family 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
Oct.,  1839,  in  Round  Prairie,  five  miles 
east  of  Springfield.  Of  their  children — 

LA  VINA,  born  in  Maryland,  died  in 
Ohio,  aged  fourteen  years. 

BARBARA,  and  a  twin  that  died  in 
infancy,  were  born  in  Maryland.  She 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Daniel 
Price.  They  have  two  children,  and  live 
in  Abingdon,  Iowa. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Oct.  16,  1817, 
in  Washington  county,  Md.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Feb.  9,  1841,10  Rachel 
Jones.  They  have  six  children  born  in 
Sangamon  county.  JOHN  A.,  born 
March  4,  1843,  married  Feb.  4,  1869,  to 
Mary  E.  Keys.  She  died  March  7,  1871, 
and  he  lives  with  his  parents.  DANIEL, 
born  July  19,  1846,  married  Jan.  4,  1870, 
to  Rebecca  J.  Matthews.  They  have  two 
children,  and  live  in  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship. MARY  E.,  born  July  30,  1848, 
lives  with  her  parents.  GEORGE  W., 
Jun.,  born  Feb.  15,  1852,  married  in  1874 
to  Belle  Fairchild,  daughter  of  Charles 
Fairchild.  See  his  name.  They  have 
one  child,  and  live  at  the  old  George 
Brunk  homestead,  in  the  northwest  cor- 
ner of  Cotton  Hill  township.  ELIZA 
A.,  born  April  i,  1854,  married  Sept.  4, 
1873,  to  Luther  Osborn  Meredith.  See 
his  name.  EDWIN,  born  May  22,  1857, 
lives  with  his  parents.  George  W.  Pof- 
fenberger  and  wife  reside  two  and  a  half 
miles  west  of  Rochester,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

SAMUEL,  born  in  1819,  in  Mary- 
land, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Louisa  Dockum,  moved  to  Iowa  in  1846, 
had  one  child,  and  Mrs.  P.  died.  He 
married  Hannah  Smith,  had  two  children, 
and  she  died.  Mr.  Poifenberger  is  mar- 
ried again,  and  resides  near  Winterset, 
Iowa. 


SARAH  A.,  born  August  20,  1821,  in 
Maryland,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Dec.  24,  1840,  to  Adam  Unclebee.  They 
had  two  children.  CHARLES  served 
three  years  in  the  3d  111.  Cav. ;  married 
Agnes  C.  Lake,  and  she  died  March  16, 
1871.  See  Lake  family.  Charles  Un- 
clebee is  married  again,  and  lives  in  Cot- 
ton Hill  township.  Adam  Unclebee  died 
March  20,  1842,  and  his  widow  married 
John  S.  Hillman.  See  his  name. 

EMANUEL,  born  and  died  in  Mary- 
land, aged  eleven  years. 

MART  A.,  born  in  Maryland,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Joseph  Price, 
have  a  large  family,  and  live  in  Missouri. 

JOHN,  born  in  Ohio,  raised  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  has  a  family,  and  lives  in 
Keokuk  county,  Iowa. 

JANE,  born  in  Ohio,  brought  up  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  in  Jeffer- 
son county,  Iowa,  to  John  Carson,  and 
lives  near  Winterset,  Iowa. 

WILLIAM  C.,  born  March  22,  1834, 
in  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  married  Oct.  29, 
1858,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Lucin- 
da  Safley.  They  have  five  children, 
GEORGE  W.,  MARY  ANN,  JOHN 
McC.,  MAY  and  WILLIAM  D.,  who 
live  with  their  parents  in  Springfield,  Illi- 
nois. 

ANDRE  W,  born  in  Ohio,  died,  aged 
ten  years,  in  Iowa. 

Christian  PofFenberger  moved  his  fam- 
ily to  Jefferson  county,  near  Fairfield, 
Iowa,  in  1846.  His  wife  died  Febru- 
ary, 1853,  and  he  died  October,  1857, 
aged  seventy-one  years.  They  both  died 
in  Iowa. 

POFFENBERGER,  WIL- 
LIAM, a  brother  to  Christian,  was 
born  in  Washington  county,  Md.,  mar- 
ried there  to  Elizabeth  Harris,  moved  to 
Ohio,  and  to  Sangamon  county,  with  his 
brother  in  1839.  Their  daughter — 

MA  TlLDA,vm&  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Archibald  Turner.  See  his 
name.  They  live  in  Springfield. 

ANDRE  W  J.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  enlisted  in  1864,  in  Co.  A,  i45th 
111.  Inf.,  for  one  hundred  days,  served  one 
hundred  and  sixty  days,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged.  He  was  married  Oct. 
2i/  1868,  to  Phebe  Robb.  They  have 
two  children,  WILLIAM  and  PAR- 
SETTA,  and  live  one  mile  west  of 


SANGAMON    COUNTY. 


575 


Breckenridge,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois.— 1874. 

POLEY,  JOSEPH,  was  born 
Feb.  i,  1802,  in  Logan  county,  Ky.  His 
father,  Charles  Poley,  or  Pouley,  was  a 
native  of  Paris,  France,  and  was  educated 
there  with  the  view  of  his  becoming  a 
preacher  in  the  Lutheran  church.  When 
he  came  to  America  he  abandoned  the 
ministry,  married,  moved  to  Logan  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  and  brought  up  a  family  there. 
He  then  moved  to  Muhlenburgh  county,  in 
the  same  State,  where  his  daughter,  Pau- 
line, married  John  Jacob  Rauch.  See  his 
name.  Joseph  Poley,  whose  name  heads 
this  sketch,  was  married  there,  Nov.  20, 
1825,  to  Hannah  Gossett,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the  fall 
of  1829  in  what  is  now  Auburn  township. 
They  had  four  children — 

ELISHA,  born  Sept.  20,  1826,  in 
Muhlenburgh  county,  Ky.,  and  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Sally  Shaver,  who 
died,  and  he  married  Mary  E.  Thrasher. 
They  moved  overland,  in  company  with 
his  brother-in-law,  Abram  Gamble,  arriv- 
ing with  their  families  in  Solano  county, 
California,  in  Sept.,  1860.  In  November, 
Mr.  Poley  and  Mr.  Gamble  rode  five 
miles  on  horseback,  without  saddles,  to 
vote  for  Abraham  Lincoln.  A  few  years 
later,  Mr.  Poley  moved  back  to  Auburn, 
Sangamon  county.  They  have  three 
children— JOSEPH  G.  and  ELBERT, 
born  in  California,  and  HARRY,  born  in 
Sangamon  county.  Elisha  Poley  is  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Poley  &  Butler, 
commission  merchants,  Chicago,  Illinois, 
and  now — August,  1876 — expects  to  'move 
his  family  there,  from  Auburn,  soon. 

NANCT  C.,  born  March  24,  1828,  in 
Muhlenburgh  county,  Ky.,  was  married  at 
the  homestead  in  Sangamon  county,  Oct. 
23,  1851,  to  Thomas  S.  Parks.  See  his 
name. 

LIZZIE  and  WILLIE  both  died 
young. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Poley  died  in  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  Joseph  Poley  was 
married,  Nov.  6,  1834,  in  the  same  county, 
to  Frances  Gates.  See  Gates  family. 
They  had  ten  children  in  Sangamon 
county. 

ALONZO  G.,  the  youngest,  died  in 
infancy. 

Of  the  other  nine — 


BENJAMIN F.,  born  Aug.  8,  1835, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married,  Dec.  30, 

1863,  to  Nancy  E.  Groves,  who  was  born 
April    i,    1843,  in   Macoupin  county,   111. 
They  have  three  living  children,  FLORA, 
ANSON   and    ORVILLE,    and    reside 
four  and   one-half  miles  southeast  of  Au- 
burn, Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

PETER  J.}  born  in  1836,  and  died 
Nov.  15,  1859. 

MART  C.,  born  May  5,  1838  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married,  June  4,  1857, 
to  Abram  Gamble,  who  was  born  Dec. 
25,  1825,  in  Carroll  county,  Ohio.  They 
have  three  living  children,  CHARLES 
E.,  FANNIE  L.  and  GEORGE  A.  In 
1859  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gamble  moved  to 
Kansas,  and  in  the  spring  of  1860  they 
were  joined  by  Elisha  Poley  with  his 
family  and  Benjamin  F.  Poley,  and  mov- 
ed overland  to  California.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Gamble  returned  to  Auburn  in  1866.  Not 
enjoying  good  health  here,  they  started, 
in  the  spring  of  1867,  and  crossed  the 
plains  to  California.  They  now — 1876 — 
reside  in  Napa  City,  Napa  county,  Cali- 
fornia. 

CAROLINE,  born  Dec.  16,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  March  9, 

1864,  to  B.  O.  Foster.     They  have   three 
children,    FLORENCE  P.,    CARRIE 
A.  and  FRANK  L.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fos- 
ter  lived   several  years,  in  California,  but 
now — 1876 — they  reside  in  Auburn,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

ISAAC  J.,  born  April  14,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Oct.  31, 

1865,  in   Adams   county,  Illinois,  to   Mary 
C.  Wolf,  a  native  of  that   county.     They 
had   four    children — LOR.ENA    died   in 
infancy.     LENA    A.,   GENEVRA  and 
LEWIS  ELMORE   live  with  their  pa- 
rents.    Isaac    J.     Poley    is  a    banker    in 
Auburn,   Sangamon   county,  Illinois,  and 
resides  there. 

MATILDA  F.,  born  Jan.  10,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married,  Nov.  20, 
1862,  to  G.  W.  Barnett.  They  have 
three  living  children,  ADAH  F.,  FRED- 
DIE C.  and  ARTHUR,  and  reside  near 
Carlinville,  Illinois. 

JOSEPH,  Jnn.,  born  May  13, 
1846,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married 
April  15,  1873,  at  Liberty,  Adams  county, 
Illinois,  to  Josephine  Collins,  who  was 
born  June  28,  1852,  in  that  county.  They 
have  one  child,  WILMER  M.,  and  reside 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


on  his  farm,  near  Auburn,  Illinois. 

LOUISA  E.,  born  July  4,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  April  i,  1868, 
to  J.  K.  Reeder,  and  reside  near  Auburn, 
Illinois. 

CHARLES  M.,  born  Nov.  30,  1850, 
in  Sangamon  county,  is  not  yet  married — 
August,  1876 — and  resides  with  his 
mother. 

Joseph  Poley  died  Aug.  17,  1866,  and 
his  widow,  Mrs.  Frances  Poley,  resides  at 
the  family  homestead,  two  and  a  half 
miles  southeast  of  Auburn,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois.  Joseph  Poley  acted  as 
justice  of  the  peace  for  many  years;  he 
was  a  man  whose  counsels  were  often 
sought  by  his  neighbors.  His  advice, 
when  followed,  always  led  to  the  settle- 
ment of  difficulties  without  litigation,  and 
in  a  peaceful  and  friendly  manner.  His 
five  sons  and  five  sons-in-law  are  all,  with 
perhaps  one  exception,  free  from  the  use 
of  tobacco,  and  all  avoid  intoxicating 
drinks.  Neither  of  them  was  ever 
charged  with  an  act  in  violation  of  law ; 
and  it  is  averred  by  one  of  the  sons-in- 
law,  that,  as  a  logical  sequence,  they  all 
invariably  vote  the  Republican  ticket. 

Mr.  Poley  brought  some  money  with 
him  to  the  county,  but  his  greatest  suc- 
cess was  after  coming  here.  He  left  his 
heirs  the  title  to  three  thousand  acres 
of  land,  two  thousand  five  hundred  of  it 
was  in  one  body. 

POLLOCK,  THOMAS,  born 
April  15,  1812,  near  Brownsville,  Penn. 
He  came  to  Sangamon  county  about 
1837,  an(l  was  one  °f  the  engineering 
corps  that  surveyed  and  located  the 
Northern  Cross  railroad,  now  the  Toledo, 
Wabash  and  Western  railroad.  He  was 
married  Dec.  5,  1839,  to  Elizabeth  A. 
Foutch.  They  had  ten  children  in  San- 
gamon county,  three  of  whom  died  under 
seven  years — 

THOMAS,  Jun.,  born  Sept.  22, 
1840,  in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  Aug. 
12,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  A,  io6th 
111.  Inf.  He  was  appointed  Corporal, 
promoted  to  Orderly  Sergeant,  2d  Lieuten- 
ant, and  was  commissioned  ist  Lieuten- 
ant on  his  birth  day,  in  1864.  He  served 
to  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and  was  hon- 
orably discharged,  August,  1865.  He  re- 
sides with  his  mother,  (1876),  near  Ber- 
lin, Illinois. 


SARAH  J.,  born  Sept.  17,  1847,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  i,  1865, to 
James  H.  Malyon,  who  was  born  in  1840  in 
London,  England.  He  was  a  bugler  in 
the  British  army,  at  the  siege  of  Sevas- 
topal,  Russia,  in  1854,  came  to  Amer- 
ica soon  after,  and  to  Sangamon 
county  in  the  fall  of  1857.  He  enlisted 
August  12,  1861,  at  Springfield,  in  Co. 
D,  26th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years.  Re-en- 
listed as  a  veteran,  Jan.,  1864,  served  to 
the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged  at  Springfield,  July, 
1865.  They  have  four  children,  LIZ- 
LIE  J.,  KITTIE  F.,  HARRY  D.  and 
an  infant,  and  live  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 
-1873. 

HUGH,  JOHN  W.  and  HENRT T. 
live  with  their  mother. 

Thomas  Pollock  died  Oct.  15,  1867,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow  resides 
three  miles  west  of  Berlin,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

POND,  BILLIOUS,  was  born 
June  26,  1781,  in  Northbury,  now  Ply- 
mouth, Litchfield  county,  Conn.  Rhoda 
Orton  was  born  in  the  same  county, 
April  17,  1786.  They  were  married  Oct. 
1,1,  1801,  in  Niagara  county,  N.  Y.,  and 
had  nine  children  there.  A  colony  left 
Potsdam,  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y., 
and  by  previous  arrangement,  through 
the  agency  of  Mr.  Timothy  Turner,  Mr. 
Pond  joined  the  colony  at  Oswego,  and 
acted  as  its  pastor  or  minister.  They  ar- 
rived Nov.  26,  1832,  at  old  Sangamo 
town,  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  and 
the  next  spring  all  moved  to  the  vicinity 
of  the  present  Farmingdale  station.  Mr. 
Pond  preached  during  the  winter  of  1833 
and  '4,  near  Carrolton,  Greene  county, 
and  in  the  spring  of  1834  returned  to  his 
family  at  Camden,  N.  Y.  He  moved  his 
family,  bringing  all  his  living  children, 
and  arrived  July  27,  1837,  a^  w^at  is  now 
Farmingdale,  Sangamon  county.  Of 
their  children — 

AMANDA,  born,  married  and  died  in 
New  York. 

MAR  VI N  B.,  born  Nov.  3,  1807,  in 
New  York,  married  there  twice,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1837,  and  in  1839 
moved  to  Menard,  and  from  there  to 
Mason  county,  where  he  died  in  Ju.y, 
1871,  leaving  a  family.  His  widow's 
maiden  name  was  Jane  Beerup.  She 
lives  in  Havana,  111. 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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RHODA,  born  August  17,  1810,  and 
married  April  12,  1829,  in  Camden,  N.  Y., 
to  Truman  M.  Catlin,  and  reside  one 
mile  north  of  Farmingdale. 

ADALINE,  born  August,  1813,  in 
New  York,  died  in  Sangamon  county  in 
1838. 

SAMUEL  S.,  born  August  9,  1816, 
in  New  York,  married  Emily  Dufer,  and 
she  died,  leaving  three  children.  He  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Hester  Durrell,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Moore.  They  have  three  liv- 
ing children,  and  reside  near  Greenview, 
Menard  county. 

FRANCIS  X.,  born  March  17,  1819, 
in  New  York,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
with  his  parents,  married  in  Galesburg, 
111.  They  have  no  living  children,  and 
reside  near  Greenview,  Menard  county. 

DA  VID  B.,  born  July  5,  1822,  in 
New  York,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
March  25,  1845,  to  Susan  Moore.  They 
had  five  children.— FRANCIS  A.  fell 
from  a  fence  and  broke  his  neck,  in  his 
third  year.  Two  died  in  infancy.  TRY- 
PHENA  S.  lives  with  her  father. 
JOHN  E.,  born  August  4,  1851,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Nov.  5,  1874,  to 
Alice  Buchanan.  They  have  one  child, 
NELLIE  E.,  and  live  at  Greenview,  Me- 
nard county,  Illinois.  Mrs.  Susan  Pond 
died  March  10,  1855,  and  David  B. 
Pond  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Watson, 
who  was  born  Jan.  i,  1833,  in  Erie 
county,  N.  Y.  They  reside  adjoining 
Farmingdale,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
on  the  east. 

ANN  />.,  born  May  24,  1825,  in  N. 
Y.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to  John 
Burris,  have  two  children,  and  live  near 
Fredonia,  Kansas. 

HANNAH  S.,  born  April  23,  1829, 
in  New  York,  married  Melvin  Cushion, 
and  died,  without  children. 

Mrs.  Rhoda  Pond  died  Oct.  8,  1838, 
and  Rev.  Billious  Pond  was  married,  Oct., 
1839,  to  Mrs.  Melissa  Moore,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Northrope.  They  had 
one  living  child — 

HENRY  S.,  born  Aug.  16,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  went  to  Montana  Ter- 
ritory, in  1862,  and  was  married  there  to 
Delia  Kirkpatrick.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, MARY  and  MAURICE  E.,  and 
reside  in  Bannock  City,  Motana. 

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Rev.  Billious  Pond  died  Dec.  8,  1874, 
and  his  widow  resides  at  Farmingdale, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

POOR,  EVAN,  was  married  in 
Tennessee  to  Mahala  Enochs,  a  native  of 
that  State.  They  had  one  child  in  Ten- 
nessee, and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1829  at  Spring- 
field. One  child  was  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  Mrs.  Mahala  Poor  died. 
Evan  Poor  was  married  to  Mary  Moris. 
They  had  one  child.  Of  his  three  child- 
ren— 

WILLIAM,  born  Nov.  28,  1827,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
July  13,  1848,  to  Elizabeth  C.  Smith. 
They  had  six  children— JAMES  MADI- 
SON, born  April  21,  1849,  was  killed 
Nov.  1 6,  1862,  by  a  horse  that  he  was  rid- 
ing, falling  on  and  crushing  him.  MARY 
C.,  born  Sept.  18,  1852,  married  April  20, 
1871,  to  William  Curtwright,  have  one 
child,  WILLIAM  s.,  and  live  near  Curran, 
Illinois.  MARTHA  J.  lives  with  her 
parents.  MELISSA  A.  died,  March  25, 
1871,  in  her  tenth  year.  JOHN  CAR- 
ROLL and  THOMAS  M.  reside  with 
their  parents,  one  mile  north  of  Curran, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
•  JAMES  A.,  born  Feb.  8,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  March  12, 
1857,  to  Sarah  A.  Smith.  They  had 
three  children,  ELLIS  A.,  WILLIAM 
R.  and  EMMA  M.  James  A.  Poor  died 
Nov.  12,  1867.  His  widow  married,  Dec. 
24,  1868,  to  James  McCausland,  and  live 
one  mile  north  of  Curran,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

MARGARET  C.,  born  in  Spring- 
field, died  at  sixteen  years  of  age,  in 
Iowa. 

Evan  Poor  died  in  Springfield,  in  1834. 
Mrs.  Mary  Poor,  after  living  a  widow 
twenty-seven  years,  married  Rev.  Mr. 
Lynn,  a  Presbytei'ian  minister,  and  re- 
sides near  Glasgow,  Jefferson  county, 
Iowa — 1874. 

PORTER,  JOSIAH,  was  born 
April  10,  1802,  in  Chester  District,  South 
Carolina.  Mr.  Porter  attended  Bourbon 
Academy  and  Centre  College,  Ky.,  and 
completed  his  literary  course  by  gradua- 
ting at  the  Indiana  State  University,  at 
Bloomington,  in  Sept.,  1832.  He  receiv- 
ed his  theological  education  at  Lane  Sem- 
inary, Cincinnati,  and  was  licensed  to 
preach,  by  Shiloh  Presbytery,  at  Mur« 


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freesboro,  Tenn.,  Oct.  3,  1835.  After  a 
few  months'  missionary  labor,  in  Tennes- 
see, he  came  to  Chatham,  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  Oct.  i,  1836.  After 
spending  one  year  with  the  Chatham  and 
Sugar  Creek  churches,  he  went  within 
the  bounds  of  Crawfordsville  Presbytery, 
and  was  ordained  by  that  Presbytery,  at 
Waveland,  in  Api'il,  1838.  In  Nov., 
1838,  he  took  charge  of  the  church  at 
Wayneville,  Dewitt  county,  111.,  and  sol- 
emnized the  first  marriage  in  that  county. 
In  the  spring  of  1845  ^e  returned  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  acted  as  colporteur,  until 
Jan.  i,  1846,  when  he  entered  upon  the  mis- 
sionary work  of  supplying  the  vacant 
churches  of  Illinois  Presbytery,  which  was 
then  New  School.  In  the  fall  of  1846  he 
became  stated  supply  to  Winchester  Pres- 
byterian church.  In  the  spring  of  1849  he 
took  charge  of  the  Presbyterian  church  at 
Chatham,  and  this  has  been  his  home  to 
the  present  time.  In  1851  he  took  charge 
of  the  Spring  creek  Presbyterian  church, 
for  two  years,  and  served  the  church  at 
Virden  one  year.  He  is  now  without 
charge — 1874. 

Rev.  Josiah  Porter  was  married  at 
Chatham,  July  18,  1837,  to  Martha  W. 
Thornton.  They  have  two  children — 

MART  L.  and 

MARTHA  A.  They  both  reside 
with  their  parents,  on  a  farm  adjoining 
Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  111.,  on  the 
west.  For  Mr.  Porter's  recollection  of 
events  connected  with  the  "  sudden 
change,"  see  page  66. 

POTTLE,  JEREMIAH,  was 
born  about  1800,  near  Camden,  Knox 
county,  or  Waldo,  Waldo  county,  Maine. 
When  he  was  twelve  years  old  his  pa- 
rents moved  to  Bracken  county,  Ky. 
Martha  McDaniel  was  born  Oct.  13, 
1794,  near  Stroude  station,  Clark  county, 
Ky.  They  were  married  April  2,  1828, 
in  Bracken  county,  Ky.,  and  had  four 
children  there.  They  then  moved  to 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  where  one  child  was 
born,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1836,  at 
Buffalo  Hart  Grove,  where  one  child  was 
born.  Of  their  six  children — 

JONATHAN,  born  Feb.  6,  1829,  in 
Kentucky,  died  August  29,  1866,  in  San- 
gamon county. 

ELIZABETH,  born  May  13,  1830, 
is  unmarried,  and  lives  with  her  mother, 


JAMES  H.,  born    Nov.    13, 
unmarried,  and  resides  with  his  mother. 

DANIEL,  born  April  12,  1834,  in 
Bracken  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  Feb.  23,  1859,  to 
Mary  E.  Jones.  They  had  four  children, 
JEREMIAH  and  HOMER  died  young. 
LAURA  and  STROTHER  live  with 
their  father.  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Pottle  died  Jan. 
24,  1868,  and  Daniel  Pottle  was  married 
Nov.,  1874,  to  Sarah  E.  Ford,  and  re- 
side three  miles  east  of  Buffalo  Hart 
Station.  Daniel  Pottle  served  in  Co.  I, 
9th  111.  Cav.,  from  Feb.,  1865  to  Nov.  18, 
1865,  when  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. 

JOSEPH,  born  July  3,  1836,  in  In- 
dianapolis, Ind.,  died  Nov.  18,  1868,  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

ABNER,  born  Oct.  15,  1842,  in  San- 
gamon county,  is  a  school  teacher,  and 
lives  with  his  mother. 

Jeremiah  Pottle  died  August  9,  1861, 
and  his  widow  lives  three  miles  east  of 
Buffalo  Hart  Station,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois — 1784. 

POWER,  GEORGE,  was  born 
Feb.  18,  1798,  in  Fayette  county,  Ky. 
His  father  was  born  in  Virginia,  and  had 
spent  some  time  in  North  Carolina  before 
he  went  to  Kentucky.  When  George 
was  about  ten  years  old,  his  parents  mov- 
ed to  Bath  county.  He  was  there  mar- 
ried, Feb.  10,  1820,  to  Nancy  Wilcockson. 
They  had  one  child  in  Bath  county,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1821, -in  what  is  now  Fancy 
Creek  township,  where  one  child  was 
born.  Of  their  two  children — 

WILLIAM  £>.,  born  May  2,  1821,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  brought  by  his  parents 
to  Sangamon  county  the  same  year,  and 
was  married,  Jan.  6,  1843,  to  Nancy  J. 
Barnett.  They  had  five  children,  name- 
ly: ARMINTA  L.,  born  Oct.  8,  1843, 
married,  March  3,  1869,  to  Joel  Dalbey, 
who  was  born  August  28,  1829,  in  Picka- 
way  county,  Ohio.  They  had  one  child, 
JENNIE  EMELINE.  She  died  in  the 
spring  of  1875,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Dalbey  live  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 
JAMES  L.,  born  May  4,  1847,  died 
in  infancy.  GEORGE  D.,  born  May 
14,  1851,  married,  Oct.  25,  1871,10  Eliza  J. 
Dunlap.  They  have  one  child,  WILLIAM 
D.,  Jun.,  and  live  near  Cantrall,  Illinois. 
MARY  E.  and  WILLIAM  E.  live  with 


SANG  AM  ON   COUNTY. 


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their  mother.  William  D.  Power  was 
elected  County  Judge  in  1857,  re-elected 
in  1861,  served  until  March  2,  1863,  when 
he  died  in  office.  His  widow  and  child- 
ren reside  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

JAMES  E.,  born  Dec.  i,  1824,  in 
Sangamon  county,  is  unmarried,  and  re- 
sides with  his  parents,  near  Cantrall,  Illi- 
nois. 

George  Power  and  his  wife  now — 1876 
— reside  near  Cantrall,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  where  he  settled  in  1821.  He 
has  held  civil  and  military  offices, 
among  which  are  the  following:  Com- 
mission from  Governor  Ninian  Edwards, 
dated  Sept.  15,  1827,  as  Major  of  the 
25th  Reg.  Illinois  Inf.,  under  the  old 
military  laws.  He  was  commissioned, 
June  4,  1831,  by  Gov.  Reynolds,  as  2nd 
Lieut,  of  a  company  of  mounted  volun- 
teers, in  the  Black  Hawk  war.  He  has 
an  old  commission  as  justice  of  the  peace, 
from  Gov.  Edwards,  dated  July  25,  1828. 
For  the  same  office  from  Gov.  Reynolds, 
Sept.  3,  1831.  From  Gov.  Joseph  Dun- 
can, Aug.  27,  1835.  From  Gov.  Thomas 
Carlin,  Aug.  27,  1839.  From  Gov.  Thos. 
Ford,  Aug.  14,  1843;  the  whole  covering 
a  period  of  nineteen  years,  as  justice  of 
the  peace.  He  built  the  first  frame  house 
in  Sangamon  county  north  of  the  Sanga- 
mon river.  He  commenced  business  in 
Sangamon  county  with  a  total  cash  capi- 
tal of  five  dollars.  He  has  now  a  stock 
farm  in  one  body  of  two  thousand  acres. 
His  family  vault  cost  five  thousand  dollars, 
is  situated  on  the  farm  where  he  resides. 
It  was  built  soon  after  the  death  of  his 
son,  Judge  William  D.  Power.  His  re- 
mains were  the  first  placed  in  it. 

POWELL,  ABEL,  was  born 
June  28,  1785,  in  Virginia.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Bath  county,  Ky.,  Sept.  13,  1806, 
to  Dorothy  Mitts.  They  emigrated  to 
Pickaway  county,  Ohio,  where  two  chil- 
dren were  born,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  June  27,  1828,  in 
what  is  now  Fancy  Creek  township.  Of 
his  two  children — 

HIRAM,  born  June  22,  1807,  married 
Lucy  L.  Willcoxon. 

MAHALA,  born  April  5,  1809,  mar- 
ried A.  J.  Hornback. 

JAMES  M.  LEVEL,  came  with 
Mr.  Powell  to  Sangamon  county.  See 
his  name. 


Abel  Powell  died  March  8,  1836.  His 
widow  died  Feb.  7,  1858,  both  on  the 
farm  where  they  settled  in  1828,  near 
Cantrall,  Illinois. 

PRENTICE.— The  Prentice  fam- 
ily in  Illinois  descended  from  Thomas 
Prentice  and  Grace,  his  wife,  who  came 
from  England  in  1648.  There  is  a  tradi- 
tion in  the  family  that  he  served  in  the 
army  of  the  Commonwealth,  and  was  one 
of  Oliver  Cromwell's  Life  Guard.  How- 
ever that  may  be,  soon  after  he  came  to 
this  country,  "in  1656,  he  was  chosen 
Lieutenant  of  a  troop  of  horse,  and 
chosen  Captain  in  1662."  The  brilliant 
exploits  of  the  "old  trooper"  are  fully 
recorded  in  Hubbard's  history  of  the 
early  Indian  wars.  He  settled  in  New- 
ton, Massachusetts,  and  died  there  in 
1709.  The  stone  is  still  there  which 
marks  his  grave,  and  bears  the  following 
inscription :  "  Here  lies  ye  body  of  Capt. 
Thomas  Prentice,  dec'd  July  ye  7th,  1709, 
in  ye  89th  year  of  his  age."  His  death 
was  caused  by  a  fall  from  his  horse, 
while  returning  from  church  on  Sunday. 
Capt.  Thomas  Prentice  and  his  wife, 
Grace,  had  eight  children,  one  of  whom 
was  Thomas  Prentice,  Jun.,  who  was 
born  in  Newton,  Mass.,  Nov.  n,  1649, 
and  who  married  Sarah  Stanton,  Jan.  i, 
1675.  They  had  four  children,  one  of 
whom  was  Samuel,  who  was  born  in 
1680.  He  married  Esther  Hammond,  and 
in  1709  moved  to  Stonington,  Conn. 
They  had  nine  children,  one  of  whom 
was  Saumel  Prentice,  jun.,  who  was 
born  Nov.  25,  1702.  He  married  Abi- 
gail   .  They  had  thirteen  children, 

one  of  whom  was  Amos,  who  was  born 
April  24,  1748,  and  who  married  Anna 
Owen.  He  was  a  physician,  and  was  for 
some  time  Surgeon  in  the  Revolutionary 
army.  He  resided  in  New  London,  Conn., 
at  the  time  that  town  was  burned  by  the 
traitor,  Arnold,  and  lost  his  residence, 
drug  store,  and  very  near  all  he  had,  by 
that  act  of  vandalism.  After  the  close  of 
the  war  he  removed  to  Milltown,  on  the 
Susquehanna  river,  near  the  spot  where  the 
little  city  of  Waverly,  N.  Y.,  now  stands, 
and  died  there,  July  19,  1805.  Dr.  Amos 
Prentice  and  his  wife,  Anna,  had  five 
children,  one  of  whom  was  John  Owen 
Prentice,  who  was  born  in  Groton,  Conn. 
Dec.  25,  1776.  He  married  Rachel 
Swain  in  1799,  emigrated  to  St.  Clair 


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county,  111.,  in  1816,  and  died  at  his  resi- 
dence, at  Cold  Spring,  Shelby  county, 
Jan.  I,  1838,  leaving  seven  children.  The 
following  are  their  names,  with  the  dates 
of  birth:  Charles,  born  in  iSoo;  Owen, 
in  1802;  Amos,  in  1804;  Harriet,  in  1809; 
Julia,  in  1814;  William  Swain,  in  1819; 
and  James  B.,  in  1821.  We  will  continue 
the  history  of  but  one  member  of  this 
family : — 

PRENTICE,  WILLIAM 
SVv^AIN,  was  born  May  21,  1819,  in 
St.  Clair  county,  Illinois,  moved  with  his 
father  to  Hillsboro,  in  1827,  and  in  1829 
to  Shelby  county,  both  in  the  same  State. 
In  1836  he  was  employed  by  his  brother, 
Col.  Charles  Prentice,  who  was  Register 
of  the  Land  Office  at  Vandalia.  After 
the  death  of  his  brother  Charles,  in  1837, 
he  was  employed  as  chief  clerk  in  the 
office  of  the  Auditor  of  Public  Accounts, 
and  removed  with  the  seat  of  govern- 
ment of  the  State  of  111.,  from  Vandalia 
to  Springfield,  in  1839.  Wm.  S.  Prentice 
was  married  in  1842,  in  Springfield,  to 
Martha  A.  Wash,  sister  to  Milton  H. 
Wash.  See  his  name.  She  was  born 
Jan.  8,  1823,  near  Rnsselville,  Logan 
county,  Ky.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Prentice  had 
six  children,  namely — 

OWEN  D.,  born  Sept.  21,  1844,  at 
Cold  Spring,  Shelby  county  ^  111.,  and 
raised  principally  in  Springfield. 

ELLEN,  born  March  25,  1848,  in 
Shelbyville,  111.,  was  married  May  6, 
1868,  in  Springfield,  to  Albert  E.  Pep- 
pers. They  have  two  children,  LULA 
and  ALBERT  PRENTICE,  and  re- 
side in  Detroit,  Michigan. 

HIRAM  B.,  born  May  21,  1853,  in 
Paris,  111.,  is  now — 1876 — clerk  in  the 
United  States  Pension  Office,  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

LAURA,  born  May  19,  1858,  in 
Springfield,  resides  with  her  parents. 

WILLIAM  C.,  born  June  18,  1863, 
died  Jan.  3,  1869. 

LIZZIE  M.,  born  Sept.  5,  1866,  in 
Springfield,  lives  with  her  parents. 

In  1849  Wm.  S.  Prentice  entered  the 
ministry,  in  connection  with  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church.  He  spent  two  years 
preaching  at  Paris,  two  years  at  Danville, 
two  years  at  Carlinville,  one  year  at 
Quincy,  and  one  year  at  Jacksonville,  all 
in  Illinois.  In  the  autumn  of  1857  he 
was  appointed  Presiding  Elder  of  Spring- 


field District,  where  he  served  one  term 
of  four  years.  He  was  then  four  years 
Presiding  Elder  of  Jacksonville  District, 
three  years  pastor  of  the  Second  M.  E. 
church  of  Springfield,  and  again  four 
years  as  Presiding  Elder  of  Springfield 
District.  He  is  now — 1876  —  near  the 
close  of  a  four  years  term  as  Presiding 
Elder  of  the  Decatur  District.  Rev.  Mr. 
Prentice  was  a  delegate  from  Central  Illi- 
nois Conference  to  the  General  Conference 
of  the  M.  E.  church,  which  convened. in 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  in  1860.  He  was  again  a 
delegate  to  the  General  Conference  that 
assembled  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  in  May, 
1872;  also  to  the  General  Conference  at 
Baltimore,  Md.,  in  May,  1876.  He  re- 
ceived the  honorary  degree  of  D.  D.  from 
the  Illinois  Wesleyan  University,  in 
Bloomington,  June,  1876. 

From  the  time  Rev.  Wm.  S.  Prentice 
became  Presiding  Elder  in  1857,  his  home 
has  been,  and  is  now,  in  the  city  of  Spring- 
field, Illinois. — August,  1876. 

PRESTON,  EBENEZER, 
was  born  in  1786,  in  Cape  May  county, 
N.  J.  Mahala  Tomlin  was  born  April  7, 
1789,  in  the  same  county.  They  were 
there  married,  about  1809,  and  had  nine 
living  children  in  New  Jersey.  The  fam- 
ily moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  ar- 
riving Oct.  1 6,  1839,  on  Richland  creek. 
Of  their  nine  children — 

RICHARD  was  a  navigator,  never 
married,  and  little  is  known  of  him  since 
the  family  came  west. 

DA  VID  married  Amelia  Corson  in 
New  Jersey,  came  to  Sangamon  county, 
raised  a  family,  and  moved  to  Carroll 
county,  Missouri. 

EBENEZER,  Jun.,  born  May  14, 
1821,  in  New  Jersey,  married  February 
15,  1849,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Catha- 
rine Greene,  who  was  born  September  22, 
1827,  in  Greene  county,  111.  They  have 
two  living  children — ALMEDA  married 
Robert  Corson,  have  two  children,  MIN- 
NIE B.  and  CYNTHIA  c.,  and  live  in  Cart- 
wright  township.  JULIA  A.  lives  with 
her  parents,  three  miles  northwest  of 
Pleasant  Plains,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois.— 1874. 

E  L  1  Z  A  B  E  TH  married  David 
Wright.  He  died,  Oct.,  1870,  leaving  a 
widow  and  four  children,  five  miles  north 
of  Illiopolis,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 


SAfrGAMON  COUNtTf. 


58. 


WILLIAM,  born  July  26,  1827,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Margaret 
Hatch,  have  seven  children,  and  live  in 
Mason  countv,  Illinois. 

•SARAH  married  Hay  thorn  Tomlin, 
have  five  children,  and  live  in  Mason 
county,  Illinois. 

ROBERT  married  Marv  Henderson, 
have  three  children,  and  live  in  Mason 
county,  Illinois. 

LTD  I  A  married  Jeremiah  Corson, 
have  two  children,  and  lives  in  Mason 
county,  Illinois. 

OTHNEIL  died,  in  1855,  in  Mason 
county,  aged  eighteen  years. 

Ebenezer  Preston  died  May  10,  1849, 
and  his  widow  died  Feb.  17,  1872,  he  in 
Sangamon,  and  she  in  Mason  connty,  Illi- 
nois. 

PRICKETT,  DAVID,  was 
born  Sept.  21,  1800,  in  Franklin  county, 
Georgia,  and  came  to  Edwardsville, 
Madison  county,  111.,  in  1816.  He  gradu- 
ated in  the  law  department  of  Transyl- 
vania University,  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  in 
his  twenty-first  year,  and  was  admitted  to 
practice  at  Edwardsville,  Nov.  15,  1821. 
He  was  Judge  of  the  probate  court  of 
Madison  county,  and  in  1826  was  elected 
to  the  General  Assembly  of  Illinois,  at 
Vandalia.  In  1831  he  was  aid-de-camp 
to  Gen.  John  D.  Whitesides,  iu  the  Black 
Hawk  war.  David  Prickett  was  married 
Jan.  24,  1834,  at  Tremont,  Tazewell 
county,  111.,  to  Charlotte  G.  Griffith, 
who  was  born  May  9,  1806,  in  Chester 
county,  Penn.  She  was  a  sister  to  Mrs. 
Hannah  G.  Opkycke,  and  daughter  of 
Dr.  Thomas  Griffith,  of  Tremont,  who 
was  formerly  of  Pennsylvania.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Prickett  moved  to  Springfield,  111., 
in  1835.  They  had  five  children,  all 
born  in  Springfield.  Susan,  the  youngest, 
died  in  infancy.  Of  the  other  four — 

CHRISTINA  G.,  resides  in  Spring- 
field, with  her  mother. 

THOMAS  G.y  born  in  Springfield, 
was  elected  city  attorney  three  times,  was 
elected  alderman  from  the  third  ward,  is 
now — 1876 — a  member  of  the  city  council, 
is  a  practicing  lawyer,  and  resides  with 
his  mother  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

GIBSON  R.  and  HANNAH  O. 
live  with  their  mother. 

David  Prickett  died  March,  1847,  and 
Mrs.  Charlotte  G.  Prickett  resides  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 


Hon.  David  Prickett  was  the  first  re- 
porter to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois, 
having  been  appointed  to  that  office  as 
soon  as  it  was  created.  He  was  elected, 
by  the  General  Assembly,  State's  Attor- 
ney for  the  judicial  circuit  of  Illinois  in 
1837.  In  1840  he  was  Treasurer  of  the 
Board  of  Commissioners  of  the  Illinois 
and  Michigan  Canal.  In  1842  he  was 
appointed  a  director  of  the  State  Bank  of 
Illinois,  on  behalf  of  the  State.  He  was 
assistant  clerk  of  the  House  of  Represen- 
tatives of  Illinois  at  the  time  of  his  death. 
He  was  a  man  whose  integrity  was  above 
suspicion,  very  genial,  rich  in  anecdote, 
addicted  to  witticisms,  frequently  pointing 
them  against  himself.  Every  public  man 
of  Illinois  knew  him  to  speak  kindly  of  him. 

PRIEST,  JOHN  W.,  was  born 
Oct.  1 8,  1809,  in  Pomfret,  Windsor  coun- 
ty, Vermont.  He  was  taken,  in  1816,  by 
his  parents,  to  Parishville,  St.  Lawrence 
county,  N.  Y.,  where  he  was  married, 
Aug.  27,  1835,  to  Alice  Wakefield.  They 
moved  at  once  to  Montgomery,  Alabama, 
and  in  the  fall  of  1836  to  Columbus, 
Miss.,  where  he  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture and  sale  of  tin  ware.  Mrs.  Priest 
died  there,  May  14, 1840,  leaving  one  child  : 

FRANKLIN  G.,  who  died  in  his 
fourth  year. 

Mr.  Priest  came  to  Springfield,  Illinois, 
in  June,  1840,  and  was  married,  March  30, 
1845,  to  Lucinda  M.,  daughter  of  Caleb 
Stafford,  of  Rochester,  111.  They  had 
four  children,  two  of  whom  died  young — 

OLIVE  L.,  born  in  Springfield,  mar- 
ried, in  1867,  to  George  C.  Latham.  Sec 
his  name. 

MART  E.,  resides  with  her  father. 

Mrs.  Lucinda  M.  Priest  died  Sept.  10, 
1851,  and  John  W.  Priest  was  married, 
Sept.,  1853,10  Catharine  Wright,  a  native 
of  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.  She  died 
July  9, 1875. 

Hon.  John  W.  Priest  was  elected  eight 
successive  years,  alderman  of  the  city, 
was  several  years  President  of  the  city 
School  Board,  and  is  now  President  of 
the  Board  of  Water  Works  Commission- 
ers. He  was  elected  Mayor  of  Spring- 
field for  three  successive  years,  1856,  '57 
and  '58,  and  again  in  1870.  He  is  now 
keeping  a  stove  and  tin  ware  store,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

PRIMM,  JOHN,  was  born  July 
25,  1780,  in  Stafford  county,  Va.  When 


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a  young  man  he  went  to  what  became 
St.  Clair  county,  111.,  and  was  there  mar- 
ried, Oct.  10,  1809,  to  Ruth  Cox,  who  was 
born  March  9,  1783,  in  Delaware,  and 
came  to  Monroe  county,  111.,  with  her 
parents  in  1808.  They  had  five  children 
in  Monroe  county,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  arriving  May  I,  1820,  in 
what  is  now  Fancy  Creek  township, 
where  two  children  were  born.  Of  their 
seven  children — 

ELIZABETH,  born  Oct.  14,  1810, 
married  in  1828,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Christopher  Hussey.  See  his  name.  He 
died,  and  she  married  Wm.  B.  Preston. 
They  had  six  children.  Mr.  Preston  died, 
and  the  widow  married  Lyman  Olds.  She 
died  in  Middletown,  Logan  county,  in 
1869  or  '70. 

MART,  born  Sept.,  1812,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Nov.  30,  1829,  to  Isaac 
Preston.  They  had  six  children,  and  Mr. 
Preston  died,  and  she  married  Felix 
Green.  He  died,  and  she  married  David 
Lee,  had  one  child,  and  Mr.  Lee  died. 
She  lives  in  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

ELISHA,  been  Oct.  24,  1814,  in 
Monroe  county,  111.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Sept.  19,  1837,  to  Lucinda 
C.  Glascock.  She  was  born  August  12, 
1819,  in  Fauquier  county,  Va.  They 
have  one  child,  SUSAN,  who  married 
Wm.  L.  Rankin,  being  his  second  wife. 
They  have  five  children,  ANNIE  M., 

GEORGE      M.,      WILLIAM,      LEWIS      T.      and 

LUCINDA,  and  live  in  Menard  county, 
near  Athens,  111.  Elisha  Primm  and  his 
wife  reside  in  Menard  county,  three  miles 
southwest  of  Cantrall,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

ENOCH,  born  August  2,  1816,  in  that 
part  of  Monroe  which  is  now  part  of  St. 
Clair  county,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
with  his  parents.  He  was  married  May 
23,  1839,  to  Lucinda  —  — .  They  had 
fourteen  children ;  two  died  under  five 
years.  MARY  H.  lives  with  her  parents. 
BENJAMIN  F.  married  Martha  Crow- 
der.  They  have  two  children,  and  live 
near  Longton,  Elk  county,  Kansas.  EM- 
ILY J.  married  William  T.  Hutchinson. 
They  have  three  children,  and  live  in 
Petersburg,  111.  MARGARET  E.  mar- 
ried D.  A.  Rankin,  has  three  children, 
and  lives  at  Tallula,  Illinois.  FRANCES 
E.  married  H.  H.  Irwin,  had  one  child, 
and  Mrs.  Frances  E.  Irwin  died  Nov.  12, 


1873.  Mr.  Irwin  lives  in  Menard  county, 
111.     AMANDA  lives  with  her  parents 
ROBERT  L.  died  Dec.  4,  1873.    JOHN 
Q.,   ELVIRA  E.,  THEOPHILUS  B. 
and   WILLIE    rtside  with    their   father. 
Mrs.  Lucinda   R.  Primm  died    March  4, 

1874,  and  Enoch   Primm   resides    in  Me- 
nard county,  northeast  of  Pleasant  Plains, 
Illinois. 

SUSAN,  born  Sept.,  1818,  married 
Feb.  24,  1848,  to  James  Henton;  have 
seven  or  eight  children,  and  live  in  Kansas. 

JOHN  H.,  born  June  15,  1820,  mar- 
ried Jan.,  1848,  to  Mary  A.  King,  have 
three  children,  and  reside  in  Menard 
county,  four  miles  southwest  of  Cantrall, 
Illinois. 

ELIJAH  S.,  born  Oct.  27,  1822,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  August  20, 
1844,  in  McLean  county,  to  Mary  E. 
Glascock.  They  had  two  children, 
JOSEPH  H.  died  Jan.  30,  1863,  in  his 
eighteenth  year.  ELIJAH  S.,  Jun., 
born  June  20,  1847,  married  April  5,  1866, 
to  Alice  M.  Myers,  who  was  born  Oct.  8, 
1846,  in  Licking  county,  Ohio.  They 
have  three  children,  JOSEPH  T.,  JAMES  B., 
and  FREDERICK,  and  live  in  Menard 
county,  within  two  hundred  yards  of  the 
Sangamon  line,  and  two  and  a  half  miles 
southwest  of  Cantrall,  111.  Elijah  S. 
Primm  died  Feb.  25,  1847,  tnree  months 
before  the  birth  of  his  son,  of  the  same 
name.  His  widow  married  Oct.  3,  1850, 
to  James  Driskell.  They  had  three  child- 
ren. MARGARET  A.  married  William 
F.  Lake.  See  his  name.  They  have 
one  child,  OLIVE  MAY,  and  reside  in 
Logan  county.  JAMES  E.  lives  with 
his  uncle,  Thomas  Glascock,  and  MARY 
L.,  with  her  aunt,  Lucinda  C.  Primm. 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Driskell  died  April  20, 
1858,  and  James  Driskell  died  Nov.,  1862. 

John  Primm  died  August  9, 1848,  where 
he  settled  in  1820,  and  his  widow  died 
Feb.  3,  1856,  at  the  house  of  her  son, 
Elisha. 

When  Elisha  Primm  was  married,  his 
wife  remembers  that  they  bought  a 
feather  bed  for  seventy-five  cents  per 
pound,  and  paid  for  it  by  selling  corn  at 
ten  cents  per  bushel.  They  sold  bacon 
for  three  cents  per  pound,  and  at  the  same 
lime  bought  calico  for  forty  cents  per 
yard.  More  recently  they  sold  bacon  for 
forty  cents  per  pound.  Mr.  Primm  has 
sold  pork,  neatly  dressed,  in  Springfield, 


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for  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per  one  hun- 
dred pounds,  and  has  sold  the  some  quali- 
ty at  fourteen  dollars  per  hundred.  For 
his  account  of  cotton  raising  in  Sangamon 
county.  See  page  ?j. 

PRIMM,  THOMAS,  was  born 
May  n,  1782,  in  Stafford  county,  Va., 
moved  with  his  father's  family,  in  1801,  to 
St.  Clair  county.  Elizabeth  Stallions 
•was  born  Aug.  19,  1792,  in  Wheeling, 
Va.  Her  parents  moved  to  St.  Clair 
county,  111.,  arriving  May  13,  1796,  at 
'Whiteside  station.  Thos.  Primm  and  Eli- 
zabeth Stallions  were  there  married,  Mar. 
12,  1807.  She  was  less  than  fifteen  years 
old.  They  had  six  living  children  in 
that  county.  The  family  moved  to  San- 
gamon  county,  arriving  Oct.  8,  1820, 
where  three  children  were  born.  Of 
their  nine  children — 

WILLIAM,  born  Jan.  11,  1808,  in 
St.  Clair  county,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Maria  Canterbury.  They  had 
seven  children — ASA  C.  married  Fidelia 
Hall,  who  died,  in  1859,  leaving  two  chil- 
dren, and  he  married  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Ry- 
ker,  whose  maiden  name  was  Moore. 
They  have  four  children,  and  live  in 
Bourbon  countv,  Kansas.  MARGA- 
RET J.  married,  in  1866,  to  Wm.  War- 
field.  They  have  two  children,  and  live 
in  McLean  county,  Illinois.  WILLIAM 
H.  enlisted  in  Aug.,  1862,  in  Co.  C,  ii4th 
111.  Inf.,  served  full  term,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged.  He  was  married  to 
Catharine  Perrine,  have  two  children, 
and  live  in  Lucas  county,  Iowa.  THOM- 
AS N.  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1861,  in  Co.  F, 
28th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  served  more 
than  full  term,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. He  was  married  to  Adelia 
Perrine,  had  two  .children,  one  died,  aged 
six  years.  They  live  in  Lucas  county, 
Iowa.  ISAAC  H.  married  Ann  M. 
Roberts.  They  have  two  children,  MAG- 
GIE M.  and  ELVIRA  M.,  and  live  one  mile 
east  of  Athens,  and  three  miles  north  of 
Cantrall,  Illinois.  Mrs.  Maria  Primm 
died  April  30,  1872,  and  William  Primm 
lives  three-quarters  of  a  miles  south- 
east of  Athens,  Illinois. 

JAMES,  born  Sept.  4,  1809,  in  St. 
Clair  county,  married  Maria  Russell,  who 
was  born  at  Harper's  Ferry,  Va.  They 
had  nine  children,  five  of  whom  only  arc 
living.  THOMAS  F.  and  JOHN  J. 
were  Union  soldiers  in  an  Illinois  regi- 


ment, and  live  with  their  mother.  ED- 
WARD T.,  WILLIAM  R.and  RUTH 
E.  live  with  their  mother.  James  Primm 
died,  Jan.  4,  1872,  and  his  widow  and 
children  live  two  and  one-half  miles  south 
of  Lincoln,  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

ABRAHAM  S.,  born  Dec.  25,  1812, 
in  St.  Clair  county,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  married,  June  18,  1839,  to  Lucin- 
da  Hall,  who  was  born  April  28,  1820,  in 
Ohio,  opposite  Guyandotte,  Va.  They 
had  eleven  children,  six  of  whom  died 
under  five  years.  Of  the  other  five — 
MARY  married  Henry  Cline.  See  his 
name.  MELISSA  married  Michael  T. 
Hargrave,  who  was  born  March  17,  1842, 
in  Guilford  county,  N.  C.  They  have 
one  child,  L  ILL  IE  M.,  and  live  near  Ath- 
ens, Illinois.  MINNIE  E.  married  An- 
drew P.  West,  and  live  in  Atlanta,  Illi- 
nois. ROSE  A.  and  LILLIE  M.  live 
with  their  parents,  adjoining  Athens,  Illi- 
nois, on  the  northeast. — 1874. 

JOHN  L.,  born  Oct.  31,  1814,  in  St. 
Clair  county,  married  Hannah  M.  Rankin. 
She  died,  August,  1846,  leaving  three 
children.  He  was  married,  Aug.,  1847, 
to  Mrs.  Sinai  Davis,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Allen.  They  have  four  child- 
ren, and  live  two  and  one-half  miles 
southeast  of  Lincoln,  Illinois. 

DANIEL  C.,  born  Jan.  3,  1817,  in 
St.  Clair  county,  married  Elizabeth  Tice. 
He  died,  Oct.,  1864,  leaving  a  widow  and 
six  children  in  Menard  county,  Illinois. 

MARK  A.,  born  April  19,  1819,  mar- 
ried Augustus  Rankin,  and  died,  Nov.  21, 
1852,  leaving  one  child  in  Logan  county, 
Illinois. 

THOMAS  J.,  born  Jan.  25,  1822. 
He  has  practiced  medicine  more  than  a 
quarter  of  a  century,  is  unmarried,  and 
lives  in  Athens,  Illinois. — 1874. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Jan,  12,  1824, 
married  George  W.  Cline.  See  his  name. 
He  died,  and  she  married  Jacob  Barnsback, 
who  died,  in  1861,  leaving  a  widow  and 
four  living  children  in  Madison  county, 
Illinois. 

NINIAN  E.,  born  April  6,  1830,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Wood.  He  died,  in  1857. 
His  widow  lives  in  Athens,  Illinois. 

Thomas  Primm  died  May  14,  1856, 
and  his  widow,  familiarly  known  as 
Aunt  Betty  Primm,  lived  with  her  son, 
Abraham  S.  Primm,  near  Athens.  Illi- 
nois, until  her  death  in  1874.  She  was 


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eighty-three  years  old.  Her  recollection 
of  early  events  was  remarkably  vivid. 
She  remembered  passing  over  the  ground 
where  Springfield  stands  when  the  grass 
was  higher  than  her  head  as  she  sat  on 
horseback.  She  carried  a  child  on  one 
arm  and  used  the  other  to  keep  the  grass 
out  of  her  face,  and  lived  to  see  that  spot 
of  land  occupied  by  a  city  of  more  than 
twenty  thousand  inhabitants. 

PROCTOR,  SIMON  L,,  born 
Jan.  12,  1793,  in  Shelby  county,  Ky.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  was 
in  the  battle  of  Tippecanoe;  was  married 
in  Nelson  county,  Ky.,  May  16,  1813,  to 
Jane  Scifers,  who  was  born  April  5,  1795, 
in  that  county.  They  had  one  child,  and 
moved  to  Green  county,  Ind.,  where  two 
children  were  born,  and  moved  to  Hardin 
county,  where  they  had  eight  children, 
and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  May  18,  1837,  at  Springfield. 
Three  years  later  they  moved  to  Lick 
creek,  and  in  1845  *°  what  is  now  Cotton 
Hill  township.  Of  their  eleven  child- 
ren— 

SARAH,  born  February  5,  1815,  in 
Nelson  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  in  1846,  to  William  Hays,  who 
died,  and  she  married  Wm.  George,  who 
died,  July,  1872,  aged  ni  ety-three  years. 
She  lives  in  Rochester,  Illinois. 

RICHARDSON  H.,  born  Oct.  28, 
1816,  in  Indiana,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Elizabeth  Young,  had  two  chil- 
dren, and  she  died  March,  1851,  and  he 
married  Sibbie  A.  Young,  had  two  child- 
ren, and  R.  H.  Proctor  died,  in  1858,  at 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

MARGARET,  born  Oct.  7,  1818,  in 
Green  county,  Ind.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  John  Williams,  have  a  family, 
and  live  near  Milton  station,  Mills  county, 
Iowa. 

ELIZABETH,  born  May  12,  1821, 
in  Hardin  county,  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Stephen  B.  Neal. 
See  his  name. 

JANE,  born  June  1 5,  1823,  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  in  Sangamon  county,  Oct.  10, 
1850. 

BARBARA,  born  May  12,  1825,  in 
Hardin  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Elisha  T.  Sanders.  See 
his  name. 

SAMUEL  C.,  born  June  14,  1827,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 


to  Dorcas  A.  Crowder,  a  daughter  of 
Chandler  Crowder.  They  had  eight 
children,  two  only  are  living,  MARY  E. 
and  JOHN.  Mrs.  Proctor  died  Jan.  9, 
1869,  and  he  died  June  28,  1871.  Samuel 
C.  Proctor  was  ordained,  May  16,  1868, 
as  a  minister  of  the  gospel,  at  the  Horse 
Creek  Baptist  church. 

LOUISA,  born  July  4,  1828,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county,  Nov. 
17,  1851,  to  Marion  F.  Greenawalt.  They 
have  seven  children,  and  live  near  Roch- 
ester, Illinois. 

LUCINDA,  born  Sept.  28,  1831,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  George  W.  Sanders.  See  his  name. 

BRTANT R.  W.,  born  May  11,  1834, 
in  Kentucky,  was  drowned  while  bathing, 
in  Sangamon  county,  June  28,  1851. 

BENJAMIN K.,  born  May  28,  1836, 
in  Kentucky,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
enlisted  July,  1862,  in  Co.  K,  i  I4th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years,  and  died,  Jan.,  1864, 
at  Pawnee,  111.,  while  at  home  on  sick 
furlough. 

Simon  L.  Proctor  died  Sept.  18,  1845, 
and  his  widow  died  June  14,  1853,  both 
in  Sangamon  county. 

PULLIAM,  ROBERT,  was 
born  April  12,  1776,  in  Henry  county, 
Va.  His  father,  John  Pulliam,  emigrated 
to  Kentucky  when  Robert  was  a  boy, 
and  the  family  moved  from  there  to  Illi- 
nois, arriving  in  1796,  in  what  was  then 
called  the  New  Design  settlement,  now  a 
part  of  Monroe  county.  The  next  year 
they  moved  into  a  settlement  in  the  dis- 
trict of  St.  Louis,  in  what  was  then  local- 
ly known  as  ''New  Spain."  They 
moved  to  Cape  Girai'deau,  Missouri,  and 
a  few  years  later  to  Randolph  county,  111., 
near  where  the  town  of  Red  Bud  now 
stands.  In  1802  Robert  Pulliam  im- 
proved a  farm  a  few  miles  east  of  Belle- 
ville, St.  Clair  county,  and  about  1803  he 
settled  in  the  American  Bottom,  near  the 
Bluff,  six  or  seven  miles  below  the  present 
city  of  Alton.  Mary  Stout  was  born 
April  9,  1776,  but  the  locality  is  not 
known.  Robert  Pulliam  and  Mary 
Stout  were  married  Sept.  13,  1804.  In 
1815  they  moved  to  St.  Clair  county,  and 
in  the  fall  of  1817,  leaving  his  family  in 
St.  Clair  county,  he,  with  two  or  three 
hired  men,  and  a  woman  by  the  name  of 
Strickland — sister  of  one  of  the  hired 
men — to  cook  for  them,  he  came  to  Sugar 


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creek  and  built  a  cabin  in  the  timber,  on 
the  east  side  of  the  creek.  The  land  is 
now  owned  by  James  Scott,  and  is  situat- 
ed nearly  three-quarters  of  a  mile  west  ot 
a  point  ten  and  a  half  miles  due  south  of 
Springfield,  on  a  line  with  Sixth  street. 
When  the  government  survey  was  made 
it  was  found  to  be  on  the  southwest  quar- 
ter of  section  twenty-one,  township  four- 
teen north,  range  five  west,  and  is  now  in 
Ball  township.  That  is  believed  to  have 
been,  without  doubt,  the  first  habitation  ot 
any  kind  built  by  white  men  in  what  is  now 
Sangamon  county.  Mr.  Pulliam  brought 
with  him  a  herd  of  cattle  and  some  horses. 
The  growth  of  grass,  which  had  been 
luxuriant  for  ages,  afforded  ample  grazing 
when  there  was  not  any  snow.  When 
that  covered  the  ground  Mr.  P.  had  the 
men  cut  down  elm  trees,  and  the  stock 
would  live  on  the  buds  until  the  snow 
passed  away.  The  cabin  was  built  in  a 
forest,  composed  principally  of  sugar 
trees.  As  the  spring  approached,  Mr. 
Pulliam  put  his  men  to  work  and  made 
sugar.  As  the  season  advanced,  and 
caused  the  grass  to  grow,  he  collected  his 
horses  and  cattle  and  returned  to  his  fami- 
ly in  St.  Clair  county  in  the  spring  of 
1818.  He  remained  there  until  the  spring 
of  1819,  when  he  came,  with  all  his  fami- 
ly, back  to  Sugar  creek,  to  find  his  cabin 
occupied  by  Zaehariah  Peter.  See  his 
name.  Robert  Pulliam  had  six  children 
in  Madison  and  St.  Clair  counties,  name- 
ly- 

NANCT,  born  July  26,  1805,  in  Mad- 
ison county,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  John  Brownell.  See  his  name. 

MARTIN  G.,  born  Sept.  17,  1807,  in 
Madison  county,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Nov.  25,  1827,  to  Lucy  Knotts. 
They  had  twelve  children  in  isangamon 
county,  two  of  whom  died  young. 
THOMAS  J.  married  Elizabeth  Mc- 
Laughlin,  and  resides  in  Girard,  Macoupin 
county,  111.  ROBERT  L.  married  Re- 
becca Wilson,  and  lives  in  Iowa.  SARAH 
married  Basil  Brawner.  See  his  name. 
They  live  in  Iowa.  GEORGE  S.  mar- 
ried Ellen  Knotts,  has  a  family  of  child- 
ren, and  lives  in  Ball  township,  within 
three-quarters  of  a  mile  of  where  his 
grandfather  built  the  first  house  in  the 
county.  His  postoffice  is  Chatham,  111. 
MARGIN  H.  died  unmarried,  in  Iowa, 
aged  1  enty-four  years.  JOSEPH  O. 


married  Sarah  A.  Stewart,  and  lives  in 
Iowa.  DOROTHY  is  unmarried,  and 
lives  near  Chatham,  111.  MARY  E. 
married  Harvey  Hegler,  and  lives  near 
Virden,  111.  CHARLES  M.  is  unmar- 
ried, and  lives  near  Chatham,  111.  Mar- 
tin G.  Pulliam  died  in  June,  1872,  and  his 
widow,  Mrs.  Lucy  Pulliam,  resides  with 
her  son,  George  S.,  in  Ball  township, 
near  Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
lois. — 1874. 

IR  WIN  S.,  born  Sept.  12,  1811,  in 
Madison  county,  Illinois,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Dec.  18,  1834,  toJMatilda 
Nuckolls,  who  was  born  in  Gray  son 
county,  Va.,  Nov.  16,  1813.  They  had 
nine  children  in  Sangamon  county,  name- 
ly: JOHN  R.,  born  Jan.  2,  1836.  He 
enlisted,  May,  1864,  for  one  hundred 
days,  served  full  time  and  one  month  over, 
and  was  honorably  discharged.  He  is  un- 
married, and  lives  in  Ball  township,  four 
miles  southeast  of  Chatham,  Sangamon 
county,  111.  MARY  A.,  born  August 
19,  1837,  married  Benjamin  H.  Taylor, 
who  was  born  Oct.  2,  1835,  m  Morgan 
county,  111.  They  have  two  children, 
EDWARD  c.  and  WILLIAM  SHERMAN,  and 
live  in  Pawnee  township,  six  miles  east  of 
Auburn,  111.  Benjamin  H.  Taylor  en- 
listed August  2,  1 86 1,  in  Co.  B,  3oth  111. 
Inf.,  served  two  years,  was  wounded,  suf- 
fered amputation  of  a  leg  twice,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  August  7,  1863. 
JAMES  H.,  born  Nov.  6,  1839,  enlisted 
Aug.,  1862,  in  Co.  B,  ii4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years,  and  was  captured  at  the  battle  of 
Guntown,  June,  1864.  On  the  iSth  o'* 
that  month  he  was  imprisoned  at  Ander- 
son ville,  and  was  released  April  28,  1865, 
by  the  collapse  of  the  rebellion.  After 
returning  home  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. His  weight,  in  health,  was 
from  one  hundred  and  sixtv-five  to  otic 
hundred  and  seventy-five  pounds.  When 
he  reached  home,  one  month  after  his 
discharge,  he  weighed  one  hundred  and 
twenty  pounds.  He  was  not  sick  a  day, 
but  the  loss  of  flesh  and  muscle  was 
wholly  caused  by  starvation.  James  H. 
Pulliam  unites  with  B.  F.  Fletcher  in 
confirming  the  statement  made  by  Stephen 
Bell  about  the  breaking  out  of  a  spring  in 
Anderson  ville  prison.  See  name  of  Bell. 
Mr.  Pulliam  was  married  Nov.  26,  1868, 
to  Addie  Fairbanks.  They  had  one  child, 
on  A  v.,  and  Mrs.  Addie  Pulliam  died 


March  25,  1870.  James  H.  Pulliam  was 
married  March  4,  1873,  to  Lydia  Shell- 
house,  and  lives  now — 1876 — in  Ball 
township,  at  his  grandfather's  ^  old 
homestead,  not  where  he  built  the 
first  cabin,  but  the  second.  MAR- 
GARET J.  died  young.  CHARLES 
IRWIN,born  August  22,  1844,  was  mar- 
ried Nov.  19,  1872,  to  Emily  J.  Drennan, 
and  lives  in  Pawnee  township,  five  miles 
east  of  Auburn.  GEORGE  W.,  born 
March  31,  1847,  was  killed  by  a  kick  from 
a  horse,  aged  five  years.  THOMAS  J., 
born  Oct.  27,  1849,  lives  at  the  family 
homestead.  WILLIAM  S.,  born  April 
3,  1852,  lost  his  right  hand  by  being 
crushed  in  a  corn  mill  when  a  boy.  He 
lives  at  the  homestead  with  his  brother, 
Charles  I.  FRANCIS  M.,  born  Sept. 
16,  1858,  lives  at  the  homestead.  Irwin 
S.  Pulliam  died  May  8,  1869,  and  his 
widow  resides  with  her  son,  Charles  I.,  at 
the  family  homestead  in  Pawnee  town- 
ship, five  miles  east  of  Auburn,  Sanga- 
mon  county,  Illinois. 

MARY,  born  Oct.  7,  1814,  in  Madison 
county,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
April  19,  1835,  to  Ludwell  P.  Fariss. 
They  had  four  children,  and  both  died  at 
Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa.  One  of  the  daugh- 
ters is  now  the  wife  of  Dr.  McBride,  of 
Decatur,  Illinois. 

MARGARET,  born  Oct.  13,  1816,  in 
St.  Clair  county,  marrried  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Samuel  Peter,  a  son  of  Zacha- 
riah.  She  died  at  Winterset,  Iowa,  leav- 
ing four  children,  namely :  ELIZA- 
BETH, NANCY  J.,  WILLIAM  and 
JOHN. 

GEORGE  PF.,  born  Sept.  12,  1822,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  June  18,  1872, 
after  having  been  thirty  years  an  invalid, 
though  the  immediate  cause  of  his  death 
was  being  thrown  from  a  wagon  by  a 
runaway  team.  He  lived  with  his  brother, 
Irwin  S.,  until  the  death  of  the  latter,  and 
remained  with  the  family  until  his  own 
death. 

Robert  Pulliam  died  July  31,  1838, 
seven  miles  south  of  Carlinville,  in  Ma- 
coupin  county.  His  widow  died  Julv  i, 
1847,  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

A  paper  was  prepared  by  Gov.  John 
Reynolds,  to  be  read  at  the  first  old  set- 
tlers' meeting  in  Sangamon  county,  in 
1859.  In  that  paper  Gov.  Reynolds  re- 
lated some  incidents  in  the  life  of  Robert 


Pulliam.  It  was  not  read,  as  intended, 
but  came  into  my  hands.  It  is  known  to  all 
the  old  settlers  that  Mr.  Pulliam  wore  an 
artificial  leg.  Gov.  Reynolds  says  that 
one  of  Mr.  Pulliam's  legs  became  dis- 
eased, and  in  the  summer  of  1808  it  was 
found  to  be  absolutely  necessary  to  am- 
putate it  in  order  to  save  his  life.  Dr. 
Tuthill,  of  Cahokia,  performed  the  oper- 
ation. The  Governor  says:  "I  resided 
with  my  father  in  the  neighborhood  of 
Mr.  Pulliam,  and  knew  the  circumstances 
of  the  amputation.  The  patient  possessed 
such  courage  that  he  held  his  body  as  firm 
as  a  rock,  without  assistance,  during  the 
operation.  I  presume  this  was  the  first 
amputation  of  a  limb  that  occurred  in  Illi- 
nois, and  at  that  time  was  considered  a 
surgical  operation  almost  superhuman." 
Gov.  Reynolds  describes  Mr.  Pulliam  as 
a  man  of  fine  proportions  and  perfect 
physical  development.  He  says  the  cir- 
cumstances of  his  .ife  prevented  his  ob- 
taining an  education  from  books,  to  any 
considerable  extent,  but  his  natural  good 
sense  and  opportunities  for  studying  men, 
enabled  him  to  hold  a  place  in  the  front 
rank  of  business  men  of  that  time.  He 
was  fond  of  the  rude  sports  of  the  times; 
such  as  horse  racing,  hunting,  and  games 
of  various  kinds,  but  later  in  life  he  felt 
that  the  example  was  injurious,  and 
changed  his  course.  He  first  united  with 
the  Baptist  church,  and  then,  for  greater 
convenience,  connected  himself  with  the 
Methodist  church,  and  his  wife  did  the 
same.  They  continued  in  its  communion 
to  the  end  of  their  lives.  Mr.  Pulliam 
understood  the  advantages  of  improved 
machinery,  and  endeavored  to  introduce 
it  into  the  settlement  whenever  it  was 
practicable.  He  was  one  of  the  'earliest 
to  build  a  mill  in  the  county.  It  was  run 
by  tread  wheel,  and  the  motive  power 
was  either  horses  or  oxen.  All  the  early 
settlers  raised  cotton  quite  extensively,  and 
he  was  one  of  the  first,  if  not  the  first,  to 
introduce  a  cotton  gin  into  the  settlement. 
PURVIANCE,  JOHN,  was 
born  June  19,  1760.  The  place  of  his 
birth  is  not  known,  but  he  went  from 
Pennsylvania  to  the  vicinity  of  Concord, 
Cabarras  county,  North  Carolina.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  colonial  army  that 
achieved  American  Independence,  but 
whether  he  went  from  Pennsylv  pi  a  or 
North  Carolina  is  not  known.  Jo^i  Pur- 


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587 


viance  and  Nancy  Ferguson  were  married 
and  had  three  sons  and  three  daughters  in 
North  Carolina,  namely — 

DA  VI D  SIMPSON,  ALEXAN- 
DER C.,  JOHN  G.,  ELIZABETH, 
MATILDA  and  MARGARET. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Purviance  died,  and  he 
married  Elizabeth  Lisenhy.  They  had 
two  sons  and  two  daughter — 

JAMES,     SAMUEL,    NANCT 
and  ELIZA. 

All  except  one  of  his  children — who 
married  and  died  in  North  Carolina — 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  and  their  his- 
tories are  given  each  as  the  head  of  a 
family  of  early  settlers.  He  came  to 
Sangamon  county  after  nearly  all  his 
children  were  settled  here,  and  died  Sept. 
27,  1833.  His  remains  were  buried  at 
Richland  Baptist  church,  in  Cartwright 
township.  From  the  earliest  records  in 
some  branches  of  the  family  in  this  coun- 
ty, I  found  the  name  spelled  as  it  is  at  the 
head  of  this  sketch,  but  they  have  very 
generally  permitted  it  to  be  changed  to 
Purvines,  probably  because  without  pre- 
cision in  speaking  the  original  name,  the 
sound  would  be  that  produced  by  the 
modern  spelling  which  is  now  adopted  by 
all  the  descendants  in  Illinois,  as  fol- 
lows: *&"  /  ^ 

PURVINES,  DAVID 
SIMPSON,  was  born  May  18,  1787, 
in  Cabarras  county,  N.  C.  Elizabeth 
Weddington  was  born  Dec.  25,  1790. 
They  were  married,  and  had  three  child- 
ren in  North  Carolina,  and  the  family 
moved  to  Richland  creek,  in  what  became 
Sangamon  county,  and  Cartwright  town- 
ship, arriving  in  the  fall  of  1820,  where 
they  had  five  children.  Of  their  seven 
children — 

JOHN  L.,  born  Feb.  6,  1814,  in 
North  Carolina,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Elizabeth  Earnest.  They  had 
two  children — HENRY  married  Jane 
Thompson,  and  lives  near  Clinton,  De- 
witt  county,  Illinois.  JOHN  died,  at 
twenty  years  of  age.  John  L.  Purvines 
died,  Jan.  6,  1842,  in  Sangamon  county. 
His  widow  has  been  twice  married  since, 
is  now  a  widow — 1873 — and  lives  near 
Clinton,  Illinois. 

MATILDA,  born  May  3,  1816,  in 
Cabarras  county,  N.  C.,  brought  up  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Madison  A. 
Cartwright.  See  his  name. 


WILLIAM  H.,  born  Dec.  13,  1819,  in 
North  Carolina;  married  Feb.  25,  1847^ 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Frances  A.  Har- 
rison. They  had  four  children — AL- 
FRED B.,  born  May  11,1848,  married, 
Sept.  13,  1870,  to  Nannie  C.  Martin,  who 
was  born-  Nov.  27,  1850,  in  Robertson 
county,  Term.  They  have  one  child, 
LEVI  PERRY,  and  live  two  and  one-half 
miles  northeast  of  Pleasant  Plains — 1873. 
PEYTON  A.  lives  with  his  mother. 
SARAH  E.  married  Henry  Welland, 
has  one  child,  HARRY  A.,  and  lives  one 
mile  west  of  Pleasant  Plains,  Illinois. 
WILLIAM  H.,  Jun.,  lives  with  his 
mother.  William  H.  Purvines  died, 
Sept.  25,  1855,  and  his  widow  married 
Wm.  H.  Harrison.  They  had  one  child, 
FIELDING  T.,  who  lives  with  his 
mother,  one  and  one-half  miles  west  of 
Pleasant  Plains,  Illinois. 

SAMUEL  F.,  born  March  24,  1822, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  April  16, 
1845,  to  Elizabeth  Bryant,  and  had  two 
sons.  CHARLES  married  Miss  Mc- 
Atee,  and  lives  at  Greenview,  Menard 
county,  Illinois.  JOHN  lives  with  his 
mother.  Samuel  F.  Purvines  died  July 
22,  1849.  His  widow  has  been  twice 
married,  and  lives  in  Iowa  or  Kansas. — 

iS73- 

NATHAN  S.,  born  March  3,  1829, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married,  Dec.  6, 
1849,  to  Wealthy  M.J.Harrison.  They, 
had  seven  children,  one  died  in  infancy. 
EMILY  F..  born  Oct.  13,  1850,  married 
Feb.  25,  1868,  to  Wm.  Fletcher  Correll. 
See  his  name.  JOHN  Q./NORMAN 
M.,  ELIZABETH  P.,  PEYTON  L. 
and  NATHAN  L.,  reside  with  then- 
parents,  near  Pleasant  Plains,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

DA  VID  P.,  born  Jan.  17,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  May  20,  1852, 
to  Amanda  Crafton.  She  died,  Aug.  29, 
1865,  and  he  lives  in  Springfield,  Illi- 
nois— 1873. 

David  Simpson  Purvines  died  March 
14,  1852,  and  his  widow  died  Jan.  6,  1872, 
both  in  Cartwright  township,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

PURVINES,  ALEXAN- 
DER C.,  born  March  16, 1794,  in  Cabar- 
ras county,  N.  C.,  married  Margaret  Wed- 
dington, and  had  one  child  there.  They 
moved  to  what  became  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  1819,  and  settled  on  Rich- 


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land   creek,  where    they  had    three  child- 
ren— 

ALFRED  B.,  born  Oct.  25,  1818,  in 
North  Carolina,  died  in  Sangamon  county 
March  n,  1839. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Oct.  25,  1821,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died,  aged  twenty- 
three  years. 

ELIZABETH  J.,  born  June  23, 
1824,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  John 
C.  Bone.  She  had  one  child,  ALMEDA 
J.,  who  married  Robert  P.  Harrison. 
See  his  name.  Mrs.  E.  J.  Bone  died  in 
1852. 

ORAMEL  G.  Z.,  born  Nov.  10,  1826, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married,  February 
4,  1862,  to  Louisa  Potter.  They  have 
two  children,  MARY  E.  and  ELIJAH 
A.,  and  live  in  Menard  county,  three 
miles  northeast  of  Pleasant  Plains,  Illi- 
nois. 

Mrs.  Margaret  Purvines  died  January, 
1831,  and  Alex.  C.  Purvines  married, 
Oct.,  1831,  to  Mrs.  Jane  Hamilton,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Coleman.  They  had 
eight  children — 

MARGARET  A.,  born  Sept.  5,  1832, 
married  Abraham  J.  Duff,  have  six  child- 
ren, and  live  in  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  G.,  born  Sept.  3,  1834, 
married  Emily  F.  Eaton.  They  have 
four  children,  VIOLA,  LOREN, 
ALICE  and  CARROLL,  and  reside  one 
and  three-quarter  miles  northeast  of 
Pleasant  Plains,  Illinois. 

NANCT  S.,  born  Aug.  9,  1836,  died, 
aged  sixteen  years. 

SARAH  A. }  born  July  17,  1838,  mar- 
ried Samuel  H.  Armstrong,  and  lives  in 
Menard  county,  Illinois. 

ALEXANDER  J.,  born  August  3, 
1840,  married  Susan  Jones.  They  have 
seven  children,  and  live  in  Iroquois  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

ITHA  L.,  born  Sept.  12,  1843,  mar- 
ried E.  L.  Bone,  have  five  children,  and 
live  in  Menard  county,  Illinois. 

JAMES  O.  and 

EDGAR  C,  live  with  their  mother. 
Alexander  C.  Purvines  died  July  16, 1861, 
from  injuries  received  by  being  thrown 
from  a  wagon,  by  a  runaway  team.  His 
widow,  Mrs.  Jane  Purvines,  resides  one 
ind  one-half  miles  northeast  of  Pleasant 
Plains,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. — 1873. 
,. -PURVINES,  JOHN  G.  born 
JtolyiS,  1796,  in  Cabarras  county,  N.  C., 


came  to  Sangamon  county,  when  a  young 
man,  with  his  brother  Simpson,  or  Alex. 
C.,  and  was  married,  Jan.  i,  1823,  to  Eli- 
zabeth Coleman.  They  had  ten  children 
in  Sangamon  county,  namely — 

E  VAN  E,,  born  Sept.  30,  1823,  died 
at  seventeen  years  of  age,  caused  by  a 
runaway  ox  team. 

NANCT  M.,  born  Oct.  20,  1824,  mar- 
ried Hiram  Stevens,  has  two  living  child- 
ren, LOUISA  F.  and  WILLIAM  H. 
and  live  at  Pleasant  Plains,  Illinois. 

JOHN  /?.,  born  Jan.  10,  1827,  mar- 
ried Mary  Coleman,  had  four  children, 
and  Mrs.  Purvines  died.  His  children, 
JOHN  G.,  DAVID  S.,  NOAH  G.  and 
MARSIA  J.  live  in  Sangamon  county. 
J.  R.  Purvines  lives  in  Crawford  county, 
Missouri. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  Feb.  19,  1829. 
He  was  killed,  in  his  twenty-fifth  year, 
bv  the  accidental  discharge  of  a  gun. 

"FRANCIS  J/.,  born  June  28,  1831, 
married  Lucretia  J.  Trask,  had  three  chil- 
dren, and  she  died,  and  he  married  Mrs. 
Lucinda  Coleman,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Walton.  They  had  seven  children, 
and  live  in  Missouri. 

CORNELIUS  C,  born  Oct.  26, 
1833,  married,  Nov.  22,  1855,  to  Martha 
E.  Irwin,  born  Feb.  27,  1837.  They  had 
seven  children,  AZRO  A.,  CHARLES 
R.,  CHURCHILL  G.,  LOLA  J.,  LEW- 
IS C.,  MARY  E.  and  WILLIAM  H., 
and  live  near  Loami,  Illinois.  Elder  C. 
C.  Purvines  is  pastor  of  Liberty  Baptist 
church. — 1874. 

JAMES  A.,  born  July  23,  1835,  mar- 
ried Margaret  S.  Purvines.  He  died, 
leaving  two  children.  His  widow  married 
David  Crezy,  and  lives  in  Nebraska  City, 
Nebraska. 

ALEXANDER  F.,  born  June  n, 
1839,  in  Sangamon  county,  married,  May 
7,  1868,  to  Margaret  S.  Duncan,  and  have 
one  child,  GILBERT  C.  Dr.  A.  F. 
Purvines  is  a  practicing  physician,  at  Sal- 
isbury, Sangamon  count}',  Illinois. 

JOSHUA    C,  born  June  9,  1842. 

MAR  CIA  A.,  born  Jan.  n,  1846, 
married,  Sept.  18,  1864,  to  John  W.  Foley. 
•See  his  name. 

John  G.  Purvines  died  Jan.  i,  1863,  in 
Sangamon  county,  on  the  fortieth  anni- 
versary of  his  marriage,  and  his  widow 
lives  with  her  son-in-law  Foley,  at  Pleas- 
ant Plains,  Illinois. — 1874. 

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SANG  A  .\f  ON  COUNTY. 


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PURVINES,  ELIZABETH, 
born  in  Cabarras  county,  North  Carolina, 
married  John  H.  Plunkett.  See  his 
name. 

PURVINES,  MATILDA, 
born  in  North  Carolina,  married  Samuel 
Irwin.  See  his  name.  She  died  in 
North  Carolina. 

PURVINES,  MARGARET, 
born  in  North  Carolina,  married  William 
Irwin.  See  his  name. 

PURVINES,  JAMES,  born 
about  1798,  in  Cabarras  county,  N.  C., 
came  to  Sangamon  county  when  a  young 
man,  married  in  Morgan  county  to  Mary 
Cox,  had  eight  children,  moved  to  Bona- 
parte, Iowa,  and  died  there. 

PURVINES.  SAMUEL,  was 
born  Aug.  i,  1801,  in  Cabarras  county,  N. 
C.,  came  to  Sangamon  county,  when  a 
young  man,  and  was  married  to  Mary 
Irwin,  daughter  of  Samuel  L.  Irwin. 
See  his  name.  They  had  eight  children 
in  Sangamon  county — 

TABITHA  JANE,  born  Dec.  18, 
1827,  married  Robert  F.  Hamilton.  See 
his  name. 

LTDIA  A.,  born  Jan.  16,  1831,  mar- 
ried, March,  1854,  to  John  C.  Bone. 
They  had  one  child,  MARY  E.,  who 
married  in  Springfield,  July,  1875,  to 
Thomas  Long,  a  native  of  Morgan  coun- 
ty. They  live  in  Chicago.  Mrs.  Lydia 
A.  Bone  died  Aug.,  1862. 

A  CHILLES  NE  WTON,  born  Dec. 
I,  1832,  in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted 
Aug.  8,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  F, 
H4th  111.  Inf.,  was  appointed  Orderly 
Sergt.,  Oct.  I,  1863,  was  wounded  in  the 
left  ankle,  at  the  battle  of  Guntown, 
Miss.,  June  10,  1864,  but  escaped  capture, 
served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and 
was  honorably  discharged,  Aug.  3,  1865. 
He  is  unmarried — 1873 — and  lives  near 
Pleasant  Plains,  Illinois. 

ELIZABETH  M.,  born  July  23, 
1834,  married,  Feb.  18,  1861,  to  Thomas 
E.  White,  who  was  born  June  13,  1832,111 
Bond  county,  Illinois.  They  have  two 
children,  LOLA  A.  and  ROBERT  E., 
and  reside  near  Pleasant  Plains,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

NANCT  F.,  born  Dec.  6,  1836,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  Feb.  4,  1864, 
to  John  C.  Bone.  They  had  four  child- 
ren— J  O  H  N  C.,  J tin  ,  died  young. 
CHARLES  R.,  CARRIE  A.  and  OR- 


LENA  S.  live  with  their  parents.  John 
C.  Bone  was  born  Sept.  7,  1817,  in  Ruth- 
erford county,  T.enn.,  brought  by  his 
father  to  Sangamon  county,  who  after  a 
short  stay  moved  to  Rock  creek,  Menard 
county.  J.  C.  Bone  has  been  married 
four  times:  first  to  Catherine  S.  Foster, 
who  died  March  25,  1841.  See  Constan- 
tine  Foster.  Second,  Elizabeth  J.  Pur- 
vines,  who  died  August,  1852.  See  Alex- 
ander C.  Purvines.  Third,  Lydia  Ann 
Purvines,  who  died  August,  1862.  See 
Samziel  Purvines.  Fourth,  Nancy  F. 
Purvines,  his  present  wife.  John  C.  Bone 
has  been  a  stock  raiser  and  dealer  all  his 
life,  in  Sangamon  and  Menard  counties. 
He  moved  to  Chicago,  in  October,  1872, 
and  is  now — 1876 — in  the  live  stock  com- 
mission business,  at  the  Union  Stock 
Yards. 

JOHNF.,\K>r\\  April  6,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Francis  J. 
Pirkins.  Thev  have  two  children,  HAT- 
TIE  B.  and  JESSIE  E.,  and  live  in 
Cartwright  township,  near  Richland  sta- 
tion, Sangamon  county,  Illinois. — 1873. 

RACHEL  M.,  born  Aug.  25,  1840, 
married  James  S.  Zane.  See  his  name. 

SAMUEL  S.,  born  Feb.  26,  1844,  is 
unmarried — 1873 — and  lives  near  Pleasant 
Plains,  Illinois. 

Samuel  Purvines  died  Sept.  26,  1852, 
and  in  less  than  one  month — Oct.  20, 
1852 — his  widow  died;  both  near  Pleasant 
Plains,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

PURVINES,  NANCY,  born 
in  North  Carolina,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Peter  Shepherd,  and  lives  near 
Quirrcy,  Adams  county,  Illinois. 

PURVINES,  ELIZA,  born 
in  North  Carolina,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Peter  Lanterman.  See  his 
name. 

PURVINES,  JAM  ESS.,  was 
born  Dec.  18,  1805,  in  Cabarras  county, 
North  Carolina.  He  was  a  cousin  to 
David  S.,  Alexander  C.,  John  G.,  etc., 
and  came  with  some  of  his  relatives  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1820  or  '21.  After 
remaining  six  years  he  returned  to  North 
Carolina,  visited  some  of  his  brothers  and 
sisters  in  Georgia,  and  at  the  end  of  one 
year  came  back  to  Sangamon  county. 
James  S.  Purvines  was  married  in  the  fall 
of  1829  to  Mary  Ann  Hughes,  of  Morgan 
county,  111.  They  had  eight  children, 
namely— 


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EA  RL  T  SE  TTLERS   OF 


GEORGE  C.,  died,  aged  twenty 
years. 

J ' OHN  G.  was  drowned  at  nine  years 
of  age. 

WILLIAM  B.  married  Mrs.  Mary 
Benner,  whose  maiden  name  was  Fore- 
man. They  have  one  child,  and  live  in 
Menard  county,  three  miles  northwes-t  of 
Salisbury,  Illinois. 

FRANCIS  M.  married  Permelia 
Wetherby,  have  one  child,  CARRIE, 
and  live  in  Menard  county,  three  and  a 
half  miles  northwest  of  Salisbury,  Sanga- 
mon  county,  Illinois. 

MARGARET  S.  married  James  A. 
Purvines.  See  his  name.  He  died,  and 
she  married  David  Crezy,  has  two  child- 
ren, and  lives  in  Nebraska  City,  Neb. 

EL  VIRA  married  Alexander  Carper, 
and  lives  near  Nebraska  City,  Neb. 

MARTHA  J.  married  Isaac  N.  Ball, 
has  three  children,  BENJAMIN,  MA- 
MIE and  JAMES,  and  live  in  Menard 
county,  three  and  a  half  miles  northwest 
of  Salisbury,  Illinois. 

ELIZABETH  R.  married  George 
Anderson,  and  died. 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Purvines  died  in  1849, 
and  James  S.  Purvines  married  Martha 
Donovan,  who  died,  in  1872,  and  he  was 
married  to  Mrs.  Harriet  M.  Harris,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Barzel,  a  native  of 
Upper  Canada.  Tney  reside  in  Menard 
county,  three  and  a  half  miles  northwest 
of  Salisbury,  Satfgamon  county,  Illinois. 
-1873. 

PURSELL,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  Jan.  23,  1820,  at  White  Park,  near 
Belfast,  Ireland.  His  parents  emigrated 
to  Bytown,  now  Ottawa  City,  Canada,  in 
1824.  His  mother  died  there,  and  he  was 
taken  to  raise  by  Heraldus  Eastabrook,  of 
Vermont.  He  was  brought  by  Mr.  Eas- 
tabrook to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
at  Old  Sangamo,  Oct.  25,  1833.  William 
Pursell  was  married,  Jan.  i,  1846,  to  Eli- 
zabeth Van  Patten.  They  had  thirteen 
children — 

ROBERT  H.  died  March  i,  1860,  in 
his  fourteenth  vear. 

MART  ^4.  "died  Jan.  16,  1860,  in  her 
twelfth  vear. 

ALBERT  H.  died  Nov.  i,  1871,  in 
his  twenty-second  year. 

JENNIE  ADA  died  Dec.  28,  1859, 
in  her  second  vear. 


JOHN  C.  died  Dec.  4,  1871,  aged  ten 
years. 

The  other  eight  children — 

CARRIE  L.,  LA  URA  E.,  ALICE 
B.,  CHARLES  W.,  HATTIE  L., 
ROBERT  /?.,  FANNIE  E.  and 
JESSIE  T.  live  with  their  parents, 
three  and  three-quarters  miles  southwest 
of  Farmingdale,  Santramon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

Mr.  Pursell  was  present  at  the  organi- 
zation of  the  Sunday  school  in  connection 
with  Farmington  Presbyterian  church,  in 
Dec.,  1833.  For  forty  years — until  1873 — 
his  connection  with  the  school,  as  pupil, 
librarian,  teacher  and  superintendent,  con- 
tinued unbroken.  He  is  one  of  the  sub- 
stantial farmers  of  Sangamon  county. 

PYLE,  NICHOLAS.  The  fam- 
ily came  from  England,  and  he  was  mar- 
ried in  South  Carolina,  during  the  Amer- 
ican Revolution,  to  Ann  Black,  a  sister  of 
Thomas  Black.  See  his  name.  Some  of 
their  children  were  born  in  South  Caro- 
lina, and  the  family  moved  on  pack  horses 
to  Christian  county,  Ky.,  where  more 
children  were  born,  making  a  total  of 
fourteen  sons  and  five  daughters,  some  of 
whom  married  in  Kentucky.  The  par- 
ents and  part  of  the  children  moved  to 
St.  Clair  county,  111.,  where  some  of  the 
children  married.  The  aged  couple, 
with  their  two  youngest  sons,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1825,  and  settled 
about  three  miles  east  of  Auburn.  Of  the 
two  sons — 

THOMPSON,  born  about  1804,  in 
Christian  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  in  1828,  to  Margaret  Mof- 
fitt.  They  had  nine  living  children. 
MATILDA,  born  Jan.  26,  1829,  died 
Jan.  4,  1845.  WM.  ALFRED,  born 
Nov.  13,  1830,  is  unmarried,  and  lives 
with  his  mother.  SARAH  ANN,  born 
April  10,  1832,  married  Solomon  Taylor, 
has  five  children,  and  resides  in  Macoup- 
in  county,  near  Zanesville,  Montgomery 
county,  111.  ELIZABETH  J.,  born  Jan. 
26,  1834,  married  Samuel  H.  Meteer,  have 
three  children,  and  live  near  May  Post- 
*  office,  Martin  county,  Minn.  GEORGE 
M.  born  April  22,  1837,  married  Susan 
Bridges,  have  three  children,  and  live 
near  Elgin,  Howard  countv,  Kansas. 
LAWSON,  born  July  7,  1842,  married 
August  17,  1869,  to  Mary  E.  Shepherd, 
have  one  child,  MILDRED,  and  live  six 


SANGAMON   COUNT. 


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miles  south  of  Springfield,  111.  RE- 
BECCA, born  July  6,  1844,  married 
George  Bridges.  See  his  name.  EL- 
LEN S.,  born  Sept.  7,  1846,  married 
Sept.  4,  1867,  to  George  D.  Crane,  and 
live  near  Woodside,  Illinois.  EVE- 
LINE, born  April  20,  1849,  lives  with 
her  mother.  Thompson  Pyle  died  Dec. 
19,  1870,  and  his  widow  resides  near 
where  they  settled  in  1828,  six  miles 
south  of  Springfield,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

ALFRED,  born  Oct.  12,  1806,  in 
Christian  county,  Ky.,  and  was  the 
youngest  of  nineteen  children.  He  was 
brought  bv  his  parents  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1825,  married  in  St.  Clair 
county  to  Melinda  Padfield.  They  had 
eight  children,  three  died  young.  DAVID, 
born  March  8,  1838,  married  Harriet  A. 
Scott,  have  three  children,  IDA  c.,  ROBERT 
E.  and  DAVID  H.,  and  live  eight  miles 
south  of  Springfield,  111.  ARMINDA, 
born  Oct.  13,  1839,  married  Thomas  B. 
Shepherd.  See  hit  name.  WILLIAM 
married  Jennie  Jackson,  and  both  died. 
ANN  married  John  H.  Shepherd.  See 
his  name.  LOUISA  R.  married  John 
W.  Nuckolls.  See  his  name.  Mrs. 
Melinda  Pyle  died  Sept.  19  1849,  and 
Alfred  Pyle  died  March  3,  1852,  both  in 
St.  Clair  county,  although  they  had  spent 
the  greater  part  of  their  lives  in  Sanga- 
mon county. 

Nicholas  Pyle  died  in  1829,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  his  widow  died  at  the 
house  of  their  son,  Alfred,  in  St.  Clair 
county,  Illinois. 


RALSTON,  WILLIAM,  born 
in  1759,  in  Virginia,  was  a  Revolutionary 
soldier,  enlisting  near  the  close  of  the 
war.  He  was  then  quite  young  for  a  "sol- 
dier, but  was  at  the  siege  and  capture  of 
Yorktown,  and  was  present  when  Lord 
Cornwallis  surrendered  to  Gen.  Washing- 
ton. He  was  married  in  Virginia  to 
Nancy  McClure,  and  soon  after  moved  to 
the  vicinity  of  Crab  Orchard,  Kentucky, 
and  later  to  the  vicinity  of  Mt.  Sterling, 
Montgomery  county,  in  the  same  State. 
They  had  twelve  children  in  Kentucky, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  in  1828,  on  Spring  creek,  accom- 


panied by  five  of  his  children,  and  the 
sixth  came  a  year  or  two  later.  The 
others  remained  in  Kentucky.  Of  the  six 
who  came  to  Sangamon  county — 

WILLIAM,  Jun.,  born  May  20, 
1796,  in  Montgomery  county,  Ky.,  was 
married  there  to  Frances  J.  Massie,  Sept. 
13,  1825.  They  had  one  child  that  died 
in  Kentucky,  and  the  family  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  in  1828,  set- 
tling on  Spring  creek  in  1829,  where  seven 
children  were  born.  MARY  E.  married 
Thomas  Hessey,  and  died,  leaving  six 
children,  who  live  with  their  father  in 
Gardner  township,  Sangamon  couuty, 
Illinois.  EMILY  M.,  born  Dec.  30, 
1831,  was  married,  Nov.  24,  1850,  to 
Jacob  J.  Brown.  See  his  name.  WIL- 
LIAM T.  died  May  26,  1858,  in  his 
twenty-fifth  year.  JOHN  H.  died  June 
9,  1861,  in  his  twenty-sixth  year.  NAN- 
CY A.,  born  Dec.  23,  1837,  was  married, 
Oct.  12,  1858,  to  Daniel  Taylor.  See  his 
name.  JAMES  H.,  born  Aug.  27,  1840, 
lives  with  his  mother  one  and  three-quar- 
ter miles  south  of  Farmingdale,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois.  CHARLES  F., 
born  April  10,  1844,  was  man~ied  Dec.  3, 
1867,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Clara  A. 
Conklin,  and  live  at  Colorado  Springs, 
Colorado.  William  Ralston,  Jun.,  died 
Oct.  17,  1851,  in  Sangamon  county,  111., 
and  his  widow  resides  now — 1873 — on  the 
farm  where  they  settled  in  1829,  one  and 
three-quarter  miles  south  of  Farming- 
dale,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  She 
has  been  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church 
nearly  half  a  century. 

JOS1AH,  born  in  Kentucky,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Roxana 
Smith.  They  have  eight  children,  and 
live  in  Hancock  county,  Illinois. 

NATHANIEL,  born  in  Kentucky, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Clemantine  Kelly.  They  moved  to  Mis- 
souri, but  returned  during  the  rebellion  to 
Sangamon  county,  where  he  died.  His 
widow  and  eight  children  live  near  Car- 
thage, Jasper  county,  Missouri. 

ELLEN,  born  in  Kentucky,  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  to 
James  Douglas.  See  his  name. 

SAMUEL,  born  in  Kentucky,  was 
married  there  to  Nancy  Ellis.  They  had 
two  children  in  Kentucky,  and  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1835.  One  child 
was  born  in  Sangamon  county,  and  one 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


in  Petersburg,  Menard  county,'  Illinois. 
Samuel  Ralston  and  family  resi'de  in 
Washington,  D.  C. 

JOSEPH,  born  Sept.  10,  1813,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  Nov.  13,  1833,  to  Mrs.  Susan 
Earnest,  whose  maiden  name  was  Ken- 
dall. They  had  two  living  children — 
MARGARET  J.  married  David  Vulga- 
mott,  and  have  six  children.  They  live 
in  Fairfield,  Jefferson  county,  Iowa. 
JOSEPH  H.,  born  Dec.  21,  1838,  in  San- 
gamon county,  studied  medicine  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois,  was  married,  Sept.,  1865,  at 
Placerville,  Idaho  Territory,  to  Lida 
Keck.  They  have  two  children,  HENRY 
H.  and  EMIL.  Dr.  Ralston  and  family  re- 
side at  Bentonsport,  Van  Buren  county, 
Iowa.  Joseph  Ra!ston  died  July  31, 1839, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow 
married  James  E.  Reed.  See  his 
name. 

William  Ralston,  Sen.,  died  July,  1835, 
and  his  widow  died  eight  or  'nine  years 
later,  both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

RAMES,  NATHANIEL, 
was  born  April  19,  1806,  in  Tennessee. 
Sarah  Ogden  was  born  Oct.  18,  1806,  in 
Logan  county,  Kentucky.  They  were 
married  March  8,  1829,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
had  one  child  there,  and  moved  to  Spring- 
field, 111.,  arriving  April  16,  1830,  where 
they  had  two  children.  Of  their  three 
children — 

MARTHA  T.,  born  Dec.  17,  1829,  in 
St.  Louis,  died  in  Springfield  in  her 
seventh  year. 

JOHN  O.,  born  August  20,  1831,  in 
Springfield,  married  Oct.  7,  1852,  to 
Mary  J.  Connelly,  who  died  in  1854. 
Mr.  Rames  was  married  April  14,  1859, 
in  St.  Louis  county,  Mo.,  to  Mary  E. 
Redman,  who  was  born  there,  June  14, 
1839.  They  had  six  children  in  Spring- 
field; two  died  young.  MATTIE  M., 
CORA  B.,  MARY  J.  and  JOHN  O., 
Jun.,  live  with  their  parents.  J.  O. 
Rames  was  a  member  of  the  city  council 
three  years,  and  has  been  a  member  of 
the  School  Board  since  1870,  with  the 
exception  of  two  years.  He  has  been 
engaged  in  harness  making  i  for  sev- 
enteen years,  and  resides  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

WILLIAM  N.,  born  May  22,  1834, 
in  Springfield,  died  March,  1853. 


Nathaniel  Rames  died  Feb.  29,  1836,  in 
Springfield,  and  his  widow  lives  with  her 
son,  John  O.,  in  Springfield. — 1876. 

RANDALL,  THOMAS  E., 
was  born  in  1785,  in  Virginia,  was  taken 
to  Crab  Orchard,  Ky.,  when  a  child.  He 
was  married  and  had  three  children  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  and  moved  from 
there  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in  1827. 
His  son — 

MARSHAL  S.,  born  Jan.  26,  1813, 
in  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  in  1837,  to  Deborah  Can- 
trail.  They  had  twelve  children.  Their 
daughter,  MARY  J.,  married  William  G. 
Cantrall.  See  his  name.  Marshal  S. 
Randall  and  family  reside  near  Blue 
Mound  Station,  Christian  county,  Illinois. 

RANSOM,  JOHN  G.,  was  born 
April  27,  1808,  at  Chazy,  Clinton  county, 
N.  Y..  and  was  there  married,  Sept  30, 
1830,  to  Lucy  M.  Gregory.  They  moved 
to  Springfield,  111.,  arriving  June  6,  1835. 
Mr.  Ransom  commenced  work  as  a  jour- 
neyman wagon  and  carriage  maker,  and 
in  a  short  time  established  the  business  on 
his  own  account.  He  made,  as  he  be- 
lieves, the  first  buggy  ever  put  up  in 
Springfield.  In  .1838  Mr.  Ransom 
moved  to  Chatham,  which  had  just 
been  laid  out,  and  he  was  among  the 
first  to  erect  permanent  buildings  in  the 
town.  He  engaged  in  carriage  and  wagon 
making  there.  In  1840  he  moved  to 
Whitehall,  111.,  and  back  to  Chatham  in 
1842.  In  1845  ne  moved  to  Galena,  111., 
where  Mrs.  Lucy  M.  Ransom  died,  Mar. 
18,  1846,  leaving  three  living  children, 
with  whom  Mr.  Ransom  returned  to 
Chatham.  Of  those  children — 

EDWARD  H.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Gazena  A.  Brurink.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  Co.  B,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  and 
spent  several  months  in  prison  at  Ander- 
sonville,  Georgia.  The  privation  and 
disease  contracted  there  caused  his  death 
in  Feb.,  1869.  He  left  a  widow  and  four 
children  in  Virclen,  Illinois. 

AMELIA  M.  married  William  Mont- 
gomery. They  have  seven  children,  and 
live  at  Stonington,  Christian  county,  Illi- 
nois.— 1874. 

MARTHA  married  in  Plattsburg, 
New  York,  to  William  L.  Wood.  They 
have  one  child,  and  live  at  Stonington, 
Christian  county,  Illinois. 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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John  G.  Ransom  was  married  July  I, 
1847,  m  Chatham,  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Bradley,  whose  maiden  name  was  Hand. 
They  had  seven  children,  two  of  whom 
died  young.  Of  the  other  five — 

AUGUSTA  E.,  born  in  Chatham, 
married  Henry  D.  Cogswell,  has  one 
child,  and  lives  in  Bloomington,  Illinois. 
—  1873. 

EMMA,  CHARLES,  JOHN  E. 
and  MARIA  T.  live  with  their  parents. 
John  G.  Ransom  a'nd  family  reside  in 
Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

RANSOM,  LORING,  was  born 
April  13,  1806,  in  Chazy,  Clinton  county, 
N.  Y.,  and  came  with  a  colony  of  fifty- 
three  persons  to  Sangamon  county,  arriv- 
ing at  what  is  now  Farmingdale,  in  Sept., 
1833.  He  was  married  Oct.  29,  1839,  at  a 
place  called  Millville,  north  of  Lick 
creek,  and  three  miles  west  of  Loami,  to 
Mary  Wariner,  who  was  born  April  20, 
1817,  in  Barren  county,  Ky.,  and  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  the  spring  of  1834, 
with  her  father.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ransom 
had  three  living  children — 

ISABELLA  IV.,  born  Sept.  13, 1840, 
in  Chatham,  married  in  Springfield,  Feb. 
24,  1 86 1,  to  George  W.  Johnson,  who 
was  born  Aug.  7,  1835,  in  Henniker, 
Merrimack  county,  N.  H.  He  is  an  en- 
gineer on  the  G.  C.  &  S.  railroad,  and  re- 
sides in  Springfield. 

WILLIAM  A.,  born  Jan.  7,  1843,  in 
Chatham,  was  married  Nov.  23,  1872,  in 
Hannibal,  Mo.,  to  Kittie  Shelton  Kiger, 
who  was  born  July  29,  1843,  in  Nelson 
county,  Va.  They  live  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

ISAAC  N.,  born  May  12,  1846,  in 
Springfield,  married,  Nov.  10,  1870,  to 
Annie  E.  Crary,  and  live  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

Loring  Ransom  was  farming  a  few 
years  and  then  went  to  Chatham,  from 
there  to  Berlin,  and  from  there  to  Spring- 
field, where  he  died,  Sept.  13,  1867. 
Mrs.  Mary  Ransom  resides  with  her 
children,  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

RANSOM,  LUTHER  N.,was 
born  about  1800,  at  Chazy,  Clinton  coun- 
ty, N.  Y.  He  was  there  married  to  Zer- 
viah  Ransom.  They  had  two  children  in 
New  York,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  with  a  colony,  arriving  in 
Sept.,  1833,  at  Farmington,  in  what  is 
now  Gardner  township.  In  1835  Mr, 

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R.  sold  out  at  that  place,  and  entered  two 
thousand  one  hundred  acres  of  land  eight 
or  ten  miles  south  of  Springfield,  and 
laid  out  the  town  of  Chatham.  In  1840 
he  moved  to  Springfield,  where  Mrs.  R. 
died.  Previous  to  this  time  Mr.  R.  had 
been  a  member  of  and  an  officer  in  the 
Presbyterian  church,  and  was  the  princi- 
pal means  of  establishing  the  church  in 
Chatham.  After  the  death  of  his  wife  he 
adopted  communist  principles  as  expounded 
by  Fourier,  went  to  Economy,  Ohio,  and 
united  with  the  Fourierite  community 
there,  believing  it  would  be  a  good  place 
to  bring  up  his  children.  He  was  mar- 
ried while  there  to  a  widow  lady,  by 
whom  he  had  one  child.  At  a  time  of 
excessive  high  water  in  the  Ohio  river, 
late  in  1847,  a  veiT  large  brick  building, 
owned  and  occupied  by  the  Fourierites, 
was  surrounded  by  water,  weakening  the 
foundations,  and  it  fell,  burying  in  its 
ruins  a  lai'ge  number  of  persons.  The 
two  eldest  children  and  the  wife  of  Mr. 
Ransom  were  among  the  lost.  She  had 
just  handed  her  babe  out  of  a  window,  by 
which  it  was  saved.  Mr.  Ransom  was 
not  at  the  place  when  the  calamity  came, 
but  he  soon  after  took  his  babe,  left  the 
Fourierites,  and  joined  the  Shakers  at 
Lebanon,  Ohio.  This  was  in  1848.  He 
remained  with  the  Shakers  until  August, 
1859,  when  he  took  his  son,  ALBERT, 
and  went  to  Lawrence,  Kansas,  where 
he  resided  until  July,  1873,  when  he  died, 
a  spiritualist,  and  an  open  disbeliever  of 
the  Bible.  He  was  an  original  abolition- 
ist, an  uncompromising  temperance  man, 
scrupulously  honest  in  his  dealings,  and  it 
was  believed  by  those  who  knew  him 
well,  that  he  was  honest  and  conscientious 
in  all  he  did.  His  erratic  course  was  re- 
garded more  as  the  manifestations  of  an 
unsettled  mind  than  of  a  depraved  dis- 
position. 

RAPE,  JOHN,  was  born  about 
1794,  in  South  Carolina,  and  taken  to 
Tennessee  by  his  parents,  at  eight  years 
old.  He  was  a  soldier  from  Tennessee,  in 
the  war  of  1812,  and  arrived  at  New 
Orleans  the  day  after  the  battle  of  Jan.  8, 
1815.  His  father,  Gustavus  Rape,  was  a 
soldier  from  North  Carolina  during  the 
war  of  the  American  Revolution.  John 
Rape  was  married  Aug.  18,  1818,  in 
Tennessee,  had  two  children  there,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111,,  arriving 


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in  what  is  now  Cotton  Hill  township,  in 
Feb.,  1826,  where  they  had  five  children. 
Of  their  children — 

CATHARINE,  born  Dec.  31,  1821, 
in'  Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Benjamin  R.  Ridgeway.  See 
his  name. 

AMELIA,  born  May  29,  1823,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Dec.  25,  1840,  to  Wesley  Beam.  See  his 
name.  He  died,  leaving  five  children, 
and  she  married,  July  17,  1855,  to  James 
Hewlett.  They  have  six  children,  WIL- 
LIAM M.,  DANIEL  N.,  AMELIA  L. 
and  MARTHA  E.,  twins,  JAMES  F. 
and  GEORGE  B.  McL.  Mr.  Hewlett 
had  three  children  by  a  former  marriage. 
They  reside  in  Cotton  Hill  township. 

DANIEL,  born  March  30,  1826,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  July  7,  1853, 
to  Myrah  Snodgrass.  They  had  three 
children,  CHARLES  F.,  MOSES  F. 
and  FLETCHER  E.  Mrs.  Rape  died 
March  10,  1869,  and  he  married,  Sept.  2, 
1869,  to  Mrs.  Rebecca  J.  Hafdin,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Snodgrass.  They  have 
one  child,  EDWIN,  and  live  near  New 
City,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JACOB,  born  Nov.  5,  1827,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married,  Dec.  26,  1850,  to 
Rachel  Beam.  They  have  five  chil- 
dren, THOMAS  J.,  MELINDA  J., 
CHARLES  W.,  JOHN  W.  and  LEW- 
IS M.,  and  live  in  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship, two  and  one-half  miles  south  of 
New  City,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. Jacob  Rape  says  that  it  was  so 
difficult  to  obtain  farming  implements, 
that  himself  and  a  brother  covered  corn 
many  days  with  wooden  hoes,  made  for 
the  purpose  by  their  father. 

ALFRED  N.,  was  born  May  5,  1830, 
in  Sangamon  county.  He  enlisted,  Aug. 
12,  1862,  in  Co.  K,  1 24th  111.  Inf.,  for 
three  years,  served  full  term,  was  in  fif- 
teen battles,  and  was  honorably  discharg- 
ed, Aug.  15,  1865.  He  was  married,  Oct. 
17,  1871,  to  Mary  A.  Constant.  They 
had  one  child,  WM.  EDWARD,  who 
died  in  infancy.  They  live  three  miles 
southwest  of  New  City,  in  Cotton 
Hill  township,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  Nov.  20,  1831, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Melvina 
Snodgrass,  had  two  children,  MARY  D. 
and  NANCY  I.,  and  Mrs.  Rape  died, 


and  he  married,  Oct.  8,  1869,  to  Mary  J 
Hayden,  a  grand-daughter  of  Penrod 
Vancil.  They  have  two  children,  ROSA 
E.  and  FLORA  E.,  and  live  in  Cotton 
Hill  township,  near  New  City,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

AMANDA,  born  Oct.  25,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  Aug.  5,  1852, 
to  Preston  Haines.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren—NANCY  J.,  born  April  9,  1855, 
married.,  June  9,  1873,  to  Benj.  K.  Haii:es. 
See  his  name.  AMELIA  C.  aqd 
JOHN  W.  live  with  their  mother.  Pres- 
ton Haines  enlisted  in  1861,  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  B,  nth  Mo.  Inf.  He  died 
Feb.  14,  1863,  in  Military  Hospital,  at 
Keokuk,  Iowa.  His  widow  married, 
June  14,  1871,  to  W.  T.  Williams,  have 
one  child,  MARTIN  L.,  and  live  in 
Cotton  Hill  township,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

Mrs.  Polly  Rape  died,  July  19,  1838, 
and  John  Rape  was  married,  Feb.  3,  1839, 
to  Elizabeth  Snodgrass.  They  had  seven 
children  in  Sangamon  county — 

JOSEPH,  born  Jan.  25,  1840,  mar- 
ried, March  7,  1872,  to  Frances  M.  Rea- 
vis,  who  was  born  Feb.  23,  1856,  in  Fay- 
ette  county,  111.  They  have  one  child, 
NOAH  F.,  and  live  near  New  City, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JOHN,  born  Dec.  16,  1843,  lives  near 
New  City,  Illinois. 

JAMES  T.,  born  Sept.  27,  1845, 
married  Mary  West,  have  two  living 
children,  and  lives  near  Cotton  Hill  P.  O., 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MART  E.,  born  Oct.  18,  1848,  mar- 
ried, Sept.  13,  1863,  to  Thomas  McLoon, 
a  native  of  Ireland.  They  have  three 
children,  MARY  B.,  LAURA  A.  and 
JOHN  E.,  and  live  near  New  City,  Illi- 
nois. 

SAMUEL  D.,  born  Jan.  20,  1853, 
lives  with  his  mother. 

NANCY  E.,  born  April  27,  1856, 
married,  Feb.  19,  1874,  to  B.  F.  Young, 
and  lives  in  Cotton  Hill  township. 

EMILY  J.,  born  Aug.  12,  1859,  lives 
with  her  mother. 

John  Rape  died  Jan.  29,  1872,  and  his 
widow  lives  on  the  farm  where  he  settled 
i.  1826.  It  is  in  Cotton  Hill  township, 
near  New  City,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

RAPE,  HENRY,  born  in  1784, 
in  South  Carolina,  came  with  his  brother 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNT?. 


595 


Peter  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  about 
1825,  preceding  their  brother  John  one 
year.  Henry  Rape  was  married  June, 
1836,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Polly 
Snodgrass.  They  had  six  children  in 
Sangamon  county — 

JAMES  //.,  born  July  23,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  in  1861,  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  I,  yth  111.  Inf.,  served 
full  time,  and  was  honorably  discharged, 
July  24,  1864,  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 
J.  H.  Rape  was  married  Dec.  7,  1875,31 
the  Revere  House,  Springfield,  111.,  to 
Mrs.  Maria  L.  Campbell,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Brownell.  See  Brownell fam- 
ily. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rape  live  in  Chris- 
tian county,  near  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

GUSTAVUS  F.,  born  April  28, 
1840,  was  married  July  28,  1870,  to  Sarah 
Raney.  They  had  two  children,  ORA 
VERNON  *ul  RALEIGH,  and  moved 
to  the  vicinity  of  Virginia,  Bates  county, 
Missouri.  Their  children  both  died 
there. 

THOMAS  J.,  born  Dec.  20,  1842, 
was  married  July  29,  1869,  to  Clara  A. 
Pettibone.  They  have  one  child,  EAR- 
NEST R.,  and  live  in  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship, Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  L.,  born  Nov.  23,  1845, 
was  married  April  29,  1874,  to  Jennie 
Beaty.  They  have  one  child,  ROLLA 
E.,  and  live  near  Taylorville,  Christian 
county,  Illinois. 

ELIZABETH  J.,  born  April  23, 
1844,  was  married  Dec.  29,  1874,  to 
Richard  Hill  man.  See  his  name. 

Henry  Rape  died  Nov.  n,  1851,  and 
his  widow  married  George  Hamilton. 
They  had  one  child — 

R OBERT RAPE, born  May  5,  1855, 
lives  with  his  mother,  three-fourths  of  a 
mile  west  of  New  City,  in  Cotton  Hill 
township,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Polly  Rape  had  never  formed  a 
letter  with  a  pen  until  her  sixtieth  year. 
Her  son,  James  H.,  was  in  the  army,  and 
she  found  it  difficult  to  induce  others  to 
write  to  him  as  often  as  she  desired,  so 
she  resolved  to  learn,  and  commenced  by 
copying  letters  and  other  documents,  and 
was  soon  able  to  communicate  with  him. 
She  continued  this  correspondence,  to  the 
great  satisfaction  of  both,  until  his  three 
years  of  service  terminated. 

RAPE,  JACOB,  was  born  Mar. 
I,  177^5  married  Patsy  Thornton,  raised  a 


family,  and  died  April  28,  1865,  in  San- 
gamon county.  His  widow  lives  in 
Christian  county.  Their  grandaughter 
married  George  Morgan,  and  lives  in 
Taylorville,  Illinois. 

RAPE,  POLLY,  born  in  1786,  in 
South  Carolina  or  Tennessee.  She  was 
a  sister  to  John,  Peter,  Henry  and  Jacob. 
She  was  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Henry  Funderburk.  See  his  name. 

RAPE,  PETER,  was  born  Mar. 
15,  179°)  married  and  raised  a  family. 
His  wife,  Sarah  Rape,  died  July  23,  1841, 
in  her  forty-sixth  year.  He  died  March 
29,  1847. 

RAUCH,  JOHN  JACOB,  was 

born  July  25,  1796,  in  Stutgardt,  Wirtem- 
burg,  Germany.  He  came  to  America  in 
1818,  and  was  eleven  weeks  on  the  pas- 
sage from  Amsterdam,  arriving  at  Phila- 
delphia in  September.  He  entered  into 
an  agreement,  before  starting,  with  a 
man  who  came  on  the  same  vessel,  by 
which  that  gentleman  was  to  pay  his  pas- 
sage across  the  ocean  in  exchange  for 
labor  Mr.  Ranch  was  to  perform.  He 
had  fulfilled  part  of  the  agreement  before 
starting,  and  acted  as  servant  to  the  gen- 
tleman and  his  wife  on  board  the  vessel. 
On  arriving  in  Philadelphia  he  found  that 
the  money  had  not  been  paid.  The  only 
excuse  the  man  made  was  that  his  wife 
objected  to  it.  In  the  early  history  of  the 
American  colonies  some  of  them  enacted 
laws  under  which  emigrants  might  be  sold 
at  auction  to  pay  for  their  passage  across 
the  ocean.  The  custom  still  prevailed  at 
the  time  Mr.  Rauch  arrived  in  the  coun- 
try, but  I  have  thus  far  failed  to  learn  that 
there  was  any  law  for  it  at  that  time. 
Seventy  dollars  was  the  amount  demand- 
ed by  the  owners  of  the  vessel,  and  he 
was  put  up  at  auction  to  raise  the  money. 
The  lowest,  and  perhaps  the  only  bid 
was  to  pay  the  money  on  consideration  of 
his  serving  three  years  in  return,  at  hard 
labor,  as  the  following  paper  will  show : 

PHILADELPHIA. 

This  Indenttire  Witnesseth :  That 
Johan  Jacob  Rauch,  of  his  own  free  will, 
to  go  to  Alabama  Territory,  hath  bound 
himself  servant  to  Francis  C.  Clapper,  of 
Philadelphia,  merchant,  for  the  consider- 
ation of  seventy  dollars,  paid  to  Lewis, 
Haven  &  Co.,  for  his  passage  from  Am- 
sterdam; as  also,  for  other  good  causes, 


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he,  the  said  Johan  Jacob  Rauch,  hath 
bound  and  put  himself,  and  by  these 
presents  doth  bind  and  put  himself,  ser- 
vant to  the  said  Francis  C.  Clapper,  to 
serve  him,  his  executors,  administrators 
and  assigns,  from  the  day  of  the  date 
hereof,  for  and  during  the  full  term  of 
three  .years,  from  thence  next  ensuing. 
During  all  which  term  the  said  servant, 
his  said  master,  his  executors,  administra- 
tors and  assigns,  faithfully  shall  serve,  and 
that  honestly  and  obediently  in  all  things, 
as  a  good  and  faithful  servant  ought  to 
do.  And  the  said  Francis  C.  Clapper,  his 
executors,  administrators  and  assigns,  dur- 
ing the  said  term,  shall  find  and  provide 
for  the  said  servant  sufficient  meat,  drink, 
apparel,  washing  and  lodging,  and  to  give 
him,  at  the  end  of  the  term,  two  complete . 
suits  of  clothes,  one  thereof  to  be  new. 
And  for  the  true  performance  hereof  both 
the  said  parties  bind  themselves  firmly 
unto  each  other  by  these  presents.  In 
witness  whereof  they  have  interchangably 
set  their  hands  and  seals.  Dated  the  sec- 
ond day  of  October,  A.  D.  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  eighteen. 

F.  C.  CLAPPER. 

Bound  before    Conrad  Wile,  Register. 

Mr.  Rauch  was  at  once  sent  to 
Alabama,  and  labored  faithfully  for  two 
and  a  half  years,  the  principal  part  of  the 
time  at  boat  building,  and  must  have 
earned  many  times  the  value  of  the  money 
paid  out  for  him.  His  food  and  clothing 
during  the  whole  of  that  time  was  of  the 
very  worst  description,  in  addition  to 
which  he  was  treated  to  all  manner  of 
indignities  on  account  of  his  lack  of 
knowledge  of  our  language,  and  for 
any  other  cause  which  the  caprice  or 
malignity  of  those  with  whom  he  was 
associated  might  suggest.  Six  months 
before  the  expiration  of  his  time  his 
hardships  became  intolerable.  He  left 
Alabama  and  made  his  way  into  Muhlen- 
burg  county,  Kentucky,  arriving  in  1821. 
There  he  found  German  people,  who 
gave  him  employment  by  which  he  was 
soon  able  to  clothe  himself  decently,  and 
began  to  save  money.  He  worked  both 
in  wood  and  stone  as  the  opportunity  for 
either  presented  itself.  Oct.  24,  1824,  he 
was  married  to  Pauline  Poley,  sister 
to  Joseph  Poley.  See  his  name.  Soon 
after  his  marriage  he  built  a  sawmill  on  a 


small  stream,  and  occasionally  worked  at 
his  trades,  doing  a  good  business.  As 
Mr.  Rauch  learned  more  of  the  influence 
of  slavery,  he  resolved  to  seek  a  free 
country  in  which  to  bring  up  his  family. 
He  accordingly  removed  with  his  wife 
and  two  children,  to  Illinois,  arrriving 
Oct.,  1829,  in  Sangamon  county.  In 
December  he  bought  three-fourths  of 
section  thirty-three,  which  is  the  southern 
tier  of  sections  in  this  county.  It  is  in 
Auburn  township,  between  the  towns  of 
Auburn  and  Virden.  The  stream  called 
Sugar  creek  ran  through  his  land,  and 
among  the  first  things  he  did  was  to  build 
a  saw  and  grist  mill,  and  for  many  years 
Rauch's  mill  was  known  far  and  near, 
and  hundreds  of  weary  emigrants  found 
rest  under  his  roof,  his  house  being  on  the 
road  from  Springfield  to  St.  Louis.  After 
arriving  in  Illinois,  seven  ohildren  were 
added  to  the  family.  Of  their  nine  child- 
ren— 

ANDRE  W,  born  Aug.  14,  1825,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  June  13,  1854,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Margaret  E.  Cas- 
sity,  a  native  of  Kentucky.  They  have 
five  living  children,  FRANK,  CLARA, 
EMMA,  ELMER  and  A.  LEE.  An- 
drew Rauch  and  family  reside  in  the 
vicinity  of  the  old  homestead,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  near  Virden,  Macoupin 
county,  Illinois. 

CHARLES,  born  Dec.  28,  1827,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  Dec.  18,  1859,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Mary  Brooks,  a 
native  of  Delaware.  They  have  four 
children,  LOUISA,  JENNIE,  JAMES 
and  JOHN,  and  reside  at  the  homestead, 
in  Sangamon  county,  near  Virden,  Ma- 
coupin county,  Illinois. 

ELIZABEJ^H,  born  April  25,  1830, 
in  Illinois,  died  in  childhood. 

SA  VILLA,  born  Feb.  3,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Hiram  Orr, 
and  died  five  weeks  later,  at  her  mother's 
house. 

JAMES,  born  Oct.  5,  1833,  in  San' 
gamon  county,  was  married,  April  3, 1863, 
to  Jennie  B.  Goss,  who  was  born  August 
25,  1837,  at  Littleton,  Grafton  county, 
New  Hampshire.  They  moved  to  Cali- 
fornia, and  James  Ranch  died  there,  Nov. 
12,  1864,  leaving  a  widow,  who  returned 
to  Illinois,  Oct.  26,  1865,  and  is  now 
— August,  1876 — residing  in  Virden,  Illi- 
nois. 


SANGAMON   COUNTY. 


597 


JACOB,  born  Aug.  16,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married,  Oct.  27, 
1859,  to  Emma  C.  Cassity.  They  have 
three  living  children,  ADA,  EFFIE  and 
BYRON,  and  reside  in  Virden,  Illi- 
nois. 

FRANKLIN,  born  Oct.  ti,  1837, 
died  Dec.  17,  1848. 

REBECCA,  born  Nov.  6,  1839,  in 
h'angamon  county,  was  married,  Oct.  26, 
1869,  to  John  McGlothlin.  They  have 
three  children,  LOUELLA,  HORACE 
and  CHARLIE  A.,  and  reside  five  miles 
southwest  of  Auburn,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

BARBARA  A.,  born  June  2,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Matthew 
Pattern,  Jun.  See  his  name.  They  do 
not  live  in  Chicago,  as  stated  in  connection 
with  his  name,  but  now — Sept.,  1876 — 
reside  three  miles  southeast  of  Auburn, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

John  Jacob  Ranch  died  Nov.  23,  1843, 
.where  he  settled  in  1829.  His  widow, 
Mrs.  Pauline  Rauch,  resides  there  with 
her  son  Charles.  It  is  in  Sangamon 
county,  near  Virden,  Macoupin  county, 
Illinois. 

Mr.  Rauch  left  his  family  with  the  title 
to  a  sufficient  quantity  of  land  to  make  a 
good  farm  for  each  one;  with  a  large 
amount  of  personal  property,  and  his 
children  are  among  the  most  respected 
citizens  of  the  county.  When  we  consid- 
er that  he  was  twenty-two  years  of  age 
at  the  time  he  came  to  America,  without 
a  knowledge  of  our  language,  compelled 
to  lose  so  much  of  the  best  time  of  his 
life  to  pay  for  the  privilege  of  coming, 
and  that  he  died  before  he  was  fifty  years 
of  age,  his  success  was  wonderful,  and  it 
is  highly  probable  that  his  early  death 
was  caused  by  over  exertion.  Although 
he  had  been  so  treacherously  dealt  with 
on  coming  to  the  country,  and  for  the 
first  three  years  after  his  arrival;  yet  his 
abhorrence  of  anything  like  repudiating  a 
contract  was  such,  that  he  charged  his 
sons  if  the  duplicate  to  the  contract  by 
which  he  was  robbed  of  his  three  years 
time,  should  ever  be  presented,  they 
should  pay  the  whole  seventy  dollars,  for 
the  reason  that  he  had  not  rendered  the 
last  six  months  service,  and  that  because 
it  was  physically  impossible  for  him  to  en- 
dure it.  In  the  later  years  of  his  life, 
when  pondering  on  the  hardships  and  in- 


dignities he  had  endured,  he  wrote  in 
German  on  the  margin  of  the  contract 
quoted,  "Jacob  Rauch  says  this  indenture 
was  not  good."  He  doubtless  alluded  to 
the  fact  that  it  was  not  binding  because  it 
was  never  signed  by  himself.  The  back 
of  the  indenture  bears  an  inscription,  also 
in  German,  in  his  own  handwriting.  It 
appears  to  have  been  more  intended  as  an 
expression  of  a  sentiment  than  an  address 
to  any  particular  one  of  his  children.  It 
is  in  these  words: 

"DEAR  CHILD,  you  had  better  remain 
in  a  low  station  of  life;  the  higher  you 
stand  the  more  you  may  be  humbled;  and 
the  Lord  will  love  you  better,  for  He  is 
the  Most  High,  and  does  great  things  by 
means  of  the  lowly. 

"JACOB  RAUCH." 

RAY,  THOMAS,  was  born  Jan. 
28,  1794,  m  Gallatin  county,  Ky.  He  was 
married,  Feb.  22,  1816,  to  Polly  Furnish, 
a  native  of  the  same  county.  Mrs.  Ray 
died,  Sept.  21,  1820,  leaving  one  child. 
He  then  married  Susan  Ray,  who  was 
born  April  20,  1798.  They  had  one  child 
in  Kentucky,  and  the  family  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  October, 
1824,  in  Island  Grove,  south  of  Spring 
creek,  and  the  next  spring  moved  north  of 
Spring  creek,  in  what  is  now  Gardner 
township,  where  they  had  three  living 
children.  Of  their  five  children — 

SAMUEL  E..  born  Dec.  25,  1817,  in 
Gallatin  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Sept.  20,  1838,  to  Elcy 
Jane  Robison.  They  had  four  children — 
SUSAN  J.,  born  July  21,  1839,  in  Wash- 
ington  county,  Iowa,  where  her  parents 
lived  one  and  one-half  years.  She  was 
married,  march  12,  1856,10  Isaac  Gregory. 
See  his  name.  She  died,  Nov.  19,  1864, 
leaving  twins.  POLLY  A.,  born  May 
6,  1842,  in  Sangamon  county,  married, 
Jan.  17,  1861,  to  John  Swarens.  They 
have  five  children,  ELLA,  FRANK,  CLAR- 
ENCE, LURA  and  HATTIE,  and  live  one 
and  one-half  miles  north  of  Bradfordton. 
ELCY  C.  died  in  her  third  year.  EM- 
MA M.,  born  March  23,  1852,  lives  with 
her  parents,  half  a  mile  east  of  Bradford- 
ton,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois — 1874. 

JOHN  G.,  born  Aug.  20,  1824,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Feb.  I,  1855,  to  Abigail  Van  Gilder,  and 
he  died  March  25,  18=55. 


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MARGARET  A.,  born  Nov.  16, 
1832,  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  June  24,  1852,  to  Seth  W.  Wick- 
ham.  He  was  one  of  three  children  born 
of  the  same  mother,  Oct.  30,  1824,  in 
Muskingham  county,  Ohio.  Of  the  other 
two:  Elmus  died  in  his  tenth  year,  and 
Louisa  married  S.  P.  Weaver,  and  died 
in  Ohio,  in  her  twenty-first  year,  two 
weeks  after  she  was  married.  Seth  W. 
Wickham  and  wife  had  one  child,  THOM- 
AS W.,  and  she  died  April  7,  1867.  He 
was  married,  Dec.  31,  1868,  to  Mrs.  Cor- 
nelia A.  Large,  whose  maiden  namfe  was 
Frazee.  See  Frazee.  They  have  one 
child,  MINNIE  L.,  and  reside  one  mile 
southeast  of  Farmingdale,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois — 1874. 

SUSAN  P.,  born  March  26,  1836, 
married  Thomas  Johnson,  had  one  child, 
and  she  died  in  1856.  Her  son,  Charles 
Johnson,  lives  with  his  uncle,  Thomas  B. 
Ray. 

l^HOMAS  B.,  born  March  10,  1841, 
married,  Feb.  23,  1865,  to  Charlotte 
Brown.  They  had  one  child,  CHAR- 
LOTTE, who  lives  with  her  grandfather, 
Rezin  D.  Brown.  Mrs.  Ray  died,  Jan.  5, 
1866,  and  T.  B.  Ray  lives  at  the  home- 
stead settled  by  his  father  in  1825,  in 
Gardner  township,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

Mrs.  Susan  Ray  died  Dec.  15,  1859, 
and  Thomas  Ray  died  Aug.  24,  1871, 
both  in  Gardner  township. 

William  Ray,  the  father  of  Thomas, 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  and  after  a 
few  years  sojourn,  returned  to  Kentucky, 
and  died  there. 

RAY,  REASON  or  REZIN, 
was  born  in  Maryland,  went  to  Kentucky, 
where  he  married  Sarah  Walters.  They 
had  four  children,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1823,  settling  in  Gardner  town- 
ship. His  daughter — 

LA  VINA,  born  in  Kentucky,  in 
1822,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Ezekiel  Drennan.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Drennan  remembers  the  "deep 
snow."  She  was  eight  years  old,  and 
was  helping  her  father  gather  corn,  and 
slipped  into  a  whirlpool  that  formed 
around  a  hill  of  corn.  She  went  under 
the  snow,  and  her  father  happening  to  see 
her  go  down,  drew  her  out  in  time  to 
save  her  from  suffocating. 


RAY,  SAMUEL.  His  daugh- 
ter— 

ELIZABE7W,  born  Aug.  5,  1833, 
married,  Dec.  2,  1852,  to  Robert  Haggard, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  died  July  22, 
1867,  in  Labette  county,  Kansas,  leaving 
six  children. 

REDMAN,  JAMES  B.,  was 
born  in  St.  Louis  county,  Mo.,  and  com- 
menced learning  the  trade  of  a  black- 
smith in  St.  Louis  with  Rames  &  Owens, 
moved  with  them  to  Springfield,  Illinois, 
in  April,  1830,  and  later  was  four  years 
engaged  in  the  same  business  with 
Nathaniel  Rames,  as  Rames  &  Redman. 
He  then  returned  to  St.  Louis  county, 
and  was  there  married,  in  1834,  to  Mar- 
tha A.  Graham,  and  had  two  children — 

MAR  Y  E.,  born  near  St.  Louis,  mar- 
ried John  O.  Rames.  See  his  name. 

MARGARET  married  William  T. 
Henly,  and  resides  near  St.  Louis. 

Mrs.  Redman  died,  and  James  B.  Red- 
man is  living  with  his  third  wife,  at. 
Baden,  St.  Louis  county,  Mo. 

REDMAN,  WILLIAM  E., 
was  born  May  15,  1815,  in  Maryland, 
eight  miles  north  of  Washington  City. 
He  was  married,  Jan.  6,  1840,  in  Hagers- 
town,  to  Catharine  Wolgamot,  and  moved 
with  her  father  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  May  31,  1840,  in  what  is  now 
Woodside  township.  They  ha:l  eight 
children  in  Sangamon  county,  five  of 
whom  died  under  seven  years.  Of  the 
other  three  children — 

ISABEL  0.,  born  July  16,  1843, 
married  Dec.  19,  1865,  to  Daniel  Keller. 
She  had  one  child,  MARY,  and  died  in 
Chatham,  Illinois. 

CATHARINE  F.,  born  March  18, 
1842,  married  Nov.  n,  1872,10  Daniel 
Keller,  also.  Thev  have  three  children, 
HETTIE,  HARRY  and  CHARLEY, 
and  live  in  Chatham,  Illinois. 

CKL  OE  ANN  E.,  born  March  20, 
1847,  married  Oct.  15,  1867,  to  D.  F. 
Brewer.  They  have  four  children, 
KATIE  E.,  ADAM  POE,  JOHN  M. 
and  CHLOE  B.,  and  reside  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois.  Daniel  F.  Brewer  was 
born  April  26,  1842,  in  West  Chester, 
Butler  county,  Ohio,  enlisted  Sept.  4, 
1861,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  the  nth 
Independent  Battery,  served  until  Nov. 
5,  1864,  when  he  was  honorably  discharg- 
ed, and  came  to  Chatham  in  1865. 


SANGAMON   COUNT. 


599 


William  E.  Redman  enlisted  June  28, 
1861,  in  Co.  F,  2ist  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years,  at  Springfield.  Although  he  was 
past  the  age  to  be  subject  to  military  laws, 
he  went  to  the  field  under  Col.  Ulysses 
S.  Grant,  served  until  April  28,  1864, 
when  he  was  honorably  discharged  on 
account  of  physical  disability.  He  was 
employed  for  a  few  months  after  that  in 
the  quartermaster's  department.  Mrs. 
Catharine  Redman  died  Dec.  31,  1874, 
and  Wm.  E.  Redman  resides  in  Chatham, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

REED,  JAMES  E.,  was  born 
July  14,  1810,  in  Wayne  county,  Ky. 
His  father  died  when  he  was  four,  and 
his  mother  when  he  was  seven  years  old. 
He  came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  the  fall  of 
1828,  was  in  the  Black  Hawk  war  from 
Sangainon  county  in  1831,  and  again  in 
1832.  He  was  married  July  6,  1837,  to 
Eliza  A.  Kendall.  They  had  two  child- 
ren— 

MART  A.,  born  Feb.  27,  1838,  mar- 
ried March  4,  1858,  to  Josiah  B.  Morgan. 
They  have  four  children,  and  live  near 
Neodesha,  Wilson  county,  Kansas. 

SUSAN  P.,  born  March  12,  1839, 
married  Feb.,  1858,  to  Edward  S.  Mc- 
Murry.  They  have  three  children,  and 
live  at  Leghorn,  Pottawatomie  county, 
Kansas.  He  is  Postmaster  there. — 1874. 

Mrs.  Eliza  A.  Reed  died  Sept.  22, 
1847,  and  James  E.  Reed  was  married 
Nov.  6, 1847,  to  Mrs.  Susan  Ralston,  who 
had  previously  been  Mrs.  Earnest,  and 
whose  maiden  name  was  Kendall.  They 
had  two  children — 

SARAH  E.,  born  Dec.  21,  1848,  lives 
with  her  parents. 

BURZILLA  AT.,  born  Nov.  20, 
1850,  married  Oct.  16,  1873,  to  William 
T.  Simpson.  See  his  name. 

J.  E.  Reed  and  wife  reside  five  miles 
west  of  Springfield,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

REID,  SAMUEL  H.,  was  born 
in  1781,  near  Richmond,  Virginia.  His 
parents  moved,  when  he  was  a  young 
man,  to  Davidson  county,  Ttnn.,  near 
President  Jackson's  country  seat,  the 
Hermitage;  and  from  there  to  Warren 
county,  Ky.  While  visiting  his  brother, 
Judge  Alexander  Reid,  at  Shelbyville, 
Samuel  H.  became  acquainted  with  Eliza- 
beth Roberts.  They  were  there  married, 
and  lived  near  Bowling  Green,  Warren 


county,  until  six  children  were  born. 
Mrs.  Reid  and  three  of  the  children  died 
there.  Mr.  Reid  was  married  in  Warren 
county  to  Jane  Gott,  and  moved  at  once 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in 
Sept.,  1827,  and  settled  on  a  farm  he  had 
previously  purchased,  three  miles  west  of 
Springfield,  where  they  had  four  children. 
Of  his  seven  children — 

SAMUEL  H.  and  SARAH  J., 
twins,  born  May  20,  1818,  in  Warren 
countv,  Kentucky. 

SAMUEL  H.  married  Oct.  20,  1840, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Elizabeth  Davis. 
They  had  three  children— SARAH  J., 
born  Oct.  27,  1841,  married,  April  19, 
1858,  to  Thomas  L.  Conner,  who  was 
born  Sept.  r,  1832,  in  Allegheny  county, 
Penn.  They  had  four  children,  SAMUEL 
R.  died  young.  WILLIAM  L.,  MARGARET 
E.  and  SARAH  j.  live  with  their  parents  in 
Springfield,  Illinois.  DAVID  A.  died  in 
infancy.  ROBERT  S.,  born  Oct.  12, 
1848,  married,  Oct.  20,  1869,  to  Olive  M. 
Cross,  who  was  born  Nov.  22,  1850,  in 
Christian  county,  Illinois.  They  have 
one  child,  SARAH  E.,  and  live  one  and 
one-half  mile  west  of  Springfield.  Sam- 
uel H.  Reid,  Jun.,  and  wife  now — 1876 — 
reside  three  miles  west  of  Springfield, 
Illinois,  on  the  farm  settled  by  his  father 
in  1827. 

SAKAH  J.  married  David  A.  Reid, 
a  distant  relative,  had  one  child,  and 
mother  and  child  died,  in  Lincoln  county, 
Missouri. 

DA  VID  A.,  born  April,  1822,  in  Ken- 
tucky, raised  in  Sangamon  county,  and 
died  March,  1840,  in  Lincoln  county, 
Missouri. 

By  the  second  marriage — 

AD  ALINE,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  Thomas  Reid,  had  two  child- 
ren, and  she  died  Jan.,  1855,  m  Lincoln 
county,  Missouri. 

WILLIAM  M.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  died,  aged  eighteen  years,  in 
Lincoln  county,  Missouri.  . 

LUCINDA  died,  aged  fourteen  years, 
in  Lincoln  county,  Missouri. 

J  AMES,  born  and  died  in  Sangamon 
county,  aged  four  years. 

Samuel  H.  Reid,  Sen.,  was  a  ruling 
Elder  in  the  church  organized  by  Rev. 
John  G.  Bergen,  the  first  ever  organized 
in  Springfield,  now  the  First  Presby- 
terian church.  He  afterwards  became  a 


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ruling  Elder  in  the  Second  Presbyterian 
church,  and  continued  to  the  end  of  his 
life.  He  died  Sept.,  1836,  and  his  widow 
died  sixteen  days  later,  both  in  Sangamon 
county. 

REED,  JAMES  FRAZIER. 
was  born  Nov.  14,  1800,  in  county  Ar- 
magh, Ireland.  His  ancestors  were  of 
noble  P'olish  birth,  who  chose  exile 
rather  than  submission  to  the  Russian 
power,  and  settled  in  the  north  of  Ireland. 
The  family  name  was  originally  Reed- 
noski,  but  in  process  of  time  the  Polish 
termination  of  the  name  was  dropped, 
and  the  family  was  called  Reed.  James 
F.  Reed's  mother's  name  was  Frazier, 
whose  ancestors  belonged  to  Clan  Fra- 
zier,  of  Scottish  history.  Mrs.  Reed,  and 
her  son,  James  F.,  came  to  America  when 
he  was  a  youth,  and  settled  in  Virginia. 
He  remained  there  until  he  was  twenty, 
when  he  left  for  the  lead  mines  of  Illi- 
nois, and  was  engaged  in  mining  until 
1831,  when  he  came  to  Springfield,  San- 
gamon  county,  111.  He  served  in  the 
Black  Hawk  war,  and  at  its  termination 
returned  to  Springfield,  where  he  engaged 
in  mercantile  pursuits,  made  money,  and 
bought  a  farm  near  the  latter  city.  Mr. 
Reed  was  for  several  years  engaged  in 
manufacturing  cabinet  furniture  at  a  point 
on  the  Sangamon  river,  seven  miles  east 
of  Springfield.  He  employed  a  large 
number  of  men,  and  a  village  grew  up 
there,  which,  in  honor  of  his  first  name, 
was  called  Jamestown.  It  has  since  been 
twice  changed,  first  to  Hewlett  and  then  to 
Riverton,  the  present  name.  He  was  mar- 
ried, in  1834,10  Mrs  Margaret  W.  Backen- 
stoe,  whose  maiden  name  was  Keyes,  a 
daughter  of  Humphrey  Keyes.  See  his 
name.  Mrs.  Reed  had  one  child  by  her 
first  marriage.  In  Apr.,  1846,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Reed,  with  many  others,  started  overland 
for  California.  See  Reed  and  Donner 
party.  Mr.  Reed  settled  at  San  Jose 
Mission,  California,  and  invested  in  land 
from  time  to  time.  He  was  among  the 
first  who  tried  their  fortunes  at  gold  hunt- 
ing, in  which  he  was  very  successful.  Of 
Mrs.  Reed's  child  by  a  former  marriage — 
VIRGINIA  E.  Backenstoe,  born  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  was  married  in 
San  Jose,  California,  in  1850,  to  John  M. 
Murphy,  who  was  born  Jan.  8,  1824,  in 
Canada,  and  went  to  California  in  1844. 
They  had  nine  children,  three  died  young. 


Of  the  other  six  :  M  AR  Y  M.,  born  Oct. 
1850,  in  San  Jose,  was  married  there,  in 
June,  1869,  to  P.  McAram.  They  have 
two  children,  THOMAS  p.  and  MARY  v. 
Mr.  McAram  is  a  Banker  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, California,  and  resides  there.  JOHN 
M.  was  born  March,  1858;  VIRGINIA, 
born  April,  1860;  JULIA  A.,  born  Feb., 
1866;  DANIEL  J.,  born  Dec.,  1867,  and 
THADEUS  S.,  born  July,  1874;  they  are 
natives  of  San  Jose,  California,  and  the 
five  latter  live  there  with  their  parents. 
Mrs.  Virginia  E.  Murphy  writes  me,  in 
Dec.,  1875,  that  she  never  was  taught  or 
made  to  feel,  during  Mr.  Reed's  lifetime, 
that  she  was  a  step-child  or  half-sister, 
and  that  he  was  the  most  loving  and  in- 
dulgent step-father  that  ever  lived.  So 
thoughtful  was  he  of  her  feelings  that  he 
took  occasion,  after  the  death  of  her 
mother,  to  assure  her  of  his  continued 
affection,  and  that  he  knew  no  difference 
between  herself  and  nis  own  children,  as 
she  came  to  him  with  her  mother,  a  little 
babe.  He  made  no  distinction  between 
Mrs.  Murphy  and  his  own  children  in  his 
will. 

Mr.  and  Mrs,  James  F.  Reed  had  six 
children;  one  died  in  infancy.  Of  the 
other  five — 

MARTHA  J.,  born  Feb.  26,  1838,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  accompanied  hjr 
parents  to  California,  and  was  married 
there,  at  Santa  Cruz,  Dec.  25,  1856,  to 
Frank  Lewis,  who  was  born  in  Lancaster, 
Worcester  county,  Mass.,  Sept.  15,  1828. 
They  had  eight  children;  one  died  in 
infancy.  KATE,  born  Oct.  6,  1857. 
MARGARET  B..  born  June  6.  1860. 
FRANK,  Jun.,  born  March  22,  1862. 
MARTHA  J.,  born  April  6,  1864. 
JAMES  F.,  born  August  35,  1866. 
CARRIE  E.,  born  September  15,  1870. 
and  SUSAN  A.,  born  Dec.  31,  1873, 
live  with  their  mother,  in  San  Jose,  Cali- 
fornia. Mr.  Lewis  enlisted,  in  1846,  in 
the  ist  Massachusetts  Vol.  Inf.,  for  the 
Mexican  war,  and  served  to  its  close.  He 
spent  the  next  two  years  in  New  Orleans, 
and  three  years  in  Central  and  South 
America,  went  to  San  Jose,  California,  in 
June,  1852,  and  was  for  many  years  a 
member  of  the  city  council  of  that  place. 
He  was  a  wholesale  and  retail  grocer, 
and  died  June  18,  1876,  mourned  by  a 
large  circle  of  acquaintences.  The  Mayor 


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and  city  council  acted  as  pall  bearers  at 
his  funeral. 

JAMES  F.,  Jun.,  born  March  26, 
1841,  at  Springfield,  111.,  accompanied  his 
parents  to  California,  and  has  been  engag- 
ed in  mining  in  Idaho,  Nevada  and  Cali- 
fornia, until  the  last  two  years.  He  lives 
now — 1876 — in  San  Jose,  California. 

J^HOMAS  K.,  born  April  2,  1843,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  accompanied  his  pa- 
rents to  California,  has  been  engaged  in 
mining,  is  unmarried,  and  lives  in  San 
Jose,  California. 

CHARLES  C.,fborn  Feb.  6,  1848, 
under  the  Mexican  flag,  in  San  Jose,  Cali- 
fornia, was  married  there,  Aug.  12,  1872, 
to  Imogene  Bergler.  They  have  two 
children,  CHARLES  C.,  Jun.,  and  WIL- 
LIE F.  Charles  C.  Reid  is  a  farmer  and 
stock  raiser,  and  resides  in  San  Jose,  Cali- 
fornia. 

W1LLIANOSKI  TOUNT,  born 
Dec.  12,  1850,  in  San  Jose,  Cal.,  died  June 
12,  1860. 

Mrs.  Margaret  W.  Reed  died  Nov.  25, 
1 86 1,  and  James  F.  Reed  died  July  24, 
1874,  both  in  San  Jose,  Cal.  He  was  a 
man  of  great  energy,  warm  and  genial  in 
his  friendships,  social  and  entertaining  in 
his  family.  He  made  money  fast,  and  used 
it  liberally.  He  was  one  of  the  most  active 
men  in  trying  to  make  San  Jose  the  capital 
of  theState,  circulating  documents  and  try- 
ing to  impress  the  members  elect  to  the 
State  Convention,  of  the  importance  and 
value  of  that  place  as  a  seat  of  government, 
and  spent  not  less  than  twenty  thousand 
dollars  in  behalf  of  that  place.  Mr.  Reed 
left  his  family  in  good  circumstances, 
with  a  possibility  of  immense  wealth  for 
them  in  the  future,  as  he  owned  mines  in 
Idaho,  on  Reese  river,  and  at  White 
Pine.  For  a  more  full  account  of  his 
sufferings  and  almost  superhuman  efforts 
to  relieve  others,  see  the  following  sketch 
of  the  Reed  and  Donner  emigrant  party. 

REED  AND  DONNER.  A 
party  was  organized  in  the  vicinity  of 
Springfield,  Sangamon  county,  111.,  and 
started  from  that  city,  April  14,  1846,  for 
California  and  the  Pacific  coast.  It  has 
always  been  spoken  of  by  the  people  of 
Sangamon  county  as  the  "Reed  and 
Donner  emigrant  party."  They  were  not 
lured  there  on  account  of  gold,  for  it  had 
not  then  been  discovered.  When  they 
left  Springfield  the  company  numbered 
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thirty-four  persons.  Of  the  two  news- 
papers published  in  Springfield  at  the 
time — the  Journal  and  Register — each 
have  the  identical  number  missing  that 
should  have  contained  information  about 
them.  The  following  are  the  names  as  near 
as  I  have  been  able  to  determine,  of  the 
persons  composing  the  company: — 

James  F.  Reed  and  Mrs-  Margaret  W. 
Reed,  his  wife,  with  their  four  children, 
Virginia  E.  B.,  Martha  J.,  James  F.,  Jun., 
and  Thomas  K.;  also  Mrs.  Sarah  Keyes, 
the  mother  of  Mrs.  Reed. 

George  Donner  and  Mrs.  Tamsen 
Donner,  his  wife,  with  their  five  children, 
Elitha  C.,  Leanna  C.,  Francis  E.,  Georgi- 
ana  and  Eliza  P. 

Jacob  Donner  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Don- 
ner, his  wife,  with  their  five  children, 
Isaac,  Lewis,  Samuel,  George  and 
Mary;  also  William  and  Solomon  Hook, 
children  of  Mrs.  Donner  by  a  former 
marriage. 

There  were  also  Milford  Elliott — often 
mentioned  as  Milton  Elliott — James 
Smith,  John  Denton,  Eliza  and  Bayless 
Williams,  Walter  Herron  and  Hiram  O. 
Miller.  There  were  some  others,  but  I 
have  been  unable  to  learn  their  names. 

Leaving  Springfield,  their  first  point  of 
destination  was  Independence,  Missouri, 
where  they  were  to  make  the  final  pre- 
paration for  crossing  the  Plains.  They 
were  joined  at  various  points  by  parties 
from  other  places,  as  follows : — 

From  Lacon,  Illinois:  Jay  Fausdick 
and  Mrs.  Sarah  Fausdick,  his  wife.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Graves,  with  their  eight  child- 
ren, Frank,  Mary,  William,  Ellen,  Lavi- 
na,  Nancy,  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth.  Mrs. 
Fausdick  was  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Graves. 

From  Iowa:  Patrick  Brien — spelled, 
in  some  places,  Brein  and  Breen — Marga- 
ret Brien,  Margaret  J.,  John,  Edward, 
Patrick,  Jun.,  Simon,  James  and  Peter 
Brien,  and  Patrick  Dolen. 

From  Belleville,  Illinois:  J.  P.  Eddy, 
Mrs.  Eddy  and  W.  H.  Eddy. 

From  St.  Louis,  Missouri:  William 
Foster,  Mrs.  Foster  and  George  Foster; 
and  from  Ray  county,  Missouri:  William 
McCutchen,  Mrs.  McCutchen  and  Har- 
riet McCutchen. 

From  Tennessee:  Lemuel  Murphy, 
Mrs,  Murphy,  Lander,  Mary,  William 


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and    Samuel      Murphy;    William     Pike, 
Cynthia  Pike  and  N.  Pike. 

From  Germany:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kies- 
berger,  or  Keysburg,  B.  and  L.  S.  Keys- 
burg.  Mrs.  Wolfinger,  Mr.  Rinehart, 
Mr.  Spitzger  and  Carl  Berger. 

From  Springfield,  Ohio:  Samuel 
Shoemaker,  and — 

From  Chicago,  Illinois:     C.  T.  Stanton. 

Others  are  mentioned  on  the  road,  in- 
cidentally, but  this  sketch  is  only  intended 
for  those  who  left  Sangamon  county.     At 
Independence,   Mr.    Reed    loaded     eight 
wagons  with   provisions  and    supplies  of 
various  kinds.     The  Donners  made  simi- 
lar preparations,  as  also  the   other  mem- 
bers of  the  party.     They,  of  course,  had 
a  sufficient   number  of  oxen   to   haul   all 
their  wagons.     It  was   absolutely   neces- 
sary that  emigrants,  at  that  time,  should 
travel     in    large    bodies    as    a   safeguard 
against  the  Indians  on  the  Plains.     It  was 
never  safe   to  start  until    the   grass   had 
made  sufficient  growth  to  afford  susten- 
ance for    the    cattle.      This   company  of 
eighty-one  persons,  thirty-four  of  whom 
were  from   Sangamon   county,  left   Inde- 
pendence   early  in    May,   for  their  long, 
tedious  and    perilous  journey  across   the 
Western  Plains.    All  went  well  until  they 
approached  the  Big  Blue  river,  four  miles 
above  its  mouth,  where  Manhattan,  Kan., 
now    stands.      They    found    the    stream 
quite   full,  and   the  whole   party  camped 
and  commenced  building  boats  and    rafts 
for  crossing.    Just  before  reaching  there, 
Mrs.   Keyes,  the   mother  of  Mrs.   Reed, 
showed   signs  of  failing  health  under  the 
fatigue   and   discomfort   of   travel    in   un- 
pleasant weather.      While   in   camp   she 
grew  worse,  and  on  the  morning  of  May 
29,   1846,  breathed   her  last.     Work  was 
suspended,  and  each  vied  with  every  other 
in  rendering  the  last  tribute  of  respect  to 
her  remains.     A  neat  coffin  was  made  of 
timber,  split,    hewn   and   planed,    from    a 
cottonwood  tree   near  by.     The    remains 
were  placed  in  it  and  buried  on  a  beauti- 
ful   elevation,    near   an   upland   burr  oak. 
Religious  services   were   conducted  by   a 
Cumberland  Presbyterian  minister.     The 
grave  was  sodded,  and  the  tree    made  to 
serve  the  purposes  of  a  head  board.     On 
it  was  cut  the  following  inscription : 
"SARAH  KEYES,  AGED  70  YEARS.    DIED 
29th  MAY,  1846.     FROM  SPRING- 
FIELD, ILLINOIS." 


At  the   foot    a    coarse   white  stone,  re 
sembling  marble,  was  placed,  containing 
the  words : 

MRS.  S.  KEYES,  AGED  70  YEARS. 

Flowers  and  young  Cedars  were  plant- 
ed at  the  head  and  foot. 

Between  Independence  and  Blue  river 
the  Reed  and  Donner  party  fell  in  with 
Col.  W.  H.  Russell  and  company,  who 
had  left  Independence  a  few  days  before 
them.  Passing  Blue  river,  they  all  trav- 
eled together  until  they  reached  Little 
Sandy  river,  where  a  separation  took 
place,  the  majority  of  them  going  to 
Oregon,  Col.  Russell  heading  the  latter. 
The  day  after  the  separation  the  Reed 
and  Donner  party  elected  George  Don- 
ner Captain,  and  from  that  time  it  was 
known  as  the  "Donner  Company."  They 
continued  their  journey  up  the  valley  of  the 
Platte  river,  passing  Fort  Laramie  and 
crossing  the  Rocky  Mountains  to  Fort 
Bridger  without  any  serious  mishap.  This 
had  occupied  the  entire  summer.  They 
tarried  at  the  Fort  four  days.  Parties 
who  had  gone  before,  learned  the  dangers, 
and  knowing  the  Donner  party  were  coin- 
ing, left  letters,  directed  to  Mr.  Reed,  with 
Mr.  Vasques,  the  partner  of  Bridger,  for 
whom  the  fort  was  named,  advising  him 
by  no  means  to  take  what  was  known  as 
the  Hastings  cut  off,  but  to  go  by  the  Fort 
Hall  route.  The  latter  was  an  established 
route,  and  well  known,  but  it  required  a 
detour  to  the  northwest,  whereas  the  Has- 
tings cut  off,  passing  through  Webber 
canyon  to  the  south  end  of  the  great 
Salt  Lake,  about  where  Salt  Lake  City 
now  stands,  made  the  route  more  direct, 
and  doubtless  was  three  hundred  miles 
shorter,  which  was  the  inducement  to 
take  that  route.  Vasques  being  interested 
in  having  all  travelers  go  that  way,  with- 
held the  letters  from  Mr.  Reed,  and  he 
never  knew,  until  his  arrival  in  California, 
that  any  such  letters  had  been  left  for  him, 
and  they  unfortunately  took  what  they 
supposed  would  be  the  more  direct  road. 
Approaching  the  mouth  of  the  Web- 
ber canyon,  they  found  a  letter  sticking 
in  the  top  of  a  sage  bush.  It  was  from 
Hastings,  the  discoverer  of  the  new 
route.  He  was  then  piloting  a  company 
through,  and  proposed  to  the  Donner 
Company  that,  it  they  would  send  mes- 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNT?. 


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sengers  for  him,  he  would  return  and 
pilot  them  through  a  better  way  than 
the  one  given  them.  Messrs.  Reed, 
Stanton  and  McCutchen,  of  the  Donner 
Company,  went  to  Mr.  Hastings,  and, 
after  going  back  part  of  the  way  with 
Mr.  Reed — he  having  procured  a  fresh 
horse — Mr.  Hastings  gave  him  directions, 
and  leaving  him  about  where  Salt  Lake 
city  now  stands,  returned  to  the  first 
party  he  was  piloting.  Mr.  Reed  return- 
ed east  to  the  Donner  Company,  all 
hands  went  to  work,  and  by  digging  and 
cutting  timber,  made  a  road  passing  to 
the  south  end  of  Salt  Lake,  crossing  the 
outlet  to  the  lake — now  called  the  river 
Jordan.  Passing  to  the  northwest, 
around  the  lake,  they  were  detained  a 
few  days  by  the  death,  from  consumption, 
of  one  of  the  company,  a  Mr.  Halloran. 
A  few  more  days'  travel  brought  them  to 
the  Springs  where  they  were  to  provide 
water  and  grass  for  crossing  what  was 
called  Hastings'  desert,  an  alkaline  region 
destitute  of  water  or  vegetation.  They 
were  led  to  believe  that  it  was  less  than 
fifty  miles  across,  but  it  proved  to  be  nearer 
eighty.  It  was  understood  they  must 
travel  day  and  night,  stopping  only  to 
feed  and  water  the  cattle.  When  about 
two-thirds  of  the  way  across,  the  stock 
manifested  signs  of  being  exhausted,  and 
the  company  requested  Mr.  Reed  to  go 
forward  until  he  found  water  and  report. 
He  did  so,  reaching  it  in  about  twenty 
miles,  and  returning,  met  his  teamsters 
about  1 1  o'clock  at  night  driving  the 
cattle,  having  left  their  wagons.  After 
directing  them  how  to  proceed,  he  went 
on  to  meet  his  family  and  the  re- 
mainder of  the  company.  Soon 
after  leaving  his  teamsters,  one  of 
their  horses  sunk  down  in  the  road, 
and  while  they  were  endeavoring  to 
raise  it,  the  cattle  scented  the  water,  scat- 
tered, and  nine  yoke  were  never  found, 
leaving  one  ox  and  a  cow  only ;  his 
wagons  and  family,  with  all  their  sup- 
plies, out  on  a  desert,  hundreds  o*'  miles 
from  any  human  habitation,  and  winter 
close  upon  them.  The  mistake  of  his 
teamsters — and  one  he  would  not  have 
permitted  had  he  been  present — was  in 
leaving  the  wagons  so  soon. 

The  Donners  and  other  members  of 
the  company  drove  their  teams  much 
further  before  leaving  their  wagons,  and 


some    few     succeeded     in    taking    them 
the  entire  distance. 

We  will  return  to  Mr.  Reed,  who  was 
seeking  his  family  twenty  miles  in  the 
desert.  He  reached  them  about  daylight 
the  next  morning.  Not  knowing  that 
his  cattle  were  lost,  he  waited  with  his 
family  all  day,  expecting  some  of  his  men 
to  return  and  haul  them  to  water.  Not 
receiving  any  information,  and  their  sup- 
ply of  water  being  nearly  gone,  he  start- 
ed with  his  family  on  foot,  carrying  the 
youngest  child  in  his  arms,  and  in  the  course 
of  the  night  the  children  became  exhaust- 
ed. They  spread  a  blanket  on  the 
ground;  all  lay  down  on  it,  and  covered 
themselves  with  shawls;  but  a  cold  hurri- 
cane commenced  blowing  soon  after,  and 
he  could  only  keep  the  children  warm  by 
having  their  four  dogs  lie  down  against 
them,  outside  the  shawls.  About  day- 
light they  moved  on,  and  soon  came  to  a 
wagon,  which  belonged  to  Jacob  Donner, 
and  contained  his  family.  Mr.  Reed  left 
his  family  with  Mrs.  Donner.  Mr.  Don- 
ner returned  from  the  water  with  his 
cattle,  and  took  his  own  and  Mr.  Reed's 
families  to  the  water,  where  they  remained 
in  camp  about  a  week,  hunting  for  their 
cattle.  Mr.  Reed  never  found  any  of 
his;  the  Indians  had  made  sure  work, 
and  secured  all  except  the  two  previously 
mentioned.  He  then  divided  his  provis- 
ions, except  what  he  could  haul  in  one 
wagon,  borrrowed  another  yoke  of  oxen, 
and,  leaving  his  seven  wagons  in  the 
desert,  moved  on  with  the  company, — all 
the  others  having  found  a  sufficient  num- 
ber of  their  oxen  to  haul  their  wagons. 
After  a  few  days'  travel,  the  party  who 
had  loaned  him  the  yoke  of  oxen  needed 
them,  when  another  neighbor  loaned  him 
a  yoke. 

Some  days  further  on  it  was  found 
that  provisions  were  running  shoi't.  An 
estimate  was  made  of  the  quantity  it 
would  take  for  each  family.  Mr.  Reed 
then  proposed  that  if  two  men  would  go 
forward  to  Captain  Slitter's  in  California, 
he,  Reed,  would  write  him  a  letter,  ask- 
ing for  the  whole  amount,  and  would 
become  personally  responsible  for  the 
pay.  Mr.  William  McCutchen,  of  Mis- 
souri, and  Mr.  Stanton,  of  Chicago, 
volunteered  to  go.  The  progress  was  • 
slow,  and  weeks  passed  without  any 
tidings  from  McCutchen  and  Stanfon. 


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It  was  suggested  that  Mr.  Reed  go  in 
advance    to    see    what    had    become    of 
them,  and  hurry  up  supplies.     la  all  cases 
of    that   kind    those    remaining   were    to 
take  care  of  the   families  of  those  detach- 
ed for  the  good  of  all.     The  two  Donner 
families    were    in    advance    of    the    main 
body.     Walter  Herron  was  with  George 
Donner,  and    when    Mr.   Reed   overtook 
them,   Herron    volunteered   to   go    with 
him.     Having  but  one  horse,  they  rode 
by  turns.     Their  provisions  gave  out,  and 
they   traveled  for  days  without  food,  ex- 
cept wild  geese   and    other  game  which 
they    occasionally      killed     on    Truckee 
river.     When   they    reached    the    Sierra 
Nevada    mountains,    Herron   wanted    to 
kill  the  horse,  and    Mr.  Reed  persuaded 
him  from  it  by  agreeing  to  kill  him  rather 
than  perish  with  hunger.     That  afternoon 
Herron  became  delirious  for  want  of  food. 
They     found  Jive    beans.       Herron    ate 
three  of  them,  and   Reed  the  other  two. 
The  next  morning  they  came  upon  some 
abandoned  wagons,  which  they  ransacked, 
but  failed  to  find  any  food.     Taking  the 
tar-bucket  from  one  of  the  wagons,  and 
scraping   the   tar   from  the  bottom,  Mr. 
Reed  discovered  a  streak  of  rancid  tallow 
in  the  bottom,  which  he  made  known  to 
Herron,  who  swallowed  a  piece  about  the 
size  of   a    walnut    without    giving   it   a 
smell.     He  swallowed  a  second  piece,  and 
wanted  more,  which  Mr.  Reed  refused  to 
give    him,   having    himself    eaten    some 
which    made   him    deathly    sick.       They 
soon    after    descended    into    Bear    river 
valley,  where  they  found  some  emigrants 
in  wagons,  who   gave   them  food  and  re- 
lieved their  sufferings.     They  there    met 
Mr.   Stanton,  and    two    Indians   sent   by 
Captain  Sutter  to  aid  in   carrying  provis- 
ions.    Mr.  Reed   was  so  emaciated    that 
Mr.  Stanton  did  not  recognize  him  until 
they  had  conversed  with  each  other  sever- 
al minutes.      The  next  morning,  Oct.  23, 
1846,  each  party  continued  their  journey. 
Mr.  Reed  went  on  to   Captain    Sutler's, 
where  he  secured   thirty  horses,  one  mule 
and  two  Indians   to  aid   him  in  bringing 
out  the  sufferers.     He  was  joined  by  Mr. 
McCutchen,     who    had    been    separated 
from    Mr.    Stanton    by    sickness.       With 
some  flour  and  beef  they  started  to  meet 
the  suffering  emigrants   in  the  mountains. 
After  weekL-  spent    in   unavailing  efforts, 
they    had    to    return,  as    men  and  horses 


sank  out  of  sight  in  the  snow.  It  was 
evident  that  nothing  could  be  done  until 
spring,  the  mountaineers  all  being  absent 
fighting  Mexicans,  the  war  with  Mexico 
having  commenced  the  year  before,  jand 
the  natives  of  Spanish  and  Indian  blood 
having  expressed  a  determination  to  exter- 
minate the  Americans. 

Snow  commenced  falling  the  latter  part 
of  October,  and  caught  the  whole  party, 
not  in  a  body,  but  scattered  along  some 
distance,  the  extremes  being  probably  a 
day's  journey  apart.  The  following  jour- 
nal kept  by  one  of  the  suffei'ers,  includes 
the  time  from  Oct.  31,  1846,10  Mar.  i,  1847. 
This  is  taken  from  a  copy  of  the  Illinois 
State  Journal  of  Sept.  16,  1847,  and  is 
dated : 


TRUCKEY'S  LAKE,  Nov.  20, 

Came  to  this  place  on  the  315!  of  last 
month;  went  into  the  Pass,  the  snow  so 
deep  we  were  unable  to  find  the  road,  and 
when  within  three  miles  from  the  summit, 
turned  back  to  this  shanty,  on  Truckey's 
Lake.  Stanton  came  up  one  day  after  we 
arrived  here;  we  again  took  our  teams 
and  wagons  and  made  another  unsuccess- 
ful attempt  to  cross  the  mountains,  as  it 
continued  to  snow  all  the  time.  We 
now  have  killed  most  part  of  our  cattle, 
having  to  remain  here  until  next  spring, 
and  live  on  lean  meat,  without  bread  or 
salt.  It  snowed  during  the  space  of  eight 
days,  with  little  intermission,  after  our  ar- 
rival, though  now  clear  an'd  pleasant, 
freezing  at  night;  the  snow  nearly  gone 
from  the  valleys. 

Nov.  21 — Fine  morning,  wind  north- 
west; twenty-two  of  our  company  about 
starting  to  cross  the  mountains  this  day, 
including  Stanton  and  his  Indians. 

Nov.  22 — Froze  hard  last  night;  fine 
and  clear  to-day;  no  account  from  those 
on  the  mountains. 

Nov.  23 — Same  weather,  wind  west; 
the  expedition  across  the  mountains  re- 
turned after  an  unsuccessful  attempt. 

Nov.  25 — Cloudy ;  looks  like  the  eve  of 
a  snow  storm ;  our  mountaineers  are  to 
make  another  trial  to-morrow,  if  fair; 
froze  hard  last  night. 

Nov.  26 — Began  to  snow  last  evening; 
now  rains  or  sleets;  the  party  do  not  start 
to-day. 

Nov.  29 — Still  snowing;  now  about 
three  feet  deep;  wind  west;  killed  my 


SANGAMON   COUNTY. 


605 


last  oxen   to-day;  gave  another  yoke   to 
Foster;  wood  hard  to  be  got. 

Nov.  jo — Snowing  fast;  looks  as  likely 
to  continue  as  when  it  commenced;  no 
living  thing  without  wings  can  get 
about. 

Dec.  i — Still  snowing;  wind  west; 
snow  about  six  or  six  and  one-half  feet 
deep;  very  difficult  to  get  wood,  and  we 
are  completely  housed  up;  our  cattle  all 
killed  but  two  or  three,  and  these,  with 
the  horses  and  Stanton's  mules,  all  sup- 
posed to  be  lost  in  the  snow;  no  hopes  of 
finding  them  alive. 

Dec.  j — Ceases  snowing;  cloudy  all 
day;  warm  enough  to  thaw. 

Dec.  4 — Beautiful  sunshine,  thawing  a 
little;  looks  delightful  after  the  long 
storm ;  snow  seven  or  eight  feet  deep. 

Dec.  5 — The  morning  fine  and  clear; 
Stanton  and  Graves  manufacturing  snow 
shoes  for  another  mountain  scrabble;  no 
account  of  mules. 

Dec.  8 — Fine  weather;  froze  hard  last 
night;  wind  southwest;  hard  work  to  find 
wood  sufficient  to  keep  us  warm,  or  cook 
our  beef. 

Dec.  9 — Commenced  snowing  about 
eleven  o'clock;  wind  northwest;  took  in 
Spitzer  yesterday,  so  weak  that  he  cannot 
rise  without  help,  caused  by  starvation. 
Some  have  a  scant  supply  of  beef;  Stan- 
ton  trying  to  get  some  for  himself  and 
Indians;  not  likely  to  get  much. 
•  Dec.  10 — Snowed  fast  all  night,  with 
heavy  squalls  of  wind;  continues  to  snow; 
now  about  seven  feet  in  depth. 

Dec.  14 — Snows  faster  than  any  previ- 
ous day;  Stanton  and  Graves,  with  sev- 
eral others,  making  preparations  to  cross 
the  mountains  on  snow  shoes;  snow  eight 
feet  on  a  level. 

Dec.  16 — Fair  and  pleasant;  froze  hard 
last  night;  the  company  started  on  snow 
shoes  to  cross  the  mountains;  wind  south- 
east. 

Dec.  if — Pleasant;  Wm.  Murphy  re- 
turned from  the  mountain  party  last  even- 
ing: Bayless  Williams  died  night  before 
last;  Milton  and  Noah  started  for  Don- 
ner's  eight  days  ago,  not  returned  yet; 
think  they  are  lost  in  the  snow. 

Dec.  19 — Snowed  last  night,  thawing 
to-day ;  wind  northwest,  a  little  singular 
for  a  thaw. 

Dec.  20 — Clear  and  pleasant;  Mrs. 
Reed  here;  no  account  from  Milton  yet; 


Charles  Berger  set  out  for  Donner's; 
turned  back  unable  to  proceed;  tough 
times,  but  not  discouraged;  our  hopes  are 
in  God;  Amen. 

Dec.  21 — Milton  got  back  last  night 
from  Donner's  camp;  sad  news;  Jacob 
Donner,  Samuel  Shoemaker,  Rhinehart 
and  Smith  are  dead ;  the  rest  of  them  in 
a  low  situation;  snowed  all  night,  with  a 
strong  southwest  wind. 

Dec.  23 — Clear  to-day;  Milton  took 
some  of  his  meat  away;  all  well  at  their 
camp.  Began  this  day  to  read  the 
"Thirty  days'  Prayers;"  Almighty  God 
grant  the  requests  of  unworthy  sinners! 

Dec.  24 — Rained  all  night  and  still 
continues;  poor  prospect  for  any  kind  of 
comfort,  spiritual  or  temporal. 

Dec.  25 — Began  to  snow  yesterday, 
snowed  all  night  and  snows  yet,  rapidly ; 
extremely  difficult  to  find  wood,  offered 
our  prayers  to  God  this,  Christmas,  morn- 
ing; the  prospect  is  appalling,  but  we 
trust  in  Him. 

Dec.  27 — Cleared  off  yesterday;  con- 
tinues clear;  snow  nine  feet  deep;  wood 
growing  scarcer;  a  tree,  when  felled, 
sinks  into  the  snow,  and  is  hard  lo  be  got 
at. 

Dec.  jo — Fine,  clear  morning;  froze 
hard  last  night;  Charles  Berger  died  last 
evening  about  ten  o'clock. 

Dec.  ji — Last  of  the  year;  may  we, 
with  the  help  of  God,  spend  the  coming 
year  better  than  we  have  the  past,  which 
we  propose  to  do  if  it  be  the  will  of  the 
Almighty  to  deliver  us  from  our  present 
dreadful  situation;  Amen.  Morning  fair, 
but  cloudy;  wind  east-by-south;  looks 
like  another  snow  storm;  snow  storms 
are  dreadful  to  us;  the  snow  at  present  is 
very  deep. 

Jan.  i,  1847 — We  pray  the  God  of 
mercy  to  deliver  us  from  our  present 
calamity,  if  it  be  His  holy  will.  Com- 
menced snowing  last  night,  and  snows  a 
little  yet;  provisions  getting  scant;  dug 
up  a  hide  from  under  the  snow  yesterday ; 
have  not  commenced  on  it  yet. 

Jan.  j — Fair  during  the  day ;  freezing 
at  night;  Mrs.  Reed  talks  of  crossing  the 
mountains  with  her  children. 

Jan.    4 — Fine     morning,     looks    like, 
spring;  Mrs.  Reed  and  Virginia,    Milton 
Elliot  and   Eliza  Williams  started  a   short 
time    ago,  with    the    hope  of  crossing  the 
mountain;  left    the    children  here;  it  was 


difficult    for    Mrs.    Reed    to    part    with 
them. 

Jan  6. — Eliza  came  back  from  the 
mountains  yesterday  evening,  not  able  to 
proceed;  the  others  kept  ahead. 

Jan.  8 — Very  cold  this  morning  ; 
Mrs.  Reed  and  others  came  back,  could 
not  find  their  way,  on  the  other  side  of  the 
mountains;  theyjiave  nothing  but  hides 
to  live  on.  % 

Jan.  10 — Began  to  snow  last  night; 
still  continues;  wind  west-north-west. 

Jan.  JTJ — Snowing  fast;  snow  higher 
than  the  shanty;  it  must  be  thirteen  feet 
deep;  cannot  get  wood  this  morning;  it 
is  a  dreadful  sight  for  us  to  look  upon. 

Jan.  14 — Cleared  off  yesterday;  the 
sun  shining  brilliantly  renovates  our 
spirits;  praise  be  to  the  God  of  Heaven. 

Jan.  15 — Clear  day  again;  wind  north- 
west; Mrs.  Murphy  blind;  Lanlhron  not 
able  to  get  wood ;  has  but  one  axe  be- 
tween him  and  Kiesburg;  it  looks  like 
another  storm;  expecting  some  account 
from  Sutler's  soon. 

Jan.  77 — Lanthron  became  crazy  last 
night;  provisions  scarce;  hides  our  main 
subsistence;  may  the  Almighty  send  us 
help. 

Jan.  21 — Fine  morning;  John  Battise 
and  Mr.  Denton  came  this  morning  with 
Eliza.  She  will  not  eat  hides;  Mrs. 

sent    her  back  to  live  or  die 

on  them. 

Jan.  22 — Began  to  snow  after  sunrise; 
likely  to  continue;  wind  north. 

Jan.  23 — Blew  hard  and  snowed  all 
night;  the  most  severe  storm  we  have  ex- 
perienced this  winter;  wind  west. 

Jan.  26 — Cleared  up  yesterday ;  to-day 
fine  and  pleasant,  wind  south;  in  hopes 
we  are  done  with  snow  storms;  those 
who  went  to  Slitter's  not  yet  returned; 
provisions  getting  scant;  people  growing 
weak  ;  living:  on  small  allowance  of 

7  O 

hides. 

Jan.  28 — Commenced  snowing  yester- 
day— still  continues  to-day.  Lewis  (Sut- 
ler's Indian,)  died  three  day's  ago;  food 
growing  scarcer;  don't  have  fire  enough 
to  cook  our  hides. 

Jan.    jo — Fair    and    pleasant;     wind 
,  west;  thawing  in  the  sun;  John  and    Ed- 
ward   Breen   went  to   Graves'  this  morn- 
ing;   the   seized   on   Mrs. 

goods  until  they  would  be  paid;  they  also 
took  the    hides  which  herself  and    family 


subsisted  upon ;  she  regained  two  pieces 
only,  the  balance  they  have  taken.  You 
may  judge  from  this  what  our  fare  is  in 
camp;  there  is  nothing  to  be  had  by  hunt- 
ing yet,  perhaps  there  soon  will  be. 

Jan.  ji — The  sun  does  not  shine  out 
brilliant  this  morning;  froze  hard  last 
night;  wind  northwest.  Lanthron  Mur- 
phy died  last  night  about  one  o'clock; 
Mrs.  Reed  went  to  Graves'  this  morning 
to  look  after  goods. 

Feb.  5 — Snowed  hard  until  12  o'clock 
last  night;  many  uneasy  for  fear  we  shall 
all  perish  with  hunger;  we  have  but  little 
meat  left,  and  only  three  hides;  Mrs. 
"Reed  has  nothing  but  one  hide,  and  that 
is  on  Graves'  house;  Milton  lives  there, 
and  likely  will  keep  that;  Eddy's  child 
died  last  night. 

Feb.  6 — It  snowed  faster  last  night  and 
to-day  than  it  has  done  this  winter  before; 
still  continues  without  intermission;  wind 
southwest;  Murphy's  folks  and  Kiesburg 
say  they  cannot  eat  hides;  I  wish  we 
had  enough  of  them ;  Mrs.  Eddy  is  very 
weak. 

Feb.  7 — Ceased  to  snow  at  last;  to-day 
it  is  quite  pleasant;  McCutcheon's  child 
died  on  the  second  of  this  month. 

Feb.  <?-Fine,  clear  morning;  Spitzer  died 
last  night;  we  will  bury  him  in  the 
snow.  Mrs.  Eddy  died  on  the  night  of 
the  seventh. 

Feb.  o—  Mr.  Pike's  child  all  but  dead ; 
Milton  is  at  Murphy's,  not  able  to  get  out 

of   bed:     Kiesburg gets   up;     he 

says  he  is  not  able;  Mrs.  Eddy  and  child 
were  buried  to-day;  wind  southeast. 

Feb.  10 — Beautiful  morning;  thawing 
in  the  sun;  Milton  Elliot  died  last  night 
at  Murphy's  shanty;  Mrs.  Reed  went 
there  this  morning  to  see  after  his  effects; 
J.  Denton  trying  to  borrow  meat  for 
Graves;  had  none  to  give;  they  had  noth- 
ing but  hides;  all  are  entirely  out  of  meat; 
but  a  little  we  have ;  our  hides  are  nearly 
all  eat  up;  with  God's  help  spring  will 
soon  smile  upon  us. 

Feb.  12 — Warm,  thawy  morning. 

Feb.  14 — Fine  morning,  but  cold;  bur- 
ied Milton  in  the  snow.  John  Denton 
not  well. 

Feb.  75 — Morning  cloudy  until  nine 
o'clock,  then  cleared  off  warm.  Mrs. 

refused    to  give    Mrs. any 

hides.     Put     Sutler's  pack   hides   on    her 


SANGAMON   COUNT. 


607* 


shanty    and  would  not  let  her  have  them. 

Feb.  16 — Commenced  to  rain  last  even- 
ing, and  turned  to  snow  during  the  night, 
and  continued  until  morning;  weather 
changeable,  sunshine,  then  light  showers 
of  hail,  and  wind  at  times.  We  all  feel 
very  unwell;  the  snow  is  not  getting 
much  less  at  present. 

Feb.  19 — Froze  hard  last  night.  Seven 
men  arrived  from  California  yesterday 
evening  with  provisions,  but  left  the 
greater  part  on  the  way.  To-day  it  is 
clear  and  warm  for  this  region ;  some  of 
the  men  have  gone  to  Donner's  camp; 
they  will  start  back  on  Monday. 

Feb.  22 — The  Californians  started  this 
morning,  twenty-four  in  number,  some  in 
a  very  weak  state;  Mrs.  Kiesburg  started 
with  them,  and  left  Kiesburg  here,  unable 
to  go;  buried  Pike's  child  this  morning  in 
the  snow;  it  died  two  days  ago. 

Feb.  23 — Froze  hard  last  night;  to-day 
pleasant  and  thawy — has  the  appearance 
of  spring,  all  but  the  deep  snow;  wind 
south-south-east;  shot  a  dog  to-day,  and 
dressed  his  flesh. 

Feb.  23 — To-day  Mrs.  Murphy  says 
the  wolves  are  about  to  dig  up  the  dead 
bodies  around  her  shanty,  and  the  nights 
arc  too  cold  to  watch  them,  but  we  hear 
them  howl. 

Feb.  26 — Hungry  times  in  camp;  plen- 
ty of  hides,  but  the  folks  wont  eat  them; 
we  eat  them  with  tolerable  good  appetite, 
thanks  be  to  the  Almighty  God.  Mrs. 
Murphy  said  here  yesterday,  that  she 
thought  she  would  commence  on  Milton 
and  eat  him;  I  do  not  think  she  has  done 
so  yet;  it  is  distressing.  The  Donner's 
told  the  California  folks,  four  days  ago, 
that  they  would  commence  on  the  dead 
people,  if  they  did  not  succeed  that  day 
or  the  next  in  finding  their  cattle,  then 
ten  or  twelve  feet  under  the  snow,  and 
did  not  know  the  spot  or  any  where  near 
it;  they  have  done  it  ere  this. 

Feb.  28 — One  solitary  Indian  passed  by 
yesterday;  came  from  the  lake;  had  a 
heavy  pack  on  his  back;  gave  me  five  or 
six  roots,  resembling  onions  in  shape; 
tasted  some  like  a  sweet  potato,  full  of 
tough  little  fibres. 

Feb.  29 — Ten  men  arrived  this  morn- 
ing from  Bear  Valley,  with  provisions. 
We  all  leave  in  two  or  three  days,  and 
cache  our  goods  here.  They  say  the 
snow  will  remain  until  June. 


The  above  mentioned  ten  men  started 
for  the  Valley  with  seventeen  of  the  suf- 
ferers; they  traveled  fifteen  miles  and  a 
severe  snow  storm  came  on ;  they  left 
fourteen  of  the  emigrants,  the  writer  of 
the  above  journal  and  his  family,  and  suc- 
ceeded in  getting  in  but  three  children. 
Lieut.  Woodworth  immediately  went  to 
their  assistance,  but  before  he  reached 
them  the«y  had  eaten  three  of  their  num- 
ber, who  had  died  from  hunger  and 
fatigue;  the  remainder  Lieut.  Wood- 
worth's  party  brought  in.  April,  1847, 
the  last  member  of  the  party  was  brought 
to  Cap't  Suiter's  Fort.  It  is  utterly  im- 
possible to  give  any  description  of  the 
sufferings  of  the  company.  Your  readers 
can  form  some  idea  of  them  by  perusing 
the  above  diary. 

Yours,  etc., 
GEORGE  McKINSTRY,  JR. 

FORT  SACRAMENTO,  April  27,  1847. 

The  emigrants  thus  caught  in  the  moun- 
tains died,  one  by  one,  until  thirty-six  of 
the  eighty-one  who  left  Independence  in 
the  spring  with  such  high  hopes,  literally 
starved  to  death.  To  make  it  more  in- 
telligible than  the  journal  would  indicate, 
I  give  the  names  of  those  from  Sangamon 
county : — 

George  Donner  and  his  wife,  Mrs. 
Tamsen  Donner;  Jacob  Donner  and  his 
wife,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Donner;  her  son, 
William  Hook,  sometimes  called  William 
Donner;  the  three  sons  of  Jacob  Don- 
ner and  wife,  Isaac,  Lewis  and  Samuel; 
four  unmarried  men,  Bayless  Williams, 
Milford  Elliott,  James  Smith  and  John 
Denton,  making  a  total  of  twelve  from 
Sangamon  county  ivho  perisJied  from 
exposure  and  want  of  food.  For  Mr. 
Elliott's  family  history,  see  page  285. 
For  the  Donner  family  history,  see  page 

257- 

I  do  not  think  it  will  be  agreeable  to 
the  surviving  members  of  the  bereaved 
families,  neither  is  it  congenial  to  my 
feelings,  to  dwell  on  the  horrors  of  that 
dreary  winter  among  the  inhospitable 
mountains.  Those  who  could  have  given 
most  in  detail,  were  always  reticent  on 
that  subject.  They  doubtless  would  have 
regarded  it  as  the  greatest  boon  that  could 
have  been  conferred  upon  themselves  if 
every  recollection  of  it  could  ha.ve  been 
erased  from  their  memories.  With  the 


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EA  RL  T  SE  TTLERS   OF 


exception  of  the  glimpse  into  the  abyss  of 
woe  given  in  the  preceding  journal,  I  think 
it  best,  now,  in  this  centennial  year,  after 
the  lapse  of  the  lifetime  of  one  generation, 
to  draw  a  veil  over  the  horrors  of  the 
scene,  and  only  extract  such  lessons  from 
it  as  will  tend  to  elevate  our  common 
humanity. 

Jacob  Donner  died  among  the  first,  if 
not  the  first.  He  was  a  tender-hearted, 
conscientious  man,  and  it  is  attested  that 
his  death  was  caused  more  by  grief  at  the 
present  and  prospective  sufferings  of  his 
family,  than  from  disease  or  want  of 
food.  George  and  Jacob  Donner  were 
members  of  the  German  Prairie  Christian 
church.  See  'what  Isaac  Taylor  says 
about  it.  The  five  surviving  children  of 
George  Donner,  and  the  three  surviving 
children  of  Jacob  Donner  and  wife,  with 
their  descendents,  are  among  the  most  re- 
spected citizens  of  California.  A  few 
words  more  with  reference  to  Mrs. 
George  Donner.  She  was  a  native  of 
New  England — Maine,  I  believe — and 
was  a  lady  in  the  highest  sense  of  the 
word.  Some  of  the  citizens  of  Sanga- 
mon  county  remember  her  especially  on 
account  of  her  perfect  self-control  and 
power  to  govern.  She  taught  school  in 
the  vicinity  of  Auburn  when  it  was  more 
unusual  for  a  lady  to  teach  than  it  is  now. 
Some  almost  full  grown,  rough,  uncouth 
young  men  were  in  her  school,  and  yet 
she  would  govern  them  as  thoroughly  as 
though  they  were  children.  This  self- 
control  seems  never  to  have  left  her. 
According  to  the  testimony  of  Mr.  Reed, 
who,  after  his  own  family  had  been 
rescued,  vis. ted  the  two  camps  of  the 
Donners,  to  find  Mrs.  Jacob  Donner  and 
and  Mr.  George  Donner  helpless,  and  no 
means  of  removing  them.  They  were 
prepared  to  leave  provisions,  and  a  man  at 
each  camp  to  care  for  the  sick,  and  used 
every  argument  to  induce  Mrs.  George 
Donner  to  go  with  them,  but  with  the 
full  knowledge  of  the  probabilities  that 
she  would  lose  her  own  life  she  utterly 
refused,  prefering  to  meet  death  in  the 
discharge  of  her  duty  to  her  husband 
rather  than  save  her  own  life  by  seeming 
to  abandon  him  in  his  hour  of  peril ;  and 
so  she  died,  as  truly  a  martyr  as  though 
she  had  been  burned  at  the  stake. 

Other  acts  of  heroisms  are  too  numer- 
ous to  mention  all,  but  we  will  notice 


some  of  them.  Hiram  O.  Miller  proved 
to  be  courageous  and  efficient  through  all. 
Milford  Elliott  could  have  saved  his  own 
life,  and  having  neither  wife,  children,  or 
any  other  blood  relative  among  the  suf- 
ferers, no  blame  could  have  been  laid  to 
his  charge  if  he  had  saved  himself  by 
pushing  through,  but  he  would  not  aban- 
don helpless  women  and  children,  and 
his  life  paid  the  forfeit.  The  Eddy  fami- 
lyj  of  Belleville,  Illinois,  was  totally  ob- 
literated. 

All  that  is  known  of  C.  T.  Stanton 
is  that  he  was  from  Chicago,  Illinois. 
In  my  opinion,  history  does  not  record 
the  name  of  a  greater  hero.  It  does 
not  appear  that  he  was  in  any  way 
related,  or  even  acquainted,  with  one  of 
the  sufferers  previous  to  their  departure 
from  the  States.  He  aided  many  of  them 
on  their  way,  and  after  their  calamities 
came  upon  them,  pushed  his  way  through 
the  mountains  and  reached  Sutler's  fort, 
where  he  was  absolutely  safe;  but  he 
knew  there  were  men,  women  and  child- 
ren perishing  with  cold  and  hunger,  and 
knowing  this,  there  was  no  rest  for  him. 
He  secured  supplies  of  food  and  mules, 
enlisted  the  sympathies  of  two  of  the  un- 
lettered children  of  the  forest,  and  all 
pushed  on  days  and  weeks,  through 
storms  and  snow-drifts,  until  even  the 
two  savages,  prompted  by  him,  fell 
a  sacrifice  in  the  cause  of  humanity. 
Savages,  did  I  say?  I  reverently  with- 
draw the  word.  Their  conduct  would 
put  to  shame  thousands  who  have  been 
reared  under  the  best  of  Christian  in- 
fluences. There  can  be  no  more  exalted 
evidence  of  humanity  than  to  give  one 
life  with  the  hope  of  rescuing  others  from 
impending  death.  Mr.  Stanton  was  one 
of  the  party  of  fifteen  who  attempted  to 
pass  out  of  the  mountains,  starting  Dec.  16, 
1846.  He  was  weak  and  emaciated,  as  all 
were,  and  on  the  twenty-first  of  December 
became  snow  blind,  and  that  night  failed  to 
reach  the  camp.  The  whole  party  lay  in 
camp  the  next  day  waiting  for  him,  but 
he  never  came.  A  party  of  men  who 
went  in  the  mountains  the  next  summer 
to  bring  out  the  goods  belonging  to  the 
Donner  and  Graves  children,  found  his 
bones  at  the  very  tree  where  they  left 
him  on  the  twenty-first  of  December. 
They  were  chewed  and  broken  in  small 
pieces.  The  only  way  they  could  recog- 


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nize  them  to  be  Stanton's  was  by  a  letter 
from  his  sister  in  one  of  his  pockets,  with 
some  tobacco,  the  latter  having  prevented 
the  wild  beasts  from  destroying  every  evi- 
dence of  identity.  There  was  also  a  pis- 
tol that  had  been  loaned  to  Stanton  by  Mr. 
Fallen,  the  man  who  found  his  remains. 
No  one  of  those  who  perished  was  more 
sincerely  mourned  by  the  survivors  than 
Mr.  Stanton.  Mr.  Reed  left  this  testimony 
to  his  worth :  "  Poor  Stanton,  who  had  no 
relative  in  the  caravan  to  draw  him  back, 
but  from  the  noble  disposition  he  had, 
and  the  kind  feelings  he  entertained  for 
myself  and  family,  and  another  person 
who  had  befriended  him,  induced  him  to 
return  with  provisions,  and  he  lost  his 
life  as  a  noble  PHILANTHROPIST.  *  *  * 
His  kindness  saved  my  little  ones  from 
starvation." 

When  we  last  mentioned  James  F. 
Reed,  he  had  been  baffled  in  his  attempt 
to  reach  the  camp  of  the  suffering  emi- 
grants, and  had  returned  to  Captain  Sut- 
ter's,  where  he  became  satisfied  that  it 
would  be  utterly  impossible  to  do  any- 
thing more  for  them  until  spring.  He 
was  advised  by  Captain  Sutter  to  proceed 
to  Yerba  Bueno — now  San  Francisco — 
and  make  his  case  known  to  the  naval 
officer  in  command.  Arriving  at  San 
Jose,  he  found  the  San  Francisco  side  of 
the  bay  occupied  by  Mexicans.  Here  he 
joined  a  company  of  volunteers,  and  took 
part  in  the  battle  of  Santa  Clara;  that 
opened  the  way  to  San  Francisco.  There 
he  was  enabled  to  raise,  by  voluntary 
contributions, $ i, ooo in  the  town  and  $300 
from  the  sailors  in  port,  with  which  he 
purchased  supplies,  which  were  placed  on 
board  a  schooner,  in  command  of  midship- 
man Woodworth,  who  took  all  to  the 
mouth  of  Feather  river,  where  men  and 
horses  were  procured  for  carrying  relief 
to  the  emigrants.  On  their  way  to  the 
camp  they  met  a  party  coming  oftt  with 
women  and  children,  among  them  Mr. 
Reed's  wife  and  two  children,  his  other 
two  children,  Martha  and  Thomas  K., 
having  been  left  in  camp  in  charge  of  a 
Mr.  Glover  of  the  rescuing  party,  who 
volunteered  to  stay  with  and  care  for 
them,  assuring  Mrs.  Reed  that  he  was  a 
Free  Mason  and  knew  her  husband  to  be 
such,  and  that  he  would  rescue  her  child- 
ren or  die  in  the  attempt.  He  was  as 
good  as  his  word,  protected  and  cared  for 

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the  children  until  they  were  rescued  by 
their  father,  and  soon  all  the  members  of 
the  family  were  re-united  and  rejoicing 
over  their  great  deliverance.  Mr.  Reed's 
was  the  only  entire  family  who  left  San- 
gamon  county,  all  the  members  of  which 
lived  to  reach  their  destination,  and  they 
did  it  without  any  one  of  them  being 
driven  to  the  necessity  of  eating  human 
flesh.  It  seems  the  more  wonderful  that 
they  should  all  have  lived  through,  when 
their  natural  protector  was  separated  from 
them  so  much  of  the  time.  Having  in 
my  possession  sufficient  material  to  make 
a  more  thrilling  narrative  of  facts,  than 
anything  that  could  be  drawn  from  the 
imagination,  I  feel  how  utterly  futile  this 
attempt  to  convey  an  idea  of  the  sufferings 
of  that  company  of  emigrants  has  been, 
but  want  of  space  forbids  that  I  should 
say  more,  and  I  am  compelled  to  close. 

The  scene  of  the  great  suffering  just 
described  began  west  of  the  Great  Salt 
Lake,  in  a  salt  desert,  and  extended  hun- 
dreds of  miles  westward,  over  a  succession 
of  mountain  ranges,  running  principally 
north  and  south,  known  as  the  Sierra 
Nevada  mountains.  Localities  could  not 
then  be  described,  except  by  natural 
boundaries,  such  as  mountains  and  valleys. 
The  territory  then  belonged  to  Mexico, 
and  the  suffering  and  destitution  that  met 
the  emigrants  seemed  only  a  realization  of 
what  might  reasonably  be  expected  in 
leaving  the  land  of  the  Stars  and  Stripes 
to  come  under  the  sway  of  the  benighted 
Mexican  flag.  But  the  old  adage  that 
"  the  darkest  hour  is  just  before  the  break 
of  day,"  has  been  fully  realized  in  this 
case  to  those  who  survived.  The  war 
they  found  in  the  Sacramento  valley, 
waged  by  Mexico  for  the  avowed  pur- 
pose of  exterminating  the  few  scattered 
Americans  on  the  Pacific  coast,  terminated 
in  that  whole  region  of  country  being 
ceded  to  our  government.  Then  followed 
the  discovery  of  gold,  the  influx  of 
Americans,  and  the  organization  of  the 
States  of  California  and  Oregon,  and,  a  few 
years  later,  Nevada.  The  locality  of  the 
closing  scene,  the  camp  where  the  Donners 
died,  is  marked  by  a  small  body  of  water 
among  the  mountains,  now  known  as 
Lake  Donner,  in  the  western  part  of  the 
State  of  Nevada. 

RENSHAW,     WILEY      P., 
was    born    Nov.  7,   1800,  near  Salisbury, 


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EARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


Ga.,  and  was  taken  by  his  parents  to 
Dickson  county,  Tenn.  In  1817,  the 
family  moved  to  Madison  county,  111. 
Martha  Nesbitt  was  born  Nov.  8,  1794, 
near  Lexington,  Ky.,  and  was  taken  by 
her  parents  in  1797  to  Sumner  county, 
Tenn.  In  1817  they  moved  to  Madison 
county,  and  in  1818  to  Bond  county,  111. 
W.  P.  Renshaw  and  Martha  Nesbitt  were 
married  Dec.  31,  1818,  in  Bond  county. 
They  lived  in  Madison  county  until  one 
child  was  born,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Feb.  26,  1821, 
on  the  north  side  of  Richland  creek,  in 
what  is  now  Cartw right  township,  where 
they  had  seven  children. 

JANE,  born  Oct.  u,  1819,  in  Madi- 
son county,  is  unmarried,  and  lives  with 
her  mother. 

MART  A.,  born  Oct.  20,  1822,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  May  n,  1845,, 
to  Simeon  Q.  Harrison.  See  his  name. 

MARGARET  E.,  born  July  12, 1825, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  it!, 

1848,  to  Felix  Butler,  had  one  child,  and 
Mrs.    Butler   died    at    Decatur   in  June, 

1849.  The  child  died  in  September  fol- 
lowing. 

JAMES  N.,  born  July  16,  1827,  died 
Sept.  i,  1852. 

BARBARA  A.  H.,  born  Sept.  18, 
1829,  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
April  17,  18^6,  to  Andrew  M.  Houghton. 
They  had  two  children.  WILEY  P. 
died  in  his  fourth  year.  ANNIE  M. 
lives  with  her  parents,  in  Menard  county, 
seven  miles  north  of  Pleasant  Plains, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JOHN  SINCLAIR,  born  Dec.  28, 
1831,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Nov. 
17,  1858,  to  Elizabeth  Ogden,  who  was 
born  May  5,  1835,  in  Menard  county. 
They  have  three  children,  MARTHA 
J.,  ABIGAIL  L.  and  MARY  A.,  and 
reside  in  Cartwright  township,  three 
miles  west  of  Salisbury,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  Dec.  28,  1833, 
died  Oct.  7,  1852. 

GEORGE , M.,  born  Aug.  7,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Oct.  22,  1866, 
to  Matilda  F.  Parker,  who  was  born 
Sept.  25,  1840,  in  Robertson  county, 
Tenn.  They  live  at  the  Renshaw  family 
homestead,  near  Salisbury,  Illinois. 

Wiley  P.  Renshaw  died  Oct.  27,  1852, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow  re- 
sides at  the  homestead  where  they  settled 


in  Feb.,  1821.  She  has  now — Sept., 
1873 — lived  more  than  fifty-two  years 
within  less  than  two  rods  of  the  same 
spot.  It  is  in  Cartwright  township, 
three  miles  west  of  Salisbury,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Margaret  Renshaw,  mother  of 
Wiley  P.  Renshaw,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1823,  bringing  seven  children. 
Her  daughter,  Margaret  H.,  married 
Michael  Davis,  has  five  children,  and  lives 
in  Menard  county.  Delilah  married 
Carroll  Archer.  Sec  his  name.  Mrs. 
Margaret  Renshaw  died  in  August, 
1842. 

Mrs.  Jane  Nesbitt,  the  mother  of  Mrs. 
Wiley  P.  Renshaw,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  about  1826,  bringing  five  children 
with  her.  Two  years  later  she  moved  to 
Morgan  county.  In  1844  she  came  back 
to  Sangamon,  and  died  Feb.  14,  1846. 
Her  daughter,  Jane,  and  son,  William, 
reside  near  Nemaha,  Nebraska. 

REISCH,  FRANK,  was  born 
Jan.  24,  1809,  in  Baden,  Germany.  He 
came  to  America,  landing  at  New  Orleans 
in  the  winter  of  1832,  and  traveled  over 
the  country  until  1836,  when  he  made  his 
home  in  Beardstown,  Illinois.  The  next 
year  he  returned  to  Germany,  and  was 
married  Nov.,  1837^  to  Susan  Maurer, 
who  was  born  Feb.  n,  1817,  in  Germany. 
In  the  spring  of  1838  Mr.  Reisch  brought 
his  wife  to  Beardstown,  and  from  there  to 
Richland  creek,  in  Sangamon  county,  the 
same  year.  They  had  five  children  there, 
and  moved  to  Springfield  in  1850,  where 
they  had  two  children.  Mr.  Reisch  en- 
gaged in  the  business  of  brewing,  which 
he  continued  until  May,  1875,  when  he 
sold  his  brewery  to  his  sons.  Of  the 
seven  children — 

FRA NK,  Jun.,  born  Jan.  19,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  Spring- 
field, Oct.  15,  1865,  to  Anna  Hammon, 
who  was  born  Jan.  i,  1845,  m  Winchester, 
Scott  county,  111.  They  have  three  child- 
ren, CHRISTINA,  SUSAN  and 
MARY,  and  reside  in  Springfield.  Mr. 
Reisch  was  elected  to  represent  his  ward 
in  the  Sangamon  county  Board  of  Super- 
visors for  1871  and  '72.  He  was  elected 
alderman  in  April,  1873,  for  three  years. 
He  is  associated  in  the  brewery  business 
with  his  brothers  George  and  Joseph,  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  F.  Reisch  &  Bros., 


SANGAMON   COUNTY. 


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since    May,    1875,   at    which   time     they 
bought  out  the  interest  of  their  father. 

JOSEPH,  born  in  Cartwright  town- 
ship, Sangamon  county,  was  married  in 
Springfield,  April  25,  1876,  to  Mary 
Stehlin.  They  immediately  left  on  a 
tour  to  Europe.  Joseph  Reisch  is  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Reisch  &  Bros., 
brewers. 

MART,  GEORGE  and  ELIZA- 
BETH were  all  born  in  Cartwright 
township,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

SUSIE  and  LEONARD,  born  in 
Springfield.  The  five  latter  reside  with 
their  mother,  George  being  associated 
with  his  brothers,  Frank  and  Joseph,  in 
business. 

Mr.  Frank  Reisch,  Sen.,  was  instantly 
killed  by  a  fall  from  an  upper  window, 
August  1 8,  1875.  He  was  in  the  act  of 
pitching  a  piece  of  scantling  from  the 
window,  when  a  spike  in  the  timber,  un- 
observed by  him,  caught  in  his  clothing 
and  drew  him  out.  His  widow  and  child- 
ren reside  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

RENN,  HENRY,  was  born 
April  8,  1805,  in  Franklin  county,  Penn- 
sylvania, came  to  Sangamon  county 
in  the  spring  of  1840,  and  bought  a  farm 
half  a  mile  east  of  where  Woodside  Sta- 
tion now  stands.  A  few  years  later  he 
returned  to  Pennsylvania,  and  married 
Nancy  Smith,  who  was  born  August  20, 
1807.  Their  son — 

JOHN  WESLEY,  born  Oct.  15, 
1847,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Jan. 
20,  1869,  to  Laura  J.  Jones,  daughter  of 
Joshua  W.  Jones.  See  his  name.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Renn  have  three  children, 
JESSIE  A.,  LAURA  S.  and  EDNA, 
and  now — 1876 — reside  on  the  farm  pur- 
chased by  his  father  in  1840.  It  is  half  a 
mile  east  of  Woodside,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois., 

RHEA,  JAMES,  was  born  June 
3,  1780,  in  Greenbrier  county,  Va.,  and 
when  a  young  man,  went  to  Barren  coun- 
ty, Ky.,  where  he  was  married,  Nov.  20, 
1801,  to  Rachel  JolifF,  who  was  born  Oct. 
16,  1783.  They  had  ten  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  the  family  moved  to  Jefferson 
county,  111.,  where  one  child  was  born, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
in  1827,  in  what  is  now  Island  Grove 
township.  Of  their  eleven  children — 

ELIZABETH,\x>\n  Sept.  25,  1802, 
jn  Kentucky,  married  there  to  George 


May.  They  came  with  her  parents  to 
Sangamon  county,  had  several  children, 
and  moved  to  Mason  county,  where  she 
died.  Mr.  May  married  again,  and  took 
their  living  children  to  Gentry  county, 
Missouri. 

JAMES,  Jun.,  born  August  27, 
1804,  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Jefferson 
county,  111.,  to  Susan  Mattix,  moved  to 
the  vicinity  of  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  and 
died  there  in  1840,  leaving  a  widow  and 
three  children. 

WILLIAM,  born  March  10,  1807,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Dec.  n,  1828,  to  Susan  Foutch,  and  had 
twelve  children,  three  of  whom  died  in 
infancy.  William  Rhea  died  Feb.  8, 
1860,  and  his  widow  lives  three  miles 
southwest  of  Berlin,  Illinois. 

RICHARD,  born  Jan.  14,  1809,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Eliza  Rhea.  They 
had  three  children,  and  Mr.  Rhea  died. 
His  widow  married  William  Ethridge, 
and  moved  to  Iowa. 

NANCY,  born  Dec.  24,  1811,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Hugh  Foutch.  See  his 
name.  He  died,  and  she  married  and 
moved  to  Iowa. 

JEHOIDA,  born  Oct.  n,  1813,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  John  Foutch.  See  his  name. 

RACHEL,  born  Sept.  8,  1815,  died, 
aged  ten  years. 

JOHN,  born  July  14,  1817,  in  Barren 
county,  Ky.,  married  Nov.  14,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Julia  A.  Stark, 
who  was  born  June  21,  1823,  in  Rut- 
land, Vermont.  They  had  seven  child- 
ren in  Sangamon  county.  JAMES  B., 
born  Nov.  2,  1841,  married  America 
Montague,  in  Sangamon  county,  and 
lives  near  Hamburg,  Fremont  county, 
Iowa.  STEPHEN  E.,  born  Nov.  4, 
1843,  married  Lucy  Wilcox,  have  one 
child,  and  live  near  Berlin,  111.  MARY 
A.,  born  Jan.  6,  1846,  married  John  F. 
Wilcox.  See  his  name.  THOMAS 
T.,  born  June  10,  1848,  married  Sallie 
Williams.  They  have  one  child,  JOHN  \v., 
and  live  near  Berlin,  111.  JOHN  H.  died 
in  in$mcy.  MATH  A  E.,  born  May  10, 
1852,  married  R.  Smith,  and  reskles  near 
Berlin.  ABIGAIL  R.  died  in  infancy. 
John  Rhea  and  his  wife  live  two  and  one 
half  miles  northwest  of  Berlin,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. — 1874. 

MAHAL  A,   born    April    25,   1820,    in 


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Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Joseph  Pulsifer.  They 
had  twins,  and  Mrs.  Pulsifer  died.  Mr. 
Pulsifer  is  believed  to  have  been  murdered 
while  on  a  business  trip  to  St.  Louis,  as 
he  was  never  heard  of.  Their  two  sons, 
NEVO  and  NEVI,  are  married,  and  live 
in  Gentry  county,  Missouri. 

MART  A.,  born  Oct.  27,  1822,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111., -to  E.  R.  Alsbury,  had  one 
child,  LUCINDA,  who  married  James 
ShufF.  See  his  name.  Mrs.  Alsbury 
died  April  28,  1851. 

THOMAS  F.,  born  July  27,  1824,  in 
Jefferson  county,  111.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Oct.  3,  1844,  to  Lucinda 
Wilcox.  They  have  five  children, 
ELIZA  E.  and  REBECCA,  the  third 
and  fourth,  died  young.  ANNA  L., 
KATE  and  LOU  live  with  their  parents 
in  New  Berlin,  Illinois. 

James  Rhea  died  Feb.  12,  1843,  and  his 
widow  died  Oct.  28,  1851,  both  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
war  of  1812,  from  Kentucky,  under  Gen. 
Harrison;  was  on  Lake  Erie,  and  saw 
the  British  vessels  brought  in  after  Perry's 
victory. 

RHODES,  RANDOLPH, 
was  born  about  1791,  in  North  Carolina, 
and  when  he  was  a  young  man,  went  to 
Barren  county,  Ky.  He  was  married  in 
the  adjoining  county  of  Greene,  in  Oct., 
1820,  to  Elizabeth  Short.  They  had 
three  children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1826  on  Sugar  creek,  east  of 
Springfield,  where  four  children  were 
born.  In  the  spring  of  1838  Mr.  Rhodes 
moved  to  southwest  Missouri,  where  two 
children  were  born,  and  returned  to  San- 
gamon county  in  the  spring  of  1845.  In 
1849  or  '50,  he  moved  to  Macoupin  coun- 
ty, and  die:l  there,  Dec.  25,  1851,  leaving 
a  family  near  Macoupin  station.  Of  their 
children — 

WILLIAM,  born  about  1821,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Jemima  Center,  had  three  children,  and 
all  the  family  died  in  Sangamon  county. 

JOHN  T.,  born  Nov.  10,  1825,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  countv, 
March  2,  1848,  to  Ttlitha  M.  Vice. 
They  had  six  living  children,  MARY  E., 
married  Levi  King.  See  his  name. 
LAURA  A.,  CHARLES  I.,  JULIUS 


W.,  ANNIE  B.  and  LUCINDA  A.  live 
with  their  parents,  four  miles  northwest 
of  Springfield,  Illinois. — 1874. 

MARY  A.,  born  Jan.,  1831,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married,  in  1851,  to  Wm.  R. 
Hammonds.  They  had  six  children,  and 
Mr.  Hammonds  died,  leaving  his  family 
in  Crawford  county,  Kansas.  Two  of 
the  children  were  killed,  and  two  others 
severely  wounded  by  a  tornado,  May  22, 

1873-    " 

JAMES  J.,  born  May,  1837,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Mary  M.  Tibbs, 
have  two  children,  and  live  near  Cremona, 
Allen  county,  Kansas. 

RICHARDSON,  LEWIS 
B.,  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1824, 
has  been  twice  married,  raised  a  large 
family,  and  lives  in  Auburn  township. 

RIGG,  SAMUEL,  was  born  in 
Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  mar- 
ried there  to  Nancy  Vawters.  They  had 
two  children,  and  moved  in  1816  to 
Greenup  county,  Ky.,  where  six  children 
were  born;  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  1827.  Of  their 
children,  the  eldest  daughter  married  in 
Kentucky  to  Wm.  Robinson,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  with  her  parents,  and 
raised  a  family  of  seven  daughters. 

E  WELL,  born  in  North  Carolina, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Sarah 
Kelly.  They  had  nine  children,  and 
Mrs.  Rigg  died.  Their  daughter,  NAN- 
CY E.,  married  John  G.  Park.  See  his 
name.  Ewell  Rigg  married  Mrs.  Sarah 
Darden,  whose  maiden  name  was  Brad- 
ley. They  reside  at  Macomb,  Illinois. 

JOHN  E.,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried Alice  Cox,  and  raised  a  family  in 
McDonough  county,  Illinois. 

JOSEPH  R.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  Julia  A.  Park,  had  fifteen  child- 
ren, four  of  whom  died  young.  JAMES 
S.  married  and  lives  in  Moultrie  county. 
The  ten,  THOMAS  E.,  JOHN  E., 
WILLIAM  Z.,  ROBERT  R.,  LEON- 
ARD M.,  NANCY  M.,  HENRY  S., 
SARAH  E.,  BENJAMIN  B.  and 
HARRIET  O.,  live  with  their  parents, 
near  Macomb,  Illinois. 

MART  died,  aged  twenty-three  or 
twenty-four  years. 

RUSSELL  married  Jane  Venard, 
and  raised  a  family  near  Macomb,  Illi- 
nois. • 


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ALPHA  married  Theophilus  Mitch- 
ell, and  raised  a  family  near  Macomb, 
Illinois. 

PETER  married  Lucy  Heuston,  and 
raised  a  family  in  McDonough  county, 
Illinois.  , 

Samuel  and  Nancy  Rigg  both  died  in 
McDonough  county,  Illinois. 

RIGGINS,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  July  28,  1812,  in  Cape  May  county, 
New  Jersey,  was  married  Jan.  6,  1834,  in 
Cumberland  county,  to  Martha  Mosslan- 
der,  who  was  born  in  that  county  July 
28,  1813.  They  had  one  child  in  Cum- 
berland county,  and  moved  to  Cape  May 
county;  had  one  child,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  October, 
1838,  in  what  is  now  Gardner  township, 
where  they  had  one  living  child.  Of 
their  three  children — 

CALEB,  born  Sept.  9,  1836,  in  New 
Jersey,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  aged 
fifteen  vears. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Jan.  15,  1837, 
in  Cape  May  county,  New  Jersey,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  January,  1859, 
to  James  Tripp;  have  five  children,  and 
reside  near  Greenview,  Menard  county, 
Illinois. 

MART,\>orn  April  24,  1840,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Dec.  31,  1863,  to 
Franklin  H.  Wood.  They  have  three 
children,  SEYMOUR,  CHARLES  and 
HARRY,  and  live  near  Maroa,  Macon 
county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Martha  Riggins  died  April,  1844, 
and  William  Riggins  was  married  March 
6,  1867,  to  Mrs.  Mary  Rathsack,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Boehme.  She  was 
born  Jan.  22,  1827,  in  Altkloster,  Ger- 
many. They  have  two  children — 

ANNA    C.   and 

WILLIAM  H.,  and  reside  in  Cart- 
wright  township,  two  miles  south  of 
Richland  station,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois— 1874. 

RICKARD,  PETER,  born  in 
1787,  in  London  county,  Va.,  was  there 
married  to  Elizabeth  Everhart,  who  was 
born  in  1790  in  the  same  county.  They 
had  one  child,  and  the  family  moved  to 
Fauquier  county,  Va.,  where  ten  children 
were  born,  thence  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  at  Springfield  in  the  fall  of 
1830.  In  the  spring  of  1831  they  moved 
three  miles  west  of  Springfield,  and  set- 
tled in  what  is  now  the  southeast  corner 


of  Gardner  township.     Of  their  ten  child- 
ren— 

LEWIS,  born  Oct.  13,  1806,  in 
Loudon  county,  Virginia,  went  to  Clark 
county,  Ohio,  and  was  there  married  to 
Catharine  Wood,  a  native  of  Virginia. 
They  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in 
1836.  In  the  fall  of  1838  they  moved  to 
Missouri,  and  in  the  fall  of  1844  returned 
to  Sangamon  county,  and  nine  years  later, 
in  the  fall  of  '53,  went  to  Christian  coun- 
ty, Illinois.  They  had  nine  children — 
JOHN  died  in  Christian  county,  aged 
about  twenty-one  years.  ROBERT, 
born  Feb.  12,  1837,  in  Sangamon  county 
111.,  served  in  company  I,  41  st  111.  Inf.,' 
through  the  war  to  suppress  the  rebellion, 
was  with  Sherman  in  his  march  to  the 
sea.  He  was  married  in  Kansas,  has 
three  children,  and  lives  in  Texas.  Mrs. 
Catharine  Rickard  died  in  Christian 
county,  Feb.  18,  1866,  and  Lewis  Rickard 
was  married,  March  12,  1868,  to  Susan 
Wood,  at  Springfield,  Ohio,  and  reside 
there. 

ELIZABETH,  born  April  i,  1809, 
in  Fauquier  county,  Virginia,  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  William  Butler. 
See  his  name. 

CATHARINE,  born  July  24,  1811, 
in  Fauquier  county,  Va.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  June  4,  1833,  to 
Dr.  Jacob  M.  Earley.  See  his  name. 
They  had  two  children.  GEORGE  N., 
born  Feb.  4,  1837,  entered  the  army  as 
assistant  surgeon,  Nov.  i,  1863,  and  died 
June  3,  1864,  at  Vicksburg,  just  before 
the  surrender  of  that  place.  JACOB  M., 
Jun.,  born  Oct.  26,  1838,  entered  the  army 
April,  1 86 1,  as  Lieutenant  in  the  first 
company  raised  in  Petersburg,  Illinois. 
Served  three  years,  and  was  honorably 
discharged.  He  was  married,  March  27, 
1868,  to  Caroline  Lurton,  of  Delhi,  Jersey 
county,  Illinois.  He  died  June  24,  1868, 
of  consumption,  in  Petersburg,  Menard 
county,  Illinois.  Dr.  J.  M.  Early  was 
murdered,  March  n,  1838.  See  his  name. 
His  widow  was  married  Oct.  i,  1851,  at 
her  father's  house,  three  miles  west  of 
Springfield,  to  George  U.  Miles.  They, 
have  one  child,  CHARLES,  who  lost 
one  hand  in  firing  a  salute  in  1865.  He 
resides  with  his  parents,  in  Petersburg, 
Menard  county,  Illinois. — 1876. 

SUSAN,  born  Aug.  26,  1813,  in  Fau- 
quier county,  Va.,  was  married  in  Sanga- 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


mon  county,  111.,  to   David  Talbott,  Jun. 
See  his  name. 

NOAH  /!/.,  born  March  20,  1817,  in 
Fauquier  county,  Va.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Harriet  Talbott. 
They  had  five  living  children  in  San- 
gamon county.  HARRIET  E., 
born  Feb.  4,  1839,  was  married,  Oct. 
4,  1865,  to  John  Johnson,  who  was  born 
Nov.  14,  1834,  in  New  York  city.  They 
have  one  child,  LAURA  R.,  and  reside  five 
miles  southwest  of  Springfield,  III.  Mr. 
Johnson  has  a  certificate  of  the  honorable 
discharge  of  his  grandfather  from  the 
Revolutionary  army,  signed  by  George 
Washington.  MARY  F.,  born  Aug.  16, 
1840,  was  married,  May  5,  1869,  to  Daniel 
G.Jones.  See  his  name.  NOAH  M., 
Jun.,  born  March  y,  1845,  was  married, 
Dec.  18,  1867,  to  Mary  L.  Patteso.:. 
They  have  one  child,  CHARLES  M.,  and 
reside  one  mile  southwest  of  Curran, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  GEORGE 
W.,  born  June  13,  1847,  was  man"ied, 
March  16,  1871,10  Mary  L.  Gray.  They 
have  one  child,  GEORGE  T.,  and  reside  at 
Philadelphia,  Cass  county,  Illinois.  SA- 
RAH L.,  born  Oct.  23,  1848,  was  mar- 
ried, Oct.  4,  1871,  to  Aaron  C.  Reed,  and 
died  Sept.  27,  1872.  Noah  M.  Rickard 
died  Jan.  8,  1849,  and  widow  resides  with 
her  daughter,  Mrs.  Johnson. — 1876. 

JOHN  G.,  born  Oct.  16,  1819,  in 
Fauquier  county,  Va.,  raised  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  married  July  5,  1859,  in 
Allen  county,  Kansas,  to  Elizabeth  Brod- 
erick,  who  was  born  May  21,  1831,  in 
Shelby  county,  Indiana.  Thev  had  three 
children  in  Kansas,  CHARLES  B., 
FREDDIE  O.  and  NOAH  FRANK- 
LIN. The  latter  died  in  infancy.  They 
reside  four  miles  west  of  Springfield,  Illi- 
nois. 

SIMON  P.,  born  Oct.  16,  1821,  in 
Fauquier  county,  Va.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  Nov.  12,  1846,  to 
Sophia  J.  Earnest.  They  had  seven  chil- 
dren, three  of  whom  died  under  five 
years.  LAURA  E.,  born  Sept.  6,  1847, 
.was  married,  Oct.  19,  1871,  to  Edwin 
Watts.  See  his  name.  HELEN  M., 
born* Dec.  6,  1848,  was  married,  May  18, 
1871,  to  Sidney  French.  They  have  one 
child,  FLORENCE  H.,  and  reside  near 
Frankfort,  Ky.  THOMAS  E.,  born 
July  2,  1850,  and  ALLETTA  E.  reside 


with  their  parents,  two  miles  west  of 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

SARAH  A.,  born  March  2,  1824,  in 
Fauquier  county,  Va.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Richard  F. 
Barrett.  See  his  name.  They  reside  in 
St.  Louis. 

MART  M.,  born  March  16,  1827,  in 
Fauquier  county,  Va.,  married  Luther 
Talbott.  See  his  name. 

HENRT  WASHINGTON,  born 
Jan.  i,  1830,  in  Fauquier  county,  Va., 
was  married  April  4,  1852,  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Sarah  A.  Sims.  They 
had  seven  children;  one  died  in  infancy. 
ELIZABETH  L.  was  married  Sept.  26, 
1872,  to  Isaac  French,  a  native  of  Frank- 
lin county,  Ky.  MINNIE  A.,  LEWIS 
F.,  WASHINGTON  M.,  ROBERT  I. 
and  GEORGE  E.  reside  with  their 
father.  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Rickard  died 
Dec.  21,  1864,  and  H.  W.  Rickard  was 
married  June  7,  1866,  to  Henrietta  M. 
Earnest.  They  have  two  children, 
CATHARINE  J.  and  THOMAS  E. 
H.  W.  Rickard  resides  on  the  farm  set- 
tled by  his  father  in  1831.  It  is  three 
miles  west  of  Springfield,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Rickard  died  Jan., 
1858,  at  the  family  homestead.  Peter 
Rickard  died  Sept.  17,  1860,  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

RIDDLE,  DAVID,  was  born 
April  20,  1780,  in  Mifflin  county,  Pa.  He 
went  to  Champaign  county,  Ohio,  in  1807. 
Mary  Hamilton  was  born  in  Mason  coun- 
ty, about  seven  miles  from  Maysville, 
Ky.,  March  9,  1786.  Her  mother  died 
when  she  was  quite  young,  and  she  went 
to  Champaign  county,  Ohio,  with  some 
friends,  and  was  there  married,  about 
1808,  to  David  Riddle.  Six  children 
were  born  in  Ohio,  and  the  family  moved, 
in  1819,  to  Washington  county,  111.,  where 
one  child  was  born,  and  Mrs.  Riddle  died 
there,  July  n,  1821.  David  Riddle  was 
married  in  1822,  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Crock- 
er, whose  maiden  name  was  Wakefield, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
at  Springfield  Oct.  14,  1822,  and  the  next 
day  moved  to  a  farm  in  Williams  town- 
ship. They  had  two  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  Of  his  children — 

JOHN,  born  Jan.  8,  1809,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  Oct.  2, 
1834,  to  Sarah  H.  Clark.  They  had 


SANGAMON   COUNT. 


five  children.  ELIZA  C.  died,  aged 
twenty-four  years.  MARY  E.  married 
John  Tomlinson,  have  four  children, 

FRANK     L.,     HELEN      A.,     ELMER      S.      and 

CLARENCE  A.,  and  live  near  Mt.  Pulaski. 
FRANCIS  A.  enlisted  at  Springfield, 
July,  1862,  in  Co.  A,  i3Oth  111.  Inf.,  for 
three  years,  was  promoted  to  ist  Lieut., 
and  acted  as  Captain,  Major  and  Judge 
Advocate,  and  was  honorably  mustered 
out  of  the  service  in  August,  1865.  He 
was  married  in  Jacksonville,  111.,  to  Sarah 
Gallaher.  He  is  a  lawyer,  and  resides  in 
Chicago.  SARAH  W.  is  unmarried, 
and  lives  with  her  father.  Mrs.  Sarah 
H.  Riddle  died,  and  John  Riddle  married 
Martha  Archer,  who  was  born  May  24, 
1819,  in  Greenville,  Bond  county,  111. 
They  have  one  child,  NANCY  E.,  who 
lives  with  her  parents,  one  mile  northeast 
of  Barclay,  Sangamon  county,  111.  John 
Riddle  remembers  that  when  he  was  a 
boy  the  family  found  that  there  was  a 
letter  in  the  postoffice,  but  they  had  not 
the  money  to  pay  for  it.  He  gathered  a 
load  of  corn,  took  it  to  town,  and  sold  the 
whole  load  for  ninety-five  cents,  paid 
twenty-five  cents  for  the  letter,  and  re- 
turned home  rejoicing. 

JAMES,  born  April  30,  1811,  in 
Ohio,  wast  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Susan  A.  Sampson.  They  had  two 
children.  JOHN  M.  married  Sarah  M. 
Woltz.  They  have  one  child,  CHARLES 
A.,  and  live  one  and  a  half  miles  north  of 
Barclay,  Illinois.  DAVID  A.  lives  at 
DesMoines,  Iowa.  James  Riddle  was  a 
soldier  from  Sangamon  county  in  the 
Black  Hawk  war.  He  died  March  4, 
1849,  and  his  widow  lives  with  her  son, 
John  M. — 1874. 

MARGARET,  born  Sept.  25,  1812, 
\  in  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
vjoseph  Dement.  He  died,  leaving  a 
widow  and  four  children  in  Logan  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

ABNER,  born  Oct.  6,  1814,  in  Cham- 
paign county,  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Pickrell,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Elkin.  They  had  one 
child,  HAMILTON  R.,  born  Dec.  9, 
1841,  in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  Aug. 
i,  1862,  in  Co.  B,  i30th  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years.  He  was  captured,  with  Bank's 
Red  river  expedition,  April  8,  1864,  im- 
prisoned at  Camp  Tyler,  Texas,  thirteen 
months,  and  released  in  May,  1865.  While 


in  prison  his  regiment  was  consolidated 
with  the  yyth  111.  Inf.,  and  he  was  mus- 
tered out  as  a  member  of  Co.  A,  of  that 
regiment,  June  17,  1865,  at  Springfield. 
He  was  married,  Sept.  2,  1868,  to  Corde- 
lia F.  Constant.  They  have  three  child- 
ren, EARL  A.,  ELIZA  MAY  and  WILLIAM 

E.  Hamilton  R.  Riddle  graduated  Feb., 
1873,  at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago, 
and  is  a  practicing  physician  at  Mechanics- 
burg,  111.  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Riddle  died,  and 
Abner  Riddle  married  Mai'y  J.  Clark. 
They  have  ten  children.  RUSSELL  O. 
married  Sabra  Constant,  have  two  child- 
ren, MAY  o.  and  LOUELLA,  and  live  half 
a  mile  south  of  Barclay,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.  MARY  J.  married  Samuel  Mc- 
Cullough,  and  lives  in  Kansas.  The 
other  eight  children  reside  with  their  pa- 
rents, near  Ottowa,  Kan. 

NANCY,  born  April  10,  1817,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Abraham 
Bird.  See  his  name. 

MAX  r,  born  May  13,  1819,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  William 
H.  Fowkes.  See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  June  12,  1823, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Alexander 
Mills,  and  resides  at  Lincoln,  Illinois. 

SARAH  A.,  born  Sept.  30,  1826,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  to  Rev.  Alex- 
ander Semple.  They  have  three  children, 
anfl  live  at  Decatur,  111.  He  is  Presiding 
Elder  in  the  M.  E.  Church.' 

David  Riddle  died  August  12,  1846, 
and  his  widow,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Riddle, 
died  in  1854,  both  in  Sangamon  county. 

RIDDLE,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  Sept.  i,  1805,  in  Kentucky.  He'  is 
a  nephew  of  David  Riddle.  At  six 
months  of  age,  he  was  taken  by  his  par- 
ents to  Logan  county,  Ohio.  Maxamillia 
Bousman  was  born  in  1809  in  Champaign 
county,  Ohio,  where  they  were  married 
in  1826.  They  had  four  living  children 
in  Ohio,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  May  31,  1836,  in  what  is 
now  Williams  township,  where  they  had 
five  children,  and  in  1851  moved  to  Doug- 
las county,  Oregon.  Of  their  nine  child- 
ren— 

JANE,  born  April  14,  1828,  in  Logan 
county,  Ohio,  married  Jan.  15,  1850,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Thomas  Wilson, 
who  was  born  Nov.  4,  1817,  in  Dumfries- 
shire, Scotland.  They  have  four  living 
children,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 


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EA  RL  T  SB  TTLERS   OF 


namely:  JANE  F.,  WILLIAM  R., 
JOHN  T.  and  LILLIAS  H.,  and  reside 
two  miles  southwest  of  Buffalo  Hart 
station,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois — 1874. 

ARl^AMESIA,  born  Oct.  n,  1830, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  in  Feb.,  1849, 
to  James  P.  Chapman,  who  died,  and  she 
married. William  H.  Merriman.  See  his 
name. 

ISABELLA,  born  Jan.  16,  1835,  in 
Ohio,  came  to  Sangamon  county  with  her 
parents;  thence  with  them  to  Oregon, 
and  was  there  married  to  Israel  R.  Nich- 
olls.  They  have  eleven  children,  and  re- 
side near  North  Canyonville,  Douglas 
county,  Oregon — 1874. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  March,  1836, 
in  Ohio,  came  to  Sangamon  county; 
thence  with  his  parents  to  Oregon,  and 
died  there  in  July,  1836. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Feb.  22,  1840, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Anna  Rice, 
has  two  children,  and  live  near  North 
Canyonville,  Douglas  county,  Oregon. 

ABNER,  born  in  1842,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Alice  Rice,  has  two  chil- 
dren, and  reside  near  North  Canyonville, 
Oregon. 

J '  O H TN B '.,born  in  1845,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  in  Oregon,  and  his  wife 
and  child  were  drowned  while  crossing  a 
stream  in  a  wagon.  He  is  living  with 
his  second  wife  in  North  Canyonville. 
Oregon. 

ANNA  M.,  born  April  8,  1847,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Vincent  Beal, 
has  one  child,  and  lives  in  Jacksonville, 
Oregon. 

TOBIAS  S.,  born  Aug.  30,  1849,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Sarah  Smith, 
Ir.'S  two  children,  and  lives  at  Harney 
lake,  Oregon. 

Mrs.  Maxamillia  Riddle  died  August, 
1868,  and  William  H.  Riddle  resides  at 
North  Canyonville,  Oregon — 1874. 

RICHARDS,  ANDREW,  was 
married  in  Nicholas  county,  Kentucky,  to 
Mrs.  Rosanna  Dinsmore,  whose  maiden 
name  was  McCune,  a  sister  to  Gavin  Mc- 
Cune.  She  had  one  child  by  her  first 
marriage,  and  they  had  five  children,  all 
in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.  The  family 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1832,  at  Rochester,  where 
one  child  was  born.  Of  all  their  child- 
ren— 

CELIA     DINSMORE,      born     in 


Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Joseph  Clawson.  Both  died,  leaving 
three  children  near  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

Of  the  Richards  children — 

ROBER7"  E.,  born  Sept.  16,  1822, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, April  15,  1845,  to  Louisa  Stokes. 
They  had  two  children.  ANNA  died  in 
infancy.  AMANDA,  born  May  3,  1848, 
died  Nov.  6,  1862.  Robert  E.  Richards 
died  Feb.  15,  1848,  and  his  widow  lives  at 
the  house  of  her  neice,  Mrs.  L'awson  H. 
Smith.  Sec  Bcllfamilv, 

JOHN  A.,  born  August  15,  1824,  in 
Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  March  29,  1846,  to  Sarah  E. 
Dickerson.  They  had  nine  children; 
three  died  young.  JANE  married  Scott 
Clawson,  has  three  children,  and  lives 
near  Taylorville,  Illinois.  KATIE  M., 
ELECTA,  IDA  and  EMMA,  twins,  and 
JOHN  P.  live  with  their  parents  in 
Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  M.,  born  "in  Nicholas 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Mary  J.  Menara.  They 
had  nine  children;  one  died.  Wm.  M. 
Richards  and  family  live  near  Brecken- 
ridge,  Sangamon  countv,  Illinois. 

BENJAMIN  A.,  born  March  3, 
1829,  in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  was  mar- 
ried Oct.  10,  1850,  in  Sangamon  county, 
to  Matilda  Hutchings,  who  was  born  Feb. 
23,  1832,  in  Rochester,  New  York.  They 
had  ten  children;  five  died  young. 
PHILIP  A.,  WILLIAM  T.,  CHAR- 
LES E.,  LEMUEL  C.  and  MABEL 
live  with  their  parents.  Benj.  A.  Rich- 
ards is  the  proprietor  of  a  book  and  job 
printing  office  in  Springfield,  II.,  where 
he  now  resides. 

ANDREW  M.,  born  in  Nicholas 
county,  Ky.,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
went  to  Texas  about  1859,  married  there, 
has  a  family,  and  lives  at  Wheelock, 
Robertson  county,  Texas. 

NANCY,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Thomas  Dye,  has  four  children, 
and  lives  near  Bradfordton,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

Andrew  Richards  and  Mrs.  Rosanna 
Richards  both  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

RIDGELY,  NICHOLAS  H., 
was  born  April  27,  1800,  on  his  father's 
tobacco  plantation  in  Maryland,  near 
Baltimore;  was  educated  in  Baltimore, 


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and  was  engaged  in  mercantile  business 
there  until  April,  1828,  when  he  removed 
to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  became  a  clerk  in 
the  United  States  branch  bank  established 
there  shortly  after  his  arrival.  He  con- 
tinued in  this  position  until  May,  1835, 
when  he  was  appointed  cashier  of  the 
State  Bank  of  Illinois,  incorporated  in 
that  year,  which  office  he  held  until  the 
termination  of  the  charter  of  the  bank, 
and  was  one  of  the  trustees  who  finally 
closed  the  business  of  the  bank.  While 
engaged  in  this  closing  process,  and  after- 
wards, he  carried  on  a  private  banking 
business  on 'his  own  account,  and  organ- 
ized "Clark's  Exchange  Bank  of  Spring- 
field," and  continued  his  connection  with 
it  until  it  was  discontinued,  and  all  its 
obligations  promptly  and  fully  discharged. 
In  1866  he,  in  connection  with  Charles 
and  William  Ridgely — his  sons, — J.  Tay- 
lor Smith, and  Lafayette  Smith,  organized 
"The  Ridgely  National  Bank  of  Spring- 
field." He  became  President,  and  has 
continued  in  this  office  ever  since.  He 
has  thus  been  actively  engaged  in  the 
banking  business  constantly  for  forty- 
eight  years.  He  has  been  married  twice, 
and  has  a  family  of  thirteen  adult  child- 
ren living,  namely: 

SARAH  married  Rev.  Richard  V. 
Dodge,  and  resides  in  Chicago. 

VINCENT  is  married,  and  now  re- 
sides in  Adams  county,  Illinois. 

SOPHIA  married  J.  Taylor  Smith,  of 
Springfield,  Illinois.  See  his  name. 

REDICK  M.  is  married,  and  now  re- 
sides in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

HENR  T  married,  and  now  resides  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

CHARLES  married,  and  now  resides 
in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

JULIA  married  John  H.  Rea,  now  of 
Chicago. 

WILLIAM  is  unmarried,  and  resides 
in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

ANNA  married  James  L.  Hudson,  of 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

MART  married  Chas.  E.  Hay,  of 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

JANE  married  James  T.  Jones,  of 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

HENDERSON  is  unmarried,  and 
resides  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

OCTA  VIA  married  Charles  D.  Rob- 
erts, of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

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N.  H.  Ridgely  and  wife  reside  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

RID  GEL  T,  RE DIC KM.,  was  born 
March  29,  1830,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and 
brought  by  his  father  (N.  H.  Ridgely)  to 
Springfield  in  1835.  He  was  mari"ietl 
July  i,  1850,  to  Margaret  Aitken,  who 
was  born  March  6,  1835,  in  Glasgow, 
Scotland.  They  have  four  living  child- 
ren, JANEY  H.,  ALICE  M.,  REDICK 
and  JOHN  A.  Redick  M.  Ridgely  was 
City  Treasurer  from  1851  to  1853,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Supervisors  of  San- 
gamon  county  for  two  years,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  City  Council  four  years.  He 
was  in  the  Quartermaster's  Department 
in  Springfield  from  1861  to  1862,  and  was 
in  the  same  department  in  Memphis, 
Tenn.,from  1862  to  1865.  He  is  now  — 
1876  —  Superintendent  of  all  the  street 
railroads  of  Springfield. 

RID  GELT,  CHARLES,\he  eldest 
son  of  N.  H.  Ridgely  by  the  second  wife, 
is  a  native  of  Springfield;  married  Jane 
M.  Barrett,  and  has  several  children. 
Charles  Ridgely  is  President  of  the 
Springfield  Iron  Company,  Vice-Presi- 
dent  of  the  Ridgely  National  Bank,  and 
resides  in  Springfield,  111. 

RIDGEWAY,  AUSBURN, 
brother  to  Samuel,  was  born  in  Berkley 
county,  Va.,  and  married  in  North  Caro- 
lina to  Jane  Phelps.  They  moved  to 
Lincoln  county,  Ky.,  from  there  to  Wash- 
ington county,  in  the  same  State,  thence 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1828,  in  Buffalo  Hart  grove.  They 
raised  a  large  family,  and  the  parents  both 
died  in  Sangamon  county.  Of  their 
children  we  will  mention  four  only — 

JOHN,  born  Feb.  23,  1806,  in  Lin- 
coln county,  Ky.,  came  with  his  parents 
to  Sangamon  county,  in  1828,  and  was 
married,  Feb.  12,  1829,  to  Sarah  Bridges. 
They  had  seven  children,  two  of  whom 
died  young.  MARTHA  J.,  born  Jan.  3, 
1830,  married  Charles  Eckel,  and  lives 
near  Ottawa,  Kansas.  ALFRED  A., 
born  March  13,  1834,  died  in  1857.  AD- 
ALINE  and  CAROLINE,  twins,  born 
Jan.  17,  1837.  ADALINE  married  Ben- 
jamin F.  Hill,  has  six  living. children, 
and  reside  near  Decatur,  Illinois.  CARO- 
LINE married  Henry  Lee,  and  died  Nov. 
2,  1864,  near  Illiopolis.  LEVI  S.,  born 
Sept.  29,  1839,  married  Rhoda  Fletcher. 
He  died,  August  2,  1868,  in  Sangamon 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


county,  leaving  a  widow  and  four  child- 
ren, who  live  near  Decatur,  111.  John 
Ridgeway  died  Oct.  28,  1858,  and  his 
widow  married  Jonathan  Constant.  See 
his  name. 

PATTERSON,  born  Nov.  19,  1813, 
in  Lincoln  county,  Ky.,  married  in  San- 
gamon  county  to  Nancy  Huddleston,  who 
died,  leaving  two  children,  and  he  married 
Mrs.  Rhoda  J.  Walker,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Withrow.  They  have  one 
child,  and  live  in  Cooper  township,  San- 
gamon  county. 

MELINDA  married  Alexander  Dick- 
erson.  See  his  name. 

ALEXANDER  served  three  years  in 
the  73d  111.  Inf.,  has  a.  large  family,  and 
moved  west  after  the  close  of  the  rebel- 
lion. 

RIDGEWAY,  SAMUEL, 
was  born  May  10,  1777,  in  Berkley  coun- 
ty, Va.,  and  was  taken  by  his  parents  to 
the  valley  of  the  Yadkin  river,  North 
Carolina,  when  he  was  quite  young.  He 
was  there  married,  about  1799,  t.o  Elizabeth 
Caton,  who  was  born  August  25,  1775,  in 
Berkley  county,  Va.,  also.  Shortly  after 
marriage  Samuel  Ridgeway  and  wife 
packed  all  their  worldly  goods  on  one 
horse,  and  each  rode  another.  Thus 
equipped,  they  set  out  for  Kentucky,  and 
settled  near  Stanford,  the  capital  of  Lin- 
coln county.  They  had  eight  children 
there,  and  the  family  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  Nov.,  1829,  in 
what  is  now  Clear  Lake  township,  west 
of  the  Sangamon  river,  and  five  miles 
northeast  of  Springfield.  Of  their  child- 
ren— 

CHARLES,  born  May  18,  iSoi,  was 
married  in  Kentucky  to  Sally  Wilson. 
They  had  two  children  there,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county  with  his  parents; 
lived  near  Mechanicsburg  two  years,  and 
returned  to  his  native  State.  Charles 
Ridgeway  died  in  1875,  at  Danville,  Ky., 
and  his  family  reside  there. 

A  US  BURN,  horn  June  8,  1803,  died 
in  Kentucky,  August  12,  1826,  within  two 
weeks  of  the  time  set  for  his  marriage. 

PHILIP,  born  Jan.  i,  1806,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Margaret  Henderson.  He  died,  Sept. 
8,  1838,  leaving  a  widow  and  four  child- 
ren, who  moved  to  Hancock  county,  Illi- 
nois. 


JOHN,  born  March  30,  1808,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  his  wife  died  within  six  months.  He 
was  married  again,  moved  to  Missouri, 
and  from  there  to  Oregon  in  1845,  and 
died  there  in  1872,  leaving  ten  children. 

MART,  born  Dec.  14,  i8n,in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  James  Watson.  See  his  name. 

SAMUEL  L.,  born  April  25,  1813,  in 
Lincoln  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  Aug.  10,  1837,  *-° 
Charlotte  A.  Stout.  Sec  Stout  family 
name.  They  had  seven  children,  and  in 
July,  1872,  moved  to  Maryville,  Mo.  Of 
their  children,  PHILEMON,  born  May 
11,  1839,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  resides 
in  California.  ELIZABETH  A.,  born 
Oct.  17,  1841,  died  in  her  third  year. 
OLIVER,  born  March  23,  1844,  m  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  was  married  to  Emma 
F.  Orr,  in  Adair  county,  Mo.  They  have 
three  children,  GEORGE,  CHARLOTTE  and 
ARTHUR,  and  reside  in  Nodaway  county, 
Mo.  SAMUEL  L.,Jun.,  born  March 
7,  1847,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  was 
married  Dec.  26,1872,10  Laura  H.Hamlin. 
They  have  one  child,  SAMUEL  L.,  and 
reside  in  Nodaway  county,  Missouri.  See 
Hamlin  name.  MARY  E.,  born  May 
n,  1849,  was  married  Jan.  n,  1870,  to 
George  L.  Drennan,  of  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois.  See  his  name.  ARME- 
NIA J.,  born  June  25,  1851,  married 
Sept.  4,  1876,  to  Edward  Headley,  of 
Sangamon  county,  111.  CHARLOTTE 
EMMA,  born  Jan.  9,  1853,  and  FRAN- 
CIS, born  March  16,  1855,  reside  with 
their  parents,  in  Maryville,  Nodaway 
county,  Missouri. 

BENJAMIN  R.,  born  Feb.  5,  1815, 
in  Lincoln  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  June  13,  1839,  to  Cath- 
arine Rape.  They  had  six  children. 
THOMAS  J.,  born  Dec.  10,  1840,  mar- 
ried Jane  Snodgrass,  has  two  children, 
and  live  in  Springfield.  JOHN  B.,  born 
April  3,  1846,  married  Lucy  E.  Cullom, 
and  live  near  New  City,  Sangamon 
county,  111.  ANNA  E.  married  James 
L.  Plummer.  They  had  two  children, 
and  Mr.  Plummer  died  April  30,  1871. 
SAMUEL  N.  died,  aged  ten  years. 
NANCY  S.  died  in  her  sixteenth  year. 
MARTHA  F.  lives  with  her  parents, 
near  New  City ,  Sangamon  county,  111, 


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LINDSAT,  born  Jan.  20,  1818,  in 
Lincoln  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  Dec.  7,  1841,  to  Lucy 
M.  Dawson.  They  had  five  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  SAMUEL  F.,  born 
Dec.  25,  1842,  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1862, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  A,  73d  111.  Inf.; 
served  until  March  26,  1864,  when  he 
was  discharged  on  account  of  physical 
disability.  He  was  married  Jan.  2,  1868, 
in  Springfield,  to  Nancy  M.  Logan. 
They  have -one  child,  JENNIE  MAY,  and 
reside  in  Springfield,  111.  NANCY  S., 
born  Aug.  23,  1845,  died  in  infancy. 
JOHN  D.,  born  July  17,  1848,  was  mar- 
ried Dec.  24,  1872,  to  Mary  li.  McVay, 
who  was  born  April  7,  1852,  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  They  have  one  child, 
CHARLES  ALBERT,  and  reside  five  miles 
east  of  Springfield,  111.  BERTRAND 
D.,  born  Dec.  9,  1849,  and  CHARLES 
L.,  born  Dec.  14,  1863,  both  live  with  their 
parents.  Lindsay  Ridgeway  and  wife  re- 
side five  miles  east  of  Springfield,  on  the 
farm  settled  by  his  father  in  1829. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Ridgeway  died  Feb.  28, 
1847,  and  Samuel  Ridgeway  died  June 
22,  1847,  both  i°  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

ROBB,  DAVID,  was  born  Jan. 
24,  1789,  in  the  town  of  Acworth,  N.  H, 
He  was  there  married  to  Diana  Farr, 
who  was  born  in  the  same  town,  May  15, 
1791.  They  had  six  children  in  Acworth, 
and  the  family  moved  to  West  Virginia, 
and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  1830,  and  settled  about  two 
miles  south  of  the  present  town  of  Breck- 
enridge.  Of  their  children — 

DANIEL,  born  July  12,  1815,  in  New 
Hampshire,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Jennie  Rogers.  They  have  a  family, 
and  reside  near  Nebraska  City,  Neb. 

LUCY,  born  July  19,  1816,  in  Acworth, 
N.  H.,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Preston  Breckenridge.  See  his  name. 

JOHN,  born  May  30,  1820,  in  New 
Hampshire,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  near  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  to  Mary  E. 
Broiles,  Oct.  15,  1843.  They  had  two 
children,  and  came  to  Sangamon  county, 
where  four  children  were  born.  Of  their 
six  children :  MARY  J.,  born  August 
12,  1844,  in  Missouri,  married  Marshall 
Raines,  have  four  children,  and  reside 
near  Xenia,  Ohio.  DAVID,  born  Jan. 
28,  1846,  near  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  married  in 


Sangamon  county,  Nov.  28,  1867,  to  Ella 
Gray,  have  two  children,  and  reside  near 
Breckenridge,  111.  ELIZA  E.,  born  and 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  aged  ten  years. 
PHCEBE,  born  Oct.  2,  1850,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Andrew  J.  Poffen- 
berger.  See  his  name.  WILLIAM, 
born  Jan.  3,  1844,  and  JOSEPH,  born 
April  28,  1857,  live  with  their  mother. 
John  Robb  died  August  6,  1858,  in  San- 
gamon county.  His  widow  married, 
Dec.  4,  1860,  to  Abraham  Martin.  He 
died  in  1863,  and  she  resides  one  mile 
west  of  Breckenridge,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

ELECTA,  born  Dec.  9,  1821,  in  New 
Hampshire,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Joseph  Clawson.  He  died,  and  she 
lives  near  Assumption,  Christian  county, 
Illinois. 

WILLIAM,  born  Feb.  10,  1824,  in 
New  Hampshire,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Helen  R.  McLean.  They  have 
five  children,  and  live  near  Corydon, 
Iowa. 

MART  J.,  born  May  21,  1827,  in 
New  Hampshire,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Joseph  Clawson,  had  eight  chil- 
dren, and  she  died.  Her  children  live 
with  her  sister,  Electa,  who  is  their  step- 
mother. 

Mrs.  Diana  Robb  died  Nov.  4,  1835, 
and  David  Robb  married  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Graham,  whose  maiden  name  was  Day. 
She  died  in  1856,  and  David  Robb  died 
Nov.  3,  1859,  in  Sangamon  county. 

ROBBINS,  HIRAM,  was  born 
Dec.  26,  1793,  in  Buncombe  county,  N.  C. 
His  parents  moved  to  Overtoil  county, 
Tenn.,  thence  to  Washington  county, 
Ky.,  and  from  there  to  Vincennes,  Indi- 
ana Territory.  At  that  place  he  entered 
the  army,  and  served  six  months  in  the 
war  of  1812  with  England.  The  family 
after  the  war,  moved  back  to«  Tennessee, 
and  from  there  to  Pope  county,  Illinois, 
where  the  father  died,  and  the  family 
moved  to  Madison  county.  Hiram  Rob- 
bins  was  there  married,  E  ec.  29,  1816,  to 
Elizabeth  Dean.  They  had  two  children, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
in  the  summer  of  1821  within  one  mile  of 
where  Barclay  now  stands,  and  in  1823 
moved  to  what  is  now  Cooper  township, 
where  they  had  six  living  children.  He 
was  a  soldier  from  this  county  in  the 


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Black  Hawk  war.  Of  their  seven  child- 
ren— 

JOHN  was  twice  married,  served 
three  years  in  the  73d  111.  Inf.,  and  died 
April  i,  1868. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  March  i,  1821, 
in  Madison  county,  111.,  raised  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  married  in  Greene  county, 
Aug.  u,  1845,  to  Ann  Dodson.  She 
died  Aug.  12,  1846.  He  was  married 
May  14,  1848,  to  Sarah  A.  Miller.  They 
had  one  child,  ALICE  A.,  born  July  5, 
1850,  married  Benjamin  F.  Miller,  and  re- 
sides three  and  one-half  miles  west  of 
Mechanicsburg,  111.  Mrs.  S.  A.  Robbins 
died  in  1852,  and  Wm.  H.  Robbins  mar- 
ried, Sept.  4,  1856,  to  Elizabeth  Laswell. 
They  have  four  children,  JOHN  W., 
THOMAS  LYON,  NANCY  E.  and 
ANDREW  H.,  and  live  near  Mechanics- 
burg,  Illinois. 

JEREMIAH,  born  Nov.  29,  1821,  in 
Sangamon  county.  He  has  been  twice 
married;  served  three  years  in  Co.  H, 
I  I4th  111.  Inf.,  and  lives  in  Cooper  town- 
ship, Sangamon  county. 

WILSON,  born  Jan.  3,  1824,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married,  Oct.  25,  1850,  to 
Susan  A.  Cantril.  They  had  six  living 
children.  ANNA  M.,  born  Jan.  i,  1851, 
married,  Dec.  18,  1871,  to  George  Baker, 
have  two  children,  and  live  in  Cooper 
township.  MARY  E.,  ALBERT  S., 
MARTHA  S.,  JOSEPH  E.  and  AL- 
LEN L.  live  with  their  parents,  two  and 
one-half  miles  west  of  Mechanicsburg, 
Illinois.  Wilson  Robbins  served  one 
year,  from  June,  1846,  under  Col.  E.  D. 
Baker,  in  the  war  with  Mexico. 

MART  A.,  born  April  27,  1825,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Thomas 
Simpkins,  who  died,  and  she  married 
William  Taff.  They  had  one  child, 
THERESA  TAFF,  who  married  John 
Johnson.  See  his  name.  Mr.  Taff  died, 
and  she  married  Joseph  Brown,  had  one 
child,  and  Mr.  Brown  died,  and  she  mar- 
ried Francis  Gough,  and  she  died  April, 
1862. 

ELIZABETH  A.  married  E.  Tay- 
lor, and  died  in  1847. 

HIRAM,  Jun.,  was  twice  married, 
and  died  in  McDonough  county. 

PRUDENCE  married  M.  D.  Gough. 

ELIZA  A.,  born  June  21,  1842,  mar- 
ried J.  Wesley  Veach.  See  his  name. 


Mrs.  Elizabeth  Robbins  died  Aug.  17, 
1866,  and  Hiram  Robbins  was  married  to 
Mrs.  Merada  Gordon.  For  a  third  wife 
he  married,  Oct.  i,  1872,  to  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth E.  White,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Strode.  They  reside  in  Cooper,  town- 
ship, Sangamon  county,  111. 

RpBERTS,  EDMUND,  was 
born  in  1785,  in  Farmington,  New  Hamp- 
shire. His  ancestors  were  Welsh,  and 
emigrated  to  New  England  before  the 
Revolution.  They  were  members  of  the 
society  of  Friends.  Forbidden  by  their 
principles  to  take  up  arms,  they,  neverthe- 
less, assisted  in  that  struggle  as  far  as  they 
consistently  could,  by  carrying  supplies  to 
the  army.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  left 
New  Hampshire  when  a  young  man,  on 
horseback,  for  western  Pennsylvania.  In 
1808  an  Indian  treaty  opened  the  coun- 
try between  the  Mississippi  and  Arkan- 
sas rivers,  and  as  far  west  as  Fort  Clark 
now  Peoria,  Illinois.  Mr.  Roberts  was 
one  of  the  first  eastern  men  who  settled 
in  that  country.  Steamboats  not  being 
used  on  the  western  waters  then,  he 
made  the  voyage  down  the  Ohio  river 
in  a  flatboat,  and  in  1810  engaged  in 
merchandizing  at  St.  Genieveve,  Mis- 
souri, as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Keil, 
Bisch  &  Roberts.  He  afterwards  re- 
moved to  Kaskaskia,  111.,  where  he  as- 
sociated with  himself  in  business,  Thomas 
Mather  and  James  L.  Lamb.  Mr.  Rob- 
erts made  his  trips  east  on  horseback, 
crossing  the  Ohio  river  at  Shawneetown, 
111.,  often  sleeping  on  the  ground,  with  a 
saddle  for  a  pillow.  He  was  always  liable 
to  attacks  from  Indians  and  once  lost  his 
horse  by  them,  compeling  him  to  walk 
and  carry  his  saddle  until  he  could  buy 
another.  He  was  married,  in  1819,  at 
Mt.  Pleasant,  Pennsylvania,  to  Susan 
Lamb,  a  native  of  Chester  county,  in  the 
same  State.  She  was  a  sister  to  his  part- 
ner, James  L.  Lamb.  See  his  name. 
After  prosecuting  business  for  many 
years  at  Kaskaskia  and  Chester,  he  re- 
moved to  Springfield,  in  the  same  State, 
in  1832.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roberts  had  eight 
children,  three  only  of  whom  survive — 

GEORGE  L.,  born  March  16,  1821, 
in  Kaskaskia,  111.,  was  married  in  Leba- 
non, 111.,  to  Virginia  E.  Horner,  a  native 
of  the  latter  place.  They  had  two  child- 
ren in  Lebanon,  EDMUND  and  VIR- 


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GINIA,    and      reside    in     Old     Mission, 
Grand  Traverse  county,  Michigan. 

JAMES  H.,  born  Dec.  12,  1825,  in 
Kaskaskia,  111.,  was  married  Sept.  16, 

1863,  to  Harriet  E.  Smith,  who  was  born 
Dec.  6,  1840.      Mrs.   Harriet   E.  Roberts 
died  Feb.  28,  1866,  leaving  two    children, 
LUCRETIA  B.,  born  Sept.  6,  1864,  and 
JAMES    H.,  Jun.,  who  died   in   infancy. 
James   H.  Roberts  was  married  Nov.  9, 
1870,    to    Mrs.   Susan    M.    Slater,    whose 
maiden    name    was     Lamb.     They    have 
one   child,    MARY    T.    J.    H.    Roberts 
and  family    reside  in  Chicago,  111.      He  is 
engaged    in    business    at   86  Washington 
street — Sept.,  1876. 

MART  R.,  born  July  13,  1829,  in 
Kaskaskia,  111.,  was  married  Nov.  n, 
1857,  *°  Benjamin  M.  Thomas,  who  was 
born  Aug.  10,  1810,  in  Philadelphia, 
Penn.  They  had  three  children:  SU- 
SAN R.,  born  Oct.  25,  1858,  in  Spring- 
field, 111.;  MARY  P.,  born  April  7,  1860, 
in  Chicago,  111.,  died  July  26,  1863; 
MORRIS  ST.  P.,  born  Feb.  27,  1862,  in 
Chicago.  Mr.  Thomas  died  Oct.  31, 

1864,  in  Vincennes,  Ind.      His  widow  and 
children  reside  in  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Mr.  Roberts  was  a  citizen  of  Illinois 
when  it  contained  less  than  twelve  thous- 
and inhabitants.  In  1829  he  was  ap- 
pointed one  of  the  commissioners  on  the 
part  of  the  State  of  Illinois  to  determine 
the  route  for  a  canal  to  connect  the  Illi- 
nois river  with  Lake  Michigan,  and  lay 
out  town  sites;  Chicago  and  Ottawa  were, 
two  of  these  towns.  Seven  years  later — 
1836 — ground  was  broken,  and  the  work 
of  constructing  the  canal  commenced. 
Mr.  Roberts  was  a  firm  friend  of  educa- 
tion, having  himself  been  a  teacher  in  his 
younger  days.  He  was,  in  the  early  his- 
tory of  McKendree  college,  at  Lebanon, 
111.,  a  member  of  its  board  of  trustees. 
His  two  sons  were  educated  there.  In 
1846  he  visited  the  Eastern  States  in  the 
interests  of  this  institution,  and  was  suc- 
cessful in  supplying  it  with  funds  and 
teachers.  From  that  to  the  present  time, 
McKendree  college  has  continued  to 
prosper.  In  consequence  of  failing  health, 
he  retired  from  active  business  about  1836, 
and  passed  many  of  his  winters  in  the 
south,  but  continued  to  make  Springfield 
his  home. 

Mrs.  Susan  Roberts  died  Aug.  4,  1844. 
She  had  long  been  a  member  of  the  Meth- 


odist Episcopal  church,  loved  and  revered 
by  all  who  knew  her.  In  his  funeral  ad- 
dress on  the  occasion  of  her  death,  Rev. 
Dr.  Akers,  describing  her  influence,  said: 
"She  moved  among  her  sisters  like  the 
moon  among  the  stars."  Her  husband 
never  recovered  from  the  shock  occasion- 
ed by  her  death,  and  he  died  March  28, 
1847,  both  in  Springfield,  and  the  remains 
of  both  are  buried  in  Oak  Ridge  Ceme- 
tery. 

ROBISON,  EDWARD,  born 
Oct.  1 6,  1781,  in  London  county,  Va.  In 
1787  his  parents  moved  to  Nelson  county, 
Ky.,  and  a  few  years  later  the  family 
moved  to  Caldwell  county,  in  the  same 
State,  leaving  Edward  at  Bardstown  to 
finish  his  trade  as  a  hatter.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Caldwell  county,  March  14,  1809, 
to  Jane  Hanley,  who  was  born  Feb.  29, 
1788,  in  Pendleton  District,  South  Caro- 
lina. They  had  five  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved  to  Pope  county, 
111.,  in  1819,  where  one  child  was  born. 
Thence  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriv- 
ing Nov.,  1821,  near  Springfield.  After 
some  changes  they  settled  in  what  is  now 
Gardner  township,  north  of  Spring  creek, 
where  they  had  six  children.  Of  all 
their  children — 

GEORGE  H.,  born  May  9,  1810,  in 
Kentucky;  served  his  country  in  the 
Black  Hawk  war,  Mexican  war,  and 
about  three  years  in  Co.  H,  loth  111.  Cav., 
in  the  late  rebellion.  He  died  unmarried, 
Dec.,  1873,  in  Sangamon  county. 

JOHN  H.,  born  Oct.  15,  1811,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Mary  A.  Duff.  They  have 
three  children,  GEORGE  C.,  JOHN  S.; 
the  latter  married  Sarah  Handley ;  MAR- 
THA married  Major  Moore.  J.  H. 
Robison  and  family  reside  near  Carleton, 
Yamhill  county,  Oregon. 

MELISSA,  born  Nov.  n,  1813,  in 
Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Logan  McMur- 
ry.  See  his  name. 

DA  VI D  P.,  born  March  6,  1816,  in 
Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Sept.  3,  1836,  to  Lucy 
Simms.  They  had  ten  children;  two  died 
young.  LUCINDA  J.  and  EMILY  L. 
died,  aged  seven  years.  MARY  E.  H., 
or  "TIP,"  born  Sept.  25,  1840,  was  mar- 
ried Sept.  10,  1857,  to  Thomas  A.  Sims, 
who  was  born  Oct.  3,  1835,  in  Culpepper 


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county,  Virginia,  and  brought  up  in 
Muskingum  county,  Ohio.  They  have 
six  children,  JAMES  P.,  LUCY  A.,  MARY  E., 

JENNIE  A.,  GEORGE  J.  and  MARTHA  E.,  and 

reside  in  Gardner  township,  west  of 
Springfield.  MARTHA  A.  married 
Edmund  McClure.  They  have  four  chil- 
dren, JAMES,  MARGARET,  LEWIS  and 

CLAUD,  and  live  near  Linden,  Osage 
county,  Kansas.  JULIA,  born  Oct.  30, 
1847,  was  married  to  Michael  Dolan,  who 
was  born  Dec.  28,  1845,  in  Gal  way,  Ire- 
land. They  have  three  children,  JOHN  j., 
ELLEN  and  T.  EDWARD,  and  live  near 
Berlin,  Sangamon  county,  111.  ED- 
WARD J.  married  Annie  Archer.  They 
have  one  child,  and  live  in  Gardner  town- 
ship. GEORGE  J.,  MARION  P., 
KATIE  V.,  and  JAMES  T.  reside  with 
their  parents,  five  miles  southwest  of 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

ELIZABETH,\>o\K  April  21,  1818, 
in  Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Richard  Hall.  They  had  three 
children.  Mrs.  Hall  and  the  youngest 
child  were  killed  by  lightning,  April  27, 
1845,  in  Gardner  township.  This  occurred 
at  the  house  of  Mrs.  Hall's  mother. 
Three  other  members  of  the  family  were 
injured  seriously  at  the  same  time.  Of 
the  other  two  children:  WILLIAM  E. 
married  Miss  Lowery,  in  DeWitt  county. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  an  Illinois  regiment, 
and  died  in  the  army.  MELISSA  mar- 
ried James  Moore.  They  have  six  child- 
ren, two  of  whom  are  married,  BENTON 
and  CHARLES.  James  Moore  and  family 
live  near  White  Church,  Wyandotte  coun- 
ty, Kan.  Richard  Hall  was  married,  in  1847, 
to  Sarah  Sanders,  of  Springfield.  They 
had  three  children  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  moved  to  Clinton,  Dewitt  county, 
Illinois.  Richard  Hall  died  in  1870,  near 
Clinton,  and  his  widow  married  a  Mr. 
Cobb.  They  reside  near  Clinton,  Dewitt 
county,  Illinois. 

ELCT  y.,  born  Oct.  22,  1820,  in  Pope 
county,  Illinois,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Samuel  Ray.  See  his  name. 

POLLY  A.,  born  March  29,  1823,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Benjamin 
Fobes,  and  died  Feb.  24,  1852,  leaving 
one  child,  SARAH  E.,  who  married  Jere- 
miah Messenger,  ISov.  21,  1869,  and  lives 
in  Waverly,  Bremer  county,  Iowa. 

MARGARET  E.,  born  July  3,  1825, 


in  Sangamon  county,  married  William  H. 
Morgan.  See  his  name. 

SARAH  A.  and  BARBARA  A., 
twins,  born  Feb.  I,  1827,  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

SARAH  A.  married  Benjamin  Ken- 
dall. She  died  Aug.  28,  1851,  from  inju- 
ries received  by  a  runaway  team,  on  the 
road  to  Oregon.  She  left  one  child — 
FANNIE,  born  Nov.  20,  1850,  who  mar- 
ried Mr.  Henkle,  and  died,  leaving  one 
child,  near  Corvallis,  Oregon. 

BARBARA  A.  married  Milo  Morris. 
They  had  two  children— GEORGE  H., 
who  lives  in  Butler  county,  Missouri. 
WILLIAM  lives  near  Rushville,  Schuy- 
ler  county,  Illinois.  Mrs.  Morris  died 
Aug.  9,  1851,  in  Loami  township. 

BURL1NDER,  born  April  20,  1829, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Joshua  W. 
Short.  They  had  four  children.  Mrs. 
Short  and  one  child  died.  The  other 
three  children — JOHN  R.  died  February, 
1876.  CHARLES  E.  married  Lola 
Scripture,  in  1873.  ANNIE  M.  lives 
near  Lamar  station,  Nodaway  county, 
Missouri. 

EDWARD  J.,  born  May  17,  1833, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Sarah  Hag- 
gard. They  have  five  children,  viz: 

FANNIE,  'MAY,   JENNIE,  UMA- 

TILLA  and  KATE,  and  live  near  La- 
bette,  Labette  county,  Kansas. 

Edward  Robison  died  May  15,  1836, 
and  Mrs.  Jane  Robison  died  March  12, 
1853.  He  in  Sangamon  countv,  Illinois, 
and  she  in  Jasper  county,  Missouri. 

Edward  Robison  was  Colonel  of  a  mili- 
tary company,  in  Kentucky,  and  was  al- 
ways called  Col.  Robison.  He  represent- 
ed Pope  county  in  the  first  Legislature  of 
Illinois  that  assembled  at  Vandalia.  He 
was  justice  of  the  peace  twelve  or  fifteen 
years  in  Sangamon  county,  and  solemn- 
ized the  marriage  of  James  Parkinson 
and  Mahala  Earnest,  and  many  others. 

ROBISON,  JOHN,  was  born  in 
Virginia,  and  married  in  Maryland  to 
Nancy  Robbins.  They  moved  to  Dela- 
ware, where  they  had  four  children,  and 
moved  to  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  where 
five  children  were  born,  and  from  there 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1830,  in  Buffalo  Hart  Grove.  Of 
their  children — 

ELIZABETH  R.,  born  Nov.  26, 
1797,  in  Delaware,  married  in  Kentucky 


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to  Samuel  H.  Steele.  See  name  of  Eliza- 
beth R.  Stcclc. 

WILLIAM,  born  about  1799,  in  Del- 
aware, married  in  Nicholas  county,  Ky., 
to  Mahuldah  Tarr,  moved  to  Buffalo 
Hart  Grove,  Sangamon  county,  thence  to 
Madison  county,  where  the  parents  died, 
leaving  several  children. 

SALLT  and  NANCT,  twins,  born 
about  1801,  in  Nicholas  county,  Ky. 

SALL  T  died  in  Buffalo  Hart  Grove, 
about  1835. 

NANCT  married  Hiram  Starr.  See 
his  name. 

JOHN  W.,  born  about  1803,  in  Nich- 
olas county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Lucinda  Burns.  They  had 
four  children,  WILLIAM  T.,  born  in 
Sangamon  county  Aug.  2,  1833,  married 
Dec.  4,  1856,  to  Julia  A.  Lunbeck. 
They  had  five  children;  four  died  under 
five  years.  IDA  LOU  resides  with  her 
parents  in  Springfield.  William  T.  Rob- 
ison  is  a  clerk  in  the  freight  depot  of  the 
C.  and  A.  railroad.  ELIZABETH 
M.,  born  April  4,  1835,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Dec.  20,  1866,  to  John 
Finfrock,  who  was  born  July  8,  1833, 
near  Chambersburg,  Penn.  They  have 
four  children,  EDGAR  H.,  FRANK  E.,  GRA- 
CIE  M.  and  MARY  L.  Mr.  Finfrock  en- 
listed July,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  I, 
1 1 4th  111.  Inf.;  served  until  Aug.,  1865, 
when  he  was  honorably  discharged. 
They  live  three-quarters  of  a  mile  north 
of  Buffalo  Hart  station.  MARY  J., 
born  April  20,  1837,  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Sept.  n,  1864,  to  Joseph  W. 
Martin,  who  was  born  Nov.  16,  1838,  in 
Ohio  county,  Kentucky.  They  have  four 
children,  JESSE  w.,  WILLIAM  H.,  LENA  F. 
and  ROBERT  F.,  and  live  one-half  mile 
north  of  Buffalo  Hart  station.  JOHN 
F.,  born  June  20,  1839,  in  Sangamon 
county,  enlisted  July,  1862,  for  three  years, 
in  Co.  I,  1 14th  ill.  Inf.;  served  until  Aug., 
1865,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged. 
He  was  married  March  20,  1867,  to  Eli- 
za A.  Guthrie.  They  have  two  children, 
IVA  E.  and  a  babe,  and  live  in  Atlanta, 
Illinois.  John  W.  Robison  was  killed  by 
lightning  at  one  o'clock  on  the  morning 
of  August  28,  1840,  three  and  a  half  miles 
northeast  of  Buffalo  Hart  Grove.  He 
was  sitting  at  the  bedside  of,  and  was  fan- 
ning his  sick  mother,  who  died  two  days 
later.  His  widow  married  Sept.  20,  1848, 


to  David  S.  Warner.  She  is  now  a  wid- 
ow, and  resides  half  a  mile  north  of  Buf- 
falo Hart  Station,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

MART,  born  and  married  in  Ken- 
tucky, to  Alexander  James.  They  came 
to  Illinois  with  her  parents,  in  1830,  but 
settled  in  Shelby  county.  Mr.  James  died 
there  in  the  fall  of  1871.  His  widow  re- 
sides with  her  son,  WILLIAM  JAMES 
who  is  married,  has  seven  children,  and 
lives  near  Shelbyville,  Illinois. 

MILLICENT,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Annanias 
Heaton.  He  died  in  Madison  county, 
leaving  a  widow  and  children. 

GEORGE,  born  in  Nicholas  county, 
Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon  county  with  his 
parents,  in  1830,  married,  in  1841,  to  Car- 
oline Snyder.  She  died,  in  1860,  leaving 
five  children.  He  married  Mrs.  Jane 

B ,    whose      maiden    name    was 

James.  They  have  two  children,  and  re- 
side in  Mt.  Pulaski,  Illinois. 

ELEANOR  J.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Phineas 
Jordan,  had  four  children,  and  he  died. 
She  married  James  Hibbs,  had  one  child, 
and  Mrs.  Hibbs  died  in  Logan  county, 
Illinois. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Robison  died  Aug.  30, 
1840,  and  John  Robison  died  in  1841. 
She  in  Logan,  and  he  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

ROBINSON,  JAMES  T.,  was 
born  Jan.  21,  1808,  at  New  Malton,  York- 
shire, England.  Of  his  ancestors,  Thomas 
Robinson,  merchant  of  Malton,  England, 
died  Oct.  23,  1779,  aged  sixty-eight  years. 
His  son,  Marmaduke,  died  April  28,  1797, 
aged  seventy-nine.  His  son,  William 
Barton  Robinson,  married  Alice  Black- 
burn. They  had  four  children.  Their 
two  youngest  were  James  T.  and  Barton, 
sketches  of  whom  are  herewith  given. 
James  T.  came  to  New  York  in  1829, 
traveled  through  the  Eastern  States  and 
Canada,  and  came  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  December,  1830,  in  Buffa- 
lo Hart  Grove,  just  in  time  to  witness 
the  "deep  snow."  He  bought  land  there, 
and  was  married  Oct.  10,  1832,  to  Miner- 
va Starr.  They  had  five  children  in  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

EMMA  L.,  born  Feb.  i,  1834,  died, 
unmarried,  Sept.  13,  1868,  in  Sangamon 
county. 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


EDMUND  H.,  born  Dec.  31,  1835, 
was  married  Oct.,  1874,  to  Harriet  Chap- 
man. They  reside  near  Buffalo  Hart, 
Sangamon  county,  111. 

WILLIAM  B.,  born  May  29,  1838, 
enlisted  July  25,  1862,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  I,  H4th  111.  Inf.  He  was  captured  at 
the  battle  of  Guntown,  Miss.,  June  10, 
1864,  was  taken  to  Anderson ville  prison, 
entering  about  the  i8th  of  June;  remain- 
ed three  months;  taken  to  Savannah, 
thence  to  Millen;  back  to  Savannah,  and 
from  there  to  Florence,  South  Carolina, 
where  he  remained  three  months,  and  on 
the  approach  of  Sherman's  army  was  re- 
moved to  Goldsboro',  North  Carolina, 
where  he  was  paroled  Feb.  2-",  1865;  re- 
leased at  Wilmington  the  next  day,  and 
honorably  discharged  at  Springfield  May 
30,  1865.  He  was  married  Feb.  21,  1867, 
to  Arminta  Burns.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, JOHN  B.  and  ALICE  CAREY, 
and  reside  two  miles  north  of  Buffalo, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois — 1874. 

JOHN  B.,  born  Nov.  21,  1839,  enlist- 
ed at  Spi'ingfield  July,  1861,  in  what  be- 
came Co.  B,  nth  Mo.  Inf.,  for  three  years. 
He  was  killed  in  battle  at  luka,  Miss., 
Sept.  19,  1862,  and  buried  on  the  field. 

CHARLES,  born  Sept.  25,  1845, 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  spent  three 
years,  1870,  '71  and  '72,  in  Oregon,  is  un- 
married, and  lives  with  his  mother. 

James  T.  Robinson  died  Dec.  8,  1871? 
and  his  widow  resides  two  miles  south  of 
Buffalo  Hart  station,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

Mr.  Robinson  had  business  east,  and  in 
the  spring  of  1831  he  embarked  on  the 
steamboat  Talisman,  in  the  Sangamon 
river,  near  Springfield,  and  went  as  far  as 
St.  Louis  on  that  boat,  and  from  there  to 
Pittsburg  on  another  boat,  and  over  the 
Allegheny  mountains,  by  stage,  to  Phila- 
delphia. The  Talisman  was  the  only 
steamboat  that  ever  ascended  the  Sanga- 
mon river. 

ROBINSON,  BARTON,  was 
born  May  19,  1819,  at  New  Mai  ton, 
Yorkshire,  England;  studied  medicine 
and  graduated  with  the  degree  of  M.  D., 
in  London.  He  came  to  America,  and 
joined  his  brother,  James  T.,  at  Buffalo 
Hart  Grove,  in  Dec.,  1831.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  May,  1833,  to 
Mahala  Barber.  They  had  two  living 


children  in  Sangamon  county,  and  in  the 
year  1836  Dr.  Robinson  and  Jabez  Capps 
laid  out  the  town  of  Mt.  Pulaski,  111. 
He  moved  there,  and  continued  in  the 
practice  of  medicine.  They  had  two  liv- 
ing children  in  Mt.  Pulaski,  and  in  1858 
moved  to  Lynn  countv,  Kansas,  taking 
their  four  sons  with  them,  namely — 

HERBERT,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  in  Kansas  to  Hester  Black- 
burn. They  have  five  children,  and  live 
near  Farlinville,  Kansas. 

JAMES,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  in  Kansas  to  Cassander  Black- 
burn, has  four  children,  and  lives  near 
Farlinville,  Kansas. 

LANDER,  born  in  Mt.  Pulaski,  111., 
married  in  Kansas  to  Jennie  Blackburn, 
and  lives  near  Farlinville,  Kansas. 

FREMONT,  born  in  Mt.  Pulaski, 
Illinois,  resides  with  his  parents  near 
Farlinville,  Linn  county,  Kansas. 

Dr.  Barton  Robinson  and  his  wife  re- 
side near  Farlinville,  Kansas. 

William  Blackburn  and  Alice  Southing- 
ton  were  married  Nov.  30,  1725.  They 
were  both  of  Sneaton,  England.  They 
had  five  children.  Their  fourth  child, 
John,  born  at  Sneaton,  Dec.  15,  1733,  O. 
S..  married  Oct.  6,  1763,  N.  S.,  at  Malton, 
to  Bertha  Turner.  Their  fifth  child, 
Alice  Blackburn,  married  William  Barton 
Robinson,  at  Malton.  The  names  of  two 
of  their  sons,  James  T.  and  Barton,  head 
the  preceding  sketches. 

ROBINSON,  WM.,  R.,  was 
born  about  1776,  in  England.  When  he 
was  ten  or  twelve  years  old,  his  parents 
came  to  America,  and  settled  in  Virginia. 
When  he  attained  to  manhood  he  went  to 
Blount  county,  Tenn.,  and  was  there  mar- 
ried, in  1808,  to  Sarah  Witcher.  They 
had  five  children  in  Tennessee,  and  moved 
to  Barren  county,  Ky.,  where  six  children 
were  born,  and  then  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  in  what  is  now  Wil- 
liams township,  in  1836.  One  of  their 
children  only  resides  in  Sangamon  coun- 

ty— 

JANE,  the  third  child,  born  in  Ten- 
nessee, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Abel  Yocum.  See  his  name. 

The  children  are  scattered  all  the  way 
to  the  Pacific  coast.  The  family  moved 
to  Logan  county,  where  the  parents  both 
died  in  1860. 


SANGAMON   COUNT. 


ROBINSON,  MRS.  ANN, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Norris,  was  born 
May  5,  1779,  in  Harford  county,  Mary- 
land. She  was  married  there,  in  1805,  to 
Richard  Robinson,  a  native  of  the  same 
county.  They  had  two  children,  and  Mr. 
Robinson  died  in  Baltimore,  Nov.  5, 1811. 
Mrs.  Robinson,  with  two  sisters,  Temper- 
ance Norris,  born  May  4,  1775,  and  Eliza- 
beth, born  March  22,  1777,  and  Mrs. 
Robinson's  two  children,  moved  to 
Springfield,  111.,  arriving  in  March,  1835. 
Of  her  two  children — 

ARNOLD  R.,  born  Dec.  10,  1807, 
in  Baltimore,  Md.,  came  to  Springfield, 
111.,  in  1835,  was  married  at  Jacksonville, 
111.,  March  19,  1840,  to  Eliza  Robison, 
who  was  born  July  4,  1822,  in  the  city  of 
New  York.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robinson  re- 
side in  Springfield,  111.  A.  R.  Robinson 
has  been  for  many  years  an  active  Free 
Mason  and  Odd  Fellow,  having  taken  all 
the  degrees  in  both  orders,  and  always 
holding  some  official  position.  He  is 
Secretary  of  St.  Paul's  Lodge  of  Masons, 
No.  500;  is  Grand  Tyler  of  the  Grand 
Chapter,  and  Grand  Council  of  the  State 
of  Illinois.  He  has  been  six  years  in  the 
employ  of  the- United  States  Government 
as  Custodian  of  the  U.  S.  Court  House 
and  Postoffice,  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

PRISCILLA,  born  August  9,  1809, 
in  Baltimore,  Md.,  lives  with  her  brother, 
Arnold  R.,  in  Springfield. 

Mrs.  Ann  Robinson  died  July  30,  1860, 
in  Springfield,  Illinois.  Of  her  two  sis- 
ters who  came  with  her — Temperance 
died  Feb.  4,  1849,  and  Elizabeth  died  Dec 
20,  1872,  both  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

ROBINSON,  MRS.  MARY, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Mayhew,  was 
born  Sept.  9,  1786,  at  Martha's  Vineyard, 
Mass.  Zenas  Robinson  was  born  Aug. 
i,  1782,  in  Falmouth,  Mass.  They  were 
married  Sept.  14,  1814,  at  Cincinnati,  O., 
and  had  one  child  there.  Mr.  Robin- 
son took  his  family  to  Big  Bone  Lick, 
Boone  county,  Ky.,  where  he  was  fulfill- 
ing a  building  contract,  and  one  child  was 
born  there.  They  returned  to  Hamilton 
county,  O.,  and  had  one  child  near  Car- 
thage. Mr.  Robinson  moved  in  1825  to 
Grand  Gulf,  Miss.,  and  died  there  Nov.  8, 
1828  or  '9.  His  widow  and  children  re- 
turned to  Cincinnati  to  her  parents.  She 
remained  there  until  1836,  when  she  re- 
moved, in  company  with  her  daughter 

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and  son  in-law,  to  Sangamon  county, 
eight  miles  west  of  Springfield.  Of  the 
three  children — 

BENJAMIN  S.,  born  July  24,  1815, 
in  Cincinnati,  O.  He  studied  medicine 
and  attended  lectures  at  the  Medical  Col- 
lege of  Ohio,  session  of  1839  and  '40,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  Nov. 
3,  1840,  at  the  house  of  his  mother  and 
sister  on  Spring  creek,  having  taken  his 
last  cigar  and  last  glass  of  intoxicating 
drink  that  day  in  Springfield.  Dr.  Rob- 
inson was  married  May  20,  1846,  to 
Sophronia  Earnest.  'They  had  six  living 
children.  HELEN  F.,  born  March  23, 
1849,  married  September  26,  1872,  to 
Alexander  L.  Patteson.  They  have  one 
child,  HELEN  A.,  and  live  two  miles  south- 
west of  Curran,  Sangamon  county,  111. 
LOUISA,  born  Sept.  7,  1852,  MARY 
ALLETTA,  born  April  17,  1854,  A. 
MAYHEW,  born  June  28,  1856,  LIZ- 
ZIE E.,  born  May  9,  1858,  and  FRED- 
ERICK A.,  born  Jan.  5,  1867.  The  five 
latter  reside  with  their  parents,  two  and  a 
quarter  miles  northeast  of  Curran,  Sanga- 
mon county,  111. 

Dr.  B.  S.  Robinson  commenced  practice 
in  1841,  within  two  miles  of  where  he 
now  resides.  He  is  now  (Nov.  22,  1873,) 
the  oldest  practitioner  in  Sangamon 
county. 

CHRISTIANA  M.,  born  in  1818,  in 
Boone  county,  Ky.,  married  J.  Munson 
Beach.  See  his  name. 

CHARLES  W.,  born  in  1821,  died, 
aged  eleven  years. 

Mrs.  Mary  Robinson  was  married  in 
1852  to  Joshua  Brown.  See  his  name. 
She  died  May  29,  1861,  in  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

RODGERS,  ROBERT  B., 
born  Aug.  I,  1793,  in  Westmoreland 
county,  Pa.  Catharine  A.  Huggins  was 
born  Feb.  ir,  1800,  in  Liverpool,  Perry 
county,  Pa.  They  were  married  and  had 
eight  children  in  Pennsylvania,  and  moved 
to  Medina  county,  O.,  where  one  child  was 
born,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  spring  of  1837  m 
what  is  now  Clear  Lake  township,  east  of 
the  river,  where  two  children  were  born. 
Of  their  twelve  children — 

LUCETTA,  born  Jan.  i,  1814,  in 
Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  married  in  Wooster, 
O.,  to  Charles  McClure.  She  died  there 
in  1844,  leaving  three  children, 


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EARL?  SE7TLERS  OF 


THOMAS,  born  April  5,  1816,  in 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Catharine  Hazlitt.  They  had 
seven  children;  two  died  young.  LU- 
CETTA  is  married,  and  lives  in  Iowa. 
ALFRED,  MARY  C.,  LOUISA  and 
THOMAS,  Jun.,  live  with  their  mother. 
Thomas  Rodgers  died  in  1852,  and  his 
widow  and  children  live  one  and  a  half 
miles  north  of  Riverton,  111. 

JANE,  born  November,  1819,  in 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  married  in  Wooster, 
O.,  to  William  McClure.  They  died, 
leaving  two  children. 

REBECCA,  born  May  30,  1821,  in 
Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  James  Morton.  They 
have  eight  living  children.  THOMAS 
married  Sarah  Smith,  and  lives  near 
Sadoris,  111.  AMANDA  married  Avery 
Constant,  and  lives  near  Williamsville, 
111.  MARY  C.  married  James  W.  Wil- 
son. See  his  name.  CAROLINE  mar- 
ried Jefferson  Yocom.  See  his  name. 
JOSEPHINE,  LUCY  J.,  ANN  R.  and 
JAMES  W.,  live  with  their  parents. 
James  Morton  and  wife  reside  near 
Sadoris,  Champaign  county,  111 — 1874. 

AMANDA,  born  Aug.  17,  1826,  in 
Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  married  Dec.  n, 
1845,  m  Sangamon  county,  to  William 
Steele,  who  was  born  April  2,  1821,  in 
Carlisle,  Ky.  They  had  six  children. 
ELIZABETH  C.  married  Charles  Wilk- 
ison,  who  was  born  Nov.  6,  1838,  in 
Stark  county,  O.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, WILLIAM  and  JOSEPHINE,  and  live  in 
Riverton,  111.  Mr.  Wilkison  served  three 
months —  from  April,  1861  — in  the  I3th 
Ohio  Inf.  He  enlisted  at  Springfield, 
Feb.  2,  1865,  for  one  year,  in  Co.  I,  7th 
111.  Cav.,  served  until  Nov.  4,  1865,  when 
he  was  honorably  discharged.  JOHN  H., 
born  Feb.  19,  1846,  enlisted  Feb.  2,  1865, 
for  one  year,  in  Co.  I,  7th  111.  Cav.,  served 
until  Nov.  4, 1865,  when  he  was  honorably 
discharged.  He  was  married  to  Euphemia 
Wilson.  They  have  two  children,  and  live 
in  Riverton,  111.  ROBERT  F.  married 
Emily  R.  Mann,  and  live  in  Riverton. 
HARRIET  married  John  Wood,  and 
died  Nov.  20,  1873,  having  been  married 
but  three  weeks.  GEORGANA  married 
Benjamin  F.  Flagg  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  lives  in  Muskegon,  Mich.  ALFA- 
RETTA  lives  with  her  mother.  William 
Steele  enlisted  for  three  years  in  1863,  in 


Co.  A,  n6th  111.  Inf.,  and  died  in  St. 
Louis,  March,  1864.  His  widow  resides 
at  Riverton,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

MART,\)ovK  Nov.  17,  1827,  in  Dau- 
phin county,  Pa.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  J.  C.  Harris.  She  had  eight 
children,  and  died  in  Christian  county,  111. 
Robert  B.  Harris,  the  last  one  of  her 
children,  was  scalded  to  death  at  Riverton, 
Dec.  22,  1873. 

JOHN,  born  July  9,  1830,  in  Dauphin 
county,  Pa.,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
enlisted  at  Springfield,  September,  1861, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  A,  3d  111.  Cav., 
served  full  term,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged at  Springfield,  September,  1864. 
He  was  married  Oct.  9,  1865,  at  Riverton, 
to  Mrs.  Nancy  J.  Harsh,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Kinder.  She  was  born  Dec.  4, 
1844,  in  Wythe  county,  Va.  They  have 
three  children,  IDAHO,  PARLEY  and 
ASA,  and  reside  two  miles  southeast  of 
Illiopolis,  111. — 1874. 

CAROLINE,  born  Nov.  24,  1834,  in 
Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  is  unmarried,  and 
lives  with  her  brothers  in  Sangamon 
county. 

RICHARD,  born  June  5,  1836,  near 
Wooster,  Medina  county,  O.,  married 
Dec.  25,  1867,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Mary  A.  Major.  They  have  two  living 
children,  LOUIS  and  BYRON,  and  live 
in  Riverton,  111. 

SAMUEL  D.,  born  Nov.  28,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  July  25,  1862, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  I,  H4th  111.  Inf., 
served  until  May  14,  1863,  when  he  was 
honorably  discharged  on  account  of  phy- 
sical disability.  He  was  married  Dec.  7, 
1865,  to  Emma  Yocom.  They  have  two 
living  children,  LEONA  and  ELLEN 
MAUD,  and  reside  in  Riverton,  Sanga- 
mon county,  111. — 1874. 

ROBERT,  born  Sept.  7,  1842,  in  San- 
gamon county,  enlisted  in  1861  in  Co.  — , 
7th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  months,  and  died  at 
Cairo,  July  9,  1861. 

Robert  R.  Rodgers  died  March  25, 
1862,  and  Mrs.  Catharine  A.  Rodgers  died 
April,  1864,  both  near  Riverton,  Sanga- 
mon county,  111. 

ROGERS,  JOTHAM  S., 
was  born  June  25,  1816,  in  Bangor,  Maine, 
came  to  Springfield,  111.,  in  1837,  and  was 
married  to  Mary  A.  Benham,  who  died 
without  children  in  1843.  Mr.  Rogers 
was  married  May  27,  1848,  to  Sarah 


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Elder.  See  Elder  family.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Rogers  had  two  children  in  Spring- 
field— 

HANSON  G.  died  at  eight  years  of 
age. 

MART  LOUISA,  born  July  14,  1850, 
in  Springfield,  married,  May  2,  1868,  to 
Josiah  P.  Kent,  and  had  one  child.  Mrs. 
Kent  married  the  second  time,  May  29, 
1873,  to  John  Hunter.  See  the  Elder 
family.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hunter  moved,  in 
1875,  from  DesMoines,  Iowa,  to  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 

Jonathan!  S.  Rogers  died  July  3,  1857, 
in  Springfield,  and  his  widow  was  mar- 
ried, Feb.  7,  1859,10  Isaac  Lindsay.  See 
his  name. 

ROLL,  JACOB  C.,  was  born 
April  4,  1782,  at  Springfield,  Essex  coun- 
ty, N.  J.  Sarah  Pierson  was  born  July 
23,  1786,  in  the  siime  town.  They  were 
there  married,  Oct.  9,  1810.  One  child 
was  born  in  New  Jersey,  and  the  family 
moved,  in  1813,  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where 
they  had  one  living  child.  In  the  sum- 
mer of  1825,  Mr.  Roll  loaded  a  keel  boat 
at  Cincinnati  with  family  stores  and  mer- 
chandise. He  went  down  the  Ohio  to  its 
mouth,  and  when  he  had  ascended  the 
Mississippi  river  about  thirty  miles,  his 
boat  sunk.  By  that  accident  he  lost  the 
principal  part  of  his  goods.  Securing 
what  he  could  from  the  wreck,  he  con- 
tinued to  ascend  the  rivers,  and  reached 
Sangamo,  in  Sangamon  county,  Oct.  10, 
1825.  There,  in  connection  with  Ebene- 
zer  Brighain,  he  commenced  merchandis- 
ing, and  at  the  same  time  began  to 
improve  some  land.  One  eighty  acre  lot 
that  he  broke  and  fenced,  foiled  some 
other  man,  who  was  evil  disposed,  and 
his  fences  were  destroyed,  hay  burned  and 
other  depredations  committed,  but  the 
parties  who  did  it  all  passed  away,  and  he 
enjoyed  the  land  peaceably  for  many 
years  after.  Of  the  two  children  brought 
to  Sangamon  county — 

PIERSON,  born  July  31,  1811,  in 
Springfield,  N.  J.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Oct.  12,  1837,  to  Rachel  Carman, 
who  was  born  Feb.  19,  1814,  in  New 
York  or  Pennsylvania.  They  had  two 
living  children — AMELIA  H.,  born  in 
Sangamon  county,  March  29,  1838,  mar- 
ried, June  7,  1855,  to  Henry  Shoemaker. 
They  had  seven  children,  CHARLES  p., 

SARAH,      CHRISTOPHER,      MARY,      CATHA- 


RINE, JACOB  and  MARGARET  A.,  and  re- 
side in  Gardner  township,  six  miles  north- 
west of  Springfield,  Illinois.  MARY 
M.,  born  Nov.  10,  1839,  in  Sangamon 
-county,  married,  March  3,  1859,  to  James 
Moyer,  who  was  born  Sept.  19,  1838,  in 
Lancaster  county,  Penn.  They  have  four 
children,  SARAH  E.,  CATHARINE,  MARY 
and  DRUZILLA,  and  reside  in  Gardner 
township,  north  of  the  river.  Mrs. 
Rachel  Roll  died  Oct.  19,  1841,  and  Pier- 
son  Roll  was  married,  May  8,  1845,  to 
Catharine  Spencer.  They  had  thirteen 
children,  four  of  whom  died  young.  Of 
the  other  nine— MARGARET  A.,  born 
Aug.  17,  1846,  married,  April  29,  1863,  to 
Joshua  Jones,  who  was  born  Dec.  20, 
1840,  in  Franklin  county,  Ohio.  They 
had  four  children,  WILLIAM  p.,  JAMES  B., 
WILLARD  M.  and  PERCY  MELVILLE;  the 
latter  died,  aged  two  years.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Jones  live  east  of  the  river,  in  Salis- 
bury township,  Sangamon  county,  111. 
SARAH  P.,  born  Sept.  19,  1848,  mar- 
ried, May  24,  1866,  to  William  J.  Schroy- 
er,  who  was  born  Jan.  7,  1836,  in  Fayette 
county,  Penn.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schroyer 
live  with  her  parents.  JACOB  C.  and 
JAMES  B.  live  with  their  parents. 
PHCEBE  D.  married,  Jan.  18,  1876,  to 
John  E.  Roll,  son  of  Alpheus  Roll.  See 
his  name.  ROMOLD,  JUDY,  WIL- 
LIAM N.  and  JOHN  S.;  the  four  latter 
live  with  their  parents.  Pierson  Roll  and 
family  reside  north  of  the  Sangamon 
river,  six  miles  northwest  of  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

CHARLES  Z>.,  born  Aug.  28,  1818, 
in  Cincinnati,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
June  2 1,  1839. 

Jacob  C.  Roll  died  Jan.  25,  1849,  and 
his  widow  died  Jan.  28,  1861,  both  in 
Gardner  township,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

ROLL,  WILLIAM,  was  born 
near  Springfield,  Essex  county,  N.  J.  He 
engaged  in  school  teaching  at  Green  Vil- 
lage, Morris  county,  and  was  there  married, 
Feb.  9,  1809,  to  Mary  Eddy,  who  was 
born  Feb.  18,  1793.  They  had  eight 
children,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  June  7,  1830,  at  the  house  of 
his  great-uncle,  Jacob  C.  Roll,  near  the 
town  of  Sangamo,  and  a  few  weeks  later 
moved  into  the  town,  where  they  had 
one  child.  Of  their  nine  children — 


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ANN  P.,  born  August  11,  1810,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
to  Alfred  Riley.  They  had  four  children; 
one  died,  aged  fifteen.  WILLIAM,  born 
April  n,  1835,  is  married,  and  lives  in* 
Springfield,  111.  LUTHER,  born  Oct. 
10,  1836,  is  married,  and  lives  in  Spring- 
field, 111.  HARRIET  lives  with  her 
mother.  Alfred  Riley  was  run  over  by  a 
team  in  the  streets  of  Springfield,  and 
after  two  days'  suffering,  died  Nov.  23, 
1870.  His  widow  lives  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

PHEBE  L.,  born  March  i,  1812,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  Thomas  S.  Edwards, 
who  died  in  Bureau  county.  She  lives 
with  her  brother,  John  E.  Roll. 

JOHN  E.,  born  June  9,  1814,  at 
Green  Village,  N.  J.  came  to  Sangamon 
county  June  y,  1830,  married  Jan.  31, 
1839,  to  Harriet  Vandyke,  who  was  born 
Jan.  29,  1815,  in  New  York  City.  They 
had  three  living  children  in  Springfield. 
WILLIAM  V.,  born  November  6,  1839, 
FRANK  P.,  born  March  7,  1852,  and 
JOHN  L.,  born  June  25,  1854,  all  live 
with  their  parents.  In  coming  to  Sanga- 
mon county  J.  E.  Roll  walked  from  St. 
Louis,  with  Clawson  Lacy  and  Alfred 
Riley.  While  the  family  lived  in  Sanga- 
rno,  Abraham  Lincoln  built  the  boat 
spoken  of  in  his  biography.  He  began 
in  March,  1831,  just  as  the  deep  snow 
went  off.  Mr.  Roll  made  the  pins  for 
putting  the  boat  together.  They  made  a 
canoe  to  go  with  the  boat  as  a  yawl.  John 
Seaman  and  Walters  Carman  got  into  it 
to  take  the  first  ride.  It  upset  with  them, 
and  floated  away  while  they  took  refuge 
in  a  tree.  Lincoln  saved  them  by  swim- 
ming to  the  tree  with  a  log,  having  a 
long  rope  attached.  After  getting  all  on 
it,  those  on  shore  drew  it  in.  J.  E.  Roll 
learned  the  trade  of  a  plasterer  and  brick 
mason,  and  for  thirty  years  followed  the 
business  of  building  and  dealing  in  real 
estate,  having  built  about  one  hundred 
houses,  on  his  own  account,  in  Spring- 
field. He  has  been  in  the  boot  and  shoe 
trade  for  the  last  seventeen  years.  J.  E. 
Roll  and  family  reside  in  Springfield,  Illi- 
nois. 

MART  C.,  born  Nov.  29,  1816,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, May  2,  1840,  to  John  Bagby.  They 
have  four  children,  and  lives  near  Marion 
Centre,  Kansas. 


ELIZABETH  W.,  born  April  22, 
1819,  in  New  Jersey,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Isaac  H.  Smith,  who  was 
born  either  in  North  or  South  Carolina, 
and  died  in  1851,  in  Springfield,  leaving 
a  widow  and  five  children.  Of  their 
children:  WILLIAM  married  Esther 
R.  Brokaw,  have  three  living  children, 
ADA,  LIDA  and  LILLIE,  and  live  in  Mason 
City,  111.  JOHN  was  killed  by  a  passing 
train  on  a  railroad,  in  childhood.  ELIZA 
P.,  born  July  26,  1848,  married  George 
E.  Mott.  See  his  name.  Their  son, 
HARRY  w.,  died  Aug.  27,  1876,  aged  six 
years  and  five  months.  JAMES  and 
EDWARD  live  in  Springfield.  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  W.  Smith  resides  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

SARAH  and  WILLIAM,  twins, 
born  August  19,  1822,  in  New  Jersey. 

SARAH,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  William  P.  Short,  had  seven  child- 
ren; three  died  young.  WILLIAM  died 
in  the  Union  army.  William  P.  Short 
and  family  reside  near  Teheran,  Mason 
county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  died  in  Springfield,  Aug. 
24,  1839. 

NANCT,  born  March  13,  1828,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  Jeremiah  Riggins,  have  five  living 
children,  and  reside  in  Mason  City,  Illi- 
nois. 

ALP  HE  US  P.,  born  Sept.  17,  1830, 
in  Sangarno,  Sangamon  county,  111.,  mar- 
ried in  Mason  county  to  Mary  Mosslan- 
der.  They  have  four  children.  Their 
son,  JOHN  E.,  was  married  Jan.  18,  1876, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Phoebe  D.  Roll, 
daughter  of  Pierson  Roll.  See  his  name. 
John  E.  Roll  and  wife  live  near  Teheran, 
111.  The  other  three  children  live  with 
their  parents.  Alpheus  P.  Roll  and  fam- 
ily reside  near  Teheran,  Mason  county, 
Illinois. 

William  Roll  died  August  u,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow  lives 
with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Riggins,  in 
Mason  City,  Illinois. 

RpSS,  MRS.  NANCY,  was 
born  in  1777,  in  Essex  county,  N.  J.  Her 
maiden  name  was  Dunn.  Her  father, 
Jeremiah  Dunn,  was  captain  of  a  com- 
pany of  New  Jersey  rangers  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary army,  and  was  killed  July  28, 
1778,  at  the  head  of  his  company,  at  the 
battle  of  Monmouth,  N.  J.  He  left  a 


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widow  with  one  son  and  three  daughters. 
The  widow  never  married,  although  she 
survived  her  husband  sixty  years.  Their 
daughter  Nancy,  whose  name  heads  this 
sketch,  was  married  in  1795  to  William 
Ross,  who  was  born  in  the  same  county, 
Feb.  14,  1769.  They  were  married  in 
Essex  county,  had  six  children  there,  and, 
in  1813,  moved  to  Cinci  nati,  O.,  where 
seven  children  were  born.  William  Ross 
died  there  of  cholera,  Nov.  18,  1832.  Mrs. 
Nancy  Ross  moved  with  some  of  her 
children  to  Sangamon  c  ^unty,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1839  in  Round  Prairie,  four 
miles  east  of  Springfield,  and  the  next 
year  moved  to  what  is  now  Cooper  town- 
ship. Seven  of  her  children  died  young. 
Of  the  other  six — 

HETJ^Y,  born  in  1796  in  New  Jersey, 
married  in  Cincinnati,  O.,  to  Jonathan  L. 
Cory,  who  died  near  Natchez,  Miss., 
while  there  on  business.  He  left  one 
child,  WILLIAM  ROSS  CORY,  born 
March  18,  1823,  in  Cincinnati,  and  came 
to  Sangamon  county  with  one  of  his 
uncles  previous  to  1840,  and  was  married 
in  Springfield  to  Icy  Isabel  Deck.  They 
had  four  children,  three  of  whom  died 
under  eight  years.  WILLIAM  R.,  Jun., 
born  Jan.  16,  1847,  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Sept.  12,  1875,  to  Annetta  Deyo. 
William  R.  Cory,  Jun.,  is  a  teacher,  and 
resides  in  Rochester,  111.  Mrs.  Icy  I. 
Cory  died  in  1855,  and  Mr.  Cory  was 
married  Sept.  22,  1859,  to  Christiana 
Clements,  who  was  born  July  22,  1836,111 
Montgomery  county,  Md.  They  have 
five  living  chihlren,  JOHN  A.,  ANNIE  i., 
ALICE  A.,  ELLA  L.  and  CLARA  H.  Wil- 
liam Ross  Cory  resides  in  Springfield, 
111.  Mrs.  Hetty  Cory  married  in  Cincin- 
nati to  Martin  H.  Flagg,  and  moved  to 
Springfield  in  1838.  They  had  five  child- 
ren ;  twins  died  young;  one  lives  in  Cin- 
cinnati and  two  in  Minnesota.  Mr.  Flagg 
died  in  1843  *n  Springfield,  and  his  widow 
went  to  Cincinnati  and  died  of  cholera, 
July  3,  1849. 

NANCY,  born  about  1800  in  New  Jer- 
sey, married  in  Cincinnati,  in  1817,  to 
Bennajh  English,  born  near  Philadelphia, 
and  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.  He 
died  in  Cincinnati  in  1837,  leavmg  a 
widow  and  two  children.  They  came 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1840.  AFFAL- 
INDA  married  John  Tunnicliffe,  and 
lives  in  St.  Louis.  BENNAJH  married 


Sarah  Firey,  and  lives  in  Cooper  town- 
ship. Mrs.  Nancy  English  resides  with 
her  son  in  Cooper  township,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

WILLIAM  R.,  born  Oct.  3.  1809,  in 
Rahway,  Essex  county,  N.  J.,  married  in 
Cincinnati,  O.,  May  18,  1834,  to  Ann 
Flagg.  They  had  two  children  born  in 
Cincinnati,  and  moved  to  Springfield,  111., 
in  1838,  and  from  there  to  Cooper  town- 
ship, where  Mrs.  Ross  died,  Feb.  18,1844. 
Mr.  Ross  was  married  Dec.  28,  1845,  to 
Mary  E.  Crowl.  They  had  six  children. 
Of  his  children— LAURETTA,  born 
April  13,  1835,  in  Cincinnati,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Dec.  15,  1851,  to 
Henry  O.  Stafford".  They  had  four  child- 
ren; two  died  young,  and  Mrs.  Stafford 
died  Dec.  7,  1859.  Of  her  two  children, 
ORLANDO  c.  lives  with  his  father  in  Deca- 
tur;  LAURETTA  A.  resides  with  her  grand- 
father Ross.  ADELIA,  born  in  Cincin- 
nati, died  in  Sangamon  county  May  22, 
1854,  in  her  seventeenth  year.  By  the 
second  marriage— GEORGE  R.,  MOR- 
DECAI  V.  and  JOSEPH  H.,  live 
with  their  parents.  William  R.  Ross  and 
family  reside  three  miles  east  of  Rochester, 
Sangamon  county,  111. 

ANDRE  W  J.,  born  March  8,  1815, 
in  Cincinnati,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  June  n,  1843,  to  Elizabeth  Lord, 
who  died  Nov.  26,  1865,  leaving  five 
children,  WILLIM  R.  ANDRDW  J., 
Jun.,  LOUISA  J.,  JESSE  E.  and 
HENRY  H.  A.  J.  Ross  married  Oct. 
10,  1868,  in  St.  Louis,  to  Mi's.  Elizabeth 
Viler,  whose  maiden  name  was  Ford. 
They  have  three  children,  RICHARD 
M.,  MILES  M.  and  MILTON  R.,  and 
reside  three  miles  north  of  Berry  station, 
or  Clarksville,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

CHARLOTTE  Z>.,  born  in  1816,  in 
Cincinnati,  married  there  to  W.  H.  Mor- 
ris, raised  a  family,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  on  a  visit,  and  died  suddenly  at  the 
house  of  her  brother,  William  R.  Ross, 
Aug.  8,  1871.  Her  remains  were  taken 
back  for  interment  in  Spring  Grove  Cem- 
etery, Cincinnati,  O. 

LOUISA  y.,  born  in  Cincinnati,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Milton 
Ross.  He  died  Aug.  20,  1845,  an^  h's 
widow  resides  three  and  three-quarter  miles 
east  of  Rochester. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Ross  died  Feb.  24,  1852,  in 
Cooper  township.  The  remains  of  her 


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husband  (William  Ross)  were  removed 
from  Catharine  street  Cemetery,  Cincin- 
nati, by  their  son,  William  R.,  and  depos- 
ited by  her  side  in  Cooper  township,  in 
1870. 

ROSS,  WILLIAM,  was  born 
Jan.  9,  1801,  in  North  Carolina.  His 
father,  John  Ross,  was  born  in  Scotland, 
and  came  to  America  before  the  Revolu- 
tion. He  was  a  soldier  from  North  Caro- 
lina in  the  Revolution,  for  five  years, 
when  he  was  wounded,  and  thus  disabled 
for  further  service.  He  was  married  in 
North  Carolina,  and  moved  to  Adair 
county,  Ky.,  when  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  was  a  boy.  William  Ross  and 
Maria  Willis  were  there  married,  in  1827, 
and  had  four  children  in  Adair  county. 
They  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois, arriving  in  Nov.,  1836,  in  what  is 
now  Gardner  township,  where  three  chil- 
dren were  born.  Of  their  seven  child- 
ren— 

MARTHA,  born  Jan.  10,  1829,  in 
Adair  county,  Ky.,  married  May  13,  1845, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Matthias  Miller, 
who  was  born  April,  1819,  in  Germany. 
They  had  five  living  children — SARAH 
E.,  born  April  17,  1846,  married,  May  17, 
1860,  to  John  L.  Gard.  See  his  name. 
GEORGE  W.  enlisted  April,  1864,  in 
Co.  B,  1 1 4th  111.  Inf.  From  over  exer- 
tion, lack  of  food  and  exposure  at  the 
battle  of  Guntown,  June  10,  1864,  he  was 
sent  home  on  sick  furlough,  and  died  Feb. 
6,  1865.  ALFRED  F.  lives  with  his 
parents.  FLORENCE  married,  Jan.  3, 
1871,  to  Alexander  Campbell,  have  one 
child,  FRANKLIN  M.,  and  reside  near 
Farmingdale,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
VIRGINIA  lives  with  her  parents. 
Matthias  Miller  and  wife  reside  one  and 
one-half  mile  south  of  Salisbury,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. — 1874. 

SARAH  J.,  born  Feb.  14,  1831,  in 
Kentucky,  married  James  Short,  had  two 
children,  and  he  died,  and  she  married 
Frank  Ernst.  They  have  six  children, 
and  live  one  mile  north  of  Farmingdale, 
Illinois. 

ALFRED,  born  March  18,  1833,  in 
Adair  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  April  2,  1856,  to  Rachel  E.  Gard. 
They'have  seven  children,  JASPER  N., 
ANNIE  MAY,  CHARLES  LIN- 
COLN, JOHN  WM.,  ZULAIDA,  MA- 
RIA JANE  and  OLIVER  F.,  and  live 


two   miles  northeast  of  Richland    station, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JOHN  W.,  born  April  24,  1835,  in 
Kentucky,  and  raised  in  Sangamon  county. 
He  enlisted  in  1862,  in  Co.  D,  33d  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years,  had  one  leg  shot  off, 
in  an  assault  on  the  rebel  fortifications  at 
Vicksburg,  June  22,  and  died  in  hospital, 
July  i,  1863. 

MART  E.,  born  Oct.,  1838,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  John  P.  Goodman, 
have  five  children,  and  reside  at  Monti- 
cello,  Piatt  county,  Illinois. 

OLIVER  M.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Rachel  Laborrence,  have 
two  children,  and  reside  near  McLean, 
McLean  county,  Illinois. 

J  ULIA  A.,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  Charles  Stough,  have  two 
children,  and  reside  in  Monticello,  Piatt 
county,  Illinois. 

W  INFIELD  S.,  born  in  1851  in 
Sangamon  county,  resides  with  his  mother 
and  brother,  Oliver  M. 

William  Ross  died  Oct.  27,  1862,  in 
Gardner  township,  and  his  widow  resides 
with  her  two  youngest  sons,  near  McLean, 
McLean  county,  Illinois — 1874. 

ROYAL,  THOMAS,  Was  born 
about  17=58,  in  Manchester,  England.  He 
came  to  America  with  a  comrade  about 
his  own  age,  near  the  beginning  of  the 
war  for  Independence.  They  both  vol- 
unteered in  the  army  of  the  colonists, 
and  his  comrade  at  his  side  had  his  head 
blown  completely  off.  About  the  same 
time  Mr.  Royal  was  severely  wounded 
by  a  charge  of  buckshot  entering  his 
ankle,  some  of  which  he  carried  to  his 
grave.  After  the  Revolution  he  married 
a  Miss  Cooper,  in  Virginia,  and  raised  a 
family.  Mrs.  Royal  died,  and  he  mar- 
ried Rebecca  Matthews.  They  moved  to 
Franklin  county,  Ohio,  where  Mrs.  Re- 
becca Royal  died,  leaving  one  child.  Mr. 
Royal  married  Mrs.  Ellen  Brunk.  They 
had  one  child  in  Ohio,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  in  company  with  her 
sons,  George  and  David  Brunk,  the  New- 
comer family,  and  others,  numbering  in 
all  sixty-three  persons,  arriving  in  the  fall 
of  1824,  in  what  is  now  Ball  township. 
Thomas  Royal  brought  two  children  by 
his  first  wife — 

WILLIAM,  born  m  1796,  in  Virginia, 

entered   the   ministry  in   connection  with 

.  the  M.  E.  church,  in  Ohio.     He  came  to 


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Sangamon  county  in  1826,  and  after  the 
first  three  or  four  years  his  itinerant  con- 
nection took  him  out  of  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, but  he  remained  in  Illinois  until  1853^ 
when  he  went  to  Oregon.  He  died  in 
Salem,  Sept.  29,  1870,  leaving  a  family 
there. 

MAR  Y,  born  in  Virginia,  and  married 
in  Ohio  to  Absolom  Meredith.  See  his 
name. 

By  the  second  wife- — 

REBECCA,  born  July  30,  1812,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Jacob  Boyd.  See  his  name. 

By  the  third  marriage — 

JOSEPH  B.,  born  Nov.  i,  1816,  in 
Franklin  county,  near  Columbus,  Ohio, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  Aug. 
19,  1841,  to  Louisa  Downing.  She  died 
Jan.  8,  1853,  in  Vermont,  Fulton  county, 
111.,  leaving  four  children ;  two  died  young. 
THOMAS  M.  was  married  in  Washing- 
ton county,  111.,  to  Sarah  M.  Kelso,  and 
lives  in  Chatsworth,  111.  ELEANOR 
E.  married  James  M.  Little,  and  lives  in 
McDonough  county,  near  Vermont,  Ful- 
ton county,  111.  Joseph  B.  Royal  was 
married  Oct.  23,  1853,  at  Vermont,  111., 
to  Mrs.  Elsey  McHendry  whose  maiden 
name  was  Boyle.  She  had  one  child, 
SARAH  C.  McHENDRY,  and  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Royal  have  three  children, 
GEORGE  A.,  MOLLIE  M.  and 
EUGENE  D.  The  family  live  at  Ver- 
mont, Fulton  county,  111.  Joseph  B. 
Royal  is  pastor  of  the  Christian  church 
there. 

Thomas  Royal  died  August,  1834,  and 
his  widow  died  September,  1844,  both  in 
Ball  township,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

RUCKER,  THOMAS,  was 
born  Oct.  29,  1807,  in  Caldwell  county, 
Ky.  The  first  of  the  name  in  America 
was  John  Rucker,  a  native  of  France. 
On  the  voyage  to  America  the  vessel  in 
which  he  sailed  was  wrecked  about  twelve 
miles  from  shore,  and  nearly  all  on  board 
were  lost.  Before  leaving  the  wreck  Mr. 
Rucker  took  the  precaution  to  tie  a  couple 
of  large  flasks  of  rum  to  his  neck,  which 
buoyed  him  up.  By  that  means,  and  by 
taking  an  occasional  drink  of  it,  he  was 
enabled  to  reach  the  shore.  He  settled  in 
Amherst  county,  Virginia,  married  and 
raised  a  family  there,  from  which  has 
sprung,  in  a  larger  sense,  one  of  the  most 
numerous  families  in  the  United  States. 


Some  of  his  descendants  moved  to  Cald- 
well county,  Kentucky.  Thomas  Rucker, 
whose  name  heads  this  sketch,  was  mar- 
ried in  Woodford  county,  Kentucky,  to 
Diedamia  Rucker,  who  was  born  in  that 
county  Dec.  12,  1805.  She  was  also  a 
descendant  of  the  same  John  Rucker. 
Thomas  Rucker  and  wife  had  one  child 
in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1832  in 
what  is  now  Gardner  township,  where  they 
had  five  living  children.  Of  their  six 
children — 

JAMES  H.,  born  June  16,  1832,  in 
Woodford  county,  Ky.,  died  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Jan.  17,  1852. 

BISHOP  EMERY,  born  Dec.  12, 
1834,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Lu- 
cinda  Shaver.  They  have  two  living 
children,  and  reside  near  Taylorville,  Illi- 
nois. 

PERMELIA  J.,  born  Dec.  12,  1836, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  George  W. 
Forden.  See  his  name. 

MARTHA  E.,  born  June  2,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Andrew  L. 
Crowl.  They  have  two  children,  and  re- 
side half  a  mile  west  of  Sangamon  Station, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JOSHUA  Y.,  born  Nov.  i,  1841,  died 
Nov.  8,  1861. 

LUCY  A.,  bori  July  3,  1843,  m  San- 
gamon county,  married  Thomas  Upton, 
have  four  children,  and  live  near  Summit, 
Butler  county,  Neb. 

Mrs.  Diedamia  Rucker  died  in  the 
autumn  of  1863,  and  Thomas  Rucker 
was  married  April  7,  1869,  to  Mrs.  Julia 
A.  Leonard,  previously  Mrs.  Boatwright, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Russell.  She 
was  born  April  7,  1813,  in  Murray  county, 
Tenn.  Her  daughter — 

MARY  E.  Boatwright,  married  John 
M.  Green.  They  have  two  children, 
CHARLES  L.  and  CALLIE  M.,  and 
live  in  Springfield. 

Thomas  Rucker  and  wife  reside  near 
the  west  end  of  Monroe  street  railroad, 
Springfield,  111. 

RUCKEL,  DANIEL  E.,  was 
born  May  5,  itfii,  in  New  York  City. 
Catharine  V.  G.  Forbes  was  born  Feb.  8, 
1812,  in  the  same  city.  They  were  mar- 
ried, April  22,  1834,  and  hatl  one  child 
there.  Mr.  Ruckel  came  to  Springfield  in 
the  fall  of  1836,  and  his  wife  and  child 
came  the  next  spring  with  his  brother 


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Jacob.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ruckel  had  three 
children  in  Sangamon  county.  Of  their 
four  children — 

CATHARINE  F.,  born  Feb.  23, 
1835,  in  New  York  City,  brought  up  in 
Springfield,  111.,  and  married  in  her  native 
city,  Feb.  23,  1859,  to  Curtis  H.  Hall. 
They  have  two  living  children,  MINNIE 
and  THOMAS,  and  reside  at  Senaca 
Falls,  New  York. 

EDGAR  W.,  born  Jan.  22,  1839,  in 
Springfield,  111.  He  was  in  New  York 
City  when  Fort  Sumter  was  fired  upon, 
and  enlisted  on  the  first  call  for  75,000 
men,  April  16,  1861,  in  Co.  H,  8th  New 
York  Inf.,  for  three  months,  and  served 
full  term.  He  enlisted  August  22,  1861, 
in  Co.  A,  6th  New  York  Inf.,  for  two 
years;  served  full  term,  being  on  duty  in 
New  York  City  at  the  time  of  the  great 
riots  in  July,  1863,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  at  the  expiration  of  his  term 
of  service  soon  after.  Since  that  time, 
Springfield,  111.,  has  been  his  home.  He 
is  not  yet  married. — Sept.,  1876. 

MA  TILDA  B.,  born  Nov.  22,  1841,  in 
Springfield  111.,  married  March  3,  1863,  in 
her  native  place,  to  William  D.  Ward, 
who  was  born  Aug.  10,  1826,  in  Reading, 
England,  and  was  brought  by  his  parents 
to  America  in  1830.  They  settled  at 
Zanesville,  Ohio,  and  died  there.  William 
D.  Ward  came  to  Springfield  in  1854. 
They  have  two  living  children,  GRACE 
V.  and  LIDA  F.,  and  reside  in  Spring- 
field, 111.  Mr.  Ward  i*  engaged  in  the 
business  of  a  watchmaker  and  jeweler. 

ELIZABETH  C.,  born  July  29, 
1844,  in  Springfield,  111.,  married  Richard 
H.  Dawson.  See  his  name  in  connec- 
tion with  the  Meacham  family. 

Daniel  E.  Ruckel  died  in  Springfield, 
April  9, 1854,  and  Mrs.  Ruckel  was  married 
March  17,  1857,  to  E.  G.Johns.  He  was 
accidentally  killed  by  a  falling  derrick 
while  passing  the  corner  of  Fifth  and 
Monroe  streets,  Springfield,  August,  1863. 
Mrs.  Johns  resides  with  her  daughter, 
Mrs.  Ward,  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

RUCKEL,  JACOB,  was  born 
Oct.  27,  1815,  in  New  York  city,  and  came 
to  Springfield,  111.,  in  the  spring  of  1837. 
He  was  married  near  Farmington  —  now 
Farmingdale — to  Laura  A.  Stone.  They 
have  five  living  children,  namely — 


SAMUEL,  FANNTA.,  WAL  TER 
B.,  JOHN  H.  and  JOSEPH  B.,  who 

live  with  their  parents. 

When  the  two  brothers  came  to  Spring- 
field they  engaged  in  cabinet-making,  and 
about  1840  went  to  Sangamo,  where  they 
run  a  saw  mill  and  manufactured  cabinet 
furniture,  which  they  continued  about 
three  years,  and  returned  to  Springfield. 
Jacob  Ruckel  afterwards  changed  to  up- 
holstery, and  is  now  dealing  in  paper 
hangings  of  every  variety,  and  resides  in 
Springfield,  111. 

RUSK,  BENJ.  D.,  was  born  in 
Virginia.  His  father  was  killed  in  the 
Revolutionary  army.  His  son — 

ARCHIBALD  H.,  born  Nov.  20, 
1833,  in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  on 
the  first  call  for  75,000  men,  April,  1861, 
in  Co.  E,  7th  111.  Int.,  for  three  months; 
served  full  term,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. He  enlisted  in  August,  1861,  in 
Co.  A,  3d  111.  Cav.,  for  three  years;  served 
until  May,  1862,  when  he  was  discharged 
on  account  of  physical  disability.  In 
June,  1863,  he  was  received  into  Co.  E, 
ii4th  III.  Inf.,  in  place  of  his  brother, 
David  L.  Rusk,  who  was  discharged  in 
consideration  of  that  exchange.  In  1865 
he  was  transferred  to  Co.  A,  58th  111.  Inf; 
served  until  April,  1866,  when  he  was 
honorably  discharged  at  Springfield,  and 
lives  in  Cotton  Hill  township. 

DA  VID  L.  was  one  of  the  Super- 
visors of  Sangamon  county  from  Cotton 
Hill  township. 

RUTH,  REUBEN  F.,  was  born 
Aug.  26,  1815,  in  Wrightsville,  York 
county,  Penn.  He  came  to  Springfield  in 
April,  1839,  and  engaged  in  the  business 
of  a  saddle  and  harness  maker.  He  was 
married  Aug.  11,  1840,  in  Philadelphia, 
Penn.,  to  Maria  W.  Diller,  who  was  born 
July  20,  1817,  in  Lancaster  county,  Penn. 
They  had  two  children — 

J.  DILLER,  born  June  14,  1841,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  in  Petersburg, 
Illinois,  to  Anna  Bacon.  They  have  one 
child,  GEORGI  ANA.  Mrs.  Anna  Ruth 
and  her  daughter  reside  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

R.  FRANCIS,  born  May  8,  1856,  in 
Springfield,  lives  with  his  father. 

Mrs.  Maria  W.  D.  Ruth  died  May  28, 
1870,  in  Springfield. 

R.  F.  Ruth  was  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Ruth  &  Hurst,  dry  goods  merchants, 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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fifteen  years,  terminating  in  1875.  He 
served  one  term  as  alderman,  and  four 
years  as  Water  Works  Commissioner. 
In  1868  he  became  President  of  the  Ma- 
rine and  Fire  Insurance  Company  Bank, 
and  now — 1876 — occupies  the  same  posi- 
tion, and  resides  in  Springfied,  Illinois. 

Roland  W.  Diller,  a  brother  of  Mrs. 
Ruth,  was  born  Oct.  5,  1822,  in  Chester 
county,  Penn.  He  came  to  Springfield 
in  1844,  and  worked  one  year  as  a  prin- 
ter in  the  Register  office.  In  1849  ne 
engaged  in  the  drug  business  as  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Corneau  &  Diller.  He  is 
now — 1876 — in  the  same  business,  on  the 
same  ground — east  side  of  the  court  house 
square — and  is  the  oldest  druggist  in 
Springfield.  Mr.  Diller  was  married  Oct. 
30,  1850,  in  Philadelphia,  Penn.,  to  Esther 
C.  Ridgeway,  a  native  of  that  city.  They 
have  three  children,  all  born  in  Spring- 
field. Emma  married  David  B.  Ayers,  of 
Jacksonville,  Illinois.  They  have  one 
child,  Marshal  Roland,  and  reside  on  a 
farm  near  Homer,  Champaign  county,  111. 
Isaac  R.  is  in  the  drug  business  with  his 
father  and  lives  in  Springfield.  Essie  lives 
with  her  parents.  R.  W.  Diller  and  fam- 
ily reside  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 


SACKETT,  CLAUDIUS  C., 
was  born  Dec.  16,  1813,  in  that  part  of 
Portage  which  is  now  Summitt  county, 
Ohio,  with  Akron  as  the  county  seat.  Mr. 
S.  came  to  Waverly,  111.,  in  the  fall  of 
1836.  During  the  winter  ;-nd  spring  of 
1836  and  '7  he  chopped  wood  and  made 
rails,  and  with  the  money  thus  earned  he 
walked  to  Springfield,  changed  it  into 
silver,  entered  eighty  acres  of  land  in 
what  is  now  Loami  township,  and  re- 
turned to  Waverly.  Mr.  Sackett  went 
back  to  Ohio  in  the  fall  of  1837,  and  came 
to  Sangamon  county  again  in  the  fall  of 
1839.  He  was  married  Dec.  2,  1843,  at 
Waverly,  to  Sarah  Heaton,  of  Pennsylva- 
nia. They  had  two  living  children — 

EMILT  z\\&  ANNA,  who  live  with 
their  father.  Mrs.  Sarah  Sackett  died 
December,  1847,  anc^  ^-"  ^~"  Sackett  was 
married  Jan.  10,  1849,  to  Mrs.  Juliette 
Coe,  whose  maiden  name  was  Shumway. 
She  was  born  Jan.  25,  1823,  in  the  town 
of  Canisius,  Livingston  county,  N,  Y. 
They  have  two  children — • 
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R  OS  COE  J.  and  CLARA  A.  reside 
with  their  parents  in  Loami  township, 
Sangamon  county,  three  miles  northeast 
of  Waverly,  Morgan  county,  111. — 1874. 

In  1841  Mr.  Sackett  raised  some  wheat 
of  a  superior  quality,  and  the  following 
winter  he  sent  a  young  man  to  St.  Louis 
with  a  load  of  it  to  sell.  He  engaged  to 
take  a  trunk  through,  for  which  he  was  to 
receive  $5.00.  The  team  was  gone  just 
one  week,  and  when  it  returned  the  young 
man  had  exactly  the  amount  received  for 
carrying  the  trunk,  the  money  obtained  for 
the  wheat  having  been  expended  in  de- 
fraying expenses.  From  this  an  idea  may 
be  formed  of  the  markets  for  farm  pro- 
ducts at  that  time. 

SACKETT,    THOMAS,    was 

brought  up  near  Hamilton,  Butler  county, 
Ohio,  and  was  there  married  to  Peggy 
Martin.  They  had  six  children  in  Ohio, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  near 
Sa  igamo,  previous  to  1830.  Of  their 
children — 

D  OR  CA  S,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Levi  Batterton.  See 
his  name. 

PHEBE  married  Miles  Goodman,  and 
moved  first  to  Iowa,  and  then  to  Oregon. 

MAR  T  married  A.  Clay  Gaines.  See 
his  name. 

HARRIET  married  Thompson  Cri- 
der,  and  died. 

JOHN, married  and  moved  to  Missouri. 

SAMUEL  married  Cyrena  Goodman, 
and  moved  to  Missouri. 

Mrs.  Peggy  Sackett  died,  and  Thomas 
Sackett  was  twice  married.  After  the 
death  of  his  third  wife  he  moved  to  Mis- 
souri with  his  sons  and  died  there. 

SAFLEY,  ADAM,  was  born  in 
Loudon  county,  Virginia,  and  was  mar- 
ried to  Melinda  Ferrell,  a  native  of  Vir- 
ginia also.  They  had  one  child  in  Ohio, 
and  came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriv- 
ing in  1820  on  Lick  creek,  where  they 
had  ten  children.  We  have  sketches  of 
three  only  of  them — 

•S"  TEPHEN,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Nancy  Prunk. 
They  have  a  family,  and  live  near  Ches- 
nut,  Logan  county,  111. 

L  UCINDA  M.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  William  PofFenberger. 
See  his 


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MART  R.,  born  July  7,  1832,  in  San- 
gamon  county,  married  William  P.  Mat- 
thew. See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Melinda  Safley  died,  and  Adam 
Safley  married  Mrs.  Nancy  Spicer,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Clifton.  Adam  Safley 
died  January,  1870.  Mrs.  Nancy  Safley 
lives  with  her  son,  John  Spicer.  See 
his  name. 

SANDERS,  ELISHA,  was 
born  Jan.  16,  1804,  in  Green  county,  Ky. 
He  was  married  Jan.  17,  1824,  in  the  same 
county,  to  Jane  Faucett.  They  had  three 
children  there,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  Dec.  16,  1829,  and 
stopped  two  miles  west  of  Springfield. 
In  1832  he  bought  land  on  Brush  creek, 
fifteen  miles  south  of  Springfield,  where 
Timothy  Meader  now  lives.  In  1836  he 
sold  out  there,  and  bought  land  on  Horse 
creek,  four  miles  east  of  the  latter  place. 
They  had  ten  children  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. Of  their  thirteen  children — 

ROBERT  E.,  born  May  26,  1825,  in 
Green  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  April  i,  1846,  to  Eliza  Funder- 
burk.  They  had  two  living  children. 
ELISHA,  born  April  26,  1848,  married 
Sept.  30, 1869,  to  Mary  E.  Fry.  They  have 
one  living  child,  JULIUS  o.,  and  live  five  and 
a  half  miles  southeast  of  Pawnee,  in  the 
corner  of  Sangamon  county.  MARY 
E.,  born  April  8,  1850,  married  Oct., 
1867,  to  George  Payn,  have  three  child- 
ren, ROBERT  L.,  HARRIET  M.  and  JOHN  H., 

and  live  in  Cotton  Hill  township,  on  the 
Vandever  place,  east  of  New  City.  Mrs. 
Eliza  Sanders  died  Dec.  27,  1852,  and 
Robert  ii..  Sanders  married  July  12,  1853, 
to  Isabel  Bridges,  daughter  of  James. 
They  had  six  children.  MARGARET 
A.,  born  May  5,  1854,  married  William 
T.  Beam.  See  his  name.  ELIZA  J., 
bom  Oct.  8,  1856,  married  Oct.  28,  1873, 
to  James  H.  Beam.  See  his  name. 
SUSAN  A.,  born  Oct.  n,  1857,  died 
April  6,  1865.  JOHN  E.,  THOMAS  E. 
and  JAMES  W.  live  with  their  father. 
Mrs.  Isabel  Sanders  died  August  i,  1865. 
R.  E.  Sanders  was  married  May  31,  1868, 
to  Sophia  Porter,  who  was  born  Feb.  10, 
1842,  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio.  They 
have  two  living  children,  SARAH  R. 
and  ROBERT  W.  live  with  their  par- 
ents. Robert  E.  Sanders  resides  three 
miles  northeast  of  Pawnee,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 


JOHN  H.,  born  June  26,  1827,  in 
Green  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Feb.  25,  1847,  to  Martha  Funder- 
burk.  They  had  four  living  children : 
MARY  E.,  born  Jan.  6,  1848,  married 
Nov.  23,  1867,  to  John  L.  Ludwick,  who 
was  born  June  6,  1846,  in  Rockbridge 
county,  Va.  He  served  from  August, 

1864,  to  July,  1865,  in  Co.  A,  147111  Ohio 
Inf.     They   have  two  children,  MARTHA 
E.  and  CHARLES  H.,  and  live  near  Pawnee, 
111.     VIENNA   M.,  born  April  4,  1851, 
married   Oct.   23,  1866,  to  Joseph    Hallo- 
way,  who  was  born  Jan.  16,  1837,  *n  Har- 
din    county,  Ky.     They  live    two    and   a 
half  miles  northeast  of  Pawnee.  SARAH 
F.,  born  Sept.  24,  1858,  and  CHARLES 
T.,   born   Dec.    14,   1859,  live   with   their 
mother.     John  H.  Sanders  died  March  7, 

1865,  in   Pawnee,  and    his  widow  resides 
in  Christian  county,  three  miles  northeast 
of  Pawnee,  Sangamon  county,  111.     John 
H.    Sanders  was  in    the    store    of  James 
Bodge,    in    Pawnee,   on    the    evening    of 
March  7,  1865,  when  two  men  entered  it, 
ostensibly    with   the  view  of  trading,  but 
really   with   the    view    of    robbery.     Mr. 
Sanders  passed  out  of  the  door,  and  as  he 
did  so,  was  shot  by  an  accomplice  of  the 
robbers,  stationed  on  the  outside,  to  pre- 
vent his  giving  the  alarm.     He  died  be- 
fore any  of  his  friends  could   reach   him. 
Two   of   the    robbers,  James    P.   Lemon 
and  Barney  B.  Vanarsdale,  were  arrested, 
the  former   in   Missouri  and  the  latter  in 
Iowa.     They  were  tried,  convicted  April 
25,    and    hung   at    Springfield,  July    20, 

1866,  The  other,   Ballard,   was 

hung  in  Missouri  by  a  mob,  but  confessed 
that    he   assisted    in    the    murder    of  Mr. 
Sanders. 

MART  A.  .F.,  born  Oct.  18,  1828,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Rape  Funderburk.  See  his  name. 
She  died  June  8,  1848. 

ELISHA  7\,  born  July  2,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  15,  1850, 
to  Barbara  Proctor.  They  had  eight  chil- 
dren :  JOHN  T.,  ELIZABETH  A.  and 
EMMA  died  under  six  years  of  age.  Of 
the  other  five:  LOUISA,  born  Oct.  15, 
1851,  was  married  Jan.  31,  1869,  to 
Edward  Tilley.  They  have  two  living 
children,  ANDREW  j.  and  EDWARD,  and 
live  in  Pawnee,  Sangamon  county,  111. 
HARRIET  A.,  born  August  16,  1853, 
was  married  July  7,  1872,  to  William  R. 


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Galyen,  who  was  born  March  15,  1844, 
in  DeKalb  county,  Tenn.  They  have 
two  children,  JESSE  M.  and  GEORGE  ED- 
WARD, and  live  in  Cotton  Hill  township. 
MARTHA  I.,  LEONARD  F.  and 
PHILEMON  S.  live  yfith  their  parents, 
two  miles  east  of  Pawnee,  Sangamon 
county,  111.  Elisha  T.  Sanders  was  or- 
dained a  Predestinarian  Baptist  minister, 
June  20,  1874. 

WILLIAM  M.,  born  Jan.  10,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Ellen  Peak. 
They  have  four  living  children,  SARAH, 
SINAI,  TYRA  and  ETTIE.  William 
M.  Sanders  and  family  reside  in  Chris- 
tian county,  nine  miles  east  of  Pawnee 
and  eight  miles  west  of  Taylorville,  Illi- 
nois. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  April  16,  1835, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married,  June  15, 
1856,  to  Lucinda  Proctor,  had  one  child, 
MARY  F.,  and  Mrs.  Sanders  died  Sept. 
12,  1863.  Mr.  Sanders  married,  Feb.  25, 
1864,  to  Mrs.  Margaret  McLaughlin, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Henwood. 
They  have  three  children,  JOSEPH  W., 
WILLIAM  E.  and  ELI  PRESTON, 
and  reside  two  and  one-half  miles  north- 
east of  Pawnee,  Illinois. 

HARRIEJ^  A.,  born  May  25,  1836, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married,  August  17, 
1856,  to  William  J.  Wheeler,  who  was 
born  Feb.  21,  1835,  in  Gibson  county, 
Indiana.  They  had  nine  children,  seven 
of  whom  died  under  six  years  of  age. 
MADELON  and  WILLIAM  A.  re- 
side with  their  parents,  half  a  mile  north- 
east of  Pawnee,  Sangamon  county,  111. 
Mr.  Wheeler  has  been  acting  as  justice  of 
the  peace  since  April,  1872,  and  is  elected 
to  serve  until  April,  1877.  He  was  or- 
dained, June  20,  1874,  at  the  Horse  creek 
Predestinarian  Baptist  church,  as  a  preach- 
er of  the  gospel. 

ANDRE  W  y.,  born  April  22,  1838, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married,  October  7, 
1858,  to  Sarah  Lambert,  who  was  born 
Jan.  30,  1843,  m  Greene  county,  Indiana. 
They  had  four  children,  two  of  whom 
died.  JAMES  R.  and  EMMA  died 
under  four  years.  MILTON  J.  and 
FLORA  live  with  their  parents,  one  and 
one-half  mile  northeast  of  Pawnee,  111. 
He  was  ordained  June  20,  1874,  at  the 
Horse  Creek  Predestinarian  Baptist 
church,  as  a  preacher  of  the  gospel. 

TIMOTHY  E.  J/.,  born  June  2, 1841, 


in  Sangamon  county,  married,  August  28, 

1864,  to   Elizabeth  Tilley,  who  was  born 
April  10,  1844,  in  Kentucky.     They   had 
four    children — WILLIAM   died    in  in- 
fancy.    ALBERT    M..    CALVIN    and 
EFFIE  E.    live  with    their  parents,    one 
and  one-half  mile   northeast  of   Pawnee, 
Illinois.     Mr.  Sanders  was  ordained,  Oct. 
1 8,    1873,  as  deacon  of  the    Horse   creek 
Predestinarian  Baptist  church. 

ELIZA  ANN,  born  Sept.  17,  1842, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married,  Oct.,  1860, 
to  Dr.  Charles  Kerr.  They  had  two 
children,  EDWARD  EVERETT  and 
ELIZA  ANN.  Mrs.  Kerr  died,  Feb.  3, 

1865,  and  Dr.  Kerr  was  married,  Sept.  13, 

1866,  to    Melissa    McMurry.      See  Mc- 
Murry  family.     Dr.   Kerr  was   assistant 
surgeon  of  the    59th    111.    Inf.,    appointed 
Feb.  1 8,    1865,  was   promoted    to    Major 
Surgeon    of  the    loth  111.    Cav.,   Oct    23, 
1865.     That  regiment  was  mustered    out 
in   November,  when   he  returned  to  the 
59th,   and  was    mustered    out   with  it,  at 
Springfield,  in  January,  1866.     He  is  now 
a  practicing  physician  in   Pawnee,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois — 1876. 

JOSEPH  W.,  born  Oct.  16,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married,  Nov.  2,  1865, 
to  Mollie  E.  Sanders,  who  was  born 
October  25,  1845,  m  Kentucky.  They 
have  three  children,  AMANDA  M., 
WILLIAM  T.  and  CHARLES  AR- 
THUR, and  reside  two  and  thi*ee-quar- 
ter  miles  east  of  Pawnee,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

NANCT  ANN,  born  Dec.  14,  1845, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married,  Jan.  17, 
1865,  to  John  Faucett,  who  was  born 
Nov.  23,1840,  in  that  part  of  Green  which 
is  now  Tavlor  county,  Ky.  They  have 
three  children,  ELISHA  M.,  FANNY 
M.  and  JASPER  J.,  and  reside  one  and 
one-quarter  miles  east  of  Pawnee,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

STEPHEN  A.  Z>.,  born  December 
9,  1852,  in  Sangamon  county,  married, 
Dec.  7,  1871,  to  Amanda  A.  Womack, 
who  was  born  Oct.  12,1853,  in  Sangamon 
county.  They  have  one  child,  MAN- 
FORD  W.,  and  reside  two  miles  east  of 
Pawnee,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Sanders  died,  June  30, 
1865,  and  Elisha  Sanders  was  married, 
February  20,  1866,  to  Nancy  Jane  Fau- 
cett. They  have  two  living  children — 


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ELIZABETH  F.,  and    MARTHA 

E.,  who  live  with  their  parents. 

Elisha  Sanders  was  for  many  years  a 
licensed  preacher,  previous  to  May,  1863, 
when  he  was  ordained,  at  Horse  creek, 
regular  Predestinarian  Baptist  church, 
and  is  now  pastor  of  that  church. 

This  sketch  was  completed  in  June, 
1874. 

Rev.  Elisha  Sanders  says,  that  although 
he  came  into  the  county  ten  years  after 
settlement  commenced,  yet  he  found 
houses  very  scarce.  His  brother-in-law, 
Wm.  Crowder,  and  himself,  in  December, 
1829,  cut  down  oak  trees,  split  them  in 
halves,  built  a  cabin  west  of  Springfield, 
covered  it  with  clapboards,  chinked  it 
with  wood,  and,  instead  of  lime,  made 
mortar  of  the  rich  black  soil,  and  plaster- 
ed the  cracks.  The  plastering  was  done 
in  freezing  weather,  but  they  kept  up  a 
fire  on  the  inside  until  it  was  dry.  The 
chimney  was  made  of  sticks  and  plastered 
in  the  same  way,  and  when  it  was  dry, 
the  prints  of  their  fingers  could  be  seen 
all  over  in  the  plastering.  Mr.  Sanders 
now  lives  in  a  house  much  better  than  the 
average  farm  houses  in  the  county,  but  he 
says  he  never  felt  so  rich  as  when  he 
moved  into  that  cabin  plastered  with  the 
mud. 

Mr.  Sanders  remembers  that  the  "deep 
snow"  of  i83O-'3i  was  about  three  and 
one-half  feet  deep  on  a  level.  He  had  to 
gather  his  corn  twice.  The  first  time  he 
took  all  the  ears  on  a  level  with  and 
above  the  snow,  and  after  it  went  off  he 
went  over  again  and  gathered  nearly  as 
much  more.  He  saved  a  cow  and  calf 
from  perishing  by  taking  them  in  with 
his  family  and  keeping  them  in  one  cor- 
ner of  the  house. 

SANDERS,  ROBERT  W., 
was  born  April  10,  1815,  near  Harper's 
Ferry,  Virginia.  His  father  died  when 
he  was  a  child,  and  his  widowed  mother, 
with  her  eight  children,  moved  to  Ruther- 
ford county,  Tenn.,  in  1827.  Robert  W. 
was  married  there,  in  1834,  to  Keziah 
Johnson.  They  had  two  children  in  Ten- 
nessee, and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1838  in  what  is 
now  Cotton  Hill  township,  where  two 
children  were  born.  Mr.  Sanders  assisted 
in  quarrying  the  stone  for  the  State 
House,  then  in  course  of  construction  at 
Springfield.  His  family  suffered  greatly 


from  sickness,  and  in  1840  he  returned  to 
Tennessee,  where  he  died  May  31,  1857, 
leaving  a  widow,  nine  sons  and  one 
daughter.  Robert  W.  Sanders  was  a 
minister  in  the  Baptist  church  for  thirteen 
years  previous  to, his  death.  The  widow 
felt  that  some  great  calamity  was  about  to 
befall  that  part  of  the  country  where  she 
lived,  and  without  any  definite  idea  of 
what  it  was,  she  meditated  long  upon  the 
subject,  and  when  her  children  were 
wrapped  in  slumber  she  resolved,  if  possi- 
ble, to  take  them  again  to  Illinois  as  a 
place  of  safety.  She  wrote  at  once  to  her 
eldest  son,  who  had  returned  to  Illinois 
soon  after  the  death  of  his  father.  He 
was  glad  to  give  them  such  aid  and  en- 
couragement as  he  could,  and  they  all 
arrived  in  Sangamon  county  Oct.  10,  1859, 
just  in  time  to  understand  the  situation  of 
the  country  and  add  five  soldiers  to  the 
Union  army.  Of  Mrs.  Sanders  ten  living 
children — 

STEPHENN.,\>ovn  March  16,  1835, 
in  Rutherford  county,  Tenn.,  studied 
medicine  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  enlist- 
ed there  in  Co.  K,  i24th  111.  Inf.,  was 
elected  Captain  of  same  company  and 
twice  wounded — once  severely.  He  was 
acting  assistant  aid-de-camp  on  Gen.  J.  B. 
Coats'  staff  a  portion  of  the  time;  also 
assistant  government  marshal  of  the  pro- 
visional encampment  at  Vicksburg,  Miss., 
during  the  winter  of  1864  and  '5;  served 
three  years  and  was  honorably  discharged 
Aug.  12,  1865.  He  was  married  at 
Loami,  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Mary  J. 
Smith.  They  had  two  children;  one 
died;  the  other,  NORA,  lives  with  her 
grandmother  Smith  in  Christian  county. 
Mrs.  Mary  J.  Sanders  died  May  28,  1868. 
S.  N.  Sanders  was  married  Nov.  23,  1871, 
to  Susan  Elliott,  at  Wilmington,  111.  He 
is  a  practicing  physician  at  Arcola,  Doug- 
las county,  111. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Dec.  8,  1838,  in 
Cotton  Hill  township,  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  near  Auburn,  111.,  to  Eliza- 
beth Bremer.  They  have  two  children, 
CLARA  A.  and  IDA  B.,  and  reside  in 
Auburn,  111. 

THOMAS  y.,  born  Aug.  23,  1840,  in 
Cotton  Hill  townsnip,  Sangamon  county, 
brought  up  in  Tennessee,  and  enlisted  in 
Co.  K,  1 24111  111.  Vol.  Inf.,  in  1862,  for 
three  years;  was  elected  sargeant,  served 
full  term,  and  was  honorably  discharged 


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637 


Aug.  12,  1865.  He  was  married  Febru- 
;irv,  1875,  to  Maggie  Hackley,  and  resides 
in  Auburn,  111. 

MARTIN  L.,  born  Feb.  8,  1842,  in 
Rutherford  county,  Tenn.,  enlisted  April, 
1864,  in  Co.  K,  1 24th  111.  Inf.,  served  one 
year  and  eleven  months.  He  was  hon- 
orably discharged  at  the  close  of  the  rebel- 
lion, and  was  married  at  Mechanicsburg 
to  Mary  J.  Sparrow.  They  have  two 
children,  VIRGIL  H.  and  JAMES  H., 
and  reside  at  Lincoln,  111. 

JOHN  /?.,  born  Nov.  4,  1844,  in 
Rutherford  county,  Tenn.,  enlisted  in  Co. 
K,  1 24th  111.  Inf.,  April,  1864;  served 
eleven  months,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged November,  1865.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
Jennie  Wallace.  They  have  one  living 
child,  CLYDE.  J.  'F.  Sanders  is  a 
practicing  physician  at  Sullivan,  Moultrie 
county,  111. 

ANDRE  W  /?.,  born  Oct.  14,  1846,  in 
Tennessee,  enlisted  in  Co.  K,  i24th  111. 
Vol.  Inf.,  for  one  year,  served  eleven 
months,  and  was  honorably  discharged  at 
the  close  of  the  rebellion.  He  was  mar- 
ried Sept.  22,  1872,  to  Susan  A.  Ballen- 
ger.  They  have  one  child,  WILLIAM 
A.,  and  live  in  Auburn,  Sangamon  coun- 

ty,  HI. 

"  CLEMENT  J.,  born  Nov.  27,  1848, 
in  Tennessee,  was  married  Sept.  23,  1871, 
to  Ella  Watson.  They  have  two  child- 
ren, GUY  and  a  babe,  and  reside  in 
Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

CHRISTOPHER  //.,  born  Oct.  14, 
1850,  in  Williamson  county,  111.,  is  unmar- 
ried, and  practicing  medicine  in  Coving- 
ton,  Moultrie  county,  111. 

HENRY  J.,  born  Jan.  18,  1852,  in 
Williamson  county,  is  unmarried,  and  re- 
sides in  Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

ELLA,  born  Nov.  17,  1855,  in  David- 
son county,  Tenn.,  was  married  in 
Auburn,  111.,  to  Charles  Tomlinson. 
They  live  at  Butler,  Indiana. 

Mrs.  Keziah  Sanders  went  to  Nash- 
ville, Tenn.,  in  March,  1873,  to  visit  her 
relatives  and  acquaintances,  but  returned 
to  Illinois  in  the  fail  of  the  same  year,  and 
now  resides  with  her  daughter  in  Butler, 
Ind.  She  often  says  that  when  she  left 
Tennessee  in  1859,  it  was  the  best  move 
she  ever  made. 

SAUNDERS,  GUNNELL, 
was  born  July  27,  1783,  in  Loudon  county, 


Virginia,  of  English  ancestry.  His  par- 
ents emigrated  to  the  vicinity  of  Lexing- 
ton, Ky.,  and  a  year  or  two  later  moved  to 
Fleming  county,  in  the  same  State.  Mary 
Mauzy  was  born  April  15,  1784,  in  Fau- 
quier  county,  Virginia.  Her  parents, 
who  were  of  French  descent,  moved  to 
Bourbon  county,  and  from  there  to  Flem- 
ing county,  Ky.  Gunnell  Saunders  and 
Mary  Mauzy  were  there  married  about 
1801,  and  had  seven  children  there.  He 
was  a  soldier  from  Fleming  county  in  the 
war  of  1812,  and  afterwards  moved  his 
family  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
May  10,  1828,  and  settled  four  miles  north- 
east of  Springfield.  Of  their  children — 

JONATHAN  R.,  born  Feb.  17, 1802, 
in  Fleming  county,  Ky.,  was  married 
there  Dec.  18,  1823,  to  Sarah  McKinnie. 
They  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  Nov.  28,  1824,  at  Springfield. 
He  entered  the  land  on  which  the  Sanga- 
mon county  fair  is  held,  two  miles  north 
of  Springfield,  and  moved  there  in  1828. 
They  had  six  children  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. GUNNELL  A.,  born  Jan.  13,  1825, 
died  in  his  second  year.  LEWIS  A., 
born  Dec.  27,  1826,  in  Springfield,  was 
trained  to  mercantile  pursuits  in  Col.  John 
Williams'  store,  in  Springfield.  When 
gold  was  discovered  in  California,  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  Samuel  Fisher, 
who  for  several  years  had  lived  with  Mr. 
Saunders.  Lewis  A.  Saunders  and  Sam- 
uel Fisher  left  Springfield  early  in  1849, 
as  part  of  a  company  of  sufficient  magni- 
tude for  safety.  They  reached  their  des- 
tination and  engaged  in  mining  and  sell- 
ing provisions  to  the  miners  on  South 
Feather  river.  Mi\  Saunders  wrote  to 
his  parents  regularly  once  a  month.  In  a 
letter  written  to  them  early  in  April,  1850, 
he  reported  himself  well  and  in  a  pros- 
perous condition.  That  was  the  last  com- 
munication his  friends  ever  received  from 
him.  His  partner,  Mr.  Fisher,  went  to 
Sacramento  on  business  for  the  firm,  and 
Mr.  Saunders  was  last  seen  by  a  Rev.  Mr. 
Mayfield,  and  a  blacksmith  from  St.  Jo- 
seph, Mo.,  April  8,  1850.  Neither  of 
those  men  could  say  whether  it  was  before 
or  after  his  partner  left  for  Sacramento. 
All  that  his  parents  ever  received  from  his 
effects  was  about  two  hundred  dollars  in 
gold  dust,  much  less  than  he  took  with 
him.  Samuel  Fisher  returned  a  few 
months  later,  and  is  now — ^874 —  a 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


wealthy  farmer  and  manufacturer  at 
Brooklyn,  Schuyler  county,  111.  AS- 
BERRY  H.,born  Nov.  7,  1828,  in  Spring- 
field, was  married  Oct.  20,  1856,  at  Mt. 
Pleasant,  Iowa,  to  Marcia  E.  Underwood, 
who  was  born  Feb.  7,  1837,  a^  Portage, 
Ohio.  They  had  four  children;  three 
died  young.  HELEN,  born  June  2,  1863, 
lives  with  her  father.  Mrs.  Marcia  E. 
Saunders  died  Sept.  30,  1874.  Mr.  Saun- 
ders  has  farming  done  in  Arkansas,  and 
lives  in  Springfield,  111.  MARTHA  A. 
and  FRANCES  died  in  infancy.  MIL- 
TON, born  Oct.  3,  1836,  near  Springfield, 
was  married  Jan.  3,  1861,  to  Anna  E. 
Edwards,  who  was  born  April  29,  1840, 
in  Salem,  N.  J.  They  had  three  children. 
CORA  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Anna  E. 
Saunders  died  June  30,  1863,  leaving  two 
children,  NELLIE  E.  and  FRANCES  s.,  who 
live  with  their  father.  Milton  Saunders 
was  married  Aug.  28,  1872,  to  Martha  E. 
Beeley,  who  was  born  of  English  parent- 
age, Aug.  31,  1842,  at  Concord,  Morgan 
county,  111.  They  have  two  children,  LIL- 
LIE  and  MARCIA.  Milton  Saunders  and 
family  live  at  his  father's  house,  two  miles 
north  of  Springfield — 1874.  Mr.  Saun- 
ders is  a  deaf  mute,  caused  by  disease,  and 
his  present  wife  was  so  from  her  birth. 
They  were  both  educated  at  the  State  In- 
stitution at  Jacksonville.  All  his  children 
can  hear  and  converse.  Jonathan  R. 
Saunders  was  a  lieutenant  in  a  light-horse 
company  from  Sangamon  county  in  the 
Winnebago  war  of  1826  and  '7,  and  cap- 
tain of  the  same  company  in  the  Black 
Hawk  war  of  1831.  He  was  one  of  the 
board  of  officers  who  made  the  treaty 
with  Black  Hawk,  which  the  latter  violated 
and  caused  the  war  of  1832.  J.  R.  Saun- 
ders and  wife  reside  two  miles  north  ot 
Springfield,  111.,  and  have  lived  within  two 
miles  of  their  present  residence  52  years. 

NANCY,  born  about  1804,  in  Fleming 
county,  Ky.,  was  married  there  to  Amos 
Locke,  and  moved  to  Bloomington,  Ind., 
and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1830.  The  deep  snow  of  1830  and  '31 
discouraged  them  so  much  that  they  re- 
turned to  Bloomington  in  1832,  and  both 
died  there,  leaving  six  children,  all  ot 
whom  moved  to  Iowa.  Two  of  the  sons 
were  killed  in  the  Union  army  while 
assisting  to  suppress  the  great  rebellion. 

PRESLEY,  born  in  Fleming  county, 
Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in 


1827,  and  married  Edith  Cooper.  They 
had  three  children  in  that  county,  who  all 
died  young.  They  moved  in  1834  to 
Iowa,  and  Presley  Saunders  laid  out  the 
town  of  Mt.  Pleasant.  Of  their  two 
children  born  in  Iowa,  AMANDA  mar- 
ried Dr.  J.  D.  Harper,  and  died  in  Mt. 
Pleasant.  \See  Dr.  Harper's  name  in 
connection  with  the  Mitchell  family .] 
MARY  married  in  Mt.  Pleasant  to  John 
McCoy,  and  lives  in  Denver,  Col.  Mrs. 
Edith  Saunders  died  in  Mt.  Pleasant,  and 
Presley  Saunders  married  Huldah  Bowen. 
They  had  four  children,  and  all  are  mar- 
ried. Presley  Saunders  is  President  of 
the  First  National  Bank  at  Mt.  Pleasant, 
Iowa,  and  resides  there — 1875. 

FRANCES,  born  in  Fleming  county, 
Ky.,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  to  David  K.  Mackey.  They  had  one 
child,  and  Mr.  Mackey  and  the  child  died. 
Mrs.  Frances  Mackey  was  married  to 
Rev.  Arthur  Miller,  who  died,  and  she 
died  Sept.  24,  1876,  in  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa. 
GEORGE  M.,  born  Oct.  6,  1811,  in 
Fleming  county,  Ky.,  was  married  April 
9,  1833,  to  Maria  L.  Sampson,  who  was 
born  April  5,  i8n,in  Fleming  county, 
Ky.  They  had  four  children.  EVE- 
LINE M.,  born  March  4,  1835,  married 
Dr.  William  Logan.  They  have  one 
child,  and  live  in  Oconee,  Shelby  county, 
Illinois.  JAMES  W.,  born  March  24, 
1837,  an<l  served  three  months  in  the  be- 
ginning of  the  rebellion,  in  an  Illinois 
regiment.  He  married  Sarah  Dorrell, 
and  lives  in  Mason  City,  111.  JOHN  S., 
born  May  2,  1840,  enlisted  for  three  years, 
in  1861,  in  Co.  G,  loth  111.  Cav.,  served 
three  years  and  four  months,  and  was  hon- 
orably discharged.  He  was  married 
August  4,  1866,  to  Cordelia  Montgomery. 
They  have  two  children,  ARAMINDA  and 
LEWIS  L.,  and  live  two  miles  north  of 
Springfield.  DAVID  S.,  born  June  17, 
1842,  enlisted  in  1861,  in  the  2d  111.  Art., 
for  three  years,  and  died  at  Fort  Donel- 
son,  May  3,  1864.  Mrs.  M.  L.  Saunders 
died  Nov.  29,  1847,  an^  George  M.  Saun- 
ders was  married  March  9,  1849,  to  Nancy 
A.  Offill,  who  was  born  May  4,  1826,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.  They  had  seven  living 
children.  ALVIN  L.,  born  Feb.  4, 
1850,  enlisted  in  1862,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  C,  1 1 5th  111.  Inf.,  was  transferred  to 
the  1 2  ist  111.  Inf.,  served  to  the  end  of  the 
rebellion,  and  was  honorably  discharged. 


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He  married  Mary  J.  Shaw.  They  have 
one  child,  and  live  two  miles  north  of 
Springfield,  111.  JULIA  E.,  SARAH 
J.,  EDWARD  L.,  ETNA  A.,  MARY 
E.  and  HARVEY  E.,  live  with  their 
parents,  four  miles  north  of  Springfield, 
Illinois. — 1874. 

AL  VI N,  born  July  12,  1817,  in  Flem- 
in7  county,  Kj.,  came  with  his  parents 
to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in  1828,  drove 
an  ox  team  in  breaking  prairie  and  haul- 
ing wood  to  Springfield.  He  remained 
with  his  father  until  1836,  when  he  joined 
his  brother  Presley  at  what  is  now  Mt. 
Pleasant,  Henry  county,  Iowa,  then  part 
of  the  territory  of  Wisconsin.  There 
were  but  four  families,  and  not  more  than 
a  dozen  houses  in  the  town.  He  first 
hired  to  a  farmer,  but  soon  after  found 
employment  as  a  clerk  in  a  small  dry 
goods  store.  His  education  was  too  lim- 
ited for  the  latter  position,  so  he  attended 
night  school,  and  in  this  way  improved 
himself,  and  retained  his  position  as  clerk. 
He  was  the  first  Postmaster  at  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant, and  continued  in  that  position  seven 
years,  during  which  time  he  was  in  a 
partnership  with  his  brother  Presley,  in 
mercantile  business.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  constitutional  convention  of  Iowa, 
under  which  that  State  was  admitted  into 
the  Union,  and  was  elected  State  Senator 
in  1854.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  first 
Republican  convention  of  Iowa,  which 
met  Feb.  22.  1856.  Alvin  Saunders  was 
married  March  n,  1856,  in  Washington, 
D.  C.,  to  Marthena  Barlow,  who  was 
born  Oct.  24,  1834,  at  Greencastle,  Ind. 
She  is  a  niece  of  Mrs.  Senator  Harlan. 
They  have  two  children.  CHARLES 
L.,  born  Dec.  23,  1856,  and  MARY  A., 
born  Nov.  16,  1860,  live  with  their  pa- 
rents. In  1858  Mr.  Saunders  was  elected 
his  own  successor  to  the  State  Senate.  He 
was  a  delegate  to  the  National  Republican 
Convention  of  1860,  which  nominated  Mr. 
Lincoln  as  a  candidate  for  President  of 
the  United  States  He  and  Mr.  Lincoln 
became  acquainted  in  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  when  both  were  unknown.  During 
Mr.  Saunders'  second  term  as  State  Sena- 
tor of  Iowa,  Mr.  Lincoln  appointed  him, 
early  in  1861,  Governor  of  Nebraska  Ter- 
ritory, a  position  he  held  for  six  years, 
and  until  Nebraska  was  admitted  to  the 
Union  as  a  State,  which  he  officially  an- 
nounced by  proclamation,  March  27, 


1867.  When  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad 
bill  passed  congress,  Gov.  Saunders  was 
appointed  by  that  body  one  of  the  commis- 
sioners to  give  practical  form  to  the  meas- 
ure, and  on  Dec.  2,  1863,  ground  was 
broken  at  Omaha  by  his  moving  with  his 
own  hands  the  first  spadefull  of  earth  for 
the  construction  of  that  great  thorough- 
fare. When  he  was  appointed  Governor, 
Nebraska  Territory  was  in  debt  equal  to 
two  dollars  per  head  for  every  man, 
woman  and  child  within  its  limits,  and 
when  she  was  admitted  as  a  State,  and 
Governor  Saunders  retired,  there  was 
sufficient  money  in  the  treasury  to  pay  all 
indebtedness,  including  the  expense  of 
furnishing  Nebraska's  quota  of  troops  to 
suppress  the  great  slaveholders'  rebellion. 
Ex-Gov.  Saunders  resides  in  Omaha, 
Nebraska,  and  is  President  of  the  State 
National  Bank  of  that  place. 

WILLIAM  A.,  born  in  Fleming 
county,  Ky.,  came  with  his  parents  to 
Sangamon  county,  in  1828,  and  afterwards 
went  to  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa,  where  he 
was  married  to  Louisa  Dickey.  All  their 
children  died  young,  except  one.  Mr. 
Saunders  died  in  1863,  and  his  only  child, 
WILLIAM,  born  after  his  father's  death, 
lives  with  his  mother,  in  Mt.  Pleasant, 
Iowa. 

Gunnell  Saunders  and  his  wife  moved 
from  Springfield,  111.,  to  Mt.  Pleasant, 
Iowa,  in  the  summer  of  1846.  Hon.  E. 
D.  Baker,  of  Ball's  Bluff  fatal  memory, 
with  whom  Mr.  Saunders  was  on  terms  of 
most  intimate  friendship,  visited  Mt. 
Pleasant,  and  made  a  speech  in  favor  of 
the  election  of  Gen.  Taylor.  Mr.  Saun- 
ders took  Col.  Baker  in  his  carriage  to 
Ottumwa,  and  on  the  morning  of  Oct.  26, 
1848,  bade  him  adieu  and  left  for  home. 
He  was  found  about  two  miles  from  Ot- 
tumwa, in  his  carriage,  dead,  with,  the 
lines  so  adjusted  as  to  bring  the  carriage 
on  a  cramp.  Gunnell  Saunders  was  about 
sixty  miles  from  home,  but  his  remains 
were  taken  to  Mt.  Pleasant  for  interment. 
His  widow  continued  to  live  there  until 
Oct.  18,  1851,  when  she  died  from  the 
effects  of  a  dose  of  arsenic  carelessly  put 
up  bv  a  druggist  in  place  of  morphine. 

S  ATT  LEY,  ROBERT,  was 
born  Oct.  27,  1788,  in  the  vicinity  of  Ver- 
gennes,  Vermont.  He  and  his  brother 
Archibald  went  with  the  family  of  Mrs. 
Lovina  Hawley,  a  widow  lady  with  two 


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daughters  and  three  sons,  to  White  coun- 
ty, near  Carmi,  111.,  in  the  fall  of  1818. 
He  was  there  married,  February,  1819,  to 
Eliza  Hawley.  She  was  born  March  7, 
1801,  near  Vergennes,  Vt.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Sattley  moved  to  what  became  San- 
gamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  June.  1819, 
and  settled  about  half  a  mile  north  of 
where  Rochester  now  stands.  They  ha  i 
eight  children  in  Sangamon  county — 

AARON,  born  Jan.  25,  1820,  "in  San- 
gam  on  county,  mariied  March  4,  1858,  to 
Delilah  Shaver,  who  was  born  Feb.  9, 
1835,  m  Ohio.  They  have  seven  children, 
JOSEPHINE,  ROBERT  H.,  RALPH 
D.,  LOVINA  A.,  WILLIAM  A., 
MARY  E.  and  HARRIET,  and  reside 
one  mile  west  of  Sangamo  station,  Sanga- 
mon county,  111. — 1874. 

RALPH,  born  Nov.  i,  1821,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  was  drowned  June  15,  1844, 
in  South  Fork,  after  having  saved  the  life 
of  another  young  man  who  was  bathing. 

HARRIET,  born  Nov.  27,  1823,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  3, 1849,  to 
George  M.  Greene.  See  his  name. 

JULIA,  born  Sept.  6,  1825,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Horace  Collins,  a 
native  of  Ohio.  They  have  seven  living 
children,  and  reside  near  Solon,  Johnson 
county,  Iowa. 

LOVINA,  born  Sept.  14,  1827,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Charles  Fair- 
child.  See  his  name. 

EMILY,  born  Oct.  22,  1829,  in  San- 
gamon county,  died  Dec.  15,  1851. 

ALFRED  died  in  infancy. 

ELIZA  J.,  born  June  15,  1834,  mar- 
ried John  A.  Twist.  See  his  name. 

ROBERT  H.,  born  Sept.  18,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  7,  1860, 
to  Margaret  J.  Greene.  They  had  four 
children.  The  eldest  and  youngest  died 
in  infancy.  MARY  E.  and  EMMA  J. 
live  with  their  parents,  three  miles  south 
of  Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

Robert  Sattley  died  March  27,  1842, 
and  Mrs.  Eliza  Sattley  died  June  13,  1860, 
both  in  Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

SATTLEY,  ARCHIBALD, 
born  Oct.  8,  1794,  near  Vergennes,  Ver- 
mont, was  married  Feb.  13,  1819,  near 
Carmi,  White  county,  111.,  to  Harriet 
Hawley,  who  was  born  March,  7,  1801, 
in  Vermont.  She  was  a  twin  sister  of 
his  brother  Robert's  wife.  They  moved 
to  what  became  Sangamon  county,  arriv- 


ing in  June,  1819,  and  settled  half  a  mile 
north  of  where  Rochester  now  stands. 
They  had  eight  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  two  of  whom  died  young.  Of 
the  others — 

MEL  VINA,  born  Sept.  3,  1819,  mar- 
ried John  C.  Miller.  See  his  name. 

ALBERT,  born  April  10,  1821,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married,  Sept.  21, 
1853,  in  Springfield,  to  h'usan  C.  Torrey. 
They  had  six  children,  three  died  young. 
The  others  live  with  their  parents,  in 
Taylorville,  Illinois.  Albert  Sattley  is 
one  of  the  firm  of  Sattley  Bros.,  Taylor- 
ville, Illinois,  and  resides  there. 

MARY,  born  Dec.  31,  1822,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  was  married  Jan.  16,  1845, 
in  Rochester,  to  Thomas  Cheney.  They 
had  four  children,  two  died  young.  JEN- 
NIE married  Dr.  Henry  Jayne,  and  lives  in 
Taylorville.  See  his  name.  CHARLES, 
born  Oct.  9,  1850,  in  Taylorville,  was 
married  there,  Jan.  30,  1872,  to  Jennie 
Murphy,  who  was  born  July  I,  1850,  in 
Christian  county,  Illinois.  They  live  in 
Taylorville,  Illinois.  Thomas  Cheney 
died  Sept.  6,  1854,  and  his  widow  married 
Matthew  E.  Long.  See  his  name. 

ELIZA,  born  Nov.  ir,  1824,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Isaac  H.  Firey. 
See  his  name. 

MARSHALL,  born  Oct  24,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married,  Nov.  5, 
1857,  to  Ruth  A.  Prather,  who  was  born 
July  22,  1838,  in  Washington  county, 
Maryland.  They  have  one  child,  MYR- 
TLE, and  live  in  Taylorville,  Illinois. 
He  is  one  of  the  firm  of. Sattley  Bros. 

EDMUND  was  killed  by  a  loaded 
wagon  running  over  him,  in  Rochester, 
at  the  age  of  five  years. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Sattley  died  Oct.  13,  1833, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  Archibald  Satt- 
ley was  married  in  March,  1834,  to  Julia 
E.  Sherman,  a  native  of  Vermont.  They 
had  three  children  in  Rochester. 

HENRY,  born  Sept.  25,  1835,  was 
married  Feb.  29,  1861,  in  Taylorville,  to 
Mary  Thompson,  a  native  of  Virginia. 
They  had  four  children,  three  died  young. 
ELIZA  lives  with  her  parents  in  Taylor- 
ville. 

ARCHIBALD,  Jun.,  born  Sept.  2, 
1837,  was  married  Oct.  25,  1860,  to 
Martha  J.  Ferguson.  Thev  have  five 
children,  CLYDE  A.,  JAMES  F., 


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FREDERICK  L.,  HIRAM  L.  and 
LUCY.  A.  Sattley,  Jim.,  is  of  the  firm 
of  Sattley  Bros.,  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

CHARLES,  born  Feb.  12,  1839,  was 
married  Feb.  15,  1862,  near  Taylorville, 
to  Clara  A.  Ferguson.  They  have  five 
children,  LULIE,  EMMA,  OSCAR, 
MAUDE,  and  a  babe,  and  live  near  Wil- 
ley  station,  Christian  county,  111. 
Archibald  Sattley,  Sen.,  died  March  16, 
1842,  in  Rochester,  and  his  widow,  Mrs. 
Julia  E.  Sattley,  was  married  there  to 
Lewis  Thompson.  They  had  two  child- 
ren— 

VICTORIA,  married  J.  E.  Davis, 
and  lives  at  Brookton. 

ALICE  married  Harry  Smith,  and 
lives  in  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Julia  E.  Thompson  died  in  1865, 
in  Springfield,  111.,  and  Lewis  Thompson 
died  in  1872,  near  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

SAYRE,  JOHN,  was  born  Oct. 
12,  1762,  near  Bridgeton,  Cumberland 
county,  New  Jersey,  and  was  married 
there,  August  20,  1792,  to  Catharine 
Teel,  who  was  born  May  3,  1774,  near 
Bridgeton,  also.  They  had  eleven  child- 
ren in  New  Jersey,  and  the  family  moved 
to  Green  county,  near  Xenia,  Ohio,  in 
1822,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1834,  in 
what  is  now  Cartwright  township,  south 
of  Richland  creek.  Of  their  children — 

JOHN,  Jun.,  born  July  18,  1795,  in 
New  Jersey,  was  married  in  Ohio  to 
Nancy  Maxwell.  They  had  three  child- 
ren. He  came  on  a  visit  to  his  relations, 
and  died  Dec.  31,  1870,  in  Springfield.  He 
was  buried  in  Cartwright  township,  and 
his  two  daughters  are  both  married.  One 
lives  in  Iowa  and  the  other  in  Missouri. 

DA  VID,  born  August  2,  1797,  was 
married  in  New  Jersey,  and  never  moved 
west. 

MARGARET,  born  Feb.  22,  1800, 
near  Bridgeton,  Cumberland  county,  N. 
J.,  was  married  there  to  Constantine  Fos- 
ter. See  his  name. 

THOMAS,  born  Dec.  14,  1802,  in 
Cape  May  county,  N.  J.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  June  23,  1836,  to  Effie 
Waggoner.  They  had  eight  living  child- 
ren— JOHN,  born  Jan.  11,  1838,  died  un- 
married, Oct.  7,  1865.  MARY  AR- 
MINDA,  born  Nov.  i,  1839,  married 
William  T.  Pirkins.  See  his  name. 
JAMES  T.  born  June  6,  1841,  and 

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GEORGE  W.  born  Aug.  11,  1843,  lives 
with  their  mother.  ELIZA  JANE,  born 
Oct.  4, 1847,  married  Aug.  10, 1871,  to  James 
W.  Shoup,  who  was  born  July,  1846,  in 
New  York  city.  They  live  near  Rich- 
land  Station.  CHARLES  C.,  ANN  E. 
and  MARGARET  E.  live  with  their 
mother.  Thomas  Sayre  died  Jan.  23, 
1861,  and  his  widow  resides  now  (1876)  on 
the  farm  where  he  settled  on  coming  to 
the  county.  It  is  two  and  a  half  miles 
northeast  of  Richland  Station,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

ELIZA,  born  August  26,  1806,  in 
New  Jersey;  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Rolla  Morgan.  They  had 
eight  children,  moved  to  Iowa,  and  Mrs. 
Morgan  died  there.  The  family  started 
over  the  plains,  and  Mr.  Morgan  and  one 
of  the  children  died  on  the  road.  The 
others  continued  their  journey,  and  reside 
in  Portland,  Oregon. 

FOSJ^ER,  born  July  8,  1809,  in  New 
Jersey,  died  in  Ohio,  July  22,  1836,  from 
injuries  received  in  a  well. 

EDMOND,  born  Dec.  2,  1812,  in  New 
Jersey,  is  unmarried,  and  lives  in  Cart- 
wright township,  Sangamon  county,  111., 
now,  1876. 

MART,  born  June  16, 1814,  near  Bridge- 
ton,  New  Jersey,  was  married  Sept.  15, 
1842,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  John 
H.  Beaumont.  They  had  one  living 
child,  FANNIE,  who  married  Dr.  Harri- 
son Withrow.  See  his  name.  They  live 
in  Petersburg,  111.  Mr.  Beaumont  died 
May  3,  1870,  at  Pleasant  Plains,  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  his  widow  lives  at  Peters- 
burg, Menard  county,  111. 

CLARISSA,  born  Oct.  31,  1816,  in 
New  Jersey,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Jordan  Simpson.  See  his 
name. 

Mrs.  Catharine  Sayre  died  Sept.  18, 
1835,  anc^  Jonn  Sayre  died  Dec.  27,  183=5, 
both  near  Richland  creek,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

SCOTT,  DALLAS,  was  born 
April  6,  1791,  in  Cumberland  county,  Ky. 
Sarah  Foster  was  born  May  i,  1793,  in 
the  same  county.  They  were  there  mar- 
ried in  1815,  and  had  two  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  the  family  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  Nov.  i,  1819,  on 
Richland  creek,  three  miles  east  of  the 
present  town  of  Pleasant  Plains,  where 


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six  children  were  born.  Of  their  eight 
children, 

ELIZABETH,  born  Nov.  13,  1816, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Travis  Elmore,  and  live  near 
Ashland,  Cass  county,  Illinois. 

GEORGE  M.,  born  July  18,  1819,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Cass  county,  111.,  to 
Margaret  Whitmire.  They  had  two 
living  children.  He  was  a  physician,  and 
died  June  13,  1851,  at  Lagrange,  Missouri. 
His  children  live  with  their  mother,  who 
married,  and  lives  near  Sidney,  Ohio. 

CINTHELIA,  born  Sept.  10,  1821, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Feb.  9, 
1841,  to  Valentine  C.  Cartwright.  See 
his  name. 

MILTON  M.,  born  Feb.  24,  1824,  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  married  in  Ken- 
tucky to  Jane  Scott.  They  have  one 
child,  and  live  in  Crawford  county  Mo. 

JOHN  P.,  born  April  6,  1826,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married,  has  five  children, 
and  lives  near  Omaha,  Nebraska. 

MATTIE  J.,  born  April  24,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  is  unmarried,  and  lives 
with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Cartwright. 

HA  TTIE  N.,  born  December  4,  1831, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Amos  Dick, 
has  one  child,  EMMA,  and  lives  near 
Wapella,  DeWitt  county,  Illinois. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  April  26,  1835, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  January  17, 
1858,  to  Mary  L.  Brockman,  who  was 
born  Oct.  i,  1836,  in  Morgan  county,  111. 
They  had  seven  children.  HARRIET 
E.,  the  third  child,  died  at  four  years,  and 
AMOS,  the  seventh  child,  died  Sept.  4, 
187$,  in  his  second  year.  The  other  five, 
GEORGE  D.,  CYNTHIA  A.,  JOHN 
L.,  JAMES  H.,  and  EUGENE,  live 
with  their  parents.  F.  M.  Scott  resides 
at  the  homestead  where  his  parents 
settled  in  1819.  It  is  in  Cartwright  town- 
ship, three  miles  northeast  of  Pleasant 
Plains,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

Dallas  Scott  died  June  18,  1841,  and  his 
widow  died  Feb.  4,  1862,  both  in  Cart- 
wright township,  Sangamon  countv,  111. 

SCOTT,  JAMES,  was  born  Oct. 
22,  1797,  in  Culpepper  county,  Va.  His 
father  moved  to  South  Carolina,  thence  to 
Rutherford  county,  Tenn.,  and  from  tHere 
to  Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  all  when  James 
was  a  boy.  Mary  Woods  was  born  Feb. 
29,  1804,  in  Georgia,  and  her  pare'its  soon 
after  moved  to  Caldwell  county,  Ky. 


James  Scott  and  Mary  Woodsywere  there 
married  May  6,  1819.  They  had  6  chil- 
dren in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Missouri, 
crossing  the  Mississippi  on  the  ice  in  the 
winter  of  1827  or  '28.  After  four  weeks, 
they  went  to  Morgan  county,  111.  In  the 
spring  of  1828  they  returned  to  Kentucky, 
and  in  the  fall  of  1829  moved  to  Morgan 
county,  111.,  where  nine  children  were 
born,  in  all  fifteen  children,  namelv — 

EVELINE,  born  March  8,  "1820,  in 
Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  married  Henry  N. 
Hamlin.  See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  April  20,  1821, 
in  Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Mor- 
gan county,  111.,  to  John  H.  Ham.  They 
have  a  family,  and  reside  near  Decatur, 
111. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  March  27,  1823, 
in  Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  married  Mrs. 
Sarah  Burch,  and  reside  near  Franklin, 
Morgan  county,  111.  They  have  five  chil- 
dren, viz.:  MINERVA  E.,  GEORGE, 
MARTHA,  WILLIAM  H.,  and 
SARAH  F. 

LUCY,  born  March  3,  1825  in  Cald- 
well county,  Ky.,  married  in  Morgan 
county  111.,  to  Samuel  O'Neal.  See  his 
name. 

MART  A.,  born  Dec.  9,  1826,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  George  G.  Harnsburger, 
and  resides  near  Decatur,  111. 

SARAH,  born  Oct.  9,  1828,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county,  111., 
to  Joseph  Stickel,  and  reside  near  Hills- 
boro,  Montgomery  county  111. 

MINERVA  J.,  born 'April  2,  1830, 
in  Morgan  county,  111.,  and  was  married 
there  to  William  R.  Ford.  See  his 
name. 

MARTHA  E.,  born  Feb.  13,  1832,  in 
Morgan  county,  111.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Hiram  W.  Walker.  See 
his  name. 

NANC1  M.,  born  in  Morgan  county, 
died  aged  6  vears. 

THOMAS  y.,  born  Dec.  9,  1835,  in 
Morgan  county,  111.,  married  Fannie  Bird, 
and  for  his  second  wife,  married  Mary 
Ford.  They  have  one  child,  LUTHER 
D.,  and  reside  at  Virden,  Macoupin  coun- 
ty,  111. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  April  9,  1838,  in 
Morgan  county,  married  April  9,  1862,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Matilda  Headley, 
who  was  born  Sept.  27,  1838,  in  Parke 
county,  Ind.  They  have  four  living  chil- 


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dren,  HELEN.  THALBERG  W., 
CHANNINGH.,  and  LAUREL.  Their 
second  child,  EDNA,  died  Sept.  9,  1865. 
The  following  lines  written  by  the 
mother,  and  published  in  the  Illi- 
nois State  Journal  expresses  her  feelings 
at  the  time: 

IN  MEMORIAM. 

Sleep,  little  baby  sleep, 

Not  in  thy  mother's  arms  or  cradle  bed, 

But  in  the  grave  forever  with  the  dead 

To  sleep  thy  last  long  sleep. 

My  precious  child  !  alas,  no  longer  mine, 

Earth  holds  no  form  so  dear  to  me  as  thine. 

Rest,  little  darling,  rest, 

Thy  mother's  heart  is  breaking  o'er  the  loss 

Of  thee,  sweet  baby  !  O,  the  bitter  cross 

la  hard  to  bear — what  joys,  what  hopes  are  hid 

Forever  undernea'  h  thy  coffin  lid  ! 

Yet  rest  thee,  darling,  rest. 

Could  I  again  behold 
Thee,  baby,  as  when  living,  my  delight, 
Thy  beauteous  face  so  fair,  thine  eyes  so  bright, 
Thy  h>»ir  of  sunny  gold, 
How  would  it  ease  this  aching,  longing  pain, 
Could  I  but  clasp  thee  to  my  heart  again  ! 
BALL,  111.,  March.  1872.  M  S. 

William  P.  Scott  resides  in  Ball  town- 
ship, about  two  hundred  yards  north  of 
where  Robert  Pulliam  built  the  first  cabin 
in  the  county. 

HARRIET  A.,  born  May  6,  1840,  in 
Morgan  county,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  David  Pyle.  See  his  name. 

JULIA,  born  in  1842,  died  in  1857. 

NANCT  ANTIONE7^7^E,  born 
April  13,  1845,  m  Morgan  county,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Fletcher  A. 
Stickel,  and  resides  in  Centralia,  Kansas. 

JAMES  /?.,  born  Dec.  9,  1847,  in 
Morgan  county,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  in  1872,  to  Marv  R.  Patterson. 
They  have  one  child,  CLARA  ETTIE, 
and  live  in  Ball  township. 

James  Scott  and  wife  reside  in  Ball 
township,  three  hundred  yards  east 
of  where  Robert  Pulliam  built  the 
first  cabin  in  Sangamon  county,  in  the 
autumn  of  1817.  Mrs.  Scott's  youngest 
child  has  witnessed  more  returns  of  his 
birthday  than  she  has  of  her  own.  See 
date  of  her  birth  for  explanation. 

SCOTT,  JOHN,  was  born  about 
1734  in  Pennsylvania.  His  father,  An- 
drew Scott,  emigrated  from  Scotland  and 
settled  in  Pennsylvania  about  1725.  John 
Scott  was  a  soldier  in  the  American 
Revolution,  and  was  married  about  1756 
to  Anna  Crayton.  They  had  one  child — 


ELIZABETH,  who  married  James 
Maston. 

Mrs.  Anna  Scott  died  and  John  Scott 
married  Nancy  Keith.  They  had  twelve 
living  children.  The  family  moved  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1824,  and  settled  at 
Island  Grove.  Of  his  children — 

ANDREW,  born  Nov.  21,  1786,  in 
North  Carolina,  was  married  May  28,  1808, 
in  Jackson  county,  Tenn.,  to  Anna  Lon- 
gest, who  was  born  in  1791  in  South  Caro- 
lina, near  the  sea  coast.  They  had  seven 
children  there,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  first  stopping  east  of  Spring- 
field, thence  to  Richiand  creek,  and  from 
there  to  Island  Grove,  arriving  in  1824. 
Four  children  were  born  there.  Of  their 
eleven  children,  GADDIAL,  born  Aug. 
9,  1809,  in  Jackson  county,  Tenn.,  was 
married  July  25,  1833,  at  Island  Grove, 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Susan  Sexton, 
who  was  born  May  25,  1810,  in  Knox 
county,  Kentucky.  The  moved  to  Knox 
county,  111.,  settling  four  miles  north  of 
Knoxville,  Oct.  6,  1834.  They  had  six 
living  children,  WILLIAM  M.,  born  July  21, 
1834,  died  July  18,  1863.  JOHN  w.,  born 
March  26,  1836,  died  Oct.  6,  1862. 
ELIZABETH  s.,  born  April  27,  1839,  died 
Feb.  22,  iS64«  ENOCH  s.,  born  July  25, 
1841,  near  Galesburg,  was  married  July  4, 
1863,  to  Mary  R.  Grant.  They  had  two 
living  children,  John  W.  and  Clarence 
R.,  and  live  at  the  homestead  near  Gales- 
burg,  111.  JAMES  M.,  born  May  5,  1843, 
in  Knox  county,  was  married  Feb.  23, 
1870,  to  Delia  Lotts.  They  had  two 
children,  Forrest  L.  and  Olive  P.,  and 
live  at  the  homestead  near  Galesburg,  111. 
JACOB  A.,  born  Oct.  14,  1846,  died  May  3, 
1865.  Mrs.  Susan  Scott  died  Jan.  22, 
1875,  and  Gaddial  Scott  resides  near 
Galesburg,  111.  NANCY,  born  Feb.  22, 
1 8 1 1,  in  Lincoln  county,  Ky.,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  John  Slatten.  They 
moved  to  DeWitt  county,  111.,  and  from 
there  to  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  in  1856,  where 
they  now  reside.  They  have  seven  chil- 
dren. JAMES  L.,  born  Jan.  12,  1813,  in 
Giles  county,  Tenn.,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1824,  and  was  married  in  Iowa 
to  Mary  A.  Gilmer.  They  have  eight 
children,  and  reside  near  Des  Moines, 
Iowa.  ELIZABETH  A.,  born  Jan.  20, 
1815,  in  Harrison  county,  Ind.,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  with  her  father's  family 
and  married  John  Maxwell,  of  Macon 


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County.  They  have  five  living  children, 
and  reside  near  Waynesville,  DeWitt 
county,  111.  ANNA,  born  Jan.  21,  1817, 
in  Orange  county,  Ind.,  married  Tilford 
Gilmer.  They  have  one  child,  and  reside 
near  Glasgow,  Jefferson  county,  Iowa. 
WILSON  A.,  born  Nov.  20,  1818,  in 
Crawford  connty,  Ind.;  came  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  111.,  in  1824,  was  married  in 
Iowa  to  Mrs. '  Louisa  Jayne.  Wilson 
A.  Scott  went  to  Fort  Des  Moines 
and  traded  with  the  Indians  there 
until  they  were  removed  west.  He  ac- 
companied them  but  returned  to  Des 
Moines,  laid  out  the  town  on  the  east  side 
of  the  river,  and  it  was  largely  through 
his  influence  and  contributions  that  the 
capital  was  built  on  that  side.  He  went 
to  California,  returned  to  Des  Moines  and 
contributed  two  or  three  years  to  the 
building  up  of  the  city;  started  to  Pike's 
Peak  and  died  at  Fort  Laramie  in  1859. 
His  remains  were  buried  at  Des  Moines. 
CALEB  L.,  born  Dec.  22,  1821,  in  San- 
gamon  county,  111.,  spent  ten  years,  from 
1850  to  1860,  in  California,  was  married 
Oct.  21,  1860,  in  Jefferson  county,  Iowa,  to 
Charlotte  K.  Templeton,  who  was  born 
Oct.  9,  1827,  in  Wayne  county,  Ohio. 
They  came  at  once  to  Island  Grove  town- 
ship, Sangamon  county,  111.  They  had 
five  children,  CHARLOTTE  j.,  ANN  M., 
JOHN  H.  c.,  HENRY  w.,  and  EDNA  E.,  and 
reside  adjoining  Berlin  on  the  east. 
JOHN  W.,  born  June  3,  1824,  at  Island 
Grove,  was  married  Sept.  7,  1848,  to 
Martha  Yates.  They  had  nine  children, 
three  died  in  infancy,  MINNIE  died  in  her 
eighth  year.  The  other  five,  HEXRY  A., 
LOUISA,  RICHARD  Y.,  JOHN  w.,  Jun.,  and 
THOMAS  Y.,  reside  with  their  parents  in 
Berlin,  Illinois.  DORINDA,  born  Dec. 
12,  1828,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  mar- 
ried to  William  T.  Hughes,  who  was  born 
in  Adair  county,  Ky.  They  have  two 
living  children,  MARY  L.  married  Samuel 
Mendenhall,  and  lives  at  Elkhart,  111. 
ADA  M.  resides  with  her  parents.  Wil- 
liam T.  Hughes  and  family  live  at  Elk- 
hart,  Logan  county,  111.  LUCINDA, 
born  April  17,  1830,  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Stewart  Goodrell.  They  had 
three  children,  MARY,  STEWART,  Jun.,  and 
ANNA.  Mr.  Goodrell  died  in  1872  ;  his 
widow  and  children  reside  at  Des  Moines, 
Iowa.  Stewart  Goodrell  represented 
Polk  county,  Iowa,  in  the  State  Legisla- 


ture several  years,  and  was  pension  agent 
at  the  time  of  his  death.  MALINDA, 
born  May  2,  1832,  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Thomas  B.  Reed.  They  had  one 
child,  WILSON  T.,  and  Mr.  Reed  died  at 
Island  Grove,  111.  His  widow  and  son  re- 
side at  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  Mrs.  Anna 
Scott  died  and  Andrew  Scott  married 
Mrs.  Maxwell,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Ellis.  He  died  in  1859  and  his  widow 
died  in  1861.  He  was  a  minister  in  the 
Christian  church. 

ALEXANDER,  JOHN,  WIL- 
SON, WILLIAM,  JAMES,  MAR- 
TIN, SAMUEL,  RUTH,  ANNA 
and  NANCY,  all  these  brothers  and 
sisters  named  above,  settled  in  DeWitt 
county,  Illinois;  none  came  to  Sangamon 
county. 

SEELEY,  BISHOP,  born  Feb. 
10,  1794,  at  Williston,  Chittenden  county, 
Vt.  Betsy  Brush  was  born  Oct.  18,  1795, 
at  Waltham,  Vt.  Her  father  was  a  Colo- 
nel in  the  Revolution.  Bishop  Seeley 
and  Betsy  Brush  were  married  Aug.  14, 
1816,  at  Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  county, 
New  York,  and  their  six  children  were 
born  there.  The  family  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  Nov.  13,  1835, 
in  the  Farmington  settlement,  in  what  is 
now  Cartwright  township.  Of  their  chil- 
dren— 

SUSAN  P.,  born  Aug.  8,  1818,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
Dec.  25,  1838,  to  Robert  B.  Zimmerman. 
See  his  name, 

LUCIUS  A.,  born  Aug.  10,  1820, was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  Oct.  16, 
1844,  to  Sophia  H.  Buckman,  and  moved 
to  Oregon  in  1850.  They  have  ten  liv- 
ing children,  and  reside  near  Portland, 
Oregon. 

JOSEPH  S.,  born  Oct.  20,  1824,  in 
St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y.,  was  brought 
up  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  went  to  Ore- 
gon in  1848,  was  married  there,  had  two 
children,  and  lives  in  Wasco  county,  Ore- 
gon. 

GEORGE  B.,  born  June  8,  1829,  in 
New  York,  was  married  April  26,  1850, 
in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Mary  L. 
Child.  They  are  without  family,  and  re- 
side, at  Abilene,  Kansas. 

STEPHEN  B.,  born  May  29,  1832, 
in  New  York,  was  married  in  Tazewell 
county,  111.,  Oct.  i,  1854,  to  Agnes  R. 
Powers,  who  was  born  in  Hardy  county, 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNT. 


West  Va.  They  have  three  living  chil- 
dren, LUCIUS  A.,  GEORGE  B.,  and 
FANNIE,  and  reside  adjoining  Pawnee, 
Sangamon  county,  111. 

JANE  L.,  born  Sept.  20,  1834,  in 
New  York,  was  married  March  19,  1856, 
in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  James  Mc- 
Coy. See  his  name.  They  have  four 
living  children,  HARRIET,  ROBERT 
B.,  SEELE Y  and  MARTHA,  and  reside 
in  Topeka,  Kansas. 

Bishop  Seeley  moved  in  1853  from 
Farmingdale  to  Springfield,  where  he  and 
his  wife  now  reside — 1876. 

SELLS,  DANIEL  K.,  was 
born  Aug.  22,  1800,  in  Ross  county,  Ohio, 
and  came  with  his  brother-in-law,  Chris- 
topher Newcomer,  to  Sangamon  county 
in  1824,  and  taught  school  at  Rochester  in 
1825.  He  enlisted  at  Columbus,  O.,  and 
served  through  the  Mexican  war.  Has 
traveled  all  over  the  American  continent. 
He  lives  with  his  nephew,  Dow  New- 
comer. See  his  name. 

SHANE,  JOHN,  was  born  in 
Kentucky,  near  the  mouth  of  Kanawha 
river,  and  was  there  married  and  moved 
to  what  is  now  Loami  towhship  in  1828; 
raised  a  large  family  and  died  there  in 
1847-8.  His  widow  and  all  except  three 
of  his  children  moved  to  Harrison  county, 
Missouri. 

ED  WARD,  married  Mary  A.  With- 
row,  raised  a  family  and  died  at  Mechan- 
icsburg,  111. 

ELIZA,  married  Emanuel  Jones.  See 
his  name. 

EMELINE,  married  John  Jones. 
See  his  name.  After  his  death  she  went 
to  Missouri  and  died  there. 

SHELLHOUSE,  LYDIA, 
was  born  in  Georgia.  Her  maiden  name 
was  Leadbetter.  She  married  Daniel 
McDowell,  and  had  three  children.  Mr. 
McDowell  died,  and  she  married  Lewis 
Shellhouse.  Leaving  her  three  children 
with  their  relatives  in  Georgia,  she  and 
Mr.  Shellhouse  moved  to  Kentucky, 
where  they  had  four  children,  and  Mr. 
Shellhouse  died  there. 

The  widow  and  her  two  youngest  chil- 
dren came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriv- 
ing in  what  is  now  Ball  township  in  the 
fall  of  1830,  just  in  time  for  the  "  deep 
snow."  Of  her  four  children — 

CAS  WELL,  married  in  Kentucky,  to 
Elizabeth  Laughlin,  came  to  Sangamon 


county  several  years  later  than  his  mother, 
and  died  in  Ball  township. 

REBECCA,  married  in  Kentucky  to 
Joseph  Laughlin,  moved  to  Christian 
county,  111.,  and  both  died  there. 

WILLIS,  born  in  Kentucky,  came 
with  his  mother  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1830,  married  Sarah  Easley,  had  six  chil- 
dren, and  she  died.  He  married  Martha 
Nuckolls.  They  had  four  children, 
namely:  JOHN  H.,  resides  with  his 
mother.  CHARLES  M.,  married  Milly 
A.  Blount,  and  lives  in  Christian  county, 
111.  WILLIAM  B.,  married  Amanda 
M.  Lockridge,  who  died  July  28,  1873,  and 
their  only  child,  JENNIE  F.,  died  a  month 
later.  Mr.  Shellhouse  lives  in  Ball  town- 
ship. LYDIA  A.,  married  James  H. 
Pulliam.  See  his  name.  Willis  Shell- 
house  died  Oct.  24,  1852,  and  his  widow 
resides  near  the  centre  of  Ball  township, 
four  and  a  half  miles  southeast  of  Chatham 
Illinois.  The  house  she  lives  in  was 
built  by  Robert  Pulliam  in  1820.  It  was 
built  ot  round  logs,  and  hewn  or  scutched 
after  it  was  put  up.  Being  but  one  story 
high,  no  upper  floor  was  required,  but  three 
heavy  beams,  about  six  by  eight  inches, 
serve  as  joists.  On  top  of  these  there  is  a 
covering  of  two-inch  plank,  all  hewn  from 
solid  logs,  because  there  was  not  at  that 
time  a  saw-mill  so  far  north  in  Illinois. 
The  interior  is  neatly  whitewashed,  and 
with  the  blazing  wood  in  the  wide,  open 
fire-place  has  every  appearance  of  quiet 
comfort.  It  is,  beyond  a  doubt,  the  oldest 
dwelling  house  in  Sangamon  county. 

ORLENA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Clark  Nuck- 
olls. See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Lydia  Shellhouse  died  in  1842,  in 
Ball  township. 

SHELTON,  STEPHEN,  was 
born  about  1777,  in  North  Carolina,  mar- 
ried there  to  Lydia  Heath,  and  at  once 
moved  to  Ohio,  near  the  mouth  of  Sciota 
river,  where  two  children  were  born,  and 
the  family  moved  across  the  Ohio  river 
into  Cabell  county,  West  Virginia,  where 
seven  children  were  born.  He  was  a 
soldier  from  Virginia  in  the  war  of  1812, 
and  from  there  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  May,  1826,  in 
what  is  now  Curran  township,  where  two 
children  were  born.  Of  their  eleven 
children — 


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WILLIAM,  born  March  18,  1807,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  Feb. 
n,  1830,  to  Prudence  Neal.  They  had 
five  living  children.  JOHN  R.  enlisted 
Sept.  1862,  in  Co.  B,  I30th  111.  Inf.,  for 
three  years,  served  until  late  in  1863, 
when  he  was  detailed  to  the  Chicago 
Mercantile  Battery,  which  was  cap- 
tured and  he  was  returned  to  his  regi- 
ment, which  was  afterwards  consolida- 
ted with  the  yyth  111.  Inf.  He  was 
honorably  discharged  in  August,  1865. 
J.  R.  Shelton  married  Eliza  Kinney. 
They  had  five  children.  WILLIAM  A. 
died  Sept.  23,  1876.  JAMES  R.,  LUELLA, 
CHARLES  and  MARGARET  c.,  the  four  lat- 
ter, live  with  their  parents  near  Atwood, 
Moultre  county,  Illinois.  AMARINE 
married  Richard  C.  Smith.  See  his 
name.  DANIEL  M.  married  Nancy  A. 
Dodd.  They  have  three  children,  and 
live  near  Chatham,  Illinois.  JAMES  M. 
married  Louisa  McComas.  They  have 
three  living  children,  MARY  s.,  IDA  E., 
and  SMITH,  and  live  in  Chatham. 
ZARILDA  married  James  Worth. 
They  have  six  children,  and  live  near 
Taylorville,  Illinois.  William  Shelton  and 
his  wife  live  in  Chatham,  Sangamon 
county,  111.  He  was  at  work  in  the  Galena 
lead  mines  when  the  Winnebago  war 
broke  out  in  1827,  and  volunteered  in  a 
company  raised  at  the  mines.  When  it 
was  over  he  remained  at  Galena  until 
1830  when  he  returned  to  Sangamon 
county.  His  recollection  of  the  "  deep 
snow  "  is  that  it  was  four  feet  on  a  level  in 
the  timber.  Corn  shocks  showed  eighteen 
inches  above  the  snow.  He  also  remem- 
bers the  sudden  change  of  Dec.  20,  1836, 
and  that  geese  and  chickens  froze  fast  in 
the  slush.  Water  froze  in  ripples. 

SOPHIA,  born  in  1809  in  Ohio,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Elisha 
McComas.  See  his  name. 

NANCY,  born  in  Cabell  county,  Va., 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  David 
McComas.  See  his  name. 

JAMES,  born  in  Cabell  county, 
West  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  Sally  A.  Beckelheimer,  who  died, 
aud  he  married  Letitia  Wyckoff,  who  died, 
and  he  married  a  third  time.  He  had 
seven  children.  He  had  two  sons,  JASPER 
and  NEWTON.  The  former  was  killed  at 
the  battle  of  Chickamauga;  the  latter  was 
wounded  at  the  same  battle,  had  a  leg 


amputated  and  died  in  consequence  of  it 
nearly  five  years  later.  James  Shelton  re- 
sides in  Texas. 

MORRIS,\>mn  in  West  Virginia,  was 
a  soldier  in  an  Illinois  regiment  in  the 
Mexican  war,  and  was  killed  on  a  scout 
the  day  before  the  battle  of  Cerro  Gordo 
in  1847. 

JOHN,  born  in  West  Virginia,  was  in 
the  same  company  and  regiment  from  Ill- 
inois, in  the  Mexican  war,  fought  through 
the  battle  of  Cerro  Gordo,  came  home, 
married  Nancy  Bogbv,  had  eight  children, 
and  lives  in  Kansas. 

ELE  VEN,  born  in  West  Virginia, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Martha 
Bogby,  have  six  children,  and  lives  in 
Kansas. 

SALL  Y,  born  in  West  Virginia,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Thomas 
Wyckoff,  and  both  died  without  children. 

LUCINDA,  born  in  West  Virginia, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Samuel 
Clarke.  They  have  nine  children,  and 
reside  at  Butler,  Bates  county,  Mo. 

ELEANOR,  born  in  West  Virginia, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Mordecai 
Howard,  had  three  children,  and  both 
died. 

ZERILDA,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, married  Jesse  Mitts,  have  six  childi'en, 
and  live  in  Montgomery  county. 

ELISHA,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Esther  Murphy,  had  four  children, 
and  she  and  two  of  the  children  died,  and 
•he  married  Leathv  Tongate.  They  have 
one  child,  and  reside  in  Wayne  county, 
Iowa. 

Mrs.  Lydia  Shelton  died  Nov.  20,  1830, 
and  Stephen  Shelton  was  married  in 
April,  1831,  to  Judith  Neal.  They  had 
five  children  born  in  Sangamon  county. 

MART,  married  Francis  Reed, and  died 
leaving  four  children  in  Iowa. 

REBECCA,  married  James  Stamper. 
They  have  eight  children,  and  reside  in 
Curran  township. 

AMANDA,  married  William  Jones, 
have  five  children,  and  live  in  Iowa. 

MAN  VILLA,  married  Elisha  Harbor, 
had  six  children,  •  and  she  died.  He  mar- 
ried and  resides  in  Montgomery  county. 

MAR7^IN,  born  March  2*2,  1844, 
in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  June 
6,  1862,  in  Co.  B,  '7th  111.  Inf.,  for 
three  years,  was  honorably  discharged 
Oct.  3,  1862;  enlisted  Oct.  5,  1864,  in  Co. 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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B,  1 3th  U.  S.  A.,  for  three  years,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  July  27,  1867,  in 
Montana  Territory,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  June  24,  1868,  to  Sarah  J.  Dill, 
have  two  children,  WILLIAM  DALLAS  and 
LOUIS  \v.,  and  reside  in  Chatham  town- 
ship. 

Stephen  Shelton  died  Jan.  22,  1859,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  his  widow  resides 
with  his  son,  William,  in  Chatham. 

SHEPARD,  LEWIS  M.,  was 
born  July  31,  1817,  near  Green  village, 
Morris  county,  N.  J.  He  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  with  his  aunt  Phoebe  Mesler, 
wife  of  Cornelius  Mesler,  in  the  fall  of 
1834.  He  is  not  yet  married  and  resides 
with  his  aunt  Mesler,  three  miles  northeast 
of  Berry  Station.  See  her  name. 

SHEPHERD,  the  origin  of  this 
family  in  America  was  with  Thomas  Shep- 
herd, a  native  of  Wales,  who  came  to  Vir- 
ginia long  before  the  thirteen  colonies 
declared  themselves  independent  of  the 
British  crown.  He  settled  on  the  south 
bank  of  the  Potomac  about  ten  miles  west 
of  the  Blue  Ridge  and  the  mouth  of  the 
Shenandoah  river.  According  to  the  cus- 
tom then  prevailing,  he  tomahawked,  or 
"blazed"  the  trees  around  a  tract  of  land, 
including  several  thousands  of  acres,  all 
lying  south  of  the  Potomac.  The  record- 
ing of  the  description  of  this  iand  secured 
to  him  the  title.  He  laid  out  and  named 
for  himself  Shepherdstown.  In  order  to 
encourage  settlement  he  sold  lots — gener- 
ally half  an  acre  each — at  nominal  prices, 
but  required  an  annual  quit  rent  of  five 
shillings  to  be  paid  perpetually.  That 
rent  is  still  being  paid  by  owners  of  the 
lots,  who  have  not  bought  off.  He  ac- 
quired other  landed  property  by  purchase, 
and  at  his  death,  Thomas  Shepherd  left  a 
will,  a  copy  of  which  is  in  posse  sion  of 
Thomas  B.  Shepherd,  of  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, the  fifth  Thomas  Shepherd  in  a  direct 
line  from  Thomas  Shepherd,  of  Wales. 
By  that  will  he  bequeathed  some  land,  de- 
clared to  have  been  deeded  to  him  June 
12,  1751,  by  the  Right  Hon.  Thomas, 
Lord  Fairfax.  The  will  is  dated  Aug.  20, 
1776,  and  bequeaths  to  his  sons,  Thomas, 
William,  John,  Abraham  and  David,  lands 
and  a  saw-mill  in  the  county  of  Berkley, 
Virginia,  and  lots  in  the  townofMech- 
lenburg,  same  county.  To  his  daughters, 
Susannah,  Mary,  Martha,  Sarah  and  Eliz- 
abeth, he  bequeaths  money  and  some  per- 


sonal property.  The  will  covers  some 
eight  pages  of  fools'-cap,  and  in  its  metes 
and  bounds  is  quite  a  curiosity.  Two  of 
the  sons  of  the  original  Thomas  Shep- 
herd were  soldiers  in  the  Revolutionary 
army.  One  of  them,  Captain  Abraham 
Shepherd,  was  captured  and  held  on 
board  a  British  prison  ship  until  he  came 
near  losing  his  life.  The  eldest  son,  or 
Thomas  No.  2,  married  Susan  Hulse,  and 
raised  a  family  of  eight  children.  His 
eldest  child,  or  Thomas  No.  3,  was  born 
Nov.  3,  1774,  and  was  married  Oct.  15, 
1805,  to  Mary  Byers,  who  was  born  Dec. 
13,  1779,  in  Shepherdstown,  also.  They 
had  eight  children  in  Shepherdstown,  and 
Thomas  No.  3  died  Nov.  9,  1832,  in  his 
native  town.  Eight  of  his  children  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  namely — 

SHEPHERD,  THOMAS  C., 

or  Thomas  No.  4,  born  June  28,  1806,  in 
Shepherdstown,  Jefferson  county, Va.,  was< 
married  in  his  native  town  July  3,  1834,10 
Ellen  Miller,  who  was  born  June  24,  1813, 
in  Shepherdstown,  also.  They  made  their 
home  at  Blackford's  Ferry,  Washington 
county,  Md.,  until  one  child  was  born,  and 
on  the  death  of  his  father,  Thomas  C., 
took  charge  of  the  family,  and  with  his 
mother,  sister  and  two  brothers,  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  Nov.  17, 
1836,  at  a  farm  six  miles  south  of  Spring- 
field, that  Thomas  C.  had  purchased  the 
spring  before.  They  moved  in  wagons, 
and  were  six  weeks  on  the  road.  Thomas 
C.  and  wife  had  four  children  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  namelv — 

THOMAS  B.,  or  Thomas  No.  5, born 
Sept.  28,  1835,  i°  Washington  county, 
Md.,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Oct.  26,  1859,  to  Armii  da  Pyle.  They 
have  three  children,  THOMAS  A.,  or 
Thomas  No.  6,  ANN  E.and  MARY  E., 
and  live  three  miles  northwest  of  Pawnee, 
Sangamon  county,  111. 

JOHN  H.,  born  Feb.  21,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Oct.  6, 
1869,  to  Ann  Pvle.  They  have  one  child, 
ARMINDA  M.,  and  live  one  and  a  half 
miles  southeast  of  Pawnee,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

WILLIAM  B.,  born  Jan.  6,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Oct  22,  1867, 
to  Elizabeth  K.  Brown,  who  was  born 
Oct.  20,  1848,  near  Wheeling,  West  Va. 
They  have  one  child,  ALICE  VIR- 


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GINIA,  and  live  near  Woodside,  Sanga- 
mon  county,  111. 

CHARLES  M.,  born  Nov.  18, 1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  enlisted  at  Spring- 
field, July  20,  1861,  in  what  became  Co. 
B,  nth  Missouri  Inf.,  served  three  years 
and  twenty  days,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged Aug.  10,  1864.  He  was  married 
Nov.  u,  1869,10  Sarah  E.  Ford:  They 
have  one  child,  CHARLES  RAY- 
MOND, born  Sept.  26,  1875,  and  live  six 
miles  south  of  Springfield,  111. 

MART  E.,  born  Jan.  5,  1849,  married 
Lawson  Pvle.  See  his  name.  They 
have  one  child,  MILDRETH. 

Thomas  C.  Shepherd  and  wife  reside 
where  they  settled  in  1836,  six  miles  south 
of  Springfield,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

SHEPHERD,  HENRY,  born 
Dec.  3,  1807,  in  Virginia,  went  in  1830  to 
Chillicothe,  Ohio,  and  was  married  there 
to  Margaret  PeafF.  They  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  in  1838.  In  1849  he  went  to 
California,  and  died  in  Sacramento,  in  the 
autumn  of  1850,  leaving  a  widow  and  one 
child— 

HARRIET,  who  married  George 
Metlin.  He  died  in  1872. 

The  mother  and  daughter,  both  widows, 
live  in  Petersburg,  Menard  countv,  111. 

SHEPHERD,  SUSAN',  born  in 
1809,  in  Virginia,  married  George  R. 
Weber.  See  his  name. 

SHEPHERD,  MARY,  born 
Oct.  31,  1813,  in  Shepherdstown  Virginia, 
married  Nov.  15,  1833,  in  Sharpsburg, 
Maryland,  to  S.  B.  Smith,  who  was  born 
June  10,  1810,  in  Martinsburg,  Virginia. 
They  had  thirteen  children,  six  of  whom 
died  under  two  years.  Of  the  other 
seven — 

ANDRE  W,  born  August  3,  1837,  m 
Pickaway  county,  Ohio,  was  in  Berkley 
county,  Va.,  at  the  beginning  of  the 
rebellion,  and  voted  against  the  ordinance 
of  secession.  He  was  forced  into  the  rebel 
army  by  receiving  a  severe  bayonet 
wound,  but  refused  to  take  the  oath  of 
allegiance  or  perform  military  duty. 
Some  whisky  was  offered  him  which  he 
could  not  be  induced  to  drink.  It  was 
carelessly  left  in  the  way  of  one  of  their 
own  men,  who  drank  it,  not  knowing  that 
it  was  poisoned,  and  he  died  in  two  hours. 
Andrew  Smith  escaped  from  the  rebels, 
entered  the  Union  army  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  and  after  a  brief  term  of  service 


was  discharged  on  account  of  physical 
disability.  He  is  now — 1876 — engaged  in 
mercantile  business  at  Boise  City,  Idaho 
Territory. 

WILLIAM,  born  Jan.  5,  1839,  in 
Allegheny  City,  Penn.,  enlisted  in  1862, 
for  three  years,  in  Co.  I,  29th  111.  Inf., 
served  six  months  over  time,  and  was 
honorably  discharged.  He  was  married 
Sept.  5,  1866,  to  Lou  Ray.  They  have 
three  children,  LILLIAN,  GRACE  and 
JESSIE,  and  live  in  Champaign  City, 
Illinois. 

HENRY  H.,  born  Oct.  10,  1840,  in 
Pittsburg,  Penn.,  brought  up  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  enlisted  in  April,  i86i,onthe 
first  call  for  75,000  men,  but  was  rejected 
on  account  of  physical  disability,  went  to 
the  gold  regions  of  the  Pacific  in  1862, 
was  married  Nov.  14,  1864,  at  Three  Mile 
Creek,  Utah,  to  Mrs.  Lovina  Wakley, 
who  was  born  July  25,  1843,  in  Hancock 
county,  Illinois.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren, MARY  P.,  FRANCES  A.,  and 
GEORE  W.,  and  live  at  Corinne,  Box 
Elder  county,  Utah  Territory. 

JOSEPH  S.,  born  Jan.  23,  1844,  in 
Allegheny  City,  Penn.,  brought  up  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Feb.  15, 
1872,  in  Springfield,  111.,  to  Mary  J. 
Craig.  They  have  one  child,  and  live 
near  Morrisonville,  Illinois. 

THOMAS  C.,  born  March  31,  1848, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  is  the  seventh 
son  in  succession.  He  was  married  Jan. 
12,  1876,  to  Annie  Craig,  and  lives  three 
miles  south  of  Rochester,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

AMANDA  L.,  died  Nov.  19,  1869,  in 
her  twenty-first  year. 

MAR  Y  P.,  died  Oct.  4,  1869,  in  her 
seventeenth  year. 

S.  B.  Smith  was  four  times  Sergeant- 
at-Arms,  as  assistant  and  principal,  in  the 
Illinois  Legislature,  from  1850  to  1854. 
Mr.  Smith  and  his  wife  now — 1876 — re- 
side three  miles  south  of  Rochester,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois.  He  was  four 
times  Sergeant-at-Arms  as  assistant  and 
principal  in  the  Illinois  General  Assembly 
from  1850  to  1854. 

SHEPHERD,  JOSEPH, born 

July  n,  1816,  in  Shepherdstown, Virginia, 
came  to  Sangamon  county  Nov.  17,  1836, 
was  married  March  16,  1848,  to  Fanny 
Smith,  who  was  born  Oct.  25,  1818,  in 


SANGAMON   COUNTY. 


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Franklin  county,  Penn.  They  had  six 
living  children  in  Sangamon  county — 

J.  THOMAS,  horn  Jan.  18,  1849, 
was  married  September  4,  1872,  to  Amai.da 
Whitecraft,  and  lives  in  Christian  county, 
six  miles  east  of  Pawnee,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

JAMES  H.,  born  Oct.  19,  1850,  was 
married  Sept.  10,  1874,  to  Jessie  F.  Win- 
chester, who  was  born  Oct.  3,  1856,  in 
New  Jersev.  They  live  four  miles  south- 
east of  Springfield,  111. 

FANNY  A.,  died  in  her  i6th  year, 
Dec.  14,  1869. 

SALOME  C.,  JOSEPH  J.  and 
AMANDA  E.,  live  wit'i  their  father. 

Mrs.  Fanny  Shepherd  died  Feb.  19, 
1863,  and  Joseph  Shepherd  was  married 
to  Mrs.  Lydia  Haggard,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Byers.  She  has  one  child, 
MARGARET  C.  Haggard,  by  the  first 
marriage,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shepherd 
have  two  children,  WILLIAM  C.  and 
LYDIA. 

Joseph  Shepherd  and  family  reside  four 
miles  southeast  of  Springfield,  111. 

SHEPHERD,  AMANDA, 
born  Nov.  8,  1812,  in  Virginia,  married 
Philip  WTeber.  See  his  name. 

SHEPHERD,  JOHN  J.,  born 
in  1821  in  Virginia,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Susan  Pettus,  sister  to 
Thomas  P.  Pettus.  See  his  name.  She 
died  without  children,  and  he  married 
Mrs.  Ann  Lewis,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Wright.  They  are  without  family  and 
live  in  Lincoln,  111. 

SHEPHERD,  SARAH  C., 
born  July  5,  1823,  in  Shepherdstown,  was 
married  there  in  the  fall  of  1836  to  Dr.  E. 
C.  Williams.  They  have  several  children, 
and  reside  in  Martinsburg,  Va.  Their 
son,  LEWIS,  was  in  Sangamon  county, 
when  the  rebellion  commenced,  and  en- 
listed on  the  first  call  for  75,000  men  in 
the  7th  111.  Inf.  for  three  months.  He  en- 
listed for  three  years  in  the  29th  111.  Inf., 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  in  1864,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  at  the  close  of  the 
war.  He  is  now  married,  and  lives  in 
Texas. 

Mrs.  Mary  Shepherd,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Byers,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  with  her  son,  Thomas  C.,  in  1836, 
and  died  in  the  house  of  her  son-in-law, 
Philip  W.  Weber,  Nov.  25,  1870,  aged 
ninety-one  years.  John  Miller,  of  Shep- 

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herdstown,  father  of  Mrs.  Thomas  C. 
Shepherd,  visited  them,  and  died  at  their 
house  Sept.  29,  1860,  in  his  77th  year. 

SHEPHERD,  JpSEPH  H., 
was  born  in  1812  in  Ohio,  and  came  to 
Sangamon  county  about  1833,  and  was 
married  to  Nancy  Center,  a  native  of 
Ohio  also.  They  had  six  children  in  San- 
gamon county,  namely — 

JAMES  Af.,  born  Jan.  15,  1834,  en- 
listed April  16,  1861,  in  Co.  G,  7th  111.  Inf. 
for  three  months,  served  full  term,  enlisted 
Aug.  9,  1862,  in  Co.  K,  H5th  111.  Inf.  for 
three  years,  served  until  after  the  battle 
of  Chickamauga,  at  which  his  lungs  be- 
came diseased  from  exposure,  in  conse- 
quence of  which  he  was  discharged  in 
May,  1865,  and  died  in  Williams  town- 
ship Sept.  2,  1869. 

WILLIAM  R.  and  HENRY  P., 
twins,  born  March  n,  1836. 

WILLIAM  R.,  married  Clarissa  Huff- 
man, have  two  children,  and  live  in  Me- 
nard  county,  Illinois. 

HENR  Y  F.,  married  Louisa  J.  Over- 
street,  and  both  died,  leaving  one  child. 

OSCAR  F.,  born  May  15,  1839,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  April  16,  1861, 
on  the  first  call  for  75,000  men,  in  Co.  G, 
7th  111.  Inf.,  served  three  months  and  was 
honorably  discharged.  Enlisted  Aug.  9, 
in  1862,  in  Co.  K,  U5th  111.  Inf.,  served 
until  Feb.  13,  1863,  when  he  was  dis- 
charged at  Nashville  on  account  of  physi- 
cal disability.  He  was  married  March  i, 
1865,10  Arminda  Thaxton,  have  two  chil- 
dren, EDWIN  and  PERRY,  and  live  in 
Sherman,  111. — 1874. 

ANNA  J/.,  born  April  16,  1841,  mar- 
ried Harry  L.  Morris,  and  died  at  Daven- 
port, Iowa,  in  1870,  leaving  three  children. 

SEBASTIAN  B.,  born  May  12, 
1844,  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1862,  in  Co.  K,  ii5th 
111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  served  full  term, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  June  23, 
1865.  He  was  married  Dec.  25,  1866,  to 
Elizabeth  Overstreet.  They  have  three 
children,  LOUISA  S.,  EMMA  L.  and 
LAVINA  G  ,  and  live  near  Cantrall,  111. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Shepherd  died  in  1845,  and 
Joseph  H.  Shepherd  died  in  1851. 

SHIELDS,  ALEXANDER, 
born  in  1797  in  Franklin  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania. After  three  years  spent  in  the 
Western  University  of  Pennsylvania,  at 
Pittsburgh,  he  graduated  there  in  1824  or 
1825.  In  1832  he  graduated  in  the  medi- 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


cal  department  of  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, at  Philadelphia.  He  practiced 
medicine  in  his  native  county,  and  in 
April,  1835,  started  west,  visiting  St. 
Louis  and  Palmyra,  in  Missouri;  Alton, 
Beardstown,  Jacksonville,  and  lastly 
Springfield  in  Illinois,  arriving  May  15, 
1835.  He  intended  stopping  in  Spring- 
field, but  he  said  it  rained  forty  days  and 
nights,  and  in  hopes  to  escape  so  much 
water  he  went  to  Tremont  to  wait  until 
the  shower  was  over.  He  returned  to 
Springfield  in  about  two  weeks  and  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  his  profession. 
He  was  married  in  Springfield  in  1837  to 
Mrs.  Ann  Salisch,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Capps.  See  Capps  family.  Dr. 
Shields  moved  to  what  is  now  Ball  town- 
ship, south  of  Sugar  Creek,  near  Crow's 
Mill,  in  1845.  They  had  four  children. 

THOMAS  A.  died  unmarried  Sept. 
29,  1862,  aged  twenty-four  years. 

MANT  J.,  born  in  Springfield,  111., 
was  married  Nov.  27,  1867,  to  Henry 
Sanders.  She  died  March,  1868.  Mr. 
Sanders  married  Miss  Riddle,  and  lives  in 
Springfield. 

SUSAN  A.,  was  married  Oct.  22, 
1873,  to  Virgil  Downing.  They  have 
one  child,  GERALDINE,  and  live  near 
Cotton  Hill  P.  O. 

BENJAMIN  F.  lives  with  his 
parents. 

Dr.  Shields  and  family  live  near  Cotton 
Hill  P.  O.,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

SH  INKLE,  CHRISTIAN, 
(a  brother  to  Mrs.  Mary  M.  Shinkle)  was 
born  in  Berks  county,  Pa.,  and  taken  by 
his  parents  to  Brown  county,  Ohio.  Me- 
linda  Judd,  sister  to  Rezin  Judd,  was  horn 
in  Maryland,  and  taken  to  Brown  county, 
Ohio.  Christian  Shinkle  and  Melinda 
Judd  were  married  and  had  four  children 
in  Ohio,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  October,  1826,  in  what  is 
now  Mechanicsburg  township,  where  one 
child  was  born.  Of  their  five  children — 

CHRIS7TAN,  born  October,  1813,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Sibbeth  Carrico,  have  six  children,  and 
live  near  Fullerton,  DeWitt  county,  111. 

EZEKIEL,  born  April  26,  1816,  in 
Ohio,  is  living  with  his  third  wife,  and  has 
seven  children.  They  reside  near  Fuller- 
ton,  111. 

AIA7TLDA  A.,  born  June  24,  1821,  in 
Brown  county,  Ohio,  married  in  Sanga- 


mon county  to  David  S.  McDaniel,  who 
died  in  less  than  three  months  after  mar- 
riage, and  she  married  Aaron  Morgan. 
See  his  name. 

JAMES,  born  September,  1823,  in 
Brown  county,  Ohio,  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  in  DeWitt  county,  to 
Martha  McCord.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren, and  reside  near  Twin  Springs,  Linn 
county,  Kansas. 

JOHN  J.,  born  Nov,  1 1, 1832,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  in  DeWitt  county 
to  Sarah  A.  Barnes.  They  have  four 
children,  and  live  near  Twin  Springs,  Kan- 
sas. 

Mrs.  Melinda  Shinkle  died  April,  1842, 
and  Christian  Shinkle  died  March  3,  1849, 
she  in  Sangamon,  and  he  in  DeWitt 
county,  111. 

SHINKLE,  JOHN,  was  born 
in  February,  1783,111  Berks  county,  Penn., 
and  when  he  was  a  boy  his  parents  moved 
to  Brown  county,  Ohio.  Mary  M. 
Shinkle  was  born  Nov.  12,  1784,  in  Berks 
county,  Penn.  In  May,  1805,  her  parents 
moved  to  Brown  county,  Ohio.  John 
Shinkle  and  Mary  M.  Shinkle  were  there 
married  Nov.  7,  1805.  They  had  ten 
living  children  in  Brown  count).  The 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  December,  1826,  in  what  is  now 
Clear  Lake  township,  north  of  Sangamon 
river,  where  one  child  was  born.  Of  their 
eleven  children — 

DANIEL,  born  August  17,  1806,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Nancy  Owens,  moved  to  the  vicinity  of 
Maquoketa,  Iowa,  had  several  children, 
and  Mrs.  Shinkle  died.  He  was  married 
to  Elizabeth  Simons  and  he  died  in  1872. 

SARAH,  born  Sept.  4,  1807,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Clinton 
Wilson.  See  his  name. 

JAMES,  born  May  2,  1810,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Rebecca 
Williams.  They  had  five  children,  one 
died  in  infancy,  and  one,  JOHN,  died  in 
the  Union  Army.  James  Shinkle  and  his 
wife  reside  near  McConnell's  Grove  P. 
O.,  Stephenson  county,  111. 

ELIZABETH,  born  May  22,  1813, 
in  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
David  Worley.  They  have  a  family,  and 
reside  near  Ottawa,  Kansas. 

THOMAS,  born  June  12,  1815,  is  a 
cripple,  and  resides  in  Dawson,  Illinois. 

CHRISTIANA,  born  May  20,  1817, 


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in  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Jeremiah  Smith.  They  had  two  children. 
ZACHARY  T.  lives  at  Marion,  DeWitt 
county,  111.;  HARRIET  A.  married  A. 
Herrol,  and  lives  near  Twin  Springs, 
Kansas.  Jeremiah  Smith  died  in  1849, 
and  his  widow  lives  with  their  son, 
Zachary,  T.,  in  DeWitt  county,  Illinois. 

JOHN,  Jun.,  born  Oct.  21,  1819,  in 
Ohio,  married  Oct.  4,  1851,  in  DeVVitt 
county,  Illinois,  to  Martha  Miller,  who 
was  born  there  Aug.  28,  1830.  They 
have  four  children,  MARY  KATE, 
CYRUS  L.,  IDA  MAY  and  LINCOLN 
A.  Mr.  Shinkle  lived  on  the  farm  where 
the  fami.y  settled  in  1826,  three  miles 
southwest  of  Dawson,  until  1875,  when 
he  moved  to  Springfield,  111. 

GEuRGE,\>o\-n  Nov.  7, 1821,  in  Ohio. 
He  enlisted  at  Sp  ingfield  in  1862  in  Co. 
C,  1 24th  111.  Inf.  for  three  years,  and  died 
of  disease  at  St.  Louis,  Oct.  8,  1864.  His 
remains  were  brought  home  for  interment. 

BARBARA,\>v\\\  March  12,  1823,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Jo- 
seph Prokopp.  They  have  one  child  and 
live  near  Riverton,  111. 

REBECCA,  born  Oct.  21,  1824,  died 
in  her  fifteenth  year. 

LE  WIS,  born  March  5,  1827  in  San- 
gamon county,  lives  at  the  old  homestead, 
near  Dawson. 

John  Shinkle  died  August,  1827,  in 
Sangamon  county,  less  than  one  year  after 
his  arrival  in  the  country.  His  widow 
raised  her  family  on  the  farm  where  they 
settled,  and  now  resides  there.  It  is  three 
miles  southwest  of  Dawson,  111.  She  is 
92  years  old,  and  has  been  a  widow  nearly 
half  a  century. 

SHIPLEY,  RICHARD  A., 
was  born  Jan.  15,  1812,  in  Baltimore 
county,  Md.,  and  was  married  August  6, 
1835,  in  Washington  county,  in  the  same 
State,  to  Ellen  Albert.  They  had  one 
child,  and  moved  to  Springfield,  Illinois, 
arriving  May  20,  1837,  where  they  had 
six  children,  three  of  whom  died  young. 
Of  their  four  children — 

McKENDREE,  born  April  7,  1836, 
in  Washington  county,  Md.,  raised  in 
Springfield,  spent  fourteen  years  in  Texas, 
and  died  August,  1872,  in  Springfield. 

MART  E.,  born  September,  1838,  in 
Springfield,  died  in  her  seventeenth  year. 

RICHARD  A.,  Jun.,  born  April  8, 
1840,  in  Springfield.  He  enlisted  in  1862, 


in  Co.  — ,  i3oth  111.  Inf.,  served  three 
years  and  was  honorably  discharged.  He 
was  married  in  1862  to  Laura  Stall.  They 
have  one  living  child,  WILLIAM  R., 
and  resides  in  Springfield. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  April  8, 1842,  in 
Springfield.  He  enlisted  in  1862  for  three 
years  in  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade  Bat- 
tery of  Artiliery,  served  full  term  and  was 
honorably  discharged  in  1865.  He  was 
married  in  1867  to  Ann  Johnson.  They 
have  one  child,  ALBERT  R.,  and  live 
in  Springfield. 

Richard  A.  Shipley  and  wife  reside  at 
1108  Monroe  street,  between  Eleventh 
and  Twelfth,  Springfield,  111. 

S H O RT,  J  A  M  ES,  was  born  Feb. 
5,  1776,  in  South  Carolina,  and  was  one  of 
six  sons  of  Hezekiah  Short,  who  died  in 
South  Carolina  in  1803.  The  ancestors  of 
this  family  came  from  Scotland.  James, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  married  in 
South  Carolina  in  1800,  to  Lucretia  Ten- 
nyson, a  native  of  that  State.  They  had 
two  children  there,  and  moved  to  Greene 
county,  near  Greensburg,  Ky.,  in  1804, 
where  five  children  were  born.  Mrs. 
Lucretia  Short  died  Sept.  14,  1817,  in 
Kentcky,  and  James  Short  was  married 
there  in  1818  to  Mrs.  Margaret  Wright, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Strater.  They 
had  two  children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved 
in  the  spring  of  1822  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  settling  at  the  junction  of  Salt  creek 
and  Sangamon  river,  in  what  is  now  Me- 
nard  county.  In  the  spring  of  1827,  they 
moved  to  Sugar  creek,  settling  three  and 
a  half  miles  southeast  of  Springfield, 
where  eight  children  were  born.  Of  the 
seven  children  of  James  Short  by  his  first 
marriage,  two  died  young.  The  other 
five  are — 

IGNATIUS  T.,  born  Nov.  28,  1801, 
in  South  Carolina,  was  married  in  1820  at 
Columbus,  then  in  Pulaski,  but  now  in 
Hickman  county,  Ky.,  to  Mary  Arnett, 
who  was  born  in  1802  in  South  Carolina, 
also.  They  moved  from  Kentucky  to  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  on  horseback,  in  1823, 
settling  near  Springfield.  He  was  a  sol- 
dier in  the  Blackhawk  war  from  Sanga- 
mon countv.  They  moved  to  Macoupin 
county,  111?,  in  1830.  Of  their  six  chil- 
dren who  lived  to  maturity,  RANSOM 
A.,  born  Oct.  8,  1824,  near  Springfield, 
was  married  July  20,  1845,  at  Edwards- 
ville,  Madison  county,  111,,  to  Orlean  M. 


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Cread.  He  enlisted  in  1846  in  the  Mexi- 
can war,  and  died  at  Monterey,  Mexico. 
LOUISA  M  ,  born  Nov.  27,  1828,  was 
married  in  1844  in  Madison  county,  111.,  to 
George  Woodward,  who  died  in  1846. 
Mrs.  Woodward  was  married  in  1847  to 
Levi  Gimlin.  They  had  one  child,  ZACH- 
EUS,  who  was  born  Jan.  12,  1850,  and  was 
married  in  1871  to  Mary  A.  Parks.  They 
have  two  children,  William  W.  and  Win- 
nie A.,  and  reside  near  Carlinville,  Ma- 
coupin  county,  Illinois.  Levi  Gimlin 
died  July,  1850,  and  Mrs. Gimlin  was 
married  in  1852  to  Charles  Emrick. 
They  had  five  living  children.  ELNO- 

RA,      LAURA,       THADDEUS      D.,       JERUSHA 

E.  and  FANNY  live  with  their  mother. 
Charles  Emrick  died  Jan.  15,  1874,  and 
Mrs.  Emrick  resides  near  Carlinville,  111. 
MARTHA  A.,  born  Jan.  20,  1831,  was 
married  in  1849  in  Macoupin  county,  111., 
to  Edward  Miller.  They  had  one  child, 
MARTHA  A,  born  Jan.  1850,  and  married 
Jan.  4,  1867,  in  Cass  county,  to  George 
W.  Zircles.  They  have  one  child,  Ada 
C,  and  live  near  Ashland,  111.  Mrs.  Martha 
A.  Miller  died  Jan.  22,  1850,  and  Edward 
Miller  died  in  1851,  both  in  Macoupin 
county,  111.  WILLIAM  HENRY,  born 
March  16,  1840,  died  unmarried  in  De- 
cember, 1856.  MARY  ELIZABETH, 
born  March  30,  1842,  died  in  November, 
1856.  HEZEKIAH  M.,  born  Feb.  14, 
1845,  in  Macoupin  county,  enlisted  May 
12,  1864,  for  100  days  in  Co.  G,  i33d  111. 
Inf.,  served  until  Sept.  24,  1864,  when  he 
was  honorably  discharged  with  the  regi- 
ment. He  entered  MeKenclree  College 
in  the  fall  of  1867,  and  graduated  there  in 
June,  1874.  In  September,  -875,  he  united 
with  the  Illinois  Conference  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church,  and  isnow — Sep- 
tember, 1876 — preaching  on  the  Chatham 
circuit,  and  is  not  yet  married. 

Ignatius  T.  Short  died  in  1853,  and 
Mrs.  Mary  Short  died  in  1855,  both  near 
Carlinville,  Macoupin  county,  111. 

ELIZABETH,  born  May  12,  1804, 
in  South  Carolina,  was  married  in  Greene 
county,  Ky.,  to  Randolph  Rhodes.  See 
his  name.  She  lives  with  her  son,  John 
T.  Rhodes. 

ANNA  S.,  born  Jan.  3,  1810,  in  South 
Carolina,  married  Andrew  McCormick. 
See  his  name. 

CASSANDRA,  born  in  1813  in  South 
Carolina,  married  Harvey  E.  Armstrong, 


of    Waverly,    Morgan    county,    111.     She 
died  in  1838,  without  children. 

LUC1NDA  B.,  born  Oct.  5,  1815,  was 
married  to  James  Q.  Wills,  of  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  June  23,  1836.  They  had 
two  children,  LUCRETIA  C.,  born 
April  16,  1837,  married  James  Bracken. 
Mrs.  Bracken  died  Nov.  2,  1860,  leaving 
two  children.  JAMES  D.,  born  April  i, 
1841,  enlisted  in  Co.  A,  loth  111.  Cav.,  and 
died  in  the  army,  May  2ist,  1862.  James 
Q.  Wills  died  July  3,  1845,  an<J  ms  widow 
was  married  April  20,  1^49,  to  B.  Y.  Sin- 
gleton, of  Sangamon  county.  They  have 
three  children.  MARGARET  L.,  born 
April  23,  1850,  married  at  Petersburg,  111., 
Nov.  i,  1871,  to  James  A.  Robb.  They 
have  two  children,  EVA  MABEL  and  LES- 
LIE ELBERT,  and  live  near  Walshville, 
Montgomery  county,  111.  BENJAMIN 
Y.,  Jun.,  and  WINFIELD  S.  Singleton 
live  with  their  parents.  B.  Y.  Singleton 
lives  near  Petersburg,  111. 

Of  James  Short's  children  by  his  sec- 
ond marriage  four  died  young. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Dec.  21,  1821,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  Nov.  4,  1852,  in  San- 
gamon county,  111.,  to  Nancy  E.  Billings. 
See  Billings  family.  She  died  Aug.  20, 
1865,  leaving  one  child,  MELISSA  E., 
who  was  born  May  7,  1856,  and  lives  with 
her  step-mother.  John  W.  Short  was 
married  Aug.  27,  1866,  to  Mrs.  Eliza 
Dalaney,  whose  maiden  name  was  Potts. 
Mr.  Short  died  March  15,  1876,  and  his 
widow  and  daughter  reside  near  James- 
town, Clinton  county,  111. 

MARTHA,  born  in  1822,  in  Menard 
county,  111.,  married  John  Potts,  of  San- 
gamon countv.  They  had  five  children, 
and  both  died  near  Jamestown,  Clinton 
county,  Illinois. 

DOR1NDA,  born  in  1824,  in  Menard 
county,  111.,  married  James  Tibbs.  They 
had  five  children,  MARGARET, 
MARY,  MARTHA,  AMANDA  and 
NETTIE.  Mr.  Tibbs  died  in  1856,  and 
his  widow  lives  near  Rochester,  111. 

WILLIAM  S.,  born  in  1826,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  there  in  1847, 
to  Harriet  Wilson,  who  was  born  April 
26,  1829.  They  had  three  children, 
OLIVE  C.,  born  July  n,  1848,  was  mar- 
ried November  14,  1868,  to  Robert  Atkin- 
son, and  live  in  Rochester,  Illinois. 
AMANDA  M.,  born  Oct.  12,  1850,  died 
young.  WILLIAM  T.,  born  Nov.  21, 


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1855,  lives  with  his  father.  Mrs.  H:  rriet 
Short  died  July  6,  1865,  in  Chatham,  111., 
and  William  S.  Short  resides  near  Cha- 
nute,  Neosho  county,  Kansas.  Mr.  Short 
served  in  Co.  C,  2d  111.  Light  Art.,  from 
Jan.  4,  1864,10  Aug.  3,  1865,  when  he  was 
honorablv  discharged. 

MARGARET  C,  born  in  1828  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Edward  Nee- 
ner.  They  have  three  children  and  live 
near  Chanute,  Neosho  county,  Kansas. 

AMANDA  M.,  born  Oct.  28,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jonas  L. 
Fletcher.  See  his  name. 

James  Short  died  June  7,  1836,  and 
Mrs.  Margaret  Short  died  Dec.  25,  1850, 
both  at  the  homestead  where  they  settled 
in  1827,  three  and  a  half  miles  southeast  of 
Springfield,  in  Sangamon  county,  111. 

SHORT,  JOSHUA,  was  born  as 
early  as  1760  in  ,Virgiana,  was  a  soldier 
from  that  State  in  the  Revolution,  and 
after  the  war  for  Independence,  married 
there,  and  moved  with  his  family  to 
Green  county,  Kentucky,  near  Mul- 
draugh's  Hill,  which  gave  the  name  to 
one  of  the  battles  fought  in  suppressing 
the  rebellion.  He  came  with  some  of  his 
children  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  October,  1825,  on  Spring  creek, 
six  miles  west  of  Springfield.  If  there 
was  any  relationship  between  him  and 
James  Short,  who  came  from  South  Caro- 
lina, through  Green  county,  Kentucky, 
their  descendants  seem  not  to  be  informed 
of  it.  Joshua  Short  is  remembered  as  one 
of  the  aged  men  who  rode  in  a  canoe, 
mounted  on  wheels  and  rigged  as  a  ship, 
in  the  procession  at  the  Whig  or  Harrison 
political  gathering  at  Springfield  in  1840. 
He  was  then  more  than  eighty  years  of 
age,  and  died  a  few  years  later  in  Menard 
county,  Illinois.  Some  of  his  children 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  but  I  have 
sketches  of  two  only,  James  and  Caleb. 

JAMES,  born  about  1787,  either  in 
Virginia  or  Green  county,  Kentucky,  was 
the  captain  of  a  company  and  was  about 
marching  from  that  latter  county  to  the 
scene  of  conflict  when  the  war  of  1812 
and  '15  closed.  He  was  married,  had 
some  children  there,  and  brought  his 
family  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  in 
1825,  in  company  with  his  father,  bring- 
ing his  family  and  worldly  goods  in  a  cart. 
James  Short  died  in  1827  at  a  place  called 
Turkey  Point,  about  five  miles  west  of 


Chatham,  Sangamon  county.  I  have  the 
sketches  of  two  only  of  his  children, 
Allen  and  Susan  C.  ALLEN,  born  Feb. 
6,  1816,  in  Green  county,  Kentucky,  was 
brought  by  his  father  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1825,  and  left  an  orphan  and  a 
cripple  at  eleven  years  of  age,  with 
younger  brothers  and  sisters,  whom  he 
aided  all  he  could.  When  he  was  ten 
years  of  age  he  says  he  had  heard  but  one 
sermon,  had  only  seen  one  pair  of  boots, 
and  had  never  seen  a  newspaper,  tract  or 
pamphlet.  He  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Margaret  A.  Campbell, 
daughter  of  Rev.  Thomas  Campbell. 
See  his  name.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren in  Sangamon  county.  JAMES  L., 
born  Jan.  4,  1839,  in  Sangamon  county, 
enlisted  at  the  first  call  for  75,000  men  in 
Co.  G,  7th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  months  in 
April,  1861,  served  full  time  and  was 
honorably  discharged.  He  enlisted  again 
Sept.  20,  1861,  in  Co.  B,  loth  111.  Cav., 
served  until  Dec.  20,  1862,  when  he  was 
discharged  on  account  of  physical  disabili- 
ty. He  was  married  Feb.  17,  1863,  to 
Mrs.  Nancy  H.  Hudson,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Park.  They  have  one  living 
child,  Hugh  Francis,  and  live  in  Lincoln, 
Illinois.  EDWARD  j.,  born  Oct.  18, 1840,  en- 
listed Sept.  20,  1861,  in  Co.  B,  loth  111. 
Cav.,  for  three  years,  re-enlisted  as  a 
veteran,  January,  1864.  He  was  captured 
July  8,  1864,  at  Bayou  Des  Arc,  was  kept 
under  guard  three  weeks,  parolled  and  ex- 
changed January,  1865.  He  was  mustered 
out  with  the  regiment  at  San  Antonio, 
Texas,  in  November,  1865,  ant^  was  mar- 
ried  May  6,  1869,  to  Sarah  C.  Dial,  who 
was  born  Sept.  17,  1850,  in  Morgan 
county,  Illinois.  They  have  two  children, 
Nellie  and  Minnie,  and  live  four  miles 
northwest  of  Chatham,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois.  WILLIAM,  H.  H.,  born  June  29, 
1843,  ennsted  August,  1862,  in  Co.  B,  loth 
111  Cav.,  for  three  years,  served  full  term, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  June,  1865, 
at  New  Orleans,  and  was  married  Oct.  26, 
1871,  to  Martha  E.  Robertson.  He  died 
June  2,  1873,  at  New  Berlin,  Illinois. 
Mrs.  Margaret  A.  Short  died  Sept.  23, 
1845,  and  Allen  Short  was  married  to 
Harriet  A.  Park,  sister  of  John  G.  Park. 
They  had  nine  childred,  three  died  young. 
Of  the  other  six,  THOMAS  N.  lives  in  Au- 
burn (with  Mr.  Morse).  The  other  five 
live  with  their  parents  at  Columbia,  Marion 


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EA  RL  T  SB  TTLERS   OF 


county,  Iowa.  Allen  Short  is  now  a 
minister  in  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian 
Church.  SUSAN  C.,  born  in  1819  in 
Green  county,  Kentucky,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  John  A.  Campbell. 
See  his  name.  Mrs.  Susan  C.  Campbell 
died  April  3,  1852. 

CALEB,  born  April  19, 1790,  in  Green 
county  Kentucky,  was  married  there  May 
26,  1814,  to  Elizabeth  Walters,  who  was 
born  in  that  county  Feb.  13,  1798.  They 
had  three  children,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  Illinois,  in  1823,  and  settled 
in  what  is  now  Curran  township,  south  of 
Spring  creek,  where  they  had  three  chil- 
dren. Of  their  six  children,  PAULINE, 
born  March  15,  1815,  in  Green  county, 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  William  Henton.  See  his  name. 
JAMES,  born  Nov.  23,  1816,  in  Green 
county,  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  April  4,  1844,  to  Mary 
McPherson,  niece  of  Robert  Eachus.  See 
his  name.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Short  had  five 
living  children  in  Sangamon  county. 
SARAH  A.  married  April  10,  1873,  to 
Martin  L  Webb,  who  was  born  Nov.  12, 
1844,  near  Cazenovia,  New  York.  They 
live  in  Loami,  Illinois — 1874.  ROBERT  E. 
married  Oct.  7,  1873,  to  Ollie  A.  Dawson. 
See  her  name  with  the  Meacham  family. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Short  have  one  child,  Olive 
I.,  and  live  near  Loami,  Sangamon 
county,  111.  CAROLINE,  ELIZABETH  and 
•WILLIAM  live  with  their  mother.  James 
Short  died,  and  his  widow  and  children 
now — 1876 — reside  two  miles  northeast  of 
Loami,  Sangamon  county,  111.  JANE, 
born  Sept.  5,  1819,  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Thompson  Ren- 
shaw,  and  died  leaving  two  children. 
LUCILLE,  born  Feb.  9,  1823,  in  Green 
county,  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  July  2,  1840,  to  George  W.  Foster. 
See  his  name.  He  was  born  May  n, 
1817,  near  Winchester,  Kentucky.  She 
died  at  Kirksville,  Mo.,  leaving  four  chil- 
dren. Mr.  Foster  lives  at  Louisiana,  Mo. 
JOSHUA  W.,  born  May  25,  1825,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  to 
Berlinder  Robison.  See  her  name. 
They  had  four  children.  Mrs.  Short  and 
one  of  the  children  died.  JOHN  R.  died 
February,  1876,  in  Missouri.  CHARLES 
E.  married  in  1873  to  Lola  Scripture,  and 
live  in  Missouri.  ANNIE  M.  lives  near 
Lamar's  Station,  Missouri.  Joshua  W. 


Short  married 


Carson,  and  reside 


near  Maryville,  Nodaway  county,  Mo. 
ROWAN  J.,  born  March  10,  1827,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  a  soldier  from  that 
county  in  the  Mexican  war,  and  died  in 
1847  m  t^ie  army-  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Short 
died  Nov.  i,  1856,  and  Caleb  Short  died 
Sept.  18,  1863,  both  in  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

SHORT,  SAMUEL,  was  born 
March  10,  1792,  in  Batetourt  county,  Va., 
of  German  parents.  His  father  died  when 
he  was  quite  young,  and  at  the  age  of  15, 
he  went  to  East  Tennessee,  remained  two 
years,  went  to  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  back 
to  Virginia,  and  thence  to  Mechlenberg 
county,  Ky.,  where  he  was  married  Dec. 
i,  1814  to  Rebecca  Strong,  who  was  born 
Dec.  24,  1787,  in  Frederick  county,  Va. 
They  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  September,  1836,  in  what  is 
now  Auburn  township.  Mrs  Short  died 
in  September,  1869.  They  never  had  any 
children,  but  raised  four  orphans.  Mr. 
Short  married  again  when  he  was  over  So 
years  of  age,  and  moved  back  to  Ken- 
tucky. 

SHOUP,  JACOB,  born  May  9, 
1780,  in  Huntington  county,  Pa.,  was 
married  there  May  2",  1802,  to  Sarah 
Downing,  who  was  born  Aug.  13,  1782, 
in  the  same  county.  They  moved  to 
Pickaway  county,  Ohio,  where  th^y  had 
sixteen  children,  each  one  of  whom  lived  to 
be  twenty-six  years  of  age  and  over.  The 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111., 
arriving  in  what  is  now  Ball  township,  in 
the  autumn  of  1831.  It  was  then  called 
Cotton  Hill  Precinct.  Of  their  sixteen 
children — 

JOHN,  born  May  31,  1803,  in  Ohio, 
was  married  there  to  Hannah  Martin. 
They  both  died  in  Logan  county,  111., 
leaving  six  children,  near  Lincoln. 

MART,  born  Sept.  5,  1804,  in  Ohio, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
James  Fletcher.  He  died,  leaving  a  widow 
and  two  children,  near  Lincoln,  111. 

JACOB,  born  Sept.  17,  1805, died  un- 
married in  Pickaway  county,  Ohio,  in  the 
twenty-seventh  year  of  his  age. 

SARAH,  born  May  12,  1807,  in  Ohio, 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  unmarried, 
in  the  sixtv-first  year  of  her  age. 

THOMAS,  born  Dec.  19,  1808,  in  Ohio, 
was  married  there  to  Rachel  Anderson. 
They  had  six  children,  and  Thomas 


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Shoup  died  in  Logan  county,  111.  His 
widow  and  children  live  near  Lincoln, 
Illinois. 

ELIZA,  born  Feb.  27,  1810,  in  Picka- 
way  county,  Ohio,  was  married  in  Saga- 
mon  county,  111.,  to  William  Gulliford. 
They  moved  to  Oregon  in  the  spring  of 
1852,  and  both  died  there,  leaving  nine 
chiinren. 

MARIA,  born  Jan.  30,  1812,  in  Ohio, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to 
David  Brunk.  See  his  name. 

TIMOTHY^  born  March  12,  1813,  in 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
to  Mary  Keys.  They  had  five  children. 
JACOB,  died  in  his  tenth  year.  ELIZA- 
BETH J.,  married  James  Crawley.  They 
have  two  children,  MARY  E.  and  JOHN  E., 
and  live  in  Ball  township,  near  Cotton 
Hill  postoffice,  Sangamon  county.  James 
Crawley  enlisted  Oct.  5,  1861,  at  Spring- 
,  field,  in  Co.  I,  yth  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years,  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  Jan.  1864, 
was  captured  at  Allatoona  Mountain, 
Georgia,  Oct.  5,  1864,  within  one  hour  of 
three  years  from  his  first  enlistment. 
After  spending  five  months  in  prison,  he 
joined  his  regiment,  was  commissioned 
First  Lieutenant  Nov.  i,  1864,  served  to 
the  close  of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged  July  12,  1865.  ISAAC 
F.,  married  Maria  N.  Byers,  a  native  of 
Madison  county,  Ohio.  They  have  four 
children,  LILA  A.,  LEWIS,  JOHN  T.  and 
JESSE  E.;  and  live  one  and  a  half  miles 
east  of  Cotton  Hill  postoffice,  Sangamon 
county,  111.  ALEXANDER  F.,  born 
March  3,  1844,  married  Arthalinda  Bell. 
They  have  three  children,  MINA,  ADALEE 
and  SAMUEL  B.,  and  live  near  Bell's  mill, 
seven  miles  southeast  of  Springfield,  III. 
JOHN  H.,  born  July  n,  1847,  was  mal"- 
ried  in  October,  1868,  to  Rachel  Bell. 
Thev  have  one  child,  WILLIAM,  and  live 
near  Zion's  Chapel,  and  New  City,  San- 
gamon county,  111.  Timothy  Shoup  died 
Feb.  28,  1850,  at  Crow's  mill,  which  he 
then  owned.  His  widow  lives  with  her 
son-in-law,  James  Crawley,  near  Crow's 
mill,  or  Cotton  Hill,  postoffice,  111. 

ELIZABETH,  born  May  9,  1815,  in 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
to  Barrett  Ramsey.  They  moved  to  the 
Pacific  coast  in  1852,  have  five  children, 
and  live  at  Marysville,  Baker  county, 
Oregon. 


DFLILAH,  born  April  27,  1817,  in 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
to  Elijah  Bradshaw.  She  died  without 
children.  Mr.  B.  was  married  again  in 
the  winter  of  1875,  and  lives  one  mile  east 
of  Cotton  Hill  postorfice.  Sangamon 
county. 

ALEXANDER,  born  Feb.  23,  1819, 
in  Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Marv  J.  Wilkinson.  They  had  five 
children,  and  Mr.  Shoup  was  .accidentally 
killed  while  pressing  cider,  in  the  fall  of 
1856.  His  widow  married  Mr.  Brown, 
and  lives  in  St.  Joseph,  Missouri. 

DORCAS,  born  Jan.  28,  1821,  in  Ohio, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Thomas  Lovelock.  They  had  six  chil- 
dren, JOSEPH,  ALEXANDER, 
THOMAS,  SAMUEL,  GEORGE  and 
MARY.  Mr.  Lovelock  died,  and  his 
widow  lives  in  Ray  county,  Mo. 

HENRT,\)o\-K  May  4",  1822,  in  Ohio, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Ruth 
Knotts.  They  have  seven  children. 
ELBERT  W.,  married  Martha  A.  San- 
ders. They  have  one  child,  CHARLES  L., 
and  live  near  Cotton  Hill.  SARAH  E., 
married  James  Milliner,  and  lives  near 
Cotton  Hill.  JACOB,  ELIJAH,  LEAN- 
DER,  SAMUEL  and  DELILAH  live 
with  their  parents.  Henry  Shoup  lives 
on  the  farm  where  his  father  settled  in 
1831,  in  Ball  township,  east  of  Crow's 
mill,  or  Cotton  Hill  postoffice,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

NANCY,  born  May  8,  1824,  in  Ohio, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Jo- 
seph Penn.  They  have  five  children, 
SARAH,  JOHN,  ROSY,  HENRY 
and  GEORGE,  and  live  near  Lancaster, 
Dallas  county,  Texas. 

SAMUEL  N.,  born  May  16,  1827,  in 
Pickaway  county,  Ohio,  was  married  Nov. 
18, 1857,  in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Alice 
J.  Mourer.  They  had  seven  children. 
JOHN  CARROLL,  the  fifth  child,  died 
July  24,  1874,  from  injuries  inflicted  by  be- 
ing thrown  from  a  buggy  attached  to  a 
runawav  team  two  days  previous.  SAL- 
LIE  IRVING,  the  sixth  child,  died 
August  13, 1874.  WILLIE  H.,  E TTIE 
MAY,  HARRY  S.,  LUELLA  M.  and 
LUCY  live  with  their  parents.  Sam- 
uel N.  Shoup  has  had  an  eventful 
life.  He  accompanied  two  of  his  sisters 
to  Oregon  in  1852  and  returned  in  1855. 
He  went  with  another  sister  to  Texas  in 


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the  fall  of  1855  and  returned  in  1856.  When 
the  rebellion  began  he  raised  a  company 
which  became  Co.  E,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  and 
was  elected  and  commissioned  captain  at  its 
organization,  was  promoted  through  the 
different  grades  to  colonel  of  the  regiment, 
and  was  in  command  at  the  close  of  the 
rebellion.  He  was  elected  Sheriff  of  San- 
gamon  county  in  1866  for  two  years.  Col. 
S.  N.  Shoup  and  family  reside  in  Ball 
township,  near  Cotton  Hill  Post  Office, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MELISSA,  born  March  15,  1827,  in 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Philemon  Stout.  See  his  name. 

Jacob  Shoup  died  Dec.  19,  1849,  and 
Mrs.  Sarah  >houp  died  April  20,  1850, 
both  on  the  farm  where  tin  y  settled  in 
1831,  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

SHRYER,  EPHRIAM,  was 
born  Nov.  I,  1813,  in  Christian  county, 
Kentucky.  He  came  to  Spiingfield,  Illi- 
nois, April  i,  1837,  lived  there  about  one 
year,  went  to  Taylorville,  from  there  to 
the  Galena  lead  mines,  and  from  there  to 
the  mines  in  Lafayette  county,  Wisconsin, 
where  he  was  married  March  15,  1843,  to 
Mary  A.  Tolley.  He  came  back  to  San- 
gamon county,  where  they  had  eight  chil- 
dren, namely — 

SARAH,  maried  Robert  Campbell, 
has  one  child,  JAMES  E.,  and  lives  near 
New  Berlin,  Illinois. 

JAMES  H.  unmarried  and  resides  in 
Dallas  county,  Texas — 1873. 

KATE  E.,  married  Reuben  Skeen, 
have  two  children,  WILLIE  and  EPH- 
RIAM, and  live  in  Island  Grove  town- 
ship. 

JULIA  M.  died  aged  twelve  years. 

JOHN  T.  lives  near  New  Berlin, 
Illinois. 

HARVET  W.,  ELLA  MAT  and 
EMMA  R.  reside  with  their  parents. 
Ephriam  Shryer  and  family  live  near 
Loami,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

SHUFF,  MRS.  HANNAH 
H,  was  born  April  18,  1784,  in  Green- 
brier  county,  Virginia.  Her  father, 
Anthony  Houston,  when  she  was  a  child, 
made  up  his  mind  to  emigrate  west. 
There  were  no  wagon  roads  and  but  few 
wagons.  He  provided  himself  with  a 
large  number  of  pack-saddles,  anil  loaded 
thirty-two  horses  with  household  goods, 
farming  implements,,  and  his  family,  and 
moved  to  what  became  Scott  county,  Ken- 


tucky. There  he  settled  in  a  cane  brake 
among  the  Indians,  raised  a  family  of  thir- 
teen children,  and  lived  to  be  nearly  one 
hundred  years  old.  Two  of  his  sons  be- 
came Methodist  preachers  and  one  a 
lawyer.  Ex-Governor  Sam.  Houston,  of 
Texas,  now  deceased,  was  his  nephew. 
His  daughter,  Hannah  H.,  whose  name 
heads  this  sketch,  was  married  Nov.  5, 
1806,  in  Scott  county,  Kentucky,  to  Jacob 
Shuff.  They  had  three  children  in  Scott 
county,  and  the  family  moved  to  Gallatin 
county  in  the  same  State,  where  Mr. 
Shuff  died  August  24,  1824.  Mrs.  Shuff 
moved  with  her  family  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1833 
in  Island  Grove,  three  miles  west  of  Ber- 
lin. Of  her  three  children — 

JOHN  W.,  born  August  28,  1807,  in 
Scott  country,  Kentucky,  married  in  Galla- 
tin county,  in  the  same  State,  to  Ange- 
line  Lindsay.  He  came  with  his  mother 
to  Sangamon  county,  and  in  1835  m°ved 
to  Morgan  county,  Illinois,  five  miles  east 
of  Jacksonville.  They  had  nine  children. 
Mr.  Shuff  died  in  May,  1872,  while  sitting 
at  a  table  with  a  friend,  drawing  a  map  of 
a  road.  A  few  days  after  his  death,  his 
fifth  son,  JAMES,  was  drowned  while 
bathing.  His  widow  and  children,  nearly 
all  of  whom  are  married,  reside  near  Jack- 
sonville, Illinois. 

MAR  T  ANN,  born  August  9,  1809,  in 
Scott  county,  Kentucky,  married  in  Galla- 
tin county  Feb.  i,  1831,  to  Henry  Yates. 
See  his  name.  She  died  May  -u,  1835. 

ANTHONY  //.,  born  August  18, 
1811,  in  Scott  county,  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  Feb.  23, 
1837,  to  Siron  Foutch.  They  had  eight 
living  children.  MARY  A.  "P.  married 
J.  W.  Walker.  WILLIAM  H.  H. 
resides  with  his  father.  JOHN  W.  mar- 
ried Mary  Mendenhall  and  died  April  2, 
1872.  JAMES  A.  married  Lucinda  Als- 
bury  and  li\es  one  mile  west  of  Berlin, 
Illinois.  NANCY  H.  and  THEOPHI- 
LUS  A.  are  unmarried.  CAROLINE 
married  A.  Shultz,  and  lives  at  Carthage, 
Illinois.  MILLARD  F.  lives  with  his 
father.  Mrs.  Siron  Shuff  died  June  4, 
1868.  Anthony  H.  Shuff  was  married 
March  17,  1873,  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth  A. 
Phelps,  whose  maiden  name  was  Town- 
send,  a  native  of  Ithica,  New  York.  She 
has  one  child  by  her  first  marriage,  AN- 
NIE PHELPS.  A.  H.  Shuff  and  wife 


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reside  on  the  farm  where  the  family  settled 
in  1833.  It  is  three  miles  west  of  Berlin, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  Mr.  Shuff 
has  been  a  cripple  for  more  than  forty 
years,  caused  by  having  taken  eleven  doses 
of  calomel  in  1835,  an<^  without  proper 
attention  afterwards,  the  greater  part  of  it 
remained  in  his  system,  and  it  seems  won- 
derful that  he  could  endure  what  he  has, 
and  live. 

SHUTT,  HENRY,  was  born 
July,  1763,  in  Pennsylvania.  His  parents 
dying  when  he  was  a  child,  he  went  when 
a  young  man  to  North  Carolina,  and  was 
married  there  to  Elizabeth  Groves.  They 
had  four  children,  and  moved  about  1810, 
to  Muhlenberg  county,  Ky.,  where  they 
had  three  children,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  Hi.,  arriving  October,  1829,  in 
what  is  now  Auburn  township.  Of  their 
children — 

CfJRlSTIANA^orn'm  North  Caro- 
lina, married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Pe- 
ter Dick,  moved  to  Cass  county,  111.,  and 
both  died  there. 

E LIZ ABE  TH,  born  in  North  Caro- 
lina, married  in  Sangamon  county,  111., 
to  Green  Dukes,  who  died  near  Auburn, 
and  she  went  to  Kentucky  and  died  there. 

JACOB,  born  in  North  Carolina, 
went  with  his  parents  in  1810  to  Muh- 
lenberg county,  Ky.,  and  married  there  to 
Elizabeth  Wagner,  who  was  born  July 
31,  1799.  They  moved,  in  company  with 
his  father,  to  Sangamon  county  in  1829. 
.They  had  thirteen  children,  including  two 
pairs  of  twins.  Three  of  their  children 
died,  including  one  pair  of  twin  .  Of  the 
other  ten,  JOHN  H.,  born  Jan.  29,  1822, 
in  Muhlenberg  county,  Ky.,  married 
Elizabeth  Baldwin,  and  had  seven  chil- 
dren. Mr.  Shutt  died  April  3,  1872,  leav- 
ing his  widow  and  children  in  Macoupin 
county,  six  miles  south  of  Auburn,  San- 
gamon county,  111.  GREEN  B.,  married 
Elizabeth  J.  Wimer,  who  died,  and  he 
married  Matilda  Caroline  Stout,  and  lives 
in  Virden,  111.  MARTHA  A.,  married 
Elias  Owen,  and  for  her  second  husband 
married  William  Luth.  They  live  five 
miles  south  of  Auburn,  111.  ELIZA- 
BETH J.,  married  William  Foster.  See 
his  name.  LOUISA  C.,  married  Sam- 
uel Hurst,  who  died,  and  she  married 
Richard  Hughes,  has  several  children, 
and  resides  in  Virden,  111.  ME  LINDA 
E.,  married  James  F.  Miller.  See  his 

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name.  JACOB  W.  and  MICAJAH, 
twins.  Jacob  W.  married  Susan  C.  Gates, 
a  native  of  Muhlenberg  county,  Ky. 
They  live  five  miles  south  of  Auburn, 
111.  Micajah  lives  in  Nevada — 1874. 
DAVID  M.,  married  Nancy  E.  Lowder- 
milk,  and  live  one  mile  east  of  Auburn. 
NANCY  C.,  married  John  Miller,  has 
two  children,  and  lives  near  Auburn,  111. 
Jacob  Shutt  died  March  17,  1859,  and 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Shutt  died  Oct.  9,  1859, 
both  i  Sangamon  county. 

JONATHAN,  married  Elizabeth 
Gates,  and  remained  in  Kentucky. 

J  OSEPH,\>®VT\  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Rachel  Long,  and 
lives  in  Iowa. 

HENKY,  Jun.,  was  born  July  19,  1814, 
in  Muhlenberg  county,  Ky.,  and  came  in 
1829,  with  his  father,  to  Sangamon  county. 
He  was  married  in  1835  *°  Sarah  Long. 
They  had  eight  children.  CHRIS- 
TIANA, married  Isaac  Landers,  and  lives 
in  Iowa.  WILLIAM  R.,  married  Miss 
Lowdermilk,  and  for  his  second  wife  mar- 
ried Miss  Edwards,  and  lives  near  Auburn, 
111.  MATILDA,  marrie  ;  John  Shutt, 
and  lives  in  Kentucky.  SARAH  ANN 
and  MARY  ANN,  twins.  Sarah  Ann 
married  Andrew  Pickens.  She  died  Feb. 
5,  1876,  near  Auburn,  111.  Mary  Ann 
married  Thomas  Smith,  and  lives  in  Ma- 
coupin county.  BETSY,  married  Wil- 
liam H.  Owen,  and  died.  DAVID  H. 
married  Miss  Stamper,  and  lives  in  Au- 
burn township.  RACHEL,  married 
John  Orr,  and  died.  Mrs.  Sarah  Shutt 
died  March  27,  1853,  and  Henry  Shutt 
was  married  Sept.  22,  1853,  to  Charity  J. 
Stamper.  They  live  where  he  settled  in 
1829,  one  and  a  half  miles  southeast  of 
Auburn,  111. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Shutt  died  in  1840,  and 
her  husband,  Henry  Shutt,  Sen.,  died  in 
1852,  both  in  Auburn  township,  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.  He  was  in  his  eighty- 
ninth  year. 

SIMPSpN,  JAMES,  was  born 
about  1785  in  Maryland,  and  went  to 
Washington  county,  Kentucky,  when  he 
was  a  young  man,  and  was  there  married 
to  Mary  A.  Boone.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren, and  she  died.  He  married  Monica 
McAtee,  had  six  children  in  Kentucky, 
and  the  family  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1828.  He  located  about  three  hundred 


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EARL 7  SE7TLERS  OF 


yards  southeast  of  where  St.  Bernard 
Catholic  church  now  stands,  in  Ball  town- 
ship, where  two  children  were  born.  Of 
their  children — 

MATILDA  married  John  Burtle. 
See  his  name. 

James  Simpson  moved  his  family  to 
Randolph  county,  Illinois,  in  April,  1838. 
He  and  his  wife  both  died  there.  Part  of 
their  children  live  in  that  county  and  part 
in  Missouri. 

SI.  M  PS  ON,  RICHARD, 
brother  to  James,  born  in  1790  in  Mary- 
land, went  when  he  was  a  boy,  with  his 
parents  to  Washington  county,  Kentucky. 
He  was  there  married  to  Monica  Higdon. 
She  had  six  children,  and  died,  and  he 
married  Ann  Vinson,  had  three  children 
in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  1830,  in  what 
in  now  Ball  township.  After  a  stay  of 
but  one  year  in  Sangamon  county,  Rich- 
ard Simpson  moved  his  family  to  Chris- 
tian county,  and  both  died  there.  Of 
their  children  who  remained  in  Sangamon 
county — 

LOUISA  married  Thomas  Burtle. 
See  his  name. 

MAR?  married  James  R.  Durbin. 
See  his  name. 

SIMPSON,  JOHN  P.,  was  born 
Oct.  17,  1794,  in  Somerset  county,  New 
Jersey.  Mary  J.  Cross  was  born  Jan. 
13,  1793,  in  New  Jersey.  They  were 
there  married  and  had  fourteen  children, 
some  of  whom  married  in  New  Jersey. 
The  remainder  of  the  family  came  to  San- 
gamon county,  IlLnois,  arriving  Nov.  8, 
1839,  at  Springfield,  and  the  next  year 
settled  in  what  is  now  Williams  township. 
Of  their  children — 

SAMUEL  married  in  New  Jersey  to 
Mary  A.  Benjamin,  and  came  with  his 
father  to  Sangamon  county.  He  went  to 
Texas  before  the  rebellion,  leaving  his 
family  at  Canton,  Missouri.  They  have 
never  heard  of  him  since. 

CLEMANTINE  married  James  C. 
Sutton.  They  have  five  children,  and  live 
in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

BENJAMIN  is  unmarried  and  lives 
in  Kansas. 

THOMAS  L.,  born  in  New  Jersey, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Fanny 
Halbert.  She  died  in  1853,  leaving  one 
child,  GEORGE  W.  He  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Alice  Booth,  have 


two  children,  and  live  near  Lincoln,  Ben- 
ton  county,  Missouri. 

SUSAN  A.  married  James  Riddle. 
See  his  name. 

JOHN  died  aged  two  years. 

AGNES  married  Harvey  Darnall. 
See  his  name. 

JAMES  is  unmarried,  and  lives  in 
Montana. 

MART  E.,  unmarried,  and  lives  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

CAROLINE  married  Dennis  Taylor. 
He  died,  leaving  a  widow  and  four  chil- 
dren in  Iowa. 

HENRT  died  in  Galveston,  Texas, 
aged  twenty-seven  years. 

Mrs.  Mary  J.  Simpson  died  Feb.  14, 
1842,  and  her  husband,  John  P.  Simpson, 
died  Feb.  27,  1842,  both  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

SIMPSON  JOHN,  was  born  Sept. 
30,  1801,  in  Tennessee,  and  when  a  young 
man  went  to  St.  Clair  county,  Illinois. 
Mary  Taylor  was  born  August  25,  1803, 
in  Georgia,  and  when  a  child  was  taken 
to  Lookingglass  Prairie,  St.  Clair  county, 
Illinois.  They  were  married  there  in 
1821,  and  moved  to  Shelby  county  in  the 
same  State,  where  they  had  one  child, 
and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county, 
arriving  in  1824  in  what  is  now  Williams 
township,  where  they  had  two  living  chil- 
dren. Of  their  children — 

CHARLES,  born  Aug.  25,  1823,  in 
Shelby  county,  Illinois,  brought  up  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  White 
Water,  Wisconsin,  to  Mary  Bothrell. 
Mr.  Simpson  enlisted  in  1862  in  the  I9th 
Wis.  Inf.  for  three  years,  and  died  August 
22,  1864,  at  Pine  Bluff,  Arkansas,  leaving 
a  widow  and  six  daughters  at  White 
Water,  Walworth  county,  Wisconsin. 

PERM  ELI  A  A.,  born  April  14, 
1825,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Wil- 
liam Correll.  See  his  name. 

SILAS  B.,  born  Oct.  10,  1831,  died 
June  18,  1851. 

John  Simpson  died  Feb.  2,  1835,  and 
Mrs.  Mary  Simpson  died  Feb.  25,  1864, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

SIMPSON,  JORDAN,  was 
born  July  19,  1808,  near  Lexington, 
Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon  county, '1833,  and 
was  married  Oct.  27,  1835,  ^°  Clarissa 
Sayre.  They  had  eight  children  in  San- 
gamon county,  namely— 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


659 


JAMES  W.,  born  Sept.  8,  1836,  mar- 
ried Nov.  6,  1867,  to  Julia  B.  Butler  (a 
daughter  of  Stephen  H.  Butler).  They 
have  three  children,  WILLIAM  E'., 
SALLIE  E.,  and  MARY  E.,  and  live  in 
Pleasant  Plains,  111. 

ISAAC  N.,  born  Nov.  26,  1838,  en- 
listed October,  iS6i,  in  Co.  G,  loth  111. 
Cav.,  served  three  years,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged.  He  was  married  Dec. 
14,  1865,  to  Lucinda  Laswell,  had  one 
child,  ISAAC  N.,  and  Mr.  Simpson  died 
Feb.  24,  1866. 

WILLIAM  J.,  born  April  24,  1841, 
is  a  student  at  Normal  University — 1874. 
He  is  engaged  in  teaching  in  the  public 
schools. 

CATHARINE  B.,  born  Aug.  18, 
1843,  married  Dec.  28,  1864,  to  Benjamin 
Watts,  a  son  of  Nicholas  Watts.  They 
have  three  children,  and  live  near  War- 
rensburg,  Macon  county,  111. 

MAR  T  J/.,  born  April  6,  1848,  mar- 
ried Nov.  20,  1867,  to  Morris  Hillyard, 
have  three  children,  and  reside  near  Cli- 
max, Greenwood  county,  Kansas. 

JEMIMA  J.,  born  Oct.  25,  1850, 
married  in  1869  to  David  Gibson,  has  two 
children,  and  lives  near  Bolckow,  Andrew 
county,  Missouri. 

JULIA  A.,  born  March  5,  1863,  lives 
with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Watts. 

LUCT  J/.,  born  Aug.  20,  1857,  lives 
with  her  aunt.  Mrs.  Beaumont,  in  Peters- 
burg, 111. 

Jordan  Simpson,  died  Dec.  23,  1872,  at 
Pleasant  Plains,  and  Mrs.  Clarissa  Simp- 
son lives  with  her  son,  James  W.  Simp- 
son, in  Pleasant  Plains,  111. 

SIMPSON,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  in  1808,  in  Simpson  county,  Ky. 
He  came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in 
1829,  and  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Willis, 
who  was  born  May  17,  1806.  They  had 
six  children  in  Sangamon  county,  namely: 

MAR  THA,  born  Aug.  6, 1837,  married 
May  8,  1861,  to  Joel  H.  Ellis.  See  his 
name. 

MARGARET  J.,  born  March  10, 
1839,  is  unmarried,  and  lives  at  the  south- 
east corner  of  Gard  ler  township,  at  the 
homestead. 

HENRIETTA,  born  Jan.  10,  1841, 
is  unmarried,  and  lives  near  Sidney, 
Champaign  county,  111. 

MARY,  born  March  24,  1843,  married 
April  24,  1873,  to  Miller  Winston,  and 


lives    near    Sidney,    Champaign    county, 
Illinois. 

NANCY,  born  Aug.  30,  1845,  married 
Sept.  28,  1859,  to  John  Spinning.  They 
have  one  child,  WILLIAM  S.,  and  live 
in  Bloomington,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  T.,  born  April  5,  1852, 
married  Oct.  16,  1873,  to  Burzilla  K.  Reed, 
and  lives  at  the  family  homestead,  three 
and  a  half  miles  southwest  of  Farming- 
dale,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Simpson  died  Feb.  17, 
1860,  and  William  Simpson  died  March 
30,  1872,  both  in  Sangamon  county,  111. 

SIMS,  JAMES,  was  born  in  Vir- 
ginia, taken  by  his  parents  to  South  Caro- 
lina, where  he  was  married  to  Dolly 
Spillers.  They  had  four  children  there, 
and  moved  to  Logan  county,  Kentucky, 
where  they  had  one  child,  and  frorn  there 
to  Caldwell  county,  where  three  children 
were  born;  thence  to  St.  Clair  county, 
Illinois,  and  from  there  to  Sugar  Creek, 
Sangamon  county,  arriving  in  the  spring 
of  1820  in  what  became  Ball  township, 
Sangamon  county.  He  built  a  horse 
mill  there  to  run  by  bands.  He  quarried 
stone  of  the  same  kind  of  which  the  first 
State  House  in  Springfield  was  built,  and 
by  the  aid  of  his  brother-in-law,  William 
Spillers,  made  the  burrs  for  his  mill.  He 
was  the  first  Representative  from  Sanga- 
mon county  in  the  State  Legislature. 
He  moved  to  Rock  Creek  in  what  is 
now  Menard  county,  and  from  there  to 
Morgan  county.  He  was  a  Methodist 
preacher,  and  formed  the  first  circuit  ever 
organized  in  Sangamon  county.  Of  his 
children — 

BE  TSY  married  James  Black  in  St. 
Clair  county,  raised  a  large  family,  and 
died  August,  1872,  in  Mason  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

LUCY  married  Henry  Morgan,  raised 
a  large  family  south  of  Richland  creek  in 
Sangamon  county.  He  died  there  in 
1867,  and  she  died  in  Kansas  two  or  three 
years  later. 

POLL  Y  married  in  Morgan  county  to 
George  Wolf.  They  had  seven  sons. 
JOHN  is  a  lawyer  in  Champaign  City, 
Illinois.  THOMAS  is  a  lawyer  in  Pax- 
ton,  111.  JAMES  was  clerk  of  Macoupin 
county  one  term.  Mrs.  Polly  Wolf  died 
December,  1872,  and  George  Wolf  died 
in  1873,  both  near  Girard,  Macoupin 
county. 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


MATILDA,  married  John  Kirkpat- 
rick,  raised  a  family,  and  moved  to  Mc- 
Donough  county,  where  he  died. 

AGNES,  born  June  7,  1807,  in  Logan 
county,  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  April,  1827,  to  Reuben  Bryant. 
They  had  six  childi'en.  One  son  lives 
in  California.  THOMAS  married  a 
grand-daughter  of  Rev.  John  Berry,  and 
lives  in  Clinton,  Illinois.  R.  Bryant  died 
and  his  widow  married  William  Mc- 
Murry,  Sen.  See  his  name. 

WESLEY  married,  raised  a  family 
and  lives  near  Manchester,  Scott  county, 
Illinois. 

VIZILLA  married  Thomas  Dun- 
woody,  raised  a  large  family  and  he  died. 
She  lives  near  Arcadia,  Morgan  county, 
Illinois. 

CECELIA  married  James  Dough- 
erty, had  four  children,  and  died  in  Mor- 
gan county,  Illinois. 

BLA  CKMAN,L.,  married  four  times, 
raised  a  large  number  of  children,  and  re- 
sides in  Naples,  Illinois. 

SIMS,  WILLIAM,  (uncle  to 
John  Sims)  was  born  in  Virginia,  taken 
when  young  to  South  Carolina,  married 
there  to  a  Miss  Welch.  He  came  to  San- 
gamon county  among  the  earliest  settlers, 
and  raised  a  family  of  nine  children,  none 
of  whom  now  live  in  the  county.  He 
was  for  many  years  a  pioneer  local  Metho- 
dist preacher  of  limited  education,  but  re- 
markable for  piety  and  good  common 
sense.  He  died  in  Knox  or  Henry  county, 
Illinois,  in  1859. 

SIMS,  JOHN,  was  born  Sept.  13, 
1799,  in  Spartanberg  county,  S.  C.  His 
father  died  and  his  mother  married  again 
and  moved  to  North  Carolina,  thence  to 
Tennessee,  and  from  there  he  went  to 
live  with  his  uncle,  James  Sims,  in  Logan 
county,  Ky.  His  uncle  moved  to  Cald- 
well  county,  and  from  there  to  St.  Clair 
county,  111.,  in  1815.  John  Sims  and  Lu- 
cinda  Duff  were  there  married  Jan.  13, 
1819.  They  moved,  with  his  father-in- 
law,  to  what  became  Sangamon  county, 
arriving  in  April,  1819,  and  settled  south 
of  Spring  creek,  in  what  is  now  Gardner 
township,  four  miles  west  of  Springfield. 
They  had  seven  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  namely — 

LUCY,  born  Oct.  8,  1820,  married 
David  P.  Robison.  See  his  name. 


EMIL  Y  J.,  born  April  27,  1824,  mar- 
ried John  Skipton.  See  his  name. 

VERLINDA,  died  aged  seven  years. 

CAROLINE,  born  Jan.  21,  1828,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  James  A.  Pat- 
terson. They  have  nine  children.  EMI- 
LY A.  married  William  Wr.  Morgan. 
See  his  name.  VIRLEY  A.,  married 
John  R.  Henton,  and  lives  near  Linden, 
Kansas.  The  other  seven  live  with  their 
parents,  five  miles  southwest  of  Spring- 
field, 111. 

SARAH  A.,  born  Nov.  15,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Henry  Wash- 
ington Rickard.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  M.,  born  Aug.  12,  1833,  mar' 
ried  Mary  Kendall,  and  both  died. 

GREEN  VIRGIL,  born  Nov.  15, 
183=5,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Mary 
McClure,  has  five  children,  and  resides 
near  Linden,  Osage  county,  Kansas. 

JAMES  B.,  born  April  13,  1838, 
married  December  29,  1864,  to  Mary  F. 
Massie.  They  have  three  children, 
JACKEY  E.,  CARRIE  A.,  and  LIL- 
LIAN G.  and  resides  four  miles  west  of 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Lucinda  Sims  died  Sept.  26,  1864, 
and  John  Sims  resides  at  his  old  homestead 
four  miles  west  of  Springfield,  111.  See  page 
71,  for  Mr.  Sims  statement  concerning  the 
honesty  of  the  early  settlers. 

SKEEN,  JAMES,  was  born 
March  29,  1811,  in  Lancaster  county, 
Pennsylvania.  Lydia  A.  Moore  was 
born  Feb.  13,  1813,  in  Lycoming  county, 
Pennsylvania.  Her  parents  moved  to 
Lancaster  county,  when  she  was  a  child. 
James  Skeen  and  Lydia  A.  Moore  were 
married  November,  1834,  and  had  two 
children  in  Lancaster  county,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving 
May  15,  1838,  at  Springfield.  A  few 
days  later  they  moved  twelve  miles  west 
of  Springfield  and  south  of  Spring  creek, 
where  they  had  seven  children,  namely — 

ELIZA  J.,  born  Sept.  21,  1825,  in 
Pennsylvania,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  William  Parsons.  They  have 
six  children,  and  reside  near  Decaturville, 
Camden  county,  Missouri. 

SAMUEL,  born  Dec.  7,  1837,  in 
Pennsylvania,  died  1838  in  Sangamon 
county. 

SARAH  A.,  born  Feb.  26,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  countv,  married  John  Allen, 
had  one  child,  ELIZABETH,  and  the 


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parents  both  died. 

MART  S.,  born  Dec.  19,  1843,  mar- 
ried Moses  O.  Booker.  They  had  one 
child,  MARY  O.,  and  Mr.  Booker  en- 
listed August,  1862,  tor  three  years,  in  Co. 
A,  io6th  111.  Inf.  He  died  Sept.  17,  1863, 
at  Paducah,  Kentucky.  His  widow  ma- 
ried  James  Davenport,  had  one  child, 
ELIZA  J.,  and  the  mother  died  April  26, 
1870. 

NANCT,  born  June  23,  1845,  married 
Feb-  17,  1869,  to  Bryant  Fay.  They 
have  one  child,  and  live  in  Berlin,  Illinois. 

REUBEN^  born  Jan.  4,  1847,  married 
Catharine  E.  Shryer,  April,  1868.  They 
have  two  children,  WILLIE  and  EPH- 
RAIM,  and  reside  near  Bates,  Illinois. 

LTDIA  C.,  born  Nov.  23,  1849,  mar- 
ried John  Davenport,  have  one  child,  and 
live  near  Berlin,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  F.  and  ISABELLA, 
(twins)  born  March  29,  1853.  She  died 
in  infancy,  and  he  lives  with  his  mother. 

AGNES  J.,  born  March  18,  1858, 
lives  with  her  mother. 

James  Skeen  died  Oct.  12,  1859,  in  San- 
gamon  county,  and  his  widow  resides  five 
miles  east  of  Berlin,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

SKIPTON,  DANIEL,  came 
from  Muskingum  county,  Ohio,  to  San- 
gamon county  with  his  wife,  Susan,  and 
one  or  more  children,  previous  to  1840. 
He  stopped  first  on  Archer's  creek,  and 
later  settled  four  miles  west  of  Springfield. 
Of  their  children — 

JOHN,  born  in  Muskingum  county, 
Ohio,  came  with  his  parents  to  Sanagmon 
county,  and  was  married  about  1838  to 
Emily  J.  Sims.  They  had  seven  chil- 
dren, namely,  JOHN  S.,  born  Dec.  28, 
1840,  Married  Feb.  9,  1864,  to  Susan  A. 
Williams,  has  one  child,  FREDDIE  R.,  and 
live  six  miles  west  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 
LUCY  A.  married  J.  W.  Gaines,  has 
three  children,  and  lives  near  Cayuga, 
Livingston  county,  Illinois.  MARY  J. 
married  Henry  Hays,  has  three  children, 
and  live  near  Cayuga,  Illinois.  LUCIN- 
DA  died  aged  fourteen  years.  JAMES 
V..  DANIEL  and  EMILY  A.,  live  with 
their  parents  near  Odell,  Livingston 
county,  Illinois — 1874. 

ANN  married  Vinson  Singleton,  has 
three  children,  and  lives  at  Mason  City, 
Illinois. 

MAR  T  married  Samuel   Scott.     They 


have  five  children,  and  live  near  Havana, 
Illinois. 

JAMES  K.  has  been  married  three 
times,  and  lives  near  Mason  City,  Illinois. 

S  ALL  T  married  Isaac  Lane,  and  lives 
near  Havana,  Illinois. 

MATILDA  married  Wilson  Logue, 
and  live  in  Sidney,  Iowa. 

DANIEL,  Jun.,  married  Jane  Sims, 
has  eight  children,  and  lives  in  Kansas. 

L  UCINDA  lives  with  her  sister,  Mrs. 
Sykes. 

6"  US  AN  married  Edward  Sykes,  and 
lives  near  Mason  City,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  died  aged  twenty-four 
years. 

Daniel  Skipton  died  in  Mason  county 
in  1842,  and  his  widow  lives  with  her 
daughter,  Mrs.  Singleton,  in  Mason 
City,  Illinois,  aged  seventy-nine  years 
-1874. 

SLATER,  ELIJAH,  was  born 
Dec.  8,  1775,  in  Wyoming  county,  Penn. 
His  parents,  Samuel  and  Sibyl  Slater, 
were  among  the  few  who  escaped 
the  historic  massacre  of  Wyoming  in 
1778,  during  the  bloody  years  ot 
the  American  Revolution.  .They  had 
barely  time  to  save  their  lives,  each 
carrying  one  of  their  two  children  on 
horseback  until  they  reached  their  friends 
in  Massachusetts.  Samuel  Slater  was 
killed  by  a  falling  tree,  and  his  son  and 
daughter  were  brought  up  in  Massachu- 
sets.  Elijah  Slater  was  married  in  West 
Stockbridge,  Mass.,  in  1797,  to  Olive 
French.  They  moved  in  a  few  years  to 
Great  Barrington,  where  he  engaged  in 
the  mercantile  business.  In  1813  the  fam- 
ily moved  to  Pennsylvania,  and  occupied 
the  house  from  which  Mr.  Slater's  parents 
fled  many  years  before.  He  left  the  farm 
for  Kingston,  Pa.,  where  he  opened  a 
store;  from  there  he  moved  to  Ithica,  New 
York,  and  continued  merchandizing.  In 
1817  he  visited  the  West,  selected  Milton, 
near  Alton,  111.,  for  his  residence,  and 
returned  to  New  York  for  his  family. 
Soon  after  their  arrival  at  Milton  they 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  settling  on 
Sugar  creek,  in  1818,  where  they  lived 
until  Springfield  was  laid  out,  when  he 
moved  therein  1821  or  '2,  among  the  first 
settlers.  Elijah  Slater  and  wife  had  sev- 
enteen children — 

SAMUEL,  born  Jan.  27, 1798,  in  West 
Stockbridge,  Mass,  lived  with  his  parents 


until  1818,  when  he  left  Ithica,  New  York, 
and  came  West,  landing  at  Shawneetown, 
and  traveled  through  Illinois  to  St.  Louis 
on  foot,  joining  his  father  at  Milton,  where 
he  clerked  in  a  store  for  a  short  time,  and 
afterwards  took  charge  of  a  store  at  Hun- 
terstown  (now  lower  Alton),  for  Major  C. 
W.  Hunter,  a  merchant  of  St.  Louis.  The 
goods  were  brought  up  the  Mississippi 
river  on  keel  boats  from  the  latter  city,  as 
there  were  few  steamboats,  and  they  sel- 
dom went  above  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Slater's 
health  failed,  and  he  went  north  to  the 
"  Sangamo "  country,  where  his  father 
had  bought  some  land.  His  favorable 
report  of  the  country  induced  Major  Hun- 
ter to  fit  him  out  with  a  stock  of  merchan- 
dize for  a  store  on  Sugar  creek.  There 
was  only  one  other  store  in  the  country, 
and  that  was  kept  by  John  Taylor,  farther 
up  on  the  same  stream.  Mr.  Slater  found 
an  empty  log  house  on  the  farm  of  Isaac 
Keys,  just  below  the  mouth  of  Lick  creek, 
which  he  occupied,  and  among  his  stores 
were  medicines  and  whisky,  the  latter  be- 
ing indispensible.  He  remained  on  Sugar 
creek  until  1821,  when  he  went  as  super- 
cargo to  New  Orleans  for  Major  Hunter, 
with  some  flat  boats  loaded  with  oak 
staves,  in  1823.  He  went  again  with  a 
lot  of  bacon,  and  remained  in  New  Or- 
leans during  the  winter,  at  which  time  he 
took  a  lot  of  hogs  to  Havana,  Cuba,  and 
returned  with  the  proceeds  in  coffee. 
Found  a  clerkship  at  fifteen  dollars  per 
month,  with  board,  for  three  months. 
Afterwards,  his  salary  was  raised  to  five 
hundred  dollars  per  year  and  board.  He 
visited  his  friends  in  Illinois,  and  was  mar- 
ried at  Alton,  Oct.  27,  1831,  to  Mary  W. 
Avis.  He  returned  to  New  Orleans, 
where  they  resided  until  1839,  he  moved 
to  Galveston,  Texas,  and  was  book-keeper 
a  portion  of  the  time  in  the  United  States 
custom  House  there.  His  health  failing, 
he  removed  in  1848  to  his  land  in  the 
northern  part  of  same  State,  where  he 
had  ten  thousand  acres.  They  remained 
there  twelve  years.  In  1860  he  sold  the 
most  of  his  land,  determined  to  move 
where  there  was  a  railroad.  He  went  to 
Tyler,  to  settle  some  business  preparatory 
to  leaving,  and  found  the  people  greatly 
excited  by  the  news  of  the  general  elec- 
tions and  the  success  of  the  Republican 
party.  Mr.  Slater  was  told  by  a  friend 
that"  the  Vigilance  Committee  was  trying 


to  find  something  out  against  him,  that  it 
had  been  reported  he  was  about  leaving 
the  country,  and  would  take  a  great  many 
negroes  with  him.  Mr.  S.  intended  leav- 
ing town  that  night,  but  concluded  it  was 
safer  to  remain,  as  the  mob  might  follow 
him,  so  he  reported  himself  to  the  Vigil- 
ance Committee,  saying  he  was  willing  to 
appear  before  them  and  answer  any  ques- 
tions they  might  ask,  thinking  that  would 
end  the  matter;  but  not  so,  they  cited  him 
to  appear  at  the  court  house.  He  did  so, 
and  found  there  about  forty  men,  self 
elected  jurors.  There  was  no  charge 
made  against  Mr.  Slater  and  of  course  no 
witnesses,  but  a  little  lawyer  said:  "/'// 
fix  him ! "  and  the  trial  began.  After 
questioning  him  some  time  about  where 
he  was  born,  and  the  different  places  he 
had  lived  before  coming  to  Texas,  they 
dispatched  two  men  twenty-five  miles 
to  search  his  house  for  abolition  docu- 
ments, keeping  him  under  guard  at  Tyler 
during  the  time.  The  two  men  returned 
next  day  with  large  bundles  of  the  New 
York  Observer,  which  they  called  those 
abolition  documents.  The  trial  was  opened 
next  day,  and  a  Methodist  preacher,  whom 
Mr.  S.  considered  his  friend,  and  who 
secretly  was  one,  was  called  on  to  testify. 
He  stated  that  a  third  person  had  told  him 
that  Mr.  Slater  was  an  abolitionist,  and  he 
believed  it.  This  settled  the  question. 
The  trial  closed  and  he  was  sent  to  the 
Vigilance  committtee  of  his  own  county 
for  punishment,  but  before  arriving  at  his 
destination  the  guard  told  him  of  a  plan 
they  had  formed  for  his  escape.  A  man 
who  owed  Mr.  Slater  met  them  at  this 
point  and  paid  him  five  hundred  dollars, 
besides  giving  him  a  good  mule  to  make 
out  his  team.  He  found  his  wife  had 
made  all  preparations,  and  they  started 
Aug.  17,  i  _6o,  and  traveled  ten  miles 
through  the  woods  that  night.  One  of 
the  guard  told  Mrs.  Slater  that  the  com- 
mittee would  have  hung  her  husband  the 
first  day  had  it  not  been  for  the  Methodist 
minister,  who  only  testified  against  Mr.  S. 
to  save  his  own  life,  and  was  secretly  doing 
all  he  could  to  save  Mr.  Slater.  Some  of 
the  guard  traveled  with  them  two  days 
and  then  returned.  They  made  good 
marches,  resting  every  Sabbath,  and  ar- 
rived at  Alton  in  October  of  the  same 
year  Mr.  Slater  was  in  the  Quartermas- 
ter's department  early  in  the  late  war  to 


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suppress  the  rebellion,  and  subsequently 
mail  agent,  in  place  of  his  son,  who  en- 
listed and  went  as  orderly  sergeant.  Sam- 
uel Slater  resigned  his  position  as  mail 
agent  in  1868,  and  purchased  land  in  Bates 
county,  Missouri,  where  he  is  cultivating 
a  farm,  and  enjoys  better  health  than 
when  he  left  New  Orleans,  in  1839. 

Samuel  Slater  and  wife  attended  a  meet- 
ing of  the  early  settlers  of  Sangamon 
county,  held  on  Sugar  creek,  in  1874, 
near  where  his  father  settled  in  1818, 
but  was  unable  to  find  a  single  per- 
son who  knew  him,  and  felt  as  though 
they  thought  he  was  trying  to  de- 
ceive them.  He  was  the  Rip  Van 
Winkle  of  the  occasion.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Slater  had  nine  children.  THOMAS 
AVIS,  born  February  12,  1833,  m 
New  Orleans,  Louisiana.  In  1855  went 
to  Alton,  Illinois,  to  attend  Shurtleff 
College.  He  studied  law,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar,  and  soon  after  received 
an  appointment  in  the  Land  Office  at 
Washington,  D.  C.  By  too  close  atten- 
tion to  business  lost  his  health,  and  died  at 
his  father's  house  in  Brighton,  Illinois, 
Sept.  13,  1865.  SAMUEL  N.,  born 
Jan.  15,  1836,  in  New  Orleans,  Louisiana, 
attended  school  at  Alton,  enlisted  May  15, 
1861,  in  Co.  I,  4th  Reg.  Mo.  Vol.  Inf., 
for  three  months,  went  out  as  Orderly 
Sergeant,  served  full  time  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged.  He  was  substitute  for 
his  brother  in  the  Land  Office  at  Wash- 
ington, and  afterwards,  through  the  in- 
fluence of  Governor  Yates,  was  sent  with 
appointment  in  the  Custom  House  to  New 
Orleans,  remained  there  a  year  or  two 
and  returned,  was  appointed  in  the  Agri- 
cultural Department  at  Washington,  D. 
C.,  where  he  remains.  He  married  Ida 
V.  Tramell  Nov.  16,  1871.  They  have 
one  child,  OLIVE'  MAY,  and  reside  in 
Washington,  D.  C.  MARY  O.,  born 
Nov.  18,  1839,  in  Galveston,  Texas,  at- 
tended school  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  and 
Monticello  Seminary,  and  was  married 
August  13,  1873,  to  William  Page,  who 
attended  college  in  Chicago,  and  graduated 
in  the  Law  School  of  Michigan  Univer- 
sity, at  Ann  Arbor.  He  is  a  practicing 
attorney,  and  resides  in  Butler,  Bates 
county,  Missouri.  JAMES  H.,  born 
March  3,  1842,  in  Galveston,  Texas,  en- 
listed in  Missouri  in  the  same  company 
with  his  brother,  Samuel  N.,  for  three 


months,  served  full  time,  re-enlisted  in 
August,  1862,  for  three  years  in  Co.  D, 
i22d  111.  Inf.  He  was  honorably  dis- 
charged July  18,  1865.  In  1868  he  was 
appointed  Postal  Clerk  on  the  Chicago 
and  Alton  Railroad,  in  place  of  his  father, 
(who  had  just  resigned)  which  position  he 
still  retains.  WILLIAM  A.,  born  Dec. 
29,  1844,  in  Galveston,  attended  school  in 
Springfield,  and  in  March,  1865,  enlisted 
in  Co.  D,  1 8th  111.  Inf.,  went  out  as  a 
drummer  boy,  was  taken  sick  and  died  at 
Pine  Bluff,  Arkansas,  Oct.  20, 1 865,  and  was 
buried  there.  MARTHA,  born  Feb.  21, 
1847,  a*  Galveston,  attended  school  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  and  Monticello  Semi- 
nary two  sessions.  She  resides  with  her 
parents.  CHARLES  M.,  born  Sept.  19, 
1849,  in  Henderson  county,  Tex-.is,  was 
sent  in  1861  to  Boston,  Massachusetts,  at 
his  uncle  Charles1  request,  to  be  educated 
by  him.  He  is  now,  and  has  been  for 
several  years,  a  traveling  agent  for  a  busi- 
ness house  in  New  York  City.  His  route 
is  as  far  west  as  Omaha  and  as  far  south  as 
New  Orleans.  JOSEPH  B.,  born  Nov. 

21,  1852,  in  Henderson  county,  Texas,  re- 
sides with  his  father.     PERRY  J.,  born 
Sept.  21,  1854,  in  Starrville,  Smith  county, 
Texas,  is  a  dentist,  and    lives    in    Butler, 
Missouri.     Samuel   Slater    and  family  re- 
side near  Butler,    Bates  county,  Missouri. 

HENRIETTA  MARIA  was  born 
in  1800  in  Berkshire  county,  Massachu- 
setts. She  was  married  in  Madison 
county,  Illinois,  to  Rev.  Thomas  Lippin- 
cott,  and  died  in  1820.  Mr.  Lippincott 
was  the  father,  by  a  subsequent  mar- 
riage, of  General  Charles  E.  Lippincott, 
present  Auditor  of  State  for  Illinois,  who 
resides  in  Springfield — 1876. 

OLJVE,  born  in  1801  in  Berkshire 
county,  Massachusetts,  was  married  in 
Ithica,  New  York,  to  Joseph  Torrey. 
See  his  name.  They  settled  on  Sugar 
creek,  Sangaman  county,  Illinois,  where 
she  died  in  August  or  September,  1820. 

SIBYL,  born  in  1807  in  Berkshire 
county,  Massachusetts,  was  married  Dec. 

22,  1842,  in    Springfield,    Illinois,    to    Dr. 
Gershom  Jayne.     See  his  name. 

C.  PERRY,  born  September,  1823,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  studied  medicine  with 
Dr.  Jayne,  spent  three  years  in  California, 
returned  and  was  married  in  1854  to  Susan 
Mather  Lamb.  He  was  a  practicing  phy- 
sician, and  died  in  1858  in  Springfield, 


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Illinois,  leaving  a  widow  and  one  child, 
HANNAH  M.,  who  was  married  in  Chi- 
cago. Sept.  27,  1876,  to  Walter  Trumbull, 
eldest  son  of  Hon.  Lyman  Trumbull. 
They  reside  in  Chicago.  C.  P.  Slater's 
widow  married  James  H.  Roberts,  a  law- 
yer, and  resides  in  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Elijah  Slater  and  wife  were  two  of  the 
original  members  of  the  first  Presbyterian 
church  of  Springfield,  Illinois,  formed  by 
the  Rev.  J.  G.  Bergen.  Mr.  Slater  was 
distinguished  for  his  energy  and  upright 
life,  and  died  July,  1836.  His  widow  died 
in  November,  1844,  and  both  were  buried 
in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

SLATER,  JAY,  born  Feb.  25, 
1795,  in  Massachusetts,  was  married 
March  12,  1826,  in  Sangatnon  county,  111., 
to  Lucretia  Carman,  who  was  born  in 
1806,  in  New  York.  They  had  six  living 
children  in  Sangamon  county — 

JAMES  HARVEY,  born  Dec.  28, 
1826,  nine  miles  south  of  Springfield,  left 
home  March  28,  1849,  Driving  an  ox  team 
over  the  plains,  and  arrived  in  California 
Sept.  n,  of  that  year.  In  the  autumn  of 
1851  he  went  to  Oregon,  and  was  one  of 
the  delegates  to  the  territorial  legislature 
of  Oregon,  also  a  member  of  the  constitu- 
tional convention.  He  was  married  there 
in  1853  to  Elizabeth  Gray,  a  native  of 
Georgia.  They  had  nine  children.  James 
Harvey  Slater  was  elected  in  1870  to  rep- 
resent Oregon  in  the  United  States  Con- 
gress. He  lives  at  LaGrande,  Union 
county,  Oregon. 

L  TMAN  BEE  CHER,  born  Aug.  7, 
1828,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married 
April  28,  1853,  in  Mt.  Auburn,  Christian 
county,  111.,  to  Angeline  Bodkin.  She 
died  July  30,  1854.  Lyman  B.  Slater 
graduated  in  thje  medical  department  of 
Missouri  State  Univei\sity,  in  St.  Louis,  in 
1855.  Dr.  Slater  was  married  Oct.  4, 
1855,  to  Sarah  Stockwell,  who  was  born 
July  15,  1830,  in  Vermont.  They  have 
six  children,  MARGARET,  LYMAN 
T.,  EMMA,  ALICE  L.,  MARY  T.,  and 
JAMES  H.,  who  live  with  their  parents. 
Dr.  L.  B.  Slater  is  a  practicing  physician, 
and  resides  at  Taylorville,  111. 

J  ULIA,  born  Sept.  26,  1833,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  William  Camp- 
bell. They  have  three  children,  MARY, 
OLIVE  and  CHARES. 

JOHN  M.,  born  Aug.  26,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  April  30 


1 856  to  Leah  Campbell,  daughter  of  Lewis 
Campbell.  They  had  eight  children, 
LEWIS  J.  and  IDA  C.,  died  young. 
LAURA  L.,  CHARLES  GRANT, 
LYMAN  H.JOHN  A.,  NORA  E.  and 
ROBERT  O.,live  with  their  parents,  half 
a  mile  north  of  Cross  Plains  postoffice, 
Sangamon  county,  111. 

OLIVE  J.,  born  Nov.  8,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  March  2, 
1858,  to  Samuel  P.  Stevens.  They  have 
four  children,  ENOS,  SAMUEL,  MA- 
RIETTA and  LYMAN,  and  live  near 
Arvilla,  Jasper  county,  Missouri. 

SOPHRONIA  P.,  born  Jan.  19, 
1845,  was  married  in  1865  to  William 
Neer.  They  have  two  children,  and  live 
four  miles  west  of  Grove  City,  Christian 
county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Lucretia  Slater  died  July,  1853, 
and  Jay  Slater  was  married  March  15, 
1854,  to  Lavina  Alkire,  who  was  born 
Oct.  6,  1823,  in  Westmoreland  county, 
Pennsylvania,  and  came  to  Springfield  in 
1838.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Slater  had  two  chil- 
dren, one  died  in  infancv. 

ALBERT  J.,  bom  Dec.  19,  1856,  in 
Sangamon  county,  is  a  student — 1874. 

Jay  Slater  died  July  19,1860,  in  Sanga- 
mon county.  Mrs.  Lavina  Slater  was 
married  Oct.  19,  1863,  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Frederick  G.  Tabler,  who  was 
born  Sept.  2,  1827,  in  the  Kingdom  of 
Wurtemburg,  Germany,  and  came  to 
America  in  1857.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tabler 
have  two  children. 

GEOGE  F.,  born  Sept.  10,  1864,  and 

MART  E,,  born  Dec.  15,  1866.  The 
two  latter  reside  with  their  parents,  one 
and  a  half  miles  northwest  of  Bradfordton, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

SMITH,  JAMES  D.,  born  Dec. 
5,  1805,  in  Harrison  county,  Kentucky, 
was  married  at  Cynthiana,  in  that  county, 
in  1829,  to  Ruth  Ann  Brown.  They  had 
one  child  in  Kentucky,  and  Mr.  Smith 
visited  Missouri  and  Illinois  in  1832.  He 
purchased  land  in  Sangamon  county,  and 
moved  with  his  father-in-law,  Colonel 
William  Brown,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1833  at  Island  Grove,  where  nine  children 
were  born,  three  of  whom  died  in  infancy. 
Of  their  children — 

WILLIAM  B.,  born  Dec.  6,  1832,  in 
Harrison  county,  Kentucky,  brought  up 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  near 
Burlington,  Vermont,  Oct.  13,  1873,  to 


SANGAMON    COUNTY. 


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Julia  B.  Kinney,  who  was  born  near  Bur- 
lington in  1845.  They  live  two  miles 
southwest  of  Berlin,  Illinois. 

JOHX  /'.,  born  July  25,  1835,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  near  Lexing- 
ton, Kentucky,  April  28,  1864,  to  Anna 
P.  O'Bannon.  They  have  six  children. 
HATTIE  B.,  the  fifth  child,  died  Oct.  12, 
1873.  RUTH  \V.,  O'BANNON, 
ELIZA,  JAMES  D.  and  ANNIE  P. 
live  with  their  parents  four  miles  west  of 
Berlin,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  within 
one  mile  of  where  Mr.  Smith  was  born. 

JAMES  /?.,  Jun.,  born  Dec.  20, 
1837,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married 
at  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  Sept  29,  1864,  to 
Elizabeth  B.  Brown,  who  was  born  April 
2,  1842,  in  Boonville,  Missouri.  They 
have  four  living  children,  ELISHA  B., 
JAMES  D.,  MARY  B.,  and  HALLIE, 
and  live  at  the  homestead,  three  tuiles 
west  of  Berlin,  Illinois. 

HATTIE  B.,  born  July  27,  1844,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  May  27, 
1865,  to  Samuel  S.  Deweese.  They  have 
two  children,  ELIZA  S.  and  JAMES 
SMITH,  and  live  one  mile  north  of 
Alexander,  Morgan  county,  Illinois. 

MARrrHA  /A,  born  March  26,  1847, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  Feb. 
20,  1872,  to  George  Prewitt,  have  one 
child,  HALLIE,  and  live  in  Georgetown, 
Kentucky. 

RUTH  ANN,  born  Jan.   25,  1850,  in 
Sangamon  county,,  was  married  Sept.  24, 
•  1874,  to  James  G.  Kelly.     They  have  one 
child,    CONWAY,  and    live  in  George- 
town, Kentucky. 

LLOTD  B.,  born  Sept.  24,  1852,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  at  Alex- 
ander, Morgon  county,  Illinois,  to  Lulu  B. 
Alexander,  daughter  of  John  T.  Alexan- 
der, Esq. 

"On  the  afternoon  of  Tuesday,  Nov. 
7,  1871,  James  D.  Smith,  an  old  and  hon- 
ored resident  of  Island  Grove,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  was  thrown  from  his 
buggy  and  killed  whilst  returning  alone 
to  his  home  from  the  town  of  Berlin. 
On  the  afternoon  of  the  Thursday  follow- 
ing, the  large  concourse  of  people,  from 
town  and  country  for  miles  around,  which 
gathered  at  his  grave,  spoke  impressively 
of  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  was  held 
by  all  who  kew  him.  In  1833,  in  com- 
pany with  his  father-in-law,  Col.  William 
Brown,  he  emigrated  to  Illinois  and  made 

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his  home  on  the  farm  from  whence  he 
was  borne  to  the  grave.  Shunning  pub- 
lic life,  though  often  urged  to  accept  posi- 
tions of  trust  and  honor  by  his  friends,  he 
but  once  yielded  his  personal  feelings  to 
their  solicitations,  and  was  elected  and 
served  as  a  member  of  the  Constitutional 
Convention  of  1862.  During  the  whole 
of  his  life  in  Illinois,  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and 
with  his  brother-in-law,  Captain  James  N. 
Brown,  who,  just  three  years  in  advance 
of  him,  went  into  the  better  land,  was  the 
founder  and  most  liberal  supporter  of 
Island  Grove  station,  the  first  rural  station 
established  in  Illinois  Conference.  An 
active,  earnest,  humble  Christian,  he  was 
peculiarly  free  from  sectarian  prejudice, 
and  although  warmly  attached  to  the 
church  of  his  choice,  regarded  with  frater- 
nal feeling  every  follower  of  his  Master. 
Eminently  domestic  and  social  in  his  na- 
ture, and  urbane  in  manner,  the  loved  and 
honored  companion  of  childhood  and 
youth,  as  well  as  of  those  of  mature 
years,  his  time  outside  the  requirements  of 
large  farming  and  stock  operations,  was 
devoted  to  his  family,  his  kindred  and  his 
neighbors,  in  whose  welfare  he  ever  felt 
the  deepest  interest.  As  illustrative  of 
his  character,  it  might  here  be  stated  that 
early  in  his  life  at  Island  Grove  he  was 
commissioned  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and 
during  the  whole  time  he  held  that  office 
he  had  but  one  suit  brought  in  his  court 
to  come  to  trial,  having  in  every  other 
case,  by  his  personal  influence  with  the 
parties,  and  efforts  in  the  true  interests  of 
peace,  affected  an  amicable  settlement  of 
differences.  Decided  in  his  convictions, 
and  uncompromising  as  to  the  right,  yet 
the  intercourse  with  his  fellow  men  was 
marked  by  the  exercise  of  judgment  so 
unwarped  by  selfishness,  and  was  softened 
by  such  abounding  charity,  that  he  lived 
without  an  enemy.  With  him  benevo- 
lence was  an  ever  present  sentiment,  fall- 
ing like  the  gentle  dew  into  the  every-d;  y 
acts  of  life,  manifesting  itself  alike  in  the 
sacred  precincts  of  his  family,  in  his  deal- 
ings with  the  many  in  his  employ,  and  in 
an  open  hand  to  the  poor,  the  needy,  the 
sick,  and  the  stranger.  Of  him  it  may  be 
truly  said,  "  He\  was  a  good  man"  one 
whom  the  church,  the  state  and  society 
could  illy  afford  to  lose.  Living,  he  was 
the  embodiment  of  every  domestic  virtue; 


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dying,  he  has  left  his  stricken  family  a 
treasure  more  valuable  than  his  ample  for- 
tune— the  priceless  heritage  of  a  well 
spent  life." 

His  widow,  Mrs.  Ruth  A.  Smith,  sur- 
vived her  husband  exactly  ten  months, 
and  died  Sept.  7,  1872.  The  remains  of 
both  are  interred  in  Wood  Wreath  Ceme- 
tery, near  where  they  spent  so  many  years 
of  their  lives. 

SMITH,GEORGE  M.,  was  born 
April  23,  1785,  in  Virginia.  His  parents 
moved  when  he  was  a  child  to  Henry 
county,  Ky.  Matilda  Dowdall  was  born 
in  Culpepper  county,  Virginia,  Feb.  18, 
1793.  Her  mother  died  when  she  was 
two  years  old,  and  her  grandfather  Holmes 
soon  after  moved  to  Shelby  county,  Ken- 
tucky, taking  Matilda  and  another  sister 
and  brother  with  him.  George  M. 
Smith  and  Matilda  Dowdall  were  mar- 
ried Aug.  14,  1810,  in  Shelby  county,  and 
afterwards  lived  some  time  in  Henry 
county,  Ky.,  where  they  had  four  chil- 
dren and  moved  in  1824  to  Jennings 
county,  near  Vernon,  Indiana,  where  one 
child  was  born,  and  thev  returned  to 
Henry  county,  where  one  child  was  born. 
They  then  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  March,  1834,  in  what  is 
now  Island  Grove.  Of  their  eight  chil- 
dren— 

JACOB  H.,  born  Dec.  23,  1815,  in 
Henry  county,  Ky.,  came  to  Sangamon 
connty,  Illinois,  with  his  parents  in 
1834,  and  was  married  in  Hennepin,  111., 
Dec.  19,  1838,  to  Joanna  Higgins.  They 
moved  to  Saline  county,  Missouri,  and 
had  five  children  there.  JACOB  H. 
SMITH  and  his  eldest  son,  GEORGE, 
were  both  soldiers  in  the  Union  army. 
They  reside  at  Marshall,  Saline  county, 
Missouri. 

JOHN  W.,  born  July  10,  1818,  in 
Henry  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county  June  i,  1845,  *-°  Ann  E. 
Fox,  who  was  born  June  7,  1827,  in  Lou- 
don  county,  Virginia.  She  was  the  eldest 
daughter  of  Dr.  J.  B.  Fox,  lately  deceased, 
in  Springfield.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  had 
eight  children  in  Sangamon  county,  three 
of  whom  died  young.  Of  the  other  five, 
AMANDA  was  married  Sept.  14,  1871, 
to  George  Parish,  and  lives  in  Oskosh, 
Wisconsin.  MARY  M.,  JOSEPH  B., 
WILLIE  and  CARRIE  live  with  their 
relatives.  Joseph  B.  Smith  is  a  clerk  in  a 


mercantile  house  in  Quincy,  Illinois. 
Mrs.  Ann  E.  Smith  died  May  21,  1871, 
in  Springfield.  John  W.  Smith  filled 
many  important  positions  of  honor  and 
trust  in  Sangamon  county.  He  discharged 
the  duties  of  census  commissioner  in  1845, 
by  appointment  from  the  county  court. 
In  1848  he  was  elected  one  of  the  repre- 
sentatives of  Sangamon  county  in  the  State 
Legislature,  and  was  again  census  com- 
missioner in  1855.  He  was  elected  sheriff 
of  the  county  in  1860  for  two  years,  and 
mayor  of  the  city  of  Springfield  in  1863. 
He  was  appointed  by  the  United  States 
government,  commissioner  on  the  board  of 
enrollment  for  military  duty  for  the  eighth 
congressional  district  in  1864,  but  soon  re- 
signed to  accept  the  position  of  collector 
of  internal  revenue  for  the  same  district. 
He  was  one  of  the  commissioners  named 
in  the  law  of  Feb.  25,  1867,  to  manage  the 
building  of  the  new  state  house,  and  re- 
mained on  the  board  until  the  laws  of 
March  1 1  and  27, 1869,  reduced  the  number 
from  seven  to  three.  He  was  elected 
Mayor  of  Springfield  in  1871,  and  re- 
elected  in  1872.  He  was  appointed  by 
Gov.  Beveridge  in  1873  warden  of  the 
state  penitentiary  at  Joliet.  WThile  dis- 
charging the  duties  of  that  office 
he  was  on  his  way  from  Chicago  to  Joliet 
on  the  night  of  Saturday,  Aug.  16,  1873. 
The  train  on  which  he  was  traveling  col- 
lided with  a  freight  train  near  Sag 
Bridge,  a  few  miles  southwest  of  Chicago. 
He  was  in  the  smoking  car  at  the  time  ' 
and  was  terribly  scalded  by  the  escaping 
steam  from  the  broken  pipes.  He,  with  a 
number  of  others,  were  taken  to  Chicago, 
and  died  there  at  eight  o'clock  on  the 
morning  of  the  iSth.  His  remains  were 
brought  to  Springfield  and  buried  at  Oak 
Ridge  cemetery,  Aug.  19th. 

ELS1R  A.,  born  Dec.  30,  1821,  in 
Henry  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Stephen  Butler — brother 
of  William  Butler,  recently  deceased — in 
Springfield.  They  have  ten  children, 
two  of  whom  are  married.  The  family 
reside  at  Mondamin,  Harrison  county, 
Iowa. 

THOMAS  Z>.,  born  Aug.  24,  1823,  in 
Henry  county,  Ky.,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county  Jan.  i,  1851,  to  Julia  A. 
Maxwell.  They  had  seven  children  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  moved  from  Berlin 
to  Humboldt  county,  Kansas  in  1869.  T. 


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667 


D.  Smith  died  there  March  10,  1873,  and 
his  family  reside  there. 

MART  y.,  born  April  24,  1825,  near 
Vernon,  Indiana,  was  married  in  Henry 
county,  Ky.,  Dec.  21,  1847,  *-°  Owen  T. 
McCormick.  They  lived  in  Shelby 
county,  Ky.,  until  November,  1849,  when 
they  moved  to  Island  Grove,  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  and  had  five  children  there. 
SARAH  A.  was  married  Oct.  29,  1842, 
to  Benjamin  R.  B.  Weber.  See  his  name. 
TOSAPHINE  A.,  OWEN  T.,  Jun., 
MOLLIE  E.  and  GEORGE  R.  live 
with  their  mother.  Owen  T.  McCormick, 
Sen.,  died  Oct.  27,  1865,  and  Mrs.  McCor- 
mick resides  at  Pawnee,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, 111. 

'  MARTHA  M.,  born  Dec.  24,  1827,  in 
Henry  county,  Ky.,  was  married  April  12, 
1849  to  John  Foutch.  See  his  name. 

HARRIET  0.,  born  Sept.  19,  1830, 
married  Addison  Gibson,  of  Gallatin 
county,  Ky.  They  left  there  in  July, 
1864,  on  account  of  the  rebellion  and  came 
to  New  Berlin,  where  Mrs.  Harriet  O. 
Gibson  died  April  24,  1865,  leaving  six 
sons,  all  of  whom  live  with  their  father  in 
Kentucky. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  May  10,  1833,  in 
Kentucky,  brought  up  in  Sangamon 
county,  went  to  Weston,  Missouri,  mar- 
ried Fannie  King,  and  died  there. 

George  M.  Smith  died  Feb.. 27,  1842,  at 
Island  Grove,  and  his  widow  lives  with 
her  children. 

SMITH,  GREENBERRY, 
was  born  Feb.  5,  1793,  in  Washington 
county,  Kentucky,  and  was  married  there 
to  Nancy  Killen,  who  was  born  in  1800  in 
the  same  county.  They  had  one  child 
there,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1830,  in 
what  is  now  Springfield  township,  where 
they  had  one  child.  Of  their  two  chil- 
dren— 

E  THE  LINDA  J.,  born  Dec.  21, 
1826,  in  Washington  county,  Kentucky, 
married  Nov.  21,  1844,  in  Sangamon 
county  to  John  Prince.  They  had  six 
children,  WILLIAM  P.,  JAMES  L., 
NANCY  J.,  GREENBERRY,  JO- 
SEPH and  CHARLES,  and  live  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

LAFATETTE,  born  Nov.  21,  1834, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  i,  1857, 
in  Springfield  to  Harriet  A.  Buchanan. 
They  had  seven  children,  two  of  whom 


died  in  infancy,  and  ALBERT  G.  died  at 
fourteen  years  of  age.  FRANK  B., 
EDWIN  F.,  HARRY  L.  and  FRED- 
ERICK WORRALL,  reside  with  their 
parents  in  Springfield,  Illinois.  Lafayette 
Smith  is  the  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Smith  &  Hay,  wholesale  grocers,  in 
Springfield. 

Greenberry  Smith  died  April  23,  1871, 
and  Mrs.  Nancy  Smith  died  May  21, 
1873,  both  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

SMITH,  JONAS,  was  born 
April  10,  1810,  on  Long  Island,  New 
York.  His  father  moved  to  Monroe 
county,  Illinois,  about  1820.  In  1831 
Jonas  visited  his  sister  Mrs.  Ebenezer 
Colburn  at  Loami,  and  in  July,  1836,  came 
from  Cincinnati  to  put  up  and  run  mill 
machinery  for  William  and  Ebenezer 
Colburn.  He  has  been  engaged  in  milling 
from  that  to  the  present  time  as  owner 
and  builder  of  mills  on  Lick  creek  and 
other  parts  of  the  country.  Jonas  Smith 
was  married  in  1839,  at  Loami,  to  Char- 
lotte Colburn.  They  had  six  children, 
two  of  whom,  Adam  L.  and  Millard  F., 
died  young.  Of  the  other  four — 

MART  J.,  born  Dec.  27,  1842,  mar- 
ried Dr.  Stephen  N.  Sanders.  See  his 
name.  She  died  in  1867,  leaving  one 
child,  ANNA. 

NOE  N.,  born  Nov.  24,  1845,  enlisted 
May  2,  1864,  in  Co.  E,  i33d  111.  Inf.,  for 
one  hundred  days,  served  until  Sept.  24, 
1864,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged, 
and  died  at  Loami,  Nov.  3,  1864,  of  disease 
contracted  in  the  army. 

JULIA  A.,  born  March  25,  1848,  and 

ADNA  J.,  born  August  6,  1854,  live 
with  their  parents. 

Jonas  Smith  and  wife  reside  at  Loami, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

SMITH,  JOHN,  was  born  June 
23,  1812,  in  Hartford,  Connecticut,  and  at 
six  years  of  age  he  was  taken  by  his  pa- 
rents to  Ontario  county,  New  York,  and 
from  there  to  Michigan  in  1830.  John 
Smith  went  to  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  in 
February,  1840,  and  was  there  married 
Jan.  n,  1841,10  Charlotte  Getchel,  who 
was  born  Nov.  5,  1812,  in  Maine.  They 
came  to  Sprinfield,  111  ,  in  February, 
1841,  where  they  had  one  child,  and 
moved  to  Chatham,  where  four  children 
were  born.  Of  their  children — 

MART  E.,  born  Oct.  5,  1841,  in 
Sprinfield,  died  Nov.  6, 1853. 


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EA  RL  Y  SE  TTLERS  OF 


BENJAMIN  P.,  born  Jan.  12,  1843, 
in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1863. 
in  Battery  A.,  3d  111.  Art.,  served  to  the 
end  of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  in  Springfield.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  1869,  in  Lynn  county,  Missouri  to 
Elizabeth  Dustin.  They  have  four  chil- 
dren, and  live  near  North  Salem,  Lynn 
county,  Missouri. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  May  3,  1845,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1863, 
in  Battery  A,  3d  111.  Art.,  served  to  the 
end  of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  in  Springfield.  He  was  mar- 
ried April  22,  1872,  in  Missouri  to  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Britton.  They  live  near  North 
Salem,  Lynn  county,  Missouri. 

EDWARD,  born  Oct.  19,  1847,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  Aug.  30,  1870, 
about  seventy  miles  below  St.  Louis,  on 
the  Mississippi  river. 

ANNIE  L.,  born  April  7,  1851,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  Oct.  22,  1865. 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Smith  died  Feb.  2,  1853, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  John  Smith 
was  married  Oct.  2,  1860  to  Elizabeth 
Trumbo,  They  have  two  children — 

ADAM  T.,  borrijuly  14,  1861,  and 

EMMA  L.,  born  Feb.  n,  1866,  live 
with  their  parents,  three-fourths  of  a  mile 
south  of  Woodside,  Sangamon  county.  111. 

SMITH,  JOHN  M.,  born  Aug. 
ii,  1813,  in  Sanbornton,  New  Hampshire, 
spent  six  years  as  clerk  in  Boston,  and 
married  there  to  Almyra  Andrews.  They 
had  three  children  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  arriving  at  Spring- 
field May  4,  1839.  Of  the  three  chil- 
dren— 

SARAH  A.,  born  in  Boston,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  James  A.  Poor. 
Sec  his  name.  He  died  and  she  married 
lames  McCausland,  and  live  near  Curran, 
Illinois. 

EM1L  Y  married  Thomas  Springhall, 
and  resides  in  Springfield — 1874. 

JOSEPH  E.,  is  married  and  lives  in 
Kansas. 

Mrs.  Almyra  Smith  died  and  he  was 
married  in  1844,  to  Julia  A.  Duff.  She 
died  and  J.  M.  Smith  married  May  4, 
1846,  Harriet  Baldwin.  They  have  three 
children — 

WILLIAM  W.,  JOHN  E.  and 
NANCY  E.,  and  live  half  a  mile  north 
of  Curran,  Sangamon  countv,  Illinois. 

SMITH,  JOSEPH,  was  born  in 


Loudon  county,  Virginia.  His  parents 
moved  to  Harrison  county,  Ky.,  when  he 
was  seven  or  eight  years  of  age.  At  the 
age  of  fifteen  he  entered  a  store  in  Paris, 
Ky.,  as  clerk,  and  afterwards  became  a 
merchant  in  Frankfort.  He  was  married 
April  9,  1822,  in  Franklin  county,  near 
Frankfort,  to  Sally  Taylor.  She  was  born 
Nov.  22,  1807,  in  that  part  of  Gallatin 
that  afterwards  became  Trimble  county, 
Ky.  The  family  residence  at  the  time 
was  on  a  very  elevated  site  opposite  the 
city  of  Madison,  Indiana,  and  was  called 
Mount  Bird.  It  afforded  a  fine  view  of 
the  city  and  of  the  Ohio  river,  with  its 
passing  steamers.  Her  father,  John  Tay- 
lor, was  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  entered 
the  Baptist  ministry  in  that  State. 
He  became  acquainted  in  Virginia  with 
the  father  of  General  who  was  afterwards 
President,  Zachary  Taylor.  Both  moved 
to  Kentucky,  and  although  they  were 
not  related  to  each  other,  they  mar- 
ried step-sisters  and  continued  their  in- 
timacy during  their  lives.  Miss  Sally 
Taylor,  now  Mrs.  Smith,  was  named 
for  the  mother  of  President  Taylor. 
Joseph  Smith  and  wife  had  four  children 
in  Franklin  county,  Ky.,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in  Octo- 
ber, 1834,  and  settled  on  Richland  creek, 
in  what  is  now  Cart w right  township, 
where  two -children  were  born.  Of  their 
six  children — 

TEMPLE,  born  Jan.  21,   1823,   was 
drowned  in  Kentucky  at  ten  years  of  age, ' 
by    his    horse    falling     while    crossing    a 
stream. 

J.  TA  YLOR  was  born  March  6, 1825, 
in  Frankfort,  Ky.,  came  so  Sangamon 
county  with  his  parents  in  1834.  In  1844 
he  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  in 
Springfield.  J.  Taylor  Smith  was  mar- 
ried March  27,1850,  to  Sophia  N.  Ridgely. 
They  had  four  children  in  Springfield, 
one  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  JULIA  V. 
born  March  31,  1851,  died  Aug.  27,  1873. 
FRED.  E.  was  born  July  18,  1853.  In 
June,  1872,  he  entered  the  United  States 
'Military  Academy,  at  West  Point,  N.  Y., 
graduated  there  in  June,  1876.  He  is  lieu- 
tenant in  Co.  D,  1 3th  U.  S.  Inf.,  and  is 
now — Oct.  1876 — at  New  Orleans,  La. 
JESSIE  T.,  born  Oct.  9,  1864,  resides 
with  her  parents.  Mr.  Smith  was  in  the 
mercantile  business  in  Springfield  from 
1844  to  1874,  when  he  retired.  During 


SANGAMON  COUNT. 


669 


that  time  he  has  dealt  in  lands  and  stocks, 
and  is  now  a  director  in  the  Ridgely  Nation- 
al Bank,  and  resides  in  Springfield,  111. 

JOSEPH  S.,  born  July  21,  1827,  in 
Kentucky,  is  an  extensive  farmer  and 
stock  raiser  at  Bates,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

RLIZA  J.,  born  Jan.  21,  1830,  in 
Kentucky,  married  David  A.  Brown.  See 
his  name. 

BRADFORD   7\,  died  in  infancy. 

J/.  W.  De  WITT,  born  Dec.  12,  1844, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Sept.  i, 
1864,  to  M.  Adelia  McConnell.  They 
have  three  children,  ANDREW  SYD- 
NEY, ELIZABETH  ADELIA  and 
TEMPLE.  M.  W.  DeWitt  Smith  is  a 
farmer  and  stock  raiser  at  Bates,  Sanga- 
mon county,  111. 

Joseph  Smith  prosecuted  the  business 
of  farming,  and  at  the  same  time  was  in 
the  mercantile  business  in  Springfield,  in 
connection  with  James  M.  Bradford.  He 
also  represented  Sangamon  county  in  the 
State  Legislature.  He  died  August,  1862, 
on  the  farm  where  he  settled  in  1834.  His 
widow,  Mrs.  Sally  Smith,  resides  with  her 
son,  Joseph  S.,  at  Bates,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

SMITH,  PHILIP,  was  born 
about  1790  in  Montgomery  county, 
North  Carolina.  He  was  manned  there 
to  Nancy  Cooper.  They  had  seven  chil- 
dren, and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  arriving  in  1822  in  what  is  now 
Cooper  township,  and  the  next  year 
moved  to  Williams  township,  where  five 
children  were  born.  Of  their  children — 

EPHRAIM,  born  in  North  Carolina, 
has  been  twice  married,  and  lives  in  Put- 
nam county. 

TILGHMAN,  born  in  North  Caro- 
lina, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Nancy  Doughty,  have  several  children, 
and  live  near  Burlington,  Iowa. 

ELIZABETH  married  Andrew  Sut- 
ton.  Both  died,  leaving  one  child,  WIL- 
LIAM I. 

PHILIP  Jim.,  born  May  13,  1813, 
in  North  Carolina,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  July  17,  1834,  had  ten  children. 
MARY  A.  married  William  Dolvan, 
have  two  children,  and  live  at  Elkhart, 
Illinois.  JOHN  enlisted  in  1862  in  Co. 
C,  i  i4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  served 
until  June,  1864,  when  he  was  discharged 
on  account  of  physical  disability,  married 


Martha  Williams,  have  two  children, 
ULYSSES  F.  and  IDA  BELL.  Mrs.  Smith 
died  March  13,  1872,  and  he  resides  with 
his  parents — 1874.  NANCY  J.  married 
Sylvanus  Tuttle,  had  one  child,  RALSTON. 
Mr.  Tuttle  enlisted  in  1862  for  three 
years  in  Co.  C,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  and  was 
killed  at  the  siege  of  Vicksburg,  May  19, 
1863.  His  widow  married  William  H. 
Smith.  They  have  two  children,  PHILIP 
and  IVY  MAY,  and  live  in  Wiliiamsville, 
Illinois.  WILLIAM  O.  enlisted  August, 
1862,  in  Co.  C,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  came  home 
on  sick  furlough  and  died  Oct.  13,  1862,  in 
his  2ist  year.  HENRY  T.  married  Har- 
riet Kinnaman,  have  two  children,  and 
live  in  Williams  township.  REZIN 
married  Izora  Fisher,  and  lives  in  Wil- 
liams township.  JULIA  F.  married  Ed- 
ward Clapman,  and  live  in  Williams 
township.  LAURA  L.  and  SUSAN  C. 
live  with  their  parents,  four  and  a  half 
miles  southeast  of  Wiliiamsville,  Illinois. 

LE  VI  married  Eveline  Darnall.  They 
have  eleven  children,  and  reside  in  Henry 
county  Iowa. 

CELIA  married  Joseph  Hill.  Both 
died  of  cholera  and  lett  four  children. 

JOHN,  married  Martha  Brown,  had 
two  children,  JOHN  W.  and  ROMU- 
LUS, and  Mrs.  Martha  Smith  died.  He 
married  Elizabeth  Hendrix.  They  had 
three  children,  SUSAN  married  in  1860  to 
William  H.  Smith,  had  one  child,  FLORA 
E.,  and  Mrs.  Susan  Smith  died.  ALICE  A. 
married  WTilliam  T.  Ham.  See  his  name. 
JENNIE  married  George  Strawn,  and 
lives  in  Wiliiamsville,  Illinois.  John 
Smith  died  and  his  widow  married 
Stephen  King.  See  his  name. 

EDA  married  George  Sutton,  have 
six  children,  and  reside  near  Lincoln. 

NANCT  A.  married  William  Mc- 
Daniel,  had  two  children,  and  he  died,  and 
she  married  William  Starr,  had  three 
children,  and  he  died  and  she  married 
Mr.  West,  and  lives-  near  Riverton, 
Illinois. 

MART  A.  married  Charles  Kinnaman 
and  had  nine  children.  CELIA  J.; 
ANTHONY  W.  served  three  years  in 
Co.  C,  i  i4th  111.  Inf.  He  married  Emily 
Blue,  has  two  children,  and  lives  in  Wil- 
iiamsville, Illinois.  GEORGE  \V.  lives 
in  Palmer,  Christian  county,  Illinois.  All 
the  other  members  of  the  familv  live  at 
Clayton,  Adams  county,  Illinois. 


EARLT  SETTLERS  OP 


LOUISA  married  William  House, 
who  died,  leaving  one  child,  and  she  mar- 
ried Joseph  Young,  and  lives  in  Cali- 
fornia. 

IR  VI N  M.  married  Jennie  Holt,  and 
lives  in  Louisa  county,  Iowa. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Smith  died  in  1854,  near 
Barclay,  and  Philip  Smith  died  in  1860 
in  Christian  county,  Illinois. 

SMITH,  THOMAS,  was  born  in 
1769  in  Virginia,  and  went  with  his  parents 
when  he  was  a  young  man  to  Washing- 
ton county,  Kentucky.  He  .was  there 
married  to  Elizabeth  Peter,  who  was 
born  in  1772  >  she  was  an  aunt  of 
Zachariah  Peter.  -They  had  nine 
children  in  that  county.  In  the  fall 
of  1819  they  moved  to  Madison  county, 
Illinois,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon 
county,  arriving  in  February,  1822,  in 
what  is  now  Curran  township,  north  of 
Liek  creek.  Of  their  children — 

MARGARET  married  Thomas  Cum- 
mings.  See  his  name. 

RICHARD,  born  June  6,  1795,  mar- 
ried in  Kentucky,  Dec.  22,  1816,  to  Eliza- 
beth Hart,  who  was  born  near  Richmond, 
Virginia,  May  11,1798.  They  came  to 
Madison  county,  Illinois,  and  from  there 
to  Sangamon  in  1823.  They  had  seven 
children.  Richard  Smith  died  Feb.  2, 
1859,  and  his  widow  resides  with  her  son, 
Thompson,  at  Clinton,  Illinois. 

THOMAS,  Jun.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Mary 
Cooper.  They  had  six  children,  and  Mr. 
S.  died  in  1838,  two  miles  east  of  Spring- 
field, Illinois.  Of  the  children,  JORDAN 
P.,  died  in  1848,  aged  twenty-one  years. 
LUCY  M.,  born  Nov.  30,  1830,  married 
Thomas  Smith  of  Lick  creek.  See  his 
name.  The  other  four  children  and 
mother  reside  in  DeWitt  county,  Illinois. 
She  is  now — 1874 — the  wife  of  Samuel 
Smith. 

HANNAH,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon-county  to  Henry  Whit- 
lock.  They  had  ten  children,  and  he  was 
murdered  in  the  spring  of  1871  in  Green 
county,  Illinois,  and  his  widow  and  chil- 
dren live  there. 

ELIZABE  777,  married  Augustus 
Kirkpatrick,  had  nine  children.  She  and 
nearly  all  her  children  died  at  Camp 
Point,  Illinois.  Mr.  Kirkpatrick  lives 
there. 

JOHN,  born  March  18,  1805,  in  Wash- 


ington county,  near  Springfield,  Ken- 
tucky, came  with  his  parents  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  in  1822,  and  was 
married  June  23,  1825,  to  Jane  G.  Dren- 
nan.  They  had  six  children.  WIL- 
LIAM C.,  born  March  24,  1826,  was 
married  June  16,  1844,  to  Rebecca  T- 
Walker.  They  had  eleven  children,  the 
three  eldest  died  under  four  years.  JOHN 
D.  married  Martha  Alsbury.  They  had 
three  children,  Anna  L.,  Clemantine  and 
Bertie.  Mrs.  Martha  Smith  died  April 
20,  1875,  leaving  an  infant  that  died  in 
October,  1875.  John  D.  Smith  lives  near 
Woodside,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
WILLIAM  J.  married  Eliza  J.  Cloyd. 
They  have  one  child,  Jesse  N.,  and  live 
near  Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  Ill- 
inois. RICHARD  P.  was  married  Sept. 
16,  1875,  to  Marion  E.  Patteson,  and  live 
two  miles  south  of  CuiTan,  Sangamon 
county,  111.  The  other  five,  HIRAM  N.,  JO- 
SEPH F.,  MARTHA  J.,  MARY  C.  and  THOMAS 

E.,  live  with  their  parents.  William  C. 
Smith  and  family  live  one  and  a  half  miles 
south  of  Curran,  Sangamon  county,  111. 
THOMAS,  born  April  4,  1827,  married 
Lucy  M.  Smith.  They  have  seven  chil- 
dren. LOUISA  married  Dallas  Davis. 
See  his  name.  JOHN  JORDAN  was  mar- 
ried Sept.  7,  1876,  to  Sadie  Dennis,  and 
lives  near  Curran,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois.  LAURA  B.,  MARY  A.,  THOMAS 
and  RICHARD  live  with  their  parents. 
Thomas  Smith  resides  three  miles  east  of 
Curran,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  In 
order  to  distinguish  himself  from  others 
of  the  same  name,  he  is  accustomed,  in 
business  transactions,  to  sign  his  name 
Thomas  Smith,  Lick  Creek.  REBEC- 
CA A.,  born  Oct.  21,  1828,  married 
William  Barbre.  See  his  name. 
ELIZABETH,  C.  born  March  25,  1830, 
married  William  Poor.  See  his  name. 
LUCY  M.,  born  April  17,  1831,  married 
William  Barbre.  See  his  name.  RICH- 
ARD C.,  born  Feb.  12,  1833,  married 
Amarine  Shelton.  They  had  eight 
living  children,  WILLIAM  T.,  JOHN  R., 

MARIA  E.,  JAMES  A.,  RICHARD  E., 
CHARLES  E.,  FLORA  J.  and  FREDERICK  H., 

live  with  their  parents.  Richard  C. 
Smith  lived  in  Chatham  township,  Sanga- 
mon county,  until  1874,  when  he  moved  to 
the  vicinity  of  Tolono,  Champaign 
county,  Illinois.  Mrs.  Jane  G.  Smith 
died  Sept.  16,  1833,  and  John  Smith  was 


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married  Oct.  6,  1834,  to  Rebecca  Enochs. 
They  have  two  children,  MAHAL  A  J., 
born  Dec.  21,  1841,  married  David  Miller, 
who  was  born  Jan.  28,  1838,  in  Coshocton 
county,  Ohio.  They  have  three  children, 
JOHN  M.,  THOMAS  E.  and  LiLLiE  M.,  and 
live  near  Curran,  Sangamon  county,  111. 
MARTHA  H.,  born  Jan.  13,  1847,  mar- 
ried Andrew  J.  Drennan.  -See  his  name. 
John  Smith  and  his  wife  live  three  miles 
southeast  of  Curran,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

He  savs  that  two  thousand  Indians, 
camped  on  Lick  creek,  soon  after  the 
arrival  of  his  father's  family  there  in  1822, 
and  remained  about  two  weeks.  They  were 
very  friendly.  He  also  says  that  the  first 
time  he  saw  Springfield  was  in  February, 
1822.  Elijah  lies  was  keeping  store  in  a 
very  small  cabin  built  of  round  logs  and 
covered  with  clapboards  held  on  by 
weight  poles.  There  was  not  a  nail  used 
in  the  building.  Mr.  lies  had  sold  out 
nearly  all  his  goods  and  gone  to  St.  Louis 
for  more.  The  hotel  consisted  of  a  double 
log  cabin,  and  was  kept  by  Dr.  Gershom 
Jayne  and  his  wife.  The  store,  hotel  and 
blacksmith  shop  constituted  the  town. 

RUTH  married  Andrew  P.  Drennan. 
Sec  his  name. 

MART  Married  William  Withrow. 
See  his  name. 

SARAH  died  aged  forty  years. 

SAMUEL,  born  in  Kentucky,  was 
married'  in  Sangamon  county  to  Mrs. 
Marv  Smith,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Cooper.  They  had  two  children,  JOHN 
H.  and  AMANDA  C.,  and  live  in 
Clinton,  DeWitt  county,  Illinois. 

Thomas  Smith,  Sen.,  died  Jan.  28,  1841, 
and  his  widow  died  Feb.  i,  1852,  both  in 
Curran  township,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

SNODGRASS,  JAMES.  The 
place  ')f  his  birth  is  not  known,  but  he 
was  married  in  Cocke  county,  Tenn.,  to 
Elizabeth  Snodgrass.  They  had  eleven 
children  in  Tennessee,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  III.,  arriving  about  1820,  in 
what  is  now  Cotton  Hill  township.  Of 
their  children — 

MARGARET,  born  in  Tenn.,  mar- 
ried  in  Sangamon  county,  in  1821,  to 
Thomas  Howey. 

JA^IES,  Jmi.,  born  in  Cocke  county, 
Tennessee,  about  1785,  married  there  to 
Mary  Martin.  They  had  two  children  in 
Tennessee,  and  moved  to  Madison  county, 


111.,  where  one  child  was  born  and 
from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
in  1820  in  what  is  now  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship, where  three  children  were  born.  Of 
their  six  children,  SAMUEL  D.,  born 
£ept.  22,  1812,  in  Tennessee  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  April  12,  1832,  to 
Nancy  W.  Haines.  They  had  seven  liv- 
ing children,  MARY  j.  born  Dec.  7,  1834, 
died  March  i,  1852.  MYRAH,  born  Jan. 
22,  1837,  married  Daniel  Rape.  See  his 
name.  MELVINA,  born  Feb.  25,  1842, 
married  Francis  M.  Rape.  See  his  name. 
GEORGE  W.,  born  Sept.  7,  1844,  enlisted 
in  August,  1862,  for  three  years  in  Co.  — , 
1 14th  111.  Inf.  His  father  dying  a  few 
days  later,  he  was  released  from  military 
duty,  as  the  only  support  of  his  mother. 
He  died  at  home  April  12,  1863.  ARSTIL- 
LIA  J.,  born  Dec.  25, 1846,  married  Nov.  2, 
1865  to  William  H.  Park,  who  was  born 
Oct.  n,  1839,  in  Hampshire  county,  Va. 
They  have  two  children,  Alice  J.  and 
Alvin  L.,  and  reside  at  Rienzi,  near 
New  City,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
JOHN  S.,  born  April  22,  1853,  and 
SAMUEL  N.,  born  Dec.  16,  1857,  reside 
with  their  mother.  Samuel  D.  Snodgrass 
died  Aug.  31,  1862,  and  his  widow, 
Nancy  W.,  resides  one  mile  eastofNtw 
City,  Sangamon  county,  111.  JAMES  A., 
born  April  25,  1814,  in  Tennessee,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Telitha  Pippin. 
She  died  and  he  was  married  Aug.  10, 
1837,  to  Mary  A.  Wise.  They  had  six 
children.  REBECCA  J.,  born  April  15, 
1839,  married  Thomas  J.  Hardin  and  the 
second  time  married  Daniel  Rape.  See 
his  name.  MELISSA,  married  Jackson 
Brent  or  Bunce,  and  died  in  one  year 
after.  JOHN  w.,  ANDREW  j.,  and  NANCY 
all  died  under  fourteen  years.  ZACHARY 
T.,  born  Aug.  n,  1844,  married  Sarah  E. 
Rape.  They  have  two  living  children, 
Ada  A.  and  Lola  B.,  and  live  four  miles 
southwest  of  Edinburg,  Christian  county, 
111.  James  A.  Snodgrass  died  Feb.  18, 1849, 
and  his  widow  died  March  8,  1872,  he 
in  Sangamon  and  she  in  Christian  county, 
111.  ELIZABETH,  born  Feb.  i,  1819,  in 
Madison  county,  111.,  married  in  Sugamon 
county  to  John  Rape.  See  his  name. 
JOHN,  born  in  Sangamon  county  in  1821, 
married  Polly  Bird,  has  five  children,  and 
lives  near  Ashley,  Washington  county, 
111.  GEORGE  was  twice  married,  and 
died,  leaving  a  widow  and  a  son,  GEORGE, 


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near  Stonington,  Christian  county,  111. 
NANCY,  married  John  Morris,  has  five 
children,  and  lives  in  Missouri.  Mrs. 
Mary  Snodgrass  died  Aug.  31,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  James  Snodgrass, 
Jun.,  married  Mrs.  Nancy  Wilkison, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Moon.  They 
had  two  children.  WILLIAM  H. 
Snodgrass,  born  Nov.  27,  1842,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Jan.  2, 1862,  to  Sarah 
S.  Hall.  They  have  five  living  children, 

IDA  J,  DORA  B.,  REUBEN  E.,  MARY  E.  and 

NANCY  B.,  and  live  near  New  City,  San- 
gamon county,  111.  LEVINA  J.,  born 
Oct.  18,  1838,  married  Oct.  17,  1856,  to 
James  L.  McKee,  who  was  born  Nov. 
13,  1831,  in  Frederick  county,  Va.  They 
have  six  living  children,  NANNIE  A., 

JAMES  WILLIAM,  CHARLES  L.,  VIRGINIA 
A.,  NOAH  MATHENY,  and  CLARKE  M.,  and 

live  near  New  City,  Sangamon  county, 
111.  James  Snodgrass,  Jun.,  died  Jan.  27, 
1864,  and  his  widow  lives — May,  1874 — 
with  her  son,  William  H.  James  Snod- 
grass, Jun.,  was  captain  of  a  company 
from  Sangamon  county  in  the  Blackhawk 
war. 

FANNY,  born  in  Cocke  county,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Henry  Crull.  They  had  seven  chil- 
dren, four  of  whom  are  living.  NANCY, 
born  Aug.  17,  1835,  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Oct.  18,  1858,  to  Philemon  H. 
Plu miner,  who  was  born  Aug.  5,  1834,  in 
Richland  county,  Ohio.  They  have  five 
children  FANNY  E.,  JAMES  P.,  LAURA  D., 
SAMUEL  N.  and  OLIVE  w.,  aud  reside — 
1874 — at  Breckenridge,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois.  CATHARINE  married  Mr. 
Poor;  MARY  married  Mr.  Martin; 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crull  are  both  dead. 

ELIZA,  born  in  Tennessee,  married 
Peter  Rape.  See  his  name.  They  died 
without  children. 

POLLY,  born  March  29,  1813,  in  Ten- 
nessee, married  Henry  Rape.  See  his 
name. 

JANE  born  June  13,  1815,  in  Tennes- 
see, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Henry  Funderburk.  See  his  name. 

ROBERT,  born  in  1808,  in  Tennessee, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Eliza 
Martin.  They  had  six  children,  ISAAC, 
born  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Sarah 
C.  Ward.  They  reside  in  Springfield. 
JAMES  and  DALLAS,  died  in  the  army. 
Mrs.  Eliza  Snodgrass  died,  and  Robert 


Snodgrass  married  Sept.  15,  1854,  to  Mrs. 
Mary  Ward,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Shivers.  Robert  Snodgrass  died  Febru- 
ary, 1856,  and  his  widow  married  Lemuel 
Hall.  See  Ward. 

James  Snodgrass,  Sen.,  died  Feb.  11, 
1836,  and  his  widow  died  July  7,  1854,  both 
in  Cotton  Hill  township,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

SNODGRASS,  JOSEPH, 
brother  to  James,  Sen.,  with  whom  he 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  in  1820.  He 
was  a  wheelwright  on  Horse  creek  for 
about  fifteen  year,,  and  moved  to  the  vi- 
cinity of  Bloomington. 

SOUTH  WICK,  JESSE,  was 
born  about  1762  near  Lebanon,  Conn. 
Nancy  Moore  was  born  Jan.  17,  1770,111 
Connecticut,  also.  They  were  married 
and  moved  to  Oneida  county,  New  York, 
where  they  had  four  children,  all  died  of 
the  disease  called  cold  plague.  Thev  then 
moved  to  Junius,  Seneca  county,  in  the 
same  State,  where  they  had  seven  chil- 
dren. The  family  embarked  at  Olean 
Point,  on  the  Allegheny  river,  in  a  family 
boat,  and  arrived  at  Shawneetown,  Illi- 
nois, in  December,  1819.  He  was  in  com- 
pany with  James  Stewart,  and  they  moved 
in  wagons  from  Shawneetown  to  a  village 
called  Milton,  near  Alton,  where  they 
halted  until  March,  1820,  and  then  moved 
to  Sugar  creek  and  settled  in  what  is  now 
Woodside  township,  six  and  a  half  miles 
southeast  of  Springfield.  Sarah  Pierce, 
a  niece  of  Mr.  Southwick,  came  with 
them,  also  Joseph  Inslee.  The  two  latter 
were  married  in  Sangamon  county.  Of 
the  seven  children  of  Mr.  Southwick — 

ORPHA,  married  in  New  York  to 
Abram  Pease.  See  his  name.  They 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1820  with 
her  father.  They  both  died  in  Sangamon 
county,  leaving  three  sons.  Brigham  is 
married  and  lives  in  Ball  township. 

ELECT  A,  born  and  married  in  New 
York  to  Marquis  Martin,  and  died  there, 
leaving  one  child. 

EUNICE,  married  in  1819  in  New 
York  to  Patrick  Lynch,  and  came  to  San- 
gamon county  with  her  father.  Mrs. 
Lynch  died  in  Sangamon  county  October, 
1820,  leaving  one  child,  JESSE  LYNCH, 
who  is  a  practicing  lawyer  at  Chenoa, 
111.  P.  Lynch  married  again,  moved  to 
Naples,  111.,  and  died  there. 

ADALINE,  born  July  29,  1803,  mar- 


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ried  in  New  York,  August  1819,  to  For- 
tunatus  Bailey,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
with  her  father,  had  three  children,  moved 
to  Wisconsin,  where  both  parents  died. 

LUCINDA,  born  1805  in  New  York, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  late  in  1823, 
to  William  Hawes,  who  was  born  Sept. 
23,  i So i.  She  died  without  children. 
Mr.  Hawes  married  again,  and  lives  at 
Magnolia,  Putnam  countv,  111. 

WILLIAM,  born  Feb.  9,  1807  at  Ju- 
nius,  New  York,  married  September, 
1831,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Louvicy 
Proctor,  who  was  born  Nov.  23,  1811,  at 
Charleston,  Clarke  county,  Ind.  They 
had  seven  children  in  Sangamon  county. 
NANCY  E.,  born  may  i,  1^33,  married 
Feb.  7,  1851,  to  Jerome  Duncan.  They 
have  three  children,  MARY,  WILLIAM  D. 
and  CHARLES,  and  live  in  Taylorville,  111. 
EUNICE,  born  Aug.  19,  1835,  married 
July  4,  1855,  to  Craven  O.  Fox,  who  was 
born  Aug.  29,  1825,  in  Loudon  county, 
Va.  He  died  Jan.  20,  1873,  leaving  a 
widow  and  four  children,  T.  c.  BOND, 

MARY    O.,  MATTIE  V.  and  LUETTA,  live   in 

Springfield,  111.  DAVID,  born  July  23, 
1839,  enlisted  in  1861  for  three  years 
in  Co.  A,  3d  111.  Cav.,  served  full  term, 
and  was  honrably  discharged  in  1864.  In 
1 866  he  went  to  Montana,  and  from  there 
in  the  fall  of  1870,  to  Cerbat,  the  county 
seat  of  Mohave  county,  Arizona,  where 
he  now  lives — 1874.  JAMES  W.  born 
April  20,  1842,  enlisted  for  three  years, 
Aug.  1862,  in  Co.  E,  ii4th  111.  Inf.,  served 
full  term  and  was  honorably  discharged 
in  1865.  In  1867,  he  became  a  clerk  in 
the  quartermaster's  department,  was  at 
Fort  Harker,  while  it  was  being  built.  He 
was  employed  in  connection  with  the 
building  of  the  Central  Pacific  Railroad, 
until  it  was  opened.  He  is  now — Feb. 
1874— at  Amarilla,  New  Mexico.  JOHN 
H.,  born  Feb.  14,  1844,  left  home  Dec. 
31,  1861,  and  enlisted  at  Camp  Hall,  Ky., 
in  Co.  — ,  7th  111.  Inf.;  was  at  the  siege 
and  capture  of  Fort  Donelson,  was  in  hos- 
pital at  Pittsburg  Landing,  during  the 
battle,  and  was  discharged  on  account  of 
physical  disability  after  four  months  ser- 
vice. He  is  now  of  the  law  firm  of  Ste- 
vens &  Southwick,  at  Onavva  City, 
Monona  county,  Iowa.  PHILIP  S., 
born  Feb.  22,  1847,  h'ves  with  his  father. 
LAURA  A.,  born  July  28,  1851,  married 
March,  1873  to  Henry  A.  Stevens,  and 

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have  one  child.  Mr.  Stevens  is  of  the 
law  firm  of  Stevens  &  Southwick,  Onawa 
City,  Iowa.  William  Southwick  and 
wife  reside  on  the  farm  where  they  settled 
in  1820.  It  is  six  and  a  half  miles  southeast 
of  Springfield,  111. 

JAMES  L,,  born  Jan.  16,  1814,  in  New 
York,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  July 
29, 1832,  to  Louvicy  Trumbo,  who  was  born 
April,  29,  1815.  They  had  13  children; 
four  died  young.  JESSE,  born  May  12, 
1833,  married  Theodosia  Raney,  have  six 
children,  and  live  near  Oceola,  Missouri. 
W^ILLIAM  H,born  Sept. 4,1834,  married 
Sarah  J.  Brunk,  and  live  near  Cotton  Hill, 
111.  HARNESS,  born  Nov.  3,  1837 
has  been  for  several  years  a  member  of 
the  Sangamon  county  board  of  supervisors. 
He  lives  in  Woodside  township,  seven 
miles  south  of  Springfield.  CAROLINE 
S.,  married  H.  Payne,  have  four  children, 
and  resides  near  Connersville,  Missouri. 
ADAM,  enlisted  in  the  ist  111.  Cav.,  and 
died  at  Rolla,  Missouri,  May  i,  1862. 
AMANDA,  married  William  Butler,  and 
lives  in  Macoupin  county,  Barr's  Store 
postoftice.  MARTHA  lives  with  her 
mother.  ANDREW,  married  Ann  M. 
Brunk.  They  have  one  child,  JOHN,  and 
live  near  Cotton  Hill  postoffice,  Illinois. 
OLIVE  M.,  lives  with  her  mother. 
James  L.  Southwick  died  Jan.  26,  1868, 
and  his  widow  resides  seven  miles  south 
of  Springfield,  111. 

PA  ULINA,  married  Mr.  Fields,  had 
two  children,  and  died  in  Carlinville, 
Illinois. 

Jesse  Southwick  died  Sept.  25,  1826, 
and  his  widow  died  in  1845,  he  in  Sanga- 
mon, and  she  in  Putnam  county,  at  the 
house  of  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Hawes. 

SOWELL,  STEPHEN,  was 
born  February,  1785,  on  the  river  Roa- 
noke,  Charlotte  county,  Virginia.  Jane 
Hannah  was  born  Sept.  12,  1795,  in  that 
county.  They  were  there  married  and 
had  three  children,  and  moved  to  Ruther- 
ford county,  Tennessee,  about  1817,  where 
three  children  were  born,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  April, 
1828,  in  what  is  now  Chatham  township, 
thence  to  Cooper  township,  and  from 
there  to  Loami  township  in  1830,  where 
three  children  were  born.  Of  all  their 
children — 

MARTHA,  born  Jan.  22,  1812,  in 
Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 


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William  Eustace,  have  three  children,  and 
live  in  Jefferson  county,  Wisconsin. 

THOMAS,  born  .  July  15,  1814,  in 
Charlotte  county, Virginia,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Nov.  10,  1836,  to  Theresa 
Barger.  They  had  two  children,  MAR- 
THA A.  married  William  T.  Graham, 
had  three  children,  and  Mr.  G.  died  in 
April,  1871.  The  widow  and  children 
live  near  Chatham,  Illinois.  JOHN  H. 
enlisted  in  Colorado  in  a  cavalry  regiment. 
He  was  wounded,  after  two  years  service, 
bv  six  shots  in  his  body,  from  rebel  bush- 
whackers in  Missouri,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  on  account  of  physical  dis- 
ability in  the  spring  of  1865.  He  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  August  26, 
1866,  to  Maggie  Post.  They  have  one 
child,  and  live  in  Osage  county,  Kansas. 
Mrs.  Theresa  Sowell  died  Dec.  4,  1846, 
and  Thomas  Sowell  was  married  April 
20,  1848,  to  Jane  E.  Lansden,  who  was 
born  April  21,  1817,  in  Wilson  county, 
Tennessee.  They  have  one  child, 
THOMAS  A.,  and  reside  in  Loami,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

JANE,  born  in  Virginia,  married  Hoi- 
lister  Burr,  and  lives  in  Cherokee  county, 
Kansas. 

ME  LINDA,  born  in  Tennessee,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Schuyler 
Goodell,  have  eight  children,  and  live  in 
Miami  county,  Kansas. 

MACCA  M.,  born  Sept.  16,  1822,  in 
Tennessee,  married  July  28,  1844,  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Adna  P.  Colburn.  See 
his  name. 

SALLT,  born  April  18,  1824,  in, 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Willis  Goodell,  had  one  child,  and  Mr. 
Goodell  died.  The  widow  married 
William  R.  Goodell.  They  have  seven 
children,  and  live  in  Harrison  county, 
Missouri. 

NANCY,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  James  E.  McElvain.  See  his 
name. 

ANGELINE  A.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  William  A.  McElvain. 
See  his  name. 

WJLLIAM  H.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Maria  N.  Campbell. 
They  have  five  children,  and  live  at  Macon 
Station,  Macon  county,  Illinois.  W.  H. 
Sowell  enlisted  in  1861  for  three  years  in 
Co.  B,  3oth  111.  Inf.,  served  full  term,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  in  1864. 


Stephen  Sowell  died  June  u,  1863,  and 
his  widow  resides  with  her  son,  Thomas, 
in  Loami,  Illinois — 1874. 

SPATH,  GEORGE,  was  born 
April  8,  1816,  in  Baden,  Germany.  He 
came  to  America  and  arrived  at  Alton, 
Illinois,  in  April,  1837,  and  in  May,  1838, 
came  to  Springfield.  He  had  learned  the 
trade  of  cabinet  maker  in  his  native 
country  and  when  he  came  to  Springfield 
soon  found  employment  at  his  trade.  He 
was  married  in  Springfield  Nov.  3,  1843, 
to  Mary  Mischler,  a  native  of  Germany, 
also,  and  sister  of  Philip  Mischler.  They 
had  eight  children  in  Springfield. 

GEORGE,  born  July  25,  1844,  died 
March  i,  1873. 

MARGARET,  born  Feb.  14,  1847, 
married  in  Springfield,  Feb.  10,  1868,  to 
Charles  Bouchert.  They  have  one  child, 
GEORGE,  and  reside  in  St.  Charles, 
Missouri. 

BARBARA,  born  Feb.  3,  1849,  lives 
with  her  father. 

ELIZABETH,  born  March  25,  1850, 
married  to  Adolph  Daiken,  and  live  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

JOHN,  born  Feb.  4,  1855;  lives  with 
his  father. 

ANNIE,  born  May  23,  1857,  married 
Jan.  15,  1875,  to  John  Auger,  and  live  in 
St.  Charles  Missouri. 

CATHARINE  and  JULIA  live 
with  their  father. 

Mrs.  Mary  Spath  died  Sept.  i,  1872, 
and  George  Spath  married  Mrs.  Gertrude 
Meisenbach,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Wise.  She  was  a  native  of  Baden,  Ger- 
many, also.  They  reside  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

SPENCER,  JOHN  was  born 
about  1800  in  Adair  county,  Ky.  Cynthia 
Harvey  was  born  in  the  same  county,  and 
they  were  there  married  and  had  three 
children.  The  family  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  August,  1836, 
in  what  is  now  Salisbury  township,  where 
two  children  were  born.  Of  their  five 
children. 

CATHARINE,  born  Aug.  29,  1830, 
in  Adair  county,  Ky.,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Pierson  Roll.  See  his 
name. 

NANCT,  born  in  Adair  county,  Ky., 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Isaaac 
Miller.  They  have  six  children,  and  live 
in  Pike  county,  Missouri. 


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DIANA,  born  in  Adair  county,  Ky., 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  to  John 
Shanahan,  have  three  children  and  live  at 
Point  of  Rocks,  Wyoming  Territory. 

MART E.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Eli  Drone.  They  have  four  chil- 
dren, and  live  in  Pike  county,  111. 

J '  OHN  W.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Mary  Clements,  and  live  in  the 
southeast  corner  of  Macoupin  county,  111. 

John  Spencer  died  September,  1863, 
and  Mrs.  Cynthia  Spencer  died  Nov.  26, 
1869,  both  in  Sangamon  county,  north  of 
the  river. 

SPICER,  LEMUEL,  was  born 
about  1770  in  Kent  county,  Delaware,  and 
was  there  married  to  Sarah  Johnson,  a 
native  of  the  same  county.  They  had 
one  child  there,  and  moved  to  Scott 
county,  Kentucky,  thence  to  Fayette 
county,  in  the  same  State,  and  from  there 
to  Clarke  county,  Indiana.  In  the  spring 
of  1833  he  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  and  settled  in  what  is  now 
Cotton  Hill  township.  Of  their  only 
child— 

UP  SHEAR  £>.,  born  Sept.  24,  1795, 
in  Kent  county,  Delaware,  married  in 
Fayette  county,  .Kentucky,  April  27, 
1816  to  Nancy  Clifton.  They  moved  to 
Clarke  county,  Indiana,  where  they  had 
seven  children,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1833,  in  Cotton  Hill  township,  where  they 
had  five  children.  Three  of  their  children 
died  young.  Of  the  other  nine,  ELIAS 
S.,  born  May  2,  1818,  in  Clarke  county, 
Indiana,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Lucinda  Kent.  They  both  died;  Mr. 
Spicer,  Dec.  28,  1872,  in  Sangamon 
county,  leaving  three  daughters  in 
DeWitt  county,  and  a  son  in  Iowa. 
MINAS  B.,  born  July  12,  1820,  in  Clarke 
county,  Indiana,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Mary  Miller.  They  have  four 
living  children,  and  reside  near  Clinton, 
DeWitt  county,  Illinois.  MARY  P., 
born  February  20,  1823,  in  Clarke  county, 
Indiana,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Joseph  Beam.  See  his  name.  THOMP- 
SON C.,  born  Dec.  i,  1825,  in  Clarke 
county,  Indiana,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  Jan.  18,  1848,  to  Melvina  Vigal. 
They  had  seven  children,  two  of  whom 
died  under  four  years,  of  age.  MARY  j., 
born  Nov.  2,  1850,  married  Oct.  3,  1869, 
to  Aaron  C.  Colean,  who  was  born  March 


4,  1848,  in  Jersey  county,  Illinois.     They 
have  one    living  child,    Etta  Alice,    and 
live  two  miles  west  of  New  City,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois.     OLIVER  A.,  ALICE 
H.,  EMMA  L.  and  CHARLES  R.,   live  with 
their  father.     Mrs.    Melvina   Spicer  died 
Dec.  9,    1873,   and    Thompson  C.  Spicer 
resides  one  and  a  half  miles  west  of  New 
City,  Sangamon  county,  111.     GEORGE 
W.,  born  July  15,   1832,  in   Indiana,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon    county  March  5,  1854, 
to  Caroline  E.   Britton.     They    had   four 
children,  WILLIAM  B.,died  aged  ten  years, 

BENJAMIN  O.,    CHARLES     F.,    and    GEORGE 

w.,  Jun.,  live  with  their  mother.  George 
W.  Spicer  died  Nov.  26,  1862,  and  his 
widow  married  August  8, 1866,  to  Nathan 

5.  Plummer,  who  was   born    March    15, 
1836,  in  Richland  county,  Ohio.     Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Plummer  have   four   children,    IDA 

E.,  CARRIE  A.,    OSCAR  F.    and  MARGARET 

A.,  and  live  near  New  City,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois.  SARAH  and  SOPHIA, 
twins,  born  August  18,  1834,  the  former 
died  in  infancy  and  the  latter  in  her  ninth 
year.  JOHN,  born  May  21,  1838,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Mary  E.  Porter- 
field,  and  for  his  second  wife  married, 
March  4,  1871,  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Dee,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Waker.  Her  first  hus- 
band, John  C.  Dee,  was  a  member  of  the 
44th  Ohio  Inf.,  and  was  killed  at  the  battle 
of  Fort  Donelson,  Feb.  14,  1862.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Spicer  live  near  Cotton  Hill 
P.  O.,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
ROSE  ANN,  born  Oct.  13,  1840,  died 
June  26,  1856.  EMILY,  born  August 
13,  1843,  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
Oct.  27,  1864,  to  David  Marshall,  and 
have  one  child,  MARY  .FRANCES.  They 
live  in  Cotton  Hill  township.  Upshear 
D.  Spicer  died  Feb.  15,  1855,  and  his 
widow  married  Adam  Safley.  See  his 
name. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Spicer  died  Nov.  6,  1837, 
and  Lemuel  Spicer  married  a  second  time. 
He  died  March  31,  1842,  both  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

SPRINGER,  Rev.  FRAN- 
CIS, D.  D.,  was  born,  March  19,  1810, 
at  Roxburry,  Franklin  county,  Pa.  When 
a  young  man,  he  learned  the  business  of 
sign  and  ornamental  painting.  He  re- 
ceived his  literary  education  in  Pennsyl- 
vania College,  and  his  theolgical  studies 
were  pursued  at  the  Theological  Semi- 
nary of  the  Lutheran  church,  both  located 


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at  Gettysburg,  Pa.  He  also  studied  under 
two  distinguished  ministers,  one  atOtsego, 
and  the  other  at  Schohaire,  N.  Y.  He 
paid  his  expenses  by  occasionally  working 
at  his  trade,  and  teaching  school.  He  was 
licensed  to  preach  by  the  Evangelical  Lu- 
theran Synod  of  Maryland,  Oct.  18,  1836, 
and  was  ordained  by  the  same  body  Oct. 
17,  1837.  ^e  was  married  April  n,  1837, 
to  Mary  Kriegh,  at  Clear  Springs,  Wash- 
ington county,  Md.  She  was  born  Feb. 
28,  1815,  in  that  county.  He  taught 
school  and  preached  in  that  vicinity  from 
October,  1836,  for  about  two  and 
a  half  years.  They  had  one  child 
in  Maryland,  and  moved  to  Spring- 
field, Illinois,  arriving  May,  1839, 
where  four  children  were  born.  In  1847 
he  moved  to  Hillsboro,  111.,  where  they 
had  two  children,  and  in  1855  moved  back 
to  Springfield,  where  they  had  one  child. 
Of  their  children — 

MART  E..  born  March  25,  1838,  in 
Maryland,  lives  with  her  parents. 

PHIL.  M.,  born  July  15,  1840,  in 
Springfield,  is  unmarried,  and  is  of  the 
firm  of  Springer  Bros.,  stock  breeders,  in 
the  southeast  corner  of  Clear  Lake  town- 
ship, Sangamon  county.  Their  address 
is  Springfield.  Phil.  M.  Springer  is 
Treasurer  and  Assistant  Secretary  of  the 
American  Berkshire  Association.  Office 
in  Springfield,  111. 

IDA  M.,  born  March  n,  1842,  in 
Springfiield,  married  Henry  L.  Sanford, 
They  have  three  children,  MARY  S., 
ANNIE  E.  and  FRANCIS  S.,  and  live 
near  Elkhart,  Logan  county,  111. 

JOHN  (7.,  was  born  March  13,  1844, 
in  Springfield.  .He  enlisted  Sept.  20, 
1 86 1,  for  three  years  in  Co.  B,  loth  111. 
Cav.,  was  appointed  sergeant  major  and 
commissioned  second  lieutenant  of  Co.  I, 
March,  13,  1862,  and  commissioned  first 
lieutentant  May  10, 1864,  and  commissioned 
quartermaster  of  the  regiment  Dec.  31, 
1864.  At  the  expiration  of  his  first  term, 
he  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  was  with  the 
regiment  at  San  Antonio,  Texas,  when  it 
was  discharged,  in  November,  1865,  and 
received  his  final  discharge  at  Spring- 
field in  February,  1866.  He  was  in  the 
third  district  internal  revenue  department 
of  Arkansas,  as  clerk  and  assistant 
assessor  from  December,  1866,  to  June, 
1873,  and  was  married  at  Fort  Smith, 
Arkansas,  September  29,  1868,  to 


Frances  A.  Stratton.  They  have  three 
children,  FRANCIS  S.,  JOHN  P. 
and  MIRIAM  ESTELLA,  and  reside  at 
Fayetteville,  Arkansas.  He  is  still  in  the 
government  employ. 

CHARLES  W.,  born  Oct.  5,  1846,111 
Springfield,  enlisted  May  n,  1864,  in  Co. 
A,  I33d  111.  Inf.  for  one  hundred  days.  He 
served  until  Sept.  24,  1864,  and  was  hon- 
orably discharged.  Is  unmarried  and  is  a 
practicing  lawyer  at  Hillsborough,  111. 

FRANCIS  K.,  born  Dec.  21,  1848,  at 
Hillsboro,  Illinois,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Feb.  20,  1872,  to  Eveline  H.  Nes- 
bitt.  They  have  two  children,  HENRY 
and  SAMUEL  FRANCIS  and  live  in 
the  southeast  corner  of  Clear  Lake  town- 
ship, Sangamon  county,  111.  Is  of  the 
firm  of  Springer  Bros. 

LAURA  L.,  born  Nov.  20,  1850,  in 
Hillsboro,  died  Oct.  25,  1860,  at  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

ANNIE  (?.,  born  Aug.  i,  1858,  in 
Springfield,  lives  with  her  parents. 

Rev.  Francis  Springer  commenced 
teaching  soon  after  his  arrival  in  Spring- 
field, and  continued  to  teach  and  preach 
until  1847,  wnen  ne  moved  to  Hillsboro, 
111.,  as  President  of  Hillsboro,  College. 
That  institution  was  moved  to  Springfield 
in  1852,  as  Illinois  State  University. 
These  were  both  under  the  direction  and 
patronage  of  the  Lutheran  church.  He 
resigned  in  1855.  He  was  afterwards 
school  commissioner  of  Sangamon  county, 
and  was  superintendent  of  schools  for  the 
city  of  Springfield,  which  position  he  re- 
signed, and  became  chaplain  of  the  zoth 
111.  Cav..  soon  after  the  beginning  of  the 
rebellion  in  1861.  A  short  time  after  the 
battle  of  Prairie  Grove,  Ark. — Dec.  7, 
1862 — he  united  with  Dr.  James  Johnson 
in  raising  a  loyal  regiment  in  Arkansas,  of 
which  he  became  chaplain.  It  was  the 
ist  Ark.  Inf.  He  was  appointed  in  1863 
post  chaplain  at  Fort  Smith,  which  he 
held  until  1867,  when  he  resigned,  and  re- 
turned to  his  family,  at  Springfield.  In 
1870  he  moved  to  Irving,  Montgomery 
countv,  111.,  and  continued  preaching  until 
the  fall  of  1873,  when  he  was  elected  su- 
perintendent of  schools  for  Montgomery 
county,  with  his  office  at  Hillsboro,  111. 
He  continues  to  preach,  as  opportunity 
offers,  and  fully  believes  that  the  only  re- 
forming influence  in  the  world  is  Chris- 
tianity. Rev.  Francis  Springer  is  a  man 


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of  lively  sympathy  with  the  rest  of  man- 
kind, without  regard  to  race,  color,  nation- 
ality or  religion.  He  has  large  faith  in 
the  perfectability  of  the  human  race  by 
means  of  the  labors  and  experiences  of 
the  life  that  now  is,  and  the  hereafter. 
His  orthodoxy,  as  a  religious  man,  does 
not  descend  to  the  minute  particulars  of  a 
creed,  but  confides  mainly  in  the  cardinal 
fact  of  Christianity,  that  the  only  true  en- 
nobling of  the  race  must  be  wrought  out 
under  the  recognized  leadership  of  the 
word's  Redeemer  "the  Christ  of  God." 

The  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  was 
conferred  on  Rev.  Francis  Springer  in 
1869  by  Wittenburg  College,  Springfield, 
Ohio. 

ST.  CLAIR,  LEVI  H.,  was 
born  May  6,  1800,  in  New  York,  near 
Lake  Champlain,  and  there  married  to 
Lorinda  Spaulding,  a  native  of  the  same 
State.  They  had  four  children  in  New 
York,  and  moved  to  the  vicinity  of 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  one  child  was 
born,  thence  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  June,  1833,  in  what  is  now 
Rochester  township,  where  two  children 
were  born.  Of  their  seven  children — 

H.  CICERO,  born  July  18,  1825,  in 
Essex  county,  New  York,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  Nov.  6,  1851, 
to  Eliza  E.  Neal.  Mrs. "  St.  Ciair  died 
near  Rochester,  Illinois,  Sept.  27,  1854, 
leaving  one  child,  MINNIE,  who  was 
born  in  Mt.  Pulaski,  Illinois,  and  resides 
with  her  grand-mother,  Neal.  H.  C.  St. 
Clair  was  married  Oct.  7,  1858,  to  Katie 
Ring  at  Lancaster,  Ohio.  He  enlisted  at 
Mt.  Pulaski  in  1862  in  Co.  G,  35th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years,  was  commissioned  as 
second  lieutenant,  and  after  serving  one 
year  was  transferred  to  the  quartermaster's 
department,  in  which  he  served  the 
remainder  of  the  three  years.  Mr.  St. 
Clair  lived  in  Logan  and  Macon  counties 
until  1871,  when  he  moved  to  Belle  Plain, 
Sumner  county,  Kansas,  where  he  was 
elected  county  commissioner  in  1873,  and 
state  senator  in  1874.  H.  C.  St.  Clair  and 
family  reside  at  Belle  Plain,  Kansas. 

HELEN,  born  Sept.  24,  1826,  in 
Essex  county,  New  York,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  Feb.  21,  1850, 
to  George  L.  Ormsby.  He  died  in 
August,  1868,  leaving  a  widow  and  one 
child,  ALBERT,  in  Decatur,  Illinois. 

MARION  7.,  born  Sept.  18,  1828,  in 


Essex  county,  New  York,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  Oct.  19,  1852, 
to  S.  D.  Fisher,  who  was  born  March  7, 
1822,  in  Charlotte,  Chittenden  county, 
Vermont,  brought  up  in  Essex  county, 
New  York,  and  came  to  Sangamon  ooun- 
ty  in  1844.  Mrs.  Marion  J.  Fisher  died 
Nov.  10  1867,  and  he  married  E.  M. 
Benton.  They  reside  at  Atlanta,  Illinois. 
S.  D.  Fisher  was  elected  in  1872  for  four 
years  to  represent  the  thirteenth  district  in 
the  State  Board  of  Equalization.  He 
served  four  years,  from  1870,  as  a  member 
of  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture,  and 
was  elected  January,  1875,  for  two  years 
as  secretary  of  the  same,  with  his  ofKce  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

MART,  born  Oct.  n,  1829,  in  Essex 
county,  New  York,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois,  to  Francis  J. 
Taylor.  See  his  name. 

OSCAR  L.,  born  Jan.  31,  1832,  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  was  married  .in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Feb.  10,  1853,  to  Nancy  E. 
Neal.  O.  L.  St.  Clair  died  Oct.  15,  1853, 
in  Mt.  Pulaski,  leaving  a  widow  and  one 
child,  OSCAR  C.,  born  May  6,  1854. 
They  reside  at  the  Neal  family  homestead, 
one  mile  west  of  Rochester.  O.  C.  Neal 
is  clerk  in  the  State  National  Bank, 
Springfield,  Illinois — 1875. 

MORTIMER,  born  Oct.  11,1839,111 
Sangamon  county,  married  Lizzie  Kim- 
ball.  She  died  suddenly  July,  1869,  near 
Rochester,  Leaving  two  children,  MAG- 
GIE L.  and  LEWIS  S.,  who  reside  with 
their  grand-mother,  West,  in  Springfield, 
Illinois.  Mortimer  St.  Clair  resides  at 
Belle  Plain,  Sumner  county,  Kansas. 

AMELIA,  born  April  8,  1843,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  there  to  Cal- 
vin C.  Johnson.  See  his  name.  They  have 

two  children,  EMMA  FAY  and  O , 

and  reside  in  Chicago. 

Mrs.  Lorinda  St.  Clair  died  Feb.  21, 
1853,  near  Rochester.  Mr.  St.  Clair  was 
married  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  to  Mrs. 
Eliza  Rague.  He  died  in  April,  1866, 
near  Rochester,  Illinois,  and  his  widow 
resides  in  Madison,  Wisconsin. 

STAFFORD.  It  has  long  since 
passed  into  history  that  a  conspiracy, 
known  as  the  Gun  Powder  Plot,  was  to 
have  culminated  in  blowing  up  the  Eng- 
lish Parliament  buildings,  on  the 
assembling  of  that  body  Nov.  5,  1605. 
The  plot  was  frustrated  by  an  anonymous 


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letter,  advising  Lord  Monteagle,  a  Roman 
Catholic  member,  to  absent  himself  at  that 
time.  That  letter  led  to  an  investigation 
on  the  evening  of  November  4th,  when 
thirty-six  barrels  of  powder  was  found  in 
a  mine  under  the  Parliament  houses. 
Guy  Fawkes  was  arrested  at  the  entrance, 
and  boldly  avowed  it  as  his  purpose  to 
have  fired  the  train  at  the  time  set.  He, 
with  seven  of  his  confederates  were  tried, 
convicted  and  executed. 

Another  conspiracy,  known  as  the 
Popish  Plot,  occurred  nearly  three  quar- 
ters of  a  century  later.  Titus  Gates,  who 
claimed  to  be  a  Catholic,  pretended  to 
divulge  a  plot  in  1678,  on  the  part  of  the 
Jesuits,  to  murder  the  King  and  subvert 
the  Protestant  religion.  Many  promi- 
nent Catholics  were  arrested,  tried  and 
convicted  of  conspiracy,  or  being  con- 
cerned in  the  plot.  Titus  Gates  was  after- 
wards convicted  of  perjury,  and  there 
were  many  reasons  to  believe  that  instead 
of  revealing  a  plot  he  and  his  confederates 
were  conspiring  against  those  they  ac- 
cused. Among  their  victims  was  William 
Howard  Stafford,  an  English  statesman, 
who  was  born  Nov.  30,  1612.  As  the 
successor  of  his  uncle  on  his  mother's  side 
he  became  Baron  Stafford,  and  in  1640 
Viscount  Stafford.  On  the  oath  of 
Titus  Gates  he  was  committed  to  the 
Tower  of  London,  October  30,  1678. 
Witnesses  on  the  trial  testified  that  Lord 
Stafford  had  incited  them  to  assassinate 
the  King,  and  he  was  condemned  and 
executed  Dec.  29,  1680,  on  Tower  Hill, 
London.  The  sympathy  felt  for  Lord 
Stafford  turned  the  tide  against  Oates,  and 
there  were  no  other  executions.  His 
brother,  Edward  Stafford,  being  also 
suspected,  fled  from  England  to  America 
ami  settled  in  Rhode  Island.  The  only 
representative  of  the  family  left  in  Eng- 
land was  a  younger  brother,  who  inherited 
the  property  and  titles  of  the  family.  The 
Duchess  of  Sutherland,  who  died  in 
England  .  but  a  short  time  ago  was  a 
descendant  of  that  brother. 

On  his  arrival  in  America.  Edward 
Stafford  abjured  the  Roman  Catholic 
religion  and  embraced  that  of  the  Friends, 
or  Quakers.  He  was  married  in  Rhode 
Island  to  Margaret  Green.  They  had 
three  children.  Rebecca  and  Edward 
died  young.  Joseph  .married  Orpha 
Sweet.  They  had  three  sons,  John 


Joseph  and  Stephen.  The  eldest  and 
youngest  died  without  children.  Joseph 
married  Nancy  Green.  Their  eldest  son, 
Joseph,  was  born  April  25,  1759,  in 
Coventry,  Kent  county,  Rhode  Island, 
and  although  his  parents  were  Quakers 
he  became  a  soldier  in  the  American 
Revolution.  He  was  under  his  relative, 
General  Greene,  from  that  State,  who  was 
also  of  a  Quaker  family,  and  of  whom  it 
is  said  that  his  mother,  when  she  became 
satisfied  that  she  could  not  change  his  de- 
termination to  go  in  the  army,  said:  "  If 
thee  must  go,  I  do  not  want  to  hear  of 
thee  being  shot  in  the  back."  After  the 
Revolution,  Joseph  Stafford  was  married 
to  Orpha  Sweet,  being  the  second  couple 
bearing  similar  names.  They  had  ten 
children,  James,  Job,  Diadema,  Caleb, 
Oliver,  Jewett,  Prudence,  Christopher  B., 
Moses  and  Joseph.  Four  of  them  came 
to  Sangamon  county,  namely — 

STAFFORD,  CALEB,  was  born 
June  22,  1789,  in  Coventry,  Kent  county, 
Rhode  Island,  went  with  his  father, 
Joseph  Stafford,  in  1804,  to  Essex  county, 
New  York,  where  he  was  married  in 
1810  to  Rebecca  Eggleston.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  was  in  the 
battles  of  Plattsburg,  Sept.  17,  1814, 
Bouquet  river,  and  others  in  New  York. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stafford  had  eleven  living 
children  in  New  York,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois,  in  1836,  settling 
near  Rochester.  Of  their  children — 

DIADEMA,  born  Dec.  25,  1812,  in 
Essex  county,  N.  Y.,  married  there  Dec. 
25,  1833,  to  Gardner  T.  Bruce,  born  in 
1806,  in  Keene,  N.  H.,and  came  to  Sanga- 
mo-i  county,  in  1842.  They  had  three 
children,  namely,  GARDNER  AUGUS- 
TUS, of  Watson,  now  Buffalo,  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  became  second  lieutenant  of 
Co.  L,  roth  111.  Cav.,  April  8,  1862;  was 
promoted  to  ist  lieutenant  Sept.  29,  1862, 
promoted  to  captain  July  13,  1864,  trans- 
ferred to  captain  of  Co.  A,  the  same  regi- 
ment in  Jan.  1865,  when  it  was  consoli- 
dated with  the  1 5th  regiment.  He  was 
honorably  mustered  out  Nov.  22,  1865,  at 
San  Antonia,  Texas.  G.  Augustus  Bruce 
was  married  to  Susan  Constant,  daughter 
of  Jacob  D.  Constant.  See  his  name. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bruce  have  two  children, 
ADELAIDE  and  WILLIAM,  and  live  at  Cor- 
inne,  Box  Elder  county,  Utah.  CHAS. 
T.,  has  been  a  soldier  in  the  U.  S.  army 


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since  1859,  and  is  now — 1876 — with  the 
army  in  San  Antonio,  Texas.  HELEN, 
died  at  Mechanicshurg,  111.,  aged  eighteen 
years.  Mrs.  Diadema  Bruce  died  at  Me- 
chanicsburg,  111.,  and  Gardner  T.  Bruce 
married  Mrs.  Eliza  Lyon,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Correll.  See  Correll  and  Lyon 
families.  Gardner  T.  Bruce  and  wife  re- 
side in  Atchison,  Kansas. 

'JHOMAS  D.,  born  Nov.  14,  1814, 
in  Essex  county,  New  York,  and  mar- 
ried there  to  Polly  Fisher.  They 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1836, 
and  had  three  children.  ELIZA  married 
George  Flagg,  at  Rochester,  and  now 
lives  at  Galesburg,  111.  CECELIA  mar- 
ried Neely  Wood,  and  lives  in  Galesburg. 
NELLIE  lives  with  her  father.  Mrs. 
Polly  Stafford,  died  in  1872,  and  T.  D. 
Stafford  married  Mrs.  Butcher.  They 
live  in  Galesburg,  111.  He  has  been 
totallv  blind  for  several  years. 

ORSON  N.,  born  Sept.  n,  1816,  in 
Willsboro,  Essex  county,  N.  Y.  In  1829, 
he  went  to  sea  and  led  the  life  of  a  sailor 
until  1835,  when  he  was  disabled  by  a 
shipwreck,  making  him  a  cripple  for  life. 
In  1837  he  was  attached  to  a  government 
surveying  party,  on  the  northern  lakes, 
charged  with  the  duty  of  selecting  sites  for 
light-houses.  At  Chicago — in  his  own 
words — not  finding'  that  terrible  monopoly, 
the  railroad,  to  bring  him  here  in  eight 
hours,  for  six  or  seven  dollars,  he  had  the 
privilege  of  paying  twenty-five  dollars  in 
gold  for  a  stage  ticket,  enjoyed  the  lux- 
ury of  eight  days'  jolting,  and  arrived  at 
Springfield,  Nov.  29.  1837.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Rochester,  111.,  Aug.  29,  1841,  to 
Eliza  A.  Sherman,  a  native  of  Addison, 
Vermont.  She  is  a  direct  descendant  of 
Roger  Sherman,  one  of  the  signers  of  the 
Declaration  of  Independence.  They  had 
one  child,  EMMA  E.,.born  May  23, 1854, 
and  died  March  30,  1^55.  O.  N.  Stafford 
has  been  in  different  kinds  of  business.  He 
has  sold  dry  goods,  built  and  remodeled 
eighteen  houses  in  Springfield,  has  been 
connected  with  the  Illinois  State  Journal 
at  various  times  for  several  years,  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  city  council  of 
Springfield  for  1854  and  1855.  He  consid- 
ers Springfield  his  home,  but  spends  the 
greater  part  of  his  time  at  St.  Augustine, 
Florida,  engaged  in  the  cultivation  of 
oranges,  lemons  and  other  tropical  fruits. 

AMANDA    MALVINA,     born     in 


1818,  in  Essex  county,  N.  Y.,  married  in 
Rochester,  111.,  to  Dr.  Samuel  D.  Slater. 
They  have  five  living  children.  ALBERT 
S.,  married  Miss  Lee,  and  is  a  physician 
and  druggist  at  Wataga,  Knox  county, 
111.  AMANDA  M.,  married  Frank  M. 
VanPelt,  and  lives  in  Atlanta,  Georgia. 
ANNA  E.,  married  Mr.  H.  H.  Harsh,  a 
banker  of  Creston,  Union  county,  Iowa, 
and  resides  there.  FRANK,  married 
Carrie  Dutcher,  and  lives  in  Galesburg, 
111.  MINNIE  married  Dr.  Herbert  Judd, 
and  lives  in  Galesburg.  Dr.  S.  D.  Slater 
resides  in  Galesburg,  111. 

AMOS*  born  in  1824,  in  Essex  county, 
N.  Y.,  came  with  his  parents  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  in  1836,  and  married  Sarah 
Johnson.  They  had  three  children.  ADA 
A.  married  and  lives  in  Galesburg,  111. 
EVA  J.  and  Edward  live  at  Maroa,  111. 
Mrs.  Stafford  died  Sept.  26,  1867,  and 
Amos  Stafford  died  Nov.  26,  1867,  both 
in  Decatur,  111. 

HIRAM  P.,  born  in  Essex  county, 
New  York,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Mrs.  Eunice  Black,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Eggleston.  Thev  had  five 
children.  FRANCES,  the  third  child, 
died  young;  LUCINDA,  MOSES, 
WILLIAM  and  MINNIE  live  with 
their  parents.  H;  P.  Stafford  lived  in 
Decatur,  Illinois,  until  the  fall  of  1876, 
when  he  moved  to  Carrollton,  Missouri. 

HENRT  H.,  born  July  16,  1829,  in 
Essex  county,  New  York,  brought  up  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Dec.  7, 
1851,  to  Lauretta  Ross.  They  had  two 
children,  and  moved  to  Decatur  Sept.  16, 
1856,  where  they  had  one  child.  Of  their 
children,  ADELAIDE  died  Dec.  21, 
1859,  aged  seven  years  and  four  months. 
ORLANDO  C.,  born  Jan.  n,  1856,  in 
Sangamon  county,  is  a  steam  engineer  in 
an  oil  mill  at  Decatur,  Illinois.  LAU- 
RETTA A.,  born  Nov.  8,  1859,  lives 
with  her  grand-father,  Ross.  Mrs.  Lau- 
retta Stafford  died  Dec.  7,  1859,  in  Decatur 
and  Henry  H.  Stafford  was  married  Aug. 
6,  1863,  in  Jamestown,  now  Riverton,  111., 
to  Lydia  A.  Wright.  They  had  five 
children,  CELESTIA  M.  and  EFFIE 
G.,  the  second  and  fourth,  died  young. 
MARY  E.,  GRACIE  H.  and  DAISY 
L.  live  with  their  parents.  Henry  H. 
Stafford  is  an  engineer,  and  has  been  run- 
ning stationary  engines  for  twenty  years. 
He  resides  in  Decatur,  Illinois. 


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L  UCINDA  M.,  born  Sept.  10,  1826, 
in  Essex  county,  New  York,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  John  W.  Priest. 
See  his  name.  She  died  Sept.  10,  1851. 

MART  E.,  born  Sept.  n,  1832,  in 
Essex  county,  New  York,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  James  Ransdale,  and 
died  in  Rochester,  Illinois. 

LOUISA,  born  in  Essex  county,  New 
York,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
James  Matthew  McCoy.  See  his  name. 
He  died  and  she  married  James  Huston, 
and  lives  near  Carrollton,  Missouri. 

RODNEY  NELSON,  born  Oct.  2, 
1834,  in  Essex  county,  New  York,  brought 
up  in  Sangamon  county,  and  married  in 
Rochester,  111.,  April  2,  1857,  to  Sarah  M. 
VanOrmann.  They  moved  to  Decatur, 
October,  1858,  and  had  six  children. 
HENRY  O.,  was  killed  on  a  railroad 
Nov.  19,  1873,  aged  about  fifteen  years. 
AMOS  A.,  died  young.  MARY  L., 
WILLIAM  N,,  REUBEN  C.  and  AR- 
THUR C.,  the  four  latter  live  with  their 
parents.  When  R.  N.  Stafford  was  about 
fifteen  years  of  age  he  was  run  over  by  a 
wagon  loaded  with  railroad  ties,  by  which 
he  came  near  losing  his  life.  He  enlisted 
Aug.  6,  1862,  in  Co.  A,  i  i6th  111.  Inf.  He 
was  wounded  three  times  at  the  siege  of 
Vicksburg,  was  with  Sherman  on  his 
"  march  to  the  sea,"  and  served  until  the 
close  of  the  rebellion,  when  he  was  honor- 
ably discharged  with  the  regiment,  June  7, 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Soon  after 
his  discharge  he  came  near  losing  his  life 
by  the  explosion  of  a  boiler.  He  became 
a  Christian  in  January,  1876.  R.N.  Staf- 
ford and  family  reside  in  Decatur,  111. 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Stafford  died  June  21, 
1843,  a"d  Caleb  Stafford  died  May  7, 
1855,  both  at  Rochester,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

STAFFORD,  OLIVER,  was 
born  in  Coventry,  Kent  county,  Rhode 
Island.  He  was  married  in  Addison 
county,  Vermont,  to  Polly  Sattley,  and 
came  to  Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  in 
1825.  They  had  six  children,  namely — 

DANIEL  SA  TTLET,  born  in  Ad- 
dison county,  Vermont,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Mattie  Parker.  They 
had  one  child,  CLARA  A.,  born  April 
2,  1836,  in  Rochester,  Illinois,  married 
Jan.  2,  1856,  to  John  H.  Brown.  See  his 
name.  Mr.  Brown  died  April  n,  1866, 
and  Mrs.  Brown  was  married  May  5, 


1869,  to  Dr.  Justus  Townsend.  Dr. 
Townsend  and  wife  reside  in  Springfield, 
Illinois,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession.  Mi's.  Mattie  Staf- 
ford died  in  1838.  D.  S.  Stafford  married 
for  his  fourth  wife  Eliza  Patterson.  They 
had  two  living  children,  EDWARD  R. 
is  in  the  United  States  Army;  MATTIE 
married  a  Mr.  Black,  and  lives  in  Decatur, 
Illinois.  D.  S.  Stafford  died  Feb.  4,  1866, 
in  Decatur,  and  his  widow  resides  there. 

PRUDENCE  A.,  born  May,  1812, 
in  Addison  county,  Vermont,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Jabez  Capps 
See  his  name. 

JANE,  born  in  Vermont,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Dr.  Franklin  Dick- 
inson, and  had  several  children.  Their 
son  John  married  Elizabeth  Young,  who 
was  born  in  Anderson  county,  Ky.  They 
have  three  children,  and  live  near  Roch- 
ester, 111.  Dr.  Dickenson  and  his  wife 
both  died  in  Rochester. 

WILLIAM  P.,  born  near  Vinccnnes, 
Indiana,  brought  up  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  in  Whiteside  county  to  Susan 
Coffman,  and  died  there,  leaving  a  widow 
and  children. 

OLIVER  C,  born  July  i,  1826,  in 
Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  111,  married 
in  1847  to  Kitty  A.  Baker.  They  have 
three  living  children,  CHARES,  NET- 
TIE and  MARY,  and  live  in  Mt.  Pulaski, 
Logan  county,  111. 

JOSEPH,  born  in  Rochester,  Illinois, 
married  Mitylene  Ann  G.  Bowling.  They 
have  two  children,  BURT  and  FRANK, 
and  live  in  Galesburg,  Illinois. 

Oliver  Stafford,  Sen.,  died,  and  Mrs. 
Polly  Stafford  died  July  4, 1863,  both  near 
Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

STAFFORD,  JEWETT,  was 
born  Jan.  13,  1795,  at  Coventry,  Kent 
county,  R.  I.,  was  taken  by  his  parents  in 
1804,  to  Essex  county,  N.  Y.  In  1812 
he  went  as  a  soldier  from  that  county 
in  the  war  with  England,  was  in 
the  battle  of  Plattsburg,  Boquet  river, 
near  Willsboro,  his  home.  Jewett 
Stafford  was  married  in  18:8  to  Harriet 
Eggleston,  in  Essex  county,  New  York. 
She  was  born  there  March  4,  1802. 
They  had  two  living  children  in  that 
county,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  arriving  July,  1825,  where 
Rochester  now  stands,  and  had  one  living 


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child  in  Sangamon  county.  Of  their 
three  children — 

CHARLES,  born  Oct.  12,  1820,  in 
Essex  county,  New  York,  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  March  21,  1847, 
to  Julia  A.  Stafford.  They  had  one  child, 
JULIA  A.,  born  Dec.  6, 1847.  She  mar' 
ried  Mitchell  Lickerson.  They  have  two 
children,  and  live  near  Rochester,  Illinois. 
Mrs.  Julia  A.  Stafford  died  Dec.  17,  1847, 
and  Charles  Stafford  was  married  Sept. 
27,  1848,  to  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Stafford, 
widow  of  John  Stafford.  Her  maiden 
name  was  Wallace.  She  was  born  Dec. 
24.  1822,  in  Culpepper  county,  Virginia. 
They  had  four  children,  MARY  A.,  born 
Feb.  12,  1854,  married  George  W.  Boyce, 
has  one  child,  and  lives  near  Clarksville, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  ALBERT 
R.,  born.  Sept.  17,  1856,  lives  with  his 
parents.  IDA  L.,  born  Jan.  4,  1860,  died 
May  26,  1874.  WILLIAM  W.,  born 
April  6,  1868,  lives  with  his  parents  at 
Clarksville,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

HORACE,  born  June  23,  1822,  in 
Essex  county,  New  York,  raised  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  in  Taylorville, 
Illinois,  Dec.  9,  1850,  to  Mary  A.  Gessner, 
who  was  born  Nov.  i,  1834,  in  Frederick- 
town,  Maryland.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren, CHARLES  J.,  the  second  one,  died 
in  infancy.  MARIA  L.,  born  Feb,  27, 
1852,  and  EDMUND  W.,  born  Oct.  7, 
1855,  live  with  their  parents.  Horace 
Stafford  and  family  reside  at  Clarksville, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  He  is  post- 
master thei-e,  of  Berry  post  office. 

AMANDA,  born  May  9,  1826,  in  San- 
gamon county,  died  April  11,  1837. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Stafford  died  May  3,  1835, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  Jewett  Stafford 
married  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Steele,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Robison.  She  had  one 
child. 

HARRIET  A.,  born  June  28,  1838, 
and  married  Nov.  10,  1860,  to  William  E. 
Hill,  who  was  born  Nov.  9,  1839,  in 
Macon  county,  Illinois.  They  had  four  liv- 
ing children/LAURA  E.,  CARRIE  F. 
and  HARRY  W.  Mrs.  Hill  died  in  1876, 
and  William  E.  Hill  and  his  children  live 
at  Clarksville,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Stafford  died  March, 
1842,  and  Jewett  Stafford  was  married 
November,  1845,  to  Mrs.  Prudence  Staf- 
ford, whose  maiden  name  was  Putnam. 
Jewett  Stafford  died  August  12,  1862,  and 

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his  widow  Wves  one  mile  southeast  of 
Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

STAFFORD,  CHRISTO- 
PHER B.,  was  born  July  22,1797,31 
Coventry,  Kent  county,  Rhode  Island. 
He  was  married  in  Essex  county,  New 
York,  in  1820  to  Laura  Eggleston,  who 
died  in  one  year,  and  he  married  her  sister, 
Sophronia  Eggleston,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois,  arriving  July  25, 
1824,  at  Rochester,  where  they  had  five 
children,  two  of  whom  died  young.  Of 
the  other  three — 

MOSES,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  is  married,  has  children,  and 
resides  at  Decatur,  Illinois. 

OSCAR  C.,  born  near  Rochester, 
Sangamon  county,  is  married  has  children, 
and  lives  in  Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

PRUDENCE  ^7v7V,born  near  Roch- 
ester, Sangamon  county,  and  now  lives  at 
925  east  Carpenter  street,  Springfield,  111. 

Mrs.  Sophronia  Stafford  died  and  he 
was  twice  married  after  that.  His  two 
last  wives  were  sisters,  by  the  name  of 
Shelton.  Christopher  B.  Stafford  was  an 
ordained  preacher  in  the  Baptist  church 
more  than  forty  years.  Thirty  years  of 
that  time  he  was  a  Justice  of  the  Peace, 
or  rather  a  peace  maker,  as  it  is  said  of 
him  that  he  used  his  office  to  settle  diffi- 
culties without  law,  although  by  that  way 
of  doing  business  he  generally  deprived 
himself  of  fees.  He  died  March  17,  1870, 
near  Rochester,  Illinois,  and  his  widow 
resides  in  Iowa. 

STAFFORD,  JOB,  brother  to 
Caleb,  Oliver,  Jewett,  Christopher  B., 
etc.,  never  came  to  Sangamon  county ;  but 
his  son, 

HENRT  C.,  born  in  1804  in  Essex 
county,  New  York,  came  with  his  uncles 
to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  July,  1825, 
at  Rochester.  He  was  married  Dec.  27, 
1827,  to  Clara  Ann  Gregory.  See 
Gregory  family.  They  had  one  child, 
ALFRED,  born  Jan.  31,  1829,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  married  April  27,  1856, 
to  Lucy  A.  Foss,  who  was  born  Oct.  7, 
1839,  in  Medina  county,  Ohio.  They 
have  one  living  child,  CHARLES  \v.,  and 
reside  near  Rochester.  Henry  C.  Stafford 
died  Feb.  2,  1834,  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  his  widow  married  David  Crouch. 
See  his  name. 

STAFFORD,  W  I  L  L I  A  M, 
was  born  1799  at  Coventry,  Kent  county, 


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Rhode  Island.  He  was  a  son  of  John 
Stafford,  consequently  a  cousin  to  Caleb, 
Oliver,  Jewett,  and  Christopher  B. 
William  Stafford  was  married  in  Essex 
county,  New  York,  to  Prudence  Putnam, 
who  was  born  March  19  1801,  at  Lewis, 
in  Essex  county.  She  was  a  leneal 
descendant  of  Israel  Putnam.  William 
Stafford  and  wife  had  two  children  in 
New  York,  moved  to  Ohio,  and  three 
years  later  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  Jan.  i,  1834,  at  Rochester.  Of 
their  children — 

JOHN  W.,  born  in  Essex  county, 
New  York,  brought  up  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  died  March  21,  1870,  at 
Havana,  Mason  county,  Illinois. 

JULIA  A.,  born  in  Essex  county, 
New  York,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Charles  Stafford.  See  his  name. 

William  Stafford  died  in  1840,  and  his 
widow  married  Jewett  Stafford.  See  his 
name.  Mrs.  Prudence  Stafford  now — 
September,  1876 — resides  near  Rochester, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

STALKY,  DANIEL,  was  born 
Feb.  n,  1799,  in  Jefferson  county,  Va. 
His  father  moved  to  Cabell  county,  West 
Virginia,  when  he  was  a  boy.  He  was 
married  there  in  February,  1821,  to  Re- 
becca Bowen,  who  was  born  Jan.  9,  1802, 
in  Guilford  county,  North  Carolina.  She 
was  sister  to  Zaza  Bowen.  They  had  two 
children  in  Virginia,  and  the  family  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  in  the  fall 
of  1826,  in  what  is  now  Loami  township, 
where  seven  children  were  born.  Of 
their  nine  children — 

SUSANNAH,  born  Aug.  12,  1822,  in 
Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Levi  Campbell.  See  his  name.  •  He  died 
and  she  married  William  B.  McCray,  and 
lives  near  Loami,  111. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Virginia, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  George 
Owens,  and  she  died  Sept.  29,  1844. 

MINER  VA  J.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  George  Owens.  They 
have  seven  living  children,  and  live  in 
Macoupin  county,  near  Scottville,  111. 

BARBARA  P.,  married  William 
Russell,  and  lives  in  Newton  county,  Mis- 
souri. 

REBECCA,  married  James  F.  Ward. 
They  had  eight  children,  and  Mrs.  Ward 
died.  The  family  live  near  Trenton, 
Grundy  county,  Missouri. 


STEPHEN,  born  March  2,  1835  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  March  15, 
1855,  to  Isabel  Jacobs.  They  have  six 
children,  MARY  E.,  SARAH  A.,  LIZ- 
ZIE M.,  SUSAN,  STEPHEN  D.,  and 
DANIEL,  and  live  two  and  a  half  miles 
west  of  Loami,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

MART  C.,  born  Jan.  4,  1838,  married 
Williamson  M.  Nipper.  See  his  name. 
She  had  one  child,  NANCY  M.  F.,  and 
died  March  6,  1857. 

DANIEL,  born  Feb.  10,  1841,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  March  7,  1861,  to 
Elsa  J.  Hudson.  They  had  five  children. 
ALICE  D.,  the  third  child,  died  young. 
The  other  four,  ADA  L.,  ARNfO  V., 
WILLIAM  Y.  and  JOE  D.,  twins,  live 
with  their  parents  on  the  farm  where  his 
father  settled  in  1826.  It  is  two  miles 
west  of  Loami,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

SARAH  M.,  died  aged  tour  years. 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Staley  died  Nov.  24, 
1847,  and  Mr.  Staley  married  Mrs.  Hep- 
sey  Nipper,  whose  maiden  name  was  Gib- 
son. She  died  March  8,  1873.  Mrs.  S. 
resides  two  and  a  half  miles  west  of 
Loami,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

STANLEY,  THOMAS,  was 
born  March  23,  1790,  in  Virginia,  and 
was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Ohio.  Eliza- 
beth Centre  was  born  June  22,  1790, 
in  New  York.  She  was  married  there  to 
Andrew  Campbell.  He  was  a  soldier  in 
the  war  of  1812,  and  was  killed  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Fort  Meigs,  leaving  a  widow  and 
two  children.  Thomas  Stanley  was  a  sol- 
dier in  the  war  of  1812  also,  and  after  the 
war  was  married  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Campbell.  They  had  four  living  children 
in  Ohio  and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1829.  Of  their 
children — 

ABRAHAM  Campbell,  born  in 
1811  in  Ohio,  came  in  1829  to  Sangamon 
county  and  married  Phoebe  Shepherd.  He 
is  a  traveling  preacher  in  the  M.  E. 
Church.  They  have  four  living  children. 
JOHN  W.  is  a  physician.  SOPHRO- 
NIA,  MELISSA  and  WILLIAM  art- 
all  four  married  and  live  in  Illinois.  Rev. 
Abraham  Campbell  lives  now — 1876 — 
at  St.  Elmo,  Fayette  county,  111. 

SARAH  Campbell,  born  Sept.  14, 
1813,  near  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  came  in 
1829  to  Sangamon  countv,  married  John 
D.  Swallow.  They  had  three  children. 
DANIEL  E.,  born  Jan.  u,  1844,  in 


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Menard  county,  married  Cornelia  Day. 
They  have  three  children,  EFFIE  M.,  MA- 
MIE E.  and  ELSIE  M.  D.  E.  Swallow  is  a 
Erinter  and  lives  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 
AMUEL  M.,  born  Jan.  27,  1846,  in 
Mason  county,  married  Mary  K.  Allen. 
They  have  two  children,  WILLIAM  A., 
and  JULIA  B.  S.  M.  Swallow  is  a  printer 
and  lives  in  Mexico,  Missouri.  HES- 
TER, born  Sept.  17,  1849,  is  unmarried 
and  lives  in  Springfield.  Mrs.  Sarah 
Swallow  lives  in  the  latter  city. 

Of  Thomas  Stanley's  children — 

LEONORA,  born  in  Ohio,  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  to  George 
Neal.  They  had  four  living  children, 
and  Mrs.  Neal  died.  George  Neal  mar- 
ried again  and  lives  west  of  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

DA  VID,  died  aged  fourteen  years. 

CURRENCY,  born  in  Ohio,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Joseph 
VanNatten.  See  his  name. 

AQUILLA  W.,  bora  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  enlisted  in  1862  for  three 
years  in  the  looth  111.  Inf.,  served  about 
six  months,  and  was  discharged  on  account 
of  physical  disability.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Dooley.  They  have  five  chil- 
dren, MARGARET,  MATILDA, 
CHARLES,  FRANK,  and  CORNE- 
LIA. Aquilla  Stanley  and  wife  live 
northeast  of  Linccln,  111. 

Thomas  Stanley  died  in  1837  *n  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  his  widow  lives  with  her 
daughter,  Mrs.  Joseph  VanNatten,  north 
of  Springfield,  111. 

STARR,  ADAM,  was  born  about 
1777,  in  Culpepper  county,  Va.,  and  went 
with  his  parents  to  Bourbon  county, 
Ky.,  when  he  was  a  young  man.  He  was 
married  in  Clarke  county  to  Mary  Car- 
son, a  native  of  Baltimore,  Md.  They  had 
eight  children  in  Clarke  county,  Ky.,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1828  at  Buffalo  Hart  Grove. 
Of  their  children — 

HIRAM,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Nancy  Robinson, 
had  seven  or  eight  children,  moved  to 
Pike  county  about  1858,  and  the  parents 
died.  Their  children  live  near  Rockport, 
Pike  county,  111. 

DIANA,  born  in  Kentucky,  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  111.,  to  Riley 
Barber.  They  had  six  children,  and 
moved  to  Kansas  in  1856.  The  parents 


and  three  of  the  children  died.  One  son, 
HENRY,  was  killed  in  Arkansas  by 
guerrillas  during  the  rebellion.  DEME- 
TRIUS married  Mary  Griffith,  and  lives 
near  Farlinville,  Kansas.  AMANDA 
married  James  Bastion,  and  lives  in  Far- 
linville, Linn  county,  Kansas. 

BARTON,  born  in  Kentucky,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county  in  1835  to 
Rebecca  Patterson.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren. Mrs.  Starr  died  near  Mt.  Pulaski, 
and  he  died  at  Little  Rock  Arkansas. 

SHELBT,  born  October,  1813,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  in  1814,  to  Nancy  Groves. 
They  had  five  children,  MARY,  AL- 
BERT, JOSIAH,  LEANDER  and 
SHELBY,  Jun.,  who  live  with  their 
mother  in  Vermillion  county,  111.  Shelby 
Starr  died  Aug.  8,  1855,  in  Sangamon 
county. 

MINER  VA,  born  Jan.  9,  1815,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ky.,  married  m^Sangamon 
county  to  James  T.  Robinson.  See  his 
name. 

WILLIAM,  born  1817,  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Mrs. 
Nancy  McDaniel,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Smith.  They  had  two  children,  and 
he  was  drowned  in  1860  in  Sangamon 
river,  near  the  crossing  of  the  G.,  C.  & 
S.  R.  R.  The  family  live  at  Riverton,  111. 

AMANDA,  born  May  26,  1820,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Sept.  26,  1840,  to  Ben- 
jamin Bell.  See  his  name. 

MART  ANN,  born  Oct.  25,  1822,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
March,  1842  to  William  A.  Constant. 
See  his  name.  He  died,  and  she  married 
Casper  Byerline,  and  lives  near  Buffalo 
Hart,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

Adam  Starr  died  August  15,  1839, 
and  his  widow  died  in  1852,  both  at  Buff- 
alo Hart  grove,* Sangamon  county,  111. 

STARR,  ANDREW,  was  born 
Jan.  27,  1795,  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.  He 
was  a  brother  to  Adam  Starr,  and  was 
married  in  Kentucky,  Dec.  27,  1821,  to 
Mary  Neal.  They  had  two  children  in 
Kentucky,  and  the  family  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1030,  in  what  is  now  Chatham  township, 
where  three  children  were  born.  Of  their 
five  children — 

WILLIAM  M.f  born  Jan.  17,  1823, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamou 
county  to  Amanda  A.  Withrow.  Thcv 


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have  two  children.  MARY  A.,  married 
Oct.  9,  1865,  to  Edward  W.  Lucas.  See 
his  name,  in  connection  'with  the  Colburn 
family.  ADDISON  B.,  lives  with  his 
parents.  William  M.  Starr  and  his  wife 
reside  at  Loami,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

BARBARA  ANN,  born  May  19, 
1825,  in  Kentucky,  married  William  V. 
Greenwood.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  ALFRED,  born  March  22, 
1831,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married 
Sept.  20,  1854,  to  Marion  Gould,  who  was 
born  April  23,  1836,  in  Jefferson  county, 
New  York.  They  have  six  children. 
MARY  C.,  born  June  26,  1855,  was  mar- 
ried March  23,  1871,  to  Robert  T.  Har- 
din.  They  have  three  children,  JOHN  w., 
IDA  MAY.,  and  WILLIAM  SHERMAN,  and 
live  near  Sweetwater,  Menard  county, 
111.  LILLIE  I.,  WILLIAM  A., 
THOMAS  S.,  ANNIE  F.,  and  CAR- 
RIE A.,  live  with  their  parents,  three 
and  three-fourth  miles  west  of  Chatham, 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  on  the  farm  settled 
on  by  his  parents  in  1830.  John  A.  Starr 
is  now — 1876 — plowing  his  thirty-sixth 
season  in  succession  on  the  farm  where  he 
was  born,  and  has  no  recollection  of  a 
physician  ever  having  been  called  to  see 
him. 

MART  J.,  born  July  3,  1834,  married 
Sept.  5,  1851,  to  Dr.  A.  M.  Browning,  and 
died  six  weeks  later.  Dr.  Browning  is  a 
practicing  physician  in  Loami,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Feb.  3,  1836, 
married  Sarah  O.  Kelly,  and  lives  in  Green 
county,  Missouri. 

Andrew  Starr  died  May  5, 1851,  and  his 
widow  died  Aug.  28,  1856,  both  on  the 
farm  where  they  settled  in  1830,  near  Chat- 
ham, Sangamon  county,  111. 

STEELE,  Mrs.  ELIZA- 
BETH R.,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Robison,  was  born  in  Delaware,  and  taken 
bv  her  parents  to  Nicholas  county,  Ky., 
where  she  was  married  to  Samuel  H. 
Steele,  who  was  born  in  Ohio.  They  had 
six  children  in  Kentucky,  and  Mr.  Steele 
died  in  Natchez,  Miss.,  of  cholera,  while  on 
business  there  in  1832.  His  widow  and 
children  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
arriving  December,  1833,  in  Buffalo  Hart 
Grove,  where  her  father,  John  Robison, 
had  moved  three  years  before.  Of  her  six 
children — 

WILLIAM  M.,  born  April  2,    1820, 


in  Nicholas  county,  Ky.,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  to  Amanda  Rodgers,  and 
had  six  children.  Mr.  Steele  enlisted  in 
1862  for  three  years  in  Co.  E,  n6th  111. 
Inf.  He  died  March,  1864,  in  military  hos- 
pital at  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  See  the 
Rodgers  family  name. 

'JOHN R.,  born  in  Kentucky,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1833  with  his 
mother,  went  in  1842  to  Arkansas,  married 
there  to  Martha  J.  Hendrix.  Being  a 
Union  man,  he  was  killed  by  rebel  bush- 
whackers in  the  fall  of  1863,  leaving  a 
widow  and  three  children. 

NANCT  A.,  born  April  10,  1825,  in 
Bath  county,  Ky.,  was  brought  by  her 
mother  to  Sangamon  county  in  1833,  mal"- 
ried  Aug.  4,  1844,  to  Wesley  Lanham. 
See  his  name.  He  died  Aug.  26,  1861, 
and  she  was  married  Jan.  29,  1868,  to  Wil 
Ham  Graham,  who  was  born  Jan.  13,  1808, 
in  Lincoln  county,  N.  C.;  lived  in  Todd 
county,  Ky.,  from  1827  to  1839,  when  he 
moved  to  Morgan  county,  111.,  thence  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1858.  He  has  three 
children  by  a  former  marriage.  MARY 
M.,  born  Dec.  30,  1840,  in  Morgan  county, 
married  John  Churchill.  See  his  name. 
NANCY  J.,  married  B.  M.  Wood.  See 
his  name  ^u^th  the  Burns  family. 
JOHN  F.,  is  unmarried  and  lives  near 
Illiopolis.  William  Graham  and  wife  re- 
side near  Illiopolis,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

ELIZABETH  J.,  born  April  4, 
1827,  in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  in  1845  to  Jonn  M.  Crary.  They 
had  two  children.  ANNIE  E.,  married 
Isaac  Newton  Ransom.  See  his  name. 
GEORGE  E.,  lives  in  Wisconsin. 

JULIA  A.,  born  October  16,  1829,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  aged 
thirteen  years. 

GEORGE  R.,  born  December,  1831, 
in  Kentucky,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
went  to  California  in  1849,  an<^  ^os^  n^s' 
life  by  the  caving  in  of  a  mine. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  R.  Steele  was  married 
in  1836  to  Jewett  Stafford.  See  his  name. 
She  died  March  29,  1842,  near  Rochester, 
Illinois. 

STEPHENSON,  JAMES, 
was  born  July  3,  1482,  in  South  Carolina. 
His  parents  moved  about  1800  to  Caldwell 
county,  Ky.  Margaret  Clinton  was  born 
in  North  Carolina,  and  when  she  was 
about  thirteen  years  old  her  parents  moved 


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to  Caldwell  county,  Ky.  James  Stephen- 
son  and  Margaret  Clinton  were  there  mar- 
ried, and  had  six  children  in  that  county, 
and  the  family  moved  to  Wayne  county, 
111.,  where  two  children  were  born,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving  in 
1825,  on  Sugar  creek,  southeast  of  Spring- 
field, where  three  children  were  born. 
Of  their  children — 

PENINAH,  born  in  Kentucky  and 
died  in  Illinois  in  1845. 

WILLIAM  C.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  and  was  a 
graduate  of  the  Medical  College  of  Ohio. 
He  married  Mrs.  Diana  Ruble,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Bowen.  Dr.  William 
C.  Stephenson  died  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa, 
leaving  a  widow,  but  no  children. 

HANNAH  A.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Jacob 
Zwingle.  They  have  two  children, 
MARTIN  LUTHER  and  WILLIAM 
MELANCTHON,  and  live  near  Athens, 
Menard  county,  111. 

JAMES  W.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Mary 
Allen,  and  have  seven  children.  James 
W.  Stephenson  was  a  soldier  in  an  Illinois 
regiment,  and  now  lives  at  Mexico,  Au- 
drain  county,  Missouri.  • 

FINN1S  E.,  born  in  Kentucky,  raised 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  maried  Maria 
Houghton.  They  had  two  children. 
FRANK  died  in  infancy,  and  CHARLES 
lives  with  his  father.  Mrs.  S.  died 
November,  1857.  F.  E.  Stephenson  was 
sergeant  of  Co.  K.,  33d  111.  Inf.  He 
lives  at  Chandlerville,  111. 

ALEXANDER,  died  at  seventeen 
years  of  age. 

BENJAMIN  F.,  born  Oct.  3,  1823, 
in  Wayne  county,  111.,  and  raised  in  San- 
gamon county.  He  graduated  Feb.  7, 
1850,  at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago, 
and  was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
March  30,  1855,  to  Barbara  Moore.  She 
was  born  in  1828,  in  Woodford  county, 
Ky.  They  had  three  living  children, 
BENJAMIN  M.,  MARY  H.  and  CAR- 
RIE A.  Dr.  B.  F.  Stephenson  was  sur- 
geon of  the  I4th  111.  Inf.  He  died  August 
30,  1871,  and  his  widow  and  child  reside 
in  Menard  county,  three  miles  north  of 
Salisbury,  111. 

EL  VI R A  A.,  born  Dec.  7,  1824,  in 
\\  ayne  county,  Ill.>  raised  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  May  29,  1854,  to  Aaron 


R.  Houghton,  who  was  born  Dec.  9, 
1855,  in  Menard  county,  111.,  and  served 
one  year  as  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  war. 
They  have  three  children,  JAMES  F., 
CHARLES  W.  and  MARY  A.,  and 
live  six  miles  south  of  Petersburg,  Me- 
nard county,  111. 

MART  E.,  died  March  2,  1848,  at 
nineteen  years  of  age. 

HARRIET,  born  Oct. 5,  1830,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Nov.  14,  1860,  to 
William  N.  Spears,  who  was  born  Nov. 
12,  1826,  in  Menard  county.  They  had 
four  children.  WILLIAM  F.,  died  at 
five  years  old.  EMMA  M.,  RUTH  S. 
and  VIRGINIA  live  with  their  mother. 
William  N.  Spears  died  in  Menard  county, 
111.,  March  28,  1868,  and  his  widow  and 
children  reside  at  Lincoln,  Logan  county, 
Illinois. 

James  Stephenson  died  Dec.  29,  1867, 
and  his  widow  died  October,  1868,  both 
in  Menard  county,  111. 

STEVENSON,  MILES,  was 
born  in  Tennessee, 'and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  about  1822,  in  what  is  now  Cart- 
wright  township.  He  was  married  to 
Deborah  Irwin.  They  had  one  child  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  moved  to  Menard 
county,  where  six  children  were  born.  Of 
their  seven  sons — 

JAMES  M.,  born  Nov.  7,  1829,  near 
what  is  now  Richland  Station,  Sangamon 
county,  111.  He  was  married  May  4,  1856, 
to  Martha  A.  Loving,  of  Logan  county. 
They  have  two  children,  MINERVA  J. 
and  SOPHRONIA  A.,  and  live  near 
Salisbury,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

SAMUEL  L.  and  WILLIAM  A., 
died  aged  about  seventeen  years  each. 

DA  VID  F.,  is  pnmarried,  and  lives 
with  his  brother,  James  M. 

JOHN,  enlisted  in  1862  for  three  years 
in  Co.  F,  1 1 4th  111.  Inf.  He  was  captured 
at  the  battle  of  Guntown,  Mississippi, 
June,  1864,  was  in  Andersonville  prison 
pen  until  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and 
came  very  near  losing  his  life.  He  was  hon- 
orably discharged  in  1865,  married  Mary 
Loving,  has  two  children,  FRANLIN 
C.  and  MATILDA,  and  live  near  Salis- 
bury, Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

ALBERT,  died  young. 

WES  LET,  married  Effie  Sharp,  has 
two  children,  and  lives  near  Cantrall,' Illi- 
nois. 

Mrs.   Deborah  Stevenson   died  Decem- 


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her,  18^2,  and  Miles  Stevenson  diedJMay 
14,  1868,  both  in  Menard  county,  111. 

STEWART,  JAMES,  was 
born  Sept.  28,  1777,31  Fort  Ann,  Wash- 
ington county,  New  York.  That  was  in 
the  very  height  of  the  conflict  for  Ameri- 
can Independence,  and  at  times  all  the 
families  in  the  neighborhood  were  com- 
pelled to  take  refuge  in  the  fort.  On  one 
occasion,  when  the  men  had  gone  for  pro- 
visions, Indians  entered  the  fort  and  found 
the  subject  of  this  sketch  at  his  mother's 
breast,  as  she  lay  sick  in  bed.  One  of 
them  took  him  by  the  heels  and  was  about 
to  dash  his  brains  out,  when  she  made  the 
savages  believe  that  she  was  in  the  act  of 
summoning  the  white  men.  He  dropped 
the  infant  and  fled.  James  Stewart  grew 
to  manhood  in  that  region,  and  followed 
the  business  of  a  lumberman  on  the  Hud- 
son river.  He  was  married  in  1803  in 
Bloomfield,  Ontario  county,  to  Roxana 
Stillman,  and  in  1806  moved  to  Buffalo, 
in  the  same  State.  In  1810  Mr.  Stewart 
moved  his  family  back  to  Bloomfield, 
thence  to  Junius,  Seneca  county.  They 
had  six  living  children  in  New  York.  In 
the  fall  of  1819  they  embarked  at  Olean 
Point,  on  the  Allegheny  river,  in  a  boat 
prepared  for  the  purpose.  Two  other 
families,  those  of  Joseph  Inslee  and  Jesse 
Southwick,  each  occupied  a  boat.  The 
three  united  in  the  purchase  of  a  boat  for 
the  conveyance  of  their  horses,  wagons, 
and  household  goods.  The  whole  party 
landed  at  Shawneetown  on  the  last  day  of 
1819.  They  made  their  way  through  the 
mud  and  water  of  the  sloughs  and  run- 
ning streams,  all  unbridged,  until  they 
reached  Sugar  creek,  about  eight  miles 
south  of  the  present  city  of  Springfield, 
111.  Each  of  the  families  commenced  im- 
provements by  building  cabins.  A  few 
weeks  later,  the  mother-in-law  of  Mr. 
Stewart — Mrs.  Stillman — arrived  with  her 
family.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stewart  started  to 
accompany  them  to  the  north  side  of  the 
Sangamon  river.  After  seeing  that  part 
of  the  country  they  determined  to  settle 
there  also.  Mr.  Stewart  returned  to  Su- 
gar creek,  and  moved  his  family  and  prop- 
erty, arriving  in  the  spring  of  1820,  in 
what  is  now  Williams  township,  where 
three  children  were  born.  On  coming  to 
the  country,  there  were  so  small  a  number 
before  them,  that  it  was  almost  impossible 
to  ob^in  food.  Mr.  Stewart  rode  two 


days  in  search  of  provisions,  and  all  he 
could  obtain  was  a  bushel  or  two  of  frost- 
bitten corn — for  which  he  paid  two  dol- 
lars per  bushel — and  a  few  pounds  of  rusty 
bacon,  at  twenty-five  cents  per  pound. 
The  nearest  postoffice  was  at  Edwards- 
ville,  seventy-five  miles  south,  and  they 
had  to  pay  twenty-five  cents  for  a  letter 
from  their  friends.  Of  their  nine  chil- 
dren— 

JANE  C,  born  Oct.  2,  1804,  in  New 
York,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Oramel  Clark.  See  his  name. 

BENJAMIN  H.,  born  March  22, 
1806,  at  Bloomfield,  Ontario  county,  New 
York,  married  Margery  Morgan,  and  had 
four  children.  Mrs.  Margery  Stewart 
died,  and  he  married  Nancy  Hall.  They 
had  three  children.  Benj.  H.  Stewart 
died  in  1871  in  Missouri.  His  son,  WIL- 
LIAM A.,  born  Aug.  16,  1836  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Sept.  27,  1858,  to 
Sarah  L.  Schick,  a  native  of  Danville,  Pa. 
He  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1861,  in  Co.  A, 
3d  111.  Cav.  was  discharged  on  account 
of  physical  disability,  Dec.  30,  1861.  He 
enlisted  Jan.  20.  1864,  in  Co.  A,  34th  111. 
Inf.,  served  until  April,  1865,  when  he 
was  discharged  on  account  of  physical  dis- 
ability. He  was  appointed  postmaster  at 
Williamsville,  April  8,  1869,  and  died 
April  1 8,  1870.  His  widow,  Mrs.  Sarah 
L.  Stewart  was  appointed  as  his  successor 
April  20,  1870. 

WILLIAM  A.,  born  May  24,  1809, 
in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  He  was  brought  by  his 
parents  to  Sangamon  county  in  the  spring 
of  1820.  He  was  captain  of  a  Sangamon 
county  company  in  the  Blackhawk  war  of 
1832,  and  was  in  command  of  a  supply 
train  under  his  uncle,  Isaiah  Stillman  at 
the  time  of  his  defeat  on  Rock  river.  Mr. 
Stewart  taught  school  on  Fancy  creek  for 
a  time  after  the  Indian  war,  and  still  later 
became  a  steamboat  clerk  on  the  Illinois 
river,  and  rose  to  the  positions  of  pilot  and 
captain.  He  was  engaged  in  navigating 
the  Illinois,  Mississippi,  Ohio  and  other 
western  rivers,  with  his  home  at 
Cincinnati,  until  the  breaking  out 
of  the  great  rebellion.  William  A. 
Stewart  was  married  at  Cincinnati 
October  14,  1841,  to  Elizabeth  Haman. 
They  had  one  child,  JAMES  E.,  born 
May  10,  1843,  in  Cincinnati.  He  had  just 
completed  his  literary  studies  and  gradu- 
ated at  Delaware,  Ohio,  when  the  rebel- 


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lion  broke  out.  His  home  was  in  Cincin- 
nati, but  he  went  over  the  river  and  en- 
listed on  the  eighteenth  anniversary  of  his 
birth,  May  10,  1861,  in  Co.  D,  2d  Ky.  Inf., 
for  three  months,  and  re-enlisted  for  three 
years  in  the  same  company  and  regiment. 
He  carried  his  musket  for  nineteen  months, 
passing  through  Pittsburg  Landing  and 
many  other  battles.  He  was  promoted 
August,  1862,  to  second  lieutenant.  In 
May,  1864,  he  was  commissioned  captain 
of  Co.  A,  i6yth  Ohio  Inf.,  and  March  13, 
1865,  promoted  to  Colonel  of  United  States 
Volunteers.  In  October,  1865,  he  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  law  at  Cincinnati. 
In  October,  1869,  moved  to  Springfield, 
Ohio,  where  he  succeeded  to  his  father's 
interests,  and  was.  elected  Vice  President 
of  the  Republic  Printing  Company,  pub- 
lishers of  the  Daily  Republic ;  is  also  a 
member  of  the  City  Council  of  Spring- 
field. Colonel  James  E.  Stewart  was 
married  April  3,  1871,  at  Mount  Vernon, 
Ohio,  to  Mary  E.  Durbin,  and  resides  at 
Springfield,  O.,  1874.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Stew- 
art died  at  Cincinnati  August  26,  1860,  and 
W.  A.  Stewart  was  married  in  the  same 
city  Sept.  14,  1864,  to  Mrs.  E.  W.  Hall, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Norton.  They 
moved  to  Springfield,  Ohio,  in  July,  1866. 
He  died  there  July  21,  1869,  and  his  widow 
resides  there. 

Of  the  public  services  of  W.  A.  Stewart 
I  can  onlv  make  a  very  brief  statement. 
When  the  rebellion  burst  upon  the  country 
he  was  engaged  as  an  expert  as  one  of  a 
committee  appointed  by  the  United  States 
Government  to  ascertain  the  channels  and 
bearings  of  the  Mississippi  river.  Whilst 
he  was  at  Washington  making  his  report 
in  July,  1861,  he  witnessed  the  battle  and 
defeat  at  Bull  Run.  He  superintended, 
under  direction  of  Commodore  Foote,  the 
fitting  out  of  the  gunboats  Carondelet  and 
Mound  City,  and  was  on  the  latter  in  its 
engagement  with  the  rebel  ram  Van  Dorn  ; 
also  in  the  battles  of  Fort  Henry  and 
Island  No.  10.  He  was  pilot  of  the 
United  States  Monitor  Osage  at  the  battle 
of  Fort  Durussy,  in  April,  which  was  his 
last  service  in  the  war.  He  was  appointed 
in  April,  1864,  United  States  Inspector  of 
.Steamboats  at  Cincinnati,  which  he  re- 
signed in  1867.  While  in  the  naval  service 
he  and  Commodore  Foote  co-operated 
with  each  other  in  holding  religious  ser- 
vices on  the  gunboats,  on  all  suitable  oc- 


casions. He  was  a  member  of  Park 
Street  M.  E.  Church  and  Sunday  School, 
at  Cincinnati,  and  of  the  High  Street  M. 
E.  Church,  Springfield,  Ohio;  also  of  the 
Masonic  Fraternity. 

ABIGAIL  C.,  born  May  16,  1811,  in 
New  York,  married  to  Ossian  Stone.  See 
his  name. 

MART  M.,  born  April  6,  1813,  at 
Junius,  New  York,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Nathan  E.  Constant.  See  his 
name.  Mr.  Constant  died  August  25, 
1843,  and  his  widow  married  Miletus  W. 
Ellis.  See  his  name. 

ROXANA,  born  Sept.  8,  1818,  in 
Bloomfield,  Ontario  county,  New  York, 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  Jan.  30, 
1873,  to  Ira  Knights,  a  native  of  St.  Law- 
rence county,  New  York.  They  reside 
at  the  family  homestead,  where  her  father 
settled  in  1820,  two  and  a  half  miles  west 
of  Williamsville,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

MARTHA  B.,  born  March  ib,  1821, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  George  W. 
Constant.  See  his  name. 

JAMES  a,  born  Oct.  20,  1822,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  June  6,  1849,  at 
Paducah,  Kentucky,  of  cholera,  and  was 
brought  home  for  interment. 

JOSEPH  B.,  born  July  4,  1825,  died 
in  the  22d  year  of  his  age. 

Mrs.   Roxana   Stewart    died    Nov.    11, 

1833.       James      Stewart      married     Mrs. 

Pha;be  Twist.     She  died  Jan.  11,  1836,  in 

Sangamon     county.       See      the      Twist 

family  name. 

The  last  years  of  his  life  James  Stewart 
required  a  great  deal  of  care,  which  was 
freely  bestowed  by  his  faithful  daughter, 
Roxana,  who  declined  very  advantageous 
offers  of  marriage,  expressing  her  deter- 
mination to  remain  unmarried  as  long  as  he- 
required  her  attention,  and  most  faithfully 
and  lovingly  did  she  discharge  the  self- 
imposed  duties.  Mr.  Stewart  died  April 
1 6,  1872,  in  the  95th  year  of  his  age, 
and  on  the  farm  where  he  had  spent  more 
than  half  a  centurv  of  his  life. 

STILLMAN,  Mrs.  ABI- 
GAIL, widow  of  Benjamin  Stillman, 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  111.,  arriving  in 
the  spring  of  1820,  in  what  is  now  Wil- 
liams township,  accompanied  by  three 
sons  and  three  daughters,  all  unmarried. 
She  had  a  son  and  daughter  mar- 
ried, the  daughter  came  with  the 
family,  being  the  wife  of  James  Stew- 


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art.  The  son  came  two  years  later. 
The  descendants  of  Benjamin  and 
Abigail  Stillman  do  not  know  where  they 
were  born  or  married,  but  they  lived  in 
Massachusetts  until  four  children  were 
born.  They  moved  in  1793  to  Bloom- 
field,  Ontario  sounty,  N.  Y.,  where  four 
children  were  born, and  Mr.  Stillman  died 
there.  The  family  moved  to  Morganfield, 
Union  county,  Ky.,  where  Philo  Beers  be- 
came acquainted  with  the  family.  They 
moved  from  there  to  Sangamon  county, 
111.  Of  their  eight  children — 

Sl^EPPIEN,  born  in  Massachusetts, 
came  with  the  family  to  Sangamon  county, 
selected  the  land  where  they  settled  in  what 
is  now  Williams  township,  one  and  a  half 
miles  west  of  Williamsville.  There  was  a 
beautiful  natural  grove  on  the  land,  which 
he  called  Fancy  Grove.  A  postoffice  was 
established  there  and  called  Fancy  Grove 
postofHce,  Mr.  Stillman  being  postmaster. 
It  was  the  first  postoffice  north  of  the 
river.  The  name  has  since  been  applied 
to  a  stream  of  water,  and  to  a  township. 
Stephen  Stillman  died  in  Peoria,  between 
1835  anc^  '4O> 

JOSEPH  B.,  born  in  Massachusetts, 
came  with  his  mother  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, and  soon  after  went  to  the  West  India 
islands,  and  died  therein  1825.  He  was  a 
physician. 

ROXANA,  born  March  22,  1786,  in 
Massachusetts,  married  James  Stewart. 
See  his  name. 

ISAIAH,  born  in  Massachusetts,  mar- 
ried in  New  York  State  to  Hannah  Sher- 
wood, came  to  Sangamon  county,  about 
1822,  and  settled  on  the  farm  now  owned 
by  B.  F.  Fletcher,  one  and  a  half  miles 
southwest  of  Williamsville.  They  had 
three  children,  two  daughters  and  a  son, 
HENRY,  who  is  a  lawyer,  and  resides 
at  C;-nton,  Fulton  county,  111.  Isaiah 
Stillman  was  in  command  of  a  body  of 
soldiers,  as  General  Stillman,  and  was  de- 
feated at  Rock  river  in  1832,  in  the  war 
against  the  Indians,  under  their  chief, 
Blackhawk.  After  the  war,  General  Still- 
man moved  to  Canton,  111.,  and  died  there 
in  1865  or  '6.  His  widow  still  resides 
there. 

MART,  born  in  New  York,  died  un- 
married at  Tremont,  111.,  in  1862  or  '3. 

MARTHA,  born  in  Bloomfield,  New 
York,  and  came  with  her  mother  to  San- 


gamon county.  She  was  married  Nov.  2, 
1820,  to  Philo  Beers.  See  his  name. 

HENRY,  born  in  New  York,  married 
in  St.  Louis,  and  died  at  Peoria,  between 
1860  and  '65. 

CAROLINE,  born  in  New  York, 
married  in  Peoria  to  Peter  Menarcl.  Both 
died  at  Tremont,  111.,  leaving  four  chil- 
dren. 

Mrs.  Abigail  Stillman  moved  with 
three  of  her  children  to  Peoria  in  1828, 
and  died  there  in  1830. 

STITT,  WILLIAM,  was  born 
August  12,  1820,  near  Lebanon,  Warren 
county,  Ohio.  He  left  home  quite  young, 
and  traveled  by  water  down  the  Ohio  and 
up  the  Mississippi  and  Illinois  rivers  to 
Beardstown,  Illinois,  in  company  with 
William  W.  WykofF.  They  started  from 
Beardstown  with  one  horse  to  ride  and  tie. 
When  within  about  fifteen  miles  of  their 
destination,  Mr.  WycofF  mounted  the 
horse,  gave  Mr.  Stitt  particular  directions 
about  the  road,  and  forgot  to  tie  any  more, 
for  which  he  was  excused  by  Mr.  Stitt, 
because  he  was  so  near  his  family,  from 
whom  he  had  been  absent  several  months. 
This  caused  Mr.  Stitt  to  arrive  on  foot, 
alone,  tired  and  hungry,  at  the  south  side 
of  Richland  creek,  in  what  is  now  Cart- 
wright  township,  in  1838.  William  Stitt 
was  married  Sept.  5,  1847,  ^n  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  to  Elizabeth  Hardin. 
They  had  five  children  in  Sangamon 
countv.  The  fourth  child  died  young. 

WILLIAM  WALLACE  was  mar- 
ried March  9,  1875,  to  Julia  F.  Hurt. 
They  live  in  Cartwright  township,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

HELEN  A.,  LAURA  L.,  and 
EDITH  BELLE  live  with  their 
parents,  three  and  one-tourth  miles  south- 
west of  Richland  Station,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

Isaac  Stitt,  the  father  of  William,  was 
born  in  1779,  in  Pennsylvania,  and  mar- 
ried there  to  Elizabeth  Phillips,  who  was 
born  July  9,  1780,  in  New  Jersey.  They 
had  nine  children,  and  Mr.  Stitt  died  in 
October,  1825,  in  Ohio.  In  1845  Mrs. 
Stitt,  her  son,  David  and  family,  and  her 
daughter,  Elizabeth,  came  to  Island  Grove, 
Sangamon  county.  David  moved  the 
next  year  to  Peoi'ia  county,  and  died  there 
June,  1865,  leaving  a  widow  and  two 
children.  Elizabeth  married  Joshua  But- 
ler. See  his  name.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Stitt 


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died  March  10,  1871,  at  the  residence  of 
her  son,  William. 

STONE,  ASAHEL,  was  born 
Sept.  25,  1780,  in  Chesterfield,  New 
Hampshire.  His  father,  Colonel  William 
Stone,  was  born  in  Groton,  Mass.,  and 
was  second  in  command  at  the  taking  of 
Crown  Point,  by  Ethan  Allen.  He  was 
a  prisoner  at  Ticonderoga  at  the  time  of 
its  evacuation  by  the  British,  immediately 
after  Burgoyne's  surrender.  Col.  Stone's 
wife  was  Submit  Ward.  At  the  time  of 
his  imprisonment,  they  had  two  children, 
aged  respectively  two  and  four  years.  The 
day  before  Col.  Stone  was  to  leave  for 
Great  Britain  to  be  tried  for  high  treason, 
Mrs.  Stone  left  these  two  children  at  home 
alone  and  went  to  the  fort,  twelve  miles 
distant,  in  a  canoe,  accompanied  by  her 
brother,  David  Ward,  aged  ten  years — 
who  was  afterwards  a  Baptist  minister  and 
grandfather  of  Captain  E.  B.  WTard,  the 
late  detroit  millionaire.  They  reached 
the  fort  late  in  the  afternoon,  but  the  offi- 
cer in  command  refused  to  admit  her,  not- 
withstanding all  her  pleading,  and  com- 
pelled her  to  wait  all  night  in  the  boat. 
On  returning  home  she  found  her  children 
safe.  The  next  day  her  husband  was  lib- 
erated. The  rapid  advance  of  our  troops 
up  the  country  having  compelled  the  Brit- 
ish to  leave  without  being  able  to  provide 
transportation  for  their  prisoners. 

Asahel  Stone,  whose  name  heads  this 
sketch  was  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege, in  the  same  class  with  Daniel  WTeb- 
ster.  He  was  married  February,  i8o>",  in 
Bridport,  Addison  county,  Vt.,  to  Laura 
Culver  They  came  to  Sangarnon  county, 
111.,  Nov.  1831,  and  entered  the  land  now 
owned  by  Hiram  E.  Gardner  six  miles 
west  of  Springfield.  They  had  six  chil- 
dren, viz: — 

WHEL  OCK,  S.,  born  Nov.  28,  1805, 
in  Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  county,  N.  Y. 
He  was  a  classmate  of  Dr.  Hatfield,  of 
New  York  city;  Dr.  J.  J.  Owens,  Prof. 
Cozzensand  D.  B.  Tower,  at  Middlebury 
College,  and  graduated  there  in  1828  with 
the  second  honors  of  his  class.  He  after- 
wards became  a  minister  of  the  gospel. 
He  was  married  September,  1832,10  Mar- 
tha Storrs  and  died  at  Mobile,  Alabama, 
in  1837,  of  yellow  fever. 

OSSIAN  L.,\iorn  May  24,1807,^  Mad- 
rid, N.  Y.,  was  brought  up  in  Vermont. 
He  came  to  Sangamon  county  with  his 

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father  in  1831  and  was  married  October 
29,  1835,  'n  Sangamon  county,  to  Abigail 
C.  Stewart,  who  was  born  in  Junius  Sen- 
eca county,  N.  Y.,  May  16,  1811.  See 
James  Stewart.  They  had  four  living 
children,  namely:  LAURA  L.,  born 
June  7,  1840,  in  Sangamon  county,  was 
married  March  30,  1858,  to  Jacob  Greg- 
ory. See  his  name.  They  have  two 
children,  MARY  and  GEORGE,  and  reside  in 
Decatur  Illinois.  JAMES  A.,  born  May 
6,  1842,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Sep- 
tember 26,  1866,  in  Morgan  county,  to 
Eliza  Allyn.  They  have  three  children, 
JESSIE,  PERCY  A.,  and  JAMES  R.  J.  A. 
Stone  owns  and  resides  with  his  family  on 
the  farm  entered  by  his  father  in  Septem- 
ber, 1834,  the  patent  for  which  was  signed 
by  Andrew  Jackson.  The  farm  joins  that 
entered  by  his  grand-father,  Asahel  Stone. 
HENRY"  A.,  born  April  3,  1844,  in  San- 
gamon county,  died  April  21,  1861. 
CHARLES  O.,  born  May  4,  1847,  in 
Sangamon  county,  is  unmarried  and  re- 
sides in  Springfield,  Illinois.  Ossian  L. 
Stone  died  in  1850  and  Mrs.  Abigail  Stone 
was  married  March,  1862,  to  Aaron 
Thompson  and  died  in  Springfield,  111., 
Feb.  15,  187^.  Mr.  Thompson  is  one  of 
the  firm  of  Thompson<&  Newman,  plan- 
ing mill. 

'1HEDA  S.,  born  Dec.  14,  1808,  in 
Madrid,  N.  Y.,  died  at  Bridport,  Vt., 
March  31,  1820. 

FRANCES  S.,  born  Dec.  17,  1813,  in 
Bridport,  Vt.  Came  with  her  father's 
family  to  Sangamon  county,  and  was  mar- 
ried at  their  farm  residence  Feb.  13,  1840, 
to  Jonathan  C.  Bancroft.  See  his  name. 
Rev.  Dr.  A.  P.  Happer,  of  the  Chinese 
Mission,  was  groomsman  at  their  wed- 
ding. 

PHILIP  Z.,  born  Dec.  16,  1816,  in 
Bridport,  Vt.,  was  married  Feb.  1843, 
to  Julia  McCarty  in  Sangamon  county. 
She  died  in  1852,  while  on  their  way  to 
Oregon.  P.  Z.  Stone  resides  in  St.  Louis, 
Missouri. 

LAURA  A.,  born  April  10,  1821,  in 
Bridport,  Vt.,  was  married  at  her  fath- 
er's farm  residence  in  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  April  21,  1842,10  Jacob  Ruckel.  See 
his  name. 

Mrs.  Laura  Stone  died  June  21,  1845, 
and  Asahel  Stone  was  married  Septem- 
ber, 1846,  in  Springfield,  111.,  to  Lucretia 
Dresser.  He  died  there  Oct.  2,  1871.  His 


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widow  resides  in  Springfield.  Asahel 
Stone  was  the  last  survivor  of  the  class  in 
which  he  graduated  in  Dartmouth  col- 
lege, of  which  it  has  already  been  stated 
that  Daniel  Webster  was  a  member. 

STONE,  DAN,  was  born  March 
13,  1800,  in  Monkton,  Addison  county, 
Vermont,  and  graduated  at  Middlebury 
College,  in  his  native  State,  in  1818.  He 
went  to  Cincinnati  and  studied  law  with 
his  uncle,  Ethan  Stone,  and  was  married 
in  that  city  in  1824  to  Augusta  M.  Farns- 
worth,  who  was  born  March  8,  1808,  in 
Vermont,  also.  Mr.  Stone  practiced  law 
in  Cincinnati  a  few  years,  and  during  that 
time  was  a  member  of  the  State  Legisla- 
ture of  Ohio,  and  four  years  a  member  of 
the  City  Council.  He  moved  to  Spring- 
field, Illinois,  in  1834,  anc^  m  l&&  was 
elected  one  of  the  Representatives  of  San- 
gamon  county  to  the  Legislature  of 
Illinois.  He  was,  consequently,  one  of 
the  "  Long  Nine."  See  sketch  tinder 
that  heading.  While  a  member  of  the 
Legislature  he  received  the  appointment 
of  Judge  of  the  Circuit  Court,  and  was 
assigned  to  the  district  in  the  extreme 
northwestern  part  of  the  State,  and  moved 
to  Galena.  In  1838  he  rendered  a  deci- 
sion, with  reference  to  the  vote  of  an 
alien,  that  was  distasteful  to  the  Demo- 
cratic party — he  being  a  Whig.  That 
decision  led  to  a  reorganization  of  the 
judiciary  system  of  the  State.  The 
Supreme  Court  then  consisted  of  four 
Judges.  In  February,  1841,  the  Legisla- 
ture added  five  to  the  Court,  all  Demo- 
crats, and  made  it  the  duty  of  the  nine 
judges  composing  the  Supreme  Court  to 
act  as  Circuit  Judges,  also.  Judge  Stone, 
finding  himself  thus  legislated  out  of 
office,  soon  left  the  State,  and  a  few  years 
later  died  in  Essex  county,  New  Jersey. 

His  son,  Henry  S.,  is  unmarried  and 
lives  in  San  Francisco.  His  daughter, 
Jennie  A.,  now  the  wife  of  Josiah  Paul, 
lives  in  Cincinnati.  His  widow  resides  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  also — 1876. 

STOKES,  JOHN,  was  born 
April  14,  1796,  in  Nicholas  county,  Ken- 
tucky. He  was  married  in  that  county 
April  15,  1819,  to  Deborah  Dickerson, 
who  was  born  Feb.  4,  1798,  near  Hagers- 
town,  Maryland.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall  ot 
1830,111  what  is  now  Rochester  township, 


where  four  children  were  born.  Of  their 
eight  children — 

SU-SAN,  born  Sept.  13,  1822,  in 
Nicholas  county,  Kentucky  married  Isaac 
B.  Bell.  See  his  name. 

LOUISA,  born  June  22,  1825,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Robert  E.  Richards.  See 
his  name. 

BENJAMIN  F.,  born  Nov.  27,  1827, 
in  Nicholas  county,  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Malvina  C.  Cooper. 
She  died  and  he  married  Elzirah  C. 
Cooper.  They  had  four  living  children, 
JOHN  W.,  JACOB  F.,  MINNIE  M. 
and  GABRIEL,  live  with  their  parents 
in  Christian  county,  near  Edinburg, 
Illinois. 

WILLIAM,  born  Jan.  30,  1830,  in 
Kentucky,  raised  in  Sangamon  county, 
went  to  California  in  1852,  and  died 
there  December,  1862. 

ELIZABETH  A.,  born  August  6, 
1832,  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
Robert  E.  Berry.  See  his  name. 

JOHN,  born  April  19,  1835,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  April  18,  1858,  to 
Drada  Lovelace,  who  was  born  August  7, 
1840,  in  Shelby  county,  Illinois.  They 
have  three  living  children,  CHARLES 
H.,  IDA  A.,  and  HARRIET  A.,  reside 
with  their  parents  near  Edinbuig,  Chris- 
tian county,  Illinois. 

THOMAS,  born  Nov.  4,  1837,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Priscilla  Jones. 
They  had  three  children,  two  of  whom 
died  young.  Thomas  Stokes  enlisted 
August,  1862,  in  Co.  E,  ii4th  111.  Inf., 
was  taken  sick  at  Camp  Butler,  conveyed 
home,  and  died  Oct.  28,  1862.  His  son, 
HERSCHEL  V.,  resides  with  his 
mother,  who  is  now  the  wife  of  James 
Layard.  They  reside  near  Sunny  Side, 
Montgomery  county,  Kansas. 

EMILY,  born  April  14,  1840,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Samuel  Hedrick, 
and  died  August  25,  1867,  leaving  two 
children,  who  live  with  their  father  near 
Morrisonville,  Christian  county,  Illinois. 

John  Stokes  died  March  15,  1853,  and 
Mrs.  Deborah  Stokes  died  Feb.  12,  1870, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

STOUT,  the  origin  of  this  family  in 
America  is  quite  romantic.  The  princi- 
pal points  in  their  history  may  be 
found  in  Benedict's  History  of  the  Bap- 
tists. Some  of  his  statements  are  based  on 
the  writings  of  an  earlier  historian.  The 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTY. 


691 


following  embraces  all  that  is  known  on 
the  subject: 

Some  time  during  the  seventeenth  cen- 
tury, probably  about  1680  or  '90,  a  young 
couple  just  married  in  Holland,  embarked 
on  a  vessel  bound  for  America.  The 
voyage  was  prosperous  until  they  were 
nearing  the  port  of  New  Amsterdam,  now 
the  city  of  New  York.  The  vessel  was 
wrecked  off  what  is  now  the  coast  of  New 
Jersey,  and  nearly  all  on  board  drowned. 
The  young  couple  of  Hollanders,  escaped 
drowning  and  with  a  small  number  of  the 
passengers  and  crew  succeeded  in  reaching 
the  shore.  Upon  landing  they  were  at- 
tacked by  Indians,  who  lay  in  ambush 
awaiting  their  arrival.  The  whole  party 
were  tomahawked,  scalped  and  otherwise 
mutilated,  and  left  for  dead.  All  were 
dead  except  the  wife,  from  Holland.  She 
alone  survived,  and  although  her  scalp 
was  removed  and  she  was  otherwise  hor- 
ribly mangled,  she  had  sufficient  remain- 
ing strength  to  crawl  away  from  the 
scene  of  the  slaughter,  and  secreted  her- 
self in  a  hollow  log  which  was  concealed 
by  underbrush.  She  lay  there  a  day  or 
two,  during  which  time  her  mental  and 
bodily  suffering  may  be  imagined  but  can- 
not be  described.  She  finally  made  up 
her  mind  that  there  was  no  possibility  of 
her  escaping  with  life;  that  if  she  remained 
quiet  she  would  certainly  die  of  hunger 
and  thirst,  and  if  she  attempted  to  seek 
sustenance,  that  would  expose  her  to  the 
Indians,  who  would  be  sure  to  kill  her. 
At  this  juncture,  a  deer,  with  an  arrow 
sticking  in  its  body,  ran  past  where  she 
was.  This  led  her  to  believe  that  Indians 
were  near,  and  she  reasoned  that  it  would 
be  a  much  easier  death  to  let  them  kill 
her,  than  to  endure  the  pangs  of  starva- 
tion by  remaining  where  she  was.  She 
then  summoned  all  her  remaining  strength 
and  dragged  her  body  out  to  an  open  space 
that  the  Indians  might  see  her  should 
they  pursue  the  deer.  In  a  short  time 
three  of  the  savages  appeared  on  its  trail. 
Two  of  them  rushed  upon  her  with  up- 
lifted tomahawks,  but  the  third  one,  a 
chief,  restrained  them  and  saved  her  life. 
It  was  not  humanity,  but  gain  that 
prompted  him  to  this  act  of  mercy.  He 
took  his  prisoner  to  New  Amsterdam  and 
there  received  a  ransom  for  her.  That 
placed  her  in  the  hands  of  friends  who 
gave  her  the  proper  surgical  treatment 


and  nursing  as  she  recovered.  The  name 
of  her  husband  is  not  known,  neither  is 
her  own  family  name,  nothing  but  her 
first  or  given  name,  Penelope;  a  name 
that  has  stood  for  more  than  twenty-five 
centuries,  in  tradition  and  literature,  as  the 
highest  ideal  of  a  true  and  loyal  wife.  It 
will  readily  be  understood  that  I  allude  to 
one  ol  the  creations  of  Homer,  the  father 
of  Greek  poetry.  A  brief  statement  of 
the  case,  gleaned  from  his  works  will  not 
be  out  of  place  here. 

When  the  Greeks  declared  war  against 
Troy,  in  consequence  of  the  abduction  of 
Helen,  the  wife  of  Menelaus,  a  Greek 
chieftain,  it  was  found  that  one  of  their 
number,  Ulysses,  although  a  soldier  by 
profession,  and  a  farmer  in  time  of  peace, 
manifested  great  reluctance  to  leaving  his 
young  and  beautiful  wife,  Penelope,  and 
their  infant  son,  Telemachus,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  engaging  in  the  war.  He  feigned 
insanity,  by  sowing  salt  instead  of  wheat. 
As  a  test  of  his  sanity,  Nestor,  whom  all 
respected  for  his  wisdom  and  probity,  pro- 
posed that  the  infant  son  of  Ulysses 
should  be  laid  in  the  furrow  in  front  of 
the  oxen  with  which  he  was  plowing. 
The  device  was  successful,  and  caused  him 
to  throw  off  the  disguise  by  saving  his 
child.  It  was  expected  that  the  war 
would  be  brief,  but  it  was  extended  to  a 
long  series  of  years,  and  of  those  who 
finally  returned,  Ulysses  was  the  last,  after 
twenty  years's  absence.  Meanwhile,  he 
was  supposed  to  be  dead,  and  many  suit- 
ors for  the  hand  of  Penelope,  pressed  their 
claims,  and  a  simple  "  No "  from  her 
was  not  taken  for  an  answer.  The  very 
thought  of  marrying  again,  especially 
while  the  fate  of  her  husband  was  in 
doubt,  was  peculiarly  revolting  to  her  and 
she  announced  her  intention  of  choosing 
a  husband  among  the  suitors,  when  she 
had  completed  the  weaving  of  a  shroud 
for  her  father-in-law.  Her  ardent  suitors 
waited  with  all  the  patience  they  could 
command  until  it  was  discovered  that  she 
undid  at  night  what  she  had  woven 
through  the  day.  She  was  then  obliged 
to  proceed  with  her  work  when  the  long 
absent  Ulysses  returned  just  in  time  to 
save  her  from  what  seemed  a  horrible  fate. 

This  modern  Penelope  had  no  such 
doubts  to  contend  with.  The  death  of 
her  first  husband  was  only  too  sure,  hav- 
ing been  witnessed  by  her  own  eyes. 


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After  her  recovery,  she  became  acquainted 
with  and  married  an  Englishman  by  the 
name  of  Richard  Stout.  They  then  went 
over  into  New  Jersey,  made  themselves  a 
home  and  raised  a  family  of  twelve  sons. 
One  of  them,  Jonathan  Stout,  and  his 
family,  were  the  founders  of  the  Hope  well 
settlement,  in  Hunterdon  county,  New 
Jersey,  where  Hopewell  Baptist  Church 
was  afterwards  constituted.  Of  the  first 
fifteen  members,  nine  were  Stouts.  The 
church  was  organized  at  the  house  of  a 
Stout,  and  for  forty  years  their  meetings 
were  held  chiefly  at  the  houses  of  the 
Stouts;  after  which  they  erected  their 
first  house  of  worship.  In  1790,  two  of 
the  deacons  and  four  of  the  elders  were 
Stouts.  Jonathan  Stout  lived  until  his 
descendants  were  multiplied  to  one  hun- 
dred and  seventeen.  Another  one  of  their 
sons,  David,  had  a  son  Benjamin,  born  in 
1706.  He  had  a  son,  Jediah,  born  April 
10,  1757.  His  son — 

STOUT,  PHILEMON,  was 
born  May  15,  1785,  in  New  Jersey,  and  in 
1789  was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Fayette 
county,  Kentucky.  He  was  married  Feb. 
8,  1810,  in  Woodford  county  to  Penelope 
Anderson,  settled  in  Scott  county  in  the 
same  State,  and  in  1820  moved  back  to 
Fayette  county.  They  had  seven  children 
who  lived  to  maturity.  The  family 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  Oct.  5,  1836,  in  what  is  now  Ball 
township.  Of  their  children — 

JACKSON,  born  August  6,  1814,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Jan.  8,  1838,  in  San- 
gamon county,  to  Matilda  Willian.  He 
died  Feb.  24,  1839.  His  widow  married 
Samuel  Haines.  See  his  name. 

ELIHU,  born  Jan.  30,  1816,  in  Scott 
county,  Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  August  30,  1839,  to 
Rebecca  A.  Patton.  They  had  three 
children,  JAMES  M.,  born  June  15. 
1840,  married  Mollie  A.  Mason.  They 
have  two  children,  JAMES  WILLIAM  and 
JOHN  PHILEMON,  and  live  two  miles  south 
of  Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
PHILEMON,  born  Feb.  22,  1842,  mar- 
ried Mary  Abernathy.  They  have  two 
children,  WILLIAM  ADOLPHUS  and  MAR- 
THA ANN,  and  live  in  Auburn,  Illinois. 
Mrs.  Rebecca  A.  Stout  died  Sept.  21, 
1852,  and  Elihu  Stout  married  Mrs.  Sarah 
J.  Moore,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Williams.  They  had  two  living  children, 


THOMAS  ELIHU  and  CHARLES 
H.,  who  live  with  their  father.  Mrs. 
Sarah  J.  Stout  died  Sept.  17,  1866,  and 
Elihu  Stout  was  married  June  18,  1867, 
to  Mrs.  Margaret  E.  Davis,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Williams.  They  reside  three 
miles  southeast  of  Auburn,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

CHARLOTTE  A.,  born  Oct.  13, 
1817,  in  Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  August  10,  1837,  to 
Samuel  L.  Ridgeway.  See  his  name. 

PHILEMON,  J^ln.,  born  April  19, 
1822,  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
Sept.  7,  1848,  to  Melissa  Shoup.  They 
had  four  children,  three  of  whom  are  dead. 
Her  only  living  child,  SAMUEL  J.,  born 
August  22,  1849,  was  married  July  30, 
1871,  to  Emma  L.  Brasfield.  They  had 
one  child,  EDNA  MAY,.whodied  in  infancy. 
Mrs.  Emma  L.  Stout  died  Dec.  20,  1875. 

5.  J.    Stout  lives    in    Ball   township,   two 
miles   south  of    Cotton  Hill  P.  O.,    San- 
gamon   county,    Illinois.        Mrs.  Melissa 
Stout     died     February      26,     1855,     and 
Philemon      Stout,     Jun.,      was      married 
Oct.    26,    1856,   to     Louisa    P.     Brasfield. 
Thev  have  three  living  children,  JAMES 
B.JOAB  PHILEMON  and  MELISSA 
J.,    live    with    their   parents.       Philemon 
Stout,  Jun.,  lives    one   mile    southwest  of 
Cotton    Hill    P.    O.,     Sangamon    county, 
Illinois,  where  his   father  settled   in    1836. 
He  has  represented  Ball  township,    in  the 
County    Board  of  Supervisors    for   many 
years,  and    is   one    of  the    most    extensive 
farmers  in  Sangamon  county. 

MART,  born  Feb.  22,  1825,  in  Fayette 
county,  Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  March  25,  1841,  to 
Dickson  Hall,  who  was  born  June  15, 
1813,  in  Ohio  county,  West  Virginia. 
They  had  six  children,  one  of  whom, 
CHARLOTTE,  died  in  August,  1849. 
They  moved  to  Christian  county,  Illinois, 
in  1849.  Of  their  five  children, 
ELIZABETH  E.,  born  March  i,  1842, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  Sept. 

6,  1870,  to   Abner  Bond,  who    was    born 
August     n,     1832,     in     Belmont  county, 
Ohio.     In  1838  he  was  taken   to   Indiana, 
and  in    1855   came    to    Christian    county. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bond   have   three   children, 

ELBRIDGE,    MAY  and    NELLIE     STOUT,  and 

live  near  Taylorville,  Illinois.  FANNIE 
H.,  born  August  6,  1843,  *n  Sangamon 


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.  693 


county,  was  married  in  Christian  count}', 
March  i,  1870,  to  George  A.  Kautz,  who 
was  born  Jan.  23,  1833,  in  Brown  county, 
Ohio.  They  have  one  child,  DICKSON, 
and  live  in  Moweaqua,  Shelby  county, 
Illinois.  WILLIAM  W.,  born  Nov.  30, 
1847,  in  Sangamon  county,  brought  up  in 
Christian  county,  was  married  May  28, 
1874,  in  Waukegan,  Illinois,  to  Sarah  L. 
Stewart,  who  was  born  there.  They  live  in 
Taylorville,  Illinois.  MARY  N.,  born 
Dec.  31,  1849,  in  Christian  county,  Illinois, 
was  married  Sept.  15,  1875,  to  William 
M.  Dalbey,  who  was  born  Feb.  28,  1838, 
in  Pickaway  county,  Ohio.  He  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  in  1862,  and  is 
a  stock  raiser  in  Christian  county,  five 
miles  west  of  Edinburg,  111.  EMMA  S., 
born  in  Christian  county,  lives  with  her 
mother.  Dickson  Hall  died  June  23, 
1854,  and  his  widow  lives  near  Taylor- 
ville, Christian  county,  Illinois. 

ELIZA  P.,  born  Sept.  25,  1827,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  Sept.  21,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county  to  William  Forbes, 
who  was  born  in  Hardeman  county,  near 
Bolivar,  Tennessee,  where  they  had  four 
children.  Mr.  Forbes  was  murdered 
there  in  time  of  the  rebellion,  but  not  con- 
nected with  it.  The  widow  and  four 
children  came  to  Sangamon  county.  Her 
son,  John  P.,  lives  near  Oswego,  Labette 
county,  Kansas.  ROBERT  lives  with 
his  mother,  MATTIE  married  Joseph 
Drennan.  See  his  name.  MOLLIE 
lives  with  her  mother.  Mrs.  Forbes  lives 
eight  miles  south  of  Springfield,  in 
Woodside  township,  near  the  line  of  Ball. 
Her  postoffice  is  Woodside,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  May  i,  1830,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  Dec.  3,  1847,  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Robert  G.  Simpson, 
who  was  born  May  6,  1826,  in  Fayette 
county,  Kentucky.  TJiey  ha^e  three 
living  children.  ELLEN  R.,  was  married 
Oct.  24,  1872,  to  William  S.  Richardson. 
They  have  one  child,  CHARLES  M.,  and 
live  in  Taylorville,  Illinois.  RAN- 
DOLPH J.  is  one  of  the  firm  of  Barnes 
&  Simpson,  druggists,  Taylorville,  Illinois. 
Mr.  Barnes,  his  partner,  is  a  son  of  Ezra 
Barnes.  -See  his  name.  WILLIAM 
R.  lives  with  his  parents  in  Ball  township. 

Philemon  Stout,  Sen.,  died  Jan.  31, 
1846,  and  his  widow  died  Nov.  23,  1860, 


both  in  Ball  township,  where  they  settled 
in  1836. 

The  Stouts  very  justly  take  pride  in 
their  family  history,  and  being  mostly 
Baptists,  they  take  pride  in  their  Baptist 
history  also.  When  they  meet  a  stranger 
by  the  name  of  Stout,  who  manifests  a 
disposition  to  claim  relationship,  they  ap- 
ply one  test  only  in  their  family  history. 
They  do  not  ask  him  to  pronounce  the 
word  Shibboleth,  but  ascertain  if  he  has 
any  knowledge  of  PENELOPE,  and  if  he 
knows  nothing  of  her,  they  know  nothing 
of  him.  In  other  words,  they  do  not  culti- 
vate his  acquaintance,  in  the  direction  of 
relationship,  any  further. 

STOVER,  SAMUEL,  was 
born  Nov.  10,  i8io,in  Franklin  county, Pa. 
He  was  married  Oct.  26,  1837,  m  Well- 
ington county,  Md.,  to  Elizabeth  Wol- 
gamot.  In  the  following  spring  they  went 
to  Pittsburg,  and  from  there  by  water, 
down  the  Ohio,  and  up  the  Mississippi  and 
Illinois  rivers  to  Peoria,  thence  to  Spring- 
field in  a  wagon,  arriving  in  June,  1838. 
He  settled  six  miles  south  of  Springfield, 
and  had  two  children  there,  namely — 

SUSANNAH,  born  Jan,  17,  1841, 
married  May  31,  1864,  to  John  Brother- 
ton,  a  native  of  Franklin  county,  Pa. 
They  had  two  children,  SAMUEL  S. 
and  MAUD,  and  Mr.  Brotherton  died 
Dec.  3,  1867,  in  Springfield.  He  was  a 
druggist.  His  widow  and  children  reside 
with  her  parents  in  Springfield. 

JOHN,  born  March  28,  1844,  married 
Sept.  15,  1871,  to  Emma  Wagner,  of  Ogle 
county.  They  had  two  children.  He 
died  July  15,  1875,  in  Springfield. 

Samuel  Stover  and  wife  lived  on  the 
farm  where  they  settled  in  1838,  until  Jan- 
uary, 1875,  when  they  moved  to  Spring- 
field, Illinois,  where  they  now  reside — 
November,  1876. 

STRAWBRIDGE,  THOS., 
was  born  March  13,  1755,  in  county  Don- 
egal, Ireland.  Jane  Mitchell,  was  born 
in  the  town  of  Bally kelly,  county  Derry. 
Her  mother's  maiden  name  was  Straw- 
bridge,  a  second  cousin  to  her  father.  The 
Strawbridge  family  was  of  English  origin. 
Thomas  Strawbridge  and  wife  had  seven 
children  in  county  Donegal,  and  Mrs. 
Jane  Strawbridge  died  in  1809.  The 
family  came  to  America,  landing  at  Balti- 
more in  May,  1810,  and  went  to  North- 
umberland county,  Pa.  In  the  fall  of 


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1811,  they  moved  to  that  part  of  Cham- 
paign, which  is  now  Clark  county,  O. 
From  there  they  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  October,  1823,  in 
what  is  now  Fancy  Creek  township,  near 
Cantrall.  Of  the  se\7en  children — 

MARGERY,  married  in  Baltimore  to 
Hugh  Jack,  a  sea  captain.  He  abandoned 
the  sea,  and  was  about  taking  his  wife 
back  to  Ireland,  when  she  died  in  Balti- 
more. 

JOHN,  was  drowned  in  the  Muskin- 
gum  river,  Ohio.  He  was  about  twenty- 
seven  years  old,  and  unmarried. 

JAMES,  born  Aug.  29,  1792,  married 
October,  1839,  in  Springfield,  to  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  McDonnald,  whose  maiden 
name  was  lies.  They  had  two  children. 
MARY  E.,  married  John  W.  Melton, 
have  one  daugnter,  and  live  in  Jackson- 
ville, 111.  ELIZA  J.,  lives  with  her  sis- 
ter, Mrs.  Melton.  Mrs.  Strawbridge  died, 
and  James  Strawbriedge  died  October, 
1868, 'both  in  Jacksonville,  and  both  were 
buried  at  Oak  Ridge  Cemetery,  Spring- 
field, 111. 

WILLIAM,  born  June,  1794,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1823,  married  in 
1834,  in  Jo  Daviess  county,  111.,  to  Mrs. 
Mary  Ames,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Mitchell.  They  lived  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty until  1838,  and  moved  to  Jo  Daviess 
county,  where  he  prosecuted  the  lead 
smelting  business  until  1849.  He  then  went 
to  California,  was  returning  to  his  family, 
and  died  December,  1851,  in  New  York 
city,  leaving  a  widow  and  four  children  at 
Elizabeth,  Jo  Daviess  county,  Illinois.  Of 
the  children,  MARY  J.,  married  John 
W.  Shaffer.  He  was  appointed  Governor 
of  Utah  territory.  Mrs.  Shaffer  died 
June,  1869.  Gov.  Shaffer  died  in  office 
at  Salt  Lake  city,  Oct.  31,  1870,  and  was 
buried  at  Freeport,  111,  They  left  three 
children,  who  live  in  New  York  city  with 
their  uncle,  William  F.  Shaffer.  MAR- 
GARET S.,  married  Col.  William  F. 
Shaffer,  a  banker  of  New  York  city,  and 
reside  there.  WILLIAM,  Jun..  married 
Miss  Coulter,  and  lives  in  Ottawa,  Kansas. 
THOMAS,  lives  in  Burlington,  Kansas. 
Mrs.  Mary  Strawbridge,  widow  of  Wil- 
liam Strawbridge,  resides  with  her  daugh- 
ter, Mrs.  Shaffer,  in  New  York  city — 
1874. 

JANE,  born  Dec.  25,  1796,  married  in 
Ohio  to  John  McCain.  They  had  one 


child,  and  Mr.  McCain  went  to  New 
Orleans  on  business,  and  is  supposed 
to  have  lost  his  life  there,  as  he  was  never 
heard  of.  His  widow  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1823.  Her  daughter,  MAR- 
GERY married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Cyrus  G.  Saundeis.  Mrs.  McCain  died 
Aug.  2,  1848,  near  Woodside,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

THOMAS,  Jun.,  born  Feb.  8,1798  in 
county  Donegal,  Ireland,  came  with  the 
family  to  America  and  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1823.  He  learned  saddle  and 
harness  making  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and 
engaged  in  that  business  in  the  fall  of 
1823,  in  Springfield,  the  first  in  that  line 
in  the  place.  He  consequently  made  the 
first  saddle  in  Sangamon  county  and  cen- 
tral Illinois.  He  has  for  many  years  been 
engaged  in  farming,  is  unmarried,  and  re- 
side five  miles  southeast  of  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

MART,  born  Nov. 30,  1800,  in  Ireland, 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  April,  1824, 
to  David  Anderson,  a  native  of  York 
county,  Pa.  He  died  July  16,  1825,  in 
Morgan  county.  His  widow  married 
October,  1839,  to  Samuel  Lyons,  who  was 
born  near  Belfast,  Ireland.  He  died  Oct. 
12,  1842,  in  Sangamon  county.  Mrs. 
Lyons  had  no  children  by  either  mar- 
riage. She  lives  with  her  brother, 
Thos.  Strawbridge,  Jun.,  five  miles  south- 
east of  Springfield,  111. 

Thomas  Strawbridge,  Sen.,  died  Sept. 
24,  1834,  in  what  is  now  Fancy  Creek 
township,  Sangamon  county,  111.,  in  his 
8oth  year. 

STRICKLAND,  GEORGE, 
was  born  March  29,  1812,  in  Amherst, 
Massachusetts.  He  was  married  May  30, 

1836,  in  Northampton,  Massachusetts,  to 
Sarah  Little — sister   to  Thomas  S.    Little 
and    Mrs.  Sophia    Phelps.      Mrs.    Strick- 
land was  born   Nov.  21,  1814,   in   North- 
ampton.    They  had  one  child,  and  moved 
to  Springfield,  Illinois,  arriving  in  August, 

1837,  They   had  five  children  in  Spring- 
field, two  of  whom  died  young.     Of  their 
four  children — 

ED  WARD  P.,  born  May  14,  1837, 
in  Northampton,  Massachusetts,  and 
raised  in  Springfield.  He  enlisted  in  the 
first  call  for  75,000  men  in  April,  1861,  for 
three  months,  in  Co.  I,  7th  111.  Inf.,  served 
full  term  and  was  honorably  discharged. 
He  again  enlisted  for  three  years  in  1862, 


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in  Co.  B,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  and  commissioned 
as  first  lieutenant  at  the  organization  of 
the  company.  After  the  capture  of 
Vicksburg  he  was  promoted  to  captain. 
The  regiment  was  put  on  provost  duty  at 
Memphis,  Tennessee.  •  He  was  sent  on  an 
expedition  and  was  taken  prisoner  in  June, 
1864.  He  was  part  of  the  time  at  Macon, 
Georgia,  and  part  of  the  time  at  Charles- 
ton, South  Carolina,  where  he  was  with 
other  Union  prisoners,  placed  by  the  rebel 
authorities  under  the  guns  of  the  Union 
army,  in  order  to  protect  the  city.  He 
was  moved  from  Charleston  to  Columbia, 
South  Carolina,  from  where  he  escaped, 
and,  with  his  first  lieutenant,  traveled 
thirty-five  days,  making  a  distance  of  be- 
tween tour  and  five  hundred  miles,  on 
foot,  to  Kno.xville,  Tennessee,  without 
seeing  a  white  man,  neither  did  they  wish 
to.  They  traveled  at  night  and  subsisted 
on  what  they  could  obtain  from  the 
negroes,  arriving  Dec.  31,  1864.  They 
were  sent  from  Knoxville  to  Louisville, 
Kentucky,  furloughed  home,  returned  to 
the  regiment,  and  was  with  it  at  the  cap- 
ture of  Mobile,  after  which  he  was 
breveted  major.  He  served  until  the  fall 
of  1865,  when  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. He  now  resides  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

•SAP AH  S.,  born  Sept.  12,  1842,  in 
Springfield,  married  Oct.  4,  1859,  to  Jesse 
D.  Lloyd,  a  native  of  Springfield,  also. 
He  enlisted  in  1861  in  the  nth  Mo.  Inf., 
was  commissioned  as  first  lieutenant  at 
the  organization  of  the  company,  and  pro- 
moted to  captain.  He  served  to  the  end 
of  the  rebellion  and  died  April  10,  1865,. 
leaving  his  widow  and  two  children, 
\\  "INFIELD  S.  and  FRANK  M., 
residing  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

HELEN  C.,  born  July  16,  1847,  in 
Springfield,  and  married  in  her  native  city 
May,  1874,  to  Newell  Sturtevant,  a  native 
of  Maine.  They  reside  in  New  York 
City. 

THOMAS  S.,  born  Oct.  14,  1853,  in 
Springfield,  is  a  printer,  and  resides  with 
his  parents  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

Mr.  George  Strickland  and  wife  are 
both  living  and  reside  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

STRINGFIELD,  JAMES, 
was  born  about  1765  in  Buncombe  county, 
North  Carolina.  His  parents  moved  to 
Warren  jounty,  Kentucky,  when  he  was 


a  young  man.  He  was  there  married  to 
Nancy  Simmons  who  was  born  in  Roa- 
noke  county,  Virginia.  They  had  ten 
children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon  county  in  the  fall  of  1820  in  com- 
pany with  their  son-in-law,  John  Strode. 
Of  their  children — 

MARY,  born  August  12,  1796,  in 
Warren  county,  Kentucky,  married  John 
Strode.  See  his  name. 

ROLAND  resides  near  Williamsville. 
Their  other  children  are  scattered  and 
many  of  them  dead. 

James  Stringfield  died  in  1835,  anc^  ms 
widow  died  a  year  or  two  later,  both  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

STRODE,  JOHN,  was  born 
March  13,  1790,  in  Greenbrier  county, 
Virgiana.  His  parents  moved  in  1804  to 
Warren  county,  Kentucky.  He  volun- 
teered in  a  Kentucky  regiment  in  the  war 
of  1812  and  served  three  months  on  Lake 
Erie.  After  Perry's  victory  he  was  hon- 
orablv  discharged,  again  enlisted,  and  was 
in  the  battle  of  New  Orleans.  Jan.  8, 
1815.  He  received  a  land  warrant  for  his 
services  but  never  drew  a  pension.  The 
papers  were  ail  burned  at  Bowling  Green, 
Ky.,  in  1863.  John  Strode  and  Mary 
Stringfield  were  married  August  14,  1815, 
in  Warren  county,  Kentucky.  They  had 
three  children  there,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  October, 
1820,  in  what  is  now- Fancy  creek  town- 
ship, where  eight  children  were  born. 
When  they  came,  there  had  been  such  an 
extensive  and  long  continued  drouth  that 
they  could  walk  across  Sangamon  river 
on  the  stones.  They  lived  four  weeks  in 
a  tent,  while  their  house  was  building. 
Of  their  children — 

NANCY,  born  June  28,  1816,  married 
William  Hargis.  See  his  name. 

JAMES  B.,  born  March  28,  1818,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  August,  1845,  *° 
Susan  Hargis.  They  had  eight  children. 
WILLIAM  R.  enlisted  in  February, 
1864,  in  Co.  G,  loth  111.  Cav.,  for  three 
years,  served  until  the  close  of  the  rebel- 
lion, and  was  honorably  discharged 
November,  186^,  at  San  Antonio,  Texas. 
He  married  Lucetta  Plunkett,  and  lives  in 
Springfield  township.  JOHN  T.  enlisted 
in  Springfield  May  14,  1864,  in  Co.  I, 
I33d  111.  Inf.,  for  one  hundred  clays,  served 
full  term  and  was  nonorably  discharged 
Sept.  14,  1864.  He  lives  with  his  mother 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


—1874.  AMANDA  married  John  Mil- 
ler. They  have  one  child,  and  live  in 
Fancy  Creek  township.  MARY  mar- 
ried Clarence  Mallory.  See  his  name, 
BARBARA  and  ELIZA  live  with 
their  mother.  James  B.  Strode  enlisted 
in  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  K,  H5th 
111.  Inf..  and  was  orderly  sergeant.  He 
was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Chickamauga, 
Tennessee,  Sept.  20,  1863.  His  widow 
lives  near  Cantrall,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

SARAH  S.,  born  Feb.  3,  1820,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Ira  Judd.  She  died  March  28,  1865, 
leaving  one  child,  MARY. 

ELI,  born  March  29,  1823,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Diantha  Strode — a 
distant  relative — and  lives  near  Nickerson, 
Reno  county,  Kansas. 

BARBARA,  born  April  13,  1825,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  25,  1864, 
to  John  H.  Cannon,  who  was  born  June 
20,  1837,  in  Jefferson  county,  Ten  lessee. 
They  had  two  children,  WILLIAM  H. 
and  LEONARD  B.,  both  died  in  infancy. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cannon  live  near  Cantrall, 
Illinois. 

ELIZABETH,  born  June  30,  1829, 
resides  with  her  mother. 

ROLAND  B.,  born  March  24,  1831, 
married  Lutitia  Weese.  They  have  five 
children,  MARY  E.,  CHARLES  A., 
JAMES  R.,  EMMA  J.  and  MINNIE 
E.,  and  live  at  the  family  homestead,  near 
Cantrall,  111. 

JOHN  A.,  born  Jan.  4,  1824,  married 
Letitia  Gilmore.  Thev  have  four  chil- 
dren, ALICE,  MINNIE  E.,  VICTO- 
RIA, and  EVA  M.  John  A.  Strode 
enlisted  at  Springfield  in  1862  for  three 
years  in  Co.  K,  ii5th  111.  Inf.  He  was  at 
the  siege  and  capture  of  Fort  Donelson, 
was  soon  after  sent  to  hospital  and  dis- 
charged on  account  of  physical  disability. 
He  lived  at  Brookfield,  Mo.,  a  few  years, 
but  now  lives  near  Cantrall,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  July  19,  1836,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  June  4,  1863, 
to  Henrietta  F.  Strode,  a  distant  relative. 
They  had  six  children,  NIREM  P.  and 
CORA  BELL  died  under  four  years,  LU- 
ZETTA  A.,  THOMAS  J.,  ELIZA- 
BETH and  J.  MAUD  live  with  their 
parents  near  Cantrall,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

JOEL  B.,  born  March  7,  1839,  mar- 


ried Mary  E.  King.  They  have  three 
children,  JACOB  E.,  MAGGIE  M. 
and  JOHN  E.,  and  live  at  the  old  home- 
stead, seven  miles  north  of  Springfield, 
near  Cantrall,  111. 

MART  C.,  born  in  1841,  died  in  her 
seventh  year. 

John  Strode  died  Nov.  27,  1866,  and  his 
widow  resides  on  the  farm  settled  by 
them  in  1821.  It  is  in  Fancy  Creek  town- 
ship, eight  miles  northwest  of  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

STUART,  JOHN  T.,  was  born 
Nov.  10,  1807,  in  Fayette  county,  Ky., 
seven  miles  east  of  Lexington.  His  father, 
Robert  Stuart,  was  born  of  Scotch-Irish 
parents,  in  Rockbridge  county,  Virginia. 
He  was  a  Presbyterian  minister,  but  went 
to  Lexington,  first  as  professor  of  lan- 
guages in  Transylvania  University.  He 
was  there  married  to  Hannah  Todd, 
daughter  of  General  Levi  Todd.  £>ee 
sketch  of  the  Todd  family.  Rev.  Robert 
Stuart,  while  connected  with  the  Univer- 
sity, became  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  at  Walnut  Hills,  seven  miles  east 
of  Lexington,  where  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  was  born.  John  T.  Stuart  gradu- 
ated at  Centre  College,  Danville,  Ky.,  in 
the  fall  of  1826,  studied  law  with 
Judge  Breck  in  Richmond,  Ky.,  and  came 
to  Springfield,  Illinois,  arriving  Oct.  25, 
1828.  He  traveled  on  horseback  and  was 
ten  days  on  the  road.  He  at  once  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  his  profession, 
and  when  the  Indian  troubles  came  on, 
that  culminated  in  the  Blackhawk  war, 
Mr.  Stuart  became  the  major  of  the 
battalion  in  which  Abraham  Lincoln  com- 
manded a  company.  In  1832  Mr.  Stuart 
was  elected  one  of  the  Representatives  of 
Sangamon  county  in  the  State  Leg.sla- 
ture.  In  1834  he  was  re-elected. 
Abraham  Lincoln  was  elected  that  year, 
also,  and  they  roomed  together  at  Van- 
dalia.  While  they  were  taking  a  morn- 
ing walk  during  that  session,  Mr.  Lincoln 
asked  Mr.  Stuart  his  opinion  in  regard  to 
his  studying  law.  Mr.  Stuart  advised 
him  to  begin  at  once,  proposed  to  loan 
him  the  necessary  books  and  act  as  his 
preceptor,  all  of  which  was  gratefully 
accepted  by  Mr.  Lincoln,  and  when  he 
was  qualified  for  practice  he  gladly 
accepted  the  offer  of  his  preceptor  to  be- 
come his  partner.  In  1836  Mr.  Stuart 
was  a  candidate  for  Congress,  but  was 


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defeated,  as  he  expected  to  be,  his  object 
being  to  keep  the  Whig  party — which 
was  largely  in  the  minority  in  his  district 
— in  order  for  future  campaigns. 

John  T.  Stuart  was  married  Oct.  25, 
1837,  at  Jacksonville,  111.,  to  Mary  V. 
Nash, a  daughter  of  General  Frank  Nash, 
of  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri,  and  a  niece 
of  the  late  Judge  Lockwood,  of  Illinois. 
They  had  six  living  children — 

BETTIE,  born  July,  1838,  in  Spring- 
field, married  Christopher  C.  Brown. 
Sec  his  name.  She  died,  and  the  Bettie 
Stuart  Institute  was  named  in  honor  of 
her  memory. 

JOHN  T.,  Jun.,  born  Dec.  16,  1842, 
in  Springfield,  was  married  there  Sept.  6, 
1866,  to  Emily  W.  Huntington.  They 
have  four  children,  GEORGE  H., 
MARY  V.,  ELIZABETH  H.  and  ED- 
WARD S.  BROWN.  John  T.  Stuart, 
Jun.,  is  a  merchant  in  Chicago,  and,  with 
his  family,  resides  there. 

FRANK  N.,  born  in  Springfield,  111., 
is  running  a  ranch  in  Plum  VaLey,  near 
Sedalia,  Colorado. 

VIRGINIA  L.,  HANNAH  and 
ROBERT,  all  born  in  Springfield,  live 
with  their  parents. 

John  T.  Stuart  was  elected  to  Congress 
in  1838,  defeating  Stephen  A.  Douglas, 
when  the  partnership  between  him  and 
Mr.  Lincoln  ceased.  He  was  again 
elected  in  1840,  served  that  term,  and  in 
1843  formed  a  partnership  with  Benjamin 
S.  Edwards,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Stuart  &  Edwards.  It  is  the  oldest  law 
firm  in  the  State,  and  with  one  exception, 
Mr.  Stuart  is  the  oldest  practicing  attorney 
in  the  State.  He  was  elected  in  1848 
State  Senator  for  four  years  for  the  dis- 
trict composed  of  Sangamon,  Menard  and 
Mason  counties.  He  was  out  of  politics 
after  that  until  1862,  when  he  was  elected 
to  Congress,  serving  one  term.  In  1866  he 
was  elected  President  of  the  Springfield 
City  Railway  Company,  President  of  the 
Springfield  Watch  Company,  President 
of  the  Bettie  Stuart  Board  of  Trustees, 
and  is  one  of  the  three  commissioners 
for  building  the  new  State  House. 
As  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee of  the  National  Lincoln  Monu- 
ment Association,  it  devolved  upon 
him  to  do  more  than  any  other  one 
man,  in  superintending  the  erection 
of  that  monument  to  the  memory 

—88 


of  his  legislative  colleague,  law  student 
and  partner,  and  life-long  friend — 
Abraham  Lincoln.  The  law  firm  of 
Stuart  &  Edwards  was  changed  in  1858, 
by  admitting  C.  C.  Brown,  to  that  of 
Stuart,  Edwards  &  Brown. 

STLTBBS,  ROBERT  L,.,  was 
born  Dec.  24,  1813,  in  Virginia,  taken  by 
his  parents  to  Greene  county,  Kentucky, 
and  came  to  Island  Grove,  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  in  the  fall  of  1832.  Martha 
Ann  Smith  was  born  Dec.  5,  1818,  in 
Greene  county,  Kentucky.  Her  parents 
were  from  the  vicinity  of  Nashville,  Tenn., 
and  both  died  in  Kentucky;  the 
father  in  1823,  and  the  mother  in  1826. 
She  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1834, 
with  the  family  of  Dr.  Richard  Barrett. 
R.  L.  Stubbs  and  M.  A.  Smith  were  mar- 
ried August  4,  1836,  and  had  fourteen  chil- 
dren in  Sangamon  county. 

MARTE.,  born  June  n,  1837,  mar- 
ried Sept.  n,  1856,  to  Samuel  Clawson, 
have  two  children,  WILLIAM  H.  and 
MARTHA  M.,  and  live  near  New  Home, 
Bates  county,  Mo. 

JAMES  T.,  born  March  5,  1839,  mar- 
ried Oct.  29,  1867,  to  Hannah  F.  Robeson, 
who  was  born  Dec.  12,  1840,  in  Morgan 
county.  They  have  three  children,  AL- 
BERT L.,  ELIZABETH  A.and JAMES 
T.,  and  live  three  and  one-half  miles  east 
of  Berlin,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

SARAH  F.,  born  Dec.  3,  1840,  mar- 
ried March  18,  1858,  to  A.  Jackson  Rude, 
have  one  child,  EDWARD  E.,  and  live 
five  miles  west  of  Chatham,  111. 

NANCY  H.,  born  Sept.  30,  1842,  mar- 
ried Sept.  10,  1862,  to  James  Campbell. 
See  his  name, 

ELIZABETH  A.,  born  March  13, 
1844,  married  Jan.  29,  1870,  to  Edmund  T. 
Miller.  See  his  name. 

GEORGE  W., born  August  23,  1846, 
married  Sept.  15,  1870,  to  Eliza  Miller. 
They  have  one  child,  GEORGE  R.,  and 
reside  four  miles  west  of  Chatham,  111. 

WILL  I  A  At  S.,  born  Jan.  7,  1851,  mar- 
ried Nov.  6,  1872,10  Annie  A.  Johnson, 
have  one  child,  JAMES  G.,  and  live  two 
miles  west  of  Berlin,  Sangamon  county, 
111. 

MARGARET  %,  born  June  6,  1853, 
married  Dec.  29, 1870,  to  Dayton  LaDue, 
have  two  children,  and  reside  near 
Arthur,  Moultrie  county,  111. 

ROBERT  L.,    Jun.,  MARIA  .)/. 


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EARL?  SETTLERS  OF 


PETER    G.,   DOLL1E    T.    and 
CHARLES  E.  reside  with  their  mother. 

Robert  L.  Stuhbs  died  Sept.  7,  1871, 
and  his  widow  resides  four  miles  east  of 
Berlin,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

SWEET,  JOSEPH,  was  born 
March  15,  1789,  in  Otsego  county,  New 
York.  He  was  there  married  to  Abigail 
Neal,  who  was  born  Oct.  30,  1793,  in 
Hartford  Connecticut.  They  had  eight 
children  in  Otsego  county,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1830  at  Lebanon,  now  Loami, 
where  two  children  were  born.  Of  their 
children — 

ASENATH,  born  Nov.  n,  1813,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  John  Kinney, 
had  three  living  children,  and  reside  at 
Linden,  Osage  county,  Kansas. 

MAN  ASS  EH,  born  August  10, 
1815,  married  three  times,  had  one  child 
by  the  first,  and  three  by  the  second  wife. 
He  died  in  1872,  in  Canton,  Missouri. 

EUNICE,  born  Sept.  9,  1817,  mar- 
ried Jacob  Markle,  has  several  children, 
and  lives  in  Omaha,  Nebraska. 

FRANCIS,  born  March  13,  1819, 
married  Phebe  Morton,  who  died,  leaving 
one  child,  and  he  married  again,  and  lives 
in  Lewis  county,  Missouri. 

CORDELIA,  born  June  14,  1823, 
married  Jacob  Weidner,  has  ten  children, 
and  lives  in  Lewis  county,  Missouri. 

JOSEPH,  born  March  25,  1824,  in 
Otsego  county,  New  Yoi'k,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Lola  Hinman. 
They  live  in  Chatham,  Illinois. 

IRA,  born  May  2,  1826. 

VERMELIA  A.,  born  Feb.  5,  1828, 
the  last  birth  of  the  family  in  New  York, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Wash- 
ington Clawson,  had  two  children,  and 
Mr.  C.  died  and  the  widow  married 
Theodore  Watson,  had  one  child,  and 
lives  in  Waverly,  Illinois. 

ARABELLA  L.,  born  March  18, 
1831,  the  first  birth  of  the  family  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  August  22,  1848, 
in  Springfield  to  Ebenezer  B.  Watson, 
who  was  born  Nov.  21,  1819,  at  East 
Windsor,  Connecticut.  They  had  ten 
children,  six  of  whom  are  dead,  namely, 
ALICE  died  March  10,  1864,  in  her 
fifteenth  year,  PHILIP,  GRACE  A., 
HENRY,  ARABELLA  and  MARY 
R.  died  under  three  years.  The  other 
four,  ANNA,  SERENA,  EBINEZER 


B.,  Jun.,  and  ARABELLA  L.  live 
with  their  parents  in  Talkington  town- 
ship, three  miles  east  of  Waverly,  Illinois. 

SARAH  T.,  born  Sept.  25,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Samuel  Brown 
and  moved  to  Texas. 

Joseph  Sweet  moved  to  Scyene,  Dallas 
county,  Texas,  in  1852,  and  soon  after  be- 
came postmaster,  and  died  in  office  in 
1864.  His  wife  died  the  same  year. 

SWEET,  ROBERT,  was  born 
in  1791,  in  Otsego  county,  N.  Y.  He  was 
married  to  Sarah  Parker,  and  they  had 
five  children  in  that  county.  They  em- 
barked at  Olean  Point,  in  a  family  boat, 
and  floated  down  to  Shaweetown  in  May, 
1820,  and  engaged  in  farming  until  the 
spring  of  1824,  when  he  moved  to  Dia- 
mond Grove,  near  Jacksonville,  and  from 
there  to  what  is  called  Sweet's  Prairie,  in 
consequence  of  their  being  the  first  set- 
tlers there.  It  is  about  five  miles  west  of 
Manchester,  Scott  county,  111,  In  1830, 
he  moved  back  to  Diamond  Grove,  and  in 
1837  movecl  to  Loami,  Sangamon  county. 
They  had  four  children  in  Illinois.  Of 
their  nine  children — 

DANIEL,  born  June  19,  1809,  in  New 
York,  married  Elcey  Sweet.  They  had 
four  children,  and  Mrs.  Sweet  died  in 
1849.  He  resides  at  Chenoa,  111. 

AL  VTA.,  born  July  i,  1811,  in  New 
York,  married,  had  fourteen  children,  and 
resides  at  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 

MORRIS,  born  April  S,  1813,  in  Ot- 
sego county,  New  York,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  May  2,  1839,10  Olivia  Bar- 
ger.  They  had  nine  children,  SOPH- 
RONIA  I.,  married  William  McKee. 
See  his  name.  SYLVESTER  H.,  born 
August  12,  1841,  enlisted  August  12,  1861, 
in  Co.  C,  nth  Missouri  Inf.  for  three 
years,  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  January,  1864, 
and  died  of  disease  April  17, 1865,  at  Mem- 
phis,Tenn.  MONTGOMERY  Z.,enlisted 
August,  1862,  in  the  same  company  and 
regiment,  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of 
luka,  Mississippi,  Sept.  17,  1862,  and  dis- 
charged on  account  of  physical  disability. 
Resides  at  Loami.  LETHE  M.  married 
Haskell  Jones,  had  two  children  and 
mother  and  children  died.  MARCELLA 
and  LORI.NTINE  C.  reside  with  their 
parents.  LUCINDA  married  lohn  Brash 
and  reside  in  Loami.  MARGARET  J. 
and  LUELLA  reside  with  their  parents 
in  Loami,  Sangamon  county,  111. 


SANGAMON  COUNTT. 


699 


JONATHAN,  born  March  i,  1815,  in 
New  York,  married  Phebe  Weaver.  She 
had  one  child,  and  mother  and  child  died. 
He  resides  at  Chenoa,  111. 

LODASCA  M.,  born.  April  5,  1817, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Adna  P. 
Colburne.  See  his  name. 

LORENTINE,  born  Jan.  21,  1821, 
near  Shawneetown,  married  Sarah  A. 
Sweet.  He  died  in  1851,  leaving  a  widow 
and  one  child.  They  have  since  died  at 
Waverly,  111. 

MART  y.,  born  Dec.  2,  1824,  married 
Benjamin  Fry,  has  three  children,  and 
lives  at  Hinsdale,  Dupage  countv,  111. 

HIRAM  A".,  born  Feb.  25,  1828,  mar- 
ried Julia  A.  Ayers,  has  four  children  and 
lives  at  Forest,  Livingston  county,  111. 

CAROLINE  A.,  born  August  5,  1831, 
married  Joseph  S.  Snell,  have  five  chil- 
dren, and  live  in  Winchester,  Illnois. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Sweet  died  Nov.  22,  1846, 
and  Robert  Sweet  died  July,  1861,  both  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

SWEET,  THEOPILUS,  a 
cousin  to  Joseph  and  Robert,  was  born 
and  married  .in  Otsego  county,  New 
York.  Had  children  born  there,  and 
moved  to  Morgan  county,  Illinois,  and 
from  there  to  the  vicinity  of  Loami,  San- 
gamon county,  in  1826.  They  brought 
six  children  and  three  were  born  in  San- 
gamon county.  I  have  not  a  full  history 
of  his  children.  His  eldest  son — 

LE  VI,  born  in  New  York,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  in  1832  to  Lucy 
Colburn,  a  daughter  of  Isaac  Colburn, 
who  died  at  Louisville,  Kentucky,  in 
1820.  They  had  five  children,  moved  in 
1853  to  Scvene,  Texas,  and  Mr.  S.  died 
there  in  1863,  leaving  his  family  there. 
Levi  Sweet  was  a  preacher  in  the 
Christian  Church  before  he  went  to 
Texas,  and  continued  to  preach  as  long  as 
he  lived. 

ADONIRAM  married  Abigail  Green- 
ing. He  died  and  she  married  again  and 
lives  in  \Vaverly,  Illinois. 

ANSEL  married  Elizabeth  Anderson 
in  Morgan  county,  Illinois. 

The  wife  of  Theopilus  Sweet  died  at 
Loami  and  he  married  Lucinda  B.  Harri- 
son. He  moved  with  part  of  his  children 
to  Scott  county,  and  died  about  1860  at 
Winchester,  Illinois.  His  widow  died 
August  20, 1873,  on  Richland  creek,  at  the 
residence  of  her  nephew,  John  H.  Har- 


rison. Theopilus  Sweet  was  a  preacher 
of  the  Old  School  Baptist  Church  when 
he  came  to  Sangamon  county,  and  soon 
after  changed  to  the  Christian,  or  what  is 
called  Campbellite.  He  preached  in 
Sangamon  about  eighteen  years,  and  was 
then  the  principal  mover  in  organizing  a 
phalanx  of  Fourierites  at  Loami  in  1844. 
That  was  disbanded  in  two  or  three 
years.  Mr.  Sweet  joined  the  Missionary 
Baptists  two  or  three  years  before  his 
death. 

EXPLANATION. 

For  the  convenience  of  those  consult- 
ing this  volume,  the  explanation  is  again 
inserted,  by  which  it  may  be  known  what 
generation  of  a  family  any  person  belongs 
to,  by  the  kind  of  type  used  in  printing  his 
or  her  name.  Original  early  settlers  or 
heads  of  families  are  in  LARGE 
LETTERS;  second  generation, 
ITALIC  CAPITALS;  third,  in 
CAPITALS;  fourth,  in  SMALL  CAPI- 
TALS; fifth,  in  Italics. 


TAFT,  MRS.  PHCEBE,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Davis,  was  born  June  5, 
1780,  in  Vermont.  She  was  married  there 
to  Josiah  Taft.  They  had  eleven  children, 
and  Mr.  Taft  died  Sept.  17,  1838,  in  Ver- 
mont. Mrs.  Taft  and  some  of  her  children 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  part 
before  and  part  after  her  arrival.  She  and 
two  of  her  daughters  arrived  at  Rochester 
in  the  fall  of  1839.  Of  the  five  who  came 
to  Sagamon  county  — 

WILLIAM  W.,  born  Sept.  7,  1803,  at 
Vergennes,  Vermont,  came  to  Rochester, 
Sangamon  county,  in  1833  or  '34,  and  was 
married  Feb.  i,  1838,  to  Eliza  Delay.  They 
had  seven  children,  near  Rochester,  name- 
ly, JOSIAH,  born  Nov.  12,  1838,  died  Oct. 
21/1866.  JOHN,  born  March  14,  1840, 
died  June  10,  1860.  CAROLINE  born 
Nov.  9,  1841,  and  HATTIE,  born  August 
25,  1843,  l've  with  their  mother.  WIL- 
LIAM and  ELIZA,  twins,  born  Nov.  23, 
1846.  Wiiliam  lives  with  his  mother. 
ELIZA  married  Dec.  18,  1873,  to  Dr.  R. 
T.  McNeill.  See  his  name.  HENRY, 
born  July  20,  1850,  lives  with  his  mother. 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OP 


William  W.  Taft  died  Feb.  16,  1855,  and 
his  widow  resides  on  the  farm  where  they 
settled  in  1838.  It  is  one  mile  west  of 
Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

SARAH,  born  August  13, 1805,  in  Ver- 
mont, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Caleb  Sherman,  and  both  died ;  she  in  San- 
gamon county  and  he  in  Iowa. 

ANN,  born  April  10, 1812,  in  Vermont, 
married  Mr.  Tracy.  He  died  and  she  mar- 
ried Munson  Carter,  and  resides  in  Roches- 
ter, 111. 

NANCy,  born  Sept.  5,  1819,  in  Ver- 
mont, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Henry  Pier.  They  reside  at  Belvidere, 
111. 

HARRIET,  born  April  18,  1822,  in 
Vermont,  married  Josiah  Adams.  They 
reside  near  Harrel,  Christian  county,  111. 

Mrs.  Phoebe  Taft  died  April  2,  1861,  in 
Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

TALBOTT,  DAVID,  was  born 
Jan.  6,  1786,  in  Baltimore  county,  Mary- 
land. "  There  is  a  tradition  that  has  been 
handed  down  to  the  Talbotts  in  this  coun- 
try, that  prior  to,  or  about  the  year  1 700, 
three  brothers  came  over  from  England, 
two  of  whom  settled  in  Virginia  and  one 
in  Maryland.  They  seem  to  have  visited 
and  continued  their  acquaintance,  and  in 
the  course  ot  time  united  in  looking  up 
up  their  old-fashioned  silver  plate,  of  which 
they  appear  to  have  had  a  considerable 
quantity.  After  a  general  consultation, 
they  decided  to  return  this  silver  plate  to 
England  for  remodeling.  It  was  conse- 
quently shipped  for  that  purpose,  but  the 
vessel  in  which  it  was  sent  was  never 
heard  from."  The  above  was  taken  from 
a  letter  written  by  Thomas  E.  Talbott,  of 
Dalhoff,  St.  Charles  county,  Mo.,  to  his 
cousin,  Thomas  Talbott,  of  Sangamon 
county.  He  facetiously  adds:  "Perhaps 
some  of  the  Spirit  Rappers  might  call  up 
the  spirit  of  the  captain  of  that  old  ship 
and  ask  him  the  name  of  the  shippers  of 
this  precious  plate."  He  thus  disposes  of 
the  effort  to  trace  the  geneology  of  the 
three  brothers,  but  at  the  same  time  makes 
it  quite  plain  that  the  one  who  settled  in 
Maryland  was  named  John.  He  had  a  son 
Edward  who  married  an  English  lady  by 
the  name  of  Margaret  Slade.  Edward 
Talbott  died  soon  after  marriage.  A  son, 
Edward,  was  born  April  6,  1764,  after  the 
death  of  his  father,  on  what  was  called 
"  My  Lady's  Manor,"  in  Baltimore  county, 


Maryland.  This  Edward  Talbott  was 
married  in  1783,  in  Harford  county,  Mary- 
land, to  Elizabeth  Standiford.  They  had 
twelve  sons  and  one  daughter.  It  was 
their  second  son,  David,  whose  name  heads 
this  sketch.  When  David  Talbott  was 
about  ten  years  old  his  father  moved  to 
Shelby  county,  Kentucky.  He  was  there 
married  Dec.  4,  1806,  to  Harriet  Harding, 
who  was  born  Dec.  25,  1787,  in  Berkley 
county,  Virginia.  Her  father,  Nathan 
Harding,  moved  to  Shelby  county  about 
1802.  David  Talbott  and  wife  had  twelve 
living  children  in  Shelby  :ounty,  Ken- 
tucky. The  whole  family,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  the  eldest  son,  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  April  16,  1835,  in 
what  is  now  Curran  township,  south  of 
Spring  creek.  In  the  fall  of  that  year 
they  moved  north  of  Spring  creek,  in  what 
is  now  Garden  township.  Of  their  chil- 
dren— 

LUCINDA,  born  Dec.  14,  1808,  in 
Kentucky,  is  unmarried,  and  resides  with 
her  brother  Thomas,  at  the  family  home- 
stead. 

FLETCHER,  born  March  24,  1810, 
in  Shelby  county,  Kentucky,  commenced 
the  study  of  medicine  in  1832,  with  Dr. 
Hanson  Harding,  in  Shelbyville,  Ken- 
tucky, attended  lectures  at  Transylvania 
University,  Lexington,  Kentucky,  in  the 
winters  of  1834  and  '5,  and  in  the  spring 
of  the  latter  year  commenced  practice  in 
Spencer  county,  Kentucky.  He  came  to 
Springfield,  Illinois,  in  the  autumn  of  1836, 
where  he  practiced  medicine  one  year  and 
returned  to  Lexington,  Kentucky,  attended 
a  second  course  of  lectures  and  graduated 
in  March,  1838.  He  returned  to  Spring- 
field in  May  and  continued  there  until  Sep- 
tember, when  he  moved  to  the  country  a 
few  miles  west  of  Springfield,  where  he 
has  continued  practicing  his  profession  until 
the  present  time.  Dr.  Fletcher  Talbott 
was  married  in  Morgan  county,  Illinois, 
June  18,  1839,  to  Ruth  R.  Gatton.  They 
had  seven  children.  WILLIAM  T., 
born  July  6,  1841,  in  that  part  of  Mor- 
gan which  is  now  Cass  county,  Illinois, 
was  married  November  2,  1864,  in  St. 
Louis  county,  Missouri,  to  Sarah  F. 
Gardner,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Gardner. 
She  was  born  April  6,  1842.  They  ru-ve 
five  children,  THOMAS  G.,  JOHN  F.,  NET- 
TIE E.,  MABEL  and  CHARLES  D.,  the  lat- 
ter born  May  13,  1876,  is  the  "  centennial  " 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTT. 


701 


of  the  family.  William  T.  Talbott  is  one 
of  the  neatest  farmers  I  have  found  in  San- 
gamon  county,  or  any  other  place.  That 
he  is  thoroughly  posted  on  all  the  late-t 
improvements  in  agriculture,  a  visit  to  his 
farm,  "Elder  Grove,"  will  convince  the 
most  casual  observer.  He  has  an  extensive 
library,  a  large  collection  of  minerals,  fos- 
sils, copper  coins,  etc.,  etc.  Mr.  Talbott 
and  family  reside  at  "  Elder  Grove,"  two 
miles  northwest  of  Farmingdale,  Sanga- 
mon  county,  111.  David  C.,  born  August 
i,  1843,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married 
Oct.  28,  1868,  to  Elizabeth  A.  Firkins. 
They  have  three  children,  namely,  WAL- 
TER, CARLTON  and  HENRY  FLETCHER, 
and  reside  in  Curran,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois.  JAMES  L.,  born  April  25, 
1846,  in  Sanfamon  county,  was  married 
June  19,  1873,  to  Jennie  Gill.  They 
have  two  children,  ROSE  and  JOHN  GILL, 
and  live  two  miles  west  of  Springfield. 
FLETCHER  H.,  born  October  28, 
1848.  MARY  R.,  EDWARD  R.  and 
CHARLES  R.  live  with  their  parents. 
Dr.  Fletcher  Talbott  and  wife  reside  six 
miles  west  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Oct.  14,  1811,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Noah  Mason.  See  his  name. 

DA  VID,  Jun.,  born  July  22,  1813,  in 
Shelby  county,  Kentucky,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Oct.  3,  1850,  to  Susan 
Rickard.  They  had  one  child,  ELLA 
BELLE,  who  was  born  July  5,  1855,  and 
died  August  20,  1875.  David  Talbott  and 
wife  reside  six  and  one-half  miles  west  of 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

ARSENETH,  born  Nov.  12,  1814,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  James  M.  Bradford.  See  his 
name. 

77? OAM  3",  born  Feb.  21,  1816,  in  Ken- 
tucky, is  unmarried  and  lives  at  the  home- 
stead, where  his  parents  settled  in  1835, 
six  and  a  half  miles  west  of  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

HARRIET,  born  Jan.  31,  1818,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  March,  1838,10  Noah  M.  Rickard. 
See  his  name. 

LUTHER,  born  Feb.  11,  1820,  in 
Shelby  county,  Kentucky,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  June,  1851,  to 
Mary  M.  Rickard.  They  have  eight  chil- 
dren, namely,  CHARLES  W.,  CATH- 
ARINE L.,  ELIZA  F.,  THOMAS  F., 


ARSENETH  H.,  CAROLINE  L., 
DAVID  K.  and  EMILY  BELLE. 

Luther  Talbott  and  family  reside  near 
Harristown,  Macon  county,  Illinois. 

MART  R.,  born  Jan.  2,  1822,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  Dec.  9, 1858,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  to  Rev.  Moses  Sum- 
mers, of  the  M.  E.  Church.  They  have 
two  children,  EMILY  F.  and  MOSES 
W.,  and  live  two  miles  north  of 
Curran,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
Rev.  Moses  Summers  was  born  Sept. 
n,  1818,  in  Onondaga  county,  New  York. 
He  came  to  that  part  of  Morgan  county 
which  has  since  been  added  to  Cass  coun- 
ty, Illinois,  arriving  Nov.  3,  1838.  He  was 
there  married  to  Eleanor  Yaples.  They 
had  three  daughters.  AZUBA  R.  lives 
with  her  father,  MARY  E.  married  Pres- 
ton H.  Gibson,  and  lives  at  Brownsville, 
Nebraska.  SARAH  C.  married  Irwin  B. 
Towl,  and  lives  in  Lincoln,  Illinois.  Mrs. 
Eleanor  Summers  died  Oct.  5,  1857. 

EMIL  Y,  born  Oct.  21,  1823,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  George  Brunk.  See  his  name.  He  died 
and  she  married  Lindsey  H.  English,  and 
resides  two  miles  southeast  of  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

CAROLINE,  born  August  24,  1825, 
in  Kentucky,  died  April  22,  1875,  at  the 
family  homestead,  unmarried.  Her  death 
was  the  first  ot  the  twelve  children  David 
Talbott  brought  to  Sangamon  county, 
forty  years  before. 

SARAH,  born  May  i,  1827,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Oct.  12,  1847,  to  H.  K.  Cooper,  who  was 
born  Jan.  5,  1820,  in  Mercer  county,  Penn- 
sylvania. They  had  two  children,  ROSE 
H.  married  William  E.  Pirkins.  See  his 
name.  WILLIAM  K.  married  Kate  S. 
Van  Patten.  They  live  one  and  a  halt 
miles  northwest  of  Bradfordton,  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.  Hugh  K.  Cooper  died 
Sept.  7,  1850.  Mrs.  Cooper  was  married 
Sept.  5,  1858,  to  William  J.  Shaver,  who 
was  born  May  10,  1834,  in  Rensselaer 
county,  New  York.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren, JAMES  A.,  and  THOMAS  T.,  the 
eldest  and  youngest  died  under  four  years. 
GEORGE  D.  lives  with  his  mother.  Wm. 
J.  Shaver  died  Jan.  25,  1864,  and  Mrs. 
Sarah  Shaver  lives  in  Gardner  township, 
one  and  a  half  miles  northwest  of  Brad- 
fordton, Sangamon  county,  111. 

David   Talbott  died  Oct.  31,   1867,   and 


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Mrs.  Harriet  Talbott  died  Dec.  22,  1867, 
both  in  Gardner  township,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

TALBOTT,  BENJAMIN, 
was  born  June  19,  1798,  in  Fairfax  county, 
Virginia.  He  went  to  Kentucky,  where 
he  was  married  Jan.  21,  1808,  to  Mrs. 
Frances  Lumsford,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Johnson.  Her  former  husband,  Mr. 
Lumsford,  was  an  overseer  and  was 
poisoned  by  negroes  in  Kentucky.  They 
had  three  children  in  Kentucky,  and  Mrs. 
Frances  Talbott  died  Nov."  17,  1817. 
Benjamin  Talbott  was  married  April  8, 
1818,  to  Elizabeth  Johnson,  sister  of  his 
first  wife,  and  a  native  of  North  Carolina. 
They  had  two  children.  Benjamin  Tal- 
bott moved  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  >in 
1826.  Of  their  children — 

HANNAH,  born  Dec.  14,  1808,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  there  to  Alex- 
ander Harrower.  She  died  April  28, 
1859.  Mr.  H.  resides  in  Athens,  Illinois. 

HARVEY,  born  March  14,  1810,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Springfield  Oct.  8, 
1832. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  August  10,  1817, 
in  Kentucky,  was  married  Dec.  3,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Matilda  Enyart. 
They  had  six  children,  four  died  young. 
Of  the  two  living  children,  CHARLES 
H.,  born  May  13,  1845,  in  Springfield,  is  a 
merchant  in  Burton  View,  Logan  county, 
Illinois.  BENJAMIN  F.,  born  Feb.  10, 
1848,  in  Springfield,  is  a  printer  and  stock- 
holder in  the  Springfield  Printing  Com- 
pany. He  is  also  Superintendent  in  the 
job  department,  and  resides  in  Springfield. 
Mrs.  Matilda  Talbott  died  March  16, 1855, 
and  William  H.  Talbott  was  married  Oct. 
2,  1856,10  Mary  Winters,  who  was  born 
August  2,  1824,  in  Franklin  county,  Penn. 
They  had  two  children,  MARY  E.  and 
WILLIAM  H.,  Jun.  The  latter  died 
March  14,  1871,  aged  11  years.  William 
H.  Talbott,  Sen.,  died  Jan.  21,1874,  and 
his  widow  resides  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 
He  was  at  the  time  of  his  death  engaged 
in  the  business  of  carriage  and  wagon 
making,  and  had  been  for  many  vears. 

MARJ^HA,  born  March  8,"  1824,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Springfield 
Oct.  27,  1842,  to  Daniel  W.  Witmer. 
They  have  one  child,  MARY  E.,  born 
July  21,  1843,  was  ma^ied  May  n,  1863, 
to  Reuben  M.  Huckey.  They  have  two 
children,  MATTIE  R.  and  DANIEL  w.,  and 


reside  in  Springfield.    Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wit- 
mer reside  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

R  QBE  RT  A.,  born  Nov.  5,  1826,  in 
Springfield.  He  was  married  December, 
1851,  in  Menard  county,  to  Eveline 
Robinson.  They  had  five  living  children, 
J.  HARVEY,  BENJAMIN  S.,  CLARA 
W.,  BETTIE  N.  'and  ROBERT  W., 
reside  with  their  parents  in  Logan 
county,  six  miles  west  of  Lincoln,  Illinois. 
In  the  fall  of  1874  R.  A.  Talbott  was 
elected  to  represent  Logan  county  for  two 
years  in  the  Legislature  of  Illinois. 

Benjamin  Talbott  died  April  29,  i8t;S, 
and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Talbott  died  March 
29,  1870,  both  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

Soon  after  Benjamin  Talbott  came  to 
Springfield,  in  1826,  he  acted  as  deputy 
sheriff  and  assessor,  and  filled  other  minor 
offices  until  1836,  when  he  was  elected 
county  recorder,  which  office  he  held 
until  1848,  when,  under  the  constitution 
adopted  that  year,  the  office  of  recorder 
was  merged  into  that  of  circuit  clerk.  He 
was  elected  to  the  latter  office  four  years, 
and  after  that  had  charge  of  the  recorder's 
branch  until  his  death. 

TAYLOR,  FRANCIS,  was  born 
August  23,  i797>  m  Shelby  county,  Ken- 
tucky. Nancy  Jackson  was  born  march 
18,  1795,  in  the  vicinity  of  Richmond, 
Virginia,  and  was  taken  by  her  parents  to 
Shelby  county,  Kentucky,  when  she  was 
a  child.  They  were  married  October, 
1821,  in  Spencer  county,  where  they  had 
two  children,  moved  to  Oldham  county, 
where  three  children  were  born,  and  then 
returned  to  Spencer  county,  where  they 
had  twins,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy. 
The  family  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  arriving  Oct.  13,  1834,  at  what  is 
now  Sangamon  Station.  Of  their  six 
children — 

JULIA  P.,  born  and  died  in  Ken- 
tucky at  ten  years  of  age. 

PER  ME  LI  A  A.,  born  May  16,  1824, 
in  Spencer  county,  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  April  16,  1840,  to  Ben- 
jamin West.  See  his  name.  He  died 
and  she  married  Erastus  Woodruff,  of 
Orange  county,  New  York.  (His  son, 
Augustus  Woodruff,  by  a  former  wife  re- 
sides near  Sangamon  Station.)  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Woodruff  had  one  child,  MARY  E., 
born  August  i,  1853,  married  Oct.  22, 
1873,  to  Frederick  D.  Wilson,  a  native  of 
St.  Lawrence  county,  New  York.  They 


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reside  four  miles  northwest  of  Illiopolis. 
Erastus  Woodruff  died  of  cholera  Oct. 
30,  1854,  on  Round  Prairie,  five  miles  east 
of  Springfield.  Mrs.  Permelia  A.  Wood- 
ruff married  John  North.  See  his  name. 

PHILIP  W.,  born  March  16,  1826,  in 
Old  ham  county,  Kentucky,  married  Ann 
M.  Connelly.  Thev  had  eight  children, 
and  live  at  Clinton,  DeWitt  county,  111. 

FRANCIS  J.,  born  March  14,  1828, 
in  Olclham  county,  Kentucky,  married  in 
Rochester,  Illinois,  to  Mary  T.  St.  Clair. 
They  have  five  children,  and  reside  at 
Decatur,  Illinois. 

FANNY,  born  August  7,  1830,  in 
Oldham  county,  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  June  22,  1848,  to  Rev. 
Robert  F.  Shinn,  of  the  Protestant 
Methodist  Church,  and  resides  in  Quincy, 
Illinois. 

*JOHN  S.,  born  Jan.  13,  1834,  in 
Spencer  county,  Kentucky,  married  Julia 
Mills.  They  had  two  children,  and  Mr. 
Taylor  was  drowned  near  Henry,  Illinois, 
Feb.  22,  1860. 

Francis  Taylor  died  March  21,1841,  and 
his  widow  died  Nov.  21,  1852,  both  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

TAYLOR,  EDMOND,  was 
bora  Oct.  22,  1785,  in  Christian  county, 
Kentucky,  married  there  to  Mary  Pugh, 
had  five  children,  and  she  died.  He  mar- 
ried Constant  Blakey,  who  was  born  June 
22,  1791,  in  Georgia.  They  moved  to 
what  became  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1819,  on  Sugar  creek,  and  in 
1822  or  '23  mcved  to  the  south  side  of 
Spring  creek,  four  and  a  half  miles  west  of 
Springfield.  They  had  eight  children  in 
Sangamon  county,  three  died  young.  Of 
his  ten  children — 

'JOHN,  born  in  Kentucky,  raised  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  1829,  in 
Pike  county,  to  Eveline  Mclntire.  They 
have  seven  children,  and  live  in  Seneca, 
Nemuha  county,  Kansas. 

ED  WARD,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
aged  thirteen  years. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Kentucky, 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
Samuel  McClure,  have  nine  children,  and 
resides  near  Macomb,  Illinois. 

ELLEN,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Martin  L.  C. 
Kendall. 

JAMES,  born  in  Kentucky  in  1818, 
raised  in  San«ramon  countv.  became  sheriff 


of  Menard  countv,  and  died   in  office,  un- 
married, about  1848. 

By  the  second  wife — 
WILLIAM,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, died    in    Iowa,  aged  twenty-one  years. 

NANCY,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Benjamin  R.  Kendall,  have  seven 
children,  and  live  in  Jefferson  countv, 
Kansas. 

SUSAN,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  John  Archer.  See  his  name. 
They  reside  near  Macomb,  Illinois. 

DANIEL,  born  Nov.  28,  1829,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Oct.  12,  1858,  to 
Nancy  A.  Ralston.  They  have  six  chil- 
dren, WILLIAM  E.,  JAMES  H., 
FANNIE  E.,  LAURA  A.,  JOHN  G. 
and  JANE  K.,  and  reside  on  the  farm 
where  his  parents  settled  in  1822  or  '23. 
It  is  four  and  a  half  miles  west  of  Spring- 
geld,  Illinois. 

AMERICA  A.,  born  Nov.  18,  1831, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  married  John 
Vulgamott.  They  have  nine  children, 
and  reside  near  Oakley,  Macon  county, 
Illinois. 

Edmond  Taylor  died  August  20,  1866, 
and  Mrs.  Constant  Taylor  died  Sept.  17, 
1872,  both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

T  A  Y  LO  R,  J  O  H  N  .  was  born  May 
i,  1772,  in  Maryland.  Three  brothers, 
Isaac,  James  and  William  Taylor,  came 
from  England  to  America  long  before  our 
Revolution.  \Vhere  James  and  William 
settled  is  unknown  to  the  decedants  of 
Isaac,  who  settled  in  Maryland,  and  who 
was  the  father  of  John,  whose  name  heads 
this  sketch.  The  parents  of  John  Taylor 
emigrated  when  he  was  quite  young  to 
Chester  district,  South  Carolina,  where 
John  was  married  to  Susan  Mobley.  They 
had  seven  children  there,  and  moved  in 
1805  to  that  part  of  Barren  which  after- 
wards became  Hart  county,  Kentucky, 
where  one  child  was  born,  and  Mrs.  Susan 
Taylor  died  there  in  1808  or  '9.  John 
Taylor  was  married  in  that  county  in  1816, 
to  Susan  Trotter.  They  had  one  living 
child  there,  and  the  family  moved  in  1818 
to  White  county,  Illinois.  In  the  spring 
of  1819  they  moved  to  Wayne  county, 
where  five  children  were  born,  and  from 
there  to  Sangamon  county ,arriving  in  May, 
1829,  on  Wolf  creek,  in  Williams  town- 
ship, where  three  children  were  born, 
making  a  total  of  seventeen  children.  John 
Taylor  spent  six  vears  in  Sangamon  coim- 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


ty,  and  then  moved  to  Moultrie  county  Il- 
linois. In  1849  he  settled  in  Davis  county, 
Iowa.  He  left  home  in  Davis  county  to 
tend  a  religious  meeting  in  the  adjoining 
county  of  Appanoose,  and  died  there  Nov. 
7,  1856.  His  widow  now  resides  with  some 
of  her  children  near  Drakesville,  Davis 
county,  Iowa.  Of  all  the  children  of  John 
Taylor,  three  only  settled  permanently  in 
Sangamon  county.  Simeon,  the  eldest, 
James,  the  fifth,  and  Isaac,  the  eighth,  all 
hy  the  first  marriage.  Of  the  other  four- 
teen I  shall  speak  first. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Sept.  27,  1796, 
was  married  in  Kentucky  to  David  Garri- 
son. They  moved  to  Whits,  and  from 
there  to  Wayne  county,  Illinois,  brought 
up  a  family,  and  both  died  there. 

MARY,  born  March  5,  1798,  in  South 
Carolina,  was  married  in  Hart  county, 
Kentucky,  to  George  Coats,  and  still  lives 
there,  near  Mumfordville. 

NINIAN,  born  Dec.  19,1799,  in  South 
Carolina,  was  married  in  Kentucky, 
brought  up  a  large  family,  and  died  there 
in  1862. 

NANCT,  born  Oct.  4,  1803,  in  South 
Carolina,  was  married  in  Wayne  county, 
Illinois,  to  James  Bowling,  moved  to 
Moultrie  county,  brought  up  a  large 
family,  and  lives  near  Sullivan,  Illinois. 

JOHN  M.,  born  April  24,  1805,  in 
South  Carolina,  was  married  in  Kentucky 
to  Nancy  Wilson,  moved  in  1849  to 
Appanoose  county,  Iowa,  brought  up  a 
large  family,  and  died  there. 

HARRISON,  born  about  1817  in 
Hart  county,  Kentucky,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  with  his  parents,  and  was 
married  in  Moultrie  county,  Illinois,  to 
Eliza  Killian.  They  moved  to  Appanoose 
county,  Iowa,  and  he  enlisted  in  the  37th 
Iowa  (Graybeard)  Regiment.  Harrison 
Tavior  died  in  Iowa,  a  member  of  that 
regiment,  leaving  a  large  family  near 
Drakesville,  Davis  county,  Iowa. 

ANN,  born  in  Wayne  county,  Illinois, 
was  married  in  Moultrie  county  to  Albert 
Killian,  ant'  died  in  Appanoose  county, 
near  Drakesville,  Iowa. 

MELINDA,  born  in  Wayne  county, 
Illinois,  was  married  in  Moultrie  county 
to  John  Fleming,  and  both  died  in  Davis 
county,  Iowa. 

CHESJ^ER,  born  in  Wayne  county, 
Illinois,  was  married  in  Davis  county, 
Iowa,  and  still  lives  near  Drakesville. 


DENNIS,  born  in  Wayne  county, 
Illinois,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Caroline  Simpson,  and  died  in  Davis 
county,  Iowa,  leaving  a  widow  and  four 
children,  one  of  whom  died  young.  Of 
the  other  three,  PASCO,  in  stepping 
from  one  railroad  car  to  another,  fell 
through  and  was  killed  instantlv,  in  June 
1875.  ADDIE  and  LULA  live  with 
their  mother  near  Drakesville,  Iowa. 

HENRT,  born  in  Wayne  county, 
Illinois,  was  married  in  Davis  county, 
Iowa. 

LUCINDA,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois,  was  married  in  Davis  county, 
Iowa,  and  died  there. 

AL  VIN  S.,  born  June  19,  1834,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  there 
August  7,  1856,  to  Louisa  J.  Wilson. 
They  had  two  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  moved  in  1860  to  Drakesville, 
Davis  county,  Iowa,  where  two  children 
were  born,  one  died  in  infancy.  Mr. 
Taylor  enlisted  August  9,  1862,  in  Co.  B, 
3oth  Iowa  Inf.,  for  three  years,  was  ap- 
pointed first  sergeant  at  the  organization 
of  the  company,  promoted  to  first  lieu- 
tenant, but  before  receiving  his  commis- 
sion, was  promoted  to  captain  and  commis- 
sioned by  Governor  Kirkwood,  to  take 
rank  from  May  30,  1863.  He  entered 
upon  its  duties  in  Mississippi,  Sept.  2, 
1^63,  and  was  mortally  wounded  May  13, 
1864,  at  Resacca,  Georgia.  He  died  there 
in  military  hospital,  June  7th.  Of  his 
three  children,  CHARLES  W.  died  Jan. 
22,  1876.  The  other  two,  S.  LESLIE 
and  NELLIE  A.,  live  with  their  mother, 
half  a  mile  south  of  Barclay,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

FOSTER,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  in  Davis  county,  Iowa,  and 
moved  farther  west  in  the  same  State. 

Of  the  three  sons  of  John  Taylor  who 
settled  permanently  in  Sangamon  county: 

TAYLOR  SIMEON,  born 
May  10,  1795,  near  Chester  Court  House, 
Chester  district,  South  Carolina,  was 
married  March  5,  1817,  in  Hart  coun- 
ty, Kentucky,  to  Sarah  Sturgeon.  They 
had  one  child  there,  and,  in  company 
with  his  father's  family,  moved,  in  1820, 
to  Wayne  county,  Illinois,  where  two  chil- 
dren were  born.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tavior, 
with  their  children,  returned  to  Kentucky 
on  a  visit,  and  Mrs.  Taylor  died  there  Au- 
gust 19,  1824.  In  September,  Mr.  Taylor 


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returned  with  his  three  children  to  Wayne 
county,  where  he  resided  until  the  spring 
of  1829,  when,  in  company  with  his 
brother  James  and  family,  he  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  and  settled  in  what  is 
now  Williams  township.  Of  his  three 
children — 

JAMES  S.,  born  May  29,  1818,  in 
Hart  county,  Kentucky,  was  married  Feb. 
25,  1841,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Sarah 
Halbert,  They  had  five  living  children. 
SIDNEY  E.,  born  Feb.  26,  1842,  married 
James  VV.  Jones.  See  his  name.  MAR- 
GARET J.,  born  Dec.  9,  1843,  was  mar- 
ried March  i,  1866,  to  John  L.  Wright. 
They  have  one  living  child,  SARAH  H., 
and  reside  five  and  one-half  miles  south- 
east of  Williamsville,  Sangamon  county, 
111.  SUSAN  C.,  born  Nov.  22,  1848,  was 
married  March  29,  1869,  to  Benjamin  F. 
Cleverly.  They  have  one  child,  LENA, 
and  live  at  Illiopolis,  Sangamon  county, 
111.  DRUSILLA,  born  Oct.  28,  1851, 
married  Mr.  Hunter,  and  lives  at  River- 
ton,  Sangamon  county,  111.  ANNIE, 
born  Feb.  6,  1854,  lives  with  her  parents, 
three-fourths  of  a  mile  south  of  Barclay, 
Sangamon  countv  Illinois — 1874. 

ELlZAJ3E7W,\)ovn  March  31,  1821, 
in  Wayne  county,  Illinois,  married  Hugh 
L.  Cooper.  See  his  name. 

SUSANNAH,  born  Jan.  27,  1823,  in 
Wayne  county,  Illinois,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  John  Webb.  See 
his  name.  They  have  six  children,  and 
live  in  loka,  Keokuk  county,  Iowa. 

Simeon  Taylor  was  married  the  second 
time  August  9,  1832,  in  Sangamon  county, 
to  Jane  Blue.  They  had  seven  children, 
namely: 

JOHN  B.,  born  Nov.  2,  1833,  married 
Anna  Thompson,  who  had  one  child, 
JANE  M.,  and  Mrs.  Anna  Taylor  died. 
John  B.  Taylor  married  Jane  Dickerson. 
They  have  one  child,  JOHN  W.,  and  live 
five  miles  southeast  of  Williamsville,  in 
Logan  county,  Illinois. 

NANCY,  born  Nov.  23,  1834,  was 
married  August  17,  1854,10  Adam  Braugh- 
ton,  who  was  born  June  i,  1829,  in  Frank- 
lin county,  Ohio.  They  had  nine  children, 
three  of  whom  died  under  nine  years  of 
age.  JAMES  A.  died  August  19,  1872,  in 
his  tenth  year,  caused  by  the  kick  of  a 
horse.  WTILLIAM  M.,  GEORGE  W., 
A  DEL  BERT  C.,  EMELINE  and 
ETHEL  live  with  their  parents,  two  miles 

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west  of  Barclay,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

NINIAN,  M.,  born  Dec.  26,  1835,  was 
married  Jan.  15,  1857,  to  Elizabeth  P. 
Constant.  She  died  Feb.  2,  1858,  and  N. 
M.  Taylor  was  married  Jan.  11,  1859,  to 
Mahala  E.  Lard.  They  have  four  children, 
SIMEON  W.,CHARLES  A.,  NINIAN 
L.  and  LORIN  O.,  and  live  four  miles 
southeast  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

MART,  born  April  16,  1837,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and 

EMILY,  born  August  16,  1838,  are 
unmarried,  and  live  with  their  father. 

CAROLINE,  born  Jan.  20,  1839,  was 
married  August  28, 1857,  to  John  Hendrix. 
See  his  name.  They  live  near  Dawson, 
Sangamon  county,  111. 

WILLIAM  L.,  born  Nov.  13,  1842,  is 
unmarried  and  lives  with  his  father. 

Mrs.  Jane  Taylor  died  Feb.  23, 1843,  ant* 
Simeon  Taylor  was  married  April  15,  1850, 
to  Susan  Hendrix.  They  had  one  child, 
SIMEON,  which  died  in  infancy,  and 
Mrs.  Susan  Taylor  died  July  n,  1852. 
Simeon  Taylor  resides  on  the  farm  where 
he  settled  in  1829,  three-fourths  of  a  mile 
north  of  Barclay,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

TAYLOR,  JAMES,  born  Nov. 
2,  1801,  in  Chester  district,  South  Caro- 
lina, moved  with  his  parents  to  Hart  coun- 
ty, Kentucky,  and  thence  to  Wayne  coun- 
ty, 111.,  where  he  was  married  to  Mary 
Kelly,  who  was  born  in  Hart  county,  also, 
and  taken  by  her  parents  when  young  to 
Wayne  county.  They  had  five  children, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county  in  the 
spring  of  1829,  settling  in  what  is  now 
Williams  township,  near  Barclay,  where 
seven  children  were  born.  Of  their  nine 
children  who  lived  to  any  considerable  age: 

Z.ERELDA,  born  in  Wayne  county, 
Illinois,  married  James  W.  Cooper.  See 
his  name. 

NINIAN  R.,  born  Feb.  13,  1825,  in 
Wayne  county,  Illinois,  was  married  April 
i,  1847,  'n  Sangamon  county,  to  Catha- 
rine (Kittie)  Halbert.  They  have  five 
living  children.  JOHN  B.,  born  May  22, 
1851,  was  married  Dec.  2,  1873,  to  Miranda 
Turley,  and  lives  in  Williamsville. 
LEWIS  C.,  born  April  9,  1854, graduated 
at  Bellevue  Medical  College,  New  York, 
March  i,  18755  and  is  practicing  medicine 
at  Auburn,  111.  ELLEN,  EMMA  and 
FRANK  H.,  live  with  their  parents. 
Ninian  R.  Taylor  was  elected  in  1870  to 


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represent  Sangamon  county,  in  the  twenty- 
seventh  General  Assembly  of  Illinois,  for 
two  years.  He  and  his  family  reside  at 
Williamsville,  Sangamon  county,  111.  He 
is  a  merchant  there. 

JOHN  was  drowned,  aged  ten  years. 
He  and  Eli  Wilson  were  skating  and  both 
were  drowned. 

R.HODA,  born  in  Wayne  county,  Illi- 
nois, was  married  in  1848  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  to  Wm  H.  White.  She  died 
of  cholera  in  1851,  leaving  one  child,  BER- 
TRAND  D.  WHITE,  who  lives  near 
Gibson,  Ford  county,  111. 

ISAAC  J.,  born  Oct.  12,  1830,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Margaret  Halbert. 
They  had  two  children,  ALEXANDER 
D  ,  born  May  9,  1854,  graduated  at  Rush 
Medical  College,  Chicago,  in  1875,  and  is 
practicing  medicine  at  Cotton  Hill,  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.  MARY  ETHEL,  lives 
with  her  father.  Mrs.  Margaret  Taylor 
died  May  16,  1863,  and  I.  J.  Taylor  was 
married  May  27,  1864,  to  Mary  A.  Mc- 
Ginnis.  They  have  two  children,  JOHN 

E.  and    LEONARD  R.,  and  reside  two 
and  a  half  miles  southeast  of  Williamsville, 
Sangamon  county,  111. 

JAMES  H.,  born  Dec.  25,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Jan.  5, 
1855,  to  Rachel  C.  Groves.  They  had  six 
children.  JAMES  A.  died  in  his  fourth 
year,  BARBARA  A.,  MARY  E.,DORA 
B.,  GERTRUDE  C.  and  WILLIAM  H. 
live  with  their  parents.  James  H.  Taylor 
moved  his  family  to  Danville,  Illinois,  Nov. 
28,  1868,  and  now — 1876 — reside  there. 

SIMEON  M.,  born  Feb.  2,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Louisa  Bu- 
chanan. They  have  one  child,  MARY 
K.,  and  reside  on  West  Monroe  street, 
Springfield,  Illinois 

FRANCIS  K.,  born  June  14,  1840, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  Oct. 
24,  1 86 1,  to  Elizabeth  Kalb.  They  had 
three  children,  FLORA  L.,  died  Nov. 
1 8,  1875,  in  her  thirteenth  year;  NELLIE 

F.  died  Nov.  25,    1875,  in   her  tenth  year, 
and  JAMES  C.  died  Nov.  14,  1875,  in  his 
sixth  year,  all  of  malignant  diptheria.     F. 
L.  Taylor  and  wife   reside   at   the    home- 
stead  where    his   father    settled    in    1829, 
three-fourths  of  a  mile   north    of  Barclay, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MARTIN  K,  born  March  22,  1842,111 
Sangamon  county,  married  Mary  Buch- 
anan, a  native  of  Brown  county,  Illinois. 


They  have  three  children,  JESSE  O., 
WILLIAM  A.  and  JENNIE  L.,  and 
live  near  Barclay,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Mary  Taylor  died  July  27,  1852, 
and  James  Taylor  died  July  27,  1857,  both 
where  they  settled  in  1829,  near  Barclay, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

TAYLOR,  ISAAC,  born  Feb.  9, 
1807,  in  Hart  county,  Kentucky,  came 
with  his  father  to  \Vhite  county,  and  from 
there  to  Wayne  county,  Illinois.  He 
came  alone  in  1828  to  Sangamon  county, 
being  the  first  of  the  family  to  arrive.  In 
February,  1829,  he  went  to  the  Wisconsin 
lead  mines,  and  returned  in  September  of 
that  year,  entered  land  and  made  some 
improvements  near  where  German 
Prairie  Station  now  stands.  He  enlisted 
in  1831  under  Captain,  now  General, 
Moses  K.  Anderson,  in  the  Blackhawk 
war,  but  their  services  were  not  needed. 
In  the  spring  of  1832  he  passed  through 
Blackhawk's  army  at  Dixon,  on  his  way 
to  to  the  lead  mines,  and  was  in  great 
danger,  as  hostilities  commenced  soon 
after.  He  volunteered  at  the  mines  and 
served  until  the  close  of  the  war,  returning 
home  in  December,  1832.  He  was  mar- 
ried Feb.  13,  1834,  to  Sarah  M.  Elliott,  at 
Springfield,  Illinois.  They  had  thirteen 
children.  Of  their  eleven  living  chil- 
dren— 

MART  J.,  born  Dec.  n,  1835,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Feb.  9, 
1854,  to  William  H.  White.  They  have 
seven  living  children,  CHARLES, 
FLORENCE,  MARTHA,  GEORGIA, 
MARY  A.,  EMMA  and  NELLIE,  who 
live  with  their  parents  near  Gibson  City, 
Ford  county,  Illinois. 

ZILPHA  A.,  born  May  27,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  there  in 
July,  1856,  to  James  S.  Halbert.  They 
had  two  living  children,  M.  ESTELLA 
and  ROSELLA.  Mrs.  Halbert  then 
married  James  H.  Cartwell.  See  his 
name.  They  have  one  child,  LESLIE 
G. 

SARAH  E.,  born  July  19,  1840,  mar- 
ried Isaac  Wilson.  See  his  name.  They 
have  five  living  children,  KATE, 
ALBERT,  ELMER,  ELIZA  and 
NORA. 

DA  VID  A.,  born  j"uly  16,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  January, 
1866,  to  Mary  C.  Constant.  She  died 
August  21,  1874,  leaving  three  children, 


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OTTO,  EMMA  H.  and  JIMMIE  H., 
who  live  at  present — 1876 — with  their 
grand-papa  Taylor.  David  A.  Taylor 
lives  near  Gibson  City,  Ford  county,  111. 

NANNIE  E.,  born  March  13/1864, 
and 

AMANDA  M.,  born  June  4,  1846,  re- 
side with  their  parents. 

JOHN  W.,  born  March  i,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Jan.  17, 
1872,  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  to  Lydia  A. 
Claspill,  who  was  born  Nov.  5,  1849,  at 
Moore's  Hill,  Dearborn  county,  Indiana. 
They  have  two  children,  CLARA 
MAUD  and  NELLIE  M.,  and  reside 
on  the  farm  where  his  father  settled  in 
1830.  It  is  near  German  Prairie  Station, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

ISAAC  H.,  born  March  16,  1850,  in 
Sangamon  county,  graduated  at  Rush 
Medical  College,  Chicago,  Illinois,  Feb- 
ruary, 1871,  and  was  married  Jan.  16,  1872, 
to  Irena  Constant.  They  have  one  child, 
PERCY  L.  Dr.  I.  H.  Taylor  is  a  prac- 
ticing physician,  and  resides  at  Barclay, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JAMES  Z.,  born  Feb.  7,  1853,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  attend  lectures  at 
Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago,  Illinois, 
during  the  winter  of  1875  and  '76. 

C.  L.  ROSCOJ5,born  April  8,  1855, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and 

WALTER  C.,  born  Dec.  28,  1856, 
live  with  their  parents. 

Isaac  Taylor  and  family  reside  one  and 
three-quarter  miles  west  of  Dawson, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  Mr.  Taylor 
says  that  Jacob  Donner  and  Wife  were 
members  of  the  Christian  Church,  that 
then  worshipped  near  German  Prairie 
Station.  Mr.  Taylor  being  clerk,  gave 
them  letters,  by  order  of  the  church, 
when  thev  left  for  the  Pacific  coast,  and  to 
the  horrible  doom  that  awaited  them.  His 
recollection  of  Jacob  Donner  is  that  he 
was  a  model  Christian  gentleman. 

TAYLOR,  JOHN,  was  born  in 
Danville,  Ky.  He  came  when  a  young 
man  to  Madison  county,  Illinois,  and  was 
there  married  to  Elizabeth  Burkhead, 
who  was  born  near  Charleston,  South 
Carolina.  They  returned  to  Kentucky, 
and  had  three  children  there,  and  moved 
to  Edwardsville,  Illinois,  where  they  had 
one  child,  and  from  there  to  what  became 
Sangamon  county,  arriving  in  1819  on 
Sugar  creek,  in  what  is  now  Ball  town- 


ship, where  they  had  two  children,  and  in 
1822  moved  to  Springfield,  where  they  had 
two  children.  When  Sangamon  county 
was  organized,  in  1821,  John  Taylor  was 
elected  sheriff,  and  by  re-elections  held  the 
office  about  six  years.  He  was  afterwards 
appointed  receiver  of  the  United  States 
Land  Office  at  Springfield,  was  one  of  the 
original  proprietors  of  the  town,  and  did 
much  in  the  way  of  improvements  to  ad- 
vance its  interests.  Of  his  children — 

HANNAH,  born  Jan.  27,  1811,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Springfield 
April,  1832,  to  S.  M.  Tinsley,  a  native  of 
Virginia.  They  had  eleven  children  in 
Springfield.  Mr.  Tinsley  was  for  many 
years  one  of  the  leading  merchants  of  the 
city,  and  died  in  1867.  Mrs.  Hannah 
Tinsley  died  m  July,  1869. 

MARGARET,  born  Dec.  28,  1813,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  Sept.  28,  1829,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  to  Edmond  Dick 
Taylor,  who  was  born  October  18, 
1804,  at  Lunenburg  Court  House, 
V  irginia.  His  father's  name  was  Giles 
Taylor,  and  his  mother's  maiden 
name  was  Sina  Stokes.  They  moved 
to  Lexington,  Kentucky,  in  1806,  and 
two  years  later  to  Hopkinsville,  in  the 
same  State.  In  1814  they  moved  to 
Gallatin  county,  Illinois,  where  Mr. 
Taylor  was  tor  several  years  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  salt.  Edmund  D. 
Taylor  came  to  Springfield  in  the  fall  of 
1823,  and  went  into  general  merchandising, 
with  Colonel  John  Taylor,  who  after- 
wards became  his  father-in-law.  In  1832 
he  was  elected  to  represent  Sangamon 
county  in  the  Illinois  Legislature,  his 
opponent  being  no  less  a  personage  than 
Abraham  Lincoln.  He  can  justly  boast 
of  being  the  only  man  that  ever  defeated 
Mr.  Lincoln  in  an  election.  In  1834  he 
was  elected  to  the  State  Senate.  In  1835 
he  resigned  his  seat  in  the  Senate  to 
accept  the  appointment  from  President 
Jackson  as  receiver  of  public  moneys  in  the 
United  States  land  office  in  Chicago,  and 
opened  the  first  land  sale  ever  held  there,  in 
June,  1835.  ^n  f°rty  days  he  found  himself 
in  possession  of  $493,000.  When  he  re- 
ported it  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury, 
that  officer  responded  with  the  exclama- 
tion, "  Is  this  not  fiction  ?  "  Colonel  Tay- 
lor's bond  was  only  $30,000.  He  was  for 
many  years  actively  engaged  in  politics  as 
a  leader  in  the  Democratic  party.  He  has 


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been  engaged  in  banking  and  land  specu- 
lations all  his  life.  He  lost  several  thousand 
dollars  in  the  Chicago  fire,  but  is  still  very 
wealthy  and  full  of  business.  Colonel  E. 
D.  Taylor  and  wife  had  thirteen  children, 
six  only  of  whom  are  living.  One 
daughter  married  S.  Snowden  Hayes,  and 
lives  in  Chicago.  Colonel  Taylor's  busi- 
ness is  largely  in  Chicago,  but  he  resides 
at  Mendota,  Illinois. 

JAMES,  born  Jan  27,  1814,  in  Chris- 
tian county,  Kentucky,  was  brought  up  in 
Springfield,  Illinois.  He  was  a  soldier 
from  Sangamon  county  in  the  Blackhawk 
war.  His  sister,  Mrs.  Hurst,  remembers 
that  herself  and  some  other  school  girls 
went  into  a  bakery  and  assisted  in  preparing 
crackers  for  the  soldiers,  at  the  time  her 
brother  went.  James  Taylor  was  married 
in  Springfield  July  25,  1837,  to  Eliza  C. 
Bryan,  daughter  of  Nicholas  Bryan. 
See  his  name.  They  had  six  living  chil- 
dren, MARY  E.,  born  June  14,  1839,  in 
Petersburg,  Illinois,  married  in  Spring- 
field June,  25,  1874,  to  James  M.  Barclay, 
a  native  of  Kentucky.  They  have  one 
child,  LOUAN  E.,  and  live  in  Cairo,  Illinois, 
ELIZA  B.,  born  Dec.  9,  1841,  in  Peters- 
burg, Illinois,  was  married  March  19, 
1863,  in  Beardstown,  Illinois,  to  Robert 
W.  Miller,  of  Sangamon  county.  They 
have  four  children,  WINLOCK  w.,  JEAN- 

NETTE,    ROBERT    TAYLOR     and    MARY     B., 

and  live  at  Cairo,  Illinois.  HANNAH 
T.,  born  Oct.  15,  1843,  was  married  in 
Springfield  April  17,  1867,  to  James  M. 
Epler.  They  have  three  children,  ANNIE 
LOU,  HANNAH  T.  and  JAMES  T.,  and  live 
in  Jacksonville,  Illinois.  ANN  M.,  born 
Oct.  i,  1845,  in  Springfield,  lives  with  her 
mother.  JOHN  C.,  born  Nov.  10,  1647, 
in  Bath,  Mason  county,  Illinois,  was  mar- 
ried in  Clinton,  Illi  lois,  Sept.  24,  1873,  to 
Mary  Jane  Bryan,  a  native  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. They  have  one  child,  JOHN  CLAY, 
and  live  in  Springfield.  JAMES  S., 
born  August  16,  1855,  at  Beardstown, 
Illinois,  lives  with  his  mother.  James 
Taylor  went  to  Petersburg  soon  after 
marriage,  and  sold  goods  there  five  years. 
He  afterwards  moved  to  Springfield  and 
remained  five  years,  thence  to  Beardstown, 
where  he  was  sheriff  of  Cass  county  from 
1850  to  i £>59,  and  four  years  circuit  clerk. 
He  returned  to  Springfield  in  1863  and 
acted  as  deputy  shei'ifF  one  year.  He 


died  July  26,  1873,  and  his  widow  resides 
in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

ED  WARD  J.,  born  in  Edwardsville, 
Illinois,  brought  up  in  Springfield,  is  un- 
married, and  lives  now — 1876 — in  Mary- 
ville,  Missouri. 

JANE  E.,  born  June  27,  1820,  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  married  in  Springfield 
to  David  Kriegh,  a  native  ot  Hagerstown, 
Maryland.  They  live  in  Chicago,  Illinois. 

ANN,  born  April  3,  1822,  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  in  Springfield  to 
Charles  R.  Hurst.  See  his  name. 

WILLIAM  W.,  born  October,  1820, 
in  Springfield,  Illinois,  died  in  1853. 

ANDRE  W  J. 

John  Taylor  died  at  Beardstown  May 
12,  1849,  on  his  waj  to  New  Orleans. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Taylor  died  July,  1855,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

TAYLOR,  JOHN,  was  born  Sept. 
I,  1804,  in  Tennessee,  and  when  quite 
young  was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Cape 
Girardeau  county,  Missouri.  Mary 
Thomas  was  born  Nov.  14,  1799,  in 
Bracken  county,  Ky.  Her  parents  moved 
to  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and  from  there  to  St. 
Genevieve  county,  Mo.,  and  then  to  Cape 
Girardeau  county.  She  was  there  married 
to  Samuel  Cupples,  had  three  children,  and 
Mr.  Cupples  died  in  1828.  Mrs.  Cupples 
was  married  March  22,  1834,  to  John  Tay- 
lor. They  had  two  children  in  Cape  Girar- 
deau county,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  the  spring  of 
1837,  we§t  of  Springfield,  and  early  in 
1838  moved  to  a  farm  he  purchased,  in 
what  is  now  Gardner  township,  north  of 
Spring  creek,  where  three  children  were 
born.  Of  all  her  children — 

MART  Cupples,  born  Dec.  8,  1821,  in 
Missouri,  is  unmarried,  and  lives  with  her 
mother. 

FRANCES  T.  Cupples,  born  March 
9,  1823,  in  Missouri,  married  Sept.  28, 
1847,  to  Ly sander  Root,  and  she  died  Feb. 
16,  18=50. 

R  US  ETTA  C.  Cupples  was  born 
Nov.  n,  1826,  in  Missouri,  married  April 
9,  1844,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Jesse  M. 
Shepherd.  They  have  three  living  chil- 
dren, and  reside  at  Baker  City,  Oregon. 
He  is  a  practicing  attorney,  and  editor  of 
the  Bed  Rock  Democrat — 1874. 

Of  the  Taylor  children — 

ANN  E.,  born  Nov.  25,  1834,  in  Mis- 


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souri,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  Feb.  6, 
1850. 

AD  ALINE  C.,  born  August  8,  1836, 
in  Missouri,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
March,  1854,  to  John  P.  Attix.  They  have 
three  children,  and  live  near  Keosauqua, 
Iowa. 

RICHARD  S.,  born  May  25,  1838,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  Iowa,  Dec. 
25,  1867,  has  two  children,  and  lives  at  Os- 
wego,  Kansas. 

MARGARET  A.,  born  June  18,  1840. 
in  Sangamon  county,  lives  with  her  mother, 

JOHN  W.,  born  August  10,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Feb.  25, 
1864,  to  Margaret  L.  Stevenson.  They 
had  three  children,  LOTTIE  B.,  JESSE 
B.  and  CLARA  L.  Mrs.  Margaret  L. 
Taylor  died  July  6,  1872,  and  John  W. 
Taylor  married  in  1874  Nancy  E.  McKin- 
nie.  They  have  one  child,  WILLIAM, 
and  live  near  Bradfordton,  Sangamon 
county,  111. 

John  Taylor  died  April  22,  1853,  in  San- 
gamon county,  and  his  widow  resides 
where  they  settled  in  1838.  It  is  one  and 
three-fourth  miles  southwest  of  Bradford- 
ton,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

TAYLOR,  JOHN  W  I  C  K- 
LIFFE,  was  born  April  21,  1798,  in 
Boone  county,  Kentucky,  nearly  opposite 
Lawrenceburg,  Indiana.  In  1802  his 
parents  moved  to  that  part  of  Gallatin 
which  is  now  Trimble  county  in  the  same 
State,  opposite  the  city  of  Madison, 
Indiana.  <See  sketch  of  his  two  sisters, 
Mrs.  Jane  E.  Elliott,  widow  of  James 
Elliott,  and  Mrs.  Sally  Smith,  widow  of 
Joseph  Smith.  J.  Wickliffe  Taylor  was 
married  June  i,  1820,  in  Tremble  county, 
Kentucky,  to  Jemima  Gray,  who  was  born 
there  Feb.  8,  1804.  They  had  one  child 
there,  and  moved  to  Springfield,  Illinois, 
.  early  in  1833.  In  April,  1834,  they  moved 
to  what  ia  now  Cartwright  township,  ten 
miles  west  of  Springfield,  where  they  had 
three  children.  Of  their  four  children — 

JOHN  P.,  born  April  10,  1821,  in 
Kentucky,  died  there  July  19,  1832. 

BENJAMIN  P.,  born  and  died  in 
Sangamon  county,  aged  three  years. 

WILLIAM  //.,  born  August  2,  1838, 
in  Sangamon  county.  He  has  spent  the 
last  two  years  in  Colorado,  and  has  just 
returned  to  Sangamon  county,  and  lives 
near  Wheatfield. 


SALLIE  JANE,  born  August  12, 
1843,  and  died  April  18,  1858. 

Mrs.  Jemima  Taylor  died  in  1874,  near 
Wheatfield.  Since  her  death  Mr.  Taylor 
has  lived  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Smith,  at 
Bates. 

T.  W.  Taylor  was  elected  in  1852  Judge 
of  the  Sangamon  county  court,  and  served 
four  years. 

TAYLOR,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  in  Bath  county,  Kentucky,  married 
there  to  Mrs.  Patrick,  and  brought  his 
family  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  ar- 
riving in  1835  in  what  is  now  Cotton  Hill 
township.  His  son — 

ED  WARD,\>ovn  in  Bath  county,  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to  a 
daughter  of  Isaac  Martin,  who  was  a 
brother  to  Abraham  Martin.  His  daugh- 
ter, MELISSA,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
Jan.  8,  1845,  mari~ie(3  Sept.  27,  1866,  to 
John  W.  Wigginton,  who  was  born  Jan. 
12,  1835,  in  Trimble  county,  Kentucky,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1866.  They 
reside  at  Breckenridge  Sangamon  county, 
Illnois. 

TAYLOR,  WILLI  AM,  B.,  was 
born  Dec.  25,  1800,  near  Salem,  New  Jer- 
sey. Beulah  Smith  was  born  Dec.  19, 1810, 
in  Cape  May  county,  New  Jersey.  They 
were  married  Jan.  4,  1830,  in  Cape  May 
county,  and  had  three  living  children  in 
New  Jersey.  They  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  May  16,  1838,  in 
what  is  now  Gardner  township,  one  and  a 
half  miles  north  of  Farmingdale,  where 
they  had  five  children.  Of  their  eight 
children — 

JOHN  L.,  born  Oct.  13  1830,  in  New 
Jersey,  raised  in  Sangamon  county,  and 
started  April  4,  1851,  to  California.  He  has 
not  been  definitely  heard  fiom  by  his 
friends  since  1857. 

BEULAH  ANN.,  born  August  10, 
1835,  in  New  Jersey,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  in  1857,  *°  Isom  Bolin.  They 
have  six  children  and  live  in  Sangamon 
countv,  Illinois. 

R  OX  AN  A  S.,  born  Oct.  22,  1837,  in 
New  Jersey,  is  unmarried,  and  resides  with 
her  brother,  William  B.,  Jun. 

VICTORIA  M.,  born  Dec.  28,  1839, 
in  Sangamon  county ,lives  with  her  brother, 
William  B.  Jun. 

JOSEPHINE,  M.,  born  March  3, 
1840,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Nov. 
ii,  1858,10  Sidney  Robins,  had  one  child, 


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CHARLES,  and  for  a  second  husband 
married,  August,  1867,  to  Geo  J.  Fiddler. 
They  have  one  child,  JACOB  BEN.,  and 
live  in  Mason  City,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  BIDDLE,  Jun.,  born 
June  i,  1842,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  re- 
sides four  miles  north  of  Farmingdale, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois — 1874. 

ABIGAIL  B.,  born  March  20,  1845, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  April  6, 
1865,  to  Thomas  Maylor,  and  lives  near 
Coyville,  Wilson  county,  Kansas. 

ZACHART,  born 'Oct.  23,  1846,  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  died  Oct.  15,  1864. 

William  B.  Taylor,  Sen.,  died  May  26, 
1852,  and  his  widow  died  August  22,  1860, 
both  in  Sangamon  county.  He  was  re- 
lated to  Nicholas  Biddle,  who  was  asso- 
ciated with  the  first  United  States  bank. 

THAYER,  JOSEPH,  was  born 
June.  30,  1786,  at  Amherst,  Massachusetts. 
He  moved  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  in  1834. 
He  is  the  father  of  Rev.  Erastus  W. 
Thayer,  of  Chatham,  Illinois,  and  of 
Edward  R.  Thayer,  one  of  the  oldest 
merchants  of  Springfield.  Joseph  Thayer 
is  in  his  ninety-first  year,  and  resides  in 
Springfield,  Illinois.  His  brother,  Asahel, 
resides  in  Waverly,  Illinois.  His  brother, 
Martin,  was  the  father  of  William  P. 
Thayer.  See  his  name.  Joseph  Thayer's 
brother,  Stephen,  was  the  father  of  Henry 
Thayer,  of  Chatham,  Illinois.  See 
Huston. 

THAYER,  ASAHEL,  born 
Feb.  104  1790,  in  Amherst,  Massachusetts, 
was  married  May,  1813,  to  Mary  Cannon, 
of  Greenwich,  Massachusetts.  They  had 
eleven  children,  five  of  whom  died  young. 
They  moved  to  Chatham,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  May  14,  1839,  thence  to 
Morgan -county,  Illinois,  in  1846.  Ot  their 
children — 

LOIS  K.,  born  in  1814  in  Amherst, 
Massachusetts,  was  married  in  February, 
1839,  to  George  W.  Crooker.  See  his 
name.  Mrs.  Lois  Crooker  died  suddenly 
at  Taylorville,  Illinos,  July  5,  1876,  after 
the  Crooker  family  sketch  was  printed. 
See  sketch  of  G.  W.  Crooker. 

ASAHEL  E.,  born  in  1821  in  Am- 
herst, was  a  member  of  the  junior  class  in 
Amherst  College,  when  he  came  to 
Illinois  with  his  father,  began  the  study  of 
medicine  with  Dr.J.  B.  Lewis,of  Chatham, 
and  died  in  his  twenty-first  year. 

GUSTAVUS   H.,   born    in    1825,  in 


Amherst,  is  a  graduate  of  Illinois  College, 
and  at  one  time  a  minister  in  the  M.  E. 
Church.  He  is  unmarried,  and  resides 
with  his  father. 

HELEN,  born  in  1827,  in  Amherst, 
died  in  her  twenty-eighth  year. 

EMMA)  born  in  1832,  in  Amherst, 
was  married  January,  1850,  to  T.  Milton 
Metcalf.  He  is  now  county  clerk  of 
Macoupin  county.  They  have  an 
adopted  daughter,  and  reside  in  Carlinville, 
Illinois. 

FRANCES  A.,  born  in  1834  in  Am- 
herst, resides  with  her  father. 

Mrs.  Mary  Thayer  died  May,  1866,  in 
Waverly,  where  Asahel  Thayer  now  re- 
sides— 1876. 

THAYER,   WILLIAM  P., 

was  born  March  15,  1815,  in  Petersburg, 
Virginia.  His  father,  Martin  Thayer,was 
a  native  of  Amherst,  Massachusetts,  and 
when  a  young  man  went  to  Petersburg, 
Virginia,  where  he  engaged  in  business, 
and  was  there  married  to  Mrs.  Mary  C. 
Mason,  whose  maiden  name  was  Russell. 
When  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  about 
seven  years  old,  his  mother  died,  and  his 
father  closed  his  business  and  returned  to 
Amherst,  Massachusetts,  where  William 
P.  remained  until  he  was  fifteen  years  old, 
when  he  went  to  New  York  city  as  clerk 
in  a  dry  goods  house.  About  a  year  later 
his  father  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  busi- 
ness in  Philadelphia,  and  William  P.  joined 
him  there  as  clerk.  In  1835  the  latter  went 
to  Newville,  Cumberland  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  began  merchandizing  on  his 
own  account.  He  was  there  married,  Jan. 
4,  1837,  to  Mary  Huston,  who  was  born 
in  Newville,  Jan.  21,  1817.  Mr.  Thayer 
closed  his  business  there,  and  started  Jan. 
31,  1838,  for  the  west,  accomnanied  by  his 
wife,  babe  and  servant  girl.  They  traveled 
in  a  two-horse  wagon,  fitted  up  with  a 
stove,  and  windows  on  the  sides,  so  that  the 
family  might  be  comfortable,  and  also  see 
the  country  as  they  passed  along.  After 
six  months  travel  and  many  hair-breadth 
escapes  from  icy  roads  and  high  water, 
they  arrived  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  March 
13,  1838,  and  came  very  near  stalling,  with 
his  wagon  to  the  axles  in  the  mud,  near 
the  southeast  corner  of  the  State  House 
Square.  They  had  seven  children  in  San- 
gamon county.  Of  all  their  children — 
JAMES  H.,  born  Sept.  19,  1837,  in 


SANGAMON  COUNT?. 


711 


Pennsylvania,  died  July  25,   1861,  in  San- 
gamon  county,  Illinois. 

SARAH  J.,  born  Sept.  2,  1839,111  San- 
gamon  county,  was  married  Oct.  14,  1857, 
to  Thomas  P.  Boone,  who  was  born  June 
27,  1833,  in  Elton,  Todd  county,  Ky.  He 
is  a  distant  relative  of  Daniel  Boone,  the 
famous  hunter  and  Indian  fighter.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Boone  had  seven  children. 
WILLIE  I.  died  in  his  seventh  year, 
MARY  E.  died  in  infancy,  MARTIN 
R.,  CHARLES  H.,  FRANK1E  P.,  and 
HARRY  F.,  live  with  their  parents.  The 
youngest  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Boone  reside  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

MARTIN  R.,  born  Feb.  27,  1842,  was 
married  Sept.  19,  1867,  to  Harriet  Melvin, 
a  native  of  Beaver  county,  Pennsylvania. 
They  have  three  children,  MAUD,  LIL- 
LIAN and  RUSSELL,  and  live  in 
Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  P.,  Jun.,  born  Jan.  10, 
1846,  was  married  at  Paris,  111.,  June  26, 
1873,  to  Mollie  E.  Patton,  who  was  born 
August  21,  1854.  They  reside  in  Spring- 
field, 111. 

ARCHIE  F.,  EDWARD  R,  and 
BERTIE  reside  with  their  father. 

DOLLIE,  next  to  the  youngest  child, 
was  married  in  Chatham  in  September, 
1873,  to  Joseph  Hudson,  an  agent  of  the 
Chicago  and  Alton  Railroad,  and  resides 
at  Chenoa,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Thayer  died  June  10, 
1872,  in  Chatham,  111.,  and  William  P. 
Thayer,  Sen.,  was  married  Dec.  31,  1873, 
in  Springfield,  to  Elizabeth  Dresser.  See 
sketch  of  Re~c.  Chas.  Dresser  and  family. 
Wm.  P.  Thayer,  Sen.,  is,  in  connection 
with  his  son,  Martin  R.,  proprietor  of  the 
Chatham  flouring  mill,  and  resides  in 
Springfield,  111. 

TH  AXTO  N,  J  A  M  ES  H., 
was  born  Oct.  28,  1823,  in  Allen  county, 
Kentucky.  He  came  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, arriving  in  the  fall  of  1839,  in  what  is 
now  Fancy  Creek  township.  He  was 
married  in  1845  *-°  Margaret  Huffman. 
They  had  six  living  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  namely — 

ARMINDA,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Oscar  F.  Shepherd. 
See  his  name. 

MART  A.  married  James  B.  Van 
Meter.  See.  his  name. 

CLAR1XDA,  LEWIS,  CARO- 
LINE and  RHODA  live  with  their 


parents  near  Sherman,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois — 1874. 

James  H.  Thaxton  had  a  sister  who 
married  Thomas  Brown.  See  his  name. 

THOMPSON,  JOHN,  born 
March  28,  1783,  in  Dauphin  county, 
Pennsylvania,  left  Harrisburg  in  1802  for 
Grant  county,  Kentucky,  and  was  married 
there  January  9,  1810,  to  Sarah  Points, 
who  was  born  Feb.  12,  1791.  They  had 
two  children,  and  Mrs.  Sarah  Thompson 
died  Feb.  21,  1815.  John  Thompson  was 
married  Nov.  13,  1817,  in  Montgomery 
county  to  Elizabeth  Ferguson,  who  was 
born  June  18,  1791,  in  that  county.  They 
settled  in  Bourbon  county,  Kentucky,  and 
had  five  children  there.  They  returned 
to  Montgomery  county,  where  four  chil- 
dren were  born,  and  moved  from  there  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  Oct. 
8,  1836,  near  Springfield,  and  a  few  weeks 
later  moved  to  a  farm  adjoining 
Mechanicsburg  on  the  west.  Of  their 
eleven  children — 

JAMES,  born  Nov.  7,  1810,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  a  Miss  Black  and  moved 
to  the  vicinity  of  Greencastle,  Indiana,  in 
1835,  anfl  cuefl  there  soon  after. 

JOHN,  born  August  i,  1813,  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  in  Sangamon  county,  Nov.  16, 
1837.  The  children  by  the  second  mar- 
riage are — 

MART  G.,  born  Oct.  i,  1818,  in  Bour- 
bon county,  Kentucky,  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county  May  30,  1837,  to  Benjamin 
B.  Branson.  See  his  name. 

HARVET,  born  Feb.  2,  1820,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Kentucky,  was  married 
March  4,  1844,  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Mary  B.  Hughes,  a  native  of  Bourbon 
county,  Kentucky,  also.  She  died  in 
November,  1864.  He  was  married 
May  6,  1851,  to  Mary  A.  Patton,  who 
was  born  April  9,  1832,  in  Pike  county, 
Missouri.  They  had  one  child,  ED- 
WARD P.,  born  Feb.  24,  1852,  and  Mrs. 
Mary  A.  Thompson  died.  Harvey 
Thompson  was  married  Sept.  9,  1869,  at 
Pittsfield,  Pike  countv,  Illinois,  to  Mrs. 
Ruth  A.  Hubbard,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Davis,  a  native  of  Scott  county,  Illinois. 
She  had  two  children  by  a  former  mar- 
riage, MARY  L.  and  THOMAS  J. 
HUBBARD,  who  live  with  their  mother. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harvey  Thompson  reside 
in  Mechanicsburg,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

WILLIAM *.,  born    April    21/1821, 


EARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


in  Bourbon  county,  Kentucky,  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  to  Mar- 
garet Vanderen.  They  had  two  children, 
one  of  whom  died  young.  ELIZA  F. 
lives  with  her  mother.  W.  F.  Thompson 
died  Sept.  23,  1851,  and  his  widow  mar- 
ried Louis  Johnson.  See  his  name. 

JOSIAH  M.,  born  Oct.  11,1822,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Kentucky,  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  April  13,  1860,  to 
Maggie  Munce,  who  was  born  Jan.  17, 
1837,  at  Rising  Sun,  Indiana.  They  have 
three  children,  ELIZA,  JOHN  A.  and 
THOMAS  M.,  who  live  with  their 
parents  in  Mechanicsburg,  Illinois. 

PRISCILLA  M.,  born  April  22, 
1824,  in  Bourbon  county,  Kentucky,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  John  R. 
Grove.  See  his  name.  John  R.  Grove 
died  Sept.  20,  1849,  and  his  widow  mar- 
ried Rev.  Joseph  M.  Grout,  who  was  born 
near  Boston,  Massachusetts.  Mr.  Grout 
was  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  at 
Shelbyville,  Illinois,  and  died  of  cholera, 
August  7,  1855,  &ivm£»  his  life  as  a  sacrifice 
in  his  efforts  to  relieve  the  sick.  His 
widow  died  at  Mechanicsburg,  Dec.  2, 
1855.  They  left  two  sons,  WILLIAM 
T..  born  March  12,  1853,  in  Mechanics- 
burg, Illinois,  was  married  Oct.  20,  1875, 
in  his  native  place,  to  Georgie  E.  Hall, 
daughter  of  David  S.  Hall.  See  his 
name.  William  T.  Grout  is  cashier  in 
Thompson  &  Bro's  bank,  and  resides  in 
Mechanicsburg,  Illinois.  JOSEPH  M. 
Grout,  born  Sept.  21,  1855,  m  Mechanics- 
burg, Illinois,  was  brought  up  by  his  aunt, 
Mrs.  Branson,  graduated  at  Illinois  Col- 
lege, in  Jacksonville,  June,  1876,  and  is 
now — November,  1876 — a  law  student  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

ANDREW  TODD,  born  Jan.  30, 
1827,  in  Bourbon  county,  Kentucky,  was 
married  Dec.  19,  1850,  to  Elizabeth  C. 
Grove.  Thev  have  three  living  children, 

WILLIAM"  w.,    LAURA    B.    and 

MAGGIE  E.,  who  live  with  their  parents 
in  Mechanicsburg,  Illinois. 

SALLY  A.,  born  July  10,  1828,  died 
in  Kentucky. 

ELIZABETH  A.,  born  April  11, 
1830,  in  Montgomerv  county,  Kentucky, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Peter 
L.  Earnest.  See  his  name. 

HENRY  CLAY,  born  August  10, 
1833,  in  Montgomery  county,  Kentucky, 
was  married  at  Brighton,  Illinois,  to 


Maggie  E.  Johnson.  They  have  three 
children,  ADDIE  L.,  HENRY  R.  and 
ZOIE,  and  reside  at  Boulder  City,  Colo- 
rado. 

John  Thompson  died  Oct.  14,  1855,  and 
his  widow  died  Nov.  22,  1868,  both  at 
Mechanicsburg,  Sangamon  countv,  111. 

THOMPSON,  ROBERT  B., 
born  March  17,  1795,  at  Saratoga,  N.  Y., 
came  to  Springfield  in  the  autumn  of  1824. 
He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  and  found 
work  immediately.  It  is  believed  that  he 
nailed  on  the  first  shingles,  and  hung  the 
first  panel  door  in  Springfield.  He  was 
married  Jan.  13,  1825,  to  Mary  Matheny, 
sister  of  Noah,  Charles,  James  and  Cook. 
They  had  ten  children,  namely: 

LUCY  M.,  born  August  26,  1826,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  Nov.  12,  1850,10 
George  Shake.  They  have  four  children. 
GEORGE  A.  is  a  dry  goods  clerk  in  Pal- 
mer, 111.  CHARLES  L.,  LUCY  M.  and 
ANNA  M.,  the  three  latter  reside  with 
their  parents,  near  Palmer,  Christian  coun- 
ty, 111. 

MEL  VINA  A.,  born  August  24, 1828, 
in  Springfield,  was  married  there  Feb.  14, 
1856,  to  Colby  Smith.  They  have  three 
children,  NOAH  M.,  CLARA  C.  and 
ALMA  L.,  and  reside  at  Fort  Scott,  Kan- 
sas. 

JOSEPH  R.,  born  August  9,  ig3o, 
died  in  his  twentieth  year. 

MARTHA  C.  J.,  born  Aug.  20,  1833, 
in  Springfield,  married  Sept.  12,  1852,  to 
William  F.  Hill.  They  have  one  child, 
WILLIAM  A.,  who  resides  with  his 
parents,  near  Joplin,  Jasper  county,  Mo. 

GEORGE  R.  S.,  born  Dec.  2,  1835,  in 
Springfield,  married  Martha  T.  Miller,  and 
died  in  January,  1853,  leaving  one  child, 
GEORGETTA.  Mrs.  Martha  T.Thomp- 
son married  J.  S.  Robinette,  and  resides  in 
Springfield,  111. 

MARYE.,born  Feb.  S,  1838,  in  Knox 
county,  111.,  died  Jan.  7,  1845. 

CHARLES  R.,  born  March  29,  1840, 
in  Knox  county,  Illinois,  married  Eliza- 
beth A.  Sears,  of  Humboldt,  Kansas.  They 
have  seven  children,  MARY  W.,  HAR- 
RISON S.,  MATILDA,  ANNA, 
MARTHA,CHARLES  S., and  ALMA, 
who  reside  with  their  parents,  near  Golden 
Gate,  Chautauqua  county,  Kansas. 

JAMES  M.,  born  Nov.  27,  1841,  in 
Warren  county,  Illinois,  died  in  April, 
1860. 


SANGAMON    COUNTY. 


ISABELLA  F.,  born  March  29,  1844, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  B.  F. Watts, 
Nov.  8,  1867.  They  have  three  children, 
ROBERT  T.,  MARY  M.  and  VIOLA 
I.,  who  reside  with  their  parents,  near  Pal- 
mer, Christian  county,  111. 

NOAH  A.,  born  August  5,  1847,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  in  his  eighth  year. 

Robert  B.  Thompson  died  March  9, 
1853,  two  and  a  half  miles  northeast  of 
Chatham,  and  Mrs.  Mary  Thompson,  died 
July  30,  1872,  in  Christian  county.  Both 
were  buried  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

THOMPSON,  SAMUEL  M., 
was  born  Feb.  12,  i8oi,in  Davidson  coun- 
ty, eighteen  miles  west  of  Nashville,  Tenn. 
He  educated  himself,  and,  in  connection 
with  General  Moses  K.  Anderson,  taught 
a  military  school,  having  branches  in  David- 
son and  Dickson  counties.  Mr.  Thomp- 
son came  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  ar- 
riving in  the  fall  of  1828  in  what  is  now 
Cartwright  township.  He  returned  to 
Davidson  county,  Tennessee,  and  was  mar- 
ried in  February,  1831,  to  Cynthia  Mc- 
Crary.  He  returned  to  Sangamon  county 
in  the  spring  of  that  year.  Mr.  Thomp- 
son volunteered  in  1832  for  the  campaign 
against  the  Indians  under  their  chief,  Black 
Hawk.  He  was  in  the  company  of  which 
Abraham  Lincoln  was  Captain,  and  was 
elected  First  Lieutenant  at  the  time 
the  company  was  organized,  on  Rich- 
land  creek.  Lincoln  was  elected  Captain 
at  the  same  time  and  place.  That  com- 
pany united  at  Beardstown  with  another 
from  Sangamon  county,  under  Captain 
Gooding.  They  were  ordered  from  Beards- 
town  to  Rushville,  and  were  consolidated 
with  two  other  companies  to  form  the 
4th  Reg.  111.  Vols.  Lieutenant  Thompson 
was  elected  Colonel  of  the  Regiment.  He 
was  thus  promoted  over  Captain  Lincoln. 
The  latter,  however,  it  should  be  said,  was 
not  a  candidate  for  the  office  of  Colonel. 
The  call  was  for  thirty  days,  expecting  the 
Indians  would  retreat  across  the  Missis- 
sippi river  as  they  had  done  the  year  be- 
fore. The  savages  did  not  retreat,  and  the 
regiment  was  out  about  sixty  days  without 
an  engagement.  It  was  disbanded  and 
mustered  out  of  service  at  Ottowa,  June, 
1832,  by  Colonel  Zachary  Taylor,  after- 
wards President  of  the  United  States. 
Colonel  S.  M.  Thompson  and  wife  had 
one  child  born  in  Sangamon  county,  and 
moved  to  Beardstown  in  the  fall  of  1832, 
—90 


where  one  child  was  born.  In  1836  Colo- 
nel T.  moved  to  Burlington,  Iowa,  where 
three  children  were  born,  all  of  whom 
died  in  infancy.  Of  the  two  eldest — 

ALETHIA  A.,  born  Feb.  13,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  was  married 
July  31,  1848,511  Monroe  county,  Iowa,  to 
Isaac  Hittle,  Dec.  7,  1849,111  Rush  county, 
Indiana.  They  had  eleven  children.  One 
died  in  infancy.  CYNTHIA  E.,  born 
Feb.  5,  1851,  was  married  Feb.  15,  1865,10 
John  Blnkeley.  They  reside  near  Wil- 
liamsburg,  Franklin  county,  Kansas. 
CLARISSA  A.,  born  May  15,  1853,  was 
married  August  12,  1875,  to  David  Horbi- 
son,  and  reside  in  Howard  county,  Kansas. 
WILLIAM  H.,  SAMUEL  A.,  LIDA 
M.,  SABINA,  MARY  A.,  ISAAC  O., 
JAMES  A.  and  ROSA  A.,  reside  with 
their  parents  near  Hillsdale,  Miami  county, 
Kansas. 

ZANE  E.,  born  May  18,  1834,  at 
Beardstown,  Illinois,  was  married  May  4, 
1851,  at  Eddyville,  Iowa,  to  William 
Briggs,  of  Ohio.  They  had  seven  chil- 
dren, MAHLON  S.,  OLIVE,  JULIA, 
ANNIE,  CHARLIE,  GEORGE  and 
GRANT.  Mr.  Briggs  lost  his  life  in 
attempting  to  rescue  his  son  from  a  coal 
bank  infected  with  fire  damp.  He  failed 
in  his  efforts,  and  a  third  man,  who  came 
to  their  assistance,  lost  his  life.  This  acci- 
dent occurred  in  1870  or  '71.  Mrs.  Briggs 
by  that  calamity  was  incapacited  from 
taking  care  of  herself  and  the  children  re- 
side near  Eddyville,  Iowa. 

Mrs.  Cynthia  Thompson  died  in  Octo- 
ber, 1843,  near  Burlington,  Iowa.  Colonel 
Thompson  was  married  in  1855  in  Ma- 
haska  county,  Iowa,  to  Mrs.  Nancy  Wai- 
don,  whose  maiden  name  was  Sullivan. 
She  was  a  native  of  Davidson  county, 
Tennssee,  also.  They  reside  iti  Osage 
county,  near  Williamsburg,  Franklin  coun- 
ty, Kansas. 

Colonel  Thompson  has  always  heard 
that  railroad  trains  were  swift,  but  he  was 
able  to  keep  ahead  of  them  until  Novem- 
ber 26,  1874,  when  he  entered  a  car  for  the 
first  time  at  Garnet,  Kansas,  to  visit  his  old 
friends  in  Illinois. 

THOMAS,  Mrs.  FRANCES, 
was  born  in  Culpepper  county,  Virginia, 
moved  to  Kentucky,  thence  to  Missouri, 
and  to  Sangamon  county  in  1837,  with  her 
daughter — 


EARL?  SETTLERS  OF 


MARY,  who  married  William  B.  Tay- 
lor. See  his  name.  Her  son 

JESSE  B.  Thomas,  was  one  of  the 
two  first  United  States  Senators  from  Illi- 
nois. 

Mrs.  Frances  Thomas  died  in  Sanga- 
mon  county  in  1855. 

T  H  O  R  N  T  O  N,  WI LLI AM, 
was  born  Jan.  17,  1789,  in  Caroline  coun- 
ty, Virginia.  He  was  married  Sept.  6, 
1808,  to  Judith  P.  Thornton,  who  was 
born  in  the  same  county,  June  28,  1788. 
Soon  after  they  were  married  they  moved, 
in  company  with  her  fathe'r,  to  Bourbon 
county,  Kentucky,  where  they  had  seven 
children  and  moved  to  Harrison  county, 
where  two  children  were  born.  They 
moved  to  Montgomery  county  in  the  same 
State,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1834, 
stopping  one  year  in  what  is  now  Wood- 
side  township,  and  in  1835  moved  on  land 
Mr.  Thornton  had  previously  entered,  in 
what  is  now  the  town  of  Chatham.  Of 
their  children — 

MILDRED  R.,  married  in  Kentucky 
to  Rev.  Dewey  Whitney.  They  came  to 
Sangamon  county  with  her  parents,  and 
had  two  children.  Mr.  Whitney  was  pas- 
tor of  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Springfield  a  few  years,  when  he  aban- 
doned the  ministry  in  consequence  of  fail- 
ing health,  studied  medicine,  and  after 
practicing  at  different  places  in  New  York, 
moved  to  Yazoo  county,  Mississippi,where 
he  was  killed  by  a  fall  from  a  horse  in 
1856.  Their  daughter,  JULIA  O.,  mar- 
ried Geoiye  O.  Allen  and  lives  in  St. 
Louis,  Missouri.  WILLIAM  D.,  married 
in  Brandon,  Mississippi,  to  Mrs.  Rebecca 
Carroll,  whose  maiden  name  was  Cal- 
houn.  They  both  died  leaving  one  child. 
Mrs.  Mildred  R.  Whitney  died  June  17, 
1871,  at  the  house  of  her  daughter,  Mrs. 
Allen,  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

MART E.,  married  Samuel  N.  Fullin- 
wider.  See  his  name, 

EMMA  Z>.,  married  John  R.  Duryee, 
and  had  two  children.  JOHN  W-,  mar- 
ried Lucy  M.  Whitney  and  lives  at  Mar- 
shalltown,  Iowa.  MARY  L.,  lives  with 
her  mother.  Mr.  Duryee  died  Jan.  31, 
1860,  and  his  widow  and  daughter  reside 
in  Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois — 
1874. 

MARTHA  W.,  married  Rev.  Josiah 
Porter.  See  his  name. 


WILLIAM  S,,  married  Jan.  i,  1838, 
to  Roxana  Lyman,  and  he  died  June  n, 
1838,  less  than  six  months  after  he  was 
married.  His  widow  married  Aaron 
Palmer,  moved  to  Chicago,  and  died  there 
in  1871. 

ELIZABEJ^H  W.,  is  unmarried,  and 
lives  at  Chatham,  on  the  homestead  settled 
by  her  parents  in  1835. 

LUCY  D.,  married  Francis  Conway 
Thornton,  had  two  children.  He  died 
June  26,  1844,  and  hi«  widow  married  Wil- 
liam K.  Hardin.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren and  live  in  Virden,  Illinois. 

JUDITH  P.  is  unmarried,  and  lives 
at  the  homestead  in  Chatham,  Illinois. 

L  YMAN  7\  died  in  Kentucky  at  three 
years  of  age. 

Mrs.  Judith  P.  Thornton  died  Dec.  29, 
1851,  and  Colonel  William  Thornton  died 
May  7,  1871,  both  at  Chatham,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois.  Mr.  Thornton  was  a 
Lieutenant  in  the  war  of  1812  from  Ken- 
tucky. 

The  Misses  Thornton  remember  that 
on  the  day  of  the  "  sudden  change,"  Dec. 
20,  1836,  a  man  by  the  name  of  Lucas, 
who  lived  about  a  mile  and  a  half  north- 
east of  Chatham,  rode  to  their  house.  It 
was  raining  when  he  started,  and  when  he 
had  got  half  the  distance  the  cold  wave 
struck  him.  His  overcoat  was  frozen  to 
his  saddle,  his  feet  frozen  in  the  stirrups, 
and  he  so  chilled  as  to  be  helpless.  Their 
father  (Mr.  Thornton)  had  to  knock  the 
ice  from  the  stirrups  before  he  could  be 
taken  from  the  horse. 

TIPTON,  DAVID  B.,  born 
May  4,  1799,  in  Blount  county,  Tennessee, 
was  married  there  to  Rebecca  Jones,  who 
was  born  in  1802  in  Carter  county,  in  the 
same  State.  Thev  had  three  children  in 
Tennessee,  and  the  family  moved  in  1837 
to  Clarke  county,  Illinois,  and  a  year  later 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  arriving 
October,  1838,  in  what  is  now  Chatham 
township,  where  they  had  five  children. 
Of  their  children — 

WILLIAM  7.,  born  Oct.  i,  1830,  in 
Blount  county,  Tennessee,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Feb.  26,  18^52,  to 
Martha  Fordner,  who  was  born  March 
15,  1833,  m  Green  county,  Tennessee. 
They  have  seven  children,  JAMES, 
TEMPERANCE,  LEWIS  H.,  MAR- 
GARET J.,  DAVID  B.,  MARY  A. 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTY. 


7'5 


and    MATT1E,   and    live   near   Curran, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

PHEBE  A.  married  Charles  Fer- 
guson, have  three  children,  and  their  resi- 
dence is  not  known. 

LA  I IN  A  married  John  H.  Large, 
who  enlisted  in  Co.  B,  3Oth  111.  Inf.,  and 
died  in  1863  in  Mississippi.  She  married 
Philip  Fordner,  had  three  children  by 
each  marriage,  and  lives  near  Curran, 
Illinois. 

TENNESSEE,  born  1840  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Peter  Large,  and 
live  in  Morgan  county,  Illinois. 

ELIZA,  born  1842,  married  Theodore 
Leggett.  He  died,  leaving  a  widow  and 
one  child  in  Curran  township. 

MAR?  A.  married  Joseph  Large,  has 
two  children,  and  lives  in  Fort  Scott, 
Kansas. 

DA  VI D  B.,  born  Feb.  12,  1847,  mar- 
ried Ellen  Large,  Feb.  20,  1867,  and  had 
one  child.  He  served  four  years  and 
eight  months  in  Co.  B,  nth  111.  Cav.  He 
is  in  Santa  Fe,  New  Mexico — 1873. 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Tipton  died  in  March, 
1849,  and  David  B.  Tipton  died  January, 
1863,  both  in  Curran  township,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

TODD.  The  first  of  this  family  in 
America  came  from  the  north  of  Ireland, 
and  it  is  known  that  they  were  originally 
from  Scotland.  A  man  by  the  name  of 
Todd — it  is  thought  that  his  first  name 
was  David — was  married  in  Ireland  to 
Hannah  Owen,  and  came  to  America, 
with  other  members  of  the  family,  previous 
to  the  American  Revolution.  They 
settled  at  Pequea,  Lancaster  county, 
Pennsylvania,  and  had  three  sons,  John, 
Robert  and  Levi.  They  were  educated 
by  their  uncle,  parson  John  Todd,  who 
conducted  a  literary  institution  in  Virginia. 
These  three  brothers  emigrated  about 
1778  or  '79  to  what  became  Fayette  coun- 
ty, Kentucky.  They  were  all  influential 
men  in  the  Indian  wars,  and  in  forming 
the  institutions  of  that  State.  The  eldest: 

John  Todd,  under  commission  from 
Patrick  Henry,  Governor  of  Virginia, 
dated  Dec.  12,  1778,  at  Williamsburg,  then 
the  capital  of  the  State,  was  authorized  to 
establish  the  county  of  Illinois.  He  was 
styled  in  his  commission  the  County 
Lieutenant  Commandant.  As  such  he 
organized  the  county  and  thus  became  in 
fact,  though  not  in  name,  the  first 


Governor  of  Illinois.  See  page  28.  His 
first  act  was  to  issue  a  proclamation  with 
reference  to  land  titles,  June  15,  1779. 
Nearly  three  ye:-rs  later  he  had  been  to 
Virginia,  and  on  his  way  back  made  it 
convenient  to  visit  his  family  in  Kentucky. 
While  at  Lexington,  news  came  that  the 
Indians  west  of  the  Ohio  river  were  cross- 
ing over  into  Kentucky.  Colonel  Todd, 
as  one  of  the  commanders,  was  slain  at  the 
battle  of  Blue  Licks,  August  18,  1782. 

Robert  Todd,  the  second  brother,  ac- 
quired the  title  of  General  in  connection 
with  the  Indian  wars,  and  later  military 
operations  in  Kentucky.  None  of  his  de- 
scendants ever  came  to  Illinois.  One 
daughter  became  the  wife  of  General 
William  O.  Butler,  of  Carrollton,  Ken- 
tucky. 

Levi  Todd,  the  youngest  of  the  three, 
was  engaged  in  the  early  Indian  wars  in 
Kentucky,  and  was  a  lieutenant  under 
Colonel  Clark  in  the  expedition  that  left 
Corn  Island,  opposite  Louisville,  and  cap- 
tured Fort  Gates  and  the  village  of  Kas- 
kaskia,  July  4,  1778.  M.  Rochebiave,  the 
commander  of  the  fort,  was  so  mortified 
at  his  having  been  surprised  and  captured 
without  firing  a  gun,  that  he  would  not 
accept  any  courtesies  from  his  captors, 
and  was  sent  under  a  military  guard  to 
Virginia.  Lieutenant  Levi  Todd  com- 
manded the  squad  of  soldiers  who  took 
the  prisoner  back.  He  afterwards  ac- 
quired the  title  of  General,  was  clerk 
of  the  circuit  court  of  Fayette  county, 
Kentucky,  the  greater  part  of  his  life,  and 
lived  and  died  in  Lexington.  General 
Levi  Todd's  daughter,  Hannah,  was  the 
mother  of  Hon.  John  T.  Stuart.  See  his 
name.  His  son,  Robert  Todd,  was  the 
father  of  Mrs.  Ninian  W.  Edwards,  Mrs. 
Dr.  William  S.  Wallace,  Mrs.  C.  M. 
Smith  and  Mrs.  Abraham  Lincoln,  all  of 
Springfield,  Illinois.  One  only  of  his 
children  became  an  early  settler  of  Sanga- 
mon county,  of  whom  the  following  is  a 
sketch : 

TODD,  JOHN,  was  born  April 
27,  1787,  near  Lexington, -F ay ette  county, 
Kentucky.  He  was  among  the  earliest 
graduates  of  Transylvania  University  at 
Lexington.  He  next  entered  the  Medical 
University  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, 
and  graduated  there.  Dr.  Todd  was  mar- 
ried July  i,  1813,  in  Lexington,  Kentucky, 
to  Elizabeth  Smith,  daughter  of  Rev. 


EAR  LI  SETTLERS  OF 


John  Blair  Smith,  D.  D.  She  was  born 
April  18,  1793,  in  Philadelphia.  Her 
mother  was  a  daughter  of  General  Nash, 
a  leader  in  the  American  Revolution  from 
Virginia.  Dr.  Todd  was  appointed  Sur- 
geon General  of  the  Kentucky  troops  in 
the  war  of  1812,  and  was  at  the  battle  and 
massacre  of  the  River  Raisin  in  Canada, 
where  he  was  captured.  Atter  the  war 
he  returned  to  Lexington  and  practiced 
there.  He  was  for  a  short  time  at  Bards- 
town,  Kentucky,  and  from  there,  in  1817, 
moved  to  Ed wardsville,  Illinois.  In  1827 
he  was  appointed  by  President  John 
Quincy  Adams,  Register  of  the  United 
States  Land  Office,  at  Springfield,  and  at 
once  moved  there.  He  remained  in  office 
until  he  was  removed  solely  for  political 
reasons,  by  President  Jackson  in  1829. 
Dr.  John  Todd  and  wife  had  six  living  chil- 
dren. Of  their  children — 

JOHN  B.  S.,  born  April  4,  1814,  in 
Lexington,  Kentucky,  came  with  his 
parents  to  Springfield  in  1827,  and  July  i, 
1833,  entered  the  United  States  Military 
Academy  at  West  Point,  New  York,  and 
graduated  there  July  i,  1837.  He  was 
assigned  to  duty  as  second  lieutenant  in  the 
6th  U.  S.  Inf.,  promoted  to  first  lieutenant, 
Dec.  25,  1837,  and  promoted  to  captain  in 
1843.  After  more  than  eighteen  years 
active  service,  during  which  time  he  was 
in  almost  every  frontier  fort,  and  served 
through  the  Mexican  war,  Captain  Todd 
resigned  his  commission  Sept.  16,  1856, 
and  entered  into  mercantile  business.  In 
the  summer  of  1861  he  was  elected  the 
first  Delegate  of  Dakota  in  the  United 
States  Congress.  He  was  commissioned 
September  19,  1861,  by  President 
Lincoln,  Brigadier  General  of  Volun- 
teers, and  in  1862  commanded  the 
6th  Division  of  the  Army  of  the  Ten- 
nessee. He  was  re-elected  Delegate  to 
Congres-  and  served  until  March  4,  1865. 
He  was  elected  in  1867  to  the  Territorial 
Legislature  of  Dakota,  and  was  Speaker 
of  the  House  at  the  session  of  1867  and  '8. 
General  J.  B.  S.  Todd,  then  a  Captain  in 
the  United  States  army,was  married  March 
25,  1845,  at  Fort  Smith,  Arkansas,  to  Cath- 
arine S.  Hoffman,  a  daughter  of  Colonel 
William  .  Hoffman,  of  the  United  States 
army.  They  had  nine  children.  The 
second  and  third  both  died  in  infancy.  Of 
the  other  seven,  KATE  H.,  born  in  1845, 
at  Fort  Gibson,  Arkansas,  married  March, 


1869,  at  Yankton,  Dakota  to  Edward  F. 
Higbee.  They  have  one  child,  JOHN  TODD, 
and  live  in  Yankton.  FANNIE  A.,  born 
in  1852,  at  Fort  Ripley,  Minnesota,  was 
married  June,  1873,  to  J.  B.  Van  Velsor, 
at  Yankton,  Dakota,  where  they  now  re- 
side. JOHN,  born  in  1854,  at  Fort  Rip- 
ley,  Minnesota,  married  August,  1875,  to 
Mary  F.  Hughes,  at  Yankton,  Dakota, 
where  they  now  reside.  DANA,  born  in 
1 857,  at  Springfield,  Illinois.  M  AR Y  H., 
born  in  1859,  MATILDA  C.,  born  in 
1861,  SOPHIA  J.,  born  in  1864,  the  three 
latter  at  Fort  Randall,  Dakota.  General 
J.  B.  S.  Todd  died  Jan.  5,  1872,  at  Yank- 
ton,  Dakota,  and  his  widow  and  four  minor 
children  reside  there. 

FRANCIS  WALTON,  born  April 
17,  1816,  at  Bardstown,  Nelson  county, 
Kentucky,  and  brought  by  his  parents  to 
Springfield,  Illinois,  in  1827.  He  was  edu- 
cated at  Jacksonville,  and  graduated  in 
medicine  at  Cincinnati  Medical  College 
in  1838.  He  was  appointed  surgeon  in  the 
United  States  army  while  in  the  City  of 
Mexico,  in  1846.  In  1849  he  went  to  Cali- 
fornia, and  was  married  there  in  March, 
1851,  to  Mrs.  L.  M.  Jackson,  nee  Bullitt, 
of  Nachitoches,  Louisiana.  They  have  no 
children.  Dr.  Todd  is  a  member  of  the 
California  State  Board  of  Health,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Stockton  Board  of  Health,  and 
Secretary  of  San  Joaquin  County  Medi- 
cal Society.  He  resides  at  Stockton,  Cali- 
fornia. 

WILLIAM  Z.,  born  April  14,  1818, 
at  Edwardsville,  Illinois,  and  brought  up  in 
Springfield,  where  he  learned  the  business 
of  a  druggist.  He  went  to  California  in 
1845,  before  the  Mexican  war  or  the  discov- 
ery of  gold  and  was  there  when  the  survi- 
vors of  the  Reed  and  Donner  party 
arrived;  so  many  of  whom  starved  to 
death  as  they  were  snow-bound  in  the 
mountains.  William  L.  Todd  was  married 
April  14,  1868,  in  California,  to  Mrs.  Cla- 
rissa J.  Pike,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Chase.  She  was  born  in  1823  in  Duchess 
county,  New  York.  Mrs.  Todd  died  child- 
less in  March,  1874,  in  Sacramento.  Mr. 
Todd  resides  at  Los  Angelos,  California. 

ELIZABETH  J.  was  born  January, 
1825,  at  Edwardsville,  Illinois,  married 
in  Springfield  July  21,  1846,  to  Harrison  J. 
Grimsley.  They  had  two  children.  JOHN 
T.,  born  Feb.  3,  1848,  in  Springfield,  mar- 
ried Dec.  12,  1871,  in  Summerfield,  New 


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Jersey,  to  Cornelia  Meesler,  daughter  of 
Rev.  A.  Meesler,  D.D.,  pastor  of  the 
Dutch  Reformed  Church  of  that  place. 
They  have  one  child,  MARY  SWIFT.  John 
T.  Grimsley  is  a  partner  in  the  mercantile 
firm  of  Herndon  &  Co.,  and  resides  in 
Springfield,  Illinois.  WILLIAM  L., 
born  March  17,  1852,  is  a  clerk  with 
Herndon  &  Co.,  and  resides  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois.  H.  J.  Grimsley  died  in 
1865,  and  his  widow  married  in  January, 
1867,  to  Rev.  John  H.  Brown,  D.D.,  pas- 
tor of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Springfield,  and  later  of  the  Thirty-first 
Street  Presbyterian  Church  of  Chicago. 
Dr.  Brown  died  Feb.  23,  1872,  in  Chicago, 
and  was  buried  in  Oak  Ridge  Cemetery, 
Springfield.  His  widow  resides  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

LOCKWOOD  M.,  born  June  17,  1826, 
in  Edwardsville,  raised  in  Springfield, 
studied  medicine  and  graduated  in  St. 
Louis  in  1851.  He  was  with  Sherman  as 
commissary  in  his  march  to  the  sea.  He 
married  Emily  Husband,  and  lives  in  Vir- 
ginia City,  Montana  Territory. 

FRANCES  vS1.,  born  Dec.  19,  1832,111 
Springfield,  Illinois,  married  there  Dec.  18, 
1849,  to  Thomas  H.  Shelby,  of  Lexington, 
Kentucky.  Mrs.  Shelby  died  in  Springfield 
Feb.  i,  1851,  leaving  one  child,  JOHN 
TODD  Shelby,  born  Jan.  25,  1851,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois.  He  was  brought 
up  near  Lexington,  Kentucky,  gradu- 
ated at  Princeton  College,  New  Jersey, 
in  the  class  of  1870,  married  Novem- 
ber 7,  1872,  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri, 
to  Lizzie  M.  Craig.  They  have  one 
child,  THOMAS  HART.  John  T.  Shelby 
is  a  practicing  lawyer  in  Lexington,  Ken- 
tucky. Soon  after  the  death  of  his  wife, 
Thomas  H.  Shelby,  with  his  infant  son  re- 
turned to  Kentucky,  and  is  now  an  exten- 
sive farmer  near  Lexington.  He  is  a  grand 
son  of  Isaac  Shelby,  the  first  Governor  of 
Kentucky,  and  on  his  mother's  side,  a 
grandson  of  Edmond  Bullock,  Speaker  of 
the  first  Kentucky  House  of  Representa- 
tives. 

Dr.  John  Todd  and  wife  celebrated  their 
golden  wedding  July  i,  1863.  He  died 
Jan.  9,  1865,  and  she  died  March  11,  1865, 
both  in  Springfield,  Illinois.  Dr.  Todd  was 
a  Ruling  Elder  in  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  in  the  city  at  the  time  cf  his  death. 

TO  L  LEY,  ISOM,  was  born  about 
1754  in  Virginia,  went  to  Bourbon  county, 


Kentucky,  when  he  was  a  young  man,  and 
was  there  married  to  Isabel  Whitesides, 
had  six  children  in  Kentucky,  moved  to  St. 
Clair  county,  Illinois,  thence  to  Morgan 
county,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, in  what  is  now  Loami  township  in 
October,  1823.  Of  their  children — t 

DANIEL,  married  Jane  Bailey  and 
left  Sangamon  county  soon  after. 

ELIZABETH  married -John  Weir, 
and  moved  to  Iowa  in  1843  or  '4. 

JAMES  born  in  Bourbon  county, 
Kentucky,  and  married  Elizabeth  Mace. 
They  had  eight  children.  SAMUEL  was 
killed  by  lighting  on  Spring  creek  in  1840, 
aged  twenty  years.  LUCINDA  married 
Arthur  Davenport.  They  have  seven  chil- 
dren, and  reside  near  Berlin,  Sangamon 
county,  111.  MARY  A.  married  Ephraim 
Shryer.  See  his  name.  MARTHA  J. 
married  Aaron  Van  Patton.  See  his 
name.  KATE  or  (CATHARINE  E.), 
born  August  27,  1828,  was  married  Jan.  8, 
1845,  in  Sangamon  county,  to  William  W. 
Beerup.  See  his  name.  They  had  three 
living  children.  SOPHIA,  born  Feb.  25, 
1849,  married  John  K.  Shumate,  and  lives 
in  Springfield,  Illinois.  ROSETTA,  born 
Sept.  8,  1855,  died  March  19,  1861.  ADA- 
LINE,  born  Dec.  18,  1858,  resides  with  her 
parents  one  and  one-half  miles  south  of 
Farmingdale,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
ELIZABETH  married  Charles  Myers. 
He  died  leaving  a  widow  and  six  children 
at  Middletown,  Logan  county,  Illinois. 
MATILDA  married  Harris  Elliott,  has 
two  children,  and  lives  at  Middletown. 
SUSAN  married  William  Douglas.  See 
his  name.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Tolley  died  in 
1838,  and  James  Tolley  married  America 
Kelly.  They  moved  to  Kansas,  and  he 
died  there. 

NANCY  married  John  Porter.  She 
olied  leaving  one  daughter  in  Clear  Lake 
township,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

yO^/A^married  Susan  Washburne,who 
died.  He  married  again  and  lives  near 
Salisbury,  Illinois. 

UNITY  died  unmarried,  aged  about 
twenty-five  years. 

Mrs.  Isabel  Tolley  died  aged  about 
ninety-six,  and  John  Tolely  died,  aged 
about  one  hundred  and  six  years,  both  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

TOMLIN,  ALMARIN,  was 
born  July  28,  1800,  in  Cape  May  county, 
New  Jersey.  Rhoda  Smith  was  born 


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June  15,  1802,  in  the  same  county.  They 
were  there  married  January  n,  1821,  and 
had  seven  children  in  New  Jersey.  The 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  October,  1837,  in  what  is  now 
Cartwright  township,  where  five  children 
were  born.  Of  their  children — 

E ME LINE,  born  in  1822  in  New 
Jersey,  married  Samuel  Sutton,  a  native 
of  New  Jersey,  also.  They  have  three 
children,  HENRIETTA,  JOSEPH  and 
CHARLES  N.,  and  reside  three  miles 
north  of  Salisbury,  Menard  county,  111. 

LOUISA,  born  April  4,  1824,  in  New 
Jersey,  married  William  B.  Quinn.  They 
have  one  child,  ALMARIN,  and  live 
near  St.  Paul,  Minnesota. 

ED  WIN,  born  July  29,  1826,  in  New 
Jersey,  was  married  April  5,  1854,  in  San- 
gamon county,  to  M.  Margaret  Correll. 
They  had  nine  children.  FANNIE,  the 
second,  died  in  infancy.  EVA  H.  was 
married  March  16,  1876,  near  Pleasant 
Plains,  Illinois,  to  William  Sinclair,  of 
Cass  county,  Illinois.  THOMAS  A., 
CHARLES  S.,  LEE  C.,  SALLIE, 
JACOB,  ANNIE  and  ISAAC  F.  The 
seven  latter  live  with  their  parents  on  the 
farm  settled  by  Mr.  Tomlin's  father  in 
1837,  and  is  one  and  one-fourth  miles  north- 
west of  Pleasant  Plains,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

JEREMIAH  T.,  born  Oct.  5.  1828, 
in  New  Jersey,  married  Jennie  Richmond 
of  the  same  State.  They  had  four  children, 
and  Mrs.  Jennie  Tomlin  died  in  1869.  J. 
T.  Tomlin  was  married  to  Mrs.  Belle 
Newman,  whose  maiden  name  was  Hall, 
and  moved  to  Quincy,  Illinois. 

HARRIET,  born  August  27,  1832, 
married  Josiah  Reed.  They  have  eleven 
children,  and  live  near  Circleville,  Ohio. 

JAMES  S.,  born  Oct.  19,  1834,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Anna  Townsend,  of  New  Jersey. 
They  have  ten  children,  and  reside  near 
Wichita,  Kansas — 1873. 

LTD  I  A  H.,  born  Sept.  11,  1836,  mar- 
ried Josiah  Alkire.  They  have  three 
chi.dren,  and  reside  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

MART  and  MARTHA,  twins,  born 
Sept.  n,  1839,  in  Sangamon  county. 

MART,  died  in  her  thirteenth  year. 

MARJ^HA  is  unmarried  and  lives  with 
her  mother  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 

RACHEL "and  RHODA,  twins,  born 
January,  1842,  in  Sangamon  county. 


RA  CHEL  married  Monroe  Rankin. 
They  have  two  children,  and  live  in  Mc- 
Lean county,  Illinois. 

RHODA  married  Stephen  Capps. 
They  have  four  children,  and  live  at 
Jacksonville,  Illinois. 

Almarin  Tomlin  died  April,  1859,  and 
his  widow  resides  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 

TOMLINSON,  ELIZA- 
BETH, whose  maiden  name  was  Mc- 
Kinnie,  was  born  in  Orange  county,  on  the 
Shenandoah  river,  Virginia.  She  was 
taken  by  her  parents  to  Fayette  county, 
Kentucky,  and  was  there  married  to  Elijah 
Tomlinson,  a  native  of  Virginia,  also. 
They  had  ten  children  in  Fayette  county, 
and  Mr.  Tomlinson  died  about  1812.  Mrs. 
Tomlinson  with  her  children  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1829,  three  miles  northwest  of  Springfield. 
Of  their  children — 

WILLIAM  raised  a  family  and  died  in 
Kentucky. 

CA  THARINE  died  in  Kentucky,aged 
twenty  years. 

MARTHA  married  Andrew  McKin- 
nie.  See  his  name. 

CHARLES  B.  went  to  the  Galena 
leac*  mines  when  a  young  man,  and  died  of 
cholera  in  1833,  at  Mineral  Point,  Wiscon- 
sin. 

LOUISA,  born  April  16,  1801,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  there  to  Nathaniel  Hurst, 
and  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1829, 
and  died  in  Springfield  many  years  later. 

NICHOLAS,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri,  to 
Nancy  Davis,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1845.  Mrs.  T.  died  leaving 
seven  children,  and  he  married  Mrs.  Sarah 
Brady,  and  both  died  in  Springfield,  leav- 
ing four  children.  Their  son,  Charles 
Tomlinson,  lives  in  Springfield. 

REBECCA  married  C.  Hendricksand 
remained  in  Kentucky. 

LE  WIS. 

ANDRE  W,  born  in  Kentucky,  went 
to  the  Galena  lead  mines  in  1827,  and  died 
there  in  1828  or  '9. 

JAMES  M.,  born  May  20,  1809,  in 
Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  with  his  mother  in  1829.  He 
spent  five  years  in  the  lead  mines,  went  to 
Kentucky,  and  was  married  April  30,  1837, 
in  Fayette  county,  to  Louisa  Hurst,  who 
was  born  Jan.  i,  1809,  in  Ohio.  They  had 
one  child  in  Kentucky,  and  came  to  San- 


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gamon  county  in  1838,  where  they  had 
four  children.  Of  their  five  children, 
MARTHA  E.,  born  Jan.  31,  1838,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  March  6,  1866,  to  John  W. 
Hurst,  has  three  children,  and  lives  in 
Galena.  ELIJAH  and  ELISHA  T., 
twins,  the  former  died  in  infancy.  Elisha 
T.  enlisted  in  November,  1861,  in  Co.  G, 
loth  111.  Cav.  for  three  years,  re-enlisted 
January,  1864,  served  to  the  end  of  the  re- 
hellion,  was  honorably  discharged  in  Janu- 
ary, 1866,  and  lives  with  his  parents. 
JOHN  B.  and  THOMAS  H.  B.,  twins, 
born  July  5,  1841.  The  former  died  in  in- 
fancy. T.  H.  B.  served  from  August  7, 
1862,  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion  in  Co.  I, 
7th  111.  Inf.  He  married  Mrs.  Sarah  Shu- 
felt,  whose  maiden  name  was  Meadow, 
and  lives  near  Lafayette,  Indiana.  AN- 
DREW}., born  April  16,  1843,  enlisted 
September,  1861,  in  Co.  I,  39th  111.  Inf.  for 
three  years,  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran,  was 
wounded  August  16,  1864,  at  Deep  Bot- 
tom, Virginia,  and  died  Sept.  14,  following, 
from  the  amputation  of  a  leg.  NICHO- 
LAS B.,  born  June  24, 1845,  married  Sarah 
Gillock,  have  one  child,  and  live  in  Spring- 
field. James  M.  Tomlinson  and  wife  re- 
side three  miles  northwest  of  Springfield. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Tomlinson  died  at  the 
house  of  her  son,  James  M.,  Dec.  31,  1850, 
near  Springfield,  Illinois. 

TORRENCE,  WILLIAM, 
was  born  in  Hampshire  county,  Virginia, 
and  married  there  to  Margaret  Cham- 
baugh.  They  had  seven  children,  and 
Mrs.  T.  died  in  that  county.  Mr.  Tor- 
rence  was  married  to  Celia  Sheriff  and 
had  two  children  in  Virginia,  and  the 
family  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1834,  in 
what  is  now  Rochester  township,  and 
two  years  later  moved  into  Cotton  Hill 
township.  Two  children  were  born  in 
Sangamon  county.  Of  all  his  children — 

JOHN,  born  in  Hampshire  county, 
Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Sarah  Donner,  (a  sister  to  George  and 
Jacob  Donner.)  They  had  five  children. 
GEORGE  is  married  and  lives  in  Tay- 
lorville;  SUSAN  married  Henry  Baker 
and  lives  near  Medoc,  Missouri ;  MAR- 
GARET married  Edward  Todd,  and  lives 
in  Springfield;  WILLIAM,  married,  and 
lives  near  Atlanta,*  Illinois.  John  Tor- 
rence  and  wife  died  in  Atlanta. 


ABSALOM,  born  in  Virginia,  died 
in  Sangamon  county,  August,  1835. 

ROBERT,  born  in  Hampshire  county, 
Virginia,  came  to  Sangamon  countv  with 
his  parents,  married  in  Iowa,  and  lives 
near  Medoc,  Missouri. 

NANCY,  born  in  Virginia,  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  John  Adams. 
They  had  three  children. 

SAMUEL,  born  May  7,  1819,  in 
Hampshire  county,  Virginia,  was  married 
January  7,  1841,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Polly  Delay.  They  had  eight  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  GREENBERRY, 
born  Dec.  8,  1842,  is  proprietor  of  Cotton 
Hill  mills,  formerly  the  old  Breckenridge 
mill,  and  lives  in  Cotton  Hill  township, 
Breckenridge  postoffice.  ELIZA,  born 
May  8,  1844,  married  H.  Peddicord,  and 
died  August  15,  1873,  leaving  three  chil- 
dren in  Champaign  City.  CHARLES, 
born  August  22,  1846,  married  Josephine 
Peddicord.  They  have  one  child  and  live 
near  Taylorville,  Illinois.  ELIZABETH, 
born  Sept.  13,  1848,  married  Edgar  Eggle- 
ston,  and  lives  near  Taylorville,  Illinois. 
JENNIE,  born  March  22,  1850,  married 
James  Shaw.  They  have  one  child,  and 
live  near  Taylorville.  JOHN,  EMMA 
and  ANNA  live  with  their  mother. 
Samuel  Torrence  was  killed  by  being 
thrown  from  a  wagon  attached  to  a  run- 
away team,  Sept.  21,  1875.  His  widow 
and  children  live  two  miles  south  of 
Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Hampshire  coun- 
ty, Virginia,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
with  his  parents  and  is  living  with  his 
third  wife  near  Taylorville,  Illinois.  He 
has  one  child  by  his  second  marriage. 

SILAS,  born  in  Virginia,  raised  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  Iowa,  and 
lives  near  Winona,  Minnesota. 

JANE,  born  in  Virgina,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Harvey  Fasset,  and 
lives  near  Winona,  Minnesota. 

By  the  second  wife: 

EMANUEL,  born  in  Virginia  and 
died  in  Sangamon  county  at  about  twenty- 
one  years  of  age. 

JOSEPH,  born  in  Virginia,  raised  in 
Sangamon  county,  and  is  living  with  his 
second  wife  in  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

ISAAC,  born  in  Sangamon  county,  is 
unmarried,  and  lives  near  Decatur,  Illinois. 

MARGARET,  born  in  Sangamon 
county  and  died  at  fifteen  years  of  age. 


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William  Torrence  died  in  1841  in  Cotton 
Hill  township,  Sangamon  county,  and  his 
widow  married  John  Davis.  He  died, 
and  she  lives  in  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

TORREY,  JOSEPH,  was  born 
March  25,  1788,  in  Connecticut,  came  to 
Madison  county,  Illinois,  and  was  there 
married  to  Olive  Slater.  They  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  and  settled  on  Sugar 
creek,  where  she  died  in  1820.  Joseph 
Torrey  returned  east  and  was  married 
Jan.  17,  1828,  at  Millhury,  Mass.,  to  Abi- 
gail Sibley,  who  was  born  Nov.  29,  1804, 
in  Massachusetts.  They  had  four  children 
there,  and  moved  to  Springfield,  Illinois, 
arriving  in  1836,  where  three  children  were 
born.  Of  their  seven  children  two  died 
young. 

ELIZA  A.,  born  March  2,  1829,  in 
Massachusetts,  was  married  July  3,  1851, 
in  Springfield,  Illinois,  to  John  C.  Moses. 
They  had  two  children.  ABBIE,  born 
August,  1832,  was  married  in  Taylorville, 
Illinois,  to  David  Hay.  They  reside  at 
Wichita,  Kansas.  JOHNC.,  lives  in  Tay- 
lorville. Mr.  Moses  died  May  16,  1860, 
and  Mrs.  Moses  resides  with  her  sisters, 
Mrs.  Sattley  and  Mrs.  Rockwell. 

SUSAtf,  born  March  18,  1831,  in 
Massachusetts,  married,  Sept.  21,  1853,  to 
Albert  Sattley.  See  his  name. 

ABIGAIL  E.,  borti  Sept.  10,  1833,  in 
Massachusetts,  was  married  in  Springfield, 
Illinois,  Oct.  7,  1856,  to  Sylvester  Paden. 
He  died  August  15,  1860.  She  was  mar- 
ried July  7,  1869,  to  Humphrey  H.  Hood. 
They  have  one  child,  HARROLD,  and 
reside  in  Litchfield,  Illinois. 

ELLEN,\)orn  April 4,  [841,1*11  Spring- 
field, was  married  Dec.  29,  1858,  in  Tay- 
lorville, to  Charles  V.  Rockwell,  who  was 
born  in  Richland  county,  Ohio.  He  came 
to  Chicago  in  1848,  and  from  there  to  De- 
catur,  Illinois,  in  1850,  studied  medicine, 
and  attended  one  course  of  lectures  at 
St.  Louis  Medical  College.  In  1854 
he  located  and  practiced  medicine  at 
Taylorville.  He  graduated  at  St.  Louis 
Medical  College  in  1858.  They 
have  five  children,  LULU,  SUSAN  E., 
GERTRUDE,  ESTELLA  and 
GRAC1E  A.,  who  reside  with  their 
parents  at  Tavlorville,  Illinois. 

JOSEPH  S.,  born  Feb.  8,  1844, 
in  Springfield,  was  married  Oct.  27, 
1868,  in  Centralia,  to  Elizabeth  H.  Sloan, 
who  was  born  Nov.  27,  1844,  nl  Rock- 


,  Randolph  county,  Illinois.  They 
have  three  living  children,  JULIA  E., 
LEWIS  E.  and  MABEL.  J.  S.  Torrey 
resides  in  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

Joseph  Torrey  was  in  the  boot  and  shoe 
business  for  a  short  time,  afterwards  en- 
gaged in  hotel  keeping,  and  subsequently 
n  pork  packing  with  James  L.  Lamb.  He 
died  on  a  farm  near  Illiopolis,  Illinois, 
Sept.  2,  1845.  Mrs.  Torrey  died  in  Tay- 
lorville, Sept.  10, 1857. 

TRAYLER.  Three  brothers,  Wil- 
liam, Henry  and  Archibald  Trayler,  were 
born  of  respectable  parents,  in  Green 
county,  near  the  line  of  Adair  county, 
Kentucky.  They  came  to  Illinois  about 
1829.  William  settled  near  Greenbush, 
Warren  county,  more  than  one  hundred 
miles  northwest  of  Springfield.  Henry 
married  a  sister  of  Eli  C.  Blankenship,  a 
merchant  of  Springfield,  and  settled  at 
Clary's  Grove,  about  twenty  miles  north- 
west of  Springfield.  It  was  then  in  San- 
gamon, but  now  in  Menard  county. 
Archibald  was  unmarried,  and  engaged  in 
business  in  Springfield,  as  a  carpenter  and 
builder,  in  partnership  with  Reuben  Rad- 
ford,  the  latter  of  whom  went  out  of  the 
business,  when  Mr.  Trayler  associated 
himself  with  a  Mr.  Myers,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Trayler  &  Myers.  Mr.  Trayler 
owned  the  lot  on  which  the  Episcopal 
Church  now  stands,  at  the  corner  of 
Adams  and  Third  streets.  He  had  a 
dwelling  .house  there,  and  Mr.  Myers, 
having  a  family,  kept  the  house.  Mr. 
Trayler  boarded  in  his  own  house,  with 
his  partner.  William  Trayler  was  some- 
what given  to  telling  marvelous  stories, 
and  a  little  inclined  to  boasting.  With 
that  exception,  the  three  brothers  were 
sober,  industrious  and  retiring  men.  For 
ten  or  twelve  years  after  coming  to  the 
State,  nothing  occurred  in  their  lives  un- 
usual to  the  settlers  in  a  new  country. 

It  has  become  a  proverb  that  "truth  is 
stranger  than  fiction."  This  w.as  never 
more  completely  verified  than  in  the 
events  1  am  about  to  relate,  concerning 
these  three  brothers,  who  became  victims 
to  the  most  remarkable  case  of  circum- 
stantial evidence  on  iccord,  one  that 
would,  if  given  in  proper  terms,  be  of 
absorbing  interest  to  the  legal  profession. 
I  must,  from  necessity,  make  my  statements 
as  concise  as  possible.  Hon.  William  But- 
ler, deceased,  is  my  authority  for  what  I 


SANGAMON    COUNTY. 


have  said  of  the  birth  and  parentage  of  the 
brothers.  I  have  gathered  all  the  other  in- 
formation from  the  older  citizens  of  Spring- 
field, files  of  the  Journal  and  Register 
newspapers,  and  from  an  elaborate  article 
that  first  appeared  in  the  Quincy  Whig, 
and  copied  into  the  Springfield  Journal 
of  April  23,  1846.  The  latter  is  princi- 
pally true,  but  contains  some  glaring 
errors,  which,  by  the  aid  of  men  who  took 
part  in  the  proceedings,  I  have  been  able 
to  avoid. 

A  man  about  fifty  years  of  age,  by  the 
name  of  Archibald  Fisher  taught  school 
in  Monmouth,  Warren  county,  Illinois, 
and  in  that  vicinity.  He  also  worked  at 
odd  jobs  when  he  was  not  regularly  em- 
ployed. He  was  unmarried,  economical 
in  his  habits,  and  lived  in  the  families  of 
the  people  wherever  his  business  called 
him.  In  that  way  he  had  saved  a  few 
hundred  dollars,  and  at  the  beginning  of 
the  events  I  am  about  to  relate  was  mak- 
ing his  home  with  William  Trayler,  who 
was  then  a  widower,  with  several  chil- 
dren. 

Mr.  Fisher,  wishing  to  enter  some  land, 
he  and  Mr.  Trayler  started  for  Spring- 
field together.  They  set  out  in  a  bug- 
gy without  springs — called  a  Dearborn 
wagon — drawn  by  one  horse.  On  Sun- 
day evening  they  reached  the  house  of 
Henry  Traylor,  and  the  next  day  all  three 
came  to  Springfield,  Henry  riding  on 
horseback.  They  arrived  about  noon, 
Monday,  June  i,  1841,  and  stopped  at  the 
house  where  Archibald  Trayler  boarded. 
After  dinner  the  three  Traylers  and  Fisher 
left  the  boarding  house  in  company,  for 
the  purpose  of  looking  about  the  town. 
At  supper  time  the  three  brothers  re- 
turned, but  Fisher,  having  stepped  aside, 
as  they  were  passing  along  a  foot  path 
among  the  trees  in  the  northwestern  part 
of  the  city,  did  not  appear.  After  supper 
all  the  others  went  in  search  of  him.  One 
by  one  they  returned,  as  night  approached, 
but  without  any  tidings  of  Fisher.  The 
next  morning  the  search  was  continued, 
and  up  to  noon  was  still  unsuccessful. 
William  and  Henry,  having  expected  to 
leave  early  that  morning,  expressed  their 
intention  to  abandon  the  search  and  start 
for  home.  This  was  objected  to  on  the 
part  of  the  boarders,  because  it  would 
leave  Fisher  without  any  means  of  con- 
veyance. They  continued  to  search  the 
—91 


remainder  of  that  day,  but  at  night' 
William,  who  evidently  felt  greatly  dis- 
appointed at  being  detained  so  long, 
hitched  up  his  buggy  and  started  without 
the  knowledge  of  his  brother,  Archie, 
who,  missing  him,  followed  on  foot,  and 
overtook  him  just  as  he  was  entering  the 
water  at  Hickox  mill,  on  Spring  creek, 
near  where  the  O.  &  M.  railroad  now 
crosses.  Archie  called  to  William,  and 
remonstrated  against  his  going  until  the 
mystery  was  cleared  up.  William  turned 
around  in  the  water,  and  they  both  re- 
turned to  Springfield.  Notwithstanding 
all  this,  William  and  Henry  started  for 
home  the  next  day.  The  mysterious  dis- 
appearance had  to  that  time  attracted  but 
little  attention.  Three  or  four  days  later, 
Henry  returned  to  Springfield  for  the 
purpose  of  making  a  more  diligent  search, 
and  with  his  brother,  Archie,  and  some 
of  the  boarders,  another  day  was  spent, 
and  he  returned  home.  On  Friday,  June 
12,  James  W.  Keyes,  the  postmaster  in 
Springfield,  received  a  letter  from  Mr. 
Tice,  the  postmaster  of  Greenbush,  War- 
ren county,  saying  that  William  Trayler 
had  returned  home,  and  was  circulating 
the  report  that  Fisher,  the  man  who  had 
left  there  with  him  for  Springfield,  was 
dead,  and  with  something  of  a  boastful 
manner,  stated  that  Fisher  had  willed  his 
money  to  him,  and  that  he  had  gained 
about  fifteen  hundred  dollars  by  it — a 
much  larger  sum  than  Fisher  was  sup- 
posed to  possess.  Postmaster  Tice  re- 
quested the  Springfield  postmaster  to  give 
him  all  the  information  on  the  subject  that 
he  could.  The  contents  of  that  letter 
were  made  public,  and  the  excitement  be- 
came widespread  and  intense.  Springfield 
had,  only  the  year  before,  adopted  a  city 
organization,  with  about  two  thousand 
inhabitants.  The  mayor,  William  L. 
May,  and  Josiah  Lamborn,  the  attorney 
general  of  the  State,  headed  the  move- 
ment to  ferret  out  the  mystery.  Men 
were  formed  into  squads,  and  marched 
about  in  all  directions,  so  as  to  leave  no 
spot  unsearched.  Examinations  were 
made  of  wells,  and  every  conceivable 
place  where  a  body  might  be  concealed. 
A  club  was  found  with  some  hair 
attached  to  it.  It  was  confidently  believed 
that  the  murder  had  been  committed  with 
that  weapon,  but  it  was  afterwards 
demonstrated  that  the  hair  was  from  a  cow. 


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EARL1  SETTLERS  OF 


This  search  was  continued  until  Saturday 
afternoon,  when  it  was  determined  to 
arrest  William  and  Henry  Trayler,  and 
officers  started  for  them  on  Sunday  morn- 
ing. Henry,  being  nearest,  was  brought 
to  Springfield  on  Monday.  The  mayor 
and  attorney  general  took  him  in  hand 
and  used  every  device  to  elicit  information 
of  the  supposed  murder,  but  he  protested 
his  innocence  of  any  knowledge  on  the 
subject.  He  was  reminded  that  the  cir- 
cumstantial evidence  was  so  strong  that 
he,  with  his  two  brothers,  would  certainly 
all  be  hung,  and  that  the  only  chance  to 
save  his  own  life  was  for  him  to  become  a 
witness  on  the  part  of  the  State.  He 
withstood  all  the  pressure  until  Wednesday, 
the  seventeenth  of  the  month,  when,  pro- 
testing his  own  innocence,  he  stated  that 
his  brothers,  William  and  Archibald,  had 
murdered  Fisher,  by  hanging  him  to  a 
tree , without  his  knowledge  at  the  time,that 
they  had  temporarily  concealed  the  body, 
that  immediately  preceding  the  departure 
of  himself  and  William  from  Springfield, 
on  the  second  or  third  of  June,  William 
and  Archie  communicated  the  fact  to  him, 
and  engaged  his  assistance  in  making  a 
permanent  concealment  of  the  body;  that 
at  the  time  he  and  William  left,  ostensibly 
for  home,  they  did  not  take  the  direct  road, 
but,  wending  their  way  through  the 
streets,  entered  the  woods  at  the  northwest 
of  the  city,  and  that  on  approaching, 
where  the  body  was  concealed,  he  was 
placed  as  a  sentinel.  He  then  entered  into 
a  minute  description  of  the  murder,  going 
into  the  smallest  details.  He  said  that  his 
brothers  entered  a  thicket  of  underbrush, 
where  the  body  was  concealed,  placed  it 
in  the  buggy,  moved  off  with  it  in  the 
direction  of  Hickox  mill  pond  on  Spring 
creek,  and  soon  after  returned,  saying  they 
had  put  it  in  a  safe  place;  that  Archibald 
went  back  to  town,  and  that  William  and 
himself  found  their  way  to  the  road,  and 
proceeded  to  their  homes. 

Until  that  disclosure  was  made,  the 
character  of  Archibald  was  such  as  to 
repel  all  suspicion  of  his  complicity  in  the 
matter,  but  he  was  at  once  arrested  and 
hurried  to  jail,  which  was  probably  the 
best  thing  that  could  have  been  done 
for  him,  for  he  was  in  great  per- 
sonal danger  from  the  infuriated  popu- 
lace. Search  then  commenced  anew 
for  the  body.  The  thicket  was  found, 


and  indications  of  a  struggle  under  a 
small  tree,  bent  over  as  though  the 
hanging  might  have  been  done  there.  A 
trail  was  also  visible,  as  though  a  body  had 
been  dragged  to  where  the  tracks  of  a 
buggy  were  to  be  seen,  (ending  in  the 
direction  of  the  mill  pond,  previously 
spoken  of,  but  could  not  be  traced  all  the 
way.  At  the  pond,  however,  it  was  found 
that  a  buggy  had  been  down  into  the 
water  and  came  out  again.  Hundreds  of 
men  were  engaged  in  dragging  and  fish- 
ing for  the  body.  Becoming  impatient, 
the  dam  was  cut  down  on  Thursday 
morning,  the  eighteenth  of  June,  and  the 
water  drawn  off,  but  no  body  found. 

About  noon  that  day  the  officers,  who 
had  gone  to  arrest  William  Trayler,  re- 
turned with  him  in  custody,  accompanied 
by  a  gentleman  who  called  himself  Dr. 
Gil  more.  Then  it  was  ascertained  that 
William  Trayler  had  been  arrested  at  his 
own  house,  on  Thursday,  the  sixteenth  of 
the  month,  and  started  for  Springfield, 
stopping  at  Lewiston,  Fulton  county,  for 
the  night.  Late  in  the  night  Dr.  Gilmore 
arrived  there  and  told  the  officers  that 
Fisher  was  alive  and  at  his  house;  that  he 
had  followed  them  to  give  the  information 
so  that  the  prisoner  might  be  released 
without  further  trouble.  The  deputy 
sheriff— James  Maxcy — very  properly  re- 
fused to  release  him  on  the  word  ot  an 
entire  stranger,  and  they  continued  their 
journey  to  Springfield. 

Dr.  Gilmore  told  the  officers  that  when 
he  heard  of  the  arrest  of  AVilliam  Trayler 
for  the  murder  of  Fisher,  he  was  a  few 
miles  from  home;  that  when  he  returned 
to  his  own  house  he  found  Fisher  there; 
that  he  would  have  taken  Fisher  with 
him  in  pursuit  of  the  officers  with  the 
prisoner,  but  that  the  state  of  Fisher's 
health  would  not  admit  of  it.  The  doctor 
further  said  that  he  had  known  Fisher  for 
several  years,  and  that  he  was  subject  to 
fits  of  temporary  derangement  of  mind  in 
consequence  of  an  injury  to  his  head, 
received  in  early  life.  The  doctor  still 
further  stated  that  Fisher  told  him  that  the 
first  he  knew  after  visiting  Springfield,  he 
found  himself  in  the  vicinity  of  Peoria. 
Being  nearer  to  his  home  than  to  Spring- 
field, he  proceeded  at  once  to  Warren 
county,  without  the  slightest  thought  of 
his  acts  leading  to  the  injury  of  anv  other 
person.  On  their  arrival  at  Springfield, 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTY. 


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Dr.  Gilmore's  statement  was  made  public, 
and  at  first  the  people  seemed  to  be  struck 
dumb  with  astonishment.  When  the 
news  was  communicated  to  Henry  Tray- 
ler,  in  the  jail,  he,  without  faltering,  re- 
affirmed his  own  story  about  the  murder 
of  Fisher.  The  idea  was  at  once  taken 
up  by  the  crowd  that  Dr.  Gilmore  was 
in  collusion  with  the  murderers,  and  that 
he  had  invented  that  story  as  a  ruse  to 
secure  their  release  and  escape.  The 
Doctor  was  permitted  to  remain 
at  liberty,  but  was  regarded  with 
strong  suspicion.  About  three  o'clock 
that  afternoon  Mr.  Myers,  the  partner 
of  Archibald  Trayler,  started  with 
a  two-horse  carriage,  accompanied 
by  Egbert  M.  Mallory,  to  ascertain 
whether  Fisher  was  alive  or  not,  and  if  so 
to  bring  him  back  to  Springfield. 

Without  waiting  for  the  return  of 
Myers  and  Mallory,  the  Traylers  were 
brought  before  proper  officers  for  pre- 
liminary examination,  on  the  charge  of  the 
murder  of  Archibald  Fisher.  Henry 
Trayler  was  introduced  on  the  part  of  the 
State,  and  on  oath  testified  that  his 
brothers,  William  and  Archibald,  had 
murdered  Archibald  Fisher,  re-affirming 
all  the  minutia  of  his  former  statements, 
and  at  the  close  bore  a  rigid  cross  examin- 
ation without  faltering  or  exposure.  It 
was  also  proven  by  a  respectable  lady, 
who  was  well  acquainted  with  Archie,  that 
on  the  Monday  afternoon  of  Fisher's  dis- 
appearance, she  saw  Archibald  Trayler 
and  another  man,  who  she  identified  as 
William  Trayler, — then  present — and  still 
another,  answering  the  description  of 
Fisher,  all  enter  the  timber  at  the  north- 
west of  town,  and  an  hour  or  two  later, 
saw  the  two  former  return  alone.  Many 
other  witnesses  were  examined,  giving  a 
combination  of  testimony  that  seemed  to 
weave  a  net-work  ot  circumstances  about 
the  prisoners,  from  which  it  would  appear 
to  any  other  than  a  legal  mind,  to  be 
utterly  impossible  to  extricate  them.  It 
was  also  proven  that  Archibald  Trayler 
had  passed  an  unusual  number  of  pieces  of 
gold  coin.  The  buggy  tracks  in  the  mill 
pond  were  unexplained,  as  the  prisoners 
were  the  only  persons  who  could  give 
any  light  upon  that  subject.  The  evidence 
of  a  struggle  in  the  thicket,  under  the 
bending  tree,  where  the  hanging  was 
supposed  to  have  taken  place,  was  unex- 


plained, although  it  was  afterwards  proven 
that  school  children  had  been  using  the 
tree  as  a  support  to  a  swing.  These  and 
mony  other  points  of  evidence,  the 
intricacies  of  which  space  forbids  that  I 
should  follow  out,  were  before  the  court. 

When  the  prosecution  had  introduced 
all  their  evidence  and  rested  the  case,  one 
of  the  attorneys  for  the  defense,  Hon. 
Stephen  T.  Logan,  arose,  and  with  every 
eye  turned  towards  him,  said  that  on  the 
part  of  the  defendants,  he  would  introduce 
a  single  witness  only. 

Archibald  Fisher,  in  full  life  and  proper 
person,  was  then  conducted  slowly  into 
the  presence  of  the  court.  Messrs.  Myers, 
and  Mallory  had  returned  late  in  the 
evening  before — J-une  2ist — with  Fisher, 
and  the  friends  of  the  prisoners  kept  him 
secreted  until  the  proper  time.  The 
effect  may  be  imagined,  but  can  not  be  de- 
scribed. A  gentleman  who  was  cognizant 
of  the  proceedings  from  beginning  to  end, 
and  who  is  now  a  judge  of  one  of  the 
courts  of  Illinois,  describing  the  appear- 
ance of  one  of  the  prisoners  in  the  court 
room,  says:  "Archibald  Trayler  was  as 
fine  looking  a  man  as  I  ever  saw.  When 
his  own  full  brother  was  testifying  that  he 
was  a  murderer,  he  stared  at  him  with  a 
look  of  astonishment,  settling  into  an 
appearance  of  stoical  indifference,  that 
seemed  to  say,  '  there  is  no  hope  of  relief, 
therefore  I  must  calmly  endure  the  worst;' 
but  when  the  man  he  was  accused  of 
having  murdered  was  led  into  his  presence, 
he  broke  down  and  gave  vent  to  his  feel- 
ings in  "a  flood  of  tears,  followed  by  uncon- 
trollable fits  of  sobbing  and  moaning." 

By  this  time  it  began  to  dawn  on  the 
minds  of  the  people  that  the  threats  of 
death  to  all  three  of  the  brothers  had  so 
wrought  on  the  mind  of  Henry  Trayler 
as  to  destroy  his  competency  as  a  witness. 
A  feeling  of  indignation  immediately 
spnmg.up  against  May  and  Lamborn,  who 
had  led  in  the  prosecution,  and  it  only 
lacked  a  bold  leader  to  mob  and  hang 
them.  The  feeling  was  so  intense  that 
Judge  Logan,  who  had  defended  the 
prisoners,  felt  it  his  duty  to  come  to  the 
rescue  of  their  prosecutors.  He  made  a 
pacific  speech,  in  which  he  exhorted  all  to 
abide  by  the  laws.  It  had  the  desired 
effect,  and  all  dispersed  without  violence. 

A  public  meeting  of  the  citizens  of 
Springfield  was  held  on  the  evening  of 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


June  22,  1841,  to  express  sympathy  with 
the  brothers,  who  had  passed  through  that 
worse  than  firey  ordeal,  and  particularly 
with  their  fellow  citizen,  Archibald 
Trayler,  whose  character  had  never  been 
tarnished  with  the  slightest  shadow  of 
reproach.  That  sympathy  was  of  little 
avail.  His  fine,  manly  countenance  was 
never  again  lighted  up  with  a  smile.  He 
made  some  feeble  attempts  at  business,  but 
wandered  about,  avoiding  all  society, 
pined  away,  and  died  in  less  than  two 
years.  One  who  knew  him  well,  says: 
"  If  ever  a  man  died  of  a  broken  heart  it 
was  Archibald  Trayler." 

William  Trayler  died  in  less  than  a 
year  after  the  trial. 

Henry  Trayler  lived  several  years  after 
the  death  of  his  brothers,  but  was  never 
known  to  speak  of  the  mournful  event 
after  his  departure  from  Springfield  at  the 
close  of  the  trial.  He  died  in  Menard 
county,  and  one  of  his  sons,  if  not  more, 
are  among  the  most  respected  citizens  of 
the  county.  It  is  said  that  the  three 
brothers  never  met  after  they  passed  out 
of  the  court  room. 

If  the  unhappy  and  afflicted  being  who 
was  the  innocent  cause  of  all  the  trouble, 
had  wandered  away  and  died  on  the  open 
prairie,  much  of  which  had  not  then  been 
trod  by  the  foot  of  man,  William  and  Arch- 
ibald Trayler  would,  beyond  a  reasonable 
doubt,  have  been  executed  as  his  murderers, 
and  that  upon  the  force  of  surrounding  cir- 
cumstances and  the  testimony  of  their  own 
brother,  who  would  doubtless  have  become 
hopelessly  insane,  caused  by  threats  to 
make  him  confess  a  crime  never  committed, 
and  afterwards  by  the  appaling  effects  of 
his  own  testimony.  The  world  would 
probably  have  looked  on  and  called  it  retri- 
butive justice.  Such  may  and  doubtless 
has  been  the  effect  of  circumstantial  evi- 
dence, in  cases  where  the  truth  was  never 
known. 

Thus  ended  one  of  the  most  remarkable 
affairs  of  its  kind  on  record.  Many  points 
and  circumstances  connected  with  the  case 
are  yet  enshrouded  in  mystery,  and  will 
ever  remain  so. 

TRIMBLE,  GEORGE,  was 
born  Apil  22,  1814,  in  Montgomery  coun- 
ty, Kentucky.  He  was  married  August 
23,  1836,  to  Lydia  Shumate,  who  was  born 
in  that  county  August  15,  1815.  They 
started  the  next  morning  after  marriage 


for  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  and  arrived 
in  September,  1836,  in  what  is  now 
Curran  township.  They  had  six  children 
in  Sangamon  county,  namely: 

HUGHE  T  7\,  born  June  2,  1837,  died 
in  his  seventh  year. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  Dec.  31,1839, 
married  October,  1864,  to  Nancy  A.  Gib- 
son. They  had  two  children.  JOHN  died 
in  infancy,  and  ANNA  E.  resides  with  her 
father.  Mrs.  Trimble  died  Feb.  9,  1869, 
and  Mr.  T.  was  married  Oct.  14,  1869,  to 
Helen  J.  McGraw.  They  have  one  child, 
DORA  BELL,  and  live  two  miles  south  of 
Curran,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

ELIZA  y.,born  March  28,  1840,  mar- 
ried F.  M.  Miller.  See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  April  27,  1842, 
married  Edmund  T.  Miller.  See  his 
name. 

JAMES  A.,  born  July  27,  1846,  mar- 
ried Mary  A.  Barbre,  and  reside  in  Cur- 
ran township. 

GEORGE  C.,  born  Sept.  28,  1849, 
died  Nov.  21,  1870. 

Mrs.  Lydia  Trimble  died  Dec.  3,  1866, 
and  George  Trimble  was  married  Dec.  5, 
1867,  to  Rebecca  Drennan.  They  reside 
two  miles  southeast  of  Curran,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

TROTTER,  GEORGE,  was 
born  about  1782,  in  Dunbarton,  Scotland. 
He  went  to  the  West  Indies  about  1801, 
and  came  to  the  United  States  at  thirty 
years  of  age.  About  1813  he  was  married 
in  Hartford,  Connecticut,  to  Catharine  Im- 
lay,  who  was  born  in  that  city  Oct.  29, 
1786.  Soon  after  marriage  Mr.  Trotter 
went  to  New  York  city  and  engaged  in 
the  mercantile  business.  They  had  one 
child,  and  Mrs  Catharine  Trotter  died 
there,  April  i,  1832.  Mr.  Trotter  was 
married  in  New  York  July,  1835,  to  Mary 
Ward,  a  native  of  Longford,  Ireland. 
They  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  arriving 
in  the  fall  of  1835,  where  they  had  three 
children.  Of  his  four  children. 

AGNES  D.,  born  Feb.  15,  1825,  in 
New  York  city,  married  in  Springfield  to 
Zimri  A.  Enos.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  E.,  born  August  10,  1838,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  Sept.  14,  1865, 
to  Martha  L.  Slates,  who  was  born  July 
19,  1844,  m  Zanesville,  Ohio.  They  had 
six  children,  five  of  whom  died  young. 
CLARA  A.  resides  with  her  parents  in 
Springfield. 


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GEORGE  W.,  born  Nov.  17,  1840, in 
•Springfield,  was  married  in  his  native  place 
to  Ellen  Tague,  who  was  born  August  5, 
1841,  in  Peterborough,  Canada.  They  have 
seven  children,  GEORGE  T.,  MARY 
E.,  JOHN  E.,  LOUISA  S.,  WILLIAM 
A.,  FRANCIS  J.,  and  BERTHA  C., 
and  live  in  Springfield.  G.  W.  Trotter 
has  been  three  years  on  the  police  force. 

MART D.,  born  April,  1842,111  Spring- 
field, resides  with  her  mother. 

George  Trotter  was  engaged  in  land 
speculating  from  the  time  he  came  to 
Springfield  until  his  death,  which  took 
place  in  May,  1842.  His  widow  resides 
with  her  son,  John,  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

TROTTER,  JAMES,  born 
about  1770,  in  Culpepper  county, Virginia. 
He  was  taken  by  his  parents,  about  1792, 
to  Bourbon  county*,  Kentucky,  and  was 
there  married  to  Elizabeth  Kenny,  who 
was  also  a  native  of  Virginia.  They  had 
eight  children  born  in  Bourbon  county, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  in  the  fall  of  1826,  and  settled  on 
Round  Prairie,  four  miles  east  of  Spring- 
field. Of  their  children: 

JOSEPH  died  aged  19  years. 

JAMES  A'.,  born  Feb.  19,  1799,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Kentucky,  married  there 
March  22,  1823,  to  Mary  A.  Daubinspeck, 
who  was  born  Feb.  24,  1800,  in  the  same 
county.  They  had  two  children,  and  moved 
to  Rush  county,  Indiana,  where  one  child 
was  born,  thence  to  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois, in  i827,one  year  later  than  his  father. 
Six  children  were  born  in  Sangamon 
county.  Of  their  nine  children,  ELIZA- 
BETH, born  Jan.  2,  1824,  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  June  21, 
1849,  to  Stephen  Lawyer,  a  native  of 
Guernsey  county,  Ohio.  They  had  seven 
children,  four  of  whom  died  young.  Mr. 
Lawyer  enlisted  August  10,  1861,  at  Ana- 
mosa,  in  what  became  Co.  L,  1st  Iowa 
Cav.,  and  died  Nov.  14,  1863,  at  Little 
Rock,  Arkansas.  The  three  children, 
ROBERT,  ELIZABETH  A.  and  STEPHEN  re- 
side with  their  mother  in  Clear  Lake  town- 
ship. WILLIAM,  born  March  15,  1825, 
in  Kentucky,  enlisted  September,  1862, 
in  Co.  I,  i  I4th  111.  Inf.  for  three  years,  and 
died  of  disease  March  17,  1863,  at  Mem- 
phis, Tennessee.  JANE,  born  Feb.  2, 
1827,  in  Rush  county,  Indiana,  married 
Henry  R.  Clark,  had  two  children,  and 
her  second  husband  is  William  A.  But- 


ler. See  his  name.  NANCY,  born  Dec. 
8,  1829,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Feb. 
24,  1848,  to  Hiram  Lawyer,  who  was  born 
Dec.  n,  1823,  in  Guernsey  county,  Ohio. 
They  had  nine  children,  three  of  whom 
died  young.  AMANDA  married  Mahlon 
Geathard,  has  four  children,  and  lives 
near  Rochester.  GEORGE  w.  resides  with 
his  parents.  EL-IZA  j.,  married  James 
Burch.  WILLIAM  T.,  ADA  A.  and  EVE- 
LINE reside  with  their  parents  two  miles 
northeast  of  Sangamon  station,  on  the  farm 
where  her  parents  settled  in  1827.  JAMES 
born  Jan.  2,  1831,  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Dec.  24,  1857,  to  Elizabeth  Burch. 
They  had  five  children.  WILLIAM  A. 
died  aged  two  years.  PHILEMON,  LUETTA, 
GEORGE  and  MARY  E.  reside  with  their 
parents  two  miles  northeast  of  Sangamon 
station.  JULIA  A.,  born  April  20,  1833, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  James  Law- 
yer, and  died  January,  1864,  leaving  three 
children,  two  of  whom  reside  with  their 
father,  near  Salisbury,  and  Charles  lives  on 
Round  Prairie.  MARY,  born  August  6, 
1835,  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
Thomas  W.  Long.  She  died  leaving  one 
child,  EDWARD,  who  lives  with  his 
father  in  Taylorville.  GEORGE,  born 
Dec.  14,  1839,  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried Eliza  Brown,  who  died,  and  he  en- 
listed August,  1862,  in  Co.  I,  i  i4th  111.  Inf. 
for  three  years,  served  full  time  and  was 
honorably  discharged.  He  was  married 
Nov.  23,  1864,  to  Mary  E.  Griffiths,  who. 
was  born  Oct.  29, 1846,  in  Madison  county, 
Indiana.  They  had  one  child,  JANE,  born 
Nov.  3,  1866.  George  Trotter  died  Jan. 
21,  1807,  of  disease  contracted  in  the  army. 
His  widow  married  March  6,  1873,  to  Bur- 
gess Taintor,  a  native  of  New  York.  He 
has  one  child  by  a  former  marriage,  ELLA 
MAY.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Taintor  have  one 
son,  and  resides  two  miles  north  of  Spring- 
field, Illinois.  CATHARINE,  born  Jan. 
8,  1840,  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
Willis  Wilson,  has  three  children,  'and 
resides  in  Tazewell  county,  Illinois. 
James  K.  Trotter  died  Dec.  27,  1839. 
His  widow  resides  with  her  son  James,  on 
the  farm  where  she  and  her  husband  set- 
tled in  1827,  two  miles  northeast  of  Sanga- 
mon station,  and  five  miles  east  of  Spring- 
field, Illinois.  When  James  K.  Trotter 
was  moving  to  the  country,  in  1827,  he 
had  to  cross  the  Sangamon  river  three 
miles  from  his  father's  house.  He  left  his 


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team  and  family  in  safe  hands  and  was 
about  to  enter  a  canoe  to  cross  the  river 
when  he  saw  the  two  dogs  his  father 
brought  with  him  the  year  before,  at  the 
time  they  all  moved  from  Kentucky.  These 
dogs  were  sitting  on  the  opposite  bank  ap- 
parently waiting  for  him.  He  called  and 
they  plunged  in  and  swam  to  meet  him 
with  every  appearance  of  pleasure.  He 
took  them  across  in  the  canoe  and  then 
halloed,  supposing  that  his  brothers  wei'e 
hunting  near  by.  The  dogs  paid  no  atten- 
tion to  his  call,  but  ran  back  and  forth 
along  the  road,  and  in  that  way  conducted 
him  to  the  house,  when  he  learned  that 
none  of  the  family  had  been  near  the  river 
for  several  days.  Three  questions  naturally 
suggest  themselves:  Why  were  the  dogs 
there?  Did  they  know  he  was  coming? 
If  so,  how?  Perhaps  they  could  be  an- 
swered by  some  writer  on  the  higher  life 
of  animals. 

JOHN,  born  about  1800,  in  Bourbon 
county,  Kentucky,  married  Isabel  Brazzle, 
and  moved  to  Wisconsin, where  the  parents 
died  leaving  four  children,  all  married. 

MARY,  born  Nov.  19,  1802,  in  Bour- 
bon county,  Kentucky,  married  Thomas 
J.  Turley.  See  his  name. 

NANCY,  born  Feb.  14,  1805,  in  Bour- 
bon county,  Kentucky,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  to  Edward  Clark.  See  his 
name. 

JANE,  born  April  18,  1807,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Samuel  Williams.  See  his  name. 

GEORGE,  born  June  13,  1809,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Kentucky.  In  1826  he 
accompanied  his  parents  from  Bourbon 
county  to  Sangamon  countv,  Illinois.  They 
settled  on  Round  Prairie.  He  remained 
at  home  ten  years.  In  1831  he  left  for  the 
Wisconsin  lead  mines,  worked  in  them 
that  summer,  returning  home  in  the  fall. 
He  served  in  the  Black  Hawk  war,  and 
was  married  March  24,  1833,  in  Sangamon 
county,  to  Sarah  Chilton,  who  was  born 
Dec.  19,  1816,  in  Madison  county,  Illinois. 
They  had  two  children  in  vSangamon 
countv,  and  in  1836  moved  to  Stephenson 
county,  locating  near  what  is  now  Orange- 
ville.  Twelve  children  were  born  in 
Stephenson  county,  three  of  whom  died 
in  infancy.  Of  their  eleven  children, 
THOMAS,  born  July  i,  1834,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married,  and  in  1857  emi- 
grated to  Missouri,  in  1858,  was  married 


there  to  Mrs.  Martha  Clemens,  formerly 
Miss  Myers,  who  was  born  in  Missouri. 
They  had  three  children,  namely,  NANCY, 
JOHN  and  GEORGE.  Mrs.  Martha  Trotter 
died  in  1865,  and  Thomas  T.  returned 
to  Illinois.  He  was  married  in  September, 
1867,  to  Mrs.  Sarah  Seidel,  formerly  Miss 
Woodring,  of  Pennsylvania.  In  the 
spring  of  1868  he  returned  to  near  Barn- 
ard,Nodaway  county, Missouri,  where  they 
still  reside.  Of  his  children  by  the  third 
marriage,  namelv:  ELIZABETH,  born 
Nov.  7,1835,  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
July  4,  1858,  to  Joseph  Van  meter,  of  Ohio. 
They  had  two  living  children,  GEORGE 
and  HENRY,and  reside  near  Oneco,Stephen- 
son  county,  Illinois.  JAMES,  born  March 
27,  1837,  in  Stephenson  county,  was  mar- 
ried in  1860  to  Sarah  Riem,  a  native  of 
Pennsylvania.  They  Jiad  five  children, 

ESTHER,    ELMER,    CHARLES,    FRANK,    and 

ARCHIE.  He  enlisted  in  the  46th  111. 
Vet.  Vol.  Inf.  in  January,  1864,  and  served 
until  the  close  of  the  war  when  he  was 
honorably  discharged.  In  1869  he  moved 
with  his  family  to  Nodaway  county,  Mis- 
souri, where  they  still  reside.  WIL- 
LIAM, born  September  19,  1839,  in 
Stephenson  county,  Illinois,  married  in 
December,  1864,  to  Emily  J.  Lorch,  who 
was  born  in  1840  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 
In  1865  they  moved  to  Orangeville,  where 
they  had  three  children,  WILLIAM, 
ANNA  MAY  and  MELVIN.  In  1875  the 
family  moved  to  Polo,  Ogle  county,  Illi- 
nois, where  they  now  reside.  GEORGE, 
born  July  1,1841,  in  Stephenson  county, 
enlisted  August  28,  1861,  left  home  Sept. 
10,  1861,  served  two  and  a  half  years,  was 
promoted  from  the  ranks  to  fife  major  of 
the  regiment.  Re-enlisted  Dec.  6,  1863, 
at  Camp  Cowan,  Miss.,  came  home  on  a 
furlough,  returned,  was  struck  b\-  lightning 
March  16,  1865,  while  at  Dauphin  Island. 
He  reluctantlv  returned  home  May  21, 
1865,  where  he  died  Mar:h  25,  1866. 
URANIA,  born  February  24,  1843, 
in  Stephenson  county,  married  there  Oct. 
i,  1863,  to  David  W.  Scott,  a  native  of 
Ohio,  and  a  graduate  of  Cincinnati  Eclec- 
tic Medical  College.  Is  at  present  practic- 
ing medicine,  in  Buena  Vista,  Stephenson 
county,  Illinois,  where  they  reside.  They 
have  two  children,  MINNIE  and  MYRON. 
MARY  A.,  born  Dec.  27,  1844,  in 
Stephenson  county,  died  April  II,  1868. 
MILLARD  F.,  "born  May  25,  1850, 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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in  Stephenson  county,  resides  with  his 
parents.  SARAH  J.,  born  May  24,  1852, 
in  .Stephenson  county,  died  December 
S,  1871.  LUCY  C.,  born  July  30, 
1854,  in  Stephenson  county,  married 
there  December  21,  1873,  to  Wood- 
bury  Robey,  who  was  born  in  the 
same  county.  They  have  one  child,  LEROV, 
and  reside  in  Stephenson  county.  JOHN 
C.,  born  .Sept.  4,  1857,  lives  with  his  parents 
at  Orangeville,  Stephenson  county,  Illinois. 

ELJZAJ3E7T1,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  William  Graham.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Trotter  died  March  4, 
1825,  before  the  family  left  Kentucky,  and 
James  Trotter  died  Sept.  26,  1839,  in  San- 
gamon countv,  Illinois. 

TROXELL,  Mrs.  SARAH, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Rouk,  was  born 
in  Washington  county,  Maryland,  and 
was  there  married  to  Abraham  Troxell,  a 
native  of  the  same  county.  They  had  ten 
children  in  Maryland,  and  Mr.  Troxell 
died  there,  March  4,  1824.  His  widow 
and  some  of  her  children  came  to  Sanga- 
mon  county  in  1836,  and  the  others  came 
later.  Of  her  children — 

ELIZABETH,  born  Jan.  19,  1815, 
in  Washington  county,  Maryland,was  mar- 
ried there  to  Perry  Prather.  They  had 
twelve  children,  and  the  family  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  in  iS^o.  Of 
their  children,  ABRAHAM  went  to 
California  in  March,  1859,  and  after  a  few 
years  absence  was  not  heard  of  until  1875. 
He  now  lives  in  Prescott,  Arizona. 
SARAH  E.,  married  Harvey  N.  North. 
See  his  name.  RUTH  A.,  married 
Marshal  Sattley.  See  his  name. 
WASHINGTON  B.  was  a  soldier  in  an 
Illinois  regiment,  and  aided  in  suppressing 
the  rebellion.  He  lives  with  his  mother. 
WILLIAM  D.  is  in  Prescott,  Arizona. 
MARY  C.  married  Jacob  C.  Miller.  See 
Jus  name.  KITTURAH,  SAMUEL  J., 
ISAAC  R.,  RACHEL  F.,  JEMIMA'j. 
and  JOHN  L.,  the  six  latter,  live  with 
their  mother,  except  Isaac  R.,  who  is  a 
telegraph  operator.  Perry  Prather  died, 
and  his  widow  lives  four  miles  east  of 
Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

DA  VI D,  born  Jan.  15,  1815,  in  Wash- 
ington county,  Maryland,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon countv,  Illinois,  in  the  autumn  of 
1835,  settling  in  what  is  now  Cooper 
township.  He  was  married  in  Macon 
countv  to  Lucinda  Dickev.  They  ha  1 


two  living  children,  JAMES  B.,  married 
Harriet  Jones,  and  lives  near  Argenta, 
Macon  county,  Illinois.  JOHN  was  stab- 
bed in  the  heart,  when  about  fifteen  years 
of  age,  by  a  southern  refugee,  during  the 
time  of  the  rebellion.  They  were  at  work 
together  in  a  field,  and  although  others 
were  near  them,  the  murderer  escaped 
and  has  never  been  heard  of.  The  stab- 
bing was  done  without  provocation  or 
warning.  Mrs.  Lucinda  Troxell  died 
Jan.  8,  1875.  David  Troxell  left  Argenta 
March  10,  1874,  intending  to  visit  his 
brother,  Peter.  Having  to  pass  through 
Decatur,  Illinois,  he  was  seen  there  the 
day  he  left  home,  and  that  is  the  last  that 
is  certainly  known  of  him  by  his  relatives. 
He  was  a  sober,  honest  and  substantial 
farmer,  and  his  fate  is  enshrouded  in  the 
most  profound  mystery. 

PETER,  born  May  2,  1816,  in  Wash- 
ington county,  Maryland,  and  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  arriving  October,  1836, 
in  what  is  now  Cooper  township,  south  of 
Sangamon  river.  He  was  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Feb.  18,  1841,  to  Susan 
Firey.  They  had  twelve  children. 
Abraham  died  in  his  eighth  year. 
GRANT  E.,  next  to  the  youngest,  died 
in  infancy.  MARY  E.,  born  Jan.  14, 
1844,  was  married  Feb.  23,  186^,  to  John 
W.  North.  See  his  name.  "SARAH 
E.,  born  Feb.  i,  1847,  was  married  Sept. 
i,  1870,  to  Henry  C.  Neer,  who  was  born 
Jan.  6,  1842,  in  London  county,  Virginia, 
and  brought  by  his  parents  to  Sangamon 
county  in  the  fall  of  that  year.  He  en- 
listed in  August,  1862,  for  three  years,  in 
Co.  I,  i  I4th  111.  Inf.,  and  was  taken 
prisoner  at  the  battle  of  Guntown,  Miss., 
June  10,  1864.  He  was  imprisoned,  at 
Andersonville,  Georgia,  and  other  places, 
until  April  4,  1865,  when  he  was  released, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  May  8, 
1865.  H.  C.  Neer  and  wife  live  three 
miles  north  of  Breckenridge,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois.  ANNIE  was  married 
Feb.  22,  1876,  to  J.  Henry  Ross,  and  live 
near  Breckenridge,  Sangamon  countv, 
Illinois.  RUTHE.,  ISAAC  H., 
WILLIAM  P.,  JOHN  T-,  GRACE  E., 
PHCEBE  J.  and  MARTHA  A;  the 
seven  latter  live  with  their  parents  at 
Edgewood  farm,  five  miles  east  of  Roch- 
ester, Sangamon  countv,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM,    born    Nov.    12,    1817,111 
Washington    countv,    Maryland,   came  to 


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Sangamon  county  in  1836,  is  unmarried, 
and  lives  at  the  house  of  his  niece,  Mrs. 
North. 

JOHN,  born  July  8,  1819,  in  Washing- 
ton county,  Maryland,  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  the  fall  of  1836,  and  was  mar- 
ried Nov.  18,  1857,  to  Mary  S.  Firey. 
They  had  one  child,  MARY,  who  was 
married  August  9,  1876,  to  Alexander 
Anderson,  and  lives  in  Pana,  Illinois.  Mrs. 
Mary  S.  Troxell  died  Nov.  16,  1859,  and 
John  Troxell  was  married  Nov.  19,  1862, 
to  Cynthia  Willy.  They  have  six  living 
children,  EVA  R.,  ABRAHAM  P., 
LUCINDA  A.,  ELIZA  J.,  JOHN  W. 
and  LUTHER,  and  reside  near  Grove 
City,  Christian  county,  Illinois. 

MART,  born  Feb.  2,  1821,  in  Mary- 
land, died  in  Sangamon  county,  aged 
eighteen  vears. 

ABRAHAM  and  ISAAC,  twins, 
born  Nov.  2,  1824,  in  Washington  county, 
Maryland.  The  former  died  in  infancy. 

IS  A  A  C  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1836,  and  married  Eliza  J.  Hazlett.  They 
had  two  children  in  Sangamon  county. 
WILLIAM  was  married  Nov.  19,  1874, 
to  Jemima  P  rather.  They  have  one  child, 
DELBERT,  and  live  near  Edinburg,  Chris- 
tian county,  Illinois.  GEORGE  was 
married  Nov.  26,  1874,  to  Annie  Foster, 
and  live  in  Missouri.  Mrs.  Eliza  J. 
Troxell  died  in  Christian  county,  Illinois, 
and  Isaac  Troxell  lives  in  California. 

SARAH,  born  Jan.  i,  1823,  in  Wash- 
ington county,  Maryland,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  in  1836,  and  was  married  in 
DeWitt  county  to  Ralph  Rosencrans. 
She  died  November,  1867,  leaving  one 
child,  SARAH,  who  married  James 
Powell.  They  live  near  DeWitt,  DeWitt 
county,  Illinois. 

JAMES,  born  Sept.  16,  1827,  in 
Maryland,  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
1836,  enlisted  in  1846  in  the  4th  111.  Inf-, 
served  one  year  in  the  Mexican  war, 
under  Colonel  E.  D.  Baker,  and  died  in 
1847,  m  Sangaman  county,  of  disease  con- 
tracted in  the  army. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Troxell  died  March  27, 
1844,  and  was  buried  in  Cooper  township, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

TRUE,  Mrs.  SUSANNAH, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Williams,  was 
born  about  1782  near  Richmond, Virginia. 
Her  parents  moved  to  Woodford  county, 
Kentucky,  and  she  was  there  married  to 


Ezekiel  True.  They  had  eleven  children 
in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Morgan  coun- 
ty, Illinois,  in  1825,  and  in  1827  moved  to 
Randolph  county,  Missouri,  where  Mr. 
True  died,  and  Mrs.  True,  with  four  of  her 
children,  moved  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  in 
1832.  Of  their  children — 

WILKINS  raised  a  family  in  Kentucky 
and  resides  near  Oconee,  Illinois. 

PA  TTTT,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Morgan  county,  Illinois,  to  Moses 
Pilcher,  and  died  in  1840  at  Springfield. 
Her  son,  JEPTHA,  resides  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

GREEN  £.,  died  in  California. 
WILLIAM     married     in     Kentucky. 
Residence  not  known. 

LE  WIS  lives  near  Moberly,  Missouri. 

MATILDA  married  in  Springfield  to 
Mossman  Ballard,  and  died  in  California. 

JAMES  married  in  Chicago,  and  lives 
at  Durant,  Illinois. 

L  UC1NDA  was  born  August  19,  1823, 
in  Woodford  county,  Kentucky,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1832,  married  in 
Springfield  Nov.  12,  1843,  *-°  Willis  H. 
Johnson.  He  was  born  Sept.  18,  1818,  in 
Wilson  county,  Tennessee,  and  brought  up 
in  Davidson  county  in  the  same  State.  He 
came  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  in  the  spring 
of  1843.  They  had  nine  children.  Three 
died  young.  WILLIAM  T.,  born  Aug. 
25,  1844,  enlisted  February,  1862,  in  Co. 
G  5th  111.  Cav.  for  three  years,  re-enlisted 
as  a  veteran  in  January,  1864,  served  until 
November,  1865,  and  was  at  the  capture  of 
Helena,  Arkansas,  siege  of  Vicksburg,  and 
capture  of  Jackson,  Mississippi.  He  was 
honorably  discharged,  and  was  married 
May  8,  1867,  to  Margaret  A.  Hillman. 
They  have  two  children,  KATIE  and  AL- 
BERT PALMER.  William  T.  Johnson 
live  in  Springfield,  Illinois.  MARY 
F.,  born  Feb.  10,  1847,  was  lllan"ied  Feb. 
19,  1868,  to  L.  Herbert  Spaulding,  who 
was  born  near  Hudson,  New  York,  Aug. 
14,  1849,  came  to  Springfield  with  his 
father  in  1858.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren, CLARA  L.,  WILLIE  J.  and  L.  DANA, 

and  live  in  Springfield,  111.  GEORGE 
W.,  born  June  15,  1848,  was  married  Nov. 
28,  1872,  to  Helen  Maxon,  in  Blooming- 
ton,  Illhiois,  and  lives  there.  JOHN  M., 
DRUSILLAJ.  and  CHARLES  H.,  live 
with  their  prrents  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 
Willis  H.  Johnson  was  the  pioneer 
machinist  in  Springfield,  so  far  as  doing 


SANGAMON   COUNTY. 


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all  kinds  of  work  to  supply  the  country. 
He  also  established  the  ten  hour  system, 
by  making  a  pattern  with  his  own  hands, 
casting  a  bell,  and  having  it  rung  at 
regular  hours.  That  was  in  1845  or  '4^- 
JANE,  born  Feb.  10,  1826,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Springfield  to  George 
Anderson,  who  died  May  15,  1856,  in 
Springfield,  leaving  a  widow  and  four 
children,  who  now  live  in  Omaha, 
Nebraska. 

Mrs.  Susannah  True  died  August,  1834, 
in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

TRUMBO,  ADAM,  was  born 
May  6,  1790,  in  Bourbon  county,  Ken- 
tucky. Mildreth  Foster  was  born  Feb- 
ruary, 1790,  in  the  same  county.  They 
were  there  married,  had  ten  children,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  in  November,  1828,  about  six 
miles  south  of  Springfield,  in  what  is  now 
Woodside  township,  where  two  children 
were  born.  Of  their  children — 

J OHN  married  Ellen  Haley  and  died 
in  1848  or  '49,  and  his  widow  married 
Milton  Bridges.  See  his  name. 

ME  LINDA  married  Jeremiah  Adams. 
She  died,  leaving  four  children  near 
Galena,  Illinois. 

JACOB  died  at  seventeen  years  of 
age. 

LA  VIC  A  married  James  L.  South- 
wick.  See  his  name. 

HARNESS,  born  Oct.  9,  1816,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  July  15,  1838,  to 
Elizabeth  Hall.  Thev  had  eight  children. 
WILLIAM,  born  April  10,  1840,  died 
Sept.  14,  1862.  SARAH  C.,  born 'Jan. 
26,  1843,  lives  with  her  parents.  JAMES 
P.,  born  Jan.  27,  1845,  married  Dec.  25, 
1870,  to  Anna  Staley.  They  have  one 
child,  WILLIAM,  and  live  one  and  one- 
half  miles  west  of  Chatham,  Illinois. 
JACOB,  born  July  2,  1848,  lives  with  his 
parents.  M/\RIA  L.  died  at  five  years 
of  age.  HARNESS,  Jim.,  born  Nov. 
15,  1854,  and  OSCAR,  born  Feb.  7,  1856, 
live  with  their  parents.  ANDREW  J., 
born  August  25,  1861,  died  Sept.  23,  1875. 
Harness  Trumbo  lives  six  miles  south  of 
Springfield,  near  where  his  father,  Adam 
Trumbo,  settled  in  1828. 

LOUISA  J.  married  Thomas  Chord, 
had  ten  children,  and  Mr.  Chord  died  Jan. 
20,  1874,  leaving  his  family  near  Peters- 
burg, Illinois. 


NANCT  married  Joseph  Scales. 
They  have  ten  children,  and  five  in  Wis- 
consin, near  Galena,  Illinois. 

ELIZABETH,  born  March  10,  1823, 
in  Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  John  Smith.  See  his  name. 

ANDREW  F.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
raised  in  Sangamon  county,  and  married 
in  Missouri  to  Mary  Flernoy,  has  three 
children,  and  lives  near  Barr's  Ridge  P. 
O.,  California. 

REBECCA  married  Mitchell  Gra- 
ham. See  his  name.  She  had  one  child, 
REBECCA,  who  married  Mitchell 
Lawson,  and  lives  near  Johnstown,  Bates 
county,  Missouri. 

ISAAC  H.,  born  March  13,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Emma 
Bridges.  They  had  three  children.  The 
secord  one,  AMANDA  J.,  died,  aged 
seven  years.  ALMA  and  ARABELL 
live  with  their  parents,  one  mile  north  of 
Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

GEORGE  W.,  born  Mov.  28,  1832, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  March  29, 
1865,  to  Mary  F.  Malone,  who  was  born 
Feb.  24,  1844,  in  St.  Louis  county, 
Missouri.  They  had  four  children,  twins, 
died  in  infancy.  EUGENE  L.  and 
ARTHUR  A.  live  with  their  parents. 
G.  W.  Trumbo  resides  where  his  parents 
settled  in  1828,  and  where  he  was  born. 
It  is  six  miles  south  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Mildreth  Trumbo  died  April  20, 
1835,  and  Adam  Trumbo  married  Mrs. 
Hannah  Hall,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Cunningham.  He  died  Oct.  6,  1856,  arcl 
she  died  January,  1872,  both  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

TURNER,  ARCHIBALD, 

was  born  June  11,1750,  in  Ireland.  He 
was  the  youngest  of  twelve  children,  all 
the  others  having  died  in  infancy.  He 
came  to  America  when  he  was  more  than 
thirty  years  of  age,  and  was  married  about 
1790,  on  James  River,  Virginia  to  Rachel 

.     They      had      five      children     in 

Virginia,  and  Mrs.  Rachel  Turner  died 
July  29,  1818.  He  moved  with  his  chil- 
dren to  the  Wabash  valley,  Indiana,  where 
he  was  married  to  Catherine  White,  also 
a  native  of  Ireland.  They  had  two  chil- 
dren in  Indiana,  and  the  family  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  in 
1820  or  '21.  Of  his  children — 


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EARL  If  SETTLERS  OF 


MARY,  born  Nov.  8, 1797,  in  Virginia, 
married  in  Indiana  to  William  Harvey, 
moved  to  Christian  county,  Illinois,  raised 
a  family,  and  she  died  about  1869. 

JOHN,  born  Oct.  7,  1799,  in  Virginia, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Esther 
McMurry.  They  had  seven  children,  and 
he  died.  Their  son,  Archibald  Turner, 
lives  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

ESTHER,  born  August  21,  1801,  in 
Virginia,  married  in  Indiana  to  Daniel 
McCaskill,  moved  to  Brown  county, 
Illinois,  where  the  parents  died,  leaving  a 
large  family.  Their  son,  JOHN,  is  a 
physician  in  Colorado,  and  their  son, 
ARCHER,  is  a  Methodist  preacher. 

MARK,  born  Oct.  3,  1803,  in  Virginia, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Elvira 
Bell.  They  had  three  children,  moved  to 
Decatur,  where  he  died  about  1855,  and 
his  widow  died  the  next  year. 

ARCHIBALD,  Jun.,  born  July  i, 
1808,  in  Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Elizabeth  Lemons,  moved  to 
Washington  county,  Illinois,  and  died  there 
in  1871.  He  was  a  local  preacher  in  the 
M.  E.  church. 

By  the  second  wife: 

HUGH,  born  February,  1816,  in 
Indiana,  married  in  Christian  county, 
Illinois,  to  Elizabeth  Stokes,  and  had  eight 
children  in  Sangamon  county.  DAVID 
A.,  born  Sept.  28,  1839,  married  Eliza- 
beth Littrell,  had  one  child,  EDWARD,  who 
died,  aged  seven  years.  They  live  near 
Pawnee,  Illinois.  JAMES  W.,  born  Dec. 
20,  1841,  married  Lutheria  Huston,  and 
live  six  miles  west  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 
SARAH  C.,  born  April  14, 1844,  married 
William  M.  Young,  have  five  children, 
and  live  near  Elkhart,  Logan  county, 
Illinois.  GEORGE  W.,  born  March  21, 
1847,  lives  near  Edinburg,  Illinois. 
ELIZA  J.,  born  Feb.  9,  1849,  married 
Nov.  25,  1868,  to  Charles  W.  Ewell. 
See  his  name.  JOHN  H.,  born  Jan.  21, 
1851.  ROBERT,  born  July,  17,  1853. 
ELIZABETH,  born  April  7,  1857,  and 
MARY  A.,  born  April  30,  1859,  reside 
at  the  family  homestead,  four  miles  west 
of  Springfield.  Illinois.  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Turner  died  April  7,  1870,  and  Hugh 
Turner  died  Dec.  14,  1872. 

JAMES,  born  Jan.  26,  1818,  in 
Indiana,  married  Oct.  25,  1848,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  Elizabeth  A.  Earnest. 
They  had  two  children,  SALOME  O., 


born  Nov.  10,  1849,  married  Jacob  E. 
Ingalls.  See  his  name.  NOAH  H., 
born  Nov.  7,  1851,  lives  with  his  mother. 
James  Turner  died  Oct.  22,  1853,  and  his 
widow  married  Henry  B.  Chambers. 
See  his  name, 

Archibald  Turner  died  June  29,  1855, 
aged  one  hundred  and  five  years  and 
eighteen  days.  His  widow,  Mrs  Catherine 
Turner,  died  May  10,  1870,  both  near 
where  they  settled  in  1820  or  '21,  four 
miles  west  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

Archibald  Turner  was  raised  by  Pres- 
byterian parents,  and  was  thoroughly 
trained  in  the  -Westminster  Confession  of 
Faith  and  larger  Catechism.  He  became 
dissipated  in  early  life,  but  while  living  in 
Indiana  he  was  converted  at  a  camp-meet- 
ing, and  for  the  last  fifty  years  of  his  life 
was  a  devoted  Christian.  Near  the  close 
of  his  pilgrimage  of  more  than  a  century 
his  memory  failed  on  all  current  events, 
but  he  could  repeat  correctly  passages  of 
the  catechism,  and  the  prayers  that  his 
mother  had  taught  him  in  childhood. 

T  U  R  P  I  N,  Mrs.  ELIZA- 
BETH, whose  maiden  name  was 
Isom,  was  born  about  1775,  in  Kentucky, 
and  married  there  to  Philip  Turpin. 
They  had  twelve  children,  and  Mr. 
Turpin  died  in  Kentucky.  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Turpin,  with  six  of  her  children,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1831  or  '32,  and 
settled  two  miles  southeast  of  Loami.  Of 
her  children — 

WOODFORD  married  in  Kentucky, 
moved  to  Missouri,  and  afterwards  to 
Sangamon  county.  -  His  son,  JAMES  M., 
born  May  10,  1848,  in  Howard  county, 
Missouri,  married  Charlotte  Webb.  See 
Webb  family.  Mr.  Turpin  is  a  merchant 
in  Loami,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

SARAH  married  in  Kentucky  to  John 
Clements,  and  she  died  there. 

Of  the  six  children  who  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county — 

ELIZABETH,  after  the  death  of  her 
sister,  Sarah,  married  John  Clements  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county.  See  his 
name. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  Kentucky  about 
1797,  died  unmarried  in  Sangamon  county, 
Oct.  2,  1865. 

CELIA  married  William  Withrovv. 
See  his  name. 


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URIAH,  born  in  Kentucky,  died  in 
Sangamon  county,  aged  twenty-two 
years. 

MARTHA,\>or\\  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Absalom  Stine, 
had  eight  children,  and  he  died.  The 
widow  and  some  of  her  children  live  in 
Missouri. 

.V.  I NCT,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
Jefferson  Back.  They  had  nine  children. 
The  parents  arc  dead.  Their  daughters, 
ELIZABETH  married  George  J. 
Walker.  See  his  name.  They  live  in 
Loami,  Illinois.  CAROLINE  married 
D.  Rose,  and  live  in  Loami,  Illinois. 
MIRANDA  married  David  D.  Martin, 
and  resides  in  Auburn,  Illinois.  He  is  a 
carpenter  and  builder  there. 

CHARLES  /.,  born  Nov.  28,  1818, 
in  Kentucky,  came  with  his  mother  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1831  or  '32,  married 
August  n,  1836,  to  Sarah  Jarrett.  They 
had  eight  children.  They  moved  to 
Missouri  and  returned.  Some  of  their 
children  were  born  in  each  State. 
REBECCA  A.,  born  August  9,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Aaron  Hall, 
Jun.  See  his  name.  WILLIAM  A., 
born  August  29,  1839,  in  Lewis  county, 
Missouri,  enlisted  August,  1862,  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  I,  /3d  111.  Inf.  He  died  Dec. 
26,  1862,  at  Nashville,  Tennessee.  His 
remains  were  brought  home  and  buried  in 
Sulphur  Springs  Cemetery,  near  Loami, 
Illinois.  ELIZABETH,  born  Feb.  8, 
1841,  in  Missouri,  married  Hugh  A.  Park. 
See  his  name.  JONATHAN  J.,  born 
July  7,  1842,  in  Missouri,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Sarah  E.  Cloninger, 
who  was  born  August  12,  1841,  in  Cabell 
county,  West  Virginia.  They  have  three 
children,  WILLIAM  A.,  CHARLES  L.  and 
SARAH  M.,  and  reside  one  and  one-half 
miles  southeast  of  Loami,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois.  CHARLES  L,  Jun., 
born  Feb.  24,  1849,  enlisted  in  Co.  E,  I33d 
111.  Inf.,  for  one  hundred  days,  and  was 
honorably  discharged,  with  thanks  of 
President  Lincoln,  Dec.  15,  1864.  He 
was  married  June  27,  1867,  to  Eliza  Jane 
Hays,  who  was  born  March  24,  1849,  in 
Macoupin  county.  They  reside  two  and 
a  half  miles  south  of  Loami,  Illinois. 
DENNIS,  born  Sept.  19,  1851,  married 
Dec.  21,  1870,  to  Caroline  F.  Hays,  who 
was  born  May  21,  1853,  in  Macoupin 
county,  Illinois.  They  live  two  miles 


south  of  Loami,  Illinois.  JAMES  F.,  born 
Sept.  n,  1853,  lives  with  his  mother — 1874. 
Charles  I.  Turpin,  Sen.,  died  April  i, 
1869,  in  Sangamon  county,  and  Mrs. 
Sarah  Turpin  resides  one  and  one-half 
miles  southwest  of  Loami,  Sangamon 
county.  Illinois. 

L  UCINDA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  George 
Taylor,  has  five  children,  and  resides  in 
Christian  county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Turpin  died  in  1860  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  aged  eighty- 
five  years. 

TURLEY,  THOMAS  J.,  was 
born  May  7>  1802,  in  Montgomery  county, 
Kentucky.  His  parents  had  fourteen 
children,  seven  of  each  sex,  all  born  in  the 
same  county.  The  parents,  with  part  of 
their  chiildren,  came  to  Logan  county, 
Illinois,  about  1823,  and  there  are  many 
of  the  name  in  that  county,  as  the  whole 
fourteen  children  raised  families.  The 
eleventh  child,  being  the  youngest  son, 
is  the  one  whose  name  heads  this  sketch. 
He  came  from  Logan  to  Sangamon 
county,  and  was  married  Sept.  27,  1827, 
to  Mary  Trotter.  They  had  ten  children, 
all  born  in  Sangamon  county.  Two  died 
young.  Of  the  other  eight  children — 

ELIZABETH,  born  June  8,  1828,  in 
.Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  7,  1850, 
to  William  Kenney,  who  was  born  in 
1827,  in  Harrison  county,  Kentucky,  was 
a  soldier  from  DeWitt  county,  Illinois,  for 
one  year,  from  June,  1846,  in  Co.  E,  4th 
111.  Inf.,  in  the  war  with  Mexico,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1849.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Kenney  had  five  children, 
MARY  A.  died  in  her  second  year. 
JOHN  B.,  VICTOR,  SARAH  F.  and 
WILLIAM  live  with  their  parents,  two 
miles  west  of  Mechanicsburg,  Illinois. 

AGNES  J.,  born  Nov.  18,  1829,  mar- 
ried Nicholas  B.  Whitesides.  See  his 
name. 

BOLIVAR,  born  August  12,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  in  the  same- 
county,  Jan.  22,  1857,  to  Maria  Wilson, 
who  was  born  Nov.  15,  1834,  in  Nrw 
Hampshire.  They  had  five  children,  one- 
died  in  infancy,  and  ALBERT  J.  died  in 
his  third  year.  GEORGE  LINCOLN, 
NICHOLAS  IRVING,  and  HENRY 
ELMER  live  with  their  parents  on  the 
farm  where  his  parents  settled  in  1828. 


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It  is  two  miles  north  of  Sangamon  Station, 
and  four  miles  east  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

JAMES,  born  May  4,  1833,  married 
Oct.  20,  1853,  to  Mary  B.  Kenney.  They 
had  six  children,  JAMES  T.,  AM- 
BROSE, ADA  BELLE,  LAURA  C., 
CHARLES  H.  and  ELIZA  A.  Mr. 
Turley  died  August  26,  1862,  and  his 
widow  and  children  reside  five  miles  east 
of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

HENRT  D.,  born  Feb.  3,  1836,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Sept.  to,  1856, 
in  Logan  county  to  Eliza  J.  Scoggin,who 
was  born  in  that  county  Dec.  12,  1840. 
They  had  nine  children,  four  died  under 
two  years.  FANNIE  A.,  MARY  A., 
CHARLES  L.,  MAGGIE  MAY  and 
CHLOE  E.  reside  with  their  parents, 
five  miles  east  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

THOMAS  J.,  Jun.,  born  Jan.  20, 
1838,  married  May  20,  1858,  to  Rebecca 
Barr.  She  died  Feb.  14,  1874,  leaving 
five  children,  ALVAN,  ELIZABETH, 
FLORA  A.,  JAMES  and  ELIZA  A. 
Mr.  Turley  was  married  a  second  time, 
and  resides  three  miles  east  ot  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

WILLIAM,  born  Oct.  16,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  July  25,  1862, 
in  Co.  I,  i  I4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years, 
served  until  the  end  of  the  rebellion  and 
was  honorably  discharged  July  4,  1865. 
He  was  married  August  10,  1865,  in  St. 
Louis,  to  Ellen  Curran,  who  was  born 
April  7,  1842,  in  Glasgow,  Scotland. 
They  had  two  children,  JOSEPH  W.  and 
MARY  E.,  and  Mrs.  Ellen  Turley  died 
August  8,  1872.  Mr.  T.  and  his  children 
live  with  his  mother,  five  miles  east  of 
Springfield,  Illinois — 1874. 

MART,  born  Dec.  n,  1842,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Dec.  28,  1864,  to 
Quintus  Embree.  They  had  one  child, 
FANNIE  A.,  born  Nov.  4,  1865.  Mrs. 
Embree  was  married  Feb.  20,  1875,  to 
William  D.  Henry.  They  have  one  son, 
WILLIAM  D.,  Jun.,  and  reside  five 
miles  east  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

Thomas  J.  Turley  died  Sept.  7,1852, 
and  his  widow  resides  with  her  children, 
near  where  she  and  her  husband  settled  in 
1828,  five  miles  east  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

TWIST,  JOHN,  was  born  in 
Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  went  to  Seneca 
Falls,  when  a  young  man,  and  was  there 
married  to  Phoebe  Russell,  who  was  born 
in  Newark,  New  Jersey.  They  had  two 


children  at  Seneca  Falls,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  in 
1821,  in  what  is  now  Woodside  township, 
six  miles  southeast  of  Springfield,  where 
they  had  two  children.  Mrs.  Twist  made 
cheese  and  her  husband  hauled  it  to  St. 
Louis  on  an  ox  wagon,  where  he  found  a 
market  for  it.  In  that  way  they  raised 
the  money  to  buy  their  first  eighty  acres 
of  land.  Early  in  1826  they  moved  to  a 
place  on  the  Sangamon  river,  two  miles 
northeast  of  Rochester,  and  about  eight 
miles  east  of  Springfield.  Mr.  Twist,  in 
connection  with  Dr.  Darling,  of  Spring- 
field, built  a  saw  and  grist  mill  further  up 
the  river,  four  miles  northeast  of  Roch- 
ester. It  required  all  the  men  within  a 
radius  of  ten  or  twelve  miles  to  raise  the 
mill.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Twist  had  two  chil- 
dren near  the  Sangamon  river.  Of  their 
six  children — 

THADDEUS,  born  in  New  York, 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  aged  fifteen 
years. 

CICERO,  born  in  1820  in  Seneca 
Falls,  New  York,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  May  21,  1845,10  Sarah  A. 
Baricman,  and  moved  in  August,  1848,  to 
DeWitt  county,  Illinois.  They  had  ten 
children,  CICERO  S.,  the  sixth,  and 
SARAH  P.,  the  eighth,  died  young.  Of 
the  other  eight,  NORVILLA  A.  was 
married  Sept.  20.  1866,  to  John  W.  Dunn, 
has  one  child,  JAMES  E.,  and  lives  in 
Macon  county,  Illinois.  LOUISA  was 
married  June,  1872,  to  James  Long,  has 
one  child,  CHARLES,  and  lives  in  McLean 
county,  Illinois.  MYLO  lives  with  his 
father.  EVAN  A.  was  married  Feb.  19, 
1874,  to  Jane  Bennett.  MARY  E., 
WESLEY  W.,  ADELIA  E.,  and 
JOANNA  live  with  their  father.  Mrs. 
Sarah  A.  Twist  died  Jan.  10,  1867,  and 
Cicero  Twist  was  married  Nov.  3,  1867, 
to  Sarah  Enos,  and  resides  near  Weldon, 
DeWitt  county,  Illinois.  . 

JOANNA,  born  Feb.  26,  1822,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Henry  Johnson. 
See  his  name. 

MYLO,  born  in  1824  and  died,  aged 
seven  years. 

JOHN  A.,  born  Nov.  12,  1826,  near 
Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
was  married  Nov.  26,  1856,  in  Rochester, 
to  Eliza  J.  Sattley.  They  have  six  chil- 
dren, IRA  F.,  RALPH  S.,  MARY  A., 


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ELLA   R.,  ELIZA  J.    and  JOHN  A., 

Jun.,  and  reside  in  Rochester,  Illinois. 

John  Twist  died  July  13,  1831,  at  his 
mill,  on  the  Sangamon  river,  north  of 
Rochester.  His  widow  married  James 
Stewart.  They  had  one  child. 

EMELINE  Stewart,  born  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  married  Addison  Foley. 
They  have  two  children,  and  live  at  Hay 
Market,  Prince  William  county,  Virginia. 

Mrs.  Phoebe  Stewart  died  Jan.  n, 
1836,  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  See 
name  of  Barnes  Stewart. 

TJ 

UNDERWOOD,  REUBEN, 
was  born  March  17,  1798,  in  Nicholas 
county,  Kentucky.  He  was  married  in 
Bracken  county,  Kentucky,  December  5, 
1822,  to  Margaret  Dawson,  a  sister  of 
John  Dawson.  See  his  name.  She  was 
born  August  31,  1796,  in  Fairfax  county, 
Virginia.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Underwood  lived 
for  some  time  in  Harrison  county,  Ken- 
tucky. Then  moved  with  four  children 
to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  in 
the  fall  of  1833  m  what  is  now  Mechanics- 
burg  township.  Of  their  five  children — 

ELIZA,  born  Sept.  7,  1823,  in  Ken- 
tucky, died  Sept.  28,  1825. 

JOHN  H.,  born  July  31,  1825,  in  Har- 
rison county,  Kentucky,  was  brought  up 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  married  in  1859, 
at  Rusnville,  Illinois,  to  Jane  E.  E.  Smith. 
They  had  six  children,  CHARLES  E., 
JOHN  R.,  SARAH  M.,  ADELIA  E., 
ARTHUR  A.  and  ALBERT  E.,  the 
latter  twins.  J.  H.  Underwood  and 
family  reside  at  Carrollton,  Green  county, 
Illinois. 

WILLIAM  D.,  born  Jan.  14,  1828,  in 
Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
August  4,  1835. 

THOMAS  J.,  born  Oct.  30,  1829,  in 
Harrison  county,  Kentucky,  was  married 
at  Mechanicsburg,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  Oct.  28,  1858,  to  Margaret  D. 
Bondurant.  They  reside  at  the  home- 
stead, where  his  parents  settled  in  1833. 
It  is  three  miles  southeast  of  Dawson, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  Thomas  J. 
Underwood  enlisted  August  6,  1862,  for 
three  years,  in  Co.  I,  73d  111.  Inf.  He 
was  elected  second  lieutenant,  on  the 


organization  of  the  company.  After  the 
battle  of  Perry  ville  he  resigned  in  conse- 
quence of  failing  health. 

ADELIA,  born  Feb.  29,  1832,  resides 
at  the  family  homestead. 

Reuben  Underwood  died  Feb.  10,  1844, 
and  his  widow  died  Jan.  9,  1875,  both  at 
the  homestead  where  they  settled  in  1833. 
Reuben  Underwood's  widowed  mother 
came  with  him  to  Sangamon  county,  he 
being  the  only  child.  Her  maiden  name 
was  Sarah  Con  way.  Her  parents  were 
among  the  earliest  settlers  in  Kentucky. 
They  had  taken  refuge  from  the  Indians 
either  in  Randall's  or  Martin's  station,  and 
when  those  fortifications  were  captured 
and  destroyed,  June  22,  1780,  by  the  com- 
bined forces  of  the  British  and  Indians, 
she  was  separated  from  her  parents  and 
adopted  by  an  Indian  and  his  squaw.  She 
was  then  about  seven  years  old.  They 
took  her  to  Detroit,  Michigan,  and  after  a 
search  of  three  years,  her  father,  learning 
where  she  was,  secured  an  order  from  the 
British  officers  for  the  Indians  to  restore 
her  to  her  father.  They  also  advised  Mr. 
Conway  to  make  the  Indian  a  present  to 
prevent  his  injuring  her.  Acting  on  their 
advice,  he  paid  them  forty  dollars.  She 
died  at  her  son's  residence,  Sept.  19,  1845, 
aged  about  seventy-three  years. 

UNDERWOOD,  JOHN,  was 
born  about  1785,  in  North  Carolina. 
Went  to  Sumner  county,  Tennessee,  when 
a  young  man,  was  there  married  to 
Clarissa  Cook,  and  had  eleven  children  in 
Tennessee.  The  family  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  arriving  November, 
1829,  in  what  is  now  Island  Grove  town- 
ship, where  one  child  was  born.  Of  their 
children — 

GEORGE,  born  Jan.  27,  1811,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Elizabeth 
Sweet,  had  six  children,  and  she  died,  and 
he  married  Ann  Campbell,  had  four  chil- 
dren, and  the  parents  died,  leaving  their 
children  near  St.  Joseph,  Missouri. 

LA  WRENCE,  born  August  5,  1812, 
in  Davidson  county,  Tennessee,  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  April  9,  1835,  ^° 
Abigail  Colburn.  They  had  fourteen 
children,  four  of  whom  died  under  nine 
years.  Of  the  ten,  ACHSA,  born  May 
6,  1836,  married  Nov.  24,  1854,  to  William 
HufFmaster.  See  his  name.  Thev  have 
ten  children,  and  live  at  Owaneco,  Chris- 
tian county,  Illinois'.  NATHAN  T. 


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born  October  i,  1837,  married  Mary 
L.  Dorrance,  have  six  children,  and 
live  near  Loami,  Illinois.  A  Z  U  B  A, 
born  April  18,  1839,  married  August  13, 
1862,  to  Benjamin  F.  Weeks,  who  was 
born  July  6,  1841,  in  Belmont  county, 
Ohio.  They  have  two  children,  AMY  A. 
and  i,  AURA  A.,  and  reside  in  Loami, 
Illinois.  Mr.  Weeks  enlisted  August  2, 
1862,  in  Co.  F,  5  ist  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years,  served  until  June  29,  1865,  when  he 
was  honorably  discharged.  He  was  in 
the  dispensing  druggists'  department  the 
last  year.  CLARISSA,  born  Jan.  4, 
1841,  married  April  14,  1859,  to  Samuel 
M.  Neal,  have  three  children,  and  live 
near  Springfield,  Missouri.  BARTON 
W.,  born  Sept.  26,  1842,  lives  near  Spring- 
field, Missouri.  JESSE  T.,  born  Sept. 
4,  1847,  man"ied  June  25,  1868,  to  Abigail 
M.  Kinney,  and  live  at  Linden,  Osage 
county,  Kansas.  LAWRENCE  T.,  born 
July  31,  1849,  married  July  8,  1869,  to 
Martha  J.  Weir,  have  two  children,  and 
reside  two  miles  west  of  Loami,  Illinois. 
LUCY,  born  August  9,  1853,  married 
June  16,  1870,  to  Scott  Carter,  who  died, 
and  she  lives  with  her  parents.  DAVJD 
O.  and  FANNY  live  with  their  parents, 
near  Bois  D'Arc,  Greene  county,  Missouri. 

MARTHA  A.,  born  April  10,  1814, 
married  Abel  Jones,  had  several  children, 
and  both  died  in  Lewis  county,  Missouri. 

EMELINE,  born  July  20,  1816,  mar- 
ried March  6,  1842,  to  William  Hammond. 
See  his  name, 

MATILDA,  born  March  29,  1818, 
married  December,  1842,  to  Thomas 
Deaton,  have  nine  children,  and  reside 
near  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 

PRESLEY,  born  Sept.  n,  1819, died 
unmarried  at  thirty  years  of  age. 

TURNER,  born  Jan.  14,  1823,  mar- 
ried Mary  Harbour,  had  four  children, 
and  he  died,  leaving  his  widow  and  chil- 
dren at  Hamburg,  Iowa. 

WILEY,  born  May  16,  1823,  died 
1858. 

TABI7^HA,  born  Oct.  23,  1824,  mar- 
ried John  Morgan.  They  live  in  Atchi- 
son  county,  Missouri. 

LOUl'SA,  born  May  29,  1826,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Milton,  Douglas.  See  his  name. 
Her  name  is  erroneously  printed  Eliza. 

JAMES  T.,  born  Oct.  9,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Jan.  29, 


1866,  near  Chambersburg,  Pennsylvania, 
to  Elizabeth  Coble,  a  native  of  that  place. 
James  T.  Underwood  was  for  several 
years  assessor  of  Island  Grove  township. 
He  was  elected  in  1864  to  represent  that 
township  in  the  board  of  supervisors  of 
Sangamon  county.  He  is  now — Novem- 
ber, 1876 — a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  re- 
sides in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

John  Underwood  built  a  horse  mill  in 
Island  Grove,  soon  after  his  arrival.  It 
was  the  first  in  that  part  of  the  county. 
The  settlers  came  from  twenty  to  thirty 
miles  to  do  grinding  with  their  own  teams. 
He  died  Oct.  27,  1866,  in  Island  Grove, 
where  he  settled  in  1829.  His  widow 
died  Jan.  18,  1866,  at  Loami,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

UNDERWOOD,  WIL- 
LIAM, was  born  and  married  in 
Kentucky,  and  brought  his  family  to 
Sangamon  county,  arriving  about  1834  at 
Berlin.  They  had  three  children,  one  of 
whom  died,  aged  ten  V years,  and  Mrs. 
Underwood  died.  Their  two  sons, 
CHARLES  and  LTCURGUS,™^ 
to  their  friends,  in  Kentucky,  and  went 
from  there,  as  soldiers,  in  the  Mexican 
war.  William  Underwood  married  for  his 
second  wife,  Eliza  Lemon,  and  he  died  in 
1840.  His  widow  married  John  Churchill. 
See  his  name. 

UTTERBACK,  ELIJAH, 

was  born  in  Culpepper  county,  Virgiana, 
Sept.  25,  1776.  When  he  was  a  young- 
man  he  went  to  Henry  county,  Kentucky, 
and  was  there  married  to  Susan  Bice — a 
sister  to  John  Bice.  They  had  three 
children  born  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  in 
October,  1835,  ni  wnat  ifi  novv  Williams 
township,  where  one  child  was  born.  Of 
their  four  children — 

MARY  D.,  born  April  12,  1824,  in 
Henry  county,  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Peter  Braughton. 
See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH  C.,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
James  Dode.  They  have  six  children,  and 
live  in  Lafayette  county,  Missouri. 

NANCY  A.,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Jacob  Lucas. 
They  have  six  children,  and  live  in  Fre- 
mont county,  Iowa. 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


735 


ADAL1NE  S.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  James  Henry.  They 
have  two  children,  and  live  in  Bourbon 
county,  Kentucky. 

Mrs.  Susan  Utterback  died  August  19, 
1841,  and  her  husband  died  March  3,  1862, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 


VANCIL.  This  name—  Vanzael, 
anglicised  —  is  quite  common  in  Germany, 
especially  among  the  soldiers  of  the  fath- 
erland. The  circumstances  which  led  to 
its  being  transferred  from  Prussia  to 
America  were  somewhat  peculiar.  A 
young  man  bearing  the  name,  put  to 
death  a  valuable  dog  belonging  to  an  old 
German  husbandman.  This  was  deemed 
a  grave  offense,  and  he  was  called  up  by 
his  father  for  trial.  The  boy  plead  guilty, 
but  justified  his  actions.  The  venerable 
parent  decreed  that  he'  should  be  severely 
chastised  or  leave  the  country.  The  proud 
spirited  stripling  chose  the  latter,  imme- 
diately embarked  for  America,  and  settled 
in  Virginia.  Nothing  is  known  of  his 
marriage,  but  his  son,  John  Vancil  mar- 
ried Mary  Penrod.  They  had  a  large 
family,  consisting  in  part  of  six  sons,  five 
of  whom  were  over  six  feet  high,  and 
weighed  upwards  of  two  hundred  pounds 
each.  While  these  were  yet  children, 
John  Vancil  joined  a  company  of  rangers 
—  the  first  military  organizations  at  the 
beginning  ot  our  troubles  with  the  mother 
country  —  and  sent  his  family  into  Mary- 
land. One  of  his  sons  — 

VANCIL,  SAMUEL,  born 
about  1768,  was  but  six  years  of  age  at 
the  beginning  of  the  American  Revolu- 
tion, when  his  father  separated  his  tamily 
upon  going  into  the  army.  Samuel  was 
placed  in  a  family  of  Germans,  who,  from 
their  religious  convictions  were  opposed 
to  war.  At  the  close  of  the  war  John 
Vancil  collected  his  family  in  Patrick 
county,  Virginia,  where  Samuel  was  mar- 
ried about  1795  to  Mary  Peckelheimer, 
and  moved  to  Montgomery  county,  in 
the  same  State,  where  they  iiad  two  chil- 
dren, and  then  moved  to  Logan  county, 
Ky.,  where  they  had  one  child,  and  moved 
back  to  Virginia,  where  two  children 
were  born,  and  then  moved  to  Lincoln 
county,  Ky.,  and  from  there,  in  i8ii,to 


Warren  county,  Ohio,  where  one  child 
was  born;  from  there  to  Franklin  county, 
Indiana,  and  after  a  stay  of  five  yeai's, 
moved  to  Union  county,  Illinois,  where 
he  left  his  family,  and  with  several  others 
rode  up  to  Sugar  creek,  and  selected  a 
tract  of  land  about  one  mile  southeast  of 
where  Auburn,  Sangamon  county  now 
stands,  where  he  arrived  with  his  family 
late  in  November,  1818.  They  lived  in 
their  wagons  until  cabins  could  be  built. 
Their  only  neighbors  were  the  Drennan 
and  Dodds  families.  Sec  their  sketches. 
Game  being  abundant,  they  lived  largely 
on  wild  meat  and  honey.  The  Kickapoo 
Indians  were  quite  numerous,  though 
friendly.  Of  the  six  children  of  Samuel 
Vancil — 

BETSY,  was  born  in  1796,  in  Mont- 
gomery county,  Va.,  married  in  Warren 
county,  Ohio,  to  John  Walker,  and  came 
with  her  parents  to  Sangamon  county, 
where  she  died  in  1830,  leaving  five  chil- 
dren, three  of  whom,  when  last  heard 
from,  were  living  in  Texas. 

PENROD,  born  in  1797,  in  Mont- 
gomery county,  Va.,  married  in  1819,  in 
Preble  county,  Ohio,  to  Elizabeth  Hous- 
ton. They  had  eight  children,  five  of 
whom  lived  to  maturity,  namely: 
JAMES,  married  Martha  A.  Gatton. 
They  had  eight  children,  and  she  died. 
He  married  Sarah  E.  Greenawalt.  He 
died  February,  1872,  in  Virtlen,  111.,  leav- 
ing his  widow  and  children  there. 
NANCY,  married  Jacob  B.  Vancil  See 
his  name.  ELIZABETH,  married  Ab- 
ner  Hayden.  They  had  six  children. 
WILLIAM  D.,  married  Mrs.  Melvina  Van- 
cil, and  live  in  Montgomery  county,  111. 
SARAH  E.,  married  Noah  Greenawalt, 
and  lives  near  Cerro  Gordo,  Piatt  county, 
111.  NANCY  j.,  married  James  Cruise 
who  died,  and  she  lives  in  Piatt  county. 
MARY  j.,  married  Francis  M.  Rape.  See 
his  name.  EMILY  K.,  married  Francis  M. 
Cross.  See  his  name.  EMILY  E.,  lives 
with  her  sisters.  Abner  Hayden  died, 
and  his  widow  has  since  been  married,  but 
is  now  a  widow  living  with  her  children, 
near  Cerro  Gordo,  111.  MARY  married 
A.  Henderson.  He  died  'and  she  married 
William  Forsythe.  See  his  name.  She 
lives  at  German  Prairie  Station,  near 
Springfield,  111.  GEORCE  W.,  married 
Melvina  Gatton,  and  died  in  May,  1872, 
leaving  several  children.  Penrod  Vancil 


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died  in  1865,  and  his  widow  died  in  1868, 
both  near  Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  111. 

SARAH,  born  about  1800,  in  Logan 
county,  Kentucky,  married  in  Franklin 
county,  Indiana,  to  John  Houston.  She 
died  in  Preble  county,  Ohio,  leaving  four 
children,  one  of  whom  lives  in  Iowa. 

GIDEON,  born  Feb.  1,1802,  in  Mont- 
gomery county,  Virginia,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois,  March,  1820,  to 
Feraba  Wilson,  believed  to  have  been  the 
first  marriage  ever  solemnized  in  the  what 
is  now  Sangamon  county.  They  had 
eleven  children,  all  born  in  Sangamon 
county.  CLARINDA,  born  in  1821, 
married  in  1835,  ^°  Henry  Duke.  They 
had  several  children,  all  of  whom  died 
except  one,  who  is  married  and  lives  in 
Dallas  county,  Texas.  Mr.  Duke  died  in 
1864,  and  his  widow  lives  in  Dallas  coun- 
ty, Texas.  MARY  J.  is  unmarried,  and 
lives  in  Lawrence  county,  Missouri. 
ADAM,  born  August  16,  1826,  died  in 
Logan  county,  Illinois,  Jan.  18,  1849. 
AARON  BRYANT,  born  July  9,  1828, 
married  in  1852  to  Elizabeth  Scott,  have 
one  child,  and  reside  six  miles  southwest 
of  Waverly,  Illinois.  JAMES  M.,  born 
June  13,  1830,  married  in  1865  to  Isabel 
Morland,  have  two  children,  and  live  in 
Camanche  county,  Texas.  E  L  I  Z  A- 
BETH,  born  May  26,  1832,  married  in 
1850  to  George  W.  Foster.  He  died  in 
Texas,  leaving  a  widow  and  two  children, 
who  live  in  Lawrence  county,  Missouri. 
GIDEON  H.,  born  May  23,  1835,  mar- 
ried  in  1862  to  Martha  A.  Severe.  They 
have  four  children,  and  live  in  Lawrence 
county,  Missouri.  SARAH  A.,  born 
Nov.  13,  1837,  married  Dec.  4,  1851,  to 
Robert  Scott,  have  one  child,  and  live  in 
Carroll  county,  Missouri.  THOMAS  J., 
born  Nov.  17,  1841,  and  died  June  26, 
1866.  BENJAMIN  F.,  born  Nov.  7, 
1843,  is  unmarried,  and  lives  in  Lawrence 
county,  Missouri.  MINERVA  C.,  born 
Feb.  4,  1846,  married  J.  C.  Jenkins,  and 
died  in  Texas,  May  21,  1873.  Gideon 
Vancil  lived  four  miles  southwest  of 
Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  until 
1847,  when  he  moved  to  Hopkins  county, 
Texas,  where  he  lived  until  the  close  of 
the  rebellion,  when  he  moved  to  Missouri. 
Mrs.  Feraba  Vincil  died  in  1866,  and 
Gideon  Vancil  resides  with  his  children, 
near  Mount  Vernon,  Lawrence  county, 
Missouri. 


SIMEON,  born  Jan.  i,  1805,  in  Mont- 
gomery county,  Virginia,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  in  1818,  with  his 
•  father,  was  married  March  16,  1826,  to 
Mary  Black.  They  had  two  children, 
WILLIAM,  died  in  infancy;  JACOB  B., 
born  August  n,  1828,  married  Nancy 
Vancil.  They  had  three  children,  all  died 
young.  J.  B.  Vancil  died  in  1873.  His 
widow  is  married  and  lives  near  Auburn, 
Illinois.  Mrs.  Mary  Vancil  died  in  1830, 
and  Simeon  Vancil  was  married  Jan.  19, 
1832,  to  Mary  A.  Gates.  They  had  eight 
children,  three  of  whom  died  young.  Ot 
the  other  five,  CORN  ELI  US  P.  married 
Emily  J.  Pritchard.  They  have  three 
children,  and  live  four  miles  south  of 
Auburn.  Illinois.  PAULINE  C.  mar- 
ried Robert  Hudgen.  They  have  one 
child,  OWEN,  and  reside  near  Cerro 
Gordo,  Piatt  county,  Illinois.  FRANCIS 
M.,  born  Jan.  29,  1840,  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  took  a  select  course  at 
Shurtleff  College,  and  studied  law.  In 
1869  he  moved  to  Brownsville,  Nebraska, 
and  engaged  in  a  newspaper  enter- 
prise there  for  two  years.  He  was 
married  October,  1870,10  Emma  Argo,  of 
Vermont,  Illinois,  who  was  born  Sep- 
tember, 1851,  in  Jersey  county,  Illinois. 
They  have  two  children  EARLE  FRANCIS 
and  EMMA  LEOLA.  In  1872  Mr.  Vancil 
initiated  the  movement  and  assisted  in 
laying  out  the  town  of  Bloomington, 
Franklin  county,  Neb.  He  resides  there; 
is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  and  stock 
raising.  MARGARET  J.,  born  Jan.  15, 
1842,  married  George  W.  Cray.  They 
have  four  children,  and  reside  two  miles 
northwest  of  Virden,  Illinois.  MARY 
A.  married  Andrew  Eagen.  They  have 
two  children,  and  live  three  miles  north 
of  Virden,  Illinois.  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Vancil 
died  Feb.  3,  1873,  and  Simeon  Vancil  died 
April,  1875,  both  at  the  homestead  where 
they  had  lived  more  than  half  a  century. 
It  was  three  and  a  half  miles  southwest 
of  Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Mr.  Simeon  Vancil  was  very  fond  of 
conversing  on  subjects  connected  with  the 
early  history  of  the  country.  Speaking  of 
the  "  deep  snow  "  of  1830  and  '31,  he  said 
that  it  was  about  three  and  a  half  feet  deep 
on  a  level,  but  that  it  drifted  to  a  depth  of 
eight  or  ten  feet.  After  it  became  suffi- 
ciently hard  by  thawing  and  freezing  on 
the  surface  to  bear  his  weight,  he  remem- 


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bered  attempting  to  walk  across  a  ravine 
•where  the  snow  brought  all  on  a  level. 
The  crust  was  weakened  by  hazel  brush 
that  came  up  through  it,  and  at  the  deep- 
est place  he  went  down,  quick  as  thought. 
When  he  brushed  the  snow  from  his  eyes 
and  looked  up,  he  found  the  crust  at  least 
three  feet  above  his  head.  It  required  a 
long  time  for  him  to  work  his  way  out, 
but  he  finally  succeeded  by  using  his  gun 
to  break  the  crust  over  his  head.  He  said 
that  after  the  snow  disappeared  the  stumps 
from  which  they  had  cut  the  trees  for 
fuel  were  from  six  to  ten  feet  high.  He 
said  that  from  the  Indians  who  were  here 
at  the  time,  he  learned  that  a  deep  snow 
had  fallen  about  thirty  years  before,  and 
that  the  buffalo,  unable  to  find  food, 
would  collect  on  the  highest  points,  where 
the  snow  was  thinest,  and  remain  hud- 
dled together  until  they  died  of  hunger 
and  cold.  He  said  their  account  of  it  was 
corroborated  by  large  quantities  of  buffalo 
bones  being  found  on  nearly  all  those 
high  places.  Simeon  Vancil  was  a  man 
of  strong  mental  capacities,  hospitable 
and  kind.  With  one  exception,  he  was 
for  many  years  the  oldest  settler  of  San- 
gamon  county.  That  exception  was 
William  Drennan.  They  have  both 
passed  away. 

REBECCA,  born  in  Warren  county, 
Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Henry  Landis,  of  Logan  county,  Illi- 
nois, and  died  there  a  few  years  later 
without  children. 

Mrs.  Mary  Vancil  died  in  1822,  and 
Samuel  Vancil  married  a  Mrs.  Wakefield. 
He  died  in  1828,  both  near  where  they 
settled  on  coming  to  the  country.  They 
were  buried  in  the  Wimer  grave  yard, 
southeast  of  Auburn,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

VAN  DEREN,  BARNARD, 
born  May  22,  1789,  in  Harrison  county, 
Kv.,  was  married  there  May  27,  1813,  to 
Eliza  McKee,  who  was  born  May  16, 
1795,  in  the  same  county.  They  had  nine 
children  in  Kentucky,  two  of  whom  died 
there.  The  family  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  arriving  June  12,  1835,  in 
what  is  now  Curran  township.  When 
they  came  to  the  county  the  greater 
part  of  it  was  flooded  with  water.  Bara- 
ard  VanDeren  was  never  a  strong  man 
physically,  and  the  over-exertion  and  anx- 
iety connected  with  bringing  his  family  to 

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so  new  a  country  brought  on  disease.  There 
was  not  sufficient  vitality  left  to  counter- 
act it,  and  he  died  July  6,  1835,  ^ess  than  a 
month  ofter  their  arrival.  Of  their  seven 
children — 

CYRUS  W.,  born  May  6,  1815,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  there  April  2, 
1835,  to  Margaret  Patton,  and  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  in  1838,  three 
years  later  than  the  other  members  of  the 
family.  They  had  three  living  children. 
ELIZA  J.,  born  March  7,  1836,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  Nov.  21,  1855,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  Jesse  F.  Taylor, 
who  was  born  Jan.  2,  1828,  in  Clarke 
county,  Ky.  They  have  three  children, 

CYRUS  W.,  LITTLEFIELD  and  JESSE  F.,  the 

first  born  in  Jackson  county,  Missouri,  and 
the  last  two  in  Helena,  Montana  Terri- 
tory, where  Mr.  Taylor  and  his  family 
reside.  MARTHA  S.,  born  in  Wood- 
side  township,  Sangamon  county,  married 
John  M.  Taylor.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren, GEORGE  WILLIAM,  FREDERICK  and 

LUELLA,  and  live  in  Chatham,  Illinois. 
MARY  L.,  lives  with  her  parents  in 
Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  111.  Cyrus 
W.  VanDeren  was  for  a  number  of  years 
a  justice  of  the  peace,  and  before  the  town- 
ship organization,  he  was  one  of  the  San- 
gamon county  judges,  and  was  elected 
state  senator  in  1856,  serving  one  term. 

BARNARD  A.,  born  May  n,  1819, 
in  Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  111.,  Nov.  7,  1839,  to  Mary  J.  Mc- 
Ginnis.  They  had  two  living  children. 
MARY  J.,  died  aged  12  years.  JOHN 
D.,  married  Lydia  A.  Smith,  and  lives  in 
Oswego,  Kansas.  Mrs.  Mary  J.  VanDe- 
ren died  in  July,  1852,  and  Barnard  A. 
VanDeren  was  married  Nov.  8,  1853,  to 
Mary  A.  Baker.  They  had  two  children, 
THOMAS  N.  and  MAGGIE  L.  B.  A.  Van 
Deran  died  Feb.  25,  1866  and  his  widow 
married  John  Lowry.  They  had  two  chil- 
dren. BARNARD  A.  died  in  infancy. 
MARY  LOUISA  lives  with  her  parents. 
John  L^wrey  and  family  live  near  Loami, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MARTHA  J.,  born  Oct.  24,  1821,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  Nov.  3,  1842,  to  Lewis 
Johnson.  See  his  name, 

DA  VI D  J/.,  born  Feb.  12,  1824,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  June  17,  1851,  to 
Margaret  Evans.  Mrs.  Margaret  Van 
Demi  died  in  December,  1853,  and  D,  M. 


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VanDeren  was  married  Dec.  8,  1859,  to 
Rebecca  M.  Kinney.  They  had  one 
child,  MAGGIE  E.,  and  D.  M.  VanDe- 
ren died  Feb.  15,  1874,  in  Springfield, 
where  his  widow  and  daughter  still  reside. 

MARGARET  W.,  born  June  9,  1828, 
in  Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  March  13,  1849,  *°  William  F. 
Thompson.  See  his  name.  They  had 
one  living  child,  ELIZA  F.,  who  lives 
with  her  mother.  William  F.  Thompson 
died,  and  his  widow  was  married  July  18, 
1854,  to  Lewis  Johnson.  See  his  name. 

ARCHIBALD  J.,  born  Jan.  15,  1831, 
in  Kentucky,  brought  up  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  there  May  22,  1866, 
to  Mary  W.  Lloyd.  They  have  four 
children,  LLOYD,  JOHN  JAY,  MARY 
and  ARCHIE  ALEXANDER.  A.  J. 
VanDeren  and  family  live  in  Central  City, 
Colorado.  He  was  Grand  Master  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  Free  Masons  of  Colorado 
in  its  early  history,  and  was  a  member  of 
the  territorial  legislature  of  Colorado  for 
1863. 

JOHN  M.,  born  May  26,  1833,  in 
Kentucky,  brought  up  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  there  Sept.  8,  1864, 
to  Louisa  M.  Coe,  who  was  born  April 
1 8,  1838,  in  Waterbury,  Connecticut,  and 
raised  in  Morgan  county,  Illinois.  They 
have  five  children,  ARCHIE  C., 
FRANK  W.,  HELEN,  CHARLES 
W.,  and  JOHN  E.;  the  latter  died  in  in- 
fancy. John  M.  VanDeren  and  family 
now — September,  1876 — live  in  Chatham, 
111.,  but  expect  soon  to  move  to  Boulder 
City,  Colorado. 

As  an  illustration  of  the  slovenly  ir>-  n- 
ner  farming  has  been  done  in  Sangamon 
county,  J.  M.  VanDeren  says  he  has  seen 
the  corn  on  land  that  produced  from  fifty 
to  sixty  bushels  to  the  acre  stand  in  the 
field  until  time  for  planting  again.  Then 
they  would  knock  down  the  stalks  of 
corn  and  burn  all  together  to  clear  the 
ground  for  planting  a  new  crop.  As 
already  stated,  Barnard  VanDeren  died 
within  one  month  after  bringing  nis  fam- 
ily to  the  county  in  1835.  His  widow, 
Mrs.  Eliza  VanDeren,  thus  left  alone  in 
the  prime  of  life,  has  remained  a  widow 
now  more  than  forty  years,  and  still  lives 
with  her  children  in  Chatham. 

On  the  6th  of  June,  1874,  just  as  she  en- 
tered her  eightieth  year,  a  family  reunion 
was  held  at  the  house  of  her  son  where 


she  lives.  There  were  present  seven  of 
the  ten  children  of  David  and  Jane — Wal- 
lace— McKee,  of  Harrison  county,  Ky. 
The  parents  and  three  children  are  dead. 
The  seven  present  were  Mrs.  Eliza  Van 
Deren,  of  Chatham,  111.,  aged  seventy- 
nine,  Mrs.  Nancy  McClintock,  of  Hunt- 
ington  city,  West  Virginia,  seventy-two. 
Miss  Margaret  McKee,  of  Catlettsburg, 
Ky.,  aged  seventy-one.  Rev.  D.  D. 
McKee,  of  Hanover,  Indiana,  aged  sixty- 
nine.  Mrs.  E.  G.  Hamilton,  of  Vinton, 
Iowa,  aged  sixty-seven.  Mrs.  Cynthia  A. 
Reynolds,  of  Murrayville,  111.,  aged  sixty- 
six.  Elder  W.  McKee,  of  Mexico,  Mis- 
souri, aged  sixty-four. 

VANDEVER,  AARON,  born 
Feb.  7,  1785,  in  Virginia,  was  married  in 
Henry  county,  Kentucky,  in  June,  1805, 
to  Nancy  French,  who  was  born  Nov.  19, 
1789,  in  North  Carolina.  They  had  six 
children  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  in  1814 
to  Washington  county,  Indiana,  where 
four  children  were  born,  thence  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  October, 
1829,  where  they  had  one  child.  Of  their 
children — 

SARAH,  born  June  i,  1806,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  and  died  in  Indiana. 

CARORINE  and  ELIZABETH, 
twins,  born  March  2,  1808,  in  Kentucky, 
both  married,  and'  died  in  Indiana. 

SOPHRON1A,  born  Feb.  14,  181 1,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Washington 
county,  Indiana,  to  Barnett  Davis.  They 
have  a  large  family,  and  live  near  Taylor- 
ville,  Christian  county,  Illinois. 

THOMAS  L.,  born  July  25,  1813,  in 
Kentucky,  died  there. 

HORATIO  N.,  born  March  i,  1816, 
in  Washington  county,  Indiana,  came 
with  his  parents  to  Sangamon  county, 
October,  1829,.  He  was  married  in  June, 
1840,  in  Christian  county,  Illinois,  to 
Mary  J.  Rucker,  who  was  born  in  Ken- 
tucky. They  have  three  children, 
WILLIAM  T.,  born  August  22,  1842, 
and  EUGENE  A,  born  August  27, 
1853,  are  bankers  in  Taylorville,  Christian 
county,  Illinois.  ELIZABETH,  born 
Feb.  6,  1859,  lives  with  her  parents. 

H.  N.  Vandever  lesided  in  Sangamon 
county  until  the  organization  of  Christian 
county,  in  March,  1839,  when,  without 
moving,  he  was  placed  in  Christian  county, 
the  dividing  line  being  near  his  farm.  At 
the  first  election  which  occurred,  in  March, 


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1839,  he  was  elected  recorder  for  Christian 
county,  and  appointed  clerk  of  the  circuit 
court,  also,  holding  the  office  until  1847. 
He  was  elected  representative  to  the  state 
legislature  in  1842,  raised  a  company  for 
the  Mexican  war,  but  the  quota  was  full. 
He  was  appointed  by  President  Polk 
quartermaster,  with  the  rank  of  captain, 
served  two  years,  and  during  that  time 
was  at  the  battle  of  Buena  Vista.  In 
1849  he  was  elected  judge  of  the  Christian 
county  court,  and  filled  the  office  by  re- 
election two  terms  of  four  years  each. 
He  represented  Christian  and  Mont- 
gomery counties  in  the  state  legislature  for 
1 86 1 -2.  He  was  a  member  of  the  consti- 
tutional convention,  and  in  1862  was 
elected  state  senator.  In  1870  he  was 
elected  judge  of  the  circuit  court  to  fill  a 
vacancy,  re-elected  in  June,  1873,  and  is 
now — 1876 — in  office.  H.  N.  Vandever 
and  family  live  in  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  B.,  born  in  February, 
1818,  in  Indiana,  died  in  Illinois. 

HARRIET,  born  Feb.  22,  1822,  in 
Indiana,  died  in  Illinois. 

AARON  S.,  born  Nov.  10,  1824,  in 
Indiana,  died  in  Illinois. 

ZIPPORAH,  born  in  May,  1827,  was 
married  March  25,  1847,  to  William  T. 
Duncan.  Mrs.  Zipporah  Duncan  died 
Dec.  31,  1849,  leaving  one  child, 
AMANDA,  who  lives  in  Montgomery 
county,  Illinois. 

LA  VlNA,  born  May  21,  1834,  in  San- 
gamon  county,  married  Ransom  Hargis. 
She  died  Sept.  20,  1858,  leaving  two  chil- 
dren, WILLIAM  R.  and  MARY  J., 
living  near  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

Aaron  Vandever  died  April,  1857,  an(^ 
Mrs.  Nancy  Vandever  died  Aug.  7,  1 871,  at 
Taylorville,  Christian  county,  Illinois. 
Rev.  Mr.  Vandever  was  a  distinguished 
minister  of  the  Old  School  Baptist  Church, 
known  as  the  Regular  Baptists. 

VAN  DOREN,  JOSEPH, 
was  born  February,  1790,  in  Somerset 
county,  New  Jersey.  Maria  Conover 
was  born  March,  1792,111  the  same  county, 
and  they  were  married  there  about  1809. 
They  had  three  children  in  that  county, 
and  moved,  in  1824,  to  Warren  county, 
Ohio,  and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  arriving  May  22,  1839,  in  what  is 
now  Curran  township.  Of  their  three 
children  — 

WILLIAM  L.,  born  February,  1810, 


in  New  Jersey,  married  in  1832  in  War- 
ren county,  Ohio,  to  Sarah  Hagaman,  had 
one  child,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1834,  in 
what  is  now  Curran  township,  being  the 
first  of  the  family  to  settle  in  the  county. 
They  had  six  children  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  in  1845  moved  to  St.  Louis, 
Missouri,  where  Mrs.  Van  Doren  died,  in 
October,  1848.  In  the  spring  of  1850  he 
went  to  California,  and  there  married,  in 
1853,  to  Cornelia  Fulkerson.  He  came  to 
Springfield  and  kept  the  Chenery  House 
from  1866  to  1868,  and  in  August  of  the 
latter  year  returned  to  California,  and  re- 
sides in  Petaluma.  His  son,  JOHN  S., 
lives  in  Petaluma,  and  his  daughter, 
ANNA  married  John  Rogers,  and  resides 
near  Petaluma  Sonoma,  county,  California. 

ABRAHAM,  born  March,  1814,  in 
New  Jersey,  married  in  1837,  in  Warren 
county,  Ohio,  to  Delilah  Jack.  They  had 
one  child  in  Ohio,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois,  arriving  July, 
1838,  in  Curran  township,  where  five 
children  were  born.  The  family  moved 
to  DeWitt  county  in  1855,  and  he  died 
there  in  the  fall  of  1858,  leaving  a  widow 
and  two  children,  who  reside  near  Clinton, 
Illinois. 

PETER  C,  born  April  11,  1818,  in 
Somerset  county,  New  Jersey,  married 
Oct.  n,  1837,  m  Warren  county,  Ohio,  to 
Margaret  Hathaway,  who  was  born  in 
that  county,  April  13.  1820.  Her  great- 
grand-parents,  on  the  mother's  side,  bore 
the  name  of  Rogers.  They  emigrated 
from  Ireland,  and  soon  after  the  vessel 
sailed  Mr.  Rogers  died  at  sea.  A  violent 
storm  caused  the  destruction  of  the  ship's 
stores,  and  in  order  to  sustain  life,  three  of 
the  passengers  were  in  turn  killed  and 
eaten.  Mrs.  Rogers  had  been  selected  by 
lot,  as  the  next  one  to  be  slain.  She  asked 
for  one  hour  to  pray,  which  was  granted, 
and  all  the  preparations  made  for  taking 
her  life,  the  ship,  meanwhile,  carrying 
signals  of  distress.  When  but  a  tew 
minutes  of  the  time  remained,  the  sound 
of  a  cannon  came  booming  over  the 
waters,  conveying  the  glad  tidings  that 
they  were  discovered,  and  her  life  was 
spared.  On  arriving  in  America  she 
settled  in  Warren  county,  Ohio,  with  her 
only  daughter,  Elizabeth,  who  married 
Patrick  Meloy.  Their  daughter,  Amy 
Meloy,  married  Ebenezer  Hathaway,  and 


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their  daughter,  Margaret  Hathaway,  mar- 
ried Peter  C.  Van  Doren.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Van  Doren  had  one  child  in  Ohio,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  May  22,  1839,  in  what  is  now 
Curran  township,  where  eight  children 
were  born.  Of  their  nine  children, 
SARAH  A.,  born  Dec.  4,  1838,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  Feb.  20, 
1861,  to  Samuel  Gibson,  have  three  chil- 
dren, EMMA  M.,  PETER  V.  and  WILLIAM 

L.,  and  reside  at  Monticello,  Piatt  county, 
Illinois.  JOHN  M.,  born  Jan.  15,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Jan.  i,  1865,  to 
Mary  E.  Sappington,  have  one  child, 
CHARLES  L.,  and  reside  at  Waynesville, 
Illinois.  EBENEZER  H..  born  Sept.  5, 
1843,  in  Sangamon  county,  enlisted  Aug. 
20,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co.  B,  i3Oth 
111.  Inf.,  served  until  August  15,  1865, 
when  he  was  honorably  discharged  at 
New  Orleans.  He  was  married  Nov.  13, 
1867,  to  Frances  I.  McComas,  and  resides 
two  and  a  half  miles  south  of  Curran, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  CORNE- 
LIUS P'.,  born  May  22,  1846,  married 
Sept.  30,  1868,  to  Eliza  Stubbs,  who  was 
born  April  n,  1845,  in  Warren  county, 
Ohio.  They  have  one  child,  NETTIE, 
(WILLIE  died  in  infancy)  and  resides  three 
miles  northwest  of  Curran,  Illinois. 
HANNAH  M.,  born  Nov.  20,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Sept.  28,  1868, 
to  William  C.  Nixon,  have  two  children, 
FRANK  v.  and  JOHN,  and  live  on  the  farm 
adjoining  that  on  which  her  father  was 
raised,  in  Warren  county,  Ohio.  MAR- 
GARET H.,  born  March  27,  1851,  lives 
with  her  parents.  WILLIAM  L.,  born 
Feb.  20,  1853,  married  Dec.  16,  1873,  to 
Emma  S.  Darneille.  MARY  E.,  born 
Dec.  3,  1856,  married  March  9,  1873,  to 
Hiram  Alexander.  See  his  name.  AMY 
j.,  born  March  10,  1860,  lives  with  her 
parents.  Peter  C.  Van  Doren  and  wife 
reside  on  the  farm  where  his  father  settled 
in  1839.  It  is  three  miles  northwest  of 
Curran,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Joseph  Van  Doren  died  August  30,  1845, 
and  Mrs.  Maria  Van  Doren  died  May  i, 
1864,  both  on  the  farm  where  they  settled 
in  1839.  He  was  a  soldier  in  a  Light 
Horse  company  from  New  Jersey,  in  the 
war  of  1812,  and  although  he  was  about 
fifty-five  years  of  age,  he  went  as  a 
teamster  in  the  Mormon  war  of  1844  and 
'45,  in  Illinois,  was  present  and  saw  the 


Mormon   Prophet,    Jo.     Smith,    and    his 
brother,  Hyrum,  shot  dead. 

VAN  HOFF,  HENRY,  was 
born  in  1804,  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia, 
and  came  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  in  the 
spring  of  1838.  He  was  for  many  years 
engaged  in  the  wagon  and  carriage  making 
business,  with  Obed  Lewis.  It  was  one 
of  the  first  establishments  of  the  kind  in 
Springfield.  Henry  Van  HofF  was  mar- 
ried in  Springfield,  March  4,  1840,  to 
Susan  A.  Lewis.  They  had  six  children 
in  Springfield. 

MARY  A.,  born  March  10,  1842,  and 
died  Nov.  3,  1859. 

HENRY  L.,  born  August  10,  1843, 
enlisted  April,  1865,  on  the  first  call  for 
seventy-five  thousand  men,  for  three 
months,  in  Co.  — ,  7th  111.  Inf.,  served  full 
time,  re-enlisted  August,  1862,  in  Co.  G, 
i  I4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  was  com- 
missioned first  lieutenant  and  promoted  to 
adjutant  of  the  regiment  in  1864,  served 
until  August,  1865,  when  he  was  honor- 
ably discnarged.  He  was  married  Oct. 
26,  1871,  in  Laporte,  Indiana,  to  Anna  M. 
Eraser,  who  was  born  March  6,  1847,  m 
Washington,  D.  C.  They  reside  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

ANNA,  born  July  9,  1845,  resides  with 
her  sister,  Mrs.  Hayden. 

ADDIE,  born  July  20,  1847,  was  mar" 
ried  June  7,  1871,  to  MifHin  Bell,  who  was 
born  Oct.  20,  1847,  m  Birmingham, 
Chester  county,  Pennsylvania.  They 
have  two  children,  SUSAN  A.  and 
MARY  E.  Mr.  Bell  is  an  architect,  and 
is  now — 1876 — assistant  superintendent  at 
the  new  state  house.  He  resides  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

JULIA  A.,  born  August  26,  1849, 
was  married  Sept.  15,  1870,  to  Albert  C. 
Hayden,  who  was  born  April  23,  1850,  in 
St.  Louis,  Missouri.  They  have  two 
children,  WILLIAM  H.  and  LEWIS 
VAN  H.  Mr.  Hayden  is  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Lord  &  Hayden,  china  and 
glassware  merchants,  Springfield,  Illinois. 

L1DE  J.,  born  Feb.  9,  1851,  and 
died  Oct.  8,  1875,  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

Henry  Van  HofF  died  Dec.  20,  1854,  in 
Springfield,  and  his  widow  was  married 
Nov.  19,  1857,  to  Rev.  John  G.  Bergen, 
D.  D.  See  his  name.  He  died,  and  she 
resides  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

VANMETER,  ABRAHAM 
D.,  was  born  Nov.  9,  1801,  in  Hardy 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTT. 


county,  Virginia.  When  he  was  a  boy 
his  parents  moved  to  Champaign  county, 
Ohio.  He  came  to  Sangamon  county  in 
the  spring  of  1829,  on  business,  expecting 
to  make  but  a  temporary  stay,  but  he  was 
married  in  1830  to  Nancy  A.  Hussey,  and 
settled  in  what  is.  now  Fancy  Creek  town- 
ship. They  had  seven  children,  namely 

HENRT,  born  July  8,  1831,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  March  16,  1854,  to 
Mary  G.  Council.  They  had  two  living 
children,  CHARLES  F.  and  THOMAS 
D.,  and  Mrs.  Mary  G.  Van  Meter  died 
April  5,  1862.  Henry  Van  Meter  studied 
medicine  and  graduated  at  Rush  Medical 
College,  Chicago,  at  the  session  of  1854 
and  '55.  He  commenced  practice  at  Wil- 
liamsville,  in  the  spring  of  1855,  and  con- 
tinued until  after  the  death  of  his  wife. 
September  i,  1862,  he  was  commissioned 
assistant  surgeon  to  the  ii4th  111.  Inf. 
December  8,  1863,  he  was  promoted  to 
surgeon  of  the  regiment.  He  commenced 
his  duties  before  the  regiment  was  organ- 
ized, and  was  never  on  detached  duty,  but 
remained  with  it  until  August  3,  1865, 
when  he  was  mustered  out  at  Vicksburg. 
Dr.  Van  Meter  resumed  practice  at 
Williamsville,  and  was  married  Feb.  13, 
1867,  to  Mary  F.  Zane.  They  had  three 
children,  JOHN  R.,  ARTHUR  L.  and 
HENRY  Z.  Dr.  Henry  Van  Meter 
died  after  a  very  brief  illness,  May,  1873. 
His  family  resides  in  Williamsville,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

MART  //.,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Dr.  Hiram  J.  Van  Winkle,  of 
Morgan  county.  In  the  spring  of  1864 
he  became  assistant  surgeon  to  the  loth 
Minn.  Vol.  Inf.  He  was  with  the  regi- 
ment in  the  field,  taken  sick,  ordered 
home,  arrived  at  Williamsville,  Feb.  27, 
and  died  March  i,  1865.  His  widow, 
having  no  children,  resides  in  Williams- 
ville, Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MARGARET  A.  married  Thomas 
W.  Dean,  and  died  Sept.  14,  1858. 

HARRIET E.  married  June  13,  1866, 
to  Oren  S.  Webster,  who  was  born  Jan.  9, 
1831,  in  Tompkins  county,  New  York, 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1861,  and  in 
1862  enlisted  in  Co.  B,  1301!!  111.  Inf.,  for 
three  years.  He  was  detailed  as  chief 
clerk  in  the  military  postoffice,  at  Mem- 
phis, Tennessee,  and  remained  there  until 
he  was  mustered  out  in  February,  1865. 
He  was  elected  in  November,  1865,  for 


four  years,,  as  superintendent  of  schools 
for  Sangamon  county.  They  reside  in 
Williamsville,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

CAROLINE  died  April  8,  1848,  in 
her  sixth  year. 

JANE  E.  died  July  29,  1853,  in  her 
ninth  year. 

JAMES  B.  married  Mary  A.  Thaxton. 
They  have  one  child,  JAMES  E.,  and 
reside  in  the  southeast  corner  of  Menard 
county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  E.  married  Martha  E. 
Lester,  and  reside  three  and  a  half  miles 
northwest  of  Williamsville. 

CHARLES  C.  resides  with  his  pa- 
rents— 1874. 

Abraham  Van  Meter  and  his  wife  are 
both  living  and  reside  in  Fancy  Creek 
township,  on  the  farm  settled  by  her  father, 
Nathan  Hussey,  March  10,1819.  Itisfive 
miles  west  of  Williamsville,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

VAN  METER,  SEYMOUR, 
was  born  Feb.  14,  1807,  in  Champaign 
county,  Ohio,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
in  the  fall  of  1830,  and  lived  in  the  family 
of  his  brother,  Abraham.  He  was  a  sol- 
dier from  Sangamon  county  in  the  Black- 
hawk  war  of  1831  and  '32,  and  after- 
wards returned  to  Ohio,  where  he  was 
married  August  5,  1834,  to  Catherine 
Bishop,  who  was  born  April  8,  1810,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ohio.  He  came  to  San- 
gamon county  with  his  bride,  in  the  fall, 
and  settled  in  Fancy  Creek  township, 
where  they  had  four  children,  namely, 

JAMES  H.  died   in  his  second  year. 

JOHN  R.,  born  Dec.  15.  1837,  mar- 
ried Jan.  22,  1872,  to  Elizabeth  J.  Cresse, 
of  Menard  county.  They  have  one  child, 
SEYMOUR,  and  reside  on  the  farm 
settled  by  his  father  in  1834,  five  miles 
west  of  Williamsville,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois — 1874. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  Oct.  28,  1839, 
enlisted  in  1862,  in  Co.  F,  j^d  111.  Inf.,  for 
three  years.  In  consequence  of  impaired 
health  he  was  transferred  in  1863  to  the 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  in  which  he 
served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion  and  was 
honorably  discharged.  He  married  Kate 
Clarey.  They  have  one  child,  ABRA- 
HAM, and  live  three  miles  northwest  of 
Elkhart,  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

CHLOE,  born  Jan.  6,  1843,  married 
George  Prescott.  They  have  one  child, 


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MARY  E.,  and  live  four  miles  northwest 
of  Elkhart,  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Catharine  Van  Meter  died  April 
2,  1858,  and  Mr.  Van  Meter  was  married 
April  3,  1860,  to  Mrs.  Mary  A.  E.  Whit- 
more,  whose  maiden  name  was  Kaizer. 
Seymour  Van  Meter  died  in  Fancy  Creek 
township,  Sept.  4,  1866,  and  his  widow 
resides  in  Logan  county,  Ohio. 

VAN  NATTEN,  DANIEL, 
was  born  March  3,  1800,  in  Fleming 
county,  Kentucky.  He  was  married  Dec. 
25,  1818,  in  Bath  county,  to  Deborah  Fer- 
guson. They  had  one  child  in  Fleming 
county,  and  the  family  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall  of 
1825,  in  what  is  now  Fancy  Creek  town- 
ship, where  five  children  were  born.  Of 
their  six  children — 

JOSEPH,  born  March  10,  1821,  in 
Fleming  county,  Kentucky,  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  April  7,  1842,  to  Cur- 
rency Stanley.  They  had  nine  children 
all  born  in  Sangamon  county.  NOR- 
MAN A.  enlisted  in  1862  in  Co.  G,  73d 
111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  served  full  term 
and  was  honorably  discharged.  He  was 
married  after  the  war  to  Clarissa  Tufts, 
and  lives  in  Fancy  Creek  township. 
THOMAS  M.  enlisted  for  one  hundred 
days  in  Co.  I,  I33d  111.  Inf.,  served  five 
months  and  was  honorably  discharged. 
He  married  Annie  Renney,  and  died  May 
4,  1872,  leaving  a  widow  and  two  children 
near  Springfield,  Illinois.  EMILY  J. 
married  James  Renney  and  resides  in 
Sangamon  county.  WARREN  O.  mar- 
ried Christiana  Bowen,  and  lives  in  Fancy 
Creek  township.  MARTHA  A., 
DANIEL  W.,  JOHN  N.,  JOSEPH  J. 
and  CLARISSA  O.  live  with  their 
parents,  seven  miles  northwest  of  Spring- 
field, Sangamon  county,  111.  JOSEPH 
Van  Natten  enlisted  in  1862,  for  three 
years,  in  Co.  G,  73d  111.  Inf.,  served  full 
term,  and  was  honorably  discharged  at  the 
close  of  the  rebellion. 

ELIZABE7^H,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Joseph  Van  Natten — a 
relative  of  the  family — have  one  child,  and 
live  near  Edina,  Knox  county,  Missouri. 

NELSON,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Elizabeth  Patterson.  He  served 
three  years  in  a  Missouri  Union  regiment, 
was  honorably  discharged,  and  lives  in 
Knox  county,  Missouri. 

DEBORAH,     born      in      Sangamon 


county,  married  Benjamin  Ferguson,  and 
died  in  Fancy  Creek  township. 

EDNA,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  died  in  Texas  at  nineteen  years  of 
age. 

DANIEL,  Jun.,  is  married  and  lives 
in  Knox  county,  Missouri.  He  served 
three  years  in  a  Missouri  Union  regiment 
to  aid  in  suppressing  the  rebellion. 

All  the  Van  Natten  family  moved  to 
Texas  in  1858,  and  all  the  living  returned 
to  Knox  county,  Missouri,  in  1859,  ex- 
cept Joseph,  who  returned  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1860. 

Daniel  Van  Natten  died  Oct.  16,  1869, 
and  his  widow  died  March  4,  1871,  both  in 
Knox  county,  Missouri. 

VAN  PATTEN, MINDERT, 
was  born  Jan.  20,  1793,  in  Scoharrie  coun- 
ty, New  York.  Hannah  Cooper  was 
born  March  13,  1796,  in  Pennsylvania. 
They  were  married  Jan.  7,  1815,  in 
Somerset  county,  New  Jersey,  and  had 
ten  children  there.  The  family  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  arrriving  at  Spring- 
field August  9,  1838,  and  soon  after  moved 
to  what  is  now  Curran  township.  Of 
their  ten  children — 

MART  A.,  born  Oct.  3,  1815,  in  New 
Jersey,  married  there  to  Joseph  Rocka- 
fellow,  came  to  Sangamon  county  with 
her  parents,  and  went  to  Fairview,  Fulton 
county.  They  have  seven  children. 

SARAH,  born  Jan.  26,  1818,  in  New 
Jersey,  married  theie  to  Henry  S.  Frazee. 
See  his  name. 

CAROLINE,  born  Oct.  14,  1820, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Ezra 
C.  Lyman.  See  his  name. 

AARON,  born  Nov.  17,  1822,  in 
Somerset  county,  New  Jersey,  married  in 
Sungamon  county  Nov.  28,  1844,  to 
Martha  J.  Tollev.  who  was  born  Jan.  11, 
1826.  They  had" seven  children.  JAMES 
M.,  born  Sept.  2,  1845.  CARRIE  M., 
born  Nov.  i,  1848,  married  Feb.  17,  1870, 
to  Edward  T.  Bradford.  See  his  name. 
KATIE  S.,  born  March  7,  1851,  married 
Sept.  9,  1870,  to  Knox  L.  Cooper.  See 
his  name,  in  the  Talbott  family  sketch. 
CHARLES  M.,  WILLIAM  H., 
MARY  E.,  and  LEIGH  R.  resides  with 
their  mother.  Aaron  Van  Patten  died 
Sept.  12,  1870,  in  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  and  his  widow  resides  in  Lincoln, 
Illinois. 

ELIZABETH,  born  March  26,  1825, 


SANGAMON  COUNT?. 


in  New  Jersey,  married  in  Sangatnon 
county  to  William  Pursell.  See  his 
name. 

JOHN,  born  and  died  in  New  Jersey, 
aged  four  years. 

NICHOLAS,  born  June  28,  1829,  in 
New  Jersey,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
Sept.  24,  1844. 

JOHN  C.,  born  Jan.  21,  1832,  in 
Somerset  county,  New  Jersey,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  Dec.  28,  1853,  to 
Rachel  McCoy.  They  had  six  children, 
two  died  under  four  years.  EDWIN, 
FRANK,  EZRA  and  WILLIE  live 
with  their  parents.  Rev.  J.  C.  Van 
Patten  is  connected  with  the  Cumberland 
Presbyterian  Church.  He  resides  one 
and  a  half  miles  south  of  Farmingdale, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JAMES  L.,  born  Sept.  15,  1834,  in 
New  Jersey,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
March  26, 1857. 

HANNAH  H.,  born  July  15,  1837,  in 
New  Jersey,  died  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Van  Patten  died  Jan.  9, 
1861,  and  Mindert  Van  Patten  died  Aug. 
17,  1861,  both  in  Sangamon  county.  His 
death  was  caused  bv  being  thrown  from  a 
horse. 

VAN  NORSTRAND,  WIL- 
LIAM, born  about  1774,  in  Somerset 
county,  New  Jersey,  was  married  there 
to  Adaline  Van  Liew,  who  was  born  Dec. 
24,  1777,  in  the  same  county.  They  had 
five  children,  and  Mrs.  Adaline  Van 
Norstrand  died  in  1824  in  Somerset  county. 
William  Van  Norstrand  came  to  Sanga- 
mon county  on  a  visit  to  his  son,  Cornelius, 
and  daughter,  Margaret  A.,  and  died  in 
Springfield,  Dec.  22,  1839.  Cornelius 
Y;m  Norstrand  returned  to  New  Jersey 
and  brought  his  sister,  Maria,  and  his 
brother,  Frederick.  Of  the  five  children 
of  William  and  Adaline  Van  Norstrand — 

MARIA,  born  Sept.  12,  1803,  in  Mid- 
dlesex county,  New  Jersey,  is  unmarried, 
and  resides  with  her  brother,  Cornelius. 

CORNELIUS,  born  Dec.  3,  1807,  in 
Somerset  county,  New  Jersey,  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  in 
July,  1837,  and  settled  on  Round  Prairie, 
four  miles  east  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 
He  is  unmarried  and  lives  on  the  farm 
where  he  settled  in  1837. 

MARGARET  A.,  born  Oct.  4,  1810, 
in  Somerset  county,  New  Jersey,  was 
married  in  New  Brunswick,  New  Jersey, 


to  Thomas  Lewis.  See  his  name.  They 
came  to  Sangamon  county  with  her 
brother,  Cornelius,  in  1837. 

ISAA  C,  born  May  29,  1813,  in  Mid- 
dlesex county,  New  Jersey,  went  to 
Louisiana  in  1832  or  '33,  and  was  last 
heard  from  in  April,  1842,  at  New 
Orleans,  en  route  for  Cuba.  He  was  un- 
married, and  is  supposed  to  be  dead. 

FREDERICK,  born  August  9,  1817, 
in  Middlesex  county,  New  Jersey,  came 
to  Sangamon  county  with  his  brother, 
Cornelius,  in  1841,  and  was  married  May 
22,  1850,  in  same  county,  to  Margaret  J. 
Blandon,  who  was  born  Sept.  6,  1827,  in 
Warren  county,  Pennsylvania.  They 
have  fourchildren,  WILLIAM,  MARIA, 
MAGGIE  and  ADDIE,  and  reside  four 
miles  east  of  Springfield,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

V  E  A  T  C  H,  WI LLJ AM,  born 
about  1810,  in  Harrison  county,  Kentucky, 
and  was  married  there  to  Ursula  Foster. 
They  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  com- 
pany with  her  brother,  Evan  Foster,  in 
1830,  and  lived  on  Lick  creek  until  1847, 
when  they  moved  to  Mechanicsburg. 
They  had  eight  children,  all  born  in  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

MARY,  died  at  19  years  of  age. 

MARTHA,  was  burned  to  death  by 
her  clothes  taking  fire,  when  she  was  a 
child. 

J.  WESLEY,  born  Nov.  7,  1836, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  April  n, 
1860,  to  Eliza  Robbins.  They  have  five 
children,  JOHN  H.,  URSULA  E.,  ANN 
M.,  GEORGE  T.  and  SARAH  F.,  and 
reside  three  miles  southwest  of  Mechanics- 
burg,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM,  born  in  1839,  married 
Sarah  Anderson,  have  four  children,  and 
live  near  Sweet  Home,  Nodaway  county, 
Missouri. 

SAMUEL,  born  in  Sangatnon  county, 
enlisted  in  the  fall  ot  i86i,in  Co.  B,  3oth 
111.  Inf.  for  three  years,  re-enlisted  as  a  vet- 
eran, served  to  the  end  of  the  rebellion, 
was  honorably  discharged,  and  died  Janu- 
ary, 1867,  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

J  AMES  P.,  born  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, enlisted  in  1861,  in  Co.  B,  3Oth  111.  Inf. 
and  died  of  disease  at  Vicksburg,  in  July, 
1863. 

SARAH  A.,  born  Feb.  4,  1845,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Thomas  Als- 


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bury,  has  six  children,  and  lives  near 
Sweet  Home,  Missouri. 

JOELM.,  born  in  1847,  in  Sangamon 
county,  enlisted  in  1864,  in  Co.  B,  loth  111. 
Cav.,  and  was  killed  in  the  battle  at  Little 
Rock,  Arkansas,  in  the  same  year. 

William  Veath  died  March,  1852,  and 
Mrs.  Ursula  Veatch  died  in  1868,  both  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

VIGAL,  MATHIAS,  was  born 
August  28,  1779,  in  Westmoreland  county, 
Pennsylvania.  His  father  died,  and  his 
mother  married  Adam  Mung.  They 
moved  to  Jefferson  county,  Kentucky. 
Mary  Roney  was  born  March  13,  1777,  on 
the  eastern  shore  of  Chesapeake  Bay, 
Maryland,  and  was  taken  by  her  parents 
to  Jefferson  county,  near  Louisville,  Ken- 
tucky. Mathias  Vigal  and  Mary  Roney 
were  married  and  had  four  children  in 
that  county.  They  moved  in  1820  to 
Clark  county,  Indiana,  and  from  there  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1830  in  what  is  now  Cotton  Hill 
township.  Of  their  four  children — 

ELIZABETH,  born  July  9,  1801,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Indiana  to 
Samuel  Slake.  They  had  three  children 
and  moved  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  in  the 
fall  of  1828.  In  the  spring  of  1829  they 
moved  to  what  is  now  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship, where  four  children  were  born,  and 
Mrs.  Slake  died  there  July  25,  1855.  Of 
their  children,  three  only  are  living. 
WILLIAM  is  married,  and  lives  in  Tay- 
lorville,  Illinois.  JOHN  and  GEORGE 
are  both  married  and  live  near  Palmer, 
Christian  county,  Illinois.  Samuel  Slake 
is  blind,  and  lives  with  his  son,  William, 
in  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

RA  CHEL,  born  in  1803  in  Kentucky, 
died  in  Indiana,  aged  sixteen  years. 

WILLIAM  W.,  born  May  14,  1805, 
in  Jefferson  county,  Kentucky,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  first  in  1828.  Since 
that  time  he  has  lived  in  Springfield,  and 
Cotton  Hill  township,  in  the  latter  of 
which  he  now  lives,  and  is  yet  unmarried. 

JOHN  T.,  born  April  8,  1808,  near 
Louisville,  Kentucky,  was  married  March 
10,  1830,  in  Clarke  county,  Indiana,  to 
Hannah  Coble,  who  was  born  in  that 
county  May  20,  1811.  They  moved,  in 
company  with  his  father,  arriving  in  the 
autumn  of  1830,  in  what  is  now  Cotton 
Hill  township,  between  Brush  and  Horse 
ci'eeks.  They  had  nine  children  in  San- 


gamon county.  MELVINA,  born  May 
22,  1831,  married  Thompson  C.  Spicer. 
See  his  name.  Mrs.  Melvina  Spicer  died 
Dec.  9,  1873.  WILLIAM  H.,  born  Jan. 
22,  1833,  was  married  Oct.  31,  1855,  to 
Sarah  A.  Willian.  They  have  six  chil- 
dren, MARC!  A  A.,  EVERETT  A.,  METTA  E., 
WILLIAM  M.,  FREDERICK  H.  and  ERMIN 

CARROLL,  and  live  in  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship, one  and  a  half  miles  south  of  New 
City,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  W.  H. 
Vigal  was  a  member  of  Sangamon  County 
Board  of  Supervisors  in  1862,  and  is  at 
present  a  member.  He  has  been  township 
treasurer  since  1858.  ALFRED,  born 
April  28,  1835,  was  married  Dec.  17,  1857, 
to  Diana  Carpenter,  who  was  born  Feb. 
6,  1831,  in  Delaware  county,  Ohio.  They 
had  six  children,  CLARA  i.,  JOHN  F.,  ADA- 
LINE,  the  latter  died  Jan.  19,  1875,  aged 
twelve  years,  ANTONIO,  EDWIN  ULYSSUS 
GRANT,  and  MARY  L.,  and  live  near  New 
City,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  MARY 
A.,  born  April  30,  1837,  married  William 
H.  Boyd.  See  his  name.  JOHN  F.,  born 
July  n,  1839,  in  Sangamon  county,  en- 
listed August,  1862,  for  three  years,  in  Co. 
E,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  and  was  killed  in  battle 
at  Tupelo,  Mississippi,  July  15,  1864. 
SARAH  J.,  born  August  25,  1841,  died 
June  22,  1864.  NANCY  C.,  born  Oct. 
20,  1843,  died  aged  ten  years.  DAVID 
M.,  born  Nov.  2,  1846,  is  a  teacner,  and 
lives  near  New  City,  Illinois.  CHARLES 
E.,  born  March  10,  1852,  was  married 
Jan.  7,  1875,  to  Mary  A.  Miller.  They 
have  one  child,  LUTHER  F.  Mrs.  Hannah 
Vigal  died  May  12,  1853,  and  John  T. 
Vigal,  lives  where  he  settled  in  1831,  in 
in  Cotton  Hill  township,  near  New  City, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Mary  Vigal  died  March  13,  1837, 
and  Matthias  Vigal  died  Dec.  25,  1862, 
both  in  Cotton  Hill  township,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

VINEY  ABRAHAM,  born  in 
1781,  in  Greenbrier  county,  Virginia,  was 
married,  either  in  that  state  or  Kentucky, 
to  Rebecca  Skiles,  who  was  born  Nov.  n, 
1781,  in  Pennsylvania.  They  had  one 
child  in  Virginia,  and  moved  to  Warren 
county,  Kentucky,  where  seven  children 
were  born,  thence  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  arriving  in  the  autumn  of  1819, 
on  the  south  fork  of  Sangamon  river, 
fifteen  miles  south  of  where  Springfield 
now  stands.  Of  their  children — 


SAN  GAM  ON    COUNTY. 


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SARAH,  born  July  2,  1803,  in  Green- 
brier  county,  Virginia,  was  taken  by  her 
parents  to  Warren  county,  Kentucky,  at 
two  years  of  age,  and  brought  by  them  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1819,  where  she 
was  married  to  Edward  Clarke.  See  his 
name. 

WILLIAM  S.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  Margaret  Laughlin,  and  lives  in 
Iowa. 

MART,  born  in  Kentucky,  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Ezekiel 
Drennan.  See  his  name.  They  moved 
to  Missouri  and  both  died  there. 

.  \.MANDA  A.,  born  March  2,  1810,  in 
Warren  county,  Kentucky,  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Mathew  P. 
Kenney.  See  his  name.  She  died  July 
9,  1876,  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  Her 
son,  Ninian  C.  Kenney,  was  married  Nov. 
15,  1876,  to  a  daughter  of  F.  Ewing 
Dodds.  See  Dodds  in  Omissions. 

CYNTHIA  A.,  born  in  Kentucky, 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  aged 
twenty-three  years. 

JOHN  N.,  born  July  13,  1813,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Nancy  Black,  and  both  died. 
His  death  occurred  Jan.  5,  1871.  He  was 
a  preacher  in  connection  with  the  Cum- 
berland Presbyterian  church. 

REBECCA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Amos  Rich- 
ardson, and  both  died. 

HENRY,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Catharine  Kessler 
and  lives  in  Macoupin  county,  Illinois. 

Abraham  Viney  died  August  24,  1820, 
and  his  widow  married  in  1823  or '24  to 
Thomas  Black,  Sen.  See  his  name. 

VREDENBURGH,  JOHN 
S.,  was  born  March  11,  1809,  in  Somerset 
county,  New  Jersey.  The  family  moved 
in  1821  to  New  York  city,  where  he  was 
married,  Sept.  22,  1832,  to  Ann  E.  Dore- 
mus.  She  was  born  there  Oct.  12,  1810. 
They  had  two  children  in  New  York,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  ar- 
riving Julv  20,  1835,  in  what  is  now  Cur- 
ran  township,  where  they  had  two  children. 
In  1837  they  moved  to  Springfield,  where 
they  had  four  children.  Of  their  children: 

MARIA  V.  D.,  born  June  28,  1833,  in 
New  York  city,  was  married  March  22, 
1853,  in  Springfield,  to  Edward  R.  Ulrich, 
who  was  born  Oct.  10,  1829,  in  Duchess 
county,  New  York.  They  had  eight  chil- 

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dren,  LOUIS,  ANNA  V.,  EDWARD 
R.,  Jun.,  CATHARINE,  CHARLES, 
HENRIETTA,  PAUL  and  MARIA. 
Anna  V.  died  March,  1876,  in  her  nine- 
teenth year.  All  the  living  children  reside 
with  their  parents  in  Springfield.  Edward 
R.  Ulrich  came  to  Springfield  in  1841,  and 
was  for  many  years  a  lumber  merchant 
there.  He  has  since  been  engaged  in  stock 
and  grain  dealing. 

FRANCES  D.,  born  April,  1835,  in 
New  York  city,  lives  with  her  parents  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

PEJ^ER,  born  Feb.  7,  1837,  'n  Sanga- 
mon county,  was  married  Dec.  27,  1866, 
to  Mary  A.  Canfield,  daughter  of  Rev. 
Josiah  Canfield.  She  was  born  in  New 
Jersey.  They  live  one  and  one-half  miles 
northwest  of  Curran,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

THOMAS  D.,  born  March  15,  1841, 
in  Sangamon  county,  was  married  in  War- 
saw, Illinois,  May  22,  1866,  to  Maria 
Reynolds.  They  have  one  child,  WIL- 
LIAM R.  T.  D.  Vredenburgh  is  with 
his  father,  in  the  lumber  business,  and  re- 
sides in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

JOHNS.,  Jun.,  born  Sept.  i,  1844, in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  was  married  Oct.  I5» 
1868,  to  Elizabeth  H.  Kilman,  who  was 
born  August  2,  1845,  m  Godfrey)  Madison 
county,  Illinois.  They  have  two  adopted 
children,  and  reside  in  Chicago,  Illinois. 

A NN  E.,  born  April  19,1850,111  Spring- 
field, was  married  May  6,  1874,  to  James 
Partridge.  They  live  in  Springfield,  Illi- 
nois. 

MARGARET  lives  with  her  parents. 

LA  RUE,  born  in  Springfield,  Illinois, 
is  attending  college  in  New  Brunswick, 
New  Jersey — 1876. 

John  S.  Vredenburgh  was  formerly[a  far- 
mer, but  has  been  engaged  in  mercantile 
pursuits  in  Springfield  nearly  forty  years, 
and  is  now  in  the  lumber  trade.  He  served 
two  terms  as  alderman,  and  one  term,  from 
April,  1864,  to  April,  1865,  as  mayor  of 
the  city.  He  now — November,  1876 — 
resides  in  Springfield,  Sangamon  countv, 
Illinois. 

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WADSWORTH,  DANIEL, 
was  born  May  15,  1799.  in  Winthrop, 
Maine.  He  was  married  Dec.  3,  1823,  to 
Margaret  F.  Goodwin,  who  was  born 
Oct.  3,  1801,  at  Freeport,  Maine.  They 


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had  two  living  children  in  Maine,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  in  Auburn  Nov.  17,  1840,  where 
they  had  two  living  children.  Of  their 
four  children — 

EM1LT  N.,  born  Oct.  3,  1824,  in 
Maine,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  Oct. 
12,  1843,  to  Jehu  Harlan,  who  was  born 
June  u,  1818,  near  Hopkinsville,  Ken- 
tucky. They  had  four  children,  two  of 
whom  died  under  ten  years.  EDWARD 
T.  died  in  1873,  aged  twenty-four  years. 
MARGARET  H.,  born  August  31,  1851, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  August  16, 
1870,  to  John  H.  C.  Irwin,  who  was  born 
in  Ballinasloe,  Connaught,  Ireland,  July  i, 
1845,  anc^  is  third  son  of  the  late  Rev. 
Canon  John  Irwin,  D.  D.,  who  after  a 
long  service  as  clergyman  in  the  Anglican 
church,  and  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
church  in  America,  died  in  Canada,  Feb. 
12,  1874.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Irwin  have  two 
living  children,  GERTRUDE  H.  and  GRACE 
MAYNARD,  and  reside  in  Springfield, 
Illinois.  Mr.  Irwin  is  city  editor  of  the 
Illinois  State  Jozirnal.  Jehu  Harlan 
died  Nov.  23,  1851,  and  Mrs.  Emily 
N.  Harlan  was  married  Nov.  13,  1853,  to 
William  M.  Corzine,  who  was  born 
March  14,  1834,  in  Marion  county,  North 
Carolina.  They  have  one  child, 
FRANKLIN  W.,  and  reside  in  Auburn, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MOSES  G.,  born  Feb.  3,  1826,  in 
Hallowel,  Maine,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Sept.  23,  1847,  to  Elizabeth  F. 
W  heeler.  They  had  five  children. 
EUGENE  W.,  born  July  n,  1848. 
MARGARET  C.,  born  Sept.  i,  1850, 
married  D.  H.  Tomlinson,  and  died 
March  15,  1875,  at  Butler,  DeKalb  countv, 
Indiana.  FLORA  E.,  born  Dec.  5, 
1852,  married  Jerry  Ballenger,  and  resides 
in  Auburn,  Illinois.  SUSAN  E.  M.,  born 
Jan.  14,  1855,  married  W.  W.  Lowry,  of 
Carlinville,  Illinois.  They  have  one  child, 
MINXIE,  and  reside  in  Auburn,  Illinois. 
JAMES  F.  D.,  born  April  6,  1857. 
Mrs.  Wadsworth  died  May  4,  1857. 
Moses  G.  Wadsworth  was  married  Nov. 
1 6,  1862,  to  Mary  E.  Day.  They  had  six 
children,  two  of  whom  died  young. 
HARRIE  E.,  CHARLES  L.,  MARY 
F.  and  ADA  C.  reside  with  their  parents 
in  Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
M.  G.  Wadsworth  was  elected  clerk  of 
Auburn  township  at  its  organization,  and 


served  four  years,  was  township  collector 
four  years,  has  been  secretary  of  Ark  and 
Anchor  Masonic  Lodge,  354,  five  years, 
and  is  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Auburn 
Citizen,  one  of  the  best  weekly  news- 
papers in  the  State. 

SARAH  A.,  born  Sept.  19,  1841,  at 
Auburn,  married  March  26,  1861,  to  John 
N.  Williams,  who  was  born  March  i, 
1839,  in  Indiana.  They  have  four  chil- 
dren, REMIE  A.,  SARAH  A.,  MAUD 
B.  and  CHARLES  N.,  and  reside  in 
Auburn,  Illinois.  Mr.  Williams  is  a  mer- 
chant in  that  place. 

ABBIE  J.,  resides  with  her  parents 
in  Auburn. 

Daniel  Wadsworth  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity  since  1821.  He 
assisted  in  organizing  the  first  Masonic 
Royal  Arch  Chapter  in  the  State  of 
Illinois,  that  of  Springfield  No.  i.  He 
has  been  a  member  of  the  M.  E.  church 
since  1822,  and  was  postmaster  many 
years  in  Auburn.  He  is  now — 1876 — in 
his  seventy-eighth  year. 

WADDELL,  JpSIAH,  was 
born  Sept.  26,  1804,  in  Ohio  county,  West 
Virginia.  He  was  there  married,  Jan.  n, 
1831,  to  Elizabeth  Hall,  of  West  Alexan- 
der, Washington  county,  Penn.  She  was 
a  native  of  Virginia  also.  They  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  March 
i,  1835,  m  wnat  is  now  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship. He  spent  twenty  years  in  farming 
there.  They  have  no  children.  They 
have  since  1855,  and  now  live  in  Spring- 
field, Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WAGGONER,  GEORGE, 
was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  and  when  a 
young  man  went  to  Licking  county,  Ohio. 
He  was  married  at  Newark  to  Judea 
Wertzbaugh,  who  was  born  in  Canada. 
They  had  eight  children  in  Ohio,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  ar- 
riving in  October,  1822,  in  what  is  now 
Gardner  township,  south  of  Prairie  creek, 
where  three  children  were  born. 

y0//7Vborn  in  Ohio,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Julia  A.  Clark,  had  eight 
children,  and  both  died  in  Mason  county, 
Illinois. 

ELIZA,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  to  James  Darrell,  had  eight 
children,  and  he  died  and  she  married  Hal- 
sey  Smith,  who  died  and  she  married  Free- 
man Marshall,  and  lives  in  Havanna,  Illi- 
nois. 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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ALFRED,  born  in  Ohio,  married  Jane 
Hinsley,  have  five  children,  and  live  at 
Petersburg,  Illinois. 

OZIAS, born  in  Ohio,  married  Rebecca 
J.  Shepherd,  had  five  children,  and  she 
died,  and  he  married  Hannah  Leonard, 
had  four  children,  two  of  whom  died 
young.  Ozias  Waggoner  lives  in  the  south- 
west part  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

"jf  UL1A  A.,  born  in  Ohio,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  John  Carman,  had 
nine  children,  and  Mr.  Carman  died  in 
March,  1866,  in  Christian  county.  His 
family  live  near  Nokomis,  Montgomery 
county,  Illinois. 

EFFIE,  born  Jan.  28,  1818,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  to  Thomas 
Say  re.  See  his  name. 

ELIZABETH,  born  in  Ohio,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Martin  S. 
Morris,  have  ten  children,  and  live  in  Sa- 
vannah, Missouri. 

HARR1E T married  Zachariah  Clarey, 
have  eleven  children,  and  live  in  Kansas. 

SARAH  married  Stephen  Ewbank, 
had  eight  children,  and  he  died  leaving  his 
family  near  Girard,  Illinois. 

GEORGE  C.  married  Louisa  Fuller, 
and  live  near  Cerro  Gordo,  Piatt  county, 
Illinois. 

Mrs.  Judea  Waggoner  died  Jan.  3, 1863 
or  '4,  and  George  Waggoner  died.  Both 
buried  at  Petersburg,  Illinois. 

WALLACE,  JAMES,  was 
born  in  1776,  in  Pendleton  district,  South 
Carolina,  of  Scotch  Presbyterian  parents. 
They  being  Whigs  were  driven  from  their 
home  by  the  British  and  Tories  previous 
to  his  advent  in  the  world,  and  he  was 
born  in  a  camp.  On  arriving  at  the  age  of 
manhood  he  went  to  Nova  Scotia,  and  was 
there  married  to  Ann  Doole.  About  1816 
he  moved  back  to  South  Carolina.  Having 
lived  where  all  men  were  free,  on  his  re- 
turn to  his  native  State,  it  appeared  to  him 
as  though  slavery  was  indeed  "  the  sum  of 
all  villanies,"  and  he  determined  to  seek  a 
land  of  freedom  in  which  to  bring  up  his 
family.  He  accordingly  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  arriving  Novem- 
ber 3,  1822,  in  what  is  now  Au- 
burn township,  one  mile  south  of  the  pres- 
ent town  of  Auburn.  Of  his  five  sons 
and  six  daughters,  three  only  remained  in 
Sangamon  county,  namelv, 

7<9//.Vand  WILLIAM,  twins,  were 
born  June  17,  1808,  in  Nova  Scotia,  and 


came,  in  1822,  with  their  father,  to  Sanga- 
mon county. 

JOHN,  was  married  August  5,  1830, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Eveline  Rieger. 
They  had  ten  children  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. GEORGE  W.  married  Charlotte  Dil- 
ner,  who  died,  and  he  married  Sarah  Ar- 
net,  and  lives  in  Missouri.  ELIZABETH 
A.  married  Jonathan  S.  Frazier,  who  died 
leaving  a  son,  CHARLES  E.  Mrs.  Frazier 
married  Joseph  H.  Lockridge.  See  his 
name.  MARY  J.  married  Thomas  Black. 
See  his  name.  ELIZA  married  William 
Crane,  and  lives  in  Elco,  Nevada. 
AMANDA  married  John  N.  Kenney. 
See  his  name.  WILLIAM  and  JAMES, 
twins.  The  former  married  Minerva  Cox, 
and  lives  in  Chatham,  Illinois.  The  latter 
married  Jennie  Chapman,  and  lives  near 
Auburn,  Illinois— 1874.  MARGARET 
C.  and  DAVID  F.,  twins.  The  former 
married  C.  Columbus  Cannon,  and  lives 
in  Auburn,  Illinois.  The  latter  married 
Mary  Kessler,  and  lives  near  Auburn,  Illi- 
nois. JOHN  B.  lives  at  Placerville,  Cali- 
fornia— 1874.  John  Wallace  died  Nov. 
20,  1854,  and  Mrs.  Eveline  Wallace  died 
August  20,  1876,  both  near  Auburn,  Illi- 
nois. 

WILLIAM,  was  married  in  1832  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Amanda  Rusk.  They 
had  four  children  in  Springfield,  namely: 
BENJAMIN  F.,  married  Mary  Gregory. 
They  have  two  children,  GRACIE  and 
STELLA,  and  live  in  Keokuk,  Iowa.  JOHN 
L.,  JANE  E.,  and  ADA  ANN«live  with 
their  father.  Mrs.  Amanda  Wallace  died 
in  1848,  and  William  Wallace  was  married 
in  1849  to  Mrs.  Allender,  who  died  in 
1864.  Mr.  Wallace  was  married  in  1865 
to  Mrs.  Eliza  J.  Gard,  a  native  of  Clark 
county,  Ohio.  They  reside  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

MART  ANN  married  Benjamen  Kess- 
ler. They  brought  up  a  family  of  several 
children,  and  reside  in  Auburn,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

James  Wallace  moved  in  1835  from 
Sangamon  to  Macon  county,  Illinois,  tak- 
ing three  sons  and  five  daughters  with 
him.  He  died  there  about  1845. 

WALLACE,  JAMES,  was 
born  between  1780  and  '85  in  South  Caro- 
lina. He  was  no  relation  to  the  other 
James  Wallace  from  the  same  state.  He 
was  married  there  to  Francis  A.  Benison. 
They  moved  to  North  Carolina,  thence  to 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


northern  Indiana,  and  from  there  to  Henry 
county,  Kentucky.  In  1818  they  moved 
to  Shawneetown,  Illinois,  and  in  the  spring 
of  1819  he  moved  to  what  hecame  Sanga- 
mon  county,  settling  on  Lick  creek.  They 
brought  nine  children,  namely, 

J OHN,  married  Minerva  Myers,  and 
died  in  1843  or  '44,  leaving  a  widow  and 
four  children  near  Decatur,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  married  Elizabeth  Miller. 
He  died  in  Arkansas,  leaving  a  widow 
and  three  children. 

ROSE  ANN  married  Randall  Davis, 
who  died  in  1867  or  '68,  leaving  his  family 
in  Macon  county,  Illinois. 

ELIZABEJ^H,  born  in  South  Caro- 
lina, came  with  her  father  to  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  in  Macon  county  to 
Edward  Turpin.  They  have  four  chil- 
dren, and  live  near  Hopewell,  Macon 
county,  Illinois. 

SARAH  died  unmarried  in  Sangamon 
county  in  1831. 

ISAAC  and  MELINDA,  twins, 
born  August  22, 1815,  in  Indiana. 

ISAAC  was  married  April  13,  1837,  m 
Springfield,  to  Mrs.  Eliza  Hawker,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Lindsay.  They  had 
four  living  children,  namely,  SAMUEL, 
married  Frances  Grissom,  and  lives  in 
Springfield,  Illinois.  HELEN  married 
F.  M.  Scott  has  four  children  and  lives  in 
Mechanicsburg,  Illinois.  FRANCES 
married  Emery  Mayfiel'd,  has  one  child, 
and  lives  near  Auburn,  Illinois.  ALICE 
married  benjamin  Kessler,  Jun.,  and  live 
in  Auburn,  Illinois.  Isaac  Wallace  and 
wife  reside  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

MELINDA  married  in  Macon  county 
to  William  Hanks,  and  both  died  there. 

SAMUEL,  born  in  Kentucky,  is  rnar- 
lied,  and  lives  near  Tower  Hill,  Shelby 
county,  Illinois. 

James  Wallace  died  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty in  1822,  and  in  1832  his  widow,  with 
some  of  her  children,  moved  to  Macon 
county,  where  she  died. 

WALLACE,  WILLIAM  S., 
was  born  August  10,  1802,  in  Lancaster 
county,  Pennsylvania,  and  graduated  April 
8,  1824,  at  Jefferson  Medical  College  at 
Philadelphia.  Dr.  Wallace  came  to  Spring- 
field, Illinois,  in  1836,  and  at  once  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession.  He  was 
married  May  21,  1839,  in  Springfield,  to 
Frances  J.  Todd,  who  was  born  in  1817  in 
Lexington,  Kentucky.  See  sketch  of  the 


Todd  family.     Dr.  Wallace  and  wife  had 
six  children  in  Springfield,  namely — 

ELIZABETH,  died  in  infancy. 

MART  J.  was  married  Nov.  15,  1865, 
in  her  native  city,  to  Colonel  John  P. 
Baker,  who  was  born  July  24,  1838,  at 
Kaskaskia,  Illinois.  Colonel  and  Mrs. 
Baker  have  five  children,  MARY,  WAL- 
LACE F.,  FRANCIS  J.,  MABEL  and 
FLORENCE,  and  reside  in  Springfield, 
Illinois.  John  P.  Baker  graduated  in  1856, 
at  Shurtleff  College,  at  Upper  Alton,  Illi- 
nois. He  read  law  three  years  with  his 
father,  Hon.  David  J.  Baker,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar.  In  March,  1861,  he  was 
appointed  by  President  Lincoln,  second 
lieutenant,  in  the  1st  United  States  dra- 
goons, placed  on  duty  in  Washington  Citv, 
and  was  at  the  battle  of  Bull's  Run,  July 
21,  1 86 1.  He  served  on  staff  duty  at  the 
headquarters  of  the  6th  Army  Corps  in 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  also  on  staff 
duty  as  Inspector  General  of  Savannah, 
Georgia,  in  the  early  part  of  1865.  Lieu- 
tenant Baker  was  promoted  July  17,  1862, 
to  captain  in  the  ist  United  States  Cavalry, 
brevetted  April  9,  1864,  major  in  the  regu- 
lar army  for  gallantry  and  meritorious  ser- 
vice at  Pleasant  Hill,  Louisiana;  also,  bre- 
vetted lieutenant  colonel  for  gallant  and 
meritoritous  services  during  the  war.  After 
the  suppression  of  the  rebellion  he  served 
with  his  regiment  at  the  headquarters  of 
General  Sheridan  in  Louisiana,  and  in 
1865  was  ordered  from  there  to  the 
Pacific  coast,  spending  three  years  in 
Nevada  and  Oregon,  campaigning 
against  the  Indians.  Colonel  Baker  re- 
turned to  Spiingfield  and  resigned  his 
commission  in  July,  1868.  He  then  be- 
came one  of  the  proprietors  and  associate 
editor  with  his  brother,  E.  L.  Baker,  of 
the  Illinois  State  Journal.  He  with- 
drew from  the  Journal  in  1872,  and  has 
since  held  the  office  of  United  States 
assistant  assessor  and  LTnited  States 
ganger  for  the  Eighth  district  of  Illinois. 
WILLIAM  F.,  FRANCES  and 
ED  WARD  D.  live  with  their  mother. 
CHARLES  E.  died  young. 

Dr.  William  S.  Wallace  continued  in 
the  practice  of  medicine  a  full  quarter  of  a 
century  in  Springfield,  never  making  any 
distinction  between  the  rich  and  the  poor 
in  his  attentions.  In  1861  he  received 
from  the  hands  of  his  brother-in-law, 
President  Lincoln,  the  appointment  of 


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Paymaster  in  the  United  States  Army. 
He  was  on  duty  part  of  the  time  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  then  in  the  depart- 
ment of  Missouri,  and  the  remainder  of 
the  time  at  the  front  on  the  lower  Missis- 
sippi river.  By  exposure  and  exhaustive 
service  in  the  south  he  became  debilitated 
and  never  regained  his  former  vigor. 
After  the  suppression  of  the  rebellion  he 
was  placed  on  the  retired  list  and  died 
May  23,  1867,  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 
His  widow,  Mrs.  Frances  J.  Wallace,  re- 
sides in  Springfield, 

WALL,  ISAAC,  was  born  about 
1790,  near  the  line  between  V  irginia  and 
North  Carolina.  He  was  married  in 
North  Carolina  to  Nancy  Duncan,  and 
moved  to  Rockingham  county,  Tennessee, 
and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  in  what  is  now  Auburn  township, 
in  1830.  They  had  four  children — 

ELIJAH  married  Margaret  Jones, 
and  died. 

WILLIAM,  born  iu  Tennessee,  mar- 
ried Nancy  Haines,  in  Sangamon  county, 
joined  the  Mormons,  moved  to  Salt  Lake, 
became  one  ot  the  twelve  apostles,  took 
more  wives,  and  raised  a  large  family. 

JOHNS OA"  C.  married  four  times, 
and  each  wife  died  without  children.  He 
enlisted  in  the  ist  111.  Cav.  in  1861,  was 
captured  at  Lexington,  Missouri,  was  re- 
leased, and  in  1863  he  enlisted  at  Spring- 
field, in  Vaughn's  Battery,  and  died  at 
Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  April  5,  1864. 

RICHARD  C,  born  March  15,  1829, 
in  Rockingham  county,  Tennessee,  mar- 
ried Oct.  16,  1845,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Mary  Jones.  They  have  six  children. 
SARAH  married  Green  Dallas,  has  three 
children,  and  lives  in  Cotton  Hill  township. 
NANCY  D.,  M  E  L  I  N  D  A  A., 
EVELINE  E.,  MARTHA  A.  and 
ANDREW  C.  live  with  their  parents 
three  and  a  half  miles  north  of  Pawnte, 
in  Cotton  Hill  township,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Wall  died  in  1833  or  '34- 
Isaac  Wall  is  married  again,  and  lives  in 
Missouri. 

WALKER,  DANIEL,  was 
born  about  1781,  in  Fauquer  county, 
Virgiana,  and  was  married  about  1809,  in 
Loudon  county,  in  the  same  state,  to 
Sarah  Bail,  a  native  of  Chester  county, 
Pennsylvania,  and  of  a  Quaker  family. 
They  had  four  children  in  Virginia,  and 


moved  to  Ohio,  where  four  children  were 
born,  and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  arriving  in  the  spring  of  1835,  and 
settled  on  Horse  creek,  in  what  is  now 
Pawnee  township.  Daniel  Walker  re- 
turned to  Ohio  on  business  and  died  there 
in  the  fall  of  1835.  Of  their  children,  the 
eldest  son — 

HAMPTON  married  in  Ohio  and 
moved  to  Kentucky. 

HIRAM,  born  April  10,  1811,  in  Lou- 
don county,  Virginia,  came  with  the 
family  to  Sangamon  county  in  1835,  an<^ 
on  the  death  of  his  father  he  assumed  the 
care  of  the  family  and  prosecuted  the 
business  of  farming,  part  of  the  time  in 
Christian  county.  He  continued  in  that 
business  until  December,  1845,  when  he 
moved  to  Springfield,  Illinois.  He  has 
for  several  years  been  engaged  in  the  busi- 
ness of  dealing  in  real  estate. 

HARRIET  married  James  Elder. 
See  his  name, 

L  rDIA  A.  married  Jesse  H.  Kent. 
See  his  name. 

WALKER,  SAMUEL,  was 
born  Dec.  8,  1777,  in  Campbell  county, 
Virginia.  He  was  there  married  to 
Martha  Hannah,  who  was  born  March, 
1790,  in  the  same  county.  They  had  three 
children  in  Virginia,  and  the  family  moved 
to  Rutherford  county,  Tennessee,  in  Octo- 
ber, 1816,  where  four  children  were  born, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  October,  1828,  in  what  is  now 
Loami  township,  where  they  had  two  chil- 
dren. Of  the  nine  children — 

WILLIAM,  S.,  born  Nov.  2,  i8n,  in 
Virginia,  married  in  Loami,  Dec.  4,  1831, 
to  Clarissa  Colburn.  They  had  thirteen 
children,  four  died  under  three  years. 
ACHSA  J.,  born  April  28,  1834,  married 
April  1855,  to  N.  G.  Estes,  have  six  chil- 
dren, and  live  in  Loami,  111.  SAMUEL 
S.,  born  April  22,  1836,  enlisted  August 6, 
1862,  in  Co.  F,  5ist  111.  Inf.  for  three  years, 
was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Chickamauga, 
Sept.  19,  1863,  recovered,  served  full  term 
and  was  honorably  discharged  June  16, 
1865.  He  was  married  May  i,  1870,  to 
Catharine  Conrad,  and  lives  in  Loami,  111. 
WILLIAM  H.  H.,  born  August  3,  1840, 
enlisted  May  i,  1864,  in  Co.  E,  i33d  111. 
Inf.  for  one  hundred  days,  served  full  term 
and  was  honorably  discharged.  He  was 
married  Jan.  10,  1867,  to  Elizabeth  Swink, 
have  one  child,  SAMUEL  s.,  and  live  one 


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EA  RL  T  SE  TTLERS   OF 


and  a  half  miles  northwest  of  Loami,  Illi- 
nois. ELI  J.,  born  Oct.  i,  1842,  married 
Sarah  Swink,  have  one  child,  and  live  one 
and  a  half  miles  northwest  of  Loami,  Illi- 
nois. EUNICE  M.,  born  Jan.  22,  184^, 
married  John  G.  Kelly,  have  three  chil- 
dren, and  live  in  Loami,  Illinois.  EL- 
MINA  F.  and  LUCY  A.  live  with  their 
parents.  REBECCA  A., born  March  29, 
1854,  married  Alfred  Davis  February  19, 
1871,  have  one  child,  and  live  in  Loami, 
Illinois.  LEVI  F.  lives  with  his  parents 
at  Loami,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JAMES  R.,  born  August  13,  1813, 
died  at  eleven  years. 

THOMAS  J .,  born  in  Virginia  June 
2,  1816,  married  Elizabeth  Denton,  have 
six  children,  and  live  in  Cedar  county,  Mis- 
souri. 

GEORGE  J.,  born  July  29,  1819,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Oct.  22,  1843,  to  Elizabeth  Back,  who  was 
born  Dec.  25,  1827,  in  Garrard  county, 
Kentucky.  They  had  eight  children,  four 
of  whom  died  in  infancy.  AMARINE, 
born  Jan.  7,  1854,  married  Robert  J.  Col- 
lins, have  one  child,  ALONZO  D.,  and  live 
at  Loami,  Illinois.  GEORGE  W.,  LU- 
ELLA  and  JOHN  B.  live  with  their 
parents  in  Loami,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

SAMUEL  C.  died  at  twenty-one  years 
of  age. 

BE  VERLT  ^f'.,born  Feb.  8,  1825,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Elizabeth  Cooley,  have  five  children, 
and  live  in  Douglas  county,  Kansas. 

THEOPH1LUS,  born  in  Tennessee, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Rhoda  J. 
Withrow,  and  died. 

REBECCA,  born  August  12,  1829, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  William  C. 
Smith.  See  his  name. 

HIRAM  W.,  born  April  3,  1832,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Martha  E. 
Scott,  have  three  children,  MARY, 
LUCY  A.  and  CHARLES  F.,  and  reside 
near  McMurray  Chapel,  in  Ball  township, 
four  miles  southeast  of  Chatham,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

Samuel  Walker  died  August  31,  1834, 
and  his  widow  died  April,  1852,  both  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

W  ALTERS,  LYDIA,  (widow 
of  James  Walters),  was  born  in  December, 
1783,  near  Salem,  Rowan  county,  North 
Carolina.  Her  maiden  name  was  Donner. 


She  was  sister  to  George  and  Jacob 
Donner.  Her  parents  moved  to  Jessaminel 
county,  Kentucky,  about  iSri.  She  was 
there  married  to  James  Walters.  They 
had  nine  children  in  Kentucky,  and  in 
1829  the  family  moved  to  Decatur  county, 
Indiana.  James  Walters  died  there  in 
June,  1830.  In  1839  Mrs.  Walters  moved 
her  family  to  Sangamon  county  and  settled 
in  Auburn  township.  Of  her  children — 

NOBLE  married  in  Kentucky  to 
Elizabeth  Davis,  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  and  died  in  1859. 

GEORGE  went  to  Texas  and  died 
there. 

MA  TILDA  is  a  cripple  and  blind,  and 
lives  at  the  family  homestead,  in  care  of 
her  brother,  Pollard  K. — 1873. 

POLLARD  K.  is  unmarried,  and 
lives  at  the  family  homestead  in  Auburn 
township,  near  the  line  of  Macoupin 
county — 1876.  He  lost  a  leg  by  a  reaping 
machine  many  years  ago. 

JOHN  went  to  California  and  died 
there. 

JAMES  married  Nancy  Baldwin,  and 
lives  in  Virden,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  T.,  born  April  21,  1822, 
in  Kentucky,  was  married  Jan.  17,  1858, 
to  Sarah  Green.  They  have  four  living 
children,  WILLIAM  A.,  CHARLES 
H.,  LYDIA  MAY  and  JOHN  CAR- 
ROLL,  and  live  two  and  one-half  miles 
southwest  of  Lowder,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois — 1874. 

MART  ANN  married  James  Clack, 
and  lives  in  Virden,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Lydia  Walters  died  July  i,  1871,111 
Auburn  township,  in  the  eighty-eighth 
year  of  her  age. 

WALTERS,  GREEN  B.,  was 
born  Oct.  28,  1808,  in  Jefferson  county, 
Kentucky,  and  was  taken  by  his  parents 
to  Decatur  county,  Indiana,  when  he  was 
about  thirteen  years  of  age.  He  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  on  a  visit, 
arriving  Sept.  15, 1829,  at  the  house  of  his 
uncle,  George  Donner,  and  remained 
fourteen  months,  shaking  with  the  ague. 
He  returned  to  Indiana  and  was  married 
Dec.  25,  1833,  to  Elizabeth  Griffiths.  He 
came  to  Illinois,  first  stopping  in  Logan 
county,  and  then  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  in  1840,  and  had  nine  living  chil- 
dren— 

MARJ^HA  was  drowned,  aged  twelve 
years. 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTY. 


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MARIA  J.  married  George  Walters, 
and  died,  leaving  one  child,  RHODA  A. 

RACHEL  C.  married  John  Penick, 
and  lives  in  Missouri. 

JAMES  W.  is  married  and  lives  in 
Indianapolis. 

EMILY  A,  was  married  Oct.  22, 
1 86 1,  to  Leonard  Ledbrook,  who  was  born 
at  Tipton,  Staffordshire,  England,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1859.  They 
have  one  living  child,  MINNIE.  Mr. 
Ledbrook  is  a  druggist  in  Chatham, 
Illinois,  and,  with  his  family,  resides  there. 

MAR  T  TV.,  GE  OR  GE  W. ,  J  OHN 
F.  and  ED  WARD  BAKER  live  with 
their  mother. 

Green  B.  Walters  died  April  12,  1875, 
and  his  family  lives  two  miles  east  of 
Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WARD,  JOHN,  was  born  July 
19,  1810,  near  Romney,  Virginia.  Mary 
Shivers  was  born  Feb.  8,  1814,  near 
Fredricktown,  Maryland,  and  taken  by 
her  parents,  in  1830,  to  Virginia.  John 
Ward  and  Mary  Shivers  were  married 
near  Romney,  August  15,  1833.  They 
had  two  children  in  Virginia,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving 
Oct.  2,  1838,  in  what  is  now  Cotton  Hill 
township,  where  five  children  were  born, 
the  four  youngest  died  under  seven  years. 
Of  the  other  four — 

SARAH  C.,  born  June  22,  1835,  in 
Virginia,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Isaac  Snodgrass.  See  his  name. 

HARVEY,  born  Jan.  22,  1838,  in 
Virginia,  died  in  Sangamon  county  in  his 
fifteenth  year. 

EMILY  J.,  born  June  28,  1842,111 
Sangamon  county,  married  Alfred  N. 
Funderburk.  See  his  name. 

John  Ward  died  Nov.  8,  1852,  and  his 
widow  married  Robert  Snodgrass.  See 
liis  name.  He  died  and  she  was  married 
Sept.  15,  1859,  to  Lemuel  Hall,  as  his 
second  wife.  Lemuel  Hall  was  from 
Ohio.  His  daughter,  Sarah  S.,  born  Feb. 
19,  1844,  is  the  wife  of  William  H.  Snod- 
grass. See  his  name. 

Lemuel  Hall  and  wife  reside  in  Cotton 
Hill  township,  near  New  City,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

WASH,  MILTON  H.,  born 
March  16,  1819,  in  Todd  county,  Kentucky, 
and  came  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  in  1839, 
where  he  was  married  July  23,  1840,  to 
Mary  J.  Bryan.  See  Bryan  sketch.  They 


had  two  children  in  Springfield,and  moved 
to  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  arriving  Oct.  i, 
1844,  where  they  resided  until  1859,  when 
they  moved  to  Memphis,  Tennessee,  and 
from  there  to  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  arriving 
August  9,  1862.  Milton  H.  Wash  and 
wife  had  seven  living  children.  Of  their 
children — 

JOHN  M.,  born  May  n,  1841,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  was  married  Dec.  23, 
1860,  in  Missouri,  to  Belle  Townsend. 
They  had  one  daughter,  R.  E.  LEE.  J. 
M.  Wash  was  again  married,  Nov.  20, 
1874,  to  Mrs.  Matilda  Webb,  of  Baltimore, 
Maryland.  They  reside  at  No.  731  South 
Seventh  street,  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

GEORGE  B.,  born  August  17,  1843, 
at  Springfield,  Illinois,  died  in  his  fourth 
year. 

KATE  A.,  born  Dec.  23,  1845,  at  St. 
Joseph,  Missouri,  died  there  in  her  fifth 
year. 

BENJAMIN  S.,  born  July  26,  1851, 
at  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  was  married  Feb. 
22,  1875,  to  Sallie  E.  Kempland,  of  St. 
Louis.  They  have  one  child,  MARY 
AMELIA,  and  reside  at  1205  Wright 
street,  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

FRANK  H.,  born  August  8,  1853,  in 
St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  was  married  Oct.  i, 
1874,  in  St.  Louis,  to  Fannie  L.  Thorn- 
burgh.  They  reside  at  1925  Carr  street, 
St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

AMELIA  A.,  born  June  15,  1855,  at 
St.  Joseph,  died  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri, 
July  13,  1867. 

MART   W.  died  in  her  third  year. 

Milton  H.  Wash  and  wife  reside  at  1205 
Wright  street,  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

WASHBURN,  "WILLIAM, 
was  born  Jan.  24,  1813,  at  Westminster, 
Windham  county,  Vermont,  and  was 
raised  in  Orange  county,  in  the  same  state. 
In  1832  he  went  to  Seville,  Medina  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  and  taught  school  there  one 
year,  and  in  1833  went  to  Shelby  count v, 
Kentucky,  where  he  taught  nearly  seven 
years.  He  was  married  there  August  20, 
1839,  to  Elizabeth  R.  Harding,  who  was 
born  in  that  ctunty  August  27,  1820. 
She  is  a  niece  of  Mrs.  Harriet  Harding 
Talbott.  Sec  Talbott.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Washburn  had  one  child  in  Kentucky, 
and  moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  Nov.  i,  1840,  in  what  is  now 
Gardner  township,  where  five  children 
were  born.  Of  their  children — 


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OLIVIA  /?.,  born  August  20,  1840, 
in  Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
aged  two  years. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  July  9,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  there  Dec. 
21,  1875,  to  Alice  Jane  Hurt,  and  lives  in 
Philadelphia,  Cass  county,  Illinois. 

L  UCIUS  H.  lives  with  his  parents. 

JAMES  OTIS  died  Feb.  9,  1861,  in 
his  fourteenth  year. 

MART  L.  and  HARRIET  E.  reside 
with  their  parents,  two  and  one-half  miles 
southwest  of  Farmingdale,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

The  Washburn  family  in  the  United 
States  all  come  from  John  Washburn, 
who  emigrated  from  Eversham,  Worces- 
ter county,  England.  He  was  in  Dux- 
bury,  Massachusetts,  as  early  as  1632,  and 
returning,  sailed  from  England  with  his 
family  April  12,  1635,  O.  S.  He  brought 
two  sons,  John,  Jun.,  and  Philip.  John, 
Jun.,  married  in  1645  to  Elizabeth 
Mitchell.  They  had  seven  sons  and  four 
daughters.  It  is  from  these  that  the 
whole  Washburn  family  in  the  United 
States  sprang.  William  Washburn  has 
the  genealogy  of  his  own  branch  of  the 
family  in  a  continuous  line  from  John 
Washburn,  of  Eversham,  England,  to  his 
son,  John,  Jun.,  and  his  son,  Joseph,  first, 
and  his  son,  Joseph,  second,  and  his  son, 
Seth,  first,  and  his  son  Asa  and  his  son, 
Seth  Washburn,  second,  who  was  twice 
married,  and  had  eight  sons  by  the  first, 
and  seven  by  the  second  marriage.  Wil- 
liam Washburn,  whose  name  heads  this 
sketch,  is  his  second  son  by  the  first  wife. 
William's  brother,  Asa  R.,  married  in 
Morgan  county,  Illinois,  to  Barbara  Craig, 
moved  to  Sangamon  county  in  1852,  and 
died  at  Putney,  Vermont,  Sept.  12,  1867, 
while  there  on  a  visit  for  his  health.  He 
left  a  widow  and  three  children  in  Curran 
township,  Sangamon  countv,  Illinois. 

WATSON,  ARTHUR,  was 
born  in  1770,  in  Berkley  county,  Virginia, 
and  when  a  young  man  went  to  Mason 
county,  Kentucky.  Temperance  Robin- 
son was  born  August,  1774,  in  Balti- 
more county,  about  twenty  miles  from  the 
city  of  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  in  1794 
her  parents  moved  to  Mason  county,  Ken- 
tucky. Arthur  Watson  and  Temperance 
Robinson  were  married  about  1796  in  Ma- 
son county,  and  had  ten  children  there,  the 
eldest  and  youngest  of  whom  died  in  Ken- 


tucky. In  1812  Mr.  Watson  went  from 
Mason  county  as  a  soldier  in  the  war  with 
England.  The  family  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  arriving  April  10, 
1825,  at  Springfield.  Mr.  Watson  soon 
after  entered  the  land  now  occupied  by  the 
water  works,  watch  factory,  rolling  mill, 
north  coal  shaft,  and  Oak  Ridge  cemetery. 
Of  their  children — 

HIRAM  A.,  born  May  14,  1799,  in 
Mason  county,  Kentucky,  died  there  in 
1823. 

SANFORD,  born  Jan.  28,  1801,  in 
Mason  county,  Kentucky,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  June  3, 1833,  to  Betsy  Ann 
Stevenson.  They  had  one  child,  and  the 
mother  and  child  died  September,  1835. 
He  was  married  in  1842  in  Morgan  coun- 
ty to  Maria  Elder,  and  in  1849  moved  to 
Oregon.  Mr.  Watson  died  July  6,  1870, 
leaving  a  widow  and  four  children,  near 
Bethel,  Polk  county,  Oregon. 

MEDALINE,  born  May  18,  1803,  in 
Mason  county,  Kentucky,  married  in  San- 
gamon county  Octobor,  1825,  to  William 
Alvey.  See  his  name. 

ANN  R.,  born  August  19,  1805,  in  Ma- 
son county,  Kentucky,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  October,  1825,  to  James  C. 
McNabb.  See  his  name. 

JAMES,  born  Feb.  29,  1808,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  in  Sangaman  county,  Feb- 
ruary, 1833,  to  Mary  Ridgeway.  They 
had  five  children,  and  the  family  moved  in 
1847  overland  to  Oregon.  Mr.  Watson 
died  in  i86ij  and  his  widow  died  in  1873. 
Four  of  their  children  reside  near  Kings 
Vallev  postoffice,  Benton  county,  Oregon. 

LUCRETIA,  died  July  13,  1810,  in 
Mason  county,  Kentucky,  married  in  San- 
gamon county,  Jan.  20,  1846,  to  James  W. 
Simpson.  They  had  two  children.  LA- 
FAYETTE married  Jennie  Combs,  and 
resides  at  Tallula,  Illinois.  CLIFTON 
L.  resides  with  his  mother.  James  W. 
Simpson  died  in  August,  1862,  and  his 
widow  resides  near  Tallula,  Menard  coun- 
tv, Illinois. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  Dec.  15,  1812,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
in  1838,  to  Agnes  Lloyd.  He  died  Sept. 
26,  1842,  near  Middletown,  Logan  county, 
Illinois. 

AMANDA  P.,  born  April  10,  1816,  in 
Mason  county,  Kentucky,  married  Wm. 
S.  Pickrell.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  N.,  born  Oct.  22,  1818,  in  Ken- 


SANGAMON   COUNTY. 


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tucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county  June  16, 

1835- 

Arthur  Watson  died  Sept.  29,  1827,  and 

Mrs.  Temperance  Watson  died  Sept.  11, 
1837,  both  near  Springfield,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

WATSON,  JOHN  B.,  born 
Feb.  10,  1800,  in  York  District,  South 
Carolina,  and  came  to  Illinois  with  his 
father,  settling  somewhere  in  Randolph 
county.  He  was  married  in  Kaskaskia, 
April  9,  1829,  to  Mary  Gillis,  who  was 
born  in  Wilmington,  Delaware,  Jan.  31, 
1814.  They  moved  to  Springfield,  soon 
after  they  were  married,  Mr.  Watson 
having  been  to  Sangamon  county,  in  1827, 
to  look  at  the.  country.  Of  their  seven 
children,  all  born  in  Springfield,  the  eldest 
died  in  infancy. 

MARGARET,  born  May  28,  1833, 
died  in  Springfield  August  11,  1852. 

MART  L.,  born  June  30,  1836,  has 
been  a  school  and  music  teacher  for  twenty 
years.  She  is  teaching  at  present — 1875 — 
near  Petersburg,  Menard  county,  Illinois. 

JANE  E.  died  in  her  sixth  year. 

ANNA  L.,  born  Sept.  11,  1842,  is  a 
music  teacher  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

ELLEN  C,  born  April  25,  1845,  died 
August  ii,  1852. 

JAMES  G.,  born  April  24,  1848,  was 
married  Sept.  2,  1875,  to  Lucy  A.  Mont- 
gomery, who  was  born  Feb.  i,  1856,  on 
Fancy  creek,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
J.  G.  Watson,  formerly  a  farmer,  is  now 
residing  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

J.  B.  Watson  taught  school  the  first 
year  he  resided  in  Springfield.  He  was 
afterwards  county  surveyor  and  engineer 
of  the  Great  Western  railroad.  He  went 
to  California  in  1849  and  returned  in  1852. 
Mr.  Watson  and  his  two  daughters  died 
of  Asiatic  cholera,  August  n,  1852. 
Ellen  C.  died  at  half- past  one  o'clock  A.  M. ; 
Margaret  at  half-past  seven  o'clock  A.  M., 
and  their  father  died  at  half-past  nine 
o'clock  P.  M.  Mrs.  Mary  Watson's  mother, 
Elizabeth  Gillis,  belonged  to  the  Society 
of  Friends,  and  she  resided  with  her 
daughter  in  Springfield  from  about  1830 
until  her  death,  which  occurred  in  August, 
1852.  She  was  buried  at  Oak  Ridge 
Cemetery.  John  B.  Watson's  mother 
resided  with  her  daughter-in-law  in 
Springfield  from  1854  until  her  death, 
which  occurred  in  August,  1860.  She 
was  also  buried  at  Oak  Ridge  Cemetery. 

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Mrs.  Mary  Watson  was  married  •  Dec. 
16,  1863,  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  to  Hon. 
S.  W.  Robbins,  a  prominent  lawyer  and 
temperance  advocate.  They  had  two 
children,  who  died  in  infancy.  About 
1860  Hon.  S.  W.  Robbins  and  wife  moved 
to  their  farm,  seven  miles  northwest  of 
Springfield,  where  he  died,  June  19,  1871, 
and  she  died  Jan.  29,  1874, 

WATSON,  WILLIAM  M., 
was  born  Oct.  16,  1807,  near  Vincennes, 
Indiana.  He  was  married  June  14,  1831, 
in  Jefferson  county,  Indiana,  to  Sarah 
Talbott,  who  was  born  August  5,  1814,  in 
Millersburg,  Kentucky.  They  moved  to 
Shelbyville,  Illinois,  where  they  had  one 
child,  and  moved  to  Springfield,  arriving 
Sept.  24,  1834,  where  they  had  eight  chil- 
dren. Of  all  their  children — 

JAMES  W.,  born  Dec.  8,  1833,  in 
Shelbyville,  Illinois,  married  in  Spring- 
field, Jan.  16,  1856,  to  Angeline  Cook, 
who  was  born  Sept.  3,  1833,  in  Butler 
county,  Ohio.  They  have  one  child, 
OSCAR  A.,  born  in  Springfield,  Nov. 
5,  1856.  He  is  an  accountant.  James  W. 
Watson  is  a  boot  and  shoe  maker,  and 
since  1871  has  been  Tyler  for  the  Masonic 
bodies  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

JULIETT  died  in  1843,  aged  ten 
years. 

MA  RT  A.,  born  and  married  in  Spring- 
field to  Edward  Miles.  He  was  killed  by 
an  accident  on  the  Toledo,  Wabash  and 
Western  Railroad  in  1865.  She  resides 
with  her  parents  in  Springfield. 

CHARLES  H.,  born  Dec.  11,  1839, 
in  Springfield,  married  Sept.  14,  1874,  in 
Gibson,  Illinois,  to  Mrs.  Mary  Waddell, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Whitely,  a 
native  of  Little  Rock,  Arkansas.  Mr. 
Watson  is  an  artist  and  lives  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

SARAH  lives  with  her  parents. 

DA  VID  died,  aged  thirteen  years. 

HESTER  died,  aged  six  years. 

THEODORE  resides  with  his  pa- 
rents. 

EMILT  J.,  born  May  20,  1852,  in 
Springfield,  married  Dec.  22,  1870,  to 
Mervin  B.  Converse,  and  resides  in 
Springfield. 

William  M.  Watson  and  wife  reside  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

WATSON,  WILLIAM  W., 
born  April  i,  1794,111  Sussex  county,  New 
Jersey,  went  in  1817  to  Lexington,  Ken- 


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tucky,  and  was  there  married,  March  15, 
1818,  to  Mrs.  Maria  Humerickhouse,whbse 
maiden  name  was  Cape.  She  was  a  na- 
tive of  Lexington.  In  the  autumn  of  1818 
they  moved  to  Nashville,  Tennessee, 
where  they  had  five  children,  and  Mrs. 
Maria  Watson  died  there  July  17,  1834. 
The  family  soon  after  moved  to  St.  Louis, 
Missouri,  where  Mr.  Watson  was  in  busi- 
ness about  two  years,  and  in  the  autumn  of 
1836  moved  to  Springfield,  Illinois.  Of  his 
five  children 

BENJAMIN  A.,  born  Dec.  9,  1818, 
in  Nashville,  Tennessee,  was  married  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  Feb.  11,  1845,  *° 
Emily  R.  Planck.  They  had  seven  living 
children,  all  except  the  youngest,  born  in 
Springfield.  WILLIAM  W.,  born  May 
13,  1847,  was  married  Oct.  25,  1871,  in  St. 
Charles,  Illinois,  to  Augusta  C.  Tolman. 
They  have  two  children,  WILLIAM  \v., 
iun.,  and  a  boy  babe.  W.  W.  Watson 
transacts  business  in  Chicago,  and  with  his 
family  resides  at  Washington  Heights,  Illi- 
nois. EMILY,  born  Oct.  12,  1849,  was 
married  Nov.  24,  1870,  at  Perry  Springs, 
to  Dr.  A.  B.  Carey.  They  have  one  child, 
ALBERT  WATSON,  and  reside  at  Pittsfield, 
Pike  county,  Illinois.  JULIA,  HATTIE 
CAPE,  MOLLIE  L.,  FANNIE  and 
HARRY  live  with  their  father.  Mrs. 
Emily  R.  Watson  died  July  30,  1871,  at 
Perry  Springs,  Pike  county,  Illinois.  Mr. 
Watson,  with  his  unmarried  children,  re- 
sides there.  Benjamin  A.  Watson  was  one 
of  the  ten  young  men  who  in  1840  trav- 
eled from  Springfield,  Illinois,  to  Nash- 
ville, Tennessee,  to  hear  Henry  Clay  make 
a  speech.  See  page  480. 

ABIGAIL,  born  Nov.  5, 1822,  in  Nash- 
ville, Tennessee,  was  married  in  Spring- 
field June  27,  1843,  to  John  G.  Ives,  and 
resides  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

ANN  MARIA,  born  Dec.  5,  1824,  in 
Nashville,  Tennessee,  was  marrieJ  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  to  Thomas  S.  Little. 
See  his  name, 

HESTER,\>orn.  July  21,  1826,  in  Nash- 
ville, was  married  in  Springfield,  Illinois, 
to  Thomas  Billson.  Thev  had  three  chil- 
dren in  Springfield.  CORDELIA  mar- 
ried George  Wass,  and  lives  in  Paines- 
ville,  Ohio.  WILLIAM  W.,  was  mar- 
ried in  Portland,  Maine,  to  Alice  Harford, 
and  lives  in  St.  Paul,  Minnesota.  BELLE 
F.  lives  with  her  brother  William  W. 
Thomas  Billson  went  from  Springfield  to 


California  in  1849,  and  died  there  in  1850- 
Mrs.  Hester  Billson  was  married  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois,  about  1856,  to  Chas.  Reeves, 
of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  went  there  to  re- 
side. They  had  two  children,  GEORGE, 
now  living  with  his  father  in  Cleveland, 
and  EDWIN  C.,  who  lives  with  his  aunt, 
Mrs.  Thomas  S.  Little,  in  Springfield. 
Mrs.  Hester  Reeves  died  March  26,  1862, 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

CORDELIA,  born  March  16,  1828, 
in  Nashville,  Tennessee,  was  married  in 
Springfield,  111.,  to  Noah  Divelbiss.  See 
his  name, 

William  W.  Watson  was  married  May 
19,  1842,  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  to  Mrs. 
Sarah  Mottashed,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Wiley.  He  died  Nov.  2,  1874,  in  Spring- 
field, and  his  widow  lives  in  Decatur,  Illi- 
nois. 

WATTS,  BENJAMIN,  born 
Nov.  22,  1769,  at  Warwick,  Franklin 
county,  Massachusetts,  was  the  eldest 
child  of  Nicholas  Watts  and  Eunice 
Newton,  his  wife.  Mary  Barbour  was 
born  Jan.  4,  1771,  in  Warwick,  Massachu- 
setts. Benjamin  Watts  and  Mary  Bar- 
bour were  there  married  and  moved  to 
Shoreham,  thence  to  Windham,  Vermont, 
and  from  there  to  Lyman,  Grafton  county, 
New  Hampshire.  They  moved  to  San- 
gamon  county,  Illinois,  in  the  fall  of  1837. 
Of  their  sixteen  children  six  died  young. 
Of  the  other  ten  who  came  to  Sangamon 
county — 

JOSEPH,  born  Sept.  i,  1793,  in 
Vermont,  was  married  in  Lyman,  New 
Hampshire,  to  Mahala  Smith,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  in  1838,  and  moved  to 
Menard  county,  Illinois,  where  they  both 
died,  leaving  five  children.  ALONZO 
is  married  and  lives  in  Iowa.  GEORGE, 
BENJAMIN,  NEWELL  and  AUSTIN. 

LTDIA,  born  July  9,  1798,  in  New 
Hampshire,  married  Gideon  Tripp.  She 
is  a  widow  and  lives  near  Farmingdale, 
Illinois. 

SALL  T,  born  Jan.  26,  1800,  in  Lyman, 
New  Hampshire,  married  Joel  Buckman. 
See  his  name.  Their  only  child,  BEN- 
JAMIN, is  married,  and  lives  near  Farm- 
ingdale, Illinois. 

NICHOLAS,  born  Dec.  31,  1801,  in 
New  Hampshire,  married  Elizabeth 
Pallady.  They  have  one  child,  BENJA- 
MIN, who  is  married,  and  lives  in  Macon 
county,  Illinois.  Nicholas  Watts  and 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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family  came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1842, 
where  he  died  May  9,  1843.  His  widow 
married  again. 

CHARLES,  born  Jan.  n,  1804,  in 
Lyman.  Grafton  county,  New  Hampshire, 
was  taken  by  his  parents  to  St.  Lawrence 
county,  New  York,  in  1821.  He  was 
married  at  Brasher,  in  that  county,  Nov. 
22,  1823,  to  Elizabeth  Innes.  They  came 
with  one  child,  in  a  colony  of  fifty-two 
persons,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1833,  at 
Old  Sangamo.  July  4,  1834,  they  moved 
to  a  place  one-fourth  of  a  mile  south  of 
the  present  Farmingdale  station.  Of  their 
ten  children,  ALEXANDER  J.,  born 
Oct.  29,  1831,  in  St.  Lawrence  county, 
New  York,  brought  up  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  left  for  Oregon  in  1851, 
returned  to  Sangamon  county  in  1866, 
and  was  married  April  4,  1867,  in  Jack- 
sonville, Illinois,  to  Alexina  J.  Lander. 
They  left  the  same  month  for  Oregon. 
Mrs.  Alexina  J.  Watts  died  May  15,  1868, 
near  Applegate,  Jackson  county,  Oregon. 
Alexander  G.  Watts  resides  there,  and  is 
county  surveyor — 1874.  ANN  JANE, 
born  Dec.  31,  1833,  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  there  Nov.  10,  18^3,  to 
Thomas  P.  Stacy,  who  was  born  May  2, 
1827,  in  Hopkinsville,  Kentucky.  They 
have  seven  children,  ELIZABETH  A., 

MATHEW     K.,    ALEXINA    J.,    WILLIAM    H., 

SALLIE  M.,  THOMAS  E.  and  GATES,  and 
reside  in  Jacksonville,  111.  CHARLES 
H.,  born  Dec.  2,  1836,  in  Sangamon 
county, lives  near  Farmingdale.  EDWIN, 
born  June  14,  1839,  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  Oct.  19,  1871,  to  Laura  E. 
Rickard.  They  have  one  child,  and  live 
five  miles  southwest  of  Farmingdale, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  ALBERT 
B.,  born  Oct.  23,  1841,  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  Nov.  19,  1867,  to 
Amelia  L.  Dustin,  who  was  born  June  20, 
1847,  m  Jacksonville,  Illinois.  They  have 
four  children,  ANNA  j.,  LUCRETIA, 
CHARLES  and  JAMES,  and  live  three- 
fourths  of  a  mile  northwest  of  Farming- 
dale,  Illinois.  SAMUEL  W.,  born  Aug. 
14,  1844,  in  Sangamon  county,  lives  with 
his  parents.  RICHARD  N.,  born  Jan. 
13,  1848,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  mar- 
ried Jan.  19,  1871,  to  Ellen  F.  McDermott. 
They  have  two  children,  and  live  in 
Shelby  county,  near  Assumption,  Chris- 
tian county,  Illinois.  THOMAS  B., 
WILLIAM  and  MARY  E.  live  with 


their  parents  adjoining  Farmingdale, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  on  the 
south.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Watts  counted 
twenty-nine  of  the  fifty-two  persons  form- 
ing the  colony  in  which  they  came  to  San- 
gamon county.  About  half  of  this  colony 
of  fifty-two  are  now  living — 1876. 

ISAAC  and  BENJAMIN,  twins, 
born  Nov.  26,  1808,  at  Lyman,  New 
Hampshire. 

IS  A  A  C  was  married  in  St.  Lawrence 
county,  New  York,  Nov.  28,  1833,  to 
Jemima  Nevin,  who  was  born  June  5, 
1815,  in  county  Down,  Ireland.  They  had 
two  children  in  New  York,  and  moved 
to  h-angamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving 
Oct.  7,  1838,  in  what  is  now  Cartwright 
township,  where  two  children  were  born, 
one  of  whom  died  in  his  fifth  year.  Of 
the  other  three,  GEORGIE  K.,  born 
Nov.  10,  1834,  in  New  York,  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  August  10,  1864,  to 
Andrew  Wilson.  See  his  name.  RUS- 
SELL, born  August  24,  1836,  in  New 
York,  was  married  August,  1871,  in  Iowa, 
to  Mary  E.  Hardin.  They  have  one 
child,  ISAAC,  and  live  at  North  Platte, 
Nebraska,  on  the  Union  Pacific  railroad. 
JOHN  N.  Isaac  Watts  resides  two  miles 
southwest  of  Farmingdale,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

BENJAMIN,  Jun.,  was  married  in 
St.  Lawrence  county,  New  York,  to 
Calista  Jacobs,  came  to  Sangamon  county 
in  the  fall  of  1838.  Their  only  child  died 
young,  and  Mrs.  Watts  died  in  1840  or 
'41.  Benjamin  Watts  was  married  in 
1842  to  Orpha  Bates.  They  had  four 
children,  one  of  whom  died  young. 
CALISTA  P.  and  JAMES  A.  live  with 
their  mother.  BENJAMIN  O.  married 
Sept.  26,  1876,  to  Miss  Brown  at  Pleasant 
Plains.  Benjamin  Watts,  Jun.,  died  Feb- 
ruary, 1862,  and  his  widow  lives  three 
miles  west  of  Pleasant  Plains,  Illinois. 

I  REN  A  and  RUSSELL,  twins, 
born  June  15,  1813,  in  New  Hampshire. 

IRENA  married  Isaac  Holmes  and  he 
died,  leaving  two  children.  His  widow 
married  James  Bates.  See  his  name. 

RUSSELL  came  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty in  1835,  and  was  married  March,  1839, 
to  Diantha  Holmes.  Thev  had  three 
children,  and  moved  in  1847  to  Calapooga, 
Lynn  county,  Oregon,  where  Mr.  Watts 
died  Dec.  11,1854,  leaving  five  children. 
His  widow  has  since  married. 


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EAR  LI  SETTLERS  OF 


Benjamin  Watts,  Sen.,  died  Sept.  11, 
1838,  and  Mrs.  Mary  Watts  died  two  days 
later,  Sept.  13,  1838,  both  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

WAY,  JOHN,  was  born  Sept.  n, 
1793,  in  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania.  His  half 
sister,  Rebecca  Way,  six  years  younger 
than  himself,  married  Joseph  Taylor,  and 
they  are  the  parents  of  Bayard  Taylor, 
the  world-renowned  author,  historian,  poet 
and  traveler.  The  mother  of  John  Way 
died  when  he  was  a  child,  and  his  grand- 
father Ash  brought  him  up  in  Chester 
county,  Pennsylvania.  Ann  St.  Clair  was 
born  in  Chester  county,  August  16,  1803. 
john  Way  and  Ann  St.  Clair  were  there 
married  in  the  spring  of  1823.  They  had 
two  children  in  that  county,  and  moved  to 
Philadelphia,  where  two  children  were 
born,  two  of  the  four  children  died  in  in- 
fancy. In  the  spring  of  1838  Mr.  Way 
took  his  family  to  Chester  county,  and  left 
them  there  while  he  visited  the  western 
country.  He  decided  to  make  Springfield 
his  home,  and  wrote  to  his  wife  to  come 
on  with  the  family.  She  fortunately 
learned  of  a  gentleman  by  the  name  of 
Clendening  who  was  coming  west  to  visit 
a  married  daughter.  He  drove  a  light 
wagon,  and  Mrs.  Way  made  arrangements 
to  come  and  bring  her  two  children.  Mr 
Way  rode  on  horseback  to  Paris,  Edgar 
couhty,  Illinois,  and  met  them  there.  The 
whole  party  arrived  at  Springfield  in  No- 
vember, 1838.  Mr.  Way  was  a  plasterer, 
and  the  public  buildings  and  other  im- 
provements here  called  for  his  services. 
Some  ot  his  work  in  the  Marine  Insurance 
Company's  bank  building,  Springfield,  is 
likely  to  stand  for  many  years  to  come. 
They  had  six  children  in  Springfield.  Of 
their  eight  children — 

REBECCA,  born  May  n,  1828,  in 
Chester  county,  Pennsylvania,  died  Feb. 
9,  1846,  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  while  visit- 
ing a  relative  of  the  family. 

RA  CHEL  E.,  born  June  19,  1824,  in 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  married  Dec. 
31,  1851,  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  to  Chris- 
tian Schwarberg.  They  have  four  chil- 
dren. EDWARD  J.  married  Emma 
Kidd,  and  lives  near  Springfield.  ANNIE, 
GUSSIE  and  FRANK  V.,  live  with  their 
parents  four  and  a  half  miles  northwest  of 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

HARRIET  S.,  born  Oct.  7,  1839,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  was  married  there 


Sept.  27,  1855,  to  John  C.  Stansbury,  who 
was  born  April  12,  1834,  at  Basking 
Ridge,  Somerset  county,  New  Jersey,  and 
came  to  Springfield,  June  27,  1854.  They 
have  four  children,  ANNA  M.,  was 
married  Sept.  24, 1873,  to  Arthur  C.  Ham- 
mond. They  have  one  child,  WILLIE  T., 
and  live  in  Loami,  Illinois.  CHAR- 
LOTTE E.,  ADA  B.  and  FRANK  H., 
live  with  their  parents.  Mr.  Stansbury  is 
engaged  in  the  business  of  carriage  and 
wagon  manufacturing  in  Loami,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  and  resides  there. 

CHARLOTTE  E.,  born  Dec.  20, 
1841,  in  Springfield,  married  January,  1863, 
to  George  Riley  Stevens.  They  have 
three  children,  ANNA,  HARRIET  and 
FRANK,  and  live  in  Montgomery  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

JOHN  C.,  born  Feb.  25,  1844,  in 
Springfield,  enlisted  August,  1861,  at  St. 
Louis,  in  what  became  Co.  B,  nth  Mo. 
Inf.  for  three  years,  was  discharged  on  ac- 
count of  physical  disability  March,  1862. 
He  re-enlisted  June,  1864,  for  100  days  in 
an  Illinois  regiment,  went  to  Rock  Island 
to  guard  prisoners,  acted  as  commissary 
clerk,  served  full  time  and  was  honorably 
discharged,  and  lives  in  Montgomery  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

MART  T.,  born_  Feb.  19,  1846,  in 
Springfield,  married  July,  1865,10  Preston 
H.  Souther.  They  have  three  children, 
viz:  MAUD,  MABEL  and  HO  WARD, 
and  reside  at  Topeka,  Kansas. 

EMMA  T.,  born  March  20,  1848,  is 
unmarried  and  resides  at  Glasgow,  Mis- 
souri. 

J  ULIA  A.,  born  June  20,  1850,  mar- 
ried November,  1865,  to  August  Schwar- 
berg, who  died  March,  1866.  His  widow 
married  November  10,  1869,  to  Benja- 
min Vanderver.  They  have  one  child, 
GRACIE,  and  reside  at  Coatsville,  Penn- 
sylvania. 

Mrs.  Ann  Way  died  May  12,  1864,  in 
Springfield.  John  Way  was  married  in 
1869,  to  Mrs.  Coverdill.  She  died  August, 
1871,  and  he  died  suddenly  Jan.  18,1875, 
at  Gerard,  Illinois. 

WEAVER,  LEV/ IS,  was  born 
AugustS,  1798,  near  the  river  Rhine,  in 
Germany.  He  came  to  America  when  a 
young  man,  and  was  married  in  Franklin 
connty,  Pennsylvania,  to  Savilla  Earhart, 
a  native  of  Maryland.  They  had  four 
children  in  Pennsylvania.  He  started  to 


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move  to  Jefferson  City,  Missouri,  but 
changed  his  mind  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  1838  or  '39, 
near  Springfield,  where  four  children  were 
born.  Of  their  children — 

FREDERICK,  born  Sept.  23,  1829, 
in  Pennsylvania,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
Sept.  23,  1842. 

LEWIS,  Jun.,  born  July  17,  1832, 
in  Pennsylvania,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
July  3,  1842. 

•SAMUEL,  born  Oct.  16,  1834,  in 
Franklin  county,  Pennsylvania,  married 
Feb.  14,  1860,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Maria  Jane  Lake,  who  was  born  March 
13,  1843,  in  Knox  county,  Ohio.  They 
have  six  children,  RACHEL  L.JACOB 
F.,  MARY  C.,  PHILIP  L.  and  JESSIE 
E.,  and  live  in  Cooper  township,  four  miles 
southwest  of  Mechanicsburg,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

JOHN  .H.,  born  June  13,  1837,  in 
Pennsylvania,  married  and  lives  near  Illio- 
polis,  Illinois. 

ELI,  born  Jan.  15,  1840,  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  near  Chatham  to  Anna 
Haddon.  They  have  one  child,  MARY 
A.,  and  live  near  Blue  Mound,  Macon 
county,  Illinois. 

LOUISA,  born  Jan.  19,  1843,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  William  R.  Par- 
ker, have  two  children,  and  live  near 
Eugene  City,  Oregon. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Nov.  9,  1845,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Henry  M. 
Johnson,  and  lives  near  Blue  Mound,  Ma- 
con  county,  Illinois. 

DANIEL,  born  Sept.  22,  1849,  in  San- 
gamon county,  lives  with  his  brother, 
Samuel. 

Lewis  Weaver  died  April  22,  1853,  and 
Mrs.  Savilla  Weaver  died  Oct.  14,  1864, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WEBB,  HIRAM  LUTHER, 
was  born  Nov.  12,  1799,  in  Rockingham, 
Vermont.  The  Webb  family  was  a  very 
old  one  in  London  and  Weymouth,  Eng- 
land, at  the  time  the  Plymouth  colony  was 
settled  in  Massachusetts.  Two  of  them, 
Francis  and  Thomas  Webb,  were  active 
members  of  the  colony  before  it  left  Eng- 
land, but  it  is  not  certain  that  they  came 
to  America.  Christopher  Webb,  of  Wey- 
mouth, came  to  America  previous  to 
1645,  and  settled  in  Braintree,  Massachu- 
setts. The  name  of  his  wife  is  not 
known,  but  they  had  six  children.  His 


eldest  son,  Christopher,  born  probably  in 
England,  about  1630,  married  Jan.  18, 
1654  or  '55,  to  Hannah  Scott,  lived  in 
Braintree,  Massachusetts,  and  had  nine 
children.  Their  third  child,  Samuel,  born 
August  16,  1660,  married  December,  1686, 
to  Mary  Adams,  had  four  children,  and 
moved  to  Windham,  Connecticut,  in  1707, 
where  they  had  one  child.  Their  second 
child,  Samuel,  born  May  14,  1690,  mar- 
ried Oct.  8,  1711,  to  Hannah  Ripley, 
grand-daughter  of  Governor  William 
Bradford.  They  had  four  children.  Their 
fourth  child,  Joshua,  born  Feb.  9,  1721, 
married  May  28,  1744,  to  Hannah  Abbey. 
They  had  four  children  in  Windham, 
Connecticut,  and  moved  to  Bellows  Falls, 
Vermont,  about  175^  where  the$  had 
seven  childred.  The  father,  mother  and 
eleven  children  lived  until  the  youngest 
was  forty-four  years  old.  Joshua  Webb, 
being  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Vermont, 
took  an  active  part  in  the  movement  for 
erecting  it  into  a  separate  state,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  state  legislature  for  the 
first  twelve  years  of  its  existence.  His 
tenth  child,  Luther,  born  Oct.  24,  1763, 
following  the  example  of  several  of  his 
elder  brothers,  eagerly  enlisted  as  soon  as 
he  was  old  enough  to  be  received  in  the 
army  of  the  Revolution,  and  served  until 
Independence  was  achieved.  One  of  his 
brothers  was  a  colonel  and  another  a 
captain,  but  Luther,  being  the  youngest, 
served  as  a  private.  They  all  lived  to  be 
very  old,  and  were  entitled  each  to  a  pen- 
sion, but  declined  to  apply  for  it,  saying 
they  had  fought  for  freedom  and  not  for 
money.  Luther  was  married  Feb.  9, 
1792,  to  Dorothy  Wheelock,  and  had 
seven  children.  The  fourth  child,  Hiram 
Luther,  whose  name  heads  this  sketch,  was 
married  Dec.  15,  1823,  in  the  town  of 
Walpole,  New  Hampshire,  to  Martha  B. 
Bates.  She  was  born  Sept.  30,  1799,  in 
the  town  of  Jeffrey,  Cheshire  county, 
New  Hampshire.  They  made  their  home 
in  Rockingham,  Vermont,  until  five  chil- 
dren were  born,  and  started  west,  moving 
in  wagons,  and  at  the  end  of  six  weeks, 
which  was  the  shortest  trip  made  by  any 
one  from  that  region  of  country,  they 
arrived  in  Sangamon  county  Nov.  13, 
1834,  and  settled  one  mile  west  of  the 
present  Farmingdale  Station,  where  two 
children  were  born.  Of  their  children — 
MARTHAS.,  born  Dec.  6,  1824,111 


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EA  RL  T  SB  TTLERS   OF 


Rockingham,  Vermont,  resides  with  her 
mother. 

HARRIET  J.,  born  Feb.  26,  1827, 
in  Rockingham,  Vermont,  married  in 
.  Sangamon  county,  August  9,  1848,  to 
Joseph  E.  Cobbey,  who  was  born  No- 
vember, 1824,  in  Ohio.  They  have  three 
children,  JOSEPH  E.,Jun.,  THOMAS 
D.  and  JAMES  W.,  and  live  at  Vinton, 
Iowa. 

JANE  G.,  born  Feb.  18,  1829,  in  Ver- 
mont, married  in  Sangamon  county,  Jan. 
I,  1857,  to  Edgar  A.  Kincaid,  who  was 
born  in  1825,  in  Kentucky.  They  have 
four  children,  FRED  L.,  MATTIE  A., 
ALBERT  E.  and  DICK  BATES,  and 
reside  near  Athens,  Menard  county, 
Illinois. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Nov.  24,  1830,  in 
Vermont,  died  in  Sangamon  county,  Oct. 
22,  1847. 

JAMES,  born  Jan.  12,  1833,  in  Rock- 
ingham, Vermont,  is  unmarried,  and  re- 
sides on  the  farm  settled  by  his  parents  in 
1834.  It  is  one  mile  west  of  Farming- 
dale,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JOSEPH  L.,  born  August  i,  1837, 
in  Sangamon  county,  graduated  at  the 
Eclectic  Medical  College,  of  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  married  Oct.  30,  1873,  in  Beatrice, 
Nebraska,  to  Louisa  Kate  Shepherd,  and 
is  a  practicing  physician  there. 

HIRAM  P.,  born  March  14,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  graduated  at  the  State 
University  of  Indiana,  at  Bloomington, 
in  the  class  of  1865,  graduated  in  law  in 
1867,  and  was  admitted  to  practice  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  went  to  Nebraska 
and  was  elected  treasurer  of  Gage  county  in 
1869,  '71  and  '73  for  two  years  each  term. 
He  is  also  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law 
and  in  banking  in  Beatrice.  He  was  mar- 
ried Oct.  20,  1873,  to  Jenett  Maxfield,  in 
Beatrice,  Nebraska,  and  resides  there. 

Hiram  L.  Webb  died  Oct.  21,  1847,  an(^ 
his  widow  resides  one  mile  west  of  Farm- 
ingdale,  Illinois,  where  the  family  settled 
in  1834.  Mr.  Webb  sold  the  first  corn  he 
raised  in  the  county  at  eight  cents  per 
bushel  in  trade.  He  made  several  trips  to 
Chicago,  one  hundred  and  eighty-five 
miles,  with  a  wagon  load  of  butter  and 
bacon,  exchanged  them  for  stores  and 
hardware,  which  he  sold  on  his  return 
home,  after  supplying  his  own  needs. 
James  says  that  his  first  business  trans- 
action, for  himself  and  one  of  his  brothers, 


was  to  sell  eggs  at  three  cents  per  dozen, 
and  buy  each  of  them  a  jack  knife. 

WEBB,  JAMES  G.,  was  born 
Feb.  3,  1792,  near  Winchester,  Clarke 
county,  Kentucky.  Elizabeth  Petty  was 
born  May  3,  1795,  in  the  same  county. 
They  were  there  married,  and  had  two 
children,  and  the  family  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  the 
fall  of  1826  in  what  is  now  Loami 
township,  south  of  Lick  creek.  In 
1829  he  sold  his  farm  and  moved  to 
Buffalo  Hart  Grove,  and  in  1831  bought 
the  same  farm  and  moved  back  to  Loami 
township.  Five  children  were  born  in 
Sangamon  county.  Of  the  seven  chil- 
dren— 

WILLIS  R.,  born  Sept.  18,  1830,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
to  Emily  Darneille.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren, and  the  whole  family  died  in  Loami 
township. 

JOHN ^.,born  Feb.  10,1834,  in  Ken- 
tucky, raised  in  Sangamon  county,  married 
Mary  Ream,  a  native  of  Maine.  He  went 
to  Iowa  and  enlisted  in  1861  in  a  cavalry 
regiment  for  three  years.  He  was  wounded 
in  Arkansas  in  1862  or  '63,  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged  on  account  of  physical 
disability  occasioned  by  his  wounds.  They 
live  at  Abington,  Jefferson  county,  Iowa. 

ELIZABETH,  born  August  9,  1827, 
in  Sangamon  county,  died  unmarried, 
Sept.  14,  1854,  in  Christian  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

CHARLOTTE,  born  Jan.  14,  1830, 
in  Loami  township,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois, married  Oct.  3,  1848,  to  James  M. 
Turpin,  who  was  born  May  10,  1828,  in 
Howai'd  county,  Missouri,  and  came  with 
his  parents  to  Sangamon  county  in  1845. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  war.  He 
enlisted  in  August,  1862,  in  Co.  I,  73d 
111.  Inf.  for  three  years,  was  elected  second 
lieutenant  at  the  organization  of  the  com- 
pany, promoted  to  first  lieutenant  Dec.  6, 
1862,  served  until  after  participating  in  the 
battle  of  Chickamauga,  when  he  resigned 
on  account  of  business  engagements  at 
home.  Mr.  Turpin  is  now  a  merchant  in 
Loami,  Illinois.  He  has  represented  his 
township  in  the  Sangamon  County  Board 
of  Supervisors. 

ADIN,  born  July  12,  1833,  'n  Sanga- 
mon county,  is  unmarried,  and  resides  near 
Winchester,  Kentucky. 


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759 


CAROLINE,  born  Oct.  1 1,  1834,  died 
Sept.  30,  1853. 

JAMES  G.,  Jun.,  born  August  9, 
1840,  in  Sangamop  county,  died  January, 
18^9,  at  Dccatur,  Illinois. 

Mrs.   Elizabeth     Webb    died    Sept.    10, 

1843,  and  James  G.  Webb  died  March  12, 

1844,  both  in  Loami  township.     He  was  a 
soldier  from  Kentucky  in  1812,  and  taken 
prisoner  at  the  battle  of  River  Raisin. 

WEBB,  WILLIAM,  was  born 
about  1773  in  Virginia,  went  to  Ten- 
nessee, and  was  married  to  Jane  Hillis,  in 
Warren  county.  They  had  ten  children. 
The  family  moved  to  Petersburg,  Illinois, 
in  the  fall  of  1830,  and  in  1835  moved  to 
Spring  creek,  eight  miles  west  of  Spring- 
field. Of  their  children — 

ROBERT,  born  in  Tennessee,  married 
there  to  Elizabeth  Lofton,  came  to  Sanga- 
mon  county  with  his  father,  has  seven  chil- 
dren, and  lives  near  Oskaloosa,  Iowa. 

SALLY,  deaf  and  dumb,  lives  with, 
her  brother  Robert. 

ELIZABETH,  married  in  Tennessee 
to  Samuel  Neal,  and  both  died,  leaving 
three  children. 

WILLIAM,  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Innocent  Brown,  had  five  chil- 
dren, and  all  moved  west. 

ISABEL  married  Samuel  Blue.  See 
his  name. 

JANE,  died  in  Petersburg,  aged  six- 
teen years. 

JOHN  married  Susannah  Taylor  in 
Sangamon  county,  have  six  children,  and 
live  near  loka,  Keokuk  county,  Iowa. 

ANN,  went  to  Iowa,  married  Calvin 
Tandy,  has  six  children,  and  live  in  Oska- 
loosa, Iowa. 

FANNIE,  born  July  26,  1826,  married 
David  H.  Blue.  See  his  name. 

ISAA  C,  married  Ellen  Osborn,  have 
ten  children,  and  live  in  Jefferson  county, 
Iowa. 

Mrs.  Jane  Webb  died  in  Petersburg,  Illi- 
nois, and  William  Webb  went  to  Keokuk 
county,  Iowa,  and  died  there  in  1848. 

WEBER,  GEORGE  R.,  born 
Mav  29,  1808,  in  Baltimore,  Maryland. 
His  parents  moved  while  he  was  an  infant 
to  Shepherdstown,  Jefferson  county,  Vir- 
ginia, their  former  home,  and  where  they 
were  married.  George  R.,  whose  name 
heads  this  sketch,  was  married  in  Shep- 
herdstown, May  i,  1832,  to  Susan  Shep- 
herd. They  soon  after  moved  to  New 


York  city,  where  Mrs.  Susan  Weber  died. 
G.  R.  Weber  returned  to  Shepherdstown, 
Virginia,  and  from  there  came  to  Springs- 
field,  Illinois,  arriving  April  15,  1835.  He 
was  married  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  Sep- 
tember, 1836,  to  Catharine  Welch.  They 
had  eight  children  in  Springfield. 

MART E.,  was  married  in  Springfield, 
to  Jacob  English.  The)-  have  six  children, 
and  live  in  Howard  county,  Kansas. 

EMMA,  was  married  in  Springfield  to 
Frank  Child. 

CATHARINE  C.,  born  Oct.  4,  1844, 
was  married  in  >pringfield,  April  11,  1874, 
to  Isaac  Short,  who  was  born  Sept.  5,  1839, 
in  South  Bloomfield,  Ohio.  They  reside 
in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

ANNA  M.  lives  with  her  parents. 
^  GEORGE  W.,  born  Nov.  27,  1850,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  was  married  April  27, 
1876,  in  Taylorville,  to  Nemmie  Shum- 
way,  daughter  of  the  late  Judge  Shum- 
way.  George  W.  Weber  is  the  editor 
and  publisher  of  the  Taylorville  Democrat, 
and  resides  in  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

JOHN  R.  and  NOR  VAL  W.  reside 
in  Springfield,  and  are  conducting  a  job 
printing  office. 

George  R.  Weber  formed  a  partnership 
with  John  S.  Roberts  in  April,  1835,  *or 
the  publication  of  the  Illinois  Republican. 
When  the  state  capital  was  removed  from 
Vandalia  to  Springfield,  the  State  Reg- 
ister office  came  with  it,  and  that  paper 
and  the  Illinois  Republican,  being  both  . 
democratic,  were  consolidated  in  1839,  the 
proprietors  becoming  partners  under  the 
name  of  Walters  &  Weber.  This  part- 
nership continued  until  1846,  when  Mr. 
Weber  sold  out  to  Mr.  Walters,  and  en- 
listed in  Co.  A,  4th  111.  Inf.,  under  Colo- 
nel E.  D.  Baker.  While  encamped  on  the 
Rio  Grande,  in  Mexico,  news  of  Mr. 
Walters'  death  reached  there,  and  Mr. 
Weber  being  interested  in  the  state  print- 
ing, it  was  necessary  for  him  to  return. 
He  accordingly  was  detailed  to  return 
home  with  those  soldiers  who  were  unfit 
for  duty,  and  was  never  recalled.  Alter 
the  time  expired  for  which  he  was  elected 
public  printer,  he  severed  his  connection 
with  the  office,  and  moved  to  his  farm. 
He,  however,  contributed  articles  which 
appeared  both  as  editorial  and  communi- 
cated to  the  columns  of  the  Republican. 
Mr.  Weber  was  also  elected  major  in  the 
Mormon  war.  He  served  six  months  as 


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state  commissary  in  our  late  civil  war,  and 
was  appointed  by  President  Lincoln  as 
commissary  at  Camp  Butler,  which  posi- 
tion he  retained  until  the  close  of  the  re- 
bellion. George  R.  Weber  has  now  re- 
tired ffom  business,  and  resides  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

WEBER,  JOHN  B.,  born  April 
7,  1810,  in  Shephjerdstown,  Virginia,  was 
there  married  Sept.  23,  1832,  to  Sarah  A. 
Woltz,  sister  of  John  Woltz.  See  his 
name.  She  was  born  in  Shepherdstown, 
March  20,  1812.  They  had  two  children 
in  Virginia,  and  moved  to  Springfield, 
Illinois,  arriving  April  16,  1836,  and  had 
eight  children  in  Sangamon  county.  The 
eldest  died,  aged  two  years. 

ANDRE  W  7.,  born  Sept.  9,  1840,  in 
Springfield.  At  the  first  call  for  seventy- 
five  thousand  men,  by  President  Lincoln, 
in  April,  1861,  he,  with  other  young  men 
of  Sangamon  county,  organized  a  •  com- 
pany, but  the  quota  of  Illinois  was  already 
full.  Andrew  J.  Weber  was  elected  cap- 
tain, and  the  company  was  sworn  into  the 
United  States  service  as  the  ist  Reg.  U. 
S.  Rifles.  After  a  number  of  changes 
it  became  Co.  B,  nth  Mo.  Inf.  More 
than  nine-tenths  of  that  regiment  were 
Illinois  men.  Company  B  united  with 
the  regiment  at  St.  Louis,  July  20.  1861. 
It  was  fully  organized  on  the  sixteenth  of 
August,  and  was  in  the  battle  of  Frederick- 
town,  Missouri,  Oct.  21,  1861.  Captain 
.Weber  was  promoted  April  21,  1862,  to 
major  of  the  regiment.  In  the  absence  of 
higher  officers  he  was  in  command  of  the 
regiment  at  the  battle  of  luka,  Sept.  17, 
and  the  battle  of  Corinth,  Oct.  3  and  4, 
1862,  in  which  General,  since  Governor, 
and  now  United  States  Senator  Oglesby, 
was  shot  and  thought  to  be  mortally 
wounded.  General  Rosecrans,  in  his  re- 
port, says  that  the  iith  Missouri,  under 
Major  Weber,  led  the  skirmish  which 
opened  the  battle,  October  3,  and  also  led 
the  charge  that  drove  the  last  rebel  from 
the  field  on  the  fourth.  Major  Weber 
was  promoted  and  commissioned  lieutenant 
colonel,  March  20,  1863,  and  commis- 
sioned colonel  May  15,  1863.  All  his  com- 
missions were  signed  by  Governor 
Gamble,  of  Missouri.  Colonel  Weber 
was  wounded  in  the  head  by  a  cannon 
ball,  while  on  duty,  on  the  Peninsula,  in 
front  of  Vicksburg,  June  29,  1863.  The 
wound  at  first  was  not  thought  to  be  mor- 


tal, but  he  died  the  next  day,  June  30. 
According  to  militarv  usage  a  single  regi- 
ment only  would  have  acted  as  an  escort, 
but  after  the  capture  of  Vicksburg,  July 
4,  the  whole  brigade  turned  out  and 
escorted  his  remains  to  the  steamer,  by 
which  they  were  brought  up  the  river, 
conveyed  to  Springfield,  and  deposited  in 
Oak  Ridge  Cemetery,  July  9,  1863.  His 
native  city  may  well  cherish,  with  pride, 
the  memory  of  this  young  hero,  who  rose 
by  talent,  energy  and  industry  to  a  position 
far  above  his  years,  and  yielded  his  young 
and  gifted  life,  a  willing  sacrifice  on  the 
alter  of  his  country.  He  was  but  twenty- 
two  years,  eight  months  and  seven  days 
old  when  he  was  commissioned  colonel  of 
his  regiment  in  the  face  of  the  enemy;  an 
incident  unparalleled  in  the  history  of  our 
country. 

GEORGE  P.,  born  Dec.  2,  1842,  in 
Springfield,  111.,  enlisted  at  the  same  time 
and  in  the  same  company  with  his  brother, 
Andrew  J.  He  was  elected  and  appointed 
orderly  sergeant.  When  his  brother  was 
promoted  to  the  office  of  major,  he  was 
promoted  to  second  lieutenant  of  Co.  B, 
and  after  that  promoted  to  first  lieutenant 
and  adjutant  of  the  regiment,  the  latter  of 
which  he  did  not  accept,  being  physically 
unable  to  discharge  its  duties,  which  pre- 
vented his  re-enlisting  as  a  veteran  with 
the  regiment.  He  was  honorably  dis- 
charged at  St.  Louis,  May  i,  1864.  George 
P.  Weber  was  furloughed  home  with  the 
remains  of  his  brother,  Colonel  Weber, 
and  was  married  July  28,  1863,  to  Vienna 
Meader.  They  have  four  children, 
MIRIAM  M.,  SARAH  A.,  TIMOTHY 
and  ELI,  and  resides  four  miles  west  of 
Pawnee,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

It  is  worthy  of  remark  that  when  the 
nth  Missouri  Infantry,  composed  as  it 
\vas  of  Illinois  men,  went  through  St. 
Louis  in  1 86 1,  stones  and  other  missiles 
were  thrown  at  the  soldiers  from  the 
windows.  When  they  returned  on  fur- 
lough, after  re-enlistment,  they  were 
greeted  with  bouquets  of  flowers,  a  grand 
banquet,  and  were  presented  by  the  citi- 
zens of  St.  Louis  with  a  magnificent  stand 
of  colors. 

JAMES  W.  was  born  November  10, 
1844,  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  enlisted  Nov. 
12,  1864,  for  one  year,  in  his  native  city,  in 
the  loth  111.  Cav.,  served  full  term  and  was 
honorably  discharged  Nov.  12,  1865,  at 


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San  Antonio,  Texas.  Three  days  after  his 
discharge  he  started  to  come  home  on 
horseback,  in  company  with  two  other 
members  of  the  same  regiment,  William 
M.  Brown,  of  Sangamon  county,  and  John 
Ingalls,  of  Madison  county,  Illinois.  They 
were  followed  from  San  Antonio,  and  on 
the  24th  of  November  stopped  at  the  house 
of  a  man  named  Deasonand  obtained  their 
dinners.  That  was  in  Rusk  county,  a  few 
miles  from  a  very  small  village  bearing  the 
local  name  of  Rakepocket,  but  the  post- 
office  is  Pine  Hill.  After  taking  their 
dinners  they  continued  their  journey,  and 
having  passed  through  the  village  were 
followed  by  four  men,  also  on  horseback, 
who,  after  keeping  near  them  about  one 
mile,  to  the  vicinity  of  Sharon,  in  Panola 
county,  pretending  to  be  in  a  hurry,  the 
four  men  rode  rapidly,  overtook  and  passed 
the  three  travelers,  when  the  four  sudden- 
ly wheeled  their  horses,  and  each  present- 
ing a  revolver,  called  on  the  travelers  to 
surrender,  which  they  did.  Just  at  this 
moment  a  lad  on  horseback,  who  had  been 
to  mill,  came  near  the  parties,  and  seeing 
the  men  arrayed  facing  each  other,  and  all 
on  one  side  with  deadly  weapons  drawn, 
paused  to  see  if  he  could  ascertain  the 
cause  of  the  strange  spectacle.  The  boy 
was  then  ordered  by  the  desperadoes  not 
to  remain  any  longer  at  the  peril  of  his 
life,  and  he  moved  on  quickly.  Passing  a 
turn  in  the  ix>ad  he  halted  and  saw  the 
four  drive  the  three  off  the  road  into  the 
woods.  In  a  few  moments  more  he  heard 
the  report  of  fire  arms,  followed  by  pierc- 
ing screams,  and  then  all  was  still.  The 
boy  reported  that  night  to  his  parents,  and 
the  next  morning  upon  search  being  made 
the  three  bodies  were  found,  and  decently 
buried.  The  assassins  obtained  three 
horses  and  equipments,  and  from  a  memo- 
randum found  it  was  thought  they  also  got 
$2,100  in  money.  The  four  inhuman 
wretches  were  a  one-armed  desperado 
named  A.  J.  Smith,  a  man  by  the  name  of 
Blackstock,  and  John  and  Jerry  Deason, 
the  two  latter  sons  of  the  man  at  whose 
house  the  murdered  men  had  taken  their 
last  dinner. 

A  few  months  after  this  occurrence  John 
Deason  came  home  sick  and  was  secreted 
in  his  father's  house.  He  was  discovered 
and  intelligence  given  to  the  soldiers  at 
Shreveport,  when  a  small  band  of  them 
came  upon  and  killed  him  on  the  spot. 

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Terry  was  afterwards  killed  in  Leon  coun- 
ty, Texas.  Blackstock  was  killed  in  Rob- 
ertson county,  Texas.  Smith  fled  to  Miss- 
issippi, and  his  fate  is  unknown.  These 
facts  were  obtained  from  a  former  citizen 
of  Sangamon  county,  who  was  at  the  time 
living  in  the  vicinity  where  the  tragedy 
was  enacted,  and  into  whose  hands  one  of 
the  early  sample  sheets  of  this  work  had 
fallen,  and  in  which  he  saw  the  name  of 
James  W.  Weber. 

BENJAMIN  R.  B.,  born  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  married  Oct.  29,  1872,  to 
Sarah  McCormick.  They  had  one  child, 
L  ALL  AH  ANN,  who  died  in  1875. 
They  reside  near  Pawnee,  Illinois. 

CHARLES  E.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  lives  with  his  father. 

Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Weber  died  August  5, 
1866.  John  B.  Weber  was  married  Nov. 
28,  1867,  to  Mrs.  Nancy  J.  Drennan,whose 
maiden  name  was  Dodds.  They  reside  ad- 
joining Pawnee,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

John  B.  Weber  was  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  ot  cabinet  furniture  in  Spring- 
field and  at  Hewlett,  now  Riverton,  from 
1836  to  1841,  when  he  lost  his  left  hand  by 
a  buzz  saw.  He  was  appointed  by  the 
legislature  of  1842  and  '43  to  copy  the  land 
records  of  the  state  in  numerical  order, 
which  kept  him  employed  until  1849.  He 
then  went  to  California,  and  returned  in 
1851.  He  was  quartermaster  in  the  last 
expedition  of  the  Mormon  war  of  1846. 
He  was  clerk  in  the  commissary  depart- 
ment in  raising  the  first  six  Illinois  regi- 
ments for  the  suppression  of  the  rebellion. 
He  was  elected  sheriff  and  collector  of 
Sangamon  county,  and  served  from  1854 
to  1856. 

WEBER,  PHILIP  W.,  was 
born  near  Shepherdstown,  Virginia,  Jan. 
28,  1812.  He  went  south  in  1835,  built  a 
mill  in  connection  with  others  at  Ray- 
mond, Mississippi,  sold  out  there  and  came 
to  Springfield  in  the  Spring  of  1837.  ^e 
was  married  in  Springfield  June  ib,  1839, 
to  Amanda  M.  Shepherd.  She  was  born 
Nov.  8, 1811.  They  have  six  children,  all 
born  in  Sangamon  county,  namely — 

JOHN  P.,  born  March  19,  1840,  un- 
married, and  resides  with  his  parents,  near 
Pawnee,  Illinois. 

MART  E.  lives  with  her  parents. 

WIL/JAM  S.,  born  March  11,  1844, 
enlisted  August,  1862,  at  Springfield,  in 


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one  of  two  companies  which  were  con- 
solidated to  form  Co.  K,  I24th  111.  Inf., 
but  was  left  out  on  account  of  his  being 
young  and  small  of  his  age.  He  went  to 
St.  Louis  in  1863,  and  made  another  un- 
successful attempt.  He  was  married  Jan. 
I,  1867,  to  Henrietta  Lough.  They  have 
two  children,  FRANK  and  ANDREW 
J.,  and  reside  in  the  extreme  southeast 
corner  of  Pawnee  township,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

AMANDA,  born  March  3,  1846,  mar- 
ried May  9,  1867,  to  John  W.  Blakey. 
They  have  one  living  child,  EDGAR  L., 
and  live  in  Pawnee,  Illinois.  Mr.  Blakey 
is  a  merchant  there, 

SARAH  C.  married  Dec.  12,  1867,  to 
Baalam  N.  Brown.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, IDA  BELL  and  FANNY  MAY, 
and  live  near  Pawnee,  Illinois. 

EMMA  S.  lives  with  her  parents. 

Mr.  Philip  W.  Weber  went  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1849  and  returned  in  1859,  and 
soon  after,  in  connection  with  his  brother, 
John  B.,  bought  land  and  engaged  in 
farming.  He  now — November,  1876 — 
resides  on  his  farm,  adjoining  Pawnee, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WEBER,  JACOB  J.,  was  born 
February,  1815,  in  Frederick  City,  Mary- 
land. He  came  to  Springfield  in  the  fall 
of  1837.  He  afterwards  went  to  Fulton 
county,  where  he  engaged  in  business  and 
married  Miss  LaMasters.  He  came  back 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1855  and  engaged 
in  farming  in  Ball  township.  They  had 
six  children — 

JOHN  H.  died  Sept.  n,  1874,  at 
Beatrice,  Nebraska,  in  the  twenty-seventh 
year  of  his  age. 

MART  married  Dec.  5,  1867,  to  James 
T.  Lamb.  See  his  name, 

VI R  G1NIA  married  Charles  L. 
Megredy.  See  his  name. 

CARRIE  lives  with  her  uncle,  John 
B.  Weber. 

J OSEPH  lives  with  his  uncle,  Philip 
W,  Weber. 

Mrs.  Weber  died,  and  Jacob  J.  Weber 
died  suddenly,  both  on  the  farm  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

WEBER,  PETER  S.,  was  born 
in  1817,  in  Frederick  City,  Maryland. 
He  came  to  Springfield  in  1837,  being  tne 
fifth  brother,  no  two  of  whom  came  to- 
gether. He  •was  married  in  Springfield 
to  Miss  Adams.  They  removed  to  La- 


Salle,  and  his  wife  died  soon  after  while 
on  a  visit  to  Springfield.  He  was  married 
in  LaSalle  twice,  and  moved  to  St.  Louis 
about  1850,  and  from  there  to  New 
Orleans.  He  died  in  that  city  of  yellow 
fever,  August  25,  1853,  leaving  a  widow 
and  one  son,  GEORGE  W.  They  soon 
after  returned  to  her  former  home  at 
LaSalle,  Illinois. 

W  E  B  E  R,  Mrs.  ELIZA- 
BETH,  whose  maiden  name  was  Shutt, 
came  from  Virginia  to  Springfield  in 

1844.  She  was  the  mother  of  George  R., 
John  B.,    Philip    W.,  Jacob  J.  and  Peter 
S.  Weber.     She  died  Jan.  27,  1868,  at  the 
house  of  her  son,  Philip   W.,   which   had 
been  her  home  for   twenty  years  previons. 

WEST,  BENJAMIN,  born 
May  15,  1812,  in  Boston,  Massachusetts. 
He  was  educated  at  Harvard  College,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  about 
1835,  and  settled  at  Rochester.  He  was 
married  April  16,  1840,  to  Permelia  A. 
Taylor.  They  had  three  children  in  San- 
gamon county,  namely — 

LOUISA,  born  Jan.  30,  1841,  married 
Benjamin  T.  Rice,  a  native  of  Cambridge, 
Massachusetts.  They  have  two  children, 
HELEN  W.  and  NATHAN,  and  reside 
at  Millbury,  Massachusetts — 1874. 

FANNY,  born  May  2,  1843,  died  Dec- 
n,  1 86 1,  caused  by  swallowing  her  false 
teeth,  while  asleep,  on  the  night  of  the 
9th  of  the  same  month.  She  died  at  the 
house  of  her  mother,  Mrs.  John  North, 
near  Mechanicsburg,  Illinois. 

BENJAMIN,    Jun.,   born  Jan.    30, 

1845,  U1  Sangamon  county,  and  was  edu- 
cated in  the  Lutheran  College  at  Spring- 
field.    He   went   to    New    Hampshire  to 
visit  his  father's   relatives,  and  from  there 
embarked  on  board  the  ship  Syren,  Nov. 
1 6,  1 86 1,   at    Boston,  for  San   Francisco. 
The  voyage  was  made  around  Cape  Horn, 
arriving  at  the  latter  city  in   March,  1862. 
Captain  Green,  of  the  Syren,  determined 
to  sail  for  the  Phillippine  Islands.     On  ar- 
riving at  the  port  of  Manilla,  the  captain 
interested  himself  in  the  welfare  of  young 
Mr.  \Vest,  and  secured  for  him   a  situation 
in  the  shipping  house    of  Russell  &  Stur- 
gis,  of  Boston.     That    was  in  July,  1862. 
After  spending  a  year   in   their  house  at 
Manilla   he    was    placed    in    charge    of  a 
branch    house    150  miles    distant    on    the 
island  of  Yoilo.     Soon  after  his  arrival  at 
the  latter  place,  he  went  in  a  pkasure  boat 


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with  a  small  party  of  friends  to  a  neigh- 
boring island,  and  on  their  return  the  wind 
capsized  the  boat  some  distance  from  the 
shore.  His  comrades  expected  him  to 
cling  to  the  wreck  until  they,  who  were 
more  experienced,  could  go  to  shore  and 
bring  assistance.  He  attempted  to  swim 
to  shore  also,  and  when  they  returned  no 
vestige  of  him  could  be  found.  He  had 
gone  down  alone  and  unseen.  That  was 
on  December  25,  1863. 

Benjamin  West  was  a  lawyer,  and  was 
one  of  the  representatives  of  Sangamon 
county  in  the  state  legislature  at  the  session 
of  1846  and  '47.  He  died  at  Rochester 
June  23,  1847,  and  his  widow  married 
Erastus  Woodruff,  who  died  and  she  mar- 
ried John  North.  See  his  name. 

WEST,  SAMUEL,  was  born 
Nov.  8,  1813,  in  Boston,  Massachusetts. 
He  came  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  in  1834  or  '35  at  Rochester.  He 
returned  to  Boston  on  a  visit,  accom- 
panied by  Mrs.  Lucetta  Stevens,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Putnam.  Her  husband, 
Samuel  Stevens,  having  died  in  Rochester, 
she  was  returning  to  her  friends  in  New- 
Hampshire.  Samuel  West  and  Mrs. 
Stevens  were  married  July  7,  1840,  at 
Unity,  New  Hampshire.  They  returned 
to  Rochester  soon  after.  She  had  one 
child  by  her  first  marriage,  namely, 

SAMUEL  P.  STEVENS,  born 
Oct.  27,  1838,  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried at  Rochester  March  2,  1858,  to  Olive 
J.  Slater.  They  live  at  Avilla,  Jasper 
county,  Missouri. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  West  had  six  children 
in  Rochester,  namelv — 

BENJAMIN  P.,  born  June  15, 1841, 
died,  aged  eight  years. 

SAMUEL  F.,  born  May  28,  1843, 
married  Nov.  6,  1867,  in  Rochester,  to 
Margaret  E.  Barr.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, NELLIE  E.  and  CHARLES  F., 
and  reside  near  Pawnee,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

MARTHA  S.,  born  Feb.  22,  1846, 
married  Dec.  7,  1865,  to  William  Jameison 
Cooper.  See  his  name.  She  had  four 
children,  and  died  April  26,  1873. 

CHARLES,  born  August  16,  1848,  in 
Rochester,  Illinois,  married  in  1872  to 
Gertrude  D.,  and  lives  near  Arvilla, 
Jasper  county,  Missouri. 

LUCT,  born  Oct.  4,  1850,  married 
June  8,  1870,  in  Rochester  to  William 


Everhart,  who  was  born  May  i,  1843,  m 
London  county,  Virginia.  They  have 
two  children,  FRED  B.  and  NORA, 
and  reside  in  Rochester,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

LOUISA,  born  April  30,  1854,  mar- 
ried Charles  Barr.  They  live  in  Roches- 
ter, Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Lucetta  West  died  Oct.  14,  1859, 
in  Rochester,  Illinois.  Samuel  West  was 
married  July  29,  1860,  to  Mrs.  Zilpha 
Kimball,  whose  maiden  name  was  Put- 
nam. He  died  Sept.  2,  1868,  and  his 
widow  resides  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

WEST,  ELIJAH,  was  born  July 
30,  1786,  near  Carlisle,  Nicholas  county, 
Kentucky.  He  married  Elizabeth  Hen- 
derson, had  nine  children  in  Kentucky, 
and  moved  to  Macoupin  county,  Illinois, 
and  from  there  to  Sangamon  county, 
arriving  in  1835,  'n  Auburn  township.  Of 
their  children — 

JESSE  B.  married  Eliza  J.  Peeblei , 
in  Iowa,  and  lives  there. 

MAHALA  married  Davidson  Smith, 
and  lives  in  Wisconsin. 

ELIJAH  A.  was  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  to  Atha  Organ.  They  had 
four  children.  ATHA  A.  married  Scott 
Bumgarner,  and  lives  in  Auburn  town- 
ship. WILLIAM  T.,  ELIJAH  A.,  Jun., 
and  MARGARET  A.  live  with  their 
mother.  Elijah  A.  West  died  Nov.  20, 
1855,  and  his  widow  lives  in  Auburn 
township,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

JOHN  H.  died  unmarried. 

NATHAN  A.  went  to  Iowa,  and  mar- 
ried Mary  Peebler.  They  live  in  Oregon. 

SARAH  A.  married  John  Allsbury, 
and  died  in  Piatt  county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  M.  married  Hannah  J. 
Landers,  and  lives  in  Auburn  township, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MILTON  M.  died  unmarried. 

ELIZABETH  lives  in  Piatt  county, 
Illinois. 

Elijah  West  died  Jan.  8,  1840,  and  his 
widow  died  also,  both  in  Sangamon  coun- 
tv,  Illinois. 

"WHITED,  JAMES,  was  born 
Sept.  8,  1804,  in  Virginia.  His  parents 
moved  when  he  was  an  infant  to  Ferrtress 
county,  Tennessee.  Lucy  Thurman  was 
born  in  that  county,  August  23,  1811.  They 
were  there  married  March  5,  1828,  had 
three  children  in  Tennessee,  and  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  March 


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28,  1838,  in  what  is  now  Woodside  town- 
ship, where  nine  children  were  born,  two 
of  whom  died  under  thirteen  years  of  age. 

R1CHRD  R.,  born  in  1830,  married 
Mary  Grissom,  had  three  children,  and  he 
was  stabbed  to  death  at  a  convivial  party 
in  Sangamon  county,  Jan.  17,  1860.  His 
widow  and  children  live  at  Albia,  Monroe 
county,  Iowa. 

MAR  T  H.  married  Thomas  W.  New- 
lun,  have  three  children,  and  live  in  Ball 
township. 

SUSANNAH  died  in  1850,  aged  18 
years. 

JEANETTE,  married  Joseph  New- 
lun,  have  six  children,  and  live  near  Wood- 
side,  Illinois. 

JAMES  V.  married  Miriam  A. Tucker 
and  lives  at  the  homestead  near  Chatham, 
Illinois — 1874. 

LUCT  A.  married  William  Knotts, 
have  five  children,  and  lives  in  Chatham, 
Illinois. 

RUHAMA  M.  married  William  Car- 
ter, and  died  Oct.  10,  1872,  leaving  two 
children  near  Woodside,  Illinois. 

ROBERT  H.,  born  Dec.  9,  1851,  mar- 
ried, August  25,  1869,  Agnes  J.  Showers, 
have  one  child,  CHARLES  E.,  and  live 
near  Woodside,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

THOMAS  A.  and  JANE  R.B.,  live 
near  Woodside,  Illinois. 

James  Whited  died  April  19,  1870,  and 
his  widow  died  January,  1873,  both  in  Ball 
township,  half  a  mile  south  of  where  they 
settled  in  1838. 

WHITESIDES,  CHARLES, 
born  1785  in  Virginia,  and  taken  by  his 
parents  to  Fayette  county,  Kentucky. 
They  traveled  in  boats  from  Pittsburg 
down  the  Ohio  river  to  Limestone — now 
Maysville — Kentucky.  Charles  White- 
sides  was  married  in  1810  in  Fayette 
county,  Kentucky  to  Elizabeth  Graves, 
who  was  born  in  1788  in  that  county. 
They  had  five  children  in  Fayette  county, 
and  in  1819  moved  to  Cumberland  county, 
same  state,  where  five  children  were  born, 
and  the  family  moved  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois,  arriving  June  30,  1831,  in 
Springfield.  In  1833  they  moved  to  the 
vicinity  of  Williamsville,  and  in  1835 
moved  to  German  Prairie,  northeast  of 
Springfield.  Of  their  children — 

JOHN  M.,  born  April  11,  1811,  in 
Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  was  married  in 
Cumberland  county,  same  state,  to  Eliza- 


beth Dawson.  They  had  five  children, 
and  Mrs.  Whitesides  died  in  Kentucky. 
He  and  his  children  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1844,  and  now  reside  in  Linn 
county,  Kansas. 

EMILY,  born  in  1813  in  Kentucky, 
died  in  Sangamon  county  in  1833. 

WILLIAM  A.,  born  Nov.  5,  1815,  in 
Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  Feb.  19, 
1846,  to  Honor  A.  Branch.  They  had 
two  children,  ALBERT,  born  Dec.  27, 

1846,  died    Dec.    7,  1860;  LOUISIANA, 
born  Sept.    n,  1849,   was  married  Oct.  13, 
1870,  to  Edmond  Miller.     See    his  name. 
She  died  Nov.    23,  1871.     Mrs.   Rebecca 
Branch,  the   mother    of  Mrs.    Whitesides, 
died  at   their   house  July    25,    1876.     She 
spent  the  last   sixteen   years  of  her  life  in 
their  family.     William  A.  Whitesides  and 
family    reside     two      miles    northeast    of 
Rochester,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

THOMAS  H.  born  May  12,  1817,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  to  Mary  Ran- 
dolph. They  went  to  Pike's  Peak,  where 
Mrs.  Whitesides  died,  leaving  four  chil- 
dren, two  of  whom  have  since  died.  T. 
H.  Whitesides  resides  near  Mt.  Pulaski, 
Logan  county,  Illinois. 

CHARLES  H.  born  March,  1819,  in 
Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  was  married  in 
Springfield  to  Emeline  Sargent.  They 
had  five  children,  and  moved  to  California 
in  1850.  The  last  heard  from  them,  in 
1872,  they  were  in  the  Sandwch  Islands. 

NICHOLAS  B.,  born  April  18,  1821, 
in  Cumberland  county,  Kentucky,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  April  8, 

1847,  to  Agnes  J.  Turley.     They  had  five 
children,    two    of    whom     died     young. 
EMILY  C.,  born  March  4,    1850,  resides 
with  her  father.     MARY  E.,  born  March 
n,  1854,  was    married   Jan.    19,    1873,    to 
Wilson  W.  Yates,  and  resides  near  Plato, 
Iroquois  county,  Illinois.     IDA    A.,  born 
April   19,    1862,   resides   with    her  father. 
Mrs.     Agnes     J.    Whitesides    died    May 
19,  1863,    and    N.    B.    Whitesides    resides 
four  miles  east  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

GEORGE  G.,  born  Feb.  23,  1824,  in 
Cumberland  county,  Kentucky,  brought 
up  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  and  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  A.  Berks.  They  had  four 
children,  SARAH  E.,  ROBERT  F., 
JOHN  M.  and  WILLIAM  A.  Mrs.  W. 
died,  and  G.  G.  Whitesides  married  Mrs. 
A.  Benton,  whose  maiden  name  was 


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Copeland.  They  had  one  child,  MAGGIE 
R.  Mrs.  G.  G.  Whitesides  had  two 
children  hy  her  first  marriage,  LYDIA 
A.  and  EUNICE  E.  Benton.  G.  G. 
Whitesides  and  family  reside  in  Logan 
countv,  north  of  Illiopolis,  Illinois. 

MARGARET  C,  horn  March  15, 
1826,  in  Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon 
county,  in  1845. 

MART  E.,  born  May  15,  1828,  in 
Cumberland  county,  Kentucky,  raised  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  March  i, 
18^5,  to  Andrew  Buckles.  They  had 
seven  children,  two  died  young.  MARY 
T.,  FLORA  A.,  EMMA  LM  HENRY 
S.  and  ROBERT  E.,  and  reside  near  Mt. 
Pulaski,  Illinois. 

M ARION F.,  born  August  28,  1830, 
in  Cumberland  county,  Kentucky,  was 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  Jan.  i, 
1852,  to  Anna  E.  Black.  They  had  four 
children,  three  died  in  infancy.  MARY, 
the  eldest,  resides  with  her  parents.  M. 
F.  Whitesides  and  wife  reside  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

Charles  Whitesides  died  March  31, 
1836,  four  miles  northeast  of  Springfield, 
and  his  widow  died  June  25,  1855,  in 
Logan  county,  Illinois. 

WIKOFF,  WILLIAM  W., 
born  March  23,  1808,  in  Monmouth  coun- 
ty, New  Jersey.  His  parents  moved  to 
Warren  county,  Ohio,  in  1810.  He  was 
there  married  Dec.  24,  1829,  to  Sarah  C. 
Sinnard,  who  was  born  in  the  same  county 
Oct.  5,  1810.  They  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  111.,  arriving  June  19, 1837,  on 
Richland  creek,  and  in  1838  to  Island 
Grove  township^  and  in  1864  into  what  is 
now  New  Berlin  township.  They  brought 
three  children  from  Ohio,  and  had  six  in 
Sangamon  county.  Of  their  nine  chil- 
dren — 

ALBERT  G.,  born  Dec.  6,  1830,  in 
Warren  county,  Ohio,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Dec.  14,  1854,  to  Ann  E. 
Allen,  who  was  born  Dec.  14,  1837,  *n 
Morgan  county,  Illinois.  They  had  five 
children.  THOMAS  J.  died  aged  three 
years.  CORDELIA  K.,  DORA  BELL, 
EDWIN  A.  and  ALONZO  H.  live  with 
their  parents  one  and  three-quarter  miles 
southeast  of  Berlin,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois — 1874. 

WILLIAM  Suborn  Feb.  18,  1832,  in 
Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  Sept. 
18,  1853,  to  Mary  E.  Allen.  They  have 


eight  children,  and  live  near  Hamburg, 
Fremont  county,  Iowa. 

ALONZO  H.,  born  Oct.  16,  1835,  in 
Ohio,  married  Dec.  24,  1857,  to  Ella  Mc- 
Donnell, have  four  children,  and  live  in 
Hamburg,  Iowa. 

CA  THARINE  F.,  born  July  24,  1839, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Dec.  24, 
1861,  to  Thomas  W.  Taylor,  and  resides  in 
Berlin,  Illinois. 

PETER  P.,  born  Oct.  10,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  May  20,  1872, 
to  Mary  A.  Cox,  and  live  in  Hamburg, 
Iowa. 

THOMAS  J.,  born  July  4,  1844,  died 
May  10,  1864. 

JOHN  M.,  MART  M.,  and 
MARTHA  C.,  reside  with  their  parents 
near  New  Berlin,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

W.  W.  Wikoff  was  keeping  tavern  at 
Palmyra,  now  called  Mason,  Warren  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  at  the  time  of  the  sudden  change, 
Dec.  20,  1836.  He  remembers  that  the  cold 
wave  arrived  there  about  nine  o'clock  P. 
M.  WThen  he  came  to  Illinois  and  con- 
versed with  the  people,  he  found  that  the 
change  took  place  here  about  one  o'clock 
p.  M.  It  had  taken  about  eight  hours  to 
travel  350  miles.  See  sudden  change^ 
page  63. 

WYCKOFF,  SAMUEL,  born 
in  1781,  in  Loudon  county,  Virginia.  He 
moved  in  company  with  his  parents  to 
Bourbon  county,  Kentucky,  in  1808.  He 
was  there  married  in  1812  to  Rebecca 
Darneille,  who  was  born  at  Bryan  Station, 
Kentucky,  in  1787.  They  had  seven  chil- 
dren in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  arriving  Oct.  12,  1822,  in 
what  is  now  Chatham  township,  where  two 
children  were  born.  Of  all  their  children: 

JULIA  A.,  born  in  1813,  married 
Stephen  B.  Neal.  See  his  name. 

JOHN  THOMAS,\)orn  1814, married 
1837  to  Sarah  Shelton,  who  died,  and  he 
married  Amanda  Jacobs,  and  she  died  and 
he  married  Jane  Foster.  She  died  and  he 
died  in  1856,  leaving  one  child. 

SUSANNAH  //.,  born  July  7,  1815, 
married  Washington  Hall.  See  his  name. 

MAHAL  A  J.,  born  1817,  died  aged 
twenty-seven  years. 

LORENA,  born  1818  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Allen 
Snyder.  They  have  nine  children,  and 
live  at  Mowequa,  Shelby  county,  Illinois. 


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BENJAMIN  F.,  born  July  19,  1819, 
married  Delilah  Harbour,  had  one  child, 
and  Mr.  Wyckoff  died  August,  1843. 

AS  HER  P.,  born  Nov.  28,  1821,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Oct.  15,  1840,  to  Sarah  M.  Gibson,  who 
was  born  April  24,  1817,  in  Todd  county, 
Kentncky,  and  came  to  Sangamon  county 
with  her  mother  in  1828.  The  mother 
died  March  12,1859,  at  Wyandotte,  Kan- 
sas. Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  had  tea  children, 
among  them  three  pair  of  twins.  Six  of 
their  children  died  under  seven  years  of 
age.  Of  the  other  four,  JOHN  W.  lives 
in  Kansas.  HENRY  C.  lives  near 
Chatham,  Illinois.  They  were  both  sol- 
diers in  an  Illinois  regiment.  MARY  A. 
married  James  Eaman,  and  lives  in  Otta- 
wa, Kansas.  WINFIELD  S.  was  a  sol- 
dier in  an  Iowa  regiment.  Asher  P. 
Wyckoff  and  wife  live  in  Kansas. 

EMELINE,\>£>v\\  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty in  1824,  married  Henry  Hall  in  1843, 
and  both  died  leaving  five  children,  near 
Loami,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

CHARLES  H.,  born  1826,  married 
Emeline  Rude,  and  live  in  Cedar  county, 
Missouri. 

Samuel  Wyckoff  died  March  18,  1850, 
and  his  widow  in  March,  1853,  both  near 
Chatham,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WILCOX,  JOHN,  was  born  in 
Maryland  on  the  eastern  shore  of  the 
Chesapi-ake  Bay.  His  parents  died  when 
he  was  quite  young,  and  to  keep  from 
being  bound  out,  he  ran  away,  embarked 
on  a  sailing  vessel  and  went  to  the  West 
India  islands,  returning  to  Marvland,  and 
when  he  was  sixteen  or  seventeen  years 
old  went  with  a  family  to  Virginia,  and 
from  there  to  the  vicinity  of  Danville, 
Kentucky.  He  was  married  in  Oldham 
county,  Kentucky,  to  Lucinda  Oglesby. 
She  was  born  in  London  county,  Virginia, 
and  her  parents  moved  to  that  part  of 
Shelby  which  afterwards  became  Oldham 
county,  Kentucky.  Her  father,  William 
Oglesby,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution. 
John  Wilcox  and  his  wife  had  two  chil- 
dren in  Oldham  county,  and  moved  to 
Davidson  county,  Tennessee,  where  one 
child  was  born,  and  then  moved  to  Logan 
county,  Kentucky,  where  eight  children 
wei-e  born.  In  1818,  the  family  moved  to 
St.  Clair  county,  Illinois,  and  from  there 
to  what  became  Sangamon  county, 
arriving  in  the  fall  of  1819,  about  six  miles 


east  of  where  Springfield  now  stands,  and 
settled  between  the  mouths  of  Sugar 
creek  and  the  south  fork  of  Sangamon 
river.  Of  their  eleven  children — 

MAHALA,  born  in  Kentucky  and 
married  Thomas  Moore.  They  had  three 
children,  and  she  died  August  18,  1855, 
and  Thomas  Moore  died  April  28,  1866, 
both  near  Berlin,  Illinois. 

STEPHEN,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  1824  to  Harriet  Newell.  They 
had  eight  children.  He  died  March  22, 
1858,  and  his  widow  lives  with  her  young- 
est son,  STEPHEN,  near  Blue  Mound, 
Macon  county,  Illinois. 

ELLIS,  born  in  Davidson  county, 
Tennessee,  about  1790,  married  Feb.  24, 
1824,  in  Simpson  county,  Kentucky,  to 
Ann  Lewis,  who  was  born  Dec.  21,  1800, 
in  Pendleton  district,  South  Carolina. 
They  had  two  children  in  Kentucky,  and 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  in  1828,  in  Island  Grove,  where 
they  had  five  living  children,  namely, 
LUCINDA,  born  February  15,  1825, 
in  Simpson  county,  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Thomas  Rhea. 
See  his  name.  N  E  R  I  A  H  L.,  born 
in  Kentucky,  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
aged  ten  years.  THOMAS,  born  June 
28,  1831,  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried Catharine  Ruble.  They  have  eight 
children,  CHARLES  L.,  ALBERT  N.,  BENJA- 
MIN F.,  MARY  A.,  WALLACE  B.,  FRANCIS, 

CLARENCE  and  RUTH  s.,  and  live  in  Mor- 
gan county,  six  miles  west  of  Berlin,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois.  JOHN  F.,  born 
Feb.  12,  1836,  in  Sangamon  county,  mar- 
ried July  24,  1863,  to  Mary  A.  Rhea,  had 
one  child  which  died  in  infancy,  and  Mrs. 
Wilcox  died  May  16,  1865.  He  was  mar- 
ried August  7,  1866,  to  Fanny  Scott. 
They  have  three  children,  JAY  GALE, 
N.  ELLIS  and  NELLIE,  and  live  three-quar- 
ters of  a  mile  northwest  of  Loami,  Illinois. 
CHARLES  H.,  born  May  10,  1838,  mar- 
ried Sept.  11,  1864,10  Caroline  Caruthers, 
have  two  children,  and  lives  with  his 
father.  SAMUEL  M.  died  Jan.  29, 1863, 
in  the  twenty-third  year  of  his  age. 
JOSIAH  L.,  born  Nov.  26,  1844,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Mav,  1861,  to  Alice 
V.  Parker.  They  had  one  child,  JOE  A., 
and  Mrs.  Wilcox  died  Jan.  29,  1862.  Dr. 
Joe  L.  Wilcox  was  appointed,  May  19, 
1862,  second  assistant  surgeon  of  the  nth 
111.  Cav.,  was  promoted  May  19,  1863,10 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNTY. 


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first  assistant  surgeon,  served  to  the  end  of 
the  rebellion,  v/hen  he  was  mustered  out 
with  his  regiment,  October,  1865.  He 
was  married  Nov.  9,  1865,  to  Jean  F. 
Patteson.  They  have  thr.ee  children, 
mv  i  GHT,  AUGUSTUS  p.  and  ANNIE.  Dr. 
Wilcox  was  elected,  November,  1874,  as 
one  of  the  representatives  of  Sangamon 
county  in  the  twenty-ninth  general 
assembly  of  Illinois,  and  is  a  practicing 
physician  at  Loami,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois.  Ellis  Wilcox  and  wife  now — 
1876 — reside  where  they  settled  in  1829. 
It  is  five  miles  west  of  Berlin,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

.17.  \RTHA  died  in  her  fourteenth  year. 

EDIJ^H,  born  in  Kentucky,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Duke  Chilton, 
and  died,  leaving  her  husband  and  two 
children  at  Oneco,  Stephenson  county, 
Illinois. 

ELIZABETHAN  ,aged  twenty-two 
years. 

NANCY  married  Andrew  Stice,  and 
died  August,  1871,  leaving  her  husband 
and  four  children  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 

ELIZ  A  married  William  Oglesby  and 
died  in  1843,  leaving  two  sons,  JOSEPH 
and  STEPHEN,  near  Belleville,  Illinois. 

WILLlAJM,\x>rb  August  9,  1813,  in 
Logan  county,  Kentucky,  raised  in  San- 
gamon county,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Black- 
hawk  war,  married  Nov.  8,  1835,  in  Old- 
ham  county,  Kentucky,  to  Nancy  Ellis, 
had  five  children,  and  Mrs.  Wilcox  died 
Oct.  2,  1852,  leaving  two  children, 
ELLIS  O.  and  GEORGE  W.  He  was 
married  Nov.  9,  1856,  to  Marv  Wilbourne. 
They  have  two  children, CHARLOTTE 
and  WILLIAM  BEN.  E.,  and  reside 
three  miles  west  of  Berlin,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

yOSjffiTA,  born  in  Kentucky,  raised 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  twice,  and 
lives  west  of  Berlin,  Illinois. 

FRANCES  is  unmarried  and  lives 
with  her  brother-in-law,  Stice,  at  Jackson- 
ville, Illinois. 

John  Wilcox  died  about  1823,  and  his 
widow  died  in  1842,  both  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

WILCOCKSON,  WIL- 
LIAM, born  August  8,  1789,  in  Rowan 
county,  North  Carolina.  Mary  England, 
sister  to  Rev.  Stephen  England,  was  born 
March  14,  1786,  in  Virginia.  Her  pferentB 
moved  to  Bath  county,  Kentucky,  when 


she  was  quite  young.  William  Wilcock- 
son  and  Mary  England  were  there  mar- 
ried, had  seven  children,  and  moved  to 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  in  the  fall  of 
1821,  in  company  with  their  son-in-law, 
George  Power.  They  settled  in  what  is 
now  Fancy  creek  township,  where  two 
children  were  born.  Of  their  children — 

DA  VID  died  in  Kentucky,  aged  seven 
years. 

NANCT,  born  June  13,  1804,  in  Bath 
county,  Kentucky,  married  there  to  Geb. 
Power.  Sec  his  name. 

MELINDA,  born  in  Kentucky,  was 
twice  married,  is  now  a  widow,  Gibson, 
and  resides  in  Woodford  county,  Illinois. 

JOHN  married  Caroline  Spears.  He 
died  leaving  a  widow  and  nine  children  in 
Christian  county,  Illinois. 

STEPHEN  E.,  born  in  Bath  county, 
Kentucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Mary  J.  Lake.  They  have  eight  chil- 
dren, BAYLESS  L.,  LUCY  J.,  ELIZA 
A.,  EMELINE  F.,  CHARLES  H., 
JAMES  E.,  ELIZABETH  C.  and 
JOHN  S.  The  second  and  third  are  mar- 
ried, and  reside  in  Henry  county,  Missouri. 
All  the  others  reside  with  their  parents 
near  Elkhart,  Illinois. 

LUCY  married  Hiram  Powell,  and 
both  died  without  children. 

ELLEN  married  John  Morgan,  had 
twelve  children,  and  lives  in  Iowa. 

WILLIAM  B.,  born  Oct.  15,  1822,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  September, 
1848,  to  Clarinda  Claypool,  who  was  born 
Nov.  17, 1823,  in  Champaign  county,  Ohio. 
They  had  four  children,  and  Mr.  Wilcock- 
son  died  very  suddenly,  April  26, 1856,  near 
Athens,  Illinois.  Of  their  children,  LEVI 
C.  lives  with  his  mother  and  manages  the 
farm.  THOMAS  R.,  is  a  student  at  Ann 
Arbor,  Michigan  — 1874 — with  the  inten- 
tion of  making  the  law  his  profession. 
JOHN  W.  and  MARY  E.  reside  with 
thcjr"  mother,  two  miles  north  of  Cantrall, 
amon  county,  Illinois. 

GEURGE  W.,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Susan  Brown.  They  had 
seven  children,  and  live  in  Lawrence  coun- 
ty, Missouri. 

Mrs.  Mary  Wilcockson  died  August  10, 
1860,  and  William  Wilcockson  died  July 
24,  1864,  both  in  Fancy  creek  township, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

\VILEY.  The  origin  of  the  family 
in  America  was  through  a  man  of  that 


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name  who  lived  and  died  in  the  county  of 
Armagh,  Ireland.  His  first  name  is  not 
preserved.  It  is  not  certainly  known,  but 
believed  by  his  descendants,  that  he  was  a 
native  of  Scotland.  He  possessed  consid- 
erable property,  and  died  earlv  in  life, 
leaving  as  the  executor  of  his  will  a  brother, 
who  defrauded  the  children  of  their  prop- 
erty. Five  of  the  children — probably  all 
there  were — emigrated  to  New  York  city 
in  1734  or  '35.  One  of  his  sons,  who,  it  is 
thought,  bore  the  name  of  Alexander,  was 
borr  in  1711  in  county  Armagh,  Ireland, 
married  in  New  York  city  to  Jane  Bell. 
They  had  ten  children,  five  of  whom,  two 
sons  and  three  daughters,  grew  to  be  men 
and  women.  Their  eldest  son,  Alexander, 
born  Feb.  6,  1745,  in  New  York,  was 
eleven  years  old  when  his  father  died, 
about  1756,  one  year  after  Braddock's  de- 
feat. He  was  apprenticed  by  his  sister 
Elizabeth — older  than  himself — to  a  tailor, 
and  continued  in  that  business  thirty  years. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Carr,  who  was  born 
May  19,  1752.  They  had  ten  children. 
He  died  Feb.  29,  1824,  and  she  died  Dec. 
23,  1834.  The  eldest  child,  Alexander  C., 
born  June  22,  1770,  in  New  York  city, 
married  August  27,  1795,  to  Sarah  Coe, 
who  was  born  Dec.  9,  1774.  They  had 
ten  children,  six  sons  and  four  daughters. 
Their  daughter  Sarah,  born  Nov.  24,  1802, 
married  July  4,  1824,  to  Jonathan  Motta- 
shed,  in  New  York  city.  He  died  there 
April  i,  1832,  and  she  married  William 
W.  Watson.  See  his  name.  They  had 
a  son,  Alexander  Wiley,  also,  but  he  never 
came  west.  Their  son — 

WILEY,  EDMUND.  R.,  born 
Feb.  1 8,  1808,  in  New  York  city,  was  mar- 
ried there  August  3,  1830,  to  Catharine 
Beach.  They  had  three  children  in  New 
York,  and  came  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  in 
1835,  where  six  children  were  born.  Of 
all  their  living  children — 

FRANCES,  born  July  29,  1831,  in 
New  York,  resides  with  her  mother. 

EDMUND  R.,  Jun.,  born  June  20, 
1833,  in  New  York,  read  law  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar. 
He  practiced  his  profession  in  Decatur  for 
a  short  time  and  returned  to  Springfield. 
In  1861  he  was  appointed  adjutant  of  the 
62d  111.  Inf.,  and  served  one  year.  He  was 
major  of  6ist  (colored)  Inf.  for  sixteen 
months,  lieutenant  colonel  of  3d  Colored 
Heavy  Art.  about  six  months,  and  colonel 


of  the  88th  (colored)  Inf.  one  year.  Colo- 
nel Wiley  was  clerk  of  Arkansas  county 
from  Nov.  5,  1867,  to  Oct.  7,  1871,  repre- 
sented said  county  in  the  state  legislature 
of  1871  and  '72,  was  elected  sheriff  in  the 
autumn  of  1872,  and  served  until  October, 
1874.  Colonel  E.  R.  Wiley  was  married 
in  Dewitt,  Arkansas,  Sept.  29,  1868,  to  La- 
dora  E.  Rice,  who  was  born  Oct.  3,  1852, 
at  Springfield,  Conway  county,  Arkansas. 
'  They  have  four  children,  ALFRED  R., 
ANDREW  E.,  CATHARINE  and 
DORA  E.,  who  reside  with  their  parents. 
E.  R.  Wiley  is  a  farmer,  and  lived  in 
Dewitt,  Arkansas,  until  1876,  when  he 
moved  to  Danville,  Illinois. 

MART  A.  resides  with  her  mother. 

AMELIA,  born  Jan.  17,  1837,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  was  married  there 
May  3,  1866,  to  George  White,  who  was 
born  July  2,  1840,  in  Pottsclam,  New 
York,  and  came  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  in 
1865.  They  have  three  children,  ED- 
MUND R.,  GEORGE  F.  and  HOW- 
ARD W.,  and  reside  in  Springfield,  Illi- 
nois. 

ALEXANDER  C.  born  Nov.  9, 
1838,  in  Springfield,  enlisted  in  Co.  G, 
H4th  111.  Inf.,  was  in  the  siege  of  Vicks- 
burg,  served  seventeen  months  and  was 
appointed  lieutenant  of  Co.  E,  6ist  United 
States  Colored  Infantry.  He  was  in  the 
battle  of  Tupello,  Mississippi,  served 
nine  months  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged Oct.  5,  1864,  at  Washington, 
D.  C.  Lieutenant  Wiley  was  deputy  circuit 
clerk  of  Arkansas  county  for  six  years. 
He  was  married  April  17,  1871,  in  DeWitt, 
Arkansas,  to  Jennie  Quertermous,  who 
was  born  in  Hardin  county,  Kentucky. 
They  have  two  children,  ROBERT  E. 
and  FREDERICK  H.,  who  reside  with 
their  parents  in  DeWitt,  Arkansas  county, 
Arkansas. 

RICHARD  B.,  born  Jan.  15,1841,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  enlisted  in  an  Illinois 
regiment  during  the  rebellion;  is 
distinguished  for  his  musical  talent, 
and  is  organist  in  the  Chestnut  street 
Presbyterian  church,  Louisville,  Kentucky. 

NE7^TIE,  born  in  1844,111  Spring- 
field, Illinois,  is  unmarried,  and  resides 
with  her  mother. 

ALFRED,  born  Sept.  7,  1848,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  was  married  near 
Williamette,  Arkansas,  Sept.  7,  1876,  to 
Pattie  M.  Hubbard,  daughter  of  Dr.  B. 


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C.  Hubbard.  Alfred  Wiley  was  a  farmer 
and  lived  near  DeWitt,  Arkansas 
until  1876,  when  he  moved  to  Starr  City, 
Lincoln  county,  Arkansas,  and  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  law. 

Edmund  R.  Wiley,  Sen.,  was  in  the  cloth- 
ing business  in  Springfield,  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  July  19,  1864.  His 
widow  and  daughters  live  in  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

WILLARD,  ALEXANDER 
P.,  born  April  8, 1815,  in  Vernon,  Oneida 
county,  New  York.  He  was  married 
June  3,  1837,  m  Chemung  county,  in  the 
same  state  to  Louisa  L.  Higgie.  They 
came  the  same  year  to  Springfield,  Illinois, 
where  they  had  two  children,  one  of  whom 
died  young. 

LUCY  E.,  was  born  March,  1839,  in 
Springfield,  married  in  her  native  city  to 
William  D.  Richardson.  They  have  two 
children  and  reside  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 
Mr.  Richardson  at  the  time  of  his  marriage 
was  engaged  in  railroading.  After  that 
he  became  a  contractor  and  builder. 
Among  his  largest  contracts  was  the  brick- 
work on  the  Macoupin  county  court  house, 
the  entire  work  of  building  the  national 
Lincoln  monument,  and  the  greater  part  of 
the  brick  and  stone  work  on  the  new  state 
house  of  Illinois,  on  which  he  has  been 
engaged  from  1871  to  the  present  time — 
November,  1876. 

Alexander  P.  Willard  was  in  partner- 
ship for  a  short  time  after  coming  to 
Springfield  with  E.  G.Johns.  In  1841  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  Robert  B.  Zim- 
merman. See  his  name.  They  continued 
in  the  business  of  painters  and  glaziers, 
and  dealers  in  materials  connected  with 
their  business  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Wil- 
lard, which  occurred  very  suddenly,  May 
5,  1865,  in  Springfield.  Mrs.  Willard  re- 
sides with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Richardson, 
in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

W  I  L  L  I  A  M  S,  EDWARD, 
was  born  June  3,  1789,  in  Hardin  county, 
Kentucky.  Margaret  Neal  was  born 
April,  1788,  in  Nelson  county,  Kentucky. 
The  places  of  their  birth  were  only  about 
six  miles  apart,  and  the  parents  of  both 
moved  when  they  were  children  to  Ohio 
county,  where  they  were  married  about 
1806.  They  had  five  children  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  arriving  December,  1826,  in  what 
is  now  Gardner  township,  where  two 

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children  were  born,  one  died  young.  Of 
their  six  children — 

NANCY  C.,  born  April  4,  1808,  in 
Kentucky,  married  Dec.  19,  1872,  in  San- 
gamon county  to  Christopher  Atterberry, 
and  lives  in  Menard  county,  Illinois. 

SAMUEL  N.,  born  in  1810  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Margaret  Martin,  and  she 
died.  He  married  Mrs.  Margaret  D. 
Ralston,  whose  maiden  name  was  Peak. 
They  had  four  living  children.  Mr.  W. 
died  Jan.  9,  1866,  and  his  family  lives  in 
Edinburg,  Illinois. 

CHARLES  J/.,  born  April  8,  1815, 
was  helpless  from  youth,  and  died  at  fifty- 
two  years  of  age. 

JOHN  V.,  born  in  1818,  married 
Elizabeth  J.  Pierce.  They  have  six  chil- 
dren, and  reside  near  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

ED  WARD  L.,  born  in  1824,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  Susan  H.  Pearce  in  San- 
gamon county,  and  had  four  children. 
The  parents  and  three  of  the  children 
died.  Their  only  living  child,  REBEC- 
CA A.,  married  Samuel  Cully,  has  one 
son,  and  lives  near  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

STEPHEN  W.,  born  Feb.  9,  1827, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  July  25, 
1850,  to  Abigail  J.  Fry,  who  was  born 
July  22,  1827,  in  Smith  county,  Tennessee. 
They  had  two  children,  EDWARD  H. 
and  NANCY  J.,  and  Mrs.  W.  died  Nov. 
8,  1857.  He  was  married  June  30,  1859, 
to  Elcy  Davidson.  They  have  five  living 
children,  JOHN  D.,  MARY  M.,  MICA- 
JAH,  FRANCES  M.  and  MARTHA 
A.,  and  reside  in  Christian  county,  near 
Pawnee,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Margaret  Williams"  died  April  2, 
1859,  and  Edward  \Villiams  died  June  29, 
1871,  both  in  Gardner  township,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAMS,  ELI  AS,  born  Feb. 
27,  1770,  near  Clarendon,  Vermont,  was 
married  in  that  state  to  Mary  Boynton, 
who  was  born  July  19,  1773,  at  Plymouth, 
Windsor  county,  Vermont.  They  had 
four  children  there,  and  the  family  moved 
to  Essex  county,  New  York,  about  1804, 
where  two  children  were  born,  thence  to 
Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  where  one  child 
was  born,  and  from  there  to  Butler  county, 
in  the  same  state,  where  three  children 
were  born.  In  1819  the  family  moved  to 
Wayne  or  Henry  county,  Indiana,  and 
from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
arriving  in  February,  1822,  in  what  is 


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now  Cotton  Hill  township,  and  the  next 
spring  into  what  is  now  Rochester  town- 
ship. Of  their  children — 

POLLTw&LTDIA  died  under  four 
years. 

SAMUEL,  born  April  24,  1800,  in 
Windsor  county,  Vermont,  came  to  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois,  before  the  family 
arrived  in  the  autumn  of  1821,  and  was 
married  April  5,  1832,  to  Jane  L.  Trotter. 
They  had  five  children  in  Sangamon 
county,  NANCY  T.,  born  Feb.  26,  1833, 
married  Henry  P.  Clark.  See  his  name. 
JANE  L.,  born  June  i,  1835,  married 
Charles  F.  Humphreys.  See  his  name. 
ELIZA,  born  Feb.  1 2, 1837,  and  HENRY 
H.,  born  July  30,  1840.  The  two  latter 
live  with  their  father.  WILLIAM  T. 
died  in  his  second  year.  Mrs.  Jane  L. 
Williams  died  Oct.  u,  1865,  and  Samuel 
Williams  lives  one  and  a  half  miles  south- 
east of  Rochester,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois.  Mr.  Williams  became  a  member 
of  the  Christian  church,  June  29,  1817,  in 
Ohio,  and  when  he  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  there  being  no  church  of  his  own 
denomination,  he  united  with  the  Method- 
ists, with  the  understanding  that  he  should 
sever  the  connection  when  a  suitable  time 
came  for  organizing  one  of  his  own.  He 
united  with  others  in  1832  in  consituting 
the  South  Fork  Christian  church.  About 
that  time  he  commenced  preaching,  and 
has  continued  to  do  so  to  the  present  time. 
He  has  received  between  one  and  two 
hundred  persons  into  the  church,  and  has 
baptized  about  five  hundred,  including  his 
assisting  other  ministers.  He  has  prob- 
ably married  one  hundred  couple,  and 
taught  school  in  Rochester,  Illinois,  be- 
tween the  years  1831  and  1837. 

ELI  AS,  Jun.,  born  Feb.  15,  1802,  in 
Vermont,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  in  1831,  to  Polly  Baker,  daughter 
of  Isaac.  They  had  eleven  or  twelve 
children,  and  moved  to  Kansas,  thence  to 
the  vicinity  of  Nashville,  Barton  county, 
Missouri,  where  they  now  live. 

JOSEPH,  born  Oct.  2,  1804,  in 
Essex  county,  New  York,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  to  Judith 
Delay.  They  had  two  children,  who 
both  died  young.  Joseph  Williams  died 
Oct.  14. 1850.  His  widow  lives  in  Cotton 
Hill  township. 

MAR  T,  born  Dec.  18,  1806,  in  Essex 
county,  New  York,  was  married  in  San- 


gamon county  in  1824  to  Richard  E. 
Barker.  They  had  one  child,  ELIAS, 
who  married  Dorothy  Bound.  He  died 
in  March,  1873.  His  widow  and  chil- 
dren live  near  Clarksville,  Illinois.  R.  E. 
Barker  died  and  his  widow  married 
Andrew  Johnson.  See  his  natne.  He 
died  and  she  married  Greenberry  Baker. 
See  his  name. 

IS  I  AH  BOTNTON,  born  June  20, 
1810,  in  Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  April  i,  1833,  to 
Phebe  Baker.  They  had  eleven  children, 
two  died  under  five  years.  SUSAN, 
born  Jan.  19,  1834,  in  Sangamon  county, 
was  married  Nov.  10,  1853,  to  George  W. 
Whitecraft,  who  was  born  Sept.  26,  1830, 
in  Bath  county,  Kentucky,  and  brought 
by  his  parents,  in  1835,  to  what  is  now 
Christian  county,  Illinois.  In  1873  he 
moved  to  Springfield,  where  he  now  re- 
sides. MARY  married  James  Martin. 
See  his  name.  JAMES  H.  married 
Caroline  Hedrick.  They  have  three 
children,  and  live  near  Taylorville,  111. 
HARRIET  married  George  Boyd.  They 
had  two  children,  and  live  near  Taylor- 
ville, Illinois.  MARTHA  married  A. 
M.  Council,  has  two  children,  and  lives 
near  Edinburg,  Illinois.  AMOS  S.  mar- 
ried Jane  Hatler.  They  have  one  child, 
and  live  in  Cotton  Hill  township.  SAN- 
FORD,  EDWARD  and  ABRAHAM 
L.  live  with  their  parents  in  Cotton  Hill 
township,  east  of  New  City,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

SUSANNAH,  born  March  2,  1815,  in 
Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  died  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  April  12,  1834. 

AMOS,  born  May  10,  1818,  in  Butler 
county,  Ohio,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Caroline  Deai'born.  They  had 
two  children.  ELIAS  enlisted  in  the  i6th 
111,  Cav.,  in  1862,  for  three  years,  and  was 
captured  at  Cumberland  Gap.  He  was 
several  months  in  Andersonville  prison, 
was  exchanged,  and  died  a  few  days  later. 
ISAIAH  B.  married  and  lives  in  Cincin- 
nati, Appanoose  county,  Iowa.  Amos 
Williams  went  to  California  and  died 
there  in  March,  1850.  His  widow  lives 
with  her  son,  Isaiah  B.,  in  Iowa. 

Mrs.  Mary  Williams  died  May  15,  1850, 
and  Elias  Williams  died  August  25,  1853, 
both  in  Sangamon  countv,  Illinois. 

WILLIAMS,  JAMES  M., 
was  born  April  30,  1810,  in  Rutherford 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


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county,  North  Carolina.  He  is  a  nephew 
of  Andrew  Elliott.  He  came  to  Sanga- 
mon  county  in  company  with  Terry  Brad- 
ley, arriving  at  Springfield,  Oct.  13,  1834. 
He  was  married  October,  1851,  to  Mary 
Reford.  They  had  six  children  in  Sanga- 
mon  countv. 

MART  E.  married  Luther  Jones,  has 
two  children,  CHARLES  and  MINNIE 
F.,  and  live  near  Salisbury,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

ELLEI\/  J.,  married  May  23,  1872, 
to  William  F.  Irwin.  See  his  name. 

CHARLES  HENRT,  lives  with  his 
father. 

JAMES  A.,  died  aged  fourteen  years. 
MAR?  A.  died  aged  eight  years. 
MARTHA  died  aged  two  years. 

Mrs.  Mary  Williams  died  Nov.  28,  1866, 
and  J.  M.  Williams  lives  northeast  of  the 
Sangamon  river,  in  Salisbury  township. 

Mr.  W.  went  hunting  soon  after  com- 
ing to  the  county,  lost  his  way,  and 
was  escorted  to  camp  about  nine  o'clock 
p.  M.  by  a  pack  of  howling  wolves. 

WILLIAMS,  JOHN,  was  born 
Sept.  n,  1808,  in  Bath  county,  Kentucky. 
His  ancestors  came  from  Wales  and  settled 
in  Greenbrier  county,  Virginia.  James 
Williams  was  born  in  that  countv  and 
married  Hannah  Moppin,  who  was  born 
in  1776,  near  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  of 
Scotch-Irish  parents,  who  were  Presby- 
terians. James  Williams  moved  to  Bath 
county,  Kentucky,  and  after  partly  raising 
his  family,  moved  to  that  part  of  Sanga- 
mon which  is  now  Menard  county, 
Illinois,  arriving  in  1823.  James  Williams 
and  wife  lived  and  died  in  Menard  county. 
Their  son,  John,  whose  name  heads  this 
sketch,  attended  school  in  a  log  school 
house  during  the  winter,  and  in  the  sum- 
mer labored  on  his  father's  farm  until 
1822,  when  he  obtained  a  situation  in  a 
store  in  Owensville,  Kentucky.  At  the 
end  of  two  years  he  came  with  some  of 
his  father's  former  neighbors  to  Illinois, 
and  after  spending  two  weeks  with  his 
parents  he  came  to  Springfield,  Oct.  u, 
1824,  and  entered  into  an  agreement  to 
clerk  for  one  year  in  the  store  of  Major 
Elijah  lies  for  ten  dollars  per  month.  At 
the  end  of  the  year  Mr.  lies  gave  him 
$150,  being  thirty  more  than  the  contract 
called  for.  His  salary  was  raised  to  $200 
and  board,  which  was  continued  without 
change  for  five  years.  At  the  end 


ot  that  time  his  savings  amounted  to 
three  hundred  dollars.  Mr.  lies,  wishing 
to  retire  from  business,  offered  to  sell  his 
stock  to  Mr.  Williams,  and  give  him  one 
year's  time  without  interest.  Mr.  Wil- 
liams preferred  dividing  it  into  four  equal 
payments.  Having  previously  visited  St. 
Louis,  on  business  for  Mr.  lies,  he  became 
acquainted  with  the  wholesale  merchants 
there,  which  he  afterwards  found  to  be 
quite  advantageous.  That,  with  his  three 
hundred  dollars,  enabled  him  to  keep  up 
his  stock.  By  honorable  dealing  he  re- 
tained all  the  former  patrons  of  Mr.  lies, 
and  met  every  payment  promptly. 

John  Williams  was  married  March  31, 
1840,  in  Springfield,  to  Lydia  Porter,  who 
was  born  August  28,  1821,  in  Lima,  Liv- 
ingston county,  New  York.  The  wife  of 
Major  lies  was  her  half  sister.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Williams  had  six  children  in  Spring- 
field, all  now  living,  namely — 

LOUISA  ILES,  ALBERT  POR- 
TER, JOHN  EDWARD,  JULIA 
JATNE,  GEORGE  and  HENRI 
CARTER. 

LOUISA  /.,  born  Dec.  22,1840,  was 
married  in  her  native  city,  in  1859,  to 
George  N.  Black,  who  was  born  March 
15,  1833,  in  Lee,  Berkshire  county,  Mass. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Black  have  three  children, 
and  reside  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

George  N.  Black  came  to  Springfield 
in  October,  1850,  and  engaged  to  clerk 
for  Colonel  John  Williams  at  fifteen 
dollars  per  month,  and  board  himself.  In 
1856  he  was  admitted  as  a  partner  in  the 
firm  of  John  Williams  &  Co.,  dry  goods 
merchants,  and  has  continued  to  the 
present  time.  In  addition  to  his  mercan- 
tile business,  Mr.  Black  has  been  one  of 
the  most  persistent  and  efficient  workers 
in  originating  and  prosecuting  enterprises 
calculated  to  advance  the  interests  of 
Springfield.  Among  the  enterprises  in 
which  he  has  taken  an  active  part,  was 
the  organization  of  the  Leland  hotel  com- 
pany; the  Pana,  Springfield  and  North- 
western railroad  company,  of  which  he 
became  a  director  and  secretary.  That 
became  part  of  the  S.  &  I.  S.  E.,  and  is 
now  part  of  the  O.  &  M.  railroad. 
He  was  one  of  the  projectors  of  the 
G.,  C.  &  S.  railroad,  and  was  one- 
tenth  owner  of  the  same.  He  was  one  of 
the  principal  movers  in  the  Springfield 
and  Northwestern  railroad,  and  in  1875 


was  appointed  receiver  of  the  same.  He 
is  now — November,  1876 — in  charge  of  the 
road.  He  is  one  of  the  principal  stock- 
holders of  the  First  National  Bank,  and 
was  cashier  during  the  first  year  of  its 
existence.  He  was  one  of  the  stock- 
holders who  organized  the  Springfield 
City  railway  company,  March  3,  1866; 
was  elected  treasurer,  and  continues  to 
hold  that  office  to  the  present  time.  He 
was  one  of  the  original  movers  in  the 
Springfield  Watch  company,  organized 
Jan.  26,  1870,  and  was  elected  treasurer  of 
the  same,  etc.,  etc. 

JULIA  JATNE  was  married  in  her 
native  city  to  Alfred  Orendorff.  See  his 
name,  in  the  Omissions. 

Colonel  John  Williams  was  nominated 
as  a  candidate  for  congress  in  1856,  and 
supported  by  the  combined  influence  of 
the  remnant  of  the  old  Whig  party,  under 
Fillmore,  and  of  the  newly  organized 
Republican  party,  under  Fremont;  but 
was  defeated,  as  he  expected  to  be,  his 
object  being  to  strengthen  the  state  ticket, 
with  Governor  Bissell  at  its  head.  He 
was  for  six  years  treasurer  of  the  Illinois 
State  Agricultural  Society.  In  1857  ne 
became  treasurer  of  the  Illinois  Stock  Im- 
porting company,  for  the  introduction  of 
blooded  stock.  At  the  outbreak  of  the 
rebellion,  Colonel  Williams  was  appointed, 
by  Governor  Yates,  commissary  general 
of  Illinois,  and  discharged  the  duties  of 
that  trust  for  years.  He  was  appointed, 
by  President  Lincoln,  disbursing  agent  of 
the  United  States  government  during  the 
building  of  the  United  States  court  house 
and  postoffice  at  Springfield.  About 
three  hundred  and  twenty  thousand  dol- 
lars passed  through  his  hands  in  connec- 
tion with  that  trust.  After  the  death  of 
President  Lincoln,  Mr.  Williams  was 
appointed  one  of  the  escort.  He  at  once 
proceeded  to  Washington  and  accom- 
panied the  remains  to  Springfield.  He 
was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the 
National  Lincoln  Monument  Association, 
and  is  now  a  member  of  its  executive 
committee.  He  has  been  identified  with 
the  building  of  all  the  railroads  to  Spring- 
field,  but  more  particularly  with  the  Gil- 
man,  Clinton  and  Springfield,  and  the 
Springfield  and  Northwestern  railroads, 
the  latter  of  which  was  built  mainly 
through  his  exertions.  He  is  now  presi- 
dent of  the  Barclay  coal  mining  company, 


and  also  owns  and  operates  a  farm  of  over 
one  thousand  acres,  near  Indian  Point, 
Menard  county,  Illinois. 

He  commenced  private  banking  in  con- 
nection with  his  store,  by  his  customers 
depositing  with  him.  The  business  grew 
gradually  for  several  years.  When  the 
national  banking  law  was  enacted  he 
united  with  others  in  organizing  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Springfield,  Dec.  12, 
1863,  and  opened  its  doors  for  business 
May  i,  1864.  He  became  president  ot  the 
bank  at  its  organization  and  continued  in 
that  office  ten  years.  For  more  than  fifty- 
two  years  he  has  been  in  the  mercantile 
business  in  Springfield,  and  is  now  in  his 
sixty-ninth  year,  still  at  the  head  of  the 
mercantile  firm  of  John  Williams  &  Co. 
He  has  for  many  years  been  a  member  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Spi'ing- 
field,  Illinois. 

WILLIAMS,  JOSEPH,  a 
younger  brother  to  Colonel  John  Wil- 
liams, was  born  in  Bath  county,  Kentucky, 
and  with  his  parents  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  in  1823.  After  his  brother 
John  went  into  business  on  his  own  ac- 
count, he  entered  his  store  as  a  clerk,  and  a 
few  years  later  went  into  the  mercantile 
business  for  himself  at  Decatur,  Illinois. 
He  was  married  Nov.  10,  1836,  in  Spring- 
field to  Huldah  Francis.  See  Francis 
family  sketch.  They  had  six  sons,  and 
Mrs.  Williams  died  Dec.  10,  1848,  in  Me- 
nard county.  Mr.  Williams,  with  his  sons, 
started  April  3,  1851,  overland  for  Oregon, 
and  arrived  there  late  in  the  fall.  While 
exploring  the  country  in  May,  1853,  he 
was  killed  by  the  Rogue  river  Indians 
in  Oregon.  His  children  were  all  brought 
back  to  Springfield  by  their  uncle,  Colonel 
John  Williams.  Of  the  six— 

JAMES  E.,  born  July  8,  1838,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois,  was  married  August 
8,  1865,  to  Roscia  King.  They  have  three 
children,  JOSEPH,  FRANCIS  and 
MATILDA.  They  lived  at  Irish  Grove, 
Menard  county,  Illinois,  until  1876,  when 
they  moved  to  Maryville,  Nodaway  coun- 
ty, Missouri. 

JEREMIAH  H.,  born  Nov.  14, 1839, 
in  Decatur,  Illinois,  was  married  Sept.  6, 
1866,  to  Cynthia  Scott.  They  have  two 
children,  SAMUEL  and  JOHN.  Mr. 
Williams  is  a  stock  raiser,  and  resides  near 
Sweet  Water  postoffice,  Menard  county, 
Illinois. 


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SIMEON  F.,  born  July  12,  1841,  in 
Menard  county,  Illinois,  and  after  the  death 
of  both  his  parents  he  went  to  live  with 
his  uncle,  Charles  Francis,  at  Laporte,  In- 
diana. He  enlisted  in  1861  in  the  2oth  Ind. 
Inf.,  and  died  April  17,  1863,  at  Laporte, 
of  disease  contracted  in  the  army. 

WILLIAM  BUCK,  born  "  May  29, 
1843,  in  Menard  county,  Illinois,  was  mar- 
ried Nov.  i,  1870,  to  Ann  M.  Whitney. 
They  have  two  children,  ANNIE  I.  and 
WILLIAM  H.  W.  B.  Williams  was  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  stock  raising  near 
Middletown,  Logan  county,  Illinois,  until 
March,  1876,  when  he  moved  to  Mary- 
ville,  Nodaway  county,  Missouri. 

NE  WTON  A.,  born  Oct.  17,  1845, in 
Menard  county,  Illinois.  He  was  married 
Oct.  17,  1871,  to  Mary  C.  Cox.  They 
have  two  children,  CHARLES  and 
LYDIA,  and  reside  near  Maryville,  Mis- 
souri. 

JOHN  C.,  born  Dec.  28,  1846,  in  Me- 
nard county,  Illinois.  He  is  a  shipper  and 
resides  at  Indian  Point,  Sweet  Water  post 
office,  Menard  county,  Illinois. 

WILLJAN,  THOMAS,  was 
born  Feb.  21,  1797,  in  Kent  county,  Dela- 
ware. When  he  was  two  yeai'S  old  his 
parents  moved  to  Green  county,  Kentucky. 
He  was  there  married  March  18,  1819,  to 
Mary  Crowder.  They  had  two  children 
in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  late  in  1829,  first 
stopping  where  the  family  of  Hon.  Jesse 
K.  Dubcis  now  resides,  west  of  Spring- 
field. He  entered  land  on  Horse  creek,  in 
what  is  now  Cotton  Hill  township,  and 
moved  on  it  in  1831.  They  had  three 
children  in  Sangamon  county.  Of  their 
five  children — 

MATILDA  J.,  born  Dec.  21,  1819,  in 
Green  county,  Kentucky,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Jackson  Stout.  See 
his  name.  He  died,  and  she  was  married 
May  10,  1842,  to  Samuel  Haines.  See  his 
name. 

WILLIAM  C.,  born  Jan.  4,  1822,  in 
Green  county,  Kentucky,  was  married  Oct. 
27,  1858,  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  to 
Samantha  C.  Chapman,  who  was  born 
July  5,  1828,  at  Elsworth,  Trumbull  coun- 
ty, Ohio.  William  C.  Willian  died  Feb. 
19,  1875,  and  Mrs.  Samantha  C.  Willian 
died  April  i,  1875,  both  in  Cotton  Hill 
township, Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  They 
left  an  adopted  son,  ED  WARD  L.  WIL- 


LIAN, who  lives  in  Cotton  Hill  town- 
ship. 

SARAH  A.,  born  August  29,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  William  H. 
Vigal.  See  his  name.. 

NANCT  J.,  born  March  4,  1837,  in 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  Sept.  12, 
1861,  to  Walter  J.  Barnes.  They  have 
five  children,  namely,  LOUIS  M., 
CAREY  E.,  THOMAS  W.,WILLIAM 
J.  and  MARY  O.  W.  J.  Barnes  and 
family  reside  near  Edinburg,  Christian 
county,  Illinois. 

THOMAS  7.,  born  June  25,  1840,  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  enlisted  April, 
1861,  in  Co.  G,  7th  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
months,  on  the  first  call  for  75,000  men, 
and  served  full  time.  He  re-enlisted  Au- 
gust, 1862,  for  three  years  in  Co.  K,  i24th 
111.  Inf.,  and  was  commissioned  first  lieu- 
tenant at  the  organization  of  the  company. 
He  was  taken  sick  at  Camp  Butler,  and 
died  in  Cotton  Hill  township,  Nov.  5, 
1862. 

Mrs.  Mary  Willian  died  July  29,  1856, 
and  Thomas  J.  Willian  married  Sarah 
Lambert.  They  have  one  child. 

CHARLES  ALBERT  was  born 
Oct.  7,  1861,  in  Sangamon  county,  resides 
with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Barnes,  near  Edin- 
burg, Christian  county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Willian  died  Oct.  30,  1868, 
in  Christian  county,  Illinois,  and  Thomas 
Willian  lives  with  his  daughter,  Mrs. 
Barnes,  near  Edinburg,  Christian  county, 
Illinois. 

Day  Willian,  the  father  of  Thomas  Wil- 
lian, and  Day  Willian's  brother,  John, 
came  to  Sangamon  county  with  their  fam- 
ilies about  1829,  remained  a  year  or  two, 
became  dissatisfied  and  returned  to  Ken- 
Kentucky. 

WILLIS,  Mrs.  HENRIET- 
TA, whose  maiden  name  was  Earnest,  a 
sister  to  Jacob  and  Thomas  Earnest.  She 
was  born  Sept.  15,  1783,  in  South  Caro- 
lina, and  married  in  Simpson  county,  Ken- 
tucky, to  William  Willis.  They  had  seven 
children,  and  Mr.  Willis  died  in  Kentucky. 
Mrs.  Willis,  with  her  children,  came  to 
Sangamon  county  about  1825.  Of  her 
children  — 

RICHARD,  spent  ten  or  twelve  years 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  went  to  Iowa. 
He  left  there  in  1849  or  '50,  and  was  last 
heard  from  in  California. 

ELIZABETH,     born     in     Simpson 


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county,  Kentucky,  married  William  Simp- 
son.    See  his  name. 

Sl^ARLING,  born  in  Kentucky, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Sarah 
Halliday,  had  children,  moved  to  Knox 
county,  Illinois,  and  from  there  to  Oregon. 

WILLIAM  went  from  Sangamon 
county  to  Wisconsin,  married  there,  and 
died  from  injuries  by  a  threshing  machine. 

MARTHA  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  Samuel  Jones,  moved  to  Knox  coun- 
ty, had  three  children  and  he  died.  She 
marrried  Benjamin  Sims,  and  she  died. 

THOMAS  went  from  Sangamon  coun- 
ty to  Iowa  on  business,  and  died  there. 

DRUCILLA,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county  to  Asher  Simp- 
son. They  have  eight  children,  and  reside 
near  Clinton,  Dewitt  county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Henrietta  Willis  died  August  10, 
1846,  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WILLIS  WILLIAM,  was 
born  Sept.  23,  1775,  in  North  Carolina. 
His  father,  Jacob  Willis,  was  born  in 
Wales,  but  whether  he  was  married  be- 
fore or  after  coming  to  America  is  not 
known  to  his  descendants.  He  enlisted 
in  the  Revolutionary  army  and  was  killed 
in  battle  about  1780,  leaving  a  widow  and 
the  son,  whose  name  heads  this  sketch. 
His  widow  married  James  Phillips,  and 
about  the  year  1783  moved  to  the  vicinity 
of  Crab  Orchard,  Kentucky,  taking 
William  with  them.  He  grew  to  man- 
hood there,  and  then  went  to  Adair  coun- 
ty, Kentucky,  where  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Steel.  They  had  eight  chil- 
dren, and  Mrs.  Willis  died  October,  1822. 
Mr.  Willis  was  married  to  Martha  Morri- 
son. They  had  three  children,  and  moved 
to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  arriving  in 
the  fall  of  1830  in  what  is  now  Gardner 
township.  He  brought  all  his  children 
except  the  three  eldest  sons.  Of  all  his 
children — 

HENRY,  born  April  20,  1803,  in  Ken- 
tucky, married  June  7,  1825,  to  Rhoda 
Cooley,  had  six  children,  and  came  to  San- 
gamon county  in  the  fall  of  1836.  He 
moved  back  to  Kentucky  one  year  later, 
had  three  children  there,  and  all  returned 
to  Sangamon  county  in  1848,  except  their 
only  daughter,  who  died  young.  Of  their 
eight  sons,  JACOB  married,  and  he  and 
his  wife  died,  leaving  a  son,  now  in  Texas. 
JOHN  married,  has  five  children,  and 
lives  in  DeWitt  county,  111.  GEORGE 


W.  went  to  California  in  1852,  and  has 
not  been  heard  of  in  eight  years. 
WILLIAM  T.,  born  Feb.  6,  1834,  en- 
listed August,  1862,  in  Co.  B,  i i4th  111. 
Inf.,  for  three  years,  was  wounded  at  the 
battle  of  Guntown,  Mississippi,  June  10, 
1864,  and  died  ten  days  later.  EDMOND, 
born  Nov.  18,  1835  married  June  7,  1869, 
to  Ellen  M.  Pitcher,  have  two  children, 
ADAM  F.  and  CARLOS  E.,  and  live  near 
Salisbury,  Illinois.  JAMES  D.,  born 
June  10,  1838,  enlisted  in  Co.  D,  33d  111. 
Inf.,  August,  1 86 1,  for  three  years,  served 
full  term,  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  in  1864, 
married  Elizabeth  Hall,  and  died  on  ship- 
board May  15,  1865,  between  Mobile  and 
New  Orleans.  ADAM  C.,  born  Jan.  10, 
1840,  enlisted  August,  1861,  in  Co.  D,  33d 
111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  served  full  term, 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  January,  1864. 
He  was  wounded  by  a  railroad  accident 
near  New  Orleans,  March  i,  1865,  and 
died  March  5,  1865.  About  three 
hundred  Union  soldiers  were  killed 
and  wounded  at  the  same  time.  PAR- 
KER H.,  born  Nov.  19,  1842,  married 
Mary  A.  R.  Ward,  have  three  children, 
and  live  in  Salisbury  township.  Henry 
Willis  and  wife  reside  near  Salisbury, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

LA  VINA,  born  March  31,  1805,  mar- 
ried in  Kentucky  to  John  Cooley.  They 
came  to  Sangamon  county  with  her  father 
and  had  eight  children.  Two  of  their 
sons,  WILLIS  and  JOSEPH  Cooley, 
were  soldiers  in  the  ii4th  111.  Inf.,  and 
both  died  of  disease  in  the  army  at  Mem- 
phis, Tennessee.  Three  sons  and  three 
daughters,  all  married,  live  in  Kansas. 
John  Cooley  died  in  Sangamon  county, 
and  his  widow  lives  with  her  children  in 
Kansas. 

JACOB,  born  Jan.  24,  1807,  in  Adair 
county,  Kentucky,  married  there  Jan.  29, 
1828,  to  Lucinda  T.  Barger,  a  sister  to  Rev. 
John  S.  Barger,  of  Bloomington,  Illinois. 
She  was  born  May  20,  1814,  in  West 
Virginia.  They  had  two  children  in 
Kentucky,  and  they  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  Oct.  8,  1833,  in 
what  is  now  Gardner  township,  between 
Richland  and  Prairie  creeks,  where  they 
had  seven  children.  Of  their  children, 
ANN  E.,  born  Nov.  4,  1829,  married 
James  R.  Stone,  have  four  children,  and 
reside  at  \Vichita,  Kansas.  JAMES  S.  B., 
born  July  9,  1833,  in  Kentucky,  married 


SANGAMON  COUNTY. 


in  Sangamon  county  to  Mary  A.  Camp- 
bell. They  have  four  children,  and  live 
near  Clinton,  Illinois.  SARAH  E.,  born 
May  30,  1835,  married  Jason  Miller.  See 
his  name.  FRANCIS  M.,  born  Oct.  30, 
1837,  married  Milicent  Ann  Turner,  have 
two  children,  and  live  atWapella,  DeWitt 
county,  Illinois.  JOHN  W.,  born  July 
10,  1842,  married  Danelia  W.  Sayre,  have 
two  children,  and  live  near  VVapella, 
Illinois.  LAURA  B.,  born  Feb.  9,  1844, 
married  William  B.  Capron,  have  three 
children,  and  live  near  Wapella,  Illinois. 
MARY  A.,  born  Oct.  9,  1846,  married 
Henry  C.  Porter,  have  three  children,  and 
live  near  Clinton,  Illinois.  VINCENT 
H.,  born  Oct.  9,  1846,  married  Helen  M. 
Wadleigh.  He  is  a  traveling  preacher  in 
the  M.  E.  church,  and  was  on  Twin  Grove 
circuit,  near  Bloomington,  in  1873.  EL- 
BERT  F.,  born  Jan.  15,  1851,  married 
Oct.  8,  1872,  to  Laura  A.  Jameson,  have 
one  child,  and  live  in  Gardner  township. 
Mrs.  Lucinda  T.  Willis  died  Oct.  20,  1866, 
and  Jacob  WTillis  was  married  June  29, 
1869,  to  Mrs.  Charlotte  R.  Laborence,  who 
was  previously  Mrs.  Capron,  and  whose 
maiden  name  was  Dodge.  She  was  born 
April  7,  1814,  at  Albany,  New  York,  and 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1854.  She 
had  three  children  by  her  first  marriage, 
and  five  by  her  second.  Of  her  children, 
CATHARINE  D.  Capron  married  Jacob 
Perlier,  have  six  children,  and  lives  near 
Wapella,  Illinois.  WILLIAM  D.  Cap- 
ron married  Laura  B.  Willis,  and  resides 
near  Wapella.  CHARLES  S.  Capron 
married  Mary  Batterton,  and  lives  near 
Palmer,  Illinois.  RACHEL  Laborence 
married  Oliver  Ross.  See  his  name. 
CHARLOTTE  D.  married  Edward  East. 
They  had  one  child,  and  Mrs.  Charlotte 
D.  East  died  Jan.  2,  1874,  in  Bates  county, 
Missouri,  and  her  remains  were  brought 
to  Salisbury,  Illinois,  and  buried  there. 
John  A.  Laborance  lives  at  Colorado 
Springs,  California.  Laura  W.  married 
David  East,  and  lives  in  Missouri,  near 
Metz,  Kansas.  Annie  E.  Laborance  was 
married  Feb.  17,  1875,  to  Charles  V. 
Durgy,  and  lives  ten  miles  south  of  Bloom- 
ington, Illinois. 

Jacob  Willis  died  March  31,  1876,  and 
his  widow  lives  at  the  homestead  near 
where  Mr.  Willis'  father  settled  in  1833, 
in  Gardner  township,  near  Cross  Plains 
post  office,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 


WILLIAM,  Jun.,  born  May  22,  1809, 
married  Melinda  Thurman.  They  had 
seven  children,  and  she  died  March  24, 
1852,  and  he  married  Tasty  Daniels.  They 
had  ten  children,  and  he  died.  The  family 
reside  in  Logan  county.  William  Willis, 
Jun.,  has  but  one  child  living  in  Sangamon 
county,  namely,  NANCY  J.,  by  the  first 
wife,  married  Asa  W.  Plunkett.  See  his 
name.  His  son,  JOHN  M.  Willis  was  a 
soldier  in  Co.  F,  114th  111.  Inf.,  and  died 
at  Memphis,  Tennessee. 

ELIZABETH,  born  Oct.  27,  1812, 
married  James  M.  Brown.  See  his  name. 

CLARISSA,born  Dec.  28,  1814,  mar- 
ried Lewis  Campbell.  They  have  eight 
children.  Their  daughter  LEAH  married 
John  Slater.  See  his  name.  Lewis 
Campbell  and  family  live  near  Athens, 
Menard  county,  Illinois. 

JOHN,  born  Jan.  5,  1818,  married  Car- 
oline Pierce,  had  eight  children,  and  lives 
near  Kirksville,  Wapello  county,  Iowa. 

NANCY,  born  Nov.  20,  1820,  married 
C.  R.  Pierce,  have  ten  children,  and  lives 
at  Greenview,  Menard  county,  Illinois. 

MART,  born  May  3,  1824,  married 
Joseph  Staklin,  and  she  died  at  Beards- 
town,  Illinois,  in  1846. 

JANE,  born  July  19,  1825,  married 
Archie  Town,  have  five  children,  and  live 
near  Lincoln,  Logan  county,  Illinois. 

PARTHEN/A,  born  April  15,  1827, 
married  John  Moore,  have  three  living 
children,  and  live  at  Wichita,  Kansas. 

MARIA  MORRISON,  step  daughter 
to  William  Willis,  Sen.,  married  in  Ken- 
tucky to  William  Ross.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Martha  Willis  died  in  1842,  and 
William  Willis,  Sen.,  died  July  9,  1866, 
both  in  Garden  township,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. He  was  ninety  years,  nine  months  and 
sixteen  days  old. 

WILLS  JOHN  Q.  Benoni  Bell 
married  his  daughter,  and  she  died.  Dr. 
Jones  married  another,  and  she  died.  An- 
other daughter,  Mrs.  Inslee  lives  in  Sanga- 
mon county. 

WILSON,  ROBERT  L.,  was 
born  Sept.  11,  1805,111  Washington  county, 
Pennsylvania.  His  parents  were  Scotch- 
Irish,  their  ancestors  having  emigrated 
from  Scotland  and  settled  near  the  city  of 
Belfast,  soon  after  the  conquest  of  Ireland 
by  Oliver  Cromwell  in  the  sixteenth  cen- 
tury. In  1778  they  sailed  for  America, 
settling  in  York  county,  Pennsylvania. 


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EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


In  1782  they  moved  to  Washington  coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania,  on  pack  horses,  as  there 
had  not  then  been  any  roads  made  across 
the  Allegheny  mountains.  From  Wash- 
ington county,  where  the  subject  of  our 
sketch  was  born,  the  family  moved  in  1810 
to  the  vicinity  of  Zanesville,  Ohio,  where 
his  father  died  in  1821,  and  Robert  L., 
then  sixteen  years  of  age,  determined  to 
educate  himself.  He  first  qualified  himself 
for  teaching  a  country  school,  and  taught 
until  he  laid  up  some  money  with  which 
he  entered  Franklin  College,  Ohio.  He 
sustained  himself  during  his  college  course 
in  the  same  way,  and  graduated  in  four 
years.  In  the  fall  of  1831  he  went  to  Ken- 
tucky, where  he  taught  an  academy  and 
studied  law.  He  was  married  March  28, 
1833,  in  Sharpsburg,  Bath  county,  Ken- 
tucky, to  Eliza  J.  Kincaid,  and  admitted 
to  the  bar  as  an  attorney  at  law.  They 
soon  after  moved  to  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1833  at 
Athens.  That  not  now  being  a  part  of 
Sangamon  county,  he  would  not  properly 
be  included  as  an  early  settler  of  this  coun- 
ty, but  his  having  been  one  of  the  "  Long 
Nine  "  is  a  sufficient  reason  for  including 
his  sketch  here.  Mr.  Wilson  was  elected 
in  August,  1836,  as  one  of  the  seven  repre- 
sentatives of  bangamon  county,  who,  with 
the  two  Senators,  made  up  what  was 
known  as  the  "  Long  Nine  "  who  served 
in  the  legislature  of  1836  '37,  and  secured 
the  removal  of  the  capital  of  Illinois  from 
Vandalia  to  Springfield.  See  sketch 
"  Long  Nine"  He  moved  with  his  family 
from  Sangamon  county  in  1840,10  Sterling, 
Whiteside  county,  where  they  now  reside. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilson  had  six  children. 

MART  JANE  died,  aged  seven  years. 

SILAS  R.  died,  aged  thirty-four  years. 

LEE  died,  aged  seventeen  years. 

ANN  ELIZA,  born  Dec.  20,  1841. 

EMMA  E.,  born  Nov.  10,  1843. 

ROBERT  H.  born  Nov.  27,  1847. 
The  three  latter  in  Sterling,  Illinois,  where 
they  now  reside. 

Soon  after  Mr.  Wilson  moved  to  Sterl- 
ing he  was  appointed  clerk  of  the  circuit 
court,  to  which  office  he  was  elected  five 
times,  serving  continuously  until  Dec.  i, 
1860.  Eight  years  of  that  time  he  served 
as  probate  judge.  He  was  in  Washington, 
D.  C.,  when  Fort  Sumtertell,  and  enlisted 
as  a  private  in  a  battalion  commanded  by 
Cassius  M.  Clay,  and  called  the  Clay 


Guard.  It  numbered  four  hundred,  most- 
ly non-residents,  and  acted  as  night  police, 
guarding  the  city  at  the  most  critical  time 
in  its  history.  As  soon  as  the  New  York 
7th  regiment  reached  Washington,  the 
Clay  Guard  was  relieved  and  mustered 
out.  Mr.  Wilson  returned  to  Sterling, 
Illinois,  and  assisted  in  raising  Co.  A,  34th 
111.  Inf.,  and  was  elected  captain,  but  de- 
clined in  favor  of  the  first  lieutenant.  He 
started  for  Washington  on  the  4th  of  July, 
and  called  on  President  Lincoln  on  the  7th 
to  tender  his  services  in  any  capacity  where 
he  could  be  useful.  Mr.  Lincoln  said  he 
had  made  out  a  list  of  his  old  friends  be- 
fore leaving  Springfield,  that  he  might  ap- 
point them  to  office,  and  said,  "  I  have  ap- 
pointed all  down  to  your  name.  Now, 
what  do  you  wish?"  Mr.  Wilson  said  he 
thought  he  could  discharge  the  duties  of 
quartermaster.  Mr.  Lincoln  said,  "  I  can 
do  better  than  that  for  you,"  and  made  him 
paymaster.  His  appointment  was  made 
out  on  the  6th,  and  he  was  confirmed  by 
the  senate  August  7,  1861.  He  was  placed 
on  duty  at  Washington  City,  and  was  soon 
after  ordered  to  St.  Louis.  In  the  two 
succeeding  years  he  paid  out  nearly  four 
million  dollars,  principally  in  the  west  and 
south.  After  the  fall  of  Vicksburg  he  was 
ordered  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  and  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  colonel  for  meritxn 
rious  services.  He  was  mustered  out  NovJ 
15,  1865.  During  nis  four  years  and  four1 
months  service  he  received  and  disbursed 
about  seven  million  dollars,  to  near  one 
hundred  thousand  soldiers,  without  a 
shadow  of  suspicion  against  his  character. 
On  the  roth  of  May,  1875,  he  started  alone 
on  a  trip  of  observation  and  sight-seeing 
in  Europe.  He  left  New  York  on  the 
steamer  Rhein,  one  of  the  Bremen  line. 
He  arrived  at  Southampton  May  2Oth,and 
in  London  the  same  day,  where  he  spent 
one  week  visiting  objects  of  interest. 
From  London  to  Dover,  crossing  the 
Straits  to  Calais,  France,  thence  by  way 
of  Bolougne  and  Amiens  to  Paris,  with  its 
three  millions  of  inhabitants.  He  spen; 
three  weeks  in  Paris,  sight-seeing  am' 
gleaming  knowledge  from  every  source' 
From  Paris  he  went  by  way  of  Fontain- 
blue  up  the  river  Seine,  through  Mount 
Cenis  tunnel  to  Turin,  Italy,  and  through 
Genoa,  Pisa,  Leghorn  and  other  Italian 
cities  to  Rome,  where  he  spent  two  weeks 
visiting  objects  of  historic  interest.  From 


SANGAMON    COUNTY. 


Rome  he  went  south  to  Naples,  passed 
Appi  Forum  and  the  three  taverns.  He 
visited  Mount  Vesuvius,  and  looked  into 
its  crater  of  boiling  lava.  Spent  one  day 
each  at  Pompeii  and  Herculaneum,  and  re- 
turning to  Rome,  went  to  Florence, where 
he  spent  a  lew  days.  Crossed  the  Appe- 
nines  to  Venice,  the  city  built  two  miles 
from  the  shore,  in  the  Adriatic  sea.  As- 
cended the  river  Po,  through  Lombardy, 
and  the  city  of  Verona,  to  Milan.  Crossed 
the  Alps  by  way  of  the  Simplon  Pass, 
reaching  an  altitude  of  twelve  thousand 
feet  above  the  sea.  Descended  the  river 
Rhone,  and  Lake  Geneva  to  the  city  of 
Geneva  and  Berne,  the  capital  of  Switzer- 
land. From  there  he  returned  to  Paris, 
thence  to  London,  where  he  spent  two 
weeks  more.  Visited  other  parts  of  En- 
gland, thence  to  Edinburg,  Stirling  and 
many  points  of  interest  in  Scotland.  Went 
through  Ireland  and  Wales,thence  to  Liver- 
pool. Sailed  on  the  steamer  Baltic  to  New 
York  and  home.  He  was  four  months 
out,  at  a  total  cost  of  seven  hundred  and 
fifty  dollars. 

Hon.  Robert  L.  Wilson  is  now — 1876 — 
engaged  in  a  work  similar  to  this — that  of 
writing  a  history  of  Whiteside  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

WILSON,  JOHN  L.,  was  born 
March  6,  1816,  in  Bedford  county,  Tenn. 
'n  the  fall  of  that  year  his  parents  moved 
vp  White  county,  Illinois,  and  after  that  to 
Bond  and  Montgomery  counties.  John 
L.  came  to  Mechanicsburg  in  1839,  and 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county,  June 
1 8,  1843,  to  Margaret  Gragg.  They  had 
four  children  in  Sangamon  county. 

JAMES  7V.,  born  March  25,  1^844, died 
in  his  sixth  year. 

JOHN  W.,  born  April  30,  1847,  lives 
with  his  parents. 

MARTHA,  born  Jan.  17,  1850,  mar- 
ried Clifton  H.  King.  See  his  name. 

JASON,  born  Oct.  7,  1853,  lives  with 
his  parents. 

,.  Elder  John  L.Wilson  was  ordained  as 
jininister  of  the  gospel  by  the  Mechanics- 
•i/irg  congregation  of  the  Christian  Church 
,\  1852.  He  served  the  church  at  Mechanics- 
uurg  half  his  time  for  the  first  two  years, 
and  the  other  half  labored  as  an  evangelist. 
For  several  years  he  has  been  wholly  en- 
gaged as  an  evangelist,  at  the  present  time 
(1874)  in  Macon  county.  His  family  re- 
sides four  and  a  half  miles  east  of  Me- 

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chanicsburg,    Sangamon    county,    Illinois. 

WILSON,  SAMUEL  M., 
was  born  Sept.  30,  1806,  in  Harford  coun- 
ty, Maryland.  He  received  his  literary 
education  at  Jefferson  College,  Cannons- 
burgh,  Pennsylvania,  graduating  there 
in  1831.  He  pursued  his  theological  studies 
at  Princeton  College,  New  Jersey,  and 
in  April,  1836,  was  licensed  to  preach. by 
the  Presbytery  of  New  Castle,  Pennsyl- 
vania. In  June,  1836,  he  took  charge  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Lithopolis, 
Fairfield  county,  Ohio,  and  was  ordained 
by  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus,  Ohio, 
in  September,  1837.  Jane  Elder  was  born 
March  i,  1814,  in  Centre  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania. Rev.  Samuel  M.  Wilson  and  Jane 
Elder  were  married  Dec.  27,  1836,  in 
Franklin  county  Ohio.  They  had  seven 
children  at  Lithopolis,  Ohio,  and  after  a 
pastorate  of  twenty-two  years  over  that 
church,  moved  to  Clinton,  Dewitt  county, 
Illinois,  in  response  to  a  call  from  the  Pres- 
byterian Church  at  that  place.  In  August, 
1858,  Rev.  Mr.  Wilson  received  a  unani- 
mous call  to  the  Centre  Church  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois.  He  accepted  the 
call,  removed  thither  and  entered  upon 
its  duties.  Of  their  children — 

MARGARET  E.,  born  March  8, 
1838,  in  Ohio,  married  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, September,  1859,  to  Rev.  C.  W.  Fin- 
ley,  of  New  London,  Ohio.  She  died 
March  15,  1861,  while  on  a  visit  to  her  pa- 
rents in  Sangamon  county. 

ANDRE  VV,  born  Oct.  i,  1839,  in  Ohio, 
married  in  Sangamon  county,  August  10, 
1864,  to  Georgie  K.  Watts.  Thev  have 
four  children,  WILLIAM  E.,  M. 
ANNIE,  JENNIE  and  ANDREW, 
Jun.,  and  reside  at  Kingsville,  Shawnee 
county,  Kansas — 1874. 

WILLIAM  E.,  born  May  28,  1841, 
in  Ohio,  died  .Feb.  17,  1866,  from  injuries 
received  by  an  accident  on  the  Toledo, 
Wabash  and  Western  Railroad,  at  Mere- 
dosia,  Illinois. 

THOMAS  and  MARTHA  reside 
with  their  father. 

^fARr  7.,  died  Dec.  6,  1848,  in  her 
fourth  year. 

JANE  died  Feb.  3,1861,  in  her  eleventh 
year. 

Mrs.  Jane  E.  Wilson  died  July  29,  1868, 
in  Sangamon  county,  and  Rev.  Samuel 
M.  Wilson  resides  three  and  a  half  miles 


EARL?  SE'iTLERS  OF 


south  of  Pleasant  Plains,  Sangamon  coun 
ty,  Illinois. 

The  Society  of  Old  Settlers  of  Sanga- 
mon County  elected  Rev.  S.  M.  Wilson 
as  president  of  the  society  at  their  annual 
meeting  at  Pleasant  Plains  August  29, 
1873.  He  served  one  year  and  until  his 
successor  was  chosen  at  Crow's  Mill,  in 
September,  1874.  He  thus  became  an  old 
settler  by  brevet. 

WILSON,  SAMUEL,  was 
born  May  22,  1778,  in  Virginia.  His 
parents  moved  to  Kentucky,  and  he  was 
married  in  Clarke  county  to  Catharine 
McFaran.  They  had  two  children  in 
Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Clarke  county, 
Ohio,where  five  children  were  born.  They 
moved  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  ar- 
riving in  the  fall  of  1828.  Of  their  seven 
children — 

CLINTON,  born  Nov.  30,  1806,  in 
Clarke  county,  Kentucky,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  December,  1831,  to 
Sally  Shinkle.  They  had  four  children  in 
Sangamon  county.  LOUISA  J.,  born 
Sept.  13,  1832,  married  Alvin  S.  Taylor. 
See  his  name.  JAMES  W.,  born  Dec. 
28,  1835,  enlisted  July  20,  1861,  at  Spring- 
field, in  what  became  Co.  B,  nth  Mo.  Inf., 
for  three  years.  Mr.  Wilson  in  company 
with  Andrew  J.  Weber  and  Jesse  D. 
Lloyd,  raised  the  company,  and  when  it 
was  mustered  in,  August  3,  1861,  at  St. 
Louis,  WTeber  was  elected  captain,  Lloyd 
first,  and  Wilson  second  lieutenant.  Mr. 
Wilson  was  promoted  April  21,  1862,  to 
first  lieutenant.  In  November,  1862, 
Lieutenant  Wilson  was  detailed  as  signal 
officer.  He  was  on  duty  at  Vicksburg, 
Mississippi,  at  the  time  the  rebels  surren- 
dered, July  4,  1863,  and  sent  the  following 
dispatch,  the  original  copy  of  which  he 
has  in  his  possession.  It  is  written  in  pen- 
cil, on  a  piece  of  printing  paper,  in  Gen- 
eral Grant's  own  hand : 

"GRANT'S  HEADQUARTERS, July  3. 
u  Admiral  Porter : 

"  The  enemy  have  asked  armistice  to  ar- 
range terms  of  capitulation.  Will  you 
please  cease  firing  until  notified,  or  hear 
our  batteries  open.  I  shall  fire  a  national 
salute  into  the  city  at  daylight  if  they  do 
not  surrender.  U.  S.  GRANT, 

"  Major  General." 

The  result  of  that  dispatch  has  gone 
into  history.  Lieutenant  Wilson  served  in 


the  Signal  Corps  until  the  expiration  of 
his  term  of  service,  and  was  honorably 
discharged,  August  15,  1864.  He  was 
married  September  29,  1864,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  to  Mary  M.  Morton, 
and  resides  one  and  one-quarter  miles 
southest  of  Barclay,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois.  MARY  E.,  born  March  6, 
1838,  married  Alfred  S.  Constant.  See 
his  name.  CLINTON,  Jun.,  born  Nov. 
29,  1841 — after  the  death  of  his  father — 
enlisted  August  12,  1862,  in  Co.  C,  i  i4th 
111.  Inf.  He  was  severely  wounded  May 
20,  1863,  at  Vicksburg,  recovered,  served 
to  the  end  of  the  rebellion,  and  was  hon- 
orably discharged  with  the  regiment.  He 
was  married  Oct.  18,  1866,  in  Sangamon 
county  to  Rebecca  J.  Bales,  a  native  of 
Madison  county,  Ohio.  They  have  three 
children,  DORA  M., JAMES  A.  and  WILLIAM 
o.,  and  reside  in  Murry  county,  Minnesota, 
near  W'orthington,  Noble  county,  in  the 
same  state.  Clinton  Wilson  was  killed 
May  21,  1841,  by  lightning,  in  Sangamon 
county,  while  on  an  errand  to  the  house  of 
a  neighbor.  His  widow  resides  with  her 
son,  James  W.,  near  Barclay,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois — 1874. 

ELIZA,  born  March  1 1,  1809,  in  Keu- 
tucky,  married  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Ambrose  Cooper.  See  his  name. 

ROBER7\  born  Feb.  17,  i8n,in  Ohio, 
died  in  Sangamon  county,  Nov.  27,  1829. 

SABRIANA,  born  Oct.  16,  1815,  in 
Ohio,  came  to  Sangamon  county,  with  her 
parents,  went  to  Kentucky  on  a  visit,  was 
there  married  to  John  McFaren,  and  died 
leaving  two  children. 

ISAAC  C.,  born  April  n,  1817,  in 
Clarke  county,  Ohio,  married  in  Sanga- 
mon county  March  6,  1857,  to  Sarah  E. 
Taylor.  They  have  six  living  children, 
CATHARINE, ALBERT,  ELMER  E., 
ELIZA  E.,  NORA  M.,  and  ISAAC  T., 
and  reside  one  and  a  quarter  miles  south- 
east of  Barclay,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

MELISSA,  born  Dec.  7,  1820,  in 
Ohio,  raised  in  Sangamon  county,  went  to 
Missouri  on  a  visit,  was  there  married  to 
Reuben  L.  Davis,  and  died  there  -Sept.  30, 
1848,  leaving  one  child,  JAMES  H.,  born 
Sept.  21,  1848,  near  Rolla,  Missouri.  He 
resides  with  his  relatives  near  Barclay,  Illi- 
nois. 

ELlj  born    March   25,  1827,    in    Ohio, 


SAN  GAM  ON  COUNTY. 


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was  drowned  in  Sangamon  county,  Dec. 
16,  1834. 

Mrs.  Catharine  Wilson  died  March  20, 
1834,  and  Samuel  \Yilson  died  Oct.  21, 
1858,  both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

W I  LSO  N,  T  H  O  M  AS,  was  born 
in  1785  in  Buncombe  county,  North  Caro- 
lina. Elizabeth  Gardner  was  born  in  1786 
in  Patrick  county,  Virginia.  Her  parents 
moved  to  Buncombe  county,  North  Caro- 
lina, when  she  was  a  child.  Thomas 
Wilson  and  Elizabeth  Gardner  were  there 
married  about  1804  and  had  two  children 
in  that  county.  They  then  moved  to 
Warren  county,  Tennessee.  The  earth- 
quake of  December,  1811,  on  the 
Mississippi  river  so  alarmed  them  that 
early  in  1812  they  returned  to  North  Caro- 
lina. The  government  having  purchased 
the  lands  of  the  Cherokee  Indians  in  East 
Tennessee,  they  removed  to  Monroe 
county,  near  Philadelphia,  Loudon  county, 
in  1818,  and  soon  after  moved  a  short  dis- 
tance into  Roane  county.  They  moved 
from  there  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
in  the  spring  of  1830.  Five  children  were 
born  in  Tennessee.  Of  the  seven  chil- 
dren— 

GEORGE,  born  in  Buncombe  county, 
North  Carolina,  Nov.  27,  1806,  married  in 
Tennessee  to  Elizabeth  McCoy,  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  went  to  Missouri,  and 
from  there  to  Texas. 

RACHEL,  born  in  1809,  in  North 
Carolina,  married  in  Sangamon  county  to 
Martin  McCoy.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren, JOSEPH,  THOMAS  and  MARY. 
Mrs.  McCoy  died  in  Springfield,  and  he 
near  Auburn,  Illinois. 

MART,  born  Jan.  3,  1812,  in  Bun- 
combe county,  North  Carolina,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Dr.  Charles  D. 
N  uckolls.  See  his  name. 

JACKSON,  born  in  North  Carolina, 
married  Susan  Martin.  They  had  one 
child,  WILLIAM,  who  married  Adaline 
Martin  in  Christian  county,  and  now  lives 
in  Missouri.  Mrs.  Susan  Wilson  died  in 
Christian  county,  and  Jackson  Wilson 
lives  in  Texas. 

NANCT,  born  in  Tennessee,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  David  Drennan. 
See  his  name. 

WILLIAM,  born  Jan.  18,  1819,  in 
Tennessee,  raised  in  Illinois,  married  in 
Missouri  to  Mary  Murray,  and  lives  in 
Texas. 


JAMES,  born  April  22,  1822,  in 
Monroe  or  Roane  county,  Tennessee, 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1834,  mar- 
ried Margaret  Nuckolls,  who  died,  and  he 
married  Elizabeth  Courtney,  who  was 
born  in  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  Feb.  25, 
1838,  and  they  reside  in  Ball  township, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Thomas  Wilson  died  in  the  fall  of  1830, 
and  his  widow  died  September,  1845,  both 
in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

W1MER,  GEORGE,  was  born 
near  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  and  came 
to  what  is  now  Auburn  township,  Sanga- 
mon county,  in  1818,  brought  up  a  family, 
and  lives  now — 1873 — in  Auburn,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

WINCH  ELL,  IRA,  was  born 
March  22,  1818,  in  Franklin  county,  New 
York.  His  parents  died  about  1825,  and 
he  went  to  St.  Lawrence  county,  and  lived 
a  few  years  with  a  family  near  Potsdam, 
and  then  spent  a  few  months  in  Potsdam, 
all  without  any  guardianship,  after  the 
death  of  his  parents.  He  then  engaged  to 
come  west  with  a  Mr.  Ira  Brown,  who 
had  a  large  family  of  twelve  persons. 
They  moved  in  two  road  wagons  and  a 
one-horse  wagon.  Mr.  Brown  stopped 
to  visit  a  friend  at  Kirtland,  Ohio.  It  was 
just  at  the  time  of  the  Mormon  hegira 
from  Kirtland  to  Nauvoo,  Illinois.  There 
was  great  prejudice  against  the  Mormons, 
and  Mr.  Brown's  large  family  and  general 
outfit  looked  so  much  like  that  of  a  Mor- 
mon, as  to  cause  him  great  inconvenience 
in  obtaining  supplies.  Mr.  Winchell's 
recollection  of  events  connected  with  the 
journey  are  quite  interesting  and  amusing, 
although  the  trip  was  very  laborious. 
They  were  nine  weeks  on  the  road, 
arriving  in  Springfield  in  December,  1831. 
Mr.  Winchell  traveled  in  different  parts  of 
the  country  for  ten  or  twelve  years,  but 
always  regarded  Springfield  as  his  home. 
Ira  Winchell  and  Alice  Huddlestone  were 
married  Feb.  18,  1842,  in  Macoupin  county. 
She  was  born  May  29,  1823,  near  Colum- 
bus, Ohio.  Her  parents  moved  from  Grcrn- 
brier  county,  Virginia,  to  Columbus,  Ohio, 
thence  to  Newport,  Indiana,  and  from 
there  to  Macoupin  county,  Illinois,  before 
the  "deep  snow."  Mr.  and  Mrs.  \Yin- 
chell  have  one  son — 

DELMER,  born  August  22,  1856,  in 
Gardner  township,  Sangamon  county,  and 
resides  with  his  parents. 


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Mr.  Winchell  moved  from  Springfield, 
March,  1845,  to  a  place  one  and  a  quarter 
miles  north  of  Farmingdale,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  where  he  resides  now — 
1876.  He  has  been  engaged  in  farming 
and  blacksmithing  to  the  present  time. 
^WINEMAN,  PHILIP,  born 
Sept.  9,  1801,  in  Botetourt  county,  Vir- 
ginia, came  to  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
in  the  fall  of  1823,  settling  in  what  is  now 
Auburn  township.  He  was  married  to 
Jane  Crow,  August  u,  1825.  She  was 
born  in  Kentucky.  Of  their  children — 

AMERICA,  born  August  16,  1826,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  John  R.  C. 
Jones.  They  both  died  leaving  one  son, 
PHILIP  Jones,  who  married  Molliejohn- 
son,  and  lives  one  mile  southeast  of  Au- 
burn, Illinois. 

STL  VAN  US  y.,  born  March  23, 
1828,  in  Sangamon  county,  married  Mrs. 
Margaret  E.  Kessler  June  u,  1862.  They 
have  one  daughter,  MARY  A.  DILLER, 
and  Mr.  W.  died  in  1875.  His  widow 
lives  one  and  a  half  miles  west  of  Auburn, 
Illinois. 

JA MES  P.,  born  Jan.  2,  1830. 

WILLIAM  H.,  born  Nov.  3,  1832, 
married  Nancy  Johnson,  and  lives  one-half 
mile  east  of  Auburn,  Illinois. 

HATDEN S.  B.,  born  Nov.  15,  1834, 
married  Rhoda  Evans,  and  lives  one  mile 
east  of  Auburn,  Illinois. 

VIRGINIA  E.,  born  Oct.  19,  1836, 
married  George  Bigler,  and  lives  two  miles 
east  of  Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

MARGARET  C,  born  Feb.  4,  1840, 
married  Jordan  B.  Organ.  See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Jane  Wineman  died  May  19,  1849, 
and  Phihp  Wineman  married  Sarah  A. 
Morrell  March  23,  1853.  She  was  born 
July  4,  1822,  in  Maine.  Of  their  chil- 
dren — 

GEORGE  F.,  born  March  6,  1854. 

CHARLES  H.,  born  Sept.  1/1855, 
live  with  his  parents. 

I' I  OLA  M.,  born  May  27,  1857,  died 
May  10,  1864. 

MILLARD  F.,  born  Dec.  27,  1858, 
died  Sept.  13,  1868. 

Philip  Wineman  and  family  reside  near 
Auburn,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WISE,  FREDERICK,  born 
Oct.  15,  1797,  in  Nelson  county,  Ken- 
tucky, in  1814  he  went  to  the  Southern 
part  of  Illinois,  and  in  the  spring  of  1820 


came  to  Sangamon  county  in  company 
with  Mason  Fowler  and  his  two  sons,  and 
all  worked  to  prepare  a  home.  Mr.  Fow- 
ler returned  for  his  family,  and  brought 
them  to  Horse  creek,  Sangamon  county,  in 
the  fall  of  that  year.  In  October,  1820, 
F.  Wise  was  married  to  Rebecca  Fowler. 
The  day  had  been  fixed  for  the  marriage, 
and  a  messenger  went  to  Vandalia  for  the 
license.  By  some  unavoidable  delay  he 
did  not  return  in  time.  A  justice  of  the 
peace  by  the  name  of  Clawson  was  ready 
to  solemnize  the  marriage.  Wishing  to 
accommodate  the  young  couple  and 
the  invited  guests,  Mr.  Clawson  took 
the  ressponsibility  to  marry  them, 
and  when  the  license  came  it  was  properly 
endorsed  and  returned  to  the  office  where 
it  was  issued,  and  all  was  right.  They  had 
six  children,  and  all  except  one  born  in 
Sangamon  countv.  Of  their  children — 

REBECCA'A.,  bom  August  31, 1821, 

in  Sangamon  county,  married  August  10, 
1837,  to  Iames  Snodgrass.  See  his  name. 

JACOB  A/.,  born  Feb.  7,  1827,  in 
Sangamon  county.  He  enlisted  in  Spring- 
field in  June,  1846,  in  Co.  A,  4th  111.  Inf., 
served  until  October,  1846,  when  he  was 
discharged  on  account  of  physical  disability- 
at  Matamoras,  Mexico;  married  Dec.  13, 
1846,  in  Springfield,  to  Nancy  J.  Millstead. 
They  had  three  children.  AMANDA 
A.,  married  Dec.  7,  1873,  to  T.  H.  Gray. 
She  lives  in  Illiopolis.  ALVTN  A.,  mar- 
ried Sept.  25,  1872,  to  Mary  Mitchell,  and 
lives  in  Illiopolis.  GEORGE  lives  in  Il- 
liopolis. Mrs.  Nancy  J.  Wise  died  June 
28,  1858.  J.  M.  Wise  was  married  to 
Nancy  E.  Grider,  and  for  his  third  wife 
married  May  2,  1866,  to  Mrs.  Lydia  Grif- 
fith, whose  maiden  name  was  Bechtel. 
She  died  July  18,  1868.  J.  M.  Wise  was 
married  Dec.  8,  1868,  to  Martha  F.  Grif- 
fith. They  have  three  children,  MAY, 
MASON  and  EDDIE,  and  reside  in  Illi- 
opolis, Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  J.  M. 
Wise  enlisted  February,  1865,  in  Co.  K, 
I52d  111.  Inf.  for  one  year,  served  until  the 
end  of  the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  with  his  regiment. 

SARAH  E.,  born  August  23,  1831,  in 
Madison  county,  Illinois — the  family  hav- 
ing moved  there  and  returned  before  the 
birth  of  the  next  child.  She  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  October,  1848,  to  Chas. 
A.  Sponsler,  and  has  three  living  childien. 
ALICE  A.  married  George  Washburn, 


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and  lives  in  Mount  Pulaski.  ARTILLA 
J.  and  GEORGE  live  with  their  parents 
in  Mount  Pulaski,  Illinois. 

FRANCIS  M.,  born  Feb.  8,  1834,  in 
Sangamon  county,  died  in  Macon  county, 
in  May,  1859. 

JOHN  T.,  born  July  16,  1840,  in  San- 
gamon county,  enlisted  July,  1861,  in  Co. 
A,  2ist  111.  Inf.,  and  was  killed  Dec.  31, 
1862,  at  the  battle  of  Stone  river,  Tennes- 
see. 

LOUISA  J.,  born  Feb.  6,  1843,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  May  13,  1863, 
in  Springfield,  to  William  Boring,  who 
was  born  Dec.  20,  1837,  in  Triadelphia, 
West  Virginia,  and  came  to  Sangamon 
county  in  1860.  He  enlisted  April  23, 
1861,  in  Co.  I,  yth  111.  Inf.,  under  the  first 
call  for  seventy-five  thousand  men  for  three 
months.  He  served  his  full  term,  and  re- 
enlisted  in  the  same  company  and  regi- 
ment for  three  years.  He  was  wounded 
Feb.  15,  1862,  at  the  battle  of  Fort  Don- 
aldson, which  terminated  in  the  amputa- 
tion of  his  right  leg  above  the  knee.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Boring  have  three  children, 
SARAH  J.,  ELLA  and  NELLIE,  the 
two  latter  twins,  and  reside  in  Illiopolis, 
Illinois. 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Wise  died  Feb.  27,  1849, 
and  her  husband,  Frederick  Wise,  died 
August  16,  1850,  both  in  Springfield,  Illi- 
nois. 

WITHROW,  JOSEPH,  was 
born  about  1772  in  Pennsylvania.  His 
parents  moved  when  he  was  a  young  man 
to  Botetourt  county,  Virginia.  He  was 
there  married  to  Elizabeth  McMullin. 
They  had  eight  children  in  Virginia,  and 
in  1811  moved  to  Washington  county, 
Kentucky,  near  Muldraughs  Hill,  where 
two  children  were  born.  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Withrow  died  there,  and  Joseph  Withrow 
married  Susannah  Landis.  They  had  one 
child  in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  1825,  in 
what  is  now  Woodside  township,  where 
they  had  one  child.  Of  all  their  children — 

MARGARET,  born  in  Virginia,  was 
married  in  Kentucky  to  Timothy  Hays. 
They  moved  in  182410  Vandalia,  Illinois, 
and  the  next  year  to  Sangamon  county, 
where  they  both  died,  leaving  several 
children. 

WILLIAM,  born  Oct.  14,  1793,  in 
Botetourt  county,  Virginia,  was  married 
in  1818,  in  Washington  county,  Kentucky, 


to  Rhoda  B.  P rather.  They  had  twelve 
children,  and  moved  with  Thomas  Cloyd, 
in  1824,  to  Fayette  county,  Illinois,  thence 
to  Sangamon  county,  in  1825,  and  settled 
in  Curran  township,  where  two  children 
were  born.  Their  only  living  child,  R. 
HARVEY,  born  Tune  18,  1825,  in  Van- 
dalia, Illinois,  was  married  June  18,  1849, 
in  Sangamon  county,  to  Sarah  E.  Barbre. 
They  have  nine  children, JAMES  w.,  SARAH 

C.,  ANN  M.,  LUELLA,  LYDIA  E.,  EMMA  E., 
MARTHA  C.,  GEORGE  II.  and  FANNY  MAY, 

and  live  in  Cooper  township,  two  and  one- 
half  miles  southwest  of  Mechanicsburg. 
Mrs.  Rhoda  Withrow  died  in  1827,  and 
William  Withrow  married  Polly  Smith. 
They  had  two  children.  RHODA  J. 
married  Theopholus  Walker,  who  died, 
and  she  married  Patterson  Ridgeway. 
See  his  name.  Mrs.  Polly  Withrow 
died  and  William  Withrow  married  Celia 
Turpin.  They  had  eight  children,  and 
Mrs.  Celia  Withrow  died,  and  William 
Withrow  married  Mrs.  Ann  Barbre. 
They  had  two  children,  and  Mrs.  Ann 
Withrow  died.  His  two  sons,  ISAAC 
T.  and  NOAH  W.,  are  married  and  re- 
side near  Mechanicsburg.  William  With- 
row resides  two  and  a  half  miles  south- 
west of  Mechanicsburg,  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, Illinois. 

ANNA,  born  Dec.  29,  1 795,  in  Virginia, 
married  Thomas  Cloyd.  See  his  name. 

J  OUN  (\\e<\,    aged  twenty-t'iree  years. 

ROBERT,  born  Jan.  27,  1806,  in 
Botetourt  county,  Virginia,  was  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  Sept.  10, 
1826,  to  Mary  T.  Peter.  They  had  five 
living  children,  AMANDA  A.,  born 
Sept.  i,  1829,  was  married  Nov.  11,  1847, 
to  William  M.  Starr.  See  his  name. 
COLUMBIA,  born  Nov.  11,  1831,  was 
married  Feb.  6,  1851,  to  Francis  Al. 
Johnson.  See  his  name.  They  moved 
from  Onarga  to  Streator,  Illinois,  where 
they  now  reside — 1876.  GEORGE, born 
August  29,  1836,  married  Mary  Bridges. 
They  have  six  children,  and  live  near 
Clinton,  Henry  county,  Missouri.  SAN- 
FORD,  born  April  20,  1839,  married 
Melissa  E.  Davis.  They  have  four  chil- 
dren, NIXA,  CHARLES,  GEORGE,  and  GTY, 

and  live  in  Springfield,  Illinois.  HAR- 
RISON, born  Nov.  2,  1841,  in  Sangamon 
countv,  Illinois,  enlisted  July  20,  1861,  at 
Springfield,  Illinois,  in  what  became  Co. 
C,  i  ith  Mo.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  was  pro- 


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moted  to  second  lieutenant  in  1863,  served 
full  t^rm,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
in  1864.  He  studied  dentistry,  and  was 
married  Dec.  23,  1875,  to  Fannie  Beau- 
mont, in  Springfield.  Dr.  Withrow  is 
practicing  his  profession  in  Petersburg, 
Illinois,  and  resides  there.  Robert  With- 
row died  Oct.  3,  1842,  and  Mrs.  Mary  T. 
Withrow  was  married  August,  1844,  to 
Samuel  Graham,  who  was  born  in  l8.il., 
in  Pennsylvania.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren, LEE  R.,  born  July  19,  1845,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  at  Chicago, 
August  15,  1862,  in  Co.  F,  5ist  111.  Inf., 
for  three  years,  served  until  the  close  of 
the  rebellion,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged June  16,  1865.  He  was  married 
August  7,  1867,  in  Sangamon  county,  to 
Martha  j.  Darneille.  They  have  one 
living  child,  MAUD  IE,  and  live  at  Loami, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  MARY  F. 
was  married  August,  1874,  to  William 
N.  Richardson,  and  lives  at  Streator, 
LaSalle  county,  Illinois.  ZACHARIAH 
S.  was  married  November,  1875,  in 
Springfield,  to  Susan  Babcock,  and  live  in 
Decatur,  Illinois.  Samuel  Graham  died 
Oct.  i,  1850,  and  Mrs.  Mary  T.  Graham 
was  married  August  23,  1854,  to  Joseph 
McKinley.  She  resides  in  Loami,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

P O L L  Y 'died  in  Kentucky,  aged  about 
twenty  years. 

MATHE  W,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar- 
ried Amelia  Knotts.  They  have  one  child, 
ELIZABETH,  married  William  Cox, 
and  lives  in  Virden,  Illinois.  Mathew 
Withrow  lives  eight  miles  west  of  Vir- 
den, Macoupin  county,  Illinois. 

SARAH  married  Dr.  John  Sudduth. 
They  have  one  child,  and  live  at  St. 
Charles,  Minnesota. 

JAMES  //.,  born  in  Botetourt  coun- 
ty, Virginia,  Jan.  15,  1811,  was  married  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  to  Maria  R. 
Beauchamp.  They  had  eight  living  chil- 
dren. HARRIET  J.  married  Charles 
Yeamans,  and  died,  leaving  one  child, 
ANNIE  M,  who  lives  with  her  grand- 
parents. MARTHA  S.  married  L. 
Dow  Cantrill.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren, and  live  at  112  West  Allen  street, 
Springfield,  Illinois.  JULIETTE  mar- 
ried David  D.  Cooper.  See  his  name. 
WILLIAM  C,  born  Feb.  15,  1842,  was 
married  Oct.  5,  1865,  to  Arvilla  Bissell, 
who  was  born  in  Lewiston,  Fulton  coun- 


ty, Illinois,  June  29,  1844.  They  live  two 
miles  east  of  Sherman,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois.  ISAAC  N.  married  Eliza  Las- 
well,  who  died,  leaving  two  children,  and 
I.  N.  Withrow  married  Mary  Crow. 
They  have  two  children,  and  reside  at 
509  South  Ninth  street,  Springfield, 
Illinois.  NANCY  A.  married  Richard 
Laswell,  who  died,  and  she  married 
Thomas  Keagle.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren, and  live  in  Williams  township. 
MATHEW  lives  with  his  parents.  James 
H.  Withrow  lives  between  Sherman  and 
Barclay  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois — 
1874.  • 

TAJ3ITHA  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  to  Alvah  Graves.  They 
both  died,  leaving  several  children  in 
Macoupin  county,  Illinois. 

CAROLINE  married  Edward  bhane. 
Thev  both  died,  leaving  three  children. 

ELIZABETH,  the  eldest  bv  the 
second  marriage,  was  born  in  Kentucky, 
and  married  Joseph  Drennan.  See  his 
name. 

ALMIRA,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  married  Israel  Coverdell,  and  lives 
in  Gerard,  Macoupin  county,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Susannah  Withrow  died  in  1844, 
and  Joseph  Withrow,  Sen.,  died  in  1850, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WOLGAMOT,  JOHN,  born  in 
Pennsylvania,  and  was  married  there  Oct. 
28,  1819,  to  Susannah  Martin,  a  native  of 
Maryland.  Thev  had  three  children,  and 
Mrs.  Wolgamot  died.  John  Wolgamot 
was  married  August  2,  1827,  to  Mary  A. 
Firey,  a  native  of  Maryland,  also.  They 
had  three  children  in  Maryland,  and  moved 
to  Springfield,  Illinois,  arriving  in  1837, 
where  they  had  three  children.  Of  his 
nine  children — 

NICHuLAS  M.,  born  August  12, 
1820,  in  Hagerstown,  Maryland,  was  mar- 
ried there  to  Sarah  Angle.  They  reside 
in  Fairview,  Fulton  county,  Illinois. 

ELLENORA,\^\\\  Nov.  14,  1822,  in 
Maryland,  was  married  in  Springfield,  Illi- 
nois, to  W'illiam  Kreigh.  She  died,  and 
Mr.  Kreigh  resides  at  Farmington,  Illi- 
nois. 

6" USANNAH,  born  Dec.  12,1823,  in 
Maryland,  came  to  Springfield  with  her 
father,  and  was  married  Nov.  27,  1845,  at 
Fairview,  Fulton  county,  Illinois,  to  Wil- 
liam Davis,  who  was  born  Nov.  10,  1823, 
in  Huntingdon  county,  Pennsylvania,  and 


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moved  to  Fulton  county,  Illinois,  with  his 
father  in  1837.  They  had  seven  children. 
SARAH  R.,  horn  Oct.  29,  1847,  near 
Fairview,  Illinois,  was  married  in  Prairie 
City,  Sept.  20,  1867,  to  Samuel  Barber. 
They  have  four  children,  MINNIE  B.,  LE- 
TITIA  E.,  ANNIE  and  .MARY  E.,  and  live  in 
Peoria,  Illinois.  JOHN  E.,  born  March, 
8,  1851;  SIMON  G.,  born  August  i, 
1853,  WILLIAM  H.,  born  Sept.  10,  1855, 
died  June  23,  1857;  GEORGE  H.,  born 
Dec.  '14,  1857;  EDWARD,  born  Dec.  28, 
1859,  and  MATT1E,  born  June  26,  1862. 
All  the  living  reside  with  their  parents. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Davis  reside  near  Ludlow, 
Champaign  countv,  Illinois. 

MART  ELIZABETH,  born  Jan. 
28,  1829,  in  Hagerstown,  Maryland,  came 
to  Springfield  with  her  parents  in  1837, 
and  was  married  there  August,  1^49,  to 
Dr.  Henry  Wohlgemuth.  They  had  six 
children,  two  of  whom  died  young. 
MARY  ELLEN  died  in  her  twenty- 
second  year.  HENRY,  WILLIAM  and 
MINNIE  reside  with  their  parents  in 
Springfield,  Illinois.  Dr.  Wohlgemuth 
w..s  born  May  22,  1822,  in  Hanover,  Ger- 
many. He  commenced  the  study  of  medi- 
cine there,  and  after  coming  to  Amarica, 
and  his  arrival  in  Springfield,  in  Novem- 
ber, 1845,  continued  his  studies  and  com- 
menced practice  in  Springfield  in  1846. 
lie  graduated  in  1854  at  the  Eclectic  Med- 
ical Institute  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  At  the 
organization  of  the  State  Eclectic  Medical 
Association  of  Illinois,  he  was  elected 
president  of  the  same,  and  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  National  Eclectic  Medical  As- 
sociation. He  was  elected  city  physician 
of  Springfield  in  1856,  and  in  1861  and '62 
county  physician.  In  1863,  '64  and  ,65  he 
was  a  member  of  the  city  council,  and  was 
a  member  of  the  board  of  education  for 
1866.  In  1865  and  '66  Dr.  Wohlgemuth, 
Colonel  John  Williams  and  Charles  W. 
Matheny  composed  the  board  of  commis- 
sioners who  constructed  the  Springfielc' 
water  works.  Dr.  Wohlgemuth  was  a 
member,  and  most  of  the  time  president, 
of  the  board  of  managers  of  Oak  Ridge 
cemetery  for  twelve  years,  and  it  is  but 
simple  justice  to  say  that  it  is  largely  owing 
to  his  persevering  and  intelligent  labors 
that  this  piece  of  land  has  been  changed 
from  a  rough  and  forbidding  harbor  for 
wild  animals  to  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
cities  of  the  dead  in  all  our  country. 


JACOB  H.,  born  Jan.  21,  1831,  in 
Maryland,  died  March  2,  1862,  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

WILLIAM  JOSHUA,  born  Nov.  5, 
1835,  died  Feb.  25,  1837. 

MARGARET  A^bm  April  18,1838, 
in  Hagerstown,  Maryland,  was  married  in 
Springfield  to  Judge  John  Race.  They 
reside  in  Decatur,  Illinois. 
^  JOHN  F.,  born  August  5,  1842,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  Dec.  i,  1864,  to 
Virginia  A.  Sparry,  who  was  born  Sept. 
15,  1847,  in  Rushville,  Illinois.  They  have 
one  child,  MARY  A.,  and  live  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

CHARLES  W.,  born  Feb.  22,  1851, 
in  Springfield,  died  there  Nov.  16,  1864. 
.  EMERY,  born  April  28,  1853,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  Feb.  23,  1876,  to 
Anna  M.  Fosselman,  daughter  of  J. 
B.  Fosselman — druggist — of  Springfield. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wolgamot  live  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

John  Wolgamot  and  Mrs.  Susannah 
Wolgamot  both  died  in  Springfield,  111. 

WALGAMOT,  SAMUEL, 
born  in  1776,  in  Washington  county, 
Maryland,  WHS  married  there  to  Marx- 
Beard,  who  was  born  Jan.  12,  1791,  in  the 
same  county.  They  had  four  children  in 
Maryland,  and  moved  across  the  state  line 
into  Franklin  county,  Pennsylvania,  where 
three  children  were  born.  They  returned 
to  Maryland,  and  from  there  came  to  San- 
gamon  county,  Illinois.  They  were  seven 
weeks  on  the  way,  arriving  May  30,  1-840, 
in  what  is  now  Woodside  township.  Of 
their  children — 

ELIZAtiETH,\K>vn  Jan.  5,  1812,  in 
Maryland,  was  married  November,  1837, 
to  Samuel  Stover.  See  his  name. 

MART,  born  March  3,  1813,  in  Marv- 
land,  was  married  April,  1840,  to  George 
Baugh,  and  ditd  Oct.  24,  1840,  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  Illinois. 

CATHARINE,  born  Dec.  i,  1815,  in 
Pennsylvania,  was  married  in  Maryland, 
January,  1840,  to  William  E.  Redman. 
See  Ins  name. 

JOHN  B.,  horn  April  5,  1819,  in 
Franklin  county,  Pennsylvania,  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangatnon  county,  Illinois,  Jan.  19, 
1843,  to  Anna  M.  Todd.  They  had  one 
living  child,  MARY  J.,  born  Jan.  s,  18}  |. 
in  Sangamon  county,  \\  as  married  Oct. 
26,  1869,  to  John  M.  Baugh,  who  was 
born  Jan.  14,  1847.  They  had  two  chil- 


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EARLT  SETTLERS  OF 


dren,  MILTON  A.  and  BRYAN  o.  Mr. 
Baugh  was  killed  by  lightning,  May  28, 
1874,  while  working  in  his  cornfield,  near 
Woodside,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 
His  widow  and  children  reside  there. 
Mrs.  Anna  M.  Wolgamot  died  July  28, 
1846,  and  John  B.  Wolgamot  was  married 
Oct.  24,  1854,  to  Emily  E.  Wood.  They 
had  seven  children,  three  of  whom  died 
under  seven  years  of  age.  ANNIE  M., 
ELIZABETH  E  ,  JOHN  R.  and  BAR- 
BARA reside  with  their  father.  Mrs. 
Emily  E.  Walgamot  died  Feb.  21,  1869, 
and  John  B.  Walgamot  was  married  Aug. 
18,  1874,  to  Mrs.  R.  J.  \Vidup,  and  resides 
at  Woodside,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

RARBARA,  born  March  25,  1820,  in 
Pennsylvania,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  to  Adam  Johnson.  See 
his  name  in  Omissions. 

SAMUEL,  Jun.,  bom  Feb.  12,  1823, 
in  Pennsylvania,  married  Lydia  Cressy, 
who  died,  and  he  married  Eliza  Mahar. 
They  have  one  child,  KATE,  and  reside 
near  Ottawa,  Kansas. 

ISABEL,  born  May  i,  1825,  in  Penn- 
sylvania, married  Seldon  C  Whitney. 
They  have  five  children,  BARBARA  A., 
DAVID  S.,  BETTIE,  KATIE  and 
MAY,  and  reside  near  Ottawa,  Kansas. 

Samuel  Walgamot  died  Sept.  3,  1868, 
and  his  widow  died  Jan.  21,  1873,  both  in 
Woodside  township,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

WO  MACK,   GEORGE  B., 

was  born  December,  1817,  in  Butler  coun- 
ty, Kentucky,  and  brought  by  his  parents 
to  Wayne  county,  Illinois,  in  1829.  He 
came  to  Sangamon  county  in  1839,  and 
married  Jane  Inslee.  They  had  two  chil- 
dren in  Sangamon  county — 

NANCY  C.  resides  with  her  sister, 
Mrs.  Bell. 

LOUISA  L.  married  Stephen  Bell. 
See  his  name. 

Mrs.  Jane  Womack  died  in  Sangamon 
county,  and  John  B.  Womack  returned  to 
Wavne  county,  married  Sasan  Brown  and 
had  four  children.  He  died  in  Wayne 
county  about  1859. 

WOLTZ,  JOHN  C.,  >vas  born 
June  5,  1818,  in  Shepherdstown,  Virginia. 
He  started  west  partly  to  visit  his  sister, 
Mrs.  John  B.  Weber.  He  traveled  by 
stage  to  Pittsburg,  thence  by  water  the 
whole  length  ot  the  Ohio  river,  up  the 
Mississippi  river  to  St.  Louis,  thence  to 


and  up  the  Illinois  river  to  Naples,  where 
he  ate  his  first  meal  in  Illinois  of  corn 
bread  and  venison,  which  he  thought  was 
the  best  food  he  ever  tasted.  He  traveled 
on  the  first  rail  re  ad  built  in  Illinois  to  New 
Berlin,  and  walked  from  there  on  the  tim- 
bers, four  inches  wide,  laid  ready  to  re- 
ceive the  flat  rails,  to  Springfield,  arriving 
Nov.  7,  1840.  Before  he  obtained  employ- 
ment his  finances  were  reduced  to  three 
ten  cent  pieces.  He  worked  nearly  two 
years  at  carpenter  and  cabinet  work,  most- 
ly at  Riverton,  without  receiving  a  cent  of 
money,  all  the  time  vowing  that  when  he 
did  obtain  enough  he  would  leave  the 
country,  but  an  arrow  from  cupid's  bow 
wounded  him  before  he  obtained  the  re- 
quisite amount,  and  he  is  now  one  of  the 
successful  farmers  of  Sangamon  county. 
John  C.  Woltz  was  married  Dec.  7,  1843, 
to  Sidney  R.  Halbert.  They  had  seven 
living  children,  namely — 

VIRGINIA  C.,  born  Nov.  26,  1844, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  March  2, 
1865,  to  William  T.  Summers,  who  was 
born  May  15,  1845,  'n  J^racken  county, 
Kentucky.  They  have  one  child,  WAL- 
TER, and  reside  two  miles  northwest  ot 
Dawson,  Illinois. 

SARAH  M.,  born  Oct.  19,  1846,  mar- 
ried Dec.  24,  1869,  to  John  M.  Riddle. 
See  his  name. 

^fULIA  E.    resides  with  her  parents. 

JAMES  P.  died  April  17,  1869,  in  his 
sixteenth  year. 

J.  CHARLES,  MAGGIE  H,  and 
Al^lCE  IDA,  reside  with  their  parents 
nearly  equi-distant  from  Barclay,  Daw- 
son  and  Riverton,  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois— 1874. 

WOOD,  SENECA,  was  born 
Oct.  i,  1806,  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts, 
and  came  to  Island  Grove,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  in  the  fall  of  1831.  He 
was  married  there  in  January,  1834,  to 
Sarah  M.  Todd,  who  was  born  in  1617,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Kentucky.  They  had 
eight  children,  four  of  whom  died  young. 
Of  the  other  four — 

CLARA  L.,  born  in  1837,  marr'et' 
William  Wardell.  He  died,  leaving  one 
child.  Mrs.  Wardell  and  her  daughter, 
ALICE,  reside  in  Buffalo,  .Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

SENECA  W.,  born  March  7,  1840, 
in  Sangamon  county.  He  was  married 
December,  1868,  to  Molly  J.  Allgate. 


SANGAMON    COUNTY. 


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She  died  Nov.  17,  1872,  and  he  was  mar- 
ried Dec.  14,  1873,  to  Mary  J.  Allgate. 
They  live  in  Springfield,  Illinois.  Mr. 
Wood  is  conductor  on  the  Capital  street 
railroad. 

LEWIS  ARTHUR,  born  in  1846,  in 
Sangumon  county,  married  Elizabeth 
Hillman.  They  have  two  children, 
FRANK  and  LEWIS,  and  live  in 
Spiingfield,  Illinois. 

KA  TIE  resides  with  her  parents. 

Seneca  Wood  spent  a  few  years  in 
farming,  then  kept  a  hotel  and  stage  stand 
in  Berlin,  was  postmaster  there  five  years, 
and  justice  of  peace  four  years.  In  1848 
he  moved  to  Springfield,  where  he  now 
resides — 1876. 

WOOD,  WILLIAM,  was  born 
October,  1794,  in  Knox  county,  Tennes- 
see. He  went  to  Madison  county,  Illinois, 
when  he  was  a  young  man,  and  was  there 
married,  in  1814,  to  Polly  Cox.  They 
moved  to  what  became  Sangamon  county, 
arriving  in  the  fall  of  1818,  in  what  is  now 
Auburn  township.  They  had  ten  chil- 
dren— 

LUC1NDA  married  Andrew  Gates. 
See  his  name. 

JOHN  married  Rebecca  Bowen, 
moved  to  Texas,  and  died  there. 

JAMES  went  to  Texas,  married 
Electa  Jenkins,  and  lives  there. 

ED  WARD  married  Amanda  Pitzer, 
and  died  in  Illinois. 

SALL  7  married  Peter  Gates.  See 
his  name. 

GILBERT,  married,  and  lives  in 
Missouri. 

MA RGARE 7' married  Juseph  Camp- 
bell, and  lives  in  Virden,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  married  Jane  Bristow,  and 
lives  in  Iowa. 

GEORGE  married  Isabella  Easom, 
and  lives  in  Virden,  Illinois. 

E  J  A  died  in  Virden,  unmarried. 

William  Wood  and  his  wife  both  died 
in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WORKMAN,  JOHN,  was  born 
about  1787  or  '88,  in  Alleganey  county, 
Maryland,  married  in  Tennessee  to  Lvdia 
Bilyeu.  They  had  twenty-two  children, 
two  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  The}  were 
nearly  all  sons.  Some  of  the  children 
married  in  Tennessee.  The  family  became 
Mormons  and  all  moved  in  a  body,  the 
parents,  their  twenty  children,  and  nearly 
as  many  grandchildren,  through  Sanga- 

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mon  county  to  Nauvoo,  Illinois,  about 
1842.  Some  of  the  children  left  the  Mor- 
mons at  Nauvoo,  but  the  principal  part  of 
the  family  went  to  Salt  Lake  city.  Five 
of  the  sons  became  Mormon  preachers, 
have  been  missionaries  to  England,  and 
are  yet  with  the  Mormons. 

WORKMAN,  STEPHEN 
born  in  1797,  in'  Alleganey  county,  Mary- 
land. He  went  with  his  parents  to  Bour- 
bon county,  Kentucky,  and  there  married 
Effie  Maddox,  moved  to  Overtoil  county, 
Tennessee,  with  three  children,  about 
1827.  In  1829  he  moved  with  his  brother 
William  to  Sangamon  county.  In  1831 
he  moved  to  Kentucky,  and  in  1834  re- 
turned to  Sangamon  county,  and  settled 
one  and  a  half  miles  south  of  Loami,  and 
a  few  years  later  to  Christian  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

W  O  R  K  M  A  N,  WILLIAM, 

brother  to  John,  Stephen,  David  and 
James.  He  was  born  April  8,  1799,  in 
Alleganey  county,  Marylad,  and  was  taken 
by  his  parents  about  1809,  to  Bourbon  coun- 
ty, Ky.  He  was  married  March  23,  1819, 
in  Overtoil  county,  Tennessee,  to  Sarah 
Bilyeu.  She  was  born  Nov.  26,  1801,  in 
Green  county,  Kentucky.  They  had  four 
children  in  Tennessee,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois,  arriving  Oct.  i, 
1829,  in  what  is  now  Loami  township, 
south  of  Lick  creek,  where  seven  children 
were  born,  two  of  whom  died  young.  Of 
the  other  nine — 

PETER,  born  May  24,  1820,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Jan.  28,  1841,  to  Sally  Jane  Taylor.  They 
had  thirteen  children,  five  died  young. 
NANCY  married  Samuel  Workman. 
He  enlisted  August,  1861,  in  Co.  B,  3oth 
111.  Inf.,  and  died  at  Cairo,  Feb.  13,  1862, 
leaving  one  child,  SAMUEL  M.  His  widow 
married  Jasper  Bilyeu,  and  lives  in  Chris- 
tian county,  Illinois.  LOUISA  J.  mar- 
ried David  Hays,  has  three  children,  and 
lives  in  Christian  county.  SIMON  P. 
married  Fanny  J.  Short.  He  is  in  Co.  H, 
i6th  U.  S.  Inf.  His  wife  and  two  chil- 
dren live  with  their  grandmother,  Hug- 
gins — 1874.  MARY  E.  married  Samuel 
Harbour.  See  his  name.  They  live 
near  Loami,  Illinois.  JACOB  W.,  AL- 
MYRA,  STEPHEN  and  CAROLINE 
live  with  their  parents,  two  miles  south 
of  Loami,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 


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JA  COB,  born  Dec.  8,  1822,  in  Tennes- 
see, married  in  Sangamon  county,  March 
19,  1846,  to  Nancy  Taylor.  They  have 
eight  children.  WILLIAM  S.  married 
Elizabeth  Williams,  has  two  children,  and 
lives  in  Shelby  county,  Illinois.  JACOB 
H.  married  Nancy  Harbour,  have  one 
child,  DENNIS,  and  live  near  Loami,  Illi- 
nois. STEPHEN,  GEORGE  P., 
PETER  D.,  JOHN  H.,  NANCY  J.,  and 
CHARLEY,  reside  with  their  parents, 
two  and  three-quarter  miles  south  of  Loami, 
Illinois. 

JOHN,  born  July  6,  1824,  in  Overton 
county,  Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Sept.  23,  1850,  to  Caroline  Camp- 
bell. They  had  nine  children,  two  died 
young.  SARAH  E.  and  JOHN  W.  re- 
side with  their  parents.  KATIE  A.  mar- 
ried Simon  P.  Campbell.  See  his  name. 
JOSIAH  W.,  LUCINA,  LILLIE  C.  and 
MARY  live  with  their  parents,  five  miles 
west  of  Chatham,  Illinois. 

STEPHEN,  born  Jan.  20,  1827,  in 
Tennessee,  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Feb.  22,  1847,  to  Mary  S.  Hays.  He  en- 
listed August,  1861,  for  three  years,  in  Co. 
B,  30111  111.  Inf.,  was  discharged  on  ac- 
count of  physical  disability,  December, 
1862.  He  moved  to  Harrison  county, 
Missouri,  in  September,  1865.  He  was 
preparing  to  return  to  Illinois,  and  was 
murdered  April  2,  1869.  The  object  of 
the  murderer  was  robbery,  but  he  failed 
in  that.  Mr.  W.  left  a  widow  and  seven 
children.  SALLY  married  George  Ray, 
and  died  in  Missouri.  ELIZABETH 
married  George  C.  Dean,  a  native  of  Sara- 
toga county,  New  York.  They  have  one 
child,  CHLOE  M.,  and  live  in  Loami  town- 
ship. Mr.  Dean  served  eighteen  months 
in  Co.  F.  ist  Reg.  Mich.  Sharpshooters, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  July  28, 
1865.  ADDISON  B.,  PETER, 
SOPHROMA,  EMILY  and  STE- 
PHEN D.  live  with  their  mother,  near 
Loami,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

DA  I'll),  born  March  22,  1829,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Feb.  6,  1849, 
to  Julia  Bilyeu,  ant1  died  March  16,  1849. 
Mis  widow  married  Richard  Workman. 

ELIZABETH,  born  May  23,  1831, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Josiah  W. 
Campbell.  See  his  name. 

ISAAC,  born  August  7,  1834,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Feb.  14,  1856,  to 
Elizabeth  Workman.  Thev  had  three 


children.  SALLY  married  Peter  Har- 
bour. See  his  name,  JOHN  and 
MARTHA  reside  with  their  father. 
Mrs.  W.  died  Sept.  25,  1860,  and  he  was 
married  June  29,  1862,  to  Martha  A. 
Wedding,  and  have  six  children — WIL- 
LI-AM  H.,  ISAAC,  MAYHEW,  JO- 
SEPH, MARY  A.  and  ELIZABETH 
and  reside  two  miles  south  of  Loami,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  B.,  born  August  14,  1837, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  May  22, 
1857,  to  Lydia  Bilyeu,  who  was  born  May 
5,  1845,  *n  Overton  county,  Tennessee. 
They  had  seven  children.  The  first, 
third  and  fifth  died,  SUSAN,  in  infancy, 
ALICE,  at  five,  and  POLLY,  at  two 
years  of  age.  SARAH  A.,  WILLIAM 
F.,  CAROLINE  and  FRANCES  re- 
side with  their  parents,  one  mile  south  of 
Loami,  Illinois.  By  comparing  dates  it 
will  be  seen  that  Mrs.  Workman  was 
only  twelve  years  and  seventeen  days  old 
when  she  was  married.  Their  first  child 
was  born  Sept.  22,  1858,  when  she  was 
thirteen  years  and  four  months  old.  Miss 
Sarah  A.,  their  eldest  daughter,  has  quite 
a  talent  for  music  and  plays  well  on  the 
piano — 1874. 

SAMUEL,  born  Oct.  17,  1845,  mar- 
ried  Oct.  16,  1863,  to  Emily  Hays.  They 
had  two  children.  She  and  the  children 
died,  and  he  married  March  4,  1867,  to 
Anna  Harbour.  They  have  two  living 
children,  JENNIE  MAY  and  KATIE, 
and  reside  one  mile  south  of  Loami, 
Illinois. 

William  Workman  and  wife  live  on  the 
farm  where  they  settled  in  1829.  It  is  one 
mile  south  of  Loami,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

WORKMAN,  DAVID,  born 
Sept.  10,  1804,  in  Alleganey  county,  Mary- 
land, raised  in  Bourbon  county,  Kentucky, 
and  married  in  Overton  county,  Tennes- 
see, to  Lydia  Bilyeu.  They  had  two  chil- 
dren in  Tennessee,  moved  to  Sangamon 
country,  in  1829,  and  settled  near  his  brother 
William  in  what  is  now  Loami  township. 
They  had  twelve  children  in  Snngamon 
county.  Of  their  fourteen  children — 

DIANA,  born  in  Tennessee,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  to  Benjaman  Workman 
(no  relative),  have  five  children,  and  reside 
near  Fort  Scott,  Kansas. 

JACOB,  born  in  Tennessee,  married 
in  Sangamon  county  to  Anna  Harbour, 


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have    ten    children,    and    live    near   Fort 
Scott,  Kansas. 

NANCY,  born  about  1830,  in  San  Bu- 
nion county,  married  John  Bilyeu.  They 
have  several  children,  and  live  near  Scio, 
Linn  county,  Oregon. 

MICHAEL,  born  1831  or  '32,  in  San- 
gamon  county,  married  Mrs.  Julia  A. 
Workman,  whose  maiden  name  was  Bil- 
yeu. She  had  four  children,  and  died  Jan. 
12,  1859.  He  married  Hannah  Workman, 
a  distant  relative.  They  have  five  chil- 
dren, and  live  in  Christian  county,  near 
Mowequa,  Shelby  county,  Illinois. 

MINER  VA,  born  Oct.  23,  1833,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  William  P. 
Carson.  See  his  name. 

SARAH  married  Sampson  Bilyeu,  and 
died,  leaving  one  child. 

ELIZABEJ^H  married  John  Carson. 
See  his  name..  They  have  several  chil- 
dren, and  live  near  Fort  Scott,  Kansas. 

PE  TER,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Martha  Workman.  He  enlisted 
in  1861  for  three  years  in  the  nth  Mo. 
Inf.,  was  accidentally  shot  through  the 
body  in  camp,  and  died  at  home  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  Nov.  18,  1865,  leaving  a 
widow  and  three  children,  who  reside-  in 
Christian  county,  Illinois. 

DA  V]  D,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  February,  1861,  to  Amelia  Bilyeu, 
in  Sangamon  county,  moved  at  once  to 
Overton  county,  Tennessee,  was  there 
pressed  into  the  rebel  army,  and  was  placed 
in  command  of  a  wagon  train.  Watching 
his  opportunity,  he  cut  four  mules  from  a 
wagon,  swam  three  of  them  across  Green 
river,  and  succeeded  in  reaching  the  Union 
lines.  He  visited  his  old  home  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  enlisted  in  Co.  B,  3Oth  111. 
Inf.  for  three  years,  in  August,  1862,  and 
died  at  Jackson,  Tennessee,  Oct.  22,  1862. 

LYJJIA  married  in  Sangamon  county 
to  Thomas  Large,  have  several  children, 
and  live  near  Fort  Scott,  Kansas. 

MARY&\v<\,  aged  nine  years. 
WILLIAM  R.,  born  Sept.  10,  1849, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Sept.  16, 
1869,  to  Elizabeth  J.  Shubert.  She  was 
born  Feb  11,  1855,111  Ripley  county,  In- 
diana. They  have  two  children,  DAVID 
E.  and  JAMES  M.,  and  live  near  Loami, 
Illinois. 

HANNAH,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
married  Robert  Wilson,  have  two  children, 
and  reside  near  Fort  Scott,  Kansas. 


ISAA  C,  born  in  Sangamon  county, 
lives  with  his  brother,  Michael. 

David  Workman  died  Feb.  20,  1865,  and 
Mrs.  Lydia  Workman  died  Nov.  26,  1866, 
both  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

WORKMAN,  JAMES,  born 
Dec.  17,  1806,  in  Alleganey  county,  Mary- 
land, was  taken  about  1810  to  Bourbon 
county,  Kentucky,  by  his  father,  Abraham 
Workman,  who  was  an  elder  brother  to 
John,  Stephen, William  and  David.  When 
James  was  a  young  man  he  went  from 
Bourbon  county  to  Overton  county,  Ten- 
nessee, and  was  there  married  to  Elizabeth 
Bilyeu,  had  one  child,  and  moved  to  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall 
of  1830,  in  what  is  now  Loami  township, 
where  one  child  was  born.  In  1831  he  re- 
turned to  Tennessee,  where  one  child  was 
born  and  Mrs.  Workman  died.  Mr.  W. 
married  there  to  Lydia  Bilyeu.  He  moved 
in  1841  to  southwest  Missouri,  and  in  1843 
returned  to  Tennessee,  where  his  wife  died 
without  children.  Mr.  Workman  married 
there  to  Eliza  Rayburn,  returned  to  San- 
gamon county,  and  settled  where  he  did 
in  1830.  At  the  close  of  the  rebellion  he 
returned  to  Tennessee.  Three  years  later 
he  came  back  to  Sangamon  county.  He 
had  seven  children  by  his  third  wife. 
Three  died  young.  Of  his  children  by  the 
first  marriage — 

JAMES  ABRAHAM,\>ovn*Dec.  16, 
1827,  in  Overton  county,  Tennessee,  raised 
partly  in  Sangamon  county,  married  in 
Tennessee,  May  29,  1847,  to  Jemima 
Kitchen,  and  had  four  children,  JAMES 
M.,  SARAH  E.,  THOMAS  C.  and  JE- 
MIMA E.  Mrs.  Jemima  Workman  died 
Nov.  10,  1858,  and  Mr.  W.  was  married 
May  20,  1860,  to  Adaline  Buck.  They 
have  five  living  children,  WILLIAM  D., 
NANCY  A.,  REBECCA  A.,  EMMA 
E.  and  GEORGE  H.  Mr.  Workman 
was  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  tax  collector 
in  Overton  county.  Many  of  his  loyal 
friends  had  been  killed,  and  his  own  life 
threatened  by  the  Ku-Klux,  so  he  left  there 
and  returned  in  1866  to  the  vicinity  of 
Loami,  Sangamon  county,  and  now — 1874 
— lives  in  Christian  county,  near  M  :\vc.- 
qua,  Shelby  county,  Illinois. 

REBECCA,  born  August  16,  1830, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Sept.  13, 
1849,  to  Solomon  Shelter,  had  eight  living 
children.  WILLIAM  was  killed,  aged  15 
years,  by  a  fall  from  a  horse.  ARJSSA 


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married  James  Stanton,  and  resides  near 
Loami,  Illinois.  NANCY  E.,  MINIZA 
J.,  ANNA  I.,  ELIZA  A.,  ALBERT  A., 
and  EPSEY  C.  reside  near  Loami,  Illi- 
nois. 

SAMUEL  E,,  born  Feb.  9,  1833,  in 
Tennessee,  married  Nov.  15,  1851,  to  Isa- 
bel Kitchen,  and  have  seven  children, 
SARAH  E.,  LYDIA  J.,  JAMES  D., 
NANCY  A.,  ISABEL  and  MARY  L., 
and  reside  one  mile  south  of  Loami,  Illi- 
nois. The  living  children  of  the  third 
wife,  GEORGE  W.,  WILLIAM  B., 
BARNEY  and  DELIA  A.  M.  reside  with 
their  parents. 

In  1872  James  Workman  and  wife,  with 
their  four  children,  moved  to  Christian 
county,  near  Mowequa,  Shelby  county, 
Illinois. 

WRIGHT,  CHARLES,  was 
born  July  21,  1799,  at  Bernardstown, 
Massachusetts,  brought  up  in  Vermont, 
and  came  with  his  brother,  Erastus,  to 
Springfield,  arriving  Nov.  21,  1821.  He 
taught  school  a  few  years  in  Sangamon 
county,  at  one  time  in  the  neighborhood  of 
the  Drennans,  on  Sugar  creek. 

He  obtained  a  contract  for  surveying 
government  lands  on  the  Wachita  river, 
went  south,  and  worked  at  it  two  years. 
He  had  his  contract  almost  completed, 
when  he  died  of  malignant  billious  fever, 
at  Monroe,  Louisiana,  Sept.  14,  1828. 

WRIGHT,  ERASTUS,  was 
born  Jan.  21,  1779,  at  Bernardstown, 
Massachusetts.  The  family  is  a  very 
ancient  one  for  New  England.  Erastus 
left  a  history  of  the  family,  which  he  al- 
ways kept  written  up,  giving  the 
genealogy  of  the  family  for  nearly  two 
and  a  half  centuries,  beginning  with 
Deacon  Samuel  Wright,  who  came  from 
England  and  settled  at  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1641. 

The  parents  of  Erastus  Wright  left 
Bernardstown,  Massachusetts,  and  went 
to  Derby,  Vermont,  in  1802,  that  being  at 
the  time  pioneer  ground.  Erastus  re- 
mained with  his  father  on  the  farm,  with 
no  other  advantages  for  education  than 
the  country  schools  afforded,  until  the 
spring  of  1821,  when  he  started  west,  in 
company  with  his  brother,  Charles.  They 
traveled  by  such  means  as  the  country 
afforded  before  the  days  of  canals  and 
railroads,  until  they  reached  Buffalo,  New 
York.  There  they  embarked  on  a 


schooner  for  Fort  Dearborn,  now  Chicago, 
Illinois.  From  Fort  Dearborn  they 
started  on  foot,  making  a  preliminary 
survey  of  the  route  now  occupied  by  the 
Illinois  and  Michigan  canal,  touching  the 
Illinois  river  near  where  LaSalle  now 
stands.  They  then  descended  the  Illinois 
river  to  Fort  Clark,  now  Peoria,  and  from 
there  to  Elkhart  Grove,  where  Judge 
Latham  resided.  On  their  way  south  they 
stopped  on  Fancy  creek,  in  what  is  now 
Sangamon  county,  at  the  house  of  John 
Dixon,  who  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers 
in  this  county,  but  who  afterwards  went 
north  and  laid  out  the  town,  now  city,  of 
Dixon,  on  Rock  river.  From  there  they 
came  to  Springfield,  arriving  Nov.  21, 
1821.  It  had  been  selected  as  the  county 
seat  on  the  loth  of  April  before,  but  there 
had  not  then  been  any  town  laid  out.  A 
log  court  house  had  just  been  completed. 
Mr.  Wright  describes  the  town,  as  it  first 
appeared  to  him,  in  these  words: 

"  Elijah  lies  had  about  five  hundred 
dollars'  worth  of  goods  in  a  log  cabin,  ten 
by  fourteen;  Charles  R.  Matheney  and 
Jonathan  Kelly  lived  in  log  cabins  not  a 
quarter  of  a  mile  distant.  The  Indians — 
Kickapoos  and  Potawatamies — often  came 
along  in  squads,  and  when  othfers  had  built 
cabins  near,  called  the  place  'log  town.'" 

Mr.  Wright  went  with  Judge  Latham 
from  Springfield  to  Elkhart  Grove  and 
taught  school  there  during  the  winter  of 
1821-2.  He  bought  a  claim  of  Levi  Ellis 
and  entered  it  as  soon  as  it  came  into  the 
market  in  1823.  From  notes  on  the  fly- 
leaf of  a  New  Testament,  in  the  hand- 
writing of  Mr.  Wright,  he  says:  "I  built 
the  first  frame  house  in  what  is  now  the 
city  of  Springfield." 

In  1824  he  built  a  park,  and  traded 
eighty  acres  of  land  in  Schuyler  county 
for  an  elk.  Old  citizens  remember  that 
Mr.  Wright  rode  that  elk,  and  drove  it  in 
harness,  the  same  as  a  horse,  although  he 
says  in  a  note  that  he  was  rough  to  ride, 
and  not  very  kind  in  the  harness.  Mr. 
Wright  spent  three  or  four  years  in  the 
lead  mining  region  of  Illinois  and  Wiscon- 
sin, and  while  there  laid  out  the  town  of 
Mineral  Point,  Wisconsin,  using  a  bed 
cord  for  his  chain.  He  was  married  June 
15,  1831,  in  Fulton  county,  to  Jane  Gard- 
ner, whose  parents  were  from  Saratoga, 
New  York.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wright  had 
three  children. 


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ELIZA  ANN,  born  July  2,  1833,  in 
Springfield,  was  married  Oct.  20,  1858,  to 
Rev.  John  A.  Hamilton,  of  the  Congre- 
gational Church,  and  a  native  of  Chester, 
Massachusetts.  They  have  one  child, 
JENNIE  LOUISE,  born  August  26, 
1859,  at  Keene,  New  Hampshire,  at  which 
place  Mr.  Hamilton  spent  the  early  part  of 
his  ministry,  and  was  afterwards  in  charge 
of  th'^  Congregational  church  at  Daven- 
port, Iowa,  which  he  resigned  to  make 
the  tour  of  Europe  and  the  Holy  Land, 
in  1873.  He  is  now — 1875 — settled  as 
pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  at 
Norwalk,  Connecticut. 

JAMES  G.,  born  March  20,  1835,  in 
Springfield,  married  Sarah  A.  Wilbourn, 
of  Masor.  county.  He  died  Nov.  16,  1858, 
at  Lincoln,  111.,  leaving  a  widow  and  one 
child,  the  latter  has  since  died. 

MARIA  JANE,  born  Nov.  14,  1837, 
in  Springfield,  wras  married  Dec.  23,  1856, 
to  Robert  P.  Johnston,  who  was  born 
April  30,  1828,  at  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia, 
and  came  to  Springfield  in  1851.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Johnston  had  two  children,  LLOYD 
ERASTUS  and  JAMES  WRIGHT. 
Mrs.  Maria  J.Johnston  died  very  suddenly 
August  16,  1862,  in  Springfield.  The  sons 
reside  with  their  father,  who  was  married 
Feb.  22,  1865,  to  Isabella  Muirhead,  of 
Greenock,  Scotland.  They  have  four  chil- 
dren, MARGARET  A.,  ISABELLA, 
SUSIE  and  ROBERT  P.,  Jun.  R.  P. 
Johnston  was  for  many  years  a  partner  of 
P.  C.  Canedy,  in  the  drug  business,  and  is 
now  Assistant  Secretary  of  State  of  Illi- 
nois. He  and  his  family  reside  in  Spring- 
field, Illinois. 

Mrs.  Jane  G.  Wright  died  Jan.  24,  1841. 
and  Erastus  Wright  married  Lucy  Bar- 
rows, who  died  without  children,  April 
22,  1867.  Erastus  Wrright  was  married 
March  23,  1868,  to  Mrs.  Lucy  F.  Carpen- 
ter, whose  maiden  name  was  Johnson. 
She  was  born  and  educated  in  Vermont, 
and  married  Mr.  Thomas  Carpenter  at 
Lancaster,  Erie  county,  Pennsylvania, 
where  she  buried  her  husband  and  only 
child,  ARTHUR.  She  was  married  to 
Mr.  Wright  at  Lincoln,  Illinois.  He  died 
in  Springfield,  Illinois,  Nov.  21,  1870,  on 
the  forty-ninth  anniversary  of  his  resi- 
dence in  that  city.  His  widow  visited 
Europe  in  1873,  and  now — 1874 — resides  in 
Springfield,  Illinois. 


Erastus  Wright  was  one  of  the  earliest 
teachers  in  Sangamon  county,  and  taught 
for  many  years.  For  ten  years  he  filled 
office  of  school  commissioner  of  Sangamon 
county.  During  that  time  a  large  amount 
of  money,  derived  from  the  sale  of  govern- 
ment land  for  school  purposes,  passed 
through  his  hands.  He  was  one  of  the 
earlest  Abolitionists,  and  was  always  fear- 
less in  advocating  its  doctrines.  He  ac- 
quired considerable  wealth,  and  was  liberal 
towards  all  benevolent  objects,  and  every 
public  enterprise  was  sure  to  elicit  his  co- 
operation. 

WRIGHT,  DOCTOR  N.,  Is  a 
son  of  Samuel  Wright,  an  elder  brother  to 
Charles  and  Erastus.  The  Dector  is  not 
an  early  stttler,  as  he  came  to  Springfieid 
August  12,  1842.  He  has  a  family,  and  is 
a  practicing  physician  in  Chatham,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 


YATES,  HENRY,  was  born 
October  29,  1786,  in  Caroline  county, 
Virginia.  Dr.  Michael  Yates,  a  native  of 
England,  emigrated  to  America  before 
the  Revolution  and  settled  in  Caroline 
county,  Virginia.  He  there  married 
Martha  Marshall,  a  sister  of  John  Mar- 
shall, afterwards  Chief  Justice  of  the 
United  States.  Their  son,  Abner,  born 
in  Caroline  county,  married  Mollie  Hawes, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Hawes  and  Eliza- 
beth Fisher,  his  wife.  They  had  two  chil- 
dren, Henry,  whose  name  heads  this 
sketch,  and  Martha,  who  married  Henry 
Ellis.  See  his  name.  Henry  Yates  was 
taken  by  his  parents,  in  1788,  from  Caro- 
line county,  Virginia,  to  Fayette  county, 
Kentucky,  where  his  father  died.  The 
family  moved  to  Woodford,  thence  to 
vScott,  and  from  there  to  Gallatin  county, 
in  the  same  State,  in  1804.  Henry  Yates, 
Henry  Ellis,  and  Colonel  Robert  Johnson 
laid  out  a  town  on  the  Ohio  river,  and 
Colonel  Johnson .  named  it  Fredericks- 
burg,  in  honor  of  his  native  city  of  that 
name  in  Virginia.  It  was  at  a  later 
period  changed  to  Warsaw,  and  is  the 
county  seat  of  Gallatin  county.  Henry 
Yates  returned  to  Caroline  county, 
Virginia,  and  was  there  married,  July  11, 
1809,  to  his  cousin,  Millicent  Yates,  who 


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EARL1   SETTLERS   OF 


was  born  May  15,  1791.  They  went  to 
Gallatin  county,  Kentucky,  where  they 
had  eleven  children,  five  of  whom  died 
young,  and  Mrs.  Millicent  Yates  died 
April  19,  1830.  Henry  Yates  married 
Mary  A.  ShufF,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  May,  1831,  at 
Springfield.  In  November,  1832,  they 
moved  to  Island  Grove,  where  Berlin  now 
stands.  They  had  one  child  there,  and 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Yates  died  May  n,  1835. 
Henry  Yates  was  married  Sept.  28,  1835, 
to  Elizabeth  McMillan.  They  had  six 
children,  one  of  whom  died  in  childhood. 
Of  his  twelve  children,  including  the  six 
brought  from  Kentucky — 

THOMAS,  born  March  14,  1811,  in 
Gallatin  county,  Kentucky,  was  married 
March  29,  1837,  at  Berlin,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  to  Nancy  Higgins,  who 
was  born  May  23,  1816,  in  Cumberland 
county,  Kentucky,  and  came  with  her 
parents  to  Sangamon  county  in  1836. 
Thomas  and  Nancy  Yates  had  ten  living 
children.  MARY  F.  married  Anthony  A. 
Rhodes,  and  lives  in  Berlin,  Illinois. 
JAMES,  born  April  19,  1841,  married 
Barbara  Dibert,  and  lives  near  New  Ber- 
lin, Illinois.  ANN  married  Davis  Hen- 
derson, and  lives  near  Berlin.  MARTHA 
M.  married  Nathan  Elliott,  and  lives  near 
Berlin.  GEORGE  H.  died  in  his  fifteenth 
year.  SARAH  lives  with  her  father. 
CATHARINE  married  Hugh  Mc- 
Laughlin,  and  lives  near  Berlin.  JANE, 
JOANNA  and  EMMA  live  with  their 
father.  Mrs.  Nancy  Yates  died  Dec.  15, 
1860,  and  Thomas  Yates  resides  one  mile 
northwest  of  Berlin,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 

RICHARD,  born  Jan.  18,  1815,  in 
Warsaw,  Gallatin  county,  Kentucky,  was 
educated  at  Miami  University,  Oxford, 
Ohio,  Georgetown  College,  Kentucky, 
and  graduated  at  Illinois  College,  Jackson- 
ville, Illinois,  being  the  first  graduate  of 
that  institution.  He  studied  law  at  Jack- 
sonville, and  attended  lectures  at  Transyl- 
vania University,  Lexington,  Kentucky. 
Richard  Yates  and  Catharine  Geers  were 
married  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois.  They 
had  five  children.  WILLIAM  was 
killed  by  lightning  at  twelve  or  fourteen 
years  of  age.  MARY  died  young. 
HENRY,  CATHARINE  and  RICH- 
ARD, Jun.,  live  with  their  mother.  Rich- 
ard Yates  was  elected  Governor  of  Illinois 


in  1856.  At  the  end  of  his  term  he  was 
elected  United  States  Senator,  serving  six 
years.  He  died  suddenly,  Nov.  27,  1873, 
at  Barnum's  Hotel,  St.  Louis,  Missouri, 
and  was  buried  Nov.  30,  at  Jacksonville, 
Illinois.  His  widow  and  children  reside 
there. 

ABNER,  born  August  4, 1819,  in  War- 
saw, Kentucky,  brought  up  in  Sangamon 
county,  was  married  in  1851,  in  Jackson- 
ville, Illinois,  to  Mary  Geers.  They  have 
two  children,  MARY  and  WILLIAM, 
and  reside  in  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 

MARTHA,  born  July  9,  1823,  in  War- 
saw, Kentucky,  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  to  John  W.  Scott.  See 
his  name. 

JANE,  born  Oct.  23, 1825,  at  Warsaw, 
Kentucky,  was  married  Dec.  10,  1846,  in 
Sangamon  county,  to  John  F.  Elliott,  who 
was  born  April  14,  1823,  at  Upper  San- 
dusky,  Ohio.  They  had  five  children. 
MILLICENT,  the  fourth  child,  died  in 
infancy.  PHOEBE  L.,  HENRY  Y., 
CHARLES  Y.  and  JOHN  Y.  reside  with 
their  parents  in  New  Berlin,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois.  Mr.  Elliott  has  for  the 
last  few  years  represented  Berlin  township 
in  the  Sangamon  County  Board  of  Super- 
visors. He  is  one  of  the  most  substantial 
farmers  in  the  county. 

MILLICENJ\  born  Sept.  25,  1827, 
in  Warsaw,  Kentucky,  brought  up  in  San- 
gamon county,  and  married  Wesley 
Matthews.  They  have  one  child,  MARY 
E.,  and  reside  in  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 

The  children  of  the  second  wife  were — 

HENRT  Jun.,  born  March  7,  1835, 
at  Berlin,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  mar- 
ried June  17,  1856,  at  Arenzville,  Cass 
county,  Illinois,  to  Louisa  Arenz,  daughter 
of  Hon.  Francis  Arenz.  She  was  born 
June  14,  1836,  at  Beardstown,  Illinois. 
Henry  Yates,  Jun.,  and  wife  had  five  chil- 
dren. NELLIE  died  in  her  ninth  year. 
GRACE  A.  died  in  her  fifth  year.  HEN- 
RIETTA, MARY  L.  and  LAURA  live 
with  their  mother.  Henry  Yates.  Jun,, 
was  a  merchant  in  Berlin,  sold  out  in  order 
to  enter  the  army,  and  raised  a  company 
in  1862,  which  became  Co.  A,  io6th  111. 
Inf.  He  was  commissioned  captain  Sept. 
17,  1862,  promoted  to  lieutenant  colonel, 
April  10,  1863,  to  colonel,  April  8,  1864, 
and  brevet  brigadier  general,  August  26, 
1866.  He  was  accidentally  shot  in  1863, 
sun-struck  at  Little  Rock,  and  never  re- 


SANG  AM  ON  COUNT?. 


gained  his  health.  General  Henry  Yates 
died  Aug.  3,  1871,  at  Berlin.  His  widow 
and  children  reside  in  Berlin,  Sangatnon 
county,  Illinois. 

Children  by   the  third   marriage  — 

WILL,  born  Tune  n,  1837,  at  Berlin. 
He  enlisted  in  1862  in  the  itth  Mo.  Inf., 
and  was  transferred  to  a  cavalry  regiment, 
became  lieutenant,  and  was  in  Grierson's 
raid.  Mr.  Yates  came  home  sick  and  died 
Oct.  14,  1864. 

JOHN,  born  Feb.  i,  1839,  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  was  married  Oct.  8,  1864,  to 
Olivia  Williams,  who  was  born  August  6, 
1845,  'm  Warsaw,  Kentucky.  They  had 
five  children.  OLIVIA,  the  fourth  child, 
died  Nov.  10,  1872,  in  her  third  year. 
MARY  E.,  WILLIAM  H.,  THOMAS 
W.  and  JOHN  reside  with  their  parents, 
one  mile  north  of  New  Berlin,  Illinois. 

HA  WES,  born  Oct.  4,  1840,  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  was  married  March  7,  1867, 
to  Mary  R.  Bevans,  and  resides  in  New 
Berlin.  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MART,\>ovn  August  i,  1842,  in  San- 
gamon county,  died  unmarried  at  Jackson- 
ville, Illinois,  August  30,  1873. 

MARSHALL,  born  May  23,  1845,  in 
Sangamon  county,  enlisted  in  1862  in  Co. 
A,  io6th  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  served 
his  full  term  and  was  honorably  discharged. 
He  was  employed  in  the  custom  house, 
and  died  of  apoplexy  April  20,  1867,  at 
Xevv  Orleans,  Louisana. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Yates  died  August  12, 
1862,  and  her  husband,  Henry  Yates,  Sen., 
died  Sept.  13,  1865,  both  at  New  Berlin, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Henry  Yates,  Sen.,  having  been  one  of 
the  proprietors  of  Warsaw,  Kentucky. 
He  laid  out  the  town  of  Berlin  in  1833. 
After  the  railroad  was  built,  he  laid  out 
the  town  of  New  Berlin,  also. 


,  WILLIAM,  was 
born  in  1791  in  Virginia,  and  when  he 
was  an  infant  his  parents  moved  to  Clai- 
born  county,  -Tennessee,  where  his  father 
died.  His  mother  moved  her  family, 
about  1810,  to  Madison  county,  near 
Edwardsville,  Illinois.  They  moved  next 
to  Montgomery  county,  and  then  to  San- 
gamon county,  arriving  June  10,  1819,  at 
the  north  side  of  Richland  creek,  in  what 
is  now  Salisbury  township.  William 
Yoakum  was  married  in  1821  to  Sarah 
Simmons.  They  had  eight  children  — 


JOHAr  W.,  born  in  1825,  started  to 
California  in  1849,  and  died  on  the  way. 

MART  A.,  born  in  1827,  married  Wil- 
liam Penny,  had  six  children,  and  he  died 
in  Missouri.  She  lives  near  Salisbury, 
Illinois. 

GEORGE  H.,  born  in  1830,  is  un- 
married, and  lives  near  Salisbury,  Illinois. 

MARTHA  J.,  born  Dec.  30,  1852, 
married  Francis  M.  Duncan.  See  his 
name. 

JAMES  C.,  unmarried,  and  lives  in 
Menard  county,  Illinois. 

JSAA  C  R.  is  unmarried. 

JESSE  J.  married  Sarah  Miller,  and 
lives  at  the  family  homestead,  four  miles 
west  of  Salisbury,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Yoakum  died  in  1863,  and 
William  Yoakum  was  married  January, 
1868,  to  Mrs.  Letitia  Henderson,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Rice,  and  lives  near 
Salisbury,  Illinois.  The  mother  of  Wil- 
liam, James  and  Mathias  Yoakum  died  in 
Salisbury  township. 

YOAKUM  MATTHI  AS, 
brother  to  William  and  James  Yoakum, 
was  born  either  in  Virginia  or  Claiborn 
county,  Tenneasee,  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  in  1819.  He  married 
Elizabeth  McHenry,  and  had  eight  chil- 
dren— 

HIRAM  married  Catharine  Elmore, 
and  died  in  1856,  leaving  one  child, 
WILLIAM. 

MAR  T  married  Eli  Yoakum,  and  lives 
in  Crawford  county,  Kansas. 

JESSE,  born  Nov.  10,  1831,  in  San- 
gamon county,  married  Jan.  10,  1856,  to 
Margaret  Thompson,  and  has  five  chil- 
dren, GEORGE  C.,  FRANKLIN  T., 
WILLIAM  R..,  MARY  C.  and  ED- 
MUND, and  live  east  of  the  Sangamon 
river,  near  Salisbury,  Illinois. 

CATHARINE  married  Z.  S.  Cogdal, 
has  four  children,  and  live  near  Salisbury, 
Illinois. 

ELIHU  B.  married  Mary  A.  Cogdal, 
has  one  child,  and  lives  in  Menard  county, 
Illinois. 

THOMAS  C.,  born  August  14,  1840, 
married  May  17,  1865,  to  Barilla  Hoag. 
They  had  one  child,  MAUD.  Mr. 
Yoakum  is  postmaster  at  Salisbury,  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois,  is  also  a  merchant, 
and  resides  there. 

RO13ER7^  C.    lives  with   his  mother. 


EARLY  SETTLERS  OF 


Matthias  Yoakum  died  August  27,  1857, 
and  his  widow  lives  in  Menard  county, 
Illinois — 1874. 

YOAKUM,  JAMES,  brother  to 
William  and  Matthias,  was  born  in  Vir- 
ginia or  Claiborn  county,  Tennessee,  and 
came  with  his  mother  to  Sangamon  coun- 
ty. He  married  Julia  Owens,  and  had 
eleven  children  in  Menard  county,  Illinois. 
His  sons — 

GEORGE  and  NELSON  were  sol- 
diers in  the  Mexican  war,  and  both  lost 
their  lives  there  in  1847. 

WILLIAM  was  married  June  16, 
1836,  to  Priscilla  Batterton.  See  Batter- 
ton  sketch.  They  have  one  son,  WIL- 
LIAM F.,  who  married  May  Adams,  and 
lives  near  Salisbury,  Illinois. 

JOHN  lives  in  Menard  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

IS  A  A  C  lives  in  Iowa. 

James  Yoakum  died  in  Menard  county, 
Illinois. 

YOCpM,  JACOB,  was  born  Dec. 
17,  1787,  in  a  fort  or  block-house  in  Bour- 
bon county,  near  where  the  city  of  Lex- 
ington, Kentucky,  now  stands.  Mary 
Booth  was  born  Feb.  1 1,  1791,  in  the  same 
county.  They  were  there  married  Nov. 
15,  1810,  and  went  to  Alontgomery  county, 
in  the  same  State,  where  eleven  of  their 
children  were  born.  They  moved  in  1827 
to  Marion  county,  Illinois,  and  from  there 
to  Sangamon  county,  in  the  same  State, 
arriving  Nov.  2,  1828,  in  what  is  now 
Williams  township,  one  and  a  half  miles 
cast  of  Sherman,  where  three  children 
were  born.  Of  their  children — 

WILLIAM,  born  Sept.  18,  1811,  in 
Montgomery  county,  Kentucky,  cams  to 
Sangamon  county  with  his  parents  in  1828, 
and  served  three  months  as  a  soldier  in  a 
Sangamon  county  company  in  the  Black 
Hawk  war  of  1831-32.  He  was  married 
Dec.  17,  1834,  in  Sangamon  county,  Illi- 
nois, to  Sarah  J.  Merriman.  They  had 
eleven  chiidren.  GEORGE  S.  enlisted 
August,  1862,  in  Co.  B,  i3Oth  111.  Inf.  for  • 
three  years,  was  taken  prisoner  April  8, 
1864,  with  General  Banks,  up  Red  river, 
and  was  thirteen  months  a  prisoner  at 
Camp  Ford  or  Tyler,  Texas.  He  was 
released  at  the  close  of  the  rebellion,  and 
honorably  discharged  June  17,  1865.  He 
married  Nancy  Wimmer.  They  have  two 
children,  MATILDA  and  MARY  ELLEN, and 
live  two  miles  south  of  Williamsville,  Illi- 


nois. MARY  A.  married  Perry  Sapp,  a 
native  of  Knox  county,  Ohio.  They  have 
one  child,  LYMAN,  and  live  near  Williams- 
ville, Illinois.  Mr.  Sapp  enlisted  August, 
1862,  in  Co.  B,  130111  111.  Inf.  He  was  at 
home  on  recruiting  service  when  his  regi- 
ment was  captured,  and  thus  escaped  thir- 
teen months  of  imprisonment.  He  was 
honorably  discharged  at  New  Orleans, 
August  22,  1865.  JACOB  enlisted  August, 
1862,  in  Co.  B,  i3<Dth  111.  Inf.,  with  his 
brother,  George  S.,  and  experienced  all 
that  his  brother  did  by  imprisonment.  Sec 
his  name.  Jacob  Yocom  married  Susan 
Lanterman,  and  has  three  children,  LULA, 
MARY  A.  and  SUSAN  <;.,  and  live  two  miles 
south  of  Williamsville,  Illinois.  SARAH 
married  Jacob  Y.  Hussev.  See  his  name. 
LYMAN  M.  died  Jan.  19,  1863,  in  his 
nineteenth  year.  ELVIRA  J.  died  March 

9,  1863,  in  her  fifteenth  year.  MADISON 
M.,   CORDELIA   E.,  REBECCA   C., 
WILLIAM  F.,  and  CHARLES  E.  re- 
side with  their  parents.     William    Yocom 
resides  two  miles  east  of  Sherman,  Sanga- 
mon county,  Illinois. 

SAMUEL,  born  Dec.  28, 1812,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  Feb.  15,  1838,10  Ann  Cooper,who 
was  born  July  18,  1818.  They  moved 
overland  to  Oregon  in  1851,  and  returned 
by  water  in  1853.  Of  their  seven  children 
three  died  in  childhood.  ALIDA,  born 
Sept.  6,  1840,  married  Clifton  H.  King. 
See  his  name.  She  died  March  27,  1866. 
WILLIAM,  born  Nov.  13,  1843,  enlisted 
August,  1862,  in  Co.  C,  i  I4th  111.  Inf.,  for 
three  years,  served  full  term  and  was  hon- 
orably discharged  August  15,  1865,  at 
Camp  Butler.  He  was  married  Sept.  22, 
1869,  to  Mary  Oliver,  who  was  born  April 

10,  1850,    in    Ross    county,   Ohio.     They 
have  one   child,  JOHN   AV.,  and  reside  one 
and    a   half   miles  northwest    of  Dawson, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois.     REBECCA, 
born    Feb.    6,  1846,    married  John    Horn. 
See    his   name.       THOMAS    lives    near 
Barclay,  Illinois.     Mrs.  Ann  Yocom  died 
Nov.  21,  1858.     Samuel  Yocom  was  mar- 
ried October,  1861,  to  Mrs.   Nancy  Shep- 
herd, whose  maiden  name  was  Langston. 
She  died    November,  1867.     Samuel  Yo- 
com was  married  March  18,  1869,  to  Mrs. 
Jane  Hillman,  widow  of  Richard  S.  Hill- 
man.     Her  maiden  name  was  Williamson. 
They  reside  at  Barclay,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois. 


SANGAMON    COUN7Y. 


793 


GEORGE  VV.,  born  Feb.  18,  1814,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  Jan.  22,  1835,  to 
Margaret  J.  Cooper.  They  had  fourteen 
children,  one  died  in  infancy.  Of  their 
thirteen  children,  JAMES  E.  died  aged 
seventeen  years.  MARY  A.  married 
Henry  F.  Brown,  a  native  of  Putnam 
county,  Indiana.  They  had  four  children, 
w  n. K  i  AM  s.  died  in  his  fourth  year. 

ALBERT  W.,   JOIIX   II.  and   FRAXK.MX   t    \K- 

ROLL  live  with  their  parents,  near  Wil- 
liamsville,  Illinois.  Mr.  H.  F.  Brown 
enlisted  on  the  first  call  for  seventy-five 
thousand  men,  in  1861,  in  Co.  H,  loth  Ind. 
Inf.,  served  three  months,  enlisted  August 
8,  1862,  in  Co.  C,  i  I4th  111.  Inf.,  for  three 
years,  served  full  time,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  August  15,  1865.  AMANDA 
J.  married  William  Brown.  They  had 
one  child,  ALICE.  Mr.  Brown  enlisted 
August,  1862,  in  Co.  C,  H4th  111.  Inf.,  and 
died  without  leaving  Camp  Butler.  His 
widow  was  married  Oct.  8,  1874,  to  John 
Smith.  EMELINE  was  married  No- 
vember, 1865,  to  Samuel  D.  Rodgers. 
See  his  name.  JEFFERSON  enlisted 
August  12,  1862,  in  Co.  C,  114111  111.  Inf., 
for  three  years.  He  was  detached  and 
placed  in  Co.  E,  ist  111.  Light  Artillery, 
served  fifteen  months,  returned  to  the 
1 1 4th,  served  until  August,  1865,  when  he 
was  honorably  discharged.  He  married 
Caroline  Morton.  They  have  one  child, 
and  live  near  Williamsville,  111.  ROBERT 
F.  enlisted  in  the  2d  111.  Light  Artillery, 
served  one  and  a  half  years,  and  was  hon- 
orably discharged.  He  married  Nancy 
J.  Smith.  She  died  Sept.  15,  1875,  leav- 
ing two  children.  He  lives  near  Alt.  Fleas- 
ant,  Henry  county,  Iowa.  JESSE  V. 
married  Marion  Huston,  a  native  of  Scot- 
land. They  have  two  children,  and  live 
near  Williamsville,  Illinois.  JOHN  W. 
and  POLLY  L.  live  with  their  mother. 
NETTIE  V,  died  Nov.  4, 1875.  CLARA 
E.  died  Oct.  28,  1875,  and  MINNIE  M. 
died  Nov.  14,1875.  ELIZA  R.  died,  aged 
eleven  years.  George  W.  Yocom  died 
March  3,  1875,  and  his  widow  resides  three 
miles  south  of  Williamsville,  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois. 

JESSE,  born  June  19,1815,  in  Ken- 
tucky, was  married  in  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  to  Minerva  Cooper.  He  moved 
in  1847  to  the  Pacific  coast.  They 
have  ten  living  children.  JAMES  A. 
married  Elizabeth  Murray,  and  has  seven 

— 100 


living  children.  ZACHARIAH  married 
Ellen  Benyfield,  and  has  five  children. 
CAROLINE  married  George  Y.  Davis, 
and  has  eight  children.  OLIVER  mar- 
ried Ann  Robison.  MARY  married  Le\  i 
Zumwalt,  and  had  four  children.  She  and 
the  youngest  child  died.  NANCY  mar- 
ried" Lyman  M.  Noble.  TOMPKINS 
is  unmarried.  MARTHA  married  Camp- 
bell Hendrix.  KITTIE  married  John 
Dempsey.  NETTIE  V.  lives  with  her 
parents.  Jesse  Yocom  and  wife  reside  near 
Lafayette,  Yamhill  county,  Oregon. 

SARAH,  born  Oct.  17,  1816,  in  Mont- 
gomery county,  Kentucky,  married  Wil- 
liam S.  Hussey.  Sec  his  name. 

STEPHEN,  born  Nov.  16,  1817,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  Dec.  28,  1843,  'n 
Sangamon  county,  to  Martha  A.  Coun- 
cil.. They  have  four  living  children. 
STEPHEN  H.,  J un.,  died,  aged  fourteen 
years.  MARY  S.  is  unmarried,  and  lives 
in  Williamsville,  Illinois.  WILLIAM  J. 
enlisted  April  30,  1864,  in  Co.  I,  I33d  ill. 
Inf.,  for  one  hundred  days,  served  more 
than  one  hundred  and  forty  days,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  Sept.  24,  1864.  He 
resides  with  his  parents — 1874.  GEORGE 
W.  C.,  was  married  July,  1873,  to  Laura 
Young,  and  lives  near  Chesnut,  Logan 
county,  Illinois.  JESSE  F.,  resides  with 
his  parents.  Stephen  Yocom  and  family 
reside  four  miles  south  of  Williamsville, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

ABEL,  born  Jan.  2,  1819,  in  Kentucky, 
was  married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Jane 
Robinson.  They  had  three  children. 
JAMES  W.  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1862,  in  Co. 
B,  i3Oth  111.  Inf.,  for  three  years,  served 
full  time,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
August,  1865.  He  married  Mary  F.  Mad- 
den. They  have  three  children,  EDGAR  E., 
ERNEST  L.  and  MINXIE  i  .,  and  reside  near 
Illiopolis,  Illinois.  SARAH  A.  married 
George  A.  Leigh.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren, IIATTIE  J.,  NETTIE  L.  and  1IAKKY, 

and  reside  corner  Twelfth  and  Carpenter 
streets,  Springfield,  Illinois.  JOHN  H. 
married  Lottie  Richmond,  has  two  chil- 
dren, LII.LIE  and  GIEBEKT  i-.,  and  lives  near 
Illiopolis,  Illinois.  Abel  Yocom  died 
March,  1874,  and  his  widow  resides  near 
where  Mr.  Yoconvs  lather  settled  in  1828, 
near  Williamsville,  Illinois. 

/•Vi'J/VA  f.IN,  born  July  30,  1820,  in 
Montgomery  county,  Kentucky,  was  mar- 
ried in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  to 


794 


EARL?  SE'lTLERS  OF 


Nancy  J.  Darnall.  They  had  nine  children. 
ALLYN,  born  Nov.  12,  1843,  in  Sanga- 
mon  county,  was  married  Nov.  29,  1865, 
to  Evaline  Lady.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren, and  live  near  Sheridan,  in  Polk  coun- 
ty, Oregon.  EVALINE,  born  Jan.  24, 
1845,  in  Sangamon  county,  was  married 
Nov.  30,  1864,  to  James  Brown.  They 
have  four  children,  and  reside  in  Sheridan, 
Yamhill  county,  Oregon.  MARILLA 
J.,  born  April  2,  1846,  in  Sangamon  coun- 
ty, was  married  May  7,  1868,  to  David  A. 
Carter.  They  have  four  children,  and  live 
in  Brownsville,  Lane  county,  Oregon. 
ELIZA  L.,  born  Nov.  25,  1848,  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  and  lives  near  Salem,Oregon. 
REBECCA  H.,  born  March  2,  1851,  was 
married  Dec.  20,  1871,  in  Oregon,  to  John 
W.  Minto.  They  have  two  children,  and 
live  in  Salem,  Oregon.  MATILDA,  born 
April  20,  1855.  LONAH,  born  Nov.  8, 
1856,  in  Oregon,  was  drowned  in  the  Wil- 
liamette  river,  March  19,  1873.  RETTA 
L.  and  HARVEY.  The  last  four  were 
born  in  Polk  county,  Oregon,  and  the  un- 
married children  reside  with  their  parents 
in  Salem,  Marion  county,  Oregon. 

ELIJAH,  born  Oct.  26,  1821,  in 
Montgomery  county,  Kentucky,  was  mar- 
ried Jan.  7,  1852,  in  Petersburg,  Menard 
county,  Illinois,  to  Caroline  A.  Higgins. 
They  moved  to  McLean  county,  and  from 
there  to  De Witt  county,  near  Waynesville, 
Illinois.  They  have  three  living  children, 
ALBERT  L.,  ANNIE  R.  and  ELIJAH 
LINCOLN.  Elijah  Yocom  died  Feb.  2, 
1873,  of  spotted  fever,  and  his  widow  and 
children  resides  on  their  farm  near 
Waynesville,  Dewitt  county,  Illinois. 

REBECCA,  born  March  n,  1826,  in 
Kentucky,  was  married  June  i,  1848,  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  to  Clement 
Passwaters.  They  removed  to  McLean 
county,  April,  1849,  where  seven  children 
were  born.  Of  their  six  living  children, 
EMLIY  J.,  born  May  2,  1849,  was  mar- 
ried March  n,  1871,  to  Samuel  Miller, 
has  two  children,  and  lives  near  Hey  worth, 
Illinois.  STEPHEN  H.,  born  Dec.  i, 
1850,  was  married  Feb.  8,  1873,  to  Sarah 
Lee,  has  two  children,  and  live  near 
Heyworth,  Illinois.  WILLIAM  F., 
ENOCH  D.,  JAMES  C.  and  JOHN  L. 
reside  with  their  parents,  near  Heyworth, 
McLean  county,  Illinois. 

THOMAS  y.,  born  Nov.  2,  1828,  in 
Sangamon   county,  emigrated   to  Califor- 


nia in  the  spring  of  1847,  sPent  eleven 
months  in  the  gold  mines.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Polk  county,  Oregon,  in  the  spring 
of  1851,  to  Elizabeth  Tharp.  They  had 
ten  living  children.  MARGARET  died 
aged  about  thirteen  years.  SARAH  mar- 
ried John  Thornton,  and  has  two  living 
children.  MARY  married  Robert  Griffith, 
and  has  one  child.  The  other  seven  living 
children  of  T.  J.  Yocom  reside  with  their 
parents  near  Bellevue,  Yamhill  county, 
Oregon. 

JAMES  P.,  born  April  n,  1830,  in 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  He  left  for 
Oregon  overland  in  the  spring  of  1851, 
accompanied  by  his  mother,  two  brothers 
and  his  brother-in-law,  William  S.  Hus- 
sey,  and  arrived  at  their  journey's  end  Oct. 
4th,  of  the  same  year,  and  was  within 
three  days  of  being  six  months  on  the  road. 
He  settled  on  a  donation  land  claim  Oct. 
8,  1851,  in  Yamhill  county,  Oregon.  J. 
P.  Yocom  was  married  in  the  latter  coun- 
ty June  18,  1857,  t°  Emeline  Hussey,  who 
was  born  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois, 
Jan.  i,  1841.  They  had  three  children. 
HENRIETTA,  born  Dec.  2,  1858,  died 
Dec.  4,  1874.  MIRANDA  died  in  her 
seventh  year.  STEPHEN  H.,  born  Oct. 
14,  1862,  resides  with  his  father.  Mrs. 
Emeline  Yocom  died  April  23,  1863,  and 
James  P. Yocom  was  married  May  3,  1865, 
to  Mrs.  Martha  E.  Potts,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Beaman.  She  was  born  Sept. 
n,  1836,  in  Pettis  county,  Missouri.  They 
have  six  children,  all  born  in  Yamhill 
county,  Oregon,  ANNIE  M.,  FRANK- 
LIN B.,  VIRGINIA  B.,  MARY, 
GRANT  and  MINNIE,  who  reside  with 
their  parents.  J.  P.  Yocom  left  Oregon 
Oct.  29,  1875,  with  his  family,  going  by 
the  steamship  Ajax  to  San  Francisco, 
thence  by  railroad  to  Bloomington,  Illinois, 
arriving  Nov.  13,  1875,  and  now  reside 
four  miles  northeast  of  Heyworth,  Mc- 
Lean county,  Illinois. 

HA  THA  WA  T,  born  Oct.  31,  1831,  in 
Sangamon  county,  111.,  emigrated  overland 
to  Oregon  in  the  spring  of  1850,  was  mar- 
ried there  March  7,  1852,  to  Mary  Tharp. 
They  have  six  children.  ELIZABETH 
P.  married  Linsday  Delashmint,  and  has 
three  children.  CEMMONT,  CARO- 
LETTA,  JOSEPH  M.,  WILLIE  and 
EDDY,  and  live  with  their  parents  in 
Bellevue,  Yamhill  county,  Oregon. 

Jacob  Yocom  died  March   8,    1848,  in 


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Sangainon  county,  Illinois,  and  Mrs.  Mary 
Yocom  died  Dec.  23,  1864,  in  Lafayette, 
Yamhill  county,  Oregon.  She  was  buried 
at  Pleasant  Hill  Church,  Polk  county, 
Oregon. 

YOUNG,  EZE KIEL,  was  born 
about  1795,  in  Trigg  county,  Kentucky, 
He  was  married  in  North  Carolina  to 
Sarah  Coleman.  They  had  five  children 
in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  1827  on  Rich- 
land  creek,  where  one  child  was  born. 
Two  of  their  children  only  are  in  Sanga- 
mon county. 

LUC1NDA  married  Samuel  Beardon. 
See  his  name. 

ARCHIBALD,  born  April  21,  1828, 
in  Sangamon  county,  married  Nov.  18, 
1850,  to  Elizabeth  Wood,  born  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  (sister  to  Mrs.  Wolgamot.) 
They  had  four  children.  EMMA  died 
January,  1868,  in  her  fourteenth  year. 
LAURA  died  July,  1869,  in  her  four- 
teenth year.  MARY  E.  and  IDA 
BELLE  reside  with  their  parents,  near 
Woodside,  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

Ezekiel  Young  died  May,  1853,  and  his 
widow  died  in  1864,  both  in  Cass  county, 
Illinois. 

YOUNG,  CASPER,  was  born 
June  8,  1798,  at  Hazelloch,  on  the  river 
Mayn,  Hesse  Darmstadt,  Germany.  Susan 
Boll  was  born  in  1802,  in  the  town  of 
Florsheim,  in  Nassau,  on  the  opposite  side 
of  the  Mayn  from  Hazelloch.  Casper 
Young  and  Susan  Boll  were  married  at 
Florsheim  in  1821.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren in  Germany  and  emigrated  to 
America  in  1835.  They  were  seven 
weeks  on  the  passage  from  Amsterdam  to 
New  York.  Their  first  stoppage  was  at 
Coshocton,  Ohio.  From  there  they  went 
to  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  by  the  Ohio  and 
Mississippi  rivers,  and  tarried  one  year  in 
St.  Clair  county,  Illinois.  In  the  fall  of 
1837  they  arrived  in  Sangamon  county,  in 
the  southeast  corner  of  Woodside  town- 
ship, where  three  children  were  born.  Of 
their  seven  children — 

MARGARET,  born  in  Germany, 
married  in  Sangamon  county  to  Frank 
Schick.  They  had  two  children.  G. 
Schick  was  a  professor  in  a  college  in  St. 
Louis.  He  is  a  lawyer.  Mrs  Schick  died 
in  Mt.  Pulaski,  Illinois. 

GARRED—ca\\e<\  Charley— was  born 
Dec.  17,  1825,  at  Florsheim,  Nassau,  Ger- 


many. He  was  married  in  Sangamon 
county  April  18,  1852,  to  Mrs.  Sally 
White,  whose  maiden  name  was  Gatton, 
a  daughter  of  Charles  Gatton.  She  had 
one  child  by  her  first  marriage,  MARY 
ANN,  who  is  now  the  wife  of  Mr. 
Lyman,  of  Pana.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Young 
had  three  children,  REBECCA,  WIL- 
LIAM R.  and  CATHARINE,  and  Mrs. 
Sally  Young  died  Feb.  2,  1863.  Mr. 
Young  was  married  February,  1864, 
to  Ellen  Abell.  She  died  without  chil- 
dren, Nov.  4,  1866.  Mr.  Young  was  mar- 
ried Oct.  i,  1867,  at  Lebanon,  Kentucky, 
to  Maggie  E.  Buckman.  They  reside 
one  and  a  half  miles  north  of  Pawnee, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois.  Mr.  Young 
has  represented  Pawnee  township  several 
terms  in  Sangamon  county  Board  of 
Supervisors,  and  is  one  of  the  many  suc- 
cessful farmers  of  Sangainon  county. 

MART,  born  in  Germany,  married 
Henry  Harschlier,  has  seven  children,  and 
lives  in  Mt.  Pulaski,  Illinois. 

CATHARINE,  born  in  Germany, 
married  Frank  Schick.  They  have  six 
children,  and  live  in  Mt.  Pulaski,  Illinois. 
MART  EVE,  born  in  Sangamon 
county,  married  Philip  Schwigead.  They 
had  two  children,  and  Mr.  S.  Died.  The 
widow  married  Jacob  Hundt,  and  lives  in 
Mt.  Pulaski,  Illinois. 

Casper  Young  moved  to  Mt.  Pulaski  in 
1855.  Mrs.  Susan  Young  died  June, 
1867.  Casper  Young  died  Sept.  27,  1875, 
both  in  Mt.  Pulaski,  Logan  county,  111. 

YOUNG,  JAMES,  was  born 
Dec.  19,  1788,  in  Wilkes  county,  North 
Carolina.  His  parents  moved  to  Mont- 
gomery county,  Kentucky,  when  he  was 
a  young  man.  He  was  there  married 
Feb.  10,  1822,  to  Lucinda  R.  Cunning, 
who  was  born  August  12,  1804,  in  the 
same  county.  They  had  seven  children 
in  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  arriving  in  the  fall  of  1838 
in  what  is  now  Cumin  township,  where 
three  children  were  born.  Of  their  chil- 
dren three  died  under  five  years.  Of  the 
other  seven — 

VIRGJNIA,\yorn  Jan.  15,  1823,  mar- 
ried John  P.  Lindsay,  had  six  children, 
and  died  May  2,  1850,  near  Springfield. 
See  his  name  in  Omissions. 

WILBOURN,  born  Oct.  23,  1824,  is 
unmarried,  and  resides  at  the  family  home- 
stead near  Curran,  Illinois. 


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EARL1  SETTLERS  OF 


ELIZABETH,  born  Oct.  21,  1826, 
married  Wade  Burch.  See  his  name. 

JAMES,  born  August  20,  1831,  mar- 
ried Catharine  Foster,  have  eight  chil- 
dren, SILAS  A.,  MARGARET, 
JAMES  M.,  EUGENE,  FRANCIS, 
ALBERTUS,  NANCY  and  EMMA, 
and  live  near  Chatham,  Illinois. 

SILAS  J.,  born  March  i,  1834,  is  un- 
married, and  lives  in  Fayette  county,  Illi- 
nois. 

ANN  E.,  born  Oct.  15,  1837,  married 
William  B.  Greenwood.  See  his  name. 
He  died  and  she  married  Benjamin  Easley. 
See  his  name. 

MARTHA  C.,  born  June  6,  1841, 
married  Feb.  22,  1865,  and  has  three  chil- 
dren, F  A  T  I  M  A,  A  R  T  H  U  R  and 
LEONA  MAY,  and  live  with  their 
mother. 

James  Young  died  March  n,  1870,  aged 
eighty-two  years,  and  his  widow  resides 
on  the  farm  where  they  settled  in  1838, 
near  Curran,  Illinois — 1874. 


Z  A  N  E.  Three  brothers  ol  that 
name  emigrated  irom  England  and 
settled  in  Gloucester  county,  New 
Jersey.  It  is  not  known  whether  or  not 
they  were  related  to  Jonathan  and  Eb- 
cnezer  Zane,  who  explored  the  country 
about  Wheeling,  West  Virginia,  in  1769, 
and  founded  Zanesville,  Ohio.  Of  the 
three  brothers  who  settled  in  New  Jersey, 
the  first  names  are  not  preserved,  but  one 
of  them  had  a  son,  Simeon.  His  son, 
Andrew,  married  Mary  Franklin,  a  dis- 
tant relative  of  Benjamin  Franklin.  They 
brought  up  a  large  family  in  New  Jersey. 
Their  eldest  and  youngest  sons  came  to 
Sangamon  county,  namely — 

ZAN  E,  JC/HN,  born  Nov.  8,  1806, 
in  Gloucester  county,  New  Jersey,  but 
was  brought  up  in  Cumberland  county, 
in  the  same  State.  He  was  married  Feb. 
3,  1833,  in  Cape  May  county,  to  Eliza- 
beth Smith,  who  was  born  in  that  county 
April  13,  1812.  They  moved  to  Phila- 
delphia, where  they  had  one  living  child, 
returned  to  New  Jersey,  where  they  had 
one  child,  ant1  moved  from  there  to  San- 
gamon county,  Illinois,  arriving  Oct.  15, 
1839,  in  what  is  now  Cartwright  township, 


where  they   had   nine   children.     Of  their 
eleven  children — 

JAMES  S.,  born  July  10,  1836,  in 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  married  in 
Sangamon  county  June  14,  1860,  to  Maria 
Rachel  Purviance.  See  Purviance  or 
Purvines  family.  They  have  four  chil- 
dren, SAMUEL  S.JOHN  N.,  FRANK- 
LIN H.  and  MARY  E.  James  S.  Zane 
was  elected  in  the  fall  of  1872  sheriff  of 
Jasper  county,  Missouri,  and  resides  at 
Carthage,  the  county  seat. 

RHODA  S.,  born  Sept.  13,  1838,  in 
Cape  May  county,  New  Jersey,  married 
in  Sangamon  county,  April  21,  1859,  to 
John  T.  Epler.  She  died  March  21,  1871, 
leaving  four  children,  CHARLES  L., 
GEORGE  A.,  MAR\  J.  and  RHODA 
E.,  who  live  with  their  father.  John  T. 
Epler  is  married  again  and  resides  two 
and  a  half  miles  south  of  Pleasant  Plains, 
Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

MART  F.,  born  March  25,  1841,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Feb.  13,  1867, 
to  Dr.  Henry  Van  Meter.  See  his  name. 

ELLEN  S.,  born  Dec.  20,  1842,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  July  31,  1861, 
to  Benjamin  F.  Jones.  She  died  May  25, 
and  he  died  August  27,  1867.  They  had 
two  children.  MARY  J.  died,  aged 
three  years.  JOHN  W.,  born  Dec.  12, 
1864,  lives  with  his  grandfather  Zane. 

ELIZABETH  S.,  born  May  7,  1844, 
married  Dec.  28,  1871,  to  William  S. 
Bullard.  See  his  name. 

ANDRE  W,  born  August  20,  1846,  in 
Sangamon  county,  married  Feb.  27,  1873, 
to  Mary  J.  Hamilton,  near  Pleasant 
Plains,  Illinois.  They  reside  in  Carthage, 
Jasper  county,  Missouri. 

JOHN  W.,  born  Oct.  31,  1848. 

JEREMIAH  F.,  born  Nov.  26,  1850. 

'HANNAH  M.,  born  Dec.  25,  1852. 

ROBERT  H.,   born    March   3,  1855; 

ALICE  B.,  born  April  25,  1859,  the 
five  latter  live  with  their  parents. 

John  Zane  and  wife  reside  four  miles 
east  of  Mechanicsburg,  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois — 1874.' 

ZANE  CHARLES  S.,  brother 
to  John  Zane,  was  born  March  2,  1831,  in 
Cumberland  county,  New  Jersey.  In  the 
spring  of  1850  he  came  to  the  vicinity  of 
Pleasant  Plains,  Sangamon  countv,  Illi- 
nois, where  he  worked  at  farm  labor  by 
the  month.  He  afterwards  attended  Mc- 
Kendree  college,  at  Lebanon,  Illinois, 


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teaching  school  in  different  parts  of  the 
State  at  intervals  until  July  15,  1856, 
when  he  came  to  Springfield.  Having 
previously  commenced  the  study  of  law,  he 
continued  and  was  admitted  to  practice  in 
the  spring  of  1857.  He  was  three  times 
elected  city  attorney,  in  1858,  1860  and  in 
1865.  In  June,  1873,  he  was  elected  Judge 
of  the  judicial  circuit,  of  which  Sangamon 
county  is  a  part,  and  is  now — Decem- 
ber, 1876 — in  office.  He  was  married  in 
1859  to  Margaret  D.  Maxcy.  They  have 
six  children,  FERN  ETTA  M., 
CHARLES  W.,  JOHN  .)/.,  OLI- 
VER W.,  MARGARET,  FRANK- 
LIN A.  and  HERBERT  S. 

Judge  Charles  S.  Zane  was  elected  in 
November,  1876,  a  member  of  the  Na- 
tional Lincoln  Monument  Association. 
He,  with  his  family,  resides  in  Springfield, 
Sangamon  countv,  Illinois. 

ZIMMERMAN,  ROBERT 
J3.,  was  born  Oct.  5,  i8n,in  Centre  coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania,  and  went  from  there  to 
Elmira,  New  York,  where  he  learned  the 
business  of  a  painter  and  chair  maker.  In 
the  summer  of  1835  he  started  west,  travel- 
ing by  stage,  he  missed  his  connections  at 
Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  and  there  being  but 
one  stage  a  week,  rather  than  remain  idle 
he  and  one  or  two  others  started  on  foot. 
Arriving  at  the  Okaw  river  in  Illinois 
they  found  a  company  of  emigrants  from 
Tennessee,  numbering  one  hundred  and 
twenty  wagons,  with  a  corresponding  num- 
ber of  men,  women  and  children,  all  wait- 
ing until  the  men  could  construct  a  bridge 
for  the  teams  tp  cross.  They  remained 
with  the  emigrants,  riding  and  walking 
alternately,  and  reached  Springfield  Nov. 
18,  1835.  R.  B.  Zimmerman  was  married 
Dec,  25,  1838,  at  Farmington,  now  Farm- 
indale,  Sangamon  county,  to  Susan  P. 
Seeley.  Mrs.  Zimmerman  died  Oct.  30, 
1840,  leaving  one  child — 

SUSAN  /,.,  born  April  17,  1840,  in 
Springfield,  Illinois.  She  was  married 
April  17,  1860,  to  Eugene  L.  Gross,  who 
was  born  Dec.  25,  1836,  in  Starkville, 
Herkimer  county,  New  York.  Rev.  Alba 
Gross,  the  father  of  Eugene  L.,  is  a 
preacher  in  connection  with  the  Baptist 
Church,  and  came  to  Fulton  county,  Illi- 
nois, in  1844,  but  now  resides  in  Chatham, 
Illinois.  E.  L.  Gross  studied  law  at  Knox- 
ville,  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  prac- 
ticed a  short  time  at  Mount  Sterling,  and 


came  to  Springfield,  in  1858.  He  revised 
and  published  the  ordinances  of  the  city  of 
Springfield  in  1865.  In  January,  1868,  he 
compiled  and  published  a  digest  of  the 
criminal  laws  of  Illinois.  In  February, 
1868,  he,  in  connection  with  his  brother, 
Colonel  William  L.  Gross,  began  their 
compilation  of  the  Statutes  of  Illinois, 
which  were  published  in  the  fall  of  the 
same  year.  Their  last  volume  was  pub- 
lished in  1869.  The  same  year  they  pub- 
lished an  index  to  all  the  laws  of  the  State. 
In  1872  they  compiled  and  published  the 
second  volume  of  Gross'  Statutes.  E. 
L.  Gross,  finding  his  health  impaired, 
closed  up  his_business,  and  in  the  spring  of 
1873  started  on  horseback  and  traveled 
through  the  Indian  nation,  thence  to  the 
Pacific  coast,  and  returned  by  railroad,  but 
that  relentless  destroyer,consumption,could 
not  be  induced  to  release  its  grasp.  After 
returning  home  he  lingered  until  June  4, 
1874,  when  he  breathed  his  last,  leaving  a 
widow  and  four  children,  LEIGHLA, 
FRED,  SUSIE  and  BESSIE,  all  re- 
siding in  Springfield,  Illinois. 

Robert  B.  Zimmerman  was  married 
Oct.  2,  1845,  'n  Springfield,  to  Marv  C. 
Townsend,  who  was  born  Nov.  7,  1821,  in 
Caledonia  county,  Vermont.  They  had 
two  children,  both  died  young.  In  No- 
vember, 1849,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Zimmerman 
adopted  a  daughter,  LIZZIE,  when  she 
was  but  three  months  old.  She  was  mar- 
ried Feb.  26,  1875,  in  Springfield,  to  Mar- 
tin V.  Smith.  They  reside  in  East  St. 
Louis,  Illinois. 

Robert  B.  Zimmerman  and  Alexander 
P.  Willard  were  in  partnership  as  paint- 
ers and  dealers  in  painters'  stock  twenty- 
four  years,  and  until  the  death  of  Mr. 
Willard.  See  his  name.  Mr.  Zimmer- 
man is  yet  in  business  in  which  he  has 
been  more  than  forty-one  years  actively 
engaged  in  Springfield.  He  has  seen  it 
grow,  and  had  much  to  do  with  its  growth, 
from  a  very  small  village  to  a  city  of 
twenty-five  thousand  inhabitants,  and 
from  a  county  seat  to  be  the  capital  of  the 
fourth  State  in  the  American  Union.  He 
has  been  an  active  and  efficient  officer  of 
the  Second  Presbyterian  church  for  many 
years;  and  in  proportion  to  his  ability  he 
has  probably  been  the  most  liberal  con- 
tributor to  its  funds.  R.  B.  Zimmerman 
and  wife  reside  in  Springfield,  Illinois. 


THE    END. 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  EARLY  SETTLERS  OF  SANGAVO 


